Chapter 160 ⇾ Oh No, Cole Is Laying An Egg!

"Let's go, let's go, let's go, hurry up!" Daniel felt so disturbed today that he didn't want to stay here any longer.

The four of them walked to the front desk, and Cole looked at the redemption catalog on the counter and asked the other three, "What would you like to exchange?"

The catalog was filled with all sorts of things — from various toys, Pokémon materials, and held items, to actual Pokémon — they had everything.

At this point, Valerie pointed at an image on it and whispered to Cole, "They even have Dratini. Cole, you should get this one."

A Dratini would cost exactly one thousand game coins.

Cole thought she was being too naive; this Dratini was just a gimmick. Did she really think they could exchange for it? If it weren't for using Psychic Powers to cheat, they wouldn't even have a chance to win a thousand game coins.

But since Valerie had suggested it, he would give it a try.

"Excuse me, can I exchange for this Dratini?" Cole asked, pointing at the Pokémon on the exchange list.

The big sister across the counter smiled and said, "Little brother, you need one thousand game coins to exchange for it."

Cole directly placed the game coins he was holding in his arms on the counter with a thud, then smiled and said, "Sister, I have one thousand game coins."

The sister's expression froze, completely surprised that he actually had one thousand game coins. But she was only stunned for a moment before immediately putting on her professional smile again.

"I'm sorry, little brother, this Dratini has already been taken."

As expected, they never intended to let anyone exchange for the Dratini.

Now it was Valerie's turn to be stunned. Then she seemed to realize something and shook her head at Cole, "Forget it, I don't want anything. You three exchange for yourselves."

Seeing her say this, Daniel and Keith also said they didn't want anything either, letting Cole exchange for whatever he needed.

The game coins were won by Cole himself and had nothing to do with them; they were just big fools who had been tricked.

The loser duo (Daniel and Valerie): e(┬┬﹏┬┬)3 Wuwuwu~

Besides, although one thousand game coins seemed like a lot, they would be gone after exchanging for just one valuable item.

Hearing this, Cole didn't insist and continued browsing the exchange list.

Suddenly, he saw a Pokémon on the list that surprised him — Chansey.

There was even a Chansey! The exchange price for it was much lower than Dratini, only 800 coins.

Of course, this was only relative. The difficulty for ordinary people to exchange for it was probably no different from Dratini. After all, whether it's 800 or 1000 game coins, they wouldn't be able to win that many.

Unless they directly exchanged money for game coins, but that would obviously not be worth it. It would be more expensive than buying Pokémon directly from a breeding house.

Thinking about Chansey, Cole remembered those delicious eggs that Chansey lays, which he had tasted before and still had a vivid impression of.

If he raised one, wouldn't he be able to eat those eggs every day?

Thinking of this, Cole pointed at Chansey and asked the sister across the counter, "You must have this Chansey, right? Don't tell me you don't — I won't believe it."

The young lady originally wanted to say no, but after hearing his words, her face tensed up again, "Hahaha... little brother, please wait a moment, I'll go check if we have any."

After saying that, the young lady quickly ran to the office behind the counter. Only after about ten minutes did she return with a smile, holding a Poké Ball in her hand.

"Thank goodness, this is the last Chansey we have. Little brother, if you had come any later, we wouldn't have had any left." The young lady said with an exaggerated expression, placing the Poké Ball in front of him.

Cole didn't believe a single word she said.

He reached out and stuffed the Chansey's Poké Ball into his pocket, then used the remaining game coins to exchange for a Soothe Bell (an item that helps Pokémon become more intimate with their trainers), which was perfect for Chansey to wear.

With the few coins left, Cole got souvenirs for Daniel and the other two, to commemorate their experience of being tricked.

As for Keith's game coins, before he had a chance to use them, they were all refunded.

Originally, the young lady wanted to trick him into exchanging something with those coins, but Cole said at this point, "Why don't I take them and try a couple more bets?"

After hearing this, the young lady's face changed dramatically. She no longer dared to trick honest people and immediately agreed to help Keith refund his game coins.

