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

Su Bai's finger tapped the Draw button.

Within the Pokédex, the rainbow-colored question mark instantly began morphing into silhouettes of various Pokémon.

Su Bai's heart raced in excitement.

After all, anything granted by the system is always a top-tier reward.

This was a main storyline prize, and it was labeled as a special Pokémon—there was no way this could turn out badly!

As one shadow after another flickered past, Su Bai's breathing grew heavier with anticipation.

Finally, the spinning silhouettes slowed…

A small figure emerged on the screen.

"Wait... it's that Pokémon?!"

The moment Su Bai recognized the shape, his eyes lit up with pure joy.

He eagerly slapped the Pokédex.

In an instant, the figure transformed into a brilliant pink light and materialized right inside the pet shop!

"Lord Su Bai, Diancie is at your service!"

A clear, elegant voice rang out—the Pokémon actually spoke!

Su Bai could barely contain his excitement. He gently patted the lovely creature floating before him.

"Hello, Diancie. Welcome to Su's Pet Shop!"

This wasn't just any Pokémon—it was Her Highness, the princess of the Diamond Domain!

Su Bai could hardly believe his luck. The system really had gone above and beyond this time.

It had actually granted him Diancie!

As he caressed her soft cheeks, Diancie's eyes narrowed contentedly, and she nuzzled his palm with a happy hum.

Floating gracefully midair, Diancie was the embodiment of the word "beauty."

The large, pink, round diamond embedded in her forehead gleamed brilliantly—even under the shop's modest lighting.

A majestic crown of four octahedral diamonds and two elongated crystals adorned her head, clearly signifying her royal status.

Around her neck was a golden collar inlaid with a glowing diamond, and her body was wrapped in a flowing white gown that shimmered with drifting shards of gemstone.

The aura she gave off was impossibly elegant and adorable, all at once.

No wonder Diancie is often hailed as the most beautiful Pokémon in the world.

Su Bai was over the moon. And Diancie wasn't just a pretty face.

With a base stat total of 600, she was a pseudo-legendary—a perfect blend of power and elegance!

"Melo~ Melo~!"

Meloetta had been staring at Diancie ever since she appeared, her gaze fixed in amazement.

And when Diancie spoke?

Meloetta's expression changed to one of shock—followed by intense curiosity.

She circled Diancie twice, clearly intrigued.

"What a beautiful big sister!"

Diancie's eyes sparkled as she lifted her skirt midair in a graceful curtsey.

"I'm Diancie. I'll be working with you to serve Lord Su Bai from now on, dear sister."

Su Bai watched, stunned.

Diancie drew a circle in the air with her hands—then clasped them together and pressed them gently to her chest.

When she spread her palms again…

Several brilliant diamonds sparkled into existence in midair!

"Here you go, big sister. I think this would look wonderful on you."

Diancie smiled sweetly, selecting the most dazzling crystal and placing it gently on Meloetta's head.

"Melo~!"

Meloetta reached up and touched the gem, her voice full of delight.

It suited her perfectly—glimmering like a crown atop her head.

Diancie clearly hadn't forgotten about the other two members of Su Bai's team—Rotom and Ditto.

She smiled warmly and waved her hand, sending smaller diamonds floating toward them as well.

However, unlike Meloetta…

Rotom and Ditto clearly didn't know what to do with the gift.

"Roto-roto-roto!!"

Rotom vibrated midair, its pixelated screen flashing a face full of mockery.

What was it supposed to do with a diamond?

"Zzap!"

With a spark of electricity, Rotom zipped back into the cash register, not looking back.

Ditto stared at the floating gem in front of it with confusion.

Then, its blob-like body expanded slightly and…

Gulp!

It swallowed the diamond whole.

Its body quivered as if chewing—then moments later, the perfectly intact diamond was spit back out.

Its squishy face formed a clear look of disgust.

Clearly, these two were your typical straight-laced guys—completely indifferent to shiny trinkets.

Su Bai laughed at the scene unfolding before him.

He picked up one of the floating diamonds and examined it closely.

Legend had it that Diancie could compress carbon from the air and instantly form flawless diamonds—and it looked like that was completely true.

If only he still lived in the old world… with Diancie's power, he could've crashed the global diamond market singlehandedly.

"Don't feel bad, Diancie."

Su Bai reached up to gently stroke her cheek again.

The smoothness of her skin was like polished jade—warm and silky, not cold or rigid like stone at all.

Diancie looked a bit down—clearly saddened that her gift had been rejected.

"Those two are just hopeless. But Meloetta loved it, didn't she?"

"From now on, you two will be best sisters, alright?"

As he spoke, he playfully tapped Meloetta's forehead.

She was still fussing with the position of the jewel on her head, adjusting it like a little princess.

At his words, she nodded cheerfully and floated over to nuzzle Diancie affectionately.

Officially, Diancie had no listed gender.

But in Su Bai's eyes, she was undeniably a princess.

From her appearance to her personality—she was the very definition of royal beauty.

Game mechanics? Who cares about that?

Diancie, still visibly unsure, glanced between the cash register and the floor where Ditto rolled lazily.

She eventually gave a small, reluctant nod.

Su Bai smiled and reopened the Pokédex.

Diancie's arrival had boosted his confidence in the system even further.

The Pokémon Center system aside—even the Daycare system was a massive deal!

After all, this was the foundation of Su's Pet Shop's future!

With a flick of his wrist…

He pulled out the Pokémon Center blueprints.

But to his surprise, while only a sliver of blueprint had shown on the Pokédex interface—

The moment it materialized physically…

The entire shop was instantly flooded with piles and piles of paper!

"What… the… hell?!"

Su Bai stared at the overflowing stacks of diagrams, utterly speechless.

"Okay, sure—I know that building anything in the real world takes a lot of blueprints…"

"But this?! This is insane!"