I beg you female trainers to give me money even if you lose!

NO.208+209, you really are suited to be the Ghost King!

"Thank you for the compliment."

Hearing the voice of the Soul-Hooking Eye, Yang Xiying smiled. It turned out that this child was still the same strange person from yesterday.

"...This is for you."

As he spoke, he took out a dark purple gem, and the Soul-Stealing Eyes immediately focused their gaze on it.

It chewed and swallowed the previous gem whole, then picked up the ghost gem, its eyes drawn to the glittering object on the table opposite it.

Taking other people's things is impolite, and Soul-Stealing Eyes knows this well, but now they're practically handing them over to him...

Should I take it or not?

“That…” Old Man Fuji subconsciously stopped him, even though the child wasn’t picky about the quality of the stone.

However, he still had to be careful not to spoil the child by feeding him expensive gems, and Yang Xiying's things all seemed to be rare and precious items.

"It's alright, since I have a limited number of Ghost Gems, I'll only give it to you once as a gift."

However, the old man Fuji saw Yang Xiying raise her hand and then turn her head to speak, saying that this thing is not ice, and one piece is not enough to be addictive.

"Besides, Pokémon are very intelligent; they know that acquiring certain things requires paying a price, don't they?"

The child had been watching for a while but hadn't come close to him and Juzi, which showed that the other side had some manners.

"Indeed it is."

The elderly Fuji nodded in response, saying that although he was kind-hearted in adopting Pokémon, he wouldn't spoil them too much.

After all, he can't take care of these children for the rest of his life; they need to be able to survive on their own.

—It would be great if someone could help me adopt and care for it…

"But young man, what exactly are you trying to achieve by getting close to Soul-Hooking Eye?" He sensed Yang Xiying's interest in Soul-Hooking Eye.

“I was just curious why its trainer would abandon it,” Yang Xiying replied matter-of-factly.

"—Sir, could you tell me the reason?"

"..." Noticing that everyone's curious gazes were fixed on him, the old man Fuji sighed and spoke.

"There are many reasons why trainers abandon their Pokémon, such as the difficulty of training them, whether they are suitable to live together, and whether they can be used in battle."

“You need to have at least one of these qualities, but Sableye doesn’t seem to have achieved any of these three, making it difficult to train a Ghost-type Pokémon.”

"It's even less suitable for living together, so we can only look at its combat strength. However, its base stats are less than 400, and it hasn't evolved even at level 30."

"So Sableye was abandoned by its trainer, without any arrangements made for its release."

"They didn't go through any release procedures... There will always be a lot of people like that," Ye Zi said, her brows furrowed and her tone displeased.

Releasing a Pokémon is a very serious matter, because the moment you capture a Pokémon, it means that it agrees to go with you.

Unless frequently abused along the way, Pokémon generally trust their owners unconditionally; that's just how simple and pure Pokémon are.

Even if you do something good for it, it will repay you tenfold, because you have entered its life and taken it away from its original place.

Therefore, it is a trainer's natural duty to take responsibility for their Pokémon and be prepared to accompany it on its journey once it has been captured.

Releasing Pokémon is practically an option that doesn't exist in Yezi's opinion, but that's just an ideal situation, because even humans and Pokémon can be defeated by reality.

The difficulty of training them and whether they are suitable to live together are factors, but their weak combat power seems somewhat unreasonable.

That's bad enough, but what's unforgivable is not taking any measures after releasing a Pokémon into the wild, because it's very difficult for a Pokémon that has been captured by humans to reintegrate into nature.

It doesn't even have basic survival skills, and Sableye is a Pokémon that has never appeared in the Kanto region before!

Releasing them directly is no different from killing them! Therefore, we need to arrange a place for them.

To this end, the Pokémon League has specially prepared a release system, which allows Pokémon in need to be handed over to the relevant local city departments.

The Pokémon House in Lavender Town is such a place, but some people don't even realize the consequences of sending their released Pokémon here.

The reason is probably that he himself felt that the argument that Pokémon couldn't help him win was untenable.

