Beawalked out of the Pokémon Center.
She looked at her flattened, empty wallet. A deep sadness hit her.
That was her entire month's living allowance…and it was gone—all eaten in one single dinner.
Bai Chen followed behind her as she stepped onto the street.
"Don't be sad. I'll definitely pay you back."
Bea put her wallet away with a sigh.
She wasn't expecting repayment. How could a Pokémon pay her back?
Pokémon didn't have jobs.
She comforted herself quietly.
One day, I'll catch him anyway… Feeding him once won't kill me.
She headed toward her home gym.
Bai Chen followed right behind.
After a few more steps, Bea suddenly turned around.
"Did you… decide you want to be captured by me?"
"Even if it's night, it's still too early for dreaming."
"Then why are you following me?"
"I told you—my friend needs your phone to contact me.
And I still need to pay you back."
Bea didn't even try to question the absurdity anymore.
A Pokémon that could:
buy things on credit,
use a smartphone,
browse the internet,
and speak fluent sarcasm…
It was too much.
"…Fine. Do whatever you want."
She stopped paying attention to him and walked ahead.
Soon, Bea reached her dojo—The round stone structure of Stow-on-Side Stadium.
Bai Chen looked at it and nodded.
So this was where she lived.
Inside, the place was more arena than home—
circular stands, open central field, and deep energy flowing from beneath.
A pure Galar power spot.
Perfect for gathering Dynamax energy.
Bea walked through to the back residential area.
Compared to the stadium, her home area looked surprisingly normal.
At the door to her house, she stopped and turned to him.
"You… really want to stay in my house?"
"Well, yeah. I don't have any cash right now.
Just let me stay for one night—tomorrow I'll sell something and find my own place."
"I wasn't planning on kicking you out."
She shook her head.
After all, he did carry her all the way from the wild area.
Letting him stay one night wasn't unreasonable.
But she regretted it very quickly.
At the dining table
Bea stared at Bai Chen and four small-sized Pokémon devouring everything in sight.
"What… what are these Pokémon?"
On the floor, Zinogre and Nergigante (both mini-sized), along with two others, were happily eating.
They had all shrunk themselves down to puppy-size.
Zinogre hated being tiny, but to avoid unnecessary trouble, he tolerated it.
Nergigante didn't care at all.
Bai Chen ate as he talked.
"They're my Pokémon.
You should believe me now—I'm not a Pokémon myself.
I mean, have you ever seen a Pokémon that trains other Pokémon?"
Bea's tone was dead serious:
"I've heard legends of Pokémon that train Pokémon.
Don't tell me… that was a story you made up?"
Bai Chen massaged his forehead.
"What do I have to do for you to believe I'm not a Pokémon?"
"A normal human can't eat that much."
She glanced at the kitchen. Enough food for a family of three for a month…
gone in one dinner.
And Bai Chen was only 20% full.
"People have different body types…
I'll pay you back and buy more food tomorrow."
Everything was closed this late. He couldn't sell gold today even if he wanted to.
He rubbed his still-hungry stomach.
If not for today's chaotic teleport incident,
he would already be home, enjoying dinner with Lillie.
Seeing him still hungry, Bea fetched chocolate and a full 1L tub of protein powder.
"Shops are closed. If you really can't stand the hunger, eat these."
Bai Chen inspected the protein powder.
Modern-world fitness supplement.
High-protein, high-calorie.
"Hot water? Pour it into the bucket."
She brought a kettle.
She didn't try to stop him. At this point, nothing surprised her anymore.
He drank the entire tub.
It didn't taste very perfect, but at least it filled him up.
"Much better. Thanks for the meal."
Bea checked the time—8 PM. She still had training left tonight.
And if she wanted a chance to one day capture him,
she had to work twice as hard.
She headed to the stadium.
Bai Chen followed, bored and curious.
Bea released her Pokémon and started training in the center of the arena.
Bai Chen sat on the stands, observing.
She wasn't yet the powerhouse he remembered from the future.
Her team was only around level 40.
This was long before the events of the Alola timeline.
Her father—an elite martial artist—was out handling business,
leaving the entire dojo to her.
Bai Chen studied her stance, her form, and then his gaze fell on what she wore…
A white Dynamax band.
An authentic Dynamax-enabling device.
He glanced around the stadium. The energy flow…
the faint red shimmer in the ground…
This place was a perfect testing ground.
"Maybe I should try it here."
He stood up, walking to the edge of the stands.
And then, he called out:
"Bea!
Do you want to learn to use extraordinary powers—
just like a Pokémon?"
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