[Daily Mission Completed: Run Ten Kilometers]
[Rewards: 400 System Points and one piece of Level-Seven Intelligence.]
Inside a public park, Suguru Natsume came to a stop in his training clothes and slowly breathed out.
Ten kilometers was hardly a challenge for his current physique.
He had completed the entire run with ease and had barely broken a sweat.
Not long ago, another Daily Mission had rewarded him with Physique +1.
That meant his Physique had now increased by a total of two points.
Furthermore, each improvement strengthened his entire body based on its already enhanced condition.
In other words, every future increase would produce even more impressive results.
Suguru slowly clenched his hand.
For a moment, he almost felt as though he possessed enough strength to crush the air itself.
Of course, that was merely an illusion.
But if his Physique continued improving, perhaps one day he really would obtain the superhuman constitution of a legendary Pallet Town native.
At that point, attacks like Thunderbolt or Flamethrower would be little more than a pleasant breeze.
Even a two-ton Cosmoem could be casually lifted in one hand.
Suguru found an empty bench and sat down.
The System Points were nothing unusual.
Nearly every mission rewarded him with some.
What truly caught his attention was the second reward.
“Level-Seven Intelligence?”
This was the first time he had received something like this since activating the system.
If Level-Seven Intelligence existed, then there should logically be Level One, Level Two, and perhaps even Level Ten.
The only question was whether Level One represented the highest rank or the lowest.
Suguru selected the reward.
[Level-Seven Intelligence]
[A Carbink at Toto Pokémon Nursery in Ankei City is about to undergo a mutation.]
“A mutation?”
Suguru’s eyes immediately lit up.
Carbink lived deep underground, where they enjoyed digging tunnels and forming large colonies.
Because their population was fairly substantial, they were not considered particularly rare Pokémon.
The Natsume family controlled a large portion of Yamato’s mining industry.
Whenever the family excavated new mineral deposits, its workers frequently encountered colonies of Carbink.
Carbink possessed the Rock and Fairy types.
That was a relatively powerful combination.
Even so, few Rock- or Fairy-type Trainers chose to raise them.
The main reason was that, apart from their excellent Defense and Special Defense, Carbink’s other capabilities were simply too unimpressive.
They were highly suitable as defensive walls, but their usefulness in official battles was limited largely to enduring attacks and exhausting the opponent’s stamina.
Carbink also had no known evolutionary form.
However—
Under extremely rare circumstances, one could undergo a mutation. Read this novel at g.com for the best experience.
A Carbink could transform into Diancie.
And once that transformation succeeded, its abilities would undergo an earth-shattering change.
Twenty years ago, the World Trainer Association had officially classified Diancie as a Mythical Pokémon.
Mythical and Legendary Pokémon stood even above pseudo-legendaries.
Every known Pokémon recognized as a First-Class Divine Pokémon belonged to one of those two categories.
In other words, Diancie possessed the potential to reach the highest known class of Pokémon.
Countless Carbink and Carbink Trainers existed throughout the world.
Yet only two Trainers were known to possess a Diancie.
One lived in Roma.
The other lived in the Seijō Federation.
Both were Champion-class Trainers.
Diancie was not a unique species.
Theoretically, any Carbink capable of undergoing the necessary mutation had the possibility of transforming into one.
However, the beginning of a mutation did not guarantee success.
It merely meant that the Carbink had acquired the possibility of becoming Diancie.
Its actual chance of completing the transformation depended largely on luck.
“I should go take a look.”
Suguru was naturally interested in a Carbink that was about to mutate.
This piece of information also gave him a general understanding of the system’s intelligence rankings.
If information concerning a potentially mutating Carbink was classified as Level Seven, then Level Seven could by no means be considered low.
Level One was most likely the lowest rank.
As for the highest—
It might be Level Ten, as common sense suggested.
Suguru did not return home.
Instead, he took out his phone and booked a flight service.
Around five minutes later, a Corviknight appeared in the distant sky.
Clutched beneath its talons was a compact passenger cabin designed for aerial transportation.
The enormous Flying-type descended steadily toward the park.
“Sir, did you order the Corviknight Air Cabin?”
A uniformed employee was seated in a saddle on Corviknight’s back.
“That was me.”
Suguru nodded and showed the employee the order confirmation on his phone.
After verifying the information, the employee opened the cabin door.
Suguru stepped inside and took his seat.
Corviknight spread its massive wings and rose into the air.
The passenger cabin swayed several times during takeoff, but soon stabilized.
Using Pokémon as a means of transportation was extremely common in this world.
That applied not only to the sky, but also to travel across land and sea. Find the original chapter at g.com.
However, Suguru personally disliked riding Pokémon.
The experience simply was not comfortable.
A modern luxury car came equipped with climate control, entertainment screens, refrigerators, spacious sofas, and nearly every convenience imaginable.
Its comfort level was practically perfect.
Riding a Pokémon was completely different.
There was no air-conditioning.
No entertainment system.
No comfortable seat.
Instead, the passenger had to endure sunlight, wind, and constant turbulence.
Flying-type Pokémon were especially dangerous.
Every year, many Trainers suffered unnecessary deaths after falling while riding Flying Pokémon.
Furthermore, anyone who wished to operate a Pokémon as a personal means of transportation—whether by land, sea, or air—needed the appropriate license.
In many cities, only certified transportation companies were legally permitted to provide Pokémon riding services.
Even registered Trainers were forbidden from casually riding their own Pokémon through urban districts.
Many cities also prohibited Trainers from releasing exceptionally large Pokémon or Pokémon above Level Twenty within populated areas.
If such a Pokémon suddenly lost control, it could cause enormous destruction and casualties within minutes.
Incidents of that nature occurred almost every day.
There were always Trainers who insisted on bringing their Pokémon into public places because they believed their partners were perfectly obedient.
But even a normally gentle Pokémon could lose control when startled, threatened, or emotionally provoked by an unexpected event.
For that reason, the relevant authorities enforced such regulations extremely strictly.
Anyone caught violating them could expect a fine painful enough to remember for years.
Ankei City bordered Shirogane City.
Even so, the distance between them was considerable.
This world was enormous.
Naturally, its cities were also far larger than those of Suguru’s previous world.
Forests, mountain ranges, and rivers frequently separated one city from another.
Between Shirogane and Ankei stood Mount Toragashira, a vast wilderness region stretching across two to three hundred kilometers.
At that moment, Suguru’s Corviknight had already reached the skies above the mountain.
Hundreds of millions of Pokémon inhabited Mount Toragashira.
A flock of Pidgeotto soon appeared in the distance, flying directly toward the Corviknight.
However, while they were still several hundred meters away, the entire flock changed direction and deliberately avoided the transport Pokémon.
Companies that provided professional aerial transportation maintained designated air routes through the wilderness.
These routes were established to prevent wild Flying-type Pokémon from attacking passenger Pokémon.
First, the company would use force to suppress and discipline the powerful wild Pokémon inhabiting the surrounding territory.
After establishing authority, it would begin offering benefits—usually by distributing Pokéblocks and other food at regular intervals.
Over time, the local Flying Pokémon learned not to attack anything traveling within the designated route.
Of course, no system was absolutely reliable.
Unexpected incidents still happened from time to time.
And when one occurred—
A passenger had better hope that either they or their escort possessed enough strength to survive.