Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 313 Believe in yourself, you are the Rainbow Warrior

Without any hindrance, Meow Meow won first place with an absolute advantage.

Nighttime, the lounge.

"Hahaha, meow meow, I really do have the potential to be a star, meow!"

Meow was extremely pleased with itself.

"Quick, quick, we've got the reward! Let's run!"

Musashi, holding a huge bell, urged Meow Meow on.

"Isn't this for Natsume?" Meow Meow looked at Musashi with a puzzled expression.

"What do you know? This is a transparent bell. I inquired and found out that it's related to Ho-Oh!"

Musashi whispered.

"No way, meow. Could it be a fake? There's no way they would give it away as a reward, meow."

Meow waved.

Hearing this, Musashi was stunned.

"If that's the case, it would be more worthwhile for us to go to Natsume to exchange the money."

Kojiro stroked his chin and pondered.

As the three pondered, Natsume appeared at the door of the lounge, followed by the lazy gym leader with whom he had played an exhibition match.

"Forget it, there's no way to run away now."

Musashi waved his hand.

"Here you go, meow!"

Meow Meow was quite straightforward. She took the small box, handed it to Natsume, and then turned around and led Musashi and Kojiro out of the dance floor.

Natsume opened the small box, and inside lay a transparent, slightly whitish bell.

"Isn't this something very important? Why did you choose to use it as a prize?"

Natsume held the transparent elixir in his hand and turned to ask Matsuba.

The transparent bell hangs at the top of the Bell Tower inside the Orb City Gym, and no one can take it down without Pine Needle's permission.

"Important? How is it important?"

Matsuba's gaze lazily swept over the bell in Natsume's hand.

The other party's attitude surprised Natsume slightly.

"Legend has it that when the transparent bell rings, Ho-Oh will return."

Before Natsume could finish speaking, Matsuba chuckled and took the transparent bell from Natsume's hand.

"Dingle bell, dingle bell~"

The bells jingled as the pine needles shook them.

After a while, Matsuha tossed the transparent bell back to Natsume.

"It rang. Has Ho-Oh returned?" Matsuba smiled wryly.

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Natsume remained silent, put the transparent bell back into the box, and when he looked up again, Matsuba had already walked to the window.

He leaned against the windowsill, looking up at the moon in the sky:
"The glory of a thousand years ago has long since faded. Humans try to hold onto the gods with bells, but what the moonlight reveals is whether the heart is as clear as it once was."

Matsuba muttered to herself, it was unclear whether she was speaking to herself or to Natsume.

"I see."

Natsume patted Matsuba on the shoulder.

"You knew already?"

Matsuba looked at Natsume and smiled slightly.

Finally, someone understands him.

Ho-Oh's arrival will not be due to a laughable bell.

Ho-Oh's departure was not due to a simple betrayal.

"The sincerity in people's hearts has nowhere to hide before the Phoenix King."

Matsuba looked at Natsume and said heavily.

"I understand!"

Natsume nodded emphatically; as expected, his sincerity was still insufficient.

Looks like I'll have to put your middle-part hairstyle in your ancestral grave and let you steal the offerings for two years.

"Mr. Natsume."

The sound of cherry blossoms rang out behind the two of them.

Looking back, the other person had changed into casual clothes, followed by five older sisters, as well as Xiao Mao and Xiao Zhi's group.

"Natsume-nii, Sakura and her sisters need to talk to you."

As soon as Ash finished speaking, Yuxu stepped forward and handed Natsume a Pokémon that was in the incubator.

"Hmph, I heard from Ash that you need this."

Tamao looked at Natsume with a smile.

Natsume stared silently at the Pokémon egg in his arms.

After thinking for a moment, he handed Yu Xu a contract.

Yu Xu took it with a puzzled look, only to find it was a statement of free donation.

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Yu Xu paused for a moment, then a smile tugged at the corner of her mouth:

"It's like this, Mr. Natsume. This Lunar New Year, we'd like to recreate a ritual dance at the top of the new Bell Tower." Before Tamao could finish speaking, Natsume tossed her the wooden slip.

