At Lumine and Paimon, followed Zhongli to choose Night-Befall Stone.
At the New Century Comic Store, Bennett arrived. It had been quite a while since he last visited.Now, Bennett came to the comic store for two reasons. Firstly, to thank Mr. Owner because he was able to obtain the desired poker at Mr. Owner's comic store. His streak of bad luck seemed to have improved, even if just a little. Although it was only a small improvement, it was already satisfying for Bennett.
Apart from thanking Mr. Owner, the second reason was naturally to browse the comics at the store. As soon as Bennett stepped into the New Century Comic Store, he saw Takarou resting.
"Mr. Owner, long time no see." Takarou heard the voice, opened his eyes, and discovered it was Bennett. He smiled faintly.
"So it's Bennett, indeed it's been quite some time."
"How have you been lately?" Bennett scratched his head shyly. "Hehe, thanks to Mr. Owner, my luck has improved a bit since I got the poker I wanted."
"Oh, that's good to hear."
"I came here today to thank Mr. Owner and also to read some comics."
"No need to thank me. After all, you were able to obtain the reward by yourself."
"If you really want to thank me, just come and read comics here regularly." Takarou smiled slightly.
Mora? He didn't really need much of it on a regular basis. After all, since obtaining the Gourmet's Dining Table, he rarely ate out. Instead of giving him Mora as a token of gratitude, it would be more practical for Bennett to visit the comic store more often.
Besides, as long as the comic store's customer count increased, he would also receive rewards, right?
"Mr. Owner, even though I say that, without Mr. Owner's comic store, I wouldn't have been able to obtain the reward."
"Mr. Owner, this is frozen pork I found on the Dragonspine. They say it's very delicious."
"Also, I found some minerals on the Dragonspine. Here." Takarou didn't accept the minerals Bennett offered but took the frozen pork instead.
When playing the game, during Xiangling's legendary quest in Springvale, the people there seemed to be very satisfied with frozen pork. As for the taste, Takarou didn't know, but now he had the chance to try it. Seeing Takarou declining, Bennett reluctantly took back the minerals.
Then he looked at the bookshelves and was surprised to find so many books in the store since he hadn't been there for a long time.
"Mr. Owner, can I read all these comic books?"
"As long as they are on the bookshelves, you can read them all."
Takarou nodded and smiled.
"As for which book you want to read, I can help you choose, or you can choose by yourself."
"Um... Mr. Owner, I'll manage by myself. I don't want to trouble you." After thinking for a moment, Bennett picked up the Pokémon book.
Seeing Bennett picking up the Pokémon book, Takarou smiled faintly. Given Bennett's luck, if he were to obtain a Pokémon, it might be affected by Bennett's streak of bad luck. However, some Pokémon in the Pokémon world seemed to be favored by luck. If Bennett could obtain one of those, it might change his luck.
But then again, it was hard to say. After all, his luck was... Well, it was just too peculiar. Even with such bad luck, Bennett didn't give up. His personality was quite cheerful. If it were someone else, they might not have been able to endure it for so long. After paying with Mora, Bennett picked up the Pokémon and started reading it earnestly.
As he read the Pokémon book, he saw Ash and Pikachu embarking on an adventure. Bennett felt a bit envious. After all, he often went on adventures himself. However, due to his constitution, one by one, his companions in the adventure team had left him, leaving Bennett to support the team alone.
If it weren't for Klee's help, Bennett's adventure team would have been disbanded long ago. If he had a Pokémon that could accompany him on adventures, perhaps he wouldn't feel so lonely on the road.
But as he thought about it, Bennett shook his head with a wry smile. With his constitution, if he really had a Pokémon, even the Pokémon would be plagued by bad luck.
In that case, would he be harming it? After a while, Bennett finished reading the Pokémon comic book. He returned the comic book to the shelf and then approached Takarou.
[Customer Bennett, after reading Pokémon, you have obtained a reward: Togepi.]
Soon, a creature that resembled an egg in appearance, predominantly bright yellow in color, appeared.
Its eyes were black, and it had five spike-like protrusions on top of its head that would come together when it slept. Most of its body was covered in an eggshell, with some red and blue triangular patterns. It had short, thick arms and round feet, with two toes and a semicircular brown pad on the sole.It appeared in front of Bennett.
"Mr. Owner, what is this?"
Looking at this creature with an egg for its lower body and an animal for its upper body, Bennett was very curious.
