Chapter Summaries

After helping Zinnia trace Mt. Pyre to Pokémon Town, Shen Qi deduced that she was a traveler between worlds seeking energy for the Delta Episode. He returned to Kanto with Florges’s new Eternal Coordinates and headed to Fuchsia Gym to retrieve Little Sheep.

• Zinnia told Shen Qi that Mt. Pyre was in Pokémon Town, but the Red and Blue Orbs were no longer there.
• Zinnia said she was heir to a tribe absent from history, and Shen Qi inferred that she was a world traveler.
• Shen Qi warned Zinnia not to act rashly in Pokémon Town, and they promised to meet again.
• Florges praised Shen Qi for how much he did for Pokémon, and her fourth-stage reward gave him the Eternal Coordinates.
• Shen Qi found that the Eternal Coordinates pointed west toward Florges’s home in Melemele Meadow.
• After returning to Fuchsia City, Shen Qi drove to Fuchsia Gym to retrieve Little Sheep from Janine.

Shen Qi visited Li Yizi in Fuchsia City and agreed to support her at an upcoming Regular Race, hoping to find a replacement engine for Little Sheep. He met her newly bonded Absol and saw her Gray Star, which she had modified for racing.

• Shen Qi learned that Li Yizi had entered the Fuchsia City Regular Race and decided to visit her as support crew while checking out her race car.
• Shen Qi drove Little Sheep to Li Yizi's villa after leaving Flower Crown at the Fuchsia Gym, and an attendant who called himself Number 384 escorted him inside.
• Li Yizi greeted Shen Qi with her Clefairy, Clefable, and Chansey, then introduced him to her young Absol.
• Shen Qi recognized Absol as a Pokémon known for predicting disasters, and Li Yizi joked that he was an auspicious match for her.
• Li Yizi showed Shen Qi her Gray Star, a car model he had encountered before, and said she had spent a fortune modifying it.

At Fuchsia City's Regular Race, Shen Qi learned that Li Yizi had fired a manager who tried to sell her company and discovered that her family owned the Pokétch Company. After asking 384 where he came from, Shen Qi sensed uncertainty and prepared for trouble.

• Li Yizi performed at the harbor, where her fans cheered and 384 sold her autographed records.
• Shen Qi asked 384 about Li Yizi's former manager, and 384 explained that the manager had tried to arrange an encounter with a wealthy client for three million b.
• 384 revealed that Li Yizi's family had sent him to look after her and that her younger brother Teruhiko would soon become her manager.
• Shen Qi realized that Li Yizi's family owned the Pokétch Company and learned more about the device's advanced features.
• Shen Qi asked 384 where he came from, noticed the butler's uncertainty, and readied Nene Ninja Technique with Dodo and Chansey nearby.

Shen Qi recognized 384 as Sebastian, Akiho’s missing butler, while Li Yizi crashed the Gray Star during a race. He bought the wreck’s usable engine for Little Sheep, and Chansey loaded it into the car.

• Shen Qi recognized 384 as Sebastian, the butler who had disappeared while protecting Akiho from Team Rocket six years earlier.
• Li Yizi’s Gray Star lost traction, rolled off the track, and crashed into boulders, though Li Yizi and her Pokémon escaped safely.
• Shen Qi explained that the Gray Star was badly damaged and suggested selling it locally instead of paying for a costly repair and transport.
• Shen Qi offered to buy the Gray Star’s engine for seventy thousand b, and Li Yizi agreed.
• Chansey put the engine in Little Sheep, while Shen Qi bought other usable parts and the organizers took the remaining wreckage for recycling.

Before leaving Fuchsia City, Shen Qi learned from Li Yizi that Huzang had been a Celadon City University professor who rejected its practice of treating Racing Drivers as replaceable testers. At the harbor, as Shen Qi prepared to sail for Island 2, 384 approached and appeared ready to reveal his identity.

• Shen Qi asked Li Yizi about Huzang, and she explained that he had taught Pokémon Transfer and Storage System research at Celadon City University before leaving to pursue engine development.
• Li Yizi clarified that Huzang opposed the university’s approach of replacing Drivers, believing engines should be tailored to support their Drivers rather than treating them as consumables.
• Shen Qi decided to pursue the Driver’s path and quietly fulfill Huzang’s hopes, while Li Yizi declared that she would beat the Rainbow Flying Sword first.
• At Fuchsia City harbor, Shen Qi’s Pokémon gathered affectionately beside him as they waited to board a ship for Island 2.
• 384 approached Shen Qi and said he had come while shopping for supplies, signaling that he was ready to reveal his identity.

