Pokémon: What should I do? My father-in-law always wants to tear me apart

"You mean mom's Pokémon?"

With her face flushed, Ruan Yaoyao leaned tenderly in Lin Yi's broad and warm arms. Her beautiful face revealed a complex and subtle expression, as if she was tormented by some kind of contradiction in her heart.

She murmured to herself, "Yes, you were not in the imperial capital at that time, so of course you had no idea what happened there..."

Lin Yi keenly caught the strangeness in Ruan Yaoyao's tone, and a bad feeling surged in his heart. He asked closely:

"So what happened?"

Ruan Yaoyao lowered her eyes silently, her eyes revealing a hint of sadness and helplessness.

She said softly: "Like Bug-type Pokémon like Iris, they evolve at a relatively early stage and can evolve and enter the mature stage earlier than other Pokémon.

However, this premature maturity comes at a great cost—Bug-type Pokémon usually have a short lifespan.”

"Even if their lifespan is not too long, as long as they are well cared for and taken care of, they can at least live for 40 to 50 years."

Lin Yi frowned and asked with confusion.

"But my mother-in-law's butterfly is not yet 20 years old, right? How could it be..."

Ruan Yaoyao shook her head gently and let out a long sigh.

“Since arriving in the imperial capital, the colorful butterflies have had difficulty adapting to the climate here.

Even more unfortunately, during this period, the remnants of the Hunter Association took advantage of the absence of the Four Heavenly Kings and launched a terrorist attack on the Alliance that shocked the world.

In order to protect her mother who was caught in the middle of the collapse, Cai Fendie was hit by the collapsed building and fell into a near-death state. In addition, rescue was not timely, and by the time her father came back, she was already..."

Ruan Yaoyao's thin and petite body trembled slightly, as fragile as a fallen leaf in the wind.

Lin Yi pursed his lips tightly, a trace of heartache flashed in his eyes. He stretched out his arms and slowly embraced Ruan Yaoyao in his arms, gently patting her back and comforting her with a gentle and low voice.

"I'm sorry to bring back those painful memories for you..."

"It doesn't matter......"

Ruan Yaoyao shook her head slightly, trying to suppress her inner sadness and pretend to be strong, but her slightly trembling voice betrayed her true emotions.

"Ever since that incident, every time Dad goes out, he always leaves at least one of his main Pokémon at home to protect us."

There was a hint of helplessness and sadness in Ruan Yaoyao's eyes.

"So it's Lucario who's left this time?"

The majestic figure of Lucario emerged in Lin Yi's mind. It always sat quietly on the lawn in the yard, like a loyal guardian.

Lin Yi knew that Ruan Tianli must have important matters to deal with in the alliance, so he had not returned home since last night.

"Why didn't you tell me about this at the time?" Lin Yi frowned slightly, with a hint of dissatisfaction and concern in his tone.

"It was almost the middle school entrance exam, and I didn't have a good grasp of the theoretical knowledge of a trainer, so I felt that it would be useless to tell you. And you have always been an excellent student, and I didn't want this incident to affect your learning progress."

Ruan Yaoyao lowered her head and explained in a low voice.

After hearing Ruan Yaoyao's words, Lin Yi couldn't help but feel touched, but he felt more self-blame and guilt.

He took a deep breath and then asked, "So, what about Xiangwei Meow?"

Hearing this name, Ruan Yaoyao's expression became a little complicated. She opened her mouth, but was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

"It ran away from home. I haven't seen it for at least two and a half years."

"runaway?"

……

"road……"

Lucario stood there in a daze, looking at the pink kitten eating the food brought by Tortoisemeow together with a group of wild Pokémon, his pupils shrank slightly.

Is it this? No, this cat is too young, so why does this smell so familiar?

Could it be its child?

"squeak--"

Just as Lucario raised its front legs and prepared to take a step forward, the group of wild Pokémon scattered in all directions like frightened birds, ran under the bridge and hid, while staring at Lucario nervously.

"road?"

Lucario stood there in confusion, looking at Tornado with a dazed look.

It was very confused by the strong reactions of these wild Pokémon.

Generally speaking, it is human nature to feel awe in the face of a powerful opponent, but at this moment they clearly showed extreme fear and terror. Do they really give people such an aggressive feeling?

"Meow~"

Torracat scratched his chin with his hind legs helplessly, then spoke slowly.

Most of them are poor guys who were abandoned by humans, or Pokémon whose homes were taken away by more powerful invaders and forced to flee. Because of this, they are particularly alert and wary of humans and powerful Pokémon.

"road??"

Seeing that many Pokémon even hid behind Tortoiseshell for shelter, Lucario finally couldn't suppress his doubts and asked.

Why aren't they afraid of you? And how did you get to know them?

“Meow.”

Hot Cat shook his head slightly, indicating that he couldn't explain the reason.

These things cannot be explained in a short time, let's talk about them slowly after we go back.

In short, to them, I am just an outsider with decent strength who can bring them food resources.

"road."

Lucario scratched his droopy ears in confusion, and suddenly, as if he remembered something, he stretched out his claws and gently tapped Riolu, who was sitting on the ground enjoying the energy block.

They are not afraid of you, so go and ask the cat with a tail for me. Um... that dirty cat with a tail, help me find out if it has seen its biological mother?

"Meow?!"

Before Riolu could respond, the Tobiko next to him screamed.

Do you really want to ask this?

Hearing this, Lucario couldn't help but feel confused.

"road?"

Did I just say something wrong?

"Meow."

In response to Lucario's question, Tornado gave him a big eye roll.

You grab a stranger on the street and ask him/her, "Hey, have you seen your mom?"

He must be beaten up on the spot! He is a man of good temper if he doesn't get angry with you.

Lucario: “…”

What's with this inexplicable feeling that makes sense?

Riolu swallowed the food in his mouth, stood up, brushed the dust off his butt, and moved forward step by step.

Wild Pokémon naturally have no resistance to a harmless little cutie like Riolu, but their hostility and fear of Lucario have not diminished in the slightest.

"Leorio!"

The little puppy greeted energetically, and then waved to the cat facing forward.

Hey! Kitty, have you seen your mom?

Hot Meow: “???”

You really asked that? So you didn't listen to what we just said, right?