Pokémon: Trainers start as bounty hunters

"Trainer No. 22 Tetsuya Tamaki, Trainer No. 22 Tetsuya Tamaki.

The elves you deposited in the center have been restored, please go to the front desk immediately to collect them with your number plate~"

Miss Joy's familiar and sweet voice echoed in this small elf center.

Tetsuya, who was sitting aside and taking a short nap with his eyes closed, opened his eyes and stood up.

Different from the Kanto region, although the Johto region also has technology, the overall life style is more retro.

For example, when it comes to retrieving elves from the elf center.

Even the more traditional Kanto has adopted the method of sending information to the trainer's own watch as a reminder, but Johto refuses to do this and insists on calling out the number manually.

This may be related to the legends of various mythical beasts and the long history of the Johto area.

After such a long period of persistence and development, this style has become a characteristic of the Chengdu area.

When he first arrived, although he was a little unaccustomed to it, Zheya also found it quite novel.

"Thank you, Miss Joy."

Tetsuya, who walked to the front desk, handed over the wooden number plate and at the same time took the Poke Balls of his six friends from Miss Joy.

"You're welcome, I wish you an unforgettable trip in Jihua City."

Miss Joy replied very gently.

Yoshika City is the city where Tetsuya rushed to rest after completing his mission at Capital Falls.

Rather than being called a city, the size of Yoshika City is actually not much different from Wakaba Town.

As the only central route connecting Wakaba Town and Kikyo City, there is only an inconsequential and not too powerful single-player gym stationed in Yoshika City as a guard.

Probably because of the geographical location of Jihua Market, if it is attacked by wild elves, the surrounding cities can easily support it.

The more important reason is that there is a waterfall called "Blue Full Moon Waterfall" next to Jihua City, which is famous for its fragrance of flowers and sea breeze. On the waterfall lives a group of marsh kings who independently protect Jihua City.

Don't think that the silly and dull appearance of the Swamp King means that it is not very aggressive. As a creature whose diet consists mostly of meat, groups of Swamp Kings are quite a deterrent in the wild.

This group of swamp kings has been silently performing their duty of guardianship since the birth of Jihua Market. People still don’t know the reason why they do this.

However, out of gratitude to them, during the annual Swamp King celebration, people will also bring the spherical objects they need to these Swamp Kings.

Anyway, these objects will still float back to the river below the waterfall with the current the next day.

This is also a place where there is a big difference between Johto and Kanto.

In Kanto, you will often see the elves in the wild and the humans in the city fighting against each other, fighting for the territory of survival. There are many wandering wild elves in the shadows and corners of every city, eyeing them eagerly.

In the city, what you can see is more of humans and elves living together in harmony.

People in the Johto area do not believe that wild elves will harm them, and believe that they protect themselves. Many towns regard individual types of elves as "totems" to protect each other.

If we dig deeper into the reason, according to Tetsuya's opinion, it should be related to the obsession of the people of Johto to bring back the Ho-Oh.

According to the information that Tetsuya learned from the elf central city travel brochure, the next start time of the Swamp King Ceremony is about two months from now, and he can only regret to miss the opportunity to see this beautiful scenery with his own eyes.

"If you are interested, you can try fishing in the fishing grounds by the sea. Enjoying the fun of fishing in the gentle sea breeze at night is also the meaning of travel."

Miss Joy looked at Tetsuya who kept browsing the manual and kindly put forward her own suggestions.

Fishing? Zheya thought thoughtfully, it was a very good suggestion.

He hadn't fished for a long time since he last fished on the Santo Anno.

Although there is not much difference in the types of elves living in the water between the Johto area and the Kanto area, they are still somewhat different, so you can experience them.

"Then Miss Joy, can you recommend where to buy fishing rods and where is the best place to fish?"

Tetsuya put away the manual and decisively asked Miss Joy.

When you go to a city and don't know what you should do, it's always right to ask Ms. Joy, they are the living map of the city - one of the trainer's mottos.

