"Caught a Seaking, rewarded with 1 Bounce tm." *2
"Caught a Seaking, rewarded with 1 energy cube." *10
"Caught a Seaking, rewarded with 1 Surf tm."
"Caught a Seaking, rewarded with 1 Liechi Berry."
...As Seaking were continuously caught, Adrian's cheat ability notifications kept popping up, and the various rewards were dazzling.
"Full haul! Full haul!"
Adrian beamed with joy.
Since the Seaking in this bay area came from the sea, their size and strength were noticeably greater than those in rivers and ponds, so the rewards were significantly more generous.
Even the rewarded energy cubes seemed to have grown in volume, and the energy contained within them was purer, providing better nourishment.
This could be seen from Pichu's expression when Adrian infused it with an energy cube.
After digesting the energy cube, Pichu lay on the deck, eager to try out its new strength, its electric sacs constantly flashing with arcs, ready to strike.
"Pi~ Pichu~"
Should I zap them?
Not yet?
Why not zap them now?
Watching the Seaking continuously take the bait, Pichu felt the electricity within its body already ravenous.
This little mouse, it loves zapping fish the most!!!
However, Adrian had not given an attack command, so Pichu dared not attack freely.
"Look, look, you're getting impatient again!"
Adrian quickly restrained the eager Pichu.
Adrian and the Seaking underwater had an understanding; their relationship was harmonious and friendly, with no arguments or battles.
The wild Seaking got food to satisfy their hunger, while Adrian received generous rewards from his cheat ability; both sides had a bright future.
But if Pichu were to zap the fish, and a battle ensued, their understanding might be broken.
Battles take time, which would affect Adrian's efficiency in catching fish and the final quantity.
Crucially, the aftermath of a battle might also scare away the Seaking waiting in line to bite the hook, making it a net loss.
This was something Adrian was unwilling to see.
After all, in Adrian's eyes, the rewards from the cheat ability were undoubtedly the most important.
As for the Champion title and rewards of the fishing competition, they were merely dispensable accessories.
"Pi~"
Pichu, resigned, slumped onto the deck, yawning listlessly.
"Is this guy a beginner? He's only catching such small Seaking, what's there to be so arrogant about?"
Seeing Adrian's mouth stretching from ear to ear and occasionally shouting excitedly, a fellow contestant fishing in the same rocky waters felt bewildered.
"The Seaking in this area are all pretty average in size, a miscalculation. Croconaw, let's go find a new fishing spot!"
With that, the contestant drove his small boat, taking his partner Croconaw, and left the area.
He had no idea that Adrian was excited about the cheat ability's rewards.
"Gone?"
Watching the contestant leave, Adrian was not surprised but rather pleased, laughing heartily, "That's good, now I can have this area all to myself."
This area was riddled with reefs, home to many Seaking, but due to the narrow crevices, their sizes were not particularly large.
It was clearly impossible to catch exceptionally large Seaking here, so most contestants were not very interested in this area.
But for Adrian, any Seaking that bit the hook was a good Seaking.
"Caught a Seaking, rewarded with 1 energy cube."
"Caught a Seaking, rewarded with 1 Water Pulse tm."
"Caught a Seaking, rewarded with 1 Ability Candy."
Reef waters.
On the small boat, Adrian continued to reel in fish, earning a bountiful harvest of rewards.
Pichu on the deck was bored, seemingly asleep, with a sleep bubble coming from its nose.
"Hmm? Ability Candy?"
Seeing the latest reward, Adrian couldn't help but show curiosity.
He knew about Rare Candy, but Ability Candy, it didn't seem to be a similar item in the game.
Just as Adrian's heart stirred, preparing to take out the Ability Candy to examine it, a thick current of electricity flew from not far away, landing precisely on Pichu's head.
"Pi~"
Pichu, who was sound asleep, was immediately jolted awake, its once clean and soft yellow fur turned charred black, and it continuously exhaled black smoke from its mouth.
Fortunately, Adrian was sitting at the other end of the boat, otherwise he would have been caught in the crossfire.
"Struck again?!"
Adrian's face held a trace of helplessness.
Under the nourishment of the energy cubes, Pichu's overall qualities had rapidly improved, but only the development of its Ability showed little effect.
Therefore, Pichu was occasionally struck by lightning, which Adrian had long grown accustomed to.
The only problem was that the lightning was attracted by its Lightning Rod, but Pichu's electric sacs were too small to fully digest it, ultimately leading to current overflow and injury.
"I'm sorry, is your Pichu alright?"
A voice full of apology rang out, tinged with a bit of panic.
Adrian turned to look, only to see a girl in blue driving a small boat towards him, with a blue, fish-like pokémon lying on her bow.
It had large red eyes, a yellow mask-like pattern on its face, and a strange line growing from its head, but in the middle of the line, two yellow spherical light emitters branched out, the one hanging in front of its head being larger, and the branched-out one relatively smaller.
It was the Water/Electric dual-type pokémon—Lanturn!
Clearly, that electric current just now was this Lanturn's move.
"It's fine! Minor issue!"
Adrian waved his hand.
He couldn't really pursue the matter, as the root cause was Pichu's inability to effectively control its Lightning Rod.
And the best way to avoid it was to keep Pichu in its poké ball.
However, Adrian was unwilling, because having a pokémon by his side at all times, ready to assist, made him feel safer.
Even with the risk of being struck by lightning!
"That's good! I'll go fishing now, goodbye!"
The Female Angler waved her hand and drove her small boat away, deliberately keeping her distance from Adrian.
"Pi~"
Pichu's eyes welled up with tears, looking utterly wronged.
Why am I always the one getting hurt?
"Who told you that you're still small? When you grow up a bit more, you'll be able to control your Ability switch independently."
Adrian gently stroked Pichu's head to comfort it.
"Oh, right! The Ability Candy just now..."
Adrian's eyes suddenly lit up as he remembered the reward he had just received.
With a thought, a Candy wrapped in red paper appeared in Adrian's hand.
"Ability Candy: A Candy filled with mysterious energy. After consumption, it can enhance a pokémon's Ability development and application."
"Just as I thought!"
Adrian's face lit up with joy, so he quickly unwrapped the Candy and put it into Pichu's mouth.
"Pi~"
Tasting the delicious Candy, Pichu broke into a smile, tears gone.
Even its eyes became sparkling, and the recent unpleasantness seemed to be forgotten, truly a child's temperament.
"Pi~ Pichu~"
After finishing the Candy, Pichu started to Charm and beg, tugging at Adrian's clothes, clearly wanting more.
Adrian spread his hands, helpless, "There was only one, it's all gone now!"
"Pichu~"
Pichu pouted, greatly disappointed.
"Come on, let's go find that Lanturn from earlier."
Adrian looked around, searching for the Female Angler's whereabouts.
By now, half of the fishing time had passed, and the Seaking in this rocky area had mostly been caught by Adrian, so he was ready to move to a new fishing spot.
Incidentally, he also wanted to test Pichu's current Ability status.
"Found her, she's over there!"
Adrian started his small boat and headed east.
"Pi?"
Hearing this, Pichu looked at Adrian in horror.
Trainer, I don't want to get zapped!
"You'll be fine!"
Adrian grinned, saying, "You're not the same as you were just now."
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