"Grandpa Fuji, do you know who the trainer is who just abandoned it like that?" If she finds out, she'll teach that guy a lesson.

“Unfortunately, I don’t know,” the old man Fuji shook his head, “because the Soul-Snatching Eye refuses to recall anything about that person.”

"—The other side has already done their best by explaining why they were abandoned."

"..."

Seeing the captivating eyes lower their heads, everyone suddenly fell silent, refusing to recall anything about that person. Just how outrageous was this former trainer?

“...But if you want to find it, you should be able to,” Yang Xiying said at this moment, and then a group of people looked at him.

"There's something I want to confirm: do you hate that Pokémon Trainer?" Yang Xiying looked at Sableye.

The reason the other person doesn't want to recall their former trainer is not only because of the suffering they endured there, but also because of their lingering affection and their desire to avoid being held accountable.

[...] Although the Soul-Hooking Eye did not transmit its voice again, some purple flames still emanated from its body.

"Although she refuses to recall anything related to her former master, she can't hide her hatred for that person."

Yang Xiying couldn't help but speak, while Gouhunyan was startled and gave her a "How did you know?" look.

It truly hated, it wished it could kill that human! But as that person had said, it was very weak!

With no room for resistance, I could only cower in the sidelines and eke out a living...

"...because I didn't want to cause any more trouble for the old man who took me in," Soul-Hook Eyes finally opened the voice channel.

It is a Pokémon abandoned by humans, but it is not without right and wrong. If it weren't for that old man, it would have died in the wild.

Moreover, the other side had taken in homeless Pokémon like themselves, some of whom were even weaker than themselves.

But it could also sense the friendliness of the people around it from their words, so it felt that living here was a good thing.

The elderly human wanted to learn about the trainer who abandoned it from the human, but this would only cause trouble for the other side, because...

【—Because the trainer who abandoned me was very strong!】

“Hahahahahahahaha——!!!”

However, the words of the Soul-Hooking Eye made Yang Xiying laugh wildly, as if she were the Dragonfly King who had successfully tricked Red King.

"Master, what's wrong with you...?" Ye Zi and a group of people all looked confused, not understanding Yang Xiying's sense of humor.

Besides, nobody tells jokes anymore.

“He did this after Sableye said that the trainer who abandoned him was strong,” but Sabrina could understand what Sableye was saying.

She also offered an analysis of the humor, but it was still unclear what was so funny about Sableye saying its former trainer was strong.

“Because I don’t think that former trainer is anything special,” Yang Xiying, holding the Ghost Gem, stood up and shrugged.

"Releasing a Pokémon into the wild without making any follow-up preparations means that the person is irresponsible, and irresponsible people are usually narrow-minded, easily broken, and overgrown children."

"This is not the mindset of a good Pokémon trainer, so it's a bit funny that Sableye said that its former owner was very strong."

"Why do you think he's so strong?" Yang Xiying focused her gaze on Gouhunyan, who froze and hesitated before responding.

[Because I saw him win many battles, and his Pokémon were all very powerful, and he also mentioned that these were all Pokémon with high base stats.]

It had witnessed Yang Xiying's battles firsthand before, and the intensity of her fights seemed to carry some weight...

“A Pokémon with high base stats…” Yang Xiying’s expression was somewhat subtle, because base stats are not everything in Pokémon battles.

Because it also depends on the distribution of various base stats and traits, even if your base stats are 670, giving you Lazy Start will render you useless.

"...So, the reason you were abandoned is simply because your base stats are too low and you haven't evolved yet?"

Yang Xiying inquired again, confirming that the Soul-Hooking Eye's base stats were indeed low and it lacked a normal evolutionary form, but was that all there was to it...?

[Yeah, and he also said my characteristic is slow output, so it's completely useless.]

"I see. So, do you want to put it to use and unleash your hatred?" Yang Xiying nodded subconsciously, then changed the subject.

"……!" This stunned everyone, who stared at Yang Xiying in surprise, with the most surprised being Gouhunyan.

"I can give you that chance. I'd love to see the day you turn the tables on your enemies."

