Elf: This little Mao is very different.

"This one……"

The middle-aged woman in the house fell into deep thought after hearing Xiaomao, Mei and Toru's request to stay overnight. After all, she didn't know what kind of people Xiaomao and the other two were, so she was hesitant for a while.

But in the end, when he noticed that Xiaomao and the other two were just young teenagers, he stopped hesitating and made up his mind immediately.

"It's no problem to stay overnight."

After saying this, the middle-aged woman opened the door and motioned for Xiaomao and the other two to come in.

"Thank you." After Xiao Mao and the other two politely expressed their gratitude, they walked into the house.

After confirming that Xiaomao and the other two were just passing trainers, the middle-aged woman felt relieved and warmly entertained Xiaomao and the others.

After getting to know each other, Xiao Mao also got to know the name of this middle-aged woman, Minako.

"By the way, I just heard that you are preparing to challenge our Hoenn Alliance."

In this way, the relationship between Xiao Mao and the other two and Minako became closer and closer, so they had more topics to chat about.

"Well, we are preparing to participate in this year's Caiyou Conference." Mei, who was standing aside, smiled and nodded.

"This is great!" After hearing that Xiao Mao and the others were going to participate in the Caiyou Conference, a smile appeared on his face.

Then Minako seemed to remember something, so she smiled and continued, "My son Nobuna is a rookie trainer this year. Like you, after receiving his initial Pokémon, he went on a journey with the goal of challenging the Hoenn League."

"Is that so?" Mei nodded thoughtfully after hearing what Minako said, and then continued: "Maybe if I'm lucky, I can meet your son at the Caiyou Conference in the future."

“If that’s the case, that would be great.”

After saying that, Minako's face also showed a more kind smile.

"My son Nobuna has been rather naughty since he was young, and his academic performance is not very good, so if he can participate in the Saiyou Conference, it would really be a miracle from his ancestors."

Although Minako was talking about her son's shortcomings, the kindness in her eyes was not fake at all.

"Aunt Minako, that's not certain. Maybe the next time you see Nobuna will be on the stage of the Caiyou Conference." Xiao Mao, who was standing aside, heard this and responded with a smile.

"If that's true, that's great." Seeing Xiaomao praising his son so much, Minako's impression of Xiaomao improved a bit, and the smile on her face became more obvious.

As Xiaoshige and the other two chatted with Minako longer, their relationship became closer and closer. Xiaoshige and the others talked about some things that happened during their trip, and Minako proudly introduced her son Nobuna to Xiaoshige and the others.

In this way, they chatted until very late. If it weren't for time constraints, they would probably have talked longer.

...the dividing line...

Time always passes quickly. In the blink of an eye, it is already the next morning.

After the cell phone alarm rang, Xiao Mao and the other two did not continue to stay in bed, but quickly got up, changed their clothes, and prepared to wash up.

Minako, who was preparing breakfast in the kitchen, saw Xiaomao and the other two coming out of the room, and greeted them with a smile.

"Xiao Mao, you guys are up. Hurry up and wash up, then come and have breakfast."

"Ok."

After hearing Minako's call, Xiao Mao and the other two nodded immediately, quickly washed up, and came to the restaurant. At Minako's invitation, they began to enjoy breakfast.

Just when Xiao Mao, Mei, Toruko and Minako finished their breakfast together, a commotion outside attracted the attention of Xiao Mao and the others.

"Hurry, hurry up, it's coming again, we have to hurry and drive it away!"

The noise coming from outside the house instantly attracted the attention of Xiao Mao and the other two, so when they just put down their chopsticks, they started asking Minako beside them.

"Aunt Minako, what happened? Why is it so noisy outside?"

"Yes, who is that?" Mei was a very curious person. After hearing the noise outside, she no longer wanted to stay in the house, so she followed Xiaomao and started asking.

Although Toruko did not ask any questions, her inquiring gaze was directed at Minako beside her.

"Looking at the situation, it should be the disaster beast coming." Minako recalled the sound she just heard and then expressed her guess.

"Disaster beast?" Upon hearing this, Mei and Toruko looked puzzled.

"Aunt Minako, you are talking about Absol, right?"

However, when Xiao Mao heard Minako mention the disaster beast, a white figure suddenly appeared in his mind.

"Yes, that's it."

It was obvious that Minako also knew about Absol, so after hearing what Xiaomao said, she nodded.

"But how could Absol be a disaster beast?"

When they learned that Absol was the disaster beast that Minako mentioned, Mei and Toru both showed expressions of disbelief.

Xiao Mao and the other two showed unimaginable expressions regarding the matter of Absol. After all, in today's Internet age, people's impression of Absol should have changed long ago!

"I know that, but the people in the village don't believe it!"

Facing the looks of Xiao Mao and the other two, Minako sighed and then started talking about Absol.

It turns out that the village where Minako lives is a small village located at the foot of Mount Ento in the Hoenn region. Although it cannot be said to be isolated from the world, it is rarely connected with the outside world.

In today's era, all the young people in the village have left, and only some middle-aged and elderly people who are older and more stubborn in their thinking are left.

Originally everything here was developing quietly as before, but after a certain day, something changed.

On this day, the figure of Absol suddenly appeared in the village. At first, the people living here did not take it seriously and just regarded it as an ordinary elf.

But as time passed, the people in this village discovered that whenever a disaster happened in the village, Absol was always there.

If it happened once or twice, it might be just bad luck, but Absol appears every time, making the less knowledgeable residents here believe that the disasters they experienced were brought by Absol.

So whenever Absol appears, the people here all take up their own weapons to drive Absol away.

"Aunt Minako, you know that Absol is not a disaster beast, so why don't you explain it to the villagers?"

After listening to Minako's story about Absol, Mei raised her own questions.

"Well..."