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Chapter 7: Harsh Lands Breed Harsh People · Nov 09, 2026

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1 Chapter 1: Victini 2026-11-09
2 Chapter 2: An Outdated Era 2026-11-09
3 Chapter 3: I Choose You, Lilligant 2026-11-09
4 Chapter 4: The Terrifying Energy Ball 2026-11-09
5 Chapter 5: The True Value of an Infinite Pokémon 2026-11-09
6 Chapter 6: Pokémon Levels 2026-11-09
7 Chapter 7: Harsh Lands Breed Harsh People 2026-11-09
8 Chapter 8: Victini, Move Out! 2026-11-09
9 Chapter 9: Ogerpon — What the Heck?! 2026-11-09
10 Chapter 10: Why Are the People Here So Mean? 2026-11-09
11 Chapter 11: Sora Kenji — Son, Your Dad Is Waiting for You to Come Back 2026-11-09
12 Chapter 12: First Meeting with Ogerpon 2026-11-09
13 Chapter 13: A Promise with Ponpon 2026-11-09
14 Chapter 14: Repairing the Mask 2026-11-09
15 Chapter 15: In the Pokémon World, There Are Still More Good People Than Bad 2026-11-09
16 Chapter 16: Recruiting Ogerpon 2026-11-09
17 Chapter 17: Ponpon’s Potential 2026-11-09
18 Chapter 18: Ogerpon vs. Victini Combo 2026-11-09
19 Chapter 19: A Chain of Triggered Abilities 2026-11-09
20 Chapter 20: The True Weight of a Legendary Pokémon 2026-11-09
21 Chapter 21: Bloodmoon Ursaluna 2026-11-09
22 Chapter 22: Sora — Don’t Blame Me for Playing Dirty, Big Guy 2026-11-09
23 Chapter 23: The Hisuian Pokémon That Doesn’t Play Fair 2026-11-09
24 Chapter 24: Bloodmoon Ursaluna, Get! 2026-11-09
25 Chapter 25: Peat Block 2026-11-09
26 Chapter 26: Time to Find a Rich Sponsor 2026-11-09
27 Chapter 27: The Loyal Three Return 2026-11-09
28 Chapter 28: ’C-Can We Make Peace?’ 2026-11-09
29 Chapter 29: The Loyal Three — Defeated 2026-11-09
30 Chapter 30: Leaving Kitakami 2026-11-09
31 Chapter 31: Pachirisu and Buneary 2026-11-09
32 Chapter 32: Capturing Eevee 2026-11-09
33 Chapter 33: Eevee Awakens 2026-11-09
34 Chapter 34: The Reggie Brothers 2026-11-09
35 Chapter 35: Reggie’s Shock 2026-11-09
36 Chapter 36: The Battle 2026-11-09
37 Chapter 37: Ogerpon, Change Masks 2026-11-09
38 Chapter 38: The Unreasonable Ivy Cudgel 2026-11-09
39 Chapter 39: Reggie’s Crushing Defeat 2026-11-09
40 Chapter 40: The Trainer Trapped by His Pokémon 2026-11-09
41 Chapter 41: Eevee’s Evolution Path 2026-11-09
42 Chapter 42: Eterna City 2026-11-09
43 Chapter 43: Cynthia 2026-11-09
44 Chapter 44: The First Meeting with the Sinnoh Champion 2026-11-09
45 Chapter 45: The First Step to Winning Cynthia Over 2026-11-09
46 Chapter 46: The Peat Block Deal 2026-11-09
47 Chapter 47: The Big Shopping Spree 2026-11-09
48 Chapter 48: Target — The Azoth Kingdom! 2026-11-09
49 Chapter 49: Sylveon 2026-11-09
50 Chapter 50: Amaura, Get! 2026-11-09

Chapter 7: Chapter 7: Harsh Lands Breed Harsh People

That was perfectly understandable, really.

It was also why, after transmigrating to this world, Sora Kenji had never considered relying solely on himself to cultivate a team capable of rivaling Elite Four members or Champions.

It wasn’t a matter of lacking confidence.

He simply knew he didn’t possess that level of talent.

If he hadn’t obtained Victini, Sora Kenji’s ceiling wouldn’t have been much higher than Brock’s.

At best, with a bit of luck and foreknowledge, he might have captured a few Pokémon with exceptional potential—and let them carry him forward.

But Sora Kenji hadn’t chosen that path.

Since he had come to the Pokémon world, he intended to stand at the very summit and witness the scenery from the top of the world.

Choosing Victini at the very beginning had been his core strategy.

Even if he had failed to bring her out of Eindoak, Sora Kenji still had a Plan C.

Lilligant was the product of that plan.

By harnessing Victini’s infinite, universal energy, Sora Kenji would have remained in Eindoak to train Pokémon—

cultivating at least three main partners around Level 70 before starting his journey.

Once he had accumulated enough strength, he would return to Eindoak, break open the barrier by force, and grant Victini her freedom.

Fortunately, luck had been on his side.

He hadn’t wasted much time bringing Victini out of Eindoak—and had transformed an otherwise ordinary Lilligant into the powerhouse she was today.

”Mr. Sora Kenji, are you heading to Kitakami?”

While they were still discussing training methods, Brock learned Sora Kenji’s destination. His expression shifted slightly.

