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.

...Yes, I'm just an ordinary person.

I have no talent and no luck.I'm really, really happy to be here and meet everyone, but...sure enough, I can't ask for more things that shouldn't belong to me.

A mere mortal who wants to be a great being...of course he will be punished, right?

[May [-], [-], [-]:[-] pm, Konglu Red/District, Guanghui College Teaching Building]

"...That's it for today's class. If you have any questions, you can go to the training ground to find me. If you want to fight, it's no problem. Let's finish the get out of class."

The young teacher teaching the techniques of using moves pushed up his glasses, and the last words of his words were lost in the noise of the classroom.

The teenage boys and girls couldn't wait for the bell to ring. They were already noisily quarreling and inviting each other to eat in the cafeteria.

"Shintaro-san—" Nana's voice passed through half of the classroom, still making the brown-haired boy's ears ring a little, "Would you like to go to the training ground together tonight? It's a rare opportunity to play against Mr. Kamio today!"

As a player who has reached the top four of the World League, this young man has always been the target of challenges from students.

The young man smiled gently and said, "I won't go. With my current strength, I won't learn anything from fighting against such a strong opponent as the teacher."

"Well, having said that..."

"Anyway, let's go eat first?" Shintaro looked at Nana with a smile in his eyes, "It's not enough to forget to eat just thinking about fighting."

"……All right."

Shintaro followed the crowd and headed towards the cafeteria.Nana, who was following him, sighed silently and lowered her gaze.

In fact, not only Nana, but also friends who are familiar with Shintaro have vaguely felt his changes.Although he was still as gentle and soft as before, deep in his heart, something harder and sharper seemed to have disappeared.

Nana felt that she could barely understand part of Shintaro's thoughts.Although he acted as if nothing had happened, the incident a week ago had clearly dealt a serious blow to him - which was not surprising, if Nana was put in the same position, she was pretty sure she would be in pain too.

As one of the parties involved, Nana explained to Shintaro many times that she didn't care about his mistakes, was not afraid of heights, and didn't care about falling off the bridge occasionally.Unfortunately, these words were not accepted by Shintaro.

After finishing dinner together and saying goodbye at the entrance of the cafeteria, Nana thumped the street tree twice in despair.

"Ah ah ah, why didn't I leave the suspension bridge quickly that day..."

At a loss what to do, Nana inadvertently looked up and saw a cluster of dazzling red hairs.

The girl was stunned for a moment, and her eyes lit up.

[May [-], [-], [-]:[-] pm, Sky and Land Red/District, Student Dormitory]

The Spearow gave full play to its ferocity when hunting insects, and its powerful wings sliced ​​the Camine's water gun into pieces.The horned goldfish in the pond looked very sleepy, dealing with the attacks of the pangolin rat at every turn, which made the pangolin rat very angry.

The trainer looked at his Pokémon, a little lost in thought for a moment.

Although he mechanically maintained the habit of special training every day, the young trainer had long lost the motivation and strength to do so.The cold voice of the transfer student that day seemed to still be echoing in my ears——

"Just go to the corner and stay there, you trash, and don't come out to harm anyone."

Shintaro shivered violently and quickly shook his head to throw the bad memories out of his mind.Then he noticed that Cammy Turtle had stopped practicing and was looking at him with some concern.

The young man quickly reached out and touched the aqua-colored kid's slippery head, "Sorry, I was a little distracted just now."

He originally wanted to say "continue training", but he met Cammy Turtle's eyes.The words somehow changed before they came out.

"...Cami Turtle."

Shintaro lowered his head, not looking at his initial Pokémon's expression.

"What do you think, I..."

Am I a very useless trainer?

Before he finished speaking, the sound of the door being pushed open interrupted Shintaro's thoughts.The visitor's red hair is still bright, and the smile on his face is still so energetic and exciting, as if he is a superman who will never be discouraged.

"Xiao Zhen, I came back to see you during the holiday. Are you training?"

"..."

"Why do you have such an expression?" Kazuhiko laughed, "Don't you want to see me?"

"No, no, how could that happen?" Shintaro quickly broke away from his dazed state and shook his head violently, his expression a bit complicated.

