Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

It was evening.

Location: Pewter City Pokémon Center.

"Hello, Miss Joy, I need to activate my Pokédex."

Tetsuya went to the front desk of the Pokémon Center and handed his red Pokédex and identity card to Nurse Joy.

A hint of surprise flashed in Miss Joey's eyes behind the counter, but she still professionally took the two items from his hands and began to operate them.

Tetsuya's voice wasn't quiet; there were still quite a few trainers inside the hall, and they all heard what he said.

There was a sudden silence for a moment, then the whispers at the Pokémon Center grew louder.

Zhe didn't bother with anything else. After paying the remaining 500 million with his bank card, he thanked Miss Joey and left with the illustrated guide.

As for identity cards? The illustrated guide is the best identity card.

After Tetsuya left, the trainers in the Pokémon Center were no longer suppressing their discussions.

"Wow, what a young potential Champion!" This was an exclamation from a trainer.

Someone nearby immediately retorted, "Are you dreaming of eating peaches? This kid looks only 16 or 17 years old, how could he possibly be a future superstar?"

"That's right, that's right, it can't be. It must be some young master from a powerful family who missed the annual departure time and is now trying to make up for it."

"They wouldn't even look at the starter Pokémon or the Pokédex." This was said in a rather sour tone.

"Hmph, if you're so capable, why don't you prepare one for your son too?" someone else mocked.

For a moment, everyone in the Pokémon Center had different thoughts.

Tetsuya here didn't care what others thought or how they criticized him; he was filled with joy.

Reaching the Pewter Dojo, he dialed Jiro's number: "Hey, Jiro, it's your brother Tetsuya. Come out and meet me, I'm planning to rob your brother."

"Rob me? What do you want?"

But it wasn't Jiro's voice that came from the other end of the phone.

Chapter 138 "Robbery"

Enter the front desk lobby.

Tetsuya heard the familiar voice, looked at the contact he had dialed, and sure enough, it was Jiro. What was going on?

"Sorry, I dialed the wrong number. I'm very sorry." Tetsuya said these words very smoothly and then hung up the phone.

"3, 2, 1," he counted silently in his mind.

"I think you might need a good beating."

A steady voice came from a passageway inside the Nibi Dojo, and Xiaogang slowly walked out.

"No problem, whether it's a real-person PK or an elf duel, I'm ready anytime."

Tetsuya retorted, "You think I'm afraid of you? Is that all you've got?"

Xiao Gang's squinty eyes became even more focused.

Tetsuya casually asked, "Didn't Jiro say you went to your grandfather's place for training? Why are you back so soon?"

Xiao Gang, who was leading the way, visibly paled, then calmed himself down and replied, "It was just a rest stop in the middle, and I happened to run into you."

Tetsuya, walking slowly behind, was completely unaware of Tsuyoshi's unusual behavior.

What brings you here this time?

On his way to his training room, Kogoro asked Tetsuya.

"Take my Leaf Stone." Tetsuya's answer was concise.

Xiao Gang raised an eyebrow. "You... no, you caught a Grass-type Pokémon?"

Tetsuya gave Tsuyoshi a strange look. "Yeah, Snivy, Professor Yamanashi helped."

He told Xiaogang about it when he met Dr. Yamanashi on the St. Anne's, and Xiaogang was envious of his good luck at the time.

After all, even for Xiao Gang, it would be difficult to get to know the Elf Doctor; at most, someone would just strike up a conversation out of respect for his elders.

Xiao Gang didn't ask any more questions. He went to the training room, opened his little stash, and took out the Leaf Stone that Tetsuya had stored there.

He casually tossed it to Tetsuya, "Don't you need the Moon Stone?"

"Could you exchange one for Alliance Coins and transfer it to my card? And could you also exchange the other one for Leaf Stones?"

Tetsuya caught the Leaf Stone that Brock threw to him, and as was prepared, he took out a device to hold the evolution stone in place, then picked up one end of the string and hung it around his neck.

It's alright, he felt it and it was quite light, but it was a bit uncomfortable.

Then he saw another leaf stone flying towards him.

"Damn it, you better watch out."

Tetsuya hurriedly caught the second Leaf Stone and looked at Tsuyoshi with a puzzled expression.

“I happen to have one in my inventory, consider it a trade of Moonstones between us,” Xiao Gang explained, meeting Tetsuya’s gaze. “As for the other one, I’ll explain it to someone else.”

Tetsuya secretly opened Zero and checked it; the quality was 88, which was more than ten points higher than either of his two Moon Stones.

A slight warmth filled my heart.

Although Moonstones are rarer than Leafstones, considering their applicability and quality, this Leafstone is still much more expensive than a Moonstone.

Xiao Gang couldn't possibly ask him to make up the price difference, and in fact, if he hadn't had Zero, he wouldn't have known the quality of this Ye Zhishi.

He calculated that the other Leaf Stone, a reward from the Saint Anne's Champion event, was also of quality 86. He estimated that the two combined would be enough to support Snivy's absorption until it evolved into Serperior.

After all, its main function is to assist in enlightenment and occasional absorption, so it can last for a relatively longer period of time.

Even so, the cost was still tens of millions, which made him secretly feel the pinch.

The only advantage is that it's not as intuitive as showing the amount of money on a card, so he can still manage.

