"Bu-i! (???????)?"
Yingying jumped up excitedly, cheering for her owner.
Well done! How dare a Pokémon disrespect its leader? It has to be taught a lesson and shown who's in charge.
"Despicable!" Ai cursed, but her eyes sparkled, clearly intrigued by the maneuver.
Yu Shengnan raised an eyebrow smugly: "That's called 'all's fair in war'~ It's necessary to use a little strategy occasionally when dealing with these quirky little guys."
He casually pulled the net closer and saw the ugly fish struggling desperately in it, its eyes filled with anger and humiliation. Its writhing posture gave people the feeling that a proud empress had carelessly fallen into misfortune and was about to be humiliated.
Well, now he's really a fishmonger.
“Don’t be afraid,” Yuzuru soothed softly, “I just want to see your beautiful scales.”
As he spoke, he reached out and picked up a scale from the stone.
Under the sunlight, the scale refracts a rainbow of colors, breathtakingly beautiful.
"So beautiful..." Ai couldn't help but exclaim.
It truly deserves the title of "beautiful scales".
Looking at the sullen, ugly fish in the net, Yu Sheng Nan couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Although the little guy had been captured, the stubbornness and arrogance in his eyes remained undiminished. He looked like a captured queen, still maintaining his invincible demeanor.
"Don't glare at me like that~" Yuzuru gently tapped her head with his fingertip, revealing a sly smile, "Little one, how about we make a deal?"
The ugly fish in the net stopped struggling and stared at him warily, as if weighing the pros and cons.
“Look,” Yu Shengnan coaxed patiently, “follow me, and you can eat this special spirit rice every day. The spiritual energy contained in this rice will make you even more beautiful, and you can even evolve into Milotic in its most perfect state…”
As he spoke, he conjured up another spirit rice fruit and waved it in front of Ugly Fish.
Ugly Fish's gaze unconsciously followed Lingmi's movements, but it quickly put on a calm act, putting on an "I don't care" look, turning its head to the side, trying to hide its inner desire.
"And..." Yu Nan lowered his voice, "I can also help you keep this beautiful scale safe and make sure it won't be stolen by other Feebas. You know how tempting this scale is to other Feebas. If they steal it, you'll never have another chance to evolve into Milotic."
This statement seems to have hit Ugly Fish's weak spot.
It hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded reluctantly.
"make a deal!"
Yuzuru snapped his fingers, and the seaweed net automatically untied.
The freed Ugly Fish didn't swim away immediately. Instead, it circled around Yuzuru's hand and gently touched the back of his hand, as if acknowledging the agreement.
The moment the agreement was reached, Yuzuru Hanyu contentedly took out a hat from the dark space, put it on his head, twirled it with a flourish, and pointed one finger to the sky: "I've caught a new Pokémon!"
Classic lines are a must!
"Buyi~"
Yingying excitedly came over, wanting to play with her new friend.
Ugly Fish haughtily turned its head away, displaying an attitude of "This Empress disdains to associate with you," showing no interest in Yingying's enthusiasm.
"Hey, this little guy has quite a personality," Yuzuru chuckled.
Ai crossed her arms and pouted, saying, "Like master, like pet."
"Hmm?" Yuzuru raised an eyebrow. "So, you admit you're a tsundere?"
"Who, who's being arrogant!" Ai Haibara instantly bristled.
Yuzuru smiled without saying a word and took out an exquisite glass fish tank from the system space—this was used to raise experimental fish for Ai before, and it came in handy now.
"Here, let me find you a temporary place to stay." He gently introduced the ugly fish into the fish tank and added some water from the Purifying Spring. "I'll prepare a bigger aquarium for you when we get back."
The ugly fish swam gracefully around the fish tank, seemingly quite satisfied with its temporary home.
"Buyi!" Yingying curiously placed her paws on the edge of the fish tank, wanting to interact with her new friend inside.
However, the ugly fish in the tank only glanced at her indifferently before continuing its leisurely "swimming" in the tank, completely ignoring her.
"Looks like a cool and aloof type~" Yu Shengnan said with a smile.
As expected, the layout of the villa will change.
Pidgey, Eevee, and the newcomer Feebas—these three Pokémon each have distinct personalities and refuse to yield to one another, creating a perfect three-way balance of power.
The whiny girl is very angry now.
There's actually someone... a Pokémon who dares to disrespect Arceus.
If she doesn't get her revenge, will she still be able to act as the boss?
Its little head was already starting to think of all sorts of ways to "deal with" the ugly fish, and its little paws unconsciously clenched.
Ai, amused by the sight of Yingying and Chouchou staring at each other across the fish tank, suggested, "Should we give her a name?"
Yu Shengnan stared at the proud little creature in the fish tank, pondered for a moment, and said, "Let's name it... Empress."
"Empress?" Ai tilted her head and thought for a moment. "Yes, that's quite fitting."
The ugly fish in the tank seemed quite pleased with the name, and surprisingly nodded at Yuzuru Nanami for the first time ever.
"Hmph, quite tasteful." Ai's lips curled up slightly.
Hanyu Nan handed the fish tank to Ai: "Here, a new Pokémon."
"Who said I wanted to keep it!" Xiao Ai refused verbally, but her hands honestly took the fish tank.
"Buyi~" Yingying jumped onto Ai's shoulder, staring at her new companion in the fish tank, her fox tail twirling incessantly, seemingly plotting something.
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