If it were him a week ago, he would have been extremely excited by Kazuhiko's appearance.He clearly wanted to see his respected seniors often before, but now he just feels like he can't hold his head up.

There is no way for a loser like me to respond to the expectations of my seniors, I will only make them feel disappointed.A voice whispered in my heart.

"It seems that you still insist on the habit of special training every day, very good." The red-haired boy, who was much taller than Shintaro, nodded and hugged Shintaro's shoulders affectionately, "Come on, let's have a fight. Look how much you’ve improved.”

Shintaro was almost half pulled and half forced to stand on the trainer's seat, and then he lost completely without any suspense.

Of course, losing to Kazuhiko is not a strange thing - if you win, you need to run around the trial forest three times to celebrate.However, Shintaro's performance in this battle was really poor.His mental state was not stable enough, almost like a novice at the mercy of others, and he never even lasted three rounds.

Just like when he first came here.

When Shintaro was holding the injured Kami turtle and looking for medicine, Kazuhiko didn't say much, nor did he criticize Shintaro's lackluster performance. He just silently took out the burn medicine and helped Shintaro treat the Kami turtle.

Shintaro opened and closed his mouth several times, and finally sipped it as if he had given up.

"Um...Kazuhiko-senpai, can you talk to me?"

"of course."

Although he had listened to Nana's narration of the general situation, Kazuhiko still felt a familiar and helpless shock when listening to the narration of another person involved.The thin young man stumbled and recounted an experience that he was ashamed to talk about, and even wanted to forget forever, but could no longer keep it in his heart. His voice, which had not yet changed, had a slight tremor that was not easy to detect, revealing the true emotions he was trying to hide.

"I'm sorry, Senior Kazuhiko." Shintaro lowered his head quietly, "I... am too weak. I can't meet your expectations."

Kazuhiko sighed and suddenly straightened his expression.

"Yes, it's just as you said. You are weak and stupid. Not only are you unable to save others, you even almost became a murderer. Your image in the eyes of your classmates must have been extremely bad."

Shintaro, who had never been scolded by Kazuhiko, suddenly froze, but Kazuhiko had already changed the subject.

"It was my fault."

"……Eh?"

"I was too reckless. I only encouraged you without thinking, asking you to become stronger and grow up. I was still immersed in the self-satisfaction of a good senior, and I didn't even notice your true feelings."

The red-haired boy's expression softened.

"Xiao Zhen, have you ever thought about it this way? I have changed and worked hard. I am indeed making continuous progress and have become a person who can shoulder anything."

Seeing Shintaro's expression, Kazuhiko suddenly wanted to laugh inappropriately.Although he was speechless for a moment, Shintaro's expression was much more honest than his words.

"You know, you have only been a trainer for less than half a year. None of us are rare geniuses like Inspector Abel Winfried. How can we become a unique trainer in just half a year? What about the trainer who doesn’t make mistakes?”

"You're too anxious." Kazuhiko said simply.

As soon as these words came out, the tears that Shintaro had been holding back for a long time suddenly burst out and overflowed drop by drop from his light brown eyes.

"But..." His voice was already crying.

Of course he knew he was in a hurry.It should be said that since Kazuhiko was promoted to the Orange Division, he has lost his previous stable mentality.

Shintaro will never forget the scene when his brother Tatsuya returned home for the first time after setting off.When he, who was not yet a trainer, ran out to greet his brother, he saw his brother chatting happily with a strange boy of the same age whom he did not know.The black-haired boy smiled and introduced the people around him, and said, "They are my most important close friends."

After learning about the achievements Tatsuya and his companions had made in just one year, Shintaro felt a strong sense of distance.His brother once lived with him under the same roof and got along day and night, but now his brother has traveled with his friends to a distance that Shintaro could not imagine. He can't even understand what his brother is chatting with other people.

Shintaro really admired his brother, so the panic became even more intense.He didn't express his thoughts, but he did think so——

The person I admire is no longer in the same world as me.

"Uh, don't cry... I can't stand this anymore." The red-haired boy immediately lost his inscrutable appearance and scratched his head at a loss. For a moment, he felt like a bully who bullied others and felt uncomfortable all over. got up.

"Listen to me." He put his hand forcefully on Shintaro's shoulder, making him look directly at him.

