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Chapter 8: Bewear's Little Inn
🕑 Added 2025-09-06 13:07:27 +0000 UTC[Pokémon: Eevee]
[Gender: Male]
[Ability: Adaptability]
[Moves: Tackle, Tail Whip, Growl, Covet, Sand Attack]
[Status: Listless]
[Mood: ▒▒▒]
[Joy Value: -50]
[Friendship Level: 1 (You two are complete strangers in this world)]
[Description: If I don't evolve into a beautiful Sylveon, I'm totally screwed! —Eevee.]
Kawaki glanced at the Eevee perched on Ariel's shoulder and immediately noticed the dark cloud floating above its little head.
The cloud was pouring down heavy rain, which meant this Eevee's emotions were incredibly low.
At the same time, Eevee's information appeared before Kawaki's eyes.
Kawaki noticed that compared to two days ago, this Eevee's joy value had dropped even further.
From -20 down to -50.
Without a doubt, it was because it couldn't learn any Fairy-type moves to evolve into Sylveon.
-50...
Kawaki squinted his eyes. If he fulfilled this Eevee's wish and let it evolve into Sylveon, its joy value would probably skyrocket to an absolutely insane level.
When that happened, what kind of generous reward would he receive?
Watching Ariel get incredibly excited about making money, Kawaki felt a bit conflicted inside.
Ariel thought she was the one making a profit, but in reality, he was the one cashing in.
Five thousand Poké Dollars, plus a rare unknown reward, and he wouldn't lose anything in the process.
"If you want to learn Baby-Doll Eyes, you'll need to leave Eevee at the Daycare for about half a day. During that time, you can wander around or rest here at the breeding house. We also provide lodging and meals for our guests," Kawaki said.
For him, teaching moves was just a matter of thought, but to avoid raising suspicions, he decided to leave this job to Bewear.
"Bewear~!"
Kawaki had already briefed Bewear on what needed to be done, and now that it received the commission, Bewear happily accepted.
Ariel paid up and handed Eevee over to Bewear, then earnestly cheered it on.
"Go for it, Eevee! I'll be waiting right here for you!"
"Eee!" Eevee repeatedly indicated that it would do its best. It would seize this opportunity and work hard to learn Baby-Doll Eyes!
Watching Eevee and Bewear head to the backyard to practice moves, the three of them finally noticed a small blackboard hanging behind the counter.
It listed some simple food and lodging prices.
[Bewear Inn]
[₽5,000/night]
[Bewear Restaurant currently offers: Ramen ₽800/bowl, Plain porridge ₽300/bowl, Berry juice ₽100/cup, Sandwiches ₽500/serving, Pokémon treats ₽500/serving]
Since it would only take half a day, there was no need to stay overnight. The three simply ordered a few cups of berry juice and sat on the lobby sofas to rest and chat.
Kawaki brought the berry juice to the three of them. Right now, aside from Bewear, the breeding house had no other Pokémon assistants, and he didn't have money to hire waitstaff, so he had to handle everything himself.
Watching the three of them chat, Kawaki suddenly felt like something was missing.
A TV!
He should install a television in the lobby to broadcast news from various regions and trainer-related channels, so guests could watch TV while waiting.
Though honestly, trainers didn't really need to watch TV.
After chatting for a while, the three ran outside to battle their Pokémon on the main road.
However, the boy named Sye stayed behind. He looked at Kawaki, who was deep in thought behind the counter, and couldn't help but ask:
"Boss, how do you know all that information about Eevee's evolution forms and evolution conditions?"
Hearing this, Kawaki was stunned and somewhat puzzled: "You don't know?"
Wait, that's not right! Sylveon already existed in this world, so logically, all that stuff should've been discovered by now.
"I know about it, but I'm not clear on the specific conditions. You just said that Eevee's evolution is also related to friendship levels?" Sye's face was full of thirst for knowledge.
Whether it was Espeon, Umbreon, or Sylveon, they had existed in this world since ancient times, and there were even wild ones.
But the evolutionary factors related to them hadn't been completely figured out yet.
If... if that was the case, then it all made sense!
The Eevee that scholars used for experiments didn't have very close relationships with them, so that's why their evolution forms were uncontrollable!
Kawaki: "..."
Something was off.
Very off.
As far as he knew, it was now League Year 206.
Kawaki fell silent. He thought all this stuff was common knowledge by now.
Sye waited expectantly for the boss's answer, but then he suddenly heard him ask a completely random question.
"Who's the current Hoenn League Champion?"
Sye mentioned a completely unfamiliar name that Kawaki had never heard of.
Not Steven...
"Have you heard of Steven?" Kawaki asked again.
Sye shook his head in confusion.
Kawaki was shocked.
At this time, could it be that Steven hadn't become a trainer yet?
Or maybe he had just started his journey?
No wonder... no wonder Sye had that kind of reaction.
Damn, I spoiled the future!
But Kawaki quickly recovered and answered: "I found this information in an old scholar's notes that my parents discovered. They used to run a breeding house here a long time ago. I just came back here and decided to reopen this breeding house."
Just came back? Did he return from another region?
No wonder the boss asked who the Hoenn region's champion was.
As for the notes...
Sye didn't doubt it. There really were a lot of talented people in this world.
Like the ancient Aura Guardians, and nowadays there were tons of professors living in the wild. Fallarbor Town had Dr. Cozmo, who specialized in studying fossils. I heard he spent all his time running around Meteor Falls touching rocks.
Basically, he was a pretty weird guy.
"I see, got it!" Sye said.
Kawaki smiled and didn't say anything more.
He turned and headed to the backyard to observe Bewear teaching Eevee Baby-Doll Eyes.
Bewear stood in front of Eevee, and a faint pink glow slowly appeared in its eyes.
Eevee stared intently at Bewear's eyes. After a moment, the pink glow in Bewear's eyes disappeared, and it motioned for Eevee to follow its example.
"Eee!"
Little Eevee nodded its head. Its expression was serious as it crouched in place and used all its strength.
Then...
It went cross-eyed.
Kawaki: "..."
"Bewear...?" Bewear was stunned.
Baby-Doll Eyes failed, and little Eevee hung its head in disappointment.
"Eee..."
Now Kawaki understood why this Eevee couldn't learn Baby-Doll Eyes.
"Don't worry, take your time. I guarantee I'll have you learning it before dark today," Kawaki comforted.
"Eee?" Eevee didn't have much confidence though. It had tried so many times already and just couldn't learn it...
Eevee began questioning its existence.
Its joy value started plummeting.
