Xia You looked closely and found the man in the suit very familiar. After thinking carefully, wasn't he the man he last battled on the ship when he came to the Kanto region?
This was truly a coincidence.
However, the purple Rattata that battled Kirlia had already evolved into a brown Raticate.
"Raticate, use Jump Kick!"
"Starmie, use Tackle!"
The two Pokémon collided, seemingly evenly matched, but in reality, Raticate had the upper hand. After they separated, the man in the suit commanded again, "Raticate, use Hyper Fang!"
With a burst of speed, Raticate rushed in front of Starmie and bit hard into Starmie's body with its hard fangs. As it continued to exert force, the gem in the middle of Starmie suddenly shattered, and its entire body fell backward onto the Ground.
A round of applause erupted from the crowd, cheering heartily for the victor.
Seeing the young Trainer holding his Pokémon, the man in the suit, although he had won the battle, still showed his gentlemanly demeanor and said, "This was just a small battle. It can only be said that the goddess of victory is more partial to me. In short, you should train your Starmie to be stronger in the future."
A woman in a red strapless dress walked over and linked arms with the man in the suit.
Successful in battle, and successful in love, it was clear that this man must have enjoyed such a life.
"Alright, is there any other Trainer who wants to challenge my Raticate?"
As soon as he finished speaking, before Xia You could react, he felt a flash beside him, and Ash had already rushed in front of the man in the suit.
"I'm fired up! Let my Butterfree be your opponent!"
Shaking his head, Xia You greeted Xiao Xia and Brock, choosing not to watch the battle, but instead walked away with Kirlia to other places.
Before boarding the ship, he had put away his other Pokémon in advance, fearing the crowd and noise, leaving only Kirlia to accompany him.
Passing through various stalls, Xia You walked on and suddenly saw a young man dressed as a waiter talking with an old man selling Magikarp.
The young man was handsome, with blue-gray semi-long hair parted in the middle covering his ears. His overall demeanor looked like a gentle, overly kind person.
"I'll tell you a secret," the old man selling Magikarp, with a white band tied around his head and a shrewd expression, whispered, "This Magikarp can lay golden eggs!"
The man was stunned, "Golden eggs?"
"That's right, that's right," the Magikarp old man covered his mouth with his hand and whispered, "A Magikarp lays a thousand eggs at a time, and a thousand Magikarp lay a thousand eggs again. A thousand times a thousand is a million! If those million lay eggs again, that would be an astronomical number!"
The blue-haired man seemed to be confused by his words and muttered, "That...that's really amazing!"
Seeing that he was somewhat tempted, the Magikarp old man continued, "This Magikarp only sells for ten thousand. If it lays eggs three times, you can earn hundreds of millions!"
"Only three times!?" The blue-haired man was clearly fooled, exclaiming with a surprised face, "Won't I become a billionaire very quickly then!?"
"That's why I said it lays golden eggs!" The Magikarp old man smiled at him with a 'you've hit the jackpot' tone, "How about it? It's on sale now. This Magikarp, which usually sells for ten thousand, now with the egg-laying set, breeding set, and nurturing set, how about a total of thirty thousand!?"
This scene! This situation!
Isn't this Kojiro of Team Rockets, and that eloquent Magikarp merchant?
Xia You couldn't believe his eyes. He actually encountered this legendary scene of the source of all evil!
But he really didn't understand why Kojiro, who was clearly from a wealthy family, would still be moved by money.
Seeing Kojiro take out his wallet, seemingly about to buy that Magikarp, Xia You couldn't help but cough lightly and walked over.
"Boss, how about selling me this Magikarp for 500?"
"What did you say!?" The Magikarp old man waved his hand, impatiently saying, "Go away, go away! This is a Magikarp that lays golden eggs! How could I sell it to you for 500?"
"Lays golden eggs?" Xia You stroked his chin, carefully examining the lively Magikarp in the water. "But it looks no different from the Magikarp in the river. I say, boss, are you mistaken? This common Pokémon can be found almost anywhere, whether in lakes or the sea. You can catch one with just a fishing rod. Besides me, who else would buy it?"
Kojiro's body trembled, as if he had come to his senses: "Common Magikarp? No one would buy it?"
And seeing Kojiro waver, the Magikarp old man quickly explained, "Hey, hey, young man, don't listen to his nonsense! This Magikarp of mine is different from other Magikarp. Gold, gold!"
"Oh? Really?" Xia You curled his lips. "If that's the case, then why haven't you become a multimillionaire yet, old man, and are still selling Magikarp here?"
At this, Kojiro completely understood.
"You scoundrel, you dare to trick me!"
He kicked the fish tank hard, then nodded gratefully to Xia You, and left in a huff.
Seeing this, Xia You also put his hands behind his back and turned to continue forward, but was stopped by the Magikarp old man's outstretched hand.
"Hey, we have no grudges, why did you ruin my business!?"
Xia You tilted his head and looked at him, saying, "Ah, I'm really sorry, but I have a very good impression of that person, and I really couldn't bear to see him deceived. If you want to sell, go sell it to the next fated person."
After speaking, he prepared to walk around the Magikarp old man, but as soon as he took a step, he was stopped again.
"Don't think you can just leave like that! You ruined my business, so you pay to buy it!"
Perhaps fearing Xia You would run, the Magikarp old man reached out to grab Xia You's sleeve, but saw Kirlia step forward, its eyes slowly beginning to gather light, staring coldly at him.
Its appearance suggested that if the Magikarp old man's hand extended even a little further towards Xia You, it would directly launch a Confusion attack.
The Magikarp old man was startled and quickly withdrew his arm.
Ignoring him, Xia You looked back at the Magikarp.
Even if this Magikarp hadn't been kicked by Kojiro in the end, based on experience, it should have been close to evolving. If he bought it, he believed it wouldn't be long before he would get a Gyarados, which was indeed a good deal.
"That's true. In that case, sell it to me for 500."
This price was not something Xia You just blurted out. It should be known that in other places, Magikarp indeed only sold for this much, which completely conformed to market prices.
"500?" The Magikarp old man frowned tightly, displeased, "I could have sold it for 30,000 just now!"
Seeing Xia You's unmoving expression, after a long stalemate, the Magikarp old man's eyes darted around, and finally, he couldn't help but sigh, "Oh well, 500 it is. I'll take a loss and sell it to you."