Chapter 2

[Chloe: "But it's already past the meeting time."]

["It's a very energetic boy who lives nearby." Professor Oak said with a smile.]

[Professor Oak had originally intended to let the children wait a little longer, but someone was unwilling.]

["That guy must be a scatterbrain." A boy in the group said unhappily.]

[Who is this? Professor Oak didn't remember him being on his camp list. Upon asking, he found out that the boy was invited by Chloe and his name was Goh.]

[Compared to the sweet and kind Chloe, this child named Goh was a bit annoying.]

["Then, how long do we have to wait for that scatterbrain?! Our time is very precious." Goh questioned Professor Oak.]

The audience watching the video were all dumbfounded when they saw this scene.

Whose child is this brat? Does he know who is in front of him? To dare to speak to Professor Oak like this, he is really too impolite.

Gary Oak: "Hmph, I really want to beat this guy named Goh up."

Gary Oak had never had a good impression of posers, not including himself.

[Professor Oak was still good-tempered and didn't get angry when questioned by Goh. Although he really wanted to wait for Ash a bit longer, he couldn't waste the other children's time. With no other choice, Professor Oak could only take the other children and leave first.]

[At this moment, Ash woke up from his sleep in a shock. The sun was high in the sky, and there was a broken alarm clock under the bed; Ash shouted that it was bad.]

[He didn't even change his clothes and rushed to Professor Oak's laboratory, but it was already too late.]

4: Parallel world Ash is here, starting at 5 years old!]

Bruno: "Feel sorry for Ash for a second; he looked forward to the camp for so long, but ended up missing it."]

Misty: "Who can he blame? Who told him to sleep in."]

Brock: "If I were Ash, I'd probably be so depressed I wouldn't be able to sleep all night."]

Misty: "And then continue to sleep in the next day?"]

Ash: "..."]

Gary Oak: "As expected, without me, Ash, you can't do anything. If I had been there, I would have definitely made Grandpa wait for you."]

Misty: "I don't think it would be of any use. With that guy named Goh fanning the flames on the side, even if you were there, I don't think Professor Oak would wait."]

Professor Oak was a person of principle; he wouldn't follow Gary Oak's words just because Gary Oak was his grandson.]

Gary Oak: "Alright, you're right, I really don't have that much face."]

Listening to Gary Oak's constant blabbering in the live broadcast room, Chairman Goodshow couldn't help it either. He sighed to Professor Oak beside him: "Sigh, it's not easy for you either, Professor Oak."]

"Sigh."

Professor Oak responded with a sigh as well.]

It really wasn't easy for him; having to deal with these two brothers, Ash and Gary, he would really live at least five years less.]

In the process of everyone chatting, the white-bordered screen suddenly dimmed; conversely, the black-bordered screen became bright.]

Cynthia: "The protagonist in the white-bordered screen is Ash; I wonder if this black-bordered one will be different."]

Steven Stone: "My suggestion is that the black-bordered one can have me as the protagonist; believe me, my story is definitely more exciting than Ash's."]

Telling Ash's story, a new Trainer who hasn't traveled for a year, what's the point? It's better to tell his story, starting from zero to becoming a Champion, and then resigning from the Champion position to pursue his dreams; it's definitely ten thousand times more exciting than Ash's story.]

When Steven Stone said this, Lance became interested too.]

Lance: "You can play mine, step by step, punishing evil and promoting good, finally becoming a great Dragon Master."]

It wasn't Lance bragging; his experience, if put in a novel, would definitely be a protagonist template.]

Diantha: "You haven't even become a Champion, what qualifications do you have to compete with us for the protagonist role."]

Cynthia: "That's right, that's right, wait until you pass Lorelei's hurdle before talking about the protagonist."]

Lance: "Champion? Lorelei? Sorry, excuse me."]

Diantha and Cynthia poked Lance's sore spot, but he had no way to refute it; who told them that what they said was the truth.]

Hop: "My brother Leon is the most suitable one!"]

Since his debut, he has had an undefeated record in official Pokémon League battles.]

Hop just wanted to ask, who else is there? Who else!]

Steven Stone: "Young man, you don't understand; no one wants to watch a smooth-sailing story; everyone prefers stories with twists and turns."]

Hop: "Uncle, you don't understand young people today at all; what era is it now? Who still watches stories about protagonists being abused? A protagonist who is invincible from the start and suppresses everything is the most sought after by young people."]

