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After the white light dissipated, Ralts looked completely different.

Now, perhaps we should call her Kirlian.

She had grown significantly taller than a baby, and now looked like a graceful young woman.

Her upper body was white, with flowing white ribbons resembling a skirt, while her lower body featured slender green legs.

On her head, the green bowl cut hairstyle has been upgraded to a side fringe, and the red rounded corners that were originally arranged one in front and one behind are now arranged in two rows on her head, looking like hair clips.

As the white light faded, Kirlia, having completed its evolution, looked down at its reflection and then gracefully spun around.

Her skirt and hair spread out together, like flower petals. As she stopped, she tilted her head and winked at Chen Mu.

"Beautiful, Kirlia. Congratulations on your successful evolution."

Chen Mu's praise was just too calm.

Kirlia didn't get to see the scene she was looking forward to: her human blushing and her heart pounding. After retracting her pose, she stomped her little foot in anger.

But the next moment, she was quickly pulled into Little Eevee's arms, temporarily forgetting about her little tantrum with Chen Mu.

Before their evolution, Ralts and Eevee were two small creatures of roughly the same size.

Now, after evolving, Kirlia is about 80 centimeters tall, much larger than Eevee when it was still a baby.

The evolution of elves can significantly accelerate their growth and development.

If Ralts had not evolved, it would have taken about six years to fully grow into an adult.

However, one evolution can help her skip about two-thirds of her childhood stage instantly.

If Kirlia were to evolve again right now, she would instantly become an adult, no matter how old she is.

This is a leapfrog growth model unique to Pokémon.

However, premature evolution is not always a good thing, since mental growth cannot be completely synchronized with physical development.

Chen Mu wasn't the kind of professional player who was in a hurry to complete his roster during the off-season, so he wasn't worried about the kids' development and just let things take their natural course.

Chen Mu wondered if it was just his imagination, but he felt that after Kirlia evolved and matured, the way she looked at him seemed unusually intense, with a strange desire in her eyes.

Is it a competitive spirit? Is it because you feel resentful that you couldn't see yourself lose your composure because of her current state?

Chen Mu has offered this interpretation for now.

So he quickly composed himself, putting on an extremely excited, almost tearful expression, and went over to hug Kirlia and Eevee tightly.

"Waaaaah, that's great! You've finally evolved~ Kirlia, you look so beautiful now!"

Unexpectedly, Kirlia saw through his exaggerated acting at a glance, disdainfully reaching out to block his cheek, preventing him from getting close, and turning her head away to push him away ruthlessly.

It seemed ruthless, but when Chen Mu actually yielded to this force and leaned back, he immediately felt an invisible barrier of mental energy pressing down on the back of his head.

Kirullian then lowered her head and rubbed her rounded head against his chin and cheek.

At the same time, she temporarily suppressed the little Eevee in her arms, not allowing it to jump into Chen Mu's arms right now, as if declaring that this moment belonged to her.

Only after doing all this did Chen Mu feel the pressure from the mental force behind his head suddenly disappear.

"Loo, lurp~"

Kirullian called out softly a few times, as if urging him to loosen his embrace, or as if shyly denying that she had done nothing.

She kept her gaze to one side, not daring to meet Chen Mu's eyes.

She was completely unaware that her fair skin had already revealed the blush on her cheeks.

Chen Mu couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Surprisingly, the little guy turned into a haughty and arrogant one after evolving.

However, this experience isn't bad.

So he carefully protected Kirlia's feelings, pretending not to have noticed anything.

"By the way, have you noticed any changes after you evolved?" Chen Mu then took the initiative to change the subject.

"Hmph, Kuka!"

After evolving, Kirlia can make a much wider variety of sounds.

Aside from still making "ru~ru~" sounds when she mutters to herself, she can now imitate most human languages ​​with her accent.

At this point, her "Kuka" roughly means "Look!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Kirullian's figure became blurry.

Then four identical Kirlia appeared at the same time, which made Eevee excitedly prick up its ears and tail.

New skill: Shadow Clone!

Moreover, he created three clones with a single move, demonstrating remarkable skill control.

Then, all four Kirlia began to emit a pink halo at the same time!

Of course, only the aura emitted by the main body causes actual damage.

Kirlia extinguished the light after only a brief demonstration; otherwise, Chen Mu and Eevee, who were nearby, might have been in danger.

This is a powerful high-level fairy-type skill!

It was the very thing she had been pondering before her evolution—Magic Shine!

After evolving, Chen Mu had mastered two new skills, which was already quite satisfying. However, he never expected that the surprises were far from over.

Kirlia turned off the light circle, then raised her hand and pointed at Eevee.

A strange, dark blue beam of light shot out from her finger and struck Eevee on the forehead.

The next moment, Eevee's ears drooped, its steps became unsteady, and its eyes gradually became glazed, as if it had turned into coils of mosquito coils.

Chen Mu immediately recognized it as "a strange light?"

Ghost-type move: Strange Light. It deals no damage, but inflicts confusion on the opponent upon hit.

This wasn't the end of it; Kirullian then hooked her outstretched finger upwards.

A tuft of fur on Eevee's neck fell into her hand. At the same time, the dizzy Eevee steadied itself, swayed its body, shook its head, and immediately flung a small pebble out from the tuft of fur on its neck.

"Tricks, you've even learned tricks!" Chen Mu recognized the skill at a glance once again.

Psychic move: Trick. It does no damage, but it swaps the items held by two Pokémon in the line of sight. The move can also target the user.

Kirlia just traded a small pebble she was holding in her other hand for a tuft of fur on Eevee's neck.

In actual combat, the potential of this skill is much greater than that!

Seeing Chen Mu's delighted expression, Kirlia proudly raised her head slightly, let out a soft hum, and finally flipped her hand, letting the fluffy fur fall down, while simultaneously summoning tiny, bright yellow arcs of electricity from her palm.

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle!"

A series of electric shocks rang out, and the falling fluff was immediately struck by the electric arc, expanding and bursting open, becoming exceptionally fluffy, like white dandelions drifting away in the wind.

Chen Mu was completely impressed. "This is... electromagnetic waves? Kirlia, amazing!"

Electric-type move: Electromagnetic Wave. It still does no damage, but its effect is to paralyze the target it hits. It is ineffective against Ground-type Pokémon.

"How did you master so many skills all at once?" Chen Mu asked incredulously.

This seems to be something that even the power of the Eternal Moon cannot explain.

Even he himself wondered for no reason: Could it really be open?

Until Kirullian puffed out her cheeks and mimicked the sound of an electric mouse.

"Pikachu, Pikachu!"

Chen Mu then suddenly realized what was going on.

I understand—these are all things that Crimson Pikachu taught her during the last week of their journey through Viridian Forest.