Pokemon: Reborn Rich Alternate Earth

Chapter 1005: Chapter 1222: Angry Slowking

The next morning, Julian got up and was eating the breakfast prepared by Slowking, but his expression was somewhat uneasy. Seeing Slowking busy nearby, he quietly asked Metagross beside him, "What's wrong with Slowking today?"

"Its face has been sour since early morning. Who was reckless enough to provoke it? It's making me too scared to even make a sound while eating."

"And Metagross, haven't you noticed? That crown on Slowking's head—it's been glaring at me since morning."

"Look! Even now, Slowking's turned around and is still glaring at me."

Even though Slowking was clearly facing away from him, the crown on its head had turned around and was glaring straight at him, obviously very displeased with him.

The crown on a Slowking's head wasn't an inanimate object. It was actually a new lifeform formed from the fusion of a Shellder and the King's Rock.

In fact, Slowking could be considered as a Pokémon composed of Slowking + King's Rock + Shellder.

Similarly, Slowbro was the same—the shell on its tail was also a Pokémon in its own right.

"Meta~"

Metagross: "I don't know."

It figured it was better for Julian not to know.

Nearby, Celebi and Jirachi were holding back their laughter, almost spitting out the food in their mouths.

"Oh, I see."

Julian nodded, not doubting Metagross at all.

When they'd nearly finished eating, Slowking and Magearna came over to clear the table. But Slowking's expression remained icy the whole time, as if someone owed it several million bucks. And the crown on its head glared daggers at Julian even more intensely.

Though Julian had no idea why Slowking was angry, he knew full well that if Slowking was in a foul mood, his own day would be miserable. So he very eagerly jumped in to help Slowking tidy up.

Seeing this initiative, Slowking's expression softened slightly.

Julian was wiping the table right next to Slowking when his nose suddenly twitched. He sniffed again, looking at Slowking with a puzzled expression, his nose twitching once more before his gaze finally locked onto Slowking's crown.

"Slowking, your crown needs a good wash. Why do I smell something funky?"

"Mage! Mage! Mage!"

The moment Julian finished speaking, Magearna beside him cried out urgently, gesturing wildly for him to stop talking while simultaneously hurrying over toward Slowking.

Slowking had already put down what it was doing and was now staring at Julian expressionlessly. Meanwhile, the crown on its head suddenly jumped off—

With a THWACK, it smashed straight into Julian's face.

"Ah! Ow! Aahhh!"

Julian had no idea what had gotten into the crown—it kept chasing him and smashing into him.

He was sent scrambling and tumbling, crawling and running at the same time, shouting, "Slowking! Make it stop! Stop!"

But Slowking acted as if it hadn't heard a thing, picking up a dishcloth and calmly wiping the table.

Seeing this, Julian instantly understood—he was the one who had angered Slowking. Yet for the life of him, he couldn't remember when or how he had done so.

He'd woken up on time this morning, hadn't he? He'd drunk his Moomoo Milk—without secretly giving it to Arcanine—and he hadn't wasted a single bite of breakfast.

Even after racking his brain, Julian couldn't find a single thing wrong with his behavior.

Today, he had clearly been a "good kid" who hadn't made any mistakes!

"Metagross, save me!"

Metagross pretended not to see anything.

"Lucario!"

Julian turned to Lucario for help, but Lucario was sitting cross-legged in meditation, not even opening its eyes.

"Doggo!"

Arcanine: "Master, I'll get that stupid bird to help you!"

Moltres: "You dumb dog, I'm not going!"

Unlike Julian's drunken blackout—where he genuinely remembered nothing—Zeraora and Bisharp had, upon sobering up, recalled the utterly mortifying scene from the night before.

Bisharp: 'I almost became sworn brothers with my own Trainer...'

Zeraora: 'Once I become a Champion, I'm going to 'deal with' everyone who saw that. Only the dead keep secrets.'

As for the Twin Dragons, Zeraora had automatically excluded them from the list.

Julian was pummeled by the crown for a good several minutes before Slowking finally called it back.

"Mage, Mage!"

Magearna hurried over and helped Julian up from the ground.

"Magearna, you're the only good one. I've raised a whole pack of ungrateful wolves! Especially a certain dog—normally acting so loyal and devoted, but when it really counts, just standing on the sidelines watching the show!"

Julian got up, casting a resentful look at his Pokémon, his gaze lingering especially on Arcanine.

Arcanine: 'If I don't move, he won't see me…'

The big dog had now hidden itself behind Aggron's massive bulk—but its tail was still sticking out in plain sight.

"Mage…"

Magearna gently brushed the dust off Julian's clothes while quietly explaining why Slowking was so furious.

When Julian learned that he had gotten drunk the previous night and thrown up directly inside Slowking's crown, his entire body went stiff.

But then, his expression suddenly turned excited, and he whispered, "So I was that bold? Damn… was that recorded?"

Magearna was instantly speechless.

Following a trainer like this—it really felt exhausting.

And so the morning's farce finally came to an end.

Slowking finished tidying up. Although its expression was still sour, under Julian's flattery and apologies, its mood finally cleared up.

Only then did Julian let out a sigh of relief.

Just then, Jirachi flew over to Julian's ear and whispered, "Julian, I'll tell you a secret. Celebi recorded everything you did yesterday."

"It said if it doesn't get a thousand bucks, it'll post the video on TikTok."

"Since I'm telling you this… can you reward me with five hundred after we get out?"

Jirachi hadn't managed to record anything last night itself, and knowing full well that its good bro Celebi wouldn't share a cent of the blackmail money, it decided to snitch in advance.

"Let it post it," Julian sneered. "Let's see if Slowking doesn't kill it afterward."

If that video really got uploaded to TikTok, sure, he and Slowking would lose some face—but Celebi would be the one losing its life.

Still, Julian nodded approvingly at Jirachi's whistleblowing and agreed to give it five hundred bucks.

Jirachi flew off, beaming with joy.

Not long after, Celebi came flying over.

"Oi, Blockhead! I've got a video of you puking into Slowking's crown last night! Give me a thousand bucks and I'll delete it. Otherwise, once we're out of here, I'm posting it on TikTok!"

Celebi's expression was as smug as could be—the very picture of a petty villain reveling in its own triumph.

But Julian wasn't flustered at all. He glanced at it calmly, then suddenly shouted toward Slowking in a panicked voice:

"Slowking! Celebi recorded what happened last night!"

"It says it's going to post it on TikTok and ruin your public image forever! This guy is just too rotten!"

"After all the times you've made it food and carried it in games, it turns out it's just a backstabbing little snake, scheming behind your back! Despicable! Shameless!"

Julian's sudden outburst startled Celebi, and it immediately realized—

That video wasn't just embarrassing for Julian. It was humiliating for Slowking, too.

"Slow?"

Slowking appeared behind Celebi as if it had teleported.

"Do you really want to die?"

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