"Its name is Togepi. Togepi often makes people who encounter it in the wild mistake it for a moving egg. Its innocent smile has a healing effect on people's hearts. It can convert the warmth and joy that everyone feels into happiness, and it is said to be filled with happiness inside its shell. It is a symbol of good luck, and if you treat it gently, it will share its luck with you. There is a rumor that if you can make a sleeping Togepi stand up properly, you will become happy"
"A Pokémon that brings good luck?"
Takarou nodded slightly. Although Togepi was still small and not very powerful, being able to bring good luck was already great for Bennett.
"Togepi~" As soon as Togepi appeared and saw Bennett, it waved its little hands.
"So adorable!" Although Togepi looked small, it was incredibly cute.
"Pikachu~" When Pikachu heard Togepi's voice, it immediately jumped over.
"Togepi~" Pikachu came to Togepi's side and hugged it directly.
Seeing this scene, Takarou smiled warmly. In the world of Pokémon, Pikachu was like Togepi's big brother, always taking care of Togepi. If Togepi wasn't in a good mood, Pikachu would even play with it to make it happy. It had to be said that being able to witness this scene after coming to this world brought great joy to Takarou.
However, compared to Pikachu and Togepi, Mewtwo on the side was much more aloof
"Alright, Pikachu, Togepi belongs to Bennett, so give it back to him."
Bennett looked at Pikachu and Togepi being so close to each other.
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"Mr. Owner, how about I leave Togepi here in the store?"
"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Takarou glanced at Bennett with confusion.
"Togepi seems to really like being with Pikachu, and Pikachu also likes Togepi."
"If I were to take it with me, I would often go on adventures."
"But if my bad luck were to rub off on Togepi and it got hurt, that wouldn't be good."
"After all, my constitution is a factor."
Togepi was so adorable that Bennett naturally wanted to keep it by his side. However, he was also worried that Togepi might get hurt if it followed him.
"I explained the situation with Togepi earlier."
"Actually, your bad luck constitution can also change.And Togepi can bring you good luck. Who knows, if you have this little guy with you, other things might happen."
Takarou shook his head and smiled. He understood Bennett's concerns. However, Pokémon were naturally much more resilient than other animals. So there was no need to worry. Perhaps having Togepi with him would lead to different outcomes?
"Regardless, this Pokémon you obtained is yours, and you are its trainer. Leaving it with me is no big deal."
Upon hearing Takarou's words, Bennett realized that it made sense. After all, the Pokémon was now his. If Togepi really got hurt in the wild due to his bad luck constitution, he could bring it back to Mr. Owner's store. But for now, since they hadn't even tried it, what if Togepi wasn't affected by the bad luck constitution?
"Alright then, Mr. Owner, I understand."
"In that case, I'll take Togepi with me."
"Sure, go ahead. I wish you all the best."
"Also, Pokémon have evolution paths."
"You can use those more precious minerals to train it."
"As for what kind of evolution path it can reach, it depends on how good of minerals you can provide."
"Okay, Mr. Owner, I'll remember that."
"Togepi, let's go."
Bennett squatted down, looking at the adorable little creature, and extended his hand to hold it in his arms. It had to be said that Togepi was truly adorable.
Even the other Pokémon in the Pokémon world, when they saw Togepi, couldn't bear to harm it. After a while, Bennett left the New Century Comic Store while holding Togepi. However, he hadn't been gone for long when Lisa also arrived at the comic store.
"Oh, Mr. Owner, long time no see."
Upon seeing Takarou, Lisa had a cheerful smile on her face. Seeing this intellectual older sister, Takarou smiled faintly.
"Lisa, I haven't seen you at the store much lately."
"I've been busy lately. But speaking of you, I heard from Acting Grand Master Jean that the two of you went on a date to Liyue."
"Um... Lisa, you can't just say things like that. Jean is the Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius. If your words were heard by someone else, they might spread rumors."
"Oh, I didn't expect Mr. Owner to be considerate of Jean like that."
"But I must say, Jean really enjoys going on outings with Mr. Owner to Liyue."
"It's not a date, we just went to visit Liyue."
"If Lisa wants to go, it's not impossible."
"Is this Mr. Owner's invitation?"
Takarou waved his hand. Lisa's words were a bit hard to handle.
"Alright, Lisa, why did you come to my comic store today?"
"Can't I come to Mr. Owner's comic store just to sit and chat?"
