Pokémon Master is me, Bell

On the east side of the city of Miare, there is an unpretentious fishing resort.The water there flows all the way from the snow-capped mountains in the northeast, cold and fast. It softens its temper when passing through Fengxu Town. It gradually lowers along the melancholy road from east to west, forming several waterfalls, and finally converges into a tranquil landscape of years. Nice pond.

Although the pond lacks the "awe-inspiring murderous aura" of its source, it still provides visitors with a sense of coolness.Therefore, many Miare people have the habit of going fishing in the summer.

Our family is no exception.

So after a week of intense training, Ms. Vanessa got into her beloved classic car and took the three of us kids (in her mind) to the fishing resort on the melancholy road to go fishing!

Along the way, I fiddled with the fisherman hat on my head and hummed a tuneless tune happily.

Although Uchiha Sasuke looked like "you insist on me going" and seemed to disdain such a peaceful hobby as fishing, you could still see the expectation in his heart!

——The fishing life is a happy life.

Through the car window, I saw the words written on the billboard at the door of the cabin in the distance, and I shouted excitedly: "We're here!"

Why does it feel like a primary school student's spring outing?

The three of us found a shady spot by the pond and put down a small bench, bucket and bait box.

"Here, the fishing rod." I handed the good fishing rod to Bucciarati and Uchiha Sasuke, who sat down obediently, and then explained: "Different water Pokémon like different baits, and you can encounter two kinds of Pokémon in this pond. The babies are Tadpole Pokémon and Barbarian Bass. The former has a gentle personality and likes to eat Asire waterweed, and there is bait made of Asilene waterweed in the bait box. The latter..."

Bucciarati raised his head: "Is it the Pokémon you said was delicious that day?"

"Yes, it doesn't match their appearance. It's unexpectedly delicious." I nodded with shame: "They are one meter long and have a fierce personality. They will eat everything they see, including water plants, small fish, and even those that accidentally fall into the water. Other Pokémon. Except for tadpole Pokémon and lobster Pokémon, there are very few fish that can survive in a lake with them."

"Oh?" Uchiha Sasuke couldn't sit still after hearing this.He waved his fishing rod, decisively took out a weak tench-like fake bait from the bait box and hung it on the fishing rod. He raised an arrogant and determined smile and said, "Then let's eat this guy called savage bass tonight!"

"Yes, yes..." I scratched my cheek: "The wild seabass here is originally artificially raised, but you can't go home to eat it. I remember there is a big hotel near here, I can ask them to help with it."

Savage Uchiha Sasuke asked doubtfully: "Can't we camp and have a barbecue?"

I was speechless: "No, there are too many fallen leaves on Melancholy Road even in summer, so it is forbidden to light a fire. Not to mention barbecue, even smoking is not allowed!"

After being educated by me, Uchiha Sasuke started fishing seriously.

Because he insisted on fishing for wild bass, Bugirati even released a bucket of mosquito tadpoles, but he still caught nothing.

Finally, when he was about to lose his patience, something bit the bait...!

Uchiha Sasuke's eyes lit up, and after dealing with the opponent several times, he fished out...a mosquito-repellent incense (?) with a fierce pull.I looked at Mr. Mosquito Repellent biting the fake bait in bewilderment, and subconsciously took out the Pokémon illustrated book.

The electronic mechanical voice sounded: "Mosquito Repellent, the tadpole Pokémon, can live on land or in water. When it is on the ground, it will keep its skin sticky by sweating."

Bucciarati asked kindly: "Do you want to tame this Pokémon?"

I shook my head and said, "My Pokémon must be caught by myself!"

Uchiha Sasuke said after a long silence: "...Is this delicious?"

Mr. Mosquito Repellent showed a horrified look in his eyes.

I couldn't help but slap him: "You can't eat this!"

Mr. Mosquito Repellent immediately relaxed, glared at Sasuke, and jumped back into the water with a splash.

After a day of happy fishing, the one who gained the most was undoubtedly Ms. Vanessa.The new fishing bait she developed was very successful. After picking some axile waterweed, she went to the fishing hut to settle the bill.

Although Bucciarati is better at fishing with a net, he is also quite good at fishing.He was more patient than Uchiha Sasuke and had no obsession with wild bass, so he could better enjoy the refreshing feeling of fishing.

The slippery boy also caught two mosquito-repellent tadpoles with a scaled-down fishing rod!

The fire fox liked to be clean, so he didn't go into the water to catch fish. Instead, he chased and played with the wild little wood spirit in the flowerbed nearby.

What I enjoy more than fishing is sitting by the cool and gentle pond, listening to the sound of falling waterfalls in the distance, breathing the fresh and moist air, and watching mosquito-repellent tadpoles lining up in the water to practice swimming.

Playing with Pokémon and talking to your family makes you feel as comfortable as blending into nature.

Suddenly, a young man in a black trench coat who appeared briefly two weeks ago appeared in my mind. His face was backlit on the prism tower, and his faint smile seemed to be absent under the glow of Miare.

The contempt and loneliness in his eyes.

I lowered my head slightly and looked at my reflection on the lake.

...If I had answered his question more seriously that day, what would I have said?Probably words that hurt his heart.Because I really can't understand his world. For me, living must be meaningful. Every day of my existence is happy and full of expectations.

Because I really like this world so much.

