Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

"Oh, Uncle Chika lives next door! Good afternoon!"

He turned around and greeted everyone with great enthusiasm.

"Isn't that Tetsuya? I really didn't expect that." The middle-aged man named Chika was stretching when he heard the voice next to him and turned around.

"It turns out to be the young man from last night," Asakawa Chinatsu replied casually, stretching her muscles. "I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence."

This middle-aged man named Asakawa Chinatsu is the same man who asked Tetsuya which family he belonged to last night.

"Are you going to fish for Pokémon this afternoon, sir?"

Mimi took a sip of her drink and realized it was gone. She gestured to Riki-chan to get her another bottle, and Tetsuya asked Chinatsu.

"Go, I'll go in a bit. What, are you coming?"

Chika, watching the strong chicken walking around, was also slightly amazed; after all, she was a seasoned trainer.

Although not as professional as a breeder, it's clear that this Mighty Chicken has been bred exceptionally well and has great strength; this is a trainer's intuition.

He answered Tetsuya's question without slowing down at all.

"Come on, let's go together later, Uncle." "Okay, last night wasn't my time. This afternoon I'll show you what a true master of Pokémon fishing looks like!"

Tetsuya quickly finished his meal, clapped his hands, and signaled to Uncle Chika that he was ready.

Chika, who was standing next to her, also stopped her midday exercise.

The two stepped out of the room from the balcony and headed towards the sea fishing area, chatting and laughing.

Strong Chicken and Stone Ball followed stealthily behind them, heading straight for the amusement park.

Tetsuya casually reminded them to come back for dinner, and the two silly elves, who were a little stiff, continued on their way after hearing that there was no further explanation.

"Haha, it seems you and your elf have a good relationship." Uncle Chika found it quite amusing to see this.

“Of course, they are all my family,” Tetsuya replied without hesitation.

Chika showed a hint of appreciation, "Indeed, Pokémon are family to us trainers, our most trustworthy partners."

During their conversation, the two had already arrived at the area from the previous night.

There are already quite a few people here.

"Oh, the old man is still here." "Hello, Uncle Fu."

"You old geezer, the sun'll bake you alive!" "Dias, you vampire, you actually came this afternoon?"

Compared to Tetsuya's polite greeting, Uncle Chika's way of greeting seemed a bit wild.

As expected, Uncle Chika was met with a barrage of insults.

"Asakawa Chinatsu, you bastard, you have no manners as an elder. Look how polite Tetsuya is."

"Who are you calling a vampire, you dead lizard?"

Yes, Asakawa Chinatsu's strongest Pokémon is a Sceptile, so she's called Dead Lizard.

Diaz, also known as Old Fu, is nicknamed "Vampire" because his strongest Pokémon is a Gengar. His battle tactics can easily drain the stamina of rival Pokémon without them realizing it.

The two are old rivals and old friends.

Tetsuya ignored the childish conversation between the adults and picked up his fishing rod to start fishing for Pokémon.

With a whistle, the Pidgeot circling above landed to the side.

The trainer on guard nearby glanced at the tag on Pidgeot and remained unmoved; this was something that was permitted in the first place.

With one hand stroking Pidgeot's feathers, Tetsuya casually fished for Pokémon with his fishing rod.

His dashing demeanor drew sighs of admiration from the middle-aged man next to him.

"Back when I was young..."

Chapter 50 was very rewarding.

"Back in the day, my foot! You're just a bald, middle-aged man. What's there to talk about?"

Besides, we've known each other for a long time. Don't we know what you were like before?

Asakawa Chinatsu sat beside her, making sarcastic remarks.

"Exactly, you're ugly as a mushroom and you're still reminiscing about the past."

Further away, another man was laughing merrily.

The middle-aged man, who was interrupted and mocked before he could finish speaking, was not annoyed. He just laughed disdainfully: "A bunch of defeated men, the raucous barking of losers."

Tetsuya found their banter quite amusing.

In the distance, energetic girls playing in the swimming pool and water park would occasionally glance at the strikingly handsome young man in the fishing area, sometimes laughing and playfully teasing each other.

"Whoosh~" Tetsuya pulled up the hooked fishing rod. It was a needlefish, not bad, at least it wasn't a carp king.

The Pidgey immediately blew the inflated needlefish into the sea with a single wing.

She raised an eyebrow at the old man next to her and said, "Grandpa, this is my first one today. You haven't caught anything since I arrived."

"Hmph, I had already caught a lot before you came, you brat."

The old man, still dressed in a youthful manner, replied in this way.

Tetsuya chuckled, "By the way, old man, what's your name again? I didn't ask you yesterday."

"Yamanashi."

The old man—no, I mean Dr. Yamanashi—replied casually.

The two fell silent.

Dr. Yamanashi was fishing seriously; he didn't want to be outdone by a child.

After hearing the name, Tetsuya carefully examined Dr. Yamanashi's appearance and fell into deep thought.

This name, this appearance, it's like a slightly younger version of that Pokémon professor from the Sinnoh region in my past life.

He then chuckled to himself. What did it matter? They were chatting just fine before he knew.

He casually cast out the fishing hook.

"Yamanashi, is it Dr. Yamanashi who studies evolution?" Although Tetsuya didn't care, it wouldn't be bad to learn something from an authoritative doctor in front of him.

"Yes." Dr. Yamanashi gave Tetsuya a strange look. "You know me?"

It's no wonder that Dr. Yamanashi was surprised, as his fame at that time was far less than it would become later.

Although he has published many articles on Pokémon evolution and is widely recognized in the industry as an authority on Pokémon evolution, the significance of his name is only known among researchers.

To other trainers who don't care, all they know is that some new research results have been published, and they basically know nothing about the authors.

