Chapter Summaries

Shen Qi crossed into the Mega Evolution World Line and found the remains of the version of himself who had died there. After identifying the place as Ruins Valley, he flew up from the ravine and began to consider how his counterpart had met his end.

• Shen Qi landed painfully in the new world while keeping his six Pokémon linked through the Strange Balls, then found a human skeleton beneath him.
• Shen Qi released Blissey, Dodo, and Lilligant; Lilligant identified nearby Grass-type Pokémon, and Shen Qi soothed the frightened Bellsprout and Oddish.
• Shen Qi reassured Blissey that her warning had helped him survive the Tulip Squad’s hidden-weapon attack, then woke after Blissey knocked him unconscious with her eggs.
• Shen Qi comforted Golett and examined the remains, finding broken bones, climbing gear, ruined supplies, and keys matching his own.
• Shen Qi used Magnet Rise and Jet Energy to reach the top of the cliff, discovered he was deep inside Ruins Valley, and wondered whether his counterpart had gone there to train.

Shen Qi returned to his home in the Mega Evolution World Line, cleaned it, and discovered that the [Final Key Stone] was activating and Blissey's Emotional Script had been completed. After using the ten targeted draws to stock up on items and improve Blissey's 'Protect,' he rested and prepared to draw a [Skill Card], leaving his next plans unresolved.

• Shen Qi flew from Ruins Valley to his Farmhouse Courtyard, found the gate rusted shut, climbed over the wall, and cleaned the house with his Pokémon.
• Shen Qi checked the Game Interface and saw that the [Final Key Stone] was over 20% activated and Blissey's "Crazy Quack-Soft Strength" Expansion Pack had been completed.
• Shen Qi used the ten targeted draws to obtain three [Script Detectors], four [Memory Images], two [Skill Proficiency Card 1]s, and one [Skill Proficiency Card 2].
• Shen Qi used a [Skill Proficiency Card 1] to raise Blissey's 'Protect' proficiency from 7% to 13%.
• The next morning, Shen Qi recovered at home while Blissey washed his clothes, and he prepared to draw a [Skill Card].

Shen Qi drew the Dark Move Shadow Hold, tested it on Lopunny, and experienced its excited-state side effect before Officer Jenny found him. At the Island 6 Security Bureau, he identified himself as Shen Qi, missing and presumed dead for three years, and an Officer Jenny who knew him recognized him.

• Shen Qi used a Skill Card and drew Shadow Hold, a move that prevented opponents from switching Pokémon.
• Shen Qi tested Shadow Hold on Lopunny, creating a black band around her thigh and triggering an excited state that sharpened his perception.
• Shen Qi canceled the move and tried to examine where it had affected Lopunny, but Officer Jenny arrived and caught them.
• At the Island 6 Security Bureau, Shen Qi told Officer Jenny who he was and learned he had been presumed dead since disappearing three years earlier.
• An Officer Jenny from Island 5 arrived, recognized Shen Qi from his graduation, and called his name.

After Officer Jenny confirmed Shen Qi’s identity, he explained his three years in Ruins Valley and was released from the Detention Room. He learned that Wude had kept open his chance to take the Fighting Dojo’s entrance assessment, and asked Officer Jenny about replacing his identity card.

• Officer Jenny confirmed Shen Qi’s identity through his fingerprints and accepted his explanation for surviving in Ruins Valley with his Pokémon partners.
• Shen Qi demonstrated his catching Style Technique, accidentally banding Stoutland and both Officer Jennys’ thighs, and was sent to the Detention Room.
• Officer Jenny told Shen Qi that a powerful Trainer had noticed him at Kumquat High School and had reserved an assessment opportunity for him.
• Shen Qi mistakenly thought Lorelei had chosen him, then learned that Wude of the Fighting Dojo had invited him to take its entrance assessment.
• Officer Jenny contacted Wude, who agreed to keep Shen Qi’s assessment eligibility, and Shen Qi asked how to replace his identity card.

Shen Qi replaced his documents and phone, reunited with Island 6 neighbors, and traveled to Saffron City to pursue his chance at the Fighting Dojo. There, he discovered his [Final Key Stone] was charged but still unusable, while Lilligant longed to see Maractus in the shantytowns outside the city.

• Shen Qi replaced his bank card, found only around 2,000 b in his account, and bought a secondhand phone after Island 6 neighbors welcomed him back.
• Shen Qi told Dev and the neighbors he planned to go to the Fighting Dojo, and they gave him 50 b each as a customary blessing despite his protests.
• Shen Qi traveled toward Saffron City and tried to contact Zinnia, but her phone was switched off and she had no social media account linked to her number.
• Shen Qi arrived at a bus station outside Saffron City and learned that [Final Key Stone] had finished activating, though it still needed charging and a suitable Pokémon to use.
• Lilligant looked toward the shantytowns outside Saffron City, missing Maractus, whom she had not seen since before Shen Qi's journey.