"I actually wanted to chat with Mr. Owner, have some tea or something, but it seems like Mr. Owner isn't very welcoming, which makes me sad." After saying that, Lisa even made a pretense of a sad expression.
"Oh, Lisa can come to the store and sit anytime. If you get tired from playing, you can rest here too."
Although it was a bit hard to handle, Takarou wasn't afraid. He had often seen those jokes and learned how people would try to flirt with girls online. If Lisa continued, Takarou could even start flirting, and at that point, Lisa might find it hard to resist.
"Oh, Mr. Owner, really."
"Alright, Mr. Owner, I did come to the comic store today to read some comics. By the way, there are also some things I wanted to ask Mr. Owner."
"Then go ahead and read the comics first. After you finish, you can ask me anything."
"Okay." Lisa smiled slightly and then went to the bookshelf.
She looked at the comic books on the shelf. Then she took the Digimon comic book. Since Acting Grand Master Jean obtained the Flower Fairy Digimon last time, the Flower Fairy Digimon could still help Acting Grand Master Jean. Lisa saw this and also hoped to obtain a little companion for herself so that it could help her in her daily life.
So she took the Digimon comic book. Through the Digimon comic book, Lisa also understood the world of Digimon. It had to be said that the world of Digimon had a fantastic concept. Lisa usually read novels as well. But the novels in Mondstadt and Liyue didn't seem to have very big ideas.
Only the Inazuma novels had some big ideas. However, many of Inazuma's novels were about that fox and the Raiden Shogun. After a while, Lisa finished reading the Digimon comic book.She stood up, placed the comic book back on the shelf, and then approached Takarou.
[Customer Lisa, after reading Digimon comic book, you have obtained a reward: Witchmon.]
"Oh, it's a female Digimon?" Upon hearing the system's reward, Takarou was slightly surprised.
You see, most people who obtained rewards from the Digimon comic book got animal-type Digimon. But Lisa had obtained Witchmon.
However, Lisa was also known as the Witch of Rose, and if she paired up with Witchmon...
"Tsk tsk..." The scene that would create. As a beam of light flashed by, a female figure with a broom appeared in front of Lisa.
"???" Lisa looked at this woman with a puzzled expression.
"Who are you?"
"I am Witchmon. You can call me Witch or Witchmon. You are my owner, Lisa, right?"
"Yes, I am indeed Lisa, but..."
"Mr. Owner, why is the Digimon I obtained a witch?"
"What reward each person can obtain depends on their luck, and I can't interfere with that."
Takarou shook his head and smiled. He couldn't really explain this kind of thing.
"Oh, I see..." Lisa looked at this witch with a broom, wearing a tight red outfit, a red hat, and blonde hair.
Since it was the reward she obtained, what else could she do with Witchmon?Naturally, she would bring her back. Moreover, she was a female, a witch. Perhaps she and Witchmon could have a good conversation.
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"Then I'll call you Witch from now on."
"Alright." Witchmon nodded.
Lisa was her owner, so it didn't matter what she was called as long as it wasn't something unpleasant.
"You said you are a witch, so in your world, do all the people there use magic?"
Lisa was very curious about this.
"My hometown is Witchelny, an alternate dimension of the Digital World. Most Digimon there strive to become great sorcerers, like Wizardmon and Witchmon."
Witchelny's magic was also known as advanced programming language and consisted of four elements: fire, earth, water, and wind. Digimon in that area at least mastered one or more types of magic.
"VoltexWarrior" is an organization in Witchelny. They fight using weapons created with wind magic and are led by a duke-level Digimon known as the "Wind Duke."
In ancient Witchelny, magic (advanced programming language) wasn't well-developed, and they had no strategy to protect themselves from foreign invasions. When the Wind Duke appeared on the path to the world's destruction, they suddenly repelled the invaders.
"Fire, earth, water, and wind elements?"
"It's somewhat similar to the continent of Teyvat."
"But in your world, is it also necessary to use the Vision like in our world?"
"Vision? What's that? My homeland doesn't need to use a Vision at all." Witchmon shook her head, not understanding what the Vision was.
"Then it seems that only the continent of Teyvat uses the Vision." Lisa nodded, realizing that the concept of the Vision didn't exist in other worlds.
"Alright, Witch, why don't you sit aside for a while? Mr. Owner and I have something to talk about."
"Okay." Witchmon nodded and sat on a chair, curiously observing the comic store.
