Pokemon Dawn

My name is Yusa Shintaro, I am ten years old and a new trainer from Joban City.

I was born in an ordinary family with ordinary parents. I started my journey as a trainer in an ordinary way on January 1st of this year. Now I am living an ordinary study life in a not-so-ordinary academy.

A few days ago, Kazuhiko-senpai passed the graduation test and officially became a member of the Orange Team of the Kouki Club. I'm so envious - I really want to graduate from the academy as soon as possible.

However, for me as a first grader, it seems too early to think about this?

No matter what, the first priority now is to study hard and get high scores. Compared with Kazuhiko-senpai, who is always in the top five in grade in practical classes, I am still far behind.

Therefore, we must work harder in order to become a brave——

[April 27, 1000, 7:30 in the morning, Konglu Red District, student dormitory]

"...Ah, no, I almost fell asleep!"

The brown-haired boy shook his head vigorously to drive away his sleepiness, and stuffed all the food on the plate into his mouth.

Sure enough, I'm still not used to it... such an empty and quiet dormitory.

Putting down the half-drunk milk, Shintaro looked at the empty seat opposite and sighed.

Takeuchi Kazuhiko is now a formal member of the Orange Group of the Kouki Club, and of course he will no longer live in the student dormitory in the Red District. After passing the exam, Kazuhiko packed all his luggage resolutely and officially moved to Orange a few days ago

District.

Kazuhiko was not immediately assigned a job by the orange team, so he could find free time from time to time and return to the red zone for a few rounds. However, even so, the time he spent meeting his juniors became very few.

For Shintaro, who was used to doing morning exercises and having breakfast with Kazuhiko in the early morning, this week had been a bit lonely.

"I always feel like my senior has reached a place where he is almost out of sight..." The young man lay on the table and murmured to himself.

Takeuchi Kazuhiko, who is in Kouki Academy, is outstanding, but all his achievements are like a bulletin board hanging above his head, so Shintaro can easily see the back of his senior. And now, Kazuhiko has entered the orange group and the red group.

The relationship will definitely become less and less. What kind of progress has he made, what achievements has he achieved, and will he have stronger and more reliable teammates? These are not things that a first-year student in the red group can know.

Once you can't see the clear back of the person leading the way, you will instinctively fall into the panic of "have you been left behind?" This is a very common and difficult thought for teenagers.

After simply washing the tableware, Shintaro was carrying his schoolbag and preparing to set off when he suddenly saw something on the table that shouldn't be there.

"This is...senpai's notebook?" Shintaro opened it and flipped through it. He was immediately confused by the incomprehensible terms that came to him, and quickly closed it carefully.

It doesn't look like something you don't need. Maybe you forgot to take it away?

Thinking of this, Shintaro's mood suddenly became a little relaxed, and he quickly sent a text message to Kazuhiko, informing him that he had forgotten to take away important experience notes.

"This way, when senior comes back to get his notebook, we can naturally invite him to have dinner together." The young man smiled so hard that the corners of his eyes curled up, and he walked out of the dormitory humming a song.

[April 27, 1000, 8:15 am, Konglu Red Zone, Guanghui Academy Training Ground]

"Again, another transfer student?"

The students in sportswear stared at class teacher Uchida, with surprise written all over their faces.

The un dignified teacher Uchida helplessly maintained discipline and tried to calm down the students. Taking advantage of everyone's whispers, Shintaro looked at Nana and found that the orange-haired girl also showed a rare expression of surprise.

Hey, could it be that even Nana-san didn't hear any news at all? Shintaro was suddenly in a daze.

"Okay, okay, be quiet." Uchida cleared his throat and tried to raise his voice, "I just received the news this morning. In short, this classmate Yuji Fukaya will join our class in the future. Please

Please take good care of your new classmates."

"So teacher, where is this new classmate?"

After hearing the student's question, Mr. Uchida showed a helpless look on his face that had begun to wrinkle, and pointed to the end of the field behind him——

Billowing smoke and dust.

The training ground of Guanghui Academy is very large, and students often come here in their free time to find opponents and compete for training. However, these good scholars today may look a little miserable.

In the smoke and dust, a majestic gray dog ​​stood next to the human figure, with a pair of bright eyes shining red and sharp fangs exposed.

Under the horrified gaze of his opponent, he stroked the vicious dog's head with one hand.

The young trainer who had just achieved a crushing victory had a cold expression, with a bit of ferocity between his brows. He had short dark gray hair, beast-like silver eyes, and his dark clothes were eye-catching and dazzling in the smoke.

His disgraced opponent forced a smile and ran away with his Pokémon incapacitated.

Sighing, Uchida raised his voice and called over the Great Wolf Dog user who had just gained first blood - the new transfer student Yuji Fukaya.

All the students who were whispering among each other just now fell silent. The gray-haired boy seemed to have a chill all over his body. Just walking to the class teacher step by step made the first-grade kids uncontrollably nervous.

