Dian went on to explain everything the Pokédex could do, from videos and games to browsing the internet and making calls. He covered nearly every function in detail.
Finally, he summed it up: "The Pokédex was originally meant to provide information about Pokémon. Everything else is just an extra, and it can't compare to devices made specifically for entertainment."
"Wow—"
Diancie gazed at the Pokédex in her hands, her eyes shining as though a door to a new world had opened before her.
One look at the princess told Dian he had her hooked.
"The internet... doesn't work?"
Diancie tried opening a webpage, but it said there was no signal.
"Right. This area probably doesn't have a signal, so it looks like you can't go online here."
Dian nodded. That was actually a good thing. If the princess learned exactly how much diamonds were worth, his business would become much harder.
It might be difficult for a Pokémon to understand how prices worked in human society, but that didn't mean it was impossible.
After all, she only had to look up the value of diamonds and compare it with the prices of other things. Keep doing that, and someone as clever as the princess before him would soon figure it all out.
Just then—
Diancie opened a dictionary app and looked up the word that had caught her attention first.
"Merchant."
"A merchant is generally a person who trades goods or engages in commercial activity," the Pokédex said in its flat electronic voice.
"Trades goods?"
Diancie blinked, then glanced at the Pokédex in her hands.
Suddenly, she smiled. "I see. Mr. Merchant, you want to trade for diamonds?"
Dian raised an eyebrow. He had immediately noticed how frighteningly quick she was to catch on.
But he wasn't surprised. Only someone