Admission to the Dojo and a deal

The next morning while having breakfast, Misty's mobile had a notification that Suzie was free for the day and had booked a place for their meeting.

The time was evening so there was a lot of time to get some stuff done.

Misty decided to get some training done with her newly evolved Slowking while, Aoki decided to get himself registered for the Dojo.

If the news of the dojo master being an aura user was true, he could learn a lot. Aoki was told by Darkrai that his aura could be detected by a person with high mastery over aura but that he was a dark aura user and could not be detected by anyone except a few Pokemons like Mew.

To avoid problems, he must learn a way to hide his aura when not around his Pokemon.

At the entrance of the dojo were two large Statues of Machamp holding the name "Champ Dojo".

As Aoki entered the dojo, he saw a woman sitting at the reception with eyes filled with fighting spirit.

This was one of the most bizarre things Aoki had ever seen as every person at the reception appears to be sleep deprived or tired of life.

"Excuse me… "

"YES ! " the woman replied energetically.

"Are you here to register or challenge the gym? " asked the woman putting up a wide smile.

"Yes, I have come to register and have a gym match if possible" Aoki said.

"Sorry to say but all the stots for the gym match are booked today, can we schedule it for tomorrow morning? "

"Sure no problem. I would like to take a martial arts course too "

Aoki asked about the registration process in the dojo to which the lady handed him a pamphlet briefing him on all the courses available.

The first was a seven-day course with multiple facilities with the amount paid.

A person could get even his own dorn and nutritious food by paying a certain feed during the time.

The dojo master was going to teach for three days of the seven days and if the person wanted to get some special training from the Dojo master, additional payment was required.

The maximum number of Pokemon that could be registered was three.

The cost of this course was 50k.

Then there was the fourteen-day course with the same features with a total cost of 80k.

If a trainer can win the gym battle on the first try, the price would be reduced to 40% of the original price.

Aoki selected the second course and dojo master section and registered Charmelon and Nidorino for the course.

The Dojo takes the full payment beforehand and will return back money after the gym battle.

"THANK YOU FOR REGISTERING !!! " the woman said energetically.

The lady informed him that he must be present from 8 am to 12 noon every day for the next fourteen days to take the course.

A person came and took his measurement and told him that his uniform would be available by tomorrow morning.

With this done, Aoki decided the get some other things done.

After walking for a while and enjoying the city, Aoki reached the place of meeting Suzie set up.

Misty had texted him that she was already there.

Aoki knocked on the door and a long-haired girl opened the door.

'She must be Suzie….'

"Please come in, "

"Thanks for having me"

The room that he entered was fairly big with all the important furniture in place. Aoki saw Misty sitting on the sofa reading a book.

"So miss Suzie I heard that you wanted to ask for my recipes, " Aoki said.

Aoki didn't waste time and directly went to the main topic.

"Yes, you must have heard about my profession.

There are a lot of things required to be a good groomer and I lack the most in the cooking part.

I was wondering if you could share some of your teaching and techniques with me". Suzie said keeping her composer.

Misty just gave a glance and returned to her book. She saw that Aoki was not interested in her and was thinking about what to gain from that interaction.

Suzie said that she could pay Aoki for his help but Aoki refused.

"For your current achievement in your profession, you must be an expert in massage. Teach me those skills in exchange for my cooking skills "

There was a pause after what Aoki said.

"My massage skills are my personal inventions I cannot exchange as that….I cannot give away the skill that defines my career…" Suzie hesitated.

"My cooking is my personal invention too miss Suzie….this is what makes me special too.

I am talking about the equivalent exchange here…a skill for a skill" Aoki said with a smile.

"And if you think that I will give away your massage skills to someone else, you can be assured that it will not be happening.

I am not an idiot

Moreover, I will never take the profession of groomer or breeder so you can have another assurance that, I will not be your competitor. "

'Like hell, I am giving away my original recipes. I will just give her the enhanced version of the ones available in the restaurants with entirely different tastes. Same for the Pokemon food too. '

Aoki was also sure that she would not be giving out her true massage techniques as only an idiot or naive person would do that.

Aoki clicked an ultra ball on his belt and called out Charmeleon and Nidorino.

Suzie was shocked to see those two Pokemon up close.

He was taller than any Charmeleon she had ever seen.

He was brimming with muscles and healthy skin and scales—overall a pokemon in perfect condition.

Same for Nidorino too, his spikes and color were abnormal but not in a bad sense. It is said that the deeper the color and shine of the spikes of a Nidorino, the healthier the Pokemon is.

She had never seen a more perfect Nidorino than that in front of her.

First, she scoffed internally after hearing that Aoki will not compete with her but after seeing his Pokemon, she was relieved.

"You must understand my level by seeing them right? I will be staying in Saffron city for more than a month. Take your time to think. "

"Please give me a moment "

Suzie closed her eyes and thought of all the advantages and disadvantages of the exchange, and finally to decided to give in and learn cooking from him in exchange for her massage techniques.