Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, a week had passed.
Early morning! The villa! The dining room!
"Hisoka, Lulu doesn't like Sneasel," Lulu, the Ralts, lay on top of Hisoka's head, complaining in a soft, telepathic voice. "Sneasel is a bad child. She always steals Lulu's Pecha Berries."
At the other end of the table, Sneasel gave Lulu a provocative look. Then, using her sharp claws, she made several swift slashes at the Pecha Berry on her plate, instantly slicing it into five perfectly even pieces.
She skewered the largest piece with a claw, then leaped onto the table in front of Hisoka and placed the slice on his plate...
This act made Lulu's head practically smoke with rage. Before Hisoka could even try the piece Sneasel had cut, the little one used Confusion to float the berry to herself and took a large, spiteful bite.
Sneasel gave a very human-like eye roll, ignoring Lulu's antics to focus on the beef on her own plate. She was a pure carnivore and had little interest in berries; her actions were purely intended to provoke Lulu. She hoped Lulu would pick a fight so she could teach the little thing hiding behind the human a lesson.
Watching the simple behavior of his two pets, Hisoka couldn't help but chuckle. Neither could stand the sight of the other. After all, one was a Psychic type and the other a Dark type; their attributes were naturally incompatible. They felt uncomfortable whenever they were in the same room.
Of course, there was a secondary reason: same-sex repulsion. Both pets were female. Sneasel turned out to be a girl, a fact Hisoka only discovered during her physical exam. Because of her aggressive fighting style, Hisoka had assumed she was a boy, but she turned out to be quite the tomboy.
...
After a week of rest and millions of credits worth of precious medicine, Sneasel had completely recovered to her peak. In fact, her spirit and energy were even stronger than before.
She hadn't had to worry about food all week, eating the most nutritious Pokémon food available, supplemented with high-quality Wagyu beef and protein-rich Miltank milk.
Standing in the garden, the man and the Pokémon looked at each other. Hisoka removed the bandage from Sneasel's right arm and said softly, "Give it a try. You might even be stronger than you were before!"
"Snea~"
Sneasel nodded, walked up to a hanging sandbag, and shook her right arm. Then, she raised her right claw high. She didn't use any special skills, just a simple Scratch...
Slash!
A cold light flashed, and the sandbag, as thick as a man's torso, was split in two. The iron sand inside poured out. Seeing this, Sneasel scratched her left ear in embarrassment and looked back at Hisoka sheepishly.
"This girl can actually feel embarrassed!" Hisoka grinned and said loudly, "Lulu, over to you."
"Got it~!" With a wave of Lulu's small hand, the iron sand on the ground rose like a black whirlwind under the control of Confusion, slowly drifting into the trash can in the corner.
"So, are you willing to become my Pokémon?" Hisoka crouched on the grass, leveling his gaze with Sneasel's eyes while holding up a yellow-and-white Ultra Ball.
Sneasel was stunned for a moment. She nodded, but then immediately shook her head. She seemed slightly agitated as she pointed her claws toward Lulu...
Hisoka was a bit confused by the gesture. Frowning, he asked, "Lulu, what is she saying?"
"Hmph! This girl says she can be your Pokémon, but for the dignity of the Sneasel clan, she wants to fight me. She wants to prove she's the strongest and that she's the one who should protect you."
"She's making me so mad!" Lulu's head shook with frustration after translating Sneasel's declaration.
Hisoka didn't know what to say. Compared to humans, the emotions of Pokémon were sometimes so simple and sincere. They didn't know how to deceive. Once they decided on something, that was it.
"You want to protect me? I'm looking forward to it!"
...
In the center of the garden was a standard battlefield paved with rock and soil. Sneasel and Ralts stood at opposite ends, the battle about to erupt.
"You annoying thing!" Lulu sent the message directly into Sneasel's mind via telepathy.
"Snea~"
Sneasel bared her claws, her black fur bristling, and the red three-lobed tail behind her stood straight like a blade!
Sneasel was a Dark type, making her a natural counter to the Psychic-type Ralts. Dark-type moves dealt double damage to Ralts, while Lulu's only attacking move, Confusion, would be completely ineffective against Sneasel.
"Hisoka, I don't want to hold myself back anymore. I want to evolve!" For once, Lulu spoke with a very serious tone.
"Two years in the blink of an eye!" Hisoka sighed and said, "Don't suppress yourself anymore. Evolve. I want to see how beautiful you will be."
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