Zangoose's expression immediately softened. Although still aloof, it no longer held the same wariness as before.
It looked at the human in front of it. Though its face showed nothing, its heart was filled with gratitude.
With this, it could continue to grow stronger and defeat its archenemy, that Seviper!
Once it defeated Seviper, it would then properly repay this human for saving its life.
Zangoose turned to leave. Before it departed, it looked back at the human behind it, then turned and vanished into the night.
Seeing this, Kawamuku was slightly stunned.
Zangoose just left like that?
The pleasure value also didn't increase...
Kawaki was a bit confused.
Perhaps it was because Zangoose had encountered something earlier, which caused its mood to not be very good?
Never mind. Rescuing Pokémon is a Ranger's duty anyway, so Kawaki simply stopped overthinking it.
After confirming there were no guests, he closed the shop and prepared to rest.
The night passed quietly. The next morning, Xiao An and the other two got up early. They didn't leave immediately but stayed at the Breeding House to specially train their Pokémon.
According to Xiao An, they planned to travel through Meteor Falls to Rustboro City to challenge the Gym there.
So, before that, they needed to thoroughly train their Pokémon.
Especially after learning about the Breeding House's main services, Xiao An immediately firmed her resolve to stay and train.
"Boss, I want my Altaria to learn Dragon Dance!" Xiao An exclaimed excitedly.
The move Dragon Dance is normally very difficult to comprehend, especially for some Pokémon without dancing talent.
And coincidentally, her Altaria was precisely that kind of Pokémon without dancing talent.
They had tried for a long time but couldn't grasp this move.
They never expected that this Breeding House could teach Dragon Dance!
The move Dragon Dance can enhance a Pokémon's speed and power, which for a Pokémon like Altaria, perfectly compensates for its shortcomings.
"Dragon Dance?" Kawaki smiled and nodded, "Of course, no problem. Learning Dragon Dance will take about a day, depending on your Pokémon's aptitude."
"No problem!" Xiao An nodded. In that case, they would stay here for two days!
"Alright then, please hand your Pokémon over to me. I will arrange for my Pokémon to teach in the backyard," Kawaki said. Xiao An nodded and handed over Altaria's Poké Ball.
The other two, meanwhile, began sparring on the battleground outside the Breeding House.
Adhering to the idea of not wasting a single bit of experience, Kawaki immediately had Bagon wear the Exp. Share and go to the side to leech experience.
Kawaki stood by, observing the battle and serving as a referee.
The two youths were not novice Trainers who had just started their journey. Their Pokémon were a Camerupt and a Ludicolo, respectively.
Although Camerupt was at a type disadvantage, it seemed very familiar with Ludicolo's attack patterns. Under its Trainer's command, it fought with ease and, before long, ended the battle with an Earth Power.
Bagon, wearing the Exp. Share nearby, initially didn't know what the item was for.
Its tiny brows were tightly furrowed; it seemed to dislike having something else on its head, especially an item so strange-looking.
But when the battle in front of it ended, Bagon's eyes immediately widened.
Power was continuously surging out!
What was this feeling?!
Its strength was increasing, and many battle scenes appeared in its mind, as if it had personally experienced such battles!
Bagon was dumbfounded, standing stunned in place.
At this moment, it had only one thought: becoming stronger could be this simple?
"Clap, clap, clap!"
Kawaki led the applause.
"A very exciting battle!"
Faced with praise, the two youths awkwardly scratched their heads.
Just then, one of the youths seemed to suddenly discover something and pointed, saying, "It looks like there's a Pokémon over there!"
Hearing this, Kawaki turned his head to look. The next second, he saw a familiar figure kneeling and walking out of the forest.
That was… the Zangoose from last night?
How did it get injured again?!
Zangoose seemed to have expended a great deal of effort to get from the forest to the Breeding House. When it reached the Breeding House entrance, it could no longer support itself, collapsing to the ground with a thud and falling unconscious.
Without time to think, Kawamuku quickly went forward to check its condition.
He saw that Zangoose had many double-holed bite marks on its body, seemingly caused by some kind of snake Pokémon.
Seviper? Kawamuku immediately thought of this name.
Because Zangoose and Seviper are ancient natural enemies, fighting each other is a gene ingrained in their bones.
Seviper is a Poison-type Pokémon. Fortunately, this Zangoose's ability is Immunity, which allows it to be immune to poison; otherwise, its injuries would likely have been even more severe.
Kawaki directed Detect to help carry Zangoose into the hall, then used his usual method to treat it.
However, perhaps because the injuries this time were more severe, or because it was too exhausted, Zangoose did not awaken immediately.
Xiao An and the other two were also drawn over.
They looked at the severely injured Pokémon and couldn't help but ask:
"Boss, what exactly happened to this Pokémon?"
"It's injured. I'm the Ranger of this forest, and I occasionally rescue injured Pokémon in this forest," Kawaki briefly explained what happened last night and his conjecture: "Looking at the wounds on its body, it must have had a desperate battle with a Seviper."
"Zangoose and Seviper," Xiao An murmured. To her knowledge, these two Pokémon had always been natural enemies.
Just then, Zangoose slowly regained consciousness.
"It's awake!" said one of the youths nearby.
Xiao An immediately looked at it, "Zangoose, you're awake?"
Zangoose remained silent, not speaking.
Its gaze swept over the group, finally settling on Kawaki.
Kawaki was very helpless: "Your body and mind haven't fully recovered. Continuing like this won't do; it could easily cause you some incurable damage."
Zangoose: "—"
Just then, its nose twitched a few times.
Almost instantly, Zangoose became alert. It perked its ears, narrowed its pupils, and suddenly jumped off the sofa, rushing outside.
Seeing this, everyone present was slightly stunned, then quickly followed out.
When Kawaki arrived outside, he clearly saw a black snake with a pair of blood-red fangs not far away.
"That Pokémon is—"
"Seviper!" Xiao An called out the Pokémon's name.
At this moment, Zangoose had already assumed a battle stance, confronting the pursuing Seviper.
Seviper's gaze did not linger on the group but instead looked at Zangoose across from it.
"Hiss, hiss—"
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