Chapter Summaries

Kaim cared for the exhausted Cynthia with breakfast and encouraged her to rest after finishing her archaeology paper. As Kaim spent the day doing chores and training his Pokémon, he reflected on his journey to Sinnoh and looked toward the room where Cynthia was sleeping.

• Kaim prepared a balanced breakfast for Cynthia and Umbreon, then urged Cynthia to bathe and get more sleep.
• Cynthia told Kaim she had finished her last research paper and planned to rest that morning before handling a brief task in the afternoon.
• Kaim finished breakfast, did the laundry, and let his Pokémon roam and train outside.
• Kaim reflected on how he had left his dream of becoming a Pokémon Master to study Pokémon and had spent two years living in Sinnoh as Cynthia's housekeeper.
• Kaim raised his head and looked toward the room where Cynthia was sleeping.

Kaim met Cynthia after her seminar, and she praised his Unown research before offering him a future assistant position. He accepted the offer for after graduation and later discovered that the elegant Champion had a messy room and unhealthy habits.

• Kaim attended Cynthia's seminar on Sinnoh mythology and archaeology, then returned to his lab while students questioned her.
• Cynthia visited the lab to see its professor, read Kaim's research proposal on Unown, and praised his observations and fresh perspective.
• Kaim explained that he still did not know what he wanted to pursue, so Cynthia offered to make him her assistant after graduation.
• Kaim accepted Cynthia's offer and agreed to stay in touch and learn from her before graduating.
• As Kaim consulted Cynthia over time, he discovered that she was untidy and sometimes ate only ice cream for breakfast, and he resolved to tidy her room after graduation.

After celebrating the completion of Cynthia’s paper, Cynthia and Kaim shared drinks and reflected on the two years they had spent together. They ended the night close together on the terrace, with Kaim asking to stay that way a little longer.

• Kaim praised Cynthia’s achievements as champion and archaeologist while preparing dinner, and said he would keep working toward becoming stronger.
• After dinner, Cynthia and Kaim shared whisky and soda on the garden terrace, where Umbreon settled beside Kaim.
• Cynthia teased Kaim by resting her head on his shoulder, then asked whether he was happy with the life they had built over the past two years.
• Kaim said he was truly happy and that meeting Cynthia had changed his life; Cynthia said her own life was happy and irreplaceable.
• Cynthia recalled how she had invited Kaim to become her assistant and how their everyday life together had grown precious to her.
• Cynthia rested against Kaim, and Kaim asked if they could stay like that a little longer.

Kaim spent the day caring for Cynthia and their Pokémon before shopping with her and heading to the Gym, where he battled a challenger and offered advice. After winning, he was praised for how much he had grown as a Trainer, though he still continued to lose to Gym Leader Shi Momo.

• Kaim watched the Pokémon train, discussed a new paper about the Sinto Ruins with Cynthia, and prepared to go shopping.
• Cynthia joined Kaim at the supermarket, where their celebrity status attracted attention as they bought groceries and Pokémon food.
• After lunch, Kaim flew to the Gym on Talonflame and left Cynthia instructions to avoid cooking while he was away.
• Kaim defeated a challenger, advised him to let his Pokémon make more decisions in battle, and tended to his injured Pokémon.
• Gym Leader Shi Momo praised Kaim’s strength, and another Gym Trainer agreed that he had improved.

Kaim and Cynthia traveled from Sinnoh to investigate the newly discovered Sinjoh Ruins, preparing for a first look at the sanctuary site. After reaching a nearby hotel, they set out on foot toward the snowy ruins, with Kaim carrying their supplies.

• Kaim returned home after a day of Gym training and told Cynthia about a promising young challenger with four Badges.
• Cynthia invited Kaim to investigate the Sinjoh Ruins, and Kaim agreed to leave with her two days later.
• Kaim planned their route and booked a room in a town near the ruins.
• Kaim and Cynthia drove north, stopped at a rest area, and shared two flavors of ice cream before continuing their journey.
• Kaim and Cynthia checked into a hotel near the Sinjoh Ruins and prepared their cold-weather gear.
• Kaim carried their supplies as he and Cynthia left the hotel to walk toward the ruins.

Cynthia and Kaim investigated the Sinjoh Ruins, where their shared sense of nostalgia and the structure’s links to Sinnoh’s mythology raised questions about the people who built it and the origins of its legends. They decided to search the ruins separately for clues.

