Heath played the ring toss game again, but this time Ursaring was not affected by the Persuasion Gum. Instead, amid Shabby Uncle's nervous intake of breath, it landed on a packet of tissues. Heath could hear Shabby Uncle sighing in relief beside him, which annoyed him a little. If he had known, he would have gone for the Dragonite Notebook first.
After all, the Persuasion Gum only made people more likely to believe what Heath said; it did not make them believe him without fail. Heath felt that getting Ursaring to believe him the first time had already been quite a rare success, and this failure was more or less what he had expected.
"Closing up, closing up! I forgot to turn off the gas at home." Shabby Uncle had no intention of listening to anything Heath had to say. He simply grabbed his things and began packing up, starting with the Dragonite Notebook Computer, though his excuse for closing was rather halfhearted.
"Trainer, you're amazing!" Zorua said with a beaming smile, holding Heath's hand. Her words, however, were transmitted straight into Heath's head through psychic waves.
"I did all right. It's just a shame this Treasure Pirate King set is pirated." Heath sighed. He had just heard that crooked merchant reveal his real thoughts. It turned out that the Dragonite Notebook Computer was the only genuine item at his stall; everything else was pirated or a knockoff. That was why he had deliberately tried to bluff Heath, only to find that Heath had not believed him.
"It's still a good deal! There are over eight hundred volumes of manga here!" Zorua said happily. That much manga would keep her reading for a long time. Heath scratched his head helplessly. There was no need to visit the bookstore now; they