Chapter Summaries

Shen Qi and Lilligant competed in the second elimination round, with Lilligant’s anger at the Lurantis Sisters driving her into extraordinary concentration. They broke eight minutes with a 7:59 qualifying time, and Shen Qi later visited Sayaka, who congratulated them.

• Lilligant fumed over the Lurantis Sisters’ lingering scent while Shen Qi prepared for the qualifying race.
• Misdreavus set a remarkable 7:43 time, and Shen Qi learned that Morty was the Pokémon Trainer and co-driver.
• Lilligant entered the race with 120% mental concentration, and Shen Qi relayed track conditions through their soul connection.
• Lilligant and Shen Qi completed the qualifying race in 7:59, leaving Lilligant amazed by their time and her own focused state.
• Shen Qi visited Sayaka, who congratulated him and Lilligant for breaking eight minutes.

Shen Qi sought the Lurantis Sisters’ help before the Main Race, and their scent left Lilligant’s mental state worse but her concentration higher. Lilligant and Shen Qi began the race, used Cacturne’s Sandstorm to advance, and ended the chapter in fourth behind Morty’s Phantom Dance, the Rose-Red Flower Crown, and Cacturne.

• Shen Qi asked the Lurantis Sisters for their scent to help Lilligant counter the race’s strong contenders, and they teased him before agreeing.
• Shen Qi returned to the Service Bay shortly before the Main Race, where Lilligant’s Mental Concentration had risen to 130% while her Mental Health Index fell to 59%.
• Cacturne started a controlled Sandstorm that disrupted the field and helped split the pack into two groups.
• Lilligant used Mime Jr.’s Role Play to gain Cacturne’s Sand Veil and followed the Wind Horse while staying in fifth.
• Lilligant used Magnet Rise at the third corner, and Dodo corrected the Flower Crown’s angle so it landed steadily and overtook into fourth.

Shen Qi and Lilligant’s Flower Crown fought through the S-bends, briefly climbed to third, then fell to fifth after One Wing’s Pidgeot used Fly with extraordinary precision. As the second lap began and their track-reading advantage faded, Lilligant regained the ability to speak while struggling to hold fifth place.

• Shen Qi guided Lilligant through Mt. Moon Tunnel, but Cacturne repeatedly blocked their attempts to overtake Wind Horse.
• Shen Qi planned to use Magnet Rise in the S-bends, and Lilligant carried Flower Crown past Cacturne into third place.
• One Wing, driven by Pidgeot, caught Flower Crown with precise corner slides, and Cacturne followed past to drop them to fifth.
• Shen Qi realized Pidgeot used Fly to lift a tire and slide around bends without wearing down the tires.
• Flower Crown crossed into the second lap in fifth place as Serperior’s Caiyu closed in behind them.
• Lilligant spoke to Shen Qi again, and he encouraged her to hold fifth despite her lower concentration.

Lilligant and Shen Qi used a double-levitation tactic and [Jet Energy] to regain fifth place, securing their spot in the T2 finals. Afterward, Lilligant thanked Shen Qi for believing in her, and he recognized that she could aim for the top ten.

• Lilligant lost sixth place after struggling to hold off a rival in Mt. Moon Tunnel, and Shen Qi proposed levitating at both ends of the serpentine bends.
• The Flower Crown used "Magnet Rise" to overtake, was passed by the rival's "Fly," then used [Jet Energy] in midair to reclaim fifth place.
• Lilligant held fifth through the final straight, and the announcer confirmed that she and Shen Qi had claimed the last spot in the finals.
• After the race, Shen Qi judged that Lilligant could compete for the top ten, and she celebrated with her friends.
• Lilligant privately thanked Shen Qi for believing in her, and he reassured her that supporting her was his responsibility.

Shen Qi and Lilligant used risky Mega Evolution and Dynamax tactics to improve their qualifying time for the Oldale Town T2 Race Finals. Their strategy began well as Flower Crown surged through the opening corner, but the car’s components came under extreme strain.

• Shen Qi urged Lilligant to aim for a top-ten finish in the Finals and explained that they had a chance if they gave the race everything.
• Lilligant regained her fighting spirit but recognized that their usual qualifying pace would likely leave them starting from the back half of the grid.
• Shen Qi planned to use Mega Evolution and Dynamax energy to boost their qualifying performance, then defend their position in the Main Race.
• Shen Qi and Lilligant prepared for the Qualifying Race at the Tree of Beginning course, where several drivers posted times in the seven-minute-fifty range.
• Flower Crown opened its qualifying run with defensive moves, then Shen Qi used Mega Evolution and Dynamax energy to strengthen Helping Hand, Double Team, and Growth.
• Flower Crown burst out of a corner at 300 kilometers per hour, putting its tires, brakes, suspension, and Skill Slots under intense strain.

