I'm popularizing ecology in the Pokémon world.

Once the Dragonite's gift was scattered, no one on the deck paid any attention to the clown who had previously advised people to reflect on their actions.

On the contrary, more and more tourists gathered around Chen Mu.

"Thank you for the science explanation, Teacher Chen!"

"Teacher Chen, let's take a group photo together!"

"Teacher Chen, aren't you going to go and steal the fish?"

Chen Mu smiled and responded to each question. Before long, his hands were stuffed with several shad by enthusiastic fans.

The elusive bream that have broken away from the school are very small, with an average adult individual being only 20 centimeters long, which is smaller than many common fish.

Their eyes showed absolutely no sign of the agility and intelligence that belong to Pokémon, and their tail-flicking and splashing movements were no different from those of crucian carp in the market.

"What can we do with these fish?" Sakura asked softly from the side.

Chen Mu shrugged. "You can pickle it raw, or slice it and dip it in wasabi. It tastes pretty fresh."

Sakura asked in surprise, "Can we eat this directly?"

Chen Mu nodded. "Although various leagues have passed laws since modern times prohibiting the consumption of Pokémon, Wishiwashi is one of the few exceptions."

As mentioned before, whether a lone Wishiwashi should be considered a Pokémon is still a matter of debate in academic circles.

When alone, their intelligence is even inferior to that of common edible fish such as grass carp and perch.

In this world, humans and Pokémon have coexisted since the dawn of civilization.

Therefore, in the early stages of civilization, humans inevitably went through a period of directly consuming Pokémon.

For example, Farfetch'd from the Kanto region has been jokingly referred to as a Pokémon with a built-in scallion flavor for nearly a thousand years.

However, with the progress of civilization and the fact that food supply is no longer a hindrance, and with the aim of respecting intelligent beings and protecting Pokémon resources and the natural ecosystem, the various leagues have successively promulgated laws that prohibit any form of eating Pokémon.

Of course, this excludes emergency avoidance.

However, Wishiwashi is one of the few controversial Pokémon that is not protected by law.

Because they can hardly be considered intelligent beings when they exist alone, and there are simply too many of them in the sea.

Seeing that Sakura was still somewhat resistant, Chen Mu did not force her, "If you really can't accept it, let's just let it go. There's no need to force it."

However, don't even think about taking them home to keep as pets. They can't survive in freshwater, and they don't live in schools of fish. The waddling catfish are extremely fragile and easily die.

Sakura nodded.

However, they did not release them immediately, as this was a token of their goodwill from the three wild Dragonite.

Only after the Dragonite above the cruise ship carried away their spoils with the wind did Chen Mu and Sakura take the few remaining owls that had been given away and come to the side of the deck.

In fact, many tourists do the same thing as them.

Everyone tacitly refrained from doing this before the Dragonite left, thus fulfilling the wild Dragonite's wish.

Several lively wampee fish were thrown back into the sea.

They will continue to follow their nature, forming small schools of fish with their brethren who survived this hunt, and gradually growing stronger during their long journey ahead.

Until the next hunt begins.

This is the cycle of the ecosystem.

After releasing the wakabashi, Chen Mu stood on the deck and gazed at the sea view for a while.

Seeing that the thick fog on the distant sea dissipated quickly after the hunting feast, a great weight was finally lifted from his heart.

"I knew it! How could such a big ship have an accident so easily? You're just scaring yourselves."

He shook his head, quietly comforted himself, and then took Kirlia and Eevee back to the cabin.

But unexpectedly, as the sun set and night fell...

The sea suddenly and abruptly split open on one side of the cruise ship.

A man in a full black wetsuit removed his oxygen mask, stood on the back of a Megalodon in the water, and took out another Poké Ball.

"Giant Vine, you go up first! Then use your vine whip to pull me onto the deck."

The giant vines, resembling oversized woolen monsters, extended their whips, hooked onto the railing on one side of the ship's deck, and "whoosh," flew onto the deck.

Then, they lowered the rattan whip and pulled the man in the diving suit onto the boat.

Finally, the man retrieved the ball and pulled the megalodon back into the sea.

With a series of fluid movements and the help of Pokémon, he easily boarded the enormous cruise ship, which was several stories high.

After boarding the boat, the man let out a soft breath and whispered.

"Phew, thankfully the white mist from those wild Pokémon provided cover during the day. It was truly a stroke of luck. It seems this ship was destined for this calamity!"

After saying that, he superstitiously made the sign of the cross on his chest.

"May Zekrom bless us, and may lightning purify the world of all its impurities."

After finishing his prayer, he quickly released his third Pokémon: Lidlight.

He gently touched the candle wick atop the Candle Spirit's head with his finger, and a ghostly blue flame immediately ignited, releasing an eerie black mist that moved without wind and instantly enveloped the man's entire body.

Then the flame above the Candle Spirit's head went out.

This scene has a rather eerie feel, like someone lighting a candle or a ghost blowing out a lamp.

Even more terrifying: after the black fog dissipated, the man in the black diving suit mysteriously disappeared completely into the night!

This is something that ordinary candle spirits could never do!

This is clearly a Candle Spirit that has undergone special training and was specifically bred for the purpose of infiltration and concealment.

A few minutes later, in the dead of night, Chen Mu was leading Kirlia and Eevee, who had just finished training, back to their cabin in the ship's corridor.

All the way, little Eevee skipped and hopped ahead, as cheerful and lively as a little angel.

Since going out to sea with Chen Mu, she has seen new scenery every day, so she is very happy every day now.

Today we tried a few new attribute training rooms, but she adapted to and liked each one, so she still hasn't been able to choose her favorite attribute form.

Kirullian followed closely behind Chen Mu, a hint of sorrow in her eyes.

Because after evolving, she can no longer sit on Chen Mu's shoulders like she did with Ralts; that throne that belonged only to her is now gone.

She tried to persuade Chen Mu to hug her more often, but the silly pet owner didn't understand Pokémon's heart at all!

What a slow-witted fool!

"Kirullian, was the cake at the buffet good today?"

As usual, Chen Mu chatted casually with his Pokémon.

But suddenly, psionic energy brought an extremely dangerous warning!

He suddenly turned his head.

A sudden whiff of seaweed and decaying marine substrate filled my nostrils!

The salty, damp air felt almost within reach!

"Varied--"

He tried to call out, but the echo came first from the empty corridor.

And at an extremely close distance!

"Huh? So perceptive? A superpowered individual?"

The next moment, darkness surged in like a tide!

Chen Mu was momentarily dazed.

When he opened his eyes again, the light at the top of the corridor seemed unusually glaring to him.

"What...what's wrong with me?"

He subconsciously sensed that something was wrong, but couldn't recall anything from the last five seconds.

Looking down, I found Kirulian nestled peacefully in my arms, her head buried in my chest, sleeping soundly.

"Was I carrying Kirlia all the way here after I came out of the training room?"

He couldn't quite remember.

Looking down, I saw wet footprints on the nearby corridor floor, but I didn't know who had left them.