“You want Charmander to recognize you, so you pretended to fight Munchlax to the death for food?”
At the Pokémon House, in Old Man Fuji’s office.
Old Man Fuji frowned after listening to Jiang Fan’s explanation.
“Exactly. I hope Grandpa Fuji can cooperate with me later. I want to take Charmander on a Trainer’s journey with me and become inseparable partners,” Jiang Fan replied seriously.
Old Man Fuji fell silent, his gaze fixed on Jiang Fan for a long moment.
Finally, he spoke: “Alright, I’ll help you. Your actions are essentially for Charmander’s own good. It really can’t keep being so listless. I hope you can truly help him overcome his shadow.”
“Thank you for your understanding, Grandpa Fuji.” Jiang Fan stood up and bowed gratefully.
“Don’t say that. Actually, I also truly hope Charmander can have a good Trainer.” Seeing Jiang Fan’s sincere attitude, Old Man Fuji smiled, “So, how do you want me to help you?”
....
An hour later.
Jiang Fan, dressed in a hospital gown, was pushed in a wheelchair into the Pokémon House by a beautiful young girl with twin pigtails.
As soon as he entered, he attracted the attention of most of the volunteers inside the room.
Especially the volunteers who had helped Jiang Fan out, their eyes were wide as saucers.
Didn’t he just go to explain things to Old Man Fuji? How did he end up in a wheelchair when he came back?
“Jiang Fan, what happened to you?” A volunteer asked.
“Sigh!”
Jiang Fan sighed deeply, “I went to the hospital for a check-up and found that Munchlax had caused internal injuries. The doctor told me to avoid activity for a while.”
“Then why are you still coming to the Pokémon House?” The volunteer asked, puzzled.
“Of course, it’s to take care of Charmander! This child hasn’t even had lunch yet. As the one taking care of him, how can I not worry?” Jiang Fan said righteously, “So even if I’m in a wheelchair, I have to come back here to continue taking care of him.”
The volunteer was speechless.
The other volunteers around them also showed expressions of exasperation.
They didn’t know whether to call him dedicated or just crazy.
Jiang Fan continued: “Fortunately, Grandpa Fuji understood my feelings and arranged for Ms. Li Nai to accompany me during this time.”
After speaking, he coughed, a pained expression on his face.
“Yes, Grandpa asked me to take care of Jiang Fan during this time.” Li Nai nodded, but her eyes rolled upwards.
Grandpa had already told her the truth, so he asked her to cooperate with Jiang Fan’s act.
But seeing this scene unfold, she really couldn't help but feel speechless.
This guy could lie without batting an eye; it just came out naturally.
“Everyone, I won’t talk much more with you. I still need to go take care of Charmander.” Having finished his explanation, Jiang Fan ended the conversation with the volunteers.
He turned his head to look at the corner.
Charmander, who was originally lying there, had already looked over due to the commotion.
Upon seeing Jiang Fan in a wheelchair, he immediately stood up from his prone position.
When Li Nai pushed Jiang Fan closer, Jiang Fan said softly:
“Charmander, are you hungry? I brought you food.”
After speaking, he turned and took out a portion of Pokémon food from behind the wheelchair.
As he placed it in front of Charmander, he didn’t forget to look around.
“Munchlax isn’t inside, is he?”
“No, at this time, he’s usually sleeping in the park outside,” Li Nai said.
“That’s good.” Jiang Fan relievedly put down the food, “Charmander, eat quickly.”
Charmander didn’t react, but instead stared blankly at Jiang Fan.
Jiang Fan also looked at Charmander.
But what he was looking at was the Pokémon information next to Charmander.
It showed that his friendship had increased.
Charmander’s friendship increased from -23 to -22.
Four seconds later, Jiang Fan spoke again:
“Eat quickly, Charmander! If you don’t eat, your body will break down.”
After speaking, he coughed again, covering his mouth with a handkerchief.
“Cough, cough, cough~”
After coughing, he lowered the handkerchief.
A streak of bright red entered Charmander’s and Li Nai’s eyes.
【Charmander’s Friendship increased】
【Friendship: -20 (-25 to -20)】
Li Nai, behind him, was completely stunned.
Wow, big brother, you can really act! Does it have to be this outrageous?
Not going to Pokémon Hollywood to be an actor is a waste of talent.
And after being stunned, what shocked Li Nai even more was that Charmander was eating.
He picked up the food with his short arms and began to eat.
“Amazing!” Li Nai exclaimed in her heart.
She hadn’t expected Jiang Fan’s performance to actually make Charmander eat.
The other volunteers in the room also showed shocked expressions when they saw this scene.
Most of them had taken care of Charmander.
They knew how difficult it was to get this Charmander to listen and eat.
But this newcomer, who had only been here since yesterday, had managed to do it.
Could it be that only abnormal people can be matched with abnormal Pokémon?
Ten minutes later, Charmander finished his food.
After eating, he returned to the corner and lay down, re-entering his non-communicative state.
Even when Jiang Fan tried to communicate with him, he didn’t respond.
However, Jiang Fan was not disappointed.
He understood that Charmander had already given him preliminary recognition in his heart.
Next time he fed him, he probably wouldn’t resist as much as before.
Next, he needed to consider how to help Charmander regain his fighting spirit.
That is, when to break his comfort, and who would be the most suitable tool to break that comfort.
While thinking, Jiang Fan looked out through the glass window.
Soon, he saw Munchlax sleeping soundly under a tree.
Gradually, the corners of his mouth turned up.
It seemed that this task was best left to Munchlax.
Its level was the highest in the entire Pokémon House.
.....
Three days later.
It was Jiang Fan’s fifth day as a volunteer at the Pokémon House.
Jiang Fan, who had just finished feeding Charmander lunch, said goodbye to him.
“Charmander, I have a hospital check-up this afternoon, so I won’t be able to stay with you.”
“Rua~”
Charmander lay on the ground and let out a lazy cry.
It was as if he was saying, “You can go, don’t worry about me.”
Seeing him like this, Jiang Fan couldn’t help but smile.
After three more days of interaction, Charmander was already willing to respond to his words.
Although he didn’t respond to every sentence, their relationship was definitely slowly developing in a positive direction.
Otherwise, his friendship wouldn’t have increased from -20 to -15.
It was time to get him out of his comfortable environment.
One minute later, Jiang Fan was pushed out of the room by Li Nai.
He met Old Man Fuji, who was waiting outside.
“Grandpa Fuji, have you made the arrangements?” Jiang Fan went straight to the point.
“I’ve already told Munchlax that if he bullies Charmander, he’ll get an extra meal tonight.” Old Man Fuji’s expression was a bit regretful, “But is this really okay? This child has already suffered enough.”
Jiang Fan felt a bit speechless inside.
You’ve already arranged it, so why are you regretting it? Just say it if you don’t want to take the blame.
With a wave of his hand, Jiang Fan said decisively:
“Grandpa Fuji, trust me. This is the only way to make Charmander regain his fighting spirit. Otherwise, he will continue to decline at Fuji’s House. If something bad happens in the end, you can have Ms. Jenny take me away for intentionally abusing a Pokémon.”
“That’s an exaggeration, an exaggeration.” Old Man Fuji shook his head repeatedly.
But seeing Jiang Fan’s firm and confident demeanor, the regret in his heart began to dissipate.
Recalling how the other party had made Charmander no longer resist feeding on his second day here, he finally showed a determined look in his eyes.
“I trust you.”
