My Pokémon Story of Seasons

Chapter 326 Relics from the Old House

Chinchilla and Wood Tortoise cautiously approached the metal safe that was half-buried in a hole in the floor.

The box was small, silver-gray in color, and covered with dust and dirt, but the material still looked sturdy and had not been completely destroyed by the earthquake and typhoon.

"Trembling! The sound seems to be coming from inside!"

Chinchilla approached the box and listened intently; the faint call did indeed seem to be coming from inside.

"Game!"

The forest tortoise nodded, but when he pushed the safe with his heavy claws, he found it unusually heavy and seemed to be stuck in the floor structure.

If we force it out, it might cause the already crumbling old house to collapse completely.

"Terrifying! I have to go back and ask Tong Hua for help!"

Chinchillas immediately realized that the situation was beyond their capabilities.

The forest turtle agreed, and the two took one last look at the mysterious safe, memorized its location, and then quickly and carefully left the dilapidated building.

Meanwhile, at the fairytale ranch.

Tong Hua and Tibrim had finished tidying up the alchemy workshop and came to the main house's living room.

Sweet and cool waitresses brought out warm tea and snacks, and Orion and Little Guoran curiously gathered around.

"So, what exactly did you encounter with Bree in your dream?"

Sweet Cold Beauty and Shirabi sipped their flower tea and asked.

"Bree————"

Tong Hua and Tibrim, holding warm teacups, recounted in detail everything they had experienced in their dream.

He confessed everything except the fact that he was a time traveler.

In Tong Hua's description, "Little Tong Hua" represents her closed-off inner self after her trauma.

This statement is certainly not wrong. In fact, the original "Tong Hua" has already been reincarnated. What remains in her memory is merely a trauma, an obsession.

"In the end—he told me to live well, for everyone's sake."

Tong Hua's voice was somewhat low, but her eyes were bright and firm. "And I made a promise to him."

"Oh my god—" Sweet and cold, the beautiful queen gently placed her hand on the back of Tong Hua's hand, her eyes full of tenderness.

Just then, the door to the main house was suddenly pushed open!

"Terrible! Tong Hua! Something terrible has happened!"

Chinchilla burst in, panting, followed by a forest tortoise with an equally serious expression.

Tong Hua immediately put down her teacup and stood up: "What's wrong? Don't rush, tell me slowly."

Chinchilla and Wood Turtle spoke at lightning speed about how they had heard calls in the dilapidated old house and discovered the safe buried under the floorboards.

"An old house? A safe?"

Tong Hua frowned deeply, not expecting that Chinchilla and the Forest Tortoise had also heard the call.

"Things seem to be getting interesting, let's go check it out, Bree!"

"Okay, let's go take a look!" Tong Hua made a quick decision and accepted Tibrim's suggestion.

He quickly contacted the village chief and Jessica, explaining the situation concisely.

"You said there are still things left in that old house?"

Of course you can go and get it, but be careful. Although that house is your grandfather's work, it has been damaged by an earthquake and a typhoon and hasn't been repaired in a long time.

The village chief's voice was filled with concern, clearly indicating his worry about the safety of the old house.

"I understand, village chief. We'll be careful."

Tong Hua hung up the phone and nodded to her friends.

"Bree! Let's get going, Brie!"

So, Tong Hua, along with Sweet Cold Queen, Tibrim, Celebi, and Chino the Chipmunk and the Forest Turtle who insisted on leading the way, hurriedly headed to the old house.

When they arrived once again at the familiar, now cracked and dilapidated wooden house, the village chief and Jessica were already waiting there, accompanied by several strong-looking Pokémon.

"Little boy! Over here!"

Jessica waved and called out, still holding the little Eevee in her arms, "Grandpa said it was time to renovate this old house, so he brought the construction team over."

"Booboo~" Little Eevee looked at the dilapidated house in front of him with curiosity.

"Thank you all," Tong Hua said gratefully, feeling a little more at ease.

"Of course, it's a house that was entrusted to me to take care of, it should have been repaired a long time ago."

But Tong Hua, are you sure you want to go in?

This doesn't look safe at all —

The village chief was still somewhat uneasy looking at the shocking cracks on the wall.

