Dawn of Pokémon

The silver-haired boy opened his eyes slightly and looked at the world shrouded in white light.

The light was soft and pure, as if it really had the power to revive dead trees.However, the tree trunks bathed in the light did not change at all, and were still as lifeless as a dying old man.

Xiaoye also realized this - while trying to concentrate on "saving the life in front of her", she could only briefly open her eyes to observe.

The dying cedar trees did not come back to life.Is it because unlike Charizard, its weakness comes from age rather than injury?Or is it because... the light emitted by the small pebble is too shallow to cover its entire "body"?

As if it had read the user's mind, the Heart of the Moon made a slight sound.Like the chanting of wind chimes, the light suddenly swelled and climbed rapidly along the tree trunks, dyeing everything in the field of vision into the unique color of moonlight.

For the first-level investigator who was more than ten steps away, this scene was too familiar.

Like a reflection of the past, the white light engulfs every corner in front of you, causing long-lasting memory fragments to flood into your mind like a tsunami.

He still remembers what happens when such a light is lit.

He would never forget what happened after that light came on.

A few seconds later, a sudden touch from her wrist interrupted Xiaoye's concentration.She turned her head in surprise, and the moment her thoughts dispersed, the light pouring out of the Heart of the Moon was also cut off.

"Mr. Xinghai...?"

The hand belonging to an adult clasped the girl's wrist forcefully, which reminded her of her experience in the underground base of Rainbow City. She thought that she had committed something that could instantly change Xinghai's stance from "friendly" to "hostile" Big mistake.But what she saw the next moment made Xiaoye deny her random guesses - anxiety was clearly flashing in the young man's eyes.

"What on earth are you doing? Don't you know that excessive use of the Mind Stone may kill someone!?"

"Uh...will anyone be killed?" Xiaoye was stunned, and Xiaotian next to him was also stunned in surprise.

When he saw Xiaoye's confused expression, Xinghai realized that his actions were inappropriate.The emotional deviation caused by the imprint of memories was driven away by the belated reason. He raised his hand and rubbed his temples.

"...No, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have spoken to you like that."

"Are you okay?" Seeing Xinghai's expression, Xiaoye became worried - she had never seen this dedicated investigator lose his temper before, even when facing the flaming phoenix that was about to fall.

His father's attitude made Xiaotian vaguely aware of something.He immediately looked at Xiaoye, "Is there anything abnormal about your body?"

"Not at all." Xiaoye shook her head, "If I insist on saying it...it feels like I just memorized [-] Spanish words and Pokémon observation records all night long, and it's hard to concentrate."

"..."

The simple metaphor in Xiaoye's mouth left Xiaotian speechless for a moment. He suddenly remembered that on the day of the graduation exam, except for him and Xiaomao, the other three people had dark circles on their faces that were no different from naughty pandas, as well as the words "I have been copied and pasted" all in unison. Die.jpg" expression.

——At least the top student Xiaotian has never reviewed all night, and he doesn’t know what it feels like.

The agreed "farewell after lunch break" was temporarily postponed.Xiaotian didn't know what his father was worried about, but since he heard the words "people may die", he would not let his friends discuss this topic in a haha ​​manner.

In the end, the three of them returned to their lunch seats.

"My previous statement was not very accurate and may have caused you misunderstanding. I think it is better to tell you the true situation now."

The silver-haired young man stretched out his hand and gently tapped the round stone on Xiaoye's wrist.

"The Heart of the Moon is different from what it appears when used. Its ability is not to 'cure', but to 'reverse the time of a single living being.'" Xinghai said concisely.

After the words fell, Xiaoye and Xiaotian couldn't help but look at each other.

The girl carefully recalled the "Special Topic on Pokémon Moves Related to Time Manipulation" that Dr. Oak once casually mentioned, and raised her hand to ask, "In other words, Heart of the Moon did not cure Charizard's injury, but Let Charizard's body...return to the state before the injury?"

"The reason why the Heart of the Moon failed to affect the fir tree just now is because the state of that tree has not changed much in the near future." Xiaotian added.

