Seeing that the mission rewards had already arrived, Roy no longer bothered with the Samurai Youth.
Let him cry; let him wail.
He turned around and naturally took the hands of Delia, who was watching with a smile, and Misty, who was still fuming.
"Let's go, this place is bad luck."
"Mm!"
The two girls nodded obediently and followed him, leaving the woods without a backward glance.
As for whether that chubby boy would truly turn over a new leaf later?
That was none of his business.
He had given the beating that needed to be given and the "education" that needed to be taught; he had done all that was required.
If he didn't change, there would naturally be other "kind-hearted people" or "righteous Trainers" in the future who would use new fists or Pokemon to provide a Helping Hand for him to further understand the world.
Respect his fate.
Bless his choices.
Since he wasn't his own child anyway, Roy didn't care to waste another second of thought on such a person... As they moved away from the sobbing and unpleasant area of the Samurai Youth, the forest air seemed to become much fresher.
Delia and Misty's moods clearly improved.
"That idiot... he was crying so hard a snot bubble came out at the end, haha!"
"And he calls himself a samurai... he was more honest than anyone when he was getting beaten."
Misty was still complaining.
The three of them chatted and laughed, traveling along the path of the Viridian Forest for most of the day.
The sun gradually dipped toward the west, and the light in the forest began to grow dim.
"That's enough; let's stop here for today."
Roy looked at the sky and chose a relatively flat and open clearing in the forest near a stream.
"We'll camp right here."
"Got it!"
Delia and Misty immediately responded and began taking out tent components from their respective backpacks.
Having followed Roy through the elements for a while now, their tent-pitching skills had become quite proficient.
Roy wasn't idle either.
He first helped the two girls fix the main supports of the tents, then cleared an area in the center of the clearing, bringing over a few stones to build a simple fire pit, preparing to start a fire and cook later.
After finishing these basic tasks, he walked to a slightly quieter spot under a large tree and sat down against the trunk.
His mind sank into the system space.
[super flight berry * 2]
Two... the distribution needed some planning.
One would be reserved for the future Butterfree.
This was something he had decided long ago.
Caterpie -> Metapod -> Butterfree.
The final evolution, Butterfree, is a dual Bug-type and Flying-type, fully meeting the usage conditions.
The other one... his gaze turned toward the familiar poké ball at his waist.
Without much hesitation.
Give it to Pidgeotto.
In the current team, the one Flying-type that could be used consistently was Pidgeotto.
A definite future main force in the air, a core combat power.
It had shown impressive aptitude and comprehension since its time as a Pidgey, and its calm and efficient execution during the battle against the Pinsir just now also proved its potential.
Investing in it offered the highest cost-performance ratio.
As for whether he would capture other Flying-types in the future?
He would worry about that when the time came.
Good things should be used where they can best improve strength right now.
With his mind made up, Roy no longer hesitated and released Pidgeotto.
When Pidgeotto was released, it was still very energetic.
After all, that "battle" during the day didn't even count as a warm-up for it; at most, it was just stretching its wings.
However, while it hadn't done much, its appetite was still good.
Seeing the Berry in Roy's hand, it knew it was time to eat—its master was going to feed it again.
"Eat up, this is for you."
Roy held the super flight berry to its beak.
Pidgeotto didn't hesitate; it opened its beak, snatched the Berry, tilted its neck back, and swallowed it with a gulp.
The whole process was very fast.
Quick and easy.
Once the Berry was down, Pidgeotto smacked its beak and looked at Roy with its head tilted, as if wanting more.
The look in its eyes was clear:
Tastes good, is there more? It seems... I'm not quite full?
Roy was amused by its appearance.
"Maybe I should rename you Pidgeylax."
Even as he said this, his hands were already nimbly pulling out the high-grade Pokemon food he usually kept on hand.
He poured a large handful onto a clean leaf.
"Here, as much as you want."
"Pidge~"
Pidgeotto gave a cheerful cry and lowered its head to start pecking.
It ate very quickly.
The nutrient-rich pellets were rapidly devoured.
At first, Roy watched with a smile.
But soon, the smile on his face slightly froze.
Something was wrong.
Was it his imagination?
Why did it feel like... Pidgeotto's size was increasing?
It wasn't the feeling of growing slowly.
Instead... it was like a balloon being blown up, expanding visibly to the naked eye!
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