Dawn of Pokémon

The fiery red lotus gradually dispersed.

The dance stopped, the girl jumped off the shoulders of the person who was holding her up, and a group of dancers chatted happily.

Xiaoye opened her eyes wide and looked at the clothes of the people on the altar again and again, confirming that there were indeed no signs of burning on them - but the flames that had previously flooded the altar were clearly real.

Yang Yu seemed to notice Xiaoye's confusion and explained with a smile, "The one just now is our clan's special ability - you may have heard of it too?"

"I have seen something like 'the power to control flames'..."

After experiencing the previous "Motorcycle Paladin" incident, Xiaoye originally thought that this was an exaggeration, referring to the fact that most of the Fire People had conquered the fire Pokémon.

"That's right." The red-haired boy smiled with his eyes bent, "We have the ability of "fire control". Although we can't create flames out of thin air like Pokémon, we can control existing flames - of course, this is It’s an ability that very few people in our clan have, and people like me can’t do it at all. "

As he said that, Yang Yu pointed to the girl who was surrounded in the center of the altar, "The person who controlled the surrounding torches during the dance was Sister Haruna. She is very capable, and everyone said that she might be the next clan leader—— "

Just as they were mid-sentence, the two of them felt someone pounce on them from behind, and almost hit their heads on the altar together.

Yongzhen, who had also arrived at the central square at some point, put his arm on their shoulders and chatted with a smile, "What are you talking about fire control? I can do it too."

"Really?"

"Of course, keep an eye on it."

The brown-haired boy stood in a horse stance, took two deep breaths, slowly raised his hands flat in front of his chest, then suddenly opened his eyes and shouted loudly.

After about 20 seconds or more, a small spark flew out from the nearby torch. Before it could land completely in the young man's hand, it was blown out by a gust of wind.

"How?" Yongzhen proudly put his hands on his hips.

Night:"……"

Yang Yu: "..."

"On par with Master's superpower level." Piqiu, who was still lying in Yang Yu's arms, said coolly, which made Xiaoye recall the poor spoon that was only bent by 10% despite all its efforts.

The dancers finished their rehearsal and walked off the altar talking and laughing.Perhaps because the noisy Yong Zhen was too eye-catching, a group of people immediately noticed the unfamiliar faces in the audience.

The people of the flames always treat tourists with an overwhelming enthusiasm, and the two groups of people instantly merged and started chatting lively.After introducing themselves to each other, Xiaoye was about to bow to Haruna, the girl who was standing in the C position in the dance just now. When she was about to bend down, the girl stopped her.

"Oh, we don't like this here." The girl stretched out her hand and straightened Xiaoye, shaking her head and laughing, and the white flowers on her temples fluttered their petals, "Even if I am an older person, I don't need to respect you. Talk."

As soon as these words came out, Xiaoye was stunned.

She re-observed the height and face of the girl in front of her - "I thought we were about the same age...?"

The girl named Haruna seemed to be pleased, she smiled and rolled her eyes.

"Haruna-sama is not at the age of a new trainer who has just started." Yongzhen interjected carelessly, and there was a doubt in his words why Xiaoye was in a daze, "She is 20 years old this year - can't you tell? "

Night:"……"

Probably because the outsider's expression was too suspicious of life, the dancers around him all laughed.

Xiaoye was laughing so hard that she wanted to take a few steps away to calm down, but accidentally stepped on the foot of the person next to her.

"Sorry, sir." She apologized quickly.But the tall man who was stepped on - it was the dancer who was responsible for lifting Haruna - had a strange blush on his face. After being stunned for a while, he laughed "hehe" and made Xizi applaud. Ran away.

Night:"……??"

Yongzhen burst into laughter immediately, and he didn’t know whether it was because of the strange reaction of the person who ran away or because of Xiaoye’s confused expression, “That boy Heshu is definitely very happy. He just celebrated his tenth birthday a few days ago. You still The first person to treat him as an adult.”

Night:"…………"

What's going on with the heights of people in your clan? ?

Not knowing what she thought of, Xiaoye suddenly took a breath of cold air and began to observe the two teenagers in front of her with serious eyes as she stared at the graduation examination paper.

Yongzhen and Yang Yu were stared at each other.Yang Yu tilted his head blankly, and the two dull hairs on his head that looked like young sprouts began to dangle again.

"what's wrong?"

"Excuse me...are you two noble men this year?"

"Pfft, do you people in Kanto talk like this?" Yongzhen immediately said, "What do you think is more expensive than Geng? We are both twelve."

"Oh, that would be great."

Xiao Ye breathed a sigh of relief.Fortunately, the two people she knew most were not baby-faced but were actually in their 30s or [-]s. Otherwise, she wouldn't know which honorific to use without being rude.

Yongzhen rolled his eyes, seeming to understand what the out-of-town visitor was struggling with, and snickered.

"I guarantee you will be pleasantly surprised when you meet our clan leader."

The brown-haired boy swore confidently.

The afterglow of the setting sun gradually faded in the horizon, and sparse stars began to appear in the east.

The lively flame people stopped running around and started greeting each other to go home for dinner.Yongzhen said that he had already greeted his parents and warmly invited Xiaoye to his home - Yangyu, whose parents were far away in Hezhong, was also invited.

The three of them walked on the slightly quieter gravel road.Yongzhen took this opportunity to tell Yang Yu the reason for inviting Xiaoye to the Valley of Flames.

"So... you want to snatch that bracelet back from Feng Thief?" Yang Yu asked hesitantly.

