Your grandpa will always be your grandpa

Wei Xin was somewhat surprised by Ralts's reaction.

After three days of training, Ralts is already able to identify people with ill intentions?

No more worrying about Ralts being kidnapped by a wicked blond guy.

"Is that the shiny Ralts? It's so beautiful!" the girl exclaimed.

If I could bring a little guy like this while shopping, I wonder how many people would turn their heads to look at him.

Sigh, I should have chosen Eevee, the one that can dance and do backflips.

Well, the Flame Cat is kind of cute too.

Then you'd better hold down the B key and not release it.

In an effort to build rapport, the girl very naturally reached out and tried to pat Ralts' head.

Ralts tilted its head, turned around, and snuggled into Wei Xin's arms. It clenched its clothes tightly with its two little hands, raised its head, looked at Wei Xin, and its eyes were filled with tears, making it look pitiful.

"Ralu~"

For some reason, Wei Xin felt that he understood what Ralts meant.

Don't be fooled by bad women outside.

Okay, okay, we won't associate with bad women.

Wei Xin pinched Ralts' soft, round face, then looked up and said, "Sorry, classmate, if there's nothing else, I'll be taking Ralts back now."

[Turns out she's a manipulative woman.]

After her attempt to get closer failed, the girl's expression stiffened, and she finally spoke.

"Wei Xin, could you please give me your contact information? I'm also a student in the Battle Department, but I don't know much about Pokémon. We can exchange ideas more often in the future, and you can help me fill in the gaps in my knowledge."

"Finding the omissions and filling the gaps"—I think you're trying to make Nuwa mend the sky!

[Let's exchange contact information first. Once we've had more contact, I'll win over all the people around him who are close to him. If that doesn't work, I'll just sabotage their relationships. Then, he'll be easy for me to control, right?]

That's outrageous! You're treating bro like Talking Tom?

Just as Wei Xin was about to advise her that if she needed targeted poverty alleviation, she could go to the Donghuang Alliance, he happened to see Mary walking over from not far away.

You've come at just the right time.

Wei Xin waved: "Marie, over here."

Upon hearing the sound, Mary turned her head, saw Wei Xin, and a moment of joy appeared on her face. She then ran off.

When he arrived at Wei Xin's side, he found that there was another person standing next to Wei Xin. Startled, he instinctively darted behind Wei Xin.

The girl who had approached Wei Xin looked around at him, hesitant to speak, but unable to think of anything to say. She temporarily shut down her speech and could only awkwardly squeeze Mary's hand in her palm.

"Is she your girlfriend?" the girl asked tentatively.

"Yes." Without waiting for Wei Xin's reply, just like when a teacher asks a question in class and happens to encounter a problem she's not good at, Mary answered without hesitation.

[The word "女" refers to a girl or woman, so "girlfriend" refers to a female friend. There's no mistake about that now.]

Being good at something doesn't mean you can do it right.

Mary, you've really put me in a terrible situation.

I'll teach her a foreign language when we get back.

[So she already has a boyfriend/girlfriend. That makes sense; the early bird catches the worm, and good-looking freshmen are always prey for the upperclassmen.]

So what? Who says people with partners can't go fishing? The food in someone else's bowl always tastes the best.

Hey Lei Huojian, please calm down.

"Your girlfriend is so beautiful, it must take you a long time to go out together," the girl said sourly.

"No." Wei Xin shrugged innocently. Now that Ralts had learned to be on guard, Wei Xin felt it was time to teach her how to fight back.

Although it sounds strange for a boy to teach a girl how to tear apart a gold digger.

"The common view is that cosmetics are for applying to the face, not for bathing, and that if your face is covered in flour and fragrance, we would usually fry it in oil rather than let her go out on the street."

girl:"……"

"Of course, being born is something most people can't choose, but being born to harm others is another matter entirely."

So you're a master after all? When it comes to tea ceremony, I'd call you the strongest.

[Can't afford to mess with them, gotta run.]

Ralts looked up at the trainer, then at the wicked woman who had fled in disarray, and seemed to be deep in thought.

Is this what the adult world is like?

Mary touched the back of her neck.

Deep-fried, flour, and spices? Are you talking about tonight's dinner? Why put makeup on dinner?

That's none of your business. You should go play with Morubek.

Hiding in the roadside bushes, Li Wei, who happened to be holding a bowl of stinky tofu, froze on the spot when he saw three women fighting over Wei Xin. Tears streamed down his face uncontrollably.

"Wei Xin, you son of a bitch, you deserve to die!" Li Wei cursed angrily, the stinky tofu in his hand suddenly losing its flavor.

