I'm the Owner of the Pokémon Day Care In the World of Pokémon-Chapter 1399: Revenge

After ending the call with Flannery, Yuga went to the kitchen to inform Magby that it would be sent back to Lavaridge Town.

However, Magby still had a psychological shadow from Gengar and it afraid that another Gengar might suddenly pop up beside Yuga, so when it saw Yuga come in, it shrank back timidly behind Dou Dou.

Swaying near the kitchen, Smoochum happened to overhear what Yuga said.

What! It's being sent away already?

Smoochum was taken aback. It had thought Magby was a new member of the Pokemon Day Care.

Smoochum hadn't forgotten the time Magby sprayed its face with ash. After receiving a cup of honey milk from Yuga, it had planned to let the grudge sit for now, thinking there would be plenty of time in the future to get even slowly.

But now this guy was leaving! Wouldn't that mean it might never get the chance for revenge?

That wouldn't do!

If this guy was leaving, then its revenge had to be taken sooner rather than later.

With that thought, Smoochum quietly scurried away.

After informing Magby, Yuga decided to make a trip to the Paradise Restaurant to let Aunt Aoba know that they had found the Magby's owner—after all, she and her husband were the ones who picked Magby up in the first place.

Meanwhile, Smoochum quickly found its buddies Clefairy and Mime Jr.

"Smoochum~ Smoochum~ Smoochum~"

In just a few words, Smoochum told its partners about the revenge plan.

"Mime Jr~ Mime Jr~ Mime Jr~"

That's not a good idea, is it? You just drank a cup of honey milk from Yuga. If you do this again, Yuga will be mad.

Mime Jr. looked troubled.

"Smoochum~ Smoochum~ Smoochum~"

So are you helping me or not? Are we still friends or what?

Smoochum was immediately displeased. So what if it drank honey milk! Back in the wild, whenever it wanted something, it just took it by force! Now it was just freeloading a cup of milk—what's the big deal!

"Clefairy~ Clefairy~ Clefairy~"

Don't argue, we're all good friends, helping Smoochum isn't a big deal!

Seeing the situation, Clefairy quickly came out to mediate.

Among the three Pokémon, only Mime Jr. was born and raised in the YoYo Day Care; Clefairy and Smoochum had both lived in the wild before, so their ways of thinking were a bit different.

"Mime Jr~"

Fine.

With both its buddies saying so, Mime Jr. had no choice but to agree.

In the kitchen, Dou Dou was busy, while Magby sat on the table cheerfully eating the food Dou Dou had prepared for it.

Just then, Clefairy appeared at the doorway.

"Clefairy~"

Clefairy called out, and when Dou Dou saw it, it warmly asked what was going on.

"Clefairy~ Clefairy~ Clefairy~"

I have a question I'd like to ask you—could you come over for a bit?

Clefairy came up with an excuse to lure Dou Dou away.

Actually, saying it had a question wasn't entirely a lie, because Clefairy's goal was to become a strong support Pokémon like Dou Dou, so it would often come to ask Dou Dou for advice.

Clefairy had inherited the healing move Heal Pulse and later learned Heal Bell on its own. It had great talent for learning support-type moves.

With a good potential and high comprehension, Clefairy was someone Dou Dou was very happy to teach—Dou Dou even treated it like an heir, always being generous to it.

Sure enough, hearing Clefairy's words, Dou Dou had no doubts and happily followed it out.

Before leaving, Dou Dou told Magby to stay in the kitchen and not to run around.

Magby listened to Dou Dou very well and nodded it's head obediently.

To keep Magby from running off, Dou Dou even closed the kitchen door. With Magby's height, opening the door was out of the question.

But Dou Dou had overlooked others. Opening doors might be hard for Magby, but for Psychic-types like Smoochum and Mime Jr., it was a piece of cake.

As soon as Dou Dou left, Smoochum and Mime Jr. appeared at the kitchen door. A flash of blue light sparked in Smoochum's eyes, and with a "click," the door lock popped open.

Seeing Smoochum and Mime Jr. enter, Magby instantly started growling and flailing its little arms, trying to scare off the two. It was afraid of Yuga and Gengar, but not these two harmless-looking Pokémon.

"Smoochum~"

Smoochum wasn't scared of Magby's bluffing and let out a sly giggle as it slowly approached Magby.

Mime Jr. got goosebumps from the mischievous laugh of its little companion.

The once-aggressive Magby also shrank back in fear at Smoochum's laugh, but the next second, it was grabbed by Smoochum's psychic power.

Magby had just been born — how could it possibly resist Smoochum's psychic powers? It could only allow itself to be dragged out of the kitchen by Smoochum's mind.

"Smoochum~ Smoochum~"

Hurry, hurry!

