In the classroom, while everyone diligently wrote, a boy by the window paused his pen and gazed blankly outside.
His name was Ethan, a graduating senior from South City No. 2 High School. Today marked the day when countless students would change their destinies—the college entrance examination.
Several teachers patrolling the aisles had already glanced at him multiple times. It was rare to see a student dare to waste time during the college entrance examination. Those who did were either brimming with confidence or, well, brimming with confidence.
Either they were confident they would pass, or confident they would absolutely fail.
However, the fully written exam paper on his desk clearly indicated he wasn't the latter, and this student was too calm, too beautiful.
Yes, beautiful. This word perfectly suited a boy with delicate features, fair and moisturized skin, and rosy lips. His beauty even made girls feel inferior.
"Student, there's only half an hour left before the papers are collected. Please check your answers carefully," a young female teacher couldn't resist reminding him. She also wanted to get to know such a handsome boy. Her gaze inadvertently swept over, noting down his unforgettable name.
"Okay, thank you, teacher!" Ethan seemed to come back to his senses and smiled faintly, his gentle voice giving the female teacher the illusion that she might get pregnant... if ears could get pregnant.
"You're, you're welcome!" The female teacher smiled shyly, her cheeks flushed with a deep blush, and she practically fled back to the podium, taking a while to calm her excited heart.
"What? Are you smitten?" another female teacher, who was on good terms with her, teased softly. The college entrance examination wasn't just supervised by one teacher.
"You're going to kill me! But this boy is really beautiful, and his voice is really nice!" the female teacher said with a hint of excitement, her gaze involuntarily drifting back to Ethan.
"Hehe, of course. He's the campus heartthrob of South City No. 2 High School. Not only girls, but it's said that many boys pursue him too."
"Hiss~~~ That's an exaggeration!" Hearing the latter part, the female teacher shuddered, as if she could already picture him beneath a hulking brute. Tsk, tsk, the image was too beautiful to look at!
"It's really not an exaggeration. Such a beautiful boy, if I were a man, I'd want to turn gay for him. It's a pity I'm too old. If only I had been born a few years later!"
"Hehe, if you want him, you'd better act fast. If he gets into the Elf University, you'll have no chance at all!" the female teacher chuckled, but this earned her a look of disdain from the other.
"I already have no chance. He awakened a special ability from birth. Getting into Elf University is a certainty. The college entrance examination is just a formality; whether he comes or not depends on his mood."
"Hiss~~~ What a good life!"
Ignoring the teachers' whispers, Ethan, having returned to his senses, was once again drawn to the Magnemite floating in the corner, his thoughts already drifting far away.
The red moon of 2018 had directly transported him from Earth to this place. It was still Earth, still the America of his memories, but the entire world had undergone monumental changes. The history of the two worlds had diverged significantly a thousand years ago.
No one knew the reason, nor did anyone know where they came from, only that a thousand years ago, various spatial rifts began appearing all over the world, and what emerged from these spatial rifts were various kinds of Elves. Of course, back then, people still habitually called them 'exotic beasts' or 'demonic beasts'.
The appearance of Elves directly led to a global catastrophe. How could humans, still in the cold weapon era, be a match for Elves? Faced with Elves wielding immense power, humanity was utterly defenseless. The breath of death swept across the entire planet, countless species were driven to extinction, and humanity itself was on the brink of annihilation.
However, in the midst of this war, humans continuously discovered and interacted with Elves. Not all Elves were hostile towards humans; some enjoyed being close to them. Some skilled beast tamers began to approach and domesticate them, which marked the rudimentary beginnings of human trainers.
Subsequently, through continuous domestication and battles, humans gradually discovered the immense power and infinite potential contained within these Elves. Even the weakest Caterpie, through continuous evolution and training, could unleash extraordinary power. It was only then that a glimmer of hope finally appeared for humanity.
By continuously taming weaker Elves, then using them to defeat and tame powerful Elves, and then using these powerful Elves to tame even stronger Elves... After several centuries of development, humanity finally managed to gain a foothold and re-establish its place on this land.
However, it was merely survival. The true establishment of a foothold and rapid development began several centuries ago with the discovery of the Poké Ball. Being able to capture defenseless Elves into a ball, and then, through continuous cultivation and training, turn them into a sharp weapon in their hands, it was then that humans and Elves finally engaged in an all-out war.
