Chapter 56: Cynthia’s New Ability

"Roar~"

"Ryo~"

At that moment, Dragonite and Gardevoir, who were training nearby, noticed Ryo and quickly ran over.

Ryo smiled as he looked at the two approaching Pokémon.

"Boss, what kind of Pokémon is this? Why didn't we see it yesterday?"

Asuma's gaze landed on Gardevoir, and he curiously turned to Ryo.

"This is also one of my Pokémon," Ryo explained while patting Gardevoir's head. Gardevoir's face turned a bit red from embarrassment.

"So pretty! Boss, do you have more Pokémon like this?" Ino's eyes sparkled with excitement.

The noble yet gentle temperament, tall and elegant figure, paired with a lovely face—she couldn't help but want one for herself.

Ryo shook his head. "I only have one Gardevoir, but there might be a chance in the future."

He wasn't surprised by Gardevoir's charm at all. In the anime, Gardevoir was known to captivate both men and women alike.

"Ryo, you're here?"

"Bui~"

Cynthia walked over with Espeon beside her.

She greeted Ryo while Espeon leapt into his arms.

Ryo gently petted Espeon and then introduced her. "Let me introduce you all. This is Cynthia, an employee at my shop. And these are trainers who've captured Pokémon and come here for training."

Cynthia and Asuma's team exchanged greetings and got to know each other.

After that, Ryo looked at Cynthia with an excited expression. "Cynthia, was that Psychic that Espeon just used?"

Cynthia nodded. "Yes, it was Psychic."

Ryo's eyes lit up. He almost jumped in excitement. "Did you teach it that move?"

Espeon didn't know Psychic before, but it did now. There was only one explanation—Cynthia must have taught it.

Cynthia nodded again. "Yes, what's the big deal?"

"You can teach Pokémon moves?"

"Yes."

Cynthia gave him a strange look. Isn't that obvious? Why ask something so basic?

"You're amazing, Cynthia!"

Ryo was practically jumping for joy.

Teaching moves had always been a problem for him. Although powerful Pokémon like Dragonite and Gardevoir had many moves in their arsenal, only a few of them were truly practical.

And the move learning devices in the system were outrageously expensive.

He had agonized over this for a long time.

Even though Pokémon could teach each other moves, it wasn't easy. Different Pokémon had different body structures, and their methods for controlling energy varied.

Learning even a basic move could take weeks or even months.

Advanced moves could take even longer.

Spending so much time learning a single move wasn't worth it to Ryo.

But now, Cynthia could teach moves—and she had done it so quickly! Espeon had already grasped Psychic.

Although it was still in the early stages, it was undeniably learning it.

Seeing Ryo's excited reaction, Cynthia said, "Don't get too excited. I can only teach moves that my own Pokémon are familiar with. For others, I can't help."

Ryo shook his head with a broad smile. "That's more than enough!"

Being able to learn even a few moves was a great advantage. And since Cynthia was a champion, the moves her Pokémon knew must be top-tier.

"Boss, can Pokémon actively learn new moves?"

Shikamaru's curious gaze turned toward Ryo.

He had understood from their conversation that Pokémon moves weren't just unlocked with levels—they could also be learned actively.

Asuma was equally astonished. Even the legendary beasts of the Three Great Sage Regions knew only a limited number of ninjutsu and couldn't learn new ones.

Yet these Pokémon already had more moves than summoning beasts—and now they could learn even more?

Even the Three Great Sage Region beasts would be completely outclassed by Pokémon.

Ryo nodded at Shikamaru. "Yes, but it's not something that can be learned casually. Not every move is easy to pick up."

Shikamaru glanced at Cynthia. From Ryo's reaction, it was clear that even he couldn't teach Pokémon moves. It was Cynthia who had the unique ability to do so.

"Hey, hey—"

Ryo noticed Shikamaru's intense gaze and quickly pulled Cynthia behind him. "Don't get any ideas!"

He couldn't help but be on guard against Shikamaru.

Shikamaru rolled his eyes and then turned to Ryo. "Boss, we'll pay. If we pay, can we have our Pokémon learn moves?"

Ryo's eyes lit up for a moment but quickly restrained himself. He shook his head. "No way. Do I seem like that kind of person?"

"Boss, is there really no room for negotiation?"

Cough cough—

Ryo cleared his throat. "It's not impossible, but not now. Your Pokémon are still at a low level. We'll discuss this again later."

In his mind, Ryo was already pondering what kind of price to set. It couldn't be too cheap, but setting it too high might scare them away. Yes, he needed to carefully think this through.

Asuma and the others smiled upon hearing Ryo's response.

Since Ryo said it wasn't impossible, there was a real chance it might happen in the future. They nodded in understanding and chose not to press the matter further.

However, Cynthia was left a bit confused.

Wait, she hadn't agreed to this at all—so why was Ryo making this decision for her? Shouldn't it be up to her to say yes or no?

But Ryo didn't notice Cynthia's expression. Even if he had, he wouldn't have cared.

After all, she was staying here for free, eating his food and using his facilities to study his Pokémon. She had to bring some benefit to him in return, right?

A simple job wasn't enough to cover that debt. Since she had already taken a share of his loot from opening treasure chests, helping him earn some extra money wouldn't be too much to ask.

Worst case, he could just buy her some extra ice cream later to smooth things over.

"Alright, enough about that for now. You guys focus on training your Pokémon."

Ryo waved his hand at Asuma and the others. Then he turned to Cynthia. "You don't need to worry about them. Let them train their own Pokémon by themselves."

Hearing that, Asuma and the others, who were just about to start training, paused in their tracks.

They looked at Ryo with slightly resentful eyes.

Was it really necessary to emphasize that in front of Cynthia?

Ryo, however, completely ignored their reactions and walked back toward his cabin.

He thought to himself: They're already getting to use my equipment. If they expect Cynthia's help too, that would be far too generous.

"For such a small fee, using the training equipment is already more than enough," he muttered. "No way am I letting them have Cynthia's help for free."

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