Shen Qi and Lilligant searched for Maractus in the Mega Evolution World Line and instead met Imite, who invited them home. There, they learned Maractus was ill and that Imite was supporting the household, while an unknown benefactor secretly left them fruit each week.

• Shen Qi agreed to help Lilligant look for Maractus, but they could not find her home in the altered Island 6 Market.
• Shen Qi and Lilligant encountered Imite training with Dodrio and Ditto near Route 7, and Imite invited them to her home.
• Imite introduced her Pokémon, including Medicham, and told Shen Qi that her Maractus, Shaling, was ill and resting.
• Imite explained that someone left fruit outside her home every week, and Shen Qi realized Cacturne was secretly helping her.
• Imite asked Shen Qi where he planned to make a living in Saffron City and warned him not to stay if he had arrived unprepared.

Shen Qi went to the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City to take the admission assessment, while thinking about the Pokémon he had owned before. The chapter ended as he asked how to qualify for the dojo’s highest-level student benefits and prepared to demonstrate his abilities.

• Shen Qi left Imite and traveled to the Fighting Dojo for an assessment arranged through Wude.
• On the way, Shen Qi recalled that his native counterpart had owned Pidgeotto, Mime Jr., and Wingull, and that only Pidgeotto’s current whereabouts were known.
• Shen Qi registered at the Fighting Dojo using temporary identification and met Wude and the current Gym Leader, Xinyan.
• Wude warned Shen Qi that a poor assessment score would mean standard tuition, while high scores could bring reduced fees or full support.
• Shen Qi asked what was required to earn the highest-level student benefits, and Xinyan told him to show what he could do.

Shen Qi fought a Fighting Dojo coach under T Tournament rules and defeated him with Porygon, Florges, and his own combat techniques. His victory stunned the instructors, who learned he had grown much stronger since Wude first met him.

• Nobuhiko arranged a practice battle between Shen Qi and a Fighting Dojo coach, giving Shen Qi extra Pokémon under the T Tournament rules.
• Shen Qi sent out Porygon, used Magnet Rise and Jet Energy to evade Hitmonchan’s Fake Out, and then brought out Florges to help fight the coach.
• Porygon paralyzed Hitmonchan with Thunder Wave and recovered its barrier points while Shen Qi used Jet Energy and Protect to withstand the coach’s attacks.
• Florges tripped the coach with Grass Knot, lowering his barrier points below the defeat threshold just as the Infinity Energy Bell rang.
• Shen Qi celebrated his win, and Wude told Nobuhiko that Shen Qi had once only owned a Mime Jr. and a Wingull.

Shen Qi joined the Fighting Dojo, where Wude offered to train him and urged him to help defeat Sabrina and make the dojo Saffron City's top Badge-awarding institution. Determined to grow stronger before returning to face the Tulip Squad, Shen Qi used his stored item energy to recharge special training items and unlocked the ability to sense Ice-type energy.

• Shen Qi impressed Wude and Xinyan by defeating a coach, and Wude offered to instruct him personally.
• Wude set the goal of surpassing the Saffron Gym and defeating Sabrina, while Shen Qi doubted the dojo's odds and tried to avoid being made responsible for the ambition.
• Wude and Xinyan welcomed Shen Qi with a barbecue outing and a trip to the bathhouse, leaving his [Love Savings Bank] 86% charged.
• Shen Qi decided to use the [Love Savings Bank] to recharge his [Physique Card] and [Energy Comprehension Cards] so he could grow stronger before confronting the Tulip Squad.
• Shen Qi used [Energy Comprehension Card 2] and gained the ability to sense Ice-type energy, then prepared to use [Energy Comprehension Card 1].

Shen Qi began intensive training at the Fighting Dojo and asked Wude to focus on helping his Lopunny master Mega Evolution. Wude asked whether Shen Qi wanted to pursue Dynamax or Mega Evolution, leaving him to choose a direction in a world rich in the energy that enabled Mega Evolution.

• Shen Qi used a Physique Card and met the Shiny Machamp who prepared breakfast at the Fighting Dojo.
• Shen Qi completed an energy chakra stability test and demanding physical and energy-load training under Wude.
• Shen Qi defended Golett's mixed energy chakras, saying they could eventually become an advantage.
• Shen Qi told Wude he wanted to train Lopunny to master Mega Evolution.
• Wude asked Shen Qi to choose between developing Lopunny for Dynamax or Mega Evolution.