Shen Qi and 384 discussed why Sebastian had left Akiho and agreed to keep his identity secret while he pursued his goal of becoming strong enough to return to her. Back on Island 6, Shen Qi brought the packed vehicles homeward and stopped at Huzang’s place to leave the Little Sheep for repairs.

• 384 told Shen Qi that he had left Akiho because he felt unworthy of her and hoped to earn T2 certification before returning to her side.
• Shen Qi agreed to keep 384’s identity secret, and the two wished each other well as the ship departed.
• Shen Qi checked the vehicles and cargo, while Lopunny complained that her favorite manga artist had skipped an update.
• After reaching Island 6, Shen Qi sent Lilligant and Florges home and drove the Little Sheep to Huzang’s place for repairs.
• Huzang greeted Shen Qi and recalled how the Little Sheep’s smoke and explosion during the Winter Race finals had frightened viewers.

After placing in the Winter Race, Shen Qi told Huzang how he had obtained a replacement engine for Little Sheep and passed along a gift from Li Yizi. Days later, Team Rocket left a threatening message at Shen Qi’s home claiming they had captured Chansey, so Shen Qi prepared to contact Officer Jenny.

• Shen Qi told Huzang that he had placed in the Winter Race and bought a Gray Star engine from Li Yizi for 70,000 b.
• Shen Qi gave Huzang the specialty tea snacks Li Yizi had sent him, and Huzang accepted them quietly.
• After several days indoors, Lilligant found an ice dart pinning a photograph and message to the front door.
• Shen Qi and the others saw a picture of Chansey frozen in ice and a note directing him to the southernmost end of Ruins Valley, signed with Team Rocket’s insignia.
• Shen Qi used [Global Eye] and had Porygon check for surveillance devices and phone tapping, but found none.
• Shen Qi called Officer Jenny.

Shen Qi helped the Security Bureau capture a Team Rocket group in Ruins Valley and suspected Lorelei had tipped them off. After receiving a large reward, he learned the incident was connected to a classified matter, whose details Officer Jenny began to explain.

• Officer Jenny told Shen Qi that Team Rocket had recently stolen a racing car on Island 6, and the Security Bureau sent him to investigate a message directing him to Ruins Valley.
• Shen Qi arrived at the southern shore and found Team Rocket members who seemed not to know why he was there.
• An unseen attacker froze many of the Team Rocket members, sank their fishing boat, and enabled Security Bureau forces to surround and capture them.
• Shen Qi suspected Lorelei was the mole and used his Poké Ball to confirm that Chansey was safe in Ruins Valley.
• Officer Jenny awarded Shen Qi 60,000 b and, after consulting her aunt, said she could tell him about the classified matter behind the operation.

Shen Qi learned that a powerful attacker had stolen the orbs from Mt. Pyre, and the Security Bureau suspected Team Rocket remnants might have helped the attacker escape by sea. Near his home, he discovered Zinnia fighting Lorelei, whose Cloyster revealed Divine Blessing Mode.

• Officer Jenny told Shen Qi that an unidentified attacker had stolen the orbs from Mt. Pyre and escaped after fighting Pheobe and the others.
• Shen Qi explained that he had led the Security Bureau to Team Rocket members gathered at Ruins Valley, where they seized a boat that might have been prepared to collect the attacker.
• The Security Bureau increased Shen Qi’s reward because the boat’s location could have helped the Mt. Pyre attacker flee toward Pokémon Town.
• The convoy stopped near Shen Qi’s courtyard, where Zinnia and Lorelei were already fighting.
• Zinnia Mega Evolved Salamence and attacked Lorelei, but Lorelei’s unusually powerful Cloyster blocked its Dragon Claw and displayed Divine Blessing Mode.

Shen Qi cleared up Zinnia's misunderstanding about Lorelei and learned that Zinnia had left Mt. Pyre before the artificial orbs were stolen. After offering Zinnia and her injured Noivern a place to rest, he fed Noivern grapes, and Zinnia called to him from inside the house.

• Shen Qi explained that Lorelei had staged the threat involving Chansey to draw out Team Rocket, and Zinnia learned the woman she had fought was the Ice-type Elite Four member.
• Zinnia told Shen Qi she had visited Mt. Pyre and left the cemetery at eight in the evening two nights earlier, before the artificial orbs were stolen.
• Shen Qi told Zinnia about the attack on Mt. Pyre and the suspected involvement of Team Rocket, Team Magma, or Team Aqua.
• Shen Qi offered Zinnia a room so she and Noivern could recover, and Zinnia accepted.
• Shen Qi coaxed Noivern into letting him pet it by offering grapes, then Zinnia called to him from inside the house.

