The dream of becoming a Pokémon master

Back at the camp, Kyosuke summoned all three Pokémon.

"Little Fire, you crybaby, come out and greet your new friend!"

Charmander wasn't in a very good mood. First, it was extremely humiliating to have been defeated by Sleep Powder. Second, it had only been a day, and Kyosuke had already brought back another Pokémon. Charmander started to wonder if it had fallen out of favor.

Nidoran, on the other hand, was quite happy. Anyone would be happy to be promoted to the second-in-command after only being a subordinate for a day, right?

When he saw the long green caterpillar, even though he knew it would be a green caterpillar, he immediately laughed when he saw how it looked, but only for a second.

Its mouth was sealed shut by the caterpillar's enormous silk.

"Hahaha, crybaby, take a break. Let me introduce you, this is our new partner, let's call her Fatty!" Kyosuke looked at Nidoran and was also amused, but he was too lazy to care about him and pushed Caterpie in front of him.

"Fluff! Fluff! Fluff! (Where am I fat? I'm obviously very thin!)!" the caterpillar complained.

Upon closer inspection, Kyosuke realized that while this green caterpillar was indeed long, more than three times the size of other green caterpillars, it was actually thinner than its counterparts in proportion!

"How did you do that?!" Kyosuke had been shocked by so many things since he started traveling. It's true that you can only learn more by going out into the world.

"Furry, furry, furry (I'm a beautiful girl, so naturally I have to pay attention to my figure. It's such a hassle not to have any extra fat)." Caterpillar replied.

"But wouldn't exercise and fighting reduce it even more?" One question after another arose.

"Fluffy! Fluffy! (But the evolved form is too ugly! I want to transform into the most beautiful form and fly in the air)!" Caterpie suddenly became excited.

Kyosuke, of course, also imagined that she disliked Butterfree and wanted to become Rayquaza. Moreover, according to Caterpie, one might need to be thin and long to evolve into Rayquaza.

"I'll order an Everstone for you online later. You won't evolve during this time, and then you can start training. To become the way you want to be, you need a lot of training," Kyosuke said to Caterpie.

The green caterpillar nodded.

"As for a name, I'll call you Wu." Kyosuke added in his mind, taking the meaning of "dragon dancing in the nine heavens."

If Caterpie knew what Kyosuke was thinking, it would definitely ask: So, who is Rayquaza?

Fortunately, she didn't know.

But Charmander and Nidoran objected: Why are our names so ordinary and funny, while hers are so high-class? We don't accept it!

Seeing the two little babies' pouty expressions, Caterpie smiled, her eyes crinkling. Although she had lived for ten years, she had never seen any other Pokémon. She genuinely liked these two newborns. It was just that Nidoran was too annoying.

Kyosuke looked at them, offering no rebuttal, but calmly asked, "She had a dream, and she's worked hard for it for ten years. And you? Right now, all you can do is have these childlike names."

"Me too. I aspire to become a Pokémon Master. I've been working hard for four years, learning about Pokémon every spare moment between watching anime and playing games. I hope to conquer legendary Pokémon with my bare hands. I've been doing this for two years now, working tirelessly. You should know my strength, Crybaby."

Nidoran nodded.

"And you two? Yes, you are both little babies, but now that life has begun, you need to find a goal, a dream to strive for."

The little dragon suddenly unleashed a Dragon's Fury at Kyosuke, which Kyosuke slapped away. It then barked at Kyosuke, "Nee! Nee!"

"Defeat me? You'll never do that in your lifetime. Find someone else."

"Nini!"

"I haven't forgotten! We made a promise that I'd take you to crush those mythical beasts someday. You need to work hard too!"

After hearing Kyosuke's reply, Charmander sat down contentedly, ready to watch Nidoran make a fool of himself with Caterpie.

Because Nidoran's mouth is still sealed by the silk, no one is helping him to open it.

He looked at Kyosuke with pleading eyes, his eyes already brimming with tears, but Kyosuke just looked at him calmly.

After staring at each other for a while, Nidoran knew that Kyosuke wouldn't help this time, so he silently walked to the rock and used the ridge to cut the silk threads.

Kyosuke was unusually ruthless this time. He knew this was a precious opportunity, and if he missed it, who knew how long it would take for Nidoran to truly mature. He had to make Nidoran understand his goals and stop him from being so immersed in his parents' love and forgetting reality. Now that Kyosuke, as an elder, had taken over Nidoran's upbringing, he also had to fulfill his responsibilities.

After regaining his ability to speak, Nidoran approached Kyosuke with teary eyes, choking back sobs for a long time, but neither cried nor spoke.

"What, you want to stop me here?" Kyosuke tried his best to play the stern role, but his words made Nidoran take a half step back in fright.

Kyosuke realized his intimidation had backfired; this attempt at discipline had failed. Just as he was about to offer words of comfort, Nidoran stepped forward and spoke first: "Nido... Nido... Nido! Nido Nido!"

"To surpass our father and see more of the world... It's said that every boy dreams of surpassing his father, and you are too. Believe me, our journey will definitely include many unique sights that only we can see. That's the meaning of travel. Let's become stronger together!"

"Nido!"

……

The second day. Thirteen days since entering Viridian Forest.

Charmander and Nidoran woke up early to see how Caterpie would look when it was woken up.

However! It doesn't exist!

"The girls already have their own training methods, and they can't train at all until they reach the Everstone. Don't you two have any self-awareness?" Kyosuke looked at the two kids who were about to gloat, feeling a bit disappointed in them.

The two little ones, who rediscovered their dreams yesterday, seemed to have lost them again, and sat down on the ground, not wanting to train.

Of course that's impossible!

And not only do they need to train, they need to do extra training!

"This legendary beast taming plan is almost halfway complete. Spearow's type is normal flying, and neither side has a type advantage. You two should work harder to strengthen yourselves. If the taming fails, although I won't blame you, you can imagine the training that will follow." Kyosuke warned the two lazybones.

Thinking of the tyranny of the villain, the baby trembled and nodded frantically.

"Little Fire, from now on you'll be battling Crybaby every day. Although he cries a lot, he gets beaten up, and he has the Toxic Sting ability, which is perfect for training your poison resistance. Crybaby, you too, I hope you can turn the tables and go from being beaten up to being on the offensive. Anyway, neither of you are type advantaged, and you're both new Pokémon, maybe one day the order of the top two will be reversed?"

The last sentence immediately shattered their initial plan for a casual practice session. "Hehehe, 'Second Brother' will never sound as good as 'Big Brother,' right?"

Seeing the rekindled flame in the eyes of the two children, Kyosuke smiled sinisterly.