Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

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"cheers!!"

A Pokémon restaurant in the athletes' village.

Inside the private room, Tetsuya and his two companions raised their drinks.

Although they are adults, they do not have a habit of drinking alcohol.

Especially during the conference.

It would be extremely unprofessional to cause problems in combat command due to drinking.

"So, Kajiyama, you're planning to continue your travels, but the destination is undecided."

"Yuji, are you planning to go straight back to the Orange Islands? Are you not going to travel anymore?"

Tetsuya was somewhat surprised by Yuuji's choice.

Yuji took a sip of his drink, smiled and nodded: "Although I lost to you, I still made it to the top four, so my trainer certification level is fine. Therefore, I have no plans to participate in the tournament again."

In addition, the Orange League Winners' Cup is already on the agenda, and my family hopes I can improve my skills as soon as possible so I can take on the role of head trainer.

"The Winners' Cup?"

Kajiyama's eyes lit up. "Is this the official tournament of the Orange League?"

“Well…” Yuji scratched his head in frustration. “We really want to make it a regional tournament, but the number of participants is a big problem.”

In fact, a long time ago, the Orange Islands had a system similar to an alliance.

But the duration was very short.

Because at that time, people could not yet use technology to travel back and forth between the islands.

It's important to know that the Orange Islands are one of the largest island groups in the Elf world.

The number of tens of thousands of islands is a considerable number, even in Tetsuya's previous life.

For humans hundreds of years ago, navigating such a complex archipelago using elves and wooden boats was quite difficult.

Many people lose their lives during voyages, becoming souls lost at sea.

Of course.

Of the Orange Islands, less than one-twentieth of the islands show signs of human activity.

Only about thirty of them are famous.

In terms of total population, it may not even be as large as an international metropolis like Golden City.

Thinking of this, Kajiyama nodded: "That makes sense. Besides, let alone the participants, it would be difficult to gather eight gym trainers."

Since it's a formal tournament, the gyms that award badges must also be formal.

A formal gym leader is at least an Elite Four level trainer.

Yuji smiled wryly: "Ah, after all the persuasion and pleading, we've only managed to find four people."

"this......"

Kajiyama and Tetsuya exchanged a glance, both looking somewhat embarrassed.

Sure enough, it was just put on the agenda.

"It's because the Orange Islands are just too small," Yuji shook his head helplessly. "Even though they have a lot of local specialties, they're not that attractive to Elite Four level trainers."

This is one of the reasons why his family hopes he will return quickly to improve his abilities.

As the only outstanding young trainer in the Orange Islands, Yuuji was the one on whom they placed high hopes.

It's not that there's no one left in the older generation.

The difference lies in the fact that while other leagues are producing a wealth of talent, the Orange League's chief trainer is actually an old man.

It's really hard to save face.

"Who is this Chief Trainer?"

Kajiyama was still somewhat puzzled.

It doesn't sound like a position similar to the Four Heavenly Kings or the champion.

Yuji explained, "That's how it is."

We felt that since the Orange Islands are relatively small and cannot accommodate many participants, we should simply create a unique event.

The initial plan is to place the four existing dojos in the four cardinal directions.

To collect all four badges, you must traverse most of the commercially active islands.

This can also bring economic benefits.

Furthermore, each dojo adopts a different set of rules than conventional battles, but rather a more unique assessment that is more challenging.

Finally, trainers who collect all the Orange League badges will challenge the so-called Master Trainer at the Orange Stadium on Orange Island.

Defeating the top trainer will earn you the title of "Honorary Trainer" and the Champion Trophy.

In addition, the Victor's Palace on Citrus Island contains a stone tablet displaying photos of honorary trainers and their Pokémon, along with their handprints or footprints.

"Simply put, it's a downgraded version of trainers defeating the Elite Four to compete for the regional championship."

Having watched the anime from the previous life, Tetsuya went straight to the heart of the matter.

"I see, I understand now."

Kajiyama, who was initially a little confused, immediately realized what was going on.

He rolled his eyes: "So, being the chief trainer must be a tough job!"

