The Training Diary - Start Year 2 / Part 1

Year 2 Months 1 Day 1 043 - Log 9:23 P.M - End of Week 4

Apart from everyone leaving, not much was different this month—just the usual: training, eating, relaxing, and having a good time. The only difference was my draws: 30 items, 20 templates, 5 abilities, and 5 skills. Then there were 10 upgrades, 10 blueprints, and 4 mythical tickets on the side, making a total of 84 draws. I was definitely surprised when I tried to draw more ability tickets. It all cost $90,000, which brings my total money down to $157,129. This might change, though, since Volo mentioned he would pass by with some goods in 4 months. Anyway, the list:

The first ten items, gave me the: a Galarica Cuff, the Zap Plate, a Fightinium-Z, a Curry Powder bag, a Gym Set, some Cherish Ball x5, a Salamencite, a few Micle Berries x4, a Razor Fang and a Power Lens. The next ten items, gave me the: some Lum Berries x2, Apricorns x 14, a Black Flute, a Power Herb, a Tablecloth Set, a King's Leaf, a Teacup Set, a Power Lens, the Poisonium-Z and a Silver Leaf. The last ten item draws, gave me the: some Wacan Berries x7, a Candy Pack, the Oceanic Slate, the Shock Drive, a few Custap Berries x11, Durin Berries x6, Micle Berries x7, the Fairium-Z, a Resist Feather and the Banettite. As for the bonus items, I got: the Aronnax Bleuprints (The Deep), some Scarlet Crimson Iron Sand x100 lb (Demon Slayer) and a Reflective Mirror Room Blueprint (Skyscraper).

For the first ten templates, I received: Choji Tomiyama, Yuto Kusumi, Seiryu Sakaki, Tada Tomori, Julian Loki, Keisuke Tsukidate, Taro Yamada, Lakchart Sawajyson, Gouzou Murase, Glacia. The next ten draws: Ryoya Misato, Haruka Sakura, Carlos Basile, Kirio Ibarada, Gunpei Shoji, Motoki Teradomari, Motoya Komori, Sato Shoji, Chizuru Hongou and Mako Akagi. The bonus template were: Itsuki Sumeragi and Suma.

For the abilities: Temperature Regulation (Self), Color Change (Non-Combat), Silent Step, Healing Touch (Minor) and Mentalism: Clairvoyance. And for the skills: Cooking (Style): stir-frying and pickling, Crafting: candle making, Sculpting: clay and Personal Branding: innovative branding.

Here's what my abilities let me do:

- Temperature Regulation (Self): Slightly adjusts my body temperature.

- Color Change (Non-Combat): Changes the color of objects or surroundings.

- Silent Step: Allows me to move without making a sound.

- Healing Touch (Minor): Heals minor injuries or ailments through touch, but not major injuries or diseases.

- Mentalism (Clairvoyance): Provides information about an object, person, location, or physical event through extrasensory perception.

Now for my extra draws: 10 upgrades /10 blueprints / 4 mythical

The upgrade tickets were by far the most elusive of the three, here what I obtained:  Upgrade (Home): Zones x2, Upgrade (Home): Rooms x2, Upgrade (Home): Effects, Upgrade (Home): Adaptable Flooring, Upgrade (Status): template, Upgrade (Pokémon): Ability x2 and Upgrade (Pokémon): Variant x1. I also got an interesting bonus: Upgrade (Home): Door Needed.

I also found out what it does: the "Door Needed" upgrade allows others to enter the dimension of the home, but only with my permission and through a door that requires a medium, such as a key or emblem. Essentially, I can place a door somewhere, and someone with the correct medium can open it if they find it, as long as they have my permission or the permission of whoever I've authorized. However, even if they enter, they can't access the core area of my home under any circumstances, which is my home inside. For the part about "whoever they allow," I assume the home informs me if someone enters I also have control over who enters, even if someone I don't approve of tries to come in. If someone unauthorized enters, I have the ability to remove them as needed.

The blueprint tickets were vague when I got them, as they had two more names listed and truth is I'm still a little confused by it. Anyway, here they are: Fireproof Material Blueprint (Fahrenheit 451), Quake-Proof Material Blueprint (San Andreas), Hexbot Blueprint (Avatar), Landing Castle Blueprint (Aldnoah.Zero), Sea Map and Key Blueprint (The Deep), Pokéball Blueprint (Pokémon), Storage Backpack (Pokémon), Dyson Sphere (3-Body Problem) and H.E.A.T System Blueprint (Warriors of the Future). The bonus at the end was: the Epstein Drive (The Expanse).

