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The stalls had various stones, but they were not as large as those at Budo's place, and looked relatively more exquisite.
There were also some handicrafts, necklaces, bracelets, rings, and other items, all processed from ores. Ash's eyes fell on a necklace.
It was strung with a black elastic cord, and the pendant below was carved from a transparent glass-like material. It was a cylindrical pendant about an index finger long, but it was empty inside.
"How much is this?" Ash picked it up casually and asked.
"Customer, you have good taste. This is made from hard, rare crystal and is a pendant used to store rare rare gems. It only costs 500 yen," the owner immediately began to promote the product.
People in this world were generally quite honest, though it wasn't to say there were no scammers, for example, James had encountered some. However, in a place like Pewter City, if fake rocks or minerals were found, it was a serious crime.
After all, Pewter City was famous for its minerals and did not allow such situations to occur. Ash held the container pendant in his hand.
This was originally a pendant used to store various exquisite minerals, but it couldn't hold many and was mainly for decoration. The price wasn't expensive either. Ash looked at it and saw that the material was indeed very hard.
"I'll take it!" He put the pendant away and immediately paid.
"Thank you for your patronage. Would you like to choose some matching gems? Our gems are beautiful and affordable!" Since he sold such pendants, he naturally also had some exquisitely carved gems of various colors.
"No, thank you!"
"Alright, thank you for your patronage." Hearing Ash's response, the boss didn't say anything more.
After buying things, Ash left. As for Misty, she didn't seem interested in these items. Girls in this world didn't seem to care much for jewelry and accessories.
For a girl like Misty, perhaps the perfume in Celadon City would attract her more than these jewels.
"Ash, what did you buy this for?" Misty asked curiously. She didn't think Ash was someone who paid too much attention to his appearance.
Ash said, reaching into his pocket and shaking something in front of Misty. Misty glanced at it and immediately recognized it as the feather from the Pokémon they encountered earlier that appeared from the rainbow.
"I'm afraid I'll lose it if I put it in my backpack or pocket!" Ash replied to Misty, then opened the pendant and put the colorful feather inside.
Although it wasn't glowing now, the feather itself looked as if it were carved from a diamond. When placed in a well-lit area, it would appear to glow. Once placed inside the pendant, it was indistinguishable from a gemstone.
The originally empty and unremarkable pendant instantly exuded a unique beauty. Misty's eyes lit up. Surprisingly, the colorful feather looked quite good inside.
After putting it away, Ash closed the pendant and then hung it around his neck, tucking it inside his T-shirt.
This was just a small interlude. The two quickly arrived in the city center, which happened to be the Pokémon Center. They both entered the Pokémon Center and went to the front desk.
"My Pokémon are in your care, Nurse Joy." He found Nurse Joy and took out his Poké Balls.
Unbeknownst to him, including Pikachu, he had already caught six Pokémon. Compared to Gary's capture style, it might be a bit less, but compared to the anime's capture progress, it was much faster.
In the anime, when Ash reached Pewter City, he only had Pikachu, Pidgeotto, and Butterfree. Now, he had two more than in the anime.
Originally, with just Pikachu, he was worried it would be difficult to handle. Pidgeotto didn't have much advantage against Rock and Ground types. Now, he felt somewhat more confident.
"Nurse Joy, I trouble you!"
Ash was not surprised to see Nurse Joy. They all looked exactly alike and were difficult to distinguish, except for the color of the cross on her hat.
"Alright, Ash, you can safely entrust them to me! Your Pokémon will recover their spirits soon." Nurse Joy responded warmly and enthusiastically. Misty was also taking out her Poké Balls.
"Hmm? Does Nurse Joy know Ash?" Hearing Joy call Ash by name, he was a little puzzled.
"That's right! I heard about what happened in Viridian City from my sister. Thanks to you two, Team Rocket didn't succeed!" All the Pokémon from the Viridian City Pokémon Center had been transferred here before.
They were only transferred back after Viridian City was deemed safe. The Nurse Joy from Viridian City also explained Ash and Misty's situation.
"So that's how it is!" Misty also nodded understandingly.
"It was nothing, just a small favor. I'll leave the Pokémon to you." Ash responded faintly. As a trainer, there would be many such things in the future.
"Alright! You can go have dinner first. They should be ready after dinner." Nurse Joy responded, then left with Ash's and Misty's Poké Balls and Pikachu, accompanied by Chansey.
"Alright, let's go too!" Ash said to Misty after Nurse Joy left.
Then, the two went to the restaurant for dinner together. About half an hour later, prominent Pokémon League Conference promotional posters could be seen posted in various noticeable places within the center.
Many trainers were also looking at those posters, showing the appeal of the Pokémon League Conference to trainers.
"So many people are looking at the posters. It seems the League Conference competition will be fierce!"
"That's right! But that's what makes it interesting." Ash didn't care too much. There were many trainers in this world, but few truly stood out. Those who could participate in the League Conference were already considered elite trainers.
It was rare for anyone to reach the finals and win the championship, but the more competitors there were, the more interesting it became.
Seeing Ash's confident demeanor, Misty was a bit dazed. She didn't know what made this boy so confident, but she also felt that it wasn't the kind of feeling where a newborn calf isn't afraid of a tiger.
Coming to the front desk, they retrieved their Pokémon. Pikachu also recovered its vitality and leaped onto Ash's shoulder. The two then stayed at the Pokémon Center. Ash rested early, preparing to face tomorrow's Gym battle.