Chapter 2: Insect Catcher
screen.
A small man in a straw hat stands in the grass and looks around.
[You were born in Evergreen City, and your family is ordinary]
Suddenly, a green caterpillar appeared in the grass, and the little man in the straw hat threw out a small red ball, which sucked the green caterpillar in.
[When you were ten years old, you met your first companion in the Evergreen Forest: the Green Caterpillar, and you embarked on a journey]
After this line of words appears, there is a pixel animation of a green caterpillar in the bottom corner of the screen.
Lying on his back, Kashiwagi changed his posture, thinking that this first simulation was actually the beginning of a worm catcher.
The screen turns.
The insect catcher boy appears in front of a large house, and when he steps into it, he is met by an uncle with his back combed.
A "fierce" battle began here.
The specific process is almost that the green caterpillar is released, and then the ironclad rhinoceros released by the other party instantly flies up.
There was no music in the background, but the burst bubbles that appeared on the wall after the green caterpillar was slammed into the wall were enough to show how serious the impact was.
[You lost to the Evergreen Dojo Pavilion Owner and failed to get the first badge]
Kashiwagi: "? ”
Wait a minute!
Go to the gym without leveling? Or with green caterpillars?
The picture was black and bright, and the insect catcher boy entered the Evergreen Dojo again in the blank sight of the cypress.
What had just happened was re-enacted, and the exact same text appeared.
Third, Fourth, Fifth ......
And so on——!!
A green caterpillar hits the gym without leveling, and he doesn't know how to learn a lesson at all?
Where is this fledgling hot-blooded teenager, this is clearly an unrepentant brainless teenager!
Kashiwagi silently looked at the illusory screen with repetitive content.
Failed the 10th challenge.
The content has finally changed.
[You lost to the Evergreen Dojo Pavilion Owner, and your tenacity and perseverance were recognized by him and earned the Green Badge]
A cyan ear of wheat appears underneath the green caterpillar.
Kashiwagi was speechless, this badge was purely given by Sakaki when he was annoyed, right?
At the same time that the insect catcher boy received the badge, the appearance of the green caterpillar changed abruptly, from a caterpillar to a chrysalis.
[Your green caterpillar has evolved into an ironclad chrysalis]
It's finally evolved......
It was just the beginning, but Kashiwagi felt tired inexplicably.
In the picture, the insect catcher boy left Evergreen City and came to a dense forest. Faced with the golden caterpillars that emerged from the grass, this one sent out the iron chrysalis.
Just as he wondered how to subdue this, the former suddenly hit the latter, knocking himself unconscious.
[You received the second Pokémon: Unicorn Worm in the Evergreen Forest, and the number of companions on the journey has increased]
…… Trainer and Pokémon, a match made in heaven, it's good.
Kashiwagi suddenly wanted an acceleration button.
Picture transformations.
The insect catcher came to a stone city at the foot of a huge rocky mountain.
[You came to Nibi City, and the towering stone mountain made your blood boil, so you decided to challenge the gym]
Predictable.
Leveling?
What is leveling?
At least Kashiwagi has never seen this guy let Pokémon fight against wild Pokémon, get rid of a gym machine, and don't care about being able to rely on special training to make Pokémon stronger after failure.
Although Ash said that several badges rely on charity, people finally know how to take a few more Pokémon!
Can you fight an ironclad chrysalis, a unicorn or something? I can't beat it, I don't have this ability.
Like the Evergreen Gym, the insect catcher boy failed to challenge the gym for the tenth time, and he also won the appreciation of the gym owner by his perseverance.
[You have earned a gray badge]
An octagonal gray gemstone pattern appeared underneath the unicorn, and at the same time, the iron chrysalis and the unicorn insect were enveloped in white light.
A large butterfly and a golden chrysalis transformed.
[Your iron armor chrysalis has evolved into a Ba Da butterfly, and your unicorn worm has evolved into an iron shell chrysalis, and you are happy that you have decided to set off today and go to the next city]
Finally, one of them eventually evolved.
Kashiwagi breathed a sigh of relief, and what made him even happier was that the insect catcher seemed to have opened his mind.
[You subdued the third Pokémon: Furball at the foot of Mt. Tsukimi, and the companions of the journey have increased]
[You subdued the fourth Pokémon: Pyras in the Tsukimi Mountain Cave, and the companions on the journey have increased]
[You lost to a strange trainer]
[You defeated the strange trainer]
[Your iron-shelled pupa has evolved into a giant needle bee]
A gratifying picture gradually emerged after the insect catcher boy entered the range of Tsukimi Mountain, and the hot-blooded boy seemed to be becoming a normal trainer.
