txolops Chapter 1: In Donghuang, I inherited a dojo and have a fiancée who is one of the Four Heavenly Kings
Chapter 1: In Donghuang, I inherited a dojo and have a fiancée who is one of the Four Heavenly Kings
Welcome to deposit your brain here, press 1 to travel to the Pokémon world.
Disclaimer (for the "Armor Stacking" move): The author is an official Pokémon game player who has participated in the Fuzhou Monthly Tournament. Sometimes I may misremember the move effects, but I am definitely not a casual player.
The screenshot shows the ranking at a given moment, which just means I'm not a casual player. Please don't take it too seriously.
I've played ranked matches, and my Switch is gathering dust. I'm planning to buy a Switch 2 when the ZA comes out.
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Rongcheng, Donghuang region.
The August sun scorched the earth, and heat waves twisted and rose on the asphalt road.
In front of the magnificent dojo, a young boy stood still.
Beside him, a man in a suit and tie kept a half-step distance.
"Mr. Li Luochen, this is the legacy your father left you."
The man lowered his head slightly, his gaze fixed on Li Luochen's tense profile, before placing an agreement in front of him.
"Once this agreement is signed, the entire area where this dojo is located, the secret realm, including the entire Cangshan District and its associated continent, totaling 150 square kilometers, will be under your jurisdiction."
"but."
The man in the suit changed the subject.
"You need to complete the trials left by your father within twelve years, otherwise the dojo will be handed over to the state until you are capable of reopening the dojo."
"Of course, you can also choose not to inherit. Your father has prepared a plane ticket for you to the Sinnoh region, where you can choose to attend Suzuran University. Everything will be based on your wishes."
Lily of the Valley University, a top university in the Sinnoh League, boasts a faculty even stronger than that of Tsinghua and Peking Universities in the Eastern Region.
even……
Even Cynthia, the champion of the Sinnoh region!
Both of them were professors of mythology at the University of Suzuran!
But should I really leave my hometown and go to Sinnoh to study?
Moreover, this is a whole 150 square kilometers of land...
Having lived two lives, this is the first time Li Luochen has been about to take control of such a "vast" territory.
That's right, Li Luochen is a time traveler.
It wasn't a soul transmigration, but a rebirth transmigration.
Over the past eighteen years, the family has made great strides, with the father, Li Fan, working his way up to the provincial level and even having the potential to become one of the top eight national-level dojos.
Her mother, Yulong Wan, is from Momiji City in the Johto region. She is also a Gym Leader level Trainer, and even the Yulong family praises her talent, calling her "champion potential"!
But not long ago, disaster struck.
A calamity-level secret realm suddenly descended, and Li's father, as the head of the dojo, was the first to be affected.
Li's mother followed Li's father into the secret realm.
Ultimately, they both perished due to the extreme environment within the secret realm.
He has connections, but both his parents are deceased.
While they may not have any connections, their parents were quite powerful before their deaths, and their families were all very influential.
Furthermore, his uncle is Yu Longdu!
That's right, it's the Dragon King from the Kanto region, Lance!
Not long ago, Lance came to the Eastern Huang region to attend a funeral. After leaving me his contact information, he also gave me a Pokémon as a belated college gift.
Including the Pokémon he trained during his senior year of high school, Li Luochen currently has two Pokémon.
Charizard, Dragonair.
Reaching the provincial level in twelve years is neither fast nor slow.
"Mr. Li Luochen, what is your opinion?"
The man in the suit should ask a question appropriately.
Whether you inherit a gym or go to Sinnoh to study, it's a good choice.
"I choose to inherit the dojo."
Li Luochen still had a strong attachment to his dojo, so rather than handing it over to the alliance to send someone to help manage it temporarily, he decided to start from scratch himself.
After all, I'm an adult now, and I'm capable enough to stand on my own.
Let's not even talk about going to a Cataclysmic-level secret realm; going to a lower-level one would be like slaughtering everything in sight.
One factor is that the secret realms in Cangshan District are all filled with Grass-type Pokémon, and Charizard, a local Pokémon, has earned a formidable reputation there.
As for the man in the suit in front of him, Li Luochen was very familiar with him.
He is the branch manager of the Rongcheng branch of the Donghuang Alliance, named Ye Tian.
He possesses the strength of a Heavenly King and is an upright person, but for some reason he likes to use terms like "sir" and "you" to address everyone, which initially made Li Luochen feel a little lost.
"Mr. Li Luochen, will your dojo maintain its father's fire attribute, or will you need to change the attribute?"
Gyms have type specialization requirements; you need at least three Pokémon of the corresponding type to truly meet the conditions for opening a gym.
Li Luochen remained silent.
I only have two Pokémon.
One fire, one dragon.
It falls far short of the minimum requirements for opening a dojo.
"President Ye, do you think it's possible that someone whose name contains the character for 'dragon' is also considered a dragon?"
Li Luochen coughed lightly and subtly inquired whether the other party could make an exception.
"..."
Ye Tian remained silent after hearing Li Luochen's words.
"As far as I know, the neighboring Padia region has a special technique called 'Tai Crystallization,' which can temporarily change a Pokémon's type. So..."
Li Luochen said all he had to say.
Ye Tian, now middle-aged, was a shrewd man who had become a division head in the league. He understood Li Luochen's unspoken meaning: "So, you want to change the gym's attribute to Dragon?"
"That's right."
Li Luochen nodded slightly.
He actually prefers the dragon attribute to the fire attribute.
Moreover, the number and types of Fire-type Pokémon in Rongcheng are about the same as those of Dragon-type Pokémon.
These are all of a very rare standard.
Since there are so few of them, why not just choose the attribute you like?
"Okay, is there anything else you require?"
Ye Tian agreed to Li Luochen's request to change the dojo's attributes.
"That's all."
Li Luochen shook his head; that was all there was to it regarding the dojo for now.
Right now, we also need to take care of the dojo's interior.
His parents sacrificed their lives, and there are still some Pokémon in the gym that need to be placed.
Those who want to return to the wild can do so; those who don't, you'd better take good care of yourselves.
As for the "Inherited" Pokémon section...
It is possible to inherit, but as stated in the agreement, Li Luochen must complete the trial using his own Pokémon.
Besides, the Pokémon in the gym are all incredibly temperamental, and now that Li's father is dead, they probably won't listen to him. Of course, they certainly won't stand idly by in matters of great importance.
As for minor matters... at most, they're just for maintaining order on ordinary days.
Ultimately, it all comes down to your own Pokémon.
"Then I'll take my leave now."
Before leaving, Ye Tian suddenly turned around and reminded him, "Mr. Li Luochen, your fiancée will be coming in a few days. She has already informed the Donghuang Alliance of her plans in advance. I will inform you when that time comes."
"ha?"
Li Luochen was dumbfounded.
What the heck is this fiancée?!
He was certain that his parents had never told him about this.
Moreover, why did they have to come at this awkward time of year?
Surely it's not that he wanted to break off the engagement after hearing that his parents had died, is it?
In Pokémon, the game starts with a broken engagement!
Li Luochen paced back and forth in front of the dojo. If things were really like in online novels, his fiancée, whom he had never met, would probably be the "early-stage mini-boss".
Speaking of...
Who exactly is his fiancée?
"President Ye, who is my fiancée?"
Li Luochen asked Ye Tian, who was just about to sit on the back of the Steel-Armored Raven, a question.
Ye Tian paused, then replied, "Cattleya, the young lady from the Sinnoh region!"
Li Luochen: ?
What?
You mean, my fiancée is...
The future Elite Four of the Unova region, Cattleya?!