"I want to go inside and take a look." Tong Hua's gaze passed over the broken window and looked into the depths of the house. "There are still some things in this house that we didn't bring out."

"All right."

Seeing Tong Hua's determination, the village chief stopped trying to stop him. "Then I'll let the strongman and the old repairman go in with you, so they can provide timely assistance if anything happens."

The two strong Pokémon nodded and stood next to Tong Hua.

Tong Hua took a deep breath and, with his companions and two "bodyguards," carefully stepped into the old house.

The interior was worse than I had imagined. The air was thick with the smell of dust and mold, the floorboards creaked unsettlingly underfoot, and sunlight streamed in through cracks in the walls and roof, illuminating the dust particles floating in the air.

Chimpanzee and Forest Tortoise led the way, heading straight for the study. Mighty and Old Builder followed cautiously behind, ready to use their strength to support any beams that might collapse.

The study was also in a mess, but the most eye-catching thing was the metal safe that was half-buried under the floor.

"This is it!" Chino the Chipmunk pointed to the half-buried safe.

Tong Hua stepped forward and carefully examined the silver-gray metal box.

Its surface was covered with dust and dirt, but the overall structure looked exceptionally sturdy and did not deform due to earthquakes or compression.

There are no keyholes on the box, only a complicated mechanical combination dial.

"Bree—what's in this box?" Tibrim floated closer, scanning carefully with her superpowers. "I can only vaguely make out outlines; it looks like books and spheres or something?"

Upon hearing this, Tong Hua also tried to investigate using the power of waveguide, and came to the same conclusion as Tibrim.

Anyway, let's move this box out first.

"Please be careful when you get it out, and try not to touch the surrounding walls," Tong Hua said to Guai Li and the old construction worker.

The strongman and the old craftsman understood each other, and they carefully examined the location where the safe was stuck.

"Heave-ho!"

With a low shout, the superhuman strength exerted its four arms simultaneously, and the heavy safe was slowly lifted out of the hole in the floor. Apart from kicking up some dust and debris, it did not cause any additional damage to the surrounding fragile structure.

Having achieved their goal, the group quickly took the safe and left the dilapidated old house.

"Phew, finally got it done—"

"Bree!" "Oh my!" "Terrible!" "Game!"

The Pokémon urged Tong Hua to open the safe quickly, as they were all very curious about what was inside!

After all, it was a hidden treasure chest found under the floorboards of his own old house. It would be impossible not to be curious about what was inside!

"Don't worry, don't worry—"

After placing the safe on a flat surface, Tong Hua examined it carefully once more.

The silver-gray case reflected a cold, hard luster in the sunlight, making the complex mechanical combination lock particularly eye-catching.

"There's no keyhole, so it seems we can only open it with a combination." Tong Hua squatted down and gently ran her fingers over the dial on the combination lock.

"These safes usually have a four-digit combination, right?" The village chief, who had been watching, also leaned closer to take a look. "Tong Hua, who left this safe here?"

Tong Hua thought for a moment and replied, "It should be my dad, he's the only one who usually stays in the study."

"Sorry, Village Chief, I'd like to take this back to the ranch first."

The village chief nodded understandingly: "Alright, take it back and study it at your leisure. It's far too dangerous here—do you need help moving it back?"

"No need, we have a way to take it back," Tong Hua said gratefully.

And so, Tong Hua and the Pokémon returned to the ranch with the safe. As soon as they entered, everyone couldn't wait to try it out.

"Terrible!" "Game!"

Chinchilla and Forest Turtle stood at the front, watching Tong Hua nervously as he tried to unlock the door.

"A four-digit password? How about we try the most basic one first?"

Tong Hua placed his hand on the keypad, thought for a moment, and then rotated it left and right to input four numbers.

"0————6————2————1."

June 21st is Tong Hua's birthday.

"Click."

With a crisp snap of the spring, the seemingly impenetrable safe actually opened!

The Pokémon watching were all stunned, and even Tong Hua himself was somewhat surprised.

"What an old-fashioned password!"

However, sometimes being a little old-fashioned isn't so bad.

Tong Hua composed himself and, under the expectant gazes of everyone, gently lifted the lid of the safe.