[Pokémon/Pokémon] Past, present and future

The alley was dimly lit, but the almost pitch-dark environment did not make Suzuki feel any less anxious. Suzuki became increasingly irritated as he listened to the clicking sound of someone's watch hands.

She glanced at the boys in front of her, and took advantage of the moment when a gap appeared among them to rush over. However, the boys next to her also reacted immediately and reached out to grab Suzuki the moment he rushed over. She jerked her wrist back, and Suzuki, who was rushing forward, was suddenly pulled back. While falling back with the force, he took out the Poké Ball with his left hand and threw it out.

As soon as the cotton ball appeared, a gust of pink wind blew towards several people. Although the airflow failed to push them away, several people still showed discomfort.

She didn't take the other three with her. The gophers couldn't enter the game city, and they found it boring to stay in the ball. It happened that Ibrahimovic didn't seem to be interested in them, so she simply let them stay in the park to play. The mandible ant, on the other hand, has a quiet temperament and did not follow.

Pokémon usually have high IQs, so Suzuki stayed with them with confidence. It originally planned to stay there with Kapok Ball to rest, but it was not worried about Suzuki going alone at night, so it decided to go with her.

Now it seems that Kapok Ball’s concerns are correct.

Seeing Suzuki releasing Pokémon, one of them released Rattata, but they didn't seem to be in a hurry to start a Pokémon battle. On the contrary, the hand holding Suzuki's wrist tightened.

Suzuki frowned and looked at him. He ignored it and instead negotiated with Kapok Ball: "Hey, the relationship between you and this guy is just the relationship between Pokémon and a trainer. If the trainer is gone, just find another one. At worst, he will return. Forest, with your ability, you can live well in the forest, why do you need to follow someone who specializes in causing trouble? In my opinion, you might as well leave her alone. You can go and be free, and we will beat this guy up. Come to vent your anger, isn’t this the best of both worlds?”

Trying to convince it to leave me after realizing I can't fight it?

When he was blocked before, Suzuki noticed that Huang Mao, who came to smash up the store and was called Togami, was not there. If Togami was here, she would probably only get beaten without Eevee.

Only in this situation

Suzuki bit his lower lip and looked nervously in the direction of the kapok ball.

Although there was weak moonlight shining on its body, the cotton on its head completely blocked the light, and its big orange eyes looked a little dim at this time, making it impossible to tell what it was thinking in its heart.

Suzuki didn't expect it to be on her side. To her, Kapok and the others were just her partners.

She has very little trust in any living thing except herself, Miyazaki, and the system.

It would be great if I could have some powerful ability myself.

Wait, why is the system here? why it

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Suzuki had just realized something was wrong. He was about to be confused, but suddenly his whole body was startled as if his thoughts had been cut off. When he came back to his senses, he had forgotten what he was thinking just now, and he was even stunned by the current situation. It took him a moment to react.

Kapok Ball still didn't respond, and the others were not in a hurry, and were all waiting patiently. Suzuki took advantage of him and bit the man next to him on the forearm. This was not polite. The pain caused him to subconsciously let go and curse her. Then he kicked Suzuki back as she stood up and wanted to run away.

"Without Pokémon to protect you, you're not that powerful."

He laughed loudly, making a fist with his right hand and slowly hammering the palm of his left hand. He was gearing up, as if he couldn't wait to teach her a lesson to vent the grievances he had suffered in the previous period.

However, at this moment, soothing music sounded, and his eyes suddenly froze, his body went limp and he fell down, and within a few seconds he started snoring.

The rest of the people and Little Ratta were also in the same situation, sleeping in a state of disarray.

Surprised, Suzuki saw a few green notes gradually disappearing into the air under the moonlight, and he couldn't help but feel sleepy. While she was yawning, the kapok ball floating over startled her, and she almost got stuck in her chest.

Although the lower half of Kapok Ball's face was completely covered by cotton, Suzuki could see in its orange pupils a hint of excitement that the plan had succeeded and an apology that his trainer might have been frightened because of his late action.

Ever since it broke its shell, Kapok, like other Pokémon prepared to be handed over to students, has been instilled with the concept of loyalty to its trainer.

This is why most parents are willing to pay to have their children assigned Pokémon for the Pokémon School graduation exam. Even if the results are not good and only some common Pokémon are assigned, the talent is usually at least average, and the loyalty to the trainer is very guaranteed. A few years ago, some Pokémon were even released because of being too loyal. Some even refused to leave, and some were forcibly exchanged by trainers, released through deception, or sold directly to the black market.

After realizing this, the training house that cooperated with the school adjusted its methods. While asking them to be loyal to their trainers, they also educated them to know how to consider themselves, which reduced these phenomena.

Kapok Ball was naturally born after changing his ways.

It knows how to tell if its trainer is good to it. Although Suzuki Yumeko has never spoken to Pokémon and is always silent and looking at her mobile phone, in the past month, except for training and battles, almost everything she said was "it's time to eat", "um", "oh" and "ok".

But after getting along with each other these days, in Kapok's opinion, his trainer just likes to be alone.

If she was a mean-spirited person, there was no need to jump into the river to save Ibrahimovic and almost drown herself.

And we won’t let that gopher who just knows how to eat eat eat so many poffins.

If Kapok wasn't willing to let the gopher eat for free, I'm afraid he would come and eat for free next time, causing Suzuki to suffer a loss.

Also, if Suzuki was not good to them, he wouldn't go out of his way to give them fruit puree and poffin.

