There seems to be something wrong with these Pokémon

The next morning, Xiaoye and Kitazawa Lingyou, who were staying in the hotel, planned to leave Qiyu Town and continue their journey.

They did not alarm too many people when they left, but when they were about to reach the border of Qiyu Town, some people had already started waiting.

Jill had changed into a beautiful dress at this time. The long sleeves and skirt hems covered all the wounds on her body. The scratches on her face were also lightly covered with makeup that was not suitable for her skin tone. She was standing on the road that had to be taken to leave the town.

After seeing the two young men, Jill, who had been waiting there, walked over quickly, stopped in front of them with a smile, said goodbye to them formally and wished them a safe journey.

Just as the two passed by Jill, the girl's loneliness, which she thought she had concealed well, was interrupted by a dazzling white light.

The next moment, she felt something furry and warm wrapped around her hanging right hand.

"K- ...

Psyduck was clumsily wrapping the gift given to it by its trainer last night around Jill's wrist, but its not very flexible hands were obviously unable to do the task. No matter how hard it tried, the scarf always fell off after being tied loosely.

But soon, Kekeya suddenly found that his hands, which had been hanging naturally, were lying flat in front of him.

When it raised its head and looked, a smiling face with curved eyebrows appeared in front of it.

"Psyduck, is this a gift for me?" Jill slowly took off the wrinkled scarf from her wrist and put it back into Psyduck's hand. She lowered her head, revealing her smooth neck. "Please, put it on me yourself, okay?"

Psyduck's expression became joyful at a speed visible to the naked eye.

It stood on tiptoe, draped the yellow scarf around Jill's neck, and tied it into a simple cross knot.

This scarf is both a symbol of the "promise" between it and its trainer, and also a symbol of the friendship between it and Jill.

But Psyduck finally decided to leave it in Rain Prayer Town temporarily, and would come back to get it after finding that person and avenging Jill.

Until then, this scarf will be the hero’s cape when he returns!

Jill, who was wearing a furry scarf in the hot summer, has calmed down this time. She bent her arms and stroked the remaining warmth of the scarf around her neck.

At this moment, she will no longer cry for separation. The short separation is for a better reunion.

PsyDuck is working hard for his dream. As its family, you should fully support it. Crying will only add to its burden.

Jill's eyes were dazed, and she seemed to be recalling many past events.

Now she has a lot to say to Psyduck...

I want it to protect itself well; I want it to do things within its capabilities and not be too stubborn; I want it not to forget itself...

But in the end she just touched Psyduck's head and hugged it tightly, leaving her lip prints on the yellow fur.

Then she handed her Psyduck back to its trainer who had been waiting in front of it with his back turned for a long time.

As they looked at their gradually blurred backs, Jill spoke out the instructions she had been planning all night.

Psyduck, the road ahead will be completed by you and Xiaoye together.

Although it may be a bit presumptuous of me to say this, Xiaoye is a very good trainer. He will definitely take you to the Quartz Plateau to participate in a competition where many masters gather.

At that time, I will definitely go there in person to cheer you on and will not miss any of your games!

If you need me during your journey, I will always be there to help you as soon as possible.

So no matter how powerful the opponent you meet in the future, don't be afraid, because I will definitely protect you.

This time it's really goodbye, Psyduck...

----

After bidding farewell to the Rain-Praying Town, Xiaoye and Kitazawa Lingyou climbed mountains, crossed forests, and crossed grasslands on their way to Vermilion City. After several weeks, they finally saw the blue sea.

Vermilion Leaf City is a famous port city, and hearing the cries of seagulls proves that you are not far away from it.

During these few weeks of getting along, Xiaoye gradually realized that Lingyou, the "excellent student" in his eyes, was as good at life as Xiaozhi was in terms of Pokémon theory knowledge.

Who would rush out of school and join the journey just because of a fever?

He could neither do laundry, cook, wash dishes, nor find his way. Xiaoye suffered a lot from this many times and was taken away by him without knowing where she was and got lost for no apparent reason.

Especially before dinner, looking at the four pairs of eyes staring at him, Xiao Ye always wondered if he had captured an extra humanoid Pokémon without knowing it.

Look at the look in his eyes, who thought he was hiding it well but secretly glanced over here. They are exactly the same!

But there is no way. After all, Lingyou was a student in an aristocratic school who was only focused on studying and ignored the world outside. It is understandable that he is not good at outdoor life.

