Chapter 15: Water Ballet at Cerulean Gym

"Okay, line up, come one by one. Nidorina, you're up next."

On the training ground of the Pokémon Center, Gary was sitting on a recliner, wearing sunglasses and holding a handful of bills in his hand.

Are the trainers from the League rich?

What happened was that because Rhyhorn was hospitalized, Gary was forced to stay at the Pokémon Center in Cerulean City.

With nothing to do, Gary was training in the field outside the Pokémon Center.

Then, naturally, there were Pokémon trainers who were very confident in themselves and came to challenge.

Naturally, Gary would not refuse the experience package delivered to his door.

In the beginning, only a few people challenged him. After Gary won ten consecutive victories, challenging Gary seemed to become a main task.

The trainers at the Pokémon Center came one after another. In addition to wanting to see their own abilities, there were also many good Pokémon trainers who wanted to see how many games Gary could win in a row.

Under the continuous behavior of these trainers giving away heads, Gary's Pokémon all successfully gained a wave of experience. The most obvious one is that Nidoran♀ has evolved into Nidorina.

"Oddish, use Vine Whip." On the field, a little boy wearing shorts gave instructions vigorously.

"Catch it and throw it up." Gary shook his head and was dumbfounded. Nidorina was obviously bigger in size, but she actually took the initiative to let the Vine Whip wrap around her. Kid, you did not lose unfairly!

Whoa~ Nidorina exerted her strength on all four legs, shook her head suddenly, and the Oddish on the opposite side flew towards Nidorina.

"Fury Swipes!" Gary calmly watched as Nidorina swiped at Oddish.

Nidorino on the side trembled, as if he thought of something terrible...

Nidorina: Labor and capital will not be defeated...

Nidorino: No...

"The game is over, the winner is Gary!" The boy in shorts who acted as the referee announced loudly.

"Wow, this guy is so awesome..."

"Isn't that right? How many consecutive victories has he had?"

"Thirty-seven consecutive victories..."

"Be good..."

There was a lot of chatter in the crowd, but Gary stood up and looked at the sky, "That's it for today. I have to go to the Cerulean Gym to challenge tomorrow. Please leave."

"Hey~ I haven't challenged you yet."

"Yes, yes, it's still early." In the crowd, two guys who obviously didn't look like Pokémon trainers shouted.

Gary curled his lips: "I won the one I bought just now. Remember to give me the money before you leave, otherwise your head will be smashed."

The two gangsters who quietly opened the market looked embarrassed. They looked at the Scyther behind Gary, swallowed, left a dozen bills obediently, and ran away.

Gary picked up the banknotes and stuffed them into his pocket, sighing.

The cultivation of Pokémon is indeed a costly job, especially when there is a sick Pokémon in the team.

The cheapest bottle of Rhyhorn's six supplements costs 3000 yen. The most expensive zinc and iron supplements cost 9800 yen a bottle.

One bottle is about a month's supply, and Rhyhorn needs nearly 40,000 yen in supplements a month.

For a rich second generation like Gary, if it were Ash, he would probably even pawn his pants.

"Damn profiteers~" Gary scratched his head unhappily: "I have to find a way to get some part-time jobs~"

After complaining about the prices in League-friendly stores, Gary generously took out all the supplements and poured them into Rhyhorn's food bowl.

Then, he prepared the food for the other little ones. After that, he took the food bowl and went to the special care ward.

"Oh~" Seeing Gary enter the door, Rhyhorn sat upright obediently and waved its thick tail slightly from side to side.

Although at first, Rhyhorn was a little bit distrustful of Gary, after a few meals, Rhyhorn just wanted to say, it's great to have a trainer...

"Eat, eat, we will be discharged from the hospital tomorrow. You have to do good rehabilitation training in the future. The Pokémon League can give me some encouragement." Gary looked at Rhyhorn immersed in its meal, and patted Rhyhorn with a smile on the head.

Rhyhorn nodded and concentrated on eating. In his world, there are not so many complex values. Eat the boss's meal. If the boss says to hit whomever, just hit him and that's it.

Why do you eat too much? Eat the most meals and fight the hardest. Rhyhorn nodded with satisfaction. He was indeed an upright and smart Pokémon.

After a peaceful night's rest at the Pokémon Center, the next day, Gary left with his Pokémon, who had regained their energy.

Rhyhorn was officially discharged from the hospital, and Gary had to do some serious work.

Two streets away from the Pokémon Center, the building that looks like a huge aquarium is the landmark of Cerulean City, the Cerulean Gym.

