Pokémon: Trainers Returning from Monster Hunter

Inside the Eternal Gym, life is in full bloom, with green plants and Grass-type Pokémon everywhere you look.

Shuttlecock family, sunflower seeds, cherry blossom treasure, mushroom mushroom...

These dojo owners are all incredibly wealthy. Du Juan's dojo has a small mountain inside, and Asha's dojo has a sand bath and an underground cave.

This vegetable garden has created a small forest right here in the dojo.

Thanks to advance reservations, the vegetables were already waiting inside the dojo on time.

"Hello challenger, I'm Nagae, the Gym Leader of Ebisu City!"

The vegetables were thriving, just like the environment inside the dojo.

"Hello, owner of Caizhong Restaurant, I'm Oreki."

After greeting her, Oreki began to scrutinize the girl in front of him.

She had a bob haircut, wore a black long-sleeved cropped bodysuit with a green cape over it, and paired it with shorts and ankle boots.

I must say, it really does have a bit of a forest feel to it.

"I know you."

Cai Zhong's face was beaming with an infectious smile.

"You know me?"

"You must have seen a girl wearing a helmet on the plane, right?" Cai Zhong asked rhetorically.

"You two know each other, Yinyu Gym Leader?"

"Nagi is a good friend of mine, and she mentioned you."

As she spoke, Cai Zhong took out her phone, and on the screen was a live stream of Oreki.

"Besides, I'm also one of your fans."

Wow, just how many fans does Oreki-sensei have?

[Please, streamer, except for the vegetable seeds! /crying]

[This is unfair! I want to report match-fixing!]

Oreki thought to himself, "I wonder how many fans the owner has."

I'll specifically target these dojos for challenges.

While it might not amount to match-fixing, it could be a bit easier?

"However, even though I'm your fan, I'll still give it my all; that's the only way I can show you respect!"

Cai Zhong suddenly changed the subject, waved his hand, struck his usual pose, and solemnly delivered his pre-match declaration.

"..."

'Okay, it feels like it's only going to get harder.'

Oreki couldn't understand the thought process of these trainers who "must battle as soon as they make eye contact".

"That's natural, those are the two Pokémon I'm using in battle."

Bang, bang.

Nemo and Kirlia popped out of their Poké Balls one after the other.

Just appeared.

The vegetable immediately stopped posing and rushed to Xin Ye Miao without a care, its eyes full of stars.

"Ah! What an adorable heterochromatic New Leaf Cat! I wanted to pet it while watching the live stream."

She is completely obsessed with Grass-type Pokémon and has no chance against them.

I looked up at Oreki.

however.

Before the trainer could speak, Shin-Ye-Nyan closed its eyes and turned away on its own.

The vegetable seeds immediately deflated.

I dared not open my eyes, hoping it was just my imagination.

I... am actually disliked by a Grass-type Pokémon?!

But suddenly.

A soft, squishy texture came to my hand.

"Meow~"

Human, wailing~

The vegetable seed suddenly opened its eyes and discovered...

New Leaf Cat was gently brushing its paws with its fluffy tail.

"This is?"

Oreki smiled and explained.

"I just learned this way of greeting yesterday, maybe I think it's a bit arrogant."

"Meow meow ha!"

┗|｀O′|┛

Give me that last sentence!

"Can I touch it?"

Xin Ye Miao remained silent.

Oreki continued translating: "Not saying no means no."

Upon hearing this, Cai Zhong no longer hesitated and immediately scooped up Xin Ye Miao and gave her a good rub.

Because New Leaf Cat can release fragrance by rubbing its front paws, it always has this sweet floral scent on its body.

The vegetable seeds were immediately captivated by the experience.

[If I had known that Shin-Ye-Nyan was so cuddly, I should have chosen it in the first place!]

[Are you saying that my 'Fire Crocodile' isn't hot enough, or that my 'Water Duck' isn't moist enough?]

[Hey streamer, is your camera dirty? There's a black dot in the upper right corner.]

"Black spots?"

Oreki glanced at the camera and found nothing unusual, then looked up at the sky and paused for three seconds.

Having spent years roaming the New World, he understood one thing—if a flying object in the air cannot be discerned in its flight path and simply keeps getting bigger…

That means that thing is most likely coming towards you.

"New Leaf Cat, Kirlia."

Oreki's tone was serious.