"That's right."

"That's it." Xiao Ye looked thoughtfully at the flickering light spots in the white round stone.

She knew that most time-related moves were more energy-consuming.For example, some super-powered Pokémon can see into the future, which will cost far more mental energy than multiple telekinesis attacks. A very small number of human superpowers can also foresee the future, but most of these people are in poor health and have a short life span. Short-lived; Celebi, known as the God of the Forest, can travel between different timelines, and research in recent years has shown that even adult Celebi cannot make continuous time jumps and requires a long period of recovery. period; in addition, Dr. Oki once mentioned that there was an event where unknown totems appeared on a large scale more than ten years ago. The jungle that was burned out by the fire restored overnight to the lushness and lushness of a few days ago. People found many crystallized corpses of unknown totems at the scene.

If the incredible stone Heart of the Moon has the power to affect time, then Xinghai's worries are completely understandable.

After some explanation, Xinghai once again reiterated to Xiaoye, "Try not to use the Heart of the Moon. Even if you have to use it, don't use it more than once a day."Xiaoye didn't dare to be careless this time, and kept every instruction of the other party in mind.

She didn't want to die inexplicably before the final goal was achieved.

The air in the forest became quiet.Xiaoye took Xinghai's silence as "not planning to give a more in-depth explanation for the time being", looked at the sky and stood up.

"Mr. Xinghai, I have something to give you before I leave."

"Huh?" The young man who was trying to organize his words was stunned and raised his head.

The purple-haired girl stood at attention seriously in front of him, holding a plain handbag in her hand.

"Thank you for your constant teaching!" The girl bowed deeply to Xinghai, "Thanks to your help, I was able to achieve the top four results in the Quartz Alliance. If you hadn't taught me how to analyze the opponent's intelligence, And using Charizard’s Flame Charge, I couldn’t win the semifinals.”

"Xiaoye, is this a speech at the Teacher's Day Thanksgiving Assembly?" The child's serious tone made Xinghai laugh. He held the other person's shoulders to help him stand up straight, "——Don't be so serious, be more casual."

"Yes." Xiaoye nodded more seriously to show that she understood - and faced the more helpless look of the other person, she took out a delicately packaged box from her handbag and handed it to the person opposite with both hands.

"This is a thank you gift for you, please accept it."

Xinghai couldn't help but stretched out his hand and rubbed the messy hair of the girl who bounced back into the bowing posture. "You make me feel like a middle-aged leader who is accepting bribes from newcomers."

"Ah, sorry..."

"This is not a blame." The young man smiled and took the box in Xiaoye's hand, "I have indeed received your message - can you see it?"

"of course."

Xiaotian on the side had obviously not heard Xiaoye mention this matter, and he curiously glanced at the gift in Xinghai's hand.

The small box was carefully packaged by the gift giver in strict accordance with the specifications for gifting to elders.After untying the red and white Mizuhiki knot, the girdle and outer wrapping paper were also opened one by one, finally revealing the gift box itself.The young man opened the lid. Before Xiaotian could see the contents clearly, he saw his father's expression change——

She showed an expression similar to Yuka's when she saw her long-lost son.

Xiao Tian:"……!?"

Before Xiaotian could take a closer look at her father's happy face, which seemed to have been overexerted, Xiaoye had already started to explain seriously like a newcomer who wanted to bribe the leader, "When I visited your home before, I saw your bookshelf There were Blu-ray discs of all the TV series and movies Ms. Yuka had appeared on, with only a gap in the middle. Later I asked Xiaotian——"

The silver-haired boy promptly recalled Xiaoye's strange question in the contestant village, and suddenly understood everything.

"He said that it was the third TV series starring Ms. Yuka. The sales of BD were much better than expected, so it was sold out quickly and many people were unable to buy it. A while ago I happened to see someone on the forum thinking I changed hands on this set of CDs, so I bought it." Xiaoye said with a smile - thanks to the kind netizen who agreed to her request to delay payment, otherwise she would have had to think about the question of "what gift to give" for three more days Three nights.

