In Sun City, Dragon Kingdom, inside a rented room.
Julian was woken up by a ringtone, groggily stirring from his sleep.
"Who is it? Calling at this hour—don't they have any sense of public decency?"
He muttered as he casually pressed the answer button.
An urgent voice immediately came from the other end of the phone.
"Julian, have you really decided not to take the college entrance exam?"
Julian froze.
The caller was his acquaintance, Henry, a brother he had grown up with since childhood.
But Julian had already graduated years ago in his previous life, and his company had even been preparing to go public. So why was someone suddenly talking to him about a college entrance exam?
Just as confusion filled his mind, a torrent of memories suddenly flooded in.
A moment later, Julian understood what had happened.
—He had transmigrated.
This was a parallel world somewhat similar to Earth. The only difference was that in this era, mysterious Secret Realms existed all over the world.
For thousands of years, magical creatures had continuously emerged from these Secret Realms and entered human society.
They were the creatures Julian knew well—
Pokémon.
In modern society, human life was already deeply intertwined with Pokémon. On the street, you might see an old lady walking her Eevee, while Pidgey and Wingull soared across the sky above.
Professions such as Pokémon Trainer and Pokémon Breeder had become the most prestigious careers. Nations even took pride in producing Elite Four–level and Champion-level Trainers.
In short, this was an era where everyone trained Pokémon.
And the college entrance exam Henry had just mentioned was the Pokémon College Entrance Exam that the eighteen-year-old Julian was supposed to take!
Meanwhile, Henry's voice continued from the other end of the phone.
"Hello? Hello? You didn't fall asleep again, did you?"
Julian picked up the phone.
"I'm busy. I'm hanging up."
"Wait—"
The call ended.
Julian set the phone aside. Rubbing his temples slightly, he began sorting through the situation.
He could now confirm two things.
First—he had transmigrated into a parallel world.
Second—he had returned to being eighteen years old.
That wasn't a bad thing.
Julian had been a hardcore Pokémon fan since childhood. He could practically recite battle strategies, move data, and competitive tactics from memory.
Now that he had arrived in the Pokémon world, it was the perfect chance to show off his knowledge!
However…
This starting point seemed a little rough.
According to the Pokémon Alliance's regulations, people his age could participate in the Pokémon College Entrance Exam and enroll in a Trainer university to become professional Trainers.
But according to the memories he had just inherited, the "Julian" of this world had been struggling just to support himself and had never seriously considered becoming a Trainer.
And the biggest problem was—
The exam was tomorrow.
Yet he didn't even have a single Pokémon.
The practical portion of the Pokémon College Entrance Exam required examinees to bring their own Pokémon to battle!
"What am I supposed to do now?"
Julian frowned.
Just then, something strange happened.
A controller-like device suddenly slid out of his pocket and floated into the air in front of him.
Julian blinked.
"Isn't that the modifier I used last night?"
He recognized it instantly.
The night before he transmigrated, he had been bored and opened Pokémon: Emerald on his computer to kill some time.
Out of curiosity, he had also opened a game modifier.
Then he did something ridiculously overpowered.
He created a Shiny Caterpie with perfect IVs, the best possible nature, and extremely high base stats to use as his starter Pokémon.
And just for fun…
He even modified Caterpie's evolution.
Instead of evolving into Metapod and Butterfree, it would evolve into—
Rayquaza.
At the time, he had only done it for laughs.
But now…
Seeing the exact same modifier floating in front of him, Julian felt completely stunned.
"No way…"
The next moment, the floating modifier suddenly disappeared.
A mechanical voice echoed directly inside his mind.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully binding the 'God-Level Modification System!'"
"This system possesses a variety of modification functions and aims to help the host become the strongest Trainer in the world!"
"Newbie Gift Pack has been issued. Please claim it immediately."
A huge gift box icon suddenly appeared in front of Julian.
He hesitated for a moment before reaching out and tapping it.
The gift box burst open in a flash of golden light.
"Ding! Newbie Gift Pack successfully claimed!"
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining SSS-rank character skill: All-Seeing Eye!"
At that moment, Julian felt a refreshing cool sensation wash over his eyes.
It was incredibly comfortable.
At the same time, a stream of information flooded into his mind, instantly teaching him how to use the skill.
His eyes lit up.
All-Seeing Eye (SSS Rank)
Can detect the detailed information of any Pokémon
Vision enhanced 10×
Night vision greatly improved
Dynamic vision increased tenfold
Can see through disguises
Julian sucked in a breath.
"This is a god-tier ability!"
But the newbie gift pack wasn't finished yet.
The system spoke again.
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining item: 'Shiny Perfect IV Caterpie Pokémon Egg!'"
"Note: All modifications made by the host to this Pokémon have been retained! (Including its evolution path!)"
As soon as the system finished speaking, a Pokémon Egg appeared in Julian's hands.
It was placed inside an incubator and radiated a mysterious aura.
Dark black patterns covered its shell.
At the same time, a data panel appeared before his eyes.
Pokémon Egg (Status: Healthy)
Estimated Hatchling: Shiny Caterpie
Estimated Potential: Mythical-Beast Level
Individual Values: Perfect (31 in all stats)
Estimated Hatching Time: 24 hours
Julian stared at the egg in his hands, excitement surging through him.
Just as he suspected.
He had been worrying about not having a Pokémon—and now he had obtained a Pokémon Egg!
If it were a normal Caterpie egg, it wouldn't be anything special.
But this one was different.
Thanks to the modifications he made last night, this Caterpie would be born with absurdly high stats, stronger than most starter Pokémon.
And once it reached Level 20, it would directly evolve into—
Rayquaza.
Because that was exactly how he had modified it.
In the context of this world, that fact was unbelievably significant.
According to Julian's memories, although many powerful Pokémon had appeared as Secret Realms continued to open…
When it came to Mythical-Beast-level Pokémon, only a few had ever been seen.
Specifically:Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Regirock, Regice and Registeel.
Other legendary Pokémon far stronger than them had never appeared in this world.
Which meant—
Julian could eventually own Rayquaza.
One of the most powerful Legendary Pokémon in existence.
Just as Julian was still processing everything, the system spoke again.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining SSS-rank item: Delta Meteorite."
A palm-sized black stone suddenly appeared in his other hand.
Its surface was rough and full of small craters.
Delta Meteorite (SSS Rank)
A mysterious meteorite rumored to have fallen from the sky.
When held by Rayquaza:
All stats increase by 50%
Ability effects are strengthened
Allows Rayquaza to Mega Evolve
Julian lowered his head.
In his left hand was the Caterpie egg.
In his right hand was the Delta Meteorite.
His expression became complicated.
After a long silence, he rubbed his nose and muttered to himself:
"…With a start like this…"
"If I don't become the strongest Champion in the world, I'd really be letting myself down."