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Maybe I hadn't really noticed it while writing, but after the folks in the group and the comments section pointed it out, I started to see it too.
The plot arrangements had been a little too deliberate.
Emmmmm.
I summarized everyone's suggestions, and then summarized them again.
First, supporting characters like Lance all seemed so eager to be the protagonist.
Hmm, I think that was my Pokémon attachment influencing me. I believed that trainers who truly acknowledged each other would go all out against one another.
Second, the protagonist was always giving things away and didn't seem to gain much himself.
Well, it was actually mutually beneficial. It was just that some benefits weren't so easily apparent, such as the support of Lance's family, the support of Steven's Devon Corporation, and so on.
Of course, the root cause was that there was too little description of the supporting characters. The extraordinary encounters they had experienced weren't written out.
Third, and the point everyone mentioned most often, was that the plot felt forced.
All right, that was my fault.
I took too much for granted and immersed myself too deeply in the plot of Pokémon Adventures.
After all, Legendary Pokémon were everywhere in Pokémon Adventures. Everyone had one.
So I thought that, given the status of Lance, Steven, and Cynthia, it was normal for them to obtain one too.
Of course, I tried my best to provide reasonable explanations and reasons for it.
But they simply appeared too frequently, creating the impression that it was forced.
In the end, it still came down to too little characterization and too few experiences for the supporting characters.
Fourth, this was