Ditto doesn't move

With a wave of his hand, he announced directly to Riolu, "Let's go shopping!"

We need to buy two computers, one workstation and one laptop, and also get some clothes, toys and other supplies for the kids.

If it weren't for the fact that the old construction team hadn't yet been contacted at the breeding house, Gao would have simply thrown a handful of Manny's to build himself a small room.

In short, they have plenty of money!

However, no matter how oblivious he was, after entering the shopping plaza, he saw that Leorio still seemed uninterested, so Xia Ming paid a little attention.

"I'm in a good mood today, Riolu. If you meet my requirements in the upcoming training, how about I teach you a unique technique?"

"This is a move that nobody else knows; it's a secret just between the two of us~"

Riolu suddenly raised its head, its eyes filled with excitement.

P.S.: After all the twists and turns, we're back to the original update schedule...

Book 1 Happy Little Ditto: Chapter 46 Time Has Been Deleted by Me, the Crimson King!

Oh, Alola.

It was another quiet and peaceful day.

The weather was clear and the sun was shining brightly.

A new day began with an unintelligible explosion in the afternoon, such as "What is this feeling~".

"It's in progress, it's in progress... What's wrong with me sleeping in on Saturday? Don't police officers get rest?"

Covering his head and hugging the blanket, Xia Ming huddled tightly underneath, refusing to come out.

Happiness is sleeping.

The only one qualified to approach him at this time was Riolu, whose relationship with him was nominally a loan but had in fact been established as a trainer.

The blue Anubis puppy looked speechless, like a waiter who had been petted, clutching the corner of the blanket tightly and struggling with its trainer with the lightest of strength.

Finally, it seemed he couldn't resist using the strength gained from his high-intensity workout...

Ha, the blanket and the person flew out together!

"Lu! (Damn it, why did you reveal your true form as soon as you moved into the new house?!)"

"Lu! (I chose you because I didn't want to take care of anyone else, but in the end I still have to take care of you, you lazybones!)"

Xia Ming stood up with a yawn, his eyes glazed over like a dead fish, and said dejectedly:

"But didn't you feel bad about just eating and not doing anything, so you took over the housework and cooking? I clearly told you to either get takeout from the cafeteria or go to Xiao Xiang's house next door for a meal..."

"Road! (Larger, more long-winded!)"

"Alas, if you don't work hard when you're young, you'll regret it when you're old."

Xia Ming leisurely tossed the blanket back onto the bed. At this moment, the Soul of Slacking Off had thoroughly humiliated the Heart of the Martial God.

Right now, he's just a lazy bum who spends his weekends at home, ready to pass the time by doing nothing!

"If you can't do anything but fight and train, then your future is limited to becoming a professional player. Don't give up on your potential!"

"Look how popular that virtual streamer named Gulu Mi is. How about I make you a virtual streamer when I have some free time? You can just start your career as a virtual streamer!"

"With a little effort, it's not impossible to change the timeline to one where the streamer puppy is heavily addicted~"

The flippant tone made Riolu's forehead veins bulge, and he grabbed a large hot dog from the plate on the table and shoved it into Xia Ming's mouth.

"Lu!! (Shut up! Eat your breakfast!)"

If there is a book, it will be long; if there is no book, it will be short.

Having initially resolved the issues of finances, accommodation, and employment, and moved into a new home of about 20 square meters, all that remained was the daily grind of exercising, going to work, leveling up pets, and the doctor's urging for updates.

Surely no one wants to live such a boring life day after day, right? That's right, it's Crimson King! I used Crimson King!

Humans are such creatures; once they become accustomed to a highly stressful pace of life, even when exhausted and resentful, they still yearn for the fulfilling life of the past when they have nothing to do…

Do you think I would say that?!

Even if you do nothing all day and waste your time like a tycoon throwing money around, it's so awesome to only have Riolu getting angry and acting cute by your side!

Seeing that his Pokémon wasn't interested in debuting as a VTuber, Xia Ming skillfully changed the subject while eating breakfast:

"Speaking of which, you've already lost 14 battles and won 0 against that Pokémon, haven't you?"

"How about it, do you want me to give you some tactical guidance as a trainer?"

Riolu's forehead veins stood out even more, and with a little force from his fingers, he bent the spoon into a crooked shape, which showed how much resentment and anger he felt.

It seems Riolu isn't very interested in this topic either.

"Road. (No need. Since the other party didn't call for a trainer, I don't want to take advantage of him.)"

"Road! (I will defeat him fair and square!)"

whee.

Despite having received professional training (referring to the "don't laugh" challenge) and rarely laughing, Xia Ming almost couldn't help himself, and a little bit of his hair color faded in a place that Riolu didn't notice.

How could a martial god like him easily submit to an ordinary life?

In addition to stabilizing his daily routine this week, his brilliant wisdom also gave him an idea that made people exclaim, "Wow, that's brilliant!"

Yes, I think you've already noticed.

As we all know, Ditto's base time in human form is only eight hours before it reaches a certain level.

But at this moment, he's sleeping in human form—that's practically a luxury!

So here's the problem: during the day when you're at work, you have to maintain your human form, but at night when you go home to rest, you have to revert to your Ditto form to recuperate.

How did Xia Ming manage to keep Riolu from discovering his secret for a whole week?

Let's use a stand-in to turn back time to the night we just moved into our new home:

"Alright, Riolu, go play with the other Pokémon at the ranch. Now that I've taken the money, I need to hurry up and make a game demo."

