Chapter 1005: Guarding Dreams

The scene shifted.

The nurse returned to Fly Cloud City, but did not rush to set off on her journey.

【You are well aware that Pokemon with the aptitude for nursing are few and far between; compared to leaving it to luck in the wild, the probability of encountering one in the city is higher.】

Encountering a Pokemon that meets the requirements in the city?

The black market? A breeding house?

While Baimu was puzzled, the nurse shuttled among major hospitals and clinics.

【You are well aware that people often abandon Pokemon at hospitals, and recently a certain unknown organization has been vigorously advocating release.】

Team Plasma!

They've started operating this early?

He raised his brows slightly; calculating the timeline, N shouldn't be much older than the nurse.

However, this organization most likely has a "legacy" just like Team Rocket.

N is ambitious, but he isn't necessarily the first-generation boss.

As he pondered.

The nurse in the scene had already successfully found her target.

【You adopted an abandoned Igglybuff; Pokemon Nurse count increased.】

Igglybuff, the baby form of Jigglypuff.

It has a pink, soft body and an adorable appearance that floats dreamily like a balloon in the wind.

But without a doubt.

The nurse's reason for choosing it had nothing to do with appearance; it was purely because there existed a course at home for raising a Jigglypuff nurse.

【You headed east, crossed the great architectural Skyarrow Bridge, and arrived at Pinwheel Forest.】

Unlike the previous few simulation subjects.

Compared to heading to the bustling north and slowly challenging a few Gyms along the journey, the nurse leaned more toward efficiency.

Nacrene City and Striaton City are quite close, and both have Gyms, so they became her targets.

And in Pinwheel Forest.

Unexpectedly, there were quite a few trainers training here.

【You originally did not wish to be disturbed, but hearing that battling more people helps improve a Pokemon's strength, you agreed.】

She desperately wanted Igglybuff to evolve.

Thus.

The tempering began.

The nurse lacked neither raising methods nor Pokemon knowledge; she uniquely lacked battle experience.

The trainers in Pinwheel Forest therefore became whetstones.

The saying "the pinker they grow, the harder they hit" — they also hadn't expected the nurse and her Pokemon to strike so fiercely.

One can only say, battle is one of those things where mastering one means mastering a hundred; any trade that requires using moves ultimately converges on the same destination.

Nothing more than a difference in strength.

The Pokemon Nurse belongs to the comparatively strong sort.

After all, many sick and injured Pokemon go berserk; without some strength, one can't withstand them.

"Does this mean her level is very high?"

Baimu looked at the continuously supplementing narration, then at the Togepi in the scene toying with opponents in the palm of her hand.

Keen hearing lets it perceive all of a patient's tiny movements; 【Regenerator】 lets it return to the field after a brief rest once it switches out.

Proficiency from work compensates for the deficiency in base stats.

No wonder she's an outstanding graduate of the nursing school! A powerful existence the hospital was willing to take in as a freebie along with the nurse!

The training in Pinwheel Forest soon neared its end.

Not because the nurse was in a hurry.

It was because she had beaten every single trainer there, and not one was a match for her.

Under the nurse and Togepi's guidance, Audino also gradually learned the way of the nurse; the mucus it secretes can heal its own injuries faster.

Igglybuff...

The little one likes to sing.

Inside the light screen.

Every time Igglybuff took the field it just sang, screaming its lungs out, singing until its voice was nearly gone without stopping.

Yet the nurse didn't stop it either.

【You know that sound is Jigglypuff's unique secret technique as a nurse.】

Every nurse Pokemon has its specialty.

Togepi is hearing, Audino is mucus, Igglybuff is singing.

What else is there after this?

Baimu had a general guess.

【You arrived at Nacrene City.】

Nacrene City was once an important freight hub in the Unova region a hundred years ago, later abandoned when the railway was rerouted.

Most houses were converted from warehouses; the museum established here houses rare treasures from all over the world.

Even in the game there's a Dragon Stone.

The very thing that can summon Reshiram and Zekrom.

It's a pity the nurse has little interest in the museum.

【You challenged the Seven Treasures Dao Hall】

The master of the Seven Treasures Dao Hall is a youth in his early twenties.

From his blue curly hair and dark skin, it's not hard to see that the modern hall master Aloe likely shares a familial relation with him.

He also excels in general attributes.

Patrol mice, Hachiko, plus nearly identical dolls.

As the saying goes, brandishing a broadsword before Guan Yu, the nurse confronts the doll at the door. The Seven Treasures hall master encountered the most "familiar" stranger.

When the two nearly identical dolls engage in battle, the difference in breeding level becomes immediately apparent.

【You defeated the Seven Treasures hall master and obtained the basic badge】

Nurse wins!

