My Pokemon Turned into Girls?!

Water ballet is the most prestigious performance in Cerulean City. According to incomplete statistics, tourists who travel to Cerulean City to watch the Cerulean Sisters' performance account for nearly 80% of the total visitors.

Perhaps because of this, the venue for the Cerulean Sisters' performance was so large. Kazuki looked around, and the dense crowd seemed endless. The entire venue could likely accommodate thousands of people.

Such a massive scale was comparable to the Pewter Gym that Kazuki had previously challenged. This wasn't hard to understand. The ticket revenue from a single performance could probably match a Gym Leader's monthly salary, and that was without deducting the high costs of maintaining the gym and other expenses. Such income generation naturally received strong support from the Cerulean City administrative authorities.

You have to say, rich kids are rich kids. Gary had directly booked the best viewing seats in the audience. He was currently leaning back in his chair, stroking the armrests with a comfortable expression.

Kazuki sat on the other side, holding Eevee. After Hei evolved, its size was no longer suitable for entering such venues, so he had to let it stay in its Poké Ball. As for Aron... she simply found this kind of performance boring and went into her Poké Ball to sleep.

His gaze passed over the large audience below and stopped at the center of the "stage," the pool. The spotlights converged, signaling the start of the performance.

Three pairs of slender, white legs, like fine jade, emerged from the water first, swaying their feet and splashing beautiful water droplets. The water droplets falling in the air reflected the light, like twinkling stars dancing with the jade feet.

Heavy breathing sounds reached Kazuki's ears. He scanned the audience below and immediately saw several chubby, greasy middle-aged men trembling with excitement, even making gulping sounds.

He couldn't help but shake his head. With such indecent thoughts, how could one properly appreciate this art? How could one truly use their eyes to discover the "beauty" contained in these dance moves?

He continued to watch the performance with a critical eye. However, just as the audience's excitement was reaching its climax, those jade legs submerged into the water again. It was like peeling off the outer layers of an ice cream, the white, smooth, and soft main body making people's mouths water, only to have it snatched away from their faces, making their hearts itch even more.

Just as the audience was getting impatient, the water surface suddenly rippled. Three beautiful mermaids leaped out of the blooming lotus flowers, the splashing water forming a crystal-clear curtain.

And behind the falling water curtain, the Cerulean Sisters raised their necks like swans, stretched out their arms, and generously displayed their charm in their swimwear.

Golden hair cascading like waves, graceful and composed in every gesture, a smile like a spring breeze, this was the eldest sister, Daisy; Blue hair floating on her shoulders, her swaying waist outlining a perfect curve, a hint of flirtatiousness in her peach blossom eyes, this was the second sister, Violet; Pink short hair clinging to her cheeks, her raised arm revealing an alluring armpit, a mischievous smile on her lips, this was the third sister, Lily.

Slurp~ This dance is really big... Ah, I mean, really white...

His eyes were wide open. The round balls floating on the water emitted a powerful magnetic force, capturing his gaze. Gently wiping the non-existent drool from his mouth, Kazuki suddenly felt something pulling down on his collar.

"What's wrong, Eevee...?" He immediately looked down, his gaze meeting those round eyes.

"Eevee, Eevee?"

Master, do you like that kind of attire?

Master? What a strange way to address him... He was initially a little taken aback, but after hearing the second half of the sentence, Kazuki was instantly distracted from Eevee's way of addressing him.

Oh no, he had been too engrossed in watching and hadn't controlled his expression. No! The image he had carefully built up in front of Eevee couldn't be ruined just like that!

"Ahem... Eevee, water ballet is a dance, and dance is an art that conveys emotions through the body. In other words, swimwear, because it doesn't have much cover, can perfectly show the changes in the body to the audience... I, I was focused on observing every detail of this art."

"Eevee~" Nodding in understanding, Eevee continued to focus on the performance in the pool.

Kazuki wiped the imaginary sweat from his forehead, feeling a little relieved. Fortunately, Eevee was a relatively innocent child. If it had been Aron, his waist would have inevitably suffered an Iron Head.

"That Eevee... where did you catch it?" Gary's voice came from beside him.

Although he was a little puzzled as to why the other party was suddenly asking such a question, Kazuki still answered, "I met it in Mt. Moon. We just happened to get along, so we decided to travel together."

He deliberately concealed the fact that Eevee had been abandoned at first. Although the child seemed to have let go, it was best not to bring up this sad matter in front of her.

"Your eye is as good as ever. This Eevee has great potential." Having been around Professor Oak for many years, Gary naturally knew how to identify a Pokémon's potential, although it was difficult to make an accurate judgment based solely on appearance.

"Perhaps, but Eevee doesn't like to battle."

