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he knowes pokemon more than i know _Chapter_106_en
Chapter 176
Chapter 106: Just a Minor Illness, Be More Careful in Your Next Life
2024-05-15 Author: Samsung Charmander (Author Name)
The four of them stared at each other in silence.
In the end, it was Archer who broke the quiet first, greeting the newly appeared young man and woman with an elegant and easygoing air.
"Two more major players entering the scene..."
Inwardly, however, he was alarmed.
Back on the S.S. Anne, the sheer aura from these three's starter Pokémon had been so frightening it almost made him kneel. It was truly terrifying.
But if, at this moment, he could pull all three of them over to his side...
Hmph, by next year, he'd be the one running Team Rocket!
At this thought, his eyes suddenly lit up, a wide smile spreading across his face.
As the saying goes, you don't hit a smiling face. Seeing this, Blue and Gary lost interest and didn't harbor much hostility toward Archer.
Thus, after settling the matter of the Rainbow Group moving out of Saffron City, the three of them left the Silph Co. Building.
Archer also finished his arrangements and went downstairs, preparing to use his silver tongue to persuade the other two to take on this matter themselves.
But he would do so without revealing his role as the instigator.
A short while later, on the 40th floor of the Silph Co. Building.
He saw a flamboyant, purple-haired man and a red-haired woman, both with flustered expressions.
Lambda had a large bump on his head, as if he had been slammed in the face by some heavy object.
Ariana's face was flushed red, and she was biting her lip, looking alluringly vulnerable, as if she had just been humiliated.
"Ahem, colleagues, I read the omens when I woke up today. They indicate that a great disaster may soon befall Saffron City, so I propose..."
Before Archer could finish, the other two cut him off.
Lambda: "Saffron City is beyond saving. It's a city of darkness."
Ariana: "Let's pull the Rainbow Group out tomorrow. This city truly disgusts me."
Archer: "?"
Why did these two seem even more anxious than him?
The three then exchanged a look, collectively agreeing to the Rainbow Group's relocation.
It was just a shell company superimposed on Silph Co. anyway; they could leave whenever they wanted.
The financial losses wouldn't even be that significant.
All they wanted was Silph Co.'s technology—Poké Ball manufacturing and the Spatial Teleportation Device.
They had already stolen most of what they came for, so the funds were irrelevant.
On the other side.
Ash and the other two returned to the Pokémon Center.
Aside from him slacking off, the other two had fought a tough battle against someone far stronger than them, and their Pokémon were in poor condition.
"Nurse Joy, we'll leave them in your care."
Blue and Gary handed their Poké Balls to Nurse Joy.
Bored out of their minds, they noticed Ash walking toward a table corner. Their interest piqued, they went over to join him.
"Hey, fellow townsman, catching mice over here?"
Ash shot them a look before turning to Misty beside him and asking with concern, "How is this little one doing now?"
Nearly a dozen hours had passed since he left the Pokémon Center for Silph Co. and returned.
Misty was slightly relieved to see him return safely, but her brow remained furrowed.
"Nurse Joy has already treated the Eevee's physical injuries. It's just a bit malnourished, so its body is fine, but it still refuses to communicate with anyone."
They had only managed to treat it by having a Chansey use Hypnosis.
"An Eevee?"
Hearing this, Blue's interest was instantly sparked.
After all, Eevee was on the list of the top ten cutest Pokémon.
She quickly bent down to look under the table corner and, sure enough, saw a small, brown, fox-like Pokémon.
But it had its back to her, completely motionless.
"A withdrawn Eevee...?"
Gary glanced over, his tone surprisingly devoid of any sarcasm.
After thinking for a moment, he suddenly threw out his Poké Ball.
"Eevee~"
It was another Eevee.
Only this one's fur and spirit were both in excellent condition.
Its eyes were clear and bright, a clear sign of a Pokémon that had been meticulously raised.
"Oh my, it's an Eevee~"
Blue immediately swept it into her arms, instantly becoming a fan.
"Hey, Gary, I have a precious golden Weedle here. Let's trade for your Eevee~" she asked, her face full of expectation.
Gary: "..."
Are there Weedles that *aren't* golden?