Shen Qi and Lilligant began the main race from sixth place and used a mistake by the car ahead to climb to fourth. The Lurantis Sisters then overtook them with Leaf Storm and Chlorophyll, leaving the Flower Crown in fifth as Shen Qi prepared for an uneven stretch.

• Shen Qi and his Pokémon replaced the Flower Crown’s tires and brake pads after qualifying, where they had placed sixth.
• Shen Qi started the race with Lilligant, Lopunny, and Dodo, and Lilligant’s anger at the Lurantis Sisters raised her Mental Concentration.
• Shen Qi had Lilligant use Sunny Day to help the cars ahead accelerate and pull away from those behind.
• When the Rose Champagne skidded at the Tree of Beginning obstacle, Dodo used Magnet Rise and Shen Qi propelled the Flower Crown past two cars into fourth place.
• The Lurantis Sisters used Leaf Storm to flatten the grass, then used Petilil’s Chlorophyll in the Sunny Day to overtake the Ivy and Flower Crown.
• Shen Qi told Lilligant to prepare for an uneven stretch as Dodo lifted the Flower Crown and Lopunny applied a third Mega Evolution Infinity Energy Work Up.

Shen Qi and Lilligant fought to hold position in the race, but the Lurantis Sisters, Pidgeot, and Wind Horse repeatedly exploited the course to pass them. The Flower Crown fell to ninth near the summit as Lopunny's next burst became their remaining chance to recover.

• Shen Qi had Mime Jr. use Reflect as the winds near the Tree of Beginning disrupted moves and destabilized the cars.
• Pidgeot drove the One Wing through the uphill turns and passed several racers, while Lopunny's boosted Helping Hand helped Lilligant overtake them on the straight.
• The Flower Crown began the second lap in fourth, but Lilligant lost places to the Rose-Red Flower Crown and Ivy, falling to seventh.
• Lilligant defended against the One Wing through the turns and blocked another car, but Wind Horse used Spiky Shield to pass the Flower Crown.
• Shen Qi and Lilligant reached the summit in ninth place and wondered whether Lopunny could help them regain ground.

Lilligant finished ninth in the Oldale Town T2 Race, qualifying as a certified T2 Driver and fulfilling her long-held wish. At the certification ceremony, Shen Qi invited Sayaka to join them, and Haunter presented Lilligant with her new Racing License.

• Shen Qi used Blissey's Helping Hand to boost Flower Crown, and Lilligant finished ninth in the T2 Race.
• Lilligant learned that she had qualified as a certified T2 Driver and celebrated by crying and embracing Shen Qi and her friends.
• Little Lilligant told Lilligant about the certification ceremony, and Shen Qi gathered his Pokémon to attend with her.
• Shen Qi invited Sayaka to share Lilligant's ceremony, and the group posed for a photo with Lilligant between them.
• Haunter presented Lilligant with her new Racing License, officially recognizing her T2 Driver certification.

Lilligant earned her T2 Racing License and revealed that she had raced under the name Tsareena while celebrating with Shen Qi and Sayaka. After Shen Qi was arrested for his agreement with the Lurantis Sisters, Officer Jenny discovered that her Pokémon had copied Lilligant’s new ideas for improving their charm.

• Lilligant announced that she was not Tsareena and received her T2 Racing License.
• Shen Qi celebrated Lilligant’s achievement with Sayaka, who praised Lilligant’s growth and discussed their race results.
• Shen Qi tried to leave the hotel, but the Lurantis Sisters reminded him of his favor, and Officer Jenny had him cuffed.
• Officer Jenny returned to the temporary dormitory and found Little Lilligant, Budew, and Quilava posing in new outfits and positions.
• Pidgey explained that Little Lilligant had learned the charm-enhancing ideas from Shen Qi’s Lilligant, and Officer Jenny blamed Shen Qi.
• Shen Qi left the Detention Room at noon.

