Chương 13: The Black Market Part- 2/4
These men wore pure white robes down to their pants and shoes. They took on the appearance of holiness, but their actions and words proved false to its power.
Some of them had a tinge of greed in their eyes when eyeing the fighting Pokemon around Leon.
The leading man who spoke was surprisingly handsome and was well-kept. He had dark blue hair that slicked back and dark brown eyes, it was clear that he emphasized and prioritized his outer appearance.
"I'm afraid I don't understand entirely, did you say I was selling low-quality goods and running a scam?" Leon frowned nastily at this group, but this scene didn't exceed his expectations.
"Of course, you're someone we've never seen before. You just waltz in here all high and mighty, but you're clearly a scammer. These Pokemon all have lowly aptitudes—you're selling low-quality goods."
The handsome man continued. "And you, you're about the dumbest I've seen this year, you talked about getting finessed, but you never confirmed if that Pokemon is really of that quality you speak about."
The handsome man sneered when his gaze ran over the muscular man, who was now showing an expression of doubt.
The muscular man knew the price was reasonable, this was his second time coming to the black market. The muscular man owned several fitness gyms so he was more than capable when paying the expenses.
Due to him only visiting the Black market twice, he was pretty naive and open to possibly being scammed.
"Kid, can you prove that this Poliwag is of Green grade as you said?" The muscular man turned to Leon and questioned.
Did this kid think he was someone he could make a quick buck off of? The mere thought of this infuriated him.
"I don't have a device that can prove a Pokemon's talent. I have confirmed that it's a Green-graded Poliwag."
Leon assured the man with a serious expression.
"I knew this guy was full of lies! Destroy his stall and drag him out, this will teach him a lesson!" The blue-haired man said with a face of dour.
Leon's expression turned cold as he gazed at this man. He knew clearly that this man was coveting his goods.
"Don't think you're all that because you have a few strong-looking Pokemon. Go, Golbat!"
There was a man in white robes standing in the back. He stepped forward with a smug smile before calling out.
He quickly tossed his Pokeball and summoned his Pokemon, Golbat!
Leon quickly evaluated the Pokemon.
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<Name: Golbat♂
<Type: Poison + Flying
<Level: 27
<Nature: Quirky
<Aptitude: Orange
<Ability: Inner Focus
<Moves: Screech, Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Mean Look, Poison Fang, Quick Guard, Aerial Ace[TM],
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'It's mid at best.' Leon wasn't surprised by any of this. Being attacked and having his things coveted, was something common. In fact, it would be weird if nothing happened.
"Oh, no, there's going to be a fight."
"Golbat is a counter to the Machamp line, this might be troublesome for him"
"Golbat, smash this kid's stall and make sure you don't destroy the eggs." The white-robed man grinned and said confidently.
"Machoke, use Ice Punch! Get rid of this Golbat!" Leon didn't have time for such a cliche plot, but he had to defend himself.
Machoke crouched down and rocketed forward, shaking and leaving cracks on the ground. Right then, a cold misty cyan shimmer cloaked Machoke's fist.
Using the ground as leverage, Machoke arrived before Golbat in a flash. No one could see its movements, Leon included.
Machoke had suddenly darted off so fast that all they saw was its shadow. This stunned everyone present, this Pokemon's tier was higher than its evolution's tier.
This meant this Pokemon had evolved long ago!
Before Golbat could react, it was struck by Machoke and sent flying like a kite with no strings. Golbat landed on the ground with a Thud, afterward, there was silence that followed.
Strange...eerie silence.
Funnily enough, these were Machoke that Leon had caught in [Fire Red Version]. He had caught them inside Mt. Ember.
They were all at level 38 when he caught them back then, and their talent was at Orange and Yellow rank. He had never leveled them up, so they came as was.
The only thing Leon did with them was teach them a few TM moves. Afterward, he just transferred them to his Pokemon Home through other game versions.
"How dare this scammer retaliate and fight back!" The blue-haired man's expression darkened with fury before he pulled out his own Pokeball.
Leon grinned, if he had to establish his power he didn't mind using these clowns as an example.
"Wait!" Before the situation could escalate further, two figures appeared. They were the cloaked figures from before that had been observing Leon.
"Who are you to tell me what to do? Are you supporting this con man?" The blue-haired man turned and said with cold eyes.
"Who said we were supporting him? We have something that can prove if he's a con man or not." Right as the youth said this, the tall man beside him pulled out a device.
"That's...a [Measuring Meter]!" Everyone was shocked, including Leon. One must know that this little device costs Tens of millions of dollars to acquire.
Gym Leaders were issued one each to fight against challengers in a fair battle. However, their [Measuring Meters] seemed to be slightly more advanced.
There were limited resources to create this type of item. The Pokemon Alliance usually used a large machine to measure aptitude and tier.
However, this was small, convenient, and could measure both aptitude and tier.
Who were these guys?
Seeing someone like this appear, Leon was actually quite relieved.
"Do you mind?" The tall man stood in front of Leon's stall and asked.