"Hmm~"

Miss Joy lay on the counter, put her finger on her mouth very cutely and began to think.

"It seems like you are not an experienced fisherman, you don't even have your own equipment.

In this case, I suggest you go to a shop called "Gudao Fishing Gear" in the west of the city and ask its owner. He is the most experienced angler in our Jihua City.

In addition, the Gudao fishery he opened is also the best seaside fishery in Jihua City."

Miss Joy answered Tetsuya's question with a smile.

Tetsuya suddenly felt like his heart had been hit.

"No, no, I'm not Xiaogang."

He hurriedly repeated it silently and crazily in his heart.

I have to say that Miss Joy is really the gentlest group of people in the elf world. You will be affected by their charm without knowing it. No wonder there is a group of people in the elf world who specifically pursue Miss Joy as their goal.

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Of course, no one except themselves knows whether they are for Joey or the Joey family in their hearts.

After thanking Miss Joy repeatedly, Tetsuya faced the afterglow of the setting sun and walked towards the direction she pointed.

Jihua Market is indeed not big. According to Miss Joy's instructions, Zheya walked through three streets and saw the fishing gear shop she mentioned.

It's not shabby, but it looks very old. Even the door is a hand-operated rolling shutter door.

"Dong dong~"

Zheya walked up and knocked on the pillar next to him: "Hello, is there anyone here? I came here to buy a fishing rod on the recommendation of Miss Joy."

There was no reply inside.

Zheye repeated it again, but there was still no sound.

Looking at the "Opening" sign at the door, he thought about it and stepped in.

"Wow~"

As soon as he entered the store, Tetsuya was attracted by the various fishing rods hanging on the wall.

The special and limited edition fishing rods produced by the famous and large fishing grounds in Kanto and Johto are all hung casually on the wall. There are also several powerful fishing rods signed by fishing masters.

He now began to believe Miss Joy's statement that the shop owner was an expert fisherman.

Powerful fishing rods are not common. This item, which is considered the most advanced tool among fishing rods, is as rare as some elf props.

There are even fewer powerful fishing rods signed by the master, because this means that the fishing master has won some major honors with this fishing rod. Usually only recognized opponents can be given such powerful fishing rods, and ordinary people have no ability to obtain them.

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"Um?"

Looking at it, Zheye saw a map of Jihua City hanging on the wall, and he subconsciously made a questioning sound.

Different from the map of Jihua City in his memory, this map showed that there was a large island next to Jihua City.

But this is not in line with his understanding.

"This is an island."

A deep middle-aged male voice sounded beside Tetsuya.

"Island?"

Tetsuya asked curiously.

Of course he was not frightened by this man, and the perception he had developed was not fake. Even if he did not drive to the maximum warning line, he would not be unresponsive to people approaching him.

"Well, that's also the origin of the name of my shop."

The man, the owner of the fishing tackle shop, said slowly and leisurely.

"Joy asked you to come, right? How much money have you prepared?"

The shopkeeper walked behind the counter and asked directly.

"Uh, isn't it capped?"

Zheye said hesitantly. Having just made a fortune, he felt that he still had the confidence.

The shop owner chuckled: "It's probably unrealistic to not have a cap. To put it bluntly, the fishing rod is just a tool, not a prop.

I see that your physical fitness is very good. If you are fishing for the first time, I suggest you use a good fishing rod of this type."

He naturally took out a box that was not too big from under the counter, and also took out a red fishing rod that was very long and unconventional.

Zheya took it and shook it in his hand.

Not paying attention to the feel, he continued to ask questions to satisfy his curiosity: "I want to know if this island is real."

Tetsuya's intuition told him that there should be a lot of good things on this island.

The shop owner glanced at him: "Many trainers have asked the same question as you. I can only tell you that it does exist because I have been there, but it is more specific."

The shopkeeper laughed again.

"You have to pay more."