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Chapter 323 The Origin of Pokémon - Mew
Saturday, April 2.

At midnight, at a time no one expected, a user named "Azure Feather" on Pokémon TV suddenly posted a video.

Many people were happily scrolling through their phones when they suddenly froze after receiving a notification that "the streamer you follow has posted a new video." They then instinctively spoke, their expressions showing disbelief:
"Why did Teacher Yu release a new video a day early?"

"Did the sun rise in the west? Teacher Yu has actually become more diligent. Why would I have such a dream..."

"Vitality trait returning for a limited time?"

Of course, despite the complaints, when Qingyu's group of viewers who were still awake received the message, they didn't hesitate to click on the video and start enjoying today's unexpected surprise.

The title of this video is very simple—

Pokémon Origins - Mew

It's clear that this isn't a tactical tutorial series that Qingyu updates regularly, but rather a mythological series of videos that started but never continued.

In response, viewers left numerous comments on the screen, expressing their opinions:
"You dead pigeon who digs holes and never fills them, finally remembered this series, huh? What about the legendary Pokémon after Arceus? Can you release a new episode every day from now on?!"

"So this time it's Mew? Based on academic research on Mew's genes, it's basically confirmed that it's the common ancestor of all Pokémon. It's even been classified as a rarer Mythical Pokémon, but there are just too few sighting records..."

"Rayquaza's fans are furious! When did it become the turn of our handsome Sky God? Given the friendship between Mr. Daigo and Mr. Yu, I believe he would definitely be willing to recharge!"

"If it's Mr. Daigo... are you sure you wouldn't want to top up your Groudon account first?"

Mew has always been a Pokémon shrouded in mystery, appearing in the sight of humans very rarely.

Although the original Kanto Pokédex, created by Professor Oak, included information about this Pokémon, and legends such as "Mew is the guardian of Yggdrasil" have been circulating in the vicinity of Lota Town, people still know very little about this mythical Pokémon.

So, with this curiosity, the audience quickly and quietly waited for Qingyu to appear and introduce them to this mysterious and unpredictable legendary being.

However, this time, Qingyu did not start the video with her signature words as usual.

The first thing to appear on the screen was a strange little cat, all pink, floating in the air, covering its mouth and chuckling.

Upon its appearance, it not only stared directly at the screen without any shyness, but also struck a few poses, displaying classic gestures such as the peace sign and wink.

"Dream, fantasy?"

Some viewers immediately recognized the Pokémon as the protagonist of Qingyu's video today: the Mythical Pokémon Mew, whose whereabouts are elusive and rarely appears in the sight of humans!

[Holy crap, Yu-sensei is already so influential in the battle arena, now he can even pull in legendary Pokémon?]

[Combined with the previous video by Teacher Yu, I now strongly suspect that Teacher Yu is actually the illegitimate son of the creator god Arceus, which is why he not only knows so much historical information, but even legendary beasts have to give him face...]

[Wait, didn't you guys know that Yu-sensei and Mew are really close? He can even command it in battles. The official Kanto League account even shared a video of Yu-sensei and Lance defeating Team Rocket's leader, Giovanni.]

[Who has time to pay attention to this kind of thing... Wait a minute? What did you say Teacher Yu went to do?]

After some Kanto viewers explained, Padiya's fans finally understood why Qingyu had suddenly disappeared for two days.

Then, he was immediately stunned.

So, when Teacher Yu asked for leave, what she said about "saving the world" was actually true?

Is it because the Patia region is too peaceful that they specially traveled all the way to Kanto to support and help Mr. Wataru wipe out Team Rocket in one fell swoop...?

All I can say is that Teacher Yu is just too well-rounded!

Just as the comments section was filled with shock, Qingyu's voice quickly appeared.

"Hello everyone, today's episode is a slightly unconventional but serious science popularization."

Along with the voice appeared Qingyu's handsome face, which was extremely familiar to the audience.

In the scene, Qingyu is stroking Meng Huan's head with practiced ease, and Meng Huan seems to have gotten used to this affectionate gesture, even rubbing against his hand.

Where do they look like legendary Pokémon? They're just like domesticated Pokémon, so friendly.

"That's right, this little guy is the legendary Mew."

While the audience was still in shock, Qingyu's voice rang out again.

At the same time, Qingyu stopped subconsciously petting the cat and her expression became serious.