"I actually wanted to get a Digimon to help me with my tasks, but I never expected to actually obtain one, and it's even a witch, a sorceress."
"It seems that from now on, I can have a good conversation about magic with the witch."
"Mr. Owner, do you know what I'm thinking?"
"I can't read minds, so how would I know what you're thinking?"
Upon hearing Lisa's teasing remark, Takarou gave her a blank look.
"It wouldn't be bad to have an understanding cutie."
Lisa suddenly glanced at Takarou with a flirtatious expression.
(A cute understanding one? I actually wanted an intellectual older sister.)
"Alright, Lisa, don't you have something else to talk to me about?"
"Oh, Mr. Owner, are you already annoyed after a few sentences? I have many things to discuss with you."
"I don't know if Mr. Owner is interested in Jean's childhood stories. If you are, we can have a cup of tea together another day and have a deeper conversation."
"A deeper conversation? Lisa, what kind of deeper conversation do you have in mind?"
Takarou raised an eyebrow, looking at Lisa with a half-smile. If Lisa wanted to go that way, he was not against it. He had learned many jokes if it really came to that. He wasn't afraid at all.
"Well, how would Mr. Owner like to have a deeper conversation?"
"What kind of deeper conversation do you want, Lisa? It's not that I'm against it, but I'm just worried that you might end up being the one at a disadvantage."
"At a disadvantage?"
"Oh, so that's what Mr. Owner meant."
"But, you're too young. You're not my type." Lisa said with a smile.
"You won't know until you try." Takarou also smiled.
At that moment, Noelle walked into the comic store.
"Mr. Owner, Lisa, you're here too."
Noelle greeted Takarou as she entered the store, and upon seeing Lisa, she also greeted her.
"Noelle, why are you here?"
Lisa was slightly surprised to see Noelle. Noelle was usually very busy. After all, whenever someone in Mondstadt needed help, they would call out for Noelle, and she would appear.
"Captain Jean thought I've been too busy lately, so he gave me a day off. I didn't have anything to do at home, so I came to the comic store to take a look." Noelle explained.
"I see."
"And who is this?"
Lisa looked at the beautiful woman standing beside Noelle, with eight wings on her back, feeling puzzled. Angewomon, Lisa had never seen her before.
"Lisa, she's Angewomon, formerly known as Gatomon."
"Gatomon? She evolved into Angewomon? Noelle, you're progressing quite fast."
"Well..." Upon hearing Lisa's compliment, Noelle suddenly felt a bit embarrassed.
"So, you're Angewomon?" Witchmon walked over and curiously observed Angewomon.
"And you are Witchmon?" Angewomon glanced at Witchmon and stated her name.
"Witchmon?"
"Lisa, is she the reward you obtained from the Digimon comic?"
"Yes, she's the reward I obtained. I now call her Witch."
"Hello, Witch." Noelle politely greeted Witchmon.
"Hello." Witchmon also greeted Noelle.
"I didn't expect that Digimon would also know each other."
"Noelle, are you here to read comics today?"
Takarou looked at Noelle with a smile. Whether it was when they used to play games together or now in Teyvat, he liked this girl.
After all, who wouldn't like such a kind-hearted girl?
"Yes, Mr. Owner, I'm here to read comics, and I also want to thank you."
"After obtaining Gatomon from the comic store, Gatomon has helped me a lot on our journey and accompanied me as I grew. Now that Gatomon has evolved into Angewomon, her help is even greater."
"If it weren't for your comic store, I wouldn't have obtained Angewomon at all."
In situations where Noelle couldn't solve things on her own, Angewomon would be there to help, and they would work together to resolve them.
For Noelle, although Angewomon was a Digimon, she felt more like an older sister. Because Angewomon understood certain things even better than Noelle did. So when faced with certain situations, Noelle would discuss and consult with Angewomon.
"Gatomon being able to evolve into Angewomon is thanks to you."
"It's all because of you that she was able to evolve into Angewomon. It has nothing to do with me; I'm just the owner of a comic store."
"You don't have to thank me, really." Takarou smiled faintly.
"No, it's different. After all, Gatomon was obtained from your comic store. Without your comic store, I wouldn't have obtained Gatomon or the current Angewomon. So I really want to thank you for this matter."
"Mr. Owner, if you have anything you need me to do, just let me know." After saying that, Noelle looked at Takarou expectantly.