Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 513 Destroying the Evil Book is Imminent
Natsume thought of the culprit.

"Come out with me!"

Natsume, carrying the proud child, forcefully pulled her forward.

Not moving.

"Ahem." Natsume coughed lightly twice and looked at Jiaozi.

Cooperate with me?
Seeing Natsume's signal, Jiaozi chuckled, the complex emotions in her eyes receding like the tide, leaving only a relaxed smile.

Impossible. How could someone like Mr. Natsume possibly have such thoughts?

She stopped mentioning any romantic missions and simply let Natsume take her hand and push open the fire door.

Familiar lights poured down, dispelling the darkness of the corridor.

A relaxed and cheerful expression returned to Jiao Zi's face, as if the tense atmosphere in the hallway just moments before was merely an illusion.

"Wow, that's amazing! Hoopa should learn from you!"

Outside, Hoopa was clapping its little paws excitedly.

Its little brain really couldn't understand why, when Jiaozi had just been so angry as to drag Natsume inside, he was so happy when he came out.
This reminded it of its impulse to fight with the guy with the middle part, and it felt ashamed for a moment.

"Hmm." Perhaps she heard Hoopa's words, but Gadriya nodded blankly, and the innocent determination in her eyes as she looked at Natsume seemed to have deepened.

But the next second.

"Give me the book." Natsume walked towards Cattleya without hesitation, his tone leaving no room for argument.

He reached out and snatched the thick book, "Top Secret! Speedrun for the Personality Soundness Test Final Exam: The Painful Efforts of an 8th Generation Senior from Rainbow University!", from her arms.

As Natsume pulled the book out of Cattleya's arms, the moment the book left her embrace, it inevitably affected her body.

Jiaozi stood aside, her gaze unconsciously following the direction.

She could clearly see that when the thick book was pulled away, the fabric of the exquisite dress on Cattleya's chest rippled like a pebble thrown into water, creating tiny but clear ripples.

That brief moment seemed to be stretched out infinitely in the eyes of the prodigy, with every detail vividly revealed.

Jiaozi glared angrily at Cattleya, her little mouth pouting even more.

Gadriya stared blankly as Natsume put the book away, a hint of curiosity showing in her crystal-clear eyes.

What are we supposed to do?

"Wow~"

Natsume picked up the "evil book" with one hand and raised the other, his fingertips positioned below the book.

"Wow, that's amazing!" Hoopa exclaimed as a flame the thickness of a finger suddenly leaped from Natsume's fingertip.

Natsume looked at the flame in his hand with some surprise.

After breaking through to a new level, apart from the Psychic attribute level increasing due to the recovery of Psychic Power, the other attribute powers remained almost unchanged. For example, Fire-type energy, through natural growth, has only increased from the level equivalent to a level 5 Pokémon to the level equivalent to a level 6 Pokémon.

"The flame is so small." Hoopa leaned closer, her curious eyes looking at the flame dancing on Natsume's fingertips with a hint of doubt.

"Hmph, don't be fooled by its current size of only a lighter flame. If I unleash my full power," Natsume said, as the flame at his fingertips suddenly surged to the size of two lighters!

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In the ensuing silence, a glass of water was precisely splashed over.

With a "whoosh," the pitiful little flame was extinguished by the water in an instant.

"What are you doing?" Natsume turned around and looked at Cattleya, who was holding a glass in her hand.

"The fire is about to burn the books." Cattleya blinked her clear, big eyes, her tone carrying a hint of matter-of-fact concern.

“Yeah, otherwise how would I destroy it?” Natsume rolled his eyes, a golden light flashing in them.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

In the blink of an eye, the book was pulverized into fine powder by an invisible telekinetic force.

As expected, telekinesis is still the most useful.

Wow, it's snowing!

Hupa took out a gold ring and tried to catch the powder.

Fine powder fell like snowflakes, covering the ground and the tips of Jiaozi and Cattleya's shoes with a thin layer of white frost.

"Well"

Gadriya stared at the falling powder, her eyes filled with questions, her long eyelashes trembling in confusion, as if she couldn't understand why Natsume was doing this.

"Alright, the matter is resolved now." Natsume clapped his hands, relieved.

Unexpectedly, when she turned her head, Cattleya pulled out a book from her bosom.

