The dream of becoming a Pokémon master

Kyosuke traveled for two days without much rest and finally arrived in Tokiwa City for the third time.

To be precise, Wu didn't get much rest.

In order to save time, Kyosuke took Mai directly to the air route and arrived in Tokiwa in just two days.

Upon seeing the outline of Viridian City, Kyosuke quickly had Mai land and took out a Poké Ball to recall her.

"Thank you for your hard work these past two days," Kyosuke said softly to the Poké Ball. The Poké Ball shook in response.

"I left in such a hurry that I forgot to gather information about Viridian City." Kyosuke thought to himself as he walked toward Viridian City. "If Viridian City is still engulfed in war, I need to be careful to protect myself. If it has already been taken over by Team Rocket, then I'll have no choice but to run away."

Of course, these are all things that Xiong Jie is overthinking.

Entering Tokiwa City, a harmonious scene unfolded, as if the riots of three months ago had never occurred. Shops lining both sides of the road were open for business as usual, and Kyosuke even spotted the Rocket Group Hotel, which had been the focus of attention back then.

"Wasn't it said that the hotel was blown up by Team Rocket because Elite Four member Shiba stayed there? How come it's open for business again so quickly?" Kyosuke was a little confused about this city.

However, Kyosuke didn't dwell on the story and went straight to the former Pokémon Center.

A new Pokémon Center has now been built on the site of the original ruins, bustling with people. After all, Viridian Forest is the largest beginner map in the Kanto region, and there are bound to be many people training here.

Kyosuke entered the Pokémon Center, checked in, and handed his Pokémon to Nurse Joy.

Miss Joy didn't change the person. Of course, this wasn't something Kyosuke noticed. Rather, Joy recognized the trainer who had bravely driven away the evil organization. She was quite excited in her words and even specially arranged a better room for Kyosuke.

Kyosuke naturally thanked him and accepted the gift without any qualms.

Good deeds are indeed rewarded!

After putting his things away in the room, Kyosuke, unusually, didn't turn on his computer but went outside.

He went out alone without bringing any Pokémon with him.

Head to Tokiwa Dojo.

Walking along the familiar road, Kyosuke pondered the scenes he might encounter later: Mewtwo still trapped in the gym, accepting challenges from trainers, or undergoing terrifying training in unseen places.

But thinking back to my previous experience with Mewtwo, I overturned my previous guesses. What exactly did I experience that feeling?

However, when Kyosuke arrived at the Tokiwa Dojo, there was only a notice: the dojo is under renovation and temporarily closed.

This is abnormal information.

The Rainbow Gym also suffered an attack from Team Rocket, but it recovered and reopened to visitors and challenges in just one month.

Three months have passed without any news from the Viridian Gym. Even the Pokémon Center, which was bombed to pieces, has been rebuilt from scratch and has even officially opened for business.

With his ear pressed against the door, Kyosuke heard no sound of construction coming from inside.

"Hey kid! What do you think you're doing!" Suddenly a burly man appeared and immediately stepped forward to stop Kyosuke's actions.

Kyosuke immediately stood up straight and raised his hands: "I'm a trainer who was passing by and wanted to challenge the gym, but I don't know why it's closed."

Seeing that Kyosuke looked like a child, the big man didn't make things difficult for him anymore. He just said, "Don't come to this area again. The dojo is under renovation. Come back to challenge him in a few months." He didn't leave but just stared at Kyosuke.

Kyosuke knew that the other party was probably also keeping watch, but he didn't know which side he belonged to, so he had no choice but to leave.

"I have a feeling that Viridian City and the Viridian Gym hold some big secrets," Kyosuke thought as he walked. "Since we can't enter the Viridian Gym, let's just wander around Viridian City."

Compared to Rainbow City and Goldenrod City, Viridian City is just a remote city, not even comparable to some of the larger towns.

Similar to last time, most of the shops that caught his eye were from the Rocket Group. Kyosuke is now a bit sensitive to the word "Rocket" and wants to avoid them whenever he sees them.

"These capitalists from the Rocket Group are usually profit-driven and risk-averse, so why would they invest so much in Tokiwa City, a place that's in a decent location but has poor development potential?" This was all the only thing Kyosuke, who had no business knowledge, could think of.

After wandering around aimlessly and getting a headache from "Rocket," Kyosuke got fed up and simply went back to the Pokémon Center.

After retrieving the restored Poké Ball, Kyosuke returned to the room, released everyone out, and then...

I turned on the computer.

Kyosuke knew that collecting information wasn't his forte, so it would be faster to just gather scattered information online.

However, when Kyosuke opened the "Kanto Headquarters" and tried to search for "Tokiwa", he found no posts.

All posts related to Tokiwa have been deleted!

"Who did it? The league, or the Rockets?"

This high-level game is beyond my comprehension.

Fortunately, there are still many well-informed experts in the "National Exchange" section! For example, "Huahua," a local mobile phone expert from the Kanto region!

Kyosuke opened the forum, intending to ask Hana for advice, when he saw one of Hana's posts out of ten: "The Kanto region is a bit chaotic right now, so I don't recommend anyone come here to play!"

Kyosuke clicked on it, and it described some recent unsettling events, specifically emphasizing that it was best to avoid Rainbow City, Goldenrod City, and Viridian City, but without giving any specific reasons.

Below the post was a series of thank-you replies.

Hua Hua usually recommends fun places in the Kanto region to everyone, so when she suddenly issues a warning, everyone naturally understands the seriousness of the matter and won't joke about their lives.

It was through this post that Kyosuke realized that behind seemingly independent events, there might be undercurrents. And Mewtwo might already be deeply caught in the vortex.

He doesn't even qualify to enter the vortex now. His previous encounter with Mewtwo was merely a loophole created by a series of coincidences.

Kyosuke understood that he could only stay away from the vortex now; if he were to fall into it by accident, he would be shattered to pieces.

Now that the Pokémon had recovered, and coupled with his inexplicable aversion to the city, Kyosuke decided not to stay any longer and checked out of the hotel.

On the contrary, Miss Joey thought she had done something wrong. When her attempts to persuade her to stay failed, she was about to burst into tears, which led to Kyosuke explaining for a long time.

Leaving Viridian and arriving at Viridian Forest, crossing through it will take you back to Pallet Town.

Kyosuke glanced back at the city, which seemed vibrant yet always shrouded in shadow and exuded an ominous aura, and walked forward without looking back.

"I never want to come back to this city."

But who can say for sure what the future holds?