Just as the others were getting ready to try and communicate with Shiko,
on the other side of the Pokémon Breeding Center,
a great commotion suddenly broke out.
Himeko followed the noise with her eyes.
Only then did she notice that it was that Dratini Egg
that had already been claimed by someone.
At this moment,
a thin, lanky man with a gloomy face and slanted bangs hanging over his right eye
was holding that Dratini Egg in his arms,
being surrounded by a crowd like stars around the moon.
"Wow! Young Master Amano hit the jackpot! That Dratini Egg seems to have been left here by that Dragon-type Elite Four who graduated from our school!"
"Yeah, yeah! I heard it's been kept here for years and no one has been able to tame it. I didn't expect it to actually become Young Master Amano's Pokémon!"
"Well of course. Who is Young Master Amano? With his talent as a Trainer, giving him just a Dratini is really selling him short!"
"That's right, that's right. Young Master Amano will definitely become an Elite Four-level Trainer in the future!"
"Elite Four-level!? At the very least he'll be Champion-level!"
"Yeah, yeah! Young Master Amano, you'll have to take care of us more in the future. When you're soaring high, don't forget your little brothers!"
"..."
Amano Joji was surrounded by a group of people,
endlessly showering him with flattery.
All kinds of sycophantic words poured toward him,
making him feel an indescribable satisfaction.
He felt light all over,
and a brilliant, contented smile appeared on his face.
"Say no more, say no more."
Joji replied with a laugh.
Lowering his head to look at the Dratini Egg in his arms,
he reached out and gently stroked it a few times.
Inside the inner pocket on his chest,
there was a Dragon Scale that was faintly heating up.
This Dragon Scale had been given to him by his father,
Amano Akio, the head of the Amano family—
one of the great families of Wintergreen City.
They had come specifically for this Dratini being raised in the Breeding Center.
And it was precisely because of this Dragon Scale
that Joji had managed to successfully tame this Dratini.
Otherwise, with his natural aptitude,
how could he possibly have gained Dratini's recognition?
This Dratini Egg
had been left behind by that Dragon-type Elite Four who was currently the most talked-about Trainer in the entire Great Axia Alliance,
and the one most likely to break through to Champion-level!
Its potential and talent went without saying.
Staring at Joji being clustered around by others,
a trace of disgust flashed through Himeko's eyes.
In her memories,
Joji was nothing but an arrogant, domineering rich wastrel.
His personality was insidious and vicious, and he had plenty of disgusting fetishes.
His talent as a Trainer was also very mediocre, with nothing outstanding about it.
Later on,
he even joined an evil organization and committed all kinds of heinous crimes.
What made her even more repulsed was that
such a piece of trash to the extreme
was actually her crazed pursuer.
He clung to her relentlessly like a piece of dogskin plaster.
Even if Joji had managed to tame a Dratini as his Starter Pokémon,
in Himeko's heart,
her evaluation of him did not change in the slightest.
She only found him even more repulsive.
Joji held the Pokémon Egg in his arms,
surrounded by others as he walked toward the main doors of the Breeding Center, preparing to leave.
When he noticed Himeko standing over here,
his eyes suddenly lit up.
Then he immediately changed direction,
walking straight toward her.
"Himeko!"
Even though there was still some distance between them,
Joji already shouted a greeting.
Himeko turned her head away,
not wanting to pay him the slightest attention.
"Himeko, you still haven't picked your Starter Pokémon yet?"
Joji came up right in front of Himeko.
His eyes narrowed,
and he shamelessly, lecherously let his gaze roam up and down her.
He suddenly felt that Himeko today seemed a bit different from before.
Aside from that same strong sense of youth bursting from her, and that figure that made one's blood boil and that angelic face with a devil's body,
her entire being also seemed to be exuding the aura of an ice-cold goddess that strangers must not approach.
This,
only made Joji even more obsessed.
"Do you want a Charmander? For something like that, you just have to say the word to me."
"Our Amano family just happens to have a Charmander Egg. As long as you say the word, we can give it to you."
"In fact, I can also provide you with all the resources needed to raise a Charmander. Of course, not for free. The condition is simply that you be with me."
Joji glanced at Shiko's Pokémon Egg not far away,
then turned back and said to Himeko with a grin.
After obtaining the Dratini Egg,
his confidence had begun to inflate without limit.
He was already regarding himself as a future Elite Four-level Trainer.
His words were nakedly blunt, without the slightest attempt at concealment.
In his view,
having someone like himself take a liking to Himeko right now was a form of charity and favor.
At a time like this, the other party ought to gratefully accept it.
"No need."
Himeko's three simple words
were like a bucket of cold water abruptly poured over Joji's head.
Joji froze,
suspecting that his ears had misheard.
This little girl actually dared to reject him?
She actually dared to reject the favor of a future Elite Four-level Trainer?
She must be out of her mind.
Himeko shifted her feet,
moving a little farther away from Joji.
This small movement of hers
dealt a string of heavy blows straight to Joji's heart.
Joji felt that he had lost face.
And lost it in front of so many people.
This matter
would definitely become a laughingstock in his life.
When he became an Elite Four-level Trainer in the future,
it would absolutely become a stain on his record!
Joji's expression stiffened,
and his face grew somewhat dark.
"You've got guts."
After a brief silence,
he left behind these three words with a cold laugh,
then stopped pestering her.
Holding the Dratini Egg, he turned and headed out of the Breeding Center.
In his heart,
however, anger was already burning out of control.
Isobe Himeko!
You ungrateful bitch!
This young master will definitely make you pay the price.
I'll make you crawl and kneel at my feet, begging me!
A cruel smile curled at the corner of Joji's mouth,
his back growing more and more distant.
(End of Chapter)
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