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

Early the next morning.

In front of Su's Pet Shop, long-time customers like Wang Tao and Liu Yunlan stood frozen in confusion as they stared at the entrance—now completely blocked by mountains of blueprints.

"Did we… come to the wrong place?"

Wang Tao rubbed his eyes and looked up again.

"The sign's still there, right? This is Su's Pet Shop… isn't it?"

Liu Yunlan let out a sigh.

"What's Su Bai up to this time...? We came early just to support his business!"

Saying that, she marched up to the door and knocked hard.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

"Hey! Su Bai! Open up—your customers are here!"

She even raised her voice, worried he might not hear.

A moment later, the piles of blueprints shifted slightly.

With two hands clearing a path, a tired-looking Su Bai finally poked his head out.

"Eh? You're here already? What time is it…?"

Even though his body had the enhanced stamina of a Major Newcomer, there were simply too many blueprints to go through.

And Su Bai wasn't trained in architectural design. Reading these blueprints consumed a ton of mental energy.

As for handing it off without even looking? Don't be ridiculous.

This was the foundation of Su Bai's entire livelihood.

Back in his previous life, he'd read too many stories about construction workers holding the plans upside down by mistake...

Even if professionals were handling it, it was always better to understand as much as he could himself.

"Uh... Su Bai, what exactly are you doing? You don't look so good," asked Murong Nan, watching Su Bai drag himself out from under the papers.

"And what's with all the documents?"

Su Bai yawned, casually pulling out his Pokédex.

"You guys came for your Pokémon's treatment, right?"

"I haven't slept in two nights. Feeling tired is normal."

"I mean, I'm not Superman or anything…"

"As for these blueprints... I think it's time to expand the shop a bit."

"These are the plans for a full Pokémon Center."

That first night, Su Bai had stayed up late after the Dead Beast siege, chatting with the old headmaster and Zhu Jianyuan in the hospital.

Then last night, he pulled another all-nighter to study the blueprints.

His superhuman body wasn't physically tired, but mentally… he was spent.

"Wait, aren't you Superman though?"

"Hold on, what did you say?! You're finally expanding the shop?!"

Wang Tao was the first to react.

Thanks to recent battles, his Grotle had grown much faster than expected.

Now, every time they visited the shop, he had to shrink Grotle into its Poké Ball just to fit it through the door. Otherwise, the poor shop entrance would be completely crushed!

"So Su Bai's finally expanding the place!"

Zhang Qun pushed up his glasses with excitement.

"I told you this place was too small! Su Bai's doing so well—he should've relocated ages ago!"

Su Bai gave him a glance and replied calmly:

"I'm not moving. I'm expanding this exact location."

This shop held a deep emotional value for him. It was filled with memories from his childhood.

After studying the system's blueprints all night, Su Bai came to an important realization:

The system was insanely thoughtful.

The Pokémon Center upgrade didn't demolish the current store.

Instead, it seamlessly wrapped around it, preserving every inch of the original space.

Only the entrances and peripheral areas would connect with the larger structure.

Everything else? Would remain just the way it was.

As he explained, Su Bai reached for the Poké Ball in Wang Tao's hand.

Grotle had been a major contributor in the recent battle against the Dead Beasts. Even with Zhang Qun's premium healing items, Grotle hadn't fully recovered.

♪ "Dun-dun, dun-dun-dun!" ♪

With that familiar healing jingle, Su Bai stood at the door, collecting Poké Balls from each customer and performing recovery services one by one.

"Oh! This is actually kind of nostalgic,"

Liu Yunlan said as she took back her healed Pokémon.

"This place is where we first met our Pokémon, after all. So many beautiful memories… it should be preserved."

"Su Bai, you really get it!"

Just then, more rustling came from inside the shop.

The blueprint stacks shifted again—

And out walked the petite forms of Diancie and Meloetta.

Trailing behind them was another figure, arms full of neatly sorted blueprints.

"Lord Su Bai, the blueprint sequences have been fully organized!"

"Ah! Customers already?"

Diancie looked surprised by the crowd, covering her mouth in delight.

Then she performed a perfect princess curtsey.

"I'm Diancie. Welcome to Su's Pet Shop!"

"Melo~ Melo~!"

Meloetta mimicked her gracefully, the pink diamond on her head shimmering under the morning light.

In that instant, the regular customers' eyes all lit up.

"Wow! A talking Pokémon! And so beautiful!"

Liu Yunlan rushed forward, eyes shining.

"You're Diancie? You're gorgeous! Just like Meloetta!"

"Wait—Meloetta, that jewel on your head is huge! Where'd that come from?!"

Murong Nan didn't speak, but her stunned expression made it clear—Diancie had stunned her.

Ding Yue and Li Xiaoyu, the two other girls present, were equally mesmerized.

Diancie's beauty was simply on another level.

Her shimmering pink crystals, graceful speech, and warm demeanor made her irresistible.

Diancie's eyes squinted with joy.

"You're all so beautiful too, dear guests!"

"Here—allow me to offer you a little welcome gift!"

With a gentle motion, Diancie clapped her hands.

Several large, sparkling pink diamonds appeared in the air in front of her.

She waved her hand, and the gems floated toward everyone—even the men like Zhang Qun, Wang Tao, and Pei Jingguo weren't left out!

Murong Nan plucked her from the air and gasped.

"You can make diamonds?! This thing is huge!"

Even though diamonds weren't especially rare in their world, pink diamonds of this size were still incredibly uncommon.

There weren't many girls who could say no to a gift like this.

Su Bai watched it all unfold with a helpless chuckle.

"Honestly… Diancie handles people better than I do."

He turned to take a new stack of blueprints—

From another figure who looked exactly like… him.

From behind him came Wang Tao's confused—and terrified—voice.

"Wait… what… what is this?"

"Am I seeing double…?! TWO Su Bais?!"