"...Thank you, I like it very much." Xinghai carefully put the disc back into the box.

This gift was obviously beyond the young man's expectations. He repeatedly stated that he was not talking politely, and that he could not even express how much he liked it in words - Xiaoye and Xiaotian looked at each other and exchanged knowing glances.

No words are needed, just the couple's daily unconscious display of affection is enough to explain it all.

"By the way, there's this." Xiaoye stuffed a large, bulging bag into Xinghai - this too-large gift was also put into a specially purchased gift bag, "A thank-you gift for the fire-breathing dragon - I see Let it eat energy cubes with this flavor, I hope it will like it."

The huge gift bag covered half of Xinghai's face, and the young man suddenly couldn't laugh or cry, "Your thank-you gift was too thoughtful, Xiaoye."

"These are far less valuable than your teachings." Xiaoye said the last standard line in a serious manner, then relaxed and showed the same smile as usual to Xinghai.

Xinghai, who was holding the big bag, looked at the person in front of him again.

It was only now that the fragmented sense of sight was completely connected by facts, making him even doubt whether his brain was functioning normally.

Personality, ability, way of speaking, quick reaction that surpasses everyone——

It's obviously that similar, isn't it?

"Then, I'll take my leave first..."

"Wait a minute." Xinghai interrupted Xiaoye.He put the oversized energy cube aside and said, "Xiaoye, if you don't have anything urgent to do, why not train with us? Since you think so highly of me -" he said with a smile. He tapped the long-out-of-print BD set with his finger, "I believe you won't mind listening to me, an annoying adult, telling you what to do."

"..."

Xiaoye's expression went blank, and the rumbling thunder struck in her mind, until all the broken beans in her mind evaporated, leaving only a series of calculations repeatedly flashing across the screen in her mind.

One teaching + one move teaching = a set of Blu-ray discs + a top-level energy cube = more than 2 elf coins;

Half a month of teaching + countless moves taught = mountains of Blu-ray discs and energy cubes =...

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"Sorry, I have something important, very important. I have to leave now..."

"Stop." Xinghai said, "I knew you would say that", "——In exchange, I hope you can do me a favor."

"Huh?" Xiaoye was stunned, and finally her face was no longer full of garbled words, "Can I help you with anything...?"

Xinghai is a first-level investigator in Kanto. Even Xiaoye's best combat skills are nothing in front of him. Xiaoye really can't figure out where Xinghai needs help from her.

"Of course." The silver-haired young man pointed at Xiaoye's wrist, "Because you have this."

Under the slightly confused gazes of Xiaoye and Xiaotian, the young man smiled and started talking.

"In the next few years - when you get the professional trainer qualification certificate, I hope you can go to a place and save the people there."

"It is an underground stone forest that is always dark and full of dangers. I can't tell you the details now, but what is certain is that escaping from there requires the assistance of the Mind Stone - especially the Heart of the Moon."

"This is a very dangerous mission. It would not be surprising for any trainer to lose his life there, including me."

Perhaps the message given by the young man was too weird, so the two young trainers remained silent.It was dark under the shade of the fir trees, with only a ray of sunlight struggling to pass through the gaps in the leaves and pouring onto the speaker's shoulders.

"How? Are you willing to accept my request?"

When the young man asked himself a question with a smile on his face but a solemn tone, Xiaoye was silent for a moment.

Travelers from other worlds are never afraid of threats to their lives, but when the words "a few years later" hovered in her ears, she hesitated.Countless thoughts were churning in her mind, making her logical thinking circuit become lengthy.

This time, in the process of making a decision - looking at the eyes of the silver-haired father and son across from him with the same color, the irrational part quietly gained the upper hand.

Finally, she simply nodded and answered.

"of course."

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It is July [-]th, Elven Calendar Year [-].

The young traveler who first arrived in the Southland changed his plans and made irrational promises.

Countless coincidences and non-coincidences are stacked together, causing those who inherit hope to embark on a different path from the "previous future".Perhaps, the contaminated "fruit" under the giant tree - the world will change as a result.

I believe it will change.

"I'll make it change."