I, the Pokémon Master, now resign

Ueda Makoto, a former regular customer of Shuran Cafe, left here because of company affairs, but yesterday he returned to Shuran Town again, and entrusted Bai Chen to help solve the problems their company encountered.

"Did you fall asleep... Sigh... I didn't expect that I would not be able to stay up very much now. Even if I didn't sleep for two days and two nights back then, I could persist in maintaining a high-intensity battle state. It seems that it is still not working.”

"...I'm more curious about what level your strength can reach if you say that, and you can solve problems that our company's trainers can't solve overnight...Which class are you from? Conference champions?"

"It's just a trainer, there's nothing to worry about...By the way, did Mary go up first?"

Speaking of this, Bai Chen realized that Mary, who was supposed to be sitting next to him, had disappeared at some point.

"Well, it's been more than ten minutes since we got here. By the way, the entrusted amount has been transferred to your account. You can check it later."

"Huh? So fast? By the way, isn't the alliance still making moves? Don't you need to wait a little longer to confirm?"

What Ueda really said made Bai Chen a little surprised. Although they didn't sign a contract, according to common sense, such unfinished tasks should wait for a while, and pay the deposit after confirming the results. ?

Seeing Bai Chen's unexpected appearance, Ueda Zhen smiled and adjusted his glasses to explain to him:

"Because Mr. Bai Chen is different from our company's trainers. When you came out, you didn't have any wounds on your body, you were just a little tired. What's more, if you put it in a commercial setting, it is very difficult for you to be able to complete such a high-level training. We are actually more willing to make friends with the trainers entrusted by the difficulty, but Mr. Bai Chen, you have your own store, so I also know that no matter how much money our company pays, you will not sign a contract with us, so it is better to work in this small shop. It’s a more relaxed attitude.”

"...Actually, it would be better if I didn't say this sentence, but forget it, let me thank you first, if there is nothing wrong, I will go back first, I didn't sleep well all night, I Now I just want to snuggle up in a warm blanket."

After Bai Chen joked like this, he planned to open the door and get out of the car, but at this moment, Ueda really stopped him again.

"By the way, this is what the chairman ordered me to hand over to you. He said that it would be good to treat this as his personal thank you gift."

"Ok?"

With a suspicious sound in his mouth, Bai Chen took the beautifully packaged small gift box handed over by the other party.

"Then goodbye, Mr. Bai Chen, I will come back if I have time. I haven't eaten in the coffee shop for a long time, and I miss it."

"Ah, well...I'll wait."

For a while, he didn't realize what he should say, so Bai Chen could only watch the other party's shadow driving away in the car.

"gone......"

After watching the other party completely leave his sight, Bai Chen came back to his senses and looked at the gift box in his hand.

What is it?Is it something delicious?chocolate?

With some doubts, Bai Chen finally returned home first.

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"Huh? Teacher Bai Chen? I thought you would sleep for another 10 minutes."

Just as she took off her shoes at the entrance, Ma Li, who heard the door opening, came up to greet him, took Bai Chen's bag and the gift box in her hand, and said so.

"Because Mr. God seems to be in a hurry and needs to rush back to the company, but to be honest, even if Mr. Ueda didn't call me, I should wake up soon."

"Why?" Mary seemed a little puzzled.

"Because it's too hot..."

The location of the mission is basically in the northernmost area of ​​the Sinnoh region, so Bai Chen and Mary both wore thick coats when they went there. Although this outfit can indeed keep out the cold over there, once they return to the casual climate Town, such strict clothing looks a bit stuffy.

"Um......"

Suddenly, Bai Chen noticed that Ma Li's eyes seemed to be wandering, looking in her direction, it turned out that Ma Li seemed very curious about the gift box in her hand.

"That gift box is a gift from Mr. Keigo on his behalf. I don't know what it is yet. You can take it to the living room first. I'll be right over."

After letting Ma Li go back to the living room first, Bai Chen stretched out at the entrance. The continuous going out these days really made him accumulate a lot of fatigue.

Are you going out to play...

Maybe it's because I feel a little tired in my heart and body recently, until this time Bai Chen remembered the words that he said in a half-joking manner in the previous commission, "Where should we go to play after this mission is over?" , because the current Bai Chen does lack goals and enthusiasm, and he usually has to take care of the business of opening a store, so this idea was naturally completely shelved for a while.

But last night's communication with Jindai changed his mentality a little. Although the conversation was not very happy, Bai Chen couldn't deny that most of what Shendai said was actually right, maybe sometimes he was a little bit too horny.

"Find a time."

After thinking for a few seconds in his heart, Bai Chen made up his mind.

Traveling, it’s good to relax, and the most important thing is that if you travel now, you can still have a companion, so you don’t have to be alone like when you travel abroad.

