Behind the mountain.
Just after Levi had captured the silver Metang, his Pokémon watch rang; it was a call from his father, Leon.
“Son!”
Leon’s handsome features were still visible despite his chubby face, and his face completely filled the watch screen.
“Move aside, let me talk to our son.”
Wen Hui elbowed her way through, successfully pushing Leon aside.
Seeing the two of them together, it was easy to assume that his old man, Leon, had a gold mine at home.
His old man used to be a handsome lad too, it’s just that he was a bit on the plump side now…
Leon’s voice came from the other side: “Son, when are you coming back?
We have something to discuss with you!”
“I’ll be back soon, just tell me.”
Leon’s eyes sparkled with excitement.
“The demolition compensation for the old shop has come through.
Your mom and I want to open a Breeding House in Jubilife City, one with a yard where we can grow our own berries!”
“It just needs to be renovated, which will take about a month.”
Mom shattered Dad’s dream with a punch.
Levi’s parents were both Pokémon Breeders.
Jubilife City was the most economically and technologically developed city in the Sinnoh region, with dense traffic and land worth its weight in gold.
Levi calculated the money his parents had earned over the years, plus the demolition compensation, but wanting to buy a Breeding House with a yard…
So, turns out my family is actually this rich?
“Is the money enough?”
Leon chuckled and said, “If not, just borrowing a bit from your uncle will be enough.”
Levi’s uncle, Uncle Liven, was also in Jubilife City.
He was a famous Pokémon Style Designer, specializing in styling and clothing design for Trainers and Pokémon.
In reality, he was a designer and tailor.
“How much exactly do you need to borrow?”
“Around 30 million, I suppose.”
The ramen Levi had just paid for cost 880 per bowl.
Levi thought for a moment; his mom and dad were both Senior Breeders, and he knew how to breed as well…
If all else fails, he could just ask his grandfather to come out of retirement.
Levi nodded: “I support you.”
“Then we’re going to buy it!”
“Alright, I’ll be back soon.”
“Alrighty, son, we’ll talk more when you get back.”
A mechanical female voice suddenly rang in Levi’s mind,
[Ding, system binding in progress…]
[Ding, detected optional main quest: Attack of the Breeding House!]
[Newbie gift pack has been opened…]
…
After using a Potion to simply treat the silver Metang’s injuries, Levi went down the mountain and headed to the Pokémon Center.
“Ms.
Joy, I’ll leave it to you.”
Opposite Levi was Ms.
Joy, dressed in a nurse’s uniform, with long pink hair and a sweet smile.
Ms.
Joy, who all looked remarkably similar, was widely distributed across Pokémon Centers in every major region.
Seeing the silver Metang in the Luxury Ball, a flash of surprise crossed Ms.
Joy’s eyes,
“You captured it?
That’s amazing!”
Ms.
Joy had treated quite a few Pokémon that had been pummeled by this silver Metang.
The silver Metang had the makings of a tyrant behind the mountain, and some people even privately called it Metang Mountain.
“Yes, it was a bit of a thrilling process.”
“It’s great that you were able to capture it.
We were actually thinking about whether we should put up a sign behind the mountain telling Trainers not to go near it.
Rest assured, leave it to me and Chansey.”
“Lucky~”
With her short little arms, Chansey patted her chest.
While waiting at the Pokémon Center, Levi finally had time to check the system.
Shifting his gaze to the exclamation mark, a virtual message box and a personal panel suddenly popped up in front of Levi.
[System bound.]
[Newbie gift pack awarded: Super True Newcomer physique, Appraisal Eye (Beginner), and 1x random pokémon item lottery ticket.]
The personal panel popped up immediately after,
[Name]: Levi
[Age]: 18
[Physique]: Super True Newcomer
(Physical fitness significantly improved.
Damage from Pokémon skills reduced to 0.01%.
Can take a Judgment head-on, and if you throw a full-power punch, even Mewtwo would have to use Defense.)
[Special Ability]: None
[Special Cuisine Codex]: Locked
[Skills]:
Center of Attention (Master Level): The brightest star in the crowd, comes with BGM and a spotlight.
(Special skill, cannot be upgraded via experience)
Appraisal Eye (Beginner): Can obtain some basic information and identify moves a Pokémon has mastered.
(Cannot be upgraded via experience)
Command (Intermediate): You have mastered divine skills like “Recover!”, “Dodge it!”, and “Now’s the time!”.
(100 / 10,000)
Breeding (Intermediate): Your breeding ability is not bad.
(1,200 / 10,000)
Pokéblock (Intermediate): You can make delicious Pokéblocks based on a Pokémon’s taste.
(2,500 / 10,000)
poffin (Beginner): Your poffins are Schrödinger’s poffins; it’s impossible to judge whether they are good or bad before they come out of the oven.
(0 / 1,000)
Culinary Arts (Beginner): Your knife skills are decent, you won’t burn things, and you won’t poison anyone.
(100 / 1,000)
Ancient Language (Beginner): Hailing from Celestic Town, you are dragging the people of Celestic Town down; this is very inappropriate.
(0 / 1,000)
Giving me stuff is fine, whatever, let it complain.
He ignored the system’s complaints and continued reading,
[Main Quest] (Optional):
Attack of the Breeding House: Please join your family’s Breeding House, make it bigger and stronger, and create new glory!
Phase 1 Goal: Reach 100 satisfied customers (including Pokémon).
Phase 1 Reward: 1x Random Special Dish, 1x random pokémon item lottery ticket, 1x random item
[Side Quest] (Optional):
Mother’s Wish: Seeing Levi grown up, Wen Hui’s next hope is for her son to find a gentle and kind girlfriend.
Quest Reward: Unknown, granted based on Wen Hui’s satisfaction level.
Roland’s Wish: Roland’s wish is to become a better mythologist and Trainer than her sister Cynthia.
Please help her complete this wish.
(See chapter comments)
Quest Reward: Unknown, granted based on Roland’s satisfaction level.
[Special Note]:
This system is for guidance only and will not force the host to accept quests.
Please choose for yourself.
There is no time limit for quests, and there is no penalty for failure.
Side quests expand as you make friends (including Pokémon).
The random Pokémon item list has been published (please click to view details.)
Special Dish?
Like the Pokémon curry from the Galar region?
Or perhaps food that glows when cooked?
“Forget it, I’ll research it later.”
Levi opened the random Pokémon item list.
Good grief, you even have a Master Ball?
key stone, Lucarionite,
Electric Z-Crystal…
dynamax band, Tera Orb.
Is this system Doraemon or Arceus?
Levi accepted both the main and side quests.
Levi was going to help at the Breeding House anyway, so he might as well accept them; there was no time limit or penalty for failure.
With only one [random pokémon item lottery ticket] lying in his backpack, Levi chose to use it.