Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 278 Departure from Unwhite Town, Professor Birch

"Now that things are settled here, where are you planning to go next?"

With a pickaxe slung over his back, Daigo seemed to be getting ready to dig for rocks.

Having recently resolved the issues with the three Titan Regiments, Daigo hadn't had time to dig for rocks in a long time. Therefore, now that he had a vacation, he was determined to find a place to dig to his heart's content.

Upon hearing this, Su Yu shook his head. He had only just arrived in Hoenn and didn't know where to go next.

Seeing this, Daigo said:

"Then let me recommend a place to you. It doesn't seem very convenient to keep taking a ranch around all the time."

"Why don't you just set up your ranch in Littleroot Town? There's a professor there who mentors newcomers. Being his neighbor will surely make your Hoenn journey much smoother."

That's a good suggestion. Dr. Birch may seem clumsy, but he's usually quite reliable.

After saying goodbye to Daigo, Su Yu had Hoopa teleport the ranch to Littlewhite Town.

At this time, the people of Weibai Town were still living their lives leisurely as usual.

As a rural town, life here is neither as fast-paced as in Kanaz City, nor as technologically advanced as in Green Ridge City.

This place is simply a slow-paced town, a place that's everywhere in the Pokémon world.

The elderly strolled leisurely along the roadside, while women made strange noises to summon their chickens and scatter a patch of rice.

Children are speeding along the road on bicycles with training wheels.

People looked in astonishment at the sight of an island falling from the sky. But after landing, the island simply vanished.

"What... what's going on?"

People were very puzzled.

Meanwhile, on the ranch...

Have Hoopa store the pasture in another dimension to prevent it from crushing the flowers and plants below.

At this time, all three Divine Pillars were taken to the ranch by Hoopa.

Regirock seemed quite docile, but upon arriving at the ranch, it discovered that there were more than two legendary Pokémon there.

The man in front of them, besides Suicune and Hoopa, also left a street urchin, Spirithorn, in the ranch.

Such power allowed Him to be even more self-assured.

The Steel Pillar, standing to the side, seemed indifferent. The tribe that sealed Him had long since perished. He had no enmity or grudge against these humans now.

Upon arriving at the ranch, He immediately stopped moving and began to sleep soundly.

After arriving at the ranch, Regice played hide-and-seek with Hoopa and Alcremie. However, the big oaf did seem to be just as Steven had said—quite naive, and didn't even know how to hide properly.

Several times, Hoopa found Him in the flower field. He just squatted there, staring blankly at the flowers, and assumed that no one could find Him.

Little did he know that the flowers in the flower field were so high that they barely reached his feet.

"Found you! Now it's your turn to be 'ghost.' Remember to close your eyes and count to twenty!"

After finding Regice, Hoopa shouted happily and then ran away using the light wheel teleportation.

The big, clumsy guy stayed where he was, covered his eyes with his hands, and started counting down in a silly manner.

Seeing how fun hide-and-seek was, the Woolhorn Sheep and a family of mice also joined in. Soon, the ranch was filled with all sorts of Pokémon.

"I'm going to town to see the doctor. You all stay on the ranch and remember not to wander off."

"Bring Suicune along," Su Yu said.

Upon hearing this, all the Pokémon responded.

When Su Yu arrived in town, people were very curious about this trainer who had brought unfamiliar Pokémon.

They asked Su Yu where he came from, and Su Yu replied:

"I am an ordinary rancher from Donghuang. You are welcome to visit my ranch later."

"Eastern Empire? Isn't that far from here? I've hardly ever seen any trainers from that place," someone in the crowd asked.

Su Yu smiled and nodded in response. After exchanging a few pleasantries, he headed straight for the doctor's research institute.

However, when he arrived at the research institute, there was no one there, which puzzled Su Yu.

"That's strange, where did the Doctor go?"

If I remember correctly, Daigo had already spoken to Odama beforehand.

Could it be that……

An idea popped into Su Yu's mind: after leaving the research institute, he would ask someone for directions to Gu Mei Town.

After finding the direction, he took Suigintou and rushed there.

Sure enough, a cry for help came from outside the town. The professor was being chased by a Pokémon, dodging and circling around a satchel.

"Suiki, please help him..." Su Yu said helplessly.

Upon hearing this, Suicune used Water Gun to drive away the Pokémon chasing the professor.

This is exactly the scene in the game where the protagonist meets the doctor.

After being rescued, Oda Scroll gasped for breath and collapsed to the ground.

"Phew... thank you so much. By the way, I've never seen this Pokémon before. Is it from another region?"

"This is Suicune. Champion Daigo should have mentioned it to you," Su Yu replied.

"Ah? It's Suicune. No wonder it's so beautiful."

At first, Oda didn't pay much attention, but the next moment, he realized what was going on.

"Hiss... What, Suicune?"

"Wow, a legendary Pokémon!"

Oda Scroll's eyes were like those of a pervert, and seeing this, Su Yu coughed.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I especially enjoy observing Pokémon outdoors, and once I discover a Pokémon that fascinates me, it's hard for me to react."

"My wife often nags me about this."

The doctor quickly apologized.

"By the way, since you have Suicune, you must be the Trainer Steven mentioned. You came to see me to get a temporary Trainer's Certificate for the Hoenn region, right?"

Just like ID cards, the Hoenn region also has its own form of identification. Without it, many things would become very inconvenient.

"That's right." Su Yu nodded.

"Then come with me."

With that, the professor led Su Yu back to the research institute.

At this time, there was also a little boy in the research institute.

"This is my son, Xiaoyou, who's almost old enough to take his Pokémon out. Come on, call him big brother!" Birch said.

Upon hearing this, the boy named Xiaoyou also called out.

Su Yu looked Xiao You up and down. If that's the case, then Xiao Yao must be Qian Li's daughter, right?

I just don't know if there's such a thing as a minor victory in this world.

Patting Xiao You's head, Su Yu asked:

"Would you be interested in visiting my ranch?"

"May I?"

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyou asked excitedly, almost jumping for joy. "There must be many Pokémon I've never seen before on the ranches in the Eastern Huang region, right?"

He looked at Odamaru, who nodded in return.

"Yay!" Xiao You exclaimed excitedly.

After completing the paperwork, Su Yu took him back to the ranch.

The Pokémon were still playing hide-and-seek, while Grimmar was taking a stroll as usual.

Su Yu was about to introduce the Pokémon to Xiao You when, unexpectedly, Xiao You walked directly towards Lingyouma and reached out her hand.

"Wait, Xiaoyou, don't!" Su Yu was about to warn her, but it was too late.

As the spirit horse kicked out with its hind hooves, Xiao You was kicked directly.

"...Young people are great, they can fall asleep as soon as their heads hit the pillow."

Seeing this, Su Yu sighed helplessly.

(End of this chapter)