Lastly, the Pokémon draws... were all in eggs, all with 1 year hatch time: Tornadus, Victini, Kubfu and a Hoopa. Just a heads-up: I might take the opportunity for some mischief, so if you're reading this in the future, consider yourself warned—you might be on the receiving end.

However, I want to clarify that I won't be using these technologies, structures or Pokémon in fights, only in emergencies. But that doesn't mean I can't train and use them responsibly if needed. Oh and any thing that was useful already got pulled out of the inventory.

Year 2 Months 2 Day 1 071 - Log 8:33 P.M - End of Week 8

This month's very simple so ill keep it short. i started with using my upgrades all of them for both the Home and Status, the Pokémon related upgrades is a little weird so I'm a little cautious of it. apart from that i simply kept going with the templates, once I'm done with that i will try to focus on my blueprints.

Anyway here's what the upgrade did: 

- Upgrade (Home), Zone: This ability allows me to designate an area of my choice within my home that I can influence and control. I selected the Gravity Zone, which lets me manipulate gravity within that area, and the Water Resistance Zone, which creates an area of water that simulates various conditions at random. 

- Upgrade (Home), Room: It allowed me to add a room wherever I wished in my home. I selected the Gravity Training Room and placed it in the Gravity Zone. As a result, I now have a new facility equipped with weighted flooring, adjustable resistance equipment, suspension systems, compression suits, and safety features. I also chose the Water Resistance Room, which was added to the center of its zone. This room includes resistance pools and underwater training equipment.

- Upgrade (Home), Effects: It allowed me to add an effect to my home. This time, I chose the Time Dilation effect, which is self-explanatory. For now, I set it to a 1:1 day effect, but I plan to adjust it once I meet up with Volo. 

- Upgrade (Home), Adaptable Flooring: It allowed me to add a function to my home: Adaptable Flooring. This feature includes modular tiles, adjustable height, temperature control, and the ability to change color and design.

- Upgrade (Status), Template: It simply added an extra template slot. So I put in Sato Shoji which started at 95%.

Well, it helps me a lot, but before I can use this properly, I should address whatever trauma Sekiro (H. Zoroark) has, which seems to be related to the Bonechill Wastes.

Year 2 Months 3 Day 1 099 - Log 7:24 P.M - End of Week 12

First things first, I finished Sato Shoji's template, which wasn't hard, and replaced it with Tsutomu Iwamura, another basketball player, starting at 64%. With that out of the way, I traveled to the Bonechill Wastes area and resolved Sekiro's trauma, which was linked to his birth. 

That took the full month. Apart from a rest during the travel, which I used to train my non-combatant templates, I made good progress. As a result, I advanced my Nash template by 53% and Tsutomu's to 82%.

My goal now is to finish both of those templates in a month or two. Additionally, I need to return to buy from Volo, so I'll be making my way back.

Year 2 Months 4 Day 1 103 - Log 8:52 P.M - End of Week 16

I arrived just in time for when Volo passed by. Here's the bill—I'm glad taxes aren't a thing yet!

Sales : Total Sales: $ 171 580

- Berries: 315 berries at $250 each, totaling $ 78 750

- Fruits Seeds: 123 seeds at $500 each, totaling $ 61 500

- Spices: 96 lb at $100/lb, totaling $ 9 600

-Materials:

Pearl: 56 lb at $50/lb, totaling $ 2 800

- Metals:

Iron: 98 kg at $5/kg, totaling $ 490

Gold: 6 lb at $1 000/lb, totaling $ 6 000

Thumblestone: 124 kg at $60/kg, totaling $ 7 440

Black Thumblestone: 68 kg at $65/kg, totaling $ 4 420

Sky Thumblestone: 92 kg at $65/kg, totaling $ 5 980

Purchases: Total Purchases: $ 104 250

- Berries:

Aguav, Aspear, Hopo, Lapapa, Mago and Wiki 10 berries of each at $250 each, totaling $ 15 000

- Seeds:

Wacan Berry Flour, 10 lb at $100/lb, totaling $ 1 000

Sand Raddish, 10 at $75 each, totaling $ 750

- Mints:

Mild, Modest, Quiet and Rash 5 000$ each, totaling $ 20 000

-Materials:

Sootfoot Root, 10 at $50 each, totaling $ 500

- Metals:

Diamond, 1 at $ 22 000 each, totaling $22 000

- Animals:

Two Horses, at $10 000 each, totaling $25 000

Two Bulls, at $ 10 000 each, totaling $ 20 000

Summary: Total Profit: $ 67 330

With that, I had completed everything I needed to do. I told Volo that he could find me near the beach sometime between the start of summer, which is a few months away, and the end of it. I mentioned that I would be at home taking care of my own tasks, but I used exploring as an excuse. I even set my Home to have a 1:2 time ratio. That being said, I will continue writing as if time were progressing equally.