Thinking of this, Bai Chen couldn't help recalling the back view that Ma Li showed him last night, and couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Although I did have some resistance to accepting Mali as a student at first, I have to say that Mali's excellence has far surpassed my imagination, and perhaps one day in the future, she can also catch up with her own footsteps Maybe?

Bai Chen thought so in his heart.

115 Special Two Gifts

After finishing the time for thinking alone, Bai Chen came to the living room. In the living room, the Monarch Snake, the Long-haired Dog and the Cool Leopard were sitting on three cushions respectively. In front of each of them was a bowl with some Pokémon food scraps. , it seems that they have indeed solved the problem of eating by themselves as they said before they set off. It is great that Pokémon can be self-reliant.

"How is it? Have you seen what's inside?"

Seeing that Ma Li was already sitting on the stool, Bai Chen asked.

"This gift box should be opened by Mr. Bai Chen, because it was given to you by Mr. Keiwu, right?"

"For me?" Bai Chen laughed back. "Accurately speaking, this gift box should be for us. After all, you are also my assistant for this entrustment. Mr. Keigo must have thought of this, so there should be two gifts inside. That's right."

Just like what Ueda Zhen said before leaving, as people who have been in the mall for a long time, they must know some details about gift giving. Even Bai Chen understands this, and they must be prepared.

"Is that so?" Mary tilted her head, looking a little puzzled.

For Ma Li, who rarely communicates with others, the question of the number of gifts may be a bit out of line, so Bai Chen didn't continue to explain, but said to Molu Beike who was standing on the table impatiently: " If you are interested, you can open this gift box~ The task is entrusted to you~"

"Mor!"

Molu Beike, who was already ready to go, immediately began to show his claws after Bai Chen said this, and started to work crazily on the table, although in Bai Chen's view, Mo Rubei could The appearance of unpacking the gift box was very cute, but Mary stood up with some disgust, keeping a certain distance from Morubeco.

"Your relationship is really good."

Seeing the interaction between Ma Li and Morubek, Bai Chen said with a chuckle.

Generally, most superficial dislike behaviors will only happen between people who have a good relationship. I think that when the Monarch Snake was still in the Vine Snake, I didn't see each other with it, and I always disliked each other, but in the end they still came to a path.

Although it may sound a bit unbelievable, but now that Bai Chen thinks about it, it may be because he and Fujiteng Snake felt that the other party was the same kind of person as he was when they met, and they actually had a good impression of each other from the bottom of their hearts. , That's why they appear to be incompatible on the surface, but this is also a proof of the good relationship between the two.

Bai Chen was recalling some past events with the rattan snake in his heart, while walking to the clothes hanger next to him, just when he was about to take off his coat and hang it on it for the time being, Bai Chen suddenly realized that there were so many clothes in his supposedly empty pockets. Something came out.

"Ma Li, did you pull something here?" Thinking of this, Bai Chen couldn't help but turned to Ma Li and asked.

"? Probably not...all my things are in my backpack."

Even if there is something that needs to be put on Bai Chen's side temporarily, Ma Li will definitely tell Bai Chen first, so Ma Li's answer is also very quick.

"That's weird, I don't have the habit of putting things in my pocket either..."

Bai Chen's doubts attracted Ma Li's attention, and when Bai Chen put his hands in his pockets to feel, Ma Li had already leaned forward, her green pupils sparkling with curiosity.

"Let me see... um...? Here, hiss—!? So cold—?!"

Bai Chen, who was fumbling around in the wide pocket, finally found what was inside, but at the moment he touched it, he let out a mournful cry, and took his hand together with the things he grabbed. Come out, and then throw the icy and cool thing on the ground.

"Is this... an ice cube?"

"..."

When she saw something that fell on the ground, Mary squatted down curiously, stretched out her hand to poke it, and said doubtfully.

Compared to Ma Li's puzzled reaction, Bai Chen's eyelids couldn't help but twitch when he saw this thing.

Does not melt ice.

Bai Chen immediately recognized what it was.

I've been living in Random Town all this time, but I don't have the ability to get such a rare thing. From this point of view, this might be a gift from Regis before he fell asleep again.

"Hmm... how should I put it... it's a kind of prop... because it's relatively rare, so don't pay too much attention..."

Bai Chen picked up the unmelted ice with two fingers together, and threw it aside, saying so.

"yes......"

Ma Li still seemed a little curious, but Bai Chen really didn't intend to explain it to her now, after all, it would be too troublesome to explain such rare props, according to Ma Li's personality, as long as she knew a little bit, she would definitely go after it. I kept asking questions, and now Bai Chen didn't have the energy to answer them one by one, so let's explain this to her after a few days.

