With the food problem at the Breeding House resolved, Kawaki's mood brightened considerably.
That evening, while there were no customers, he prepared a lavish dinner for the Pokémon.
Scrambled eggs with tomatoes, pork stew with vermicelli, berry salad, egg fried rice, sweet and sour fish, braised pork ribs…
The Pokémon ate with greasy mouths, incredibly happy.
After dinner, everyone gathered on the sofa to watch TV.
Having been busy all afternoon, many Pokémon were a bit tired.
The Clefairy were huddled together, dozing off, while Growlithe lay on the floor, its head resting on its paws, having fallen asleep at some point. Chingling and Castform were also leaning against each other, hanging from the eaves and snoring loudly.
Even the nocturnal Pokémon Oddish couldn't help but doze off at this moment.
This scene appeared so warm and lively.
Kawaki and Bewear stood to the side, watching it all.
Unbeknownst to him, the Breeding House had already gained so many Pokémon!
Just then, the phone inside the Breeding House suddenly rang.
Kawaki was slightly startled. Who would be calling the Breeding House so late?
He walked over to answer, and the next second, he saw Steven's handsome face on the other end of the video call.
"Steven?" Kawaki was a little surprised.
Steven on the other end of the line nodded slightly, then asked, "Have you had dinner yet?"
"...I have," Kawaki couldn't help but inwardly grumble. Does Steven also greet people this way?
After a brief thought, Kawaki quickly guessed Steven's intention.
This call was very likely to inquire about his progress on Mega Evolution research!
Thinking of this, Kawaki asked, "How's your journey going? How about it, has Metang evolved into Metagross?"
"Everything is going smoothly. I have successfully arrived in Lavaridge Town and am preparing to challenge the Gym there. However, Metang has not shown any signs of evolution yet," Steven replied truthfully.
On the other end of the call, Kawaki saw Metang's somewhat disappointed expression.
Kawaki smiled, "Don't worry, Metang, your evolution is only a matter of time. I believe you and Steven will definitely dominate the entire Hoenn region and become the strongest combination."
After all, this was the true Champion, the strongest person in Hoenn!
However, to Steven and Metang, who didn't know the future plot, these words had a different meaning.
Does Kawaki really believe in them that much?
Metang was deeply moved. Were it and its Trainer truly the strongest combination in the entire Hoenn region?
Steven had always been very confident in his own strength, but even so, when he heard Kawaki's words, a ripple of emotion appeared in his heart.
He looked at Kawaki opposite him, a confident smile on his face, and nodded, "Mm, we will definitely not let down your trust!"
Kawaki was ninety percent confident about Steven and Metang achieving Mega Evolution, but all of this was predicated on Metang evolving into Metagross.
Currently, it seemed there was still some time before its evolution.
"By the way, how is the research progressing?" Steven asked again, "Do you need me to provide some research funds and some research personnel?"
Hearing this, Kawaki feigned ignorance of Steven's identity, pretending to be very surprised as he asked, "Research funds?"
Steven was slightly taken aback, then suddenly remembered that Kawaki didn't seem to know his true identity.
The young master of Devon Corporation, the heir of the Stone family.
These two identities destined Steven to be no ordinary person.
Steven recalled how people's attitudes would change when he revealed his identity in the past; they would become respectful and very admiring.
At that time, Steven had a feeling of "a sad, thick barrier has already separated us."
But... Steven didn't want his relationship with Kawaki to be tainted by anything else.
After a brainstorm, Young Master Stone uttered the first lie of his life.
"It's my accumulated travel expenses. You know, Pokémon battles can also earn monetary rewards. Besides that, I've also met a few friends who research Pokémon. If you'd like, I can introduce them to you."
"I see!" Kawaki secretly twitched his lips, shaking his head, "Then forget it, you should save that money to take care of Metang and them! There are many places to spend money during travel."
Steven was quite touched.
"I understand. If you need anything, you can tell me," he said.
Kawaki smiled, then exchanged a few pleasantries with Steven before hanging up the phone.
The next morning, the Breeding House officially resumed business.
However, there were no customers early in the morning, and Kawaki, having nothing to do, began to wonder if he should take this opportunity to visit Meteor Falls and meet that Bagon.
As for why the information this time was "a" Bagon instead of "a group" like with the Clefairy.
That's because Bagon do not travel in groups; they prefer to live alone.
In the wild, young Bagon leave their parents shortly after growing up and begin to live independently.
This also means that they are not protected by elders from their clan, such as Salamence.
In terms of capture difficulty, Bagon is much lower than Dragonite, which is also a pseudo-legendary.
Just as Kawaki was about to depart, a siren suddenly sounded outside the Breeding House.
He went out to look and saw that it was Jenny Chun riding her police motorcycle.
"Xiao Chun Jie?" Kawaki was a little surprised.
Jenny Chun said, "The Jenny from Rustboro City has successfully rescued the Pokémon that were imprisoned. Some of them have found their Trainers, while others have nowhere to go. Several of them have also suffered considerable psychological trauma, and I don't think it's possible to release them back into the wild."
Hearing this, Kawaki was slightly startled, "Where are those Pokémon now?"
Jenny Chun took out a white box from the back of her police motorcycle. The box opened, revealing six red and white Poké Balls inside.
"We found a total of ten Pokémon there. Four of them already have Trainers, and the remaining six are wild Pokémon," Jenny Chun explained.
These six Pokémon, due to being abused, all had varying degrees of psychological trauma. Some Pokémon even became paralyzed with fear at the sight of humans.
"Let's go inside the Breeding House first!" Kawaki turned and welcomed her indoors.
Jenny Chun nodded. The two arrived in the hall, and Jenny Chun picked up the Poké Balls in her hand, releasing the Pokémon inside one by one.
As flashes of white light passed, Kawaki finally saw what these Pokémon looked like.
Kirlia, Bulbasaur, Gastly, Chansey, Ditto, and an Abra.
Immediately after leaving their Poké Balls, Kirlia, Bulbasaur, Gastly, Ditto, and Abra instinctively hid behind Chansey.
And although Chansey was also very scared, it still tried its best to protect the other Pokémon behind it, while looking at the two humans in front of it with full vigilance.
Looking at some of the Pokémon that clearly did not belong to the Hoenn region, Kawaki was momentarily stunned.
Jenny Chun explained, "Bulbasaur, Chansey, and Ditto are Pokémon that those Pokémon Hunters smuggled from other regions."
"They used Hoenn as a transit point, planning to transport them to the Sinnoh region and then sell them at a high price to buyers."
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