Seeing this, the dream floating beside him followed suit, immediately putting on a serious face. However, after only a second or two, it quickly lost its composure and covered its mouth to stop itself from laughing out loud.

【Wow, is this a fantasy? The personality seems completely different from what I imagined…】

[Wasn't it said that it rarely appears in front of humans, with only a handful of sightings recorded in hundreds of years? How come it suddenly becomes so cute in Teacher Yu's eyes?]

[666, Teacher Yu is actually a breeding master! He's managed to train legendary Pokémon like this; I don't believe he doesn't have some special talent...]

[Instead of explaining the legendary Pokémon, I feel like Teacher Yu is here to show off Mew? Who asked you???]

The barrage of comments began to criticize the intimate actions between Qingyu and Meng Huan.

Legendary Pokémon have always been seen as powerful, ruthless, and majestic beings, each possessing terrifying power unimaginable to humans.

Like Groudon and Kyogre in Hoenn, they are arch-enemies. Every time they appear, they greatly affect the climate and may even cause tsunamis and earthquakes, causing incalculable damage to the Hoenn region.

There is also Ho-Oh, which is enshrined in the Johto region. It is said that its three bodyguards were resurrected from the three Pokémon that died in the Burnt Tower. Because of this incident, Ho-Oh, which was originally close to humans, completely disappeared from human sight and has not appeared for many years.

However, the existence of a legendary Pokémon like Mew, who is completely unpretentious and interacts with Blue Feather just like an ordinary Pokémon, has only made people love it even more.

As a result, the audience quickly became very curious about its existence.

Soon, Qingyu spoke again, introducing the topic:

"Our understanding of Mew is indeed quite limited at present, but the evidence for the hypothesis that it is the ancestor of all Pokémon is quite clear."

"The genes inside Mew's body do indeed contain the genomes of all Pokémon, and this alone shows its relationship with other Pokémon."

"As for how to verify this, it's actually quite simple..."

“Dream, give them a live performance.”

As Qingyu smiled and spoke, Meng Huan immediately cooperated by making a cute "Mew" sound, then spread out her two little arms, and her body immediately emitted a white light.

After the white light quickly dissipated, Mew's figure had disappeared, replaced by a Pokémon that the Padia students recognized very well.

Teacher Yu's starter Pokémon is Sylveon!
"Mwah~"

If it weren't for its very distinctive call, the audience might have thought that Teacher Yu was performing magic.

"Because it possesses the genes of all Pokémon, Mew has a special ability: it can transform into any Pokémon at will and perfectly replicate their characteristics and moves."

As Qingyu spoke, Mew seemed to have more to say, and took the initiative to use this special ability, transforming into the appearances of Qingyu's Pokémon one after another.

Finally, a blue, patterned fathead fish appeared in the frame. Its size made the 1.8-meter-tall Qingyu next to it completely become a background figure, and the camera had to be moved back quite a distance to fully capture it in the frame.

As Kyogre appeared, the once clear sky immediately became overcast, as if a heavy rain was imminent.

The appearance of this Pokémon was like a thunderclap, sending chills down the spines of the audience.

[What's going on? Isn't that Kyogre, the legendary Pokémon that controls the oceans in Hoenn? How can Mew even transform into a legendary Pokémon? That's too outrageous...]

[Now I'm completely certain, Yu-sensei is just blatantly showing off! Owning a Mew is equivalent to owning all other legendary Pokémon, that's insane!]

[Is this hinting at a sequel? No wonder Teacher Yu dared to start this series on mythology. Could he later transform Mew into other legendary Pokémon for a close-up explanation...?]

【Seriously, don't you guys think Mew and Yu-sensei seem to have an absurdly good synergy? One can pull out almost any Pokémon strategy, and the other doesn't even need to act; he can transform into any Pokémon directly. I don't even want to imagine how cunning this combination could be!】

[Hiss—, was Teacher Yu actually quite merciful during the gym challenge? Did he hold back an army of legendary Pokémon later?]

[I'm suddenly feeling a bit relieved. Thank goodness Teacher Yu is just a gym leader. If he were a Champion or a King, no newbie would ever be able to pass...]

Ignoring the groans of the audience, Qingyu in the video remained oblivious, continuing to smile as he watched Mew transform into Kyogre. He quickly spoke again:
"Many trainers will find this transformation effect familiar, because a special Pokémon called Ditto can do the same thing."