As the saying goes, when God closes a door, he will open a window for you.

But on Lingyou's side, Xiaoye often wondered if God just came to his house as a guest and took a grain of rice, but left his doors and windows completely open when he left.

There are really people who can determine which Pokémon has encountered what just by sound, smell, hair, and feathers.

You can tell which Pokémon has stopped by looking at the footprints left by your fingertips on the grass.

The genius's brain was filled with abundant knowledge, and he used it rationally to solve many problems.

For example, while they were lost, they accidentally entered the vicinity of the fighting site between the Pidgeot population and the Toucan population.

Among them, a Pidgeot was besieged by five or six Seraphim and was about to die, but it happened to be seen by Xiaoye and Kitazawa Lingyou who were out picking up firewood.

Although it is clear intellectually that this is the natural law of the Pokémon world and humans should not interfere.

But the sad cry of the Pidgeot bird kept echoing in Xiaoye's ears, and the strings of reason broke bit by bit.

When he couldn't help wanting to take out the Poké Ball, he remembered that all the Pokémon were temporarily staying in the camp to look after the luggage and did not come out with them.

Just as the boy slowly lowered his bent arms, bit his lower lip and turned away unwillingly, Kitazawa Lingyou beside him grabbed his wrist.

This rational young man mobilized the picture book he carried with him to emit a harsh audio frequency, and saved the Pidgeot at the most unbearable limit of the Spearows.

The lone Pidgeot voluntarily allowed Kitazawa Reiyuu to capture it as a token of gratitude and to find its own species, becoming his second Pokémon.

Or maybe they found two Pokémon that had been separated from their species and were huddled together in panic when they passed through a grassland.

We learned from the administrator of this grassland that Nidoking and Nidoqueen, who were protecting their population, were defeated by invading Pokémon, and the Nidoran, Nidolino and Nidorina in the population all fled in all directions to avoid being hunted by the invaders.

Kitazawa Reisuke judged that the invading Pokémon was a group led by Arbor based on the traces left at the battle site between Nidoking Nidoqueen and the unknown Pokémon.

At the administrator's request, Xiaoye and Kitazawa Lingyou, as trainers, naturally would not sit idly by and helped the administrator drive away these foreign invaders.

But because there was no longer a king and queen in the population who could protect them, Nidoran and Nidoran took the initiative to ask to join their journey, eager to become stronger.

After confirming their ideas and obtaining their consent, Xiaoye and the other two separated. He and Kitazawa Lingyou each took a Poké Ball and placed it on their waist and continued to move towards Vermilion City.

----

Back to the present

When Xiaoye saw the sparkling beach and the vast sea under the setting sun, he felt that all the fatigue from sleeping in the open air for so many days was swept away.

Kitazawa Lingyou didn't have any special feelings. The sea was not uncommon to him. Every summer vacation he would go to the city of Lampruzi to rest for a while.

It is a famous tourist destination. Due to its excellent geographical conditions backed by the sea, the tourism industry that has developed here has made this city popular. It is even known as the most beautiful city among the "Top Ten Guandu".

However, when he looked at Xiaoye, who had a relaxed expression and a smile in her eyes, his mood gradually calmed down. They just sat on the beach and watched the sun quietly sinking into the sea. It was quiet and peaceful.

However, before Kitazawa Lingyou could enjoy this peace for long, a noisy and annoying voice came from a tall tower not far away.

"Hey, Xiaoye!"

Xiao Ye suddenly raised his head and looked towards the tower, a hint of surprise flashing across his eyes.

"Ash, Misty, and Brock!"

Beautiful scenery and good friends, a reunion after a long separation.

The sea breeze blew the boy's hair, as if celebrating the gathering of friends.

"Wait for me, I'll be down soon!"

Xiaozhi in the tower picked up Pikachu who was lying on the table with a yawn, and he disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Although Xiaoxia and Xiaogang were already accustomed to his vigorous and decisive action mode, they still couldn't bear the fatigue in their hearts. They looked at each other, sighed and followed him.

----

The next few people finally met in front of the tower gate.

Xiaozhi first rushed over and hugged Xiaoye, and even Pikachu climbed onto Xiaoye's shoulders and spun around on his shoulders.

"Xiaoye, I already have two gym badges!"

