Divine Plan? But I'm a Pokémon trainer.

Chapter 487 The Mansion
The potential risks of the disorder required careful consideration, so Link took a Poké Ball containing Piplup and immediately rode Dragonite to Eternia Forest.

This forest, known as the Forest That Coexists with Time, has stood west of Hyakudai City since ancient times. Over the long years, the ever-expanding forest has formed a huge natural labyrinth, with lush greenery filling the entire forest, just like a natural grassy field.

Upon arriving here, Egui Peng felt refreshed and invigorated, able to sense the abundant grass-attribute energy below even from high above.

Although the vitality is completely different from that of the Life Gem buried in the Sprout Farm, both can still make crops and grass, insect and other type Pokémon grow strong.

"This place is indeed very suitable for Grass-type Pokémon to grow. I've heard that many Eevee trainers come here to evolve their Eevee into Leafeon."

Link and Dragonite flew around the Eternal Forest, but they didn't see any signs of spacetime distortion appearing. It seems it will take some time before it takes to materialize.

So they landed on the surface to get real-time updates on intelligence from the Yamanashi Research Institute.

During this period, new trainers in Sinnoh also embarked on their journeys to collect badges.

Whether you're looking for excellent Grass-type Pokémon like Roserade or capturing Bug-type Pokémon that are strong against Grass to challenge the Eternal City Gym, the Eternal Forest, with its abundance of both Grass and Bug-type Pokémon, naturally becomes a must-visit destination for trainers.

There were many wild trainers in the forest at this time. In order to prevent them from encountering accidents at the moment when the spacetime distortion occurred, Link sent out the Darktail to release ghosts in the shadows to keep an eye on the newcomers.

According to the information it provided, most trainers who train and adventure here are concentrated near Echeveria 'L', and almost no one ventures deep into the forest.

"Yes, that's because there's a widely circulated ghost story in the Hundred Generations Forest..."

With nothing else to do, Link simply released all his Pokémon except for the Fire-type and Dolphin types from their Poké Balls, treating the rescue mission like a leisurely outing, and began telling ghost stories about the Forest Mansion.

However, after Piplup emerged from the Poké Ball, the other Pokémon focused their attention on the round-headed penguin.

"Poga!?"

Piplup, who had been told he would become a beginner Pokémon and embark on an adventure with a new trainer, looked around and subconsciously felt something was amiss.

What's going on with these fierce-looking dragons and fish, and this ridiculously large bear?
Could it have been stolen by a thief?
So Bogaman quickly ran behind Erguipeng, staring at the unfamiliar elf with caution and feigned toughness.

"Hello Piplup, I'm Link. Professor Yamanashi entrusted you to me, hoping I can become your trainer."

Piplup looked at the human with suspicion. The other person didn't seem to be lying, but he was clearly not a rookie trainer either.

"Because of the suddenness of the situation and the occurrence of a major crisis, the trainer who was originally expected to become your trainer had to give up this opportunity, and now we also have to try to deal with the same situation."

In summary, Pogaman had a general understanding of the cause and effect.

It doesn't care who its trainer is or what Pokémon it had before; since it's here, it's bound to become the strongest ace...

That being said, what the trainer who claimed to be Link said next made the penguin's eyes widen.

"However, I have no plans to challenge the gyms or the league in the future. If you want to become stronger and use your skills, you may need to join an adventure team and explore the mysterious dungeon with other Pokémon."

"Of course, my training techniques are far superior to those of ordinary trainers, so you don't need to worry about not having a chance to unleash your strength and talent. In short, you've joined a big family, so feel free to explore your interests and aspirations with the company and support of your friends."

The trainer's words were truly baffling to Piplup, but being a competitive and proud prince penguin, it wasn't incapable of accepting such a change.

Whether it's a beginner or not, it won't hinder its plan; sooner or later, it will stand out from all the other elves!
"Boga boga!"

"Well, welcome to the team then. With such a reliable teammate as Bogarman, the elves of the adventure team will surely be very happy."

Upon hearing this, Piplup patted its chest and exclaimed, "Of course!" Link then introduced it to the other Pokémon, as well as the three that were currently not suitable to leave their Poké Balls.

After the trainer introduced all of Piplup's teammates, Piplup couldn't help but feel a little curious.

If I am not the other trainer's starter Pokémon, then where is the trainer's real starter Pokémon?

Could it be a cursed monster?
"Bonnie~"

"It's a fire fox. It's currently researching techniques elsewhere. I'll take you to see it later."

Bogarman nodded. "I see, it's fire-type."

The trainer's team has quite a few Water, Fire, and Grass-type Pokémon, and they seem to pay a lot of attention to the basics.

[Ah Xiang: Help! Help! Help! I've run into that strange Flame Emperor again!]

[Silver: It's all because you got in my way that I was exposed!]

[Qinyin: You two are still arguing in the group chat at a time like this?]

[Chris: Unknown Totem? .jpg]

[Oki: Explain the situation in detail. Let me see that Entei. Maybe it's like the ghost Kobayashi encountered before.]

Just then, a message popped up in the Johto group of the Pokédex. Link glanced at it and, seeing that Professor Oak already knew about it, paid no further attention.

After all, the existence of HOME makes the remote gank feature possible...

"Alright, let's get back to the main topic and continue the story of the Forest Mansion."

As he spoke, Link told the story of a stranger in distress who was rescued by the owner of a mansion deep in the forest, but instead harbored evil intentions and murdered the entire family.

Such legends circulated among trainers in Eternal City and those who frequented Eternal Forest. Some of them went to the mansion deep in the forest to verify the story, but most of them encountered ghost stories and the ghosts of a little girl who died tragically and the butler.

"Poga!?"

Bogarman let out a sharp "scream".

Do ghosts really exist in this world?!
Upon hearing this, Ergui Peng tilted his head in confusion and placed a ball of ghost fire formed from a soul in front of Bogaman.

Of course there are ghosts, and quite a few at that, but not all ghosts are...

Before Ergui Peng could finish speaking, Bogaman let out a mournful cry, rolled his eyes, and fainted.

"Boni!?"

Dark Tail Fish: "?"

You're not countered by Ghost-type abilities, so what are you afraid of?
"It's only a six-month-old baby. It's a bit too exciting for it to encounter a ghost right after hearing a ghost story, but it's okay. It'll get used to it after a few more encounters."

As they were talking, the Pokédex received a message from Professor Yamanashi—

A time-space distortion has occurred, and the location is the Forest Mansion deep within the Hundred Generations Forest!
(End of this chapter)