Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game

Xia Chen appealed to his emotions, saying, "Alright, to tell you the truth, my purpose in subduing you is to study the evolution of your Money-Gathering Spirit clan. You wouldn't want your Money-Gathering Spirits to remain in this situation where they can only run away, would you?"

"If you successfully evolve, you will be the first money-grabbing spirit in the world to complete the evolution!"

evolution?

Can our Money-Gathering Spirit evolve?

Xia Chen's second set of arguments made Suo Cailing somewhat interested.

A competitive nature is ingrained in the bones of all elves; if given the chance, who wouldn't want to become stronger?

But not everything in this world goes as the elves wish. The limitations of the Looting Spirits' race are there, and no matter how hard they try, the ceiling is only so high.

Since that's the case, why not just start setting up shop?

But... if there really was a chance to evolve, who would want to live the life of a mouse living in the sewers and stealing coins every day?

Looking into Xia Chen's sincere eyes, Suo Cailing was somewhat moved.

Or, why not become this human's spirit?

…………

No, there's something wrong with what this human is saying!

The money-seeking spirit suddenly awoke.

Even we, the Money-Seeking Spirit, don't know we can evolve. How did he find out?

He's just making empty promises!

Suocailing recalled the story shared by the little Rattata who had been abandoned by its human trainer.

It said that its former trainer used to say things like, "When I become a champion, I'll give you the best energy cubes and the most expensive Pokémon items every day!"

Later, Rada learned that the champion was a one-of-a-kind among tens of millions of trainers in a region.

That's an achievement that guy who spends all his time running around in the wild in shorts could never accomplish in his lifetime.

Humans are creatures adept at creating imagination!

Little Rada concluded in this way.

Returning to the present, Suo Cailing couldn't help but weigh Xia Chen's words.

What do you mean by becoming the first evolved Money-Gathering Spirit? That's just like becoming a champion – only an idiot would believe that!

The money-seeking spirit was certainly not stupid, so it stopped itself from nodding.

He then sneered, "Giggle! (This sounds like a great suggestion... but I refuse!)"

Xia Chen was both amused and exasperated. This guy was just too wary...

Although I'm a little unsure about the evolutionary path, what I'm saying is true.

There was no other way but to use the last resort.

"I didn't originally intend to go to such extremes."

Xia Chen sighed softly and said slowly, "I didn't want our relationship to become so dirty, but since you're so unyielding..."

Dirty? What's dirty?

To Suo Cailing's astonishment, Xia Chen slowly raised five fingers.

"Once you become my elf, I'll give you five hundred-yuan coins every day, and many more amazing things you can't even imagine. How about it?"

Money-stealing Spirit: "!"

Upon hearing the word "coin," the Money-Seeking Spirit immediately sprang up from its lying position, and the two antenna-like tentacles on its head instantly stood up.

Without a doubt, this condition directly hits the Acquirer's weak spot.

Evolution and the future are all abstract concepts; only the coin is real!

Wait a minute, is this guy just making empty promises to himself again?

500 a day, that's 15000 a month. Where would a normal person get that much money, especially for a Pokémon that has almost no fighting power and no room for growth?

Meeting the wary gaze of the money-seeking spirit, Xia Chen smiled slightly, "Don't doubt my wealth. The assets I own, if converted into coins, would be enough to fill the entire room."

Xia Chen didn't know how many coins it would take to fill the entire room, but he just blew them out.

Let's give this naive guy a little capitalist shock first.

The money-seeking spirit was indeed shocked, but besides shock, it was even more suspicious.

Fill the whole room with coins? You must be kidding me.

Faced with the questioning, Xia Chen didn't waste any words. He took out a large box of coins that he had prepared in advance from his storage ball and poured them directly in front of the Money-Seeking Spirit.

The delightful clinking of coins sounded like heavenly music to the Money-Seeking Spirit's ears. Its eyes shone as it stared at the large pile of coins in front of it, as if it were in paradise.

Just as it was about to plunge into the sea of ​​coins, a ribbon tied its body around its neck.

Suo Cailing looked at the coin so close yet couldn't touch it, feeling as if a million ants were crawling all over his body.

At the same time, a demonic voice echoed in its ears.