After another stint in the Detention Room, Shen Qi returned to his Farmhouse Courtyard and was arrested again when Officer Jenny found him teasing Oricorio with her comics. At the Pokémon Resort, he encouraged Deerling to pursue becoming the Four Seasons God and explained the training she would need.

• Officer Jenny sent Shen Qi back to the Detention Room shortly after he left the Oldale Town Security Bureau.
• Shen Qi returned home and confronted Oricorio for failing to prepare any extra comic pages, but Officer Jenny arrived and arrested him again.
• Shen Qi went to the Pokémon Resort and found that Deerling had changed from her spring colors to her summer colors.
• Shen Qi praised Deerling and told her that she needed to master moves of more than ten types and form a close Bond with a human to become the Four Seasons God.

Shen Qi brought Deerling into his care and urged Principal Gui to rest before leading Pokémon High School’s summer camp to the Fruit Sevii Islands. The group arrived and found the islands’ natural conditions promising for agriculture, though Nana warned that developing them would be difficult.

• Deerling chose to join Shen Qi in a Love Ball so she could travel and learn more about natural energy and different moves.
• Shen Qi found Principal Gui exhausted in his office and persuaded him to hand over his duties and recuperate.
• Two days later, Shen Qi, the teachers, and around a hundred students traveled by bus and boat to the Fruit Sevii Islands.
• Nana and Xixia welcomed the group and arranged lodging and a seafood dinner at a farmstead.
• Shen Qi and Lilligant sampled the islands’ fruit and recognized its quality and agricultural potential.

Shen Qi examined the Fruit Sevii Islands’ struggling orchards and discussed ways to improve their products with Nana. He began surveying an undeveloped island with [Sprout] to search for superior fruit trees, and found a tree that stood out among its kind.

• Shen Qi explained that the islands’ fruit and Berries lacked the quality and consistency to compete in higher-value markets, while Nana said imported varieties did not thrive locally.
• Nana ruled out mining the islands’ limited phosphate deposits because it would damage the ecosystem, and offered Shen Qi land for an experimental field without rent if his work showed promise.
• The next day, Shen Qi flew to the undeveloped islands while Jixiang and Xiao Cui led students to work on the existing orchards.
• On Island 4, Shen Qi had Lilligant and Deerling assess the land, then used [Sprout] to compare trees of the same fruit species.
• After walking deeper into the grove, Shen Qi received a prompt indicating that one tree stood out from others of its species.

Shen Qi surveyed the Fruit Sevii Islands, identified useful fruit plants, and negotiated with No. 6 Island’s guardian, Pidgeot, to establish an experimental plot without harming the local ecosystem. He returned to No. 1 Island for dinner as Nana asked whether he had chosen an island.

• Shen Qi used [Sprout] to identify a Pecha Berry tree with promising medicinal value and an adaptable, sweet pineapple on No. 4 Island.
• Shen Qi asked Deerling about her progress sensing natural energy spots, and her [Emotional Script "Four Seasons God"] reached 65%.
• Pidgeot appeared on No. 6 Island, where he protected young wild Pokémon, and Shen Qi proposed creating an experimental plot there.
• Shen Qi reassured Pidgeot that Deerling and other Pokémon would help keep the development ecologically stable, and Pidgeot agreed to explain the plan to the island’s wild Pokémon.
• Shen Qi returned to No. 1 Island for dinner, where Nana asked whether he had found an island he liked.

Shen Qi developed Island 6’s experimental plot by clearing land, setting up natural energy spots, and transplanting fruit trees. As the summer camp ended, Little Reporter prepared to return to school.

• Shen Qi pulled Little Reporter away from boasting that she was the Sevii Islands’ Elesa and made her help clear land on Island 6.
• Shen Qi and the Pokémon prepared the experimental plot, while Deerling found a natural energy spot and advised how to maintain its energy flow.
• Shen Qi received the Energy Tassel reward for Deerling’s Four Seasons God script and bought raw Evolution Stones and a Sunny Day Technical Machine.
• Shen Qi placed raw Evolution Stones at Island 6’s natural energy spots and used the resulting energy flow to guide his work on the plot.
• Shen Qi transplanted thirteen fruit trees and had Blissey and Dodo build a wooden-and-stone house on Island 6.
• Little Reporter told Shen Qi that the summer camp was ending and she had to return to school.

Imite passed the Pokémon Breeder License exam, and the completed Pokémon Resort brought new opportunities to Pokémon High School. Shen Qi prepared to take over as principal as Principal Gui approached retirement, while Deerling learned Fake Tears and completed the Emotional Script “Four Seasons God,” unlocking a new script focused on revival.

