Over the course of more than a month, the seven Ariados gave birth one after another, producing seven Pokémon Eggs. After that, Tetsuya moved the seven Ariados elsewhere and handed them over to Mr. Shellby to continue raising.
Tetsuya placed the seven eggs into the poison. Three times a day, he had Weezing and Drapion replenish the poison in the containers. He also had to purchase various poison sacs to add to the mixture, which amounted to quite a considerable expense.
Three days later, the first egg showed no signs of life. One after another, several more eggs also lost all signs of life over the following days.
About half a month later, two Spinarak still managed to hatch successfully from the containers.
Stimulated by the poison, the newly hatched Spinarak had sharp, murderous eyes. The black markings on their backs covered nearly half of their bodies. One of them, however, was about a quarter larger than the other, and the horn on its head was noticeably longer.
Anyone with even a basic understanding of Spinarak would know that the larger one was female. Female Spinarak were more aggressive and far more ferocious. Some even preyed upon male Spinarak.
The two Spinarak began absorbing the poison inside the container. Once the poison had been completely absorbed, the female Spinarak revealed its ferocious nature and immediately launched an attack on the male Spinarak.
This was the perfect opportunity for Tetsuya to observe the power of the two Spinarak's moves.
Spinarak's wide movepool was one of the primary reasons Tetsuya had chosen it. What he wanted to observe now were the three inherited moves: Megahorn inherited from Scolipede, and Night Slash and Toxic Spikes from Drapion.
Egg moves would "awaken" at different levels according to each Pokémon's potential. The moves a newly hatched Spinarak could naturally learn were Poison Sting, String Shot, and Constrict, which could be considered the basic survival moves of every Pokémon.
After Spinarak evolved into Ariados, it would also undergo another transformation. If its innate talent was exceptional, it would directly learn Swords Dance, Focus Energy, Venom Drench, Fell Stinger, and Bug Bite. His Poison-type team would also gradually begin to take shape.
The two Spinarak fired Poison Sting at the same time!
It was obvious that the female Spinarak's Poison Sting was more powerful, knocking down every one of the male Spinarak's needles. Immediately afterward, the female Spinarak used String Shot to bind the male Spinarak.
The male Spinarak began struggling, but Spinarak's silk was not something that could be broken free from easily. Even a move like Cut might not be able to sever it with a single strike.
It was now obvious that the female Spinarak had gained the advantage. Following the silk thread, it pulled itself directly toward the male Spinarak. The horn on its head suddenly grew two or three times longer.
It was the Bug-type's deadly move: Megahorn!
The female Spinarak drove it straight into the male Spinarak's body. Megahorn pierced it to the core, and the male Spinarak naturally lost its life…
Tetsuya could not help clicking his tongue. This female Spinarak really was ferocious, comparable to a black widow.
Afterward, the female Spinarak slowly devoured the male Spinarak bit by bit. Only then did it contentedly rub its poisonous fangs together. At that moment, it noticed Tetsuya standing outside the container. The Spinarak immediately revealed a fierce expression and prepared to fight.
Tetsuya then said, "Heh… You are a Pokémon that I raised. Naturally, you will obey me."
However, the Spinarak paid him no attention whatsoever. Tetsuya actually admired that about it. This was exactly the kind of hot-blooded, ferocious Pokémon he needed.
Using his psychic powers, Tetsuya moved the Spinarak out of the container. The moment it emerged, the Spinarak immediately used Poison Sting on Tetsuya, but the needles all fell to the ground before they could reach him.
Although the Spinarak was intimidated by Tetsuya's abilities, the ferocity in its eyes did not diminish in the slightest. It immediately followed up with String Shot, Megahorn, and Night Slash, but every one of its moves was blocked by Tetsuya. After all, it was only a Pokémon on the day of its birth. Its capabilities were still extremely limited, and it had no way to overcome Tetsuya's psychic powers.
After the Spinarak had exhausted all of its moves and was nearly in despair, Tetsuya's psychic power began pressing down on it. Gradually, the pressure made it difficult for the Spinarak to breathe, yet it still struggled to remain standing, glaring viciously at Tetsuya.
Tetsuya merely smiled. "By working together, I can make you stronger. Why do you resist?"
There was no point in saying more to a Spinarak that had only just been born. The only option was to catch it by force and let it gradually experience this world for itself.
Tetsuya then threw a Poké Ball, but to his surprise, the Spinarak broke free the first time. Left with no other choice, Tetsuya had to waste another Poké Ball.
Now the task was finally complete. With everything fully prepared, he had spent a month and a half and more than 600K on purchasing poison sacs and fermenting the poison. At this point, he had only a "little" over 2.1 million left.
Once he learned the Imite Family's face-transformation art, he would be able to poach Pokémon openly in all sorts of places without restraint. His plan to accumulate funds would also begin at that time.
The [Badly Poisonous Spinarak] variant had now been successfully bred!
In this way, the achievement from his previous life had finally been completely realized in this life. From this point onward, he would have to explore the path ahead on his own.
'And to think of the sacrifices it cost me before… Damn Koga, and damn my traitorous pupil! If the League had found out… forget it; it's in the past now… or the future? Meh.'
He now had two possible paths before him. One was Pryce's Ice-type Pokémon team, while the other was the old mountain manor in Unova that Matsuba IV had mentioned. Perhaps there were manuscripts there. Perhaps they could help his strength improve even further.
Tetsuya held Spinarak's Poké Ball tightly in his hand. It now needed healing, but once this fellow came out, it would certainly resist, which was truly a headache. Left with no alternative, Tetsuya sent out all of his Pokémon so that the Spinarak would understand fear and recognize the gap between itself and the others.
After Tetsuya sent out the Spinarak, it did indeed resist as expected. However, any one of the Pokémon on Tetsuya's side could easily deal with its attacks.
"You still don't understand, but I can tell you're highly competitive. Why don't you travel with me for a while and see this world? Perhaps you'll find what you're looking for…" Tetsuya said. After speaking, he had all of his Pokémon demonstrate their moves. Limited by the available space, they showed only half of their true capacities, yet that alone left the Spinarak utterly dumbfounded.
Intimidated by their might, it had no choice but to submit to Tetsuya. He finally managed to restore the Spinarak's condition.
Having just been born and already gone through two "battles", it was naturally exhausted. After using the Potion, it could no longer hold on and collapsed onto the ground, falling asleep.
His business at Mr. Shellby's place was now complete. However, Mr. Shellby could become the supplier of food for this Spinarak. Tetsuya could sign an agreement with Mr. Shellby to provide him with third-gen male Spinarak…
After all, there was little demand for male Spinarak, and their price was not very high. Given his relationship with Mr. Shellby, such matters would naturally be much easier to discuss.