Azure Star is also a Pokémon Master!

"But where do I go to get my first companion beast?" Su Yi was at a loss. Although in the game, exploring the Ancient Forest was like going home, now that it was in reality, it was not only difficult to find his way around, but the situation was even more complicated without the game's area restrictions.

"I wonder if environmental creatures count?" Looking around, the sun was setting, and there was no sign of the herbivorous dragons and crested dragons that were classified as small creatures.

In the game, the creatures on the map are mainly divided into three types.

The first type is large creatures, which are the large monsters that hunters mainly hunt. They vary in strength and have different ecosystems. The second type is small creatures, which generally serve to decorate the hunting grounds and the map environment. The third type is environmental creatures, which are not the main targets and can be captured relatively easily with some patience. They mainly serve to decorate the environment and ecosystem.

Naturally, environmental organisms are the weakest of all living things, except for frogs, who are an exception to the principle of equality among all living beings.

Su Yi's idea was to immediately capture an environmental creature to complete the initial task, gain the foundation to become a hunter, and then plan to capture companion beasts to gradually become stronger, so that he would have the capital to stand on his own in this dog-eat-dog world.

However, this is not a game. The creatures in the environment will not foolishly wait for the hunter to approach and capture them. When they fled in panic, they had already scared away all the small creatures around them. At this moment, the surroundings are completely quiet.

"The forest is so quiet. There are no monsters that suddenly appear. As long as we work hard to complete the initial tasks, we can slowly subdue all kinds of monsters. Speaking of which, it's too quiet." Su Yi sighed, then realized that even though they had scared away some creatures, the forest was still too quiet.

"I'm not feeling too well, meow." The Elf Cat shook its fluffy body, becoming alert.

"That's..." Su Yi's eyes immediately caught sight of a pair of crimson lights swaying in the shadows of the trees behind the cat. With his extensive gaming experience, he instantly realized what it was and felt a chill run down his spine.

Whizzing!

The monster in the darkness flicked its tail.

Several sharp whistling sounds rang out as several thorns shot towards them.

"Danger!" Without thinking, Su Yi pounced on the cat.

*Thud!* One of the sharp objects grazed Su Yi's back, leaving a bloody gash.

"What's wrong, meow?! A monster?!" Lucao quickly climbed out of Su Yi's arms and looked at the dark figure slowly approaching from the bushes.

Chapter 2: Monster Hunter? Pokémon? A dream collaboration!

"It's a Nargacuga! Damn it! I just escaped the pursuit of the forest thug (Anjanath), and now I've run into a Crimson Meteor (Nargacuga)!" Su Yi gritted his teeth, enduring the excruciating pain in his back.

This forest once again showed him the cruelty of this monster-infested world. This was not a game; it wouldn't appear with monsters of equal strength to suit your power. Instead, whatever was supposed to appear, was likely to appear.

If it's a big, dumb creature like Anjanath, some hunters can get rid of it with their tricks. But agile and alert hunters like Nargacuga are not so easy to fool.

"No more stink bombs, meow!" The cat was clearly out of options.

The velociraptor let out a low growl and slowly emerged from the shadows, its red-shadowed eyes radiating a cruel killing intent toward its prey.

Clang!

The cat pulled out a short bone knife from its waist, which was no longer than a watermelon knife, and then tossed Su Yi a flat, round medicine bottle with a cat paw print on it.

"Drink the recovery potion and run away as fast as you can. I'll hold them off for you, meow!"

At this moment, the small figure of the Elucat Grass seemed so majestic.

"No! I'm the one who dragged you into this. I won't just leave like this. Besides, I still have a chance!" Su Yi was unwilling to abandon his savior cat and run away.

Although hunters and Palicoes don't actually die in the game, that's just a game mechanic. Luca's simple leather gear shows that he's a novice Palico, and such a novice Palico is almost impossible to escape from Nargacuga's pursuit.

"Go!" Su Yi activated the Capture Ball to the size of his fist and then threw it forcefully at the Velociraptor.

