Thunder Town, and the Agreement with Breeder Dazao

Leaving the Pokémon Center.

"Let's go back."

Today, Cain didn't go to the black market; he went straight home with Ditto.

On the way, Ditto didn't dare to look directly at Cain, and the atmosphere was heavy and suffocating.

"We don't have dinner tonight."

When they got home, Cain plopped down on a chair.

Ditto blinked, looking somewhat puzzled.

"Remember, I am your Trainer, and you are my Pokémon. We share the same honor and disgrace. If you make a mistake, I will suffer too, so we'll bear the punishment together."

Cain's words were resolute and powerful.

Ditto seemed to understand.

"Rest now."

For the first time, Cain went to bed early, but he couldn't fall asleep as he was famished.

However, it was all worth it. He could see from Ditto's eyes that this Pokémon would be loyal to him from now on, and that was what mattered most.

He fell asleep in a daze.

Throughout the night, Cain woke up several times due to hunger, but it didn't waver his resolve.

In his previous life as a Pokémon hunter, it was common to sleep outdoors and sometimes go a whole day without eating in pursuit of prey. Perhaps his current body was still young and not as resistant to hunger.

He held on until morning and went through his usual morning routine.

"Come out, Ditto. It's time for breakfast."

Three bottles of milk, and no extra portion due to skipping dinner the night before. Punishment had to have meaning.

Downstairs, the ATM.

This was his third attempt at guessing his bank card PIN, and he still failed. Cain could predict the outcome for the next four attempts. It seemed his plan in this regard was flawed.

No matter, today he would visit Breeder Dazao's Nursery. If all went well, he could save quite a bit of money.

On his way, Cain visited Thunder Town for the second time.

When he arrived at Dazao's Nursery, it had just opened for the day.

Cain walked straight in and greeted Dazao.

Breeder Dazao was overjoyed.

"Isn't this the young man who came a few days ago? Your name is Cain, right? How is it going? Did you resolve the issue with your work permit?"

"Still not done?"

Cain shook his head.

"So you agree to let me adopt you then."

"Mr. Dazao, you are an upright person, so today I want to make a deal with you."

Cain ignored Dazao's kindness and got straight to the point.

"A deal?"

Dazao was a bit puzzled, thinking that the kid might have lost his mind to bring up a deal.

Cain was prepared for Dazao's doubts, as he had no authority in his words.

"Yes, I have a set of Pokémon breeding methods for inheriting moves here. Take a look and see if it's valuable."

After saying that, Cain handed over the prepared inheritance pairing chart to Dazao.

Venomoth and Ariados can inherit Disable through breeding.

Beedrill and Ariados can inherit Double Needles and Toxic Spikes through breeding.

Scolipede and Ariados can inherit Baton Pass and Megahorn through breeding.

After three generations, Ariados can learn all these moves through inheritance.

"Great, great! An Ariados bred like this will definitely sell well, maybe even be bought directly by the League."

Dazao couldn't help but praise after looking at it. But then he looked at Cain.

A seven or eight-year-old child, how could he know these things? It felt a bit off.

"Cain, where did you get this information, and is it reliable?"

Dazao's doubts were completely normal, as no one would easily believe a child's words.

"Absolutely reliable. My father was a researcher in this field, but unfortunately, he passed away. So I want to fulfill his wish by breeding a three-generation inherited Ariados."

Cain spoke convincingly, and Dazao began to waver.

Cain seized the opportunity, "Mr. Dazao, it's actually easy to verify the authenticity of this list. Just try it out with a pair of Pokémon, and you'll know. You won't lose anything, and even if it's wrong, they just won't inherit these moves."

"That's true. I won't lose anything anyway. But since you've brought me this inheritance method, what do you want in return?"

"Just as my father wished, I only want a male and a female Ariados with three generations of inheritance."

Cain said this with a straight face, bluffing.

"Three generations of breeding would take more than two years. Aren't you afraid I'll back out then?"

Dazao joked.

"That's why we should sign an agreement, so we both feel secure."

Although Dazao was a benefactor from his previous life and had top-notch character, it was better not to trust anyone in this world, because people can change.

"It's for the best."

Dazao took out a pen and paper, drafted an agreement, and both parties signed and fingerprinted it.

Cain carefully put away the agreement, having outsourced the most tedious parts of his Drapion and Ariados's early development.

"Unfortunately Scolipede is quite rare in the Johto area," Dazao said.

"But they are quite common in the Unova. I believe this shouldn't be a problem for Mr. Dazao."

Cain said this, of course, to wash his hands of the matter.

"You're so young, yet you can be so ruthless. That's impressive."

As an old businessman, Dazao found the temperament displayed by the child in front of him incredible.

Dazao and Cain both got what they needed, a win-win situation.

However, the genetic information Cain provided to Dazao was harmless.

The most crucial step was in Cain's hands.

To breed a toxic Drapion, he needed to breed a normal Drapion with a Tentacruel for 3 generations until he gets the Skorupi eggs.

Of course, Cain had to do the breeding himself.

Once the Toxic Drapion was bred, the Toxic Ariados would soon follow. All that was needed was to mate a mature male Toxic Drapion with a third-generation female Ariados, then screen the resulting Spinarak eggs.

Of course, this was at least three years away.

In Thunder Town, Dazao insisted on treating Cain to lunch and gave him 10,000 pokedollars when they parted.

Cain didn't refuse the money, knowing full well that Dazao's profits from the deal far exceeded 10,000 pokedollars.

In his previous life, Cain had published a theory on genetics based on his knowledge of the Pokémon encyclopedia. In this life, he would incorporate that knowledge into his money-making ventures.

No current researchers were devoted to studying genetics, so many obscure cross-regional genetic groups remained undeveloped. This was Cain's breakthrough point and a milestone in his planning for the League 700 years later.

Back home, Cain first stored the agreement with Dazao and the property deed together as valuable items, knowing that they wouldn't be needed for a while.

He kept the cash in an accessible place, and with the 10,000 pokedollars Dazao gave him today, he had exactly 37,400 pokedollars left.

Cain took 400 pokedollars and went out. Children shouldn't carry too much money, and they should never flaunt their wealth, a principle that held true everywhere.

Destination: the Eastern Plains, Ditto training.