In the Kanto Region, a fierce chase was unfolding in the nature reserve.
"Damn it! How did we end up running into this monster!"
The poacher leader, riding a Dodrio, roared inwardly, his face filled with barely concealed terror. This time he had brought six men with him to poach, and now he was the only one left who could still move.
"Huh? I think I hear someone cursing me in their mind."
A voice came from behind, making the poacher leader tremble. He lost his grip and fell off the running Dodrio, rolling more than ten meters on the ground until he crashed into a tree and came to a stop.
"Ouch... that looks painful." Xia Yuan caught up from behind and teased the poacher leader, whose arm was bent at an odd angle.
"Weren't you transferred? What are you doing here?!"
Despite his broken arm, the poacher leader gritted his teeth and asked. This was his biggest question. The reason he dared to come here to poach was because he had learned that the guy in front of him, known as the 'Devil' in the Pokémon Hunter world, had been transferred; otherwise, he wouldn't have dared to come even if he had a thousand lives.
Could it be that the guy who sold him the information was lying to him?
"Although I don't know where you got the news that I was going to be transferred, the news is correct. I did receive the transfer order, but I deliberately postponed it for a few days to see if any idiots would come knocking on my door. I didn't expect to actually run into one."
Xia Yuan walked slowly to the poacher and kicked him away, revealing the backpack that the poacher had been pressing down on. He opened the backpack, and a bunch of Poké Balls were scattered all over the ground.
"You've got a good haul, enough to keep you locked up for four or five years." Xia Yuan whistled as he roughly counted the number of Poké Balls.
"Damn it, wouldn't it be better if you just obediently accepted the transfer!"
Xia Yuan's words were like the last straw that broke the camel's back, causing the poacher leader to let out a devastating roar.
As the poacher leader roared, a dark shadow rushed toward Xia Yuan from his side and behind. It was the Dodrio; its three heads and six eyes flashed with ferocity as it pecked at Xia Yuan.
"Die!" This was his last resort!
Use the severed arm to paralyze the opponent, then let the Dodrio turn around and deliver a fatal blow! If he can get rid of the 'demon' in front of him, he will not only be able to escape, but also make a name for himself in the hunter world and become the savior of poachers in the entire Kanto region!
However, reality seemed to be somewhat different from what he had expected.
Seeing this, Xia Yuan showed no panic. Instead, he sighed and said, "If you can't beat a Pokémon, you attack the trainer directly. You guys are really using the same old tricks."
Before he could finish speaking, the air around Xia Yuan distorted, and a blue figure suddenly appeared, blocking Xia Yuan and the Dodrio, raising its arm.
"Psychic power!"
A blue light shone.
Buzz
As if a pause button had been pressed, the charging Dodrio, its body enveloped in blue light, was frozen in mid-air, unable to move. The ferocity in those six small eyes instantly turned into terror.
"Thank you, Gardevoir, I'll leave it to you."
Gardevoir turned to its trainer with a gentle smile, then turned back and used Psychic to grab Dodrio and spin it around in the air.
The terrified screams of Dodrio echoed in their ears, and the poacher leader's ferocious expression turned deathly pale.
"Tsk, now add another one: attempted murder of a public official of the Alliance. You won't be out for at least ten years now," Xia Yuan said, patting the poacher leader on the shoulder.
The poacher leader trembled, wanting to say something, but looking at Gardevoir beside him, he dared not utter a word.
Rumor has it that the "Demon" has a Shiny Gardevoir with a particularly wicked personality. Could this be the one in front of us?
Hearing Dodrio's screams, the poacher leader was pretty sure it was true.
Xia Yuan was not surprised by this at all. Besides its color being different from ordinary Gardevoir, its personality was indeed slightly different from other Gardevoir.
Of course, this had nothing to do with him as a trainer. Although the poachers he caught kept slandering him, saying that he had corrupted the originally gentle and kind Gardevoir and turned her into the evil woman she was today.
But only Xia Yuan himself knew that when Ralts had just hatched, it had already learned to use its Psychic powers to chase a group of Poliwag tadpoles around, making a mess of the entire pond—a veritable pond bully.
Gardevoir was only playing around with Dodrio now, which already showed that he had taught it well.
Ignoring Gardevoir's antics, Xia Yuan called Officer Jenny to pick up the poachers while opening the scattered Poké Balls one by one to release the captured Pokémon.
Ninetales, Jigglypuff, Clefairy... and even an Abra!
These were all relatively valuable Pokémon on the black market, and together they were worth a considerable sum. No wonder these guys took the risk.