• Cynthia and Kaim arrived at the Sinjoh Ruins, met the caretaker, and learned that Dynamite could teleport them to the nearest town on their return journey.
• Cynthia pointed out that the ruins’ weathered pillars resembled those at Mount Coronet’s Spear Pillar, suggesting a historical connection between Sinnoh and Johto.
• Inside the ruins, Cynthia and Kaim both felt an inexplicable nostalgia, and Kaim proposed that living in the Sinnoh Region might explain their shared feeling.
• Cynthia identified the altar as likely connected to Sinnoh’s mythology and suggested its three-part platform represented Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina.
• Cynthia and Kaim discussed whether Arceus had appeared when the ruins were built and when Sinnoh’s mythology began, then agreed to split up and investigate.

Kaim interrupted Cynthia’s weeklong investigation to make her rest, and their teasing revealed how much they cared for each other. After work, they shared dinner in a private room and Cynthia asked Kaim to make yuan-yaki for her another time.

• Kaim took a break at the mountain cabin, where the caretaker remarked on his bond with Cynthia and Abra playfully teleported onto his head.
• Kaim found Cynthia absorbed in her research at the ruins and led her outside for tea and a rest.
• Cynthia admitted she trusted Kaim to stop her from overworking, and Kaim told her he looked after her because he liked doing it.
• After returning to town, Kaim and Cynthia backed up their data and went to a Japanese restaurant for dinner.
• Cynthia asked Kaim to make yuan-yaki for her next time, and he agreed to find a recipe.

Kaim and Cynthia finished their investigation of the Sinjoh Ruins and discussed visiting the Ruins of Alph to learn more about the connection between Johto and Sinnoh. After their research, Cynthia persuaded Kaim to explore Johto with her, and they began their journey together.

• Kaim sorted the photographs from the Sinjoh Ruins and concluded that he would need to compare them with the Ruins of Alph to investigate the sites’ connection.
• Kaim dried Cynthia’s hair while they discussed the ruins, their unanswered history, and their plans to visit Johto’s Ruins of Alph.
• Cynthia reflected on how Kaim had helped her pace herself during the week of research and thanked him as he slept.
• After their investigation of the Ruins of Alph ended, Cynthia encouraged Kaim to visit Johto’s historic sites with her, and he agreed.
• Cynthia and Kaim chose their first destination, got into the car, and set off on their journey.

Cynthia and Kaim explored Alto Mare, where Kaim won a three-Pokémon battle and learned more about the city’s legends and history. After Kaim persuaded Cynthia to enter a water race, they met its organizer, Pengola, and registered her while keeping her identity quiet.

• Cynthia and Kaim arrived in Alto Mare, toured the canals and museum, and learned about the city’s faith in Latias and Latios and a machine meant to repel evil.
• A local Trainer challenged Cynthia, so she sent Kaim to battle in her place; Kaim and Little Black defeated the Trainer’s Audino, Quilava, and Meganium.
• Cynthia told Kaim that his battle style was developing, while pointing out how he could improve his instructions.
• Kaim felt watched as he and Cynthia walked through the city, and Cynthia told him about meeting Cresselia on Fullmoon Island.
• Kaim found a flyer for an exhibition water race and persuaded Cynthia to enter, promising to cheer her on.
• Cynthia and Kaim visited Pengola’s gondola repair shop, where Cynthia registered for the race and asked Pengola to keep her identity quiet.

Kaim and Cynthia learned that Alto Mare's defense machine was powered by Latias or Latios, and Cynthia reassured Kaim as he wrestled with the dark history behind it. The next day, a mysterious girl drew Kaim and Cynthia into a chase through the city, leading them into a hidden, narrow passage.

• Pengola gave Cynthia the water race schedule and invited her to practice, while Kaim questioned him about the city's defense machine and inferred its power source.
• Kaim told Cynthia that the machine likely used Latias or Latios as living batteries, and Cynthia encouraged him to remember the past without becoming trapped in it.
• Cynthia and Kaim practiced in the water race boats, with Cynthia quickly adapting while Kaim struggled.
• Lucario sensed a powerful presence in a girl in the crowd, and Kaim recognized her as she beckoned them into a back alley.
• Kaim and Cynthia chased the girl through the streets and across a canal, then followed her into a dark, cramped passage.

Kaim and Cynthia met Latias, Latios, and Garon in Alto Mare’s hidden garden, where they learned about the Soul Dew and played with the Legendary Pokémon. Days later, Cynthia won the Water Race with Latios helping Kaim reach the finish line, and the chapter ended with them admiring her medal beneath the moonlight.