"This is our new classmate, Yuji Fukaya. Everyone should get along well..."

Amid Uchida's usual boring introduction, a young man named Yuji Fukaya walked into the group without saying a word. The wind brought by walking blew against his face, making Shintaro shiver, and he tried to keep his expression calm.

Some.

Obviously Ito-san is very cute... We are both transfer students, why is the gap so big qaq?!

Thus, the morning practical class began in an unusual silence.

Today's class is one-on-one, and the opponent matching is very much like Mr. Uchida's style - the students can find opponents according to their wishes.

"Hey, let's have a fight."

"Eh, eh?!" Sensing that this somewhat ferocious transfer student was talking to her, Rumiko Sakurai immediately trembled, pointed to herself cautiously, and asked in a trembling voice, "Are you talking about me...?"

"Yes. Let's have a fight." Yuji repeated, with "I'm already very patient after saying the same sentence twice" written all over his face.

The timid girl suddenly felt cold all over, words of promise and rejection came to her mouth at the same time, and got stuck together in a mess.

"That!" The immature-sounding young boy's voice interrupted suddenly.

Shintaro tried his best to keep his smile unchanged, "Uh... Fukaya-san, right? I, I just saw your battle, you are so awesome. Can I jump in and fight you first?"

Although the lines barely sounded like a "warlike and passionate boy", Shintaro's mood at this time and what he said were completely different.

Seeing that Sakurai-san seemed to be in a panic, I impulsively...

Shintaro didn't even know if he regretted it.

Yuji didn't even raise his eyelids, "Anyone can do it." After saying that, he walked to the opposite station with the big wolf dog.

Both sides took their positions and the referee waved the flag.

Shintaro pinched himself hard to keep himself calm - the "terrible-looking transfer student" alone was not enough to make him so shaken. The other half of the panic came from the constant attacks from the entire training ground.

of many eyes.

Big, everyone is paying attention here...

It’s no wonder, after all, this is the first battle of a transfer student who looks like a villain in the early stage and turns into the main character’s rival and best friend in the later stage. It’s natural for him to attract attention...

I’m so nervous. If I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have spoken impulsively qaq!

After trying hard to regain his composure, Shintaro sent out his strongest partner Cammy Turtle, forcing himself to turn his attention to the battle field in front of him.

No matter what, you must at least deal with the battle in front of you first. Hmm... Cammy Turtle is good at backhand counterattacks. This Fukaya-san seems to be an active offensive type, right? Then let's give up the first move and avoid it first.

Or resist the first round of attacks, and then look for flaws in the big wolf dog's attack movements...

"Big wolf dog, bite it to pieces."

Shintaro's thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a cold voice. His overly tense emotions caused his brain to freeze briefly, and it was this pause of less than a second that caused him to lose all control of the battle.

The attack of the big wolf dog was so fast that Shintaro could not imagine it. The light and shadow of the gray-black sharp teeth were deeply embedded in the Cammy turtle's body in an instant, and the small aqua turtle fell to the ground helplessly.

One fatal blow and the battle is over.

The brown-haired boy froze. He felt his face suddenly burning up, but his hands and feet were cold and stiff. He even forgot that he should quickly take back the turtle.

It wasn't until Yuji impatiently urged him that Shintaro hurriedly put the fallen turtle back into the Poké Ball, and left in embarrassment amidst countless low whispers.

"Next, you come."

"Eh? It's me again?"

Seeing Rumiko Sakurai walking up to the trainer's seat with a sad face, and then looking at the eyes of the people around her, Shintaro knew that he had messed up this matter.

[April 27, 1000, 11:18 am, Konglu Red District, Guanghui Academy Training Ground]

The unprecedentedly long practical class is over.

The students gathered together in twos and threes and exchanged bitter looks in tacit understanding. Their expressions were filled with "Where did the teacher find such a vicious transfer student? He is simply torturing people."

As the morning passed, this incredible Fukaya student almost defeated the entire class. Many of the fellow sufferers who were killed instantly started to complain impatiently.

"It's unbelievable that such a great transfer student is going to enroll, and I didn't get any news at all." Nana angrily wrote something down in her notepad - her indignation was different from everyone else's.

"Yes. According to the teacher's introduction, Fukaya-san should be thirteen years old? He is only one year older than me, but he is more than a little bit stronger." Fousuke smiled and shrugged, "I am a defender.

He actually only lasted five moves."

Glancing at the brown-haired boy who seemed to be in a low mood, Fuusuke smiled and put his hand on Shintaro's shoulder, deliberately raising his voice, "Of course, this class president who fought for five rounds is much better than this classmate who was killed instantly.

"

"Wha, what is it, Fousuke!" Shintaro immediately blushed, "I, I, I just lost my mind for a moment, otherwise I would never..."

"Yes, yes, don't say sophistry." Nana added unceremoniously, "Anyway, you are not the only one who was killed instantly."

