Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Why is there another child in Chapter 320?
"Your birth chart is indeed very strong!"

Natsume patted Satoshi on the shoulder.

Sure enough, you have to let Ash out every now and then; it's bound to trigger something.

"what?"

Ash put the boy down and looked up at Natsume in a daze.

"He looks like he collapsed from exhaustion. Is he a lost traveler who wandered into this place?"

Xiao Gang took out the medical kit again.

"Xiao Zhi, where did you find him?" Xiao Xia asked curiously.

"I don't know. Anyway, it's in the direction Natsume-nii pointed. Oh right, there's one more person. I'll have Pikachu guard him, and I'll go carry him back too!"

Ash slapped his forehead, turned around, and disappeared into the darkness once again.

There is another person?

Not only everyone else, but Natsume was also stunned for half a second this time.

Wait a minute, it should only be Professor Oak from when he was a child who traveled through time.
Could it be that the poacher who chased the rabbi decades ago has somehow ended up here too?
Natsume was taken aback, then quickly followed.

"Ash, who's the other one?"

Natsume instantly appeared beside Ash.

"A child, a very small child."

Xiao Zhi was panting heavily.

"Child?"

Natsume looked at him strangely; he didn't recall this happening.

"Take me to see it."

Soon, led by Ash, a faint light began to flicker.

That was Pikachu's electric shock, indicating his location.

"Pikapi!"

Pikachu jumped onto Ash's shoulder.

"Natsume-nii, that's him!"

As Xiaozhi spoke, Natsume turned on his flashlight, instantly illuminating the forest as if it were daytime.

Beside a tree trunk not far away, a child who looked only three or four years old had his head tilted to the side and had fainted.

"What a strange outfit."

Natsume frowned.

Although the child had an ordinary appearance, he was wearing a very well-fitting suit, which was obviously a high-end custom-made item.

Under the light, the other person's face was deathly pale, as if they had accidentally ingested something.

"Never mind, Ash, carry him back first."

Natsume put away the flashlight.

Soon, Natsume and Satoshi took the child back to the camp.

"How could such a small child appear in the forest!"

Hearing the commotion outside, Kumi came out to help, but when she saw Ash carrying the child on his back, she couldn't help but cover her mouth.

"Yeah, and this outfit is so weird. How can such a young child wear a suit? It's like they've been deliberately dressed up as a little adult."

Xiaoxia poked the child's cheek.

"Alright, alright, no matter what, let them drink my medicinal soup first."

Everyone made way and watched as Xiao Gang forced the medicine down their throats.

After being given the medicine, Ooki Yukinari's breathing became noticeably more stable.

However, when it was the child's turn, the child was choked awake.

"Who...who are you?!"

The child reacted strongly, pushing the bowl away so hard that it shattered and the medicine spilled all over the floor.

He instinctively reached for his waist, but it was empty.

"Is this what you're looking for?"

Natsume held up a matte red and white ball.

"give me back!"

The child's eyes were fierce, but his body was trembling uncontrollably.

"Don't be afraid, we're not bad people."

As Xia approached, the child instinctively took a half-step back, his wariness increasing.

"Yes, little brother, it's amazing that you have your own Pokémon at your age."

As Ash spoke, Pikachu jumped onto his shoulder.

"Pika pika!"

Pikachu thought for a moment and then walked towards the child.

"Pickup!"

In a flash, Pikachu was grabbed by the neck by the child, and a blazing fire stick was pulled out and pointed at Pikachu.

Everyone was stunned by this sudden scene.

Is this a child?
Hey, little brother.

Ash wanted to say something, but Natsume pressed down on his shoulder.

"Don't worry, I'm very good at teaching kids."

A dark blue light shone in Natsume's eyes.

"Don't come any closer!"

The child's legs trembled, and he realized he couldn't move.

When you place your hand on the other person's forehead, your mental world begins to take shape.

"Pickup!"

The man with the middle-parted hair, who was fast asleep, suddenly opened his eyes and found himself in the mental world.

Not far away were Natsume and a human spirit that it did not recognize.

"Pikapi"

The man with the middle parting looked dejected and lay on the ground as if he had resigned himself to his fate.

However, the next second, everything spun around and a man with a middle parting appeared in the passenger seat of the jeep.

"Pickup?"

The man with the middle parting looked at Natsume in disbelief on the main seat.

Ahead of them was a bewildered child spirit staring blankly at the jeep that Natsume had conjured.

What type of car is this?
There was no time to think; a car roared toward him.

"boom!"

The spiritual body shattered, but was instantly enveloped by a powerful golden psychic force and began to repair itself.

Natsume got off the bus in a strange manner.

Why didn't this child know to hide?
He was even thinking of trying to scare him.

In reality, the moment Natsume placed his hand on the other person's forehead, the child collapsed.

"Stab!"