This war lasted for a full hundred years. It wasn't until two hundred years ago that humanity, after paying a huge price, successively reclaimed habitable spaces. It was then that the Earth, which had been turbulent for nearly a millennium, finally quieted down, and human society entered its first period of rapid development.
However, what followed was humanity's inherent flaw, difficult to eradicate over millennia: greed. After only a few decades of peace, various nations possessing great power began to stir.
The Elf Forest was impenetrable, but other human nations were not much stronger than themselves. In order for their own countries to obtain more resources and greater power, the First World War broke out. Many weaker nations, unable to cope, were destroyed. The powerful nations that tasted success became unstoppable, and the Second World War followed...
The Industrial Revolution and the World Wars, in this respect, were quite similar to the Earth Ethan once lived on. The vast and resource-rich America also became a target of invasion, leading to a protracted war, until the ancient Dragon-Taming Family of America emerged, finally repelling all powerful enemies.
This war affected the entire Earth. Not only various nations, but even Elves that only existed in legends were drawn out by human nuclear weapons. It was only then that humanity realized there were Elves capable of destroying the entire planet, and nuclear weapons could not shake such Elves in the slightest; instead, they would accelerate the destruction of the entire world. Ultimately, under the threat of Earth's destruction and in the face of these powerful Elves, humanity had no choice but to compromise, and a truce agreement was signed.
The specific contents were not for ordinary people to know, but from that time on, human nuclear weapons were forbidden from being used, and the century-long war ended. What followed was the establishment of the Elf Alliance and the popularization of the Poké Ball, and the entire human society once again entered an era of rapid development.
...
"If I hadn't gone to see the red lunar eclipse back then, perhaps I wouldn't have come here?" Ethan thought to himself. The so-called thousand-year red lunar eclipse. After watching it, he lost consciousness, and when he woke up again, he had already transformed into a newborn baby, cradled in his mother's arms.
The name Ethan was exactly the same as in his previous life. Perhaps transmigration also had some kind of underlying law. However, being able to come to a world full of Pokémon might also be a good choice for him, after all, in his previous life, he was an Elf fan.
Thinking of this, Ethan's lips curved slightly as he looked at the floating Magnemite. His faint smile made the teachers and female classmates who were silently observing him starry-eyed. He had to admit, his appearance in this life was indeed beautiful, and this was Ethan's biggest source of distress.
Of course, he never expected that he, who had an ordinary appearance in his previous life, would one day be troubled by beauty. The power of the red moon not only enhanced his body but also changed his appearance. Ethan even wondered if he would suddenly turn into a girl one day? He felt the little brother between his legs and breathed a sigh of relief. Good! Still there!
Elves wield unfathomable powers, capable of spewing flames, summoning the sea, soaring through the sky, and splitting mountains and cracking stones... According to researchers' studies, in terms of Western fantasy, these might be elemental powers. Of course, in America, there are other terms, such as spiritual energy?
Humans, through long-term contact, would also undergo certain mutations in their bodies. The most common phenomenon was that the average lifespan of humans on this Earth was basically one-third longer than that of humans on Ethan's previous Earth. Elves, after all, were an alien species, and while integrating into this world, they were also subtly changing it.
More direct than extended lifespans was the phenomenon of awakening. Living for a long time in this world saturated with Elf elements, some people would experience awakening, thereby gaining some mysterious power, such as the psychic and aura powers mentioned in anime from his previous life, which were among the awakened powers. Of course, in this real world, there are more types of awakened power attributes.
The Moon Power that Ethan possessed was awakened in this way, and it had been awakened from the day he was born. It was no exaggeration to say that he was blessed by heaven.
Moon Power belongs to one of the more advanced types among the discovered awakened power systems, possessing mysterious, healing, and soothing attributes. This allows Ethan to easily grow into a healing-type Elf Master.
However, Ethan always felt that its most extraordinary attribute was its free, painless, and zero-failure-rate cosmetic effect. Although his own mother was also beautiful and had awakened the power of life, by the time he was sixteen, she had already been forced to admit that the student had surpassed the teacher.
"What love letters from boys? It's all because of those bastards!" Ethan muttered to himself, glancing at the two teachers whispering on the podium.
At the same time, the bell signaling the end of the exam finally rang. Ethan let out a soft sigh of relief. This last Elf History exam was truly too boring, but thankfully, it was finally over.