There seems to be something wrong with these Pokémon

The dusk gradually deepens and the night wind is dry.

The bright moonlight shines through the thin window like gauze and onto the face of the young man who tossed and turned on the bed.

The young man frowned, and the moonlight tried to smooth out his raised brows like a loving mother, but she could only sigh helplessly and stroke her smooth forehead.

Xiaoye, who was deeply immersed in a dream, relaxed his brows slightly, turned over by chance, and rejected the kindness of the moonlight with his thin back.

The dream was chaotic and disorganized, yet it made him sink into it and unable to extricate himself.

As long as this bizarre dream lasted, Xiaoye was accompanied by the vague but gentle voice beside his ear.

"Leave, my dear child." The woman's voice was full of reluctance, but she still firmly pushed Xiaoye away who was leaning against her side, "It's getting late, you should go back..."

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"Sakuya, wake up!"

Xiao Ye sat up suddenly. Although everything in front of her eyes was blurry, she felt a rare sense of satisfaction in her heart.

"If you wake up, respond to me!"

Jill heard the noise coming from inside the door and put down her raised, red palms. She was so happy that she couldn't wait to go out and participate in this annual celebration.

"Wake up, wait a moment."

Xiaoye put his feet on the ground, gave a response, and then went to the bathroom to wash up first.

When Xiao Ye looked up the moment she stepped into the bathroom, he saw a look of surprise on his face, his eyes full of confusion.

Is this a tear mark?

I cried last night?

But why don’t I feel anything?!

"Hurry up! There will be a lot of interesting games in town today. If you go too late, you will miss it!"

Jill outside the door urged Xiaoye anxiously, so Xiaoye could only put aside his curiosity and quickly wash and change clothes.

The moment he picked up the Poké Balls of Snake and Ditto and opened the door, a figure quickly grabbed his wrist and ran out of the house in three or two steps.

"Grandma, let's go!"

"Okay, be careful on the road and have fun." The old man was preparing breakfast for Psyduck. When he heard the voice and looked back, he could only see their hurried backs and scolded with a smile.

"This crazy girl..."

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Xiao Ye was dragged out of the wooden house only to find that it was only dawn and the entire Qiyu Town had already awakened.

He looked up and saw that the town had a more festive atmosphere today than yesterday, with Psyduck-related decorations hanging everywhere.

There were already quite a few stalls set up on the street, and the owners of both the snack stalls and the game stalls all greeted Jill cheerfully as if they knew her.

Of course, the girl with short red hair would also return a warm smile and introduce Xiao Ye, a tourist, to these uncles and aunts.

Xiao Ye's slightly awkward response was met with good-natured laughter from the bosses, and an uncle selling rice balls even forced two Psyduck-shaped rice balls into their mouths.

"Thank you, Uncle Henry!" Jill's eyes lit up, and he quickly reached out to take the rice ball and handed it to Xiao Ye, "Panda Duck Rice Ball! This is my favorite!"

"This greedy little girl, I will never forget your favorite!"

Henry laughed and patted Jill on the head. "You are the first one to come to my place for breakfast every day. Today, I will treat you and your friends to a meal no matter what!"

After thanking him, Xiao Ye took the hot rice ball, opened the bag which was covered with a layer of steam, and couldn't wait to take a bite.

The soft and sticky rice grains mixed with the sweet and sour jam create a unique taste. Just one bite makes Xiaoye feel the taste buds blossoming.

"It's thick, right?"

Jill's mouth was full of rice grains, and he puffed out his cheeks and spoke indistinctly, "Uncle Henry only makes Padawan rice balls on the Rain Prayer Festival. This is the day I look forward to most every year."

"Yes." Henry picked up a bottle of jam and squeezed it evenly on the rice balls on the board, with an uncontrollable smile in his eyes.

"I still remember when you were still a little kid, you leaned on my window to ask for Peppa Pig rice balls the night before the Rain Festival. I was really scared at that time..."

"Uncle Henry!" Jill rushed to Henry in a panic, her face as red as an apple revealing the shyness of a young girl.

She covered Henry's grinning mouth with her hands, tears flashing in her eyes, "Please don't embarrass me in front of others!"

“Okay, okay!” Henry turned his head and reached out to help Jill steady herself, while teasing, “Our Jill is a grown-up girl now, she knows how to be shy!”

"What are you talking about? I'm not a little girl anymore!"

Jill, feeling embarrassed and annoyed, jumped off Henry and called out to Xiaoye, who was feeding Psyduck rice balls to Ditto and Serpentine, "Let's go, let's go play with Sister Leia. Ignore this bad uncle who likes to expose other people's secrets."

"Be careful on the road."

Henry sent away the girl he had watched grow up, and was finally able to get back to working at his own stall.

"Come, come, take a look! Pikachu rice balls are delicious and inexpensive!"

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Jill took Xiaoye to an elegant and classical store and stopped. When she pushed open the wooden door, the woman in bright red turned around and met Xiaoye and the others.

"Eh? Isn't this little Jill?" There was a hint of joy in Leia's beautiful eyes. She restrained her steps and tried to maintain a dignified and steady image as she walked over. She half-knelt down, touched the tip of the girl's nose and smiled.

"Isn't it only during the Rain Festival that you can think of your sister Leia?"

"No, don't talk nonsense!"

Jill closed his eyes and rushed into Rhea's arms, rubbing his cheek against her soft, silky clothes and smelling her unique fragrance.

"I've been missing Sister Leia so much. It's you who only comes back to town during the rain-praying festival and you're nowhere to be found at other times!"

