I run an orphanage in the Pokémon world.

Although doing these things is pointless, people always need some psychological comfort, don't they?

Now that everything that needed to be done has been done...

Teng Shu took a deep breath and then opened the end-of-month summary.

[Month-End Summary of Care and Welfare Home]

[Rewards: Omitted (Click to view)]

[Happiness Points Acquired: 632.4]

[Summary: An ordinary month. Your arrival was merely like a pebble thrown into a lake; the ripples subsided, and the water remained still.]

Teng Shu's lips twitched. Although the happiness points had increased significantly this time, the summary was still as baffling as ever.

"I run an orphanage, and I want to change the world..." Teng Shu looked at the comments thoughtfully, as he had some ideas in his mind.

The meaning of this passage is clear: his arrival did not have a significant impact on the world, so his reputation is not high. So what does he need to do to change the world?

Changing the world was a youthful, somewhat childish dream.

However, truly changing the world is not an easy thing, at least for Tengshu, it is extremely difficult.

Without a prestigious family background or any wealth to rely on, Teng Shu was just an ordinary person.

However, after arriving in this world and finding an orphanage, Teng Shu felt that perhaps he could actually do something and change the world.

However, how to do it is still a question.

As for the reward item, Teng Shu had no intention of clicking on it. He had clicked on it before and found that the details listed inside were excessively detailed.

For example, data such as "Help the fiery monkey make breakfast, happiness points 0.01" are listed separately, and Tengshu's eyes are blurry from looking at them.

I have this feeling that I don't know how to write the words "happiness point".

"Over six hundred points, that's a step forward in getting the medical pod upgraded." Teng Shu sighed, then casually extinguished the incense.

Lighting incense does have some benefits; at the very least, it gives you 600 happiness points.

Although it may not seem useful now, Tengshu still understands the principle of accumulating little by little.

"Sigh, if only there could be some fun." Teng Shu stretched, then lay down on the bed and rolled over.

Then Tengshu paused for a moment.

There was another person lying face to face with him in front of him.

Moreover, the other person's appearance is exactly the same as Teng Shu's.

Only those eyes were completely different.

The eyes, pitch black with no white showing, were staring at the vine tree.

This scene almost made Teng Shu jump out of his skin.

But before he could reach out and touch whether it was a mirror, his reflection disappeared, and Tengshu saw the wall of his bedroom again.

"A hallucination?" Teng Shu was a little confused, but it didn't seem like it. The scene just now was too real. He could even see the fine hairs on the face of another version of himself.

This struck Teng Shu as somewhat unbelievable. He got up and looked around; the orphanage was quiet and there was nothing unusual about it.

"Ah Kai?" Teng Shu called softly, but there was no response.

That shouldn't be Akai.

Akai has strong superpowers, but it doesn't always observe its surroundings; most of the time, Akai is doing its own thing.

"That's strange, none of the other kids in the orphanage know how to do this." Teng Shu was a little confused.

However, Tengshu didn't dwell on it for long before falling asleep. Tomorrow was the start of a new month, and it was time to go to the market to buy ingredients.

While Teng Shu was sleeping, a dark figure emerged from outside the orphanage under the cover of night. After glancing in the direction of the orphanage, the curiosity in his eyes grew even stronger.

The next day, Teng Shu got out of bed early. The volunteers wouldn't be coming today, and Teng Shu's welfare home returned to its usual tranquility.

However, the things that need to be done still need to be done.

After his routine washing up, Teng Shu yawned and walked into the kitchen.

As soon as he stepped into the kitchen, Teng Shu's eyebrows twitched.

The kitchen in front of him looked normal, but Teng Shu still sensed something was off.

He placed his usual kitchen knife on his left, changed the positions of some of his seasonings, and even reduced the amount of soy sauce.

These details weren't particularly obvious, but Teng Shu, who cooked in there every day, could still see them.

"Someone has tampered with my kitchen?" Teng Shu was certain of this, the only problem being that he didn't know who had done it.