In just a few seconds, he could already vaguely make out the shape of the flying object in the air.

Hunter J's battleship.

These words involuntarily surfaced in my mind.

"Meow!"

New Leaf Cat jumped out of Vegetable Seed's arms, lowering its center of gravity and raising its tail high.

Kirlian also assumed a fighting stance.

"What's wrong?"

The vegetable seed belatedly turned around.

Without the slightest hesitation, he shouted loudly.

"Everyone, hide!"

"Rosadereus, Torterra, Breloom, prepare for battle!!"

【? ? ? 】

What's going on here?

That strange-looking thing can actually fly?

Just as the live chat was flooded with questions about what had happened.

next second.

Suddenly, a Salamence and a Talonflame flew out of the warship and unleashed a cross-fire jet at the translucent glass in the center of the Eternal Gym.

boom!!

wow-

The translucent glass shattered instantly, as if made of paper.

"Hane hane!"

"Hiss!"

The weakest Pokémon in the small forest were the first to be affected, and they fled in panic after being frightened by the falling glass shards.

[What?! Are there still people who dare to openly attack the League Gym these days?!]

The person on top of the Salamence looks like a Pokémon Hunter?

[Oh no, oh no! Mr. Kuchiki, hang in there! I'll call the police for you right away!]

Oreki had no time to pay attention to the live stream at this point, and casually stuffed his phone into his pocket.

Then, I conducted a brief investigation using the [Illustrated Guide].

Upon seeing a system evaluation similar to his own, he walked straight toward J and the man in red who were attacking.

After all that, it's only slightly stronger than Genji's Salamence.

It's all messed up.

"Oriki, don't be impulsive!"

They were on high alert, carrying their main Pokémon.

Seeing Oreki walking towards the opposite side like a reckless fool, he quickly shouted a reminder.

"Don't worry, they're probably coming for me, they won't kill me." Oreki remained calm.

[Holy crap, they haven't ended the stream yet?!]

Let me see what happened!

[Urgent! Very urgent!]

When the live stream suddenly went black, viewers initially thought the broadcast had ended.

As a result, they overheard Oreki and Nagasane's conversation.

But the content of this conversation...

[Wait, Kuchiki charged up with two babies??]

I don't know, I didn't hear any fighting sounds.

"You go and hold off the vegetable seed, I'll personally deal with this guy's Pokémon."

J's face revealed a playful smile. How dare they come forward?

The man in red nodded and directed the Fiery Arrow Eagle to head straight for the vegetable seeds.

Two more Poké Balls were thrown out along the way.

Fire-breathing camels and coal turtles fell from the sky, kicking up layers of dust.

"Spit fire at the man in the green cloak!"

The man in red coldly gave orders.

Pokémon battles?

Sorry, hunters only fight in the wild.

"hateful."

Looking at all the Fire-type Pokémon, Cai Zhong felt a pang of bitterness in her heart.

All of my Pokémon are countered by them!

"Tortoiseshell, Crazy Plant! Roserade, Petal Dance!"

no way.

The vegetable can only choose this kind of wide-range move, which is to block the flames while trying to pull another hunter into the battlefield.

No matter what, she couldn't possibly let Oreki face the Salamence trainer alone.

He turned to look at Oreki.

As a result, she witnessed a shocking scene!

With the help of Shin-chan's magical leaves, Oreki was launched into the air.

Kirlia's Psychic Power followed closely behind, providing him with the momentum to turn in mid-air, successfully dodging two consecutive Dragon Pulse attacks from Salamence.

Immediately, with the help of the second Magic Leaf from Shin-chan, Oreki used the momentum to grab Salamence's wing and yank it downwards.

The speed and fluidity of the movements were as if the stunt performers had rehearsed dozens of times in advance.

Even then, the red-clothed male Pokémon's Flamethrower had only just come into contact with Torterra's Crazy Plant.

"roar!!"

Salamence's eyes widened.

It never imagined that one day it would be pulled down from the air by a human with almost equal strength.

The "J" on its back has a similar idea.

She had imagined being knocked down by Cyndaquil's Garchomp one day, but she never thought she would fall like this.

boom!!

Following Camerupt and Torkoal, the third Pokémon has been released.

The difference is that Salamence lies face down!

With Kirlia's enhanced psychic powers, Oreki landed safely.

He straightened up, moved his joints, and then slowly opened his mouth.

"this one?"

……