Seeing Mew’s reaction, Blue covered her face.
She knew this would happen.
The moment August took out that special Pokéblock, she had a bad feeling.
And sure enough—she had been right.
Meeting Blue’s odd gaze, August’s mouth twitched.
“…Would you believe me if I said I didn’t do it on purpose?”
August felt extremely wronged.
He had just wanted to share his special Pokéblock with Mew—how was he supposed to know this would happen?
Yes, when Sabrina ate his Pokéblock, she reacted very strangely, but August had always assumed that was due to her unique circumstances.
After all, Magikarp had evolved into Gyarados just fine after eating it, and Lugia Jr. had been practically living off the stuff with zero issues.
So why was Mew reacting this way?
August was completely baffled.
Blue didn’t buy it at all. She rolled her eyes and turned away, heading off to train her Torchic.
Meanwhile, Mew finally snapped out of its strange state.
But instead of looking relieved, its expression was completely vacant—as if it had just been broken.
August reached out, intending to comfort it, but Mew whooshed away to hide behind Gardevoir, waving its tiny arms in protest.
“Mew!”
It had trusted August so much, and yet this was how he repaid it?! Making it turn into something that weird?!
“…I swear, I give this stuff to Lugia Jr. all the time, and it’s fine. I have no idea why you reacted that way,” August said sincerely.
Mew stared at him, its anger slowly shifting into confusion.
Was he telling the truth?
It turned to look at Lugia Jr., who was using telekinesis to play chess with Marshtomp.
Flying over, Mew questioned it for a bit.
Sure enough, Lugia Jr. had been eating August’s special Pokéblocks regularly without any issues.
Could it be…
That it was just me?
That terrifying thought sent a shiver down Mew’s spine, and it quickly shook its head to get rid of it.
No way. Absolutely not.
It has to be August messing with the Pokéblocks somehow.
“Mew!” Mew demanded another Pokéblock, holding out its paw.
It needed to test this.
August sighed. “Are you sure?”
He wasn’t stingy about sharing his Pokéblocks, but watching Mew freak out earlier had already made him feel pretty bad.
“Mew!”
Mew was very sure.
“…Alright, if you insist.”
Since Mew was asking for it, August had no reason to refuse. He pulled out another Pokéblock and handed it over.
Mew sniffed it carefully.
Same scent as before.
Breaking it in half, Mew handed one piece to Lugia Jr. and watched as it ate without hesitation.
Seeing no strange reaction, Mew finally swallowed its own piece.
And then…
…
Watching Mew start rolling around on the ground again, August let out a long sigh.
Mew, why don’t you ever listen to me?
I told you not to test it, but you insisted. And now look at you—same as before.
If I were a villain, you’d already be locked up in a dark little room (Poké Ball) by now.
Still, August was genuinely curious—why did only Mew and Sabrina react this way?
He knew better than to ask Sabrina for testing, so… his eyes landed on Mew instead.
With curiosity in mind, August picked Mew up and decided to try using his [Viridian Power].
“Mew!”
Mew immediately freaked out, kicking its little legs as it tried to escape his grasp.
“…Uh.”
August quickly withdrew his [Viridian Power], surprised at how it seemed to amplify the reaction.
Switching to his [Aura] abilities, things returned to normal, and from Mew’s energy fluctuations, August finally picked up on something.
“…So my Pokéblock has some special effect on Psychic-types,” August concluded.
That would explain why Sabrina said it boosted her psychic abilities.
As for why Lugia Jr. didn’t have the same reaction despite being part Psychic-type, August had a theory.
When he saved Lugia Jr., he had boiled its egg in a special broth made from [Herba Mystica].
It was possible that experience had made it immune to the effects of the Pokéblocks.
But since they could boost psychic power…
“Gardevoir, are you sure you don’t want to try it?” August asked.
He had offered once before, but at the time, the effects weren’t clear, and Gardevoir had refused.
Now that Mew had personally tested the enhancement properties, August thought she might reconsider.
Sure, the side effects were weird, but come on—it boosts psychic strength!
“Gardevoir!”
Gardevoir immediately crossed her arms over her chest, looking at him warily.
She wasn’t falling for this scam!
“…Shame.” August patted Mew’s head.
By now, Mew had mostly recovered. Just as August was about to say something to it, his communicator beeped with an incoming message.
[Breaking News! Fuchsia Gym Leader Koga Exposed As…]
August: “…”
Since when did Kanto news headlines get this clickbaity?
Clicking in, he saw it was about Koga’s arrest and the closure of Fuchsia Gym.
The League had already found a replacement to distribute badges—none other than Elite Four Agatha, who would serve as a temporary Gym Leader.
Seeing that, August scrolled down to the comments section.
As expected, every trainer planning to compete in the Indigo League was furious.
Koga was already a tough opponent, but now they had to face one of the Elite Four?
Some were even considering skipping Gym battles entirely and taking the Pokémon Proficiency Exam instead.
Sure, the exam was hard—but definitely easier than beating an Elite Four member.
August, meanwhile, just sat back and enjoyed the chaos.
Not my problem~
As he browsed through the comments, a system notification suddenly popped up.
[You have successfully gathered evidence of Koga’s role as a Rocket Admin through deception and defeated him, leading to his arrest. With this, you have eliminated all Rocket Admins in Kanto. You have earned the title: “Rocket Bane (Kanto Exclusive).”]
[Please select your reward:]
“What do you mean ‘through deception’? That was strategic justice. If you keep slandering me, I might just sue you for defamation!” August grumbled in his head.
Looking down, he saw three reward choices.
[1. M2 Restraint Armor]
[2. Mewtwo Creation Technology]
[3. Mewtwo Cells (Implant)]
Since the title was earned by taking down Team Rocket, all the rewards were related to Mewtwo.
The first one, [M2 Restraint Armor], was an upgraded version of M1—an armor designed by Team Rocket to suppress Mewtwo’s power.
Even Mewtwo itself would lose most of its strength while wearing it.
The second option, [Mewtwo Creation Technology], likely meant that in theory, he could create a Mewtwo of his own.
As for the third option, [Mewtwo Cells (Implant)]…
If August remembered correctly, this was the same out-of-control Mewtwo tissue that Blaine had in the manga—granting an eerie connection to Mewtwo’s status and location.
That horrifying image had traumatized August as a kid.
Just imagining those cells being implanted in him made his skin crawl.
Yeah, that’s a hard pass.
Between the remaining two choices, August made his decision after some thought.
I’ll choose the [M2 Restraint Armor]
He was about to help Mew bring its “rebellious child” back to the right path.
And if Mewtwo got out of hand…
Well, a little “discipline” would be in order.
August smirked.
“Mew…”
Mew, seeing August suddenly grinning to himself, assumed he was laughing at it—and immediately turned bright red before vanishing into thin air.
…Wait, I still needed to talk to it about Mewtwo!
But feeling Mew’s [Aura] hiding near Lugia Jr., August decided to let it be for now.
Snuggling Eevee in his arms, he lay back on the couch and scrolled through chat—where Gary was bragging about finally winning his Marsh Badge.
Meanwhile, Eevee was busy watching a livestream.
“Capture your attention with [Electro Web]! Who’s narrating? It’s Iono! Good morning, afternoon, and evening, everyone!”
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This is a fan translation of 人在实教，一之濑你会后悔的 by 作者：白良. All rights to the original work belong to the creator. Please support them by exploring their original work or sharing it with others if you can. Thank you for reading and supporting my efforts to bring this story to a wider audience!
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