You won't lose out, you won't be fooled.

Chapter 43 You won't lose out, you won't be fooled.

Mingyou stood up. She didn't expect customers to arrive so quickly. It seemed that her stall wasn't particularly remote after all; at least it was noticeable.

Just as he was about to begin promoting his products, he finally recognized the person who had approached him. He paused, rubbed his eyes instinctively, and asked, "Could you be... Professor Kukui from the Alola region?"

"Huh? I didn't expect that someone would know me even in a place so far away from the Alola region. Looks like I'm famous now, haha."

Dr. Kukui was quite surprised to see that the other party recognized him. He had only been a researcher for the past two years, and before that, he had been traveling around the world as a trainer, challenging the League Tournament.

Later, he challenged the Quartz League but fell short of the finish line, defeated by Wataru. This ended his journey, and he returned to his hometown to focus on his research career. He gained some fame, so it's no wonder that someone in such a remote place would recognize him.

Hearing this, Mingyou could only smile and make an excuse, explaining, "I also study Pokémon moves, and I've seen some papers online about professors' research on moves."

He knew that Professor Kukui was an expert on Pokémon moves, so it was fine for him to say that.

"I see."

Dr. Kukui didn't doubt it, but continued to examine the contents of the other person's GG card, and then asked, "By the way, is this true? Fruits have the effect of TMs? Can I see it?"

Although he also thought it was impossible, when he thought about what the other person had said earlier about their research on Pokémon moves and that they had even read his paper, he became curious and wanted to see what kind of fruit it was.

"no problem."

Mingyou quickly took out the sweet apple with the attached "energy ball," and Dr. Kukui pushed up his glasses and began to examine it.

At first glance, it looks like just an ordinary, sweet apple, but upon closer inspection, you'll find that... it's still just an ordinary, sweet apple!

"I don't see anything special about it..."

"Well……"

Mingyou was momentarily speechless, but quickly recovered, realizing he couldn't miss out on such a high-profile client. He hurriedly said, "Although it looks ordinary, its effects are extraordinary. Professor, you can find a Grass-type Pokémon that can learn Energy Ball to test it out. If it doesn't learn it within 5 minutes, it's free!"

"Hmm? I'll give it a try then!"

Seeing his confidence, Dr. Kukui perked up. As an expert in Pokémon moves, he didn't believe in such things.

But what if this fruit really does have the effect of a move-learning device? That would truly be a revolutionary discovery. Learning a move in 5 minutes? I can't even imagine it.

However, he didn't have a Pokémon that could learn Energy Ball, so he said, "Wait a moment, I'll go find my student."

"no problem."

As he watched Dr. Kukui leave, Mingyou still wore a confident smile, just like the day Xiaoxia bought tangerines with him.

"We're finally opening!"

……

A moment later, Dr. Kukui returned, followed by two girls.

One of them was well-built, with green hair, a flower headdress, and pigtails; the other was petite, with short blue hair, looking like a primary school student. The two were talking.

"That apple shaved ice was really good, and it was strawberry shaved ice too. It's completely different from what I had in Hao Aola City."

"Indeed, but rather than eating shaved ice, I'd love to go fishing by the river in Emerald Town. I just heard that you can see white-striped savage perch in Kitakami Township, which you can't find anywhere else these days."

"We finally get to leave Alola, and all you think about is fishing? Why don't you just wander around and take some pictures? Mizuki and Lillie went to the shrine, we'll go there later too."

"no problem."

"arrive."

Dr. Kukui stopped in his tracks, and the two girls who were talking behind him also stopped chatting and looked at Mingyou's stall. They were also attracted by the contents of the GG cards and showed surprise in unison.

"Eating fruit... to learn moves?"

"Is this a scam?"

The petite girl spoke frankly, her brows furrowing slightly, her eyes suddenly sharpening.

"Water lily!"

Dr. Kukui called out to the little girl, since they were outside and it was better to be polite.

Then he looked at the green-haired girl and said, "Mao, release your sweet bamboo and then eat that sweet apple."

"what?"

Mao was slightly taken aback. Could it be that the doctor really thought this apple could have an effect?

"This...isn't that too extravagant?"

She quickly waved her hand. The price of this one apple was enough to buy a plane ticket back to Alola. She couldn't let the professor be scammed.

"It's okay, I've already agreed with this guy that if it doesn't work, you don't have to pay."

"Uh... okay then."

Since that's what they said, Mao had no choice but to nod, and Mingyou handed the sweet apple to her.

Just then, he suddenly noticed a strange gaze, so he subconsciously turned his head to look, only to see Shui Lian with her arms crossed, staring at him with a very strange look.

Stare~~~

"Is there something you need?"

"No, it's just that if you dare to cheat us, we're in big trouble. I'll definitely tear your stall down!"

"Heh~ Let's wait and see!"

Mingyou chuckled softly, watching as Mao handed the apple to a mangosteen perched on her shoulder...

[Sweetroot: A fruit Pokémon, not very smart, but very friendly. It is easily attracted to things that pique its curiosity and can be easily won over.]

Sweet Bamboo also has a sweet tooth. When she saw Mao handing her a sweet apple, she immediately smiled, took a bite, and quickly ate the apple.

Just as everyone's attention was focused on it, anticipating what would happen, Sweet Bamboo, who had just eaten the apple, suddenly froze...

"What's wrong!"

Mao became anxious instantly. Just as Mingyou was about to tell her not to worry, Shuilian suddenly pulled out a fishing rod from somewhere, swung it sharply, even creating a sonic boom, and held it directly in front of his neck.

"Don't move!"

Mingyou slowly raised her hands and muttered under her breath, "You guys all have four-dimensional pockets, right...?"

Dr. Kukui made no move, but continued to watch Sweet Bamboo.

The next second, Sweet Bamboo's body suddenly trembled, then she opened her small mouth to gather the energy of the grass, and finally transformed into a green ball of light.

Perhaps it wasn't quite proficient yet, or perhaps it consumed too much energy, but the ball of light shot uncontrollably toward a locust tree not far away, hitting the trunk precisely before its energy dissipated.

However, the power was very small, only shaking some leaves off the ground, but this scene was enough to shock everyone present. Mao looked at Sweet Bamboo in disbelief.

"It's actually true..."

"How did they manage to do that?"

Dr. Kukui was completely stunned. Let alone 5 minutes... it hadn't even been 1 minute! The move learning device that requires a lot of learning from the full-face veil!

"I knew it!"

Mingyou put one hand on her hip and continued with a laugh, "You won't lose out, you won't be cheated!"

"Indeed... I've learned a lot."

Dr. Kukui admitted that he had misjudged the situation; he never expected that fruit could actually be used as a move learning tool... no, it should be said that it was even more effective!

He willingly paid for the sweet apple, and with curiosity, looked at the remaining apples, intending to buy another one to try.

However, seeing him pay, Mao snapped out of her daze and quickly said, "Doctor, let me..."

Before she could finish speaking, Sweet Bamboo, having just released its energy, emitted an even stronger sweet scent, startling the sleeping Munchlax, who was on its deathbed, into sitting up abruptly.

"Gambit~"

It snatched the sweet bamboo shoot from its hand and was about to take a bite when the sudden situation caught everyone off guard. It was Mingyou who reacted in time.

"Hey! You can't eat this!"

……

(End of this chapter)