Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 578 One Day

Natsume leaned against the tree trunk, the shadow perfectly concealing his figure.

He watched the scene below in silence.

Danyu carefully handed the lunchbox to Erguipeng, watching it happily eat, its little face beaming with a satisfied smile.

After Egui Pong finished eating, Dan Yu didn't take it home or play with it as Natsume had expected. Instead, she leaned close to Egui Pong's ear and whispered something mysteriously, occasionally pointing in different directions in the woods.

With its starry eyes, Erguipeng listened to Danyu's "guidance," occasionally nodding its little head adorned with a pink bow and making a few crisp responses.

Then, something happened that surprised Natsume.

This person and their Pokémon have actually started their "hunting" operation.

Danyu first crept up to a fruit tree and made various funny faces at the monkey monsters that were eating the fruit, successfully attracting their attention and leading them towards the direction where the evil monsters were lying in ambush.

Egui Peng suddenly leaped out from behind the bushes, waving a wooden stick, the bow on his head trembling. In just a few moves, he "beat" the monkey monsters until they were dizzy and ran away with their heads in their hands.

This is not over yet.

Danyu even boldly ran back to the edge of the village, using a few sweet tree fruits as bait to lure out a lazy Tauros that was sunbathing in the neighbor's yard, leading it all the way to Egui Peng.

Despite facing the massive Tauros, Egui Pong showed no fear, nimbly dodging and seizing the opportunity.

The wooden stick, when swung, is incredibly powerful.

They tapped Kentaro's head a few times with a "bang".

The latter, in pain, whimpered and moaned, but soon its eyelids drooped and it fell asleep on the spot.

Natsume frowned as he looked at him.

Goodness, no wonder Danyu can always pinpoint the location where an injured Pokémon is unconscious.

So you're the one who brought the Japanese soldiers into the village!
Natsume's powerful telekinetic perception constantly enveloped that area.

What puzzled him greatly was that throughout the entire "battle," the emotional fluctuations emanating from Ergui Peng were not a violent fighting spirit or malice.

It's more like a focus on completing a task, perhaps even tinged with a sense of justice?

Danyu's emotions were much more complex, including tension and pride in her successful plan, but deeper down, there seemed to be a subtle anxiety and urgency.

"Stab~"

Beside Natsume, space cracked open, and a golden ring appeared.

"Hoopa has found you!"

It's Hoopa, who has finished training.

"What are they doing?"

As soon as Hupa appeared, he noticed the two small figures bustling about below.

Danyu and Erguipeng gathered all the Pokémon that had been knocked unconscious.

“How strange.”

Huba tilted his head, looking down in confusion.

"Natsume, why did they knock people unconscious and then apply medicine to them?"

Yes, after "defeating" these Pokémon, Danyu and Urquid did not leave.

Danyu took out some simple bandages and medicine from her small bag and began to clumsily treat the not-so-serious injuries of the knocked-out Pokémon.

Ergui Peng helped from the side, carefully examining the area with its starry eyes, occasionally pointing with its little finger, as if telling Dan Yu where it still needed to be treated.

"I don't know." Natsume shook his head.

He felt this might be based on some kind of prank principle. Perhaps only someone with a similar mentality could decipher it.

"Why are you looking at Hoopa?" Hoopa looked at Natsume with a puzzled expression.

The next second, a microphone that wasn't turned on was shoved right in front of it:

"Excuse me, if you were the one who did this, what would your motive be?"

Natsume asked curiously.

Hoopa is, after all, a Pokémon that enjoys playing pranks. Although the current Hoopa has changed a lot.

But it's still better than him.

"Knock them out. Then help them, sob sob."

Hupa covered her mouth, her eyebrows furrowed.

Even I don't think I've ever done anything like that before.

So contradictory.

Hoopa couldn't answer, but it didn't seem anxious.

With a tap on Natsume's waist, a red light flashed, and a Pikachu with a neatly combed hairstyle appeared—a middle-parted Pikachu.

"Pikachu?" The man with the middle parting stood on Natsume's right shoulder, supporting Natsume's head with one hand. Natsume rubbed his eyes sleepily, seemingly very unhappy about being woken up.

"What do you think?"

Hupa crossed her arms and stared intently at the middle-parted hair.

"Pickup pickup?"

The man with the middle parting rolled his eyes.

I don't care what your opinion is.

It actually stood on Natsume's shoulder, rolled its eyes and fell asleep, and then began to freefall.

It simply couldn't stand Hoopa anymore.

Even with Natsume's mediation, Hoopa no longer nags it likes, "If you don't work hard, you won't have a chance to regret it later."

The man with the middle parting showed no sign of joy.

Because Hoopa's behavior patterns are more advanced.

The other party's persuasion went from words to actions—Hupa would try his best to include him in any activities.

For example, on the mornings of training sessions, the guy with the middle part would always be woken up by Hupa and receive a training invitation.

For example, that heartless guy, not only did he poop all over his own pockets, but he also tried to make it touch that poisonous egg.

They say pain can make you stronger.

Now, even when Natsume asks a question, he has to call me out to get my opinion.

The middle-parted hair couldn't take it anymore, so it decided to have a little tantrum and then take a long nap.

Hoopa was miserable in its dream.

"Crack!"

He fell asleep with his hair parted in the middle, and his body fell heavily from the tree like a stone block, creating a large crater.

"Huh? Did we fight a Pikachu?"

The sound of the middle-parted hair hitting the ground quickly attracted Danyu's attention.

She darted closer and curiously poked at the middle-parted hair that was "lying dead" on the ground.

"Bony~"

Erguipeng also came over, his curious, starry eyes fixed on the middle-parted hair.

"Forget it, let's bring it along too. It's not a good thing to faint in the wild."

Danyu clapped her hands and tossed the sleeping, middle-parted hair among the unconscious Pokémon.

Then, the two figures, one large and one small, began laboriously moving the sleeping Pokémon—some dragging, some lifting—towards the Pokémon Center.

Natsume's doubts reached their peak.

This is so contradictory!
Injure the Pokémon first, then give them initial treatment, and finally send them back to the Pokémon Center?
What is this for?
He followed silently behind, watching Danyu, covered in sweat, drag the last middle-parted hairpin to the entrance of the Pokémon Center.

It's already afternoon now.

"Strange, strange, so strange, why does this Pikachu feel so heavy?"

She wiped the sweat from her brow and finally knocked on the door with a sigh of relief.

"Bony~"

Erguipeng nimbly hid in a corner to the side.

Nurse Joy came out at the sound, followed by a spherical Pokémon that was as clear and sparkling as crystal.

Rotom, the Phantom Master, glanced instinctively into the shadows before his gaze finally settled on Natsume and Hoopa in the sky.

Seeing Hoopabi gesture for silence, it nodded silently, its gaze beginning to wander among the injured Pokémon.

It paused for a moment as it passed by the soundly sleeping man with the middle parted hair.

Nearby, Nurse Joy noticed a few more "injured" Pokémon at the entrance, seemingly already used to it.

She sighed and began the examination with practiced ease.

A moment later, Joey looked up at Danyu:
"Are these the Pokémon that were injured today?"

"Yes, Miss Joey!"

Dan Yu looked at the other person with sparkling eyes, a relieved and sly smile on her face.

"Okay, bring them in."

Upon hearing this, Danyu lowered her head and gave a success sign to Egui Peng, who was hiding in the shadows.

(End of this chapter)