Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 248 Evolution Keystone Bracelet
"This place is so troublesome!"

Ash walked through the Enchanted Forest, trembling slightly as he touched his shoulder.

"Pickup!"

Pikachu patted the other's forehead, clutching the Keystone tightly in its hand.

Although after Natsume's intervention, the illusions no longer appeared in clusters, they still occasionally popped up sporadically.

"By the way, how did other people get through here?"

Ash looked around curiously.

Although the time displayed on the encyclopedia is 3 PM, the place feels as eerie as night.

"I think we can get out of the Enchanted Forest by relying on Gugu."

Xiao Gang, who was leading the way, turned around and said.

"Cuckoo?"

Ash curiously opened the Pokédex.

[Cooco, the owl Pokémon, has the ability to see through illusions.]

"I heard my sister say that there should be breeding huts for renting out cuckoos around here," Xiaoxia said thoughtfully.

“It’s gone.” Natsume suddenly spoke.

A few years ago, there was indeed an old lady living nearby who rented out Googo to trainers who passed by.

But after the area was designated a nature reserve, the old woman had no choice but to move out.

"Ah, then we'll have to rely on the Mega Evolution Key Stone to identify it, how inconvenient!"

As Ash spoke, he took the Mega Key Stone from Pikachu's hand, but accidentally dropped it on the ground.

"Well, actually, Mega Evolution Keystones are usually embedded in personal items, such as some accessories or bracelets."

Jiaozi suddenly spoke, and as she spoke, she opened the small backpack she was carrying and began rummaging through it.

"Sister Jiaozi, aren't you packing any travel clothes?"

Xiao Zhi stared blankly at the other person. He suddenly realized that Jiao Zi always carried this small shoulder bag and nothing else.

"Oh, the housekeeper will send it to the nearest Pokémon Center in advance."

As Jiaozi spoke, he paused in his rummaging.

Everyone was curious, but they didn't know what was inside.

Natsume glanced over and easily sensed that the hand that was rummaging through the small handbag was tightly clutching a tiny diamond ring.

The diamond ring was inlaid with an evolution key stone!
So you did have it!
Natsume regretted his carelessness in giving the gift.

Having too many Evolution Keystones is useless; one is enough.

"Haha, wait a minute."

Jiaozi smiled awkwardly, her hands still inside her small handbag.

She gripped the Mega Evolution Key Stone on the ring so tightly that her knuckles turned white and her fingernails scratched the stone.

What are you going to do?
Jiaozi's subtle movements, perceived through telekinesis, were clearly seen by Natsume.

He raised an eyebrow slightly, and with a gentle thought, the prodigy successfully removed the Mega Evolution Key Stone from the ring holder.

"Look, like this, I can attach the Mega Evolution Key Stone to the ring."

As he spoke, Jiaozi lifted up the empty ring.

The ring setting gleamed with a dull luster; its design was beautiful and rare, suggesting it was custom-made.

With a gentle tap, Jiao Zi attached the Mega Evolution Key Stone that Natsume had given him to the ring holder.

"Then...then if you wear it on your wrist like this, you won't lose it."

Jiao Zi blushed and stammered as he put the ring on the ring finger of his left hand.

She glanced at Natsume discreetly and saw his deep gaze.

Are you sick?

Natsume looked puzzled.

Why do we remove the Mega Evolution Key Stone and then put it back on?
After a long pause, Natsume nodded thoughtfully.

It's possible that the original Mega Evolution Key Stone that the Prodigy possessed was just a replica, a decorative item.

Seeing Natsume nod, Jiaozi's face turned even redder, like a mouthwatering red fruit.

She stood there, steam rising from her head, her fingertips trembling as she quickly pulled several items from her small handbag. "These two are bracelets that can be inlaid with Mega Evolution Key Stones, Ash and Brock, here you go."

As Jiaozi spoke, he handed a beautifully crafted bracelet, the center of which had been hollowed out, to Xiaozhi and Xiaogang.

"Me too! Me too!" Xiaoxia's eyes lit up as she came closer.

Jiaozi smiled, took out a necklace and handed it to Xiaoxia. The necklace also had a hole reserved for the Mega Evolution Key Stone.

"Which one...it was Mr. Natsume in the end."

Jiaozi approached Natsume, and under his questioning gaze, she awkwardly pulled out another ring holder from her small handbag.

"Ahem. Mr. Natsume, this is all I have left."

As wisps of smoke rose, Natsume curiously took the ring from the prince's hand.

"It looks like the same style as the one you have, but why is it a little different?"

Natsume held the ring in his hand, examining it curiously.

"Oh dear, Natsume, you didn't know that? It must be custom-made!" Kasumi said with great seriousness.
"Handmade, even the same style will have differences."

"Wow, I didn't expect you, who never dresses up, to know so much." Xiao Zhi said with surprise.

"What do you know—bang!"

The two walked away playfully, and Natsume turned his gaze away from the ring holder.

"What made you decide to have these things custom-made?"

Natsume looked at the proud child with curiosity.

"Uh, well, I calculated the time I spent with Mr. Natsume. It was originally planned when I went to the Carlos region..."

As Jiaozi spoke, her face grew redder and redder until finally, Natsume could no longer understand a single word she stammered.

"In any case, please accept this, Mr. Natsume."

Jiaozi's face flushed red, and her gaze drifted intentionally or unintentionally over the men's ring setting.

"That won't be necessary," Natsume waved his hand.

He doesn't need any inlaid objects; they're just stored in the system space and won't fall out.

"That. That"

Upon hearing Natsume's refusal, Jiaozi became somewhat anxious.

She hurriedly took the ring from Natsume's hand and rummaged through her small handbag to find her own Mega Evolution Key Stone.

With a "click," the Mega Evolution Keystone was snapped on.

"Mr. Natsume, I...I...I!"

A gentle, soft hand took Natsume's left hand, and with a push, the ring slipped smoothly onto her ring finger.

But she couldn't say anything for a long time.

With a final stomp, Jiaozi turned around stiffly, cosplaying as a cuckoo, and stood dumbfounded in the forest clearing.

"what?"

Natsume curiously raised his hand, examining the Mega Evolution Key Stone on the ring holder.

Contrary to my expectations, this is not a decoration, but a real Mega Evolution Key Stone.

The super-evolution system battles in the Carlos region are only just beginning to be established.

Without the alliance's welfare policies, buying Mega Evolution Keystones is very expensive.

"Hey, wait a minute!"

Ash's voice suddenly rang out.

Everyone looked over and saw that the other person was also rummaging through his backpack, finally finding a left glove.

On the top of this left-hand glove, there is also a Mega Evolution Key Stone!
"This was given to me by my mother."

Xiao Zhi stared blankly at the gloves in his hand.

He initially thought these were souvenirs his mother had bought during her trip to the Carlos region.

It wasn't until Natsume gave him a Mega Key Stone that Ash realized what was happening.

Natsume: “???”

No, how come you all have them?

(End of this chapter)