I was inally six three after I got my improved body v1 ability awhile ago but had grown ara inch sihen , likely because this height was better than my previous one. May blushed as she couldn't help looking over the grooves of my muscles sihey were right in front of her. Her mouth opened and closed like she wao retort to my teasing but her mind simply couldn't form the words. "You know I'm still here right?" Birch spoke up questioningly. I chuckled as I walked back over to him "You heard her , I'm a savage man. So why not py the part?" I asked rhetorically.-

  He shrugged "I admit she brought that on herself but don't go getting any funny ideas about her , I'm too young to be a grandpa." he said half jokingly half seriously. I smiled "I'll keep that in mind but in the end the matter rest in her hands but I promise not to make the first move." I said holy. I didn't like to take the initiative in such matters even before I came here since if I failed it made things awkward.-

  Instead I simply waited for the women themselves to show an i before pying the game. More than a few times the women were simply looking for a one night stand and I as a healthy straight man was more than happy to oblige. In this particur case though I holy thought I'd never hook up with May since she was clearly both geous and responsible and as such could easily find a det boyfriend rather than a loose individual like me. Birodded happily at my promise but May stomped her foot angrily. I could uand why too , see women were usually vaiures that wao feel desired and I had basically just said I didn't care either way.-

  I may as well have insulted her in her mind , pun intended. 'Feel as mad as you want , you started it when you called me a savage.' I thought with a smirk as I went back to chatting with Bird totally ignored her presence. Vul and Gaia found it amusing how May kept trying to show off as we tinued our journey but I brushed off her attempts easily. She was clearly a prideful and anized individual so she was stuy indifference much to her father's dismay.-

  "That reminds me for whatever reason but do either of you even have a trained pokemon? I mean actually trained not the one you only use as a deterrent?" I asked after seeing the frankly terrible level of the pokemon May had brought that Birch had fotten behind at the b. It was a level twelve Zigzagoon that clearly had no actual training si trembled ihe moment Birch released it for me to see. ly trained pokemon would have such a rea at merely being released.-

  Both of them looked awkward when I asked that "I am merely a researcher so I never needed one and May here is waiting for the me to get a Treecko for her so she start her own jouro help me by filling the pokedex." Birch said while scratg the back of his head awkwardly. I rubbed my forehead in exasperation "Her I uand but as a researcher you DEFINITELY need a petent pokemon to protect you if you go out into the field." I say sternly and he doesn't argue because he obviously knows I'm right.-

  "How about I stick around for a couple of weeks since you'll need a while to get me all set up with the league. During that time I'll train that Zigzagoon into a det protector as payment for your help. Sound good?" I offer helpfully. Both May and her father were surprised to hear the offer but gained a simir gleam in their eyes that told me they would definitely agree. Even before Birch spoke to firm that however the system preempted him entirely by issuing a new quest. "So long as you let us watch you train it you have a deal!" Birch said excitedly and May nodded in eager agreement with her father.-

  [Quest ditioablished!

  Description: You have noticed the horrible power of Professor Birches guardian pokemon and offered to whip it into shape! So put your money where your mouth is!

  Objectives: Train the Zigzagoon to an acceptable power(Timeframe:2 weeks) , have it reach level 25(optional) , get it to evolve(optional)

  Rewards: 5x random item ticket , 3x exp ticket(optional) , 1x pokemon ticket

  Failure penalty: 5000 poke , 3x random items ]

  I read the details of the quest and was surprised to see the fact that this particur quest had a penalty attached to it should I fail to plete the main objective. This didn't put off the quest in my mind but rather made me even more eager to do it as the system was giving me an iive to do my best. "Deal!" I say with a wide smile and held out my hand to shake on it and Birch takes it without hesitation and then remembers the first handshake he got from me. I was much mehis time however so he rexed once he sees I'm not going to crush his hand.-

  As if on cue we step out of the underbrush at that moment and onto a well traveled dirt road that goes straight to a small vilge in the distance. "Ah home sweet home~ You see my vilge just up ahead Alex." Birch says with a happy look. From what I see the buildings were a strange mix of traditional and high tech as most of them looked to be made with wood and sto had wires and antennas along their sides while they also had maes I couldn't reize attached to them.-

  There was about twelve buildings in total iire vilge with all of them save two looking roughly the same. One of those buildings that was different however was a two story tall ara wide regur building with much more wires attached to it as well as more maes. To the side of that building there was an rown area of a few acres that was fenced in with a sign on the fehat read {Professor Birches pokemon pasture}. I poi out "I take it that must be your b." I said casually and Birodded.-

  "The league wao build me a whole new building that was top of the line like those gyms but I told them 'I don't need a new building , I need new equipment!' So that's what they gave me instead." the man said with a proud smile. "It was a good choice sihink one of those metal buildings would totally ruin the pleasant rural look the vilge has." I said holy. "Finally someone else gets it! I keep trying to expin that to my colleagues but they just ugh it off!" Birpined without dropping his smile. The sed building was a slightly different than normal building that had a sign hanging outside the door beled {Littleroot general store} and a big warehouse ected to it's backside.