"Woohoo~!"
"An adventure in a magical world—I'm hereee~!"
The mont he set foot on this otherworldly land, Luffy split his face into a huge grin, threw both arms high above his head, and cheered with boundless excitent.
Then, rembering their agreent—"In another world, everything follows Red's command"—he quickly turned his gaze toward Red.
"Red! Can we go find that talking little cat from last ti?!"
"That trio was hilarious—I wanna see their performance again!"
"That's Team Rocket," Red replied dryly. "They're an evil organization, not so cody troupe for your entertainnt."
"Huh?" Luffy looked utterly confused. "But they were really funny!"
Red shot him an annoyed glance and then said,
"I'm not arguing with you. Quiet down. I need to verify sothing first."
As he spoke, his consciousness shifted, and a vivid interface that only Red could see appeared before his eyes.
A red [Pokédex], a yellow [Bag], a green [Pokémon], and a purple [Record]…
Four neatly arranged options, each glowing with a different color.
The [Pokédex] function recorded detailed information on every Pokémon they had encountered so far.
To Red, it was mostly useless—barely good enough to serve as a database.
The [Bag] function worked just like a ga inventory, storing items they obtained in this world.
But since they had only just begun progressing through this ga world, there was nothing particularly interesting inside yet.
As for [Record], it normally saved ga progress—but for Red, it was essentially an option to actively log out of the ga world.
After entering the ga world, their senses toward the outside didn't completely disappear.
Their current state was rather mysterious—sothing like being deeply imrsed in a ga.
Most of their consciousness was focused inside the ga, but if anything happened in the real world, they could imdiately sense it and return via the [Record] function.
And as for the last option…
With a flicker of thought from Red, the [Pokémon] icon suddenly flashed.
The next instant, a familiar-yet-strange interface appeared before him.
Six Pokémon slots were neatly arranged—but the last five were completely grayed out. Only the first slot was occupied, showing a chibi cartoon figure of Luffy.
Viewing Luffy's information.
As a background voice declared, "I'm the man who will beco the King of the Pirates!", Red entered Luffy's Pokémon status screen.
[Pokémon: Monkey D. Luffy]
[Level: 46]
[Gender: ♂]
[Nature: Bold ( Defense, –Attack)]
[Type: Normal / Fairy]
[Ability: Regenerator (Recovers stamina and injuries rapidly when out of battle)]
[Moves: Empty, Empty, Empty, Empty]
[EXP: 693 / 6787]
…
[HP: 194][Attack: 141][Defense: 156][Sp. Atk: 121][Sp. Def: 135][Speed: 138]
…
That was the entirety of Luffy's status.
The mont Red opened this screen, his eyes locked onto Luffy's EXP bar.
"693 points?! That's almost two hundred more than when we left last ti."
A gleam flashed through Red's pitch-black eyes.
"So EXP doesn't only co from the ga world…"
"Training and battles in the real world can also grant EXP to Luffy as a Pokémon!"
Discovering another system chanic, Red's lips curled upward into a "so that's how it works" smile.
Seeing Luffy beside him, already itching to wreak havoc, Red let out a light chuckle.
"Alright, Luffy."
"You've been idle all day. Ti to stretch and warm up a bit."
"Hehehe, I've been waiting for this!"
Luffy laughed foolishly.
Then he imdiately locked onto a completely purple mouse Pokémon with two sharp front teeth that had just popped out of the grass.
It was one of the most classic early-ga Pokémon—
Rattata!
In a flash, Luffy vanished, his body turning into a blurred afterimage as he appeared behind Rattata almost like teleportation.
At the sa ti, a strange domain materialized, enveloping both him and Rattata.
Red, watching from the side, also found himself surrounded by a barrier-like field that he could freely toggle on and off.
This ga world was both real—and illusory.
What made it real was that even though Luffy hadn't learned a single Pokémon move yet, he could still fight freely.
Even these wild Pokémon scattered along the roadside possessed combat instincts appropriate to their level—they could run, jump, and evade using instinctive techniques, nothing like the stiff, chanical behavior seen in traditional gas.