• Kaim and Cynthia followed Latias to the hidden garden, where Garon introduced them to Latias and Latios and explained the Soul Dew’s importance to Alto Mare.
• Kaim played with Latios and learned about Garon’s painting and her curiosity about whether he and Cynthia were dating.
• Cynthia entered the Water Race while Kaim planned to meet her at the finish line, and Latios helped him race there invisibly.
• Cynthia used Milotic’s speed to overtake the lead racer, and she and Kaim slapped hands as she crossed the finish line in first place.
• Cynthia and Kaim admired her glass medal under the moonlight with Latias, Latios, and Umbreon beside them.

After a visit to Ilex Forest, Kaim and Cynthia were transported forty years into the past by a mysterious light. They found an injured Celebi and set off toward a nearby settlement to seek proper treatment.

• Cynthia gave Kaim matching blue jewelry, and the two left Alto Mare for Hiyoda Town and Ilex Forest.
• Kaim and Cynthia found a shrine in the forest and discussed Celebi’s time-traveling power.
• Cynthia touched a blue-green light at the shrine, and it transported her, Kaim, and Lucario to the past.
• Kaim used a radio signal to determine they were in Johto about forty years earlier.
• Lucario found an injured Celebi behind a stone tablet, and Cynthia treated it while Staraptor searched for help.
• Staraptor found a settlement, so Kaim and Cynthia prepared to take Celebi there for further treatment.

Cynthia and Kaim treated the injured Celebi in Hateno Forest and stayed with Towa while they waited for it to wake. After Celebi woke and cautiously accepted their food and kindness, Kaim told it he needed something from it but did not want to frighten it into helping.

• Cynthia treated Celebi with Towa’s help, and Towa explained that people who traveled through time had eventually returned to their own eras.
• Towa hosted Cynthia and Kaim, who helped prepare dinner; Kaim told her he would not mind if Celebi fled rather than risk being frightened again.
• Cynthia and Towa talked about Cynthia’s trust in Kaim, while Kaim spoke with villagers and described Cynthia as his assistant and partner.
• Kaim woke from a dream of Celebi being hunted, sought comfort from Cynthia, and guessed that Celebi might soon wake.
• Celebi woke in Towa’s house and, after Kaim promised not to stop it from escaping, ate the meal he had left with Blaziken and Kuroki.
• Celebi approached Cynthia and Kaim after waking, and Kaim said he needed something from it but did not want to force it.

Cynthia and Kaim befriended Celebi while staying in Hateno Village, and Celebi recovered enough to send them back to their own time. As they prepared to part, they promised to meet again and received crystals imbued with Celebi's power.

• Celebi grew close to Cynthia and Kaim, then took Kaim exploring while Towa and Cynthia talked about Kaim's training and his views on goodness.
• Kaim returned muddy with Celebi, and Cynthia reassured Celebi that she was grateful for their journey through time rather than upset about being dragged along.
• A few days later, Celebi's wounds had healed, and Cynthia and Kaim prepared to return to their own time the next day.
• Cynthia, Kaim, and Celebi visited the lakeshore, where Celebi became sad about their coming departure and Cynthia and Kaim promised they would meet again.
• Celebi gave Cynthia and Kaim two crystals containing her power, and they spotted Suicune before continuing their final night together.

Cynthia and Kaim returned from the past, where Giovanni confronted them and revealed his plan to use Celebi to rebuild Team Rocket and conquer the world. After continuing their journey through Johto, they arrived in Ecruteak City to explore its history and Legendary Pokémon.

• Cynthia and Kaim said farewell to Towa, left her a photograph, and used Celebi to return to their own time.
• Cynthia and Kaim camped by the shrine overnight, where Giovanni revealed he had hired the hunters pursuing Celebi and tried to recruit Kaim.
• Kaim listened to Giovanni explain his ambition to conquer the world, then argued that rule by force could not last; Cynthia drove Giovanni away when he tried to recruit Kaim again.
• Cynthia and Kaim traveled through Johto for more than a week, visited its towns and the Ruins of Alph, and drove toward Ecruteak City as their final stop.
• Cynthia and Kaim arrived at an inn in Ecruteak City, where they planned to go out for a walk.

Kaim and Cynthia toured Ecruteak City in rented kimonos and visited the Burned Tower to investigate its history. They met Minaki, who let them into the tower and suggested Lugia’s blessing might explain why the ruins had not deteriorated further.

