I'm the Owner of the Pokémon Day Care In the World of Pokémon-Chapter 1371: Budew Takes the Stage

"Sixty-five million!"

The starting bid for the Nihilego egg was set at sixty million. The moment someone shouted the first bid, the battle for this Ultra Beast egg officially began.

"Sixty-six million!"

"Sixty-seven million!"

"Sixty-eight million!"

...

The bidding voices echoed throughout the hall, and the competition was fierce.

In contrast, the private rooms on the second and third floors remained eerily quiet. It wasn't that they didn't care about the egg; they simply knew that it wasn't the right time to act yet.

"Ladies and gentlemen! This is an extremely rare Ultra Beast! If you don't act now, who knows if you'll ever get another chance?"

Mamoru Ishida's passionate voice stirred up the bidders in the room, driving the bids higher and higher.

"Ninety million!"

"Ninety-one million!"

...

"One hundred million!"

In the blink of an eye, the auction price had skyrocketed to one hundred million, and Mamoru Ishida was grinning from ear to ear, as if he were the owner of the egg himself.

"Don't hesitate any longer! With this egg, your chances of becoming an Elite Four member or even a Champion are within reach! This is an opportunity to soar to the pinnacle of life, and you're all just sitting there ignoring it?"

Mamoru Ishida appeared heartbroken, as if anyone who didn't bid on the Nihilego egg was a fool.

Sure enough, under his urging, the price of the Nihilego egg continued to soar.

Two hundred million!

Three hundred million! freeωebnovēl.c૦m

Four hundred million!

...

Some bidders were already red in the face, determined to win the egg at any cost. One such person was Izumo, who had been planning to "trouble" Yashushi at the auction entrance earlier.

"Five hundred and fifty-five million!" Izumo shouted into the bidding device from his private box, his eyes bloodshot with urgency.

"Young master, young master! Please calm down!" his attendant pleaded anxiously.

"Get lost! Don't interrupt me!" But Izumo was completely engrossed in the bidding war, paying no heed to the advice.

The attendant grimaced and said, "If you keep bidding, we won't have enough money!"

"What?!?!" Izumo let out a shriek like a startled chicken. "Not enough money? What nonsense are you spouting? How could I not have enough money?"

"It's true!" the attendant said with a troubled expression. Izumo's lavish spending habits were notorious, and it was already a miracle they had made it this far.

"Then hurry up and call my dad!" Izumo urged frantically. "Quick, quick!"

"Uh... uh..." The attendant hesitated, unsure how to respond.

"What are you standing there for?! Hurry up!" Seeing the Nihilego egg price continuing to rise, Izumo was getting desperate.

"The master said... you should just watch and not buy any Pokémon..." the attendant muttered softly. This was something Izumo's father had specifically instructed him before they came to the auction.

Despite how eager Izumo seemed in bidding for the Nihilego egg, in truth, he was a completely incompetent trainer. If it weren't for Yukino, a mere young girl, teaching him a lesson back then, he wouldn't have learned anything at all.

But some people, the worse they are, the more they love to play the game. Despite being terrible at training, Izumo prided himself on being a "serious trainer," and whenever he saw a Pokémon he liked, he never hesitated to spend money.

His father usually turned a blind eye to his antics, given their wealth. But this time, things were different.

Who was the organizer of this auction? It was none other than the renowned Gym Leader of Verdanturf Gym. And a Pokémon with indigo potential—was that something Izumo could even dream of obtaining?

He might win the bid now, but as soon as he steps out of the auction house, someone could very well snatch it away.

Izumo's father knew his son all too well. He even believed that Izumo wasn't worthy of a Pokémon with indigo potential. Buying it would be nothing short of a waste.

Therefore, before Izumo came to the auction, his father sought out Izumo's attendant and instructed him: if Izumo takes a liking to any other Pokémon at the auction—even those with green potential—it was fine to buy them. But under no circumstances should he bid on the indigo potential Pokémon.

The attendant wasn't foolish. Although the Nihilego egg wasn't labeled as a indigo potential Pokémon, it was close enough. Seeing that his young master was already getting carried away, he had no choice but to step in and put a stop to it.

"You... you..."

Izumo was so furious after hearing the attendant's words that he wanted to hit him. But having grown up together, he couldn't bring himself to do it.

"Eighty-nine million!"

