Dawn of Pokémon

My name is Yusa Shintaro, I am ten years old and a new trainer from Joban City.

I was born in an ordinary family with ordinary parents. I started my journey as a trainer in an ordinary way on January [-]st this year.Now I am living an ordinary study life in a not-so-ordinary college.

After coming to this college, I came into contact with many things that I didn't know before, and I also met many people.To be honest, I never imagined that I could have so many friends.

Kazuhiko-senpai, Xiao Diwei, Nana-san, and Fuusuke.Campus life with them is always a joy.

Although I have never seen little Divi since that time...

But that's okay!Now, even if I were asked to stay here forever, maybe I would be willing to do so?

[April 33, [-], [-]:[-] in the morning, Air and Land Red/District, student dormitory]

"...This is the coastal neighborhood of Honglian City. We can see that the scene is still a chaotic scene. The ice edges created by the Freezing Birds have not melted even after spending a night on this southern island. And the casualties are getting worse. According to statistics, hundreds of people have died so far, and 56 people are still missing..."

Looking at the shocking scene on the screen, Shintaro suddenly felt that the delicious breakfast made by his roommate became unpalatable.

Kazuhiko obviously felt the same way, he sighed and put down the chopsticks in his hands.

"The Miyuan bombing, followed by the attack on Red Lotus Island by the Three God Birds... It has been really troubled recently."

After imagining what the divine bird looked like, Shintaro trembled, "It's so scary. Why did the three divine birds suddenly attack Honglian Island..."

"It is said that it may be related to certain actions of Team Rocket. More detailed information should be released after the disaster relief is over." Kazuhiko continued smoothly.

Shintaro nodded and looked away from the ruins on the screen with some reluctance, "It was the same with the previous explosion in Mihara City... It's great to have investigators here. The news said that thanks to the first-class investigator Shen Yu Mr. Xinghai repelled the three divine birds, so Honglian City did not suffer a more serious blow."

Recalling the words often spoken by his childhood sweetheart, Shintaro's depressed mood was slightly relieved. He stuffed the omelet on the plate into his mouth in one breath and said vaguely, "If I can be like Mr. Hoshikai, Just be a hero.”

"...Having the title "hero" is not necessarily a happy thing. "

"Eh?"

Shintaro, who was holding an egg roll in his mouth, turned around in confusion and saw Kazuhiko already standing up, "Okay, let's set off after breakfast."

The red-haired boy's smile was still bright, as if the somewhat low words just now did not come from his mouth.

[April [-], [-], [-]:[-] a.m., Konglu Red/District, Guanghui College teaching building]

This morning is teacher Noya’s practical class.However, Teacher Noya made a rare change in her teaching content. Instead of taking everyone to the training ground for combat practice, she told us about two major events that happened recently in the classroom.

Of course - the "Mihara bombing" and "Sanshen bird attack on Honglian Island" that have been in the news many times.

Teacher Noya is worthy of being the manager of our red group, and seems to know many secrets.She told many dark stories about the Miyuan bombing case in an understatement - although our exclamations destroyed the calm atmosphere she brought - even though the news did not report the reasons for Sanshenniao's action, she had already made it very clear. knew.

Artificial Phoenix King Plan - I didn't expect Team Rocket to do such a thing.Obviously even a newcomer like me knows that this is an absolute taboo.

It's infuriating.

In more than three hours in the morning, all of us received a shocking amount of information a hundred times—ah, Nana-san’s pen seemed to be out of ink—and gained a deeper understanding of what it means to stand in the most dangerous position. The greatness of the four major divisions of the Alliance is on the front line in fighting these lawless elements.

"In the future, you will definitely become people who protect this country and even the whole world" - Teacher Noya said to us before the end of the class.

The teacher's words really inspired all of us. Even until lunch time, some students were still excitedly saying, "I want to become a great investigator" and "Let's go to training immediately", which made the cafeteria very noisy.

