Pokémon, but cultural invasion

Two grassroots team members stood around the afternoon's recorded broadcast, marveling at it.

"What are you two doing?"

When the squad leader, Nagayoshi, was on patrol at night, he saw two team members neglecting their duties and spoke to them in a hostile tone.

"team leader?"

The grassroots team member turned off the screen and stammered, "This...we..."

"You're watching Ultraman Tiga, right?"

Naga Kyoma sighed, "I didn't say you couldn't see it."

"what?"

The two team members muttered to each other, "So, Captain, what do you mean?"

"Not only should we look, but we should also look critically."

"But be careful about the time; you're not allowed to look at it during your next shift."

Chang Gongma said a few words and left amidst the grateful, tearful gazes of his subordinates.

Recalling the order to "view critically" passed down from above, Nagayoshi Ma felt that Team Plasma had become increasingly out of control since getting involved with Taniguchi.

It was a heretical cult organization from the start.

He secretly made up his mind that he had to find a chance to run away; he couldn't stay in the plasma team for even a day longer.

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17.7%...19.1%...22.2%...26.3%...

After Ultraman Tiga premiered, Kanto TV's viewership ratings soared.

"My God, is the electronic display for TV ratings broken?"

In the central control room, the staff on duty monitoring the television signal could hardly believe their eyes.

A regular TV program is considered popular if it achieves a 3% viewership rating.

And what did he see?

Thirty percent!

This means that currently, 30 out of every 100 televisions turned on in the Kanto region are watching Ultraman Tiga.

In the Kanto region, perhaps only the highly anticipated Indigo League can rival it, but apart from the finals, the Indigo League's viewership in other regions is actually quite average.

As someone working in the industry, he knew that Ultraman Tiga was being released simultaneously in all regions.

If the viewership ratings are this high in the Kanto region, other regions are certainly not far behind.

With trembling hands, he picked up the pen and wrote a passage on the manuscript paper: "I don't know if Tingxiang is aware at this moment that they are creating a legend in the broadcasting and television industry."

Chapter 104 was fought, but the vehicle was Rayquaza.

Stardew Valley Forum.

Did you all watch Ultraman Tiga last night? If the plot doesn't fall apart, it'll at least rank in the top three of all superhero dramas.

"Guaranteed Hit Water Cannon: Top Three? Number One!"

"Captain's Raid: The Battle Between the Giant of Light and the Colossal Ultimate Beast - A very novel theme, it's great!"

"The arrogant trainer who passed by: It's a bit of an overstatement after only one episode. With the success of 'Hatchusmane,' it's not something that TV series from the later golden age can compete with."

"Don't eat green onions: You can guess the upstairs area in a second, which is just like everyone praising their own two stinky feet from heroic dramas."

"Happy Magikarp: How about we discuss the plot? By the way, are the other two giant statues in the pyramid really gone? I'm looking forward to seeing them again."

"Kind-hearted Ancient Moon Bird: It looks like it's dead beyond any doubt. I'm more worried about what will happen to Golza who escaped."

...

Ignoring the online buzz surrounding the first episode of Ultraman Tiga, Izumi is busy testing equipment at the newly built research institute in Niwagaku with Eevee.

"There are two lines on the electronic screen of this portable backpack, which represent that your wavelength matches that of Ibrahimovic."

As Dr. Cheng Meng explained, she attached several cables that resembled those used for measuring electrocardiograms to the spring tree.

"Wait, doesn't Eevee need a sticker?"

"The energy fluctuations emitted by elves are far stronger than those of humans, and can be directly observed from the backpack."

Dr. Orange Dream patted him on the shoulder and pressed the switch: "Alright!"

As the blue light symbolizing power-on illuminates, two parallel, wavy blue and white lines appear on the screen.

"The white line represents Ibrahimovic, and the blue line represents you."

Quanshu visually estimated the vertical distance between the lines and couldn't help but ask, "Doctor, is my synchronization rate with Eevee considered bad?"

The distance between the lines, to a certain extent, represents the depth of the bond. After all, it's the starter Pokémon, and it's impossible for a trainer not to care about this.

Cheng Meng pulled up the data to check and said, "You're outstanding for your age group. Is this synchronization rate some new technical term you're talking about?"

"It's for piloting the mecha, Doctor, you don't need to worry about it."

Izumi couldn't resist pulling on Eevee's ear, and the distance between the two lines on the backpack began to widen.

"Hmm, is it real-time?"

Feeling playful, Izumi began testing Eevee's reactions to various actions.

"Buyi~"

He gently scratched Ibrahimovic's chin, their lines quickly drawing closer.

Following the fine hairs down the neck, my fingertips traced the sensitive areas.

