The day the contract was signed,
the actor and his Pokémon shot a series of promotional posters arranged by his agency.
They also appeared in the Pokéstar Studios Times.
[You could clearly feel your fame growing.]
Hmm...
That path to stardom looked awfully familiar.
As a product of the same star-making machine, Baimu felt a stronger sense of déjà vu the longer he watched. There really was nothing new under the sun.
The only difference lay in their goals.
The actor knew that everything he was doing came at a price. As soon as the poster shoot ended, he took a ferry to Castelia City.
[You planned to seek out and challenge powerful Trainers. With more than half a year until the next Vertress Conference, you intended to grow as strong as possible.]
More than half a year?
He had earned eight Badges and crossed most of Unova in under six months. That was lightning fast!
And the actor had started from scratch. He wasn't like Baimu and Alain, two Sword Gods of Shili Slope who had taken fully trained Pokémon into Gym battles.
Natural Talent really was something else.
Baimu rested his chin on his hand. The screen was filled with battles between the actor and various Trainers.
Real battles were the best way to improve.
The actor had boldly used his agency's connections to find powerful Trainers, hoping to improve as much as possible before the League Conference.
And it had worked.
Not only had it made him stronger, it had also established his name among Trainers.
He hadn't become an overnight sensation, but he had finally shaken off his old reputation as a box-office poison.
[People now called you "the Magician." You didn't much like the nickname, but it was better than "box-office poison."]
The images kept