Roadblock

However, the second type of customers is different.

Most of them are locals, and they tend to be influenced by subjective impressions and external evaluations when choosing a Day Care to buy Pokémon.

YoYo Day Care has been rooted in Verdanturf Town for many years, so long that most of the town's residents can't recall a time without it. They remember that YoYo Day Care has been part of Verdanturf Town since their earliest memories.

Although YoYo Day Care isn't large in scale and isn't widely famous, it has an excellent reputation in Verdanturf Town.

This positive reputation owes much to Yuga's maternal lineage, which has worked diligently for generations.

Among the second type of customers, many are affluent individuals who spare no expense when purchasing Pokémon. If they find a Pokémon they like, they're willing to spend, even if the Pokémon doesn't have exceptional potential.

Verdanturf Town is a renowned healing haven in the Hoenn Region, so there are many wealthy individuals in the town. They also frequent YoYo Day Care.

Yuga's first batch of Pokémon were bought by her mother's acquaintances in the local Senatorium, all introduced by Granny Lanca. Even now, many of them regularly visit YoYo Day Care to purchase Pokéblocks for their Pokémon.

In the past, ordinary households rarely raised Pokémon. However, as human society and Pokémon integration continued to deepen, more ordinary families started keeping Pokémon.

Currently, the second type of customers is the main target of both YoYo Day Care and Truly Adorable Day Care.

In reality, YoYo Day Care doesn't hold an absolute advantage in this regard.

Although YoYo Day Care has the advantage of being a local business, it doesn't excel in the variety of Pokémon species available.

Since the Ecopark was established, YoYo Day Care hasn't procured Pokémon from other sources and has maintained a self-sustaining model, limiting the variety of Pokémon in the store.

However, Pokémon like Trapinch, Gligar, and Clauncher are very popular species, and YoYo Day Care's business has consistently performed well. Furthermore, these three Pokémon, even with their potentials below green, are reasonably priced, making them accessible to ordinary people.

In fact, Yuga has been considering adding Grass-type Pokémon to the inventory.

Due to Florges's uniqueness, Yuga's Grass-type Pokémon easily awaken the rare ability, Grassy Terrain.

This ability is not only popular among trainers but can also be promoted to benefit the local farmers in Verdanturf Town.

Verdanturf Town is a legitimate agricultural town, with the majority of its residents being farmers. Having Grass-type Pokémon with the Grassy Terrain ability would significantly ease their agricultural activities.

Pokémon like Oddish and Hoppip are both common and affordable species, making them perfect candidates for introduction to the town.

Although Grassy Terrain is a hereditary ability unique to Hoppip, with Florges's assistance, Oddish can also awaken this ability.

To implement this plan, Yuga would need to obtain these two species. Fortunately, acquiring Oddish and Hoppip wouldn't be difficult. The requirements for their potentials in Yuga's plan are not very high, and these species are commonly found.

Once he finished dealing with Reggie's grandfather's affairs, he intended to start working on obtaining these two Pokémon.

As Yuga walked away, he had no intention of engaging with Paulo and his associates. He simply wanted to deliver the Pokémon he had just acquired to the Ecopark and move on.

"Hey, hey, Boss Shimizu, what a coincidence to run into you like this. Why are you in such a hurry to leave?" Paulo called out to Yuga as he passed by.

Yuga rolled his eyes in response. "What? You want to invite me for dinner? Sorry! I can't eat with you; your presence ruins my appetite!"

"What dinner? When you meet your elders, you should at least say hello!" Paulo looked disdainful as he gazed at Yuga.

Yuga couldn't believe that he had the audacity to refer to himself as someone's elder when he hadn't introspected about his own behavior. He remained silent.

Not wanting to deal with this nonsense and eager to place his newly acquired Pokémon into the Ecopark, Yuga turned to leave.

Paulo signaled with his eyes to his two associates, and they stepped forward, blocking Yuga's path.

"Move aside!" Yuga warned.

The two individuals in front of him remained unmoved.

"All right, you asked for it!" Yuga thought to himself.

Without hesitation, Yuga continued to walk forward without stopping, causing the two individuals to stumble and nearly fall to the ground.

Yuga had been blessed by the Light of Life and undergone the Awakening Ceremony with Celebi, greatly enhancing his physical strength. These two individuals were no match for him and couldn't stop him.

The two individuals who had taken several steps back were surprised by the turn of events. They hadn't expected the seemingly frail young man in front of them to possess such great strength.

They exchanged glances and released two imposing Poliwrath from their Poké Balls. They clenched their fists, glaring fiercely at Yuga.

"What? Do you want to resort to violence in public?" Yuga looked at the two Poliwrath in front of him with genuine interest.

The two Pokémon were both below level forty, and their potential was only in the yellow range.

Paulo smirked and said, "We just want to teach you a lesson so that you won't be so arrogant all the time!"

Paulo genuinely found Yuga annoying. Despite his young age, he always looked up at people arrogantly, and every time he looked at Paulo, it irritated him greatly.

"You're not afraid of Officer Jenny causing you trouble?" Yuga asked calmly.

Seeing Yuga's expression, Paulo couldn't help but feel frustrated. He thought, "Look at that! Look at that expression! Even in this situation, he still wears that 'I'm not afraid of anything' look. What's he so smug about?"

Very annoyed! Extremely annoyed!

"As long as no one finds out, it's fine," Paulo responded.

With that, Paulo gestured to his two Poliwrath, who grabbed Yuga's arms and tried to take him away.

Yuga didn't resist, allowing the two Poliwrath to lift him up by his arms.

And so, Yuga was led into an alleyway where no one was around.

About three minutes later, Yuga emerged from the alleyway, feeling refreshed and with Chimecho by his side. He looked at Chimecho, and they both burst into laughter.

He had planned this all along!

Not long after leaving the alley, Yuga suddenly heard someone calling his name from behind. When he turned around, he saw that it was Joyka and her Chansey running towards him.

"Boss Shimizu, are you okay?" Joyka asked, panting.

Yuga, upon seeing Joyka running covered in sweat, asked in puzzlement, "I'm fine. Can't you see I'm perfectly fine? What's wrong?"

"I heard someone say you were taken near the Pokémon Center, so I rushed over to check if you were okay."

Relieved to find Yuga unharmed, Joyka let out a sigh of relief.

"I see. Thank you for coming, but there's really no need to worry. I appreciate your concern," Yuga replied.

Although it was for his safety, he still felt thankful as Joyka had exerted herself like this.

"You're fine, and that's what matters," Joyka said, relieved.

Realizing that even if he were in danger, her presence with Chansey wouldn't have been much help, Yuga thought to himself, "Even if I were in danger, your Chansey wouldn't be much help in a situation like that."

"I understand. Thank you again," Yuga said sincerely.

"That's a relief. So, where are those people who took you?" Joyka asked curiously.

"Oh, them? They just had something to discuss with me, and now they've left," Yuga replied, making up a story.

Meanwhile, in the small alleyway, Paulo and his two associates were lying on the ground, bruised and battered. The two Poliwrath had also lost their ability to fight.

After briefly explaining the situation to Joyka, Yuga returned to YoYo Day Care with Chimecho.