Doubts

After the successful creation of the first Razor Fang, Uncle Kate no longer hesitated and agreed wholeheartedly to help Yuga with crafting Razor Fangs. He formally signed an employment contract with YoYo Day Care, becoming one of its members.

Uncle Kate's work didn't shift to YoYo Day Care. He set up a room in his own home, specifically as his workshop for crafting Razor Fangs. Yuga only needed to deliver the materials on time.

As Uncle Kate became more skilled in his new role, Razor Fangs were crafted one after another.

In the beginning, the techniques were unfamiliar, resulting in somewhat unattractive Razor Fangs. These weren't suitable for commercial purposes, so Yuga used them for evolving Gligar instead.

Despite their appearance, these Razor Fangs served their purpose well. The Gligar family was overjoyed with their newfound abundance of Gliscors, and the Gliscor Leader, was practically beaming.

Seeing Yuga fulfill his promise, Gliscor regarded Yuga more kindly with each passing day. It seemed like he might even start calling him "Dad" any moment now.

Gliscor had developed a keen interest in collecting the teeth shed by their clan members. These teeth made excellent materials for crafting Razor Fangs and were perfect for assisting Gligar in evolving.

With the addition of the Razor Fangs business, YoYo Day Care received even higher ratings online.

Previously, Pokémon Trainers who bought Gligars from YoYo Day Care had to consider where to obtain Razor Fangs separately. Now, they could conveniently get everything they needed from YoYo Day Care, saving them a lot of trouble.

Seeing YoYo Day Care thriving, Yuga was in exceptionally high spirits lately.

To ensure that Uncle Kate could continue crafting Razor Fangs without hindrance to his farming work, Yuga gifted him a Hoppip and promised to find a Pokémon suitable for physical labor to help him with farming.

Yuga had always been generous with employee benefits. As long as the employees worked diligently, he was accommodating.

Initially, Uncle Kate was reluctant to accept Yuga's gift of Pokémon. He believed that receiving a salary for his work was perfectly justified. However, Yuga explained that this was part of the employee benefits, aimed at preventing delays in Razor Fang production. Only then did Uncle Kate agree to accept the Pokémon.

Yuga had now become quite influential and wealthy, so he didn't pay much attention to rewards that motivated his employees and improved their work efficiency.

Regarding finding a Pokémon suitable for physical labor, it was a trivial task. Uncle Kate wasn't a Pokémon Trainer, so he didn't need to consider a Pokémon's potentials. Whether it was Red or Orange, as long as it could perform labor, it was suitable. Red and Orange potential Pokémon were usually more affordable, making it easy for Yuga to obtain one or two.

When thinking about Pokémon suitable for physical labor, Yuga initially considered Fighting-type Pokémon. However, among the commonly found Fighting-types, there was Primape from Kanto region, but its temperament was too aggressive, making it unsuitable for someone like Uncle Kate, who was a farmer.

Fortunately, apart from Primape, the Hoenn region also had a commonly found Fighting-type Pokémon: Breloom.

Shroomish was abundant in the wilds of the Hoenn region. While its evolved form, Breloom, was somewhat less common, it wasn't too challenging to find either.

The crucial point was that Breloom, with Grass as its primary type, was easier to care for compared to other Fighting-type Pokémon. It was also more suitable for agricultural activities.

In fact, Yuga's first thought was the Machamp family and the Conkeldurr family, but these two types of Pokémon were rare. Raising them would be less cost-effective than using Breloom.

The day after Yuga gave Uncle Kate the Hoppip, he captured a robust Breloom outside of Verdanturf Town. Its potential was Orange, as it was challenging to find Red potential Pokémon evolving into their final forms in the wild.

Holding the Poké Ball containing the Breloom, Yuga rode his giant Great Flygon back to YoYo Day Care.

However, as soon as Yuga descended from the Great Flygon's back, he saw Suzuki Koen standing at the entrance, looking anxious. She hurried over to him and whispered, "The Mayor and Officer Jenny have been waiting for you in the store for quite some time."

The Mayor and Officer Jenny?

Yuga couldn't help but wonder what he had done to get their attention. Had he somehow evaded taxes or committed another offense?

Yuga, filled with curiosity, followed Suzuki Koen into the meeting room. Upon entering, he spotted Officer Jenny and a middle-aged bald man seated inside. Audino was in the process of serving them Yuga's specially crafted honey milk tea.

Upon seeing Yuga's arrival, the middle-aged bald man and Officer Jenny quickly stood up.

Officer Jenny's full name was Liliana Jenny, and Yuga had interacted with her on several occasions before. They were fairly familiar with each other, and Liliana always showed great respect towards Yuga.

As for the middle-aged bald man, he should be the Mayor of Verdanturf Town.

This was Yuga's first encounter with him, and he had no idea what the Mayor's name was. Nevertheless, the Mayor had a round, genial face and appeared quite amiable, making him seem like a good person despite his lack of hair.

"Mr. Shimizu, you've finally returned," the Mayor greeted Yuga with a warm smile upon his entrance.

Yuga quickly apologized, "I'm sorry for the delay. I didn't expect the Mayor's visit, and I apologize for any inconvenience."

The Mayor chuckled and said, "Don't blame yourself; we didn't inform you beforehand. It's rather presumptuous of us to visit like this. Please don't be upset."

Yuga asked, "May I know the reason for the Mayor's visit?"

The Mayor sighed deeply, sounding somewhat helpless as he explained, "In fact, Officer Jenny and I have come here today to ask for your help."

"My help?" Yuga's confusion deepened. Why would a Mayor need his assistance?

"I'll explain," Liliana, who had remained silent until now, spoke up. "The Mayor and I have come to seek your assistance regarding the future development of Verdanturf Town."

Noting that Yuga was unfamiliar with the Mayor and didn't know his name, Liliana deliberately mentioned the Mayor's name.

Yuga gave Liliana a grateful look for her thoughtfulness but remained perplexed. Why would the future development of Verdanturf Town involve a Day Care owner like him?

Seeing Yuga's puzzled expression, Liliana began to explain.

The Mayor, Mr. Ishida, had served in Verdanturf Town for many years. Although he had aspirations and ideals, his capabilities were modest. Over the years, Verdanturf Town had remained relatively stagnant, neither thriving nor declining.

While Verdanturf Town wasn't entirely obscure due to its excellent recuperation facilities, there was a lack of any distinct features beyond that.

Liliana shared a similar vision with Mayor Ishida. She had recently taken on her role in Verdanturf Town and shared the desire to develop the town. For her, successfully developing Verdanturf Town would be a way to prove her capabilities, earn recognition from her family, and secure her position.

With their shared objectives in mind, the two had come to Yuga for assistance.