Chapter 196

Mew, a well-known street wanderer of the Pokémon world.

Although strictly speaking, it doesn't count as the Legendary Pokémon category passed down by players, but is an officially named Mythical Pokémon.

However, Mew's status clearly doesn't lose to the vast majority of Legendary Pokémon.

It is said that Mew possesses the genes of all current types of Pokémon and is even considered by some scholars to be the common ancestor of Pokémon.

Even Mewtwo, the artificial creature created by Team Rocket, was molded using its genes.

At the same time, Mew also shoulders the responsibility of guarding the Tree of Beginning, and even the creatures created by Regigigas, known as the "Five Pillars," are just its gatekeepers.

As for why the King of Toilets didn't mold other types, like Grass-type pillars?

I don't know!

Judging from its treatment alone, it's at the level of Arceus's own child.

And even with the responsibility of guarding the World Tree, this street wanderer spends most of its time not doing its job, dedicated to transforming into the shapes of various Pokémon to find other wild Pokémon to fight.

As for this kind of entrapment...

Watching Mew, which had inexplicably made contact with him, Qingyu couldn't help but sigh.

Am I some kind of Legendary Pokémon magnet? It seems I've already encountered three since I transmigrated not long ago?

"Mew?"

Discovering that this human, who seemed to be Eevee's Trainer, was looking at it with a complex gaze, Mew tilted its head and subconsciously looked at its own body.

I shouldn't have given myself away, right?

However, since it already knew Eevee's specific location, it would just wait until this human wasn't around to come and play with it.

Come to think of it, I always feel this human is very special...

In the instant Qingyu blinked, the "Oricorio" immediately disappeared, as if everything were just his hallucination.

"Tsk, it's not even acting anymore."

Qingyu couldn't help but click his tongue.

Although he didn't know why Mew would appear here, just like Rayquaza, he would just pretend he didn't know of its existence for now, right?

Time soon arrived at Friday, November 28th.

For a Gym Leader in Paldea, the weekdays from Monday to Friday are actually the most leisurely times.

After all, the admission requirements for Naranja Academy are very simple; as long as one has the aptitude to become a Trainer, even middle-aged and elderly people are treated equally...

So most novice Trainers are currently under unified management at the academy.

There haven't been many guests these past few days, and Qingyu is happy to be idle.

While methodically practicing the use of Z-Moves with Eevee, he urges Nemona to make up for her shortcomings in basic coursework.

As a Trainer, Nemona's commanding and raising abilities can be considered excellent, but only in theory has she fallen behind.

This might also be related to her traveling between various regions since she was young, with no time to systematically study at a Pokémon school.

Of course, in Qingyu's view, most students in all of Paldea actually have the same problem.

Even though the weekly Gym tactics are already placed on the exam questions, as long as the basics are passed and they can understand his meaning, they could easily pass the test with a little targeting.

But even with the puzzle placed on the riddle, the pass rate of the Sun Gym is still less than 10%.

Is this right?

I don't know what Naranja Academy has been teaching them...

Maybe those teachers aren't as good as me!

"I see, Dunsparce's Rattled ability can be triggered repeatedly by teammates' moves, allowing the timid one to boost its speed to the limit in an instant..."

"As for the Serene Grace ability, it has very good compatibility with the Rock Slide move, and can also have good performance when facing multiple Pokémon."

After being taught several different tactical styles regarding Dunsparce's abilities by Qingyu, Nemona felt she had learned a lot again.

"By the way, Mr. Qingyu knows too much, doesn't he? Knowing so much Pokémon-related knowledge, I feel like being a Pokémon Professor would be more than enough!"

Nemona couldn't help but exclaim.

To this, Qingyu smiled without a word.

At first, he really thought about whether he could actually become a Professor with his theoretical knowledge that was a dimensionality reduction strike to the Pokémon world.

After all, the current Pokémon Professor position in the Paldea region is vacant.

But after understanding a little bit, he gave up.

Perhaps in pure theory, he could speak eloquently based on the content in the game.

But to become a Professor, research ability is naturally indispensable.

As a transmigrator, how would he know about this aspect?

So rather than fantasizing about blooming on multiple fronts, it's better to honestly do his job as a Gym Leader first.

After teaching Nemona for a while longer, Arven, who had disappeared for several days, appeared at the gym again.

"Hey, Arven, did you find that plump Klawf?"

The moment he saw Arven, Nemona immediately recalled the content he mentioned a few days ago, and her eyes lit up instantly.

"Yeah, I went to South Province (Area Three) these past few days."

Arven nodded, his expression looking somewhat solemn.

"The rumors are true; there really is a Klawf with an abnormally huge build inhabiting the rock walls nearby."

"And, because its build is too huge, quite a few Trainers have successively gone to challenge it, hoping to capture it."

"But so far, it seems no one has been able to defeat this Klawf..."

"Even if they can defeat it the first time, after it escapes, that Klawf will quickly recover its vitality and defeat its opponent with even more powerful strength."

"Therefore, some people speculate that there must be some powerful recovery item hidden in its cave, so they also call it the 'Stony Cliff Titan,' which should be the effect of the Herba Mystica recorded in books."

Speaking of this, Arven sighed silently.

Wanting to collect five kinds of Herba Mystica seems far less simple than he thought.

Even if one finds these "Titan Pokémon" that occupy the Herba Mystica, how to defeat them seems to be a problem.

If, because of forcibly realizing his own ideas, Brother Qingyu and Nemona are also dragged into danger...

Wouldn't that be the same as the behavior of his parents at the time?

Seeing the hesitation in Arven's heart, Qingyu smiled slightly and reached out to pat his shoulder.

"We haven't even fought it yet, how would we know without trying?"

Titans are indeed much stronger than ordinary wild Pokémon, but...

My sword is also not blunt!

"That's right, for the sake of Klawf sticks... no, for the safety of the nearby residents, let's defeat that troublesome Klawf in one go!"

Nemona waved her right hand fiercely, seemingly cheering Arven on.

"Actually, even if we fail this time, it doesn't matter; just treat it as gathering intelligence for the next challenge."

After Qingyu added a sentence, he reached out and placed his hand on the back of Nemona's hand.

"..."

Looking at Qingyu and Nemona, whose eyes were incredibly serious, Arven was silent for a moment before finally revealing a smile.

"Yeah!"

"Then—"

"The operation to defeat the Stony Cliff Titan, officially begins!"

I quite like the pure friendship and warm atmosphere of the Scarlet/Violet protagonist group, so I tried to restore it; I hope it won't be written too childishly...