Zinnia confessed that she came from a parallel Hoenn and needed the Red and Blue Orbs to prevent a giant meteorite from devastating her world. With less than a year to find them, she explained how scarce Mega Stone ore was and why she had created Florges’s Crystal Petals, leaving Florges grateful for the new life they had given her.

• Shen Qi asked Zinnia about the Red and Blue Orbs, but she stayed silent before asking to speak privately.
• Zinnia revealed that she came from a parallel timeline and had crossed worlds to seek strength against another giant meteorite.
• Zinnia explained that she needed the Red and Blue Orbs to stabilize the land and sea while Mega Rayquaza destroyed the meteorite, but she had less than a year to find them.
• Zinnia showed Shen Qi a rare meteorite that could hold the orbs’ energy and explained that suitable Mega Stone ore was scarce in this world.
• Zinnia explained that she had used Mega Stone material to make Crystal Petals for Flabébé, and Florges thanked her for giving her a new life and path.

Shen Qi explored whether he could enter the Mega Evolution World Line to find a way to break the Flabébé’s evolution seal, while Zinnia explained the dangers and requirements of crossing worlds. He began planning how to obtain the Red and Blue Orbs and bargaining chips, but Zinnia said Mega Evolution research could not provide an easy solution.

• Shen Qi asked Zinnia whether Florges could travel to the Mega Evolution World Line and bring back a solution for the local Flabébé.
• Zinnia explained that crossing a Spacetime Rift could destroy an unqualified traveler’s soul, and that she survived because she had the right qualities and a blessing from a Space-Time Deity.
• Zinnia warned Shen Qi that he would need Spacetime Coordinates to return, while Shen Qi concealed his Eternal Coordinates and kept his identity as a transmigrator secret.
• Shen Qi planned to find the Red and Blue Orbs and secure valuable bargaining chips, considering whether Mega Evolution research could be offered in exchange for Super-Ancient Energy.
• Zinnia said Mega Evolution could not serve as an easy bargaining chip because only a little over forty Pokémon species were currently known to be capable of it.

Shen Qi visited Pokémon High School, caught up with his classmates and teachers, and received advice from Jixiang about his energy control. He then headed to Principal Gui’s office, while a friend request arrived through Lance’s recommendation.

• Zinnia explained that Mega Evolution required Pokémon to experience the energy conditions of the Mega Evolution World timeline, and Shen Qi asked her to consider other possible research achievements.
• Shen Qi visited Pokémon High School with Pokémon raised there and gave Xiao Chun a local specialty before the students asked about his racing plans.
• Jixiang discovered that Xiao Chun had used a school project as a pretext to watch Shen Qi’s Winter Race final, so she doubled his spring break homework.
• Shen Qi advised that repairing the Little Sheep would determine whether he entered the Spring Race and agreed to help third-year students with car modifications.
• Jixiang praised Shen Qi’s improved energy control, cautioned him against spreading his efforts too thin, and thanked him for the Solrock and Lunatone necklaces.
• Shen Qi learned Principal Gui had spent media donations on upgraded sports equipment, then headed to the principal’s office and saw a friend request sent through Lance’s recommendation.

Shen Qi met Lorelei to discuss Team Rocket’s deliberate misdirection during the Mt. Pyre incident, and she asked him to alert the Security Bureau. Lorelei then revealed her Hisuian Braviary and explained its origins, leaving Shen Qi fascinated by the ancient Pokémon form.

• Shen Qi returned to Pokémon High School and found Principal Gui rehearsing the graduation ceremony and preparing elaborate scroll diplomas.
• Shen Qi told Principal Gui that his vehicle had received a new engine and said he had not decided whether to enter the Spring or Summer Race.
• Lorelei met Shen Qi outside the school and explained that Team Rocket’s robberies had been ordered to draw the Security Bureau away from the Mt. Pyre attackers.
• Lorelei asked Shen Qi to inform the Security Bureau about the misdirection and promised to pass along similar information in the future.
• Lorelei prepared to fly back to Island 4 on her Hisuian Braviary and explained that its form came from the ancient Sinnoh region of Hisui.

Shen Qi learned why Hisuian Pokémon were difficult to revive and realized Zinnia’s Draconid knowledge could help her research them. Zinnia left for Sinnoh to investigate special locations, but Shen Qi reminded her that her Salamence was still asleep at his house.

• Lorelei explained that Hisuian Pokémon were difficult to revive because they were scarce, poorly documented, and adapted to a vanished environment, and that only three species had been revived.
• Lorelei said she raised Hisuian Braviary simply because she liked it, then flew away as Shen Qi considered the value of researching other Hisuian Pokémon.
• Shen Qi asked Zinnia how many Hisuian Pokémon she knew about, and she said she knew more than twenty.
• Zinnia explained that the Draconids had ancient reference books on Hisuian Pokémon and could use them to recreate Hisui’s environment for revival research.
• Zinnia decided to leave for Sinnoh to investigate places where Pokémon could evolve into Hisuian forms, but Shen Qi stopped her to point out that her Salamence was still asleep at his house.

