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Before I could finish my thought, I heard a faint whisper.

“Psst, over here.”

I turned my head to see a Charmeleon. “I know where you can find the others.” She says.

“Mind telling me your name first?”

She shrugs. “Sure, whatever. Name’s Midori Hirabayashi, SHSL Welder.”

Midori Hirabayashi - SHSL Welder

“So, what was that about knowing where the others are?” I ask.

“Well, I don’t know specifically where everyone is, but I do know that there’s a supermarket, garden shed, and even a city hall.”

She rubs the back of her head. “There’s also some sort of gate trapping us in the center of the circular area of this city. Really weird.”

I nod. “Yeah, I thought I was going to a school, but instead I got drugged and taken to this city.”

“Well, I gotta go. Catch you later!” She walks off.

Walking around for a while I stumble upon a building titled “Tepiggly Wiggly”.

“I guess this is the supermarket Midori mentioned.” I mumble to myself before walking inside.

—

Walking inside, I saw isles of food, clothing, drinks, and other goods.

A Mankey and a Sandshrew were both inspecting the food and taking some of it off of the shelves.

After looking at some of the merchandise for a while, I walked up to them.

“Uh, hello. I’m-“

The Mankey jumps back, dropping the food he was holding all over the floor.

“My Arceus, you scared me!” I braced for an impact of a punch or kick but it never came. When I opened my eyes, he was up off of the ground already.

“Weren’t you going to get mad…?”

He put his hands up as if defending himself. “Oh, no, I wouldn’t do that! I’ve honed my mind not to become angry at every little thing.”

Thank goodness for that, I thought to myself. “Starting from where I left off, I’m Emiko Enomoto. SHSL Good Luck.”

The Sandshrew spoke up. “Daichi Asato, SHSL Treasure Hunter, and this here’s my good pal Tatsuo Tsuji, SHSL Explorer.”

Daichi Asato - SHSL Treasure Hunter

Tatsuo Tsuji - SHSL Explorer

“So, you guys knew each other before you came here?” I asked.

Tsuji nodded his head. “You bet! In fact we were part of an exploration team!” He nods to Asato before they erupt into song.

“If you need something, then don’t despair! Because Team Hope will always be there!” They sing in a jingle that’s actually rather catchy.

“Wow, you even have a jingle. Though I do have a question about your titles. Is there a difference between “Treasure Hunter” and “Explorer”?

Asato nodded. “Definitely. I love collecting treasure, you know, getting it appraised by a jeweler and selling it for some cash.”

“Meanwhile, I just want to take in the surroundings and see where each Mystery Dungeon takes us. We butt heads about it often.” Tsuji nonchalantly said.

“But let’s just say there’s a reason it’s called an exploration team.” Tsuji whispered under his breath.

“Don’t get me started again, I will throw down.”

“I fully intend on getting you started, you-“

I walked out of the sentence before Tsuji’s sentence was finished.

“Well, Midori said something about a garden shed…” I wandered aimlessly before coming across a Wartortle.

“Um, hello, do you know where the gar-“ Just like pretty much every time I was introducing myself to one of my fellow classmates, I was interrupted again.

“Just what business does this mere commoner have with The Great Yoshioka?” He said, rolling his “r” in a “Great” a little bit.

“The Great… What?” I replied, shocked by this person’s cocky attitude.

“Are you lacking in the sense of hearing?” He said. “I’ll say it again.” He unfurled a Japanese fan and began waving it at me.

“I am Katsumi Yoshioka, the best marine biologist there ever was, and the best there ever will be. Please refrain from infecting my nostrils with your nasty breath.”

Katsumi Yoshioka - SHSL Marine Biologist

“M-marine biologist?” I questioned. That title seemed odd to me, as I pictured him as one of those kids who never has to do a day of work in their lives.

“Why, yes.” He said, that snooty tone in his voice still apparent. “And I assume you are Miss Enomoto, the one who got in based entirely off of luck.”

“Y-yeah…” I quickly snapped out of my “trance”, if you could call it that. Why am I getting intimidated by this arrogant rich kid?!

“I came to ask you where the garden shed is.”

“Hmph.” He folded the fan back up. Oh no, he’s going to act superior to me again…

“You and I are standing in front of it. You are welcome to go in, however, I have a favor to ask of you.”

I quickly became puzzled. “Hm?”

“I have assigned Assistant Eto to investigate the shed, but he hasn’t come out for our 10:00 investigation of the city hall we have scheduled.” He pointed the folded up fan at me.

“I would myself, but I do not wish to get my feet dirty. So, bring him out, commoner.”

Although I wanted to say no, there was a good chance that since this “Assistant Eto” was investigating the shed for so long, he may have discovered something notable in there.

“Sure, Katsumi.”

“Do not think we are on first name basis.” He snarled. “You are to call me Yoshioka and nothing more.”

I rolled my eyes. Somebody needs a Snickers.

Entering the shed before Yoshioka could make another remark about my economic status, I heard a voice talking to itself.

“Hmm… Yes… Should I…”

I rubbed my temples. “I can’t believe I’m doing this for that douchebag…”

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And, that’s where this chapter is leaving off! Stay tuned for more… things!