Chapter Summaries

Su Bai used his viridian force and the Life Orb’s vitality to stabilize Ren Xiaoyi, whose body was being ground down by conflicting Ghost-type and Psychic-type energies. Ren Xiaoyi awoke, and Elder Shen arranged a thorough examination while Su Bai left to speak with her later.

• Elder Shen let Su Bai demonstrate his viridian force on his hand, then permitted him to treat Ren Xiaoyi.
• Su Bai found that Ghost-type and Psychic-type energies inside Ren Xiaoyi were clashing and draining her vitality.
• Su Bai soothed the energies and replenished Ren Xiaoyi’s vitality until she regained color and woke up.
• Su Bai told Elder Shen to examine Ren Xiaoyi and left the intensive care unit, where Elder Shen kicked Zhou Yong away from the doorway.

Su Bai learned that Ren Xiaoyi's collapse had been triggered by Mega Evolution but was caused by a secret condition in her body. After Ren Xiaoyi recovered enough to speak with him, Su Bai left the hospital without learning the details of her family's secret.

• Elder Shen confirmed that Ren Xiaoyi was out of immediate danger, and Nurse Joy reported that her vital signs had stabilized.
• Zhou Yong admitted that he had stirred up the online backlash against Su Bai and promised to undo the damage, but Su Bai told him to let it go.
• Ren Xiaoyi asked Su Bai to visit her, thanked him for saving her, and offered to repay him.
• Su Bai asked whether Mega Evolution had caused Ren Xiaoyi's condition, and she explained that it had only triggered a problem with her body.
• Ren Xiaoyi said the cause was a family secret she could not reveal, and Su Bai left her ward.

Su Bai met Elder Shen, who asked him to treat Ren Xiaoyi again and quietly help with his declining health, while offering him a hospital career that Su Bai declined. On his way out, Su Bai realized the Life Orb could expose him to danger, then encountered Ren Yuan, the Ghost-type Elite Four member, in a Chandelure’s illusion.

• Elder Shen questioned Su Bai about his Viridian Force, offered him a graduate position, and asked him to treat Ren Xiaoyi twice more and contact him before leaving C City.
• Su Bai declined Elder Shen’s career offer and considered how the Life Orb could affect human health and make him a target if its power became known.
• Su Bai left Elder Shen’s office with a jar of Lurantis nectar and reminded himself to avoid using the Life Orb away from home.
• Su Bai found himself trapped in an endless staircase illusion and used the Devon Scope to spot a Chandelure.
• Pikachu’s Thunderbolt struck a barrier, the illusion faded, and Ren Yuan introduced himself as the Dragon Nation’s Ghost-type Elite Four member.

Ren Yuan explained that the Dragon Nation’s Best Individual would be recruited to help guard entrances to the Distortion World, then pleaded with Su Bai to give Ren Xiaoyi the spot. He revealed that Xiaoyi’s mysterious Ghost-type energy came from an accident in the Distortion World and that only returning there might cure her.

• Su Bai resisted Ren Yuan’s pressure to surrender the Best Individual spot, and Ren Yuan pretended he had only meant to invite him to dinner.
• Ren Yuan warned Su Bai that early Trainers were eventually told about the Dream World and the Distortion World, and that Best Individuals were tied to guarding the latter’s entrances.
• Ren Yuan described the major Distortion World entrances and explained that the Magic City entrance was especially dangerous and difficult to staff.
• Ren Yuan told Su Bai that Ren Xiaoyi had fallen into the Distortion World during a childhood training trip, where Ghost-type energy entered her body and could only be addressed at its source.
• Ren Yuan pleaded with Su Bai to let Ren Xiaoyi become a Trainer so she could seek a cure and help defend the Magic City entrance.

Su Bai refused to help Ren Yuan without compensation, and Bai Longfei intervened when Ren Yuan attacked him. Ren Yuan left after securing Su Bai’s promise to treat Ren Xiaoyi, and Bai Longfei revealed his connection to Bai Ze.

• Ren Yuan seized Su Bai by the throat, but Kommo-o’s Scale Shot forced him to let go when Bai Longfei appeared.
• Bai Longfei confronted Ren Yuan, who admitted he could not risk harming Su Bai and warned him to treat Ren Xiaoyi.
• Su Bai demanded fair compensation, and Ren Yuan jokingly offered to introduce him to Ren Xiaoyi until Su Bai promised to cure her.
• After Ren Yuan left, Su Bai deduced that Bai Longfei was related to Bai Ze.
• Bai Longfei confirmed that he was Bai Ze’s father and that Bai Ze’s Jangmo-o was the offspring of his Kommo-o.

