**Chapter 342: The Dream Evoked by DoraA — Its Profound Impact, and Childhood Dreams**
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Though — hadn't there been a person walking alongside them?
Short in stature, looking about the size of a third or fourth grader.
It made sense that Pokémon would feel comfortable around a similarly innocent student, too.
But hadn't that person seemed bald-headed?
And why did it look blue from the back? Even the back of its head seemed blue.
Was it the color of its clothes and hat?
That didn't seem right either…
And why did it have what looked like an antenna tail sticking out of its rear?
Wang Feng furrowed his brow. Was he seeing things?
Plus, this description of his really didn't sound like a human at all. It was more like… Doraemon?
Doraemon!
It hit Wang Feng suddenly — the person Eevee and Pikachu had been following… it had to be Doraemon!
Not just Pokémon, but Doraemon had appeared in the real world too?
But that animation website didn't seem to have Doraemon listed!
Had he been mistaken?
Wang Feng quickly rode his electric scooter forward, but try as he might, he didn't spot them again along the route.
"The internet! There'll definitely be something online!"
Even though the city was still relatively safe thanks to the spiritual energy revival, most people chose to head straight home after finishing work.
There were far fewer pedestrians on the streets than before the revival.
But there were still some. He had seen them. Others had to have seen too.
He refused to believe otherwise.
...…..
"Could I get the bill, please?"
At this moment, Doraemon had no idea the stir it and Pikachu had caused in one man's heart. It was requesting its total from the cashier.
Doraemon was feeling a bit troubled.
Because right now, almost every customer in the supermarket had gathered at a short distance away, staring fixedly at it.
Phones in hand.
The cashier's gaze as it looked at Doraemon and Pikachu was also rather strange. It felt… precarious somehow.
On the bright side, at least the customers hadn't done anything else. They just stood at a distance, watching, snapping photos and recording videos.
Doraemon decided it wasn't worth making a fuss over. Once the cashier finished ringing up the order, it happily placed each item into the four-dimensional pocket.
Then it pulled out a pink door from the four-dimensional pocket. Just as it was about to step through, it hesitated briefly — but then it poked its round head out to wave at the customers and the cashier.
Their gazes were strange and felt dangerous, yes. But both Doraemon and the Pokémon could sense the genuine affection behind those stares.
So before leaving, Doraemon figured it was only polite to say goodbye.
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**Online.**
The unhidden appearance of Doraemon, Pikachu, Eevee, Kirlia, and the other Pokémon set off a colossal uproar!
The relevant videos were shared, reposted, and promoted across platforms the instant they appeared — everyone rushing to spread the good news!
For Pokémon fans, they hadn't expected the excitement to arrive so quickly!
Eevee, Kirlia, Komainu, Pikachu — these were all Pokémon that had captured their hearts!
But the biggest surprise was still yet to come!
The most unbelievable and exhilarating thing of all was the appearance of Doraemon!
This world *did* have Doraemon — not just in Japan, but fansspreading across China and even the globe — fans all over Huaxia and across the globe!
It could be said that this anime had accompanied countless people through their childhoods!
Who could honestly say they never once wished, as a child, to have a Doraemon of their very own — just like Nobita?
Even if it didn't come with all those magical gadgets.
Even if it meant setting out an extra pair of chopsticks at mealtimes.
No one could resist Doraemon's gadgets; but Doraemon itself was also the kind of companion they had always wanted!
"Pikachu! My Pikachu! It finally appeared!"
"Eevee's just as adorable as in the anime!"
"Ahhh, Kirlia! It's Kirlia!"
"The green bowl-cut hair looks even more striking than in the anime."
"I'm gonna dye mine green too, you know what I mean? [srollying-face.jpg]"
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The appearance of Pikachu, Eevee, and the rest meant that Pokémon — just like Devil Fruits and Imperial Arms before them — would descend into the real world. Though only four had been spotted so far, more were sure to follow.
Maybe, before long, they could fulfill the dream of actually owning a Pokémon of their own.
It was a beautiful hope that lived in a lot of people's hearts.
And yet — for all that countless people had longed for Pokémon to appear, for their inner emptiness to be filled by a Pokémon companion — the hottest discussions online weren't actually about Pokémon.
"Doraemon! I couldn't have been seeing things, right?"
"That absolutely has to be Doraemon, right?!"
"Round head, classic blue-and-white coloring, no ears, the bell around its neck — and most crucially, its four-dimensional pocket can store things AND pull things out, and theDokodemo Door actually came out!"
"If you're telling me that's not Doraemon, I won't believe you!"
"One video could be fake, could be special effects. But there's no way ALL those videos online are fabricated!"
"This is Doraemon! The dream of so many people's childhoods!"
"Childhood? You mean to tell me you don't still wish you had a Doraemon right now?"
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Nobody could turn down the chance to own a Doraemon!
Even if you forced someone to choose between a Pokémon and Doraemon, the vast majority would pick Doraemon!
The reason the Pokémon anime had generated such a frenzy online was because — in that website — there existed a possibility that it could become real.
But Doraemon's anime wasn't on that list. Nobody thought Doraemon had any chance of transitioning from fantasy to reality.
After all, the Doraemon world possessed too much black technology, and it was far too powerful.
Many of those gadgets were completely unreasonable — forced-causality type devices!
A pure fantasy, by its very nature, simply couldn't compete with a fantasy that had the potential to become real.
But reality waswas just that unbelievable.
Doraemon had gone from fantasy to reality! The Anywhere Door had appeared!
"I don't know what White Emperor is planning, but I hope he goes harder!"
"Conspiracy theories? I don't care about any of that! All I know is that the White Emperor who created Pokémon and Doraemon is mygrandparents weird biological father!"
"What a description! Lmao!"
"I heard gods need faith. What if I made a statue of White Emperor and worshiped it — could he give me a Doraemon?"
"I'll settle for a Pokémon at this point. I won't be picky."
"I was gonna say you're living in a dream, but thinking about it — even the Jade Emperor needs offerings. White Emperor's gotta need some too, right?"
"The slow ones are still discussing. The smart ones are already placing orders."
"Lmao you guys are ruthless!"
"Alright alright, I'm going too."
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*(End of Chapter)*
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