• Cynthia arranged for Kaim and herself to rent kimonos, and Kaim bought her a hairpin that matched her outfit.
• Kaim and Cynthia traveled by rickshaw to the Burned Tower, with Blaziken pulling them.
• At the tower, Cynthia and Kaim learned it had once been called the Brass Tower and that Entei, Raikou, and Suicune were said to have been born there.
• Minaki introduced himself as a guardian of the Burned Tower and invited Cynthia and Kaim inside.
• Minaki explained that the tower had not deteriorated since the fire, and Cynthia proposed that Lugia’s blessing might be responsible.

At the Tin Tower, Kaim promised to support Cynthia through the upcoming Pokémon League, and a Pokémon bearing the Rainbow Wing appeared above the tower. After a day exploring Ecruteak City and relaxing at an inn, Kaim and Cynthia shared a meal and sake, with their trip nearing its end.

• Miki explained that she kept visiting the Tin Tower because she had once seen Suicune there, and she and Kaim discussed battling another time.
• Kaim told Cynthia he would support her through the Pokémon League, and she asked him to help her and her Pokémon defend the championship.
• A Pokémon bearing the Rainbow Wing was confirmed in the sky above the Tin Tower.
• Kaim and Cynthia walked through Ecruteak City, talked about their families and journey, and Kaim helped her navigate a dim back alley.
• Kaim bathed with his Pokémon while Cynthia used the hot spring separately, and he privately recalled his older sister's advice about relationships.
• Kaim and Cynthia returned to their room, shared food and Enju City sake, and Cynthia offered to finish what remained in his cup.

Cynthia and Kaim discussed Team Galactic’s increasingly extreme actions before visiting Hateno Forest and reuniting with Towa forty years after their time-travel journey. They celebrated with Towa’s family, and Celebi appeared at the end of their visit.

• Cynthia told Kaim that Team Galactic had occupied a power plant while claiming to research cosmic energy, and Kaim warned that a hidden objective could make the large organization dangerous.
• Cynthia asked Kaim about his family, and he described his strict father, gentle mother, and unusually talented older sister.
• Cynthia and Kaim traveled to Hateno Forest, where they met Towa’s granddaughter Miku and reunited with Towa, now the village chief.
• Towa showed them the photograph Kaim had given her and shared memories of their time together forty years earlier.
• Towa’s family hosted a reunion party, and Kaim spent time with Miku before talking with Towa outside the village.
• Celebi appeared after sensing the Power Crystal, and Towa told Kaim that it had visited the village several times over the years.

After learning Team Galactic had captured Uxie, Azelf, and Mesprit, Kaim infiltrated the team’s network with Masaki’s help and uncovered its Red Chain research. Kaim and Cynthia then went to Mount Coronet, where Team Galactic had forced its way toward Spear Pillar, and learned Dawn had entered the mountain too.

• Kaim told Sumomo about Team Galactic’s increasingly active movements, and she agreed to share the information with other Gym Leaders.
• Cynthia explained that Team Galactic had captured Uxie, Azelf, and Mesprit, and Kaim agreed to investigate the organization while Cynthia researched the Pokémon’s history.
• Kaim called Masaki for help, and two days later he accessed Team Galactic’s network and found a report saying the lake Pokémon’s power had been used to create a Red Chain.
• Kaim sent screenshots of the report to Cynthia, and a few days later she told him that Looker had reported Team Galactic gathering at Mount Coronet.
• Cynthia and Kaim met Looker at Mount Coronet, where he said Team Galactic had destroyed the mural blocking the way to Spear Pillar and warned them that Dawn had entered the mountain.

Kaim and Cynthia rescued Dawn from Team Galactic and fought their way to Spear Pillar, where Cyrus summoned Dialga and Palkia before Giratina seized him and distorted the world. The group entered the Distortion World to calm Giratina and stop the spreading damage, and Kaim caught up with Cynthia and Dawn after crossing a dangerous gap.

• Kaim and Cynthia found Dawn after she had fought through Team Galactic, and Kaim healed her Pokémon before clearing a path through the grunts.
• Cynthia and Dawn defeated Mars and Jupiter at Spear Pillar, but Cyrus summoned Dialga and Palkia and trapped them behind a barrier.
• Giratina appeared, swallowed Cyrus, and pulled the area into the Distortion World, where Cynthia explained that they needed to calm its anger to prevent the worlds from collapsing.
• Cynthia asked Dawn to show Giratina the bond she shared with her Pokémon, and the group set off across the unstable Distortion World.
• Kaim crossed a gap by leaping between floating rocks and landed beside Cynthia and Dawn.