Shen Qi chose Mega Evolution training for Lopunny, and the Fighting Dojo put him and his Pokémon through an intense first day. While preparing to experience Mega Evolution with Wude’s Blaziken, Shen Qi learned that Wude’s severe injury had left him unable to lead the dojo as before.

• After hearing the differences between Mega Evolution and Dynamax, Lopunny chose Mega Evolution because she wanted to be more charming, and Shen Qi agreed to train her that way.
• Shen Qi and his Pokémon completed a demanding day of training at the Fighting Dojo, then began evening type-energy regulation and recovery.
• At the bathhouse, Shen Qi told Xinyan that Wude planned to let him experience Mega Evolution with Blaziken.
• When Shen Qi asked why Wude had stopped taking students, Xinyan explained that Wude suffered irreversible damage to his meridians and a severe mental shock during a wilderness operation three years earlier.
• Xinyan said Wude had recovered only seventy or eighty percent of his former strength and could no longer lead the Fighting Dojo, though he could still teach from experience.

Xinyan explained that Wude had been badly injured by Domino’s Tulip Squad while searching Ruins Valley for Shen Qi, and that Shen Qi’s survival had lifted Wude’s guilt. Wude then took Shen Qi to the battlefield and began demonstrating Mega Evolution with Blaziken.

• Xinyan told Shen Qi that Wude had spent two years recovering after the Tulip Squad ambushed him in Ruins Valley, leaving him and his Pokémon with severe injuries.
• Shen Qi learned that Wude had searched for him after he disappeared and had been overjoyed to discover he was alive.
• Wude reassured Shen Qi that he should look ahead rather than regret the past, then invited him to the battlefield.
• Wude introduced his tall Blaziken and explained that he was one of his main Pokémon.
• Wude began linking his and Blaziken’s energy to demonstrate Mega Evolution while Shen Qi and Lopunny watched.

Shen Qi watched Wude demonstrate Mega Blaziken and realized that the injured Dojo Master still longed for one final battle against Sabrina, despite the risks to his health. After discussing Wude’s feelings with his Pokémon, Shen Qi understood that Wude’s team shared the same resolve.

• Wude Mega Evolved Blaziken, and Shen Qi analyzed her increased range, strong offense, and Speed Boost.
• Wude said he dreamed of battling Sabrina, even if the fight exhausted him and ended his ability to compete.
• Wude fell asleep on the sofa, and Flash Machamp covered him with a blanket.
• Shen Qi reflected that the Fighting Dojo’s plan to protect Wude conflicted with his desire to fight once more.
• Shen Qi asked Nidoqueen and Lilligant about Wude’s wishes, and Nidoqueen confirmed that Wude and his Pokémon wanted him to battle despite the danger to his health.

Shen Qi learned that an undetectable meteorite would threaten the world this month, while Zinnia planned to stop it with Rayquaza. Zinnia arranged to send him the Lustrous Globe as a way home, leaving Shen Qi worried that she might not survive the crisis.

• Shen Qi soothed Blaziken and Nidoqueen after Wude's Pokémon became upset about the possibility of losing him.
• Shen Qi activated a Script Detector, then received a call from Zinnia and told her about his progress at the Fighting Dojo.
• Zinnia revealed that a strange meteorite would fall this month and said she would use the Lorekeeper's power, super-ancient energy, and Rayquaza to destroy it.
• Zinnia said she would send Shen Qi the Lustrous Globe, explaining that it could give him a way home if she did not have time to help him return.
• Shen Qi sensed an ominous meaning in Zinnia's words and urged her to tell him about any crisis instead of facing it alone.

Shen Qi worried that Zinnia planned to sacrifice herself to stop a world-threatening crisis, while the Fighting Dojo adjusted his training to make it sustainable. He began Mega Evolution training with Azumi and saw her Lopunny become Mega Lopunny, leaving him determined to help his own Lopunny achieve the same transformation.

• Shen Qi ended a restless night worrying that Zinnia might not return, then reassured Wude that he was all right.
• The Fighting Dojo arranged gentler training for Shen Qi and his Pokémon, and Wude introduced him to Azumi, an instructor and Lopunny expert.
• Azumi told Shen Qi about her grandfather Lao Fu and brought out her muscular Lopunny to begin Mega Evolution training.
• Shen Qi and his Lopunny tried to follow Azumi's Mega Evolution process; Shen Qi managed to coordinate Normal-type energy but could not control Fighting-type energy.
• Azumi Mega Evolved her Lopunny, which demonstrated its speed and power by striking a wooden testing post, inspiring Shen Qi to fulfill his Lopunny's wish.

