Chapter 49: Mature and Sexy Jamesette
[VIP Chat Group]
[Jamesette]: Aaaaaah! I’ve turned into a woman! My—my thing is gone too!
[Meowth]: Pfffft—hahahahahaha, meowth~
[Jamesette]: Aaaaaah! Meowth, you’re still laughing! As my companions, can’t you mourn for me even a little?!
[Jessie]: Aaaaaah, James! My poor James! What a terrible fate you’ve suffered!
[Jamesette]: Enough! I’m not dead!
[Ash]: Hahahahaha! James turned into a woman!
[Pikachu]: Pika, pika, pika! Rolls around laughing.
[Gary]: This punishment is harsher than all the previous ones... and it lasts for seven whole days.
[Lorelei]: Judging by the visual results, this transformation appears to be remarkably thorough.
[Asher]: Indeed.
[Steven]: I agree with Brother Asher on this one.
[Wallace]: +1.
[Iris]: Um... I honestly think you’re really beautiful after becoming a woman, James~
[May]: I agree! You’re super cute~
[Dawn]: Jamesette is so cute~ (≧∀≦)ゞ
[Erika]: Jamesette is so cute~ (≧∀≦)ゞ
[Elesa]: Jamesette is so cute~ (≧∀≦)ゞ
[Gardenia]: Jamesette is so cute~ (≧∀≦)ゞ
[Jamesette]: Aaaaaah! Stop calling me Jamesette! I’m James! James!
[Steven]: James, may I interview you about how you’re feeling right now?
[Jamesette]: No!
[Steven]: Why does that answer sound so familiar?
[Wallace]: @Asher, someone is stealing your lines.
[Asher]: ...
[Wallace]: Speaking of which, Mr. Asher, what do you think of this punishment?
[Asher]: It’s pretty good.
[Violet]: Brother-in-law, that was a very dangerous thing to say.
[Asher]: Don’t misunderstand. I didn’t mean anything by it.
[Lily]: Violet, mind how you address him. Misty hasn’t completely accepted it yet.
[Misty]: Why are you three starting this again?!
[Bruno]: What kind of punishment is becoming a woman for seven days?! A true warrior wouldn’t care about gender!
[Lance]: That’s easy for you to say when you aren’t the one transformed.
[Jamesette]: Screw all of you! You’re nothing but a bunch of jerks enjoying my suffering!
[Jessie]: James, calm down! It’s only seven days! Seven days will pass quickly!
[Jamesette]: That’s easy for you to say! You try it!
[Jessie]: I wasn’t the one who answered incorrectly! You were the one who chose the wrong answer!
[Jamesette]: How was I supposed to know this would happen?! Had I known, I never would’ve tried to answer!
[Valerie]: Um~ Miss Jamessette? Your hair appears to be in excellent condition. Would you consider trying a new hairstyle? I could recommend several that would suit you~
[Jamesette]: I don’t need one! I’ll change back after seven days!
[Elesa]: Seven days is still enough time for a proper photo shoot. I have a studio in Unova. Would you like to visit?
[Jamesette]: No!
[Diantha]: It would be such a shame not to cast you in a film.
[Jamesette]: Could all of you please leave me alone?!
[Cassidy]: Ohohohohoho! How entertaining. Jessie, James, I’ll be reporting your conduct to the Boss in full.
[Butch]: Agreed.
[Jessie]: Cassidy! Butch! What are you doing here?!
[Cassidy]: We’ve been watching the livestream the entire time. We simply couldn’t be bothered to speak.
[Butch]: Watching the three of you humiliate yourselves is one of the few forms of entertainment available to us.
[Meowth]: That’s downright malicious, meowth!
[Diantha]: Now that I think about it, I would rather like to see James wearing women’s clothing.
[Valerie]: Speaking of women’s clothing, James’s current hair would look lovely in a loose side ponytail. Paired with a formal suit-style uniform, she would be wonderfully photogenic.
[Elesa]: A suit-style uniform should be dark blue to contrast with her hair. Add a thin silver belt and low-heeled, pointed shoes.
[Viola]: Wait a moment, everyone. I’m already drawing a concept sketch.
Meanwhile, in reality...
Jamesette stared at the alluring face reflected in the mirror. She reached up and pinched her soft, flawless cheek before closing her eyes in despair.