Anyway, for the rest of the time, I continued practicing. I advanced my Nash template from 53% to 73% and Tsutomu's from 86% to 92%. This progress was mostly because I started moving back to the Cobalt Coastlands, as I had said I would. I left the dome after assigning the resident Pokémon to protect it while I'm away,... I mean they basically live there now so why not.

Year 2 Months 5 Day 1 131 - Log 7:58 P.M - End of Week 20

The first 2 weeks of the month were spent returning to the Cobalt Coastlands, which went smoothly since I took the road meant for it. As before, I trained during rest stops along the way, mostly focusing on Nash's template, advancing it from 73% to 84%, so I can finish both at the same time.

Once I arrived at the beach, I entered my home and set the time dilation to what seemed to be the maximum Out - 1 : In - 2 months, starting from the new month, which for me would be tomorrow. From there, I simply did what I always do: train myself and the others. My routine mostly consisted of eating, learning, practicing, training, playing a little, eating again, and sleeping. Oh, and by the way, I finished both Nash and Tsutomu's templates in a week. With those out of the way, I'm planning to complete my non-combative templates. As replacements, I chose Motoki Teradomari, 57%, and Motoya Komori, 68%, two familiar names to me, but because of that, I needed to make more volleyball equipment. That's what I spent the last week doing before the new month.

Year 2 Months 6 Day 1 159 - Log 8:53 P.M - End of Week 24

It turns out that most time-based events are influenced by the outside world's time. For example, my gacha cooldown has slowed down to twice its usual duration, which makes sense since the time ratio is 1 to 2 months. On the upside, I get 8 weeks inside instead of 4 weeks.

Week 1-2: Training my templates took priority, and I started with the non-combative ones, like the two volleyball players. However, even while focusing on those, I didn't neglect my martial arts training—both for myself and my Pokémon. The only difference was that they were progressing at a slower pace than I was, so what felt like normal progress for them seemed slow to me. To an outsider watching my training, I might appear like an insane madman, as if heartbroken by a girl for the first time. I also trained my martial arts in the gravity-controlled area, starting with a 1.5x increase and planning to gradually work my way up.

I dedicated one full week to studying the play styles of both volleyball players, focusing on their positions as wing spiker/outside hitter and libero. I then practiced those positions. The following week, I played with my Pokémon to stir up their competitive spirits, starting off like we did with basketball—no moves allowed. It was me (1) versus my Pokémon (4). We played between 5-6 games a day. By the end of the week, the games I won totaled 17, while they won 22. Around game 15, they began working more as a team, with Raff threatening them with more pranks if they didn't cooperate. Needless to say, they pushed their limits with creative plays that required teamwork, which was enough to throw me off every now and then. Motoki's template advanced to 77%, while Motoya's template reached 81%. Not surprisingly, I finished both on the third week.

In between volleyball games, I focused on training them on what they did wrong, areas for improvement, and their martial arts training. I primarily spent my time going over the basics of Karate, with Sekiro assisting me since he was the first to learn alongside me. We started outside of the Gravity Zone but started with the Water Resistance Zone especially with my water type Pokémon. 

Week 3-4: In Week 3, we continued our training, but this time my Pokémon were only allowed to use effect moves, such as weather and stat-increasing moves. At least, they could use them when they had the opportunity, as I did my best to keep the ball on their side. During my free time, I crafted a more resistant ball to withstand their moves, considering we went through at least 20 balls before they gained better control over the power their stat moves provided. Out of 41 matches, I won 17, which is quite an accomplishment. By the end of the week, I had finished both templates. I ended up replacing them with Rin Itoshi and Ikko Niko, which started at 23% and 24%, respectively—quite a surprise.

In Week 4, I had my Pokémon play volleyball against each other, this time allowing them to use offensive moves on the ball. The teams were Sekiro and Raff versus Velma and Empy. The matches were fairly balanced, though they occasionally swapped teammates. During their training, I mostly reviewed the information I had received on soccer—there was a lot to go through—or focused on building nets and a more resistant soccer ball. As for the soccer field, the home built one for me. This alone advanced my templates to 31% each by the end of the week after finishing the building and reviewing.

