“Chi Hong, today is the final deadline.
If you still can’t become a Beast Tamer today, you won’t be able to apply to Yanjing Beast Taming University with me!”
“What should we do?”
“What about a forced contract?
But once we use a forced contract, the chances of suffering a backlash from the pet beast in the future will greatly increase…”
The girl’s anxious voice echoed in Chi Hong’s ears.
He felt extremely dizzy…
“Chi Hong, say something!”
“If it really comes down to it…
I’ll ask my dad to pull some strings for you.
But if I do that, his impression of you will get even worse!”
‘Red?
Me?
No, my name is Chi Hong…’ Chi Hong’s vision slowly cleared.
A girl with an anxious face and tears in the corners of her eyes came into view.
She looked about eighteen or nineteen, wearing a denim jacket and denim shorts.
She was pacing back and forth in front of Chi Hong, muttering non-stop, looking incredibly anxious.
Chi Hong raised a hand to rub his eyes and spoke up.
“So blinding.”
He felt a headache coming on as a massive amount of memories flooded his mind.
This was actually a world of Beast Taming!
Similar to the worldview of Pokémon, humans captured pet beasts and used them for battling and daily life.
The entire structure of the world consisted only of pet beasts and humans.
A great nation was considered great not just because of its abundant natural resources, but more importantly, its abundant pet beast resources!
With vast lands and rich resources, the number of pet beasts was naturally higher.
Based on this massive foundation, powerful pet beasts were also most heavily concentrated in these great nations.
“What?
Did you think of a solution?
You must tame a C-Rank pet beast!” Seeing the previously silent Chi Hong finally speak, the girl, who hadn’t caught his words, immediately grabbed his hands and asked.
“I said, those long legs are so pale they’re reflecting light.
It’s blinding.”
Chi Hong said with a smile.
According to his memories, the girl in front of him was named Chao Xia, his childhood friend.
Her family’s influence was considered quite massive in Jiang Province.
His own family used to have super-strong Beast Tamers.
He grew up with Chao Xia since they were young.
However, his grandfather entered a forbidden zone to tame a powerful pet beast and never returned.
His parents went into the forbidden zone together to look for him, and they had been gone for ten years.
During these ten years, Chi Hong’s status plummeted from a second-generation Beast Tamer to a total penniless loser.
To this day, his entire net worth consisted of just two hundred bucks in his pocket, which Chao Xia had given him.
Chao Xia had a very strict upbringing and only got an allowance of two thousand bucks a month, but she would split half of it with Chi Hong every month.
“You’re still in the mood to spout nonsense with me!
Do you know that if you don’t become a Beast Tamer, we’ll become people from two completely different worlds!”
“You’ll only be able to do menial jobs, and our paths will never cross again!”
“Can you have some ambition, Chi Hong?!
Just do it for me, please!”
Chao Xia’s eyes were red, her face full of exasperation at his lack of drive.
In her emotional state, a beam of blue light shot out from her chest.
A wolf covered entirely in red fur appeared before Chi Hong’s eyes.
The moment he saw this red-furred wolf, a status panel appeared in Chi Hong’s mind.
[Fire Wolf: C-Rank pet beast.]
Below it were the various stats of the Fire Wolf.
Chi Hong paused in surprise; these stats were way too familiar to him!
[HP, Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, Speed…]
These were clearly Individual Values!
This was essentially a Pokédex!
“This…
Did I bring the game I was playing over with me???”
Chi Hong froze entirely, checking his party of Pokémon.
Indeed, they were the six level 100 Pokémon he had in his party when he logged out of the game.
They were Garchomp, Metagross, Tyranitar, Charizard, Lucario, and Team Rocket’s Meowth.
That’s right, because it was a ROM hack, having a talking Team Rocket Meowth was nothing to be surprised about.
Meowth’s ‘Pickup’ Ability could randomly pick up various items.
It was the main pillar of Chi Hong’s scavenging team.
