Pokémon Breeder

"Is this Breeder Street!?"

"Yep! I want to check out Yuki's shop." Xiao Yan and Xiao Lan had arrived at the famous Beauty Street, which, as its name suggested, was a place where Pokémon were made beautiful.

"Before that, let me check whether my Pikachu is male or female."

Xiao Yan carefully examined Pikachu from head to toe and reached a conclusion: male!

"Are you heading somewhere, Brock?"

A very familiar voice came from not far away.

"Ash?" Xiao Yan walked over with Xiao Lan.

"Oh! It's you, Xiao Yan. Long time no see."

"Long time no see, Xiao Lan. Do you remember me? I'm Misty." "Xiao Yan, you're here too? What a coincidence."

Xiao Yan and Ash's group caught up on the street, then headed off together. Two hours later...

"Brock, why did you suddenly stop?" Ash looked at Brock in confusion. Brock was standing in front of a shop's entrance.

"This is great! Finally... I've finally found it!"

"This is Yuki's shop," Xiao Yan said.

"That's right. You've got a good eye, Xiao Yan. Are you interested in Yuki too?" Brock suspected that Xiao Yan also had feelings for Yuki.

"Relax! I won't fight you for her." Brock breathed a sigh of relief at Xiao Yan's words.

Brock will probably have a whole bunch of kids in a few years. He's hit on so many women that he ought to succeed with at least a few, Xiao Yan thought.

"Brock, why are you blushing so much?" Ash opened the door as he spoke, and Brock hurried inside after him.

"Welcome!" The shop attendant warmly greeted Xiao Yan's group.

Xiao Yan glanced inside. A Jigglypuff was lying on a bed, enjoying a massage, and the woman massaging Jigglypuff was presumably Yuki.

"We'll be done soon. Just wait a little longer," Yuki said gently to Jigglypuff. A few minutes later, Jigglypuff climbed down from the bed, with a coat so glossy that Jigglypuff looked like a little pink light bulb flickering nonstop.

"Jigglypuff, I'm here to pick you up." Jigglypuff's trainer walked over, picked Jigglypuff up, and handed Yuki a thick wad of bills before leaving through the front door.

"The next customer can come in now," Yuki said, turning to face Xiao Yan's group.

"Me! Me! Me! Please give my Pikachu a massage. He's male, so be gentle with him." Completely shameless, Xiao Yan stepped out of the crowd with Pikachu in his arms.

"Certainly. Please follow me." Yuki led everyone into a room farther inside. A soft, plush rug covered the floor, gentle yellow light illuminated the whole room, and it was fully furnished. It looked extremely comfortable.

As soon as Xiao Lan entered this new setting, she looked at everything and touched everything-a textbook little troublemaker.

"Look, there's a Vulpix here." The Vulpix sitting on a sofa to one side caught everyone's attention.

"Let me see." Ash took out his Pokédex and pointed it at Vulpix to scan it.

"Vulpix, the Fox Pokémon. Vulpix's tails are exceptionally beautiful, and their number increases after evolution. It is one of the Pokémon many Pokémon Breeders enjoy raising," the Pokédex explained.

"Her tails are so pretty. They're all curly." Misty picked Vulpix up, only for Vulpix to immediately breathe fire at her before leaping to Yuki's side. This Vulpix seemed quite wary of strangers.

"I'm so sorry. I should have warned you that this Vulpix is rather shy around strangers," Yuki said apologetically. Just then, someone suddenly appeared behind her.

"Miss Yuki."

"Is something the matter?" Yuki turned around.

"H-hello. M-my name is Brock. My dream is to become a Pokémon Breeder like you." Every time Brock saw a beautiful older girl, he grew so shy that he trembled. Ash and the others seemed used to it by now.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Brock. I'm truly happy to hear that you see me as someone to aspire to." Yuki gave Brock a kind smile.

"I never thought I'd get to see a Vulpix this close. I'm so happy."

"..."

"What is this?" Misty apparently couldn't stand watching any longer.

"I've made up my mind, Miss Yuki. Please... please go out with me."

"Ah!!!"

"Pika!!!" Brock's declaration shocked everyone.

"Brock, are you serious?" Ash was the first to speak up.

"This is the only path for me. Please, Miss Yuki, let's raise the fruit of our love together."

Yuki ignored Brock and silently walked into a dim corner, where she picked up the telephone receiver.

"Hello! Is this the police? There's a pervert harassing me. Please send someone right away."

"..." "See you next time, Xiao Yan." Ash dragged Brock out of the shop, with Misty following close behind.

"Let's continue, sir! You can all watch the entire process from the side."

Yuki first washed her hands thoroughly at a nearby sink, then gently laid Pikachu on a bed and prepared to massage him.

"Massaging Pikachu's electric sacs like this helps the electricity flow, allowing him to better control the power of his Electric-type Moves..." Pikachu looked so pleased that Xiao Yan couldn't help feeling a little envious.

A few minutes later...

"There! Your Pikachu is all done."

Pikachu jumped back onto Xiao Yan's shoulder.

"Thank you. See you again."

Just as Xiao Yan's group was about to walk out the door, a voice from behind stopped them.

"Wait, sir. You haven't paid yet."

"Ah... I forgot. How much is it?"

"The total is ten thousand."

"Got it." After paying the bill, Xiao Yan left Yuki's Beauty Shop with Xiao Lan.

At that moment, Xiao Yan resolved never to come back to this shop again. A massage that lasted less than two minutes had cost him ten thousand.

And so, Xiao Yan and his companions disappeared into the sunset.