After exchanging their items, the four of them left the Game Corner, with Daniel and Valerie wearing sour expressions the whole time.

However, just as the four of them reached a corner, a figure blocked their way.

"You finally came out!"

The person staring intently at Cole was none other than Sabrina, who had demonstrated her power in the Game Corner earlier.

"Little girl, do you need something from me?" Cole deliberately pretended not to know her.

"You saw me in the Game Corner just now, and heard them call my name, didn't you?" Sabrina mercilessly exposed his lie.

Cole looked embarrassed. He had indeed heard the staff call Sabrina's name in the Game Corner earlier.

"Fine, what can I do for you, Miss Sabrina?" Cole asked.

"Are you a Psychic?" Sabrina asked.

Cole was about to speak when she stared at him fiercely.

"Don't try to deceive me. I already noticed you in the Game Corner. You used Psychic Powers to cheat, just like me!"

As expected of Sabrina, she could speak about cheating so righteously.

"Yes, yes, yes, I am a Psychic. So what?" Cole felt that being entangled with this problem child would be very troublesome.

"I want you to help me with something! If you're willing, I'll give you all these dolls!" Sabrina said seriously.

She raised her hand, and suddenly a pile of colorful, various-sized, and different-shaped dolls appeared in front of Cole — all of which she had just exchanged in the Game Corner.

Cole: "..."

She seemed to be serious.

"But what would I do with these dolls?"

Sabrina looked stunned after hearing this, "They're so cute, don't you like them?"

She spoke as if everyone in the world should like cute dolls.

For a moment, Cole didn't know how to answer her. Why did he suddenly feel that this girl was excessively innocent?

"Tell me what help you need first."

"I need to go to Lavender Town to seal a Ghost-type Pokémon, but I've run into some trouble, so I hope you can help me!"

It turned out that recently, some Ghost-type Pokémon had suddenly appeared in Lavender, wreaking havoc and seriously affecting the lives of local residents.

So the League sent Sabrina there, hoping she could use her Psychic Powers to seal those rampaging Ghost-type Pokémon in the Pokémon Tower.

But when Sabrina arrived in the town, she discovered that among those Ghost-type Pokémon, one was exceptionally powerful — so powerful that her current abilities couldn't seal it.

So she went back home to seek help from her parents.

But although Sabrina's parents also possessed Psychic Powers, they were quite weak, not only failing to help her but getting injured themselves.

So she had to send her parents back home again.

Unable to complete her mission, Sabrina had been very irritable lately, which was why she frequently came to Celadon's Game Corner to pass the time.

Unexpectedly, as she entered the Game Corner today, she suddenly sensed a subtle wave of Psychic energy. With her exceptional perception, she quickly identified Cole as the source.

She observed him for a while before concluding that he could help her, so she specifically waited for him outside the arcade.

"So that's what this is about!" Cole suddenly understood.

He had thought Sabrina wanted him to do something inappropriate, given the rumors that she was an eccentric Gym Leader.

Sabrina's Saffron City was currently the largest city in Kanto, which was why it had two Gyms — one was the Psychic-type Gym led by Sabrina, and the other was the Fighting-type Fighting Dojo led by Kiyo.

Trainers only needed to challenge one of them to earn the Marsh Badge, which meant these two Gyms were always in competition. Online, there were often ridiculous contests between the two Gym Leaders competing for business.

The most common online description of Sabrina was: young, powerful, but eccentric!

"Since it's a League-issued mission, I suppose I could help." Cole said.

Hearing his words, Sabrina's cold face showed a hint of a smile, but his next words made that barely noticeable smile disappear without a trace.

"But I have to register for Professor Oak's summer camp tomorrow and can't miss it. If time permits, you can apply to Professor Oak later to request my help. I think he won't refuse."

Sabrina seemed to find this approach troublesome, but ultimately accepted his suggestion.

"Fine, I'll apply!" After saying this, she began to pack up the dolls she had thrown out, but halfway through, she suddenly looked up and asked, "You really don't want these dolls?"

"Mm-hmm, I don't. I'll help you for free." Cole nodded.