"Hmph! Eevee, ignore this woman."
Following his cold snort, the Eevee in Blue's arms understood, wriggled free from her grasp, and then deftly slipped under the corner of the table.
"Eevee~"
"Ee..."
The special Eevee twitched its ears, its eyes dull.
It only glanced at Gary's Eevee before slumping back down.
"Eevee~"
After calling out several times with no response from Ash's Eevee, Gary's Eevee could only hop back out from under the table and shake its head at him.
"You've worked hard."
Gary recalled his Eevee and shook his head.
"Wounds can be healed, but emotional trauma isn't so easy to cure. Keep up the good work."
Perhaps because he also had an Eevee, Gary didn't say anything flippant, instead speaking with great seriousness.
But maybe only someone with a reckless personality like Ash could possibly open this Eevee's heart?
He patted Ash on the shoulder, then walked to the side to rest with his eyes closed, saying no more.
This was the first time they all got the feeling that this person was, in fact, the erudite grandson of Professor Oak.
"Is the world ending tomorrow?"
Blue rubbed her round, bun-like cheeks, an expression of disbelief on her face.
A hyperactive loudmouth was telling someone to 'keep up the good work'?
She sat down on a chair in a daze, looking utterly lost.
Then she suddenly pulled out the three incense sticks she always kept on hand and began offering them in Gary's direction.
Gary: "?"
Ash remained where he was, looking at his Eevee with a considerable headache.
In the end, he could only shake his head. He'd have to take it one step at a time.
Maybe in a few days, I'll see if Brother Red has any killer tricks...
The three of them started chatting and cracking melon seeds.
Blue suddenly looked around and asked curiously, "Huh, why don't I see Teacher Brock? Is it too dark in here?"
They were one short of a foursome. Just missing one person for a game of Pai Gow, and she definitely didn't want to play with Gary.
It was only then that Ash jolted in realization.
They were here drinking tea, cracking melon seeds, and chatting, but Brock was still trapped in the Saffron Gym, going through hell!
He was about to dash out the door to rescue Teacher Brock.
"Wait! You, young man."
A clear voice stopped him. Ash subconsciously turned to look and saw it was the Pokémon Center's Nurse Joy.
"You were the one who was bitten by a dog just now, weren't you?" Nurse Joy asked softly, holding a syringe.
Ash: "..."
He suddenly shuddered, looking down at his hand, which was wrapped in gauze.
Tearing off the gauze, he saw the wound inside had already scabbed over. The blood from before had matted together, making it look a bit scary now.
If treatment had been delayed any longer, it would have healed on its own.
For him, that wasn't just an empty phrase.
"Wow, townsman, you actually got bitten by a dog!"
Blue sidled over with a grin.
Ash's expression stiffened. He turned his head to look at Misty.
"Heh heh... from when I left to when I got back, how long did it take in total?"
Misty puffed out her chest confidently.
"Don't worry, I calculated it for you. It took you exactly 20 hours to get back. Then we chatted for another 2 hours. You still have 3 hours left. It's fine, you won't turn rabid."
Hearing this, Ash let out a sigh of relief and obediently followed Nurse Joy to get his rabies shot.
As for Brock... well, next time for sure.
Soon, Nurse Joy gave his 'Qilin Arm' an injection.
"Alright, please wait here for three hours. If your body shows no adverse reaction, we can begin administering the rabies vaccine."
Ash nodded. His body was already fine now...
Wait a minute!
He shot to his feet, a look of astonishment on his face.
"This shot wasn't the rabies vaccine?"
"Of course not. This is a test serum to see if your body will have an adverse reaction. We can only start the rabies vaccine after you pass the test," Nurse Joy replied as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
Ash: "?"
Waiting three hours before getting the vaccine... that would be exactly past the twenty-four-hour mark, wouldn't it?
Hearing this, Blue and Misty also came over, comforting him in gentle voices.
"It's okay, rabies is just a minor illness. You should eat some good food these next two days."
"Mhm, just be more careful in your next life."
Seeing this, even Gary, who had been resting with his eyes closed, couldn't help but come over.
He patted Ash on the shoulder again, suppressing a laugh as he said, "Pallet Town's number one rabid pup. You have a bright future ahead of you."