While Izumo and his attendant were arguing, the price outside had already climbed to over eighty million. Some guests from the second and third floors, who had remained quiet until now, could no longer sit still.

The bid just now came from Janine in one of the second-floor private rooms. Janine was the Gym Leader of Fuchsia Gym in Kanto and the daughter of Johto's Elite Four member Koga.

After Janine placed her bid, prominent figures like Granny Agatha, Drasna, Drake, Steven, Erika, and Phoebe followed suit, pushing the price of the Nihilego egg up to a staggering one hundred million.

At this point, most bidders began to withdraw. Even those who were still interested, like Janine and Crystal, chose to remain silent.

"One hundred and eleven million!"

A surprising voice suddenly joined the fray.

Inside Lain and the others' private room, everyone turned to May in astonishment.

"May, are you bidding too? You're so rich!"

Misaki stared at her in disbelief, eyes wide open.

"Uh... well... my dad told me to bid." May scratched her head sheepishly.

Gary and his two older sisters exchanged glances before he also spoke into the bidding device, "One hundred and twelve million!"

Now it was everyone else's turn to look at Gary.

With a calm expression, Gary said, "My grandpa asked me to bid."

Amber and Crystal covered their mouths, laughing.

"You guys are so rich!"

Misaki couldn't help but feel envious. Ever since she started working at YoYo Day Care, she thought she was doing pretty well financially. But compared to them, she felt utterly outclassed.

She needed to work harder! Misaki's fighting spirit was ignited.

Despite the competition, many participants still remained in the running. As a result, May and Gary's bids didn't attract much attention. However, when Yuga, seated in his fourth-floor suite, heard their voices, he was slightly surprised.

Meanwhile, top Trainers like Lance, Wallace, Robert, Steven, and Cynthia, who had been observing quietly, could no longer resist and finally joined the bidding.

Since the nature of the upcoming indigo potential Pokémon was still uncertain, many of them felt that Nihilego was the safer and better choice.

Before long, Drasna, Drake, and Steven had to bow out of the competition. Despite their reluctance, they simply couldn't match the financial power of their rivals.

In particular, Steven's persistence had caught Yuga off guard. From what he knew, Steven was usually quite frugal.

What Yuga didn't know was that Steven had pooled together funds borrowed from friends, even emptying Lt. Surge's pockets to keep up with the bidding war.

Flint's dream was to defeat Cynthia and claim the title of Sinnoh Champion, so he was already prepared to live on a tight budget in the future. However, even with such determination, he still couldn't compete with those "damn" rich people!

Eventually, May and Gary also stopped bidding because they couldn't keep up. They were still too young to compete with their more experienced elders.

When the price reached 150 million, only Lance, Cynthia, Steven, and Granny Agatha remained in the competition.

Inside Wallace's private booth.

"This is too intense!" Robert couldn't help but exclaim.

"That Steven, he's ridiculously rich!" Wallace grumbled enviously, listening to his friend's bid after bid.

"Sigh... I just wonder if we'll even have a chance at the upcoming indigo potential Pokémon," Robert sighed deeply.

When the price soared to 180 million, only Granny Agatha and Steven were left in the bidding war.

As Devon Corporation's heir, Steven was truly wealthy—none of the others present could match him. Meanwhile, Granny Agatha was struggling to keep up, but she was determined to win the Nihilego egg. However, as the bidding continued, it became increasingly difficult for her.

In the end, Steven won the egg with a bid of 188 million.

"188 million, sold!"

As Mamoru Ishida announced the result, everyone in the auction house finally breathed a sigh of relief. This bidding war had left many people feeling overwhelmed.

Although 180 million was a high price, Yuga still felt somewhat dissatisfied.

At the underground auction he had attended in Kalos, an indigo potential Larvitar had sold for 200 million, with Team Flare as the buyer.

Unfortunately, that Larvitar was confiscated by the Kalos League when Team Flare was destroyed. Its current whereabouts were unknown.

"Alright, the Nihilego egg finally has an owner. Now it's time for the indigo potential Pokémon to take the stage."

Mamoru Ishida composed himself, but his voice still trembled with excitement. It couldn't be helped—it was just too exhilarating.

Pearl Auction House had indeed hosted larger-scale auctions before, but they were rare. More importantly, those auctions had nothing to do with Mamoru Ishida. This one, however, was his firsthand experience and an achievement he could truly call his own.

"I'm sure everyone has been eagerly anticipating this, so I won't waste any more time. Let's begin!"