He had mistakenly thought it was some prestigious position.

"Who can argue with that? There's nothing we can do about it."

Yuji remained calm.

Unlike Kajiyama and Tetsuya, who are not from any family, he was instilled with the idea of ​​serving his family from a young age.

Dragonite didn't come for nothing.

"So what are the standards? What is the approximate skill level required to win the Winners' Cup?"

Tetsuya asked with great interest.

"It's not confirmed yet, but it's roughly comparable to the top eight in the regional tournament."

Yuji thought for a moment and gave a very vague definition.

Kajiyama chimed in, "That's easy. If you think you've passed, then you have. Go all out in the first few matches and then throw the rest in the later ones. As long as it looks good on the field, that's fine."

Yuji nodded silently in agreement.

"Let's not talk about this anymore; it's not my place to worry about it for the time being."

He held up the blanket. "Anyway, congratulations in advance to Tetsuya on winning the Silver Tournament!"

"Don't make promises you can't keep!"

Zhe responded irritably.

Sunset and sunrise.

Time quickly passed to the next day.

early morning.

Tetsuya waited silently on the main road of the athletes' village.

"You did a great job, kid!"

The first to arrive were Ah Si and his wife, Yuriko.

The moment he saw Tetsuya, Asa opened his arms and tightly restrained him.

"That's exactly how I play!"

He casually praised, "My friends have been quite envious and jealous of me these past two weeks."

"Yeah, he just goes out drinking and bragging all day long, and he doesn't even care about his family anymore."

Yuriko gave him a half-smile.

Ah Si's smile froze on his face.

"Look at you, you've lost weight again recently. You know you need to balance work and rest, right?"

No matter how tough the training is, you can't hurt yourself.

Yuriko looked at Tetsuya with a touch of heartache.

She felt the child had become very thin.

The latter, who had gained five pounds during the conference, chuckled and touched his head.

In the eyes of elders, children who achieve good results always seem to have worked very hard.

In reality, given his strength and ability, he really doesn't have that.

Ah Si stood aside, not daring to say anything more.

He was terrified that if he said anything out loud, his wife would make him sleep on the streets.

"There must be quite a few people coming today, so let's go in first."

Good luck in the game!

After exchanging a few words, Riko very considerately grabbed Ah Si by the ear and led him towards the circular arena.

Tetsuya smiled and bid farewell to the two elders.

Just as Riko said, he has quite a few people to greet today.

"Hey! You sneaked out~"

Upon seeing the two people appear in his field of vision, Tetsuya waved, "Long time no see, Jiro and Tsuyoshi."

"Tetsuya-nii, it's been a long time!"

Jiro greeted everyone with great enthusiasm.

"Beautiful lady, if you don't mind, may I ask your name?"

That must be a very elegant name.

As for his older brother, Xiaogang...

I was already captivated by a female fan of Tetsuya on the street.

Jiro covered his face and dragged his older brother away from the female fan, apologizing repeatedly: "I'm so sorry, my brother has been having some mental problems lately, please forgive his rudeness!"

Tetsuya could only sigh that the current Xiaogang was becoming more and more like the person he remembered.

I have no idea what this child has been through.

"By the way, I heard that Mega Tyrannosaurus Rex has taken a liking to one of your gym's Champion-level Tyrannosaurus Rex?"

Tetsuya gossiped about his non-main Pokémon.

Jiro nodded frantically: "Yeah, yeah, that scene was so interesting! You have to come and see it next time, Tetsuya-nii!"

"Great! If they get together, you can have their offspring as your starter Pokémon. Rhyhorn is a pretty good Rock-type Pokémon."

"That's great! I think the Super Iron Tyrannosaurus Rex is so cool!"

Jiro's eyes shone.

Xiao Gang, looking pitiful, was ignored by the two of them.

"that......."

"Alright, Tetsuya-nii, we won't bother you anymore. Let's go inside, bye~"

Jiro knocked his good-for-nothing brother unconscious with a single punch, then picked up Kogoro and headed inside.

Tetsuya's lips twitched slightly.

He always felt...