"Mor!"

And at this moment, Molu Beike, who had been unwrapping presents by the side, seemed to have a result. Hearing it call out, Bai Chen and Ma Li cast their sights on it...

To be precise, it was on the gift box in front of it.

The outer packaging of the gift box has been "completely" disassembled by Morubeco. The items in the gift box are lying quietly in the box at the moment, and the small vertical note above the gift represents their identity.

"Pokémon..."

"surface......?"

Bai Chen and Ma Li read in unison.

What is placed in the gift box is nothing but the latest product of the Poké Watch Company, the Pokémon Watch.

Just as Bai Chen guessed at the beginning, Mr. Keigo did consider the number of people when he gave the gift. There are also two Pokémon watches in the gift box, one is silver-gray and the other is bright black.

"Because I heard that Pokémon was urgently recalled, I thought Keigo-san would give other gifts..."

Having received two gifts in a row, even Bai Chen was already surprised.

"Is this the Pokémon watch that person said that day..."

Mary took out the bright black watch with some curiosity, put it in her hand and looked at it carefully, it seemed that she was also very interested in this thing.

"It should be right. I didn't expect Mr. Keigo to give such a gift... It's really generous."

Bai Chen shrugged and said with a smile, although he no longer travels, the functions of this watch seem to cover a wide range, and Bai Chen is still somewhat interested in other functions in it.

"You like the black one, don't you? Make good use of it. If the functions inside are as advertised, then it is a very good auxiliary tool for trainers."

"Yes, I will make good use of it!"

A rare smile appeared on Mary's face, and she carefully put the watch on her wrist.

Speaking of which, I feel that compared to the winter camp, Marie's smiles and conversations have become much more... Is it because I am already familiar with her...?

Immersed in the joy of receiving an unexpected gift, Bai Chen seemed to suddenly think of something at this moment, patted his head and thought to himself.

It's over, how should the owner of the vegetable shop explain this...

If that daughter-in-law sees that she has already got a Pokémon watch, she might lose control and ask me to help him get one too...

116 There are good things about this kind of life

The day after Bai Chen returned to Random Town, such a miraculous sight appeared in the coffee shop.

"(stare~~)"

"..."

Feeling the stinging gaze from a certain seat, even Bai Chen, who was calm and steady, was a little bit overwhelmed.

He would have guessed that he would cast such a look on him yesterday, and there would definitely be no one else except that serious daughter-in-law.

"I said... the owner of the vegetable shop, are you... do you want..."

A forced smile appeared on Bai Chen's face, and he turned his head knowingly to look at the owner of the vegetable shop.

"You~say~~" The owner of the vegetable shop said word by word: "Boss Baichen... I think I have been here for so long, even if the friendship between us is not very deep, it can be regarded as good at any rate. Are you a close friend?"

The owner of the vegetable shop drank the lemon juice in one gulp, showing a heartbroken expression.

"..."

Bai Chen, who understood what the other party was talking about, just turned his eyes away silently, a little guilty and embarrassed to continue to look at him.

A few days ago, he asked himself to help him get a Pokémon watch, but because the Pokémon watch, which happened to be on sale at that time, was temporarily suspended due to the accident at the iceberg ruins, and Bai Chen also It is true that he does not know anyone related to the Pokémon Watch Company, so naturally he cannot satisfy his request.

But who would have thought?The man with glasses who has been patronizing his coffee shop - Mr. Makoto Ueda turned out to be a senior employee of Pokémon Watch Company. The chairman gave himself and Mary a Pokémon watch.

When Bai Chen received the Pokémon watch, he naturally also considered the problem of the owner of the vegetable shop. In order to avoid suspicion, he didn't even wear the Pokémon watch. It would be nice for Cool Leopard to train in the backyard.

But who would have thought?This daughter-in-law came back from the north of Random Town today, and it seems that he took his daughter out for a day, so he happened to pass by the backyard of the coffee shop on the way home, and saw Mary, who was training with a Pokémon watch, ended up like this...

"..."

Bai Chen was still stared at by the other party, there was nothing he could do, so it seemed that it could only be explained.

"...Actually... I did not know anyone from the Pocket Watch Company when you entrusted me... But on the second day, someone from the Pocket Watch Company approached me and gave me a commission task, and just after I completed the task yesterday, the chairman of the pocket watch company seemed to give me this product as a thank you gift...that's about it..."

"Well......"

After hearing Bai Chen's explanation, the owner of the vegetable shop put his hands on each other, closed his eyes and seemed to be thinking hard. Under Bai Chen's gaze, he finally let out a long sigh.

"Sigh~ If that's the case, let's forget about it... After all, the person who opened the shop wouldn't have his own difficulties."