Chapter 2: The Golden Legend

Chapter 2: The Golden Legend

My name is Hikaru Saito,

and I never imagined I'd end up owning my first Pokémon.

And not just any Pokémon—it's a starter, a Charmander!

Yes, this is a world where Pokémon and reality are intertwined!

Over 200 years ago, the first Pokémon Mystery Dungeon appeared on this planet.

From the dungeon emerged all kinds of incredible creatures:

Flamethrowers,

Thunderbolts,

Hydro Pumps…

These creatures seemed capable of anything. Initially, humanity, driven by greed, attempted to subjugate these Pokémon by force.

What followed was war.

Soon, humanity discovered that while these creatures were simple, they were far from foolish.

After many trials, Huaxia chose to welcome them with tolerance and kindness.

Thus, the profession of Pokémon Trainer, accompanied by Pokémon partners, was born!

But even after two centuries of coexistence, there were still occasional conflicts.

For example, Charmander, abandoned in the rain.

After carefully drying its drenched body, Hikaru draped a towel over it and turned his attention to the system.

[Ding! The Entry System is at your service.]

[This system will refresh entries daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, biannually, and annually!]

[Entry qualities are ranked as White, Green, Blue, Purple, Red, and Gold, with corresponding refresh probabilities for each time period! Note: Daily entries also have a chance of refreshing into a golden legendary entry!]

[In the Entry Shop, unwanted entries can be dismantled into Entry Coins, which can then be used to purchase items.]

**[Today's Entry Shop:

Poké Ball: 1 Entry Coin

Ten servings of Premium Pokémon Food: 5 Entry Coins

(Note: 5 Entry Coins can also refresh the shop items.)]*

Hikaru's eyes lit up. So he could refresh his chances across all time periods today!

[Would the host like to open the Starter Gift Pack?]

The system's cold, mechanical voice sounded like music to Hikaru's ears.

"Open it! Absolutely open it!"

A radiant golden gift box materialized, accompanied by a burst of tiny fireworks. Two beams of light—one purple and one gold—shot forth.

Gold Legendary!

Hikaru's eyes widened, nearly blinded by the brilliance. He couldn't help but rub his hands together in excitement.

[Congratulations! You have obtained a Purple Entry: "Sub-Profession Expert." Any sub-profession you come into contact with will instantly be mastered at an expert level!]

[Congratulations! You have obtained a Gold Entry: "Legendary Affinity." Any Legendary Pokémon with divine attributes will immediately have a favorable relationship with you!]

"Wow... these entries..."

At first glance, they seemed incredible. But given Hikaru's current situation… they weren't exactly practical.

The "Sub-Profession Expert" entry would be helpful for roles like Pokémon Breeder and other sub-professions.

As for "Legendary Affinity," it'd be amazing if Ho-Oh suddenly appeared to restore Charmander's potential.

The problem was, no one knew where Ho-Oh was hiding.

These gold entries sounded impressive, and they were impressive. The issue was, they didn't address Hikaru's immediate needs.

What he needed most right now was a way to fix Charmander's potential.

"Don't worry, there are still more chances!" Hikaru consoled himself, looking at the system interface with its bright daily, weekly, monthly, and annual entry refresh options.

After a moment of thought, he decided to start with the daily entries.

As he tapped the interface, the daily entry option dimmed, and the system's voice rang out again.

[White Entry: "Thick Skin" – Slightly increases resistance to damage!]

"Well, it's something. At least it adds a bit of defense," Hikaru muttered, frowning as he moved on to the weekly entry.

[Green Entry: "Swift Rider" – Significantly increases riding speed!]

"Huh?"

Hikaru's frown deepened. What kind of entry was this? Wasn't the quality supposed to improve with each refresh?

Unconvinced, he moved on to the monthly entry.

[Blue Entry: "King of Slackers" – Even while doing nothing, you will gradually grow stronger. The rate of growth depends on how 'idle' you are!]

"This is good stuff!" Hikaru's mood brightened instantly.

The idea of getting stronger without any effort was perfect for Pokémon like Slaking or Snorlax!

With renewed excitement, he opened the next entry.

[Purple Entry: "Hard Work Pays Off!" – Effort always yields results. The longer and harder you work, the more significant the improvement in potential!]

"A grind-lover's dream entry."

Seeing this entry, Hikaru's tension eased slightly.

This gave Charmander hope. As long as it worked hard, it could grow stronger!

"Char?"

Charmander tilted its head, watching its new trainer's shifting expressions of joy and frustration with confusion.

Hikaru, meanwhile, was silently praying for a game-changing entry from the final refresh.

After a quick mental offering to Arceus, he tapped the annual entry.

A burst of golden light filled the screen, eventually coalescing into a single line of text.

[Gold Entry: "Purification" – All negative effects are completely removed.]

The simplicity of the description left Hikaru speechless.

He had expected the annual entry to be a Red quality at most, but it had turned out to be another Gold Legendary—and such a powerful one at that!

In battles, Pokémon often faced various debilitating effects like poisoning, confusion, or paralysis.

With "Purification," all these effects could be removed instantly.

Even better, Charmander's ability, Solar Power, which boosted its Special Attack under sunny weather at the cost of its HP, would no longer have the HP drawback.

(Solar Power: In sunny weather, Special Attack increases, but HP decreases every turn.)

Now, with "Purification," even that downside was nullified.

"This is amazing!" Hikaru exclaimed, unable to contain his excitement.

Without hesitation, he planned to apply the entries "Thick Skin," "Hard Work Pays Off," and "Purification" to Charmander.

[Ding! Charmander has not been captured yet. Please capture it before applying entries.]

Realizing his oversight, Hikaru pulled out a Poké Ball he had prepared in advance and looked seriously at Charmander.

"Charmander! Will you become my Pokémon?"

"Char!"

Charmander nodded enthusiastically and gently pressed its head against the Poké Ball in Hikaru's hand.

With a few flashes of red light, the Poké Ball settled, and Charmander became his first Pokémon.

Even as a transmigrator, Hikaru couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

Fifteen years!

He had finally become a Pokémon Trainer!

Now, it was time to enhance Charmander with the entries.

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