Everyone Else Awakened, But I Just Opened a Pokémon Pet Shop

Diamond Storm—Diancie had used this move before, particularly when clearing out S-rank Death Beasts during prior battles.

But this time... her emotions were different.

Xiaofei called her "Big Sister Diancie"!

And now, those awful people had hurt him so badly, he was still unconscious!

Even an adorable mythical Pokémon has a temper!

The air shimmered as carbon elements rapidly compressed into gleaming pink diamonds, forming a dazzling formation high in the sky—dense, numerous, and overwhelming.

From Dong Feng's vantage point, it looked like a magnificent pink river of stars.

Under this celestial light show, the entire Contractor's Guild grounds were bathed in a surreal, glowing atmosphere—mystical, dreamlike.

City Lord Dong Feng, an S-rank shield warrior, stood there slack-jawed.

"This... this is just insane!"

"So the rumors from Haicheng... were real?!"

Everything they'd heard about the Pokémon came from Haicheng. But Pokémon were such a strange, new existence that Dong Feng had never fully believed the hype—until now.

Because in the next instant, Diancie proved every word of it.

As she swept her hand downward, a thousand radiant pink diamonds poured from the sky like a storm, raining down upon the snarling Death Beasts below.

The brilliance of the falling gems streaked through the air, lighting up the battlefield.

Thud-thud-thud-thud-thud!

The impact was like rapid-fire explosions—each diamond crashing into a beast with devastating force.

Dong Feng could only listen in stunned horror as the crisp, percussive pops of the impacts echoed across the battlefield.

The diamonds moved at blinding speed, each one small but carrying unimaginable power.

In an instant, the lower-ranked A and B-tier Death Beasts were shredded silently into bits.

As for the S-rank beasts, their sturdier bodies offered some resistance.

But that just meant… they suffered longer.

While the others died quickly, the S-rank Death Beasts were pelted repeatedly by the endless downpour of razor-sharp gems.

Their bodies were soon riddled with craters, torn to shreds—bones shattered, flesh pulverized.

Their suffering was exponentially worse.

And just like that… in a matter of seconds, the entire horde—two S-rank, and over a dozen A and B-rank Death Beasts—were completely annihilated.

When the final diamond fell, Diancie hovered back down, brushing nonexistent sweat from her forehead like a smug little fairy, then fluttered over to Su Bai's side.

Su Bai smiled and gently patted her head.

It was clear—Diancie had gone all-out with that move.

And with her being a mythical Pokémon—fully trained and system-boosted like Meloetta—it wasn't surprising she wielded such overwhelming power.

Even Torterra, who had just recently evolved, could already go toe-to-toe with S-rank Death Beasts.

But against a fully-maxed Diancie or Meloetta?

He'd be KO'd in one move.

So these Death Beasts? What chance did they ever have?

As the stench of blood and rot filled the air, the guild's Death Beasts lay torn apart by the storm...

Their Contractors, however, were suffering a different fate.

You see, Contractors were different from normal beast tamers.

If you simply bought a Death Beast, its death meant nothing. The buyer might lose money, but no more than that.

But for true Contractors, their souls were bonded to their beasts.

So when their Death Beasts perished?

It felt like someone had taken a hammer to their brains.

The spiritual backlash was intense.

In fact, it was far worse than physical pain.

And these Contractors?

They weren't exactly known for being tough.

Within seconds, the same arrogant men who had sneered at Su Bai earlier were all writhing on the ground, clutching their heads and screaming like toddlers.

"AAAAHHH!! IT HURTS!! MY HEAD!!"

The field was filled with weeping, groaning Contractors, all without anyone having laid a finger on them.

City Lord Dong Feng looked on in dumbfounded awe.

His pudgy cheeks twitched uncontrollably.

"T-this… This is insane!"

"So this is a Pokémon?! Haicheng actually has stuff like this?!"

"Old Zhu... How is that fair?!"

Tears of jealousy nearly streamed down from the corners of his mouth.

He was floored by Diancie's power.

But more than that, he was completely consumed by envy.

Jealous of Zhu Jianyuan.

Dong Feng had gone to great lengths, pulling every string imaginable, just to secure the Contractor's Guild presence in Boulder City.

And what did he get?

Nothing but endless disasters to clean up.

Meanwhile, Zhu Jianyuan? That lucky bastard?

He had Pokémon like this?!

They were both City Lord… and yet Dong Feng's job was three times harder!

Even though Contractors were powerful, they brought nothing but chaos to his city.

Two S-rank beasts, dozens more A and B-ranked beasts… Enough firepower to threaten the entire city guard.

But in the end?

They were annihilated by one adorable, pink, princess-like Pokémon…

Effortlessly.

"Where's the justice in that?!"

"Old Zhu, what kind of cheat code are you using?!"

Just as Dong Feng drooled jealously while staring at Diancie like she was some holy artifact, a voice cautiously whispered beside him.

"Um... City Lord, sir. The Death Beasts are... well, gone. Should we still proceed?"

The voice snapped Dong Feng out of his fantasies.

The sight of the Contractors sobbing on the ground was, admittedly, pretty satisfying.

And judging by the chaos, Su Bai had probably gotten his revenge.

Maybe now was the time to start cleaning house—a perfect opportunity to deal with the Contractor's Guild once and for all.

After all, Dong Feng was still the City Lord of a city.

In just seconds, his political mind had already formulated a brilliant plan—turning this disaster into a chance to reclaim authority.

With a decisive wave of his hand, he commanded:

"Advance. Lock down the area. Su Bai's caused quite a ruckus—we'll need to bring him in, at least for questioning…"

He hoisted his massive shield and strode to the front of the formation.

Even though Su Bai hadn't harmed any guards, and the ones at the gate had just been restrained—not hurt…

Dong Feng wasn't about to take chances.

What if Su Bai got carried away?

What if he couldn't stop himself?

"No... I can't let that happen."

Dong Feng shook his head and pressed forward.

Because if—just if—Su Bai did turn hostile…

Dong Feng wasn't sure he could survive even one round of Diamond Storm.

But still… as the City Lord, he had to go.

If he didn't... who else could?