My Pokémon Story of Seasons

One minute, two minutes, three minutes...

Ten minutes passed, and still no fish took the bait.

Bored, Tong Hua even started counting the ripples on the water's surface as the raindrops hit it, and it was only through this that she could barely continue waiting.

Only the bubble squirrel, afraid of getting wet, clung tightly to him. The grass turtles and Celebi were already having a great time playing in the spring rain.

"La beep!"

Watching the Pokémon playing happily, Tong Hua, whose mood had been affected by the cold rain and the air force, relaxed.

Thinking about it carefully, I've been working non-stop ever since I transmigrated here. Every day I'm either working or on my way to work.

Being able to leisurely fish by the river like this, doing nothing, should perhaps be considered a gift from God.

"not bad."

Even doing nothing is enjoyable when you're with Pokémon.

Tong Hua is such an optimistic person.

Of course, this still doesn't change the fact that he's in the Air Force...

……

In the pond of Fairy Tale Ranch, the family of big-tailed raccoons who have settled here are holding their daily meeting.

"Beep beep!"

Above the water, the patriarch of the family, the Great Tail Civet, is giving morning training to his dozen or so underlings.

Translated into human language, it roughly means...

"Everyone, it has been three full days since we moved into our new home."

In just a few days, we have already established initial contact with the owners here.

After all, we were wrong to cut off their water supply in the first place, and they still repaid evil with kindness by letting us stay here.

Therefore, I've decided to make good use of this pond for its owners starting today! Let's all go fishing together and raise fish here!

Who's in favor, and who's opposed?

In the pond, the big-toothed raccoons remained calm until the big-tailed raccoon repeated its last sentence and slapped the water with its tail. Only then did these slow-witted little creatures react and burst into loud applause.

"Then let's start fishing today! Don't forget our slogan! Let's all work together!"

First!"

"Work hard!"

"second!"

"We will absolutely not fall behind!"

"third!"

"May you smile all the way!"

"Beep beep!"

Once the mobilization was complete, the big-tailed raccoon gave a command, and more than a dozen big-toothed raccoons rushed out of the pond and scattered in all directions.

They all rushed to the various streams in the windswept forest to fish.

As the head of the family, the raccoon dog needed to stay behind, so it chose the stream on the outskirts of the forest, which was closest to the base.

Coincidentally, Tong Hua was fishing right there.

"Hey? Isn't that a raccoon dog?"

"Beep beep?"

The big-tailed raccoon poked its head out of the water, water droplets still clinging to its wet whiskers.

When Daweili saw Tong Hua sitting by the river with a fishing rod in his hand, and then looked at the empty fish bucket next to him, he immediately understood.

"Beep beep!"

Before Tong Hua could say anything more, the piranha suddenly plunged into the water, causing Tong Hua and the Pokémon beside him to crane their necks and look into the water.

The big-tailed raccoon swam freely in the water, driving the fish in the stream toward Tong Hua's fishing hook at an extremely fast speed.

Finally, the tanuki caught a lone Magikarp and leaped into the air!

It landed precisely and gracefully on the riverbank.

The raccoon held up the Magikarp with both hands and showed it to Tong Hua.

"Amazing!" Fairy Tale couldn't help but give a thumbs up, then watched as the Big-tailed Tanuki placed the Magikarp into the bucket next to it.

"So, there are carp kings in this river... I thought there were only ordinary fish."

Magikarp is known as the weakest Pokémon.

Although there are Pokémon with even lower base stats in the game, it's hard not to associate Magikarp with weakness, given that most Magikarp only have one useless move, "Splash," throughout their lives.

Tong Hua looked at the Magikarp in the bucket; it seemed not to understand what was happening. Even in the incredibly cramped space of the bucket, it was still trying to jump.

Jump, jump. Even though it has no effect, it just keeps jumping, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, Magikarp will continue jumping like this for the rest of its life.

It keeps jumping until one day, it soars into the sky and evolves into Gyarados, completely changing its fate. Or it simply disappears into a corner unnoticed by anyone, ending its life.

Thinking about it carefully, it's actually quite inspiring.

"No matter what, it's definitely not something we can eat. Luckily, Magikarp isn't too picky about water quality, so we can take it back and keep it in the pond."

Tong Hua stopped paying attention to Magikarp and turned to look at the Tanuki that was still standing to the side.

"Beep beep."

The big-tailed raccoon waved its paw, then plunged into the water and disappeared without a trace...

"..."

So what exactly is it doing here? Is it also here to catch fish? But logically speaking, the big-tailed raccoon family only needs to eat tree bark and fruit, so they don't need to eat meat.

Just as Tong Hua was wondering, the fishing rod in his hand suddenly trembled violently!

"Game!" "Terrible!"

The foam squirrel and grass turtle nearby immediately cried out in alarm. They had both seen it—the instant the float was pulled underwater!

A fish has taken the bait!

"Here it comes! Here it comes! Here it comes!"

Tong Hua sprang up instantly, gripping the fishing rod tightly with both hands, and pulled upwards with all his might!

This reckless and unskilled action was Tong Hua's most instinctive reaction as a fishing novice.

Normally, reeling in the rod so suddenly can easily cause the line to break, allowing the fish to escape.

The correct approach is to first lift the rod slightly, then pull on the fish, gradually reeling in the line, and finally use a landing net to haul the fish ashore.

However, these skills are of little use under the influence of a mystical power known as the "newbie aura".

"Splash!"

With a sudden jerk, Tong Hua pulled the hook up and a carp bigger than the one in the bucket was thrown ashore!

"Game!" "Terrible!"

Bubble Chipmunk and Turtwig excitedly circled around the struggling Magikarp, while the Celebi flew over from the rain and used their telekinesis to put Magikarp into the bucket.

"Finally caught one, and it's a king carp."

Tong Hua bent down to examine the two carp in the bucket. This was the first fish he had ever caught, a truly memorable catch, so of course he wanted to take a good look at it.

"Huh?" Tong Hua was suddenly stunned when she saw this.

[Magikarp: Quality C, extremely energetic, a highly promising individual. Recommended processing method (none).]

Unexpectedly, the Magikarp I caught while fishing was also added to the resource panel by a cheat code...

But what truly shocked Tong Hua was not that Magikarp was chosen as material by the cheat code.

Instead, the recommended processing methods in the panel information actually show "none".

"The first material in history that will never be recommended for alchemy has appeared."

Yes, finally there's one material whose information doesn't show it as usable for alchemy!

This is what truly shocked Tong Hua.

"It seems that alchemy is not a panacea. But why does Magikarp have quality? Could this quality just represent potential?"

Does higher potential equate to a greater likelihood of evolution?

Looking at the two Magikarp jumping and struggling in the iron bucket, Tong Hua couldn't help but scratch his head.

"Anyway, I haven't unlocked the fisherman profession yet, so I'll just keep fishing."

So Tong Hua put these complicated matters out of his mind, baited his hook, and sat down on the shore to wait again.

……

Two hours later, Tong Hua finally caught his third fish.

"Why is it Magikarp again?"

This one is slightly smaller than the previous two, and its quality is only D, just like the second carp king that Tong Hua caught.

Yes, Tong Hua fished for half a day and only caught three carp kings.

It's reasonable to conclude that the fishing rod the village chief left him was undoubtedly a broken one.

Just as Tong Hua unhooked the fish and threw the third carp into the bucket, the prompt panel he had been longing for finally appeared before his eyes.

[Successfully fished three times!]

[Unlock Achievement: Fisherman's Guide]