"That's not something you need to know."
Zhao Long waved his hand dismissively, then ordered, "Alright, carry Xiao Fan and let's go. Hand him over to the supervisors, then I'll take you to contract your beasts."
With that, he suppressed the excitement in his heart and headed toward the entrance of the secret realm.
Ergou and the others quickly lifted Xiao Fan and followed behind.
…
The vision ended there.
"…What the hell…"
Akira stood there, stunned. "That Xiao Fan guy… he was supposed to be the protagonist who rises against all odds, right? And I just… screwed him over?"
"No, no!"
He immediately shook his head. "That's not on me. The ones who screwed him over are the Exchange Talent and that world's will."
Otherwise, with a protagonist's luck, how could something like this even happen?
At that moment—
A palm-sized, chaotic-colored crystal appeared in Akira's hand, shimmering with a faint spiritual glow.
At the same time, new information surfaced in his mind:
[Reincarnator Xiao Fan's Beast Space Crystal]:
Fusing it grants a Beast Space with a diameter of 100 meters. This space accelerates the growth and evolution of living beings within it, with an initial multiplier of 10x.
(Originally belonged to a reincarnated protagonist destined to rise step by step, but was traded away by the world's will in exchange for items more beneficial to that world.)
…
"As expected… so this is the truth."
Akira smirked. "A protagonist being replaced? Of course it had to be the will of that world making the decision."
Everything—for the greater good.
"From Zhao Long's reaction, it's obvious their world's humans can't cultivate independently. They rely entirely on contracting beasts and receiving feedback to grow stronger."
Clearly, that world's will had recognized the value of chakra and the Chakra Refinement Technique—and made its choice.
Xiao Fan had simply been abandoned.
"But why him? Why not Zhao Long?"
"Was Zhao Long's talent too low for the Exchange Talent to accept?"
"Or… did the world's will believe giving chakra to Zhao Long would spread it more effectively than giving it to Xiao Fan?"
Akira felt like he was getting closer to the truth.
Without hesitation, he followed the instructions and pressed the crystal against his forehead.
In the next instant—
The crystal dissolved into a stream of light and merged into his mind, appearing directly within his consciousness space.
For the first time, Akira was pulled into his own inner world.
At the center of his consciousness floated the chaotic crystal, radiating a faint glow.
As his awareness focused on it—
A vast space unfolded before him.
A hundred meters in diameter.
He instinctively felt he could control everything within it.
With a thought—
Land formed.
Sky appeared.
Water flowed into existence.
At the same time, he received more information:
This Beast Space not only accelerated growth and evolution, but also allowed the user to contract beasts, receiving a portion of their strength in return.
"This is perfect for Pikachu!"
Akira's eyes lit up.
Even though this exchange hadn't connected back to the Pokémon world, the rewards were far greater.
Without delay, he rushed home, took out the incubator containing the Pikachu egg, and connected it to his Beast Space.
He extended his mental power and enveloped the egg.
Immediately, he sensed a faint consciousness within.
He initiated the contract.
"Buzz—!"
A mysterious formation appeared on both Akira and the egg.
Moments later, it faded.
The contract was complete.
From now on, as the Pokémon grew, it would continuously feed strength back to him—and vice versa.
Normally, in that Beast-Taming world, humans couldn't cultivate, so their feedback to beasts was limited.
But Akira was different.
He possessed chakra.
A strong physique.
And as a descendant of the Senju clan, he still carried dormant bloodline potential.
If awakened in the future, that too could be shared with his contracted beasts.
"Too bad… I'll have to wait until Pikachu hatches to receive any feedback."
He sighed slightly.
"Still… the Beast Space is a much better environment for it."
"It'll speed up hatching—and might even improve its bloodline."
After all, his Beast Space had a 10x growth and evolution multiplier.
With a thought, Akira transferred the egg into the space, leaving only the empty incubator behind.
He checked the status—
12 hours until hatching.
"As expected… Let's see how strong you'll become, Pikachu."
Excited, Akira prepared to take a bath.
Then suddenly paused.
"Wait—food."
"I should move those berry trees into the Beast Space."
After all, plant growth would also be accelerated tenfold—and might even evolve.
Even though contracts required sufficient mental capacity, there was no limit to how many plants or creatures could exist inside the space.
As long as it could hold them.
Without hesitation, Akira went to the backyard.
Under the moonlight, he carefully dug up over a hundred berry saplings—each already half a meter tall—and transferred them into the Beast Space, replanting them there.
Only after finishing everything did he return to bathe and rest.
After searching the Forest of Death, training, and digging up trees—
He was completely exhausted.
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