Divine Plan? But I'm a Pokémon trainer.

Chapter 316 What would someone like you become in the Pokémon world...?

It was established more than 20 years ago, back when the Red Rescue Team was established, that the Pokémon world is structured as a multiverse.

Now, Link is about to personally cross the Great Gate as a member of the adventure team, using the Dream Realm as a transit point to reach a planet in another world.

A world inhabited only by elves, with no humans (though they once existed), where incredible labyrinths frequently appear due to time and space anomalies.

Considering that sending everyone would be too much, and that some Pokémon have their own training strategies, Link needs to choose the team for this trip before setting off.

These include Dolphin, Incineroar, Arcanine, Dragonite, Talonflame, and Scyther.

After learning that he wouldn't have to go to the Dream Sky Battle for a while, Talebages was quite excited, while Dragonite and Incineroar seemed much less interested.

However, since there are many powerful spirits in another world, the two of them quickly accepted the mission.

After making thorough arrangements and preparations, Link and the Pokémon embarked on a journey to another world for special training...

……

The dazzling light, the weightless environment—everything was bizarre and fantastical, as if I were in a dream.

In the dream, it seemed as if someone was asking me certain questions.

Before you enter the world of Pokémon, there are a few questions we'd like you to answer.

[What is your gender?]

Even in his dream, Link was momentarily stunned when he heard the question.

good question!
"Of course it's a man."

This question is probably asking about gender identity, but for him, are there any other options?
Do you consider yourself to have an outgoing personality?

“He’s probably pretty cheerful,” Link thought to himself, “but not to that extent. Rather than cheerful, he’s more like positive.”

He always thinks very positively unless faced with cold, hard reality.

Even when faced with formidable challenges, they remain calm and give their all, often managing to overcome difficulties with ease.

Unfortunately, some math problems are simply beyond our ability to solve, and the same applies to real-world difficulties, such as an oncoming truck.

Is someone bullying your friend?

"First, prevent the conflict from escalating, then understand the reasons, and finally analyze the specific circumstances."

Link is generally a reasonable person. Although he may be biased or apply double standards, he doesn't disregard the facts.

For an individual, the ability to distinguish right from wrong is a very basic quality.

What if aliens invaded Earth?

"what?"

The question posed by this mysterious voice was rather tangential. Link wondered if he was qualified to get involved in an event of this caliber.

"I can't do much by staying home all summer waiting for school to start, especially since I'm studying pure mathematics."

What if, upon waking, a beautiful white-haired, red-eyed cat-eared girl who had lived for three thousand years suddenly grabbed his hand and said, "Link, I've been searching for you for three thousand years, and I've only just found your reincarnation. In your past life, you were a great mage who could send asteroids crashing into Earth with a wave of your hand, and I am your swordsman. Let's go find the divine weapon called Radiant Blaze and together we'll shoot down the starships in the sky..."

That, of course, is a different story.

Let's talk about something more realistic: would you want to dominate the toy world?

The toy world... can probably be understood as the game world.

This question stumped Link.

Many people believe that once they buy a game, everything in that game belongs to them and exists solely for their benefit, so whatever they do in the game is perfectly justified.

For example, there's a game that Link waited over ten years for but never got to release version 6. It has an extremely high degree of freedom. Players can complete NPC quests to gain experience and rewards, buy equipment and items from NPCs to hone their negotiation skills, steal back the money they spent to hone their stealth and thievery skills, kill NPCs to gain experience, and incidentally put the NPCs' souls into their soul stones to charge them up.

While there is an underlying logic against killing children, it is not impossible to solve this problem with mods.

Playing games like this is so much fun; it gives you a thrill of ruthlessly breaking the rules.

However, everyone has their own way of playing. In games with a storyline, from an immersive perspective, Link usually considers his character's role, type, personality, faction, and stance, rather than jumping straight into battle without considering anything else.

That way you'll save tens of dollars' worth of content.

At the same time, the game is more than just a simple game.

In an infinite universe, any possibility that is not zero can inevitably be realized. Therefore, is it possible that a certain world is really just like the setting in his favorite game...?

At least that's what he hoped for.

Forget about yellow-skinned creatures, but I might consider Pokémon.

Given this possibility, it's natural that Link invests his emotions in the games he loves.

Don't want to be the last one to leave the classroom after school?

"Generally speaking, the teacher can't find me before school ends."

【…】

Have you ever fallen asleep suddenly without any warning?

"I don't think I have that kind of superpower."

It's a day off, but nobody wants to play with me...

"Then I'll just find someone else to play with. I can play cards in front of the computer all day long."

Do you enjoy mindless chatting?

Link found the Q&A session rather boring, but it didn't matter while he was asleep.

"It's so-so. I've heard that 70% of conversations between friends consist of boring nonsense."

Can you become obsessed with something you like?

"Of course, I have things I'm truly passionate about, and it's hard not to get hooked on them."

Just like Pokémon battles, Link has played thousands of matches over a decade and never gets tired of it, and he will definitely not give up this kind of game in the future.

However, he has many interests and will never lack things to be obsessed with.

"Hmm, until death do us part?"

A hand suddenly reaches out from the toilet bowl! What would you do?

What the hell are these questions?

Link suddenly felt that these questions seemed somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember them for a moment.

all in all……

"If you encounter this, just close the toilet lid and flush it away."

Here is a bucket of water. If you were to fill it with water, how full would you fill it?

"I want to make a small hole in the bottom of the bucket, fill it with water while letting it drain out, and then have someone else answer when the water is full or when it leaks out completely."

Perhaps because he was nearing the end of his dream, Link's thought process became more active, and his answers began to become increasingly abstract.

[A crisis can actually ignite your fighting spirit!]

"What's the point of blindly killing everything if there's no difficulty or setback?"

"Of course, the stronger the enemy, the more excited I am, but there has to be a limit. We can't let people face a crisis with no hope at all."

So, one last question—

What kind of travel companions would you like to embark on a journey with?

(End of this chapter)