First Battle

"Amber, sorry for the wait. To be honest, I didn't think you would stay." As promised, after meeting with Lena, I went to the courtyard to see Amber sitting on a bench, petting her Purrolin.

"I didn't wait long at all. Now that you're here, why don't you relax before we fight? Meeting with the president isn't something anyone could do." For some reason, I could sense a negative emotion coming from Amber. Was she feeling jealous?

"The meeting wasn't too tiring. I quite enjoyed it." I ignored how she felt and told her how I felt about the meeting. I enjoyed meeting with Lena, and because of it, I now have a clear path to achieving my goal.

"Could you tell me about it? Unless it's a secret, I understand if you don't tell." The negative she felt was still there, and she acted impishly, knowing what she was doing.

"It's no secret. Miss Lena just wanted to renew our contract. Seeing how much I had improved, she thought it was better if I got a larger share of the earnings from what I promote." I didn't tell her about the trainer part, which was unnecessary.

"I see..." She unconsciously sighed, not knowing that I could tell how she felt.

"Since we rested well enough, why don't we begin the battle? Both your Snivy and my Purrolin are ready to battle." With both of us ready, we made our way to the field, facing each other in a battle.

Both Snivy and Purrolin stood in position and were ready to battle. Amber and I didn't need to speak of the rules, as a Pokemon fainting alone should be the end of it.

Soon, the background music of the Pokemon battle started to play in my head.

"Are you ready? If so, I will be making the first move."

"Purrolin! Use fake out!" Purrolin rushed into my Snivy with a quick move.

"Snivy, counter it with twister!" Purrolin sped up and jumped right in front of Snivy. Before it could clap its paws and make my Snivy flinch, Snivy's move created a small tornado that hit Purrloin, making it back off.

"Purrolin!!!" Amber yelled, and her heart ached at seeing Purrolin hurt.

"Snivy, take the momentum and use glare and mean look!" Since the twister had a direct and critical hit, the Purrolin flew back and was flinched by my attack. Both glare and mean look scared, Purrolin immobilizing my target.

"Purrolin, snap out of it and use sand attack!" Her Pokemon, paralyzed by glare, froze at her command, and this mistake was what it took.

"Snivy, use tackle, then iron tail!" The Purrolin flung back earlier by the twister didn't move it too far.

About three meters between the two Pokemon, my Snivy tackled the Purrolin, pushing it back. And with the tackle landing, Snivy listened to my second command and charged at it, doing a flip using its tail as a finisher.

With style, Snivy's vertical flip, which had five rotations, landed on Purrolin's forehead, ending the battle.

It was great that my Snivy wasn't at that stage where it could cause a dent in the ground at its current strength. Otherwise, I might have caused Purrolin to have brain damage.

"PURROLIN!!!" Amber screamed in shock, seeing the devastation of her defeat.

"Well done, Snivy." I petted its head and encouraged it, doing a mini celebration for our first victory.

Our first battle was short. Amber and I were new to this, but my ability to command my Pokemon was superior.

"Is your Purrolin alright? I have an oran berry on me if it ever needs it." Not only was Oran Berry a great treat, but it also helped Pokemon recover. Carrying an oran berry was a golden rule of thumb for new trainers.

Seeing Amber didn't reject such a notion, I fed the oran berry to the weakened Purrolin. Once it took a bite, it greedily ate it, almost making it fully recover.

"Thank you for letting my Purrloin have your oran berry." There was no need to thank me, as Snivy was the one who beat it up.

I think I traumatized Amber in a Pokemon battle. The defeat she tasted was brutal for a first-timer. Not because there was any major harm or anything, but because the mental trauma dealt with her confidence.

"Thank you for the battle." Immediately after saying that, she left.

I wouldn't be surprised if she wanted to cry. If I had been defeated similarly, I would have felt despair.

"Snivy, since tomorrow will be a big day, why don't we celebrate your first victory? I know a place that you might like." Snivy curiously wondered what place I had in mind, and all I could do was smile to leave it wondering.

Snivy was confused by where we were walking to a massage parlor, but I could guarantee it wouldn't be disappointing.

As a week-old, I had never taken Snivy to a place where it could relax. When I take a model job, I must listen to the photographer and pose. Sometimes, I have to pose unnaturally, to the point where I can feel my body becoming stiff.

Not only could I show Snivy a place to relax, but it would also help me relax. To be honest, I had never gone to a massage parlor.

This would also be a new experience for me, but with Snivy with me, I was less nervous and entered the parlor.

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"This is bliss." I was worried for nothing, and with a professional female massager, I felt my body becoming more relaxed and flexible. I was now in a foot bath, waiting for Snivy to finish.

Snivy had his place, one made for grass-type Pokemon. It was amazing how innovative one could be when business was included. For Snivy's relaxation, they had herbs made for grass types and aromatherapy, and a grassy terrain was made for one.

Watching how Snivy reacted, I can confidently say that coming here would benefit its mental health. While the price may be pricy, I wasn't stingy with my money as long as I felt I would be happy with the things I bought.

After the relaxation, I returned to the orphanage, waiting for tomorrow's test.