Seeing Jigglypuff getting more and more uncomfortable, Brock said quickly, "Let's hurry downstairs and let Nurse Joy have a look!"
Natsui nodded. Indeed, this was no longer something he could handle. It was better to leave it to the most professional person!
Accompanied by the group, Natsui ran all the way down holding Jigglypuff and arrived at the front desk of the Pokémon Center.
Misty rang the bell on the front desk. Not long after, Nurse Joy walked out from inside yawning.
Before Natsui could state the situation, Nurse Joy had already noticed Jigglypuff's abnormality. Her face turned serious, sweeping away the sleepiness just now, and she hurried up to meet them.
"What happened to it?"
Misty spoke quickly and told Nurse Joy the situation in detail. After hearing it, Nurse Joy nodded, indicating she understood, then called out her assistant Pokémon (Chansey), put Jigglypuff on a stretcher, and sent it into the emergency room.
The red light representing treatment in the emergency room lit up immediately.
Only then did the group truly feel relieved and sat down on the benches on both sides.
Looking at Natsui, Ash asked curiously, "Brother Natsui, why was there a stone in your backpack?"
Natsui smiled bitterly. "That wasn't an ordinary stone, but an Everstone."
Everstone?
"I know!" Max pushed his glasses. "Unlike various evolution stones, the book says that just like its name, a Pokémon carrying this Everstone cannot evolve and will always maintain its current appearance!"
"Ah?" Ash was stunned. "So after Jigglypuff swallowed the Everstone, won't it be unable to evolve for a lifetime?"
"That's no big deal, is it?" Misty didn't care much about this. "Doesn't your Pikachu also always refuse to evolve into Raichu? Besides, I feel that compared to Wigglytuff, the current Jigglypuff is cuter!"
While the group was waiting for the treatment, May also came back at this time.
As soon as she entered the gate of the Pokémon Center, she saw Natsui and the others standing by the chairs next to the counter. The atmosphere seemed a bit gloomy, which puzzled her greatly!
Walking to the group, she asked, "It's so late, why are you here? Didn't you go to sleep?"
Only at this time did Natsui and the others realize that May had returned. Looking at the time again, it was almost 11 PM.
"Don't mention it." Misty roughly told the story just now. Thinking of the scene where Jigglypuff threw the stone and hit its own mouth just now, she felt a burst of amusement.
"Ah?" Hearing the end, May was also dumbfounded. " Is Jigglypuff okay then?"
"It should be fine." Natsui shook his head, then asked, "By the way, coming back so late, how was your practice?"
May was full of confidence and made an OK gesture.
"No problem! Just watch my performance tomorrow!"
The group looked at each other, not knowing what May had trained on. Not seeing her for just a few hours, she actually had such confidence!
Just as they were about to ask for some details, they suddenly saw the red light of the treatment room go out. Immediately, the door opened, and Nurse Joy walked out from inside.
"Nurse Joy, how is Jigglypuff?" Several people hurriedly got up and greeted her.
Looking at them, Nurse Joy said somewhat apologetically, "There is no danger to its life for the time being, but that Everstone is now in its stomach. I tried several methods but couldn't get it out."
This was somewhat beyond the group's expectations. Unexpectedly, there was something Nurse Joy couldn't do!
"Then what do we do now?"
"There are only two ways now. The first requires technology to crush it in the stomach and then take it out, but this kind of surgery requires a specialized hospital. The second is to wait for it to vomit or excrete it by itself, but such a large stone may take a long time."
In an instant, everyone's eyes focused on Natsui, wanting to see what choice he would make.
Natsui didn't hesitate and asked directly, "Is there such a hospital here?"
Nurse Joy shook her head. "This city only has a human hospital. If you want to perform surgery on a Pokémon, you need to go to a larger city."
"Then there's no way." Natsui sighed helplessly. "Anyway, there is no danger to its life for the time being, so we can only wait for an opportunity to go to a big city for treatment. And before that, we can only hope it can spit the stone out by itself."
Resting for a night in the Pokémon Center, early the next morning, after Natsui, Ash, Brock, and Max finished breakfast in the restaurant, they still didn't wait for Misty and May to come downstairs.
Today is the opening day of the Pokémon Contest. Although knowing that regardless of age, it takes a long time for women to go out, this was a bit too slow, right?
Natsui took out his phone and called Misty. Only then did he know that May actually had insomnia last night and didn't sleep for half the night. And to accompany her, Misty chatted with her in the dormitory until very late, so they hadn't gotten up yet!
If it weren't for Natsui's call, I'm afraid the two would have continued to sleep like this!
Putting down the phone, Natsui looked at the time again.
It was already 9:07 AM.
Although today's Pokémon Contest starts at 1 PM, contestants must go to the contest hall before 10 AM to confirm their eligibility and draw numbers. If they don't arrive before the specified time, they won't be allowed to participate!
Telling this to Ash and the others, he only got speechless sighs in return.
Clearly having practiced so hard, if she missed the participation time, it would really be tear-jerking!
Fortunately, only a few minutes later, May and Misty ran downstairs like the wind.
However, compared to Natsui's composed appearance, these two girls not only wore their clothes hastily, looking wrinkled, but their faces seemed to have only been washed simply, and the water droplets hadn't even dried yet!
Fortunately, the two are naturally beautiful. Despite being so disheveled, it still couldn't hide their beauty.
"Too late, too late!!" May didn't even look at the group, nor did she eat breakfast, but ran directly out of the Pokémon Center gate.
As she ran, Misty still followed quickly. Even Ash and the others were made very nervous and hurriedly followed.
In an instant, there was no one beside Natsui. He was actually the only one left!
Watching their disappearing backs, he shook his head helplessly.
Actually, he had just thought that if May came out late, he would use Dragonite to carry her and fly to the contest hall from the air first to confirm her qualifications.
But looking at it now...
Before he could even speak, these people had already disappeared in a hurry!
Sigh, it can only be said that traveling with Ash, these people have been completely assimilated. No matter what they do, they are rash...
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Pokémon: The Absolute Trainer
It's honestly one of the best Pokémon novels I've read.
It follows Damian, the protagonist, who leads Team Rocket.
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