Pokémon: Just won the championship, the newbie growth system is here!

Chapter 84: Work-related stress is borne by the trainer.

Early morning, at the Moonlit Cat Inn.

Ye Luo looked at his phone account and saw another reservation payment arrive. His savings were growing at a five-figure rate, which made him fall into deep thought.

If he were to open a small-scale hair salon before time travel, how much would it cost?

The rent goes without saying, then there's the renovation and construction, which will cost around 5 yuan. In addition, you'll need professional hairdressing equipment, and you'll need to hire professional stylists and at least five basic staff members. The staff's monthly salaries are a fixed expense every month. Also, if you're going for a boutique approach, the stylists' prices won't be low either.

After deducting employee wages, utilities, rent, operating losses, and miscellaneous expenses, what's left in your hands is your net income.

In short, you have to spend money everywhere; no business can operate without losing money at the beginning.

However, after he rented the shop on 6th Street in Golden City, almost none of these red tape issues occurred, except for the rent and renovation materials.

What you earn is net income. Ye Luo herself never expected that opening a hair salon would allow her to break even in just one month, and even have a surplus.

A 60-square-meter shop has a monthly rent of 60 Alliance Coins. The price for a customer's reservation is 3. It would only break even if it received 20 customers a month. In reality, the figure is more than double that.

The entire city of Golden City has a population of 1400 million. This somewhat famous little shop, if it spreads far enough, even if only one in ten thousand people needs to get their hair styled today, that would be more than enough to support the shop's business.

"Gardener now only styles the hair of 4 to 5 customers a day."

Analyzing the current business strategy, pursuing a high-end customized approach should not focus on quantity, but rather on service quality. To purchase high-quality services, one must be patient.

While ensuring high-quality service, we strive to select suitable customers, which is also a guarantee for maintaining brand operation.

In short, it's about creating scarcity.

To get high-quality service, you have to wait in line. Currently, the number of people making appointments can even extend into the next month, which shows that this solution is feasible.

Of course, Ye Luo also understood that the reason it was feasible was because his Gardevoir was too capable.

A single Pokémon can handle the entire process from trimming to styling, and create an image that satisfies the customer. This seems to be no problem for Gardevoir.

[Of course, if you can read minds, this is a piece of cake.]

Gardevoir used its psychic powers to tidy the sheets, and, reading Ye Luo's thoughts, responded telepathically.

Humans always mentally visualize their ideal selves. By following this vague outline to create the hairstyle they desire, and adding a touch of aesthetic sense, the result is usually satisfying.

Before starting work, simply ask the client what kind of effect they want. Basically, even before the styling begins, the client will already have a rough image of the result in their mind.

Although humans live in the present, they can't help but imagine the future.

Gardevoir spoke casually, but it would be almost impossible for anyone else to do it; only it could accomplish this.

Humans don't have telepathy like a few psychic-type Pokémon, and they can't use telekinesis to cut hair for customers through the air or use Thunder Punch to give them a perm.

These would normally require tools, but Gardevoir solved them with just its moves.

As for why my Gardevoir learned this skill, it's probably because it likes to style itself from time to time.

Primarin's bubble shampoo is very convenient. Sometimes after Primarin washes the trainer's hair, Gardevoir likes to grab the fallen leaves and style them. Gradually, Gardevoir learned how to use styling scissors.

With comb scissors and flat scissors, you can create virtually any shape if you're skilled at using these two types of scissors.

After cutting off the excess hair, Gardevoir used its telekinesis to fix the customer's hair into a breathable style, and then sprayed it with styling mousse made from Froakie foam, completing the fashionable look without any fuss.

Sometimes customers fall asleep while getting their hair done, and when they wake up, they are surprised to find that they look completely different in the mirror. They marvel at how beautiful the new look is exactly what they wanted, and are amazed that it happened so fast, as if it were magic.

It's hard to say exactly how much it would cost to hire such a versatile and stylish top-notch stylist, but it's probably something a small hair salon couldn't afford.

However, Ye Luo doesn't need to spend any money, and all the profits generated by Gardevoir are his.

"Am I exploiting Pokémon too much?"

Ye Luo couldn't help but think that even a heartless capitalist would only deduct wages and shortchange people, while he was only responsible for providing meals.

[Don't think like that.]

Gardevoir donned a deep blue star-patterned shawl and spoke telepathically.

The food Ye Luo cooked was delicious, and this is the reward we should give her. Besides, money wouldn't be of much use to me anyway.

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Pokémon certainly don't need human money, and whatever they want is paid for by their trainers. Giving them money wouldn't be of any use, so it's more practical to cook them delicious food and play with them.

Seeing how well-behaved his Pokémon was, Ye Luo couldn't help but feel gratified.

"However, I still feel a little guilty."

After all, Ye Luo himself doesn't have the habit of owing favors to others, and he would always feel resentful if he received benefits from others for free.

[So, can you grant my request?]

Gardevoir suddenly clapped her hands and said telepathically with a smile.

Ye Luo was curious about what it wanted, and Gardevoir happily ran to sit down on the single sofa in the hotel.

[Please sit on the sofa.]

There was only one sofa in the hotel. Ye Luo walked to the sofa and was pulled to sit on its skirt by Gardevoir. Gardevoir was taller than the trainer and was half a head taller than Ye Luo when it sat down. However, because he was sitting on its skirt, his position was slightly raised and his line of sight was now almost the same.

Gardevoir rested its head on Ye Luo's shoulder while hugging its trainer.

Ye Luo was puzzled.

"How is this different from usual?"

Sometimes, when it's time to eat, Gardevoir will try to move its trainer over so they can eat next to it.

[There's a difference; we don't usually do this kind of interaction.]

Gardevoir sat close to the fallen leaves, doing nothing in particular, simply waiting for time to slowly pass.

Feeling the spiritual energy at close range, feeling the waveguide on Ye Luo's body.

In Ye Luo's view, this was just sitting on Gardevoir's lap and spacing out. Was that all the reward he was owed?

"Is that all?"

[Yes, in this quiet and comfortable atmosphere, my mental energy is slowly recovering.]

Psychic Pokémon can regain energy by restoring their mental strength, and Gardevoir believes that restoring energy by quietly leaning against its trainer is the most effective method.

Work requires constant mental exertion, so I need to recharge myself in this way.

[Please let me hold you until I'm satisfied.]

"Okay, what do you want for lunch?"

[curry.]

Ye Luo took notes on the ingredients to buy for lunch, while Gardevoir watched curiously from behind, hugging its trainer.

Sitting on the bed, Umbreon yawned. Thinking that Gardevoir had been working really hard lately, it decided not to say anything and let it be willful for a while.

Meloeta, on the other hand, was fast asleep on her pillow and wouldn't wake up until breakfast.

Pay Gardevoir's wages by giving it a hug, and then sit quietly on the hotel sofa, chatting with your Pokémon about lunch and dinner, spending the morning peacefully.