Even when catching Legendary Pokémon, he kept this Meowth with him.
Driven by nostalgia, Chi Hong never let this Meowth evolve.
Of course, if it evolved into a Persian, the Pickup Ability would disappear anyway.
After all, it was a special Meowth, the talking Team Rocket Meowth!
“Who told you to come out?
Are you trying to piss me off too!”
Chao Xia grabbed the Fire Wolf by the scruff of its neck and scolded it.
The Fire Wolf ignored Chao Xia.
Instead, it bared its fangs and took a step forward, staring fiercely at Chi Hong.
That was right.
It sensed that the man in front of it was the cause of its master’s intense emotional fluctuations.
With its level of intelligence, the only solution it could come up with was to attack the other party and protect its master.
“So this is…
a pet beast…”
Chi Hong initially ignored the threat of the large canine in front of him.
If his Pokémon were truly brought over, this big dog was only on the level of a Poochyena.
At best, it was just an early-route dog.
Click~
The moment the thought of a Poochyena appeared in his mind, a red and white Poké Ball inexplicably materialized in his hand.
The Poké Ball popped open, and a massive wolfdog with black fur on its back and limbs, and gray fur on its neck and belly, appeared in front of Chi Hong.
Chi Hong could tell at a glance that this was the Mightyena sitting in his PC Box, the evolved form of Poochyena.
Mightyena stood there, its body a full size larger than Chao Xia’s Fire Wolf.
With a fierce gaze, it glared at the Fire Wolf.
The Fire Wolf immediately took a step back, though its teeth remained bared as it let out a series of low growls.
With the Intimidate Ability, Mightyena lowered the opponent’s Attack stat by one stage upon entering the field.
“This is your pet beast?
It looks like it’s absolutely at the peak of the C-Rank!” Chao Xia stared at the Mightyena in utter shock.
No wonder Chi Hong looked so nonchalant; he had already tamed a pet beast!
It was just that, to her knowledge, she had never seen this large canine before.
It didn’t look like a pet beast native to the Jiang Province region.
“Holy crap!!!”
Chi Hong let out a strange yell, looking even more shocked than Chao Xia.
He reached out, his hand trembling as he went to pet the Mightyena’s head.
The Mightyena turned its head, affectionately nuzzling against Chi Hong’s hand.
Soft yet tough fur, thick paws, and a bushy tail held high in the air.
[Mightyena, Male: Level 36]
[Type: Dark]
[Ability: Intimidate]
[Nature: Adamant]
[Moves: Crunch, Thunder Fang, Ice Fang, Fire Fang]
“Then what about the other Pokémon?
You have to know, my PC Box has over a thousand of them!”
Chi Hong looked excitedly at the panel in his mind, only to discover that all the Pokémon were blacked out and couldn’t be brought out into reality like the Mightyena.
“Is my method wrong?
Or is there…
some kind of restriction?”
Chi Hong pondered as he scratched the Mightyena’s head.
“Chi Hong!
Are you even listening to me?” Chao Xia waved her hand in front of his face, furrowing her elegant brows and raising her voice.
“Huh?
Oh!” Chi Hong nodded, answering as he petted the dog’s head.
“This is indeed my Poké…
I mean, pet beast.
What do you think?
It’s bigger than your dog, isn’t it?”
“Chi Hong, you jerk!
Why didn’t you say so earlier?
You made me lose sleep over this for days!”
“Come on!
Let’s have a pet beast battle!”
“I’ve been partners with my Fire Wolf for two and a half years now, so I might as well teach you a lesson.
That way, you won’t mess things up in your upcoming assessment!”
Chao Xia crossed her arms over her chest, her face brimming with youthful energy.
Chi Hong was momentarily stunned, but then an inexplicable confidence climbed onto his face!
“Alright!!”
“Whoever loses forks over two hundred bucks!
The loser has to pay, that’s the rule!”