In between all this, I gave them a rundown on how to improve their moves and abilities, which might prove effective. I also explained that the following weeks would incorporate a different kind of sport; instead of using our hands, we would focus on using our feet. This would be an opportunity to get closer to mastering dance-like moves, such as Feather Dance, Quiver Dance, Swords Dance, and others. As for their martial arts training, I'd say it's going okay—they understand the basics, but now it's about applying them in combat. To address this, I had them spar with each other, including me, with no moves allowed—just hand-to-hand combat. I believe they will start to get really accustomed to it in 4 or 5 months, with the time dilation.

Week 5-6: In Week 5, we began practicing and playing soccer. They were sloppy at first, often tripping over themselves, but they gradually improved. At least now, they weren't constantly falling over when I decided to speed things up. They even got a bit faster without relying on any moves. Alongside this, I decided to study the dance-like moves as closely as I could. Once that was done, we started playing on the field. This time, it was me and one of my Pokémon against the rest. However, I'm considering playing against all of them at once to finish my templates more quickly.

In Week 6, we kept at it, and they improved with every game. So, I decided it was time to face all of them at once. They decimated me at first, but then I got much better. Even so, they still beat me—it was 1 vs. 4, after all. We then went back to 2 against 3. By the end of the week, I had advanced my templates to 62%, which essentially sums up the more natural techniques. Now, it's time to move on to the more special ones.

Week 7-8:

In Week 7, I continued the training, but this time my Pokémon were allowed to use external status effect moves like weather-changing moves, reflection moves, and so on—anything that wasn't a physical, special, or stat-increasing move. That's when I noticed something strange happening. It wasn't affecting them directly, but rather their surroundings. My theory was that the dance moves were trying to activate. But my question was, why did this start happening now when they used those moves? It's probably due to the more organized footwork they've started using, even though it's not technically a dance. On a more positive note, I should be done with both templates next week. Once they're finished, I'll replace them with the other soccer template.

In Week 8, we switched it up to 1 against 4, which helped immensely in finishing my templates. I knew I was making progress when I started to dominate them on the offensive front, which happened around the middle of the week. Once I completed the templates, I replaced them with Tada Tomonari at 92% and Julian Loki at 87%. Since I had already done most of the groundwork, I just needed the practice to finish them off, which I did by the end of the week.

While I was at it, I decided on my spins for next month: 30 items, 10 templates, 10 upgrades and 10 Pokémon tickets. The replacement templates were Keisuke Tsukidate at 53% and Ryoya Misato at 54%. My plan for the next month is to focus on practicing coordination and team dynamics. It'll involve a lot of mixing and matching of moves to see what combinations work best and what could be the most entertaining. I could also study the energy put into moves when executed correctly.

Year 2 Months 7 Day 1 187 - Log 8:49 P.M - End of Week 28

Now for my 60 spins. The 30 items were: Leftovers, Quick claw, Lucky egg, Amulet coin, Choice scarf, Charcoal, Durin berry x6, Big nugget, Light ball, Focus sash, Mystic water, Big root, Eviolite, Silver powder, Shiny stone, Moon stone, Black sludge, Assault vest, Toxic orb, Wide lens, Power anklet, King's rock, Max elixir, Scope lens, 17 207$, Garchompite, Dread plate, Gracidea grass seeds, Mega ring and another 37 628$. The 10 templates were: Lisia, Lenora, Koga, Kouji Setsu, Mitsuru Hayakawa, Katsumi Orochi, Hector Doyle, Hatsumi Sen, Ibusaki Shun and Aomine Daiki. The 10 upgrades were: Upgrade (Home): Zones x3, Upgrade (Home): Effects, Upgrade (Status): Template, Upgrade (Pokémon): Ability x2 and Upgrade (Pokémon): Variant x3. The 10 pokémon were: Gastly (2 families of 4), Magikarp (Pair), Eevee (2 families of 3), Chikorita (2 families of 3), Gible (Pair), Machop (Pair), Goldeen (Egg), Squirtle (2 families of 3), Ponyta (Egg) and A. Sandslash (2 families of 4). Now, the 6 bonuses I got were: Pensieve Blueprint (Harry Potter), Golden Apple x4 (Minecraft), Vegetable Pack (Toriko), Roland Deschain (The Dark Tower), Upgrade (Home): Speed up and Thanator (Pair) (Avatar).

The Vegetable packet gave me seeds to: Soda melon, Million tomato, Peach potato, Doctor aloe, Golden carrot, Air fruit, Popcushroom, Quailion, Bacchus onion and Icicallion.