All in all, Kapok is convinced that at least Suzuki Yumeko is worth following.

The hesitation I had when I heard that man's words before was just an act. After all, if it doesn't carry out a sneak attack, it doesn't have much chance of winning in a one-to-many situation.

"Amazing." Staring blankly at the ball of cotton in front of her, Suzuki subconsciously praised her voice. Thinking of her distrust, she opened her mouth to apologize, but as soon as she said one word in a daze, she suddenly realized something. , turned his head away in a panic, "For me, um, it's definitely okay for me to do it by myself. After all, it's just a few people. But in the end, you can be considered a help, so... So anyway, ahem, it’s just the opposite, anyway, thank you very much.”

Suzuki tilted his head slightly, staring at the other side, while his left index finger subconsciously touched his face back and forth. He hesitated when he spoke, and it took him a long time to say "Thank you".

It wasn't that she felt embarrassed because she was thanking him.

Suzuki had no idea that Kapok would not listen to the persuasion of the bad boy. She had already planned to get beaten up for the time being and then sneak attack with a few others to settle the score with them.

However, Kapok Ball's final move made Suzuki, who didn't really believe in it at all, feel a little ashamed.

However, the face-conscious Suzuki immediately held back a word as soon as he said it, and used a stuttering thank you to cover up the fact that he was actually embarrassed to apologize.

"Mome!" Kapok Ball didn't think much about it, just thinking that Suzuki was a little shy, so he responded loudly to show that it didn't matter.

After this series of events, Suzuki no longer wanted to go to the arcade, and was unwilling to leave just like that. He simply took out a gel pen from his bag and wrote the word "arcade" on several people's faces one by one, and then angrily He kicked several people in turn.

It can barely be considered as playing an "arcade" game today.

Before they woke up, Suzuki was about to take the kapok ball and walk away, but when she turned left after exiting the alley, she encountered a human face. She was so frightened that she subconsciously shouted "fuck" in a low voice. At the same time, she reflexively took a step back, leaning her body with her right foot behind her at a 45° angle to her left foot, assuming a stance that she had learned to facilitate her attacks.

The person opposite seemed to be very frightened, and the elf ball in his hand just fell to the ground with a "bang". She hurriedly picked it up and wiped it. After finding that it was not damaged, she patted her chest and exhaled: "I was scared to death. You solved it quite quickly. I was already planning to help."

Suzuki noticed that she was the same person he met in the park before, and couldn't help but become wary: "Why are you here?"

Could it be that you were followed?

But the girl directly admitted her intention: "I didn't want to observe you again, so I just followed you all the way. I'm leaving first, I have something else to do."

After realizing that she had exposed her intentions, she quickly changed her story and ran away with a smile.

It's really strange. Why are you following me when you have nothing to do?

Suzuki frowned and looked at the back of the girl who left.

However, when he went to work the next day, Suzuki soon learned why the girl wanted to find out about her Pokémon and follow her.

"Xiao Youguang, they are already here."

"I see."

After the store manager informed her, Suzuki nodded in response, then stood up and walked out the door.

As the party being challenged, it is up to the other party to come to the door.

Probably because this battle would definitely cause one of the stores to lose some face, people who heard the news naturally waited nearby to watch the excitement.

They tacitly agreed to clear a large rectangular space for her to compete in Pokémon battles with her opponents.

After walking out of the store, Suzuki looked straight ahead, with a hint of surprise on his face - standing in front of the bustling crowd was the girl with slightly curly pink hair from last night.

"Hi, we meet again!"

The other party didn't look surprised at all. He seemed to have anticipated their battle and waved his hand openly.

"Well, good morning."

After the initial surprise, Suzuki returned to his usual smile and nodded in response.

"This is the resident trainer in our store. Miss Suzuki, she was not in the Deep Gray Market when you came to our store a few days ago. She just came back yesterday."

Another man walked up to the girl and introduced her. After hearing what this person said, Suzuki realized that this time he was facing the same restaurant where he took his Pokémon to relax and have a big meal.

The store manager never told Suzuki the name of the store, so she didn't know it at all before.

"I am Hikaru Sugimoto, and I challenge you on behalf of Gray Stone!"

‘Grey Stone’ is the name of the store. The name seems to be taken from the nearby large rocks, and the interior decoration of the store also tends to be gray in style.

"My name is Suzuki Yumitsu, and I accept the challenge on behalf of Traveler House."

‘Traveler’s House’ is the name of the restaurant where Suzuki is staying. Probably because the location is very close to the exit of the Dark Gray Market, the name was chosen to entertain people traveling back from the forest.

"This game is a battle between Hikari Sugimoto and Yumitsu Suzuki. There is only one Pokémon that can be used. The game ends when either Pokémon loses its combat ability. Both parties are asked to send out their Pokémon within three seconds. Kemeng.”

According to the store manager, the opponent's trainer requested that one Pokémon decide the winner. Originally, it was planned to have a three-on-three battle that best reflected the trainer's ability in the battle class, but due to Sugimoto's strong request, it became a one-on-one battle.

"Go ahead, Kapok Ball!"

"Come out, Makoshita Rikishi!"

Sugimoto sent out a Pokémon with a bow "tied" on its head and a body shaped like a heart under its head.

The red light on the two Pokémon completely dissipated. The moment he saw the Pokémon released by Suzuki clearly, Sugimoto exclaimed: "Eh!?"