"It’s over."
Jessie crouched beside her, wearing an expression as complicated as though she had eaten several pounds of lemons.
"James, don’t panic. It’s only seven days. Endure it, and it’ll be over before you know it."
Meowth rubbed his chin with one paw and thoughtfully examined Jamesette.
"Come to think of it, meowth, I was serious when I said you’re prettier than Jessie after becoming a woman."
A vein instantly bulged across Jessie’s forehead.
"Meowth, did you not get enough of my fists earlier?!"
"I’m only thinking about our missions, meowth!"
Meowth confidently puffed out his chest.
"Look at James now! She can handle an even wider variety of assignments, meowth!"
Jamesette watched her two companions begin wrestling with each other and weakly lowered her shoulders.
She looked down at the Team Rocket uniform that had become noticeably tighter around her body—especially the two heavy masses pressing against the fabric over her chest—and despairingly supported them with both hands.
Heavy.
They were genuinely heavy.
"Walking around with these must be exhausting..."
She subconsciously sighed before abruptly realizing what she had just said. Her face instantly turned bright red.
"No, no, no! Why am I even worrying about that?!"
[System Notification: Correct answer: C. Dragonite.]
[Leon]: The correct answer was Dragonite? Then where did Raina’s Dragonite come from?
[Raihan]: Are you stupid? Her father has a Dragonite.
[Professor Oak]: Hmm. If Raina’s Dragonite was originally wild, she may have encountered it in a particular body of water.
[Cynthia]: The problem is that Dratini are exceptionally rare in Kanto. Wild populations can only be found in a handful of specific aquatic habitats.
[Bill]: Or perhaps Asher simply gave it to her. That man’s very existence is unusual.
[Professor Birch]: Agreed.
[Professor Sycamore]: Seconded.
[Professor Kukui]: +1.
[Steven]: @Asher, they’re talking about you~
[Asher]: ...Steven, stop tagging me when you have nothing useful to say.
Meanwhile, in reality...
Steven placed down his wineglass and sat upright on his lounge chair, staring intently at Asher.
"Brother Asher."
"Hmm?"
"Is Raina’s Dragonite really descended from your Dragonite?"
Asher raised his cocktail and took a sip, his tone indifferent.
"Perhaps."
"What do you mean, ’perhaps’?!"
Steven grabbed the sleeve of Asher’s bathrobe.
"Where is your Dragonite? Could you let me see it?"
"No."
"...I’ll add another twenty thousand!"
"Impossible! Let me make this clear: Dragonite is my dear brother. No matter how much you offer, I will never—"
"Two hundred thousand!"
"Deal!"
[VIP Chat Group]
[Wallace]: Steven, you haven’t said anything for a while. What are you doing?
[Steven]: Discussing an important matter with Brother Asher.
[Wallace]: What important matter?
[Steven]: How to raise a Dragonite.
[Lance]: !!!
[Lance]: How to raise a Dragonite? Steven, are you certain Asher is willing to share that information?
[Steven]: Brother Asher is extremely generous.
[Asher]: I never said that.
[Steven]: Didn’t you just agree?
[Asher]: I only agreed to let you see my Dragonite. Information about how I raised it costs extra.
[Lance]: How much did Steven offer?
[Steven]: Two hundred thousand.
[Lance]: I’ll offer one hundred million!
[Steven]: Interesting. Lance, are you challenging me to a contest of wealth?
[Lance]: Heh~
[Steven]: It’s useless. Brother Asher is sitting right beside me, and we’re close friends. Isn’t that right, Brother Asher?
[Asher]: ...I’ve had too much to drink. I don’t know anything right now.
[Steven]: You’re holding coconut water.
[Raihan]: Hahahahaha! This guy is hilarious! He’s getting drunk on coconut water! Do you believe him, Leon?
[Leon]: No.
[Raihan]: See? Even Leon doesn’t believe you!
[Leon]: What exactly is that supposed to mean, Raihan?
[Cynthia]: Returning to the subject, the revelation that Raina’s next Pokémon will be Dragonite is still highly significant.
[Professor Oak]: If it truly is descended from Asher’s Dragonite, its potential is unlikely to fall below the level of an Elite Four member’s Pokémon.
[Lance]: And what if Asher personally intervened in its training?
[Professor Oak]: ...That would be difficult to predict.