Chapter 9

"What happens next? How will the Qianyan Army handle it?"

Ningguang asked with great interest.

"The Qianyan Army gave the Hall Master of Hu Tao a stern warning," Baiwen replied. "In addition, the Hall Master has obtained the neighbor's understanding. She will fund the reconstruction of the damaged house and provide compensation for the losses..."

Baiwen paused and glanced at Ningguang tentatively.

"But the wealthy family next door did not dare to accept the compensation for the damages."

Ningguang smirked slightly.

"The Wangsheng Funeral Parlor has been passed down for seventy-seven generations, managing Liyue's funeral affairs. They have accumulated countless favors and connections over the years."

"So, is this matter settled?"

"For now, yes. The captain of the Qianyan Army came specifically to report, unsure of how best to handle the situation."

"Good. Go and tell him my stance right away..."

Watching Secretary Baiwen leave, Ningguang's gaze flickered as she found herself, for the first time, becoming interested in the new shop selling strange pets.

The "fifty-million Mora" Pokémon that Hu Tao had adopted caused property damage after just one night.

By the morning, the news had already spread throughout Liyue Harbor once again.

"Hey, look at that! Money-wasting trouble!"

"Repairing the house and tidying up the garden will cost another huge sum of money!"

However, some sharp-minded individuals noted that the "fifty-million Mora" pet taken back by Hall Master Hu Tao seemed to possess destructive power rivaling that of monsters.

"The novice mission of reaching a turnover of ten million has been completed."

"Has the second mission finally appeared this morning?"

It was morning, and Takumi woke up naturally, opening his eyes on the spacious, soft bed in his room.

He glanced at Jirachi, curled up on the pillow beside him, then at Cresselia, the Goddess of Dreams, lying at the end of the bed.

"The day for the store manager of the Pokémon House starts with such a dull, boring morning."

Takumi sat up and smiled at Cresselia, who opened her eyes at the same time.

"Good morning, Cresselia!"

"Good morning, Takumi~"

With the Goddess of Dreams accompanying him to sleep, Takumi woke up feeling refreshed.

"The second mission, business series two..."

"Has the business goal increased directly to a small goal of one hundred million?"

Takumi sighed.

After the novice reward, this second "Ten Draw" was really not easy to obtain.

"One hundred million? If I could sell two pseudo-legendary Pokémon, it might be easy..."

But thinking about it, that really wasn't the case.

When Hu Tao drew Gible, it was thanks to her extraordinary luck.

Out of a hundred customers that came in, only a few would draw a pseudo-legendary Pokémon.

And even then, the purchasing power of those customers had to be considered.

If they drew a pseudo-legendary Pokémon but couldn't afford it, let alone raise it, it would be useless.

This was a common issue in the world of Pokémon—training them was a profession that required burning money and resources.

"Looks like I need to do some advertising."

"If I just sit here waiting for wealthy customers with good luck to come to me, I don't know how long it will take to reach a goal of one hundred million."

"Time to be proactive!"

After getting out of bed and washing up, Takumi took stock of the warehouse behind the store, containing the items from yesterday's ten draws.

In addition to the two Legendary Pokémon, Jirachi and Cresselia, there were significant physical rewards.

「Nurse Joy's Healing Equipment (Purple)」

「Note: One of the upgradeable modules for faster and more efficient Pokémon healing.」

「Silph Co. Move Tutor (Purple)」

「Note: One of the upgradeable modules for the store, increasing the types and number of moves that Pokémon can learn.」

「Expansion Door for Training Room (Purple)」

「Note: Place this door on any wall in the store, and it will lead to a fully-equipped training room.」

「Expansion Door for Arena (Purple)」

「Note: Similar usage, but the dimensional space is a Pokémon battle arena.」

"These four..."

"They're all store upgrade items."

Takumi looked at the two remaining unknown purple SR items.

「Lunar Feather」

Takumi: ???

His mouth twitched.

"I've already got Cresselia, so what good is a Lunar Feather?"

In the Pokémon games, possessing a Lunar Feather allowed you to meet Cresselia. For Takumi, it was just useless clutter gathering dust in the warehouse.

The last item was...

「Gracidea Flower」

「Note: A bouquet of Gracidea flowers, representing gratitude. It seems a certain Pokémon tied it into a bouquet and sent it. The origin is Gracidea.」

Takumi: !!!

"Goodness..."

"This is a real treasure."

Gracidea is found in the Sinnoh region, associated with the Grass-type Mythical Pokémon Shaymin.

However, Takumi knew that he was in Teyvat, not the Pokémon Continent or Sinnoh region.

He took out the bouquet of flowers, feeling like a basin of cold water had been poured over his hopes.

Shaking his head, he opened the door and prepared for a new day of business.

"Takumi~"

Cresselia's gentle voice echoed in his heart.

"That Lunar Feather, I can sense it."

"And this bouquet of Gracidea flowers in your hand..."

"That Pokémon must have sensed it too and is preparing to respond to your call!"

Takumi was stunned by her words.

Response and summoning.

Focus!

With Cresselia's prompt, Takumi began to understand how to use these two SR items.

"Yes, these must increase the chances of summoning a specific Pokémon when used during a draw!"

"Then there's a good chance that my next Pokémon will be..."

"The Gratitude Pokémon, Shaymin?"