Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 369 Uncle Liu's Long-Haired Pig
"Meow, meow!"

Meow Meow struggled to climb out from under the ice.

"Thank goodness, thank goodness this is a snowdrift, meow." With that, Meow turned around angrily and looked at the culprit who had pinned her down.

"A long-haired pig, meow?"

Meow Meow was stunned, her brain not quite processing what was happening.

"This frozen, long-haired pig seems to have a trainer?"

Officer Jenny leaned over and pointed at the hairy pig's neck.

Under the sunlight, the ice crystals sparkled, and the neck of the long-haired pig gleamed with a metallic sheen.

It was a small tag.

"My goodness, the time on this tag... This long-haired pig was frozen here decades ago, meow!" Meow exclaimed.

"In that case, I can't imagine how anxious its trainer must have been," Officer Jenny said, somewhat reluctantly.

Natsume contacted Joey, who arrived quickly with Lucky Egg and a transport sled.

Back at the Pokémon Center, Natsume took out his phone and made a video call to Ash.

"crooked?"

"Did you meet a master?"

“Natsume-nii, this is the sixth time you’ve said something like that.”

On the other side, Ash was holding Cyndaquil, his expression strange.

Ever since he jumped off the cliff, Natsume has been sending him a video every hour.

"Come back here, it's very urgent."

After saying that, Natsume hung up the video call.

"urgent?"

Ash put away his Pokédex in confusion and looked at Brock, who was searching for Lost Mushrooms at the bottom of the valley.

"Since Natsume has said so, you should go to the Pokémon Center first." Brock patted his chest, indicating that he didn't need to worry.

Soon, the Pokémon Center.

"Natsume-nii, you brought me back just to watch Joey treat this frozen hairy pig?"

Xiao Zhi remained silent.

Before him, the long-haired pig had thawed and the ice had melted away, but its body remained stiff and unconscious.

"Miss Joey said that this long-haired pig has been frozen for too long, and the chances of it thawing and reviving are very low."

Natsume yawned.

"Oh, is that so?" Ash was a little worried, but quickly, he realized what was happening and pointed to himself, saying:
"So what does this have to do with me being called here?"

"Of course it's related, you just stand here."

Generally speaking, Xiao Zhi can act as a mascot to increase the success rate of certain things.

This is a metaphysical principle that Natsume summarized from countless experiments.

Xiao Zhi was puzzled; he seemed to have heard Natsume say similar things many times when he was a child.

But those all seemed to be accompanied by some unpleasant experiences, he shuddered and said:
"Natsume-nii, I think we should make room for Nurse Joy. I'm going to go train with an Ice-type Pokémon!"

"This long-haired pig was Uncle Liu's trump card when he was young, at the peak of his opponent's power."

Natsume's voice drifted out softly.

"what?"

Like a mosquito that has smelled blood, Ash's gaze immediately fell on the hairy pig.

"Uncle Liu's trump card when he was young, wouldn't that be the Ice-type Heavenly King?" Xiaoxia covered her mouth in surprise.

Seeing that Xiaozhi's gaze was becoming eager, Natsume nodded slightly.

There should be no problem.

He had previously discovered a mysterious phenomenon: the higher Ash's expectations, the stronger the mascot's effect.

Before some important experiments, Natsume would make many promises to the other party in order to raise Satoshi's expectations.

Of course, these things are difficult to exchange, and in the end, only physical memory erasure techniques can be used.

Time passed second by second, and Ash stared intently at the long-haired boar, his eyes even becoming bloodshot.

"Hey, are you healing it with your mind?" Xiaoxia stared at the other person speechlessly.

In the center of the living room, Xiao Gang was cooking food.

He returned to the Pokémon Center in the evening, and it is now almost midnight.

"Come on, everyone, have a taste. I spent the whole afternoon picking five Lost Mushrooms, and they're incredibly delicious!"

Xiao Gang took a sip of the mushroom and meat soup, completely absorbed in the experience.

"Bang!"

The doors to the Pokémon Center opened. "Pikachu!"

"Cannes."

The man with the parted head and Zapdos were panting heavily.

They had two ropes tied around their waists, dragging various things that the circle bears had previously traded for.

With his hair parted in the middle, he untied the rope around his waist and headed straight for the mushroom and meat soup.

"Glug glug glug!"

It stepped onto the edge of the boiler, stuck its head completely inside, and began to feast.

"Wait a minute, it's very precious!" Xiao Gang's heartbroken voice rang out.

"Pickup?"

He raised his head with his hair parted in the middle, and soup dripped continuously from his chin.

It turned around and walked towards the door. When it reappeared, it was carrying a dozen or so lost mushrooms, which it threw into the boiler.

Natsume lay on the sofa at the Pokémon Center, yawning.

He roughly counted the Lost Mushrooms he had obtained from the Circle Bears today. After deducting the ones that should be given to Uncle Liu as compensation, there were still nearly three hundred left.

"Why didn't you bring it back from the dream world?"

With her hair parted in the middle, she rubbed her hands together, watching as Xiao Gang added water, meat, and seasonings.

Upon hearing Natsume's voice, it turned around and said without hesitation:
"Pikachu, Pikachu!"

It won't taste good if it's not kept fresh.

Natsume's lips twitched, and even Zapdos's attempt to bring the Lost Mushroom into the warm indoor space to show it off was sternly interrupted by the man with the middle parting.

Inside the room, the aroma of meat filled the air, and the oil emulsified into a white mist, which was neutralized by the fresh scent of the lost mushrooms, making it incredibly enticing.

"Sure enough, adding more Lost Mushrooms really makes a difference in taste."

Xiao Gang took a bite and was immediately amazed.

"Miss Joey, I've prepared a special midnight snack for you!"

Joey happened to walk out of the next room.

When Xiaogang brought the fragrant meat soup to her, her pale face regained a little color.

"Thank you all." Joey smiled and accepted the gifts.

"Miss Joy, how is the Woolpig doing?" Ash asked anxiously.

“It’s all over now.” Joey stepped aside, revealing the long-haired pig inside.

"Hmph?"

The long-haired pig looked at the crowd in front of it with a puzzled expression.

[Long-haired pig, Ice + Ground, LV72]

"Pikapi."

The woman with the middle parting ate her fill and walked over with her big belly.

"Pikapi!"

"Hmph, hmph?" The long-haired pig looked at the middle-parted hair in surprise.

"Pikachu—Gah!"

Natsume's iron fist came down.

What do you mean by asking others to contribute some after we've finished eating the meat?

Natsume grabbed the girl with her hair parted in the middle and carried her away.

"Please, you long-haired pig, spend one night training with me!"

"Hmph?" The long-haired pig looked at Ash who had suddenly appeared with a puzzled expression.

The strange Pikachu is gone, and strange humans have appeared.

"Please, I'm going to challenge Uncle Liu tomorrow!"

Upon hearing Uncle Liu's name, the long-haired pig was startled. It instinctively looked around, but found nothing.

"It's been more than 20 years now, your trainer's burns have long since healed."

As Natsume spoke, he took out a photo of Uncle Liu and had Satoshi hold it, showing it to the long-haired pig.

Young Liu Bo is very similar to Xiao Zhi now, both driven by passion.

What began to change his personality was this long-haired pig.

After losing a competition, Uncle Liu was also burned. The long-haired pig ventured into the snow-capped mountains and never returned.

Naturally, Liu Bo assumed that the long-haired pig had "abandoned" its trainer.

(End of this chapter)