With that, Mamoru Ishida clapped his hands, and the attendants once again brought in a tray covered with a red cloth.

"Everyone must be curious about what kind of indigo potential Pokémon we have for auction today. Now, let me reveal it!"

The large screen lit up again, displaying a Spinarak in the video feed.

After the previous excitement of the Nihilego egg, many people felt a twinge of disappointment upon seeing the Spinarak.

Indigo potential Pokémon were indeed rare, but Spinarak was just too common.

Seeing the guests' expressions of disappointment, Mamoru Ishida remained composed and smiled.

"Don't be so quick to judge based on appearances. While Spinarak might seem ordinary, its evolved form, Ariados, is incredibly practical! Whether for scouting or setting traps in the wild, it's an expert in both. And that's not all..."

Mamoru Ishida enthusiastically listed Spinarak's advantages, praising it to the skies and successfully rekindling the guests' excitement.

In a third-floor private booth, Granny Agatha looked at the Spinarak and said to Salem, "This Spinarak is of excellent quality. If we couldn't get Nihilego, winning this one wouldn't be bad either."

Salem clearly liked the Spinarak and agreed, saying, "It's indeed pretty good."

Five million!

Six million!

Seven million!

The competition for Spinarak was clearly not as intense as for the Nihilego egg, but there were still quite a few bidders. Those who failed to win the Nihilego egg were even more determined this time.

Among the many competitors, one person stood out—Bugsy, the Gym Leader of Azalea Town in the Johto region.

He was a crazy fan of Bug-type Pokémon, so when he saw that the indigo potential Pokémon up for auction was Spinarak, his eyes practically lit up like light bulbs.

Besides him, the only Bug-type Elite Four member, Aaron, was also very eager, since it wasn't easy to come across a Bug-type Pokémon with exceptional potential.

Of course, aside from being a Bug-type Pokémon, Spinarak was also a Poison-type Pokémon, and Poison-type specialists like Janine were naturally unwilling to miss this opportunity either.

Lance, Wallace, and Robert also placed their bids, but Cynthia didn't participate this time.

Since Steven had already won the Nihilego, he refrained from joining this bidding war, which allowed Agatha to become quite aggressive, pushing the Spinarak's price all the way up to one hundred million.

Once the price exceeded a hundred million, some people had no choice but to withdraw.

One hundred and ten million!

One hundred and twenty million!

One hundred and thirty million!

...

In the end, Agatha successfully won the Spinarak for one hundred and fifty million.

It seemed she had been holding back a lot of frustration from the previous round, and now she finally had a chance to let it all out.

These young folks had no sense of respect for their elders—they insisted on competing with this old lady to the very end.

For Spinarak to fetch a price of one hundred and fifty million, Yuga was already very satisfied, as Spinarak couldn't compare to Nihilego.

Just when everyone thought Mamoru Ishida was about to announce the end of the auction, they heard him say with a big smile, "Please remain calm, everyone! Those who didn't win the Spinarak, don't worry! We have prepared another indigo potential Pokémon for you!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned: No way? There's more?!

In the VIP box, Wallace, who had already planned to leave, sat back down again. "Damn, this is way too exciting!"

Robert added, "Yuga really intends to drain us dry!"

Wallace jokingly said to his junior, "Your buddy is going to be filthy rich after this. I better get on his good side now so he doesn't keep any good Pokémon hidden from me in the future."

Everyone was left in shock by Mamoru Ishida's words, and by the time they calmed down, he had already revealed the type of the second indigo potential Pokémon.

Looking at the Budew displayed on the big screen, Agatha instantly felt that the Spinarak she had just won wasn't as appealing anymore.

"If I had known earlier, I would've saved my money for this Budew," Agatha said, feeling annoyed. "Young people these days, always trying to be mysterious. Wouldn't it be better to reveal everything earlier?"

Spinarak was no match for Budew—Budew was a truly rare Pokémon.

Salem, however, wasn't as upset as his grandaunt. He still thought Spinarak was great; after all, they had managed to get their hands on a indigo potential Pokémon. Many others left empty-handed.

No matter how rare Budew was, there was only one of it. The upcoming competition was bound to be even fiercer than for Spinarak.

The Lance family, the Sinnoh Temple family, the Oak family... none of them were ordinary competitors. If Spinarak's typing had suited them better, Salem believed some of them wouldn't have given it up so easily.