A place that could hardly be called a new industry, yet always seemed to come up with something new every now and then.
Over the past two years, this place, which had originally only helped Trainers hatch Pokémon Eggs, cared for boarded Pokémon, and sold starter Pokémon, had added the business of selling Pokémon Eggs that were about to hatch.
Honestly, this new business was not easy to manage.
Without Heiduo and Umbreon's Golden Finger, only the most experienced breeders could accurately determine when a Pokémon Egg would hatch.
Like Kiko at Charizard Valley, who numbered the Pokémon Eggs and used their laying dates and average incubation periods to determine the exact day a Charmander would emerge from its egg as a newborn.
The Pokémon Day Care claimed that every Pokémon Egg they sold would hatch within three days at most—being accurate to within three days was no feat that a few veteran breeders could accomplish.
Or... perhaps they used advanced technology?
Heiduo did not know the Pokémon Day Care's secret, but that did not stop him from going inside to buy one.
"Welcome."
When Heiduo pushed open the door and entered a large building, a middle-aged woman standing by the entrance and petting a Skitty called out to him with a smile.
She then asked whether he wanted to board Pokémon, leave Pokémon Eggs in their care, breed Pokémon Eggs, or something else.
"Excuse me, do you have any young Ralts or Ralts Pokémon Eggs that are about to hatch?"
Heiduo did not waste words and went straight to the point, then looked around at the Pokémon Day Care's interior.
At first glance—
A cat café.
Young, reasonably cute Pokémon wandered everywhere, weaving across carpeted floors, furniture, and indoor flowerbeds. Their soft, gentle cries echoed beneath the warm lights,