Week 1-2:  Before I get into the spins, I'll talk about what happened during the first week. Studying the knowledge the templates gave me helped address some performance issues on stage, allowing for better mixing and matching of moves and creating choreography. I also introduced gymnastics, realizing it could be beneficial for them in the future. I began slowly, encouraging them to incorporate gymnastics into their fights or games against each other.

In the second week, I created a training regimen that could double as a performance routine for Empy. It involved combining the moves Attract, Baby-Doll Eyes, Captivate, and Charm, followed by Surf mixed with Mist, a dense Toxic, Feather Dance or Roost, and Aqua Ring. The goal was to create a visual that resembled a galaxy surrounded by feathers (which could heal or boost stats) and water (for healing), with turbulent water below it for either pushing away opponents in battle or enhancing the aesthetic during a performance.

For Sekiro, I designed a sequence using Snowscape, Double Team, Substitute, Bounce, Swift, Will-O-Wisp, Snore, Covet, Thief or Knock Off, Imprison, Taunt, and other moves like Hex, with Hail and Aurora Veil for added effect. The aim was to create a deceptive display: starting with Snowscape to set the scene, using Double Team as a distraction, then Taunting and setting a Substitute with Bounce, followed by Swift and Will-O-Wisp for a visual spectacle. This would lead into Snore, then stealing an item if they had one with Covet, Thief, or Knock Off, and finishing with Imprison and other moves before ending with Hex. This type of performance routine was what I had in mind—I just need to come up with names for them now.

As for my templates, they were elevated to the 80% it would take around another week for them to be finished by exclusively practicing it and by directing my Pokémon when using their moves it allows them to have more fluidity, I will also try to see if they could combine or use multiple moves at the same time.

Week 3-4: During week 3, Apart from working on completing the two templates, I focused on new upgrades. I decided to put off the Pokémon upgrades for later. The zones provided were the Aurora, Crystal, and Boulder Zones. These zones granted the Hidden effect, while the upgrade called Speed Up was also applied. Additionally, a template upgrade increased the number of assimilated templates to 5. I equipped Lisia, at 51%, to complement my other two templates. I spent most of the week reviewing Lisia's coordinator training and contemplating it. On a positive note, I discovered that it's possible to combine moves, but it requires mastery and control over the move types. The week followed a similar pattern to the previous one but with a greater emphasis on practical application. As a result, I managed to raise my Keisuke and Ryoya templates to 93%, while Lisia's template progressed to 64%.

Some explanations:

Zones: I found that the zones aren't as straightforward as they seem. They offer different conditions that I can either control or randomize, and they coexist in other zones. For example, the Aurora and Crystal Zones are present within each other's zones.

Hidden Effect: This effect conceals my home from others' sight, ensuring no unwanted guests can intrude.

Speed Up Upgrade: I noticed that crops and minerals are now being produced about 1.5 times faster than before, which was already quite rapid.

Thanator Pair: I was surprised to receive a pair of Thanators, as I had only expected to obtain their eggs. Remarkably, none of them are aggressive towards me, though I can't speak for my Pokémon's reactions. I haven't tested their aggression levels, nor do I intend to provoke them.

Week 5-6: So I recently found out that some of the seeds I received have developed their own unique ecosystems, which is quite intriguing. I'm not entirely sure which plants they are, as they haven't fully matured yet. It's a bit concerning since most berries and fruits here grow much faster than they do outside. I plan to try and create a normal fruit or vegetable seed by modifying one of the ones I currently have once they are fully grown. Over the past 2 weeks, I completed 2 of my 3 targeted templates. I replaced them with Chizuru Hongou at 67% and Mako Akagi at 72%, while Lisia's template is now at 72%.

I also decided what I will do once I'm finished with all these sports-related templates. My plan is to create what will eventually be known as Sunyshore City, around 100 years from the time this is written, leaving another 50 years until the start I know of. I also want to see if I can prevent Stark Mountain from forming, meaning I aim to avoid having a mountain where a volcano currently exists. As for Victory Road in Sinnoh, I'm planning to create a confusing and intricate environment. It will have complex structures, puzzling paintings, historical references, a moving maze, and possibly more. Basically, I want to turn it into a gigantic puzzle. And, of course, since I'm not foolish, I'll make a map or some sort of guide to make passing through easier.

