C9

The next morning, Isaac was exercising in the yard, struggling to do push-ups under Kirlia's telekinetic pressure.

Although he used to be a homebody, he had a habit of exercising every day, albeit at home.

After arriving in the Pokémon world, Isaac sadly discovered that his physical condition was almost inferior to that of Misty, a young girl. So he began to work out diligently.

It might be because the Pokémon world is rich in various natural elements and the food in this world is more nutritious, people's physical fitness is generally very good.

This is also why there are very few sickly characters in the anime.

Living off the Smith family's meals every day, Isaac found that his workout efficiency had become incredibly high! This further confirmed his suspicion: the food in the Pokémon world is extremely nutritious.

After exhausting himself, Isaac had Kirlia release the telekinesis and stood up, panting.

He wiped his sweat with a towel and saw Hana running towards him, her face beaming with happiness.

"Why are you so happy?" Isaac asked.

Hana tilted her head back and laughed, "Guess, Isaac-nii?"

"Let me think..." Isaac pretended to ponder, "Did you find a boyfriend?"

"Oh no!" Hana blushed. "Mom is going to Saffron City to visit her best friend for a few days, and Dad will go too, so the shop will be closed for a few days!"

"Mom said I can go out and play with Isaac-nii, and we can do anything we want."

"And she gave me a lot of pocket money!"

"Do anything we want... Wow, your mom really trusts me, huh?" Isaac silently retorted.

"Okay, okay, Isaac-nii, hurry and eat breakfast! Then take me to the forest to find Pokémon to play with!" Hana grabbed Isaac's arm and shook it, her big, watery eyes looking at him.

Isaac was helpless with her acting cute, "If you want me to take you to play, you don't need to act like this. I'll take you anyway."

The little girl laughed cheerfully.

When Isaac returned to the dining room, Mr. Smith and the shop manager had already left. There was a steaming bowl of ramen on the table.

The little girl was upstairs preparing things for their outing, who knows what she would bring.

Seeing no one around, Isaac smiled to himself and did something he always found embarrassing before.

He put his hands together, looked at the ramen in front of him, then waved his hands and said, "Ittadakimasu~!" before bowing his head and eating the ramen heartily.

Finishing his breakfast quickly, Isaac wiped his mouth and laughed foolishly. The feeling of being a bit chuuni wasn't bad as long as no one saw him, there was no shame.

Gulping down a bottle of soda, Isaac prepared to go upstairs and see how the little girl was doing with her packing.

Pushing open her sister's room door, he didn't see Hana. He then heard rummaging sounds coming from the room on the right.

"Isn't the right side the storeroom? Does she need to rummage through the storeroom just to go out and play?" Muttering to himself, Isaac closed the door and walked towards the right room.

The storeroom door was open, but Hana was not inside. Confused, Isaac walked in.

A tall ladder was leaning against the wall by the door. Isaac looked up, and then it happened.

Hana, wearing a dress, was standing on the ladder, rummaging through a cabinet on the wall. From his angle, the view was perfect...

Hearing someone below, Hana looked down and saw the dazed Isaac. Realizing what was happening, her face turned bright red, and she instinctively covered her dress with her hands, losing grip on the ladder.

The already old and rickety ladder, lacking support, started shaking.

Hana noticed this but didn't know what to do and urgently shouted, "Get out, you pervert brother!"

"Ah, ah?..." Isaac, finally reacting, quickly turned to leave.

As he took a step forward, the old ladder couldn't hold any longer, the middle rungs breaking apart, and Hana screamed as she fell from the top of the ladder.

Thud! The sound of a body hitting the ground.

Hiss~! The sound of Isaac sucking in a breath.

The old ladder, reaching the end of its life, collapsed. The accurately falling little girl landed squarely on Isaac's lower back...

Isaac's eyes rolled back, his eyelids drooped, and he nearly passed out.

Thanks to Isaac acting as a human cushion, Hana was unharmed. She even found it... kind of fun?

Quickly climbing off Isaac, the little girl looked worriedly at the lifeless Isaac.

"Isaac-nii, are you okay..."

Isaac opened his eyes, showing only the whites, his tongue slowly sticking out of his mouth, trembling as he said:

"Little~ girl~ I'm so miserable..."

But Hana wasn't fooled at all and laughed, "You're fine! Even the neighbor's Psyduck wouldn't be scared by this trick."

Isaac was speechless... The neighbor's Psyduck, the one always looking dazed...

"I don't think I can go today."

Even in his condition, the little girl was still laughing, so Isaac decided to tease her by saying he couldn't go out today.

Unexpectedly, the little girl ran out, called Kirlia who was wandering in the yard, and had her lift Isaac to the Pokémon Center with telekinesis.

After being treated by the Chansey and getting a positive confirmation from Nurse Joy, the little girl laughed again.

"Alright, Isaac-nii, you're all better now! Let's go out and play, I've got everything ready!"

"..."

Isaac: Damn it! I give up...

...

In the forest.

Hana hummed a tune, bouncing around the grass looking for Pokémon. For some reason, the Pokémon were very close to her, even those with some offensive power.

Old man Isaac, taking a "what will be, will be" attitude, wandered around nearby, not worried at all about the little girl who had run far ahead.

In the forest's outskirts, there were no Pokémon that could threaten Kirlia.

Wandering aimlessly didn't mean finding nothing. At least Isaac found an interesting plant.

It looked like a small tree rooted in the ground, bearing red, round fruits.

This plant wasn't recorded in the Pokémon world, but Isaac's basic breeding knowledge, covering Berries and plants, mentioned it.

This plant didn't have a name.

The red, round fruits were inedible, causing hallucinations in humans or Pokémon, but could be used to make something that enhanced Psychic Pokémon's control over their powers.

The slightly curled leaves had a spicy taste, similar to chili, which delighted Isaac.

Growing up eating Hunan cuisine, Isaac hadn't had pure spicy food in the Pokémon world.

Although there were spicy Berries, they couldn't be used as seasoning for human food. Finally, he could have his wish fulfilled.

Plucking a leaf, Isaac tasted it and nodded in satisfaction. Since no one had named it, he decided to call it the Chili Tree, casually.

The system storage space was unlimited but could only take in or remove 500 cubic decimeters at a time, just enough to include the plants with their soil.

Seven Chili Trees in total, all stored in the system warehouse.

The ground looked quite bald.

With the Chili Trees gone, the area became more open.

Sometimes, unexpected good things happen. Without the Chili Trees blocking his view, Isaac once again saw Eevee's footprints!