Ch. 57 - Rocket Game Corner

I moved the can close to my mouth and took a sip, then another, and another, and before I knew it, the Can was empty.

"It didn't taste like much. It felt like I was drinking Air. And even after drinking the whole Can, I don't feel like I drank anything."

[x1 Fresh Water has been Destroyed]

A notification appeared after I emptied the can of Fresh Water.

Taking a good look at the surroundings from the top of 'Celadon Dept. Store', I headed back down.

On the fifth floor, instead of taking the stairs, I chose to use the elevator.

Inside the elevator, a window appeared in front of me, asking which floor I wanted to go to.

I pressed <1F >, and the elevator started moving.

Within a few seconds, the elevator stopped moving and I exited the elevator to find myself on the First floor.

Done with the 'Celadon Dept. Store', I exited the building.

"Now, only a few houses and the 'Rocket Game Corner' are left."

"Let's first head to the houses and explore the 'Rocket Game Corner' last."

Moving around 'Celadon City', I reached the three houses on the southwest side of the city.

I entered the first house, which turned out to be a restaurant.

"psst! There's a basement under the GAME CORNER, I hear." said the first NPC.

"Hi, Sorry, but we're taking a break right now." said the first NPC behind the counter.

"*Munch* The man at that table lost it all at the slots." said the eating NPC, pointing to the NPC sitting at the back of the restaurant.

"My Pokemon are weak, so I often have to go to the DRUGSTORE." said the second NPC behind the counter.

"Go ahead! Laugh!"

"I'm flat-out busted!"

"No more slots for me! I am going straight!"

"Here! I won't be needing this anymore" said the NPC as he handed me a black box-like object.

[You received a Coin Case from the Man.]

'This is the 'Coin Case' that is required if you want to play games in the 'Rocket Game Corner'.'

After interacting with all the NPCs, I exited the building and entered the next one.

As I entered the house, inside, I found an Old Man guarded by two Team Rocket Grunts.

"Don't touch the poster at the Game CORNER!"

"There's no secret switch behind it!" said Grunt 1.

'What kind of idiot are they?' I thought as I listened to the Team Rocket Grunt.

"CHIEF"

"We just shipped two thousand more Pokemon as Slot Prizes again today." said Grunt 2.

'At least try to hide your black deeds a little.'

"Hehehe!"

"The slots just reel in the dough, big-time!" said the Old Man.

'Is this Old Man together with the Team Rocket?'

I didn't get anything in this house besides the obvious hints on where to go next.

Exiting the building, I entered the last house.

The house turned out to be a Hotel.

"I'm on vacation with my brother and boyfriend."

"CLEADON is such a pretty city" said the NPC girl.

"Yippee! I'm on vacation!"

"My sis brought me along! Awesome!" said the NPC kid.

"Why?"

"Why did she bring her brother?" said the NPC boy.

"Pokemon?"

"No, this is a hotel for people."

"We're full up, unfortunately." said the NPC Old Woman.

As I looked around, I found the last NPC standing in a corner.

"Ho-Ho! Your eyes do not deceive you."

"Those are my incredibly rare Shiny Venusaure and Espeon."

"My name is Baron Moray, World-renowned connoisseur of Shiny Pokemon."

"I'm here to offer you a fantastic deal."

"You see! Trade your Shiny Pokemon to me, and I'll give you Prismatic Pearls in exchange."

[What are Prismatic Pearls?

Exchange

Cancel]

Three options appeared in front of me.

Since I didn't know What are Prismatic Pearls? I pressed <What are Prismatic Pearls?>.

"I'm glad you asked!"

"Prismatic Pearls allow your Pokemon to transfer its Hidden Ability potential to another Pokemon of the same species."

"Prismatic Pearls are only able to be produced by certain Clamperl, and my family's Clamperl farm is the sole provider capable of making them at-scale."

After he finished explaining, the same options appeared again.

[What are Prismatic Pearls?

Exchange

Cancel]

This time I pressed <Cancel > since I don't have a Shiny Pokemon, and even if I had, I wouldn't exchange it just to transfer the Hidden Ability from one Pokemon to another.