From within the matte red and white sphere, a unicorn beetle emerged, standing tall and guarding the child, its venomous stinger extended, a clear warning.

"Natsume-nii, is he alright?" Ash asked worriedly. "He'll be fine after a nap."

Ignoring the unicorn beetle that warned them, Natsume picked up the matte red and white ball.

"This Poké Ball is different from ours."

Ash took out his red and white ball, which was shiny and translucent.

"This matte red and white ball is an old model that was discontinued more than ten years ago. Many older trainers have this kind of ball."

Natsume looked at the red and white balls in his hand and pondered.

The red and white ball in the child's hand was probably given to him by an elder in his family. I don't know why it ended up here.

If the other party traveled through time with Yuki, then the Poké Ball in their hand should be the open-can type.
"Get some rest. These next few days will probably be tough," Natsume advised.

The next day.

"Wow, he's still sleeping?"

Ash patted the brown-haired boy's face, but couldn't wake him up no matter what he did.

On the contrary, the child was full of energy.

They found him in the treehouse.

He cowered behind the chimney in fear, clutching the red and white ball in his arms, watching the crowd with trembling eyes.

"Hey, little brother, come down quickly, it's dangerous over there."

Kumi shouted, but the other party didn't respond at all.

"Want something to eat?"

Jiaozi held up a bowl of meat soup, and the aroma wafted over. The child swallowed hard, then turned his head away.

"Natsume-sensei"

Jiaozi looked at Natsume helplessly.

"Natsume-nii, is he one of those rich kids who ran away from home?"

Xiao Zhi guessed.

"Yeah, yeah, that custom-made suit he's wearing looks really expensive, and if he's from Kanto, he'll be even more believable!"

Xiaoxia's experiences along the way led her to suspect more than once that running away from home was a traditional skill among wealthy young men in Guandu.

"If you're not going to eat it, just leave it."

Natsume placed the broth on a tree stump to the side.

Just then, the brown-haired boy woke up.

"Celebi!"

He suddenly yelled and jumped up. When he saw the group of unfamiliar figures in front of him, he froze on the spot and subconsciously gasped for breath.

"Hello, I'm Ash from Pallet Town!"

Ash stepped forward and reached out his hand to the brown-haired boy.

The boy turned around blankly, looked at Ash, blinked, and after a long while slowly spoke:

"I'm from Pallet Town too, my name is Xuecheng!"

"Did you save me? What a coincidence!"

When fellow villagers meet, their eyes well up with tears. Two boys of similar age embraced each other, overwhelmed with emotion.

"Oh, right, shurabi!"

Xuecheng slapped his forehead and anxiously went to check.

“A poacher is chasing Srirabbi, we must find him quickly!”

Xuecheng said anxiously.

"Poachers?"

Everyone was taken aback, remembering the poacher the forest ranger had mentioned who was active in the area.

"So their target was a shrine maiden?"

"Natsume-nii, are we hurrying up to Natsume-nii?"

Ash and the others looked at Natsume, only to find him staring blankly at Yukinari.

"Uh, is there something on my face?"

Xuecheng felt uneasy under the stare.

"Nothing, let's go."

As everyone followed Xuecheng and was about to leave, they saw the child in the treehouse leap down.

"Ouch!"

He fell headfirst in front of Natsume, a large bulge forming on his body.

Are people in this world so resilient to falls?

Natsume raised an eyebrow slightly.

"I want to go too!"

The child looked at the crowd, a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

"do you know him?"

Natsume pointed at the child and looked at Yukinari, who shook his head.

"Kid, tell me, why do you want to go?"

Natsume grabbed the child's head and used telekinesis to lift the child up so that they were eye-to-eye.

"I know, Celebi is a powerful Pokémon, and I need a powerful Pokémon."

The child's voice trembled with nervousness.

Why do we need powerful Pokémon?

Xuecheng, who spoke this time, frowned and stared intently at the child.

"I want powerful Pokémon, so no one, no one can take my things away!"

Under intense pressure, the child cried out of fear.

"What do you have that someone can steal from you?"

Natsume stared at the child in front of him with great interest.

The child pouted and didn't reply.

"Alright then, what's your name?" Natsume asked curiously.

To be honest, this kid looks a bit like Giovanni.

illegitimate child?
Natsume thought for a moment, took a picture, and sent it to Sakaki.

The caption read, "Your son is in my hands."

Sakaki didn't reply, seemingly immune to the spam messages Natsume sent from time to time.

"I...I forgot."

The child stared blankly, his gaze becoming vacant.

Natsume was stunned.

Could the collision yesterday have caused the other person to lose their memory?

"In that case, you shall be called Baiyoumu."

Natsume took apart his own name and came up with a name on a whim.

It's good that she has amnesia; Hyakuya is obviously much easier to get along with than when we first met.

However, he remained aloof and followed the group silently, observing everyone.

(End of this chapter)