His gorgeous landlady unlocked the door.
Just as described, the place wasn’t huge, but it was spotless and warmly decorated.
Lorze was highly satisfied with it.
“By the way, here are the room keys.
If you have any issues living here, you can come find me on the third floor.”
“The third floor?
Don’t tell me Nurse Joy lives in this building too!”
It was common knowledge that the Joy clan was one of the absolute most elite families in the entire Pokémon world.
This family was quite bizarre.
Due to some freak genetic inheritance, every child born into their clan was female, and they all grew up to be identical, jaw-dropping beauties.
The moment a Joy was dispatched by the family to work in a specific region, they automatically became the head honcho of the local Pokémon Center.
Therefore, even on the scale of the entire Lilycove City, Joy Jing was a massive heavyweight.
He never expected she would actually live in a bachelor apartment like this, let alone become his gorgeous landlady and neighbor!
“Oh~ Well, my family actually owns a massive villa in Lilycove City, and I did stay there when I first arrived.
But that mansion is just too damn big.
Living there all by myself was driving me crazy, so I ended up moving to this apartment building.
Oh, right!
This entire building is actually property owned by the Joy clan.
But since I’m stationed in Lilycove City, I have full authority over managing this property.
So, you can keep enjoying your rental perks right up until the day you decide to move out.”
“Damn, damn, damn~ This rich girl is obscenely wealthy.
I thought I just came into some decent money, but compared to her, I’m still a broke-ass peasant.
Then again, if I could somehow manage to bag a gorgeous, filthy-rich sugar mommy like her, wouldn’t that mean I could take a massive fucking shortcut on my path as a Trainer?”
Thinking of this, Lorze immediately cursed himself for overthinking.
Setting aside whether Joy Jing herself would even be down for it, her insanely powerful family would never let one of their direct descendants casually hook up with a random stranger.
As Lorze was deeply self-reflecting, Joy Jing suddenly remembered something and looked down at Zorua.
“Oh, right!
Have you taken Zorua to get officially registered yet?
Also, what level is it currently at?
Do you have a corresponding breeding plan for it?”
“Register!
I’m an undocumented ghost in this world.
It’s hard enough registering myself, let alone Zorua.
As for levels, I haven’t even had the damn time to learn the level tiers here, so how the hell would I know its level!
As for a breeding plan…
well, if you’re asking about methods for raising skeletons and zombies, I could definitely give you a masterclass…”
Seeing Lorze look utterly stumped, Joy Jing let out a soft chuckle.
Never mind!
Since fate brought us together, I’ll pull some strings and get you and Zorua registered in the system later.
As for its strength, I can actually run a quick test for you right now!”
“Seriously?
I was planning on hitting up the Training Center tomorrow.
You’re doing me a massive fucking favor.”
“It’s no big deal.
I just need to run up and grab something, give me a sec~”
Joy Jing jogged upstairs and quickly returned, now holding a very peculiarly shaped little wand!
“What is that?”
“It’s a portable, rudimentary scanning device.
It can’t analyze Pokémon that are too strong, but since Zorua looks so young, it should be more than enough.”
Joy Jing then turned her attention to Zorua.
“Little sweetie, don’t resist this.
Just release your energy to your heart’s content.”
Saying this, Joy Jing pressed her precious little wand against Zorua’s body.
The device immediately let out a crackling “Bzzzt~ Bzzzt~” electric shock sound.
“Yes, just like that.
Push a little harder, Zorua~ Good boy~ Now, let’s change positions…”
After messing around with it for a bit, Joy Jing pulled back her little wand.
Looking at the data results, a look of pure astonishment crossed her face:
“Wow~ I never would have guessed.
This Zorua looks incredibly young, but its energy fluctuations indicate that it’s already reached the ‘Elite-tier’.”
“Elite-tier?”
“Wait, Lorze, do you seriously not know the Pokémon level system?” Nurse Joy began her lecture:
“A newly born Pokémon is in the ‘Novice-tier’.
At this stage, they have practically zero combat ability.
After a period of time, they naturally advance to the ‘Normal-tier’.
Literally every Pokémon can reach this level without trying.
But if they want to hit the higher tiers, it’s not a simple breakthrough.
It requires massive effort, talent, and heavy resource investment from both the Pokémon and the Trainer.
The very first major hurdle is the ‘Elite-tier’.
This step acts as the ultimate filter to determine whether a Pokémon actually possesses any real combat talent.
As for the absurdly high levels like ‘Gym Leader-tier’ and ‘Master-tier’, regular people will almost never cross paths with them.
The only time you’d ever witness their power is by watching live broadcasts on TV.
That being said, if a Pokémon has garbage talent or suffered severe malnutrition from birth, there’s a huge probability they will be permanently stuck in the ‘Normal-tier’ for life, possessing next to no combat power.
But your Zorua is still clearly so young, yet it’s already hit the ‘Elite-tier’.
That proves its natural talent is phenomenal.
Its future potential is limitless.
Lorze, you absolutely must nurture this Zorua properly.
Do not waste its god-given talent.”
Hearing this, Lorze figured that Zorua already had pretty damn good talent to begin with.
Then, after being mutated into its Hisuian form through his necromancy, its potential had been permanently enhanced.
On top of that, absorbing its own primordial resentment earlier had massively spiked its strength and potential, leading to Joy Jing’s glowing appraisal right now.
After getting Lorze’s repeated promises to train it well, Joy Jing swapped contact info with him and forwarded an entire, comprehensive breeding guide tailored specifically for a Zorua.
Lorze was naturally ecstatic.
Even though Zorua had completely swapped its typing, this guide still held immense reference value.
By combining it with his deep knowledge of necromancy, he was confident he could perfectly mold this one-of-a-kind Hisuian Zorua.
After seeing off his beautiful, kind-hearted landlady, Lorze had just stepped back into his room when he heard the sound of running water coming from the bathroom, mixed with Zorua’s voice:
“Master, can you help me take a bath?!”
“Huh~ This little fox is actually pretty keen on hygiene.”
Not thinking much of it, Lorze casually strolled into the bathroom, only to witness an absolutely ungodly sight.
The very Joy Jing he had just personally escorted out the door was now standing right there.
And the kicker?
She was completely buck naked, taking a shower.
Water droplets slid down her smooth, flawless, porcelain skin.
Her impossibly perfect, voluptuous body was completely unguarded and fully exposed to Lorze’s eyes, looking like a ripe fruit practically begging to be plucked.
Lorze instantly snapped out of it!
“Zorua!
What the flying fuck are you doing?!
Turn back right this goddamn second!”
“Master, I could actually sense some very intense, peculiar emotions when you were talking to that woman.
I can help you with that~”
“Help with what?!
I call you ‘little fox,’ and you actually think you’re some legendary seductress Vixen?
Well, I’m sure as hell not a degenerate tyrant king!
Did Haunter and those bastard ghosts corrupt you?!
You’re just a little girl!
Don’t you ever discuss their degenerate erotica with them again.
At the absolute fucking least, do not cross the boundary of species!”