Although I have never said it to anyone, I really want to become a powerful person like Mr. Xinghai.

...But, what does Kazuhiko-senpai's sentence, "Heroes are not necessarily happy"... mean?

[April [-], [-], [-]:[-] noon, Konglu Red/District, at the entrance of the cafeteria of Guanghui College]

After lunch, Shintaro walked out of the cafeteria and went straight to the academy's training ground.There are no other classes in the afternoon, so it is a good time for free training.

——It's not because of the influence of Noya's lecture in the morning. He has long been accustomed to exercising himself when there is no class.

Of course, Shintaro was not so diligent and motivated during his travels - otherwise Squirtle would not have been slow to evolve - this diligent style of exercise was learned from his roommate, 14-year-old Kazuhiko Takeuchi.

"Shintaro-san!"

"Wow!"

The short brown-haired boy was frightened and turned around to see the big smiling face of his practical class partner.

"Nana-kun, don't come out of nowhere like this and scare me..."

The orange-haired girl smiled and came closer, lowering her voice, "Hey, Shintaro-san, I discovered something super interesting."

Nana Yoshikawa always secretly shares some magical information with her friends, and Shintaro is almost used to it.But this time, after listening to Nana's narration, Shintaro was still shocked.

"Eh, eh?? No, no, no, smuggling is... um..."

"Keep your voice down." Nana quickly covered Shintaro's mouth with quick eyes and hands, "It would be bad if it was heard."

At the end of the trial forest in the red/zone there is a communication bridge leading to the purple/zone.According to Nana, the guards at this communication bridge are very sleepy and often fall asleep.Nana once tried to take a few steps onto the communication bridge, but the sleeping guards showed no reaction.

"So - let's go! Let's explore the Purple/Zone together!"

"No, no, no, no! What if we are thrown from the sky and land if we are discovered!?"

"Mr. Bai Ye won't be so heartless. Let's go, shall we?"

"No, no, absolutely not."

"Hey - what a pity. Then I can only go by myself."

"...No, no, this won't work either!"

"Why? Could it be that Shintaro-san, you have changed your mind and plan to go with me?"

"No! It's too dangerous. I, I will stop you!"

The two people were having a quarrel when a smiling voice sounded from behind them, "Where are you going?"

Shintaro and Nana were immediately pressed on the mute button and turned back stiffly.

The blue-haired boy had a bright smile on his face, but Shintaro felt that today's monitor's smile was a bit scary.

"I heard it all, right? It seems like you are going to explore the purple area, right? You are so brave. The crime of smuggling into the country without documents is very serious."

"Yes, I'm sorry!" Shintaro was so frightened that he stammered, "Fuusuke, please don't tell Teacher Noya ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh QAQ!!"

Seeing the panic of the two of them, Suzuno Fusuke, the monitor of Class A, the first grade of Guanghui Academy, laughed out loud.

"no problem."

"Eh, really?"

"Of course - if you let me join you."

The two were silent again for a few seconds.

"No problem!!" Nana used the speed of a future reporter to quickly cover up Shintaro's voice, "Squad leader, you are so kind! Okay, let's assemble the three members of the purple/area exploration team and let's go!"

"Set off--"

"...Eh, eh, eh, eh? Wait, it's too dangerous, don't go..."

[April [-], [-], [-]:[-] pm, Konglu Red/Zone, end of the trial forest]

"Why...will it become like this..." Shintaro was about to cry.

However, his two companions paid no attention to his feeble thoughts and looked at the amazing scenery in the distance.

"Wow, this is really..." Feng Jie seemed to be unable to find the right words to describe his mood. "I have never seen a communication bridge before, and I didn't expect it to look like this."

"It's exciting, right?" Nana smiled.

At the edge of the forest, the land suddenly breaks apart.Its shape was very twisted, as if it had been torn apart by a giant.On the edge of the cliff, a white bridge that is neither wide nor narrow extends forward, hidden in the clouds and mist. Standing on the bridge, you can't see where the bridge leads to, and whether there is land on the other side.

