Hoshino, who was supposed to start school tomorrow, ended up lying in the hospital for a week, wrapped up like a mummy and unable to do anything.
The case's resolution came out on the third day, and as one of the main characters, he was completely fine because he was a minor and had been beaten so badly.
However, Mihak's situation was very serious; intentionally assaulting a Pokémon School student and causing severe injury was enough to get him in trouble.
But the police also uncovered other things; this guy was indeed not a good person, appearing normal in daily life, but secretly had multiple incidents of using Pokémon to attack other Trainers, causing injuries.
As for whether there were any fatalities, this has not yet been investigated, as these incidents occurred in other regions, so Mihak's final verdict has not yet been released, but these alone are enough for a 20-year sentence and lifelong disqualification as a Trainer…
"Tsk, good riddance."
Hoshino saw the news on the TV in his hospital room. Because he was a minor, his privacy was protected, and it didn't mention which Pokémon School student was beaten.
That night, he reacted quickly; upon hearing the police sirens, he knew he had to quickly feign being a victim, so he cooperated with Cyclizar in a performance.
However, it was his unilateral cooperation; the other party was unaware, which is why, after he lay straight with his legs stiff, that heartbreaking sad growl was emitted.
Because he knew that although Cyclizar looked quite clumsy, his reaction speed was extremely fast, capable of making instant turns on a full-speed road, and naturally also capable of instantly retracting force when throwing a punch.
The risk was quite high; if he didn't retract his force, he would have been directly finished, but this was Hoshino's trust in Cyclizar. Even after only a few days together, he believed the other party could do it!
If you are good to your Pokémon, then your Pokémon will naturally respond to you. Although he lost the fight, as a Trainer, he had completely won.
"So it's time to be discharged…"
Such injuries basically recover in a week; the medical level in this world is indeed very strong, perhaps because of the assistance of Pokémon.
Hoshino changed into his school uniform. He still had some bandages that hadn't been removed, but it didn't matter, and he didn't want to waste any more time in the hospital.
After greeting the other patients in the room, he left directly and arrived at the hospital's main entrance, where Cyclizar was already waiting.
Because this was a human hospital, Pokémon over one meter in length were prohibited from entering to prevent special situations, so they could only wait outside.
"Cycli Cycli~"
Upon seeing him come out, Cyclizar immediately stepped forward and joyfully bit his head.
"Alright, alright, you've waited a long time, haven't you? Let's go home."
Hoshino was helpless but still quite happy. He then put on his goggles and rode Cyclizar away. Although he took a beating this time, teaching a scumbag a lesson was quite satisfying.
Perhaps the Yorozuya could also take on such satisfying commissions in the future, such as free assassinations of bull-headed people or something.
…
Upon returning to the Wanderer District and teasing the Meowth chasing behind him, he finally arrived at the Izakaya's entrance. It was only afternoon, not yet opening time, but the door was open.
"Hmm?"
Hoshino was a little curious, so he walked over with Cyclizar and happened to see Braixen, dressed as a maid, cleaning. He greeted her.
"Alola~"
"Brai~"
Seeing him, Braixen happily growled in response. After that day, her favorability had completely risen.
Hoshino nodded, already knowing that she had now been taken in by Slowking and could happily do her favorite work here every day.
Just then, the panel in front of him flickered, and the reward effect, which he hadn't seen for a long time, suddenly appeared.
[Obtained Braixen's Friendship: Flame Stick (Can easily start a fire by rubbing sticks together in any environment)]
"What a minor life skill…"
Although obtaining the friendship talent was not unexpected, the effect of this talent truly disappointed Hoshino. After all, any Pokémon that knows Fire-type moves can do this, right?
But it didn't matter. What he needed more was for Braixen to help promote his Yorozuya to customers during her work.
At this moment, he also suddenly thought of something, his expression instantly changed, and he glanced inside, asking, "Where's Boss Slowking? Did that guy swallow all my compensation money and plan to run away without a word?"