Moreover, at this time, Professor Yamanashi was still affiliated with Professor Oak's lab, and every article was attributed to Professor Oak's lab, so ordinary trainers would hardly remember who wrote it.

Moreover, for a young person like Tetsuya, who focuses more on training his Pokémon's strength, it seems even more incredible that a research scholar would have any understanding of this.

"Yes, I have read your works, such as 'On the Possibility of Eevee's Evolution - Based on the Instability of Genes,' 'The Correlation of Evolutionary Forms of Pokémon,' and 'A Conjecture on the Complete State of Pokémon Evolution.'"

Zhe also recited several of Dr. Yamanashi's papers with great skill.

Dr. Yamanashi nodded. He had thought Tetsuya only knew him, but he hadn't expected him to be a man of real talent.

It's important to know that, apart from the first paper which has garnered a lot of attention, the latter two papers, while academically significant, did not contribute to increasing one's overall competence.

Therefore, most people who know him only know the first article, and they don't pay attention to the latter two.

This shows that Tetsuya usually loves learning.

"Oh? What are your thoughts after reading it?" Dr. Yamanashi certainly wouldn't let this kid off so easily.

Although he felt that Tetsuya was not just a pretty face, he still needed to test him just in case.

"I don't have any particular thoughts, just a few questions."

Regarding the idea mentioned in the "complete state conjecture" that the Pokémon will eventually become legendary Pokémon like Ho-Oh and Lugia, reaching a conceptual state of perfection, and thus inferring that these legendary Pokémon might not have degenerate forms, I don't quite understand. If...

Tetsuya put fishing aside for the time being; opportunities to exploit the professor's knowledge were rare, so he had to seize the time to have a good chat.

This is related to the knowledge deduction of Zero.

Dr. Yamanashi listened to Tetsuya's question and nodded with satisfaction.

Tetsuya's questions were all based on his reflections on Tetsuya's articles, and they were very personal in style, showing that he had put in a lot of effort to study them.

Having finally encountered a young man who was interested and eager to learn, Dr. Yamanashi generously shared his knowledge and answered Tetsuya's questions in great detail.

After all, professors in the Pokémon world are true scholars. Most professors officially recognized by the Pokémon League need to have not only significant scientific achievements but also impeccable moral character.

Otherwise, the League wouldn't have entrusted the task of distributing the starter Pokémon to these Doctors.

Naturally, most of the time they are happy to teach young people.

The old man and the young man started discussing the research topic.

The elders fishing for Pokémon nearby were all chatting amongst themselves, their gazes toward Tetsuya all very kind. After all, no one would feel disgusted with a handsome kid who loved learning without reason.

They talked for two or three hours straight, during which their fishing rods moved but they didn't react, completely absorbed in their discussion.

After asking some of the questions he had envisioned, Tetsuya stopped voluntarily.

After all, he couldn't keep asking forever; he already felt he had learned a lot.

They just discussed more than just evolution. Dr. Yamanashi has been at Professor Oak's lab for so many years and is very knowledgeable about all sorts of issues, so he can answer those questions.

"Is everything alright?" Dr. Yamanashi looked at the other person with a kind expression. Over the past few hours of questioning and answering, he had grown to like the little guy more and more.

"That's all for now. I need to process this; there's just too much content," Tetsuya honestly replied.

Dr. Yamasato nodded in satisfaction. Although he didn't mind if Tetsuya continued to ask questions, he was very pleased with Tetsuya's attitude.

The other party was well aware of their own limitations and had a very good grasp of all the nuances, so they stopped when they realized that continuing to ask questions would not yield any further results.

Knowing when to quit while you're ahead isn't something everyone can do; greed is the norm.

"Then I'll be leaving now. Sorry, uncles and Mr. Yamanashi. I'll come again tomorrow." Tetsuya stood up, eager to go back and summarize what he had learned that day.

Before leaving, I made sure to add everyone as friends using my wristwatch, and everyone happily accepted.

Watching his departing figure, someone remarked with a sigh, "There aren't many young people like him anymore. It seems that another ordinary genius is about to emerge in Kanto."

No one expressed their opinion, but they all agreed with this view.

Chapter 51 The Competition Begins

After all, those present were all wealthy and influential, and were among the best of the trainers. Although they were not at the exaggerated level of Elite Four trainers, their age and experience gave them a deeper understanding of people.

To have such a wealth of knowledge at this age, and judging from the fact that the Pokémon he's raised is exceptionally well, and he's also a very good person.

In this case, being a commoner becomes an advantage.

Tetsuya hurriedly told the Riccioni and Ishigaki, who were playing with him, to go straight back to their room later, and told Pidgeot to make his own arrangements. Once back in his room, he started organizing his notes.

So, for the next two days, Tetsuya spent his mornings observing his opponents and watching videos at the battleground, and his afternoons fishing for Pokémon to relax, cultivate his patience, and ask Professor Yamanashi questions.

Over the course of two days, I had a great time and enjoyed my time with my fellow anglers more and more.

........

The fourth day after the departure of the St. Anne.

morning.

Tetsuya opened his eyes, put on a black sleeveless top and athletic shorts, and brushed his teeth and washed his face.

After feeding the three elves something simple and confirming that everything was alright, we set off for the third deck.

Today's match will be held at one of the venues there.

When he arrived at the competition venue, there were already some people waiting. They smiled at Tetsuya when they saw him.

Tetsuya responded to the greeting with a smile as well.

He's gotten to know a few people these past couple of days and become somewhat familiar with them.

Most people are quite friendly.

I learned from them that Lei Si had apparently been lectured by several elite trainers that night because of his remarks about treating Pokémon as tools.