"Huh? You said you wanted to help me? But do you even understand human numbers, letters, or programming?"

"Okay, go play now. I need to get back to work. This job requires a lot of focus. If you need to contact me, remember to knock first."

After the trainer finished speaking, he closed the door, and soon the sound of rapid typing came from inside.

It seems that it's indeed not advisable to disturb them.

As a Pokémon accustomed to taking care of others, Riolu knew that its new home and food were the result of its trainer's hard work.

Although I still want to do things together that trainers and Pokémon both enjoy, I'd better not bother them.

"Let's go outside and take a walk first."

The light blue puppy patted its face, took a deep breath, and stepped out of the house.

Unlike Dr. Kukui's house, the ranch in front of us looked like it had been through some terrible battle. Although the construction team had tried their best to restore the landscape, traces of the battle could still be vaguely seen.

Although the idyllic scenery wasn't what he had imagined, Riolu, who longed to become a strong and righteous hero, didn't dislike the sight before him.

That guy said he once had a very, very strong partner, a Pokémon that was strong enough to help him become a champion.

If you want to reach the end of the journey with that person, you can't afford to slack off.

Judging from the scene before me, the Pokémon here must all be very combative. I stepped towards the first battle arena that had been built.

After several days of training, although its progress has slowed down, Riolu now has absolute confidence that it can defeat every Pokémon here.

But... just as she stepped into the arena, she was surprised to find that in the dead of night, Pokémon had gathered from all directions, surrounding one of the Pokémon that was slumped on a rock.

"Croak! (The Emperor is the new challenger!)"

A mosquito coil frog croaked excitedly upon seeing Riolu.

"Changed (Hehe, instead of being afraid, he actively walked this way.)"

The Ditto named Emperor, surrounded by its entourage, let out an amused laugh:

"Then go and test her quality!"

"Quack (Your Majesty, I will never let you down!)"

Poliwag excitedly jumped into the battle arena and made a provocative gesture towards Riolu.

Book 1 The Happy Little Metamorphosis: Chapter 47 The Emperor and His Four Heavenly Kings

Emperor.

What a strange name.

Was the name given to it by its trainer?

Forget it, it doesn’t matter.

It seems that the other party is the leader of the Pokémon in this breeding farm.

It doesn't even have the aura of a dominant force, so it's probably not a particularly powerful Pokémon.

Having trained with its trainer for a long time, Riolu secretly learned about the differences between the Alola region and other regions from their daily conversations.

In addition to the island's legendary Pokémon and Z-Moves, this place also possesses a special existence known as the Totem Pokémon.

During the trainer's and professor's daily arguments, she completely ignored Professor Kukui's theories and chose to believe her trainer's statements entirely.

According to Xia Ming, the appearance of the Totem Pokémon is not simply a matter of the island god bestowing and sharing power (Qi Yi Chan Ling is Jiu Ni San Si Qun).

The formation of the dominant aura is closely related to the local customs and culture of Alola.

In other regions where resources are not as abundant as Alola, wild Pokémon will also choose the strongest member of their group to become their leader in order to compete for food.

Why can't a dominant power like Alola emerge?

The answer is... the leeway to fail.

The wilderness can be very harsh.

Pokémon's constitution does allow them to withstand moves that are difficult for ordinary people to endure, but the great power of nature, besides natural disasters that can take lives in an instant, also has messengers called illness and aging.

If you can't get food, you'll go hungry, you'll lose strength, and you'll be questioned by your tribe.

After being defeated by other Pokémon, they still have to face challenges within their own group while suffering from illness. Even if they manage to win, they will accumulate more injuries.

Until one day, due to the accumulation of too many hidden wounds, he finally couldn't hold on any longer and closed his eyes on a cold night.

But in the Alola region, it's different. The reason for the fighting isn't so much "I don't have food," but rather "the losers only deserve to eat bad food."

The abundance of material goods not only brought peace of mind to people, but even wild Pokémon showed signs of civilization.

The dominant Pokémon are a manifestation of this civilization.

Instead of relying on the cruel selection process of nature to filter out one-in-a-million geniuses, it gives Pokémon with slightly less talent but who persevere through repeated failures the opportunity to accept defeat.

Compared to the title "Dominating Pokémon", her trainers prefer to call her "Arch-Tempered King".

The reason it's called "Arch-Tempered King" instead of "Arch-Tempered" is that even though Pokémon caught by trainers have the chance to start over after failing, they still can't develop the aura of a dominant force.

The reason is that the purity is too low.

Alola is a wonderful and forgiving mother, which means that every Pokémon living here—and I mean "every single one"—has an equal chance, a chance to afford to lose.

It will either become a decadent and unambitious wasteland due to its abundant resources, or it will truly make use of its advantages and transform it into a land of duels.

This is the assessment given by the main... trainer.

From that moment on, Riolu, determined to become stronger, finally found a new goal besides training to become stronger and being a righteous hero.

If I become the overlord, I probably won't lose to that guy's former partner.

Even though they were already hundreds of meters away from their new home, Riolu seemed to hear the sound of keyboards being typed inside the cabin.

It's too cunning to think that one person can work hard all by themselves; I want to help too!

With such conviction, how could Riolu not think that other ordinary Pokémon are nothing special?

The other Pokémon watching nearby had already learned new ways to express their emotions under the Emperor's tutelage.

"Quack! This is so frustrating!" the throwing monkey grumbled as it crushed the banana in its hand.