Brock's squinted eyes suddenly flashed with a gleam of light. He then slid directly in front of Officer Jenny, grabbing her hand.
"Officer Jenny! The reason I am here is for our destined encounter." Putting away his usual serious demeanor, he held Officer Jenny's hand and said with a deep expression.
Uh...
Everyone was a bit speechless at this scene. Although they had known him for a long time, Brock didn't have the energy for this before, as he had to take care of his younger siblings. Now that he was free, his true nature was revealed.
"Uh... Hehehehe!!" Officer Jenny was also at a loss, awkwardly unsure how to respond. She just laughed awkwardly.
"Is his true personality like this??" Misty looked at the scene before her, a bit speechless.
She had always had a good impression of Brock. He was caring, responsible, and knew how to look after people, practically a high-quality male. Now he had directly turned into a frivolous man, giving Misty a whole new understanding of Brock in her heart.
It didn't lower her good impression, as they hadn't known each other for very long. But although everyone had flaws, she never expected Brock's flaw to be lechery.
"Hm... Long-term suppression, after liberation, it's inevitable to release it..." Ash didn't pay much attention to this. He had known Brock's situation for a long time.
However, although Brock was a bit lecherous, he wasn't vulgar and never did anything out of line. Ash also knew that his path to love was destined to be bumpy.
Don't let him fool you with his role as a parent at home; in reality, he's someone who deeply desires family warmth. This can be seen from the girls he usually flirts with; he only flirts with older girls.
"Am I not a girl too? And such a cute girl? Why does he have no reaction at all?" Misty suddenly felt a little annoyed after hearing Ash's words.
If this was truly Brock's personality, what did it mean if he didn't flirt with her? Did it mean her charm wasn't enough?
"Uh..." Ash didn't know what to say when he heard this. "Are you displeased with his personality? Or are you angry that he didn't flirt with you?"
Ash couldn't help but glance at Misty, then looked at Officer Jenny in front of him, sighing helplessly, shrugging his shoulders and shaking his head.
"Sigh!"
Not just Ash, but even Pikachu beside him shrugged and shook his head. Axew, beside them, crossed its claws over its chest, nodding with closed eyes, as if knowing why Ash and Pikachu were shaking their heads, nodding in agreement.
"What do you mean by 'sigh'? Even Pikachu is acting like this. I'll eventually become a mature big sister, okay!"
Misty looked at Ash's expression and knew exactly what Ash meant. She looked down at her chest, then blushed furiously and shouted angrily.
Cilan, observing the scene, could only sigh helplessly...
Then Misty turned her gaze to Brock, stomping over angrily. It was all this guy's fault. Brock was still in his romantic poet state, not noticing the killing intent approaching from behind.
"Aren't you here to be a Pokémon Breeder? When did you turn into 'a destined encounter'?"
Misty said, while pulling Brock's ear, dragging him away amidst Brock's screams.
"Uh... Is that kid the Pokémon caught by the poachers?" Seeing Brock being dragged away, Officer Jenny finally felt relieved. She looked at Axew beside Ash and asked.
"Yes, that's the one. We might have to trouble you to send it back to its hometown." Cilan nodded upon hearing this. Axew also noticed their gazes, but showed no reaction, just slightly lowering its head.
"Of course, this is our job. Doctor, what about you? Are you staying?"
"Me? My research for this phase is over, so I'll go back with you too." Cilan responded. He had seen everything he wanted to see, so it was time to leave. Unless necessary, he wouldn't disturb Audino and the others' lives.
"Good! Oh, Ash, you and your friends should also come back with us! Those two poachers are wanted criminals. Thanks to you, we were able to catch them. We'll give you the reward money."
Hearing that Cilan would also be returning, Officer Jenny didn't object. She then looked at Ash.
Just like Ash's previous life on Earth, catching or reporting wanted criminals yielded rewards. And in this world, the rewards for catching poachers were even more generous.
"This... But we need to hurry to the next city."
"Is that so? Alright! You have information registered at the Pokémon Center, so we'll directly deposit the reward money into your account!" Officer Jenny didn't force it. The reward money didn't need to be handled in person anyway.
Ash was a licensed trainer, and payments in this world weren't all in cash. Ash mostly used his Pokédex, which had his information registered.
In fact, owning a Pokédex represented many things. It served as an ID card and also functioned as a bank card. Even trainers without a Pokédex wouldn't carry much cash; they all used something similar to bank cards.
"Okay, thank you!" Ash nodded slightly upon hearing this. Traveling also incurred expenses.
These expenses were usually sent from home, or earned along the way. Ash was actually a little curious.
Logically, his mother, Delia, didn't work and only did housework at home. Where did the money in the family come from?
Ash had asked before, but his mom said his dad sent it back. To be honest, he was very curious about his dad, whom he had never met. He even wondered if his mom had fabricated him, as there were no photos of him in the house.
But to be honest, this dad had never returned home or met them, but at least he still remembered to send money home, which counted as caring for his family.
"Then... I'll leave this child to you. We'll be leaving now. Goodbye, Uncle Cilan!"
With that, Ash said goodbye to the others. He glanced at Axew and smiled, then turned to leave. Misty was still pinching Brock's ear, which was now red and stretched out.
"Stop messing around, let's go!" Ash walked past the two, calling out. Misty finally let go of Brock and followed.
"Ash, wait for me!"
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