After helping Ren Xiaoyi recover, Su Bai attended the Major League awards ceremony, where J University celebrated its team championship and Su Bai received the Best Individual Award. The chapter ended with Bai Longfei presenting Su Bai with a medal and a Pokémon Pokédex.

• Bai Longfei escorted Su Bai back to the hotel, where Su Bai apologized to Gengar for forgetting it and paid it two bottles of cola.
• Su Bai slept in, then met Ren Yuan and Zhou Yong, who took him to help Ren Xiaoyi recover.
• Su Bai treated Ren Xiaoyi over the next two days, and she regained her mobility as dark strands began returning to her hair.
• J University won the Major League team championship, and Pan Yue cried as the team raised its trophy.
• Su Bai received the Best Individual Award alongside Pikachu and Arcanine, and Bai Longfei presented him with a medal and a Pokémon Pokédex.

After winning the Major League, Su Bai claimed his system rewards and used Togetic’s luck to obtain Totodile. He welcomed the energetic new Pokémon, which nearly bit him before Gengar put it to sleep.

• Su Bai accepted his Pokédex, celebrated his championship with Pikachu and Arcanine, and learned he could begin collecting Badges for the Donghuang League.
• Bai Ze congratulated Su Bai, and they discussed Su Bai’s return to J University and Bai Ze’s hope to battle him at his Gym one day.
• Su Bai claimed a Mega Bracelet, Audinite, and a Chosen Lucky One reroll, then exchanged Audinite for Mewtwoite Y.
• The system awarded Su Bai a random Pokémon, and he asked Wang Dalin’s Togetic to share its luck before leaving him a Shiny Stone.
• Su Bai rolled Totodile, released the energetic Pokémon, and had Gengar use Hypnosis after Totodile tried to bite him.

Su Bai integrated the system’s functions into his Pokédex, cared for Totodile, and stopped him from evolving before he was ready. After treating Ren Xiaoyi at the Pokémon Hospital, Su Bai advised her to consider traveling to Sinnoh for training.

• Su Bai integrated the system’s individual-value and effort-value functions into his Pokédex, then checked Totodile’s stats while keeping Gengar’s details hidden.
• Su Bai fed Totodile and Arcanine, then stopped Totodile’s premature evolution by putting an Everstone on him.
• Su Bai played with Totodile, Arcanine, Gengar, and Pikachu before leaving the hotel for the Xiang Province Pokémon Hospital.
• Su Bai treated Ren Xiaoyi, whose inner powers had settled enough for her to recover with rest and good food.
• Ren Xiaoyi considered where to train, and Su Bai recommended Sinnoh because its Gyms offered a smoother challenge than those in other regions.

Su Bai treated Ren Xiaoyi and declined her request to travel with him, promising to help if her condition worsened. Ren Yuan then offered him access to the Ren Family's Distortion World corridor and explained its unusual training benefits, leaving Su Bai to consider the deal.

• Su Bai stabilized Ren Xiaoyi's Psychic-type and Ghost-type energies, then received two powerful Spell Tags from her family.
• Ren Xiaoyi asked to travel with Su Bai, but he put off deciding and promised to help her if she faced trouble again.
• After leaving Ren Xiaoyi, Su Bai encountered Ren Yuan, who privately asked him to take her on his travels and offered other compensation instead of marriage.
• Ren Yuan explained that the six Distortion World corridors were disconnected and that the Ren Family's corridor strengthened Pokémon's special attacks without side effects.
• Ren Yuan added that accepting would earn gratitude for Su Bai and Cynthia, and Su Bai found the offer tempting.

Su Bai accepted Ren Yuan’s offer of two champion-potential pseudo-legendaries for Cynthia and agreed to travel with Ren Xiaoyi. After leaving the hospital lounge, he met Elder Shen to begin the procedure to extend his life.

• Ren Yuan offered Cynthia a Dreepy and a Jangmo-o with champion-level potential if Su Bai traveled with Ren Xiaoyi, and Su Bai called Cynthia to discuss the offer.
• Cynthia worried Ren Yuan had pressured Su Bai, but agreed to accept the Pokémon after Su Bai reassured her; she then arranged a press conference in the Dragon Nation through Diantha.
• Su Bai agreed to travel with Ren Xiaoyi, who planned to challenge the Origin Gym in J City after completing her leave paperwork.
• Su Bai told Ren Yuan to contact Cynthia directly about the Pokémon, then went to Elder Shen’s office and asked him to place his hand on the desk to begin.

