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Pokémon: Starting with a Dragon Dance Gible [4]

Kaiba had made up his mind: it was time to shift gears and start living like a proper Pokémon Trainer.

“Uh… I’ll place an emergency grocery order, but for now, this will have to do. Here, Gible.”

He grabbed a “King of Kings” brand sausage—the legendary hot dog—from hi...

Pokémon: Starting with a Dragon Dance Gible [3]

This Gible...

Could it actually be the baby form of that heavily modded Garchomp he edited right before crossing over?

Kaiba’s thoughts turned pensive.

Not only had the Pokémon he'd customized crossed over with him, even the editor tool he’d used—normally accessed through...

Pokémon: Starting with a Dragon Dance Gible [2]

Gible looked like a baby shark—but one adapted for land. A terrestrial shark, if you will.

Pokémon are... strange like that.

Not only was there a land-based shark like Garchomp, but also a “sky whale” like Kyogre, who soared the heavens.

Gible had a large dorsal ...

Pokémon: Starting with a Dragon Dance Gible [1] & Synopsis

Kaiba, 24 years old, was a student.

His job? Selling custom 6 IV Pokémon on Taobao.

He was that guy—the one known in certain underground circles as the “wizard friend” who specialized in bulk orders of illegally modded Pokémon.

“A Garchomp that knows ...

Weren’t You Only Using Me As A Stand-in? [45]

Kitahara Takeru: “……”

Komi Shouko: “……”

Their gazes locked. Both held their poses—frozen in place—neither speaking, as if the first to break the silence would lose.

The stillness stretched long and heavy.

Only when the announcement chimed, “N...

Weren’t You Only Using Me As A Stand-in? [44]

Whether it was a weekend or a weekday, Tokyo trains were always packed to the brim.

Figuring out how to close the train doors without slicing someone in half was a daily nightmare for the station staff.

To make the trains move at all, the staff often had to use their full str...

Weren’t You Only Using Me As A Stand-in? [43]

The Akihabara branch of Animate had a total of seven floors.

Seven entire stories, all dedicated to anime. Every IP imaginable—mainstream or obscure, new or old—was covered.

At the entrance stood a life-sized mascot wearing a cap labeled Manager and a leather apron: Anima...

Weren’t You Only Using Me As A Stand-in? [42]

It wasn’t until he walked up to the register that Kitahara Takeru noticed Katsura Kotonoha and her family of four.

He didn’t go over to say anything.

After paying, he simply followed Eriri out. He didn’t even greet Ichinose Chizuru.

She was working, after all—not a good ...

Weren’t You Only Using Me As A Stand-in? [41]

“Uh… what else was I supposed to do?”

Kitahara Takeru looked confused.

He couldn’t see what he’d done wrong.

What, was he just supposed to use them as-is?

“You think I’m gross?” Eriri narrowed her eyes. The cool AC in the room suddenly felt heavy and oppres...

Weren’t You Only Using Me As A Stand-in? [40]

The whole slab of A5 wagyu hit the grill, and as the fat sizzled and dripped onto the charcoal, the resulting sssss sounded almost like the devil whispering temptations.

Kitahara Takeru focused intently on the heat, flipping the meat at just the right intervals. Beside him, Eriri w...

Weren’t You Only Using Me As A Stand-in? [39]

The Tokyo sun dipped lower in the sky. Crows perched on the power lines, gazing down at the busy city below.

“Welcome.”

At six in the evening, Kitahara Takeru and Eriri arrived at the entrance of Ebisu Champion Yakiniku.

It was a mid-to-high-end barbecue spot tucked...

Weren’t You Only Using Me As A Stand-in? [38]

“Don’t touch me!”

Inside the train, a fair-skinned, blue-eyed blonde girl smacked away the hand reaching for her—belonging to the bespectacled boy beside her.

“If you didn’t want to come, you didn’t have to. I never forced you.”

Several married men nearby overhea...

Weren’t You Only Using Me As A Stand-in? [37]

Kitahara Takeru had known Eriri for a while now.

He’d learned that with Eriri, you had to interpret everything in reverse.

When she said no, she meant yes.

When she denied something, she was actually admitting it.

She might be soft all over, but her mouth had to stay sha...

Weren’t You Only Using Me As A Stand-in? [36]

Shirogane Kei tilted her head slightly. “Investment?”

I’m not running a business... what’s there to invest in?

“You’re broke right now, right? Really need money?” Kitahara asked.

Kei nodded.

“Well then,” Kitahara continued confidently, as if he u...

Weren’t You Only Using Me As A Stand-in? [35]

Shirogane Kei lightly swayed her silver hair. “No need, my house is just ahead.”

“Look carefully,” Kitahara Takeru said, pointing forward.

Following his gaze, Kei looked up — and frowned in confusion.

At the end of the narrow alley sat a run-down apartment building. 2025-06-13 08:36:29 +0000 UTC View Post

Weren’t You Only Using Me As A Stand-in? [34]

Inside the Volkswagen Golf, Kitahara Takeru and the old fisherman were huddled over a toy fishing rod, studying it with solemn intensity.

Their laser focus was so absurd that it made Shirogane Kei — who sat nearby — seriously question if the kiddie toy she'd designed in her gam...

Weren’t You Only Using Me As A Stand-in? [33]

2:00 PM.

By the time Kitahara Takeru arrived at his usual fishing spot with Tiny, his border collie, a small elderly man was already seated and casting.

“Any luck yet?” Kitahara asked as he approached.

The old man wore an off-white bucket hat, his f...

Weren’t You Only Using Me As A Stand-in? [32]

After lunch, Kitahara Takeru played a round of chess with Kokoro.

Granted, it was only today that he finally figured out the rules of Western chess — but since Kokoro wasn’t exactly a pro either, the match was basically two rookies pecking at each other.

While they played, Kotonoh...

Weren’t You Only Using Me As A Stand-in? [31]

Kotonoha's house was unlike any ordinary residence. For starters, there were two parking spots out front.

A secure delivery locker and a doorbell were installed at the entrance, linked to indoor surveillance.

Kotonoha opened the door. “Come in.”

“Sorry to intrude,...

Urban Pokémon: All My Students Are Exceptionally Gifted [30]

Once Lin Ke had left, Ying Tou thought for a moment.

Then he picked up his phone and dialed a number.

Beep... beep... beep...

Soon, a raspy male voice answered on the other end.

“What do you want?”

Ying Tou didn’t waste time.

“I need you for a ...

Urban Pokémon: All My Students Are Exceptionally Gifted [29]

For someone in power, a mere villa wouldn’t do — space was a given.

Even in Magic City, where every square inch of land came at a premium, this villa boasted a fully equipped, generously sized battle arena.

Before long—

Ye Qing and Tang Rong arrived at the training grounds...

Urban Pokémon: All My Students Are Exceptionally Gifted [28]

“It doesn’t matter if Nidoran♂ was only just captured yesterday — that’s no excuse for spacing out.”

“You need to understand, a single moment of distraction in a Pokémon battle can be all it takes to hand your opponent the victory.”

Seeing Su Qingxue still trying to j...

Urban Pokémon: All My Students Are Exceptionally Gifted [27]

In the clearing outside the thatched cottage, Guo Yi and Su Qingxue stood facing each other.

“Teacher, my Nidoran♀ has already mastered [Hone Claws]. You’re going down for sure.”

Su Qingxue declared boldly, her face brimming with confidence.

She knew her...