The three-and-a-half-year journey and the situation of Goldfinger are explained in "Prologue: Eminem's Diary", which is about 5,000 words. It is recommended to read.
Even if you don’t read it, you should at least read the introduction.
Eminem, who is currently eighteen years old, has traveled through the Pokémon world for more than three years. He has been studying pharmacy with Grandma Rexi in Songzao Town. With the addition of the Sequence 9 "Pharmacist", his talent in pharmacy is extremely high.
, has now obtained the first-level pharmacist qualification, and has completed the role of "pharmacist" in Sequence 9.
At this time, Eminem, who chose "Beast Tamer" in Sequence 8, has just embarked on the journey of being a trainer and is about to go to Zhenxin Town to receive Yu Sanjia from Dr. Omu, whom Rexi's grandma knows.
Currently, the Pokémon has "Egg" who was used as an assistant when he was studying potion.
It is set that you must be at least sixteen years old to open a picture book and officially start your trainer journey, and you must be at least eighteen years old to register to enjoy one-year newcomer qualifications.
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On March 10, 2000, Eminem took a passenger ship and set off from the Yumachi Port of Rampur City, a small city west of Shozao Town...
Two days later we arrived at Ashwood Town, south of Zhenxin Town.
Although there are coastal ports, Rampur City and Ashwood Town are not big cities or towns.
This is probably due to the hydrological environment - the Yumachi Port in Rampur City has a shallow draft, and the sea area south of Ashwood Town has a large range of rocks.
Therefore, although these two ports are the southernmost ports of East Kanto and West Kanto respectively, they are not as busy as the deep-water port of Kuye City deep in the bay. Large passenger ships and cargo ships basically use Kuye Port.
As for Zhenxin Town, it is even more of a "small" town among small towns.
However, because Dr. Ohki's research institute is there, Zhenxin Town is still very famous.
The entire Kanto is roughly divided into Eastern Kanto and Western Kanto, with Joban Forest and Mount Tsukimi as the dividing line.
(Related to the city map later)
It was the first time for Eminem to come to East Kanto, and even the first time to travel far by himself, so he was still very curious.
Of course, the first thing I did after getting off the ship was to report to my family that I was safe.
Then Eminem didn't linger in Ashwood Town and rushed to the station along the map - March 1st to 10th is the day to receive the new Pokémon this year. It's already almost too late and there can be no further delay.
Secondly, he was going to Dr. Omu in Zhenxin Town to lead the three families. Eminem was very excited and didn't have much other thoughts.
"Egg, egg, egg, egg!"
At this time, on Eminem's shoulders, backpack, and even on the top of his head, there were "eggs" with eyes, noses and mouths, quarreling with each other.
Of course, these are not actually "eggs", nor are they several Pokémon, but Kanto number 103, "grass type + super type" eggs!
The six eggs look different, but in fact this is a manifestation similar to schizophrenia. "They" are all different consciousnesses of the same life.
Even if one is broken one day, new carriers will gradually split into new ones.
"Amen, please stop arguing. Be quiet for a while, and then I'll introduce you to new friends." Eminem poked an egg on his shoulder.
Because they are obviously one, but they want to be called "men", so Eminem named them "Amen".
I heard from Grandma Leixi that in ancient times, because fire was used to refine medicine and there were no other extraction or synthesis techniques, the alchemist's partners were usually fire-type Pokémon.
But things are different now. There are many kinds of techniques. What is more important for pharmacists is to grasp the properties of raw materials. They may even serve as growers and cultivate the raw materials themselves, so their partners are usually grass-type Pokémon.
Amen is not big in size, each egg weighs less than a pound, so it is easy to carry around, so Eminem did not put them in the elf ball.
It's not far from Qimu Town to Zhenxin Town, and there are special buses that go directly there.
After Eminem bought the nearest train ticket and saw that there were still more than two hours left, he decided to walk around the station first.
I just happened to find that a "minor conflict" was breaking out on a tennis court next to the roadside.
It was probably a few tall students who got into an argument with a short student for some reason, and then... fast forward to the tennis decider!
"You kid...want to play tennis with me? Hahaha...then let me teach you a lesson!"
The tall student released the power in the elf ball as soon as he came up, and then handed it a tennis racket.
Eminem doesn't find it strange - that's how tennis is in this world. In singles, players and Pokémon play together, and in doubles, two players each send out a Pokémon.
This world is not limited to trainers, but... almost all professions are closely related to Pokémon!
The same goes for all sports.
Songzao Town is an agricultural town, a typical collection of farms. It is not easy to watch Pokémon battles, and no one plays tennis.
In comparison, Ashwood Town is still lively...
Upon seeing this, Eminem also watched with interest.
"Eh? That kid is so short. Is that okay?"
"Yuanzi, please keep your voice down..."
"What are you afraid of... It's the tall guy, but his fighting skills aren't that good either."
At this moment, Eminem looked at the same crowd of onlookers and saw that they were two women and a man. One of the two women had long hair, and the other had short hair that reached her ears and was wearing a headband. As for their appearance...
It should be pretty good, right? Eminem has some slight face blindness.
But that boy...
Eminem looked at him, then at the short man on the field, then at him...
This identical look of disdain made Eminem even suspect that the two were brothers.
"Let me teach you how to play tennis." The short man said and released a Lucario.
"Eh? Isn't that... Lucario?" The long-haired girls who were watching looked a little excited.
"Indeed, Lucario is said to be very rare in the Sinnoh region, and even rarer in Kanto... maybe he is an international student." The cool boy on the side said at this time.
"Hee hee, Xiaolan, the ace Pokémon of Hall Master Korni that you admire is Lucario, right?" a girl with short hair yelled from the side.
Although the tall tennis player on the court was also surprised, he still threw the ball to the opponent: "Let you serve first."
"Oh." The short boy responded coolly.
I saw him throwing it in the direction of his partner Lucario, and then Lucario jumped up into a waveguide. First, the racket flashed with the blue power representing the waveguide. The moment it touched the ball, the ball also wrapped around the waveguide.
The force drew an arc, "avoiding" Haoli, and then landed hard at the opponent's feet. After rebounding... it almost got stuck in the opponent's face!
"Ah! That one just now was... Yuanzi?" Xiaolan paused in surprise - what is it called? Then she looked at Yuanzi, who was the tennis club in school.
"External rotation waveguide serve! It's actually an external rotation waveguide serve?" Sonoko said in surprise.
slim Shady:……
"Heh, you're still far away." The short boy said coolly.
"Shinichi, does this guy look like a human being?" Sonoko suddenly asked with a snicker.
The boy beside him curled his lips.
slim Shady:……
Eminem still can't accept it. Let's not mention the external rotation waveguide serve. Could it be that the three of you are just...
"Shinichi? Are you the famous detective in the newspaper?" Eminem asked directly.
"Yes, if it weren't for the same name, I am indeed Shinichi, a detective."
It's not a high-profile show off, but there is indeed a sense of superiority in the tone.
While Yuanzi was yelling at the side, "You are indeed a celebrity," Eminem had already said goodbye - it would be better to leave first, maybe there will be some criminal cases here soon!
Although judging from the newspapers, there are not that many murder cases in this world. Most of the famous high school detectives solve injury cases, theft cases, etc., but... be careful.
What if I lose one of my eggs later? I won’t bother the detective...