"That's right, I can't stand it if we steal something from one of our own." Yongzhen was full of ambition, "What about Yang Yu, join us?"

The red-haired boy thought for a while and asked in a low voice, "Have you discussed this matter with your uncle and aunt?"

Yongzhen: "...Yang Yu, don't open and pick up any pot."

Yang Yu: "It seems not?"

Yongzhen: "Ah, the weather is so nice today——"

Yang Yu seemed to want to laugh, but still allowed Yong Zhen to change the topic abruptly.

The path they took was not the same as when they came.Xiao Ye saw that there seemed to be people in work clothes busy by the river. The strong and powerful people were carrying logs one by one and building new houses very efficiently.

Only then did Xiaoye realize that this clan had indeed suffered a serious earthquake not long ago.

"Thank you for your hard work, uncles -" Yongzhen waved to the dusty construction workers as he passed by the construction area, "Why don't you stop working even though it's already dark?"

"No, are you planning to quit your job and go get some food?" The construction worker's tone was as familiar as that of the brown-haired boy. I don't know if he is a real acquaintance or if he was infected by the familiarity syndrome from the residents of the Valley of Flames.

After Yongzhen heard this, he actively recommended several families who planned to hold banquets today. Before leaving, he did not forget to add, "We will make our houses more beautiful this time!"

"No problem. It's guaranteed to be strong and good-looking. Even a magnitude [-] earthquake won't cause cracks." The middle-aged man gave a thumbs up. "This is Master Himi's order. I will definitely do my best for you!"

Xiao Ye showed a thoughtful look.When the three of them walked out of the construction area, she turned her head and asked, "Does 'Himi-sama' refer to the 'Himimi of the West'?" "

"Yes." Yongzhen replied, "Although our two clans are far apart, we have actually been friends for a long, long time - probably hundreds of years! We often visit each other when we have nothing to do. Right Yang Yu? I Remember you have a particularly good friend from the Himami family?"

Yang Yu was stunned for an unknown reason, then nodded.

"It's a credit to them for providing financial assistance due to the earthquake this time, otherwise we would have had to sleep in the open for a while." Yongzhen said jokingly.

"That's it." Xiaoye secretly ticked off the guess in her mind, "But I didn't see anyone like the Himi family today. The Fire Worship Festival will be coming soon, right? Will they be invited?"

Yongzhen only thought that Xiao Ye was curious about the second among the so-called "one of the three nobles" of the Himi family, so he answered bluntly, "In the past, they would definitely be invited to the Fire Worship Festival, but I heard that this year Don’t invite anyone, don’t entertain tourists – I just returned home today and I don’t know what’s going on.”

Seeing his friend looking over him, Yang Yu hesitated for a moment, then explained, "This year's Fire Worship Festival is quite special. The clan leader has told us not to reveal the time. Unlike previous years, something might... happen on the day of the festival. Some dangerous things." He explained the specific situation in one word, looking at Xiaoye with worry in his eyes, "Xiaoye, you'd better leave before the Fire Worship Festival."

Yongzhen, who knew nothing about this and still invited the tourists as usual, looked at each other with the invited tourist Saya, both showing blank expressions.

Seeing that there seemed to be some inside story about the situation, Xiaoye did not continue to ask the reason.However, Yongzhen, who was full of curiosity, kept asking Yang Yu all the way, but in the end he couldn't ask anything, so he had to open the door unhappily.

"I am back……"

"Welcome to the Valley of Fire!"

An enthusiastic voice greeted us, followed by the aroma of food.A couple seemed to have been waiting for a long time, happily holding the tourists' hands and welcoming their three children into the house.

Yongzhen's parents looked round and chubby, and they looked like a couple from their physiques to their faces. If his wife hadn't been a brown-haired foreigner, they would have looked more like a brother and sister.They are as friendly and hospitable as other Fire People, and their attitude is not as if they are entertaining guests, but as if they have another "son with dyed hair" in their family.

Most of the furniture in newly built houses is brand new, but the messy piles of items make the rooms not lack the flavor of life.There were two small turkey chickens running around on the ground, chasing each other. One of them accidentally bumped into a tourist's leg and rolled his mosquito-repellent eyes in a daze.

The fat woman covered her mouth and laughed. She couldn't help but pick up the fainted orange hair ball and stuff it to Xiao Ye, indicating that the girl could touch it until she was satisfied.

"Oh, the patriarch said he won't invite anyone to visit this year. My husband and I still feel a little lonely." The woman smiled and rubbed Xiao Ye's short, messy hair. "Don't worry, everyone is here, and we promise to take you to play." What a pleasure!”

A certain four-character phrase uttered by the natives of this world made Xiaoye laugh, and the originally unfamiliar distance was invisibly shortened.

Yongzhen shouted noisily that he was hungry, so the group stopped being polite and crowded into the restaurant.

In the room dominated by wood tones, Xiaoye saw a sunken cave dug into one side of the wall.The shrunken wooden sculpture of the flame bird was placed neatly among them, and behind it was a wooden sign that looked a little old, with words written on it that Xiaoye couldn't read.The walls of the cave are carefully decorated with exquisite wooden objects and sprayed with bright paint, making it look like a small shrine.

Walking to the table, the talking and laughing suddenly stopped.Xiao Ye was startled, and saw that the people around her stopped smiling, and their expressions became serious and solemn.

The next moment, four people simultaneously bowed deeply to the wooden sculpture of the flame bird.

Like poetry, their deep voices spoke the language that had been spoken in distant antiquity.

[Thank you God for your blessing, your blessing shines on the earth like the sun. 】