Dawn of Pokémon

July [-]th, early morning.

A small wooden sign was placed in front of the wooden house in the forest, with a line of words written on it.

[Course [-]: Breath Concealment]

Xiaotian really felt that this kind of behavior was a bit useless, and he only made good special training look like a summer camp for elementary school students.But considering how much saliva it would take to stop his father's whim, he swallowed his opinion back.

"Fluctuation is the power of change. As long as life exists, it will 'live' with the user. Therefore, as long as the own fluctuations are integrated with the outside world through artificial adjustments, they will always change with the changes in the environment - yes , you are doing the right thing now. Your breath is weakening."

Xinghai smiled and nodded to the new student, "Just practice more according to this feeling, and soon you will be able to avoid the detection of waveguides like me."

"I understand." Xiaoye responded, and then hesitantly asked, "Is it really okay? Teach me such an important thing."

"It's just a small trick. This level of hidden aura is only effective for people or Pokémon who use the power of waveguides." Xinghai said, "If the other party uses super powers, ultrasound, or the more common vision and hearing , what can come in handy is still the hiding skills and Pokémon’s move assistance.”

As Xiaoye recalled the list of Pokémon that could use the power of waveguide, Xinghai raised his voice and added, "Besides - this is only a temporary sweetness. Don't refuse until I need your help."

"Of course, I will do my best!" Xiaoye put on the serious expression as if she wanted to bribe the leader and replied firmly.

After the two children began to practice on their own, the silver-haired young man smiled helplessly and shook his head.

Although the name of equal exchange is very useful, Xinghai always feels that when he mentions this again and again, he looks like a shady businessman who can show unequal contracts to young people at any time.

Early this morning, Mr. Inspector issued class schedules to Xiaoye and Xiaotian respectively.The above teaching content is richly arranged and divided into different courses according to the specific use methods of waveguide power. Practical and theoretical teaching are naturally interspersed.Just looking at the course schedule in her hand, Xiaoye could think of how much effort the instructor had made in order to better impart knowledge to her son.

Different from the course schedule that Xiaoye got, Xiaotian's one has many practical lessons arranged, and this is often Xiaoye's independent training time.According to Xinghai, Xiaoye's "software" is sufficient for actual combat, and the current top priority is to improve the "hardware" - the control and basic application of abilities.

The crystal blue light flickered in the forest clearing.Xiaoye looked at the silver-haired father and son who were fighting together, and then turned her attention back to her training.

In the previous theoretical course, Xinghai told the two children the correct way to use the power of waveguides to strengthen their bodies for a short period of time.

The power of waveguide is a very special power.It can be counted as one of the branches of fighting attribute energy, and its expression form is very different from fighting attribute energy.But in any case, the waveguide is also a river that circulates in the bodies of humans and Pokémon, and is closely related to life. The way it is used has many similarities with Pokémon's moves.

When talking about "strengthening", Xinghai used the fighting style move "Bodybuilding" as a comparison case.Bodybuilding is a move that tightens the muscles of the whole body and injects fighting energy into the muscles to increase attack and defense power.Although the strengthening of waveguide power cannot achieve the obvious increase effect of bodybuilding, it can still be a very useful technique in critical moments to temporarily strengthen physical fitness.

According to Xinghai, this is an instinct-like skill for Pokémon. It may be a little harder for humans to master, but they usually get started quickly.The power originating from one's own body can naturally be easily integrated with the limbs and bones without harming one's own body.

Xiaoye knew that Xinghai, as an investigator, had a comprehensive and accurate knowledge reserve and would never make mistakes in such basic links.Then, there is only one possibility left.

...Is my ability a fake waveguide?

Looking at the palm that was still feeling slight but continuous pain, Xiaoye doubted herself from the bottom of her heart.

When Xiaoye was randomly groping for the use of the power of the waveguide, she did not try the "bodybuilding" method. She just simply and roughly controlled the wave to synchronize with her own movements. When punching, the ability also released the impact forward, similar to the A piece of strength-enhancing armor was put on his wrist.And when she started to try real strengthening under Xinghai's guidance, she encountered an incredible situation.

Waveguide is one of the manifestations of life, and each soul has unique ripples that match itself.Just like one's own brain waves cannot harm oneself no matter how active they are, the power of the waveguide can hardly harm the user's body.

But no matter how Xiaoye tried, she could not successfully integrate the power of the waveguide with her body.The arm that was filled with energy kept sending out pain signals in protest, as if it had been attacked by small Qi bombs.

Seeing that Xiaotian's practical class was coming to an end, but there was still no progress on her side, Xiaoye became anxious and injected the crystal blue light point into her right hand without thinking, and punched the tree trunk next to her.

"boom."

After the dull sound, the thick trunk of the fir tree did not move at all.Xiaoye took back her dusty right hand with a calm expression, but actually she felt like her eyes were filled with flying stars.

But the pain does not interfere with her rational thinking, and even promotes the operation of logical circuits to be clearer.At a certain moment, a strange idea quietly emerged.

The power of the waveguide comes from the soul.Her power cannot act on her body, is it because... the power condensed in her soul is different from that of her body, or...

Her "soul" and "body" don't match?

