The Celadon Daycare Center, located in the suburbs, was desolate yet full of vitality.
In this area where ruins and nature intertwined, one could often see various wild Pokémon.
For example, Rattata and Pidgey.
Occasionally, if you were lucky, you could see Oddish shaking its leaves in the moonlight at night.
But in the end, these Pokémon were all common goods.
The creature in front of Kaname was definitely not among them.
—The Evolution Pokémon, Eevee.
Kaname crouched down and carefully observed it in the afterglow of the setting sun.
This was a Pokémon that would be called “rare” in future Pokédexes, famous for its highly unstable genes, making it easy to evolve into different forms depending on the environment.
Even ignoring its immense research value and impressive combat ability after evolution, just in terms of appearance, Eevee’s spirited look like a small fox and its fluffy scarf were enough to make it a companion that countless ordinary people dreamed of.
But at the current point in time, the number of wild Eevee was so scarce that it could almost be called an urban legend.
So…
why would such a rare Pokémon be lying here, seriously injured, in the secret base near the Daycare Center?
Kaname frowned slightly, looking at the shocking wounds on Eevee’s body.
“Kaname…
it’s bleeding so much…” A voice with a sobbing tone came from beside her.
Although Erika came from a wealthy background and was well-bred, she was, after all, only a five-year-old child.
Facing the bloody scene, although she didn’t know this creature she had never seen before, natural empathy made Erika both scared and heartbroken.
She was at a loss, wanting to reach out to touch it but afraid of hurting the other party, and in the end, she could only look at Kaname with pleading eyes.
“Don’t worry.” Kaname comforted her, then focused her attention on Eevee again.
Even being watched by two human cubs, and with the scream Erika had just let out, this Eevee still had no reaction.
Only the weak rise and fall of its chest proved it was still alive.
Kaname took a deep breath, trying to see the wounds clearly.
Just then, the crisp electronic sound rang in her mind again.
[Pokédex scanning…] [Target: Eevee (Near death/Seriously injured)] [Status Analysis: There is a laceration on the abdomen, excessive blood loss, accompanied by mild poisoning symptoms (presumed to be caused by Ekans’ Poison Sting).
Body temperature is too low, urgent treatment required.] [Environmental scan: Detected usable herbs in the vicinity.] [Treatment plan generating—] [Plan A: Crush the herb roots in the northeast corner of the abandoned greenhouse and apply them to the wound.] [Plan B: Collect Oran Berry in the greenhouse and squeeze out the juice for it to drink to replenish energy.] [Guidance enabled: Please follow the highlighted markers in your field of view.] Following a stream of information, Kaname’s field of vision underwent a earth-shattering change.
In the chaotic greenhouse ruins, a few inconspicuous plants were suddenly marked by faint blue circles, and there were even arrows flashing on her retina, indicating the best course of action.
Kaname was slightly taken aback.
The voice in her mind claimed to be a “Pokédex.” There hadn’t been anything unusual just a few days ago.
Could this be the cheat code she brought along as a transmigrator after awakening her memories?
But the functionality was a bit too advanced.
The Pokédex of this era…
no, that wasn’t right.
It should be said that the prototype of the Pokédex that Dr.
Oak was still conceiving was merely an electronic encyclopedia that could only record a Pokémon’s “height,” “weight,” and “habitat.” Never mind scanning injuries to provide treatment plans, it would struggle even to distinguish between male and female.
This kind of feature, capable of scanning biological signs in real-time and providing instant feedback combined with the surrounding environment, would only be possible decades later, when a Rotom was discovered and integrated into the Pokédex device, coupled with a specially developed app.
But this was exactly what Kaname needed right now.
“Erika, help me hold down its legs.
Be gentle, don’t let it move around.” Kaname had no time to hesitate.
After assigning the task and making arrangements, she quickly stood up and ran on her short little legs toward the corner marked with a blue light in her field of vision.
“Eh?
Okay, okay!” Although Erika didn’t understand what Kaname was going to do, seeing the latter’s determined expression made the panic in her heart inexplicably dissipate by more than half.
She quickly squatted down obediently and carefully hovered her hands over Eevee’s hind legs.
According to the system’s instructions, Kaname found and pulled up a few weeds with purple leaves, checking and confirming them repeatedly.
—It was indeed an Antidote herb.
Because the Daycare Center was in a remote location, there was a lot of activity from wild Pokémon in the surrounding area, including an Ekans that was suspected of biting the Eevee.
It went without saying that Antidote was always kept on hand, but in case of an emergency, locally sourced medicinal herbs could also serve as effective medicine.
Kaname had been flipping through the miscellaneous books in the Daycare Center whenever she had nothing to do over the past two days, and now, comparing them with the system’s prompts, she felt confident.
She then found a clean stone and used it to crush the grass roots hard against the concrete floor until green juice flowed out.
She also picked up a few Oran Berries from under a withered fruit tree nearby that, although shriveled, were not yet rotten.
Kaname returned to Eevee’s side, dipped her fingers into the herbal paste, and gently applied it to the gruesome wound.
“It might hurt a little, bear with it,” the little girl said softly.
Eevee, who had been unconscious, suddenly trembled and let out a pained whimper.
“Wuu…” But under the soothing assistance of her assistant Erika, the herbal medicine took effect quickly, and a cooling sensation replaced the pain.
Eevee’s tense muscles gradually relaxed.
Immediately after, Kaname dripped the juice of the Oran Berries into Eevee’s mouth, drop by drop.
A few minutes later.
[Treatment complete.
The target’s vital signs are stabilizing and it is out of danger.] Looking at the prompt in her mind, Kaname let out a long sigh of relief and wiped the fine beads of sweat from her forehead.
She felt like she hadn’t really done anything, just run back and forth a few steps, yet she was already panting and sweating…
Kaname felt the frailty of her body once again, and after confirming that Eevee’s breathing had become steady, she simply sat down on the ground.
“Amazing…” An exclamation filled with admiration came from beside her.
Kaname turned her head and found Erika cupping her face with both hands, little stars twinkling in her big eyes, staring at her without blinking.
“Kaname, you’re so amazing!” Little Erika’s tone was full of surprise, as if she were rediscovering her little friend.
“How did you know about the herbs just now?
And the berries…
Kaname, you’re like a real doctor!” Faced with such straightforward praise from the future Gym leader, Kaname puffed out her chest and accepted it as a matter of course.
“I read about it in the books at the Daycare Center…
Reading is very important, Erika, remember to read more.” “Mhm!” With the practical demonstration as an example, Erika nodded with a serious face.
Kaname felt a slight sense of guilt for the nonsense she had spouted, but after her gaze returned to Eevee, she fell back into deep thought.