Stellar Train: I Open a Small Shop on the Train-Chapter 176

Bubu Flower unleashed "Leaf Storm", a move with tremendous power.

The boy hurriedly called for Thunder Mouse to dodge.

Unfortunately, it was too late—Leaf Storm hit Thunder Mouse directly.

Thunder Mouse was instantly covered in numerous wounds. Taking advantage of the moment, Bubu Flower struck again with another Leaf Storm, completely knocking Thunder Mouse out of the battle.

Walter thought the battle was over, but to his surprise, the boy sent out a second Spirit—the evolved form of Chimchar, Infernape.

Welt was a bit surprised. This boy really had some skill—both of his Spirit had evolved.

It seemed this young man truly was a talent in this field.

However, his journey in this Spirit tournament ends here.

Infernape might have a type advantage over Bubuhua, but the level gap was too great—a pure strength mismatch.

[Spirit: Bubu Flower

Type: GrassLevel: 60

Info: A rare Grass-type Pokémon with enormous potential.]

[Spirit: Infernape

Type: FireLevel: 18

Info: An outstanding Fire-type Pokémon.]

One at level 60, the other at level 18—the gap in raw strength was immense.

Walter never thought Bubu Flower would lose from the start, because he knew exactly how strong it was.

Back during training before the competition—

Even when Jonas and Axia teamed up, they could only barely draw with Bubu Flower.

Mainly because Jonas and Axia hadn't grown much—their levels were too low.

At equal levels, Jonas and Axia would certainly be much stronger than Bubu Flower.

But now, Bubu Flower used Leaf Storm again, instantly defeating Infernape.

The boy's pupils shook in shock.

"How is this possible? How did your partner's Bubu Flower get trained like this? It's only been a short time and it's already this level?"

Welt replied calmly:

"Bubu Flower's situation is a bit special. Alright, I still have matches to go—see you around."

Walter didn't want to tell the boy that Bubuhua had already been in this world for a long time.

If that got out and someone with bad intentions used it against them, they might say things like: "Unfair! Why are already-developed Spirit allowed to compete?" and so on.

Welt wasn't afraid of trouble, but if he could avoid it, why invite it?

Why create problems for yourself when you could have peace?

Welt took Bubu Flower and Jonas to challenge others, quickly finishing his matches for the day.

Meanwhile, on the train, the little Evil God had just received her daily allowance of 100 Star Coins from Yurine.

This 100 Star Coins also included food money for both her and Yurine.

The Evil God strolled around Ye Yun's shop with a 100-star-coin note in hand.

"Aaah~ So bored~"

Xiangling, who was reading a recipe, heard her complain.

"Didn't Yurine ask you to buy groceries? Did you get them?"

The Evil God shook her head.

"Nope~ Buying groceries? No way!

I'll just grab something from the fridge later. I need to save this 100 Star Coins—once I save up to 1000, I'll buy another lottery ticket!"

Xiangling thought for a moment.

"But you only get 100 a day. You'll need 10 days to save up enough, and the lottery draw is in just over six days!"

The Evil God froze—oh no! She might miss this round of the lottery!

No way, she couldn't miss it no matter what!

"I'm going to ask Yurine for more money!!! That's my money! Ugh!"

Xiangling watched her enter the portal.

A minute later, the Evil God flew back out—bruised and beaten, looking half-dead.

Xiangling wasn't even surprised anymore. The Evil God got beat up nearly every day—she was used to it.

It would be strange not to see her beaten up.

At that moment, a voice rang out.

"Jammy-chan, Xiangling, long time no see."

The Evil God looked over and saw Rimuru hopping out of the portal.

Seeing Rimuru, the Evil God immediately had an idea.

"Yaa~ Isn't that Rimuru-sama~ Long time no see."

She snuggled up beside Rimuru, greeting him enthusiastically.

Rimuru looked at her bruised face and immediately guessed she'd been beaten up again.

"Jammy-chan, you got beaten again?"