Shen Qi received the lustrous crystal from Meng Ai, who confirmed he had only half a year to use it to return home. She also warned him that the Millennium Meteorite crisis had returned because another world line had displaced the disaster using Infinity Energy, leaving Shen Qi to consider the cost of that choice.

• Azumi and Lopunny guided Shen Qi as he practiced controlling Mega Evolution energy.
• A Fighting Dojo staff member told Shen Qi that a girl had come to see him, and he recognized her as Meng Ai when he found her waiting in Petri Dish with Venusaur.
• Meng Ai verified Shen Qi's identity and gave him the lustrous crystal, explaining that he had no later than half a year to contact her for help returning home.
• Shen Qi asked Meng Ai whether she could inform the Mossdeep Space Center about the meteorite crisis, and she explained that Infinity Energy had caused the crisis by shifting the disaster to another world line.
• Shen Qi considered that people facing destruction might choose to redirect a disaster elsewhere to survive.

Shen Qi learned that Zinnia was confident she could handle the meteorite, then continued training Golett at the Fighting Dojo. On his fourth day, he gained Fighting-type energy perception, discovered that it had destabilized his energy chakras, and used the Love Savings Bank to restore his Energy Comprehension Card.

• Meng Ai explained that Zinnia was eighty to ninety percent confident she could deal with the meteorite by summoning Rayquaza and attracting powerful allies.
• Shen Qi returned to the Fighting Dojo and learned that Wude was away receiving treatment from the Miracle Club.
• The instructor told Shen Qi that Golett’s Rock-type and Flying-type energies were dormant and that Golett could soon leave the junior group, though he still needed a trigger to evolve.
• Shen Qi woke on his rest day and discovered he had gained the ability to perceive Fighting-type energy, which had made his energy chakras unstable.
• Shen Qi went to the examination room, confirmed that his chakra turbulence had lowered his Body Health Index, and spent stored energy to restore his Energy Comprehension Card 1.

Shen Qi used a rest day to recover from Fighting Dojo training and explore Saffron City with Blissey and Lilligant. Activating a new emotional script destroyed his phone, and a Wingull on a passing bus reacted strongly to him, leaving Shen Qi unsure whether he had already encountered the Pokémon he could pursue.

• Shen Qi restored the [Physique Card] and checked that his stats had improved while his player level remained 19.
• Shen Qi took Blissey and Lilligant out during his rest day while his other Pokémon chose to sleep.
• Shen Qi confirmed a new Pokémon Emotional Script on the bus, and Lilligant sliced his smoking phone into pieces before it could explode.
• A Wingull on an oncoming bus reacted excitedly as the vehicles passed, and his teacher recalled him.
• Shen Qi bought a replacement phone and wondered whether he had already made contact with the Pokémon connected to the new script.

Shen Qi met a scarred Sayaka from the Mega Evolution World Line, encouraged her, and accepted an invitation to watch her battle at Saffron Gym. As he followed Sayaka inside, he recalled Lilligant and Blissey and prepared Lilligant for the encounter; Lilligant said she also wanted to see Sayaka, and Shen Qi eagerly claimed she loved him too.

• Shen Qi discovered that the Emotional Script "The Journey Home" had Easy difficulty and keywords about study materials, yearning, and actively seeking.
• Shen Qi noticed a scarred young woman in an alley and recognized her as Sayaka, though this world's Sayaka did not know him.
• Shen Qi reassured Sayaka about her scars, and she explained that she had hidden her face behind a mask since an accident during wild training.
• Sayaka invited Shen Qi to watch her Saffron Gym battle and gave him a temporary competitor support pass.
• Sayaka thanked Shen Qi for helping her face herself, while the Lurantis Sisters watched him intently.
• Shen Qi recalled Lilligant and Blissey and explained that he had met this world's Sayaka; Lilligant said she wanted to see her, and Shen Qi jumped in to say she loved him too.

Shen Qi tried to support Sayaka before her final, but his stay in the preparation room grew awkward among her Pokémon. After praising Lisia and insulting Li Yizi during a public audience interview, he was whisked away to Lisia’s preparation room by Abra.

• Shen Qi struggled to keep Lilligant from noticing the Lurantis Sisters and Aromatisse crowding him while Sayaka changed.
• Sayaka emerged in her battle outfit, thanked Shen Qi for his support, and sent him out to watch the arena while she warmed up.
• Shen Qi learned Sayaka would compete in the Coordinator division final and agreed to answer questions as a lucky audience member.
• Shen Qi praised Lisia’s performances and called Li Yizi a scrub during an interview broadcast on a small screen.
• The audience turned on Shen Qi, and Abra used Teleport to take him to Lisia’s preparation room.
• Lisia welcomed Shen Qi as a devoted fan after hearing him praise her.