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

Chapter 98 After all, everything in this shop was sparkling.

A sharp red gaze was fixed on her, and for some reason, Sakura felt nervous just looking at this Umbreon.

Unlike Diancie, who gives off a cute and innocent vibe, Umbreon evokes a more nostalgic feeling.

That was the feeling of standing on the battlefield, facing the opponent's Pokémon, when she was still a trainer.

The trainer's experience told her a fact.

"There's no mistake, this Umbreon is very strong."

This is a trainer's intuition. Trainers who have participated in at least hundreds of battles can generally judge a Pokémon's condition just by looking at its eyes.

A determined look in one's eyes is definitely a sign that one is ready for battle at any time.

Greninja also got into a fighting stance, but Sakura quickly stopped it.

"Stop Greninja, this is someone else's shop, there's no need to battle here."

"Gurgle..."

Greninja remained vigilant. It wasn't trying to cause trouble; it just seemed the other party wasn't planning to let them leave so easily.

"(Are you not customers?)"

"Gurgle..."

Umbreon was asking a very simple question, but since it couldn't understand human language, it decided to ask Greninja.

If you're not a customer, why would you enter the store? You need at least one reason.

Umbreon, acting out of caution, calmly observed the visitor, its golden ring patterns gleaming faintly.

"(Yes, or no)"

"Gurgle..."

3

Pokémon are not good at lying; lying is not a necessary part of their lives, but rather a human specialty.

Greninja could only remain silent and glance at its trainer.

Sakura roughly understood what Greninja meant; this Umbreon was probably guarding the door and suspected they weren't guests.

Sakura thought she could say she went to the wrong place, but then she wondered why she should explain so much to Pokémon. Pretending to know the shop owner would probably make it easier to fool him.

She then said with a smile.

"I'm a friend of the shop owner, it seems he's not home, right?"

"~".

Umbreon let out an affirmative cry as if it understood, indicating that it accepted the explanation.

Since no one was there, Sakura naturally prepared to leave with Greninja, and this time Umbreon didn't stop her.

However, before she left, she heard some noise upstairs.

"La~".

After finishing breakfast, the West Lionhead was practicing singing on the second floor. It usually passes the time by singing when it's bored.

Her elegant voice was very penetrating, carrying all the way down the stairs to the first floor.

"That's beautiful music. Is someone singing opera upstairs?"

Sakura Yuki originally wanted to leave, but the singing aroused her curiosity.

It was as if by magic that I wanted her to go upstairs and see where the sound was coming from.

Sakura had a feeling that if she could find out the source of this beautiful singing, she would know the secret to why this store was so popular.

But before that, Sakura asked the shop's doorman, looking at Umbreon.

"May I go upstairs to take a look?"

Umbreon tilted its head.

"~".

He simply called out, meaning "okay".

Since she's a friend of my trainer, it's not unreasonable to let her come upstairs as a guest.

I have a feeling that since the staff on the first floor aren't here, Umbreon is the person in charge of the store. I asked for its permission.

Sakura felt relieved and went upstairs.

As we climbed the ultramarine staircase, the singing became clearer. I couldn't understand the specific lyrics in the opera, but it was indeed very elegant music.

As Sakurayuki pondered which reclusive opera singer was performing upstairs, she climbed the stairs and saw...

Sissi Hai Ren is sitting by the window, singing bel canto.

"So it's a West Lion Seaman."

"Huh?"

Upon hearing the unfamiliar voice, Sissi Hai Ren stopped singing and turned around.

Sakurayuki hurriedly apologized.

"It's alright, I didn't mean to bother you, please continue singing."

However, Sissi Hai Ren's singing requires feeling, and since some guests are disturbing her, she doesn't want to continue singing for the time being. She will come over and greet the guests first.

"La~ (Hello)".

"Um... hello."

Sakura greeted Primarina with a bit of confusion, her peripheral vision glancing at a green Arcanine lying in the corner.

With such powerful Umbreon and Diancie, and Primarina and Arcanine on the second floor, what's going on with this shop?

Sakura is a little confused now. Why would she need so many powerful Pokémon to open a hair salon?

Is the owner of this shop a very skilled trainer?

Sakura has not paid attention to trainers for a long time; that used to be her dream.

However, as she shifted her focus to becoming a hairdresser, she was too busy with business to keep up with Pokémon battles.

Greninja hasn't battled in a long time and is now more like her bodyguard. If they were to actually fight, it would probably lose to that Umbreon.

The eyes are different, whether it's that Umbreon, Primarina, or Arcanine.

Although their eyes didn't seem hostile, they revealed a kind of enthusiasm that outsiders couldn't understand. Only trainers and their Pokémon on the battlefield would have such sparkling eyes.

Trainers and Pokémon striving to achieve a shared ideal truly give off a sense of brilliance.

Sakura felt that it was a bit too dazzling, but looking at such Pokémon, she felt that she had become much more positive.

"Maybe we should go back and catch up on the League tournament."

As Sakura Yuki thought this, she felt as if she had already found the answer to why this shop was so successful.

"What? I should have noticed it the moment I walked into this store, since everything in this store is sparkly."

It's not just the beautiful decor, but also the Pokémon theme that gives it a great feel.

Each Pokémon is well cared for; it must have taken a lot of love to raise them.

At first, she felt that starting a hair salon was much better than when she was just starting out.

Looking back now, I realize that if I were to compare myself to the owner of this shop ten years ago, I would be far inferior.

For some reason, she felt a sense of defeat. Perhaps it was because seeing Primarina always reminded her of the story of Greninja.

"If I continue down the path of becoming a trainer, will Greninja also look 'sparkling' like Primarina?"

It wasn't in a physical sense, but rather a feeling of confidence, ever since she opened her hair salon and became its owner.

Greninja always remained hidden in her shadow, lurking in the dark.

Before, the two of them stood together on the stage, fighting bravely under the spotlight. This is so different from how Yingxue is now, sitting behind the scenes running the company.

The memories of her time as a trainer were so dazzling that she couldn't look directly at them. This store truly made her lose convincingly.

Everything about this shop is great, but there's one thing that Yingxue finds jarring.

"So what exactly is this golden cylindrical decoration? There's one on the first floor too."

She noticed the golden human-shaped sculpture at the entrance, which clashed completely with the interior atmosphere and layout. After going up to the second floor, she found another one standing at the bottom of the stairs.

Turning to the side, she discovered another face, which startled Sakura.

"Is this a Pokémon?"

"Chirp chirp~ (You guessed right)."

Sai Fuhao deliberately walked through the wall to make decorations, turned around and waved with a grin, then placed an ancient gold coin in Yingxue's hand.

"Chirp chirp~ (Reward)."

Then Sai Fuhao chuckled and rode away on his gold coin skateboard, leaving Sakura Yuki and Greninja completely bewildered.

"Gold coins? So why?"