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After watching the match, Eichi's emotions surged, and he could not calm down for a long while.

When he arrived at Amelie's Breeding House, Eichi smiled and greeted the staff inside.

Including Aunt Keiko, there were seven employees in the Breeding House.

With Amelie included, there were only eight people in the entire Breeding House.

Sometimes, the Breeding House became extremely busy, and Eichi would come over to help.

Of course, although they were busy on ordinary days as well, they could still manage.

But once the weekend came, there were relatively more customers, and they would be short-handed.

That was when Eichi stepped in, like a brick moved wherever it was needed.

Recently, Eichi had learned several massage techniques at the Breeding House. Not only had he learned them, but he had also put them into practice.

Once, when they were short-handed, Amelie had Eichi give it a try.

Unexpectedly, the results were quite good, and he even received praise from the customers.

It had to be said that Eichi truly was talented. He learned those massage techniques as soon as he was taught them.

There was also Breeding Knowledge that could not be learned in class.

In order to raise Weedle better, and for the sake of his future Pokémon, Eichi planned to properly study Breeding Knowledge.

If possible, Eichi wanted to earn a Breeder's certificate.

After finishing his work, Eichi went shopping. The store was holding a promotion these past two days, with everything discounted by twenty percent.

Eichi happened to need to replenish some supplies, so he had come at the perfect time.

This time, Eichi planned to get Weedle a better Poké Ball.

Finding the counter that sold Poké Balls, Eichi told the salesperson, "Give me two Great Balls and two Net Balls."

A Great Ball was a Poké Ball two grades higher than an ordinary red-and-white Poké Ball.

One cost 1,200, while a Net Ball was a Poké Ball that made it easier to catch Water-type and Bug-type Pokémon, costing 1,000 each.

Since Net Balls made Bug-type Pokémon easier to catch, they must surely be suitable homes for Bug-type Pokémon.

Eichi planned to let Weedle try them after returning home and see which ball felt more comfortable.

Since Eichi had promised to get Weedle a comfortable Poké Ball, he would definitely keep that promise.

He had heard that there was also a kind of Poké Ball specially customized for Pokémon.

These custom Poké Balls were made specifically to suit the individual Pokémon they were designed for.

Eichi did not have the means right now, but in the future, he would definitely have a Poké Ball custom-made for Weedle—no, for the future Beedrill.

Besides buying Poké Balls, Eichi also planned to buy a Compression Backpack.

The Pokémon World's technology tree had clearly gone in a strange direction.

Although its level of development was roughly similar to that of his previous life, it had all kinds of black technology.

Among them was Space Compression Technology, which was used in Poké Balls and Compression Backpacks.

In the anime, Ash and the others' backpacks were Compression Backpacks.

They could hold a huge amount of things without becoming very heavy.

They were incredibly convenient, while Eichi's backpack was just an ordinary one.

Eichi needed to prepare for the future too. He had not bought one before because he was poor and could not afford it.

Now that he had money, of course he had to buy one. Eichi had been eyeing one for a long time.

Compression Backpacks were great in every way except that they were a little expensive. The cheapest cost over 10,000, while the most expensive had reached over a million.

Naturally, backpacks at different prices also had different amounts of internal space.

The cheapest Compression Backpack only had around one cubic meter of space inside, while a slightly better one had about as much room as a bathtub.

Those Compression Backpacks worth over a million were about the size of a small warehouse.

Eichi bought a mid-range Compression Backpack, spending more than 30,000.

If there had not been a discount today, Eichi would never have dared to buy it!

His heart was bleeding.

After buying the Compression Backpack, Eichi put his old backpack into it and slung it over his shoulder. It felt much lighter.

Eichi then went to buy some food for Weedle. MooMoo Milk, honey, Pokémon food, and Pokéblocks—none of them could be left out.

He had always bought the best Pokémon food before, thinking that meant it was the food most suitable for Weedle.

But later, Amelie told him that there was no best Pokémon food, only the Pokémon food that suited a Pokémon best.

The most expensive kind of Pokémon food was suitable for all Pokémon.

If he could find the Pokémon food most suited to Weedle, the results would be even better, but Eichi would have to search for it himself.

Then there were the Pokéblocks. This time, Eichi planned to give Weedle Intermediate Pokéblocks.

Basic Pokéblocks seemed to no longer be effective on Weedle.

After Eichi finished shopping and returned home, he calculated how much money he had spent.

He was shocked once he did the math.

Eichi had made over 150,000 from selling Berries last time. Over the past few days, he had spent more than 20,000 bit by bit, and with the more than 50,000 he spent today...

He now had a little over 80,000 left. Almost half of it had vanished in an instant.

It seemed that once Weedle evolved into Beedrill, he would have to go out and earn money again.

He released Weedle and told it, "Starting today, you can live somewhere else."

As he spoke, he took out the Net Balls and Great Balls from his backpack.

He said to Weedle, "Try them and see which one feels more comfortable."

Weedle happily tried both balls and ultimately chose the Great Ball.

After that, Eichi took Weedle to dinner.

Eichi rewarded Weedle with a lavish feast.

Weedle resolved to work hard from now on and strive to eat a feast every day.

It was another pleasant yet busy day.

Late that night, a cyan glow emerged from Eichi's body once more. This time, there was more of it than before.

This cyan energy was unconsciously injected into Weedle's body.

Weedle opened its eyes and witnessed the scene, the cyan energy flowing into its body.

Weedle felt as if it were walking above the clouds. After a while, the cyan energy stopped entering its body.

Weedle still wanted more, but soon closed its eyes and fell asleep.

The next day, just as Eichi and Weedle were having lunch, he heard a knock at the door. When he opened it, he saw Atai.

Covered in sweat, Atai said to Eichi, "Brother Ying Shi, Xiao Ye and the others challenged us."

"This time, they found a helper. When we lost, they mocked us. Agawa couldn't stand it, so he started a Pokémon battle with them."

"Brother Ying Shi, hurry and help Brother Agawa!"

Xiao Ye and his group were Shorts Boys, and their overall strength was slightly greater than Bug Catchers'.

Having just finished lunch, Eichi thought it would be good to go out and get some exercise. He agreed, "Alright, let's hurry over."

After saying that, Eichi ran back to his room, grabbed his backpack, recalled Weedle, and headed out.

When they arrived at the battle site, they saw Agawa fighting a smug-looking ten-year-old boy.

Agawa's opponent was using a Bulbasaur. By the time Eichi arrived, Agawa's Butterfree had been struck by Bulbasaur's Vine Whip and lost its ability to battle.

Agawa recalled Butterfree into its Poké Ball with an ugly expression.

After winning, the boy mocked Agawa and the others. "You're too weak. Don't you know Bug-type Pokémon are the weakest of all types?"

"How could you possibly beat me using the weakest Bug-type Pokémon?"

"Hahahaha!"

Hearing that, Eichi felt a nameless fire rise in his heart.

Eichi decided to teach that person a profound lesson.

"Who said Bug-type Pokémon are the weakest?"

Hearing the voice, the boy turned around.