Chapter 3: I'm underage!

On the sea surface, the white mist in the sky couldn't clear up, dripping on several places like a continuous drizzle.

The fire-breathing dragon's tail was burning with blazing flames, and its fiery breath emanated from the inside out.

"What do you think, you two? Do you still think I'm lying to you?" Leo walked over slowly, patted the fire-breathing dragon on the back, and laughed happily.

He was in a very good mood now after successfully completing his first transaction after travelling to this world. Not only because it confirmed the authenticity of the system, but also because from the transaction just now, he made a profit of more than 5,000 points!

Ace and the others would never have imagined that this extremely powerful fire-breathing dragon only cost 5,000 points in the system!

And this was a fire-breathing dragon specially selected by Leo, which had high talent but low strength in the same price range.

But its performance far exceeded Leo's expectations.

He speculated that this was probably due to the different rules of the world. The Pokémon world was relatively peaceful as a whole, so the Pokémon's destructive power was also restrained.

But after entering the open world of pirates, the destructive power of Pokémon was instantly revealed! In several of Ash's matches, the sky was so bright that the colour of the sky changed, but the venue was not damaged at all, and the surrounding spectators were completely fine.

In the world of pirates, anyone with a bounty could easily break rocks and destroy houses.

Excluding the rocks and rubble of buildings in the Pirate World, it could only be attributed to the different worlds.

This fire-breathing dragon was not very old, and could even be regarded as a juvenile body of the fire-breathing dragon, and its strength was actually not that strong.

But in contrast, it was its super high talent that was enough to make its worth skyrocket.

This was a fire-breathing dragon that could be on par with many predecessors due to its talent. It could be said that it was extremely cost-effective! After all, Ace was Leo's first customer, and he also took away Ace's Fire Fruit, so he had to take care of him no matter what.

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On the deck.

"This... this..."

Ace and Deus looked at the fire-breathing dragon that was a head taller than them and couldn't speak for a moment.

The only difference was that Ace was too excited, while Deus was too ashamed.

"This... is this a Pokémon?!"

Looking at the fantastical creature that looked like a mythical dragon in front of him, Ace felt his body trembling.

A man travelling across the world... incomparably powerful alien creatures... This undoubtedly stimulated adventure!

"It's great to be able to come to the sea!"

Ace thought to himself, quickly took a step forward, and carefully reached out his hand, wanting to touch the fire-breathing dragon.

"Woo!"

Seeing Ace's excitement, the fire-breathing dragon, knowing that this was his future trainer, was also very considerate. It bent its neck to Ace's side, allowing him to touch it.

"It seems it likes you very much, Ace." Leo said with a smile.

"Hahaha, you are my future partner after all!"

Ace's lips raised with an excited smile, and he looked at Charizard seriously and said:

"Your name is Charizard, right? We will be partners from now on! Please take care of me!"

"Uh-ha!"

Charizard responded vigorously as he blew out two streams of white smoke from his nose.

On the other side, Deus, who had seen the power of the fire-breathing dragon, instantly lowered his stubborn head, bent his body at 90 degrees, and apologised with a guilty look on his face:

"I'm really sorry! I apologise for my previous rudeness!"

Recalling that he had questioned Leo as a liar before, Deus couldn't help but want to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

"I am short-sighted and judge a gentleman with a villain's heart. Please forgive me for my rashness!"

After seeing the strength displayed by Charizard and his intimacy with Ace, Deus was not only shocked but also filled with fear.

In any case, such a person was not someone he could afford to offend.

"Ahahaha," seeing Deus looking like this, Leo smiled generously, stepped forward, and gently patted his shoulder: "It's okay, it's okay, it's understandable. If you haven't seen this kind of thing with your own eyes, who would believe it? What's more!"

"What's more, you have saved me. So I don't take it to heart."

Deus's body trembled suddenly after being patted by Leo. After receiving Leo's forgiveness, his eyes suddenly showed excitement. He straightened up and said in a serious voice:

"Thank you, sir!"

"Hey~" Leo waved his hand, "What do you mean, sir? You are all my customers, there is no need to be so rigid...Anyway you're welcome."

"If you don't know what to call me, just call me Sir Leo."

"Okay, Sir Leo!"

Deus responded quickly after taking the cue, and his attitude towards Leo was even more respectful.

However, at this moment, Leo had actually forgotten about Deus's previous offence.

It wasn't a big deal.

What's more, judging from the way Ace and Charizard were quickly getting acquainted, they would definitely be regular customers who would see each other frequently in the future.

Which business person would be bothered by a customer's past transgressions?

A few minutes later, Leo took the initiative to interrupt Ace, who was trying to catch the fire-breathing dragon's tail, and came over and said, "Okay, now that the deal is completed, I think it's time for me to leave here."