Seemingly having heard Dodrio's scream, the released Pokémon were so frightened that they dared not move; even Abra, who was best at escaping, stayed obediently in place.
Xia Yuan didn't care what the Pokémon thought. Their stillness made things easier for him. He took out his phone and photographed each of the poached Pokémon as evidence, then waved his hand.
"Go on, everyone. Be careful, don't get caught next time."
With Xia Yuan's permission, the Pokémon scattered instantly.
As a new transmigator who had been in the world for two and a half years, Xia Yuan had gradually gotten used to his days as a ranger and Gardevoir chasing poachers in the nature reserve.
"Having stayed here for so long, it's a little hard to leave the nature reserve all of a sudden," Xia Yuan said, looking at the forest in front of him.
The poachers, who had been sprayed with wound medicine and handcuffed, shuddered upon hearing this, thinking to themselves, "Sir, you'd better leave quickly, or someone will die!"
However, Officer Jenny, who was registering the poachers, clearly had a different opinion. She nodded in agreement: "Yes, with you here, these poachers won't dare to be so rampant."
She was also a little reluctant to part with Xia Yuan. Having worked together for over two years, the man in front of her had practically eradicated poachers from the entire nature reserve, striking fear into the hearts of all poachers and significantly reducing her workload.
Now that Xia Yuan was leaving, without his deterrent effect, it was foreseeable that the number of poachers in the nature reserve would surge in the near future.
Officer Jenny: "I heard you're going to the International Police Department?"
"Hmm, I don't know what those guys up there were thinking, making a forest ranger like me become an international police officer. Isn't that ridiculous?" Xia Yuan shook his head with his hands behind his back.
Officer Jenny rolled her eyes. For these police officers, being transferred to the International Police Department was their ultimate goal, but Xia Yuan still looked unwilling.
"Perhaps they feel that it's a waste of your talent to be a ranger, given your strength as a trainer," Officer Jenny said, having witnessed Xia Yuan's abilities.
With the Rockets' activities becoming increasingly rampant recently, the Alliance was short-handed, and it was impossible to keep a powerful trainer like Xia Yuan in the nature reserve any longer.
To paraphrase the Pokémon Association chairman: "Poachers? They're nothing but a minor ailment!"
Organized, planned, and financially powerful criminal organizations like the Rockets were the most dangerous to the Alliance.
After registering the last poacher, Officer Jenny closed her notebook and extended her hand: "Anyway, I'm taking these people with me. I wish you all the best in Interpol!"
"Same to you, I wish you all the best!" Xia Yuan said with a smile.
As they clasped hands to bid farewell to Officer Jenny, Xia Yuan heard the system notification in his mind.
[Justice in action! Seven poachers arrested, bringing the total number of poachers arrested to 1003. Title unlocked: "Legendary Ranger"]
Please select your reward!
[1: The Power of Viridian]
[2: The Jynx Sister (King-Level)]
[3: Fighting Plate]
"Is there even a question? Of course, we choose the Power of Viridian!"
Even a kid in shorts knows how to choose from such a simple multiple-choice question. Although the Fighting Plate is also a good choice, what could he do when he only had one Gardevoir?
As for the queen-level beauty, the Jynx...
Xia Yuan still preferred the Pokémon he raised himself. Well, it was definitely not because Jynx didn't fit his aesthetic, absolutely not!
As a warm current flowed into his body, Xia Yuan felt as if something had entered his body.
Open the system panel.
Name: Xia Yuan | Age: 21 | Titles: "Gardevoir's Sweetheart," "Legendary Ranger"
Pokémon owned: Gardevoir | Items held: Exp. Share, Dragon Fang, Evolution Key
Special ability: Power of Viridian
— Pokémon: Gardevoir (♀) —
Attribute: Psychic/Fairy | Characteristic: Telepathy | Intimacy: MAX
Rank: LV53 (King-level)
Skills: Charm, Dazzling Gleam, Singing Voice, Heal Pulse, Hypnosis, Teleport, Draining Kiss, Psyshock, Life Dew, Calm Mind, Psychic, Moonblast
Item in hand: Gardevoir Evolution Stone
Having received the Power of Viridian, Xia Yuan was not in a hurry to leave the nature reserve. Before heading to the Alliance to report for duty, he had an important matter to attend to.
He arrived at the hunting grounds next to the nature reserve.
From afar, you could see Caesar dressed as a cowboy sitting in a chair, polishing his two precious revolvers.
"Old man Caesar!"