"Go back..." Shintaro cried sadly, "What if there is only a cliff in front of the bridge."

"Shintaro-san, are you questioning my intelligence capabilities?" Nana puffed up her cheeks.

"And how is it possible to build a communication bridge that does not lead to any land." Feng Jie laughed, "Then, let's check out the situation on the guard side?"

Nana dispatched her hidden dragon to see what was going on.And the luck of these three people is indeed very good - or it may be very bad for one of them - the guard is sleeping deeply.

So, the three reckless little guys tiptoed onto the white bridge to the sky.

After marching forward for only a few minutes, layers of clouds and mist had completely enveloped them.My vision became extremely blurry, to the point where I couldn't even see the faces of the people around me, let alone how far ahead I was, so I could only keep an eye on the road under my feet and move forward step by step.

Shintaro had an overly frightened expression on his face, as if he might miss the mark and fall down at any moment, but Nana was still full of energy and even humming a song.The class monitor was more reliable and walked at the front, turning back from time to time to remind the other two to pay attention to their steps.

"what!"

Shintaro suddenly let out a scream and quickly covered his mouth.The two people in front were immediately startled, almost thinking that Shintaro had fallen off the bridge.

"What's wrong?" Feng Jie asked quickly.

"Front, front, front..." Shintaro pointed forward with trembling fingers.

Fusuke and Nana looked in the direction that Shintaro pointed, and stared carefully for a few seconds before they both showed some weird expressions.

"Is that... a person?"

"Can't see clearly...but it looks very similar."

"Why are there people in a place like this?"

"And he seemed motionless."

I don't know if it's a psychological effect, but in the white mist, the motionless black figure that looks like a human figure becomes more conspicuous.

The expedition team was quiet for a minute.

"What should I do?" Captain Nana said.

"Try going around from the side? Maybe it's just a pillar." Feng Jie boldly proposed a plan - although it is really strange to put a pillar in the middle of the bridge.

At this point, Shintaro also knew that it was useless to say "go back", so he could only follow everyone's footsteps tremblingly.

Of course, it would be okay to turn around and go back alone, but the thought of leaving two friends in danger... might be more frightening to him than jumping off the bridge.

The three of them tried to make their footsteps softer.The black shadow was getting closer and closer, and the heavy fog blocked their sight, preventing them from seeing its true appearance.

Everyone has tensed up their nerves, held their breath, and approached the black shadow step by step.

A second before they passed each other, the black shadow changed.

It made a dull coughing sound.

Normally, this is just the sound of clearing one's throat before speaking and would not attract anyone's attention.However, in the current environment, this stimulus has been amplified without limit, creating a bomb-like effect.

The three people who were already very nervous were so frightened that they almost jumped up and dodged to the side randomly.The communication bridge itself was not wide, so it hit the guardrail while trying to avoid it, and was about to fall down.

The black shadow seemed to pause for a moment in surprise, and then his clothes fluttered slightly.

The three young explorers felt that the world was spinning in front of them. Not knowing what was going on, they landed on their feet in a daze and stood on the bridge again.The boys and girls looked at each other in shock. Shintaro thought he was going to fall and die. It took him a long time to recover.

"Are you students of Guanghui Academy?" A clear human male voice came from the other side.

"Yes, yes." Nana, the leader of the expedition team, felt relieved again.Could it be that... he was caught and acted like that?

However, the person on the opposite side did not delve into why they were on the communication bridge leading to the Purple Zone. They just made a gesture that seemed to be a nod, "Really? It's very foggy today, so be careful when walking."

"It was just an accident, I was just shocked." Nana replied with a smile.

"I'm sorry to bother you." Feng Jie apologized to the other party politely and thoughtfully.This person must have been frightened by their surprise - thinking of this, Feng Jie suddenly felt that the behavior of his group just now was a bit funny.