"How about it, would you like to reconsider becoming my elf?"

The will of the money-seeking spirit ultimately failed to overcome its desires, and it slumped down in despair.

"Chirp... (I do...)"

Those days of freedom are gone forever...

But there was nothing he could do; he gave just too much...

…………

"Gardevoir, turn off Trick Room now, let's welcome our new partner."

"Sana~"

Listening to Xia Chen and Gardevoir's conversation, Succubus finally understood that the technique that bound him was called Trick Room.

Although the Money Spirit had never been involved in Pokémon battles before and had no concept of the power levels, it could vaguely guess that a Pokémon that could master such a powerful move must be very strong.

My trainer is this strong...

As the energy dissipated, the viscous space disappeared, and the air seemed to circulate normally again.

The silk binding the money-gathering spirit loosened, and it rushed unhindered into the pile of coins it had been dreaming of.

Coins... shiny coins... my favorite coins...

The Money-Seeking Spirit roams freely among piles of gold coins, experiencing the simplest and purest happiness.

Unbeknownst to it, several dark figures silently surrounded it.

By the time the Money-Seeking Spirit snapped out of its reverie, the six spirits had already formed a circle around it.

"...Jiwa? (What...are you going to do?)"

Suo Cai Ling looked at these elves, whose strength far surpassed his own, with a hint of guilt, not understanding what they wanted to do.

The pinkish-white elf that was the leader and whom I had never seen before suddenly grinned, revealing a pair of small tiger teeth.

"Bu Yi~ (Welcome to the team! I'm the leader, just call me Fairy Bu~ I accidentally hurt you when I captured you, please don't mind. When you get stronger, you're welcome to get your revenge.)"

"Phew! (Welcome to the team! I see a reflection of myself in you. Don't worry, it's okay to be weak now. As long as you believe in Xia Chen, you will become stronger, definitely!)"

This is a huge Milotic, many times larger than myself, and infinitely more beautiful in appearance.

"Sanai~ (If you suddenly hear any voices in your head, don't panic, it's normal~)"

The powerful Gardevoir, who possessed the ability to manipulate space, was speaking strange and incomprehensible words.

"So... (If you want to learn any moves, or if you need any help from me, you can ask me...)"

A handsome and dashing humanoid fox demon spoke the most heartwarming words in the coldest tone.

"Messi~ (You came in such a hurry, I didn't prepare any gift, but I'll definitely make it up to you in a few days~)"

"This is what Messiah, a dragon about the same size as me, said in the tone of an elder."

"Sticky—(I don't know what to say, anyway, Xia Chen is a very good person, welcome to the team!)"

The purple jelly that had attacked it at incredible speed reached out a tentacle and touched it.

The Money-Gathering Spirit: "......"

So all this time, it turns out they were just welcoming me to the team?

However, this feeling isn't so bad...

…………

"Huh, you've already tamed it? That was fast!"

Mingyi's face was flushed after taking a shower, and it was so delicate that it looked like it could burst with moisture if you pinched it.

As she dried her wet hair, she inquired about the story of Xia Chen and Suo Cailing that happened while she was taking a shower.

Xia Chen glanced sideways at the soft, bouncy thing on Mingyi's chest that bounced lively with the movement of her hands, and judged from experience that... this girl seemed to be wearing only a nightgown.

Damn it, does he really not consider his childhood sweetheart a man anymore?!

Despite thinking this, Xia Chen still shrank back slightly, trying his best not to make his weapon too conspicuous.

After clearing his throat, he replied, "Yes, the conversation went fairly smoothly, and we're getting along very well now."

Suo Cailing nodded in agreement.

He gave me coins, and everything he said was correct.

"Oh, that's good. Speaking of which, you just mentioned research on elves, are you referring to research on evolution?"

Mingyi asked curiously.

Xia Chen rubbed his temples in frustration. "Although this is the right research direction, I don't have any clues at the moment. I can only travel and explore as I go."

The money-seeking spirit standing to the side curled its lip, completely clueless. The talk of evolution was just empty promises.

"It's okay, take your time, I'll be there for you."

Mingyi, who was drying her hair on the bed, knelt behind Xia Chen and gently pressed her thumb on his temples to relieve his fatigue.