Su Bai treated Elder Shen and received two valuable Pokémon medicine formulas before leaving C City with the school team. Back at school, Qi Shijun approved Su Bai’s leave while assigning him to return if needed, and Su Bai received a hundred credits and a lucky draw, which he saved until Eevee returned.

• Su Bai used viridian force to ease Elder Shen’s age-related strain, and Elder Shen gave him two tested medicinal formulas in return.
• Su Bai spent the day exploring C City with his Pokémon, then packed to leave with the school team.
• Qi Shijun’s Gardevoir helped the team teleport directly back to C! City, leaving everyone exhausted and nauseated.
• After the team visited the infirmary and registered for their rewards, Qi Shijun called Su Bai to his office and approved his leave with the condition that he return when needed.
• Qi Shijun awarded Su Bai a hundred credits, and Su Bai declined to use his random lucky draw until Eevee rejoined the team.

Qi Shijun arranged for Su Bai to adopt Eevee through his government Pokémon Day Care allowance, allowing her to join Su Bai’s team. After Eevee bonded with the others at the nursery, Su Bai registered her and chose her for the system’s lucky-one randomization, which had not yet been revealed.

• Qi Shijun explained how Su Bai could legally adopt Eevee using his unused allowance for a Pokémon from a government-run Pokémon Day Care.
• Su Bai visited the nursery, where Eevee happily reunited with Pikachu and played with Gengar, Arcanine, and Totodile.
• Eevee struck Totodile with Iron Tail after it tried to bite her tail, and Su Bai taught her not to hit others casually.
• Su Bai recalled Eevee into her Pokémon Ball, scanned her, and saw that she knew Dig, Iron Tail, Quick Attack, and Swift.
• Su Bai activated the chosen lucky one randomization, selected Eevee from the eligible Pokémon, and awaited the result.

After Eevee became a Partner Pokémon, Su Bai brought his team home, where a strawberry mishap sparked a brief fight between Eevee and Totodile. Qi Shijun then summoned Su Bai to the Distortion World entrance after it suddenly went haywire.

• Eevee emerged as a Partner Pokémon with a new set of moves, and Su Bai gave her an Everstone to wear outside battles.
• At home, Totodile accidentally smashed the strawberry flowerpot with Water Gun and soaked Eevee, prompting Eevee to attack it.
• Gengar protected Totodile from Eevee's Flamethrower, and Su Bai calmed both Pokémon while Pikachu comforted Totodile.
• Su Bai made strawberry ice cream for his Pokémon before Qi Shijun called to report trouble at the Distortion World entrance.
• Su Bai recalled Eevee, Totodile, and Pikachu, called Old Ghost, and rode Arcanine toward the designated location.

Su Bai and the J University group traveled to the Ten Directions Mountains to enter the unstable Distortion World. After Arcanine followed a Pidgeot through the entrance, Su Bai went in after it and found himself in a changed world.

• Gardevoir teleported Su Bai, Qi Shijun, Director Li, and the teachers to the outskirts of the Ten Directions Mountains, and they flew toward the entrance.
• Director Li’s Tropius attacked a Pidgeot circling the stone monument, and Su Bai used Arcanine to rescue small Pokémon caught in the battle’s winds.
• Su Bai ordered Arcanine to strike Pidgeot with Extreme Speed and Thunder Fang, sending both Pokémon into the monument as they vanished.
• Director Li explained that the monument was the Distortion World’s entrance, and Su Bai asked Tropius to take him inside after Arcanine.
• Su Bai crossed the entrance and found that the world around him had changed.

Su Bai and the others defended the corridor between the Distortion World and the real world against waves of Pokémon. After driving off a charging Rapidash, they battled a flock of Pidgeot working alongside Aerodactyl, which eventually stopped diving at them.

• Arcanine panicked at the corridor’s eerie surroundings, but Su Bai calmed it with encouragement and Viridian Force.
• A level 58 Rapidash charged at Su Bai’s group with Flare Blitz, but Totodile, Eevee, and Pikachu countered with Water-type moves and drove it away.
• Over a dozen Pidgeot and two Aerodactyl descended together, prompting Qi Shijun to tell Su Bai to stay calm and steady his Pokémon.
• Su Bai sent Pikachu’s Thunder and Arcanine’s Flamethrower into the sky as Qi Shijun and the teachers led their Pokémon in the defense.
• After a long battle, the Pidgeot and Aerodactyl stopped diving at the defenders.

