Chapter 1: Pokémon and the World
"Blue Alert, Blue Alert!"
"Unknown spatial fluctuations detected near Yukimura Village; it is predicted that a Spatial Rift is forming…"
"The predicted location of the Spatial Rift has been confirmed, coordinates…"
At the Aloha City Pokémon Alliance Headquarters, a blue beam of light shot up into the sky, clearly visible even in daylight to the surrounding pedestrians!
"Is there another Spatial Rift appearing?"
"How many times has this happened this year? It's really becoming more frequent!"
"Fortunately, this time it's just a Blue Alert; hopefully, the public near the Spatial Rift will be safe!"
The crowd, watching the blue light soaring into the sky, sighed slightly, but they were somewhat accustomed to such situations.
"The Pokémon Hunter Guild has received an emergency rescue operation…"
"The Pokémon Center has received an emergency rescue operation…"
After the issuance of the Blue Alert from the Pokémon Alliance Headquarters, all rescue agencies in the city quickly sprang into action. Soon, robust Fearows soared into the sky, each carrying a Pokémon Hunter, rushing toward the location of the Spatial Rift!
In the jurisdiction of Aloha City, Yukimura Village.
At that moment, the sky looked like a torn cloth, with a black crack continuously stretching open. Behind the crack, numerous earth-colored balls were rolling out, as if being dropped like dumplings!
After landing, these earth-colored balls transformed into creatures resembling pangolins, with skin that was earth-colored; these were the Sandshrews of the Pokémon World.
"Damn it, it's a Spatial Rift! Small Pokémon are coming through the Spatial Rift!"
"Run! The Small Pokémon are not something we humans can contend with! Let's get out of here quickly; the Alliance must have already received the news, and soon Pokémon Hunters will come to rescue us!"
"Everyone, don't panic! Fortunately, this time the Spatial Rift appeared in mid-air; we still have time to evacuate!"
Seeing the Sandshrews rolling down from the sky, the villagers of Yukimura Village were thrown into chaos. Thankfully, with the guidance of the Village Chief and some Village Officials, all the villagers evacuated in an orderly manner toward a safe distance from the Spatial Rift.
In the midst of the crowd, Ryoma suddenly felt as if he had been struck by lightning, standing dazed in place.
At first, he thought it was an earthquake, but he never expected that Small Pokémon were falling from the sky!
But what in the world was going on?
Why was it not raining from the sky, but Small Pokémon were falling instead?
"I must still be asleep!"
Ryoma shook his head vigorously, and just as he was thinking about going back to his room for a nap, he found himself suddenly lifted by someone.
Upon looking closely, it was his bull-like father!
"You silly boy! Why are you just standing there? Hurry up and run!" Ryoma's father punched his son on the head in frustration.
"Ugh, that's going to make me stupid!"
Ryoma rubbed his head, and just as he wanted to complain, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head, followed by countless memories flooding into his mind!
After a moment, Ryoma opened his eyes in a daze, unable to snap out of it.
"Look! It's Pidgeot! The Pokémon Hunters have arrived!"
"Phew, it looks like we're saved; they came just in time!"
At that moment, a wave of intense cheering erupted from the crowd. Ryoma looked over and saw a group of Pidgeots flying rapidly from afar, quickly arriving above Yukimura Village!
Then he saw the Pidgeots begin to flap their powerful wings, and instantly, numerous tornadoes erupted from the ground, wreaking havoc and pulling all the Sandshrews that had escaped from the Spatial Rift into the whirlwinds!
Under the assault of the Pidgeot tornadoes, the Sandshrews were tossed into the air, crashing heavily to the ground and being knocked out instantly.
After incapacitating most of the Sandshrews, the Pokémon Hunters riding the Pidgeots took red-and-white Poké Balls from their backpacks and threw them down at the Sandshrews on the ground.
This battle lasted several hours. Under the clean-up efforts of the Pokémon Hunters, nearly all the Sandshrews that had emerged from the Spatial Rift were captured in Poké Balls. The ones that weren't caught would also be captured in the ongoing clean-up.
Looking up at the Spatial Rift in the sky, it was slowly closing, and no more Sandshrews appeared.
Thus, the disaster of the Sandshrews invading the world through the Spatial Rift was easily resolved by the Pokémon Hunters. Next, the task was to assist the villagers of Yukimura Village.
"So everything happening before my eyes is real."
"Oh my gosh! Small Pokémon have invaded the world!"
Ryoma stood on a hillside, watching the Pokémon Hunters conducting the final clean-up, rubbing his head in frustration as he began to organize the memories swirling in his mind.
It turned out that...
About 23 years ago, Spatial Rifts began to appear around the world. Behind these Spatial Rifts was a mysterious, special space that humans called the Secret Realm.
Within the Secret Realm, a type of creature known as Small Pokémon emerged. They began to invade the human world through the Spatial Rifts, leading to countless wars with humanity.
It wasn't until one exploration of the Secret Realm that humans discovered a mysterious Pokémon Research Institute. By deciphering the civilization of another world, they found an item called the Poké Ball, which could capture Small Pokémon. Thus began the emergence of a profession known as Pokémon Hunter, and the rapid establishment of the Pokémon Alliance to combat the Small Pokémon invading through the Spatial Rifts.
In recent years, Small Pokémon have integrated into society as a new form of life, giving rise to professions closely related to Small Pokémon, such as Pokémon Trainer, Pokémon Researcher, Pokémon Breeder, and Pokémon Healer.
Furthermore, human life has undergone tremendous changes due to Small Pokémon!
Finally, he was relieved that he was still himself, his parents were still alive, his living environment had not changed, and he still kept in regular contact with his friends, so he was not alone.
Moreover, he felt a little thrill. As someone who dropped out of high school to farm at home, he thought his life would amount to this.
But now, with the unexpected intrusion of Small Pokémon into his life, it seemed he could make his life a little more exciting.
Drawing on the knowledge he had accumulated as a Pokémon fan in his previous life, he might just achieve something after all!
With such thoughts, he felt excited. Just then, the Pokémon Hunters had finished capturing all the Sandshrews and were retrieving all the Poké Balls.