The velociraptor warily watched the incoming capture ball, extending its claws to swat it away. However, as soon as it touched the capture ball, it snapped open, and a white beam of light shot out, enveloping the velociraptor and sucking it inside.

Of course, Su Yi didn't expect to be able to subdue the Swift Dragon with a single ball.

"What's going on, meow?" The sudden disappearance of the velociraptor startled Luca.

"No time to explain, Lucao, are you willing to believe me?" Su Yi took out another Capture Ball. His first partner, who could be more suitable and reliable than Cat?

Thump! The capture ball that had captured the Swift Dragon shook violently.

"Su Yi?" Cat was confused.

Su Yi gave a wry smile, then turned his gaze to one of determination and said, "Although my abilities as a hunter are currently utterly terrible, I hope you can help me and become my partner!"

"I will help you!" Lu Cao looked at Su Yi's sincere and expectant eyes and nodded vigorously.

"Then, don't resist, come into the ball! Let's become partners, aibo (partner)!" Su Yi held the capture ball and extended it to the cat.

"aibo? Hmm!" Without hesitation, the cat slapped its paw on the button of the capture ball, and the capture ball sucked the Palico grass into the ball with a thud.

Bang!

At the same time, the capture ball that had been captured by the Swift Dragon suddenly exploded. The Swift Dragon shook its head angrily and then fixed its gaze on Su Yi.

[Mission complete, reward added to inventory. Return immediately or continue exploring?]

"If I don't die, I will definitely subdue you!" Su Yi looked disheveled, but he smiled as he held the now-steady capture ball in his hand.

Roar! Seeing its prey laughing so confidently, the velociraptor roared and spread its bladed forearms, swiftly pouncing towards Su Yi.

"Return!" Su Yi shouted.

Swish!

Just as the blade was about to sever Su Yi in two, Su Yi transformed into a ray of light and vanished instantly.

"Ah?" The velociraptor was startled. It quickly scanned its surroundings but could not see any other creature. It sniffed the air and then cautiously and quickly left the area.

"Why is it another forest?!"

The moment Su Yi chose to return, he only felt a blur before his eyes and was standing on the ground again. But when he looked up, he was still in front of a lush forest, only the Swift Dragon was gone. It seemed that he had arrived in another place.

He thought he would return to a place like a stronghold or camp, but he was surprised to find that it was still a forest.

"What if some monster suddenly appears again?!" Su Yi, who had just been brutally beaten, immediately became extremely vigilant.

*Thump!* The capture ball in Su Yi's hand suddenly opened, and Cat Dewgrass, gripping her bone dagger, fell to the ground, shouting, "Su Yi!"

"I'm here! Don't be nervous, we're safe for now!" Su Yi quickly reassured the cat, who looked anxious.

Lu Cao looked around and, after confirming that there were no monsters, breathed a sigh of relief.

"Wow, that's amazing! Su Yi, how did you escape?" the cat exclaimed admiringly.

Su Yi scratched his head awkwardly and said, "We were just lucky. It would have been terrible if we hadn't bet right. Besides, I don't even know where we are now."

Just as Su Yi said, if the return didn't immediately teleport him away, but instead took several seconds, he would have been instantly killed by the Swift Dragon. So he was gambling on the best-case scenario, and now it seems that this cheat is quite reliable.

"If it's the Ancient Forest, I'll find my way around, meow."

As she spoke, Lu Cao took out a compass and looked up, trying to find the iconic giant ancient tree of the Ancient Tree Forest as a landmark.

However, there was nothing there. Under the blue sky and white clouds, the trees here were much shorter than the original forest of the Ancient Tree Forest, and the iconic, magnificent ancient trees were nowhere to be seen.

"Su Yi, where is this, meow!" The cat was completely at a loss.

"I don't know either," Su Yi said, looking around for clues. Then his eyes caught sight of a strange creature secretly watching him.

"Huh?!" Su Yi exclaimed in surprise, not because the creature was too strange, but because he was too familiar with it!

