It's over.
Last night, I was standing on the winner's podium, receiving the world's most coveted trophy. A stadium full of spectators was cheering just for me, and I knew there were millions more watching on television around the world. It was the greatest feeling on earth. It felt like the moment would never end.
How I wish that were true. Because now it has ended, and I've realized that I don't have a clue what to do next.
This may sound odd coming from someone in my position, but so far, I've just spent my life following the path of least resistance. No, seriously.
When I was ten, I became a Pokemon Trainer. Just like about half the ten-year-old boys in the world. From then on, for the next fifteen years, I essentially just lived one step at a time. The next battle. The next Gym. The next capture. The next tournament. Just one thing after another, guided by nothing more than a vague goal: "I want to be the very best".
And now I am.
So what do I do now? Defend the title against the next challenger, and the next, and the next, and the next? Do I really want to spend the rest of my life fighting? Do I settle down, get an ordinary job, and live an ordinary life? Even if I wanted to do that, which I'm not at all sure I do, how would I get started? I've spent most of my life on the path of the Wandering Trainer, "traveling with the wind", as the saying goes. I don't have the least idea of how to get involved in ordinary life. Even if I knew who to ask, I'd probably be too embarrassed to actually say anything.
What do I do now?
Help me.
Somebody.
Anybody.
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Standard disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon, or Poketto Monsutaa. I know that, and you know that. This work was not done for profit, and I do not have any significant monetary assets anyway, so litigation would be a waste of your time and money, as well as mine.