While Miss Joy went to make arrangements, Chansey took Primeape to the treatment room first to tend to his external injuries.
As he left, Primeape kept looking back toward Roy.
Even now, he still couldn't believe that Roy was willing to pay such a huge price just to heal the hidden injuries inside him.
Wasn't he just trash in Headband Guy's eyes?
Why was Roy treating him like this?
But Roy merely gave Primeape an encouraging look.
At that moment, Primeape felt as though there was a ray of light behind Roy.
Chansey's treatment was highly efficient. Within minutes, she had healed Primeape's external wounds and tied a bow-shaped bandage around his bloodstained head.
Then she brought Primeape back to Roy's side before going to check on Miss Joy's progress.
Primeape, normally lively and famous for his fiery temper, now sat quietly beside Roy. From time to time, he secretly glanced at Roy, only to hurriedly turn his head away whenever Roy noticed, pretending to look through the window.
This went on repeatedly until a hand gently rested on his head. Primeape instinctively closed his eyes.
He was used to Headband Guy's beatings and scoldings, but this time, what awaited him was not a violent blow, but a gentle hand softly stroking the fur atop his head.
At that moment, Primeape understood that not all Trainers flew into rages at the slightest provocation like Headband Guy did. That man was more like a Primeape than Primeape himself.
In the summer afternoon, blazing sunlight streamed through the window onto Primeape's body. It felt as though something was quietly melting—was it the heart that had frozen after being abandoned?
Half an hour later.
Miss Joy waved at Roy with a smile and made an OK gesture, signaling that everything was settled.
She