Mime Jr. followed helplessly, thinking: What was the point of calling me along? I'm completely useless here.

Smoochum: Partners should share blessings and face disasters together!

Since Suzuki Koen were at the front door, Smoochum didn't want to be seen by them, so it quietly slipped out the back.

The back door of YoYo Day Care opened directly into the Ecopark. As soon as Smoochum and Mime Jr. stepped out with Magby, they ran right into Azumarill and Granbull, who were just leaving the Ecopark.

Smoochum instinctively yanked the floating Magby down and hugged it, pretending they were good buddies.

Controlled by psychic power, Magby couldn't even open its mouth, and could only let out muffled "mmm mmm" sounds.

"Azumarill~ Azumarill ~"

What are you guys up to?

Seeing Smoochum looking extremely unnatural, Azumarill asked cheerfully.

"Smoochum~"

It's none of your business!

Smoochum was feeling very guilty right now, especially since Azumarill had beaten it up not long ago. It had no intention of talking and ran off in a flash with Mime Jr. and Magby.

"Azumarill~ Azumarill~ Azumarill~"

Don't you think Smoochum seemed suspicious?

Azumarill turned to ask her husband, Granbull.

"Granbull~ Granbull~"

Huh... did it?

Granbull didn't really care much about Smoochum and hadn't paid close attention.

"Azumarill~ Azumarill~"

Definitely something fishy. Let's follow them and take a look.

Azumarill's chuunibyou (middle school hero syndrome) flared up — she thought it was time to punish evil and uphold justice again.

Even though Smoochum, Clefairy, and Mime Jr. had ganged up on Azumarill recently and ended up getting taught a lesson by her, that didn't mean she hadn't held a grudge!

Heh heh! Finally, I caught you doing something shady!

Hey hey~ that evil smile doesn't match your usual heroic image! Granbull stared speechlessly at Azumarill, who had forgotten her expression management.

Seeing how enthusiastic Azumarill was, Granbull didn't want to dampen her mood and had no choice but to silently follow her in pursuit of Smoochum and Mime Jr.

Smoochum, thinking it had shaken off Azumarill, quickly released Magby from her arms.

Being a Fire-type Pokémon, Magby's body temperature was scorching. For Smoochum, an Ice-type Pokémon, hugging it was like holding a furnace — it was incredibly uncomfortable.

"Smoochum~ Smoochum~"

I knew I didn't like you for a reason!

Smoochum looked at Magby with disgust, only to get a fierce glare in return.

Azumarill who is tailing them from behind, saw Smoochum's attitude toward Magby and immediately got excited. She nudged her husband.

"Azumarill~ Azumarill~ Azumarill~"

See? See? I knew this little rascal was up to no good — she actually dared to kidnap a baby!

Granbull: How about you tone down that excited expression before saying anything?

"Mime Jr~"

So what do we do next?

Mime Jr. asked.

"Smoochum~ Smoochum~"

Hmph hmph~ I've got a plan. Follow me.

With that, Smoochum led Magby and Mime Jr. away from the area near YoYo Day Care.

Meanwhile, from the direction of the Sunflora Ranch, two Trainers were heading toward Verdanturf Town while grumbling all the way.

Today happened to be the day the level 100 Salamence from Meteor Village came to visit its son. But on its way flying toward Verdanturf Town, it was spotted by the two Trainers.

Unaware of the truth, the two Trainers thought the Salamence was a wild Pokémon. Believing they had struck gold by running into a pseudo-legendary Pokémon, they chased it all the way to the Sunflora Ranch in the Verdanturf Town.

However, upon arriving and witnessing the level 100 Salamence training its son, the two Trainers were terrified.

Such high-level Pokémon are definitely not something they could covet.

Only after speaking with the power plant staff did the two trainers learn that both Salamence were connected to the Gym Leader of the Verdanturf Town.

The Level 100 Salamence often visited here, and the employees at the power plant were already used to it. Many people in Verdanturf Town knew about this as well.

The Gym Leader of Verdanturf Town... the two trainers knew—wasn't the name something like Shimizu something, or maybe something with "Yuga"? In any case, they were really strong.

They couldn't win in a fight, and the person even had backing. What could these two trainers do? They had no choice but to give up. It was a shame though—they had worn themselves out chasing the Salamence like dogs all the way here, only for it all to be in vain.

Just thinking about it made them feel unlucky.

So, the two of them left the ranch, intending to rest in Verdanturf Town for a bit.

Meanwhile, Smoochum and Mime Jr. had taken Magby to a hillside. There was a conveniently sized tree there—not too tall, not too short—so Smoochum tied Magby up to the tree.

The two trainers were walking along the path from the ranch to the town when they suddenly heard a scream.

