Chapter 31

"Store manager, please help me take a look at this Pokémon..."

Huh?

Alright, Miss Keqing, just stay quiet while I rub Childe's face in this.

Takumi raised his head and looked at the Pokédex Keqing held up and the picture on it:

"Ralts!"

Oh haha.

Why did you show up so quickly, Ralts!

I declare that after today, Miss Keqing will return to the mainstream version of Teyvat!

"Miss Keqing, you are really lucky. Ralts is a Fairy-type and Psychic-type Pokémon. It comes with the ability Telepathy when it hatches, allowing you to communicate directly and seamlessly with your initial Pokémon."

"And when it evolves into Gardevoir, it becomes both beautiful and powerful. It can predict the future, use Teleport, and even activate powerful psychic abilities to create a small black hole..."

Takumi couldn't help but tell the story of Diantha, the Kalos region Champion, and her Gardevoir partner.

"More importantly, the Fairy type is the absolute nemesis of Dragon types."

"Plus, with Psychic abilities, I'm afraid future trainers like Hu Tao, who specialize in Dragon-type Pokémon, will avoid you."

The system's value assessment was the same as that of the starter Pokémon.

And given the example of Childe's increasingly underwhelming results, coupled with Keqing's straightforward personality, she nodded decisively: "Ten million Mora? I'll take it."

Takumi returned to the breeding room and brought the Pokémon for Keqing.

"Ralts is here."

Keqing's eyes were full of anticipation.

Suddenly, her eyes sparkled.

Unlike the other Pokémon, this time, Takumi held Ralts with both hands.

Ralts was small—even when fully grown, it was only half a meter tall. Now, in its newly hatched stage, it was barely ten centimeters tall.

It had a pure white body, almost humanoid in shape. Its green hair resembled a bowl cut, with long green bangs that covered most of its face, hiding its eyes.

Takumi held it in his hands.

It looked like a little princess wearing a white dress dancing on his palms.

Takumi brought Ralts to Keqing.

"Ralts, listen to your trainer from now on."

This Ralts was timid and shy. It covered its face with its slender hands.

But Ralts did not resist Keqing.

When Takumi handed it to Keqing, it realized that it was being held by another pair of soft, fragrant palms. While standing there, Ralts covered its face with its hands and peeked through a gap.

In that gap, a big, clear, beautiful eye looked shyly and curiously at its future owner.

Coincidentally, Keqing also moved her face closer, observing Ralts up close.

The eyes of the trainer and the baby Pokémon met suddenly.

Ralts panicked instantly. Its white face turned bright red, and it quickly hid its head between its hands.

"Ralts~~!"

Ralts' cry fell on Andre and Childe's ears. To them, it sounded no different from any other Pokémon, and they couldn't understand it.

But when it reached Keqing's ears, she instantly "understood" Ralts' meaning in her mind.

"Master~~!"

Ralts' timid and sweet voice immediately filled Keqing's eyes with joy.

"Is this 'Telepathy'?"

"I can actually communicate with such a young Pokémon!"

Now, Keqing had no doubts about Takumi's previous stories while advertising and selling the Pokémon.

That Gardevoir—the Kalos region Champion Diantha's best partner.

Perhaps I can train Ralts to that level!

Yuheng of Liyue, Keqing, was always seen as serious, strong, and unsmiling by the people of Liyue.

But now, Keqing's happy and joyful smile hung on her face.

Anyone could see her sincerity at this moment. At the same time, Ralts, influenced by Keqing's emotions, leaned close to her and snuggled into her arms, its little face reflecting the same joy as its trainer.

Damn!

This is so heartwarming.

Seeing the harmonious scene between trainer and Pokémon...

Childe felt a pang of regret.

Why did I make that vow, and why did I insist on choosing only a pseudo-legendary Dragon-type?

The "Fennekin" starter from earlier was actually great and worth training.

Then Childe looked back fiercely at Andre, the Northland Bank manager beside him.

Andre, who was busy coaxing the Trapinch that had woken up in his arms, heard the "Chomp chomp" cry of the Trapinch and couldn't help wondering:

"Are you hungry? But you just drank a bottle of Moomoo Milk."

Seeing his subordinate with a Pokémon he liked, the warm atmosphere broke Childe's resolve.

"Store manager, can I go back and choose the 'Fennekin' from earlier?"

He clasped his hands together pleadingly.

As expected, it was Childe—acting dramatically as always.

When Takumi saw the "Young Master" from the Fatui standing there solemnly with his palms together, as if praying, he couldn't help but step back awkwardly but politely.

"Sorry."

"I did try to advise you."

Childe turned to stone, "Ha..."

"In fact, if you're only aiming for pseudo-legendary or Dragon-types, you can wait until next week's reset to try again."

"But if you do that, you'll lose a week of training time."

"Now is the time for the first batch of trainers to get ahead of each other."

"The stronger you are, the further you'll go and the richer rewards you'll earn in the upcoming Liyue Trainer's Sword Trial Competition."

Trainer Sword Trial Competition!

Pokémon Battle!

Childe, a martial arts fanatic, felt as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

"Alright, then... I'll take it!"

Childe almost gritted his teeth as he raised his Pokédex again, pointing to the fifth-drawn "Ice Vulpix" on the screen:

"How much? I want it."

"Two million Mora."

Before going to pick up the Pokémon, Takumi patted Childe on the shoulder comfortingly.

"The fighting power of Ice Vulpix and Alolan Ninetales is not weak. Maybe you'll have a disciplined Pokémon that trains hard, levels up fast, and learns many skills..."

"Perhaps it can reach the level of a Champion contender."

After handing Ice Vulpix to Childe and settling the payment with Keqing and Andre, Takumi opened the SR purple card he had received from the ten consecutive draws.

Among them, one upgrade module card stood out:

"Dr. Oak's Second-Generation Pokédex Upgrade Technology – Mobile Version with Function Expansion."

Takumi used this upgrade module card.

Beep!

All collected Pokédexes were instantly upgraded.

"Oh, by the way, the Pokédex function has been updated. I'm about to create a customer group chat."

"Let me add all of you..."