Today's Cerulean Gym is quite lively, especially at the ticket office at the gate, where there was a long queue.

The huge banner at the door reads: "The Three Sisters Water Ballet Performance Day"

"These three sisters are starting again..." Gary raised his eyebrows. He rubbed his forehead as he had a headache.

"Swimsuit...you definitely can't miss this!" Before Gary could complain, a slightly obscene voice sounded from behind.

Gary turned around and saw Ash and his companion Brock.

"Gary!! Are you here too... to watch the swimsuit show?" Ash exclaimed.

"I didn't expect that, Gary, you are quite knowledgeable~" Brock came up with a smile and elbowed Gary's chest, with the expression of a fellow man.

"You're overthinking..." Gary rolled his eyes: "Do I seem to be in need of a girlfriend? I'm just here to challenge the Cerulean Gym."

"Eh? Is this really the Cerulean Gym?" Brock was surprised. There are actually gym leaders who are poorer than him? Are they so poor that they sell tickets for their shows?

"Gym! Great, I want to challenge it too!" Ash immediately became excited.

"Go in line at the back. Do you have money to buy tickets? You..." Gary pressed Ash's excited face, walked forward, bought the tickets, and walked into the hall first.

Ash could only look at Brock with helpless eyes. After all, anyone who knows Ash knows that he is famous for having a cleaner face than his pocket...

Brock looked at the poster and swallowed: "Okay, at worst, I'll dig more wild vegetables later and use a little of the food money!"

The ticket sales girl showed a sweet smile: "Guaranteed to be worth the money, dear..."

As for Gary, who entered the lobby, he had already quietly made his way to the backstage.

Three beauties wearing bath towels and swimsuits were laughing and joking when they saw a handsome young man appear in the background.

"Sorry, I'm here to challenge the Cerulean Gym." In order to avoid being regarded as a pervert, Gary got straight to the point.

The three sisters, who were still sizing up the handsome boy, looked bitter when they heard this.

It's the challenger again, Misty is not here, how many times have the three of us been beaten during this time...

Finally, it was the eldest sister Daisy, who flipped up her long golden hair and stepped forward: "Well, handsome boy, as you can see, we are about to have a performance. Can the competition wait until the end of the performance?"

Gary showed a kind smile: "No...and it will be over soon, and the performance will not be delayed."

Daisy's face froze, and then she nodded resignedly: "Then let's go to the swimming pool."

Gary followed Daisy to the swimming pool. Daisy clapped her hands, and a small Seel emerged from the water with a blue badge on its tongue and spit it out.

Daisy took the badge casually and stuffed it into the fourth-dimensional storage bag on her chest...

Gary's nose felt hot when he saw it, and he quickly recited silently, form is emptiness, emptiness is form...

Daisy's two younger sisters whispered to the side.

Lily: "Sister is so scheming that she put the badge there."

Violet: "It's just that you are so old, but you still want to date your little brother."

"That's right, I'll do it if you want..." Lily nodded.

Violet pouted: "I'm the youngest, so I should be the one."

Gary was covered in cold sweat. Although your voices are not loud, I am not deaf either!

Daisy also glared at the two nympho sisters with dissatisfaction. Then she looked at Gary and announced: "The rules of the competition are one-on-one. If you win, you will get the Cascade Badge."

Gary nodded: "Understood. You can start."

Daisy sighed: "So. My Pokémon is..."

Bang, the Poké Ball opened, and a very beautiful... Goldeen appeared in front of Gary's eyes.

"Goldeen~Goldeen~" The Goldeen twisted hard in the water. The corner of Gary's mouth twitched twice.

"Go ahead, Eevee, use Thunderbolt..." Gary threw his Poké Ball.

"Bui!" Eevee came to the water's edge seriously, and then a powerful electric shock with flashing lights hit the water directly.

Sting... There was a beeping under the water, and Goldeen had mosquito-repellent eyes. Turning its belly, it floated up.

Eevee looked at Gary doubtfully: Are you here to fry

 fish today...?

Gary nodded helplessly: "Well done, come back Eevee."

"Then, according to the agreement, this badge is yours." Daisy came to Gary. She reached out and took out the warm badge and put it in Gary's hand.

"Thanks for the advice." Gary said politely.

"Okay, business is over, let's go on. Do you want to enjoy the water ballet show of our three beautiful sisters?" Daisy invited with a smile.

Gary shrugged: "Of course, I bought the ticket..."

The three sisters gave Gary a wink, and then left the backstage laughing. Ready to perform on stage.

Gary looked at the badge in his hand: "Just... take a quick look before setting off."