I watched with soft eyes as the fire fox chased the erratic figure of the little wood spirit from the flower garden all the way to the pond.

Watch it plop into...Eh?Fell into the water? !

"Slippery!" Little Slippery was also shocked, but he immediately held his belly and laughed, waving the fishing rod, eager to catch the fire fox with bait.

I suddenly smiled crookedly and cheered for the fire fox treading water in the pond.

Only Uchiha Sasuke, the fox-loving demon next to him, took off his shoes and socks and jumped from the edge of the pond to fish for it.

Amidst the laughter, a savage bass with a ferocious mouth jumped out of the lake!Bite the fire fox!

Before I could get nervous, everyone at the pond saw Uchiha Sasuke laughing out loud as if his brain was broken, and pounced on the savage bass with a bad guy face that said "I've finally waited for you"!

……what.

For half a minute, all the fishing enthusiasts fell into silence.

One thing must have occurred in our minds at the same time, and that was - when the owner of the fishing lodge wrote the sign "No water entry, beware of life", he probably never thought that the person who should be careful of life was the wild bass!

Yes, we did end up with a delicious savage bass before the sun went down that day.

The bait was the fire fox, and the fishing rod was Uchiha Sasuke himself.What can I say, ninjas are amazing!

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Since Ms. Vanessa has work to do in the evening, we parted ways on Melancholy Road.She drove home while the three of us carried the half-dead fish to a nearby fancy hotel.

She calls it a great exercise in independence before embarking on a journey.

Of course, she left a pair of roller skates for me.

This way gang leader Bucciarati and ninja genius Uchiha Sasuke don't need to deliberately slow down for me.

As the runner-up in the last Carlos Youth Roller Skating Competition, my strength cannot be underestimated!

We successfully arrived at the splendid luxury hotel before nightfall completely fell.

"...Bucciarati, do you think we look like fish sellers?" I stood at the door of the hotel and twitched the corner of my mouth.

To be honest, since I live in Miare City, I don’t know anything about hotels within a one-day drive.I only found out about this hotel after reading online guides about eating seabass. I thought it was a B&B with its cuisine as its selling point, but I didn’t expect it to be unexpectedly high-end.

Walking through the revolving door, I was surprised again.

The contrast between... inside and outside is huge.The large chandelier in this hotel smashed to the ground, causing cracks and gravel on the marble floor. The edges of the wallpaper were rolled up due to moisture, the carpet was frizzy and dirty, and the lamps were more or less rusty...

But there was an old gentleman in a tuxedo standing at the front desk.

Is this... some new type of fraud?

The old gentleman's eyes lit up and he said kindly, "Do you three want to move in?"

I stuttered and said, "Uh, yes, we caught a bass and wanted to check in and have some food. I wonder if you still have a chef?"

The old gentleman seemed to be puzzled by my question and replied: "Of course, our chef is the most professional in handling bass."

I understood immediately.Sure enough, after the hotel went bankrupt, he changed his profession to specialize in sea bass, which is also a way.

After he confirmed our names, he said with a smile: "Then let me take you to the room. The luxury suite is now at half discount."

...Sure enough, he is bankrupt!It’s so cheap if no one lives there!

The three of us walked into the elevator and went up to the highest floor. After entering the room, we found that although the lobby was very broken, there were still all the necessary facilities.

That said, I actually made a profit.

If the sea bass is also delicious, I recommend that my classmates also patronize the old gentleman’s business.It is not easy to go bankrupt in an industry.

"I said..." Suddenly Uchiha Sasuke's voice floated over coldly: "Stop being immersed in your own world, come and take a look. The room door is locked from the outside."

"what?"

No, brother, the hotel door cannot be locked from the outside.I twisted the door handle...really.

"Where are the windows?" I turned to ask Bucciarati.He shook his head.

Uchiha Sasuke clicked his tongue, threw the phone on the landline and said, "The customer service line is also busy."

Hey, this isn't even fraud. It's basically kidnapping and illegal imprisonment.

Suddenly, two of the overhead lights went out.

"! Bucciarati!" My voice was trembling, and I pointed at the wall and said, "Look what that is..." Following the direction I pointed, lines of big characters appeared on the wall like blood flowing down - this Who owns the room?

...Why is it still supernatural?

"Escape room?" Bucciarati touched his chin.

I shook my head and raised my hand and asked, "There is a very serious problem! What about the bass?"

Then I got pounded by Sasuke.

He said coldly: "Let the Slippery boy come out and blow the door open."

right!

"It's decided! Little Slippery!" I released Little Slippery from the baby ball: "Let Maggie see the success of our training! Use the Chidori Style·Chi Bomb at the door!"

Bang!A big hole was blown out of the wooden door!

But as soon as we walked out of the door, the same bloody words appeared on the wall of the corridor - Who is the owner of the room?

After exiting the door, the elevator would not open no matter how hard I pressed it, and the escape passage was also locked by a thick iron door. Both of them could not be opened with infuriating bombs.

If you want to leave, you must go back to the previous room to look for clues.

...I threw myself on the bed and said, "Let's just think of a solution tomorrow. Let's go to bed today!"

——As a result, he was lifted up by Uchiha Sasuke.

Just when we were fighting with our eyes, the always reliable Bucciarati shined!

He found it——

A.An old photo

B. A starry sky map

C. A notebook

D. Three barrels of instant noodles