Week 7-8: During these weeks, I decided to start bringing out the Pokémon from my inventory. Although new environments were created specifically for them, I chose to keep them closer to me for now, especially since I had released the Thanator pair beforehand. I should also mention that the Thanators visit every so often after hunting for their own food—they're really just big kitties at heart. I plan to let them go once they start families, but for now, I'll keep the ones that came alone in eggs close by, like Goldeen and Ponyta, who are set to hatch tomorrow.

Interestingly, the Pokémon sometimes join in when my team and I train, and I estimate it'll take about 1 or 2 years before they start reproducing—except for those that are currently singles. I also spent some time creating new music for my templates, though most of these compositions will need to be revised at a later date. That task ended up taking the majority of these two weeks.

Year 2 Months 8 Day 1 215 - Log 8:49 P.M - End of Week 32

Week 1-2: Done, that's what I am, done. Why? Because, I am done with my three targeted templates and remembering the Sinnoh map as closely as I can remember from my very, very brief glance at it when I opened the box in the past. I believe I've pinned down the location of what I plan to call Tarsia Plum City—an anagram of "Ultima Pars," which is Latin for "last piece." It might eventually be known as Sunyshore City, but that won't be my concern. I'm also planning to leave some intriguing hints of a certain secret I have in mind.

As for the templates, I replaced the completed ones with Kirio Ibarada at 19%, Gunpei Shoji at 24%, and Taro Yamada at 33%. Following my usual routine, I crafted the necessary tools for practicing sports like football and baseball and began delving into their training memories. By the end of these two weeks, I had finished reviewing the training memories, which I may have also subjected to our temporary Pokémon guests. It seemed wise to give them some basic training, especially if they will stay here. This place could become much more dangerous than just Pokémon if my plans work out.

Returning to the templates, my two football templates progressed nicely—Kirio's reached 26% and Gunpei's climbed to 31%. Meanwhile, my baseball template with Taro Yamada advanced to 42%.

Week 3-4:

During the third and fourth weeks, I decided it was time to shift my focus slightly, though I maintained steady progress on my templates. I also wanted to explore the potential of the land where I planned to build Tarsia Plum City, which required consulting Iscan for his help, he said he would find Volo and send him my way but he refused to help me with the scouting, he seemed afraid. The templates were advancing nicely: Kirio's template reached 35%, Gunpei's climbed to 40%, and Taro's moved to 50%. In addition to exploring, I began experimenting with different training regimens for our temporary Pokémon guests, combining techniques from various sports to see which would yield the best results. It was crucial to keep them sharp, especially with the increasing likelihood of future conflicts or threats. While I don't believe these guests could become as strong as my own Pokémon, at least not as quickly, the training was still beneficial. There were some setbacks, though. Pokémon that remembered me were wary when they spotted me, but those unfamiliar with me were more unpredictable.

While continuing with the template training, I took some time to explore the terrain around the planned location for the city. This wasn't just about scouting; it was about getting a feel for the land after consulting with Iscan. I noticed something concerning about the location—it's on the seaside but is also a hotspot for Duskull, a Ghost-type Pokémon line. To make matters worse, there's an Alpha Dusknoir in that area. Dusknoir is said to be a link between the physical world and the spirit world, but something seems off about that theory. I also encountered three other Alpha Pokémon in the area: Alpha Aipom and Alpha Golduck, who were closest to the city, and an Alpha Blissey on a smaller island offshore. I managed to pacify them with some food, but I also had to fight alongside my Pokémon. While my Pokémon were strong enough to handle themselves, I realized the Alphas were much stronger than I had given them credit for. These encounters reminded me of the challenges ahead as I prepared the land for what would become Tarsia Plum City.

Week 5-6: Let's start with the templates. I've made good progress: Kirio's template is now at 62%, Gunpei's at 68%, and Taro's has reached 71%. With the terrain around the planned city location fully scouted and the presence of Alpha Pokémon noted, it became clear that building a city in this area wouldn't be straightforward. The Alpha Pokémon are strong and unpredictable, which means I need to rethink my approach. Instead of seeing them as obstacles, I began strategizing on how to either pacify or avoid these Alphas in the long term. I also managed to meet up with Iscan, who informed me that Volo would be passing by with his wares at the same time next month. I shared my findings about the area with him to get his perspective on the situation.

