Arrival

A noisy classroom, full of excited voices, woke up the dozing Altro from his sleep. But as soon as his brows wrinkled in annoyance, he opened his eyes to an unbelievable sight, making the whole person stupefied.

'Is this a classroom? Why am I here?'

Hmm? What would be so unbelievable about being in a classroom, you ask?

Well, it is indeed shocking for him because, as per his memories, he is already a working adult who has yet to marry, so there's no reason for him to be sitting inside a classroom surrounded by a bunch of students. While Altro was still confused, a middle-aged man walked up to the podium. Upon his arrival, the noisy classroom settled down, and all eyes focused on that man.

Under everyone's excited eyes and Altro's confused gaze, the man started speaking into the microphone with a voice loud enough for everyone to hear. "It was a great year with you all. Now that you all are graduating and today is the last day for you all. I am going to say a few words."

'It seems like I am on a high school graduation day.' Though Altro was panicked and nervous, he didn't show it to his face. Instead, he calmly observed everything, trying to understand the situation with the pieces of information he could find.

"Everyone has worked hard this year, and we had a great time. Soon everyone will go their separate ways, finding their way of life. Whatever you guys want to become, remember, you all are my proud students."

Listening to the teacher's words, even the confused Altro's eyes moisten. 'This shouldn't be a dream. Everything around me is way too real and everyone is unfamiliar.'

Altro noticed that there was not a single person he was familiar with. He was very anxious, but more than that, he was afraid. Afraid that someone will find something wrong with him. Until he finds out what is going on, he needs to act as calmly as possible.

The teacher continued.

"This year I am very honored to teach many excellent students. Some of you even managed to get seats at the top universities." While speaking, his eyes glanced at the few students in the class. Altro followed his gaze, but everyone was still unfamiliar to him. He guessed those people might be the said students.

But that didn't matter to him. The situation he was in was very abnormal. If he was alone, he would have shouted in madness. But that's not something that he should be doing now, otherwise he would have been sent to the hospital.

The teacher continued his speech while praising a few people.

Altro didn't find any useful information from that. But the only thing he understood was that he was not one of the excellent students.

He was contemplating whether he somehow died and was reborn or did he traverse here. But whatever it may have been, he had no memories of this body. This made him more afraid of the unknown.

He was worried that he somehow possessed this boy. So his parents and friends will be able to find out easily. 'Should I act as if I have amnesia?'

While Altro was still thinking, and started accepting the reality. The teacher's next words made the whole person crazy again.

"So what profession do you guys want to pursue?" The teacher asked with a knowing smile.

"A TRAINER!!!" Everyone shouted in unison with excitement written on their faces.

Hearing this answer, the teacher's lips curled upwards, and he also laughed.

"Hahaha, right? So it's also time that you all will be legally allowed to hold them. I hope that you all will get a good partner."

Then he suddenly turned serious.

"I know many of you might not be able to choose the ones you like, but you have to take care of your partners, nonetheless."

Hearing his words, everyone nodded in unison. They knew the meaning behind their teacher's words. But there was one person in the classroom whose mind was already blank now.

Why is he not able to understand what they are talking about?

What trainer? What partner?

Are you talking about finding lovers after graduating?

But why would they say it as a profession and trainer? What are they training? Partners?

Suddenly, an extremely weird thought came into Altro's mind.

'No no no, that's not right. I'm overthinking it. Maybe it's something else. Yeah.'

Altro comforted himself while breaking into a cold sweat.

While Altro's imagination was going wild, breaking all the boundaries. The teacher continued.

"I hope all the knowledge you have gained until now will be useful in your future endeavors. But remember, theoretical knowledge is not everything. You need to have practical experience."

'What practical experience??' Altro felt that his mind was going to explode.

Fortunately, someone entered the classroom, which made everyone distracted.

Long white legs with a black dress covering the beautiful body. The Exquisite face with a touch of pinkish tilt in them. Dark eyes are full of coldness. An overall beauty who made the class boil.

Even the teacher had a respectful attitude toward her.

"Miss Diana, welcome."

Altro could see the amazed and shocked expressions on everyone's faces.

'It seems that she is someone amazing.' Altro noticed that everyone knew her, and their eyes were full of respect and admiration for her.

'She seems to be of the same age as us. Why is everyone acting this way?' Altro was curious, but he could only keep this question to himself. But it didn't take long to get the answer as he heard some whispers.

"Omg, I can't believe I can see her here."

"D-D-Diana, my queen is here."

"She is so amazing."

"Yeah, only a beautiful person like her deserves to be a champion."

"It doesn't have anything to do with being beautiful."

"Only 1 year older than us, but such a vast difference."

"I heard she is going to challenge the championship next year."

"She is an Elite now. Just a step.away."

"She became an Elite, in just one year of her career."

The class soon became quiet, waiting for the girl named Diana to speak. But she just raised her hand while holding a ball.

Altro felt that this ball was kinda familiar. It was separated by red and white color on each side. 'But why is she holding it? Is she a fan of Pokemon?' It didn't take long for the Altro's doubts to be answered. But the way it was answered almost made his soul fly out of his body.

As she clicked on that ball, light flashed and a creature appeared in front of everyone. A yellow body with a tail in a zig-zag pattern. Altro was very familiar with it and because of that reason. He was frightened.

'No, no, no way. It can't be.'

But to his shock. The creature answered while tilting his head.

"Pika~Chu~"

Yes, it was a Pikachu.