"Haha, sister, I have to search the world for the best fabrics." Leia pinched Jill's little face and saw through the girl's well-hidden thoughts at a glance. "Tell me, why did you come to see me this time?"

Jill stopped pretending to greet him and smiled sweetly. She pointed at Xiaoye who was holding two Pokémon and said, "Of course, we want the most beautiful sister Leia to help us choose two clothes that match the theme of the Rain Festival!"

"I knew it." Leia covered her lips and chuckled, pointing to a shelf with a peach pink kimono already hung on it, "I've already prepared your clothes!"

After saying that, Leia turned her attention to Xiao Ye and asked, "Is this boy Xiao Jill's friend? He is really a handsome young man."

"No, no..." Xiao Ye, who was not good at being praised by strangers, smiled awkwardly, rubbing the corner of his clothes with his index finger and thumb.

Leia, a seasoned woman who had seen countless people, quickly understood the character of the young man in front of her. She smiled generously and quickly changed the subject.

"Little Jill's friends are my friends. No need to be so polite. Please follow me to the changing room."

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Xiaoye walked into the dressing room and picked out a set of clothes with the help of Leia.

Jill, who had already changed his clothes, was squatting in front of Snake and Ditto, busy with something.

After a while, she heard the sound of clothes rubbing behind her and looked up, but was stunned the next moment and couldn't look away for a long time.

The young man with long silver-gray hair changed into a navy blue kimono, which formed a sharp contrast with his fair skin, making him look extraordinary.

The hakama tied below is light gray. In order to avoid looking too old-fashioned and to fit the theme of the Rain-Prayer Festival, Reia specially chose hakama with a raindrop pattern printed on it, which is more vivid.

Moreover, Xiaoye's slightly long hair had not been trimmed for a long time, so Leia tied it up, revealing a full and smooth forehead. In addition, she also put on light makeup for the boy and pressed a red mole between his eyebrows.

The makeup blends well with the clothes, especially the particularly bright red color, which makes people unconsciously focus their eyes on the boy's eyebrows, but when their eyes unconsciously meet, their cheeks turn red and they lower their heads.

This is Xiaoye's first time trying a completely new style.

Jill's hand on Ditto's forehead was frozen, and the sticker on her thumb had completely covered her fingertips.

Ditto, who had been waiting for the stickers for a long time, looked up, pushed Jill, who was standing still like a rock, and called out softly a few times.

It was only then that Xiao Ye noticed Ditto's unusual movement. He walked over quickly and found that a lot of Psyduck stickers had been stuck on his own Pokémon.

The culprit was staring at him in a daze at this moment, his wide-open eyes similar to the "Psyduck Shocked" sticker on the side of the girl's face.

Xiao Ye did not notice Jill's abnormality. Instead, he was the first to notice the sticker that was obviously incompatible with the temperament of the Vine Snake and laughed out loud, successfully earning a cold eye from it.

Ditto climbed onto his shoulder with great anticipation, and puffed out his belly which was covered with Psyduck as if to show off.

"Sure, it's very cute." Xiao Ye couldn't resist the urge and rubbed Ditto's soft and elastic belly.

Ditto was very happy to receive the praise. He stepped forward and kissed Xiaoye on the cheek. Then he jumped to Jill, hoping that she could put some more stickers on her.

Only then did Jill come to his senses and hurriedly stuck the Psyduck, which had been stuck on his thumb for a long time, on Ditto's forehead.

Teng Teng Snake looked Xiao Ye up and down, and seeing his appearance, he couldn't clear his conscience and said that he was not good-looking, so he could only nod reluctantly and agree with Leia's vision.

"Thank you for the compliment, Ivy Snake." Xiao Ye half squatted down and picked up Ivy Snake. "In fact, if you look at these stickers a few more times, you will find that they suit you very well. They are unique and cute."

Commonly known as "contrasting cuteness"!

Xiao Ye added silently in his heart.

The little hand of Ivy Snake on the sticker hesitated for a moment, and stopped tearing off the sticker half-doubtfully.

"How is it? My cooking skills are pretty good, right?" Leia also came over and said to Jill, who looked like a little princess, "Have you achieved your goal? Let me guess where you will go next?"

"Peppa Pig Arena!"

Jill and Rhea shouted in unison, and then they both burst into laughter.

"Sure enough, you follow this route every year." Leia shook her head helplessly, "What's the fun of watching the Psyducks fighting each other?"

"You don't understand this, do you?" Jill shook his head proudly and explained, "Of course fighting is meaningless, but Psyduck is different! When you see Psyduck, who was full of fighting spirit one second and tilted his head with a silly look the next second, you will understand."

"Okay, okay, I don't understand what's so fun about this kind of ring." Leia looked at the time and saw that it was getting late, so she ordered them to leave. "Then go to the Psyduck Ring and don't disturb me doing business here! The biggest customers are coming soon!"

Jill nodded, and just as she was about to get up and leave, she saw Xiao Ye turning his head to stare in a daze at a transparent display cabinet with several dummies inside.

Unable to suppress her doubts, she patted Xiaoye's shoulder and asked.

"what happened?"

"It's okay, maybe I saw it wrong." Xiao Ye shook his head and blinked, looking away with a little doubt, "Pikachu Arena, right? Let's go!"

"it is good!"

Seeing this, Jill didn't ask any more questions. He put this little episode aside and led Xiao Ye towards the Peppa Duck Arena.

But Xiaoye was still looking for something with his peripheral vision along the way.

He recalled the profile that he had just caught a glimpse of. Could it be that he had really seen it wrong?

That's right, why is Kitazawa here? He should be in school at this time.