When it was expressly forbidden.
The thirteen-year-old monk, who had always been obedient, decided—
To do it in secret.
[You knew that Meditation could strengthen your spirit, while labor could keep your body healthy.]
Two right things would not become wrong simply because others looked at him strangely.
The scene changed.
Which meant some time had passed.
Before an empty grove.
The monk sat cross-legged on the grass, silently sensing nature.
[You suddenly heard something.]
The bushes at the very top began shaking violently, as though a Pokémon were about to leap out.
Sure enough.
A Bellsprout ran out, chased by two Starly.
[You thought they were probably all wild Pokémon.]
The monk had intended to help the wild Bellsprout, but for some inexplicable reason, he sat back down.
[You had once heard the abbot say that people should follow the laws of nature and not interfere with it recklessly.]
Hah!
Well, damn!
Monks in the Pokémon World did not study good and evil or reincarnation—they studied natural laws instead.
It was a shame Baimu knew nothing about Taoists, or he would have wanted to steal their livelihood.
Just as he got distracted.
Lines of narration appeared on the light screen.
He looked closely and discovered that, from the monk's perspective, although Bellsprout was at a type disadvantage and fighting two opponents alone, it struggled stubbornly.
It neither yielded to its ferocious enemies nor asked the monk for help.
[You thought of yourself.]
The monk did not want to leave the temple, but whenever his parents and the abbot gave him a choice, he always silently accepted it passively. He had no opinions of his own and refused to take even one step forward.
One step back led to step