The Evil God waved it off casually.

"That's not important. I have a huge investment opportunity. Interested?"

Rimuru saw her scheming face and lost interest.

"Can I say no?"

The Evil God shook her head.

"Nope. All I need is 1000 Star Coins from you so I can buy a lottery ticket. If I win, you get half the prize!Trust me, my luck is amazing—I won six revival cards in the last draw!So, are you in?"

Rimuru thought for a moment. Since she'd just won, maybe she was still lucky. Besides, it's only 1000 Star Coins.

"Alright, I'll invest."

The Evil God cheered and held out her hand.

Rimuru handed her 1000 Star Coins, and the Evil God dashed off to the lottery shop.

Xiangling sighed, then turned to Rimuru.

"Rimuru, what brings you here? I thought you were dealing with a monster army?"

Rimuru replied:

"The monster army is taken care of. I'm here to invite everyone to a celebration banquet tonight."

Xiangling nodded.

"Got it. I'll help you tell everyone. They're all probably at Hanabi's place for the Spirit tournament right now."

Rimuru blinked.

"Huh? Spirit tournament? How come I didn't know?"

Xiangling explained everything to him.

After hearing it, Rimuru looked regretful.

"What? I totally missed it? A Spirit tournament? That sounds so fun!"

At that moment, the Evil God returned with a lottery ticket.

"If you really want to join, I might have a way."

Rimuru perked up.

"What way?"

The Evil God rubbed her fingers together. Rimuru got the hint and handed over 100 Star Coins.

She frowned.

"Just 100? That's not very convincing."

Rimuru rolled his eyes and gave her another 100 Star Coins.

"That's all I've got. If you won't say it, give me my money back."

Knowing she couldn't milk more out of him, the Evil God finally spilled the beans.

"Okay, okay. Here's the deal: you can join as a Spirit! With your look, as long as you don't speak, no one would suspect a thing."

***

Rimuru's face instantly turned dark.

He wanted to command Spirit in battle—not jump in and fight himself!

"How stupid can I be, actually trusting Jammy-chan to come up with a good idea..."

The little Evil God gleefully tucked the 200 Star Coins into her tiny wallet.

"Hehe~ Just admit it, this idea does let you participate in the Spirit tournament, right? So I'm keeping the money—thanks for your business~ hehe~"

With that, the Evil God wagged her tail and skipped away, heading to the fridge at the small bar to scrounge up something to eat.

Buying groceries? What nonsense. If you can mooch, why pay? That's one of the Evil God's life mottos!

She opened the fridge and stuck her head in to pick something.

The fridge was stocked full of all sorts of food—everything people on the train usually ate was stored here.

The Evil God took out two heads of lettuce, grabbed a piece of beef, and planned to make a grilled meat wrap with lettuce leaves.

To keep up appearances, she even brought a shopping bag from a local supermarket near Yurine's apartment in advance.

Putting the lettuce and beef into the shopping bag, the Evil God walked into the teleportation portal with great satisfaction.

She returned to the apartment.

Yurine was at class—no one was home.

The Evil God first placed the lettuce and beef in the kitchen.

Opening the bag, she was in a fantastic mood.

"Got to mess with someone today, scored a lottery ticket, stole some food, and didn't spend a single coin—what a perfect day!

If only every day could be like this~Now let me see... the grill, the grill... oh! There it is."

At that moment—

She plugged in the grill, but it didn't work. Her mood soured instantly.

"Huh? Broken again? You've got to be kidding me. Ugh~ looks like I've gotta get it fixed."

She picked up the grill and left the apartment.

As she walked, she ran into Medusa.

"Medusa!"

Medusa, wearing a paper bag over her head, turned around. The moment she saw the Evil God, she lit up with joy.

"Jammy-chan!"

Medusa ran up to her.

"Jammy-chan, I haven't seen you in forever! What have you been up to lately?"

The Evil God puffed up proudly.

"Hmph~ I just came back from another world! Impressive, right?"

