Tokiwa Forest

Kanto region, Tokiwa Forest.

It was late autumn, and the forest was covered in fallen yellow leaves, forming a golden carpet on the ground.

"Rustle, rustle!"

A majestic and sturdy figure moved through the woods, treading on the fallen leaves.

It was a beast with fiery orange fur. Its powerful legs were adorned with iron rings, and red six-pointed star patterns graced its cheeks. A golden, clover-like shell was embedded on its forehead. As it ran, a large plume of white smoke billowed from its back like flowing clouds.

This was Entei, a member of the Ho-Oh Guard and one of the legendary beasts known to the world.

Faster, I must go faster.

Entei's majestic gaze was fixed ahead.

Not long ago, it had discovered traces of Pokémon hunters rampaging through this forest, capturing Pokémon.

To protect and rescue those Pokémon, Entei had begun tracking the group of Pokémon hunters.

It dared not delay, for Entei knew that if it were any later, those Pokémon might be harmed or sold off elsewhere by the hunters.

A faint scent of blood drifted on the wind. Entei, mid-stride, paused slightly, its majestic face turning sharply in one direction.

In a daze, Entei seemed to hear a faint cry in the wind, a clear and loud sound, seemingly from a young one.

What was going on?

Entei frowned slightly. It hesitated for a moment before decisively changing direction, rushing towards the source of the sound.

Passing through a dense, deep thicket, a country road stretching into the distance suddenly appeared ahead.

Beside the road lay an overturned car. The closer it got, the stronger the smell of blood became.

Entei's brow furrowed, and it slowly approached with its thick limbs.

On one side of the road lay a human corpse. It was a male human, covered in wounds, apparently attacked by a Pokémon.

Entei glanced at it, then moved past the body, heading straight for the overturned car.

The car door and windows were misshapen from the impact. A human female was trapped in the driver's seat. She was dead, her life force extinguished.

And in the back seat of the car, a baby crib was securely fastened with restraints. A human infant, less than a year old, lay crying helplessly in the crib.

What... happened here?

Entei frowned slightly.

Its gaze fell upon a Pokémon trembling behind a large tree by the roadside not far away.

It was a group of Oddish, common sights by the roadside.

Entei called them over and asked telepathically, "What happened here?"

The group of Oddish were still terrified, but they endured their fear and replied, "Na-grass... Na-grass!"

From the Oddish's description, Entei quickly learned the events that had transpired.

Not long ago, two Pokémon hunters had passed by and were indiscriminately hunting wild Pokémon in the forest.

The father of a family of three passing by had been cruelly murdered by the Pokémon hunters while trying to protect the Pokémon. The woman, in a panic, had tried to flee by car, but ended up in a car accident.

Pokémon hunters, again!

Hearing this, an unspeakable rage surged within Entei.

Its eyes blazed with fury, and it was about to continue tracking the Pokémon hunters, intending to burn them to ashes with the sacred fire bestowed by Lord Ho-Oh!

However, the infant's cries from the car abruptly pulled it back from its rage.

This was deep within Tokiwa Forest, and very far from any human settlements. If it took the child to a human town first, the Pokémon hunters might use the opportunity to escape safely.

But if the child were left here, it would likely die.

Its parents had died protecting Pokémon. As a member of the Ho-Oh Guard, Entei could not abandon the child.

"..."

After a moment of silence, Entei gritted its teeth and made a decision.

It swung its thick, powerful claws, creating a large hole in the car, and then used its claws to pull out the human infant from the back seat.

Then, Entei gently picked up the human child in its mouth and placed it in a hollow of a nearby ancient tree, intending to retrieve it after dealing with the Pokémon hunters.

As Entei hastily departed, it failed to notice that the human infant it had carried had stopped crying at some point and was now gazing at its retreating back with wide, dark, glistening eyes.

That Pokémon is... Entei?!

Dongshu was stunned, his heart filled with a complex mix of emotions.

A few months ago, he had been a weary salaryman on Earth, working for a game company that specialized in small games adapted from web novels.

At that time, the company had acquired the game adaptation rights for a web novel titled Reincarnated in Another World, Shocking Others Makes Me Stronger.

As a salaryman, Dongshu had stayed late at the company to write code in order to earn more money. Unexpectedly, his computer had exploded on the spot, transporting him to another world. He had been reborn into a family living in Tokiwa City, Kanto region, with the cheat code he had written.

Dongshu had initially thought he would live an ordinary life like Ash.

However, his parents in this life had both died.

Dongshu, whose reincarnation age was incorrect, could only watch all this happen. He pretended to be dead to evade the two Pokémon hunters.

After they left, various emotions surged within him. Affected by his age, Dongshu cried despairingly, filled with sadness over his parents' deaths and hatred for fate's unfairness.

Then, the Fire Emperor appeared before him, its eyes glistening.

Dongshu felt a surge of surprise. He had originally thought the Fire Emperor would send him back to a human city, as the welfare system in this world was quite comprehensive.

As long as he returned there, he wouldn't necessarily become rich and powerful, but he could at least fill his stomach and grow up safely.

Perhaps when he turned ten, he could receive a starter Pokémon from the Kanto League, just like Ash.

Maybe it would be Charmander, or Squirtle, or even Bulbasaur if that was all that was available. Then, with the code he had brought over with him, the [Shock Value System], he could reach the pinnacle of his life.

To his surprise, the Fire Emperor just tossed him into this tree hollow and left with glistening eyes?

Dongshu began to doubt his life.

A desolate autumn wind blew through Tokiwa Forest, whistling eerily as it entered the tree hollow.

It was chilly...

Even though the physique of humans in the Pokémon world was quite special, Dongshu was, after all, still an infant under one year old.

The wind made Dongshu feel a chill.

So cold... It's almost dark. When night falls, the temperature in Tokiwa Forest will plummet, and not only that, many dangerous wild Pokémon will become active at night.

Dongshu was filled with despair, crying out helplessly in his heart.

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