Ash: "..."
(end of chapter)
2024-05-15 Author: Samsung Charmander (Author Name)
The four of them stared at each other in silence.
In the end, it was Archer who broke the quiet first, greeting the newly appeared young man and woman with an elegant and easygoing air.
"Two more major players entering the scene..."
Inwardly, however, he was alarmed.
Back on the S.S. Anne, the sheer aura from these three's starter Pokémon had been so frightening it almost made him kneel. It was truly terrifying.
But if, at this moment, he could pull all three of them over to his side...
Hmph, by next year, he'd be the one running Team Rocket!
At this thought, his eyes suddenly lit up, a wide smile spreading across his face.
As the saying goes, you don't hit a smiling face. Seeing this, Blue and Gary lost interest and didn't harbor much hostility toward Archer.
Thus, after settling the matter of the Rainbow Group moving out of Saffron City, the three of them left the Silph Co. Building.
Archer also finished his arrangements and went downstairs, preparing to use his silver tongue to persuade the other two to take on this matter themselves.
But he would do so without revealing his role as the instigator.
A short while later, on the 40th floor of the Silph Co. Building.
He saw a flamboyant, purple-haired man and a red-haired woman, both with flustered expressions.
Lambda had a large bump on his head, as if he had been slammed in the face by some heavy object.
Ariana's face was flushed red, and she was biting her lip, looking alluringly vulnerable, as if she had just been humiliated.
"Ahem, colleagues, I read the omens when I woke up today. They indicate that a great disaster may soon befall Saffron City, so I propose..."
Before Archer could finish, the other two cut him off.
Lambda: "Saffron City is beyond saving. It's a city of darkness."
Ariana: "Let's pull the Rainbow Group out tomorrow. This city truly disgusts me."
Archer: "?"
Why did these two seem even more anxious than him?
The three then exchanged a look, collectively agreeing to the Rainbow Group's relocation.
It was just a shell company superimposed on Silph Co. anyway; they could leave whenever they wanted.
The financial losses wouldn't even be that significant.
All they wanted was Silph Co.'s technology—Poké Ball manufacturing and the Spatial Teleportation Device.
They had already stolen most of what they came for, so the funds were irrelevant.
On the other side.
Ash and the other two returned to the Pokémon Center.
Aside from him slacking off, the other two had fought a tough battle against someone far stronger than them, and their Pokémon were in poor condition.
"Nurse Joy, we'll leave them in your care."
Blue and Gary handed their Poké Balls to Nurse Joy.
Bored out of their minds, they noticed Ash walking toward a table corner. Their interest piqued, they went over to join him.
"Hey, fellow townsman, catching mice over here?"
Ash shot them a look before turning to Misty beside him and asking with concern, "How is this little one doing now?"
Nearly a dozen hours had passed since he left the Pokémon Center for Silph Co. and returned.
Misty was slightly relieved to see him return safely, but her brow remained furrowed.
"Nurse Joy has already treated the Eevee's physical injuries. It's just a bit malnourished, so its body is fine, but it still refuses to communicate with anyone."
They had only managed to treat it by having a Chansey use Hypnosis.
"An Eevee?"
Hearing this, Blue's interest was instantly sparked.
After all, Eevee was on the list of the top ten cutest Pokémon.
She quickly bent down to look under the table corner and, sure enough, saw a small, brown, fox-like Pokémon.
But it had its back to her, completely motionless.
"A withdrawn Eevee...?"
Gary glanced over, his tone surprisingly devoid of any sarcasm.
After thinking for a moment, he suddenly threw out his Poké Ball.
"Eevee~"
It was another Eevee.
Only this one's fur and spirit were both in excellent condition.
Its eyes were clear and bright, a clear sign of a Pokémon that had been meticulously raised.
"Oh my, it's an Eevee~"
Blue immediately swept it into her arms, instantly becoming a fan.
"Hey, Gary, I have a precious golden Weedle here. Let's trade for your Eevee~" she asked, her face full of expectation.
Gary: "..."
Are there Weedles that *aren't* golden?
"Hmph! Eevee, ignore this woman."