Hearing his answer, Sabrina's mood visibly improved, and she even packed up the dolls much faster, as if afraid he might suddenly change his mind.

"I'm leaving. You wait for me!"

After dropping these words, Sabrina suddenly disappeared, using Teleport… So young, yet so terrifying.

"Was that child really a Gym Leader?" Valerie, who had been silent at the side, now asked.

"Yes, she's the Saffron City Gym Leader, and also a Psychic." Cole nodded.

"She's so scary!" Daniel was patting his chest and catching his breath as he spoke. When Sabrina was present, her icy aura had intimidated him so much that he hardly dared to breathe.

Only Keith said, "When I get the chance, I definitely want to challenge her Gym. She's strong!"

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about her anymore. It's still early, let's go explore other places!" Valerie said.

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Celadon truly lived up to its reputation as the metropolis of Kanto, with many fun places to visit.

Cole and the others browsed the department store, where they bought many products unique to Kanto. They also encountered a fortune teller, and Valerie dragged them all to have their fortunes told, only to hear a bunch of nonsense, which earned her more mockery from Daniel. They also visited a breeding center, and although they didn't buy anything, they feasted their eyes...

The four of them returned just in time. Victoria's expression was quite peculiar, as if saying: If you had been one second later, I would have called your parents!

{T/N: Cole: "Really? So I'll be back in a sec…"}

Cole and his friends had dinner together at the hotel, arranged by the teacher. The fees they had paid included all food and accommodation for this summer camp.

That night, back in his hotel room, he released all his Pokémon, including the Chansey he had just exchanged from the Game Corner.

"Hello, Chansey!" Cole greeted it amicably.

"Chan... Chansey~"

Chansey looked somewhat timid and subdued. Suddenly facing so many unfamiliar Pokémon, it instinctively retreated to a corner.

It was easy to imagine that in a place like the Game Corner, where Pokémon could be freely given away, its previous life couldn't have been very good. Pokémon raised with love usually have more outgoing personalities, and might even be a little domineering.

Cole didn't rush forward, but instead tried to comfort it, "Don't be afraid. From now on, we're your companions. My name is Cole, and they are Brionne, Heliolisk, Bayleef, Pidove, and Lopunny!"

"Brionne~"

"Helio~"

"Bay~"

"Coo-Coo~"

"Lopunny~"

The Pokémon all greeted Chansey warmly.

Perhaps the friendly attitude from both human and Pokémon got through to it, as Chansey no longer looked so frightened and gently nodded to Cole and everyone else.

Cole then took out the Soothe Bell he had exchanged from the arcade, gently shaking it to produce a crisp, melodious sound, and said to Chansey, "Chansey, this Soothe Bell is my welcome gift to you. May I put it on you?"

Hearing the sound of the Soothe Bell, Chansey's emotions seemed to stabilize even more. After a moment's hesitation, it gently nodded.

Cole carefully tied the bell to its pouch.

Ding-a-ling~

When Chansey gently swayed its body, the bell made a subtle sound, very pleasant to hear, truly living up to its name as a "Soothe" Bell.

It looked down at the Soothe Bell hanging on its body, then at Cole, and unconsciously swayed its body again.

Ding-a-ling~

How lovely!

"Now, it's dinner time for all of you!" Cole took out some Pokéblocks and distributed them to each Pokémon.

The Pokémon were already hungry and began to feast heartily.

Cole had originally planned to give his Pokémon a thorough grooming session, but having played all day, he was quite tired. By the time the Pokémon finished their dinner, he was already lying in bed, drowsily falling asleep.

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The next morning, Cole woke up with a foggy mind, suddenly feeling a bulge in his stomach. He rubbed his eyes and sat up.

Just then, a white egg rolled out from between his legs.

Brionne, who happened to witness this scene, exclaimed.

"Bri~ Brionne!" — Oh no! Cole laid an egg!

Startled by its shout, Cole looked down and indeed saw an egg on his bed. He immediately gave Brionne a fierce glare.

"What nonsense are you talking about! That's Chansey's egg!"

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