I Really Didn’t Want Chapter 2: Becoming a Trainer? Never in This Lifetime!

After calming down, Lu Ye went online to gather information.

First, he needed to figure out what exactly had changed in this world.

It seed that due to so kind of “world-line convergence,” the reality he knew had rged with the Pokémon world.

But Lu Ye was apparently the only one who noticed this.

Even history textbooks had changed.

According to the records on Pokémon, history could be roughly divided into the Ancient, dieval, Modern, and Contemporary periods.

In the Ancient era, the number of w gradually decreased, and the earliest prehistoric Pokémon were born.

During the dieval period, a teor struck the Hoenn region, awakening ancient Pokémon, which was eventually cald by Rayquaza.

In the Modern era, Professor Nishinomori of Yuhong University invented the Poké Ball in 1925, marking the beginning of “Pokémon Studies.”

“This is actually required history content now?” Lu Ye murmured with a peculiar expression.

Even Pokémon history was full of significant events.

For example, in the year 1700, the Barphalm Shrine was completed, and in 1896, the first Pokémon League Tournant was held…

Trying to morize all of it sounded exhausting to Lu Ye.

“Looks like even in the Pokémon world, being a top student isn’t easy!”

Sighing, Lu Ye opened the online version of High School Political Science, Volu 3.

With the advent of Pokémon, a centralized organization called the Alliance was ford.

In this parallel world, Lu Ye was located in the "Donghuang Alliance’s" Modu City.

Other regions, like the "Kalos Alliance" and "Unova Alliance," also existed just as he rembered.

“So, it really is a fusion of the Pokémon world and reality.”

Lu Ye stared for a while, then let out a long sigh.

“Does this an… I have a chance to beco a Pokémon Trainer?”

Becoming a Pokémon Trainer had always been Lu Ye’s dream.

But after doing so research, he felt hesitant.

“The mortality rate is that high?!”

In this world, becoming a Trainer wasn’t easy.

Mastery of several languages was only the foundation; Trainers had to learn Mandarin, Japanese, French, and English.

Money, education, resources, connections—all were necessary.

And with the extrely high mortality rate, Trainers were classified as a “high-risk occupation,” and Pokémon battles were even considered “extre sports.”

Compared to other professions, the high risks and strict requirents made Trainers exceedingly rare.

Of course, Poké Balls were still popular among the general public.

Many regular people also had their own Pokémon—there was no shortage of Pokémon lovers who owned Pokémon.

Lu Ye froze for a mont, as if sothing suddenly dawned on him.

“Why even beco a Trainer… Isn’t being a content creator easier?”

With the rise of Pokémon, costs for special effects in movies and gas had plumted, but quality had declined.

Take, for instance, Hachiku Man, a blockbuster starring Hachiku, the Icirrus City Gym Leader from Unova, and produced by Pokémon Hollywood.

The plot was formulaic, and the heroism was clichéd, yet it made it to the Top 250 on Douban.

Lu Ye couldn't think of a single reason he wouldn’t get popular.

As for gaming, due to the nature of this parallel world, none of the hit titles from his previous life existed here.

The hottest ga was Pokémon: Battle, developed by Devon Corporation in Hoenn, which Lu Ye stread daily.

Pokémon: Battle was based on real Pokémon battles, using virtual imaging technology to create a real-ti experience, with a vast audience.

So Trainer academies even used this ga to train students’ tactical skills.

Many famous Trainers, including the “Battle Legend” Red, were fans of this ga.

Due to the high entry barriers in Pokémon battling, popular tactics from his previous life hadn’t caught on yet.

This was why Lu Ye could reach millions of views with just the “Substitute-Protect-Toxic” strategy.

“Seems like just making a few more videos could get

into the top content creators…”

With his knowledge of Pokémon battles, producing more videos with a million views would be a breeze.

But first, he needed to understand how Bilibili ran in this parallel world.

Lu Ye took a bite of roast duck with green onions and continued browsing Bilibili.

Unlike his previous life, Bilibili, YouTube, Twitch, Niconico, and other platforms were popular with almost the sa lineup of creators.

For example, one of YouTube’s top creators—

Nessa, the Water-type Gym Leader from the Galar Alliance, known as the “Black Pearl,” was also a sensation on Bilibili.

Her long, toned legs and healthy tan skin, combined with a scene of her leaping from the sea on a Milotic with sparkling water droplets, had an artistic beauty that left Lu Ye a bit stunned.

“She’s… actually Nessa!”

“Co to think of it, with Red around, it makes sense that Gym Leaders would also be here.”

The swimsuit video had topped Bilibili’s fashion section, and the uploader was none other than Nessa herself.

The comnt section was buzzing with fans.

“Nessa did a photoshoot for LV? My youth is back!”

“Nessa, my little angel, I love you!”

“Is that love? That’s lust, you shaless perv!”

Driven by curiosity, Lu Ye clicked into the dance section.

Expecting to see the usual dances, he was surprised to find a man instead.

The popular Instagram influencer and Dragon-type Gym Leader from Galar, Raihan.

With his well-proportioned body and slightly mischievous vibe, Raihan wore an orange headband, flashing a bright smile and gleaming white teeth.

Although he wasn’t as handso as Lu Ye, Raihan had a massive following thanks to his dancing skills and status as a Dragon-type Gym Leader.

In the film category, the cover featured Hollywood star Karen's new movie trailer…

“It seems that being a content creator really has potential.”

Lu Ye murmured to himself.

“I’ll continue streaming tonight and observe things before making any big moves…”

Lu Ye already had a rough plan for his future.

Becoming a Trainer was out of the question. Not in this lifeti.

Only by writing novels and making videos could he make a living.

Though he had no intention of becoming a Trainer, the idea of keeping a few Pokémon as pets was appealing.

“What Pokémon would be good to keep…”

“Since I’m not battling, sothing cute should be the priority!”

“Eevee? Pikachu?”

“Just imagine cuddling an Eevee and a Pikachu every day; wouldn’t that be bliss?”

A Poké Ball cost about 500 yuan.

After checking his balance and factoring in bonuses from his videos with a million views, Lu Ye had about 20,000 yuan.

He planned to visit the dedicated Pokémon store in Modu tomorrow to buy so Poké Balls.

That night, Lu Ye went live as usual.

Thanks to the hype around his recent videos, his viewer count soared past 200,000 as soon as he started streaming.