Leaving

"Kirlia, this is not our home anymore after today," Hisoka said to her while standing in front of the mirror. He was about to finish dressing up when he accidentally saw his reflection in the mirror. It was still strange seeing a different face in the mirror after all these years. One thing he can appreciate about his new life is his handsome face.

"It doesn't matter. As long as I'm with Hisoka, that means I'm at home."

Kirlia said to his mind using telepathy while hovering behind him and combing his hair.

"I'm feeling emotional," Hisoka replied.

"After all, we have lived in this house for two years, and we left a lot of memories during this time. And I feel bad selling it for only 20,000 dollars," he sulked.

He bought this villa with a backyard two years ago for about 15,000 dollars. The housing in Viridian City is not particularly valuable, let alone a house in the suburbs like his. Fortunately, the real estate of Viridian City has appreciated nicely in the past two years. At least he didn't make a loss when selling this house. Moreover, he still got a little bit of profit from the transaction.

Kirlia's hand waved to the side, and the black rubber band that was lying on the bed came flying into her hand. With a thought, Hisoka's long hair was instantly pulled back into a single grip. She then tied Hisoka's hair into a single ponytail.

"Okay~" Kirlia hummed as she stepped aside, took a black jacket from the hanger, and pulled it wide open so Hisoka could insert his hands into the sleeves.

Hisoka is wearing a white polo-neck shirt, a black jacket, matching black trousers, and a pair of black boots today. He will surely attract many pairs of eyes down the road later.

He had finished packing a few days ago. All the important stuff was fit into the space bag. He also sold all his electrical appliances and furniture to the new owner, so there's no need for him to bring all of them together with him.

He then wore his belt and clasped Kirlia and Sneasel's Pokeballs on it. Next, he walked to the garage, where a black motorbike that looked like a Harley Davidson Breakout 280 had been waiting for him for a long time.

It was a new model of the Anne Break Series released by Anne Transport Company just last year. The motorbike has a mix of vintage and sci-fi feel to it. Hisoka nodded in satisfaction as he placed his hand on the eagle wings logo printed on the side of the gas tank.

After admiring the bike for a few more minutes, he then sat on the bike and turned on the ignition as he finished wearing the safety helmet on his head.

Suddenly, a loud sound broke the suburb tranquility as Hisoka pressed the throttle a few times in excitement. With a loud bang, he then raced the bike on the road heading toward the city center.

Vroom!

...

An Anne Break was parked at the front gate of Pokemon Center. At this time, several people were coming out of the Pokemon Center as they stopped in their tracks suddenly. They recognized the bike as one of the new models that came out last year, the new Anne Break. They stared at the bike in admiration, but after thinking about its price, they shook their head helplessly. They couldn't afford it because it was too expensive.

The bike owner was inside the Pokemon Center, queuing in a line while waiting for his turn to be served.

Hisoka is not a registered Alliance trainer. According to the Alliance law, if a person wants to travel to other places, they must first apply for a pass at the local Pokemon Center.

Each city in a region is governed by itself. The Alliance never really intervenes in the city's governing body unless there is a major event occurring. And usually, the day-to-day operation of the city is administered by the mayor and the local gym leader.

Alliance trainers who have a Pokedex don't need to go through all this trouble because their personal information is stored in the Pokedex and can act as a global passport. Alliance trainers can also stay and eat for free at any Pokemon Center in the world.

It sounds great, isn't it? Well, not everyone qualifies as an Alliance trainer. First of all, the parents of a family must have no criminal records. If the parents have been locked in prison and have a criminal record in their personal information, their children are not eligible to register anymore.

Secondly, starting from the 100th day after the child's birthday, the parents need to pay the so-called training fee of 10,000 dollars for the child every year until they receive their initial Pokemon at the age of 12.

So, they'll have to pay a total of 120,000 dollars for twelve years just to become an Alliance trainer.

Fuck that!

There was no way Hisoka would pay that exorbitant sum of money. Besides, he couldn't afford it anyway, considering he is an abandoned child.

In conclusion, an Alliance-registered trainer must have a clean family background and must be born into an upper-class family with a certain income.

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(AN: Second-person POV)

I'm sorry, what?

Free Pokemon?

What the hell are you smoking?

Do you think the Alliance is running a non-profit organization?

Please, why would they do such things with no benefits?

Why would they let everyone get free medical treatment, meals, and accommodation at the Pokémon Center?

Why indeed.