Pokémon: Paldea's Retired Champion's Re-Employment
Chapter 12

I Want to Be a Trainer

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"Thank you for your help, Mr. Luo Mu."

The valiant Miss Jenny led a group of police officers in a sincere salute to Luo Mu. The parents of the three children, as if they had narrowly escaped death, hugged their children tightly and tearfully expressed their gratitude to Luo Mu.

Luo Mu wasn't good at handling these situations. He fumbled through the time, and after Jenny took away the kidnappers, he turned to look at Nemo, who had been waiting not far away, the middle-aged butler named Sebastian beside her, and the luxury car behind them.

"Hiss, this car must be worth at least a thousand W, right?"

Luo Mu's eyes widened, his face full of longing as he looked at the very low-key black luxury car. If he hadn't happened to see a related introduction video online recently, he wouldn't have recognized it.

Rich young ladies are different; even their daily cars are so luxurious. Staring.

Luo Mu was almost drooling.

Nemo noticed Luo Mu's gaze fixed on the car behind her. After a moment of thought, she remembered that big brother's house looked quite old. There were many different cars like this in their garage, so...

Nemo was about to ask Sebastian to give the car to Luo Mu, but Sebastian spoke to Luo Mu, who was walking towards them, first.

Sebastian, dressed as a butler, first bowed slightly, placing his right hand on his chest, and respectfully said, "Mr. Luo Mu, please allow me to represent my master's family in expressing our sincerest gratitude. Thank you for rescuing the second young lady from the clutches of evil."

Luo Mu smiled, "It was just a small effort, no need to be so formal."

Sebastian seemed to shake his head in fear and said sincerely, "How could that be? During the time the second young lady was missing, the master, madam, and the eldest young lady were extremely worried. It was all thanks to your intervention that we avoided such a tragic separation."

"Would you be willing to grace us with your presence at our mansion? Our hosts have prepared a generous gift to thank you properly."

Nemo's eyes lit up slightly. Was big brother going to her house as a guest?

Hooray!

However, Luo Mu's attitude towards this proposal was very firm. He shook his head and politely declined, "I appreciate their kindness, but I didn't act for any reward. Please allow me to refuse this invitation."

Although he was short on money, he wouldn't stoop to exploiting a small favor for personal gain.

Besides, with his abilities, there were many ways to make money; he just didn't want to do it that way.

"Eh--?"

Nemo's face showed disappointment, a little dejected.

She thought she could spend more time with big brother.

"Is that so? I understand, but please accept this humble token of our gratitude." Butler Sebastian was quite astute. Seeing that Luo Mu didn't want to accept a material gift, he directly took out a gilded business card from his pocket and said with a smile, "This is my business card, with my private contact information. If you have any needs in the future, you can contact me."

Sebastian was very smart. Since Luo Mu didn't need material compensation, he chose to thank him in another way.

As the butler who usually handled various affairs of the mansion, in a sense, contacting him was equivalent to contacting the master.

This favor wouldn't disappear; it would just be transformed into another form, waiting.

Moreover, compared to material possessions, the old man would rather build a good relationship with Luo Mu, a retired Champion level Trainer.

Perhaps in the future, when he travels to other regions on business, he might need to hire Luo Mu to avoid attacks from evil organizations?

The strong are always in high demand in this world.

Luo Mu accepted the business card Sebastian handed him. Before seeing Nemo off, he told her she could visit the farm anytime if she was free, and then returned to the farm.

At this moment, not far from the small Western-style house where he lived, about ten figures and several Machamp were working busily.

As if noticing Luo Mu's presence, the hearty middle-aged male voice from the phone call earlier sounded out: "Mr. Luo Mu, you're back?"

Luo Mu turned his head and saw a middle-aged man wearing a hard hat, with a mustache, whose first impression was that he was quite cunning, waving at him as he walked over.

Luo Mu scanned the man for a moment, his expression changing slightly. Upon closer inspection, one could even see a look of admiration in Luo Mu's eyes.

"Good heavens, if you have kids, you really help raise them."

The middle-aged man had two toddlers hanging from his left and right arms, another was riding on his head, and two or three more children were playing and roughhousing a few meters away.

Facing such a hellish scene, he himself would have gone completely insane in less than ten minutes.

He admired it.

With respect for the Foreman, Luo Mu nodded slightly and said, "The matter is settled, so naturally, I've returned."

Then, Luo Mu looked at the group of people working busily and asked doubtfully, "Are you guys starting work?"

The Foreman chuckled, "Since you've agreed to our rather impolite terms, we naturally have to arrange things as quickly as possible."

A smile spread across Luo Mu's lips, and he then said, "Then, I'll trouble you with the basic planning of the farm."

"Machamp Engineering Team, quality you can trust!"

The Foreman, not shy at all, recited the slogan and struck a pose like Machamp showing off its muscles, causing several children to giggle.

Next, under the watchful eyes of several children, Luo Mu and the Foreman discussed a series of matters, finally finalizing the farm's planning and engineering plan.

The Machamp Engineering Team accepted the planning project for a full payment of one hundred thousand League currency.

The project scope included planning the farm area, dividing it into three major zones: agricultural, ranch, and lake.

However, such a low price only covered the basic division of areas and the construction of infrastructure.

Most buildings and items were made of wood, and upgrading them would require a lot of money, which Luo Mu unfortunately didn't have.

After all, after making the payment, he had less than three hundred thousand League currency left in his savings.

It was barely enough for living expenses, and the Luxray would occasionally go out hunting to help reduce the family's burden.

How to make money with this seed capital was Luo Mu's headache.

Thinking of this, Luo Mu felt he had merely jumped from a 996 schedule to another, more terrifying, 007 hell.

However, compared to others who started from scratch, he had already won at the starting line.

Small Key Town.

Inside a mansion with its own garden and beach, Nemo, upon returning home, stopped her father, Allen. Under her sister Karen's encouraging gaze, she said with a blush, "Father. I want to become a Trainer."

Allen paused. A flicker of surprise crossed his pupils, identical to Nemo's. He crouched down and smiled at Nemo, "What made our little princess change her mind? Let Dad guess, was it that retired Champion level Trainer?"

Nemo nodded, her face flushed. Then, she mustered her courage and said, "I also want to become as strong as him, aiming for Champion level!"

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