Genius Pot-Pot? No! An Actor! (2/3)

But this Potpot in front of him—could it really possess gym-leader-level potential? Not only that, it had even mastered the fighting-type skill, Revival.

“Could it be that this Potpot is a prodigy?” Tong Si murmured to himself.

Right now, Potpot gazed at the Electabuzz with starry-eyed adoration, and looked at Tong Si with a pleading expression, as if desperate to follow Electabuzz.

“Let’s have a show of hands! Do you two agree to let Potpot join our team?” Tong Si asked the two Pokémon before him.

After living together for so long, Tong Si already regarded them as family. If Potpot was to join their lives, it was only right for it to earn their approval.

“Bibi?”

Electabuzz scratched its head, looking a little at a loss.

“Electabuzz, it seems you have an admirer,” Tong Si pointed to Potpot.

“Bazi bazi!”

Potpot nodded vigorously, striking a fighter’s pose.

Electabuzz spread its hands in resignation and nodded, showing its consent.

“Bazi bazi…”

Potpot bowed to Electabuzz in gratitude.

“Yeah!”

But Leafeon objected fiercely, turning its head away in obvious dislike of Potpot.

“Bazi!!!”

Startled by Leafeon’s rejection, Potpot covered its face with both hands.

“Bazi…”

Potpot quickly ran back to its green shell, struggling to lift it before placing it in front of Leafeon.

“Bazi bazi…”

Potpot seemed to be sharing its shell with Leafeon.

“Yeah?”

Leafeon approached the shell and sniffed it. Tong Si caught a faint, fresh fragrance as well.

“Yeah!”

The next moment, the usually aloof Leafeon broke character and tried to stick its head into the shell. But the shell was far too small, and no matter what it did, Leafeon couldn’t fit inside.

“Bazi bazi!”

Potpot lifted the shell and poured the green juice inside directly into Leafeon’s mouth.

“Yeah…”

A look of deep satisfaction spread across Leafeon’s face after drinking the juice from Potpot’s shell.

“Bazi bazi?”

“Yeah! Yeah!”

“Bazi bazi…”

“Yeah?”

“Bazi! Bazi bazi!”

“Yeah~yeah!”

“Bibi…”

Watching their exchange, Tong Si couldn’t help but roll his eyes; any normal person could probably understand their conversation.

Pokémon translation:

Potpot: “How’s my freshly squeezed juice?”

Leafeon: “Delicious! I could drink a whole pot more!”

Potpot: “If you let me join, I’ll treat you to juice every day.”

Leafeon: “Really?”

Potpot: “Of course! I never lie!”

Leafeon: “Potpot, you’ve already been family to me all along!”

Electabuzz: “…”

Standing aside, Electabuzz twitched at the sight of Potpot and Leafeon with their arms around each other. It was almost blinding to watch! Even its ears felt scorched. These two… weren’t they birds of a feather?

“In that case, let’s do it!” Tong Si took out a Poké Ball and placed it before Potpot.

Potpot crawled back into its shell—only inside did it feel complete.

“Click!”

Potpot tapped the Poké Ball, and was instantly drawn inside. The ball shook symbolically three times.

“Ding!”

[Beep-boop]

[Congratulations, Host, you have captured a new Pokémon and earned 500,000 points.]

[Congratulations, Host, on capturing your third Pokémon. Mission reward: recipe for powder blue energy cubes and ten finished cubes.]

[New mission: challenge a gym and earn a silver badge.]

…

After the system’s voice faded, a bottle appeared in Tong Si’s hand. He opened it to find ten powder blue energy cubes inside.

Tong Si was surprised. In this world, all energy cubes were single-colored. Mixed colors only meant one thing: you’d failed in the making.

But the recipe for powder blue energy cubes was indeed on the mission panel, with exhaustive details—ingredients, machine settings, stir time, temperature—every step meticulously described.

It even listed the effects:

Powder Blue Energy Cube

Main Effect: Raises Pokémon HP (to a limit)

Secondary Effect: Instantly restores health and stamina

Additional Effect: Sates hunger

Side Effects: None

…

Reading the effects, Tong Si was astounded! Raise health? Instantly restore HP and stamina? Potions that did that in the market were exorbitantly priced and not always effective.

Moreover, whether for humans or Pokémon, medicine always carried risks for the body. But energy cubes—these were harmless to Pokémon. They’d been invented in the first place simply to feed Pokémon.

Most energy cubes on the market only satisfied hunger—nothing more.

But these powder blue cubes? They were incredible!

“Why not let everyone try them?” Tong Si thought, and released Potpot.

Potpot immediately clung to Electabuzz—clearly, Electabuzz was its idol.

“You three, one each,” Tong Si distributed the powder blue energy cubes.

Electabuzz and Potpot accepted the cubes, eyeing them curiously; neither had ever had one, nor knew what it was. Leafeon, on the other hand, clearly wanted more—Tong Si’s hand still held several.

“No way! Only one per meal!” Tong Si firmly refused Leafeon.

Leafeon pouted and tossed the cube into its mouth. Soon, a look of utter contentment appeared on its face. The fatigue from earlier battles vanished in an instant, and even the dirt on its fur seemed to fade away on its own.

“Do you really like the taste, Leafeon?” Tong Si asked in surprise.

“Yeah!” Leafeon nodded. Yet, it didn’t ask for another. From what Tong Si knew about Eevee, after tasting something delicious, it would always ask for more. That trait, even after evolving into Leafeon, shouldn’t have changed.

But this time, Leafeon didn’t ask again? Could the cube’s satiating effect really be that strong?

Electabuzz and Potpot, seeing this, swallowed their cubes as well. Potpot was delighted, feeling its whole body purified after eating. Electabuzz, however, wore a grimace; though it was full and restored, it clearly didn’t care for the taste.

Tong Si took out his little notebook and jotted these details down, then stored the remaining seven cubes in his bag.

Afterward, Potpot went to say goodbye to its old companions. During the farewell, Tong Si noticed the green Potpot was weeping bitterly, visibly moved.

Tong Si almost felt guilty for taking it away.

But as soon as Potpot returned to the team, it was all smiles, gleefully sticking to Electabuzz’s side. All traces of sorrow vanished in an instant.

Tong Si couldn’t help but give a thumbs-up.

This little guy was an actor—better than Eevee!

Electabuzz, meanwhile, looked thoroughly annoyed.

…(To be continued)