There seems to be something wrong with these Pokémon

The boy left like a gust of breeze, without leaving any trace.

The crowds of onlookers dispersed one after another, and only Xiao Ye remained standing there, his mind full of the "Gorgeous Competition" mentioned by the boy.

What exactly is that thing? If you have time, you can try to ask Professor Oak.

I believe that Dr. Oki, who knows everything about astronomy and geography, will definitely be able to relate to this.

Or maybe I can ask Lingyou? I feel like he knows a lot and might be able to answer my questions.

Xiao Ye just stood there thinking until he saw a green vine swaying in front of him. He then suddenly came to his senses and smiled at the green vine snake that came to look for him.

"Green vine snake, what's wrong?"

Xiaoye saw the green vine snake sigh slightly, and reluctantly raised its finger and tapped its head.

Looking in the direction of the green vine snake's finger, I saw a cat entangled in the vines, looking exactly like a cat-headed dumpling.

"Meow meow!" Xiao Ye half-knelt down in surprise, patted the green vine snake's smooth head and said, "You are amazing, you are worthy of it!"

The green vine snake narrowed its eyes and accepted the compliment without any shyness.

It was already great.

"Let's go, Sakura and the others must be very anxious."

Xiaoye remembered Xiaomu's anxious look at Xiaoying's house before, and hurriedly walked towards the place where they had agreed to meet at the beginning.

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“Meow…!”

After searching in vain, Xiaomu and Xiaosakura returned home disappointed. Sakura comforted her best friend and accepted the Pokémon egg and took it with them on their journey.

But when they saw the Pokémon in the arms of the boy standing with his back to the setting sun, all their disappointment disappeared like fallen leaves swept away by the autumn wind.

"Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god! Am I really not dreaming?!"

Xiaomu had a complicated expression and for a moment he didn't know what expression to show.

Is it the surprise of being able to start a journey with your favorite Pokémon, or the relief of not having to be bound to an unknown Pokémon egg, or the gratitude towards the boy?

A variety of emotions jumped into her brain, making her unable to distinguish between sorrow and joy.

But she still carefully stretched out her trembling arms, and her nose twitched slightly to outline the shape of Miaomiao in Xiaoye's arms.

"So cute, I love it, it's fluffy, and the gold coins are cool..."

When her tender white hands stroked the tip of Miaomiao's ear, she was pricked by the tender pink scar on it, and she rubbed it repeatedly with her thumb.

The scar looked exactly like her favorite “love heart”, but she did not feel happy at all, but rather bitterness in her heart.

"Is this a cigarette burn...?"

After the excitement, she realized that the cat's physical condition was not actually very good. There were many scratches and scars from being hit with sticks on its body. Even if Xiaoye had given them simple treatment, the long-term problems could not be solved in a short time.

Xiaomu's fingertips stroked Miaomiao's bony back and looked into its wary eyes.

The hair that seemed to be covered by a filter before gradually lost its luster and became dry and split.

"The Ivy Snake said it found it in a garbage dump near the back door of a bakery."

Xiaoye placed his right hand under Meow Meow and rubbed its flat belly, whispering, "It was rummaging through the stinking garbage dump for food. Just when it found a small piece of bread discarded by others, a cat boss led a group of meows to surround it and drove it out of their territory with their sharp claws."

Xiaomu's hand froze as he stroked Miaomiao until her tail curled up, and his eyes slowly became moist.

She was very careful to avoid the treated wounds and took the frightened Meow Meow from Xiaoye's hands.

Under Meow Meow's sharp claws, she hugged the smelly Meow Meow tightly to her chest, and a voice with a slight cry sounded.

"Meow meow, will you come home with me?"

Meow Meow was stunned with her raised paws, and the smell she smelled was no longer rotten food, but the orange-scented shower gel that girls often used.

"I want to eat lots of delicious food with you, dress up with you, watch movies with you, play games with you, and travel with you."

Tears fell from the girl's eyes, and her mind was filled with the pink scar.

"It's okay if you don't want to, but... can you let me have a meal with you every day?"

"Just one meal is enough. I'm not greedy! I just don't want to see you rummaging through the garbage for food anymore."

Miaomiao looked shocked. She had been a stray cat since birth and no creature had ever made such a request to her.

Its tense body slowly relaxed, and just when the girl's eyes became blurry and she could only see a few colors, a black mark covered her eyes.

Xiaomu froze, staring blankly at the dark pad of flesh moving away from the lens of his glasses.

