Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 552 Groudon, the Guardian of the House and Ward Off Evil Spirits

Outside the imposing metal gate of Sunshine Academy, Natsume was solemnly patting the intercom with his palm.

Hmm, not bad, not bad, very good.

After two months of construction, the college's "surface decoration" has been rebuilt very well.

At least the outer gate and walls are very much to Natsume's liking.

"My darling! Open the door! See what good stuff I brought back for the academy—authentic local specialties from the Hoenn region."

Natsume continued.

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the communicator, followed by a barely audible sound, like a gasp, and then Jiaozi's voice, which was trying to remain calm but was softer than usual and slightly trembling:
"Local specialties? Mr. Natsume, you suddenly went to the Hoenn region just for this?"

The round trip has taken several days.

Jiaozi's voice sounded somewhat angry.

Natsume was completely unaware.

"Never mind that for now, just open the door."

Before the words were finished, the academy gates slid open to both sides with a slight hum.

Jiaozi stood inside the door, seemingly trying to appear as aloof and composed as usual, but her usually clear eyes lit up the moment they met Natsume's figure, and her fair cheeks flushed a distinct blush almost instantly.

She subconsciously lowered her head slightly, quickly scanning Natsume's body and feet, her voice barely a whisper: "Where's Dongdong? Where did you hide it?"

Natsume grinned, and without realizing it, took a step forward and stepped aside.

"Watch closely!" He snapped his fingers.

The sudden shortening of the distance made Jiaozi gasp for breath, and even the few strands of hair sticking up on her head seemed to stiffen for a moment.

The next moment, accompanied by a slight tremor in the ground and a sudden surge of heat, as if standing next to a volcano, a colossal figure covered with dark red lava patterns slowly rose from the open space behind Natsume like a mountain!
Groudon's imposingly massive body almost instantly blocked out the sunlight, casting a large shadow that completely enveloped the two of them.

The prodigy's brain seemed to freeze.

"Mr. Natsume, is this a teleport Pokémon from the Hoenn region?"

After a long while, she turned around blankly and looked at Natsume.

Is it authentic or not?

Natsume waved his hand, and behind him, Groudon nervously rubbed his hands together, looking at Shoko and Natsume.

According to this human, this woman is the one in charge here.

With his back to Groudon, Natsume gave the arrogant boy another wink.

In an instant, the clever girl realized that Natsume wanted her to establish her authority in a small way.

"Authentic, the local specialties are very authentic."

Jiaozi took a deep breath, trying to suppress the heat in her cheeks, and forced herself to look away from Natsume and focus on the mountain-like behemoth.

She slightly raised her chin, trying to appear more imposing, although her voice still trembled slightly.

“Since it was Mr. Natsume who brought back the academy’s local specialties,” she deliberately emphasized the words “local specialties.”

It was as if she was trying to convince herself to accept this absurd claim.

"So, starting today, you will temporarily take on the role of the academy's, um, temporary security guard."

She tried to make her tone sound calm and natural, as if assigning a routine task, but her slightly clenched fingertips and increasingly reddened ears betrayed her nervousness.

"Mainly responsible for security patrols in the back mountain area."

She added that she tried to avoid Groudon's imposing golden eyes, her gaze drifting to its thick toes covered in lava patterns.
"Unless there are special circumstances, do not come to the front yard to avoid causing unnecessary panic."

After saying that, she glanced at Natsume secretly and saw that he was looking at her with an encouraging smile. She quickly straightened her face and looked at Groudon calmly, waiting for a response.

Groudon seemed to understand, its massive head nodding very slowly and cautiously, as if afraid of making too much noise and startling the seemingly petite yet high-status human woman before it.

Groudon glanced at the prodigy and quickly looked away, afraid that the other might suddenly pull out a stamp from his pocket.

Seeing this, Natsume clapped his hands in satisfaction.

well.

The college's major decisions are definitely made by itself.

But for things like routine management, he felt it was better to leave it to Jiaozi.

Being able to subdue this Groudon would be ideal. Although it seemed docile, Natsume could tell that it really wanted to sneak away.

"By the way, Jiao Zi, how's the reconstruction of our academy going?"

Natsume opened his phone, found the Trillion King Fund on the Alliance's official website, and casually asked.

"Yes, most of the facilities are ready. It was originally scheduled to open to parents for a visit during this year's summer vacation."

A hint of nervousness appeared on Jiaozi's little face.

"That's it"

In this world, academies related to Pokémon generally have half the number of holidays compared to regular schools.

Based on the timeline, summer vacation will start in about two weeks and last for a month.

"In that case, you'll stand at the door and act as a security guard for the time being."

Natsume beckoned to Groudon.

"Howl?"

Groudon tilted its head, seemingly not quite understanding what the security guard meant.

"Mr. Natsume, isn't it too big?"

Jiaozi swallowed hard.

"Is it big?" Natsume patted Groudon's thick toes, which were as thick as stone pillars, with a matter-of-fact expression, completely unaware of the girl's abnormal state beside him.

"I think the size is just right. It can ward off evil spirits and protect the house, and it can also be used to expand and renovate the back mountain. It's so practical!"

Groudon cooperated by exhaling two small, carefully controlled plumes of sulfurous smoke from its nostrils.

Never mind, even though I don't know what a security guard is.

But if it stays in the lava for ten years, it can return to the lava and become a happy Groudon again.

Yes, Natsume did not make a permanent overlord agreement with Groudon, and during the agreement period, Natsume could unilaterally dismiss and expel Groudon.

First, a permanent agreement is something the other party would definitely not agree to.

Secondly, if Groudon gets corrupted by the middle-part hairstyle, he can kick him out at any time.

Natsume glanced discreetly at the middle-parted man who was fast asleep on Groudon's flat-topped head.

The other party really liked this "mattress" that could automatically maintain a constant temperature.

“Okay.” Jiaozi thought about it and felt that what Natsume said made sense.

Moreover, this kind of thing is itself an attraction for people visiting the academy.

"But Mr. Natsume, why does it keep scratching its armpits?"

As if he had discovered something, the Proud Child pointed at Groudon curiously.

"I don't know, maybe it's just pimples."

Natsume clapped his hands and walked straight into the academy.

"Pimples under the armpits?"

Jiaozi couldn't understand, so she followed behind Natsume.

"Mr. Natsume, what if that Groudon sneaks away?"

Upon entering the academy, Jiao Zi pointed somewhat worriedly to the back.

The gate gradually closed, and Groudon remained standing there, staring blankly at the distant horizon, unconsciously scratching its armpit.

"Don't worry about it."

Natsume was quite at ease with Groudon's job as a security guard.

Anyway, it can't fly.

You can only get anywhere on foot.

Once they start walking, they make quite a commotion.

(End of this chapter)