HOOOONK—!
With the blast of a horn, a small passenger ship slowly docked at the pier of Cherrygrove City in the Johto region.
This was Cherrygrove City, a city where the scent of flowers filled the air.
But despite being built by the sea in a prime location, because of its small scale, its economy had never really developed. Thus, it only had a small pier, with only a few fixed ships making round trips each day.
Fortunately, it had a direct route to the metropolis of the Orange Archipelago, which saved Natsui from having to make transfers and allowed him to reach here directly by ship.
As he and Sabrina disembarked from the passenger ship and set foot on land, Natsui couldn't help but stretch widely.
"Man, over thirty hours of sailing in a row is exhausting!"
Glancing at him, Sabrina mercilessly exposed him. "Exhausted? Besides a few battles with trainers on the ship, didn't you spend most of your time sleeping in bed? How can you still feel tired?"
Stretching his slightly sore waist, Natsui smiled. "It's precisely because I was sleeping all the time that I feel tired. A small passenger ship like this is constantly rocking with the waves, making it impossible to get a good rest. It actually makes you more fatigued."
Just then, Gengar also popped its head out of Natsui's shadow. It looked around, sniffed vigorously, and said in surprise, "So this is the Johto region? It's my first time here, but the air and the buildings around here don't feel any different from Kanto!"
"It really doesn't look that different," Natsui explained. "After all, they both belong to the same continent. They're just separated into two regions by the Indigo Plateau. Even the Johto League is located on the Indigo Plateau, just like the Kanto League."
Gengar shook its head. "If that's the case, then why not just merge them? Indigo League, Silver League, calling them by different names is so troublesome."
Natsui patted its head, amused. "Come on, they are two different regions after all. How could they be combined into one? And if you pay close attention, you can still find many differences between them. Compared to Kanto, the air in Johto is noticeably more humid and more rural. And the local culture is also very rich, so there are many differences in customs."
"Hmm?" Gengar looked at Natsui strangely. "How do you know so much?"
Natsui shrugged. "I didn't just sleep on the ship. When I was bored, I also flipped through a travel guide, and I learned all this from it."
In fact, besides what he had said, Natsui also vaguely remembered that when the Pokémon games were being designed, the Kanto region was based on the real-life Kanto region of Japan, while the Johto region was based on the Kansai and parts of the Shikoku island. So, the two regions really did share a common origin.
Of course, this was a secret related to his transmigration, so he naturally couldn't reveal it easily.
Although Sabrina was his woman and Gengar was his Pokémon, both extremely loyal and who surely wouldn't care even if they knew his identity as a transmigrator, it was still better for fewer people to know.
As they spoke, they had already walked into the urban area of Cherrygrove City.
Cherrygrove City was just an ordinary city in the southern part of the Johto region, so it didn't have a gym. And just as its name suggested, the scent of flowers and the sea breeze were its greatest features.
The city was filled with flower beds, with many beautiful flowers in full bloom.
The flowers were of many different varieties, mostly red and pink, and very pretty. But Natsui didn't know much about plants, so he couldn't name most of them.
If Erika were here, she would surely know all of them.
The two of them followed the street, passing a few quiet tall buildings, and arrived at the local Pokémon Center. It was only then that he realized the pace of life of the residents here seemed to be very slow, and there were very few cars on the street.
But now that he had arrived in Johto, the first thing Natsui had to do was, of course, register for the Johto League Conference.
Only after registering his information would he be qualified to challenge the gyms here and eventually challenge for the Silver Conference.
Crossing the crosswalk, Natsui opened the door and entered the Pokémon Center. Hearing the sound, the Nurse Joy who was organizing materials at the front desk looked up, saw them, and stood up with a smile.
"Welcome. How may I help you?"
Natsui was already tired of complaining about why there were Nurse Joys and Officer Jennys all over the world. No matter where he went, he could almost always see them.
"Hello, Nurse Joy. I'm here to register for the Silver League challenge."
Nurse Joy extended her hand with a sweet smile. "Okay, no problem. Please give me your Pokédex."
Handing her the Pokédex, Natsui watched as she connected it to the computer. While waiting, he had nothing to do, so he looked around the Pokémon Center.
Compared to Kanto, this Pokémon Center wasn't particularly special. It still had a similar decoration style and functions. Even Nurse Joy's attire was the same as in Kanto.
But besides them, there was only one other trainer here, sitting at a dining table eating. It was clear that this quiet little city was indeed quite remote.
At the computer, after seeing Natsui's information, Nurse Joy covered her mouth in surprise. "Oh my, you're the champion of the Indigo Conference? I can't believe you've come to challenge our Silver League! Let me see… huh? Did you just win the Orange League trophy too? To win two trophies in such a short time, you're amazing!"
"Not at all, it was just luck," Natsui quickly said modestly.
After Nurse Joy finished the registration, she returned the Pokédex to him.
"Welcome to the Silver League. Please do your best! I'm rooting for you. I hope you continue on to win the Silver Conference championship."
He never thought Nurse Joy would also have such high hopes for him.
Shaking his head with a smile, Natsui left the Pokémon Center. Now, the second thing he had to do was contact Looker.
After all, he still remembered that Looker had specifically called to instruct him to contact him as soon as he arrived in Johto, to help him deal with Team Rocket here.
It had been a long time now. Hopefully, he hadn't delayed anything important.
The two went to a restaurant, and while eating lunch, Natsui called Looker.
The phone rang for a long time before it was answered. Before Natsui could speak, Looker on the other end had already asked, "Hello? Have you arrived in Johto yet?"
Natsui hummed in affirmation. "Just got here. I called you right away."
"Excellent!" Looker's voice sounded full of joy. "We've also just finished our clean-up operation of Team Rocket in the Kanto region. We're now moving our personnel to Johto, and we should be fully deployed within a day or two. We were just about to ask for your help."
Natsui's brow twitched, and he said helplessly, "So, what do you need me to do?"
"To take down those heavily guarded Team Rocket bases, of course," Looker said. Hearing Natsui's tone, he laughed, then lowered his voice mysteriously. "How about this, I'm on a special mission in New Bark Town. If you have time, come and meet me here first."
"New Bark Town?"
Hearing this name, Natsui was taken aback. Wasn't that near Cherrygrove City? What a coincidence.
"Alright, wait for me there. I estimate I can get there by evening."
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