"The King's Rock? I do know what that is. What do you need it for?"
Chen Huan looked at Chu Xin in confusion.
Chu Xin shook his head helplessly and pointed at the Slowpoke beside him.
"It's not for me. Slowpoke wants a King's Rock as a reward for winning."
"Oh, hang on. I'll get you one."
"If you don't know, never mind... Wait, you said you'd get me one?"
Did I hear that right? Chen Huan has a powerful item like the King's Rock?
Before long, Chen Huan brought five or six crowns out of the laboratory. Chu Xin's eyes widened at the crowns hanging from Chen Huan's arm. There was no mistaking them. These items were King's Rocks!
"W-where did you get so many King's Rocks?"
Chen Huan fiddled with the King's Rocks in his hands before answering Chu Xin.
"As a Pokémon researcher, I went through a phase where I was obsessed with archaeology. I discovered all these King's Rocks at digs in different places. I still haven't found anything special about them, but since I dug them up myself, I kept them in the laboratory as exhibits."
As he spoke, Chen Huan tossed one of the King's Rocks to Chu Xin.
"I've got plenty of these things. If you want one, you can just have it."
Chu Xin scrambled to catch the King's Rock Chen Huan tossed over, his gaze going blank. He had obtained a powerful item just like that? Did that mean his Slowpoke could evolve into Slowking?
Seeing Chu Xin's dazed expression, Chen Huan shook his head in confusion.
"Does this thing actually do something?"
Chu Xin wrestled with himself. He did not know whether he should tell Chen Huan what the King's Rock really did. After thinking it over for a long