• Imite celebrated passing the Pokémon Breeder License exam as Phase One of the Pokémon Resort was completed and preparations began to hire staff.
• Shen Qi showed Principal Gui the resort, and Principal Gui asked him to present a diploma to him at the graduation ceremony as the school’s new principal.
• Principal Gui’s worsening health and decision to leave made Shen Qi sad, so Shen Qi resolved to let him see Pokémon High School and the resort flourish before he left.
• Shen Qi guided Deerling through learning Fake Tears, bringing her total mastered move types to ten.
• Deerling completed the “Four Seasons God” Emotional Script, and Shen Qi received a new “Four Seasons God-Revival” script to pursue with her.

Shen Qi returned from the Fruit Sevii Islands for Pokémon High School’s graduation ceremony, where Principal Gui bid farewell to the graduating class. The ceremony began with Qiu Yan receiving her diploma, as Shen Qi prepared to officially become the school’s principal.

• Shen Qi learned that the Sawsbuck were displaying their spring forms early, signaling that spring would arrive ahead of schedule.
• At the Fruit Sevii Islands, Shen Qi saw Deerling’s coat turn pink in the Natural Energy Spot and heard that Nana had partnered with Pokémon High School to host student trainees.
• Nana told Shen Qi that Ghost Island, formerly a film studio complex on S.S. Anne Island, had closed and its residents had dispersed.
• Shen Qi returned to Pokémon High School, where his invited guests caused a commotion before the graduation ceremony began.
• Principal Gui addressed the school’s 113 graduating students and spoke of his own departure as serving principal.
• Qiu Yan received her diploma alongside her Pokémon and tearfully thanked Principal Gui and Pokémon High School.

At Pokémon High School’s graduation ceremony, Principal Gui quietly left the school and Shen Qi took over as principal. Lorelei revealed that Principal Gui was actually Blaine, and the chapter ended as Blaine began explaining how his Mewtwo research had affected his health.

• Shen Qi presented Principal Gui with a diploma, and Principal Gui left the ceremony after entrusting the school to him.
• Shen Qi announced Xiao Chun and Xiao Ming as Pokémon High School’s new teachers while Principal Gui looked over the school’s sponsors and packed to leave.
• Lorelei comforted Shen Qi, then flew with him to the shore where Principal Gui was preparing to depart.
• Lorelei attacked Principal Gui with Cloyster’s Icicle Crash, but a wall of fire melted the icicle without harming the surroundings.
• Lorelei identified Principal Gui as Blaine, who revealed that his Mewtwo research had connected him to Mewtwo through Telepathy and damaged his health.

Blaine revealed why he had secretly left Pokémon High School and warned Shen Qi that other forces might still threaten the school. After taking over as principal, Shen Qi’s graduation celebration ended in a detention-room fiasco, and he later spotted a Lilligant outside the Teaching Building, prompting him to smash his phone.

• Blaine explained that he had absorbed Entei’s remaining Life Flame, stayed at Pokémon High School until Shen Qi arrived, and quietly left after Shen Qi took over.
• Blaine warned Shen Qi that Ariana and the other Team Rocket Four Generals could not have commanded the Tulip Squad or enlisted the Altaria Matrix, and Shen Qi replied that the Aether Foundation’s stake in Pokémon Resort would deter Team Rocket.
• At the graduation banquet, Li Shisan, Wen Jiu, and Shen Qi showed off their Pokémon’s Divine Blessing Modes until Officer Jenny arrested them and the watching readers.
• Shen Qi began his first official day as principal after spending twelve hours in the Detention Room, then worked late to handle the school’s handover and upcoming enrollment season.
• Shen Qi saw a Lilligant carrying Pliers beneath her skirt outside the Teaching Building and smashed his phone after remembering their earlier encounter.

Shen Qi asked Lilligant to become his Pokémon, but she rejected him. The story ended with the author reflecting on the novel and bidding farewell to readers.

• Shen Qi found Lilligant beside the lake beneath an old streetlamp.
• Shen Qi offered his hand and asked Lilligant to become his Pokémon.
• Lilligant pulled her hand back and rejected Shen Qi, telling him he had serious issues.
• The author reflected on the novel’s ending, its focus on Pokémon stories, and the possibility of writing Pokémon fiction again.