"Congratulations on officially becoming a Trainer."
Aiven nodded at Peter and smiled. "Now you can officially catch your own Pokémon."
Phew, I can finally catch a Great Wolfdog. But calling them Pokémon feels so strange. I still prefer calling Great Wolfdogs monsters... Peter felt relieved, completely unaware of what he had just experienced. This was a moment worthy of being recorded in the history books!
"I hope you'll treat the Great Wolfdog well."
"Also, since the Great Wolfdog is your Pokémon now, you'll have to take care of and train him yourself from now on." Aiven grinned.
Peter froze, his mouth half open. Suddenly, he had a much deeper understanding of what it meant to be a Trainer. But since the Great Wolfdog was his monster now, training and caring for him was indeed his responsibility.
"No problem. Of course I should take care of the Great Wolfdog." Peter carefully chose his words, then continued, "But you'll have to teach me how to train and care for him."
"That's no problem."
Peter brightened, but then Aiven continued, "There'll be a fee, though."
A fee... Peter raised an eyebrow and stared at Aiven as if he were seeing him in a whole new light.
Aiven calmly met Peter's gaze. This was a great opportunity to get his Pokémon nursery business off the ground, and he had to stand by his principles.
"All right. How much are we talking?" Peter asked, resentment in his eyes.
As if he'd been ready for this, Aiven pulled out a price list. Peter couldn't help feeling that he'd been set up.
Pokémon boarding service: 1 silver coin per day.
Basic Pokémon training service: 1 silver coin per hour.
Peter gaped at the prices on the list. They were far too high.
And this Pokémon training service