Therefore, his older brother Leon is still the most suitable to be the protagonist in the black-bordered screen.]

Amidst everyone's arguing, the black border had been fully lit up, and the video started.]

[A sunny morning, green trees, flowers, and an ordinary country bungalow.]

The start was exactly the same as the image in the white border.]

What are you doing?]

The system spent so much effort and even divided the screen into black and white, but it ended up playing the same content.]

Wallace: "Is this to make us strengthen our memory?"]

Diantha: "Who exactly is this guy named Ash? Why do we have to watch the same video twice?"]

Could it be that this child named Ash is the system's illegitimate child?]

Is the reason the system appeared just to promote its illegitimate child?]

Cynthia: "Don't talk nonsense, keep watching, I believe the system will give us the answer soon."]

Cynthia's judgment was not wrong; as expected, a different place soon appeared in the image.]

[Ash in the black screen didn't act like a monkey, not taking the path well and insisting on sliding down the banister. He walked down from the second floor steadily.]

["Mom, I'm going to participate in the camp." Ash said as he handed the poster to his mother, Delia, who was cooking.]

["Alright, as long as our Ash likes it." Delia said with a smile, "By the way, Mom seems to have things to do on the morning of that day, can our Ash get up by himself?"]

[Ash glanced at Delia and said speechlessly: "Mom, what are you talking about? I started getting up by myself when I was three."]

[Delia seemed to remember something: "Ah, right, our Ash stopped sleeping in when he was three."]

Misty: "Stopped sleeping in when he was three? I don't believe it, this isn't the Ash in my memory."]

Ash: "That's right, that's right, how could I stop sleeping in when I was three? It must be bragging."]

Let alone Misty not believing it, even Ash himself didn't believe it.]

Professor Oak: "It's not impossible; the world in the black screen is very likely not our world, but a parallel world. Since it's a parallel world Ash, it's normal for his personality to be different."]

5: Prize quiz begins, is Goh about to be beaten up?]

Gary Oak: "Parallel world?!"]

Professor Oak: "That's the only explanation."]

[Time: The day of the camp.]

[Ash got up early; he didn't even use an alarm clock.]

[He folded the quilt, finished washing in the bathroom, and finally went to the first floor to eat breakfast. The breakfast was milk and bread that his mother, Delia, had prepared for Ash in advance. Everything was so orderly.]

[After finishing breakfast, Ash habitually glanced at the clock and muttered to himself: "It's only 6:50, it's still early until the agreed meeting time. I can go to the Professor's laboratory after finishing my training."]

[After speaking, Ash left the house and began to perform the basic training of a Trainer in the yard—throwing balls.]

Ash: "Eh? Do you need to train for throwing balls?"]

He had never trained for throwing balls since he grew up; if he had that time, it would be better to go out and play.]

Professor Oak: "Throwing balls is the foundation of a Trainer; Delia still dotes on you too much."]

Brock: "So hard-working at only 5 years old, this Ash's self-discipline is terrifying."]

Bruno: "That's right, such a self-disciplined Ash, even I have started to look forward to his future."]

Professor Oak: "Ash in the black world definitely has an unlimited future. What Ash lacks most is basic skills; as long as he builds a good foundation, Ash's future is worth looking forward to."]

Gary Oak: "Unlimited future? Grandpa, are you joking? What kind of future does this guy Ash have? He's not like me, who is exceptionally talented; Ash's talent is too ordinary, even if he spends time practicing basics, it's useless."]

Ash: "What are you proud of, Gary? I will definitely defeat you in this Indigo Plateau Conference."]

Gary Oak: "Tch."]

[After practicing throwing balls for more than half an hour, Ash didn't even break a sweat. According to his usual habits, he wouldn't stop until he trained for at least another hour, but he didn't continue training today; he had to hurry to Professor Oak's laboratory.]

["Professor Oak, aren't we leaving yet?" Chloe asked curiously.]

["There are still ten minutes until the meeting time, let's wait a little longer." Professor Oak glanced at his watch and replied.]

[In fact, his action of looking at his watch was just habitual; if Ash hadn't arrived, it meant it definitely wasn't meeting time yet. As an elder who watched Ash grow up, he knew very well how strong Ash's sense of time was; even if it was windy or rainy, as long as it was the agreed time, Ash would never be late.]

["That guy is too full of himself, making so many of us wait for him."]

[An annoying guy is definitely annoying in any world. Professor Oak clearly said it wasn't meeting time yet, but Goh still jumped out.]