Medusa clapped in amazement.

"Ooh~ That's so cool, Jam-chan! Take me to that other world sometime, okay?"

The Evil God nodded.

"No problem—but you gotta help me with something first."

Medusa smiled and agreed.

"Sure~"

The Evil God opened the bag on her back, revealing the broken grill inside.

"My grill at home is busted. I was gonna go fix it, but I forgot to bring money, so..."

As she spoke, she gave Medusa an intense look—well, not subtle at all.

Medusa caught the hint.

"No worries, I brought money. Let's go get it fixed together."

The Evil God happily clung to Medusa's arm.

"Let's go! Let's have dinner together later, okay? I brought back some beef~"

"Sounds good, Jammy-chan."

The two walked off chatting happily.

Meanwhile, aboard the Joyful Little Sphere...

Aventurine, Jade, and Topaz were chatting in Aventurine's office.

The office had a cozy setup. In the center was a sandbox made of stacked building blocks—a model of the development plan for the area around the Grand Theater of Joy.

Topaz looked around the office.

"Wow, can't believe you decorated your office like this. Not your usual style."

Aventurine smiled slightly.

"People change.

The list for the second round of auditions is out. I had someone organize the info. Want a copy?"

Topaz sighed.

"I'm out already, no need for me."

Jade looked a little surprised.

"Oh? You got eliminated already?"

Topaz shrugged helplessly.

"I ran into Bubu Flower and had to battle her."

Aventurine, hearing it was Bubu Flower, wasn't surprised at all.

"Well, that's fair. Bubu Flower is easily a top-tier contender among all the Spirit this time.

But Topaz, what were you thinking going up against her?"

Topaz replied:

"I wasn't planning on it—it just sort of happened. I ran into Welt and Bubu Flower by chance and chatted with Welt for a bit.

While Bubu Flower and Numby were off playing, I guess Numby asked her for a favor or something... and when they came back, she challenged me. I couldn't go back on my own rules, could I?"

Jade glanced toward the corner at the visibly guilty Numby and smirked.

This little one... quite the jealous type.

Jade was right.

After separating from Topaz, Welt had also asked Bubu Flower why she did it.

Bubu Flower's response:

"Numby asked me to beat up Topaz's Spirit. We've been friends for a long time and play together a lot. Of course I had to help."

Welt couldn't help but laugh. That Numby sure was crafty.

Topaz's Spirit was a shiny little sprout, one she adored dearly—she carried it everywhere she went.

Jade then changed the subject.

"Enough of that. Aventurine, how's the elimination match venue coming? It's the day after tomorrow."

Aventurine smiled confidently.

"Relax. I always deliver. The venue's ready.

I built a stadium nearby that can hold 300,000 people. It cost a fortune to rush it out, but it's done."

Jade nodded in approval.

"Good to hear."

She then looked at Topaz.

"What about your end? How's the plan to invite Nightingale and Furina to sing at the opening ceremony?"

Topaz said:

"No worries—they both agreed. They'll be here tomorrow for rehearsal."

Jade nodded again, pleased.

"Excellent. The upper management is putting a lot of weight on this tournament. Two of the board members are even showing interest in our Strategic Investment Division."

Diamond says we have to make this event a huge success. Most importantly, we need to satisfy Ye Yun.

As for the opinions of certain other board members? Their priority is below Ye Yun's."

Aventurine smiled and looked out the window.

"Speaking of Ye Yun, I heard his shop just rolled out a new item. Something called an Enhancement Machine that can power up objects—true?"

Topaz answered:

"Yep. Kiana used it to upgrade a gold treasure chest. Her luck was insane—it jumped two tiers and turned into a diamond chest.

She opened it and got a bracelet worth 25 million Star Coins. Using the power from that bracelet, she wiped out an entire fleet from the Antimatter Legion."

Aventurine whistled.

"Is that so? I'll have to stop by sometime. Sounds like it was tailor-made for me."