"Go right ahead and evaluate Poliwag." Leon shrugged and said. The people from before went silent and waited for the results.
"Poli..." Poliwag looked confused as it gazed around at the unfamiliar faces.
They didn't believe that Leon could just have and sell such high-graded Pokemon.
With a nod, the man proceeded to scan Poliwag. In just under a minute, several lights flashed in quick succession.
Going from Red to Orange, then Yellow before halting at Green!
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-Pokemon = Poliwag
-Aptitude = Green
-Tier = 1 Early
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"It really is a green aptitude Pokemon, the guy wasn't lying!" Someone in the crowd had spoken up first.
"It's true, it seems he wasn't lying to anyone." Even the tall man was surprised. Pokemon of Green aptitude could usually be purchased from the Alliance or Pokemon Breeders.
It would take a Breeder and the Alliance to crossbreed like madmen to get such a high aptitude. The conditions, food, and in some cases, even the timing had to be spot on.
It was a hard laborious process.
"This is impossible! The meter must be broken, no, you guys are in on this together!" The blue-haired man couldn't believe it.
"You've seen a measuring meter before, don't try and deny it. Everyone here can clearly see that you're doing this because you're coveting his goods."
The tall man didn't even look at the blue-haired man. Hearing the tall man, some people instinctively nodded.
"Don't slander me, I was genuinely trying to see if he was a scammer!" The blue-haired man smiled, but inside he was fuming.
"Come on, let's go!" He chose not to stay here anymore. He knew that he might aggro resentment from people.
This man was selling high-grade Pokemon and he was trying to slander him. This was clearly a good merchant in the public's eyes.
The white-robed man hatefully recalled his Golbat and followed.
"I'm sorry for having my doubts before, I'm willing to buy it." The muscular man rubbed his hands together and said respectfully.
"The price has changed, it's now ₽150,000." Leon decided to increase the price by fifty percent.
"T-This..." The muscular man's expression changed, but he still nodded.
"No worries, I won't charge you for reserving it. I suggest you buy it today, so It's best to get your money sorted out."
Leon needed this money urgently. At first, he was going to sell lower-grade Pokemon to slowly build his reputation.
However, these goons had inadvertently boosted his reputation due to their greed. Leon didn't expect to run into some fat sheep right away, looking to buy a decent Pokemon.
"Dang it! Can you give me some time, I can't take out ₽150,000 in such a short time." This was the banking process, money of this amount couldn't just be taken out so easily.
"I have my own situation as well. I need this money now for something urgent, so I can only pass you up." Leon sighed and said.
"I can get the money and pay for it, but you'll have to pay it back to me." Suddenly, the young man appeared and spoke to the muscular man.
"Would you really, who are you guys exactly?" The muscular man hoped that what this guy was saying was true.
The young man put his index finger on his mask's face lips and revealed a crest. Once the muscular man saw this, his eyes widened in surprise.
Leon also gazed at the crest and he realized that he had seen it somewhere before.
"I'm willing to pay you back if you can get me this Pokemon now. Here's the method of contacting me, I won't slight you out of your money."
In fact, he didn't dare slight this person out of his money, lest, he had to bear the consequences later.
"I know who you are already, you didn't bother hiding your identity when you came here." The cloaked young man seemed to recognize the muscular man.
"I accept cash only, just so you know." Leon was watching silently before saying. He didn't have a bank account or a card that could hold money.
Besides, Leon didn't want to leave a trail for them to discover his identity. He just came here to make a quick buck and nothing more.
"Uh, okay, I guess I'll have to make a call." The young man was speechless, but this was the black market so it was best not to leave behind any traces of yourself.
The young man took out a Pokedex before walking off to make that call.
Leon continued to sit in his chair relaxed and waiting. Some people wanted to come over and buy some Pokemon, but this group wasn't simple, so they decided to wait.
"Alright, I called some people over. They're going to bring the money to complete the transaction."
The young man from before came over to speak to the muscular man. From his conversation with the muscular man, Leon found out that this tanktop man's name was Brandon.
Leon was overjoyed to hear about the crazy amount of money he would receive. However, he didn't show it and kept these feelings bottled up on the surface.
"Is anyone else interested in buying some Pokemon? Even though I have Weedle and Caterpie eggs, their talent is of the Yellow rank!"
Leon spoke to the people watching, he knew they wanted to buy something but didn't approach.
"Indeed, I'm interested in buying a Pokemon for my daughter, but I don't think she'd be interested in any bug types."
Leon inspected the man, he wore a suit of all things. He had seen him in the crowd before as he was hiding in the back watching.
After all, Leon had shown up in such a high-profile manner. Perhaps no one would have noticed him if he didn't do this.
Leon smiled, he knew this had to be another cash cow. After this man spoke, another man came over, and then a woman showed up with several others and surrounded the booth!
"What the..." Leon sat up when he was suddenly flooded by people.
"Hold on! One at a time." Perhaps after this, Leon would have to give the Black market a grace period before returning.
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