At the Pokémon Center training grounds, Peter and Whitney were sparring against each other.
"Z-Move… Inferno Overdrive!!"
"Z-Move… Hydro Vortex!!"
BOOM—!!!
The collision exploded across the battlefield and illuminated the night sky.
Peter and Whitney lowered their stances, while Miltank and Lopunny—today's official "fireworks specialists"—looked at each other and smiled.
After returning from Kiawe's ranch, the two of them had thrown themselves straight into Z-Move training. From afternoon until night, the results had been remarkable.
Peter had just been preparing to continue while momentum was high—
when Roto suddenly rang.
"Teruhiko calling! Teruhiko calling, Rotom~"
Peter looked over.
"Answer it."
"Roger, Rotom~"
Soon, Teruhiko's figure appeared on-screen.
"Good news, Peter! Rotom Phones have officially entered full-scale production!"
Peter blinked.
"That fast?"
Even he hadn't expected the process to move so quickly.
Teruhiko nodded excitedly.
"Yep! Thanks to the supplier connection you made through the Group—Made in Paldea—and the League helped a ton too. They've already started gradually replacing traditional Pokédex units with Rotom Phones!"
"And another thing—we've connected the Pokédex database across all regions. Aside from a handful of Legendary Pokémon, we've already registered more than nine hundred species!"
Peter smiled.
In a way—
he'd actually contributed something meaningful to the Pokémon world.
"Oh, right! Revenue from all the custom Pokédex orders placed by the regional Leagues has already been transferred to your account. Check it when you get a chance—I've got to get back to work!"
"Alright."
Peter ended the call and casually glanced at his balance.
"Oh… only another billion or so…"
His eyes moved away—
then froze.
"…Wait."
He looked again.
"Units… tens… hundreds… ten million… hundred million…"
His eyes widened.
"One hundred… billion?!"
Looking at the balance—
more than 16 billion Poké Dollars—
Peter completely froze.
It was the first time in his life he'd seen that much money.
Before he could fully process the shock—
the phone rang again.
This time—
Steven Stone's father, Joseph Stone, appeared.
"Peter, all the held items you proposed have finished development. But there's a problem."
Peter raised an eyebrow.
"Go ahead."
Joseph sighed.
"Since you already sold a batch of items personally before, pricing is becoming difficult…"
Peter thought for a moment.
He had considered this issue long ago.
Under Devon's manufacturing system, production costs could stay under twenty thousand.
But Peter's original selling price had been two hundred and ten thousand.
If handled poorly—
it could upset the early buyers.
After thinking for a while, Peter nodded.
"Let's do this. Price them according to normal market operations."
"Anyone who previously bought them can use purchase records to exchange the difference through the PokéMart for free."
"The compensation amount can come out of my profits."
Joseph visibly relaxed.
"That puts my mind at ease."
Peter smiled.
"Then I'll leave the daily operations in your hands."
Joseph laughed.
"No problem!"
The call ended.
With income from Rotom Phones and held items—
Peter could officially declare—
he had achieved financial freedom.
He turned immediately toward Whitney.
"Babe, come here—I'm sending you a few billion in spending money."
Whitney's cheeks instantly turned pink.
"Ah… then let's go back to the room…"
As she spoke—
she started undoing the buttons on her clothes.
Peter stared blankly.
"…Uh. I mean actual spending money."
Then he explained both pieces of news.
Whitney froze.
Realizing what she had misunderstood—
her face turned red at visible speed.
"I… I'm a little hot. I'm going back to change!"
"Pfft…"
Peter watched her retreating figure and raised his head.
"Wait for me! We'll change together!"
Bang.
The door closed.
And the large bed began yet another round of its daily earthquake resistance drills…
The next morning—
Peter woke unusually early.
Last night's "card game" with Whitney had lasted until the sky started brightening—
which meant she probably wouldn't wake until noon.
After cleaning up, Peter entered the Dream Space.
First, he checked everyone's levels.
Lopunny, Arboliva, and Slaking had all reached Lv.54.
Indeedee, Zoroark, and Braviary were Lv.52.
The remaining four:
Ursaluna Lv.47
Blissey Lv.45
Eevee Lv.40
Pidgeotto Lv.34
It was obvious now—
after reaching Gym-tier, leveling slowed dramatically.
Actual battle rewards had become far more efficient than training alone.
After assigning everyone their daily training tasks—
Peter opened the system panel.
Since arriving in Alola unexpectedly, several missions had stalled: Arena battles, Sinnoh Gym sweeps, partner trainer challenges…
But compared to those—
the two Legendary Capture missions were far more attractive.
Notably—
after Whitney captured Stufful, the Bewear mission had updated.
[(Unique) Legendary Capture: Bewear]
Description: Losing her child left Mama Bewear frantic with worry. However, Stufful has already formed a strong emotional bond with Whitney and is beginning to forget home.
Stage Two Objective:
Raise Stufful to Lv.20 and return it to Bewear's nest, earning Bewear's trust and helping it recognize the positive influence of Trainers.
Under constant feeding and care—
Stufful's level had already reached 17.
A few more days—
and Peter could consider bringing her home.
After reviewing everything—
he opened the lottery panel.
"System, give me twenty pulls."
[Ding! Master Draw activated. Lucky bonus conditions triggered!]
[Choose:
① Spend 2000 Master Points to greatly increase item rarity.
② Spend 100 Master Points to halve draw quantity, but guarantee no duplicate items.]
Peter blinked.
"There's a deal like this?"
Then he scoffed.
"But charging so little… who are you looking down on?"
"Forget it."
"I'm paying 3000 points. I want both."
The system paused.
"…"
"Only one can be cho—"
Peter interrupted instantly.
"5000. Give me both."
Another silence.
"…Fine."
[Ding… Hidden Master Draw activated. Consuming 5200 Master Points…]
[Drawing complete!]
[Obtained Rare Items:
Attribute Boost Item Set
Rare Candy Bag
Weather Rock Set
Choice Item Set
Assault Vest
Light Clay
Herb Set
Premium Evolution Stone Bag
Terrain Seed Set
Shiny Audino Egg]
Peter's eyes widened.
Item descriptions rapidly unfolded.
[Attribute Boost Item Set:
Contains all 18 attribute-enhancing items such as Silk Scarf and Charcoal.
Effect: Increase corresponding move power by 20%.
Can also be ground into powder and mixed into food to enhance quality.]
[Rare Candy Bag:
Special annual bundle containing 100 Rare Candies.]
[Weather Rock Set:
Damp Rock, Icy Rock, Heat Rock, Smooth Rock.
Extends weather duration.]
[Choice Item Set:
Choice Specs, Choice Band, Choice Scarf.
Increase Sp. Atk, Attack, and Speed by 50% respectively.]
[Evolution Stone Bag:
Contains complete evolution stone collection.
Can be used in Pokéblock production to improve energy purity.]
[Assault Vest:
Raises Special Defense by 50%.
Prevents use of status moves.]
[Light Clay:
Extends Light Screen and Reflect duration by 60%.]
[Herb Set:
White Herb, Mental Herb, Power Herb.]
White Herb:
Restores negative stat changes once.
Mental Herb:
Removes infatuation once.
Power Herb:
Allows charge-up moves to activate immediately once.
[Terrain Seed Set:
Grassy Seed, Misty Seed, Electric Seed, Psychic Seed.
Raises Defense or Special Defense under matching terrain.]
Peter read through the rewards one by one.
His grin stretched wider and wider.
This wave—
this was what true profit looked like.
A complete harvest.