Half a month later, inside Jiang Mo's dorm room...
Jiang Mo was sitting cross-legged on the floor, his hands gently pressed against Pupitar's shell, as Tokiwa Power slowly flowed into Pupitar's body.
Pupitar closed its eyes, its body trembling slightly, clearly enjoying the feeling of being nourished by Tokiwa Power.
"Pupitar, how do you feel today?" Jiang Mo asked softly.
"Sha sha!" Pupitar let out a low response, its tone carrying a hint of satisfaction.
Jiang Mo smiled, continuing to use Tokiwa Power to help Pupitar improve its physique and promote its absorption of internal energy.
Pupitar's body was like a giant energy container; the Groudon fragments provided it with a continuous supply of energy, while Tokiwa Power helped it digest this energy better.
After the massage, Jiang Mo used the game panel to scan Pupitar's data and found that its level had broken through to level 51, officially stepping into the threshold of Gym Leader Class.
Jiang Mo looked at Pupitar's data, without much surprise in his heart.
After all, Pupitar only needed to properly digest the energy within its body, and its level would rapidly increase.
That Groudon fragment, Pupitar probably hadn't fully digested it yet, but it should be soon.
It wouldn't be long before Pupitar evolved into Tyranitar, and at that time, its strength would undergo a qualitative leap.
"Pupitar, well done." Jiang Mo patted Pupitar's shell and said with a smile.
"Sha ji!"
Pupitar let out a low Growl, clearly satisfied with its own progress.
Just then, Pikachu came hopping over, rubbing its head against Jiang Mo's hand, indicating that it was its turn now.
Jiang Mo smiled helplessly, reaching out to rub Pikachu's head: "Alright, alright, it's your turn."
Pikachu immediately lay down, exposing its soft belly, with an expression that seemed to say, "Come on, pet me."
Jiang Mo shook his head and began to massage Pikachu with Tokiwa Power.
Pikachu's body trembled slightly, and an expression of enjoyment appeared on its face.
"Pika Pika~" Pikachu let out a comfortable Growl.
While massaging, Jiang Mo used the game panel to scan Pikachu's data.
Pikachu's level had also broken through to level 52, one level higher than Pupitar.
Jiang Mo looked at Pikachu's data, feeling a surge of emotion.
As his initial Pokémon, Pikachu had accompanied him all the way to the present, and coupled with its "Child of Destiny" attribute, its strength had far surpassed that of ordinary Pikachu.
The existence of dual abilities gave it a huge advantage in battles, and with the amplification of the Light Ball, the power of Pikachu's Electric-type moves was terrifying.
"Pikachu, you're also amazing." Jiang Mo said with a smile.
"Pika!" Pikachu proudly wagged its tail, clearly confident in its own strength.
As for Gengar, which also came from the game panel like Pikachu, its level had reached 50, and it wouldn't be long before it broke through to Gym Leader Class.
Gengar was the most playful; if Jiang Mo stayed in the dorm, Gengar would sneak out alone to have fun, completely forgetting its role as a bodyguard.
Don't let Gengar's smiling, harmless, big-fat-guy appearance fool you; to the surrounding Pokémon, it was simply a devil.
Recently, some Wild Pokémon corpses had been inexplicably appearing near Kyoto University. They showed no external injuries, but their deaths were horrific, as if they had been scared to death by something terrifying.
Jiang Mo knew without a doubt that Gengar was responsible. Gengar enjoyed slowly devouring the souls of Pokémon, and with the pain of soul tearing, it was no wonder those Wild Pokémon died such gruesome deaths.
Just then, Eevee also nudged over, gently pushing Jiang Mo's hand with its head, indicating that it also wanted a massage.
Jiang Mo, helpless, had to divide his hands, one hand petting Pikachu, the other petting Eevee.
"Buii~" Eevee let out a satisfied Growl, clearly also enjoying the feeling of being nourished by Tokiwa Power.
While massaging, Jiang Mo used the game panel to scan Eevee's data.
Although Eevee's level had not yet broken through to Gym Leader Class, it had already reached the Elite Level mid-stage, just one step away from breaking through to the Elite Level late-stage.
Jiang Mo looked at Eevee's data, feeling a sense of anticipation.
Eevee's ability to evolve freely gave it a huge advantage in battles; no matter what kind of opponent it faced, Eevee could adapt by evolving into different forms.
Once Eevee broke through to Gym Leader Class, its strength would undergo a qualitative leap.
"Eevee, you're also great." Jiang Mo said with a smile.
"Buii!" Eevee rubbed against Jiang Mo's hand, its eyes full of dependence.
Jiang Mo looked at the Pokémon around him, filled with a sense of accomplishment.
And Sliggoo, it had now completely succumbed to reality. If its initial submission to Jiang Mo was out of necessity, now it was wholeheartedly willing.
After all, where else could it find such a heavenly life with free food, lodging, and massages? Jiang Mo didn't even call on it much for battles.
It only served as a punching bag for its companions during training, but now it had gotten used to it. After being beaten so much, even its pain nerves had significantly weakened.
Ordinary attacks no longer hurt Sliggoo. It would just burrow into its yellowish-brown snail shell and clock out once its companions got tired of hitting it.
Sometimes, when they trained for a long time, Sliggoo could even fall asleep inside its shell.
This lifestyle made Swampert incredibly envious. A true slacker was a slacker at heart! Indeed, it was a senior, truly too strong!
Poor Swampert still needed to work hard to become a slacker, forced by Pupitar to train diligently in the Sandstorm every day.
Looking at the Pokémon's condition, Jiang Mo was very satisfied. Although they each had their own little thoughts and different personalities, their strength steadily improved, and their coexistence was very harmonious.
Pikachu, Pupitar, Eevee, Gengar, Sliggoo, Swampert… every Pokémon was constantly getting stronger, and he himself was also continuously improving his physical fitness under the nourishment of Tokiwa Power.
"Ring ring ring!"
Just after finishing the massage for Pikachu and Eevee, Jiang Mo's phone in the living room rang. Rotom immediately flew into the phone, then transformed into phone form and flew into Jiang Mo's hand.
"Hello, what's up?"
"Young Master, the mastermind who hired the Hunter Organization to attack you has been found! Gu Ming Protector was also pursued by them and is now seriously injured! Her situation is extremely critical!"
"What!?"
Lingxi's anxious voice came from the other end of the phone.
According to her, Gu Ming Protector had not yet escaped their pursuit, and Dawn had already tried everything to mobilize personnel to support her.