"...Ah?"

Ace, who was in high spirits, suddenly stopped.

"Are you leaving? So soon?"

Leo smiled and nodded, "After all, I have just come to this world, and I still need to travel around to understand the situation here so that I can be fully prepared for future transactions."

"Understand the world?"

After hearing Leo's explanation, Ace's eyes immediately lit up, and he excitedly invited: "Why don't you follow us on the adventure!"

"Don't underestimate me! Sooner or later, our ship will go to every corner of the world," Ace said excitedly.

Although he is just a young boy who has just gone to sea and does not understand many things on the sea, he has unwavering confidence in his own future.

Let a businessman from another world be his partner.

Is there anything cooler than this in the world?

Unfortunately, facing Ace's warm invitation, Leo shook his head and refused directly: "That's not okay!"

"We, the Chamber of Commerce of All Realms, have regulations. Dimensional merchants cannot join any organization in any world, otherwise it will have an immeasurable impact on the reputation of the Chamber of Commerce."

"The Chamber of Commerce of Ten Thousand Realms!?"

Ace didn't look depressed after being rejected. Instead, he looked even more excited, as if he had heard some terrible news.

Leo smiled calmly: "The Chamber of Commerce of All Realms is the organization responsible for managing dimensional merchants like us..."

"And I was sent by the Chamber of Commerce to take charge of the dimensional merchants of this world."

"By the way, Ace..."

"Maybe in the future, when your trading volume is large enough, I can also apply to the Chamber of Commerce to take you to other worlds~"

"What!!!? Really!?!"

As soon as Leo's words came out, Ace's eyes were dull for a moment, and then his face turned red, and his whole body was shaking with excitement: "I...can I also go to other worlds?"

"Of course!"

Leo answered easily and explained "As long as you can pay enough chips, this is a small problem for the Chamber of Commerce."

Ace quickly asked: "Chips? Do you mean more Devil Fruits?"

"No, no, no..."

Leo stretched out a finger and shook it, and introduced with a smile: "The range of chips is very loose, as long as they are valuable items in this world, such as the devil fruit just now, or the ships or banknotes in this world can be traded with me for corresponding items..."

"The more times you trade and the larger the transaction amount, the more attention you will receive from the Chamber of Commerce..."

"When you become a customer recognized by the Chamber of Commerce, a simple request like traveling across the world can be easily accomplished."

"That's so cool!"

It was obviously a sunny day at the sea, but the sparkling starlight in Ace's eyes was even brighter than before. It even shines brighter than the sun!

"I've decided!"

Ace suddenly took a step forward, his muscles surging, and he made up his mind: "I must work hard to trade, and sooner or later I will travel to other worlds!"

Pirate King? Whoever likes it should be treated as a fool!

With such an interesting thing like traveling through the world, who would think about becoming the Pirate King?

Leo smiled happily, this was the effect he wanted.

"Then I'll wait and see~"

Leo stretched out his palm towards Ace: "Since you are so confident, then I will give you an extra good thing in my own name!" As he spoke, something suddenly appeared in his palm. A red object the size of a mobile phone.

This is a new type of Pokémon that appeared in the Alola region, which is a combination of Pokémon Rotom and a mobile phone - Rotom Mobile.

The price in the system is 100 points each.

The mobile phone Rotom in Leo's hand was an improved version after he spent a few extra points.

Not only does it have the original picture book and call functions, it also has global positioning and Pokémon detection functions.

As long as this mobile phone Rotom is still with Ace, he can instantly grasp Ace's movements.

Although it is a bit suspected of spying on customers, it is also to facilitate transactions...

As for the Pokémon detection function, this is a new function that Leo spent points to add to Rotom on the mobile phone based on his impression of the Pokémon game interface.

After using this function to scan a Pokémon, Rotom Mobile can analyze a corresponding level based on the Pokémon's physical fitness and energy reserves, representing the Pokémon's previous strength.

Of course, this level is actually just a reference and does not fully represent the actual combat power of Pokémon.

After all, Pokémon have a variety of fighting styles, and one level cannot determine which one is stronger or weaker.

It can only be said that the higher the level of Pokémon, the stronger the overall strength of physical fitness and energy in the body.

Leo, who had just made a lot of money from Ace, was also very generous and handed the Rotom cell phone directly to Ace.

Hey...

As soon as the cell phone Rotom reached Ace's hand, it instantly released an electric noise, and the eyes on his back slowly opened, looking at Ace vividly.

"Is this a Pokémon too!?"

Ace looked at the little guy in his hand in surprise, and after looking at it for a long time, he didn't know how to activate it.

"Of course, this is a very magical type of Pokémon..."

