Opening his eyes in bed, Victor's head hurt a little.
Looking at the unfamiliar decorations in front of him, he was stunned for a while before realizing he had spent the night at the Research Lab.
Sitting up, he picked up his phone to check the time. Seeing his unusually conspicuous dark circles, Victor sighed.
I didn't expect to become so delicate after coming to this world.
I've even started to get homesick for my own bed.
Yesterday, lying in bed, Victor felt uncomfortable no matter how he slept, and didn't fall into a deep sleep until almost dawn.
Forcing himself to crawl out of bed, he went to the bathroom to wash up. After changing his clothes, Victor opened the door and walked out.
He just happened to run into Gothita walking towards the room with breakfast.
"Goth~"
Time for breakfast.
After Victor finished breakfast, he walked into the main gate of the Research Lab. Professor Rowan and his assistant, already neatly dressed, were standing behind three Poké Balls.
Oh ho, such a familiar scene.
The scene of new trainers receiving their starters. Victor just wanted to go up and ask if he could receive one too.
"Researcher Brother, may I go receive my Pokémon now?"
Someone tugged at the corner of Victor's clothes. Victor looked down and found a little girl pulling his clothes, looking at him expectantly.
Oh, so I'm a researcher today.
Victor smiled and nodded, "Yes, go find Professor Rowan to receive your starter Pokémon."
The little girl nodded and ran forward.
Under the introduction of Professor Rowan and his assistant, the little girl chose a Turtwig.
Afterward, she bid farewell to Professor Rowan, Victor, and the others, got on her bicycle, and started her first journey in life.
Watching her riding away on her bicycle, Victor fell into a trance.
Once upon a time, as a child, I sat in front of the TV, fantasizing countless times that I could be like them, come to receive my own starter Pokémon, and embark on the path to becoming a Pokémon Master, to see more and catch more Pokémon.
Victor smiled gently and pulled at the corner of Gengar's mouth beside him.
But I'm not doing too bad now either. I have the Pokémon I like by my side, and Pokémon who like me.
"Does it feel wonderful?"
Professor Rowan's voice sounded beside him.
Victor turned his head and found that Professor Rowan was standing next to him at some point.
"Young boys and girls harboring dreams, taking their favorite Pokémon to travel, to see more Pokémon, to create more and better bonds, to meet more people and Pokémon. This feeling is wonderful, isn't it?"
Hearing Professor Rowan's words, Victor nodded.
This feeling was indeed wonderful. Suddenly, Victor thought of something.
"Professor, do you know a Trainer named Ash?"
Professor Rowan thought for a while and said, "Ash? Do you mean the owner of that Pikachu?"
Victor nodded.
"He came by a while ago, looking for his Pikachu."
Professor Rowan remembered the young man who took a Thunderbolt head-on. His relationship with Pikachu was really good too.
Seemed to have a carefree personality, but actually cared deeply about Pokémon inside.
And that little girl who easily got angry. It's said her bicycle was destroyed by Pikachu. Later she came back to the lab with that young man.
"Stayed for a few days, then left to travel with a girl."
"Girl? Dawn?"
"You know her?"
Victor nodded.
So Ash has already met Dawn and started his journey in the Sinnoh Region?
And Brock. Is the Sinnoh trio finally assembled?
Diamond and Pearl, the top 1 in so many people's hearts. Ash with fully online battle awareness, returning old favorites, and Dawn becoming increasingly confident in Contests.
The League Conference, I will definitely go watch it.
Snapping back to reality, he returned to the table with Professor Rowan and began helping the Trainers who came today to choose their starter Pokémon.
People came and went; many Trainers came and took away their starters.
"Are there really this many people coming to receive them?"
Victor sighed. Turns out doing this kind of work can be so tiring too.
"Compared to the ten-year-old children of a town, this is very few."
Professor Rowan handed him a bottle of water and said.
Victor gulped down a large bottle before nodding.
Indeed, the children coming to receive starters were considered very few compared to all the children in Sandgem Town.
Because there were simply too few Pokémon suitable as starters. As Pokémon given away for free, raising them was also a huge expense.
So every year, only a portion of qualified Trainers could be selected from these teenagers to come and receive starters.
Others could only rely on catching wild Pokémon or buying Pokémon Eggs.
"But it's better now. With your Breeding House, more children can directly buy suitable Pokémon Eggs and don't have to risk danger to catch wild Pokémon anymore."
"So, Victor, thank you. We all know your Breeding House might not make much money, but we still sincerely thank you. You gave more children the opportunity to own a Pokémon."
Hearing Professor Rowan's sincere words, Victor was also stunned.
Turns out, my Breeding House has unknowingly brought so much convenience to the people living in Twinleaf Town and Sandgem Town?
Victor laughed, "Perhaps. I was just fulfilling my own childhood dream of wanting a Pokémon."
Now it was Professor Rowan who was stunned.
"Is that so?"
"So that's how it is."
Professor Rowan laughed heartily.
The last two were two teenagers bickering with each other.
"Professor, we're here to receive Pokémon."
Professor Rowan took out the last two Poké Balls, containing Turtwig and Piplup respectively.
After they chose, fire burned in their eyes, and they challenged each other to a battle on the spot.
Victor volunteered to act as the referee for their battle.
The two teenagers who just got their Pokémon didn't know much about Pokémon battles.
It was just blindly using Razor Leaf and Bubble Beam.
Finally, Turtwig lost its ability to fight under a Peck from Piplup.
Ending the battle, Victor realized they were surrounded by teenagers.
They looked at the two Pokémon on the field, full of anticipation.
"Professor, can I be chosen next year?"
"Professor, me too, me too! I'll be ten next year!"
Hearing their inquiries, Victor thought for a moment and said loudly: "Actually, besides the Professor's lab where you can receive Pokémon, there is another place to get Pokémon, although they aren't starters."
The scene instantly quieted down.
"Do you know Breeding Road?"
They nodded.
"There is a Breeding House in the middle of Breeding Road. You can go there to pick the Pokémon you like or Pokémon suitable for you."
"By the way, I am the owner. If you go this month, I can give you a 30% discount."
Victor said with a smile.
"Really? Really, Shopkeeper? Do you have Budew?"
"Yes."
"Then, then, what about Shinx?"
"Yes."
"Is there Oddish?"
"Also yes."
"What about Buneary?" "What about Buizel?" "What about Eevee?" ————
"Have them all."
"Then is there Suicune?"
"Yes————how could there be!"
Victor was helpless.
Seeing the crowd preparing to ask endlessly, Victor quickly said: "There aren't many Pokémon Eggs left at the moment, first come first served."
The scene was instantly silent.
The next second, the crowd dispersed with a boom.
"I'm going home right now to find my mom and dad, make them buy me a Shinx egg."
"Me too." "I want to go home too." ————
After sending away this group of children, Victor breathed a sigh of relief.
Professor Rowan, who had been watching Victor surrounded by children since just now, had even more gratification in his eyes.
"Victor."
Victor turned to look at him.
"If the lab has suitable Pokémon Eggs, I'll make the decision to give them to you for free."
Hiss————
The lab's Pokémon Eggs?!
Eggs from the lab of a renowned Professor in the Pokémon world?!
Victor could already imagine eggs of various powerful and rare Pokémon coming to his Breeding House.
Victor thanked him sincerely.
"Thank you, Professor."
"Geng————"
"Goth~"
"Hahahaha."
Professor Rowan laughed heartily.
After dinner, Victor mounted Rapidash, bid farewell to Professor Rowan, and headed back to the Breeding House.
After all, in the next few days, the Breeding House might have an explosion of customer traffic.
Must go back early to prepare.