An elf, a genius scientist who traveled from the world of One Piece.

Chapter 2 Where did Aunt Hanako get the money?

"Gurgle..."

Su Sheng's stomach started to protest again.

"Fruit really doesn't fill you up."

Su Sheng patted his protesting belly, looked down at Eevee and said:

There's an old Chinese saying, "Food is the first necessity of the people." Let's fill our stomachs first, and then think about the future.

"Bu Yi~"

Eevee nodded in agreement.

Although it has not yet recovered from the grief of being abandoned by its original owner.

But in the short time that he spent with the human boy in front of him, less than ten minutes, Umbreon already sensed that the boy had no malice or prejudice towards him.

This is enough to make Umbreon follow him.

……

After Su Sheng and Yue Yibu left.

A figure dressed in a black cloak, resembling the God of Gamblers, emerged from the alleyway corner beside the street behind.

His eyes, hidden beneath the top hat, were filled with disbelief as he muttered to himself:

"Dark type... causing evolved Pokémon to degenerate... that kid... is he kidding?"

Normally, he would have thought it was some kid's silly, idiotic nonsense.

But through his brief, clandestine observation, he discovered that Su Sheng exuded a maturity far beyond his years, along with a powerful confidence in his eyes.

It made him wonder, could he really do it?

Sakaki remained silent for a long time.

Even if you don't observe it yourself at other times, you can still do so.

At the very least, they'll send one of their men to follow that kid and see if he can really cause any trouble.

But right now... I'm not in the mood.

Recently, Sakaki has been secretly searching for his missing son.

Unable to find him in Kanto, Sakaki went to Johto.

They didn't even use any of the Rockets' subordinates.

Because Sakaki did not tell anyone that he had children, including his subordinates.

Children often become a parent's Achilles' heel.

As the leader of Team Rocket, Giovanni has made countless enemies in the underworld.

How could an old fox like Giovanni not have imagined what would happen once his enemy found out he had a son?

So he kept this matter a closely guarded secret.

Even so, her child still went missing!

"Who...is it!?"

Sakagi gritted his teeth, having no interest in paying attention to Su Sheng, and turned to disappear back into the darkness.

……

Pokémon Center.

"Big sister, is the food at the Pokémon Center free?"

Su Sheng tilted his head back, blinked his adorable eyes, and asked Qiao Yi sweetly.

Along the way, he obtained a lot of intelligence through this disguise.

First of all, this is Azure City in the Johto region.

However, the timeline is different from the Pokémon world I watched the anime and played the games in my previous life.

The current Kanto League champion is Granny Akiko, who uses Ghost-type moves, not the Flying Elite Four member.

In other words, it will be at least several years before Su Sheng is aware of the timeline of the story.

Furthermore, Professor Oak had not yet invented the Pokédex, so the general public was unaware of the "Dark" type, which is not very common.

Furthermore, things like the Poké Ball teleportation device and the Pokémon recovery device that players use every day in the game are completely absent.

However, there is one thing.

Just like Ash in the anime, the Pokémon Center provides free medical services, food, and accommodation.

"Sure, little brother."

Upon seeing this adorable little boy, Joey on the other side of the counter immediately returned the smile.

Su Sheng finally understood the joy that little rascal Momonosuke was experiencing.

Sigh, to be honest, my first regret in my past life was not destroying the World Government, and my second regret was not killing that bastard Momonosuke.

Upon hearing that the Pokémon Center did indeed provide free food, Su Sheng beamed with joy.

I absolutely love this world!

However, Joey's next words left Su Sheng dumbfounded.

"Little brother, let me see your trainer ID."

"Clam?"

Trainer's... ID card?

What the heck?

Oh wait!

It seems like there's something like that in the game too. I remember it had the trainer's name, trainer number, and how many badges they had earned written on it.

However, since it seemed to be just a decoration, I didn't pay any attention to it when I was playing games in my previous life...

Seeing that Su Sheng's expression was off, Qiao Yi's bright smile also became a little more puzzled.

"Little kid, aren't you a registered trainer in the league? Then you'll have to pay. The cost for lodging and food is 1000 league coins per day."

Su Sheng touched his pockets, which were even cleaner than his face... He was already thinking about how to leave without looking too embarrassed.

"...This meal is on me."

Joey suddenly spoke again.

"this……"

Su Sheng was somewhat surprised.

Joey smiled and said, "Your sister can afford this much money."

……

Half an hour later, in the restaurant of the Azure City Pokémon Center, many trainers were giving Su Sheng looks of utter disbelief.

Yes, it really is a ghost.

Starving ghost.

Even Umbreon, squatting on the ground with a bowl of Pokémon food in front of it, didn't find the food in the bowl appealing anymore.

How embarrassing...

"Is it tasty?"

Just then, Joey came over with Chansey.

"Thank you, Saori-nee. I will repay you in the future."

Su Sheng swallowed a mouthful of curry rice and gave Joey Saori a thumbs up.

Based on the other party's self-introduction, Su Sheng learned that "Joey" was the surname of the Joey family.

After the surname, each Joey naturally also has a given name.

According to Joey Saori...

Su Sheng also learned a lot about the real Pokémon world.

This includes the knowledge of "League Registered Trainers".

Only trainers like these can enjoy free accommodation and treatment services at Pokémon Centers.

Just like the players in the game, and Ash and his friends in the anime.

The requirement to become a registered Pokémon Trainer is to pay a tax to the league every year from birth, and then when the Trainer turns 10, they will be given a Pokémon with good potential.

Most of them are the three starter brands.

However, this service is only available until the age of 20, during the underage period.

Well, that makes sense when you think about it.

If only I could eat and drink to my heart's content at the Pokémon Center for the rest of my life.

Then how come there are still "office workers" in this world?

In his past life, Su Sheng played games and even fought quite a few trainers of the "Business Person" type on the roadside.

However, after learning all this, Su Sheng thought of another question—

Where did Xiaozhi's mother, Aunt Hanako, get her money?

Out of curiosity, Su Sheng asked Joy Saori how much tax she had to pay after ten years as a registered trainer.

After getting the answer, Su Sheng was genuinely curious about where Hanako-san, who seemed to never work in the anime, got so much money.

Could it be that Professor Oak is sponsoring it...? Ahem! I can't think about it anymore, or this book will be gone.

"...Xiao Sheng, you're not an orphan, are you?"

Just as Su Sheng was lost in thought, Joey Saori suddenly asked him a question.

Su Sheng: ? ? ?

Hey, why are you swearing?

(End of this chapter)