After saying that, Xiaozhi, with his eyes shining like stars, pushed Xiaoye away and pulled open his coat, revealing two shining badges.

"Not only the grey badge, I also successfully obtained the blue badge!"

"Wait a moment!" Xiaoxia greeted Xiaoye with a smile, and then bluntly exposed his shortcomings, "I've already told you that these two badges were given to you by Xiaogang and I out of pity for you. What's there to brag about?"

"Hey!" A hint of annoyance appeared on Xiaozhi's face, and he was about to refute something when he was interrupted by Xiaoxia again.

"Am I wrong?" Xiaoxia raised her chin and added, "The Nibi Gym Battle was caused by a problem with the drainage system, and the Cerulean Gym Battle was disrupted by Team Rocket. Tell me, why do you always have such good luck in gym battles?"

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Xiaogang, who was already accustomed to it, took the initiative to start a conversation. He looked at the silent boy beside him and asked.

"Who is this?"

Only then did Xiao Ye remember Kitazawa Lingyou who had been ignored for a long time. He hurriedly put his arm around his shoulders with a smile and pulled him in front of everyone, and briefly introduced his background.

Xiaoxia and Xiaogang both noticed the "Rain-Qi Town" mentioned by Xiaoye.

They also passed by that area at that time and wanted to go there to travel and relax, but a Pikachu appeared out of nowhere.

Misty, who already likes water-type Pokémon, flew over excitedly, wanting to experience the furry touch for herself.

However, that Psyduck was very irritable. Its gaze, which was originally fixed on Pikachu, instantly shifted to Misty, who had ill intentions towards it, and the next moment a column of water bigger than her face came towards it.

Fortunately, Xiaozhi reacted quickly, grabbed Xiaoxia, turned around and ran, and Xiaogang followed closely behind.

In this way, they were chased by the Pikachu for half an hour. When they finally looked back and couldn't see the duck anymore, they found that they had run quite a distance, so they had to give up their one-day trip to Qiyu Town.

Thinking of this, Xiaoxia drooped her shoulders in frustration.

She had never thought that she would be chased and beaten by a water-type Pokémon, and now she was confused about her dream.

But Xiaozhi obviously focuses on the school he attends, the "Pokémon Professional Research School".

The moment Pikachu used Xiaoye's shoulder as a stepping stone and fell back into Xiaozhi's arms, he clapped his hands and shouted.

"I remember now, that place is a school where one's ability is judged by playing games..."

"Ash!"

Xiaoxia, who was stunned after hearing her travel companion's arrogant remarks, quickly covered her mouth that had no sense of manners and made amends awkwardly.

"In fact, we have passed by there too. Even I, the sister of the Cerulean City Gym Master, was defeated by the students in the beginner class there. I believe that Kitazawa, as an excellent student, must be even more powerful, right?"

Perhaps she was too worried that Xiaozhi would say something shocking again, so Xiaoxia covered his mouth and nose tightly with her hands, trying not to let him make any sound.

Xiaozhi's face turned increasingly blue, but fortunately, with a twist of his body, he finally escaped from the clutches of the devil and gasped for breath.

"That was just you, Misty. Pikachu and I defeated her effortlessly. Right, Pikachu?"

Xiaoxia, who had never seen someone offering him a way out but he kicked the person away, had veins on her forehead gradually becoming visible. She asked in a low voice, suppressing the anger that was about to erupt.

"Is that so, Pikachu?"

Pikachu sensed the murderous intent with his keen intuition. His eyes rolled around before he jumped into the girl's arms. He shook his head spinelessly and stared at his trainer with wide eyes innocently.

"That's right, don't talk nonsense about things that Pikachu doesn't even remember."

Xiaoxia's arm muscles bulged. She held the trembling Pikachu with one hand and held the boy's ear with the other. She walked behind him as he screamed in pain and spoke word by word to the red ear.

"If you can't talk, don't talk! Do you understand? "

Xiao Ye's smile froze. Looking at this "friendly and kind" scene, she didn't know what to say or do.

But will our Xiaozhi be easily subdued by Xiaoxia?

How can it be? !

Then Xiaoye could hear Xiaozhi's voice gasping in pain and screaming.

"Xiaoye, come and have a 3V3 Pokémon battle with me!"

"I have captured seven Pokémon so far. This is a good opportunity for you to see how much I have grown!"