Ye Feng was precisely that kind of ordinary person.
Although he enjoyed reading novels where protagonists were decisive and there were no female characters, he felt differently when it came to himself.
Wasn't romantic intimacy appealing?
Wasn't life all about such pursuits?
Besides, he wasn't a scumbag, just a little flirtatious.
He was merely making a mistake that all men in the world make.
"Too slow."
Watching the road ahead, which felt as arduous as a journey to the West, Ye Feng's patience began to wear thin.
"Pikachu!"
Ye Feng suddenly called out to the Pikachu in front of him.
He patted his shoulder, gesturing for it to climb on.
Pikachu, seeing this, leaped up.
Then, Ye Feng uttered, "Agility."
Following his words, Ye Feng's body seemed to erupt with immense power.
His speed tripled.
This was a skill Ye Feng had acquired after defeating a Rattata.
He had initially planned to fly directly to Saffron City.
After all, he knew how to fly.
But Ye Feng feared being seen and causing unnecessary trouble, so he opted for this slightly safer method.
Ye Feng sped along.
"Heh heh, I caught it!!!"
A young boy with a backpack in the tall grass excitedly looked at the red Poké Ball in his hand, which contained a newly caught Rattata.
He wiped his nose with his right hand, a proud expression on his face.
As he turned around, he felt a gust of wind pass by, nearly knocking him over.
"Wow, what kind of Pokémon is that?!"
The young boy with the backpack quickly looked over, only to see a Pokémon with a handsome human-like face.
"Huh?! Can people run this fast?!"
The boy could no longer see the person.
His mouth was agape in an "o" shape.
Because Ye Feng's speed was so great, he reached Saffron City in just one hour.
Saffron City: Green is eternal.
True to this motto, the city was awash in green.
Vibrant and lush, inhabitants of this city felt a sense of comfort and clarity.
It was also rumored to be a city with a high infidelity rate.
Men cheating, cuckolding women.
Women cheating, cuckolding men.
These were common occurrences.
For instance, the first time Ye Feng came to Saffron City, his exceptionally handsome appearance often attracted the attention of married women in their thirties and forties.
"Saffron City Gym, this is it."
Normally, new trainers from Pallet Town or other regions would head to the Pokémon Center first to heal their Pokémon before challenging the local gym.
To obtain a badge.
But Ye Feng was different. The moment he arrived in Saffron City, he came directly to challenge the gym.
To get a badge.
His goal was simple.
To collect eight badges in the Kanto region and participate in the Indigo League Conference.
This was just the beginning.
The Indigo League Conference was where trainers competed to determine the champion.
Only by becoming the champion of the Indigo League Conference could one advance further.
First, one had to challenge the Elite Four of the region, and then the current Champion of the region. Only by defeating the Champion could one truly become the number one in the Kanto region and take their place, becoming the new League Champion!!!
Of course, this was a goal that not everyone could achieve.
Look at Ash.
He strived tirelessly, but his dream remained unfulfilled until the writers, out of pity, granted him a consolation prize: the Alola region League Champion.
However, this time was different; he didn't even get a consolation prize.
Because Ye Feng had arrived.
Ye Feng intended not only to become the Kanto region's League Champion.
But also the Champion of Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, and other regions.
He would become the number one in this world!!!
With this strong ambition in his heart,
Ye Feng stepped into the Saffron City Gym.
Inside the spacious gym was a standard Pokémon battle arena.
Bright lights illuminated the area.
On the second floor sat a man with short hair, wearing a green suit.
The man had narrow but piercing eyes.
It was the Saffron City Gym Leader—Giovanni.
The strongest Gym Leader in the Kanto region.
Most new trainers avoided him, choosing to challenge him last.
But Ye Feng was different.
Facing Giovanni, who was ostensibly a Gym Leader but in reality, the head of an evil organization, Ye Feng felt no fear.
"Oh? Is someone finally here?"
Giovanni sat on the second floor, stroking his pale yellow-furred Persian, which purred contentedly, seemingly enjoying the touch.
As the leader of Team Rocket and the strongest Gym Leader in Kanto,
Giovanni always went easy on the trainers who challenged him. Yet, even with him holding back, his gym's reputation for being difficult had spread.
Was he too strong?
No!
It was the trainers who were too weak!
Anyone and everyone thought they could become a Pokémon Master.
It was laughable.
Giovanni looked down at Ye Feng on the first floor.
He directly said, "Welcome to the Saffron City Gym. I am the Gym Leader, Giovanni. If you defeat me, you will earn this green badge."
Giovanni took out a badge shaped like a leaf, as green as a gem.
At this moment,
Ye Feng and Giovanni's eyes met.
Despite their different appearances, the confidence in their eyes was identical.
"Three-on-three. Whoever's Pokémon are all unable to battle first loses."
Giovanni didn't take the unnaturally handsome young man before him seriously.
His intuition told him that this young man had some skills, but only just.
He immediately sent out his first Pokémon.
"Come out, Machamp."
A giant dragon-like Pokémon instantly appeared on the field.
Ye Feng said nothing, merely glancing at Pikachu beside him.
Pikachu instantly understood Ye Feng's intention and ran onto the field.
"Hmm? Using Pikachu against Machamp?"
Giovanni was taken aback by the situation.
One had to remember that Pokémon had type advantages.
Machamp was a Ground and Fighting type, while Pikachu was an Electric type.
Ground types are super effective against Electric types. Were you playing a game?
"He looks imposing, but he's actually an amateur. My intuition was wrong."
Giovanni shook his head, disappointed.
He had seen many trainers like this.
They often felt they were special and that the basic rules of Pokémon battling were nonsense to them.
It seemed he needed to revise his earlier assessment of this youth's aura and other factors, thinking he had skills. He likely didn't even have the *hair* of a skill.
"In that case, forgive my lack of mercy."
"Machamp, use Submission!"
Boom!
Hearing the command, the horn on Machamp's nose erupted with immense power.
Then, its entire body charged towards Ye Feng's Pikachu. Normally, Submission had a low accuracy, but any Pokémon hit by it would essentially be knocked out.
Although Machamp was slow, its speed had improved considerably through Giovanni's training, so he intended to finish off this opponent quickly.
However, within a few seconds, Giovanni noticed something was wrong.