Unlike the handmade old book that Natsume destroyed, the book in Gadria's hands had an exquisite cover, brand-new white paper, and gold thread connecting the spine, making it a high-end custom-printed version.

"Give me this one too!" Natsume hadn't expected the other party to have a backup, and quickly reached out and pulled out the customized edition.

"Swish, swish, swish~"

In the blink of an eye, the customized version followed suit and turned to ashes.

"Well"

Cattleya tilted her head, her long golden hair slipping over her shoulder. She thought about it seriously for a moment, then reached her small hand into her bosom again.

Natsume: "."

He felt a throbbing sensation in his temple.

"How many books do you have?" Natsume asked in surprise, his voice tinged with helplessness.

“A warehouse.” A small voice rang out, and Cattleya nodded belatedly, as if stating a perfectly ordinary fact.

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"Littering will result in a fine!"

Natsume didn't come to his senses until Joey stuck a fine sticker on his forehead.

Why did you make so much?

Natsume was greatly shocked; this operation was beyond his comprehension.

“Yes, because it was a gift from you,” Gadriya raised her eyes and stared intently at Natsume, her gaze pure and focused.

"I'm afraid I'll lose it."

"Ahem." Jiaozi moved closer almost imperceptibly, her small body carrying a hint of territoriality. She subtly extended one foot, precisely positioning it between Natsume and Gadriya, attempting to block their overly focused gazes.

Looking into Cattleya's blue eyes, which were filled with confusion and pure trust, and feeling the almost tangible aura of the proud girl beside him, Natsume felt completely overwhelmed.

"Oh well,"

Natsume took a deep breath and decided to adopt the most efficient solution.

He turned to the side and decisively pushed Cattleya gently toward the prince, his movements as swift and decisive as if he were getting rid of a hot potato.

"Since you consider us friends, and you want to learn how to be friends properly..."

He deliberately emphasized the word "friend".

"Then, this task of enlightening minds will be entrusted to you, my prodigy."

Caught off guard, the proud boy was pushed by Natsume and stumbled, almost bumping into Cattleya.

She steadied herself and stared at Natsume with wide, incredulous eyes: "W-what?! Leave it to me?!"

“That’s right.” Natsume nodded, his tone matter-of-fact: “You’re my chief assistant, and you’re an expert in interpersonal relationships.”

"You are the perfect person to guide Miss Cattleya to understand normal social boundaries and, well, how to make friends."

He ignored the tiny flame of protest that instantly ignited in Jiao Zi's eyes, as well as the adorable, bewildered look on Cattleya's head, and directly handed Jiao Zi a contact number.

"If you encounter any difficulties, you can ask Zhulan for advice."

Pride: "???"

What does this have to do with Miss Zhulan?
"But!"

Jiaozi wanted to argue, but Natsume had already turned around and walked towards the table where the Rotom Egg was placed, his back view clearly saying "Do not disturb, I'm doing research."

The two left behind looked at each other in bewilderment.

Cattleya's gaze followed Natsume's retreating figure until he picked up the egg and examined it closely, before she reluctantly looked away.

She turned to Jiaozi, her clear blue eyes filled with complete trust and a thirst for knowledge, as if Jiaozi truly held the key to the temple of friendship.

“Miss Pride,” Cattleya’s voice was as soft as a feather.

"Mr. Natsume said he wants to learn from you how to be a friend." She leaned forward slightly, earnestly asking for advice.
"What should I do? Should I do what the book says, show him more care, and give him things he needs?"

As she spoke, her gaze unconsciously drifted to the Rotom Egg in Natsume's hand, as if she were thinking about the next thoughtful gift.

Looking at Cattleya's bewildered yet earnest expression, and recalling the undisguised focused look in her eyes when she looked at Natsume earlier, a sense of powerlessness welled up inside Jiaozi.

How can she explain to the other person that her concern for Natsume has gone a bit too far?
Or perhaps we could change our approach and explain to Natsume that Cattleya is actually... no good!

Jiaozi shook his head violently.

Where do you find someone who gives the opponent an assist?

She must guide Cattleya back onto the "right track"!
Looking into Cattleya's pure and unadulterated eyes, Jiaozi suddenly felt that this matter might be a bit challenging.

(End of this chapter)