Divine Plan? But I'm a Pokémon trainer.

Chapter 455 The Cultivator with Thousand-Mile Eyes

Link should have known that Thunder Drum wasn't the only Pokémon with a connection to the Burnt Tower, and the haunting incidents were far from over.

That night, the enthusiastic (and idle) rookie trainers encountered the dark ghost again.

Fortunately, Link had anticipated this and made contingency plans in advance, so this incident did not result in injuries to humans and elves as it had in the past.

Ultimately, the crystallized Talebages brought back a paradoxical Suicune from prehistoric times—Swimming—that resembled Suicune but had more theropod features, with abundant fur, well-developed hind legs, and two whip-like tails.

This time it's a water/dragon type.

Porcupine was even more aggressive than Thunder Drum. Even after being suppressed by Fennekin, it was still not convinced. However, after being defeated in turn by Incineroar, Arcanine, Dragonite, and Talonflame, it stopped its rampage and reached a settlement with modern humans.

Link also sent them to Professor Oak's lab, intending to store them for a while until Ash resolved the distortion of time and space in this world, and then send them back all at once.

but……

"Thunderous drums and rippling water, we should encounter the third one tomorrow."

Piercing Flame, an ancient species of Entei with the fire dragon attribute, is also connected to the Scorched Tower.

However, after Link spent a day sightseeing in Enju City, no ghostly incidents occurred on the third night, as if all the shadows had been dealt with.

It's good that the situation didn't get any worse, but it still feels a bit awkward that the water, fire, and thunder combination is missing one member...

Just in case, he decided to stay a few more days to deal with the last paradox.

Having already explored all the sights in Enchanted City over the past few days, Link signed up for the Enchanted Gym Challenge, thus beginning his collection of the Johto region's third badge.

"The Gym Leader of the Enju Gym is Matsuha, known as the Clairvoyant Trainer. He seems to be a Ghost-type Trainer with psychic abilities."

Whether it's Link's imagination or not, it seems that there are often psychic trainers among Ghost, Psychic, and Fairy type trainers.
Unlike in the game, the Enju Dojo is not pitch black, but a bright and clean dojo.

Pine Leaf, as the Gym Leader, accepted Link's challenge, but because he had recently started taking on new trainers, he scheduled the battle for late that evening, near the end of his workday.

When Link arrived at the gym, Matsuba, wearing a Gengar-style scarf, was already waiting at the battle arena.

"Welcome to the challenge, Kobayashi. I am Matsuba, the headmaster of Enju Dojo."

Perhaps sensing something special about the other person, Pine Leaf wasn't as gloomy as the Ghost-type Trainer she had imagined, and started talking to Link about the city and her own story.

In this city of Enju, people have long worshipped certain Pokémon as gods, and legendary Pokémon will descend upon trainers with true strength.

Matsuba has always believed in the legends and myths of Enju, and therefore has been secretly and diligently training since birth.

Eventually, he gradually gained the ability to see far and wide, enabling him to see things that ordinary people could not.

Songye's dream is to one day see the legendary god with his own eyes. What his all-seeing eye sees is the shadow of the person who summoned the god to this land.

He always believed that person was himself...

"Kobayashi, if I'm not mistaken, you should also have a similar ability to 'see a thousand miles,' right?"

Have it?

Link wasn't quite sure.

"The Fire Fox and I learned the 'Miracle Eye,' which allows us to see the flow of energy. It shouldn't be any particularly special ability, right?"

"is that so……"

Songye remained noncommittal; he could tell that the other party possessed more than just that.

“I can see a special shadow behind you.” To that end, he focused his attention on the other person’s “back view.”

Pine Needle's clairvoyance allows him to see the past and the future, but only through his "connection with the spirits" and related images.

These connections manifest as shadows in the things he observes with his clairvoyance, which is nothing short of a supernatural phenomenon.

however……

"???"

When Pine Needle used his telescope to observe Link, all he saw was a pitch-black mass.

If the "fate" of ordinary people is like the threads wrapped around their bodies, then Link is practically bound into a ball of yarn by those threads!

He had never seen such a dense cluster of "connections" before!
But it doesn't matter. Pine Needle's far-seeing ability is at least B++ level. As long as you "meditate" once or twice, you can see through the shadow behind it even more clearly!

However, it might be better if we can't see it clearly.

As Song Ye focused his attention further, he was indeed able to discern the specific shadow beneath the ball of yarn.

There's a fox witch, a dolphin superhero, a masked wrestler... what the heck is all this?

He rubbed his eyes and continued to look closely. This time he saw a large bird shimmering with silver light, and a noble being with iridescent radiance.

"???"

Did he just see the deity worshipped by the Yuanzhu people?
Perhaps I misread it; let me double-check.

This time, Pine Leaf saw a king riding a warhorse, a raging artificial creature, a six-winged dragon shadow that brought calamity, a diamond jewel that distorted spacetime, a tortoise tower stacked with itself, an existence favored by the ocean, a wishing star that grants wishes, and the source of all life...

"Hmm... While many trainers encounter all sorts of Pokémon, Kobayashi, haven't you encountered far too many?"

The sheer number of shadows was unprecedented in Songye's experience, and many of them were even identical to those of the Golden and Silver Gods he had seen before.

If a person can see so many shadows in his far-seeing eyes, it means...

"Could it be that you, like my friend Mizukyo, are a trainer who pursues legendary status?"

Shui Jing is obsessed with Shui Jun and has spent most of her life pursuing him.

“I didn’t specifically pursue them; we mostly just ran into each other by chance.” Link shrugged, unconcerned. “Stop talking about these irrelevant trifles and get to the fight.”

He didn't come to the Enju Dojo to exchange supernatural insights with another psychic; his past encounter with a legendary Pokémon is not something to be told to outsiders.

Pine needles' ability to see far is indeed quite remarkable, but it has no practical significance.

"Yes, I've been training hard to achieve that goal. Kobayashi, you should join me!"

The small talk is over, the battle begins.

"Go, Night Demon!"

"Chrysanthemum leaves, prepare for battle."

"Jike!"

The short but lively Carrot Spirit has arrived at the battlefield. Today, Chikorita will prove that even a Grass-type beginner Pokémon can defeat the Gym Leader's main force despite a type disadvantage!

(End of this chapter)