Of course, characters from the anime could not possibly exist in this world, but the historical events were astonishingly similar. Certain things had still, strangely enough, been created.
In the anime, this GS Ball was supposedly able to summon Celebi if placed in a shrine in a certain forest. But he had no idea how to use it here, or where that shrine might be.
None of that mattered, though. He had to get his hands on the GS Ball first, or everything else would be meaningless!
Seeing the mood sink again, the auctioneer could only steel himself and announce, "The starting bid is one hundred thousand, with minimum increments of ten thousand!"
No one paid him any attention. One hundred thousand for a decorative ball? Even rich people wouldn't spend money like that!
"One hundred thousand."
Just then, Ye Qing raised his paddle.
"Ye Qing!"
Su Yiqin hurriedly tugged at him. This ball was merely a little prettier than others. What use would buying it be?
"One hundred thousand, going three times! Congratulations to this gentleman!"
The auctioneer looked up and noticed that the man was actually sitting with his employer's young lady. He marveled that, as expected of her friend, this man really knew how to handle social situations. He certainly knew how to do someone a favor!
Ye Qing gave Su Yiqin a reassuring look. "It's fine. I just like collecting unusual Poké Balls."
"Oh, I see."
Su Yiqin nodded and asked no more.
Nothing particularly special came up afterward. Only when the final item appeared did Ye Qing give anything more than a passing glance.
It was a blue Pokémon Egg with red markings. The auctioneer explicitly identified it as the egg of a Starter Pokémon with good potential-a Totodile.
Su Yiqin introduced it with a