I died. Yep... definitely did, but there’s one problem. I’m not dead.

After being run over by some jerk driving his car through a red light, the idiot, then I wouldn’t be here.

Just as my mind was slipping away into the dark abyss, I somehow regained my senses and found myself not only alive but in the arms of a stranger, a woman, holding me gently in her arms as she embraced me. My mind started to become a blur and in the midst of my panic attack as I struggled to think straight.

“Giant! Why is there a giant? No wait, giants don’t exist moron! Then just what the heck is this?!”

But as I speak I can’t hear my own words form themselves properly, and all I can hear is a high pitched cry of a baby...... wait, a baby?

Right as I start to question my sanity, a soft gentle voice begins to comfort my worries.

“There, there sweety. Mummy’s here for you, so don’t cry, I’m right here.”

Ahh~ that explains it. I’ve apparently been reborn, and she’s obviously my mother. Ok, I need to gather my thoughts. Good. Now that I’m calm let’s just think about this. I remember hearing a dull and toneless voice in the last few moments of my death,【Welcome to the world of Pokemon】, I’m positive that’s what they said.

After spending some time pondering about who that voice was from I decided to postpone my investigation since just speculating about it won’t get me anywhere. On the other hand though I found out that my new name is Red. I’m not sure if my parents found that funny or not but I never thought that people would actually name their kids after a colou-, never mind I just realised that there are a fair few common names such as Jade and Violet. Oops, getting off track here.

In any case, I start to take my time in observing the new world around me and take in the scenery of my new home. The room is covered in wood, the ceiling, the walls, the floor, and it's filled with toys and furniture, I can even see the thick forest out the window where my mother is sitting. It’s an amazing experience for a hardcore otaku such as myself to witness, and I finally understood. I really am in a world of pokemon. From the bushes to the treetops and even as high as the sky, everywhere I looked I could see pokemon roaming freely around the outdoors. My little heart fan boy heart can’t take any more of this!

I breathe in slowly to hold back my excitement and begin to take notice of my family. My father seems to be a scientist, from his choice of clothing it’s as clear as day, and from the look of his short, black, and spiky hair it seems he doesn’t really get much sleep because of his research. Compared to him, my mother appears as a charming woman with long straight hair and clean looks.

Well, it seems that this time around, I’ll actually have a normal family. As I grasp a sense of familial belonging, my feelings shaped themselves into my face.

“Oh honey, take a look! Our cute son is smiling.”

“Let’s have a look at him. Haha, one day he’s going to be just like me!”

“Don’t be so pushy, he might turn out to be like me instead of following his fathers footsteps.”

“Well in any case, he’s sure to make us proud one day. You think the organisation will let him in with open arms? I mean, even if he is our son, won’t he get rejected by the other kids?”

Huh? Organisation?

“Don’t be silly dear. Of course he’ll be fine. Just think of how much he’ll grow up some day.”

“You’re right. Soon, he’ll be a proud member of Team Rocket!”

.....Eh? Eeeehhhh?! My parents are a part of Team Rocket?! Lies! I actually get reborn into a pokemon wonderland, and after escaping my money hungry family I’m reborn into a family of criminals?! What kind of irony is this! Why did this happen?

【Answer. This was a result of an evaluation based on your last desires upon your death.】

What evaluation? And who are you?

【Answer. I am the entity that has brought you to this world, where you may live as you had wished for in your previous life. It was upon hearing your desire to “take over the world” that I took the privilege to place you under the household of the organisation known as Team Rocket, who seeks to lead the world under their own ruling.】

That’s why? *sigh I can’t believe it. Well since that’s the case I guess it can’t be helped. I suppose it’s my own idiocy that brought this on me isn’t it?

【.............】

Oi, oi at least deny it. But, if it’s starting to turn out this way then, I might as well go through with it. So what now? Are you going to stalk me wherever I go?

【Negative. This will be one of the few interactions I will have with you, and I will take my leave after introducing you to this world. Firstly I have to advise you of a few changes this world has compared to the ‘games’ you remember. This world’s culture is just as your ‘games’ had depicted and as such the Pokemon League is the main attraction to most citizens in this world. However, this world you are in is not a game, it is reality. And to help you understand this, I’ve already taken action to provide you with a sense of ‘realism’.】

What’s that suppo-

My thoughts get cut off as I hear a loud crash. As I turn my head all I can see is a beam of light suddenly pierce through my window and destroy the wall across the room. It’s Hyper Beam!

In that next moment a few men in suits enter the building, one charges forward and throws a punch towards my mother. Suddenly my father grabs the man’s wrist and throws him towards the wall using his momentum to do so with ease. As the man flies through the air he recovers and takes on a fighting stance, like the ones I used to see in anime and manga. But before he had another chance to strike, dad already entered his blind spot, while sweeping his leg skilfully, knocking the big muscled man down in one swift move, and he even called out a Blaziken to deal with the Tyranitar that destroyed our house at the same time.

Speechless at the situation unfolding before me, I had my eyes wide open and realised that not only does this world have pokemon, but also has martial arts, and that these men assaulting us had an immense killing intent circulating around them.