Yang Xiying grinned, and then a shiny, round glass stone appeared in his other hand.

Its design is similar to that of the Cursed Doll Evolution Stone, except that the leaf stripes inside are red and the surrounding area is yellow.

"...!" Upon seeing this, the Soul-Stealing Eyes' gaze was instantly drawn to it; this thing was even more attractive than the purple diamond opposite them!

"This is a Mega Stone...?!"

A group of people immediately showed surprised expressions. No wonder Yang Xiying said that there was so much stuff that it was almost overflowing!

"...Could this be a Mega Stone of Sableye?" Kikuko, who had been silent until now, finally spoke up.

“Yes, the Soul Reaver evolution stone,” Yang Xiying nodded in response, and then a group of people also showed expressions of amazement.

The Mega Stone with Sable Eye... can definitely make this child stronger...

“But Mega Evolution requires cooperation with Pokémon Trainers, right?” Ye Zi asked, looking puzzled.

Mega Evolution is a technique that requires a strong bond between the trainer and the Pokémon, but Sableye is now an abandoned Pokémon.

Where can I find trainers?

“Yes, so it needs to find a trainer,” Yang Xiying did not deny it, and at this moment, Sableye took a few steps back.

—Because it hates that word.

“However, the power of Sableye isn’t just limited to its Mega Evolution,” Yang Xiying’s expression became meaningful.

"--The combination of evil and ghost attributes alone is already an incredible advantage."

"The only weakness is Fairy-type...?" Sabrina quickly realized something; Dark + Ghost is a very powerful combination.

The weaknesses of both attributes are largely eliminated by this combination, leaving only the Fairy attribute.

"With these two attributes, it has quite a few powerful moves," Yang Xiying said again, which made the others doubtful.

"...What is the Speed ​​stat of Sableye?" Ayu asked the crucial question, because having powerful moves alone is not enough.

—It depends on whether it has the opportunity to make a move.

“Its speed stat is only 50,” Yang Xiying replied, which caused everyone to fall silent.

"But its special feature is that it grants a +1 priority to all variant moves, Mischievous Heart," Yang Xiying's next words, however, made a group of people gasp.

A change-type move grants +1 priority?!

They could already sense the power of the Soul-Snatching Eye; after all, there were many outrageous transformation techniques, and if they were to strike first...

"Hehe, you've got a lot of bad ideas," Kikuko said with a strange smile, because in her mind...

Sableye's mischievous nature was discovered by that little girl in the neighboring Hoenn region, but because Ghost-type Pokémon are difficult to raise, it didn't spread.

"Yami...?" The Soul-Hooking Eyes wondered. Wasn't its characteristic slow-moving? At that moment, Yang Xiying turned to look at it.

“Special attributes aren’t a problem, because we can train them,” he said, “I have invincible attribute plasters, and lots of them.”

If he continues to accumulate like this, he can change the characteristics of Pokémon in the unregulated battlefield and also influence his opponents.

— Transform the energetic iron ant into a lazy one.

"...So, Soul Hook, are you going to seize this opportunity I've given you?" Yang Xiying asked the person opposite her at this moment.

"..." Everyone fell silent again. This person wanted to capture Sableye, but that ability allowed for Mega Evolution...

【Why are you helping me like this?】The bewitching eyes were filled with confusion. Although the other party seemed to have given a reason, it felt like they were trying to lure a kidnapper.

"Because I can't stand guys who have a bunch of good things but can't use them to their full potential, and I've already pointed out your strengths."

Yang Xiying squatted down again.

“You shouldn’t be someone others despise. I also need that power, so I can satisfy your needs in order to get it.”

"Don't you want to show your true skills in front of the guy who abandoned you? Of course, you have time to think about it."

“I will be staying in Ziyuan Town to train during this period. You can come and visit,” Yang Xiying said, giving the other party a chance to consider.

He then turned and walked towards the others. Now that the transaction was successful, he should return to the Pokémon Center.

Since Naz will be staying here for a few more days, he also has to stay and get some exercise during this time.