She sniffed hard and took off her round glasses.

A black seal like a blooming lotus was stamped on the clear lens of the glasses, like a seal on some kind of contract.

Sakura, who was half-supporting Xiaomu, saw Meow Meow suddenly retract its terrifying frenzy, curl up into a ball in the girl's arms and no longer show its claws, and said softly.

"Xiaomu, let's take Meow Meow home."

"Go home..." The soft fur that Xiaomu's fingertips touched kept reminding her of the fact that she was holding the Pokémon she had always dreamed of in her arms. She felt her blood burning and her tongue was tied, not knowing what to say.

"Yes, yes, go home! I want to take Meowth home! Back to our home!"

Miaomiao in his arms raised his eyelids slightly when he heard the noisy laughter beside his ears, looked up at the girl, and then lay down again.

It doesn't know whether its reckless choice is right or wrong.

But if my arrival could make this little girl smile and stop crying.

Even if the future is dark, at least the light in the girl's eyes at this moment can illuminate her world.

that's enough.

Stray cats never beg for too much.

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"So, you really found her a meow?!"

Xiaomu, Chibamu's father, covered his forehead with his hands in shock, his tone was full of tears and laughter, "This Pokémon I picked for her is so good. I spent a lot of effort to ask my friend to bring it back from the Hoenn region!"

"Okay, okay, don't disturb the child's interest." Mrs. Chiba rolled her eyes and gently pushed her husband's shoulder. "I always tell you to follow the child's wishes. In the future, it will be the child who will travel with Pokémon, not you who will travel. Why are you worrying about it?"

"But... my friend said this Pokémon is really powerful!" Mr. Chiba pointed at the spotted Pokémon egg on the cushion on the coffee table and explained aggrievedly, "I am thinking about our baby. With her innocent and kind nature, what if she encounters bad guys during the journey? Doesn't she need a powerful Pokémon to protect her?"

"Come on, you are a trainer, but you are not as good as a former athlete like me, do you understand?" Mrs. Chiba ignored her husband's explanation and walked to the coffee table, bent down and carefully picked up the Pokémon egg.

"Powerful Pokémon can only unleash their power if they are compatible with their trainers. If both parties dislike each other, it's better for Magikarp, who can only do 'Water Splash'."

"But......"

Mr. Chiba wanted to save the Pokémon egg that he had prepared for a long time, but was pushed away by Mrs. Chiba without mercy.

"Go aside and don't get in my way."

Mrs. Chiba walked slowly up to the three young men, who were watching their hearts and minds, and pushed forward the hand holding the Pokémon egg.

"In fact, I have known for a long time that Xiaomu likes Meowth very much, but because I am not a trainer, I have never been able to help her catch one."

Xiaomu's eyes were full of shock, and she thought she had hidden it well!

"Since you helped Xiaomu fulfill his wish, I'll give you this Pokémon egg as a reward."

"Don't say anything too expensive."

Mrs. Chiba saw through Xiaoye and Xiaoying's actions and was the first to speak up to stop them.

"You give Xiaomu a Meowth, and I give you a Pokémon that hasn't been born yet. This is called an equal exchange."

Xiaoye and Xiaoying looked at each other and at the same time fixed their eyes on the spotted Pokémon egg, but no one reached out to take it.

"Oh yeah, there's only one Pokémon egg, how are you going to divide it?"

Xiaomu didn't care about the Pokémon egg, but she didn't want any grudges to arise between her best friend and her new friend because of it.

"Give it to Xiaoye."

"Give it to Sakura."

They both spoke at the same time, but turned to look at each other at the same moment.

What?! Didn't you understand what I meant just now?

Didn't I tell you to pick it up?!

"It has to be given to Xiaoye. He was the one who found Meow Meow. I didn't contribute much at all!"

"Give it to Sakura. After all, she is Xiaomu's good friend. I believe the Pokémon egg will be best taken care of with her."

Xiaomu stroked the meowth in his arms with his left hand, his eyes full of stars, not knowing who to listen to.

What should I do if everything seems to make sense? She hates making choices the most!

"Haha, how about this?" Mrs. Chiba laughed at the two people who were trying to give in to each other and offered a plan, "I heard from Xiaomu that you are trainers, right? Then how about a fair Pokémon battle?"

"Let's not do anything formal, just play 3v3, and the winner gets this Pokémon egg!"

"It just so happens that I heard Sakura's mother say that she wanted to see her child grow up. Isn't this a good thing to kill two birds with one stone?"