After calming down, Natsume began sc the i for information.

  First, he o figure out exactly how this world had ged.

  Due to the Worldline vergehe world Natsume lived in had merged with the Pokémon world.

  But it seemed like only Natsume was aware of this.

  Even the history textbooks had been altered.

  Based on the emergence of Pokémon, history could roughly be divided into Aimes, Medieval Era, Modern Era, and porary Era.

  In Aimes, the number of Mew gradually decreased, and the earliest Prehistorion were born.

  In the Medieval Period, a meteorite fell in the Hoenn Region, awakening A Pokémon, which were eventually quelled by Rayquaza.

  In the Modern Era, Professor Westwood V of Uy ied the Poké Ball in 1925, marking the beginning of "Pokémon Studies."

  "These are actually part of the required history curriculum?" Natsume muttered, his expression odd.

  Even Pokémon history was filled with endless details to memorize.

  For example, the Parfum Pace was built in 1700, and the first Pokémon League Tour was held in 1896...

  If Natsume had to memorize all of this, it would be pure torture.

  "Looks like even in the Pokémon world, being a top student isn’t easy!" Natsume sighed as he flipped through the online version of High School Politics: Volume 3.

  With the emergence of Pokémoralized anizations like the League had gradually formed.

  In this Parallel World, Natsume was located in Tokyo City, part of the "Touran League."

  ions, such as the "Kalos League" and "Unova League," were exactly as Natsume remembered them.

  "So, it really is a fusion of the Pokémon world ay," Natsume muttered after a long pause, exhaling deeply.

  "Does that mean... I have a ce to bee a Traioo?"

  Being a Pokémon Trainer had always been Natsume’s dream.

  But after researg online, he began to have sed thoughts.

  "The mortality rate is that high!?"

  In this world, being a Trainer was no easy feat.

  Mastering multiple nguages was just the basics—Japanese, French, English, and ese were mandatory for Trainers.

  Wealth, education, resources, and es were all essential.

  The high mortality rate had even cssified being a Trainer as a "high-risk profession," with Pokémon battles being sidered areme sport."

  pared to other careers, the high risk and high barriers to entry meant that the number of Trainers was extremely limited.

  Of course, Poké Balls were still widely accessible.

  Ordinary people could also caton, and there were plenty of Pokémohusiasts who owhem.

  After a moment of stunned silenatsume suddenly snapped out of it.

  "Why bother being a Trainer... when I just be a tent creator?"

  With the emergence of Pokémon, the cost of special effects in movies and games had dropped signifitly, but the quality of the tent was... questionable.

  Take, for example, the ercial film Hachiku Hero, produced by Pokémon Hollywood and starring Bry, the Icirrus Gym Leader from Unova.

  The clichéd plot and formuic heroism had somehow made it into the Eiga no Mori Top 250.

  Natsume couldn’t think of a single reason why he wouldn’t succeed in this world.

  In the gaming industry, due to the Parallel World’s divergence, many of the hit games from his previous life did.

  The most pame okémon: Battle, developed by Hoenn’s Devon Corporation, whiatsume streamed daily.

  Pokémon: Battle was inspired by real Pokémon battles, using virtual imaging teology to create a real-time experience, and it had a massive audience.

  Some Trainer Academies evehe game as a teag tool to train students’ strategic thinking.

  Many famous Trainers, including "The Battler" Red, were avid pyers of the game.

  Due to the high barriers to entry for real Pokémon battles, many of the strategies Natsume knew hadn’t yet bee widespread.

  This was why a simple strategy like "SubProtect Toxic" had earned Natsume a million views.

  "Looks like if I just make a couple more videos, being a top tent creator is within reach..."

  With Natsume’s uanding of Pokémon battles, creating a few more million-view videos would be a piece of cake.

  But before that, he o figure out how Nico Dou operated in this Parallel World.

  Mung on a roasted duck with a side of green onions, Natsume tinued browsing Nico Dou.

  Unlike in his previous life, the same group of tent creators domiforms like Nico Dou, YouTube, Twitch, and Niico.

  For example, the currently trending tent creator on YouTube—

  Nessa, the Water-type Gym Leader from the Gar League, known as the "Bck Pearl," was also hugely popur on Nico Dou.

  With her long, athletic legs ahy tan, Nessa appeared in a video riding a Milotic, leaping out of the o with sparkling water droplets flying everywhere.

  The sheer beauty of the se left Natsume momentarily entranced.

  "It’s really... Nessa!"

  "Thinking about it, if Red exists, then Gym Leaders must be the same too."

  This photoshoot video was the top post in Nico Dou’s Fashioion, uploaded by Nessa herself.

  The ents se was filled with talent.

  "Nessa’s doing a photoshoot for LV! My youth is back!"

  "Wahh, Nessa, my angel, mommy loves you!"

  "You call that admiration? You’re just lusting after her. Shame on you!"

  Following the principle of "practice makes perfect," Natsume clicked into the Dance Se.

  Expeg to see the usual dance tent, Natsume was instead greeted by a man.

  Raihan, the popur Instagram influencer and Dragon-type Gym Leader from Gar, with his dark skin and roguish charm.

  Wearing an e headband, Raihan fshed a bright smile, his white teeth gleaming.

  Though not as handsome as Natsume, Raihan’s dang skills and status as a Dragon-type Gym Leader had earned him a massive following on social media.

  As for the Film Category, the cover featured a promotional poster for a new movie starring Hollywood actress and Kalos Champion, Diantha...

  "Looks like being a tent creator has a lot of potential," Natsume murmured.

  "I’ll keep streaming tonight and see how things go before making any decisions..."

  Natsume already had a rough pn for the future.

  Being a Trainer was out of the question—never in this lifetime.

  Only by writing novels and making videos could he make a living.

  Though he had no pns to bee a Traihe idea of raising a few Pokémon as pets was still tempting.

  "okémon should I raise..."

  "Since I’m not going the battle route, ess is defihe priority!"

  "Eevee? Pikachu?"

  "Imagine snuggling with both an Eevee and a Pikachu. That’d be the dream!"

  A single Poké Ball cost 500 Pokémon s.

  After cheg his bance, including the earnings from his million-view video, Natsume had about 20,000 Pokémon s to his name.

  He po visit a specialized Pokémon Sleep store in Tokyo tomorrow to buy some Poké Balls.

  That night, Natsume went live as usual.

  Thanks to the popurity of his video, his stream hit 200,000 viewers the momearted.