The five sisters were stunned, seemingly not expecting Natsume to be so easy to talk to.

"I only have one request: once you've mastered it, remember to call my name when you're dancing."

Natsume thought for a moment, and realized that the Chengdu Alliance was probably over by then.

“Oh, okay, Mr. Natsume.” The five sisters bowed.

Do you think Ho-Oh will return at the end of the year?

Watching the five sisters' departing figures, Natsume yawned and asked.

"do not know."

Song Ye's lips twitched slightly.

He felt that Natsume hadn't understood what he was saying at all.

"Okay, do you know where the Rainbow Hero is in the Kanto region of Chengdu?"

Natsume stroked the gold ring on his wrist and changed the subject.

He now has two requests: a large Dragonite and a Hoopa.

"Why do you ask?"

Matsuba looked at Natsume strangely, only to see the other party pull out a feather that emitted a seven-colored light.

Its long, slender feathers shimmer with iridescent light, reflecting a gradient of neon-like luster under the sunlight. The base is pure white, while the tips resemble a melting rainbow.

"Where did you get this thing?!"

Matsuba trembled and suddenly grabbed Natsume's wrist. After a moment, he realized what was happening and released Natsume's wrist.

"I see."

Song Ye nodded and gave a self-deprecating smile.

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What do you know?

Natsume was baffled.

I asked, "Do you know where I can find the Rainbow Hero?"

Natsume asked again.

He plans to find one that's already available.

"Aren't you one?" Matsuba looked at Natsume with a puzzled expression.

"Uh..." Natsume paused, realizing that the other party had misunderstood.

"I actually found this rainbow feather."

"How could you possibly find something like this?" Pine Leaf's expression was strange.

"The Rainbow Feather only shines brightly when it is in the hands of a recognized trainer." Matsuha looked at Natsume with a complicated expression.

"Is that so?" Natsume looked down and examined the Rainbow Feather in his hand.

Seven-colored light flowed among the feathers, like a melting rainbow stretched out by the wind.

As the light swept across, the colors of red, orange, gold, green, cyan, blue, and purple swirled and surged like a living spring, occasionally bursting forth with tiny starlight, as if condensing the sunrise and the aurora into a breathing ribbon of light.

It should be like this no matter who has it, right?

After thinking for a moment, Natsume handed the Rainbow Feather to Matsuba.

The rainbow glow dimmed as soon as I got it.

Although it still has some fluorescence, it is completely incomparable to its state when it was in Natsume's hands.

"Ok?"

Seeing that there was indeed a change, Natsume pulled Ash over and placed the Rainbow Feather in his hand.

A rainbow halo appeared, but it only flickered for a moment before fading away again.

"Wow, really! It's nothing compared to the state you have in your hands, Natsume-san!" Ash exclaimed in surprise.

"I'll try, I'll try." Xiao Mao eagerly took the Rainbow Feather.

The result was disastrous; it wasn't even as bright as the light in Ash's hand.

"Why!" Xiao Mao squatted on the ground, feeling utterly dejected.

After trying them one by one, the Rainbow Feather finally returned to Natsume's hand, shining brightly once again, and the whole room felt warm and cozy.

"strangeness."

Natsume strangely raised the Rainbow Feather.

It doesn't seem to be this shiny when I first got the Rainbow Feather from a scratch-off lottery ticket.

Is it because it's nighttime now?
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As if he had thought of something, Natsume frowned strangely.

Ash, do you want to challenge the gym?

Natsume looked at Satoshi and Gary.

"Yes, we want to challenge you, Mr. Matsuba!"

After Natsume's reminder, Ash immediately became excited.

He had been itching to watch Natsume and Matsuba's battle during the day.

Unfortunately, he cannot Dynamax yet.
“Yes, I’m still missing one badge!” Xiao Mao raised an eyebrow.

Matsuba smiled gently, about to agree, when Natsume handed each of them a Mini Gigantamax Well and a Gigantamax Bracelet.

"One for each of you. I have something to do and need to go out for a bit."

After giving his instructions, Natsume vanished in a flash.

(End of this chapter)