One trainer was short and fat, the other tall and thin.

The short and fat one asked, "Did you hear something?"

The tall and thin one perked up his ears and listened for a few seconds. "Sounds like the cry of some Pokémon."

"Then... shall we go check it out?" They looked at each other and spoke in unison.

So, the two of them followed the sound toward the hillside.

Magby, who was tied to the tree, was shivering violently from being frozen by Smoochum's Powder Snow attack.

Smoochum: Heh heh, you dared hit me with Ember? Now taste the chill of ice!

Marill, hiding in the shadows, could barely keep watching anymore.

"Azumarill~ Azumarill~"

So... so evil! I must act to get rid the world of this evil!

As it said this, it was about to step forward and uphold justice—but felt a bit regretful that Smoochum wasn't a Dragon-type. Otherwise, its title of "Dragon Slayer Girl" would be even more fitting.

Ah, no... now it should be "Dragon Slayer Wife."

Thinking of this, Azumarill looked over at Granbull with a hint of disdain—"Dragon Slayer Wife" didn't sound very good.

sigh... I'll just make do with it for now. I'll ask Yuga to come up with a better one later.

Granbull who is confused by Azumarill's look, suddenly pulled her back and pointed to a spot not far away, where two humans were sneaking toward Smoochum and the others.

"Azumarill~ Azumarill~ Azumarill~"

Could those be the so-called Pokémon poacher?

At that thought, Azumarill became even more excited. Its eyes practically sparkled. Compared to Smoochum's petty mischief, taking on Pokémon poachers was way more thrilling!

Maybe... the title of "Dragon Slayer Wife" could be put aside for now. It's time to establish a new title: "Poacher Hunter Wife."

"Granbull~ Granbull~"

Hold on a second.

Granbull, unable to keep up with his wife's bizarre train of thought, quickly pulled Azumarill back. Those people might not be Pokémon hunters!

"Big bro, it's Smoochum, Mime Jr., and Magby!" the tall and skinny trainer exclaimed excitedly. These were all rare Pokémon!

"We really didn't expect to be this lucky. Even though we missed out on the Salamence, catching these three little guys isn't bad at all." The short and chubby trainer said with a grin all over his face.

As Psychic-type Pokémon, Mime Jr. and Smoochum had very keen perception, so the moment the two trainers made the slightest sound, they were detected.

"Mime Jr~!"

Who are you people!

Since they had already been discovered, the two trainers didn't bother to hide anymore. They walked out boldly and openly.

Smoochum and Mime Jr. were not afraid of the two men. Don't be fooled by the fact that they were just an initial-form Pokémon—both of them were high level Pokemon and ordinary trainers wouldn't be able to defeat them.

However, the two trainers sent out Weavile and Houndoom, both of which were immune to Psychic-type moves. Smoochum and Mime Jr.'s levels weren't high enough to ignore type immunities, so their combat strength was greatly reduced.

Very soon, Smoochum and Mime Jr. were both knocked to the ground.

Just as the two men were getting cocky, Azumarill and Granbull finally made their appearance.

"Didn't expect there to be bonuses too! The two of us really hit the jackpot today!" The tall, thin trainer laughed loudly.

Azumarill, hearing herself referred to as a "bonus," was absolutely furious. Her anger meter maxed out, she swung her Ice Punch and smashed it right into the tall, thin trainer's stomach.

The tall, thin trainer let out a miserable scream and curled up on the ground, clutching his stomach: "M-My internal organs are shattered!"

Of course, his organs weren't really shattered—Azumarill still had a sense of restraint—but it definitely hurt like hell.

The short. X chubby trainer, seeing his little brother get hit, immediately commanded Weavile to attack Azumarill, only for Weavile to be sent flying by a Play Rough from Granbull.

In just one turn, Weavile was down and out.

Seeing this, the short, chubby trainer realized something was very wrong: These two Pokemon weren't easy to mess with!

But it was already too late. He soon followed in his brother's footsteps. That Houndoom also lost its fighting ability under Azumarill's Play Rough.

"Poacher Hunter Wife" achievement unlocked! Azumarill thought excitedly.

Lying on the ground, Smoochum looked at the god-like Azumarill couple descending from the sky and instantly felt their image was incomparably glorious.

(▽)... From now on, you two are my idols!

Meanwhile, after returning from Aunt Aoba, Yuga was informed by Dou Dou that Magby had gone missing. He was searching all over the place in a panic when he suddenly received a call from Masato Shirai.

Magby, along with Smoochum and the others, were at the police station—and they had even caught two people. The one who called the police was none other than Azumarill.

After upholding justice, of course the criminals had to be handed over to the officers!

After an interrogation, Masato Shirai discovered that the identities of the two apprehended individuals were surprisingly special.