"Is this your first time going to the Purple/Zone? After walking off the communication bridge, there is a cafe on the edge of the forest. You can take a rest there." The male seemed to remind him kindly.

"I see, thank you!"

After saying goodbye to each other, the three of them moved forward much more briskly.

"Huh, I thought it was a ghost at first. I didn't expect to meet such kind people on the bridge."

"Besides, he didn't seem to realize that we came here illegally."

"Good luck!"

The second half of the journey was completely different from the first half, full of laughter and fun.The flow of time seemed to speed up, and within a few minutes, they set foot on a brand new land.

"Purple/Zone, here I come!" Nana made an emotional gesture of hugging the air.

Shintaro followed cautiously at the end, taking in the scene in front of him.

...an ordinary forest.The tree is not as tall as the Forest of Trials.

What, I was worried that a large group of ferocious wild Pokémon would greet us.

Shintaro shook his head and put aside the strange thoughts.

"Is that the coffee shop that person mentioned just now?" Feng Jie pointed to the cabin at the edge of the forest, "Would you like to go have a drink?"

"Okay, okay, I happen to be a little thirsty."

Three young men rushed into the cafe in a hurry.The wooden door was pushed open, causing a crisp sound of wind chimes.

The decoration of the store is very ordinary, and there is no weird impression given by the "legendary purple/area".The thin male chef leaned against the bar and seemed to be tinkering with the coffee machine.

Hey, waiters in cafes... do they usually wear chef uniforms like this?Feng Jie secretly murmured in his heart and did not voice this little question for the time being.

"Give me a cup of coffee, please. Thank you."

"I want ice cream!"

"I-I just drink water."

The cook got busy without saying a word.Sitting side by side in front of the bar, Nana looked around restlessly, "Hey, Mr. Clerk, are there any special drinks here?"

Nana might want to hear a strange answer like "Super [-] Volt Soda" - unfortunately, the chef still didn't say anything and just slowly pointed to the menu on the wall.

The orange-haired girl tilted her head and said with a playful smile, "Mr. clerk, why don't you speak? Do you have a cold? Are you still shy?"

"Hey, Nana-san, it's a bit rude to ask this..." Shintaro whispered quickly.

Upon hearing Nana's question, the chef paused for a few seconds, causing the three of them to look at him.

For some reason, Feng Jie suddenly had an ominous premonition.

The skinny man turned his head little by little like a stiff puppet.

"..."

"what----"

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When the screams echoed throughout the forest, the black figure in the mist showed a strange smile.

"Welcome to the Fantasy Forest."

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The next moment, the fog suddenly dispersed.The young man did not retract his somewhat evil smile, but watched with interest the little boy in strange clothes descending from the sky.

“Tama—Che—!” The little boy’s eyes widened angrily, “Why are you bullying my friend again!”

"No way~" The young man spread his hands innocently, "I didn't stop them because I saw that the boy had your credentials."

The little boy suddenly choked up, apparently recalling the gift he had personally given, "But, but, you tricked them into the forest!"

"It's too much to say lie. I didn't lie at all. I just told them there was a cafe next to the forest."

"Well……"

"Also, I rescued them when they almost fell off the bridge."

"Uh……"

"I saved them and showed them the way, and you unexpectedly accused me of bullying them."

"...Oh QAQ."

In just three words, the child in front of him choked up and looked aggrieved, "You obviously did bad things but I can't refute you." The young man couldn't help but laugh and stretched out his hand to pinch the little boy's soft face.

"Okay, Divi, let's play with your friends later." The young man clapped his hands and said, "It's been a long time since we cooperated with you to complete the task. We must give Mr. Bai Ye a perfect answer."

"Of course!" the little boy puffed up his chest, "And I won't lose to you!"

"Yes, yes. Really, do we even have to compete at this time..."

The young man looked at his watch, squinted his eyes, and looked into the distance.

"Okay, it's time - let's go."

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