Leo smiled silently, took the initiative to step forward, and guided Ace to open Rotom on his phone.

"Just like this, press this button, and then point the Rotom rear camera at the Charizard..."

In an instant, the image of the Charizard appeared on the screen of the phone, with a brief information introduction next to it.

Rotom on the mobile phone also started to broadcast the voice:

[Charizard]

[Level: 42]

[Comprehensive evaluation: The fire energy in the body is overloaded, and the physical fitness is slightly poor. It is recommended that the trainer strengthen the physical training of this Pokémon to improve its ability to use fire skills.]

"Wow! That's amazing!"

Ace, who was playing with a mobile phone for the first time, instantly exclaimed in surprise.

"Ugh!? (My physical fitness is poor, how is this possible!?)"

At this time, the fire-breathing dragon on the side also leaned over, looked at his own evaluation on the phone, and puffed out a puff of black smoke guiltily:

"Roar! (There must be something wrong with this thing!)"

However, both Leo and Ace just snickered secretly, ignoring him.

The time before parting is always very short.

After some guidance, Ace finally figured out how to use the Rotom phone.

Leo looked at the sky and felt that he should find a prosperous island to settle down as soon as possible and have a good rest.

He couldn't stand wandering around on the boat like this all the time, which was the main reason why he wanted to leave.

After choosing for a long time, Leo finally exchanged 200 points from the system for a Big Bird as a means of transportation.

"Come out, Pidgeot!"

As Leo pressed the switch of the poke ball, a huge brown bird appeared in front of him instantly.

"Prii~!"

The big bird with a wingspan of several meters long let out a loud chirp.

Leo stroked it gently, then took a step forward and sat directly on it, sitting down firmly.

Looking at the two people around him, he waved goodbye to Ace and the others and said, "Well, thank you both for your support, let's say goodbye today!"

"Ace, I will update some information on Rotom later. An introduction to Pokémon supplies that can make Charizard stronger. If you are interested, ask Rotom to contact me after you save enough money!"

"I got it, brother Leo!"

Ace waved his arms.

Deus also said from the side: "Have a safe journey, Mr. Leo."

"You too!" Leo smiled gentlemanly, "I'm looking forward to our next meeting."

Swish! The huge bird suddenly spread its wings, and with just a slight flap, a strong wind pressure hit their face.

Swish! 

Swish! 

The squeezed air made a muffled sound.

In a few seconds, Pidgeot had already flown into the sky and left Ace's ship with Leo.

It wasn't until the figures of Leo and Pidgeot disappeared from the horizon that Ace turned his attention to his number one crew member, Deus, and murmured: "Today, I really gained a lot of knowledge~"

Deus looked at him lightly, shaking his head: "Who would have thought that there are other worlds?"

"That is to say..."

Ace put his hands behind his head, looked at the sparkling blue sea and sighed: "This is the sea. So charming!"

"Hehe! If I tell Luffy what happened today! His mouth will drop to the ground in surprise!"

"How could it be so exaggerated!" Deus narrowed his eyes and smiled, noncommittal.

The waves rise and fall, adding a bit of vitality to the calm sea.

After everything quieted down, a heavy breathing sound suddenly came from behind Ace and the two of them.

"Huh! Ha! Huh! Ha!..."

Ace and Deus snickered and turned their heads, just in time to see Charizard doing squats beside the railing of the boat.

Ever since Rotom told him that his physical fitness was poor, he had been doing squats for a long time while looking at the sea with deep hatred.

"Hahahaha, Charizard, your training efficiency is not very efficient!" Ace stepped forward and joked.

"I'll share my fitness equipment with you later, and we can work out together!"

I don't know if he inherited the talent of Roger the Pirate King. Obviously he and Charizard make different sounds, but one person and one dragon can communicate smoothly.

As he said that, he stepped forward and hugged Charizard's neck, and pressed his whole body against Charizard's wings.

He put one hand on his shoulder, opened the other hand directly, and shouted with a hearty laugh: "Today's weather is so nice! It's a good day for a banquet!"

"Deus! Let's have a grand banquet, come and welcome our friend Charizard from another world!!!"

"Okay, Captain!"

Deus rarely let go of his body and shouted loudly.

"Ah ha ha ha ha~ Today is such a happy day!"

"Raa! Roo! (Don't include me! I have to continue to train)"

"Hey, don't be shy, Charizard! We won't come back until we're drunk today!"

"Roar! (I'm underage and can't drink!)"

"What does it matter!"

"..."

"..."

On the calm sea, a tone-deaf but very happy song soon rang out.

If you listen carefully, you can even hear a strange sound in the singing, like a drunken man singing harmony...

Everything is so relaxed and happy.