"Come on, let's fight."

Xiao Gang, who was standing to the side, put on his protective gear and called out to Tetsuya.

Tetsuya snapped out of his daze and looked at Kotsuya with a strange expression. "Are you thinking of doing something rash?"

Xiao Gang's face was dark red. "Let me tell you, I'm not the same person I used to be!"

Tetsuya stood up with a half-smile, put his things aside, and put on his protective gear.

Ten minutes later.

Tetsuya used a grappling technique to lock Kogoro from behind and pin him to the ground.

"Heh, so this isn't the same you as before? You held on for three seconds less, so you're definitely not the same as before."

He sat on Xiao Gang's back, mocking him.

"Ah~!"

Xiao Gang's face darkened further as he struggled frantically.

"Click".

The door to the training room was opened.

Jiro walked in, his face, which resembled Xiaogang's, was very calm, and he wasn't surprised to see Tetsuya and Xiaogang in strange positions on the ground.

"Brother, Dad said Grandpa is urging you to go over there again."

He calmly urged Xiaogang on, and even squatted down to poke his older brother's waist.

"Good~"

With Tetsuya pinning him down, Kogoro responded weakly before collapsing to the ground.

Tetsuya stood up and released him.

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he thought he saw a ghost emerge from Xiao Gang's mouth.

Xiao Gang dejectedly took off his protective gear and walked out of the training room. His back view looked so tragic, with a sense of desolation and foreboding.

"It must have been a very tough training session," Tetsuya remarked, noting that even the determined Gon needed to spar with him to relieve the pressure.

Jiro nodded in agreement, his mind a mess from all the hardship, even dreaming of sparring with Tetsuya.

He had already witnessed how Tetsuya had creatively educated his older brother before.

He always thought Tetsuya's physical abilities were like those of a monster. After all, no matter how good a person's physical abilities are, how could they train in a gravity chamber every day like an elf?

Not to mention those weird and wonderful moves, I don't know where Tetsuya learned them from.

Tetsuya, of course, had no idea what Jiro was thinking.

In terms of physical fitness, he naturally knew that he was ahead of the average person even in this world, and he insisted on exercising every day!

As for fighting techniques, all those action movies I watched in my past life weren't for nothing. With strong physical abilities, even the most flashy moves can be quite powerful.

"Jiro, does your dojo have any spare rooms?"

Tetsuya asked Jiro while taking off his protective gear.

"Yes, Tetsuya-nii, are you staying at the dojo tonight?" Jiro asked Tetsuya as he helped his older brother put away his protective gear.

"Yes, I just asked the Pokémon Center, and Miss Joy said it's extremely popular today and there are no rooms available."

Tetsuya hung the other Leaf Stone around his neck in the same way and swung it around contentedly.

Wearing a gold necklace is nothing, I have over 6000 million around my neck!

Jiro paused for a moment, then pointed to Tetsuya's exposed red Pokédex and said, "Um, Pokédex owners should have a special room reserved for them, and they don't live in the same batch as ordinary people, so it's usually not full."

"Does it still have this effect?"

Tetsuya said he really didn't know.

As the second son of the Pewter Gym, Jiro was naturally very clear about the function of the Pokédex. He nodded and then changed the subject.

"But since you're here, Tetsuya-nii, why don't you stay here? Pewter Dojo has private guest rooms."

"Okay." Tetsuya readily agreed. Since there was one, that was the best thing. He was too lazy to go back to the Pokémon Center again.

Jiro quickly led Tetsuya to the guest room.

"Then I won't disturb Tetsuya-nii's rest any longer. I'll have someone take care of the Moonstone matter. Tetsuya-nii, you should get some rest."

Jiro took his leave.

After closing the door, Tetsuya lay down on the bed and lazily released his four Pokémon.

The three veterans each found a place they liked to rest, leaving Snivy on the ground, seemingly unsure of what to do.

"Come here." Tetsuya beckoned to the Snivy.

"Candy~"

With a soft hiss, the vine snake used its vine whip to stand upright on the ground and slowly walked to the bed.

Tetsuya patted its little head. "Great job!"

This is what he talked about with Snivy in the afternoon. He hoped that Snivy would try not to rely on its feet and hands in daily life, but instead use its body to glide and use its vine whip.

It now seems that Snivy took his words to heart.

"sugar!"

The sniper rubbed against Tetsuya's chest, as if it felt quite comfortable there.

Tetsuya took a Leaf Stone off his neck. Pokémon are naturally very sensitive to their own type's energy, and the energy in evolution stones is very suitable for Pokémon to absorb and comprehend, so it feels very familiar.

I picked up the device and operated it; the rope immediately shortened to a length suitable for the vine snake.

Put it on the little guy, and the Leaf Stone will be positioned right below the Snivy's neck.

"Sugar candy."

The vine snake curiously sensed the energy source on its neck, and it could feel that this thing was very beneficial to it.

"Little guy, don't lose this thing. Be good. From now on, use it every day to sense the energy and try to integrate the grass field as soon as possible."

You can absorb just a little bit of energy each day, just a tiny bit, don't give too much, or you'll feel uncomfortable. It should be about half the energy of the fruit you get with your evening meal.

Tetsuya carefully gave Tennis Snake instructions.