Amber Obtains Hawkmon & Pokemon Appear

Paimon flew to Takarou and informed him about what had just happened.

"It was expected," Takarou smiled faintly.

"Huh? Owner, from what you're saying, you knew we would be caught?"

Takarou laughed but remained silent.

"Damn it, Owner! You knew and didn't even warn us. Fortunately, it was Amber, someone we know. If it had been members from another knight order, they would have punished us, right?"

The more Paimon thought about it, the angrier she became. She even thought of giving Takarou a nickname.

But Paimon didn't dare because they might come to the comic store to read books in the future. If they offended the boss and couldn't get foodie-themed tablecloths anymore, Paimon's heart would be broken.

"Little Paimon, you're so angry that you didn't even give Owner a nickname?"

Looking at Paimon, who was clearly angry but unable to vent, Lumine couldn't help teasing.

"Hmph! Paimon has her own dignity. It's not like she gives nicknames to everyone she meets."

Paimon put her hands on her hips and looked at Lumine, pretending to be magnanimous.

Lumine shook her head and smiled. She understood what Paimon was thinking. It wasn't that she didn't want to give Owner a nickname; she just didn't dare.

"By the way, Owner, we brought Amber here to read comics."

"Yes, yes, that's right, Owner. Look how good we are to you. Can you..."

"No, it's not allowed. The store has its rules."

"Huh, I haven't finished yet."

Paimon was dumbfounded. How did Owner know what she was thinking before she even said it?

"Little Paimon, I know what you're thinking. You want me to take good care of you so that next time you read comics, you can get the reward of a foodie-themed tablecloth from Doraemon, right?"

"Hehe."

Paimon blushed with embarrassment, crossing her arms.

"I'll say it again. As long as you read comics, you can get rewards, but what rewards you get depend on your luck."

"Um... Owner, can we talk about it?"

"Sorry, no discussions."

"Amber, what manga do you want to read?"

"Um... Jean and Lumine both read Digimon, so I'll read Digimon too."

"Alright, 10,000 moras. You can't take the manga outside, and you can only read it once a day."

"Okay, boss, here's 10,000 moras."

Amber paid the money and then found the Digimon book. She found a seat and sat down quietly to read.

Lumine and Paimon didn't have anything to do, so they chose to stay in the store.

After a little over an hour, Amber finished reading the Digimon manga.

"Owner, I'm done."

"Just a moment."

[Customer Amber, after reading Digimon, receives a reward: Hawkmon.]

"Hawkmon?!"

You see, the initial evolution line for Veemon is Hawkmon.

Amber's reward turned out to be Hawkmon.

Takarou raised an eyebrow and looked at Amber.

This kind-hearted girl was really lucky.

When Hawkmon grows up, it will definitely become Amber's strongest combat power.

"Boss, what's going on?"

Amber blushed when she noticed Takarou's gaze fixed on her.

"Ah, it's nothing."

"Congratulations on obtaining Hawkmon."

As soon as Takarou finished speaking, a flash of white light appeared, and a bird-like creature with yellow feet, gray feathers, and red fur around its eyes, resembling an owl, appeared in front of Amber.

"Squawk!"

Hawkmon, who had just appeared, ran straight to Amber and looked up at her.

"Hello, little guy."

Amber looked at Hawkmon and instantly liked it.

"Squawk!"

Hawkmon also used its head to rub against Amber's leg.

Amber squatted down, picked up Hawkmon, and examined it curiously.

"From today onwards, we are partners!"

"Squawk!"

"Amber actually got a Digimon too!"

Paimon flew over and curiously looked at Hawkmon in Amber's arms.

When Hawkmon saw Paimon flying over, it thought she was food and opened its mouth, trying to eat Paimon.

"Hey, what are you doing? Paimon is not food!"

Paimon flew backward, and Hawkmon missed its target.

"Haha, Paimon was mistaken for food."

"I've said it before, Paimon is not food. Paimon is Paimon!"

Seeing Lumine laughing, Paimon got angry and flew in front of Lumine, pinching her cheeks.

Amber looked at the relationship between Lumine and Paimon, envying their closeness.

"Squawk?"

Hawkmon sensed Amber's emotions and gently placed its claws on Amber's hand, as if comforting her.

"Little guy, thank you."

Amber took a deep breath. Now she had a partner, so there was no need to dwell on unhappy things. At least, not for now.

"Owner, can my Hawkmon evolve?"

"Most Digimon can evolve."

"They have their own evolution lines."

"Unless they are born already at the top of their evolution line, they don't need to evolve."

"Boss, how can my Hawkmon evolve?"

"It's a flying type Digimon, so it needs to rely on the wind element. For the wind element, you can encounter Wind Slimes and Wind Cores in the wild. You can take Hawkmon with you to deal with these two types."

"As long as you defeat or kill them, the wind element they produce can be absorbed by Hawkmon."

"The other method is through battle experience."

Generally, these are the two methods for Digimon to evolve.

"Thank you for your guidance, boss."

"Hey, Owner, how strong is Amber's Hawkmon?"

Lumine was curious about the strength of Digimon. She didn't know how powerful it was, so she asked.

"Hawkmon's evolution line is: Hawkmon → Aquilamon → Garudamon → Valkyrimon."

"If it can evolve into Valkyrimon, even Wind Dragon won't necessarily be able to defeat it."

"????"

"Valkyrimon is that powerful?"

Lumine, Paimon, and Amber were all amazed when they heard Takarou's words.

Could this little guy really grow up to be that powerful?

Hawkmon felt Amber's surprise and looked puzzled.

After all, it was still small and didn't understand human expressions.

"Amber, your Hawkmon is so strong!"