Following his cold snort, the Eevee in Blue's arms understood, wriggled free from her grasp, and then deftly slipped under the corner of the table.
"Eevee~"
"Ee..."
The special Eevee twitched its ears, its eyes dull.
It only glanced at Gary's Eevee before slumping back down.
"Eevee~"
After calling out several times with no response from Ash's Eevee, Gary's Eevee could only hop back out from under the table and shake its head at him.
"You've worked hard."
Gary recalled his Eevee and shook his head.
"Wounds can be healed, but emotional trauma isn't so easy to cure. Keep up the good work."
Perhaps because he also had an Eevee, Gary didn't say anything flippant, instead speaking with great seriousness.
But maybe only someone with a reckless personality like Ash could possibly open this Eevee's heart?
He patted Ash on the shoulder, then walked to the side to rest with his eyes closed, saying no more.
This was the first time they all got the feeling that this person was, in fact, the erudite grandson of Professor Oak.
"Is the world ending tomorrow?"
Blue rubbed her round, bun-like cheeks, an expression of disbelief on her face.
A hyperactive loudmouth was telling someone to 'keep up the good work'?
She sat down on a chair in a daze, looking utterly lost.
Then she suddenly pulled out the three incense sticks she always kept on hand and began offering them in Gary's direction.
Gary: "?"
Ash remained where he was, looking at his Eevee with a considerable headache.
In the end, he could only shake his head. He'd have to take it one step at a time.
Maybe in a few days, I'll see if Brother Red has any killer tricks...
The three of them started chatting and cracking melon seeds.
Blue suddenly looked around and asked curiously, "Huh, why don't I see Teacher Brock? Is it too dark in here?"
They were one short of a foursome. Just missing one person for a game of Pai Gow, and she definitely didn't want to play with Gary.
It was only then that Ash jolted in realization.
They were here drinking tea, cracking melon seeds, and chatting, but Brock was still trapped in the Saffron Gym, going through hell!
He was about to dash out the door to rescue Teacher Brock.
"Wait! You, young man."
A clear voice stopped him. Ash subconsciously turned to look and saw it was the Pokémon Center's Nurse Joy.
"You were the one who was bitten by a dog just now, weren't you?" Nurse Joy asked softly, holding a syringe.
Ash: "..."
He suddenly shuddered, looking down at his hand, which was wrapped in gauze.
Tearing off the gauze, he saw the wound inside had already scabbed over. The blood from before had matted together, making it look a bit scary now.
If treatment had been delayed any longer, it would have healed on its own.
For him, that wasn't just an empty phrase.
"Wow, townsman, you actually got bitten by a dog!"
Blue sidled over with a grin.
Ash's expression stiffened. He turned his head to look at Misty.
"Heh heh... from when I left to when I got back, how long did it take in total?"
Misty puffed out her chest confidently.
"Don't worry, I calculated it for you. It took you exactly 20 hours to get back. Then we chatted for another 2 hours. You still have 3 hours left. It's fine, you won't turn rabid."
Hearing this, Ash let out a sigh of relief and obediently followed Nurse Joy to get his rabies shot.
As for Brock... well, next time for sure.
Soon, Nurse Joy gave his 'Qilin Arm' an injection.
"Alright, please wait here for three hours. If your body shows no adverse reaction, we can begin administering the rabies vaccine."
Ash nodded. His body was already fine now...
Wait a minute!
He shot to his feet, a look of astonishment on his face.
"This shot wasn't the rabies vaccine?"
"Of course not. This is a test serum to see if your body will have an adverse reaction. We can only start the rabies vaccine after you pass the test," Nurse Joy replied as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
Ash: "?"
Waiting three hours before getting the vaccine... that would be exactly past the twenty-four-hour mark, wouldn't it?
Hearing this, Blue and Misty also came over, comforting him in gentle voices.
"It's okay, rabies is just a minor illness. You should eat some good food these next two days."
"Mhm, just be more careful in your next life."
Seeing this, even Gary, who had been resting with his eyes closed, couldn't help but come over.
He patted Ash on the shoulder again, suppressing a laugh as he said, "Pallet Town's number one rabid pup. You have a bright future ahead of you."
Ash: "..."
(end of chapter)