And yet, what made it illusory was—
Every ti Red and Luffy initiated a battle, a special domain ford that isolated them from all other Pokémon.
Above the target Pokémon's head—Rattata, in this case—floated a status bar that moved along with it:
[Lv: 5 | HP: 21 / 21]
This clearly displayed Rattata's level and remaining HP.
Not only that—this world wasn't as lively as it appeared at first glance.
Although every person they encountered along the way had vivid expressions, they could only repeat fixed lines of dialogue and were incapable of genuine communication.
But—
Who cares!
As long as this world could make them stronger, it was a good world!
"Gum-Gum… Pistol!!!"
BANG!!!
A lightning-fast punch shot forward, utterly shaless as it brutalized the unsuspecting Rattata.
Level 46 versus Level 5!
The outco of this absurdly lopsided battle had been decided long before it began.
"Chiii—!"
Rattata never imagined it would be ambushed by soone so strong.
After a pitiful cry, its eyes turned into spiraling circles.
Another distinctive trait of the ga world: Pokémon would never die—only lose the ability to battle.
And once a Pokémon entered this spiral-eyed state, Red could capture it with a Poké Ball.
Although captured Pokémon couldn't be added to the party, they were automatically converted into bonus EXP, sotis even dropping items.
Essentially, it was a double-EXP buff.
"Want to capture it, Red?" Luffy asked after effortlessly dealing with the Rattata.
He had already grasped so of the chanics of this ga world.
Red shook his head. "No need. A Level 5 Rattata isn't worth wasting a 200-Poké-dollar Poké Ball."
"Let's keep moving."
As he spoke, Red glanced at the notification that flashed briefly as the domain vanished:
[Monkey D. Luffy defeated Rattata. Gained: EXP 12.]
"Only 12 EXP? That barely dents Luffy's massive EXP bar…"
"Looks like our top priority is pushing the main storyline and entering higher-level training zones."
Red pondered silently.
"Luffy's types are Normal and Fairy. In theory, that lets him counter Bug-types, Ghost-types, Dragon-types, and Dark-types…"
There were eighteen Pokémon types in total, all with defined strengths and weaknesses.
Mastering type matchups was basic knowledge for anyone aspiring to be a powerful Trainer.
As for why Luffy had the dual Normal/Fairy type, Red had his own theory.
First, Luffy's fighting style relied on no special energy—he fought purely with his body, using the most basic, primal forms of combat.
That was textbook Normal-type behavior.
So having the Normal type made total sense.
The Fairy type, on the other hand, likely stemd from Luffy's Devil Fruit ability.
A Zoan-type Mythical Fruit—Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika—an ability written as rubber, yet divine in essence.
The ga world classifying that kind of mysterious transformation as Fairy-type wasn't strange at all.
"Still…"
Red's thoughts paused for a mont.
"Before Nika's awakening, Luffy's combat style leans far more toward Normal-type."
"And Normal-type doesn't counter other types—and can't even hit Ghost-types…"
"Even with Regenerator's insane sustain, we have to be careful."
"I need to raise Luffy as quickly as possible."
"Only a strong enough Luffy can help clear stages faster and earn more rewards from the system!"
A strange gleam flickered in Red's eyes.
He refused to believe his cheat only existed to strengthen those around him.
Everything now rested on a chanic he hadn't accessed yet:
Clear ga stages or achievents, and receive rewards aligned with ga chanics.
Red had a feeling—his own path to power would be deeply tied to these rewards.
And to obtain them, he could only rely on his sole "Pokémon" for now—
Luffy!
He absolutely couldn't allow this guy to slack off.
Standing behind him, watching as Luffy laughed wildly and charged toward a Pidgey, a aningful smile slowly spread across Red's face.
"Enjoy this world to your heart's content, Luffy."
"I hope you'll never grow tired of charging forward and fighting with everything you've got."
"For your dreams and goals, I won't hold back when pushing you onward!"
"When the ti cos, don't get annoyed with your Trainer~"
(End of Chapter)
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