Chapter 17: So that

Paldea Region, Cabo Poco.

Outside the large villa opposite the Sunny Gym, several moving trucks were parked in an orderly fashion at the entrance.

The villa gate, which in Qingyu's memory had never been open, was now surprisingly wide open, and Machamp were coming and going, carrying cargo from time to time.

Aside from this group of Machamp employees, there were quite a few people dressed as maids, butlers, and chefs standing in a circle.

It was quite clear that this grand villa, which had been built for some years, had finally welcomed its owner to move in.

"Thank you all, Miss Machamp!"

A girl with a high ponytail and green highlights was standing by the roadside, expressing her gratitude to the Machamp movers.

Her right hand was covered by a fingerless glove, her entire outfit was very sporty, and combined with her healthy tan skin and the cute freckles on her cheeks, she looked full of youthful vitality.

"Machamp!"

The Machamp, covered in muscles and wearing her employee T-shirt like a small vest, enthusiastically returned a thumbs-up before quickly getting into the truck under the black-haired girl's gaze.

"Pokémon really are amazing creatures; Miss Machamp can even drive..."

Watching the truck drive away, the black-haired girl couldn't help but let out a sigh of admiration.

It's hard to imagine how inconvenient human society would be without the participation of Pokémon.

Three adults wouldn't be able to match the work efficiency of one Machamp, right?

Not to mention the existence of irreplaceable super-employees like delivery-man Dragonite, programmer Porygon, and Rotom AI.

Pokémon are truly amazing!

With this thought in mind, the girl was just about to turn back when she suddenly noticed a person and a pet walking out of a small path, heading toward the other end of Cabo Poco.

A black-haired youth she hadn't seen before, and a cute little Eevee?

Generally speaking, handsome or beautiful people should leave a deep impression, but Nemona had absolutely no impression of him.

Before moving to Cabo Poco, she should have greeted all the neighbors in town...

Could it be that she missed only this guy? That would be too rude!

Having finished brunch with Eevee and packed today's dinner, Qingyu was walking on the small path back to the Sunny Gym when he suddenly felt something and turned his head sharply.

At this sight, his pupils immediately dilated.

"Senior Nemona?"

The familiar yet strange girl before him made Qingyu's expression quickly turn odd.

Who would have thought that the first local he encountered after transmigrating to the Pokémon world would be the rival of the *Scarlet/Violet* protagonist?

Nemona, the human-form Pokémon future species, nicknamed "Iron Crush," holder of the Paldea Champion title.

At first, Qingyu hadn't recognized the building opposite his own, but after Nemona appeared, he finally realized.

"Isn't this the beach villa of Nemona's family?"

Although he had many questions in his heart, standing there blankly right now seemed a bit rude.

Qingyu quickly came back to his senses, gave a polite smile to Nemona, who was watching him, and then turned to continue on his way home.

Working backward from the game's plot sequence, Nemona moving to Cabo Poco to recuperate should have happened two years before the main story began.

In other words, she hasn't become the Champion yet, and it's very likely she isn't even a Trainer yet?

"So that's how it is; I've gradually understood everything."

After returning to the Sunny Gym, Qingyu couldn't wait to open his computer and began to look up some information on the internet.

In fact, after getting Blue's breeding notes last night, he had also tried searching online to see if "The Breeder" existed in this world.

But the result was—

No such person found.

Thinking about it now, perhaps it's not that Blue doesn't exist in this world, but that he hasn't appeared in the public eye yet?

After a precise search, Qingyu quickly formed a basic understanding of the various regional leagues.