Chapter 33 - Sore

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...Slowly, I opened my eyes...

...Waking up in my Hotel Bed after having worked All Day and Night at the Pokemon Center.

I don't know how long we worked for, but...

I can't move a Muscle.

Despite my Increased Strength and Stamina, the amount of Trainers that needed their Pokemon Healed...

It was a little over a Hundred, since whenever we Recovered the Pokemon of a few Trainers, a few more would appear from the Battle Field nearby. To make matters worse, there were hardly any Trainers that only had One Pokemon.

Even when we all worked together, it still took us everything we had to get to Every Single Trainer that day. It wasn't until around Midnight when the Pokemon Center was finally Empty.

The Battle Field closes at 10:00 PM, so the Incoming Trainers slowed down immensely.

'...Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugggghhhh.'

...Despite my Long Sleep, my Aching Muscles were not calming down at all.

'I can't even... move my head... let alone speak...'

With nothing to do...

I just started using Skills.

More specifically, Platform.

The System told me that it would decrease its Mana Cost by 1 every Level, then 2 more at Level 10, so it was definitely going to be worth it.

After a few Platforms...

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{System Prompt}
[Skill Level Up!]
<Platform [4]>
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'...Great...'

I continued in my Endeavor to make Platform more Cost Efficient.

And after what seemed like an Endless amount of Platforms...

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{System Prompt}
[Skill Level Up!]
<Platform [5]>
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'Finally... What next?'

Thinking of what other Skills I could use...

"Thorns" came to mind.

'I haven't been using it as much as I should... I guess I'll start with that for now.'

<Shield> [1 HP] [-1 MP] [679/1200 MP]
[<Thorns> Applied to <Shield>]
[-100 MP] [579/1200 MP]

'Ugh. The Mana Cost is a bit much... And it didn't even Level Up...'

Without much Option...

I apply "Shield" to the Bed.

<Shield> [1 HP] [-1 MP] [578/1200 MP]
[<Thorns> Applied to <Shield>]
[-100 MP] [478/1200 MP]

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{System Prompt}
[Skill Level Up!]
<Thorns [2]>
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'...Well that worked. ...It's at 4% now. When it gets to Level 10, it will reach 20%... What's next on the List? ...Maybe... Magic?'

With my Hands already laying on the Bed...

I began using "Light".

I couldn't really see it, but I could kind of make out the Gleam of the Light coming from under my hands.

Waiting for the Light to fade out, I cast it again and again.

Over and Over and Over again...

It wasn't until a few minutes later that a Message finally showed up.

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