"This is really…"
The heavy rain continued to pour down. Emma, holding an umbrella, stared blankly at the curtain of water in front of her.
It was actually raining.
She slowly stretched out her right hand. Cold raindrops landed clearly in her palm. The sensation was vivid—undeniably real.
Just moments ago, her words had summoned dark clouds into the clear sky.
This feeling was…
Emma's eyes gradually lit up.
Too powerful.
After all, Lapras was still relatively low-level. The Rain Dance lasted less than five minutes before the clouds dispersed. But the pooled water on the ground proved everything that had just happened.
"Amazing! This is seriously amazing!"
Back inside the store, Emma was still brimming with excitement.
She had completely fallen in love with Water-type Pokémon.
"Pokémon are magical," Ren said with a smile. "And so are their moves."
He wasn't exaggerating. Pokémon were destined to bring enormous changes to the world.
Take Rain Dance, for example. Once Pokémon became widespread, if a region faced drought, the government could simply send a Water-type Trainer to use large-scale Rain Dance.
No rain?
Then let Pokémon make it rain.
If certain areas suffered constant storms, Trainers could rotate Pokémon using Sunny Day to disperse the rain.
People in the south who never saw snow? A few well-timed Hail moves would fix that.
Incredible convenience.
"It's really unbelievable…" Lily said enviously.
Controlling the weather itself.
"Boss, can't I draw again? I barely got any chances this time—and I even got 'Thank you for your patronage!'"
Lily looked at Ren pitifully. She still wanted another shot at the Technical Machine.
"No. Rules are rules."
Ren shook his head firmly. The system only allowed one draw per person per day. He had no authority to change that.
Though honestly… if these two wealthy girls cleared out the entire Technical Machine pool, he wouldn't complain.
"Hmph. Stingy."
Lily pouted. "You deserve to live with Pokémon forever."
At noon, Ren began preparing lunch for his three little cuties, including Diancie.
Emma and Lily soon said their goodbyes. They planned to train in the afternoon and hoped to evolve Squirtle and Charmander as soon as possible.
After all, someone in their group chat had evolved Caterpie, "it can turn into a dragon" had stirred up quite the competitive spirit.
"Time to launch the ads."
Ren contacted the platform managers he had already negotiated with. Everything was ready—just waiting to go live.
---
In Longcheng, inside a villa, a young man opened bilibili.
After the official news release, the platform's traffic had skyrocketed.
Uncle probably woke up laughing.
The reason was simple—Ren had only posted a few Pokémon battle videos there.
"It's insane! They can actually use magic! That Aerodactyl is so cool!"
"How many times do I have to say it? It's Attribute power, not magic… But I'm tempted. I want to go to Magic City."
"Bring enough money. Pokémon are expensive. I heard that Larvitar from the earlier video was worth over ten million."
"Be confident. I bought one at Pokémon House. Larvitar is a quasi-legendary. Brother Yun paid sixty million. There's also Miss Yun'er's Dreepy and Lily's Dratini. Three quasi-legendaries already."
"Sixty million… You rich kids really don't treat money like money."
"Front row worship! What Pokémon do you have?"
"I'm new… I've got a Meowth. Cute little cat."
Staring at the comments, Levi fell into thought.
Pokémon…
He had noticed them by accident. Now they were everywhere online.
"If creatures like this really exist… maybe the price makes sense."
He replayed the battle between Lapras and Aerodactyl. The intensity thrilled him.
The fierce, domineering Aerodactyl.
The elegant yet powerful Lapras.
Both were captivating.
Then he noticed an advertisement beneath the profile section:
Want to experience the beauty of Pokémon? Want to become a qualified Trainer? Welcome to Pokémon House.
"An ad? Real or fake?"
Levi hesitated, then clicked.
A beautifully designed website appeared. Bright, cheerful Pokémon smiled from the homepage.
Diancie and Manaphy.
He immediately recognized them.
The homepage read:
Pokémon House
In the corner was a white-and-gold alpaca logo.
"Pokédex… Basics… Beginner's Guide… Forum…"
Scrolling down, he found the Pokédex. It listed 905 Pokémon, though most were marked "????".
Only a few had visible names, types, and images.
Even so, Levi read every available entry carefully.
It was all so new.
"Only Lapras and Aerodactyl are fully unlocked…"
"Larvitar, Dreepy, Dratini… three quasi-legendaries?"
"Diancie, Manaphy…"
His gaze lingered on Diancie.
The legendary Pokémon.
He had watched Diancie's dance video countless times. It had practically become a treasure of the platform.
He hadn't expected her to be among the rarest Pokémon.
Opening the forum, he found countless posts.
The hottest one read:
'Dragon Is the Strongest! Smash! Dragon Breath! Invincible!'
Levi's eyelid twitched.
He clicked anyway.
It was written by Lily.
The entire post was pure bragging—Dragon-types crushing all others, having no natural enemies, being the cutest.
Complete nonsense.
If he hadn't already seen the type effectiveness chart, he might've believed it.
The only interesting part was her claim that her Dratini had already defeated Larvitar.
Well… since Ren hadn't uploaded that battle yet, outsiders had no way to verify it.
"I'm going to Magic City tomorrow."
Decision made.
He had to become a Trainer.
---
Inside the Magic City Public Security Bureau.
On the training field, Isla and Mateo were battling.
"Enough, enough! This is too shameless!"
Finally, Mateo surrendered.
He couldn't take it anymore.
Houndour's Flash Fire Ability completely nullified Growlithe's long-range attacks.
Isla kept her distance perfectly, baiting Growlithe with Ember, then retreating whenever he tried to close in.
Growlithe's only melee move, Thrash, was powerful—but left it confused afterward.
He hadn't even hit Houndour once.
"You're too weak," Isla said calmly.
She walked over and patted Houndour's head in praise.
Mateo's face turned green.
You call that fair?!
"Well done," the director said, nodding in satisfaction. "From today onward, the two of you will undergo focused Pokémon training."
"Director, what about our regular duties?" Mateo asked cautiously.
"I'll reassign someone else. Your job now is to strengthen your Pokémon."
He shot Mateo a look. He knew exactly how lazy this guy could be.
"Don't take this lightly. This is important."
He paused.
"You'll have a mission soon."
The arrival of Pokémon brought more benefits than risks—but the risks couldn't be ignored.
If criminals acquired Pokémon…
Their power would surpass guns.
Most citizens were law-abiding.
But it only took a few bad actors to cause chaos.
That's why Isla and Mateo would train first. Once wild Pokémon appeared in Magic City, the entire police force would begin capturing and training them.
These two would serve as instructors.
They had to stay ahead of the public.
As for sending a large number of officers to buy Pokémon from Pokémon House now?
With what budget?
Wild Pokémon were about to appear anyway.
Why spend the money?
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