Shen Qi discovered that Huzang had repaired the Little Sheep and added variable valve lift, giving it a new way to boost air intake without relying on Turbo. After testing the modification, Shen Qi thanked Huzang and praised how well it worked.

• Shen Qi suspected Team Rocket had used a diversion to hide the escape route of the Mt. Pyre attackers, and Officer Jenny agreed that the Security Bureau would continue investigating.
• Shen Qi drove Raincoat to Huzang's repair shop after receiving word that the Little Sheep was ready.
• Shen Qi tested the Little Sheep and noticed a surge in air intake that was neither his Style Technique nor Dodo's ability.
• Dodo inspected the onboard computer and found that it engaged a second, longer camshaft at high revs to increase air intake.
• Shen Qi learned that Huzang had added a variable valve lift system, which let him save Mental Power by delaying the use of [Compatible Turbo].
• After driving two mountain laps, Shen Qi thanked Huzang and praised the modification, then clarified that he meant the variable valves when Huzang asked what VTEC was.

Shen Qi decided to enter the Spring Race after realizing the Summer Race would leave no time to prepare for the T2 competition. He returned home resolved to practice, but Lilligant reminded him to check the new season’s updated rules.

• Huzang charged Shen Qi 28,000 b for repairing Little Sheep and explained that he had rushed the work so Shen Qi could enter the Spring Race.
• Huzang pointed out that the Summer Race would overlap with preparations for T2, so Shen Qi chose the Spring Race instead.
• Huzang said he would try to build Shen Qi a new engine within six months so he could challenge Ayaka’s Rainbow Flying Sword.
• Shen Qi drove home and told Lopunny and Lilligant that he would enter the Spring Race.
• Lilligant reminded Shen Qi that the Driver Association had updated the season’s rules, which he had not yet read.

Shen Qi reviewed the new racing rules, practiced with Dodo, and planned his preparation and finances for the Spring Race. Back home, he ran into Little Reporter and encouraged her to improve her reporting, but she firmly refused to interview him.

• Shen Qi checked the updated race quotas and learned that Teleport, Sandstorm, and Hail had been allowed again under strict limits.
• Shen Qi practiced mountain roads with Dodo and decided to postpone activating the Script Detector until he had earned more money from races.
• At Island 6’s Market, Shen Qi heard that Little Reporter had returned after her Saffron Gym traineeship and declined the neighbors’ sponsorship offers.
• Shen Qi picked up Emolga while passing Little Reporter on the road, then brought her back to his home.
• Shen Qi criticized Little Reporter for putting on airs and urged her to find better stories, offering himself as a subject if needed.
• Little Reporter refused to interview Shen Qi.

Shen Qi agreed to enter the Spring Race and consider sponsorships, learning that Principal Gui hoped race advertising and sponsor funds could support Pokémon High School. Principal Gui explained that a new bridge from Out Island could bring students from the Orange Islands, but his coughing fit left Shen Qi wondering whether the principal would live to see that future.

• Shen Qi told Principal Gui he would enter the Spring Race and might accept a mutually beneficial sponsorship.
• Principal Gui arranged a possible sponsorship from Akiho and mentioned Berry Forest as another interested sponsor.
• Shen Qi asked why Pokémon High School needed more funding, and Principal Gui said he wanted to renovate facilities and increase enrollment.
• Principal Gui explained that a bridge linking Out Island with Island 6 would make it easier for students from the northern Orange Islands to attend Pokémon High School.
• Principal Gui became excited about the school's future, then coughed severely, and Shen Qi helped him rest before leaving.
• Shen Qi encountered Iron Pipe, who was also pleased about the approaching completion of the bridge.

Shen Qi and Iron Pipe discovered that the Senior Year A and B students had repaired Iron Pipe’s car as a farewell gift, then held their last PE lesson together. Later, Shen Qi tested Chansey’s move training after her Ascetic Training, finding that she had learned Egg Bomb but not Protect or Secret Power.

• Iron Pipe found the Sports Field empty and chased students who had gathered near the parking area.
• The students revealed that they had repaired Iron Pipe’s Yuanbao 1st Generation as a thank-you gift for his guidance.
• Iron Pipe thanked the students, and they jogged together to their final PE lesson.
• Shen Qi checked Chansey after her Ascetic Training and found that she had grown to about 1.3 meters and weighed forty kilograms.
• Shen Qi discovered that Chansey had not learned Protect or Secret Power, but Egg Bomb had appeared in her move pool.