It's impossible for Xiao Bao, Ming Yue, Da Hei, Xiao Hei, and Xiao Dong to be involved. Although these little guys are greedy, they can't cook.

The most likely candidate is Casey.

But Casey is very obedient; she would definitely tell me in advance if she wanted to use the kitchen. Since she didn't tell me, it proves that it's not Casey.

Teng Shu couldn't help but think of the other version of himself he had seen yesterday.

So what kind of uninvited guest has come to the welfare home?

Teng Shu didn't care much about this. Not to mention the welfare home, even the League office would occasionally have wild Pokémon wander in.

There have been several incidents where hungry Pokémon broke through the glass of convenience stores at night to get Pokémon food.

It even made the news.

Then a bunch of experts jumped out and called on people to protect Pokémon, while some experts said that human settlements are too close to the habitat of wild Pokémon, which is not good, and so on.

There are all sorts of arguments.

"As for the ingredients..." Teng Shu checked the kitchen.

He didn't care about wild Pokémon going to the welfare home, but the kitchen was an exception; if the food was contaminated, it would have to be discarded.

However, after checking around, Teng Shu realized what ingredients he was missing from his kitchen.

"There's a bit less leftover rice from yesterday, a bit less greens and tomatoes, and one less egg?" Teng Shu's expression was a little strange. He seemed to have already 'seen' a wild Pokémon rummaging through his kitchen for ingredients to make fried rice.

“But at least he can still use tools…” Teng Shu looked at the rice scoop.

It seems that this intruder was quite clever.

Chapter 40 Soy milk and fried dough sticks, thin rice flour soup, and Magikarp

Teng Shu was somewhat curious about the intruder's identity.

His orphanage wasn't immune to Pokémon intrusions, given its location on the outskirts of Viridian City and its proximity to Viridian Forest.

But most of the time, it's just Rattata, Beedrill, and other Pokémon that break in. The most special one is the Queen Bee.

However, most of the time these intruding Pokémon don't hide themselves very well, and in many cases they quickly reveal their presence. But this one is very clever.

It even knew to put away used kitchen utensils, which made Tengshu a little curious about what kind of Pokémon it was.

Teng Shu felt that the other party was most likely a psychic, and psychic Pokémon were the most intelligent type.

After a routine check to confirm that the kitchen utensils and ingredients were not contaminated, Tengshu prepared a simple breakfast, then woke up the little guys and called them over to eat.

"Dean, what are we having for dinner today?" Locke walked in yawning, still wearing slippers.

"Let's have some soy milk and fried dough sticks today." Teng Shu wiped his hands, glanced at Locke, and then handed him a bowl.

You can take your own soy milk and fried dough sticks.

Teng Shu himself made a bowl of thin bean flour soup and stood aside with the seasonings.

"Hey? Dean, what's this?" Locke came over and looked curiously at the sticky bean paste in the vine bowl.

"Thin bean flour soup, eaten with fried dough sticks," Teng Shu said as he poured out the seasonings. He liked to eat thin bean flour soup with fried dough sticks.

What may seem like a simple and ordinary rice flour porridge has a unique flavor when eaten with fried dough sticks after adding various seasonings.

"Hiss~ It must taste delicious!" Locke stared longingly, while Teng Shu's lips twitched.

He suspected he had hired a foodie, not a psychologist.

"Eat up." Teng Shu reluctantly made way for him, and Locke immediately squeezed in with his bowl, imitating Teng Shu as he added the seasonings. Just as Teng Shu finished adding the seasonings, a small bowl was offered to him.

Teng Shu turned his head and saw that it was Da Hei.

Big Black's mouth was stained with soy milk. When it saw Teng Shu looking at it, it even showed a silly smile. Teng Shu couldn't help but find Big Black's silly and cute appearance a little funny.

Ever since Akai made a cosplay outfit for Big Black, it seems to have become much more confident.

But this is actually a good thing.