In preparation for this new venture, I found myself inspired and decided to focus on further strengthening my temporary Pokémon guests. They were progressing well but still had a lot to learn. I introduced more rigorous training exercises to better prepare them for any unexpected challenges that might arise. Through this process, I also came to a conclusion about why Pokémon often struggle to grow stronger on their own. The issue, I believe, is that they tend to be narrow-minded and not very innovative. Unless they frequently engage in battles and come up with new tricks, their growth will be limited. However, this is offset by their natural competitiveness and the fact that most Pokémon, if not all, are battle enthusiasts. This competitiveness drives them to improve in whatever they do, but it also means they often stick to tried-and-true methods rather than exploring new strategies. Despite this, Pokémon are not emotionless; they can draw incredible power from their emotions depending on the situation. In short, while Pokémon are highly competitive, they are often closed-minded about their potential and what they could achieve with a bit more creativity and open-mindedness.

Week 7-8: During the seventh and eighth weeks, my focus shifted toward preparing for Volo's arrival and planning the next phase of my projects. I needed to determine what items to sell and what to purchase, though I didn't expect to buy much. The templates were progressing steadily: Kirio's template reached 77%, Gunpei's climbed to 83%, and Taro's hit 86%.

I spent these weeks refining my strategy for dealing with the Alpha Pokémon around the planned site for Tarsia Plum City. My earlier encounters with them revealed not only their immense strength but also their territorial nature. To establish Tarsia Plum City without constant threats, I needed a comprehensive plan. Instead of simply relocating these Alphas, I considered integrating them into the city's structure. 

Here's the finalized plan: 

1. Alpha Dusknoir: Moves underground, possibly guarding something of importance or defending a relic. It gains more territory and a purpose tied to the city's defense and historical significance.

2. Alpha Golduck: Moves to the sea and assumes control of aquatic Pokémon, tasked with both defending the city from sea-based threats and ensuring peace in the waters.

3. Alpha Aipom: Takes charge of the land surrounding the city, with conditions that benefit it by expanding its territory and giving it a role in defending something valuable—like a piece of a key.

4. Alpha Blissey: Relocated from a smaller, isolated island, where it has the dual role of mediator between the Alphas and city healer. Blissey will also be given the other piece of the key.

The key pieces that the Alphas guard will be crucial for accessing a special area or feature in Victory Road, tying them into the city's story and adding an extra layer of mystery and engagement for future explorers. Additionally, my ongoing curiosity about Pokémon growth continued to evolve. I was intrigued by how different environments and experiences might shape their development. It seemed evident that frequent battles and diverse challenges were key to unlocking new potential, perhaps even leading to new variances or abilities. I wondered if a more varied training regimen, incorporating different environments and experiences, could bring out even greater potential in them. 

Year 2 Months 9 Day 1 243 - Log 9:52 P.M - End of Week 36

Week 1-2:  In these weeks that I wait for Volo's arrival, I spent my time completing my templates, which I did, and started negotiating with the Alpha Pokémon with with non visible yet reasonable caution, i mean you cant get someone trust if you're scared of them at some point you'll ended up getting betrayed. Anyway I replaced my templates with Kabutoyama Tetsui at 89%, Dojima Gin at 73% and Ibusaki Shun at 81%. This is mostly because I already have massive amounts of experience with cooking as well as cooking related templates but it's just not in a style I have practiced before. 

By the end of the week I did manage to convince the Alpha Aipom and that is only if I can actually pull it off. The same went for the Alpha Blissey and her tribe, yes it's a her. However, I didn't have as much luck with the others the Alpha Golduck wanted me personally to beat his ass before accepting, while the Alpha Dusknoir wanted me to make something to tune out and I quote here, "The voice's in my head", I could probably make something for that... maybe.

Week 3-4: These two weeks were crucial as I continued my preparations for Volo's arrival and dealt with the Alpha Pokémon around the planned Tarsia Plum City site. To prepare, I intensified my training surrounding my templates while also coming with tactics to go against a psychic duck, water-psyvhic type. For practice I used the Oceanic zone and put it on unpredictable mode.

Simultaneously, I began coming up with ideas surrounding Dusknoir's condition. The challenge of "tuning out the voices" was more complex than I initially thought, especially since I have never been to the spirit world where it's said that their line is connected to. I spent a few hours each day coming up with theory upon theory until I remembered that I set aside something that could help a lot... the Pensieve blueprint I received from the item gacha as a bonus. It's something that I promised to look at on another date when I was ready to work with the blueprints, which is what i did, it will take me at least between 1 and 3 months. 

As the days went by, I made steady progress on my templates: Kabutoyama Tetsui's cooking techniques reached 98%, Dojima Gin's template advanced to 86%, and Ibusaki Shun's template climbed to 91%. I found myself enjoying the process of mastering the somewhat newer cooking styles, which offered a welcome release from the intense focus on combat and strategy.