After the first wave of Pokémon passed, Qi Shijun explained that Giratina’s condition could destabilize the Distortion World and drive its inhabitants into the real world. A second wave of Starmie and Jumpluff attacked, and Su Bai and the teachers fought them off.

• Qi Shijun told Su Bai that Giratina’s health and actions affected the stability of the Distortion World.
• The Distortion World’s energy grew turbulent, and Su Bai warned everyone that another wave was coming.
• Dozens of Starmie launched a Water Pulse barrage, but Su Bai, Qi Shijun, and the teachers ordered their Pokémon to defend themselves.
• The teachers used Sunny Day and Solar Beam to weaken the Starmie while Su Bai struggled to contribute with his tired Pokémon.
• A group of Jumpluff arrived, so Qi Shijun assigned Jynx to fight them while Su Bai faced the Starmie.
• Su Bai used Purple Firmament Thunder and Qi Shijun’s Jynx used Sheer Cold, driving off the Starmie and Jumpluff.

Qi Shijun’s group encountered Giratina in the Distortion World, where the Legendary Pokémon’s arrival left them at its mercy. Meanwhile, Cynthia headed to meet Ren Yuan after failing to reach Su Bai, unaware that he was in danger.

• After the waves of Starmie and Jumpluff retreated, Qi Shijun warned the group to stay alert as a greater crisis approached.
• Giratina appeared from a vortex, and its pressure left most of the group’s Pokémon unable to fight.
• Qi Shijun tried to negotiate with Giratina, while Giratina looked toward Su Bai and then summoned a powerful gale that swept some Pokémon into the air.
• In Magic City, Cynthia failed to reach Su Bai and worried that something had happened to him.
• Ren Yuan called Cynthia to offer her the promised Dreepy and Jangmo-o, so she mounted Garchomp and flew to meet him despite the Dragon Nation’s ban on private Pokémon flights.

Cynthia learned that Su Bai had entered the Distortion World during a widespread outbreak and became anxious for his safety. After getting authorization from the Dragon Nation's authorities, she flew toward J City on Garchomp to help him.

• Cynthia arrived at the Magic City Tower, where Ren Yuan returned Dreepy and Jangmo-o to her and appeared badly injured.
• Ren Yuan explained that every Distortion World entrance had erupted into turmoil and that two Exeggutor had knocked out his front teeth with Illusion.
• Cynthia realized Su Bai had entered the Distortion World and worried that the newly qualified Trainer was in danger.
• Cynthia asked Ren Yuan to contact the Dragon Nation's authorities so she could go to J City.
• Ren Yuan obtained authorization, and Cynthia flew off on Garchomp with Premium Pokéblocks for the journey.

Giratina revealed that it had searched the Distortion World for Su Bai, whose soul had arrived from another world, and asked him to heal its wound. As Su Bai treated Giratina, Qi Shijun and the rescuers organized a wider search, with Cynthia heading to Reincarnation Town.

• Giratina told Su Bai that it had traced his unusual soul to him and said fate prevented it from interfering with his arrival.
• Giratina showed Su Bai its injury and asked him to help, and Su Bai used the Viridian Force and the Life Orb's power to treat it.
• An enormous green eye on a distant planet watched Earth but closed again because it needed years to recover.
• Qi Shijun and Director Li searched for Su Bai in the Distortion World, then split up to seek reinforcements and search other corridors.
• Ren Yuan, Bai Longfei, and other powerful trainers joined Qi Shijun, while Cynthia arrived and chose to search Reincarnation Town.

After healing Giratina, Su Bai traveled to Reincarnation Town and met the original Su Bai’s parents and soul. They welcomed him as family and thanked him for preserving their son’s name and living well in his place.

• Su Bai finished treating Giratina, who granted him the ability to travel through the Distortion World and see souls in Reincarnation Town.
• Su Bai and Pikachu traveled to Reincarnation Town, where Su Bai hesitated to approach the souls because he was afraid of ghosts.
• Su Bai met the original Su Bai’s mother, recognized her as his mother, and awkwardly struggled over what to call her.
• Dr. Su Zhe arrived, and Su Bai also met the original Su Bai’s soul, who thanked him for carrying on his identity and welcomed him as an older brother.
• The original Su Bai’s parents explained that they understood Su Bai had not caused their son’s death and had come to regard him as another son.