Lumine was filled with envy. If she had such a powerful Digimon, she could rule the Tevyat continent in the future.

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"Hawkmon, you must grow quickly so that we can fly together!"

For Amber, who was the flying champion of Mondstadt, her flying abilities were the strongest in the entire city. However, because of her strong flying abilities, she never encountered any opponents each year. If her Hawkmon could grow up, they could compete with each other. Amber eagerly looked forward to that day.

"Squawk!"

"By the way, Traveler, I approached you today to conduct the flying exam in Mondstadt."

"Flying exam?"

"Yes, in Mondstadt, if you want to use the Wind Glider, you need to take the flying exam."

"Although you have a Wind Glider, without the proof issued by Mondstadt, your Wind Glider is considered unauthorized."

"Oh... When should I take the exam then?"

There was no choice but to follow the rules of the city when they were in someone else's territory. Lumine didn't want to take the risk of being caught by members of other knight orders for not taking the exam.

"How about we go now? It's still early."

"Sure."

"Then, Owner, we'll leave first."

"Well, go ahead."

Amber, accompanied by Lumine and Paimon, left the store.

Now, there was still one customer to attend to in the store, and Takarou could finally receive a reward. He hoped that there would be a customer visiting his store today so that he could obtain the reward.

Just as Takarou was pondering, a man wearing an eye patch entered the store.

"Oh, hello, boss."

Takarou smiled upon seeing Kaeya, the Cryo Cavalry Captain. Back when he was still a newbie, he had used Kaeya to sneak into Inazuma, but got struck by lightning halfway and was forcibly teleported back.

Among the Cryo characters, Kaeya's Cryo abilities lasted a bit longer than the others.

"???" "Owner, I'm not the Cryo Cavalry Captain, I'm Kaeya Alberich, the Cavalry Captain of the Knights of Favonius."

"Well, are you here to read comics?"

"I heard that a comic store opened in Mondstadt, but I never had the time to visit. Today, I happened to have some free time, so I came to check it out."

"I'm curious whether having this comic store in Mondstadt is a good thing or a bad thing."

"Whether it's a good thing or a bad thing depends on your own interpretation."

Takarou shook his head and smiled, paying no attention to Kaeya's thoughts.

"Haha, Owner, I was just joking. Here's 10,000 mora for you."

"The comics are over there. Choose whichever one you want to read."

Kaeya arrived in front of two comic books, rubbing his chin and contemplating which one to read. After hesitating for a while, he finally chose the Doraemon comic.

He came here to relax and satisfy his curiosity about the comic store.

Kaeya held the Doraemon comic book, found a seat, and began reading it slowly. From the first scene, he learned that this robot named Doraemon actually came from the future. Moreover, Doraemon's pocket could produce all kinds of gadgets. That pocket of Doraemon's was really amazing.

If only he had one... But it was just wishful thinking.

"Owner, I've finished reading the comic. Can I obtain Doraemon's pocket from the comic?"

"Oh? Doraemon's pocket?"

Takarou smiled faintly. When he was a child, he had longed for Doraemon's pocket as well. It would be so nice to have one. But such things were just fantasies.

"Kaeya, the rewards for each person reading the comic depend on their own luck."

"Perhaps one day, someone might obtain Doraemon's magical pocket from this comic."

"If you want it, you can come and read the comic every day."

Kaeya nodded. "I have to admit, Doraemon's pocket is indeed amazing."

"If someone obtains it one day, their own abilities would probably become very strong."

"Owner, what about my reward?"

[Customer Kaeya, after reading Doraemon, receives the reward: Determination Concrete.]

"Your reward is Determination Concrete: Drinking this concrete will enable even the weakest-willed person to persistently hold onto their determination."

"Determination Concrete? Drinking it will strengthen one's determination?"

Kaeya muttered to himself as he looked at the bottle that suddenly appeared in his hand. It wouldn't be of much use to him, but it might be helpful for those who struggle to make up their minds.

Should he bring it back and let his foster brother try it?

Kaeya had a great relationship with Diluc, and having something made him think of his foster brother.

"Well, Owner, I won't disturb you any longer. I'll take my leave."

Thinking of this, Kaeya said to Takarou and left.

[Congratulations! Task 2 completed: 10 customers visited the New Century Comic Store.]

[Task 2: Serve 10 customers and receive a comic draw. Completed 1 out of 1, available to draw. Would you like to draw?]

Finally, ten customers had been served. Takarou was excited upon hearing the system's voice. There were no other customers in the store at the moment, so when else would he draw?

"System, start the draw."

[Drawing in progress.]

[Congratulations! You have obtained the comic book: Detective Conan.]

[Congratulations! You have obtained a hidden item: Mewtwo!]

"Hmm?"

"There's even a hidden item? System, what's going on?"

Takarou was momentarily stunned when he saw that he had obtained a hidden item.

[Hidden items are randomly triggered.]

The system explained.

Randomly triggered? So, if his luck was good next time, would he also randomly trigger and obtain something?

A flash of white light, and a Mewtwo with a long tail, mostly white in color, appeared in front of Takarou.

Looking at this creature, Takarou's breath hitched. Mewtwo, in the world of Pokémon, was among the top three in terms of power, and it was an artificial creation. Even legendary Pokémon and protagonist teams couldn't defeat it. In Pokémon: The Power of Us, Mewtwo demonstrated overwhelming combat strength and various superpowers such as remote object teleportation, weather manipulation, creation through thoughts, time reversal, memory alteration, and mind control.

In addition to its incredible power, it also displayed high intelligence. It used its power to construct a high-tech castle, created a Mewtwo Ball with performance far surpassing that of a Master Ball, and rewrote the operating program of the automatic cloning machine.