My Pokémon Story of Seasons

Chapter 217 The Little Witch and the Cake

"Bree————"

Seeing herself surrounded on all sides, Tibrim's face flushed red, and tears of grievance welled up in her eyes. She stamped her foot in frustration and finally lowered her fighting stance.

"Bree—BreeBree!"

She muttered something under her breath, then raised her hands above her head in a gesture of surrender, indicating that she had given up.

"Wow?" The pink Celebi floated in front of her, tilting its head to examine this little troublemaker who had suddenly given in.

Sweetie also lowered her fighting stance and curiously moved closer. Although Orion and the pickpocket cat remained vigilant, they had clearly relaxed their guard.

"Let's find another place to have a proper talk."

The pink shrub gently flapped its wings, leading everyone to a quiet corner behind the teaching building. Surrounded by several large trees, it was both secluded and offered a view of the classroom windows.

"Bribri~" Tibrim sat obediently on the grass, her hands neatly placed on her knees.

She blinked her big eyes and began to slowly explain why she had come.

"As you can see, I am a witch from a very far away place."

You might not believe it, but actually—I was originally a human.

"Wow?" Pink Celebi tilted his head. Why did that sound so familiar?

"As I just said, I am actually a witch, and in this world, any witch whose identity is discovered by ordinary people will be cursed and turned into a Pokémon."

Tibrim spoke calmly, as if recounting a perfectly ordinary matter. From her composed expression, there was absolutely no indication that she was lying.

"Huh?" "Fou?" "Meow?"

Even the members of the fairy tale expedition team, who had experienced many adventures, were quite confused when they heard this fantastical fairy tale.

"To be honest, I'm actually quite lucky to have turned into this—I've heard that some of my predecessors were cursed and turned into Mud—"

In order to restore things to normal, I'm currently traveling the world. If I find a capable magician, I'll have a chance to lift the curse!

"La-hua—" After listening to Tiblim's words, Celebi floated thoughtfully in front of her and gently closed his eyes.

A pale pink light emanated from her, and the power of time began to flow.

"Bree?"

Feeling the time reversal effect acting on her, Tibrim sighed softly and then shook her head.

"It's no use, I've already tried this method—"

The witch's curse is a power that transcends time and has become the law of this world.

Like gravity, it is a law that no one can shake.

The only way to break the curse is to follow the methods left by our predecessors step by step.

"Whoosh—" Pink Celebi opened her eyes, her expression becoming complicated. She had indeed seen Tibrim's past in the timeline; the little witch hadn't lied after all.

However, the shrine found in her past the way she claimed to have lifted the curse and restored her to her original state.

The plan is to train those who discover their true identities into magicians or witches.

Unfortunately, it was a child who discovered Teebrim's true identity and ran away in fright the moment he saw Teebrim transform into a Pokémon.

Even after Tibrim found the other party, the other party refused to help because of the fear of the curse.

Left with no other option, she resorted to seeking help from other magicians.

"Ugh—" Sweetie scratched her head in confusion. Although she couldn't understand the complicated content, she could sense that Tibrim was being very honest.

"So—the so-called magician you found is our Tong Hua?"

"Bri!" Tibrim nodded vigorously, pointing her little finger in the direction of the school building.

"There's absolutely no mistake. You know him so well, you must know he's a magician!"

Please, I beg him to help me break the curse!

I am willing to do anything, however powerful, to repay you!

"La-hua--" Pink Celebi exchanged a glance with his other companions.

Although Tibrim's explanation sounded incredible, it seemed insignificant compared to what they had gone through.

And considering how honest she is, it wouldn't be a big deal to help her out.

but----

"Tong Hua is a magician? How come we didn't know that?!" Pickpocket Cat scratched his head.

"But he is indeed very special, we know that," Orinho chimed in.

"Alright then, we'll take you to see him!"

After saying that, Sweetie pulled Tibrim along to go find Tong Hua. Just then, the school bell rang crisply, and the school building suddenly became noisy.

"That concludes this morning's classes. Students, head to the cafeteria for lunch. Tong Hua, please come to my office!"

A few minutes ago, in Class A's classroom, Ms. Anli spoke somewhat seriously.

Tong Hua nodded silently, offering no rebuttal.

After all, no matter what, practicing alchemy in class because he was bored and secretly making potions was indeed a bit too much.

"Ooh—" "Kuku—"

Riolu and the forest lizard followed Tong Hua out of the classroom, both looking somewhat uneasy. They could sense that Ms. Anli was not in a good mood.

As soon as Tong Hua left the classroom, the students inside began to whisper among themselves.

"He should be alright, right?"

"I don't know, but our class definitely lost points—"

"There's nothing we can do; the principal was secretly peeking through the back door. If we weren't sitting on this side against the wall, he probably would have spotted us too—"

Among the group of children, a boy with green hair appeared the calmest.

"By the way, don't you guys know who he is?"

That's the owner of Fairy Tale Ranch, the manager of Happiness Dessert Shop, and also my junior apprentice!

In the office, Ms. An Li sat behind her desk, her hands clasped on the table, looking at Tong Hua with a serious expression.

"Tong Hua, could you please explain?"

Tong Hua lowered her head, a sheepish smile on her face.

I never expected to be called into the teacher's office for criticism; I experienced something so unusual in the very first class.

"that----

If I said I was making desserts, would you believe me, teacher?

Ms. Anli raised her eyebrows slightly and tapped her fingers lightly on the table: "I don't believe it."

What kind of desserts require these chemical test tubes to make?

As Ms. Anli spoke, she took out the alchemy equipment that she had confiscated from Tong Hua.

"Uh—it's dessert, after all. Using some flavorings and colorings, and a bit of technology, is perfectly normal, isn't it?"

Ms. Anli was taken aback by this answer. She picked up a test tube that was still bubbling slightly, and the liquid inside was strangely changing from purple to pink.

"In short, these are not things that should be done during class."

"I hope you can make up for the credits deducted by the principal by performing well in the upcoming activities."

Tong Hua nodded obediently: "I understand, teacher."

Ms. Anli's expression softened slightly, and she pushed the alchemy equipment back in front of Tong Hua: "I'll return these things to you for now, but you're not allowed to take them out in class next time."

"Thank you, teacher." Tong Hua quickly put away his precious alchemy equipment.

Just as Tong Hua was about to leave the office, Teacher An Li suddenly called him back: "Wait."

Tong Hua turned around in confusion, only to see Teacher An Li stand up and say something to him.

"In order to give students opportunities to train, the school cafeteria is always short-staffed."

Since you can cook, why not help out? You can earn credits that way.

Tong Hua's eyes lit up upon hearing this. "Thank you for your guidance, teacher."

Tong Hua carried the alchemy equipment out of the office, and Riolu and the forest lizard waiting outside immediately surrounded him.

"Oh?" Riolu looked at his expression with concern.

"It's alright," Tong Hua said with a smile, rubbing their heads. "But we have to go to the cafeteria to help out and earn credits."

Perfect timing! Let everyone try the cakes from our Happiness Dessert Shop!