Chapter 1: Transmigration, starting from reviving the Gym

"Vee?"

Qingyu's consciousness was awakened by a strangely familiar cry.

He opened his eyes in a daze, locking gazes with a fluffy little animal perched on the head of the bed in the dim room.

Did I wake up too abruptly?

Why is there an Eevee lying on the head of the bed?

Following standard procedure, he perhaps should have scrambled back to the corner of the bed, pinched his thigh hard, and confirmed he was dreaming of Pokémon.

However—

Qingyu reached out as if possessed, stroking the Eevee's round little head with practiced ease.

Hmm, the texture was nice.

With such realistic tactile sensation, surely this couldn't be a dream?

"Wait a minute, why does my head feel so itchy..."

As Qingyu sensed something amiss, a torrent of memories surged into his brain.

Unexpectedly, there was no pain, but the massive amount of information was enough to leave him instantly frozen in place.

"I've transmigrated?"

After gradually straightening out the chaotic fragments of memory, Qingyu soon realized his current situation.

He hurriedly got up and walked into the washroom.

On the other side of the mirror, a handsome young man with black hair and deep eyes was staring back at him.

Returning to eighteen overnight, with a life trajectory completely different from his previous one—what else could explain this besides transmigration?

It couldn't be that the surgery was a success...

That, above all else, was absolutely impossible!

"And, I've actually transmigrated into the world of Pokémon..."

This world-leading IP from his past life was now presenting itself before his eyes in a dreamlike fashion.

"Vee~"

Just as he stood dazed before the mirror, the Eevee in the bedroom followed him, letting out another soft, sweet cry.

"Are you hungry? I'll go get you something to eat."

No wonder it felt so familiar and his handling was so practiced; it turned out this Eevee was his starter Pokémon.

Qingyu smiled dotingly and returned to the bedroom to take out a bag of cheese pies.

A specialty of the Paldea region, a flavorful dish that both Pokémon and humans could eat, more nutritious than energy blocks.

Having tentatively solved the Eevee's lunch problem, Qingyu sat back on the bed and whispered to himself:

"I am still Qingyu, 18 years old, from Shenhezhen in the Sinnoh region."

"My parents were Elite Trainers who moved the whole family to Cabo Poco in the Paldea region five years ago to run a 'Sunshine' Gym."

It sounded like it should have been a happy and fulfilling story.

However, about half a year ago, disaster struck.

The Time Machine project in Area Zero, which his parents were participating in with their team, suffered a sudden accident, and the personnel involved went missing.

The sudden blow left the once confident and optimistic Qingyu devastated, causing him to shut himself away until he passed away last night from exhaustion and despair.

"Sigh..."

Qingyu didn't know what to say; the words on his lips ultimately turned into a sigh.

As a transmigrator, he actually knew more.

For instance, after the accident with the Time Machine, no one in the entire team survived, save for one Mabosstiff that managed to escape.

"Let's stop here; if I keep thinking about it, I'll end up emo too."

Qingyu shook his head.

Rather than dwelling on these things, he still had to deal with the mess left behind.

Besides taking good care of himself and the Eevee, how to get the Gym back in operation was the first difficult problem facing him.

First, his parents had taken almost all of the Gym's Pokémon with them before they left.

Second, because Qingyu was not a trainer and lacked the energy to raise other Pokémon.

In summary, we reach a conclusion:

The Sunshine Gym might really be finished...

Even in the most laid-back Kalos region, a Gym not opening for business for half a year is quite explosive news.

Qingyu didn't even dare to imagine what kind of expression the Paldea League would have in two months when the Gym qualification audit came at the end of the year.

What's worse, he was now left with only an Eevee that had no combat ability; even if he wanted to grind, he didn't have the strength.

It felt like a dead end!

Just as Qingyu felt a wave of despair in his heart, a line of subtitles suddenly appeared before his eyes.

【At thirty, you return to your hometown of Shenhezhen, living a peaceful life but still having achieved nothing.】

【Although you entered into marriage with your successful childhood sweetheart and your life is considered fulfilling, you still recall that lonely autumn from time to time.】

【At this moment, you begin to fantasize again—】

【If you had managed to hold onto the Gym your parents left behind, perhaps your life would have been completely different, right?】

【Looking at the present with the eyes of the future, you know very well that there is only one practical path to save the Gym!】

【Living a second life, you are determined to create a future without regrets!】

【So, go stream, young man!】

【Life Counterattack System binding successful, awaiting activation.】

【Activation Task: Emulate the successful model of the Levincia Gym and gain the first batch of fans for your Gym.】

【Reward: System functions opened, Growth Points ×50】

This is... a system?

Having read books on Qidian for over a decade, Qingyu was no stranger to the standard system for transmigrators.

Before he transmigrated, the Life Counterattack System was quite popular, and it turned out it had been arranged for him too?

Although he didn't know what use this system had for now, the information he had just obtained provided him with a clue.

Streaming.

In his previous life, Qingyu was a small-time streamer who had gained tens of thousands of fans by doing tricks in Pokémon battles, making a living was not a problem.

This was right up his alley.

Thinking of this, he immediately took out his phone and clicked on the red-and-white ball app labeled "PokeTV."

PokeTV, the video streaming platform launched by the Pokémon League, is equivalent to a collection of platforms like YouTube, Bilibili, and TikTok from his previous life.

After typing "Iono" in the search bar, channels covering the keyword popped up quickly.

【Iono's Stream, 30,000 fans, 10 posts】

The latest video under the account was released 12 hours ago, and the view count had already exceeded 400,000.

For a newcomer, this was absolutely terrifying data.

Sure enough, she had already started her channel by this time?

With curiosity, Qingyu clicked on the video.

"Everyone! It's time for Iono's stream~"

A sweet, energetic female voice rang out.

Then, an energetic girl with pink hair and blue highlights appeared, waving enthusiastically at the viewers outside the screen.

"Hey~ How are you all doing?"

"Catching your eyes with my Electroweb! Who's streaming? It's me, Iono! Good morning, afternoon, and evening, hello, Ciao~"

Iono, Levincia Gym Leader, future super-popular streamer.

Although she was still a bit green, she would soon grow her fan base at rocket speed and become a top internet celebrity.

In the eyes of players from his previous life, she was the only designated cutie in the Paldea region.

Watching the vibrant, energetic girl on the screen, Qingyu couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Iono is so cute~

The hint given by the system was already very obvious.

Emulate the Levincia Gym and use the high popularity gained from streaming to drive traffic to the Gym.

It seemed like a feasible method.

Qingyu thought silently while enjoying the video.

The internet era in this world started a bit late, and the streaming industry should still be a blue ocean.

But there was a small problem right now.

If he wanted to imitate her, wasn't the difficulty a bit too high?

Surely there wouldn't be brothers who didn't like watching cute girls stream and would come to follow a rough guy like him...

"Today is also a day to climb the ranks, so let's play 'Pokémon: Champion' with Iono!"

"If I can promote to the Great Ball tier, maybe I'll be able to match with other Gym Leaders in the future~"

Qingyu was continuing to analyze Iono's path to success.

She on the screen clicked on the big screen, entering a game that looked nine parts out of ten suspicious.

"Pokémon: Champion"

I'm playing a Pokémon game in the Pokémon world?

Qingyu raised an eyebrow, keenly sensing a clue, so he immediately pressed pause and switched to the browser to search for this name.

As he gradually understood this game, his pupils began to shake.

He finally understood.

Why the system said that the success of the Levincia Gym could be replicated.