Why be a victim? Wasn't it also to get a huge amount of compensation?
As it turned out, Slowking, disguised as his parent's Pokémon, went there and did who knows what else, and just accepted everything on his behalf. When he saw this on the TV news, he almost fainted.
Hearing his voice, Slowking walked out with his hands behind his back and shouted, "What are you yelling about? You're discharged? That was fast."
Hoshino didn't listen to him babble. He stepped forward, grabbed the ornament on his neck, and loudly asked, "Where's my compensation?!"
"It all went to your medical expenses. The reason you could be discharged so quickly is because I found you the best doctor in Alola, the divine Doctor Gekota, who treated you. You should be thanking me instead."
"You're just pulling my leg! Why don't you say it was Doctor Black Jack!"
Hoshino had already seen how much this guy could bluff. He definitely just pocketed it and wouldn't give it to him, and even wanted to make him owe more money. What a schemer!
However, Slowking still maintained that goofy face and slowly replied, "Your mindset isn't good. You haven't calmed down after a week in the hospital."
"What do you think is the reason?!"
"I don't know. After all, even the omniscient All-Rounder Slowking has things he doesn't know."
Hoshino was defeated. This guy seemed to be determined to deny it. Such a large sum of compensation, enough to pay off all his debts and still have some left, yet it was gone just like that, everything unchanged.
Watching the two of them argue, Braixen smiled and didn't go over to disturb them. Inside the Izakaya, Ceruledge briefly paid attention before looking away.
Just then, Slowking, who had just been acting goofy, suddenly became serious and asked, "So, are you going to continue to help the Pokémon on this street solve their troubles in this way?"
Hoshino came back to his senses, not expecting Slowking to ask such a question so suddenly. He had clearly been very unoptimistic about it before; his change was quite fast.
But no matter how he asked, what he had decided would absolutely not change!
"Is that even a question? Not only that, but I'm also going to open an Yorozuya here that does everything, specifically to help these Pokémon solve their troubles!"
"An Yorozuya that does everything, huh…"
Slowking murmured to himself. After a moment of silence, he suddenly revealed a goofy smile and said, "Then work hard and do your own thing on this street. A kid like you might really be able to pull off something big."
After saying this, Slowking turned and went back into the store, but Hoshino had already understood that this meant he approved of his idea, and he let out a soft laugh.
However, at this very moment, the panel in front of him flickered again, and the reward effect was triggered once more!
[Obtained Boss Slowking's Friendship: Not Goofy At All (Learning ability improved, easier to understand Pokémon language, for Trainers only)]
???
Hoshino couldn't understand. It wasn't about suddenly gaining friendship, but why it was Boss Slowking and not Slowking?
And this talent effect was very useful, good in all aspects, and exactly what he needed now. How did he get it so easily?
Recalling the four talents he had obtained besides his Rotom Phone, the effects seemed to vary greatly, some extremely good, others extremely bad.
"Could it be that this thing also has a rare talent setting?"
This guess suddenly popped into Hoshino's mind. If it were just an ordinary Slowking, it might just give a normal talent that makes you clear-headed, but this was Boss Slowking!
Thinking of this, he immediately looked at Slowking. After obtaining the friendship talent, he could check the status information. Perhaps he could learn something…
[Pokémon: Slowking]
[Type: Water + Psychic]
[Height/Weight: 1.95 m / 76.6 kg]
[Ability: Own Tempo (Cannot be confused)]
[Moves: Nasty Plot, Yawn, Disable, Amnesia, Zen Headbutt, Slack Off, Psychic, Rain Dance, Swagger, Mega Punch, Rest, Sleep Talk, Protect, Shadow Ball, Surf]
[Status: Goofy (Just goofy), Annoyed (This kid really causes trouble, hope he doesn't pull another stunt like this someday), Happy (The Izakaya's best employee is back, this kid can really do proper work, so should I reduce his rent? On second thought, no)]
"You should reduce it!"
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