"Doesn't like to battle..." Repeating Kazuki's words, Gary looked at the other party's eyes with a meaningful smile. He didn't say anything else, turned his head, and continued watching the performance...

...

The performance ended. The music in the venue fell silent, and the audience, refreshed after enjoying the dance, dispersed. But Kazuki didn't leave immediately. He remembered the request from the girl named Misty he had met in Pewter City.

To deliver a letter to the Cerulean Sisters... That being said, as water ballet dancers, they should be like celebrities in Cerulean City, right? Would he really be able to meet them without some kind of token?

"Kazuki, the performance is over, why aren't you leaving?" Gary suddenly asked from beside him.

Because he was entrusted by someone, and... You, kid, are still lingering here, too. What are you up to? Do you want the Cerulean Sisters' autographs?

Just as Kazuki was secretly guessing the other party's intentions, Gary turned his head, his eyes filled with the confidence of having seen through the truth:

"Of course... You're here to challenge the Cerulean Gym!"

Huh?

"Hmph, I should have thought of it sooner. I was a little disappointed when Grandpa said you weren't planning to become a Pokémon trainer, but that was just a smokescreen to deceive me."

"No..."

"It's a pity, but I understood the moment I saw the Pewter Badge hidden inside your clothes. You wanted to pretend not to be a trainer to make me let my guard down, and then catch me off guard at the Indigo League, right? Don't underestimate my deduction skills!"

No, dude, are you crazy?

Kazuki was at a loss for words at the other party's self-indulgent reasoning, leaving only a speechless expression.

However, the more he saw the boy's expression, the more Gary believed in his own theory. He stood up and pointed his eyes directly at the ridiculously large pool below:

"Just like now, why are you here? Is it really just to watch girls dance? No, it's not. Your real purpose is to challenge the Cerulean Gym Leaders—the Cerulean Sisters!"

"Eh?" What did he mean? The Cerulean Sisters were Gym Leaders? Could the Cerulean Gym be...

At the same time, the Cerulean Sisters, who had just changed into their regular clothes and walked out from the diving platform on the other side of the pool, heard the confident voice from above:

"I'm Gary Oak from Pallet Town! I'll be taking the Cascade Badge first!"

...

Kazuki hadn't expected that, after the water ballet performance, he would be able to enjoy another "performance" from the same seat. But this performance was clearly far inferior to the previous one. The reason was simple—the Cerulean Sisters... were just too weak!

It wasn't even appropriate to describe them as weak. After accepting the challenge, they were inattentive the entire time, without any tactics in their commands, and without strategically sending out Pokémon based on type matchups.

They just kept repeating the same moves they had already used, and then they were cleanly defeated by Gary's Wartortle, almost without a scratch, two to zero.

Were Pokémon Gym Leaders nowadays... all this laid-back?

Recalling Brock, the Gym Leader of Pewter City, also a young Gym Leader, he was clearly much more competent than these three sisters.

"This is your Cascade Badge." The eldest sister, Daisy, walked across the platform on the pool and handed a blue, teardrop-shaped badge to Gary.

There was no sign of disappointment on her face at the defeat in battle. Instead, there was a sense of relief and relaxation, as if a task she really didn't want to do but had to do had finally been completed.

His mind was full of complaints, but he couldn't forget the important matter. Seeing that the timing was right, Kazuki took out the letter from his backpack and walked straight towards the four of them.

"Um, I'm here to..." Just as he reached them, before he could finish speaking, Daisy took another Cascade Badge out of her pocket and handed it to Kazuki.

"...?"

"As you can see, the battle just now has left all of our remaining usable Pokémon unable to battle. We can't accept any more challenges. We apologize for making you come all this way for nothing. Please take this badge."

So casual? Just giving away Gym Badges? No, that's not the point...

"Haha, just take the badge. Anyway, a gym of this level couldn't possibly be difficult for you." Gary patted the boy's shoulder and smiled. Seeing that joyful, handsome face, Kazuki suddenly felt the urge to punch him.

So that's why I was mistaken for a challenger before I even said a word. You were adding fuel to the fire, weren't you!

"I just came to deliver a letter." Knowing that continuing to argue would be endless, Kazuki simply stated his purpose and presented the letter to Daisy.

"A letter?"

Daisy was slightly stunned and instinctively took the letter. The pink-haired girl behind her, however, showed an interested expression. Her peach-colored eyes scanned Kazuki up and down:

"Is it a love letter for Daisy-nee? Hehe, I have to say, you're pretty handsome. Maybe my sister will agree~"

"Lily!" Glancing reproachfully at her third sister, Daisy had already opened the letter and quickly scanned its contents.

"Little sister..." she murmured, seeming to be lost in thought. But she quickly realized that there were other people present. She bowed apologetically to Kazuki and Gary and said:

"If you don't mind, could you two come inside for a chat?"