Week 5-6: A few things before I get into what I bought and sold from Volo. So first thing, I finished the templates by the end of the 2nd week they were replaced by Aomine Daiki at 47%, Itsuki Sumeragi at 28% and Suma at 21%. The second thing is also related to the templates... here it is I am done with the non-combative templates with the exclusion of Shinomiya Kojiro since his main cooking revolves french style cooking and vegetables. The third thing, is that my projected time line for the city is a projected to be in between 1 and 5 years mostly because of Dusknoir's condition then the building process, it would have been more if I didn't receive the hexbots blueprint from the gacha. Fourth thing, I spoke with Volo about my plan with the City I plan to build but his concern is that no one will live there. Last thing, he kinda gave me two old journals, one being about a lost village and the other about legends and stories surrounding Hisui, saying it's from his grand-mother Cogita. 

What he doesn't know is that Jubilife Village, the place with the most inhabitants, is on an island and will most likely sink in about 1 millennia similiar to other islands around Hisui, I'm also having moral questions about that but then again I could just try to convince them to move. However I did inform him that I would still build it even if no one would live there. 

For Volo:

Sales : Total Sales: $ 579 670

- Berries: 630 berry crates at $250 each, totaling $ 157 500

- Fruits: 250 fruit crates at $300 each, totaling $ 75 000

- Fruits Seeds: 500 seed crates at $500 each, totaling $ 250 000

- Spices: 200 kg at $250/kg, totaling $ 50 000

- Materials:

Pearl: 75 lb at $50/lb, totaling $ 3 750

- Metals:

Iron: 100 kg at $5/kg, totaling $ 500

Cooper : 100 kg at $30/kg, totaling $ 3 000

Thumblestone: 232 kg at $60/kg, totaling $ 13 920

Black Thumblestone: 200 kg at $65/kg, totaling $ 13 000

Sky Thumblestone: 200 kg at $65/kg, totaling $ 13 000

Purchases: Total Purchases: $ 50 000

- Mints:

Relaxed, Lax, Impish and Bold 5 000$ each, totaling $ 20 000

-Materials:

Sage Herb, 10 at $ 750 each, totaling $ 7 500

Sweet Herb, 10 at $ 750 each, totaling $ 7 500

Salac Root, 10 at $ 750 each, totaling $ 7 500

Wasabi Root, 10 at $ 750 each, totaling $ 7 500

Summary: Total Profit: $ 527 670

This time for the fruit and berry crates that I sold him I provided him the crates with an ice stone in each one to keep them cool and don't rot as fast. Also he bought this much thinking that I won't be open to sell anything within the next few months or he wouldn't be able to find me, which he was right but I will exit to stay in contact. As for the pearls apparently their in season now, that's why he bought that much. I now have 716 964$ in total. So I will have just enough money to do the spins another 7 times.

Week 7-8: Starting off, I told the Alpha Pokémon that I would return within a year to fulfill my promises. In the meantime, I focused on training my templates and studying the Reaper Cloth, which is necessary for a Dusclops to evolve into Dusknoir. During training, my Pokémon and I alternated between sports and fighting sessions. I also decided to challenge them in one-on-one and one-on-two matches, knowing that it's still possible to win. Additionally, they achieved mastery of the basics of the martial arts I know of such as karate, wrestling and street fighting.

By the end of the month, my templates were at 60% for Aomine, 34% for Itsuki, and 52% for Suma. Suma's progress increased significantly due to the training sessions with my Pokémon. Since I play basketball fairly often with my Pokémon, both Suma and Aomine's templates are expected to be completed by the middle of next month. Itsuki on the other had is, from what I could tell a b**** of a woman, just from the training memory alone.

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Few Things to Say:

- This chapter was around 7 000 words.

- Now I just realized I made a mistake with the dates and stuff, during the previous 4 chapters. Excluding February since I simply made the months 28 days each makes it easier to count. ( 7 days=1 week / 4 weeks=1 month) (7 days x 4 weeks = 28 days/month)

- Now I am aware that I did promise at least 50 to 100 chapters of Pokémon, however it won't be as of now there might be between 15 and 18 chapters at the beginning but the rest will take place at another time. If what I am thinking works then it's possible you'll be seeing them again between chapters 150 and 250. I can tell you that it will be worth it, if it works though. 

- It will be separated into 4 parts, to make it readable and not overbearing and by the end of it i will update the auxiliary chapters.

- Constructive Criticism

- Ideas

- Draws

(When making the comment right down what it is. Example: Ability- ???)