The third badge was obtained so splendidly.

【You did not rush to leave, but instead asked the Seven Treasures hall master about the origin of his happiness egg】

The Seven Treasures hall master has a happiness egg.

But in the Johto region, happiness eggs are not native Pokémon, and the nurse very much wants one.

【You know this is a better nurse Pokémon than Nanny Manbo and Baby Ding】

The Seven Treasures hall master may be encountering this situation for the first time, remaining silent for a long while.

After a long time.

He pointed the nurse toward a clear path.

The breeding house on Route 3, where many Pokémon not found in Johto live.

The nurse hurried over.

The breeding house is adjacent to the kindergarten, where many children joyfully interact with Pokémon.

【You paused at the entrance】

The nurse originally thought the breeding house was like a hospital, filled with unwanted Pokémon.

But upon looking, the Pokémon are living quite well.

【You feel it's hard to take away the Pokémon you want】

Preparing to leave.

A kindergarten female teacher came out.

The narrator indicates that some children saw the nearly identical dolls and Baby Ding, mistaking them for the Seven Treasures hall master's arrival, and deliberately called the kindergarten teacher.

Hmm?

Baimu stroked his chin.

Although the children's operation isn't wrong, he still feels……

Cough cough!

He redirected his attention back to the light screen.

The nurse was being warmly invited by the kindergarten teacher; the fatigue from her long journey made her hesitate, and after a while, she went inside to rest.

The nurse had originally given up, but suddenly saw the Pokémon eggs in the breeding room.

【You asked the teacher about the origin of these Pokémon eggs】

The teacher told the nurse that part comes from client commissions, and another part from the Pokémon living at the breeding house.

Can these Pokémon eggs be adopted?

As soon as the nurse voiced her question, the excited teacher grabbed both her hands.

It turns out that recently, trainers releasing Pokémon for no known reason have increased, and the breeding house, feeling sorry for those Pokémon with nowhere to go, has gathered them together.

But this has greatly increased the burden.

The teacher is very worried.

She is also actively seeking adopters for the Pokémon.

【You are surprised that such a situation also occurs in Seven Treasures City】

The nurse feels somewhat displeased.

Although she is not a formal nurse, seeing someone abandon Pokémon inevitably stirs her compassion.

Moreover, physical illness is easy to treat, but heart illness is hard to heal.

Although the nurse's time in the hospital was brief, she also understands that injured Pokémon are the most vulnerable, and at this moment, those abandoned are truly pitiful.

Baimu also feels pity.

But considering the text prompt at the simulated opening, his mood has stabilized considerably.

Perhaps it's not that exaggerated, right?

Right?

【You want to do something, but then realize you can do nothing】

The nurse chose to embark on the path of becoming a trainer in order to raise money for opening a clinic.

While she was pondering.

The teacher, however, told her not to think too much, as the world is like this and they cannot interfere with others' decisions.

Nurse: "..."

After resting overnight at the breeding house and playing with the children.

Before parting, the teacher gave the nurse the Pokémon egg she wanted.

【You obtained the happiness egg Pokémon egg, and the future nurse Pokémon increased】

The fourth one!

But a Happiny's egg... wouldn't what hatches be a Happiny?

The Nurse's place is practically turning into a daycare!

On one hand, racing against the clock for efficiency; on the other, catching baby Pokémon?

Seeing the Nurse didn't seem to mind, Baimu wondered where her confidence came from.

The scene shifted.

【You have arrived in Striaton City】

【Igglybuff evolved into Jigglypuff】

【The Happiny's egg hatched, you obtained a Happiny】

So fast!

Is this the caliber of a family legacy plus proper upbringing?

Baimu was stunned.

If the Happiny was a coincidence, then the Igglybuff which requires friendship to evolve was also a coincidence?

And compared to before.

The Nurse didn't rush to challenge the Gym, instead going to the Pokémon Center to ask about the abandonment phenomenon.

【You discovered many people in Striaton City are also abandoning Pokémon】

After inquiring.

The Nurse found the root of the abandonment lay in the propaganda of a certain unknown organization.

They would preach publicly that Pokémon are being enslaved by humans, calling on everyone to let Pokémon return to nature.

【You are very angry】

Many people got heated in the moment and just gave up their Pokémon; there was no so-called return to nature at all.

The Nurse burned with anger, then fell into silence.

【You know you are powerless to do anything about this; your family might not help either; the Pokémon Nurse School is, after all, a place that trains nurses】

The Nurse entered the Striaton Gym—

A Western-style restaurant.

She thought the Leader was the owner, or at worst the head chef; never in a million years did she expect the Leader to be a waiter.