Until—
【You have come to Hualan City, which is surrounded by waterways and has abundant water resources】
The insect catcher boy went to the Hualan Dao Hall as usual, but was told that the owner of the hall had gone out to do a mermaid show.
Performance?
Is this an animated background?
Kashiwagi was shocked, he always thought that it was based on the game, after all, only the cities in the game appeared in it, and there were many original towns in the anime.
He suddenly had an ominous premonition, and it was soon fulfilled.
When the insect catcher boy came to the place where the owners of the Hualan Daoguan were performing, the encounter happened.
[You accidentally bumped into a girl, apologized to each other to make you happy, and you left your contact information]
[You contacted the girl, and the two of you had a good conversation and decided to go on a trip together]
[You started to challenge the Hualan Gym, although you failed, but the existence of the girl made you more brave to challenge again]
【You're dating】
Right? No way?
What's going on with this dog food that is about to overflow from the screen, the trainer simulator has become a love simulator!
Is it possible to have a relationship with the opposite sex? Doesn't this have to be a relationship?
Kashiwagi jerked over and sat up.
The insect catcher boy was originally a hot-blooded stupid trainer, and after getting a girlfriend, his fighting spirit has not changed, but the picture of the two alone has increased significantly.
The rugged details of the battle are also not right.
Originally, when I hit seven or eight times, I could always understand some routines and play one or two back and forth.
As a result, when I arrived at the Hualan Dao Hall, I was able to play a few back and forth at the beginning, and then I was able to play a few seconds in the whole process.
By the tenth time he was praised by perseverance, he was completely reduced to a rookie.
Pokémon don't evolve anymore.
Seeing that the two villains in the picture were holding hands, they came to Golden City without encountering any field battles and subdued the fifth Pokémon, and continued to fight like just now.
Kashiwagi's heart kept sinking.
Nazi, the owner of the Golden Zodiac Pavilion, is a serious superpower. Her personality is completely different from the previous three, even if the insect catcher boy loses ten times, she refuses to give the golden badge.
Just when he was thinking about how the insect catcher boy would break the game, the end came suddenly.
The picture suddenly went dark.
[The quartz conference was officially held, and you missed the quartz conference if you only have three badges]
【End of Simulation】
The virtual screen freezes on the fifteenth defeat of the insect catcher.
“…… This is a simulation of the story of a conference. ”
Kashiwagi's expression at this time was like watching a bad movie, who would have thought that a good hot-blooded insect catcher boy would suddenly become a love brain boy.
Originally, it was enough to waste time to fight the gym so many times, and it was even more wasteful to have a girlfriend, so if you want to say that a girlfriend can make the insect catcher stronger, forget it.
What is it when you get weaker?
Love is supposed to be empowering, right? What a simulator!
Thinking like this, a few lines popped up in front of his eyes.
[Choice Reward 1: Any Pokémon is increased by one level (below Lv.30)]
[Selection Reward 2: Clues to the Pokémon that can be obtained]
[Choice Reward 3: Move - Spinning Silk (Pokémon Acquisition Optional)]
[Pick Reward 4: Save the [Peach Blossom Lianlian] talent for the next round of simulation]
Sure enough, there is a reward.
Kashiwagi tried it and found that he could choose two.
Choosing two out of four is still pretty good.
It's just that if you don't choose, you can't open it a second time, and if you choose rewards one and three, he can't stay, he doesn't know.
Give it a try.
Gotta give it a try.
Kashiwagi lit up options two and three, and didn't look at the fourth.
Thankfully, the rewarded move can be left behind.
The number of simulators can also be saved, and the countdown is going on all the time, and there is no number not to go because there is one time left.
Kashiwagi thinks that the rewards for leveling up may also be accumulated.
But at this time, he still paid more attention to the clues-
[Please carry an iron ingot of no less than 1kg with you]
What kind of clue is this? A hint at best.
Kashiwagi looked at the time and the sky outside the window, and the town of Huangtie had sunk into the night, but the sound from the mines and smelters continued.
It's still early.
He washed his face and went out to find a way to get the ingot.
Wait until you get the iron ingot and then start the second simulation.