Tengshu also made a bowl of rice noodle soup for Dahei. Unexpectedly, this move was like stirring up a hornet's nest. The other little guys also handed over their bowls. Only Xiaohei, because of his limited appetite, had already eaten his fill and could only squat on Tengshu's head with regret, watching longingly.

"Kai, do you want some?" Teng Shu called out, and the next second, a clean bowl flew in front of Teng Shu. Kai's meaning was quite clear.

Locke, who was standing nearby, was eating a fried dough stick.

The crispy fried dough sticks paired with the salty and spicy rice noodle soup have a unique flavor. Locke has already eaten two, and the rice noodle soup is almost gone.

"Director, is this Kai our orphanage's Cassie who hasn't shown up yet?" Locke watched the scene with great interest, holding a bowl and standing behind Teng Shu, waiting in line to get his bean curd soup.

“Yeah, Kai is a bit...socially awkward and doesn’t like to show his face in public.” Teng Shu nodded.

The director only saw Akai once, when he brought him into the orphanage, and never saw him again after that.

"I see." Locke took another bite of the fried dough stick, his eyes lost in thought. Teng Shu glanced at Locke, then made way for him.

He knew what Locke wanted to do; he simply wanted Casey to graduate from social anxiety, since social anxiety is technically a psychological problem, and Locke's major was a good fit for it.

Yes, whether it's social anxiety or the social anxiety of a social terrorist, it's a perfect match.

However, Teng Shu didn't say anything. It would be best if Locke could solve it, otherwise, given Akai's condition, he would probably be a professional elderly person in the welfare home for the rest of his life.

"However, if my 'Journey to the West' becomes a hit, then it might be able to support these little guys." Teng Shu took a bite of a fried dough stick and had some ideas in mind.

Once he becomes famous, he'll have enough royalties to support these kids and even improve their meals.

Teng Shu sat on a stool eating his rice noodle soup and fried dough sticks while browsing the news. Ming Yue sat next to Teng Shu, eating her own food and curiously looking at Teng Shu's phone.

Mingyue appeared to have come out, but Tengshu knew that Mingyue's heart was still burning with the rage of revenge.

[The latest movie starring a famous actor from the League of Legends is about to be released, and pre-sale box office has broken records again...]

[Kanto champion Wataru announces he will step down as Kanto champion in the next few years, causing a surge in quartet league registrations]

[Dandi endorses supersonic bicycles; endorsement fee reportedly reaches over 100 million]

[Karuni's agent stated that Karuni is currently filming a new movie.]

"As expected, the biggest stars in the Pokémon world are all the champions." Teng Shu chewed the fried dough stick in his mouth and then swallowed it.

The names of the various champions appeared most frequently in the news.

If you can become the champion, you'll have fame, money, and everything else you could want.

However, it is clear that those who can become champions in the Pokémon world are not ordinary people. For example, in the Hoenn region, which is not far away, the champion Steven is someone who does not want to be a champion.

After finishing a simple breakfast, Teng Shu pushed his bicycle, opened the door of the orphanage, and went out.

But as soon as they stepped outside, Teng Shu stopped.

A carp was hopping around in front of the iron gate of the orphanage.

Magikarp, a Water-type Pokémon, is notoriously useless and incompetent in the Pokémon world, and there are many of them.

The weak Magikarp mostly only knows moves like Splash, making it practically useless as a decoration; catching it wouldn't really help.

Tengshu had heard that Magikarp had once been used in a way that involved slapping the opponent's trainer's face during unconventional battles.

It didn't cause any harm, but it was extremely insulting.

After all, Magikarp has almost become synonymous with "useless" and "incompetent." Being slapped in the face by an incompetent and useless Magikarp is just like being mocked hundreds of times after finishing a game.

Later, because this action was too disgusting, it was banned by the league. However, it is said that even now, in informal matches, some people still do this to humiliate their opponents.

“These guys…” Teng Shu was speechless.

His orphanage takes in abandoned Pokémon, but there are simply not enough Magikarp to take them all.

Chapter 41 The Magikarp Overrun