—Kaching!—
50,000 Pokédollars earned!
Although Lance didn't seem to fully believe in me, for someone of his status, 50,000 Pokédollars was probably not even enough to buy one of his capes. Rumor has it that he often goes to the department store to purchase identical capes, filling up an entire wardrobe with them!
As for shipping, of course, it would be handled through Blackthorn City, just like the Eviolite Stones. But considering that Lance's hometown is supposedly Blackthorn City, there's a good chance he's actually in the city right now. So, would Lance end up delivering his own package?
"Another item sold! Perfect timing—Focus Sash! You arrived just in time!"
"Keep it up! There are still plenty of items to be made! The goal is to revitalize the workshop and dominate all the item shops in Johto!"
"In the future, whenever trainers from Johto battle trainers from other regions, they must use our items!"
Aside from the Focus Sash, there were also the Focus Band, Expert Belt, and Black Belt.
However, traditional martial arts uniforms and the materials from Fighting-type Pokémon didn't include black-colored components. If the belt I made isn't black, can I still call it a Black Belt?
With that thought in mind, Hikaru crafted a few more Focus Sashes before moving on to the remaining three items.
Naturally, the first one to be completed was the Focus Band.
『Work completed: Obtained "Focus Band"!』
『Effect: A powerful band crafted from Pokémon materials and special techniques. When held, it sometimes allows a Pokémon to endure an attack that would otherwise knock it out, leaving it with 1 HP.』
『Unique Effect: Survival Nullification—There is a 5% chance to survive self-inflicted knockout moves (such as Explosion) with 1 HP!』
『Knowledge gained: +1』
『Focus Crafting: Efficiency of crafting Focus-type items +5%.』
"This is incredible!"
Hikaru was momentarily stunned. The unique crafting effect of the Focus Band seemed almost unbelievable, though a 5% chance wasn't particularly high. Even with the Serene Grace ability, it would only increase to 10%.
Hmm, it looks amazing, but in practical use, it's rather niche. However, if someone builds a gimmick team around Explosion, this could be a game-changer—winning one battle could bring satisfaction for the entire day.
This time, though, crafting the Focus Band didn't trigger the "Random Material Clue" event. Was it because its effect was similar to the Focus Sash, and the original effect was already covered by the Focus Sash?
Next up was the Black Belt.
『Work completed: Obtained "Black Belt (Red)"!』
『Effect: Despite being called a Black Belt, it is actually red. When held, it boosts the power of Fighting-type moves.』
『Unique Effect: Contact Boost—Increases the power of contact-based moves by 1.1x.』
『Knowledge gained: +1』
『Fighting Crafting: Efficiency of crafting Fighting-type items +5%.』
"Oh, a power boost for contact moves—a budget version of Iron Fist! Plus, this effect overlaps with the Muscle Band."
An item serving the purpose of two others, though not many people use the Muscle Band anyway. After all, in the games, Choice Band is the superior option—why settle for less?
Speaking of Choice items, it was unfortunate that he still couldn't craft the Choice series yet.
Meanwhile, Honedge had been assisting with the work. However, since it was performing the same type of task repeatedly, Hikaru's system displayed:
『Honedge assisted you in crafting an item, gaining experience and growth!』
『Honedge leveled up! Its Attack EV increased.』
No new moves or knowledge were gained. It seemed that repeating the same task only granted experience points and effort values.
...
The Next Day
After earning a small fortune, Hikaru took out some farming and clearing tools from the workshop, preparing to tidy up the overgrown, debris-filled land.
And when it came to this kind of work, Honedge was very eager!
"Yo!"
To Honedge, weeds, rocks, and branches were the perfect targets for testing its blade!
"You want to help? Oh, that's great." Hikaru was delighted to see Honedge so enthusiastic. Pointing at the overgrown weeds, he said, "Let's start by clearing these out." He then bent down to pick up some branches.
"Yo!"
Honedge wasted no time. Spinning once in the air, its blade smoothly unsheathed itself. The sheath was gripped by its blue ribbon-like arms as its eye grew focused. Floating to a patch of tall grass, its blade vibrated with energy!
With a swift, white-glowing slash, the grass was instantly cut clean!
"Wait… is that Cut?"
Hikaru felt a sense of nostalgia watching the move. In earlier generations, Cut was used to clear patches of tall grass on the map.
"Cut can clear grass and branches. And Fury Cutter, being a Bug-type move, is super effective against Grass-types."
As Hikaru watched, Honedge slashed through the weeds effortlessly. Eventually, it transitioned from Cut to Fury Cutter.
Since Fury Cutter increases in power with consecutive hits, the white glow on Honedge's blade grew stronger with each slash. Eventually, a single sweeping motion could clear a huge patch of grass!
"Yo!"
Honedge seemed exhilarated!
Cutting grass was way more satisfying than cutting wooden stakes—this was true mowing!
By the time the land was cleared, Honedge had learned a new move: False Swipe!
It had been a fulfilling day, and Hikaru recorded everything in his notebook as part of Honedge's observation log.
『Learned moves: Cut, Screech, Metal Sound, Slash, Tackle, Autotomize, Shadow Sneak, Substitute, Aerial Ace, False Swipe, Rest.』
It had been a productive day—time for some well-earned rest.
(End of Chapter)
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