A call from the forest glade interrupted Xiaoye's thoughts.Hearing Xinghai's greeting, Xiaoye realized that the sun had already risen above her head in the sky blocked by the canopy of cedar trees.

"Is lunch time coming so soon?" Xiaoye gave a rare speech like a top student who forgot all about food and sleep and loved studying. As she said this, she walked out of the dark woods and came into the sunshine.

"How's it going? Is it going well?"

"Fortunately, I gained something."

Xiaoye and Xiaotian chatted and headed towards the stove, when they suddenly saw something reflecting light on the ground.

She knelt down and pushed aside the lush weeds. She was stunned when she saw the true appearance of the reflective object.

It was a simple pendant.The blue crystals are condensed into a triangular prism shape, faintly reflecting the luster of the sun, making it difficult to distinguish its material.

Xiaoye recognized the owner of the pendant at a glance - Xiaoye had seen Xiaotian wearing it close to her body when they lived together at the Pokémon Center.

Did you accidentally drop it during sparring?

Xiao Ye reached out and tried to pick up the pendant without thinking.The moment her fingertips came into contact with the dark blue cylinder, she suddenly froze.

A huge flow of information rushed into the girl's mind.

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Xiaoye was sure that it was a very familiar voice to her.

She must have heard that sound thousands of times, but the memory was imprisoned in a narrow gap, and she could not break out of the confinement no matter what.

She seemed to see the scorched earth, the flames raging in the air, the blackened half of the World Tree, and the black meteorites that swallowed up all the starlight.And in the messy light and shadow, the sound seemed extremely harsh.

"please……"

The voice sobbed and pleaded.

"I sacrifice my memory, my life and my soul, using everything I own as a 'price' in exchange for your arrival. "

"Please, the "other me" in the torrent of billions of time. "

"Please……"

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The noisy sound was interrupted by the touch of reality.Xiao Ye looked up in a daze and saw a familiar face looking at her with a frown.

"What's wrong?" Xiaotian asked.

Xiaoye looked at the boy's hand stretched out in front of her, and without hesitation put the picked things into that hand.

"..."

Xiaotian, who obviously didn't mean this, paused and had to look at the thing in his hand first.

"Here, your pendant - maybe you lost it during sparring." Xiaoye had already stood up briskly, patting the dust on her pants and explained.

Xiaotian touched his neck and realized that something was missing from his neck.

"Thank you." He said briefly, looking at the pendant to check if there was any damage.

"The chain seems to be broken. Let's replace it another time."

"Ah."

"Speaking of which, did Xiaoling take us to buy a necklace to hang the Heart of the Leaf?" Xiaoye asked curiously, "Wouldn't they collide with each other if we wear them together?"

After imagining the scene of wearing several necklaces around her neck, which jingled whenever she walked around, Xiaoye suddenly felt that such pictures and sound effects were not very consistent with Xiaotian's own style.

Xiaotian directly answered Xiaoye's question with action - he lifted up his coat and pointed at the green round stone hanging on his belt side by side with the Poké Ball.

Xiaoye: (Suddenly enlightened) I see, no wonder you never make a jingle when walking.

Xiaotian: ...What on earth are you thinking about?

After the lunch break, tight class schedules came one after another, forcing Xiao Ye to temporarily stop irrelevant thinking.

Anyway, this isn't the first time.When I witnessed the solar eclipse on Red Lotus Island, I felt something flashing through my mind, and it was familiar again and again, right?

She said this to herself.Perhaps it was because there were so many strange phenomena that had happened to her that she could not count them all. She skillfully packed up all the audio and video files of unknown strange phenomena and threw them into the corner of her mind, deciding to dig them out again when she had time.

——And she obviously underestimated the heart of the iron-blooded instructor under Xinghai's smiling face.

Although the arrangement of the course is reasonable, the mental and physical strength required for the whole process is close to the limit of a ten-year-old child.Until she sat down on the bed after dinner, Xiaoye still felt like her head was full of ripples.

After turning on her mobile phone and chatting with the golden retriever brother and sister who were far away in Baiyin Mountain, Xiaoye ended the evening entertainment under the leadership of the father and son who went to bed early.Mental and physical exhaustion caused the people in the wooden house to fall asleep quickly.After physical exertion and three nutritious meals, young people deserve the best quality of sleep——

It wasn't until she woke up from her sleep for the first time that Xiaoye realized some subtle changes.

The bright silver fell on the bed along the gaps in the curtains, leaving mottled traces.Under the moonlight, Xiaoye, who had already sat up, subconsciously turned her head and looked inside the room.

Nights away from the city are always very quiet.There was the faint chirping of nocturnal insect Pokémon outside the window, and only the long breathing echoed in the wooden house.The silver-haired father and son were both sleeping peacefully.

The girl instinctively breathed a sigh of relief, but then became confused by her own reaction.

...By the way, that dream.

Just like black and white words erased by an eraser, although vague indentations will remain on the paper, it cannot be restored to its original appearance no matter what.

Xiao Ye clearly felt the memory fading in her mind.The dream filled with black blood quickly disappeared, leaving only a vague sense of crisis lingering in the dreamer's mind.

Under the pale moonlight, doubts that could no longer be concealed emerged from the heart of the alien traveler bit by bit, swallowing up all sleepiness.