"Come back when you want to strike a deal."

I exited the building after interacting with Baron Moray.

"Alrighty then, It's time to head to the playground for grown-ups." I said as I headed towards the 'Rocket Game Corner'.

I quickly reached the 'Rocket Game Corner' which I previously saw when looking for the Gym.

There was a house beside the 'Rocket Game Corner' where an Old Man was standing in front of, but to get to the Old Man, I would need to cross a pond of water, which is only possible if I have the Surf HM.

Anyway, I entered the 'Rocket Game Corner'. Inside, there were many slot machines and many NPCs trying their luck on them.

Past the slot machines, there was a counter where two NPCs stood.

I moved closer to one of them and interacted with him.

"Welcome to ROCKET GAME CORNER!"

"Do you need some game COINS? Would you like to buy some?"

"Or are you perhaps new and want to buy a COIN CASE?"

[COIN CASE - ₽5,000

50 COINS - ₽250

100 COINS - ₽500

250 COINS - ₽1,250

500 COINS - ₽2,500

9,999 COINS - ₽49,995

Cancel]

Since I already had a Coin Case, I don't need to buy it, but the problem is that I need quite a few Coins to exchange for Porygon.

"Shit, I should have first gone to the 'Prize Exchange' to check the price of Porygon."

I pressed <Cancel > since I didn't know how many Coins I needed to buy because I didn't think I'd be able to win that many Coins from the Slot Machines.

"No? Please come play sometime" said the NPC.

I also interacted with the other NPC.

"Welcome!"

"You can exchange your COINS for fabulous prizes next door." said the NPC.

While interacting with them, I also saw a Team Rocket Grunt standing close to the counter and in front of a Poster.

'The should be the poster with the hidden switch.'

"Since I am here, I should also enter the Team Rocket Hideout, but first let's talk to the NPCs playing because I remember some of them give free Coins when interacting."

With that said, I began interacting with the NPCs one by one.

[You received 10 COINS from the Man]

[You received 20 COINS from the Nice Guy]

[You received 20 COINS from the Man]

And just like that, I received 50 Coins.

"Now that I have some Coins, Should I try my luck on the Slot Machines?"

"Nah, I should first clear the Team Rocket Hideout."

"Alright then Let's go."

I move to the Team Rocket Grunt standing in front of the poster.

"I'm guarding this poster!"

"Go away, or else!"

[You are challenged by the Team Rocket Grunt]

[Team Rocket Grunt sent out Zubat]

Zubat Lv. 20 - 100%

Charizard Lv. 36 - 109/109

one <Flamethrower > and Zubat fainted

[The foe's Zubat fainted]

[Charizard gains 233 EXP. Points]

[Team Rocket Grunt sent out Raticate]

Raticate Lv. 20 - 100%

Charizard Lv. 36 - 109/109

Again, one <Flamethrower > and Raticate fainted.

[Charizard gains 623 EXP. Points]

[You defeated Team Rocket Grunt]

[You got ₽640 for winning]

"The TEAM ROCKET HIDEOUT might be discovered"

"I better tell BOSS" said the Team Rocket Grunt as he ran inside the basement, and the path closed as soon as he entered.

After the Grunt ran off, the poster was left unguarded. I moved closer to the poster and inspected it to find the hidden switch.

I quickly found the switch behind the poster. After finding it, I pressed it, and as I did, the path to the basement where the Team Rocket Hideout is, appeared.

I entered the Team Rocket Hideout.

[You have entered Team Rocket Hideout]

{Image Of Team Rocket Hideout B1F}

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<Total Gain>

[+₽640

x1 Coin Case

x50 COINS]

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<Total Loss>

[x1 Fresh Water]

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<Team's Current Status>

[1 - Charizard Lv. 36 - 109/109]

[2 - Cubchoo Lv. 24 - 63/63]

[3 - Gyarados Lv. 32 - 108/108]

[4 - Victrebel Lv. 29 - 89/89]

[5 - Rhyhorn Lv. 26 - 79/79]

[6 - Oddish Lv. 06 - 22/22]

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