Chapter 37
: Taro Pop!
[Hyperdimensional World: Tranquil Forest (Regular)]
World Mode: Two-Player Team
Operation duration: three days
Pokémon colony types: Gentle, Common, Small to medium-sized colonies, Territorial
Resource distribution: common, rare, relics, no special resources
Trainer tiers: Beginner Trainer ~ Regular Trainer
Number of players: 32-64
Pokémon temporary level cap: 30
Escape locations: Wilderness Trail (regular), Queen Bee Garden (special), Pidgeot Territory (mission)
[Host, the Real Team and the Ideal Team have been making more and more moves lately. What do you think about this?]
[Yeah, they steal the starter Pokémon from so many new trainers, and they call it "liberating Pokémon"—I spit on that, disgusting!]
[The amusement park in the Raven area was attacked by members of the True Team the day before yesterday; I heard that many rides were destroyed.]
As the comments began to veer from discussing the Hyperdimensional Operation to talking about the evil organization, Vina, the streamer and head of Blueberry Academy's external propaganda team, had no choice but to adjust the bullet trajectory:
"Purple Taro Junior, how should we proceed this time? Should we continue like before, refusing to eat and actively seeking out other trainers to battle?"
The girl, nicknamed "Purple Taro Junior," wore a pink lab coat, and her short, pink mushroom hair seemed to always give her a lazy and tired expression.
She spoke slowly in a soothing tone:
"This time I want to try exploring and collecting items. The Pokémon are a bit tired from the intense battles these past two days."
"Bah, bah, bah~"
Blue, standing at Purple Taro's feet, nodded in agreement. Although she enjoyed the battles, the six consecutive days of battles had indeed left her feeling exhausted.
Even though I can recover in time after each battle, the mental fatigue cannot be relieved immediately.
"Then it's decided! This time, the Hyperdimensional Operation will focus on searching! Purple Taro Junior, how about we have a competition to see who finds the most rare items?"
As a live streamer, Vina knew exactly what her viewers wanted to see, so she suggested a competition and set the rules:
"After that, we'll take turns opening the containers one by one. If I win in the end, how about I punish Purple Taro by making her wear a magical cat costume and dance an otaku dance with me? I'm sure many viewers are looking forward to the contrast between the melancholic girl and her cute side, right?"
[Hmm, I'm already super excited! A genius, melancholic junior dancing a hot otaku dance—that would be amazing!]
[You have to win, Nana!]
[Click here to see the untold nighttime stories of Magical Masked Cat and its trainer.]
[Why did Sister Pian suddenly appear? Admin, please ban her.]
"Thanks to the taro and boba for the deluxe balls! You want them, and I want them too! Let's not dream of things that can't be achieved."
"Thanks for the 10-pull of Ultra Balls that came with the Gardevoir cosplay outfit, but sorry, that's not possible. The streamer prefers Masked Meowth a bit more, right, Shin-chan?"
"Meow~"
Xin Ye Miao, held in Vina's arms, let out an adorable hissing sound.
The atmosphere in the live stream quickly shifted away from the dangerous discussion of the villainous organization and returned to normal, with even a number of comments from recent graduates planning to pursue further studies at university.
Without exception, they were all teenagers who wanted to be classmates with Ziyu.
As a first-year student at "Blueberry Academy," an independent academy city in the United States, known as the "Lazy Hydrangea," Purple Taro is undoubtedly extremely popular.
Through these days of joint live broadcasts with Vina from the publicity agency, they have gained a lot of fans, and many recent graduates want to apply to Blueberry Academy, located at the Independent Academy at the Sea of the United States Alliance.
This is a common promotional activity for many universities and colleges during graduation season, aiming to attract more students by showcasing popular students on campus.
The most effective approach was with female students who were not only talented and beautiful but also had strong personalities.
Faced with Senior Vina's unauthorized decision, Ziyu simply made a cross with her left and right fingers:
"I don't think that's a good idea."
"Oh, please, Purple Taro! How about I ask your tutor to give your Blue some extra help later?"
"I really can't do anything with you. Let's make this clear, I'm not going to lose."
"Yay! Alright, Blueberry Academy team, let's go!"
After the discussion, the two beautiful girls from Blueberry Academy began their cross-dimensional adventure together.
…………
Meanwhile, on the other side...
"Xia Ming, what should we do next?"
Sophia looked nervous upon entering the hyperdimensional world, while the rockhound at her feet looked cheerful and eager to go out and play.
Young Gilas, on the other hand, remained remarkably calm, standing unmoved beside Xia Ming even as Rockruff barked beside him.
But the twitch in the corner of his eye betrayed his true thoughts at that moment.
"No rush, let's treat this as an outdoor picnic. Let's explore the area along the road to the evacuation point. The terrain we've come across this time is pretty good; maybe we'll find the Pokémon I need to catch."
Shaking his head, Xia Ming took Sophia's hand and explained his plans in detail.
As before, he wanted to quickly level up Larva through battles.
Xia Ming's previous experience in the Hyperdimensional Operation had taught him that Old Deng here would stop at nothing to achieve his goals.
Later, he went online to check and found that there was surprisingly little related content. Most of it was just clips from live streamers. He wondered who was deliberately suppressing the spread of Dark Battle in the Super Dimension Operation.
"Okay, I'll do whatever you say."
Feeling the warmth from her hands, Sofia's last fear dissipated, and after taking a deep breath, she began to fully enjoy the trip.
The tranquil forest is just like its name suggests.
This is a world completely covered by lush vegetation, with towering trees that are thirty or forty meters tall everywhere, and ubiquitous bug Pokémon resting or munching on leaves in the trees.
The cries of flying Pokémon are difficult to carry down, but their soaring figures can be seen through the gaps in the treetops.
Grass-type Pokémon are mostly found in grassy areas, and small, cute Pokémon like Pachirisu, Dedric, and Pikachu have become more common.
Anyway, Sofia saw quite a lot along the way.
And perhaps because she often interacts with wild Pokémon, she has a natural affinity that makes her very popular with these Pokémon. All it takes is a berry to hold them in your arms and pamper them! This has even made Rockruff protest.
"Yukichi Yukichi!"
"What's wrong, Larvitar? Did you find something?"
The two people and their two Pokémon were resting by a stream.
Just then, the young Gilas on guard issued a warning, causing Xia Ming to immediately focus his attention.
"Yukichi, Yukichi, Yukichi."
"You mean, you sensed your fellow human beings crying for help?"
"Young Yoshi!"
How far is it?
"Young Yoshi".
"One kilometer? Sofia, let's go. It seems our luck isn't very good; we've run into some scum."