Pokémon: Starting with a Bound Entry System

Chapter 472: The Storyline in the Illusion

"You were much cuter when you were little."

Looking at the soft, cooing Ralts nestled in his arms, Hikaru couldn't help but hold it and speak affectionately.

"Ralts?"

Ralts didn't quite understand what Hikaru was saying, only that it was being praised, which made it even happier.

"Roar..."

Charmander let out a dejected cry from the side.

"Hmm?" Looking at Charmander, Hikaru was stunned. He subconsciously wanted to open his [Eye of Investigation], only to find that he couldn't open it in this illusion.

"Can't open the Eye of Investigation, does that mean the skills' effects are also gone?"

Hikaru quickly realized the reason for Charmander's dejection.

Without the skills, its talent was capped, and it couldn't even use Ember.

So what can I still use?

Hikaru didn't panic; he was well aware that this was all just an illusion.

He glanced at his phone; the date read August 28, 2008.

In a few days, school would start in this illusory world.

He began to sense the extraordinary powers within his body and quickly ascertained what he had left—the Dragon Force and Pyrokinesis.

Both of these powers belonged to the Plates. It seemed the Plates could prevent the illusion's bewilderment.

No Aura Force?

Hikaru frowned slightly.

Then what's the key to breaking this situation?

"Ralts..." Seeing the disheartened Charmander, Ralts also became a little sad.

"You're still so sensitive."

Looking at the Charmander that didn't dare to face him, Hikaru patted its head. "Don't worry, even without the system, your achievements won't be any less."

He used his Pyrokinesis to create a spark at his fingertip.

After obtaining the ability to control fire, he had experimented and found that his flames could probably reach the intensity of a Gym-level Fire-type Pokémon.

In this illusory world, this ability of his hadn't disappeared, which gave him a great opportunity.

The flowing flame attracted Charmander's gaze, and a look of envy appeared in its eyes.

"Do you want this power?" Hikaru patted Charmander's head, coaxing it gently.

At this stage, he knew Charmander's personality very well.

Sensitive yet proud.

"Roar, roar..."

Charmander nodded eagerly.

Hikaru said with great confidence, "Don't worry, it's just a talent issue, right? A small problem."

In fact, he now truly had the qualification to say this.

He didn't have the skills, but the memories in his mind were still there—the manufacturing methods for various Pokéblocks and training techniques were all in his head.

These were his precious assets!

He had checked Charmander's condition long ago. Due to the broken eggshell, it had difficulty absorbing fire energy, which was why it couldn't grasp various Fire-type moves.

It was like a funnel; you pour water in, but the water still leaks out.

But it was no problem. As long as this gap was patched, Charmander could immediately have the talent of an Elite Four-level Pokémon!

Perhaps the trainer's confidence influenced Charmander, as a glimmer of hope also appeared in its eyes.

And at that moment, a familiar power seemed to return to Hikaru's body.

"Aura?"

Feeling the power return to his body, the corners of Hikaru's mouth turned up.

"Can I obtain Aura Force by following the storyline?"

This layer of Aura was very weak, barely one percent of his original strength.

But for the current Hikaru, it was enough.

"Then how do I use this Aura?"

Hikaru began to ponder again.

Mew had once said to use Aura layer by layer, to push it and make it break through.

So, in this illusion, just having Aura wasn't enough; he also had to use it and push it.

"Forget it, I'll go to the secret realm first."

Unable to figure it out for the time being, Hikaru didn't plan to dwell on it any longer. The key was to gather Aura Force first.

At this point in time, the only way to get Charmander to win first place in the freshman trial was to go to the secret realm in Shuimu City, obtain treasures, and first solve its aptitude problem.

Walking out of the room, everything outside appeared blurry. The faces of the pedestrians walking on the street were as if they had been pixelated.

"Looks like Zoroark's illusion can't construct the entire real world."

Hikaru didn't care; it was an illusion, after all.

Following the path from memory, he soon reached the secret realm. At this time, the realm was not yet guarded by law enforcement personnel, and he walked in easily.

Next was a major sweep. He already knew where the treasures in the secret realm were. Now, with a portion of his Aura Force and before the Shuimu City League branch had conducted its first sweep, his dimensional backpack was soon filled with many treasures.

After searching until about the afternoon, Hikaru already had a rough idea in his mind. Coupled with his Pyrokinesis, if he went to the Elixir Bureau here to buy some more treasures, he should be able to easily solve Charmander's problem.

He was no longer the ignorant young boy he once was.

The development of events was just as he had imagined.

On the evening of August 28th, the third batch of prepared Pokéblocks successfully solved Charmander's talent problem. Similarly, Hikaru gained another portion of Aura Force, about 5% of his full strength.

For the next two days, Hikaru trained Charmander and Ralts according to his previous training methods.

However, the time left for him was too short. In two days, the天赋-restored Charmander only rose from around level 5 to level 8.

This was the result of training with even better Pokéblocks than before.

Ralts, on the other hand, had already reached level 13.

At the same time, the new students enrolled, and the trial began.

The same Green Maple Secret Realm, the same virtual Pokémon.

Hikaru was also equipped with rosemary, but when it came to choosing a Pokémon, he fell into deep thought.

In the freshman trial, he and Charmander had won first place together.

But now, Charmander was only level 8. Without the boost from his skills, even with rosemary, it would still be difficult to get first place.

Unless he used Ralts.

But that would deviate from his previous storyline.

"Let's try it..."

Looking at the entrance to the forest and listening to the noisy chatter of the students around him, Hikaru murmured softly.

What would be the result of deviating from the storyline?

Stepping lightly into the Green Maple Secret Realm, Hikaru released his Aura Force, sensing the surrounding environment. He soon found the first Pokémon Charmander had faced—a Beedrill.

"I'm counting on you, Ralts."

Hikaru sent out Ralts.

Meanwhile, in the surveillance room of Shuimu No. 3 Middle School, a group of teachers who were originally discussing which class's students were outstanding this year, at this moment, their expressions all stiffened, as if they had violated some kind of program. All of them looked at Hikaru's live feed.

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