The echo of Di Tian's arrogant voice had yet to fully faded in the internet café lobby.
Yet Wang Qiuer, seated diagonally across from him, calmly exited Pewter City's Gym interface.
Two glaring notifications flashed beneath her Screen:
[You defeated Gym Leader Brock! You obtained the Boulder Badge!] [You received 1,400 in prize money!]
"Y-You... when did you finish?!" The arrogant expression on Di Tian's face froze instantly. He stared at Wang Qiuer's Screen in disbelief. "I clearly just saw you catching bugs in Viridian Forest!"
"While you were making a fuss over that type chart."
Wang Qiuer stretched comfortably, her pink-blue eyes brimming with disdain.
"Your Charmander may have been tickling those rocks, but didn't you see the Grass type listed on that chart?" Wang Qiuer curled her lip. "My Bulbasaur deals double damage to Rock types, and it learns a Grass-type move—Vine Whip—at level ten."
"I didn't need to spend ages tickling them like you did. I went in and used Vine Whip twice. That blind old man's rocks and snake didn't even get a chance to attack before they were whipped in half."
Wang Qiuer sighed smugly. "Sigh, making money is way too easy. This Gym is practically an ATM."
"T-Two moves?!" Di Tian clutched his chest in devastation. He had tried every possible method to beat Brock just now before finally finding the Metal Claw solution.
After crushing Di Tian's self-esteem, Wang Qiuer controlled her Bulbasaur, already level sixteen and about to evolve, as she swaggered onto Route 3 toward Moon Mountain.
"Hey, Shorts Kid! Stop right there! Hand over your allowance!"
"A Pidgey in the grass? Catch it! Send it to the PC box!"
"Huh? There's a hidden trash can beside this NPC? Let me rummage through it... Haha! An antidote! Saved two