【You learned of a profession called Pokémon Sommelier from the other party】

A Pokémon Sommelier can discern the compatibility between Pokémon and Trainers, offering advice to make the bond stronger.

And the Nurse and Audino...

Flawless!

【Hearing his praise, you smiled and said thank you】

Audino is undoubtedly the Nurse's soulmate; back when the Nurse couldn't surpass Joy, it voluntarily gave up a bright future to stay by the Nurse's side.

Venturing to Driftveil City together to make their way.

Facing the Nurse's idea of earning money through battles, Audino also gave its support.

【You deeply know that without Audino, you would have struggled to come this far】

The Gym battle began.

The Striaton Leader specializes in the Grass type.

"Cilan's dad? No, the hair color's wrong." Baimu looked at the Striaton Leader's ordinary black hair and shook his head.

Cilan has two brothers, named Chili and Cress; the three of them make up the current Striaton Gym.

And the three brothers' hair colors are all different.

The Striaton Leader in the simulation might be a senior of the three brothers in the sommelier field.

The Nurse still employed a nursing battle style.

Not much logic to it.

Entirely relying on serving up dishes based on the opponent's reactions, rarely attacking proactively.

This obviously flawed tactic, however, made Audino and the others perform with consummate skill.

Without a doubt.

The Nurse is a Trainer who excels at seizing the moment!

Why on earth doesn't she have a license?

Baimu was genuinely curious; in his view, the Nurse's professional skills were outstanding — even if she couldn't match Joy, it shouldn't be to the point of not having a license at all.

【You defeated the Striaton Leader, obtained the Trio Badge】

The fourth badge secured smoothly.

The Nurse left the Gym.

But was stopped at the entrance by someone wanting to challenge her.

Turns out there's a Trainer School in Striaton City; the students heard a three-badge powerhouse — now four — had come to the city, and rushed over impatiently.

How did he know?

Pinwheel Forest.

The wild Trainers training there spread the Nurse's reputation far and wide.

The Trainer circles in southern Unova immediately learned of a pink Trainer who uses powerful pink Pokémon.

The Nurse agreed, only after going to the Pokémon Center first.

【You defeated the opponent, asked if he knew the whereabouts of a certain organization】

The nurse hesitated for a long time.

She still could not just stand by and do nothing about this.

The root of the large-scale release lay with the Plasma Team; she wanted to hold them accountable and have Junsha deal with them.

It was a pity.

The Plasma Team's activities were more concealed than she had imagined.

These people also knew their actions would draw attention, so they deliberately moved to a new place after each strike.

【You feel deeply annoyed】

An organization secretly hidden in the shadows is indeed not something a small nurse like her can mess with.

On her way back, the nurse defeated many more trainers along the route.

This increased her reputation while she returned to Feiyun City.

【You believe you can find clues here】

Indeed.

The metropolis is a mix of dragons and snakes, with all kinds of people gathering.

The nurse not only obtained clues but even personally faced one of their lectures.

【You thought you would be angry, but upon hearing the rest, you actually found their words quite reasonable】

If the almost-doll had not followed her, it would surely have had a brighter, more splendid future, rather than her failing to become a nurse and ending up in fights.

Does the almost-doll truly wish to challenge the League?

Or is this merely her one-sided wish?

【You fall into confusion】

The nurse begins to withdraw.

Baimu exclaimed in shock: "I've been hit!"

Is the Plasma Team's lecture really that powerful?

Can it even affect a stubborn nurse like her?

Just as he worried something might happen, the almost-doll suddenly touched its antennae to the nurse.

It sensed the nurse's emotions and thoughts.

【You are cradled in the almost-doll's arms as it says it has never been unwilling; it likes you, which is why it has always stayed by your side】

The almost-doll has no dreams.

It entered the nursing school purely because it was taken from the breeding house along with its companions.

The various skills it has mastered are at most just natural talent.

It is not obsessed with whether it can become a Pokémon nurse.

What the almost-doll cares about is only the little girl who studies alongside it, arguing and insisting on becoming a nurse.

【You hear it say it wants to guard your dream】

The nurse wants to open a clinic.

So even if her hands, meant to save people, must be used to strike, the almost-doll willingly agrees.

【You stare blankly at the almost-doll】

Babysitter Mabo and other Pokémon actually share similar thoughts to the almost-doll.

They have no aspirations, or do not know what aspiration means.

Yet the nurse has woven a dream for them.

Baby Ding was originally a crybaby in the hospital, wailing all night; the nurse took it away and told it she needed it.

Then.

Baby Ding stopped crying, began to sing, and evolved into Chubby.

Pokémon do not need so-called "freedom"; they only need trainers who love them.

【Your eyes fill with hot tears】