"What's wrong, meow?! Monster!" The cat looked in the direction Su Yi was looking and saw a round, pink creature, more than a meter tall, standing behind a tree with its head peeking out, its small eyes full of curiosity.

It was a creature that Dewgrass had never seen before, and its style was unlike any he had ever seen.

"Channel?! It's a Pokémon?! What kind of world have I come to? No, no, no! I'm not even sure if I'm in the Monster Hunter world anymore! Could it be that I've returned to the Pokémon world?!" Su Yi was completely bewildered.

"Is this cheat code a cheat code from the Monster Hunter world or the Pokémon world? Or is it both?"

Su Yi took the book from his waist. It depicted the Azure Star and the Fifth Fleet emblem from the Monster Hunter world, clearly elements of the Monster Hunter world. However, the item used to capture his companions was a Poké Ball from the Pokémon world.

"Monster Hunter New World? Pokémon World? Isn't this a dream collaboration?!" Su Yi immediately became very interested.

As mentioned before, his hobbies are Monster Hunter and Pokémon. This dream collaboration is a double delight for fans of both, so how could he not be excited? It means more possibilities and more exciting adventures!

"Lucky?" Chansey emerged from behind the tree, looking at Su Yi with concern.

"Su Yi? You're bleeding so much, meow!" The cat turned around and looked at Su Yi. It saw a large pool of blood on the ground behind Su Yi. The tail spines shot by the Velociraptor had caused a long, narrow wound. Su Yi, who had been on edge, had temporarily ignored his injury. But now, the sudden excitement and relaxation made him realize his condition.

"Uh, I feel a little dizzy." Pale-faced Su Yi swayed and then slowly collapsed.

"lucky!"

"Su Yi!"

Chapter 3: Meowth Becomes a Pokémon? It Returns!

"Lucky." Chansey held out a few tree fruits to Su Yi, who was recovering from serious injuries.

"Thank you, Chansey." Su Yi sincerely thanked him, then took the orange and pomelo fruits and gave some to Dewgrass.

Chansey smiled happily when it saw Su Yi regain his strength, then turned around to use Heal Pulse to heal the other injured Pokémon.

Watching Chansey patiently treating wild Pokémon, Su Yi exclaimed, "What a kind-hearted Pokémon!"

When they first encountered Chansey, this Pokémon so kindly extended a helping hand to the strangers, and later even gave them berries, which are quite valuable for wild Pokémon.

The Pokédex says that Chansey will actively help injured humans and Pokémon, which explains why the Nurse Joy family considers it a partner and together they provide healing services to passing trainers at Pokémon Centers.

First, he was rescued by the kind Palico, and then Chansey healed his injuries. The shadow of being chased by Anjanath and hunted by Nargacuga has also faded a lot.

"This really is the world of Pokémon," Su Yi remarked, looking at the Pokémon that had come seeking Chansey's help.

With its highly recognizable berries and diverse Pokémon, this is undoubtedly the world of Pokémon.

"But which region is this?" Su Yi asked, looking at the Pokémon.

Shrike, Agaric, Centipede, Pikachu—these Pokémon come from several generations. How can I confirm them?

"Su Yi, this fruit is so delicious, meow! I feel like my strength has been restored a lot right away, meow!" Lu Cao said happily.

"If you like it, eat more." Su Yi patted the cat's fluffy head and smiled.

Lu Cao stood up and casually picked up a piece of fruit next to her.

Just as Lu Cao picked up the fruit that looked like an apple.

"Chirp!" The apple suddenly revealed two eyes and let out a startled cry. The shrill sound startled Lucao so much that she dropped the apple in fright.

"What is that, meow!"

"grumble!"

The Pokémon, shaped like an apple, broke free and ran away in a flash.

"Fruitworm?!" Su Yi immediately recognized the Pokémon as Fruitworm, a Grass/Dragon type Pokémon that first appeared in Generation VIII: Sword and Shield.

"Could I be in Galar?" As soon as this Pokémon appeared, Su Yi immediately thought of his possible location.