The rumor might have been false, but the Shock Points pouring in were very real.
After a full day of spreading, he'd gained nearly three million more Shock Points.
Maybe because many people hadn't seen it with their own eyes, their reactions, while still shocked, didn't contribute much individually.
Still, it was more than enough.
Time to get to work.
Before officially starting the renovations, though, there was one thing he needed to do first.
Thanks for all your hard work today, Ho-Oh!
Fuyuki looked at the Legendary Pokemon beside him. With a thought, he spent 82,000 Shock Points in the system shop and exchanged them for a Rare Candy made specifically for Ho-Oh.
Ho-Oh had already noticed the human infant's gaze.
It turned its head and saw the little one carefully holding what looked like an ordinary piece of candy, walking straight up to it.
"Ho-Oh, here!"
Ho-Oh paused slightly. Its eyes settled on the candy, not because of the child's gesture, but because it could clearly sense a rich, concentrated energy coming from it.
That was…
"Thanks for taking me out to play today!" Fuyuki peeled off the wrapper and added, "This is a present!"
A present…
Something stirred in Ho-Oh's heart.
It hadn't done any of that for a reward.
Ho-Oh gently took the candy from Fuyuki's hands with its beak and swallowed it.
The moment the Rare Candy slid down, a warm, surging energy spread through its entire body. Power flooded its limbs and core, as if it suddenly had endless strength to draw from.
A crimson glow burst forth from its body.
Within that light, Ho-Oh could feel it clearly.
It had grown stronger.
The sudden change left it genuinely stunned. It stared at the human infant in disbelief.
"Th-this is…?!"
Fuyuki grinned. "That's my power!"
Ho-Oh knew he possessed a mysterious ability to conjure things out of thin air, and it also knew that power wasn't limitless.
Still, some things didn't quite add up.
"Before, my energy was limited, and I'd always run out," Fuyuki explained, choosing his words carefully so Ho-Oh could understand. "But today, when Ho-Oh took me to the human world, all those people looking at me made a special kind of energy gather together. So I wanted to thank Ho-Oh!"
Ho-Oh immediately understood, shock and joy surging together.
What moved it most was that after gaining so much power, the first one the child thought of was Ho-Oh, even turning that gathered energy into a gift for it.
And what made its heart beat a little faster was the thought that if it kept taking little Fuyuki into the human world, wouldn't that mean he could gather even more of that energy?
An image surfaced in Ho-Oh's mind, of the child offering it another gift formed from that condensed power.
With even greater strength, it could protect the weak better and safeguard peace in this world.
After feeding Ho-Oh the Rare Candy, Fuyuki finally checked his balance.
Balance: 6,280,500.
He had no idea what exactly had happened in the human world after he and Ho-Oh left, or how wildly people had filled in the gaps themselves.
But over six million Shock Points was more than enough to get a lot done.
Fuyuki slowly walked to the deepest part of the cave, stopping beside the wall.
He placed his hand against the stone and activated Secret Power.
Before long, a separate empty room was carved out.
Then…
His gaze shifted to the shop.
[Large Spatial Ecological Park: Developed using Palkia's spatial power. An independent space equipped with an artificial sun, climate simulation, terrain adjustment, seasonal changes, and more. Fully capable of meeting all Pokemon daily needs. Cost: 2,000,000 Shock Points.]
Exchange!
[Set in this location?]
Yes!
In the next instant, a dense white light enveloped the empty room.
At first, everything was nothing but chaos.
The light continued to expand, and the space before him grew larger and larger…
Ho-Oh sensed the change and quickly turned its attention that way.
Before little Fuyuki, an enormous space had appeared out of nowhere.
That was…
After some time, the blinding light finally faded.
What appeared was a bright, independent world bathed in sunlight.
Mountains and water stretched across the land. Rivers, waterfalls, forests, grasslands, valleys, snowy peaks, deserts, beaches, oceans, and even a volcano all coexisted within it.
Above was a vast, clear blue sky dotted with drifting white clouds. Directly overhead hung a sun radiating warm light.
An artificial sun, nearly indistinguishable from the real thing.
In front of Fuyuki floated a control panel resembling a tablet.
Through it, he could freely adjust the temperature, humidity, terrain, day and night cycle, seasons, climate, and countless other environmental factors.
This was practically a perfect ecological park, fully equipped to house every type of Pokemon.
The sight immediately reminded Fuyuki of the ecological park at Blueberry Academy from the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Blueberry DLC.
But unlike that, this park only appeared to be inside Mount Tensei. In reality, it was an independent space and didn't occupy the mountain itself.
Otherwise, even hollowing out the entire mountain wouldn't have made room for something this vast.
Ho-Oh walked over as well.
When it saw the scene inside, its gold-and-crimson pupils contracted sharply.
"Fuyuki… is this also your power?"
"That's right. This way, everyone can live together here!" he said.
This power… it truly is magnificent. Ho-Oh couldn't help but marvel.
What a treasure I've found!
The ecological park was complete. Next came the real work, decorating the place.
[Bathtub: Furniture for bathing together with Pokemon. Cost: 700 Shock Points.]
[Refrigerator: Appliance for food preservation. Requires a generator to operate. Cost: 1,500 Shock Points.]
[Tableware Set: A complete set of dining utensils. Cost: 300 Shock Points.]
Bathtub exchanged. Refrigerator exchanged. Tableware exchanged!
[Automatic Sunlight Window: Installable inside caves. Simulates real sunlight shining into a room. Cost: 1,000 Shock Points.]
Fuyuki bought five at once and installed them in several rooms.
Immediately, bright beams of light, warm with the feel of sunlight, streamed in through the windows.
Even without mushroom night lights, the cave was as bright as daytime.
Next up…
[Chandelier: Hanging indoor lighting fixture. Requires a generator to operate. Cost: 500 Shock Points.]
However, appliances like refrigerators and chandeliers needed electricity to function.
Fuyuki's gaze moved to the generator.
[Generator: Power supply equipment. Requires an Electric-type Pokemon to generate electricity. Can store up to one year's worth of power. Cost: 1,000 Shock Points.]
Bought! Raikou was an Electric-type Pokemon and could help charge it.
With the generator in place, Fuyuki's eyes drifted toward a particularly convenient household item.
[Fully Automatic Flush Toilet: Household fixture for personal hygiene. Must be installed near a water source. Can be paired with a Distortion World Connection Device. Waste will be automatically flushed into the Distortion World. Cost: 1,000 Shock Points.]
Distortion World connection device? What was that?
He searched the shop.
[Distortion World Connection Device: A mysterious device used to connect to the Distortion World. Can be installed on furniture such as trash cans, toilets, and sewage outlets. Garbage, waste, and wastewater will be automatically transported to the Distortion World. Cost: 100,000 Shock Points.]
Fuyuki: "…"
This was straight-up using Giratina's Distortion World as a trash dump.
At this rate, the day he installed it would probably be the day Giratina crawled out of the toilet while he was doing his business.
The image was way too vivid.
He really didn't want to think about it.
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