"Although I may not be qualified to preach as an 'irresponsible promoter', I still hope you know." Kazuhiko's bright golden eyes looked at Shintaro, "I understand that you have made a lot of efforts, and you have indeed achieved results. Progress. But hard work or belief, these are just the simplest things that everyone can do. They cannot be used as capital for bragging, nor should we eagerly look forward to receiving feedback. Rather than calculating your own efforts, How much time and sweat have been spent - it is better to realize the fact that 'I am very weak and will be very weak in the next few years, or even more than ten years', and then work towards the ideal goal."

Meeting Shintaro's uneasy gaze, Kazuhiko patted his shoulder and smiled narcissistically, "Your role model is here, what else is there to be afraid of?"

Kazuhiko's last words severely touched Shintaro's defense.Letting go of Cammy's cold body, Shintaro wiped his face vigorously with his sleeve.

"You really...won't give up on me because I'm too useless and my progress is too slow?"

"What are you talking about? You have such a beautiful idea." Kazuhiko said with a straight face, "Don't think that you can be lazy because I went to the orange group. I will check your score changes once a month. If I find out If you are lazy, I will immediately ask for leave and fly back to beat you up."

The brown-haired boy paused, and finally showed a broken smile, but his tears started to pour even more violently.

He knew that his beloved senior had indeed read all his thoughts, so he gave such a firm and reassuring answer.

What could be more inspiring to travelers than a bright, unfading lighthouse standing in front of them?

"By the way." Kazuhiko continued without any hesitation, "I have checked your results this month. The theoretical part was just so-so, the actual performance was too poor, and the number of times was not enough, so you are unqualified."

With that said, Kazuhiko clapped his hands and stood up, "Kami Turtle's injury is not serious. He should be almost recovered by now, right? Come on, let's continue fighting."

"……Eh?"

His thinking circuit switched from emotion and emotion to fighting in one second. Shintaro couldn't get over it for a moment, and his face was suddenly confused.

"Fireblast, are you ready? Come on!"

"Boom oh oh oh oh!"

"...Eh, eh, eh? Now? Immediately?? Ah, wait!"

The brown-haired boy stood up hurriedly and almost tripped over the turtle.The flames of the Explosive Beast had already hit, and Cammy Turtle quickly used his water-based moves to prevent Shintaro from getting burned before exiting the battle field.

It looked back at its trainer.

The young man looked a little flustered, with tears still hanging in the corners of his eyes, washing his eyes clean.

Just like it did when it first met Shintaro.

After a week, the aqua-colored turtle finally showed his first reassuring smile.The hazy white light that reshapes muscles and bones seeps out from the deepest part of the body, carrying Pokémon and humans together to begin the most important transformation in life.

[May [-], [-], [-]:[-] am, Konglu Red/District, Guanghui College teaching building]

"That's what happened." Shintaro scratched his head in embarrassment, "I'm really sorry for making everyone worry all this time."

"Finally figured it out? Really, what you did a few days ago was so outrageous, you actually refused my invitation to fight." Nana showed an unhappy expression without any gentleness at all.

"R-I'm sorry...I won't refuse today, for sure!"

"But...doesn't that sentence sound familiar?" Feng Jie muttered.

"'Effort is only the basic of basics, recognize your own weaknesses and then move forward'?" Nana turned her notepad, "Of course you are familiar with it. Isn't this a famous line from our academy? Senior Kazuhiko back then" Still an immature first-year student, Kamijou Naruya, the electrician who was transferred from the class, was beaten so hard that he was unable to fight back. He even became frustrated and wanted to withdraw from the final exam. His childhood sweetheart, Inoue Hitomi-senpai, gave him a hard blow. He came with a friendly fist and said these words."

As Nana spoke, she also performed the so-called "Friendship Breaking Fist", "Many people saw this incident at the time, and there are still posts from that time in the forum."

"Oh, I remembered it!" Feng Jie smacked his palms, "I have indeed seen this post before."

"Kazuhiko-senpai also had his young and cute moments." Nana shrugged.

The chatter of the friends gradually faded away, and Shintaro was stunned as if he had been slapped on the forehead with a mallet. He blinked and it took him a long time to realize a fact.

"I...I actually drank second-hand chicken soup once??