With his other hand, he circled around the base of his tail, where nerve endings were densely packed.

"Boy!"

The lines drew closer for a moment and then quickly moved away. The toyed Eevee, embarrassed and annoyed, lashed out at Izumi's face with a tail flick.

"hiss--"

After some testing, Izumi confirmed that the equipment could be used to monitor the real-time changes in the bond between the trainer and the Pokémon during two-player games.

With this observation, developing a two-player game that enhances bonds is no longer a pipe dream; at least it has a degree of feasibility.

"A despicable method."

Qi Shu, who had witnessed the whole thing, snorted and then excitedly said, "It's my turn to play!"

"The test is over, do as you please."

Izumi removed the testing lines from her arm. "But are you sure there's a bond between you and Ibu?"

After a while.

Looking at the pink and white lines on the electronic screen, Quanshu cursed, "You piece of trash!"

Eevee: (*゜ー゜*)

"Hehe, although it's farther away than yours, it's not surprising considering how long I've known Eevee."

Qishu tried to scratch Ibu's cheek, but the distance between the two lines didn't change much.

"Once a connection is established, the lines between humans and elves can be observed."

Dr. Orange Dream explained: "Theoretically, there are parallel wavelengths between strangers and elves who have only met once, but this connection is too weak to be observed."

"Therefore, I am considering whether it is appropriate to name the parallel wavelengths after 'bonds'."

To allow the two to more intuitively understand what he was saying, Orange Dream transferred the measuring lines from the portable backpack to Ibu.

The screen displayed unusually thick blue and pink lines, along with many barely visible thin lines.

"These thin lines are creatures that Eevee has met once before, but your Eevee seems to have met them a lot more than once."

Chengmeng analyzed Yibu's data. Could it be because he had traveled to multiple regions?

Can this instrument be mass-produced?

Quanshu was concerned about the business prospects of the Bond Detection Backpack; who wouldn't like an item that allows you to check the affinity between Pokémon in real time?

Cheng Meng shook her head and said, "Unfortunately, the backpack is not stable and requires me to adjust it regularly. Cost control is also a big problem."

"Alright then, let's move on to the next item."

Quanshu lay down on the silver-white metal chair.

He had wanted to try it ever since he saw Orange Dream and Komaru dreaming together at the Golden City Research Institute.

Since I finally had some free time, I took the opportunity to test the portable backpack and satisfy my curiosity.

A few days ago, Dream Eater had already consumed the dreams of Izumi and Eevee.

Cheng Meng took out a small test tube filled with purple smoke. The dreamlike mist inside was the specially made Dream Smoke.

"Let's begin if you're ready."

The Dream Eater floated in front of them and used a "hypnotic" technique with layers of rings of light.

With Izumi and Eevee relaxing and not resisting, they quickly drifted off to sleep.

"Shh-"

Dr. Orange Dream whispered, "They are in a light sleep state when they are dreaming, and they are easily awakened."

He pulled the plug, and a dreamlike mist poured out, enveloping the spring tree and Eevee.

A pale purple cloud forms between the two.

As time passed, blurry images appeared in the smoke and clouds.

"Anything is possible in the world of dreams, and nothing is surprising when you see it."

Dr. Cheng Meng sat down at her workstation and poured herself a full cup of hot tea.

"This is..."

The strange tree gazing at the smoke and clouds seemed to have seen something extraordinary.

...

"Our world is a giant Eevee!"

On the podium, the lecturer, who looked exactly like Izumi, waved a pointer and spoke eloquently.

"Praise Eevee, believe in Eevee, sing praises to Eevee, long live the Eevee religion!"

Quanshu climbed up from the desk, slowly waking up.

Did I enter the dream world with Eevee?

His experience was strange; he was clearly aware that he was dreaming, and the world felt light and airy, without any sense of reality.

Every classmate around him had the same face as him, which almost made him vomit.

Ignoring the surprised looks from others, he walked out of the classroom and gazed at the vast sky in the corridor.

"What the hell is that?"

Eight enormous rainbow bridges of different colors stretched across the sky, converging on a certain point from all directions.

Light blue, dark blue, golden yellow, fiery red, emerald green, pure black, deep purple, pink.

"Since it's my dream, I should be able to do whatever I want with it."

Quanshu pointed to the trash can at the entrance of the building, and a Dragonite appeared.

"Wait, it's really pathetic to be dreaming about being as fast as Magikarp."

He pointed one finger to the sky and the other to the earth.

Thunder rumbled in the high-altitude clouds, and a huge creature, its body dark green, covered with yellow rings and deep red fins, poked its head out.

"Come!"

The spring tree beckons.

Rayquaza descends like a dragon, while the spring tree pats the dragon's back.