"..."

Shintaro, who was only good at barraging in his head and incompetent at bickering, could only silently become angry like a thousand-needle fish.

However, after being teased like this by his friends, Shintaro seemed to be in a lighter mood. He put the cruel transfer student out of his mind for the time being. After everyone had lunch and rested for a while, they ushered in the afternoon wilderness survival class.

[April 27, 1000, 14:00 pm, Konglu Red Zone, Trial Forest]

The brown-haired boy stood at the edge of the forest and encouraged himself.

Shintaro thinks he is better at outdoor battles than arena matches - largely because outdoor battles don't always have a lot of spectators like arena matches. Although he lost ugly in the morning, Shintaro doesn't want to keep losing ugly.

.He is now eager to become a top student.

It's not to show off to anyone, it's just that he vaguely feels that he can't continue to be so bad. He still has goals he wants to achieve and people he wants to catch up with. If he continues to dawdle...

"Huh... OK!" After patting his face, Shintaro gathered his energy and followed the long team into the forest.

The content of today’s wilderness survival class is to travel through the northern part of the Trial Forest, where wild Pokémon are densest. More than thirty people in the entire class act together. In order for everyone to complete the goal safely without falling behind, they need to pay special attention to each other.

Just cooperate and respond.

Due to the rugged terrain in the northern area of ​​the Trial Forest, often with steep cliffs and hillsides, Shintaro chose the Spearow, which is highly maneuverable and can fly freely, as his partner.

"Continue to move at a high speed - OK, Yan Hui!"

The Spearow spun swiftly in the air, knocking away the two Sonic Bats blocking the way.

"Next, over there, support everyone with your shouts!"

Nana tiptoed over and poked Shintaro with her finger, "Oh, Shintaro, you worked hard today unexpectedly?"

"What's the accident? I've been working hard." Shintaro replied with a serious face, and immediately turned back to add another instruction, "Spear, watch your left..."

The girl with twin ponytails blinked and spread her hands helplessly.

Looking at Shintaro-san's appearance, it was clear that he was stimulated by the loss in the morning. Nana expressed that she did not understand the unwillingness among boys to admit defeat.

And... Shintaro-san always seems to be in a hurry lately.

Hope you don't go too far.

Yuji walked at the front of the team, still unsmiling, commanding the giant wolfhound to clear the way almost rampantly, savagely repelling all the incoming wild Pokémon, and occasionally eliciting exclamations from the people behind him. Shintaro glanced at Yuji from time to time,

He immediately warned himself not to lose his mind again.

Therefore, when a scream came from behind, Shintaro's head turned half a beat slower.

Seeing the scene in front of him, the young man suddenly became anxious.

Nana Yoshikawa was in charge of the rear in this course and had been walking at the end of the team after talking to Shintaro. But when she was about to follow the team across the cliff and down the suspension bridge, a wind blade flew from nowhere and cut off the suspension bridge.

of a rope.

The simple suspension bridge suddenly crumbled, causing Nana to accidentally fall and was about to slide down.

"Nana-san!"

Shintaro, who had been charging all the way, charged forward again almost without thinking.

While he was running, the angry words "Stop" suddenly sounded behind his head. Shintaro was stunned, and he had already stepped onto the suspension bridge before he could retract his steps.

The sound of the rope breaking echoed in the noisy but extremely quiet ears.

When the first rope broke, the other two ropes had actually been cut by the wind blade, but they were just barely able to maintain their original shape. When the young man stepped on with his light and heavy feet, the overwhelmed rope finally broke.

.

When the feeling of weightlessness hit, Shintaro's mind almost went blank, and all he could see in his eyes was the frightened expression of Nana who was only a few steps ahead.

He realized that he had caused an absolutely unforgivable disaster.

The next second, a gray wind blew against his face. Shintaro's eyes were blurred, and a brutal force came from his back collar, and he was then thrown to the ground on the edge of the cliff.

The young man who landed on the ground in the posture of a dog chewing mud finally found his breath and suddenly got up. What he saw in front of him was the bloody mouth of the big wolfdog exhaling a bloody wind.

"Wow!" Shintaro was so frightened that he leaned back and fell to the ground again.

He looked around blankly——

The suspension bridge has fallen under the cliff, but the orange-haired girl in distress is sitting on her knees not far away, looking a little frightened.

The crow who had rescued Nana in time flapped his wings and landed on the shoulder of the person in front of him. He raised his head, and the gray-haired boy's expression was so cold that it was almost contemptuous and shot into Shintaro's pupils.

"Just go to the corner and stay there, you trash, and don't come out to harm anyone."

The words were like a bomb that exploded in Shintaro's mental world. He opened his eyes wide and saw the familiar classmates around him looking at him.

Under sight, there is nowhere to hide.

The thin boy with brown hair suddenly trembled. At this moment, something quietly shattered.