Before the rain could fall, Mew quickly reverted to its original form, pouting slightly in dissatisfaction and waving its little fists at Aoba from afar, seemingly unhappy that he had compared it to Ditto.

To this, Qingyu simply smiled faintly.

Unexpectedly, Mew is a Pokémon with a great sense of the camera. Not only did it immediately agree to make a video about itself after learning about the idea, but it also generously demonstrated its powerful abilities.

only……

At first, Qingyu really didn't intend to let it show its ability to transform into a divine beast, but Meng Huan insisted on performing!

Since things had come to this point, Qingyu could only silently try to smooth things over.

"Since this video is about the mythology series, Pokémon with special abilities shouldn't normally qualify for their own episode."

"Mythical, mythical, at least this Pokémon should have a corresponding legend, right?"

"Hey, actually, besides the origin of Pokémon, there is a very credible legend about Mew."

“I previously mentioned the hypothesis that ‘Mew is the origin of Pokémon,’ and what follows will further confirm this.” After Qingyu finished speaking, even Mew itself was stunned and subconsciously stopped its little antics with Qingyu.

Legend? What legend does it have that even the original entity doesn't know about it?
Even in a fantasy world, things are like this, so the other viewers are naturally just as bewildered.

Soon, Qingyu revealed the answer:
"Near the city of Rota in the northern part of the Kanto region, there is a towering tree that rises from the ground and reaches into the clouds. It was called the 'Tree of the Beginning of the World' by the ancients and is said to be the origin of the world, created along with it."

"And this World Tree actually has a very deep connection with Dream."

Upon hearing this, some of the Kanto viewers quickly realized what was going on.

Speaking of which, there really is such a place in Rota City, and it seems the legend of the 'Aura Hero' is also somewhat related to the World Tree.

[I know the answer to this question. I live on Rota Street, and I can find the World Tree by looking north.]

It is said that several hundred years ago, a hero with auras entered the World Tree and brought peace to human society, so we hold a festival here every year to commemorate him.

“Miao…”

Dream realized what was happening and was speechless.

Its expression is very easy to understand.

I thought it was some special legend I didn't even know about, but it turns out it's just this!
What World Tree? Just say it's my house, why use this nonsense...?

However, at the same time, a look of nostalgia immediately appeared on its face, as if it were recalling something.

Seeing this, Qingyu continued speaking.

"We do not know when the World Tree appeared, but we do know that it appeared there in the earliest written records of Kanto, and its power seems to be connected with the hearts of all things in the world."

"The relationship between Mew and the World Tree is symbiotic. Perhaps we can also consider Mew as a contingency plan that Arceus left for the World Tree. In addition to living here, it also serves as the guardian of the World Tree."

"Hundreds of years ago, in the primitive era before the existence of Poké Balls, humans had already mastered the power to control 'monsters,' which led to a rapid expansion of ambition, causing wars to rage around the world and ultimately forming a massive war that could have a huge impact on the world."

"Just when the world was about to be plunged into chaos, Aaron, the Aura Warrior of Ordron City, stepped forward and ventured deep into the World Tree to use the power of dreams to make it bloom again, thus saving the world from the suffering of war and bringing peace to this day."

"This is also the origin of the legend of the 'Aura Warrior'."

"It is precisely because of this legend, which has a very narrow circulation, that it indirectly confirms that Mew possesses extremely special power, and its existence itself is related to the inner world of humans and Pokémon."

【??? Even Yu-sensei knows about such an obscure legend? Rota City seems to have a very low profile in Kanto...】

To be fair, Teacher Yu is absolutely right. We hear Queen Eileen tell this story almost every year, and it's always pretty much the same.

[Teacher Yu: You didn't expect that, did you? Actually, before becoming a trainer, I was already a mythology scholar! Otherwise, how do you think I met Mengmengda?]

[Looking at it this way, Teacher Yu is quite amazing. If she could control the power of dreams, wouldn't she be able to directly enter the World Tree and change the world like the Aura Hero from hundreds of years ago?]

Qingyu's words quickly made Meng Huan feel a little dazed.

For Dream, several hundred years is not a long time, but the human who broke into the World Tree did leave a deep impression on it.

They are filled with a sense of justice, perfectly embodying the expectations the Creator God had for humanity when He created them, and are even willing to sacrifice themselves for world peace, fulfilling His duties in His place.

He's practically the perfect man...

It was because of his appearance that Mew gradually became curious about this strange life form of humans, and over the centuries he transformed into various Pokémon, silently observing them and trying to understand human thoughts.

