The scene welcos the morning.
The awakened calligrapher called ho and once again solemnly apologized to the curator for both tearing the artwork and knocking it over.
[You have received the curator’s forgiveness. The Gym Leader tells you that the next calligraphy competition is coming up and hopes to see a refreshing new work from you.]
[You agree and look forward to future travels even more.]
With the help of a family of girls, the calligrapher successfully arrived at Oreburgh City.
Tasting the strength the environnt brought, she did not imdiately challenge the Gym but wandered around Oreburgh City instead, even finding an opportunity to descend into the mine.
Only when she had a certain draft in her heart did the calligrapher set off to challenge the Gym and obtain her first badge.
Unfortunately.
Even for the first ti, Oreburgh Gym requires participants to have at least three Pokémon to challenge, but the calligrapher, with only a Sargle and Mi Jr., could not et the requirents.
At this ti, the usual approach for Trainers would be to go into the wild to capture one.
But the calligrapher headed to the suburbs.
The narration appears.
[You co to your ho villa located in Oreburgh City, and with the butler’s help, welco your third Pokémon back.]
[You received a Luxray, your childhood playmate—the journey gains a new partner.]
This...
Childhood playmate Luxray?
Female version of Jas?
Baimu looked at the lion-like Pokémon that appeared at the bottom and thought to himself that [a wealthy family] truly has an extraordinary talent—not only owning a villa in Oreburgh City but also obtaining such a powerful Pokémon from inside.
Is this how rich people play?
The scene changes.
The calligrapher returns to Oreburgh Gym.
Coincidentally, Gym Leader Piaotai had just returned from the mine and accepted the challenge from the calligrapher without much hesitation.
As the Gym Leader of the Rock Attribute Gym, Piaotai’s first Pokémon was the imnsely imposing Onix, while the calligrapher undoubtedly chose Sargle.
The Sargle, "Divine Brush Ma Liang," once again displayed its extraordinary drawing skills.
Faced with the aggressively charging Onix, Sargle sketched out a tsunami-like wave in just a few strokes. The wave, seemingly conjured from thin air, rose from the ground and surged towards Onix.
The quadruple water-weak Onix couldn’t withstand this and fainted imdiately.
This magical battle thod surprised Gym Leader Piaotai, who quickly released his second Pokémon, Geodude.
Sargle, doing likewise, painted another wave to defeat Geodude.
The third one was Cranidos.
Though slightly stronger than the first two, it also couldn’t withstand Sargle’s two surfs.
[You defeated Oreburgh Gym Leader Piaotai and obtained the Coal Badge.]
[You experienced for the first ti the thrill and excitent of a Gym challenge, which, along with previous encounters, inspired a desire to write. You borrowed a workbench from Piaotai and left behind a new character "Coal."]
After completing the character, a heart suddenly appeared on Piaotai’s forehead as he watched.
[You weren’t particularly satisfied with this character, but hearing that Piaotai liked it very much, you gave it to him out of friendliness.]
A chef cooks dishes, a calligrapher gives characters?
Baimu watched the two of them chatting happily and felt that being a Gym Trainer was truly beneficial, providing ample opportunities for networking.
Though the calligrapher was criticized by the curator, she was well-renowned in the calligraphy world, with genuine skills—not rely relying on family wealth.
Otherwise, she’d never have caught the curator’s eye for criticism.
Honestly, it’s not impressive; saying more would just be excessive.
Moreover, the calligrapher has already found her direction forward. Her natural talent assures she will make a na for herself in the calligraphy world.
By then, this character will surely be worth its weight in gold!
——
After defeating Oreburgh Gym.
The calligrapher prepared to head to the next Gym location, Hundred Generations City.
But just as she was about to leave, she heard part of the Sinnoh Region’s legends—the tales of the Lake Trio—coming from soone at the Pokémon Center.
This piqued the calligrapher’s interest.
The characters she wrote were passed down since ancient tis, left behind by ancient people who wrote myths.
To derive her true intent from them and feel the perspectives of ancient people might be a worthwhile endeavor. Especially when she noticed on the map that she could stop by Pastoria City on the way, saving an extra trip later, she readily made up her mind.
Passing through Oreburgh Gate, she arrived at Route 203.
The beautiful natural landscape filled the calligrapher with joy. Spur of the mont, she decided to camp temporarily and started writing a copybook with a brush.
Baimu couldn’t understand what she wrote, but when he checked on his phone, it seed to be so type of ancient script from the Pokémon World.
Soon.
While imrsed in writing a copybook, the calligrapher suddenly noticed Mi Jr. seemingly imitating her writing, sparking her interest.
[You wanted Mi Jr. to join in, but when you discovered it was very nervous and afraid, refusing, you realized your expression after getting lost yesterday scared it. You apologized and invited it again.]
[You saw Mi Jr. smiling and agreeing, making you relax too, writing while waiting for Mi Jr. to mimic.]
The scene shows one person and one Pokémon writing vigorously on the xuan paper, their actions displaying perfect synchronization, even the pressure of their strokes feeling synchronized.
This intrigued Baimu.
Could Mi Jr. perfectly replicate the calligrapher’s characters? If it could, wouldn’t it be able to replicate famous paintings too?
The scene shows the calligrapher clearly having the sa thought process as him, eagerly going to see Mi Jr.’s work.
——A complete ss.
Seeing the chaotic black lines above the calligrapher’s head, Baimu realized he had been overthinking.
[You realize Mi Jr. can only imitate your movents and expressions, but can’t successfully imitate your work. You reflect on the worthlessness of such imitation—]
Seeing the narration’s words, Baimu raised an eyebrow.
Looking back at the calligrapher, she seed to have entered a state of realization.
After a brief mont.
The calligrapher slowly returned to her station.
[You realize that while your work may look more beautiful than Mi Jr.’s, in essence, there is no difference; both are just clumsy imitations, showing only form without essence.]
[You once again appreciate the Gym Leader’s well-intentioned advice.]
[You search the Illustrated Guide and find that only by learning the "Mimic" move can Mi Jr. evolve into Mr. Mi. This makes you realize that Mi Jr., like you, can only mimic appearance but not essence.]
[You understand that at the mont of learning "Mimic," Mi Jr. will go from a clumsy imitator to a truly excellent Silent Master.]
Realization again?
This is just the first Gym!
Baimu gained a new understanding of the calligrapher’s level of genius; it was sowhat inhuman.
In the scene.
The calligrapher took Mi Jr.’s hand, agreeing together to break free from the shackles of imitation and truly grow into an excellent calligrapher and Silent Master.
Such a beautiful scene, yet Baimu noticed the narration delivered this line.
[You and Mi Jr. made a promise, but failed to notice the envious gaze from beside you.]
Envious gaze? Whose?
Luxray or Sargle?
Baimu’s gaze flitted between the other two Pokémon but couldn’t find an answer from their pixels.
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