Chapter 63: Old Man Aiji's Invitation
Early the next morning, Kawaki went to the shed with the Energy Cubes he had meticulously prepared.
When he pushed the door open, the Pokémon inside were startled.
But as soon as they realized it was Kawaki, they immediately relaxed.
Kawaki's gaze swept across the room.
Abra and Bulbasaur were still sleeping.
Gastly floated over, letting out its characteristic "Gengar, Gengar" cries.
Facing a human, Ralts and Ditto still hid behind Chansey, too scared to show their heads.
"Gengar!"
Kawaki smiled at Gastly and nodded, "Yes, I came to see you all."
He divided the Energy Cubes into six portions, placing them in front of the Pokémon, and handed a bottle of energy-replenishing medicine to Chansey, instructing her:
"After Bulbasaur wakes up, remember to have it drink this. It's good for its body."
This medicine was made by Kawaki himself according to a recipe. Its purpose was to help Pokémon recover energy after exhaustion, preventing physical harm from overexertion.
"Lucky—" Chansey paused, but she quickly understood.
Kawaki knew about what they had secretly done last night!
"Don't be like that anymore," Kawaki said with a smile. "I've received all your good intentions." If Bulbasaur were Venusaur, he wouldn't say anything.
However, Bulbasaur was still young and in its growth phase. If it overexerted itself like that every day and couldn't replenish its nutrients in time, it would put a considerable strain on its body in the long run.
Too much of a good thing is bad.
As a Pokémon Breeder, Kawaki understood this principle deeply.
Hearing this, Chansey paused, then nodded gently, "Lucky!"
"Then I'll go get busy. I won't disturb your rest!" Kawaki waved goodbye to them.
Gastly also wanted to go along and play.
Seeing that Kawaki didn't stop him, he boldly followed.
The boy and the Pokémon returned to the Breeding House. Kawaki told Gastly to play with the Clefairy, while he opened the Breeding House's front door, officially starting the new day's business.
In front of the Breeding House, Trainers gradually began to pass by.
Occasionally, a few boys and girls would come together to inquire about the services the Breeding House could provide.
Some also stood at the counter, selecting moves and asking the Breeding House to help teach their Pokémon.
Kawaki attended to them one by one.
At ten in the morning, the customer flow gradually decreased.
Kawaki had planned to use this time to make more Energy Cubes, but unexpectedly, an uninvited guest arrived at the Breeding House.
Looking at the white-haired, stooped old man who walked into the room, Kawaki was very surprised.
"Mr. Aiji?"
He remembered him, the Chairman of the Fallarbor Town Breeder Association!
When he went to take the Junior Breeder assessment, he had met this old man. After learning of his results, he had invited him to continue his advanced studies on the path of a Breeder.
But Kawaki had refused at the time.
At this moment, Old Man Aiji was looking at Kawaki with a smile, saying:
"Little friend Kawaki, we meet again!"
"Why do you have time to come today?" Kawaki asked, while asking Clefairy to bring tea.
"Of course, I wanted to see how your Breeding House was doing!" Old Man Aiji replied.
Speaking of this, he felt a bit of Flail.
From the entire process of that assessment, it was clear that this young man possessed unparalleled talent in breeding.
He had thought that the other party came to take the assessment to become a top Pokémon Breeder.
But this young man came to take the Breeder assessment just to obtain the qualification to operate a Breeding House!
What a waste of talent!
Such talent, not cultivating it further in breeding but instead running a Breeding House, was truly too wasteful!
Therefore, Old Man Aiji's main purpose in coming here today was to persuade Kawaki not to give up the profession of a Breeder.
"It's alright, the Breeding House has just started, but everything is going quite smoothly," Kawaki replied, a little embarrassed.
With the arrival of Oddish and the Clefairy, Growlithe joining, Chingling and Castform hatching, plus Chansey and Gastly, the Breeding House was gradually becoming lively.
Hearing this, Old Man Aiji turned his head and looked around, observing everything in the Breeding House.
Hmm, the layout is quite cozy.
That Pokémon… is that Growlithe?
