August 22nd, Saturday.
The sunlight streamed through the window.
In front of the screen, a blue-haired man dressed in a suit, with a Key Stone pin on his lapel, smiled faintly:
"Thank you for your hard work, Lord Natsume."
It felt a bit strange to have the former Champion of Hoenn address him as "sensei."
Therefore, Natsume had Steven and Cynthia both refer to him by his full name.
Natsume cleared his throat lightly, "No big deal, just let me pay for the Dawn Stone in installments."
"Of course," Steven nodded.
"I'll have someone deliver the Dawn Stone to your residence... Also, the temperature difference between day and night is quite significant, so please take care of your health."
"Oh, right, sure."
Natsume's face turned slightly red.
Damn, why does it feel like I'm being flirted with!
On the leaderboard, after a night of intense battling, Steven had secured his position at the top.
The second-place Old Man Wattson, despite his age, was steadily climbing the Playtime Leaderboard...
Natsume's expression turned odd.
Old Man Wattson, you're not actually cheating, are you?
"I should check the backend to see if I need to ban the Old Man..." Natsume muttered.
After exchanging goodnights with Mr. Steven, Natsume turned off his computer and sank into thought.
Even though I spent the whole night playing, I ended up losing 5 million Pokémon Coins...
Adding to the 5 million Pokémon Coins that Cynthia owes...
And now, Steven has a five million Pokémon Coin installment bill.
Natsume-sensei stroked his chin.
It's really strange.
I've been working so hard to earn money...
How come my debts keep growing?
"Whatever."
Natsume shook his head, clenched his fist with determination, and his gaze grew resolute.
"This small amount of money, I'll pay it off someday!"
...
In Natsume-sensei's Fan Group.
Wattson: Natsume, why did I suddenly get banned! I just got a physical cheat device from Robot King!
Natsume's eye twitched.
Old Man, you really dare to say that!
Gold: Hahaha, with the Old Man banned, my ranking just went up!
Wattson: Didn't you have Pichu play for you too!
Gold: But I didn't get banned. (grinning)
[Group member 'Gold' has been muted by Group Owner 'Natsume-sensei' for 5 minutes]
Gold: Σ(っ°Д°;)っ
Natsume sighed wearily.
You two, stop pointing fingers at each other!
Green: The Tanabata Festival is coming up in a few days, everyone thought about who to give gifts to yet? (grinning)
Natsume was slightly taken aback.
Oh right... it's already late August, so the Tanabata Festival is almost here.
Having only been here for less than three months, Natsume-sensei was starting to forget about the concept of holidays.
I can't believe it's already time for the traditional dog-abusing festival!
Natsume stroked his chin, pondering for a moment.
Exchanging gifts... I don't have anyone to give to...
Can I give one to Eevee?!
"If you haven't decided what to give, you can buy gifts from me."
Green smiled, sending several pictures in a row.
"Everyone who received this gift was moved to tears! (covering mouth and crying)"
Natsume's mouth twitched as he clicked through the images Green sent.
A glowing Jigglypuff music box, a petal-shaped Jynx makeup box, a Female Machamp body pillow...
Would anyone actually buy this stuff?!
Are you sure giving this kind of gift won't make your opponent cut ties with you?!
Red: Oh oh, this looks pretty good! Save one for me!
Natsume-sensei was stunned.
Damn, there really are straight men who would buy this!
Green: Are you sure one is enough? Want to buy a few more? (smirking)
Red stroked his chin, deep in thought.
Suddenly, he slapped his palm with one hand, his eyes lighting up: "Then I'll prepare one for Blue Oak too!"
Green chuckled: "Alright!"
Blue Oak covered his face with one hand, sending a voice message, coldly saying: "...If you dare give me this, I'll dare to cut ties with you."
Red scratched his head awkwardly.
"If it really doesn't work... I can give it to Professor Samuel Oak!"
Natsume rolled around on the bed laughing.
That's so like you, The Battler!
"The Tanabata Festival should be the Valentine's Day of the Touran Region. But the younger siblings at home aren't of marriageable age yet... so I plan to cook a feast at home as a family gathering," Brock said solemnly.
Natsume-sensei: "Aren't you considering yourself? Going after a few beautiful big sisters or something!"
Brock's dark face turned red, and he scratched his head: "To be honest, I've had that thought... but I'll wait until the younger siblings are adults before considering it."
Natsume-sensei looked up at the sky.
The Brock in the special editions... is indeed much more mature than the one in the TV series.
But Brock isn't chasing beautiful big sisters anymore...
My youth is over!
Old woman Lorelei, who was quite sensitive to this topic, coughed and awkwardly changed the subject: "By the way, I heard that this year's Tanabata Festival will have a Once-in-a-Millennium comet passing by!"
Lance: "You're not just changing the subject because you don't have anyone to give you a gift, are you, @Lorelei?"
A vein popped on Lorelei's forehead, and she was furious.
"Do you believe I'll come to Kanto right now and teach you a lesson in a 6V6 Battle?!"
Lance laughed heartily: "I'll be waiting!"
Natsume-sensei chuckled awkwardly.
I feel like... after being in this group for so long, everyone is starting to act like Gold.
Suddenly, Natsume-sensei slapped his palm, having an epiphany.
I get it!
Making everyone join in on the chaos...
That's your ability, you troublemaker!
Speaking of which, Lorelei's topic did pique Natsume's interest.
Natsume-sensei: A Once-in-a-Millennium comet? Where can it be seen?
"It seems to be in the Touran Region as well," Lorelei typed.
"I'm not really into astronomy... but I heard it can be seen clearly around Kazurino!"
Kazurino?
Natsume-sensei was taken aback, his expression turning odd.
Kazurino's Buryō is the prototype location for Forina...
Is this comet... related to Jirachi?
However, Jirachi, like Celebi, has a whole herd of them, with three appearing in both the TV series and special editions.
There have even been special reports on Jirachi in astronomy magazines.
If someone actually spotted Jirachi, it wouldn't be too surprising.
Yellow: Hmm... I really want to see it, but Touran is just too far away. (Meowth sighing)
Red: It's okay, watching a broadcast is the same.
Gold: Isn't Natsume-sensei in Touran? He can just livestream it for us!
Yellow: Oh oh! Great idea! (??ω??)
Natsume-sensei looked up at the sky.
Now that I think about it... I haven't taken the little one on a trip this summer vacation.
Camping under the stars, surrounded by Pokémon, with an orange campfire...
That really is something to look forward to!
"It would be even better if I could invite Cynthia!"
Natsume slapped his forehead.
That way, even if something big happens, I wouldn't have to worry about personal safety!
"Both a date and a trip with the little one..."
Natsume patted his own shoulder, chuckling: "You really have a way with things, Natsume-sensei!"
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