Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 170 Granny Orange, Gengar Leaves the Team
"Oh, it's you guys, Natsume."

An elderly woman, dressed solemnly and somewhat old-fashioned, looked over.

Grandma Orange wore an epaulette on her arm with the words "Quartz Conference Inspector" written on it.

He was also holding a small booklet, half of which was covered with dense writing, as if he was recording something.

When she saw the Gengar beneath Natsume, she was taken aback.

"Gengar seems to be in pretty good shape," Granny Orange said as she walked over, her eyes gleaming.

"Geng Ga!"

When Gengar saw Granny Orange, its red triangular eyes widened instantly, and it burrowed into Granny Orange's shadow.

"Hahaha--"

Grandma Orange chuckled as she patted Gengar's head.

Because they hadn't seen each other for a long time, the latter seemed very affectionate.

"Natsume-nii, why are you backing away?"

Xiao Zhi asked in a low voice.

"I'm so touched, I'm going to give the guy with the middle parting some special training." Natsume looked up at the sky.

"Pika!?"

The man with the middle part was startled and nearly dropped the booklet in his hand.

Why is it happening again?

"Natsume, wait a minute!"

Grandma Orange suddenly spoke up, her expression somewhat serious.

Looking back, I saw the other person lying on Gengar, their nose twitching and their brows furrowed.

Achoo achoo achoo—

After sneezing several times, Grandma Orange finally came to her senses.

"This child's level seems to have improved?"

Grandma Orange looked at Natsume with some surprise.

The higher a Pokémon's level, the more difficult it becomes to level up.

Especially after level 50, the training and combat costs required to level up increase dramatically.

Ten years ago, her Gengar was only around level 70, and this year it's only level 85, which shows how difficult it was.

But now, in just about three months, Gengar seems to have improved in Natsume's hands?

"Wow, as expected of Granny Orange, she sensed Gengar's changes so accurately."

Xiao Gang exclaimed in surprise.

"Of course, you've raised this Gengar to be quite impressive. It played a crucial role in the battles against the giant Dragonite and the giant Tentacruel."

Natsume nodded in agreement.

"I see."

Grandma Orange smiled. She had heard about the giant Dragonite and the giant Tentacruel that had been discovered in the League.

For Gengar to be able to battle against such a Pokémon, it must have undergone several Dynamaxing transformations.

"Professor Oak called me specifically to tell me he was worried about entrusting Gengar to you. Now it seems you're doing quite well, kid."

Grandma Tangerine smiled and patted Natsume on the shoulder.

"Grandma Orange, we're going to find a place to stay now. See you later!"

"Uh, I challenge you, Granny Orange—ah!" Before Ash could finish speaking, Natsume pulled him away.

"Goodbye, Granny Orange! Goodbye, Gengar!" Seeing this, everyone could only wave goodbye as well.

In no time, Natsume and the others disappeared.

Grandma Orange looked at them with a smile.

Achoo! Achoo! Achoo!

Suddenly, she sneezed several more times.

Strange, why is there always a faint, pungent smell here?

Gengar sank into her shadow as usual, and Granny Orange looked around but found nothing.

Pokémon Center's air quality is substandard; rectification is required!

Grandma Orange waved her hand and wrote the following in the booklet.

Meanwhile, the group arrived at the hotel, where they encountered someone they hadn't expected.

"Mr. Natsume, Ash, we meet again!" A familiar announcer's voice rang out from behind.

Everyone was taken aback and turned around to see a cheerful-looking young man and a shy-looking girl hiding behind him.

"Mr. Narusuke, Ms. Satomi, it's you!" Kasumi exclaimed with delight.

"Haha, what a coincidence! We've been assigned to the same accommodation." Naruto scratched his head, somewhat excited.
"I was quite nervous at first, but when I thought about seeing some familiar faces on the field, I immediately felt much better!"

"An old acquaintance? What do you mean?" Xiao Zhi was taken aback, then quickly realized:
"Oh—don't worry, Mr. Narusuke, if we run into each other, I'll give it my all!" Ash clenched his fist.

"Pikachu!" Pikachu mimicked the song perfectly, giving a powerful and enthusiastic cheer.

"Uh, that's not what I meant. Satomi and I are the commentators and director for this Quartz tournament."

Narusuke realized what was happening and quickly explained.

"Huh?" Everyone was stunned.

"Narutosuke, aren't you guys going to continue your journey to the Chengdu area?"

Xiao Gang recalled the future plans that the other party mentioned at the bonfire party that day.

"Besides, doesn't the League Tournament require official credentials?" Xiaoxia asked, puzzled.

She remembered that Narutosuke didn't plan to take any certification exams, and that the other person had said that if his hobby became his job, he would suffer terribly.

“That’s true.” Naruto thought for a moment and explained simply:
"Here's the thing, the commentator the alliance originally booked got burned on the butt by lava while on vacation on Crimson Island and has to be hospitalized."

"We happened to see a notice recruiting temporary tour guides, so we gave it a try, and we didn't expect to pass the interview."

As they spoke, Naruto and Satomi exchanged a glance and smiled.

"Wow, you guys are really good at beating so many professional commentators!"

Jiaozi opened her phone, searched around, and found that nearly a thousand people had participated in this temporary worker recruitment.

"But we just came back from Cinnabar Island, which is very safe there. How could someone get burned by lava?" Ash asked curiously.

He simply couldn't fathom how the other person had managed to do it.

"Surely the commentator isn't an idiot who would go close to see the lava?" Xiaoxia said irritably.

Natsume paused slightly in surprise.

He did indeed encounter such a fool while transporting lava to Crimson Lotus Island.
"Ahem. In short, this is a great opportunity for me to test my commentary skills and see if I can gain everyone's approval."

"Please take good care of me, and I look forward to your performance!"

With that, Narutosuke and Sasami bowed deeply to everyone.
After saying goodbye to Naruto and the other two, everyone found their rooms and began to rest and recuperate.

This continuous day of intense hiking has left me completely exhausted.
"Pikapi——"

The person with the middle-parted hair was doing parkour in the room, with a blue dot of light chasing after it frantically.

All it knows is that as long as it gets caught by the blue dot that the trainer pops up, a chibi version of Natsume will appear in its mind for the rest of the day.

Then the jeep chase in its mind will turn into an item race!
"boom!"

Natsume seized the opportunity, took out a brick, and left it in the path of the man with the middle parting to dodge.

Before the latter could react, he bumped into it headfirst and collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

The baby has also successfully entered the spiritual world of the middle-parted hairstyle.

"Why not fight back?"

Natsume looked at the middle-parted hair with a mixture of disappointment and frustration.

Often, it's better to eliminate nightmares than to avoid them.

Now, he can skillfully and freely change the shape of that small wisp of milky white mist around his middle-parted hair.

"Swing your sword! Swing your sword at me!"

In the mind's eye, a chibi version of Natsume drives a jeep, fist raised, speeding toward the man with the center-parted hairstyle.

"Hey, you with the middle parting, don't dodge, swing your knife at me!"

The jeep roared to life. The man with the middle parting glanced down at the small short sword in his hand, which was smaller than a tire.

"Pickup?"

You try it!

The next second, Natsume appeared behind the man with the middle-parted hair.

"Pickup!!!"

Startled, the boy with the middle parting stared wide-eyed like a peanut, his gaze constantly shifting between Natsume and the chibi version of Natsume.

How can there be two trainers?!

(End of this chapter)