Its fur was glossy and smooth, its eyes were bright and spirited, its physique was robust, and a faint scorching aura emanated from its body. It was clear that it had been perfectly bred.
"Is this Growlithe your Pokémon?" Old Man Aiji showed an admiring gaze. "It's amazingly well-bred!"
Kawaki nodded, "That's right, Growlithe is my starter Pokémon."
Old Man Aiji didn't speak but continued to look at the other Pokémon around him.
Clefairy, Gastly… and even Pokémon not found in the Hoenn region.
And every single Pokémon here was in excellent physical and mental condition, showing that Kawaki took great care of them.
To be able to achieve this level at only ten years old…
This could truly be called a genius!
And not only that, this young man was very sensible, polite, and his personality was neither arrogant nor impatient, which suited his taste very well.
Before coming here, Old Man Aiji had originally thought that perhaps Kawaki's business wouldn't go well, so once the Breeding House closed, he could become a Breeder.
But now, it seemed that he was running the Breeding House very well, and the Pokémon here were also perfectly bred.
It was clearly impossible to make him give up the Breeding House to become a Breeder.
Old Man Aiji's heart was filled with regret. He had originally wanted to take this young man as his disciple so that he could pass on all his knowledge.
As one of the few top Breeders in the Hoenn region, if his old bones were to pass away someday and his legacy had no one to inherit it, he wouldn't be able to rest in peace.
Wait!
Thinking of this, Old Man Aiji suddenly opened his eyes wide.
He was getting senile!
Because he suddenly realized something.
Becoming a Breeder and running a Breeding House, these two things are not in conflict!
"Kawaki, continue to refine your skills on the path of a Breeder with me!" Old Man Aiji invited excitedly.
It was rare to meet such an excellent talent; if he missed this opportunity, he might not find another!
Kawaki was stunned on the spot: "Huh?"
"Be my disciple, and I'll teach you everything I know!" Old Man Aiji said seriously.
Kawaki was a bit dumbfounded. In fact, he still hadn't figured out the purpose of Old Man Aiji's visit today.
Now, suddenly hearing that the other party wanted to take him as a disciple, Kawaki's first reaction was: Isn't this a bit too sudden?
But for Old Man Aiji, this was not sudden at all. In fact, before coming, he had carefully inquired about Kawaki from Jenny Chun and learned about the child's story from her.
Sometimes, one can tell what kind of person someone is by their attitude towards Pokémon, the look in their eyes when they see Pokémon, and how they interact with Pokémon.
Thinking that in his heart, Kawaki also spoke it aloud: "Isn't this a bit too sudden?"
In fact, he wasn't very interested in becoming a Breeder; he just wanted to collect the Pokémon he liked and live with them in this Breeding House.
"Running a Breeding House and becoming a Breeder are not in conflict!" Old Man Aiji quickly said, "You don't have to leave.
I can come here to give you lessons and teach you some deeper things."
Hearing this, Kawaki couldn't help but feel a little tempted.
Although Old Man Aiji hadn't said anything, judging by Jenny Chun's attitude, the other party's identity was clearly not ordinary.
"This—" Kawaki hesitated, "But I usually have to take care of Pokémon and run the shop, so I might not have much time." Seeing the other party's attitude soften, Old Man Aiji immediately continued:
"It's okay, it won't take much time. I can compile that knowledge into books and send them over for you to read at your leisure.
You can ask me if there's anything you don't understand, and as my disciple, I can also give you a complete set of top-tier Energy Cube recipes!"
Top-tier Energy Cube recipes?
Kawaki's eyes immediately widened; he was tempted!
For some time now, he had been researching Energy Cube recipes but had yet to make any significant progress.
Not to mention top-tier Energy Cubes, he hadn't even figured out a recipe for ordinary Energy Cubes yet.
And to purchase recipes, one needed to spend money, somewhat similar to a copyright fee.
And now, a perfect opportunity was right before his eyes.
An entire set of top-tier Energy Cube recipes…
Kawaki's heart pounded.
With this set of Energy Cube recipes, would the gluttonous Taillow's pleasure value directly skyrocket, thereby directly kidnapping Latias and Latios right before his eyes?
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