However, it is generally not discovered by humans, so humans still know very little about it.

Meng Huan shook her head inwardly, then subconsciously looked at Qing Yu and sighed silently.

Although it still doesn't know how Qingyu discovered its near-perfect disguise at a glance, in a sense, it could sense it—

Qingyu is special.

Just like that Aura Hero back then, perhaps his appearance will also profoundly affect this world.

That is why Mewtwo, who rarely appears in front of humans, is so affectionate towards Aoba.

The facts have proven its conjecture.

Even knowing that it was an extremely rare Mythical Pokémon and that it was clear from the beginning what kind of mission it was carrying, Qingyu still treated it the same way as any other Pokémon.

It doesn't seem to want to subdue itself and obtain this special power like other humans who know something about themselves.

And that's exactly what Dream finds most interesting about him.

Mew is very curious about whether Qingyu will come into contact with more legendary Pokémon in the future, and what his attitude will be towards them.

Noticing the increasingly limp gaze in Dream's eyes as it looked at him, Qingyu smiled and ruffled its head.

I've already told you most of the story about Fantasy Westward Journey.

Next, we need to apply a small patch to it.

"Of course, Teacher Yu also wants to give a little reminder to the students in Kanto."

"Although the World Tree possesses great power, it is not actually a simple ancient tree, but a very dangerous place."

"Besides Mew, who is an easy-going commander, there are other powerful Pokémon, as well as the legendary giants created by Regigigas. Together they are responsible for guarding the World Tree and eliminating any species that intrude into it."

"This is also the main reason why the World Tree has always been so mysterious."

In fact, the power of the World Tree goes far beyond this; it may have retained the cleanup program written by the "programmer" alpaca, as shown in the movie.

Once an intruder is detected, the crystal lifeforms inside the World Tree will quickly become active and absorb the intruder into them.

It's like the immune system that's rapidly activated after a virus is detected.

Without the administrator's dreamlike help, there would have been virtually no chance of survival.

Therefore, Qingyu was actually a little nervous when filming the video.

Is it possible that after this video, some curious little ones might wander in and cause unnecessary trouble...?

However, judging from the reactions in the live chat, he was probably overthinking it.

"Teacher Yu... it seems you've never been to Lota City before. You're overestimating us. If you just looked at the fighting power of those Pokémon outside Yggdrasil, you wouldn't say such a thing. They're all as terrifying as Ursarings in heat on Mt. Silver. How could any normal person possibly break through?"

Even if you're lucky enough to reach the World Tree, you won't be able to find a way in. You can't just fly up there, can you?

Is it possible that Teacher Yu's understanding of ordinary people is very different from ours?

[Teacher Yu: Even if a person is weak, shouldn't they at least have a Pokémon capable of taking on Mt. Silver single-handedly? That should be the basic requirement, right?]

Listen to this yourself, is this even human language...?

The legend of the dream has come to an end, and the video is gradually coming to a close.

Towards the end, Qingyu's tone quickly changed from serious to lighthearted.

"Alright, this video is almost over."

"As the first Pokémon introduced in this series after Arceus Genesis, Mew's existence has a very profound significance for the Pokémon world."

At this point, Qingyu suddenly felt a pang of emotion.

Actually, what he was referring to wasn't just this world, but also the Pokémon games from his previous life.

The Pokémon series did not have a smooth start; in fact, its sales were quite average at launch, and it was in danger of failing at any time.

If it weren't for Mew, a special character added to the game as a bug, which brought Pokémon a lot of popularity, coupled with the success of Pokémon Fun Festival (Clefairy's Tale), it's very likely that Pokémon wouldn't have become the world's number one IP in the future.

In a sense, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Mew saved the Pokémon world.

"That's all for this video~"

"The mythology series will continue to be updated irregularly, just like before. As for the specific timing..."

"Once Teacher Yu can record the footage for the corresponding Legendary Pokémon, there should be an update soon. Please look forward to it!"

The video abruptly ended as soon as he finished speaking.

Many viewers were stunned for a moment before they suddenly realized what was happening—

Good grief, that's a ridiculous reason. Does it mean they'll keep putting things off until they encounter a legendary Pokémon...?

[We need to urge for more updates! We absolutely must urge for more updates!]

This isn't just ordinary laziness; we need to take decisive action! Teacher Yu, I really need to get you under control!

(End of this chapter)