Paras

"That was way too close. I almost died," the Bug Catcher said, relieved to be alive.

Rhyhorn's attack had nearly left both his Pokémon seriously injured. If all his Pokémon became unable to battle, he would have no way to travel safely through the wilderness.

"It's taken care of now. Let's pick the Candlenut Berries first," Zhang Cheng said calmly.

The Bug Catcher nodded and directed Spinarak to climb the tree and pick the berries.

Zhang Cheng also had Pidgey help gather the berries from the tree.

They collected sixty Candlenut Berries in total, and Zhang Cheng took forty of them.

"We worked together, and my Beedrill was seriously injured trying to lure Rhyhorn away. Giving me only twenty Candlenut Berries is way too unfair!"

Seeing Zhang Cheng take most of the Candlenut Berries outright, the Bug Catcher voiced his dissatisfaction.

Zhang Cheng glanced at the Bug Catcher, then explained:

"First, your Beedrill was defeated outright by Rhyhorn because it wasn't strong enough. That's not a reason to give you more berries."

"Second, you were the one who approached me about working together. I also did most of the damage when we took down Rhyhorn, so isn't it only natural that I get more Candlenut Berries?"

Although the Bug Catcher still felt disgruntled after hearing Zhang Cheng's words, there was nothing he could do.

Beedrill had yet to recover enough to battle, and Spinarak alone stood no chance of defeating Zhang Cheng.

After dividing the berries, the two went their separate ways. Clearly, the partnership had left the Bug Catcher unhappy.

But Zhang Cheng couldn't be bothered to worry about that. Strength was what mattered, and leaving the other boy twenty Candlenut Berries was already more than generous enough.

He now had forty Candlenut Berries, which would leave him with