”What’s wrong?”

”Uh...”

Brock hesitated, but eventually spoke.

”How should I put it... I honestly don’t recommend that you go there.”

People in this world were generally kind-hearted.

But Sora Kenji had already played the games—he had a mental picture of what Kitakami was like.

”Is it dangerous?”

”Not exactly.”

Brock shook his head.

”It’s just that the villagers there are... incredibly shameless.”

He then shared his personal experiences from traveling through Kitakami.

Things like:

Charging 10 currency units for a single bottle of water

Run-down inns demanding outrageous prices

Locals with terrible attitudes

Extreme hostility toward outsiders

Open contempt for travelers

”I went there once,” Brock said with lingering frustration.

”I never want to go back for the rest of my life.”

If he hadn’t been naturally mild-tempered, he might have cursed the villagers outright.

Their greed had been beyond belief.

He had traveled to many places—

and had never encountered people more unpleasant than those in Kitakami.

”Wow...”

Even though Sora Kenji had expected something like this, hearing firsthand testimony still made him feel significant pressure.

Not because he feared the locals—

but because of the prices.

If there was one glaring weakness in Sora Kenji’s situation right now, it was simple:

Travel funds.

Buying a Sun Stone for Petilil’s evolution had already cost him a substantial amount.

Add interregional travel expenses on top of that, and his savings had dwindled rapidly.

I need to find Ogerpon as quickly as possible... and leave Kitakami immediately.

Sora Kenji made up his mind.

He wouldn’t get involved in local affairs.

He would obtain what he came for—

and depart at once.

As for any humiliation he might endure in the meantime, he would settle the score later, once he had sufficient strength.

There was an old saying:

A gentleman’s revenge can wait ten years.

It wasn’t a matter of ignoring injustice—

just waiting for the right time.

”Anyway, Mr. Sora Kenji, just be careful.”

After their exchange, Brock had gained a much deeper appreciation for Sora Kenji’s understanding of moves and abilities.

He genuinely admired him.

That was why he didn’t want a ”good person” like Sora Kenji to be mistreated by Kitakami’s difficult locals.

One could only say—

when cunning opportunists met kind-hearted people, it was practically a mismatch in dimensions.

Brock had never imagined that greed could reach such extremes.

”Thanks.”

Sora Kenji took out his communicator and exchanged contact information with Brock. After saying goodbye, he returned to the ship’s cabin.

”Bini!”

Seeing no one nearby, Victini immediately revealed herself.

”Bini bini! (How can people be that bad?)”

She had been listening to Brock’s complaints the entire time.

With her innocent nature, she simply couldn’t comprehend such boundless human greed.

”This world is huge,” Sora Kenji replied gently.

”There are all kinds of people.”

”Kind ones. Evil ones. Fair ones. Selfish ones.”

Kitakami’s xenophobia could partly be seen as a regional trait—after all, even Jubilife Village in the Hisui era had distrusted outsiders.

But the villagers’ greed?

Sora Kenji suspected it was largely connected to the legendary Pokémon known as Pecharunt.

Pecharunt possessed the power to manipulate hearts and cloud minds.

It had slumbered beneath Kitakami for centuries.

If the villagers had gradually become warped under its influence, that would be perfectly logical.

Still—considering there were good people like Mr. and Mrs. Yukitada, Sora Kenji couldn’t help wondering whether the villagers were simply like that by nature... with nothing supernatural involved.

”Well then, V.”

”Bini?”

”I’m assigning you the mission of locating Ogerpon.”

Sora Kenji took out a sketch depicting Ogerpon’s appearance.

Victini had long memorized it.

She immediately puffed out her chest and declared confidently:

”Bini bini! (Leave it to me!)”

Sora Kenji didn’t possess special abilities—he couldn’t understand Victini’s language.

But seeing her chin raised high with confidence, he didn’t need translation to grasp her meaning.

Not long afterward, the cruise ship arrived at Kitakami’s port.

There, Sora Kenji bid farewell to Brock and stepped onto the land he had long anticipated.

You might ask—

How could a place full of troublesome locals be considered a treasure land?

Of course it was a treasure land.

Ogerpon aside—

the Bloodmoon Ursaluna in the Timeless Woods was another prize Sora Kenji coveted deeply.

He had never held the belief that Pokémon must be personally raised from scratch.

If he liked a Pokémon—

even one already fully developed—

he would still capture it.

In Sora Kenji’s strategic plan:

Legendary Pokémon would serve as security and ultimate insurance

In addition, he needed a reliable regular team

Not many.

Just six Pokémon would be enough.

As for Bloodmoon Ursaluna’s strength—

by Sora Kenji’s standards, its level was likely around Level 80.

If Levels below 80 represented the stage of accumulating power—

then Level 80 and beyond marked a transformation:

from an ordinary member of a species

into a truly unique individual.

Every Level 80 Pokémon was one of a kind.

Conversely, only such exceptional individuals could break past Level 80 and reach even higher realms.

Without a doubt—

Bloodmoon Ursaluna possessed that potential.

In fact, it might have already surpassed Level 80 through centuries of accumulated experience.

Either way—

its potential was already fully developed.

And even if it hadn’t reached that level yet—with Victini’s infinite energy supporting him, Sora Kenji could elevate Ursaluna’s strength to new heights in the shortest possible time.

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