Chapter 115: Arriving! Jinling City!
That single High-grade Pokéblock would likely sustain Slakoth for several days, maybe even weeks, without needing another meal.
However, Slakoth's level was now 17, extremely close to the level 18 required for evolution.
Slakoth could be considered a Pokémon where lack of effort was its talent.
The better the Slakoth's aptitude, the faster it evolved.
Judging by the condition of his Slakoth, evolution wouldn't take long—perhaps just a day or two.
Another night passed. Yesterday, Gyarados and Pupitar had stood watch; tonight, the burden fell on Bellossom and Arbok.
Soon enough, the Slakoth hovering on the edge of evolution finally evolved.
It evolved into Vigoroth, and its ability changed from Truant to Vital Spirit.
The effect of Vital Spirit was that it could stay awake for 24 hours without sleep, maintaining extremely high vitality every moment.
Its heart beat at about ten times the speed of a normal Pokémon, and its blood was constantly boiling. If one used forceful means to restrain Vigoroth's body and control its movements, it would become extremely agitated, and its physical condition would deteriorate significantly.
Research suggested that Vigoroth was expending all the drive and energy of the Slakoth species' entire life. Once Vigoroth had exhausted all that excess energy, it would be time to evolve into Slaking.
In a way, the Slaking line represented extremely polarized personalities throughout its life stages.
"Oooooh~~~ Oooooh-aaaah~~~~~"
In the forest, a white Pokémon with a tuft of red fur on its head sprinted forward, its hands held behind its back, supporting the human it carried.
The Pokémon was, of course, the newly evolved Vigoroth.
And the human on its back was none other than Kenji.
Noon.
"Ugh..."
Kenji was put down by Vigoroth and nearly planted his face into the ground, dry heaving twice.
Behind him, Ninetales wore a look of schadenfreude, while Beedrill, ever the considerate one, supported Kenji from the side.
"Ooo-aaaah~~~"
Vigoroth grinned widely, bouncing excitedly in front of Kenji, seemingly waiting for praise.
As a very warm-hearted trainer, Kenji couldn't bear to disappoint Vigoroth. He forced back his nausea and squeezed out a smile. "Thank you, Vigoroth."
Receiving praise, Vigoroth grinned even wider, delighted.
After praising Vigoroth, Kenji shot a resentful look at Ninetales.
Without the two Liepards, Kenji had been riding Ninetales for the past few days.
He had to admit, riding Ninetales was comfortable. Ninetales seemed to use her psychic power while moving, making the journey completely smooth.
But today, she must have said something to Vigoroth, prompting Vigoroth to volunteer enthusiastically as Kenji's mount.
Kenji had no choice. Since it was a newly caught Pokémon, he had to bond with it, so he reluctantly agreed under its passionate invitation.
The result was that Kenji nearly threw up yesterday's breakfast.
Too nauseous to eat, Kenji assigned the task of preparing lunch for the Pokémon to Ninetales.
Since evolving from Slakoth to Vigoroth, its immense activity level meant its appetite had increased significantly. Kenji hadn't prepared many Normal-type Pokéblocks, and Vigoroth nearly ate them all.
However... Kenji glanced at the map. at this speed, if they rested for a while at noon, they should reach Jinling City by the afternoon.
Kenji sat by the lake, nibbling on a sandwich bite by bite.
"Plip..."
Suddenly, a drop of rain landed on Kenji's nose.
Kenji looked up. The sky was overcast with dark clouds. It looked like it was going to rain.
Kenji had planned to rest and recover, but it seemed that chance was gone.
He stood up and looked around, noticing that his Pokémon had also looked up at the sky, sensing the rain.
"Everyone, return for now. It looks like rain. We're almost at Jinling City, so just hang in there a bit longer," Kenji said, recalling his Pokémon into their Pokéballs, leaving only Vigoroth and Ninetales.
He gave Ninetales a look, and she reluctantly transformed back to her original form.
Kenji put on a raincoat and mounted the fox. He turned to Vigoroth and said, "If you can't keep up, let me know."
"Ooo! Ooo-aaaah!!"
Vigoroth hooted twice, pounding its chest, looking eager to try.
Kenji looked away and patted Ninetales. "Let's go."
"Yii..."
Ninetales cried out, enveloped herself in psychic energy, and leaped forward.
Vigoroth followed on all fours, sprinting wildly.
Ninetales didn't go full speed, maintaining a pace that Vigoroth could follow without getting lost.
"Patter, patter, patter..."
By the time Kenji reached Jinling City, the rain was falling steadily.
Riding Pokémon casually within the city was prohibited, but fortunately, there were several hotels on the outskirts. Kenji picked the most upscale-looking one and walked in.
The hotel lobby was lit with warm lights, and the heating filled the room, quickly restoring Kenji's body temperature, which had dropped despite the raincoat.
"What kind of bullshit weather is this in Jinling..." A customer sitting on a sofa in the lobby complained.
Kenji had no interest in eavesdropping. He handed over his ID to register and booked a room for a few hours, planning to rest and shower before taking a taxi to the Pokémon Center in the city center.
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