"We promised to be brothers for life, but it's only been a few days and you've got the college beauty, a foreign idol, and the freshman campus beauty. How come all the good things happen to you?"

What a joke! I'm not so down on my luck that only three girls are fighting over me.

Wei Xin and Mary turned around at the same time and saw a reddish Magikarp, weakly using Splash to try to evolve into Gyarados.

"This is betrayal, blatant betrayal. The wounds of betrayal never heal. I disagree. I do not agree."

[Let's break up, bro. No, I don't want this stepmother!]

To destroy his brother's happiness, he actually called out "father"?

"Come on, they're a perfect match, what right do you, a goblin, have to object?" Yue Hai, who had been quietly watching the drama unfold, muttered. After saying that, he stepped forward and greeted Wei Xin.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Wei Xin asked Yue Hai, "Who did you choose as your initial partner?"

Yue Hai shook his head: "I didn't choose the Pokémon from the research center. My dad said he raised several broods of loaches in the mountains this year, and when he heard that I got into the battling department, he planned to pick the best-looking one for me."

Yue Hai's parents were farmers who grew crops and raised fish in the mountains.

As he spoke, Yue Hai took out his phone and found the photos his father had sent.

"This is it, it's really big. You get good grades and know a lot about these things, could you give me some advice?"

Loach? Mud loach? Or mudfish? That doesn't sound very appealing.

Wei Xin leaned closer and stared at it: "Holy crap!"

"What's wrong? It's just a mudskipper, isn't it?" Yue Hai asked, puzzled. "Although it looks a bit strange."

Wei Xin's eyes widened suddenly, then he covered his mouth and whispered in Yue Hai's ear, "That's not a loach, that's a miniature dragon! It's a miniature dragon covered in mud."

That's really bold, buddy.

"Mini Dragon!" Yue Hai exclaimed in surprise. "It doesn't look like one."

Because of the rarity of Dratini, there are not many photos of them, and they are even considered to exist only in fantasy, and can only be found in special places such as Dragon Valley.

"Look at that mud ball on its head, that's the nascent horn of the miniature dragon. And next to its ear, that's not a beard, it's a white fin."

Wei Xin took out his phone, pulled up the photos in the encyclopedia, and compared them before speaking.

"Holy crap, it really is!" Even Yue Hai, who is usually very composed, couldn't hold back anymore.

"You just said you have several nests?" Wei Xin asked.

A dignified dragon-shaped Pokémon, raised like a mudfish by your dad?

Your dad is really a big-mouthed sparrow pecking at Tauros's butt—a sparrow eating a cow.

"Yeah, my dad said they had another litter this year, and the babies keep shedding their skin. He suspects it might be a genetic disease. Doesn't that mean our family is rich?"

"You've made it big, buddy, but don't rush to tell everyone about it yet."

Wei Xin said, "Let's not talk about mini dragons for now. The skins shed by mini dragons are priceless treasures. There are so many people scrambling for them. If anyone knew that your family had several broods, your family would probably disappear before you even became rich."

"What's more, there's still a Pokémon Hunter J roaming around the city right now."

"What should we do then?" Yue Hai asked.

"Don't panic. Tell your family to keep the news quiet and not let anyone know."

"Once the Pokémon hunter is caught, I'll make arrangements for you. I know Academician Li from our institute's research center; he's my mentor. I'll have my mentor contact the League and get them to send someone to protect you."

"When the time comes, tell your dad to be careful and keep the method of raising Mini Dragons a secret. Right now, no one in the league knows how to raise Mini Dragons. Then, establish cooperation with schools and the league, and things will be much easier after that," Wei Xin said.

"This matter is only known to you, me, and your family; it must not be revealed to anyone else."

"Okay, whatever you say."

"What kind of things can't be known by others?"

Hearing the two whispering about something, Li Wei, who was trying to strike up a conversation with Mary but didn't dare to utter a sound, came over and asked.

Wei Xin and Yue Hai exchanged a glance, and simultaneously looked at Li Wei with expressions of pity.

Back when we first entered university, everyone said, "If we ever become rich and powerful, let's not forget each other."

Now all my brothers are rich and powerful.

All that's left for you is the dog.

To prevent Li Wei from becoming suspicious, Wei Xin spoke first, changing the subject: "We just heard some terrible news, but I can only tell you after you've had a bite of stinky tofu."

"What the heck? Why are you being so mysterious?" Li Wei was about to speak when he immediately realized something was wrong.

Wait, why are these two bastards suddenly talking about my stinky tofu?

Holy crap, there's something in stinky tofu...