Pokémon: Farm Story

At noon, after finishing its training, Corviknight habitually opened its favorite forum, Anti-Bar.

As a loyal supporter of Anti-Bar, Corviknight made it a daily mission to browse the forum and express its opinions.

Despite being a bird Pokémon without dexterous hands, it relied on sheer determination and unyielding spirit to engage in verbal duels with the seasoned forum veterans. Though it wasn’t exactly a fair fight, Corviknight could still manage a 40-60 win ratio.

The main issue was its typing speed—it was simply too slow.

And if your hand speed isn’t up to par, then on the internet, you’re undoubtedly at the bottom of the food chain.

Forget about protecting your loved ones—

You wouldn’t even be able to protect Konoha.

After opening Anti-Bar, Corviknight was originally planning to check out its favorite ranking threads, where it would sharply critique the Pokémon choices of various Elite Four members and Champions.

This was the spiritual sustenance that fueled Corviknight's daily training.

But then—

Wait a minute—

Why was it in a ranking thread?!

A panicked Corviknight quickly searched for the origins of this post.

After some digging, it finally understood the situation.

Simply put, after the Trainer's Pokédex update, many people noticed that five new Mythical Pokémon had been added to the database.

And from the descriptions, these five Pokémon seemed to share a connected story.

At first, people just casually commented on how the conflicts between Mythical Pokémon were just as messy as human drama.

But then someone suddenly noticed—

Wait a second, doesn’t this Pecharunt look kind of familiar?

After some comparisons, all eyes turned toward an old video clip circulating online—one from Natsume’s battle against Ting-Lu.

In that video, Pecharunt made a fleeting appearance.

Even though it was only on screen for a brief moment and wasn’t wearing a mask at the time, the keen-eyed internet sleuths still managed to identify it.

That’s when people had a shocking realization—

So, Natsume had already gained the recognition of a Legendary Pokémon even before his battle with Ting-Lu?!

The jealousy skyrocketed.

Of course, this was the internet.

Diversity of opinions was the name of the game.

Once it was confirmed that Natsume had captured Pecharunt, people quickly jumped in with different takes.

Some dismissed it as pure luck, saying Natsume only won because he got the blessing of a Legendary Pokémon.

“If it were me, I could’ve done it too!”

And then, the comments section truly showcased the beauty of internet diversity:

【Who are you again?】—The Confused Crowd.

【So you must be pretty strong, huh?】—The Sarcastic Skeptics.

【I fully support OP meeting Natsume for a battle in real life.】—The Chaos Enjoyers.

【You can you ****, you **** like ****, if you **** then I ****】—The Telegram Messenger.

No matter what kind of thread it was, as long as Natsume was involved, chaos was guaranteed.

After all, work was already exhausting enough—who had time to maintain an online persona?

And now that this involved a Legendary Pokémon?

Yeah, no one was hiding their jealousy anymore.

Meanwhile, a Watson appeared and pointed out a critical detail:

【Hold on, if Pecharunt's data was only added after Natsume caught it, what about the other four?】

【Could they also belong to Natsume? I mean, if we’re talking pure battle power, he definitely has the strength to do it.】

The thread fell into silence.

Then, an even wilder frenzy erupted.

Some were in shock. Some refused to believe it. Some skipped the first few stages and went straight to denial. Others immediately declared themselves ten-year veteran fans of Natsume. And some were already contemplating a remake of reality.

At this point, the internet had evolved from chaos incarnate to hell’s artistic masterpiece.

The skeptics mostly doubted whether Natsume truly had the strength to pull it off.

After all, for those unaware of the full picture, a battle of four Mythicals versus two Legendaries (Pecharunt and Ting-Lu) would naturally seem unfair in favor of the larger group.

But then, the footage of Natsume’s battle with Ting-Lu resurfaced—

Complete with a detailed breakdown.

Long story short, based on the Pokédex descriptions, Fezandipiti and the others shouldn’t be much stronger than Pecharunt.

At best, they were evenly matched.

And from that battle footage, it was clear—

All of Natsume’s Pokémon held their own against Pecharunt.

And together, they managed to take down Ting-Lu.

After watching that, the internet collectively wondered:

How exactly was Natsume supposed to lose?

To the veterans of Anti-Bar, whether Natsume had actually captured the remaining Loyal Three didn’t really matter.

It wasn’t like it affected them personally.

But what did matter was—

That battle footage was making the rounds again.

And that meant only one thing—

Time for the traditional Anti-Bar ranking threads.

Unlike the other threads, Corviknight wasn’t particularly interested in those.

It immediately clicked into its own ranking thread.

And there, it saw a comment from an account named 【Corviknight #1 in the World】:

"Feels like it’s still not as good as Persian."

Fnmdp!

Where exactly am I inferior to that cat?!

Corviknight was absolutely fuming. It wanted nothing more than to challenge Persian to a battle—for the 815th time.

Sure, it had lost the previous 814 battles.

But this time—Corviknight had a feeling that this was its best chance yet!

Just then—

“What the hell are you doing?”

Natsume’s annoyed voice rang out as he pushed open the door.

It was the middle of the day, and this bird was already losing its mind.

Corviknight, still in a fit of rage, shot him a sharp, dagger-like glare.

Then, without hesitation, it opened its beak and—

“Caw! Caw! Caw!”

I’m researching the hundredth way to praise and worship my most respected and admired boss, Natsume!

“...Psycho.”

Natsume shut the door, deciding he had no interest in dealing with this utterly deranged bird.

Right now, Corviknight had firmly secured its place at the very bottom of the farm’s hierarchy of contempt.

It had gotten to the point where even passing Phione would give it a casual kick.

Utterly devoid of dignity.

After closing the door, Natsume threw on his coat and headed outside.

At the same time, he scrolled through the Trainer forums, browsing trade posts.

Ever since Mew decided to train two Charcadet, Natsume had been looking to purchase an Auspicious Armor and a Malicious Armor, posting a buy request online.

So far, no one had offered to sell.

After all, these special items weren’t just evolution tools for Pokémon.

They often held significant collectible value as well.

Take Dragon Fang or Prism Scale, for example.

Or in the case of Malicious Armor, it was essentially a cursed antique suit of armor in Natsume’s eyes.

In other words—an ancient artifact, a well-preserved suit of armor, a piece of history, and authentic to boot.

That alone skyrocketed its value as a collectible.

This left Natsume a little troubled.

“Mew~”

A small pink feline suddenly floated in through the window, excitedly gesturing in front of Natsume.

Natsume, Natsume! I started a training camp, and a bunch of Pokémon signed up! You wanna come see?

That was what Mew meant.

“Huh? Sure, I guess.”

Snapped out of his thoughts, Natsume blinked in surprise, then nodded and followed after Mew.

He had never minded the Pokémon on the farm organizing their own activities.

Well—except for that King of Endurance Crashes tournament Corviknight once tried to hold.

“Mew~”

Look! This is the result of my hard work these past few days!

Bringing Natsume to an old, rarely used storage barn on the farm, Mew proudly slid the doors open, eager to show off its masterpiece.