Not a trainer this time

Xiaoshu did not immediately decide on the three options her father gave her.

She originally wanted to directly choose the third option, leaving the Paldea region with Volcarona and the others to travel to a wider world.

But the problem is that each Pokémon League has different rules.

The Paldea League is very special, and it does not restrict trainers based on age. As long as they are talented, they can challenge the Gyms.

Other Pokémon Leagues are different.

Those places are very strict. Only trainers who are ten years old or older are qualified to become trainers and participate in Gym challenges.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Xiaoshu made a decision that even Zhishu did not expect.

She decided to continue her studies at Paldea Academy for another two years, and then officially set off to other regions for adventures when she turned ten!

"Are you sure?" Zhishu asked in surprise when he heard Xiaoshu's plan.

"Yes!" Xiaoshu nodded with a smile.

In fact, this was not the only reason. She knew that if she left now, her parents would miss her because they wouldn't see her for a long time.

Xiaoshu had been an extremely intelligent child since she was little.

When Zhishu's eyes met hers, he immediately noticed something in her slightly sly and quirky gaze.

"This child…"

Zhishu exhaled a breath of stale air with a smile. Although he felt a little lost, as a father, he was more willing to respect his daughter's own ideas.

He had raised this child from a baby, little by little, with his own hands. He, Qishu, and even the Pokémon on the ranch had put countless energy and emotion into Xiaoshu.

The image of Xiaoshu babbling was still vivid in his mind, but in the blink of an eye, she had grown so big.

She had her own opinions and had become an excellent trainer.

Zhishu felt both gratified and moved.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was already the year 212 of the League calendar.

This year, Zhishu was 34 years old, and Xiaoshu officially turned 10 years old.

On her 10th birthday, Zhishu gave Xiaoshu the letter of introduction to Professor Oak.

Before leaving, Xiaoshu put on the hat that Red had left on the World Tree.

She put on her travel backpack and, under the gaze of her parents and Koraidon, officially embarked on her journey.

And her first stop was Pallet Town in the Kanto region!

That place was not only the starting point of her journey, but also where Mount Tianshan was located.

Now, she was going to participate in the Trial of the Rainbow Hero that Entei and the others had mentioned.

Even though he had expected it, Zhishu couldn't help but wipe away tears when he saw Xiaoshu leave.

Because he knew that from today onwards, the time he spent with this child would become less and less.

Qishu also felt a little sad, and she softly comforted her husband.

"It's okay, Xiaoshu will definitely become an excellent trainer!"

Zhishu nodded gently: "Yeah."

Child! Like Braviary, go conquer a wider sky and soar freely in the blue sky!

*

One day later, Kanto region, Pallet Town, Viridian Forest.

In the lush forest, Xiaoshu looked at the map navigation on her Rotom Phone and muttered to herself:

"After passing through this area, Pallet Town should be ahead!"

Xiaoshu moved forward while curiously observing the Pokémon ecology in this forest.

The Kanto region is completely different from the Paldea region. Many of the Pokémon that live here are not found in the Paldea region.

At the same time, behind a bush.

A boy wearing a straw hat and holding a bug-catching net looked at the girl with fighting intent.

The girl was not very old, and seemed to be just ten years old. She had a travel backpack on her back and wore a red and white hat.

That outfit was obviously a novice trainer who had just started out.

Since they were able to meet, it meant that it was a kind of fate.

Then, let's invite her to a Pokémon battle!

"Hey, trainer over there!" The bug catcher ran out of the bushes.

Xiaoshu turned her head.

She heard the bug catcher ask: "Are you a trainer who just started your journey?"

Xiaoshu nodded: "That's right! Today is the first day of my journey!"

"What a coincidence, so am I!" The bug catcher became even more excited: "I've been catching super awesome Bug-type Pokémon in this forest, and I've trained them into very powerful Pokémon. Want to have a Pokémon battle and learn from each other?"

The bug catcher was full of fighting spirit.

Learn from each other…

Hearing about the Pokémon battle, Xiaoshu immediately became interested, and she immediately agreed: "Okay!"

Trainers encountered in the wild are like this.

When their eyes meet, a Pokémon battle is about to begin.

The two chose an open space in the forest and stood on either side.

The bug catcher took out a Poké Ball with a high fighting spirit and threw it out forcefully: "Go, Caterpie!"

Xiaoshu did the same thing, "In that case, then I choose you!"

"Caterpie?" Xiaoshu: "In that case, then I choose you, Volcarona!"

Two beams of white light flashed, and in the white light, two completely different figures appeared on the battlefield.

On the left was a Caterpie, a Caterpie that was glowing green and looked very strong.

On the right was a Volcarona, a Volcarona that exuded a scorching aura, as hot and dazzling as the sun.

With the appearance of Volcarona, a strong heat wave instantly swept towards all directions, and the temperature in the air began to rise continuously.

The bug catcher and Caterpie were covered in heat, and both the person and the Pokémon looked at the Volcarona on the opposite side with blank expressions.

A big question mark appeared on the bug catcher's head.

Bug Catcher: "?"

His eyes were wide open like copper bells, and he complained frantically in his heart:

Damn it! Volcarona!

Is this the kind of Pokémon that a newbie trainer should have?

What are we fighting? What the hell are we fighting!

Caterpie was so frightened by the aura of Volcarona that it shivered and hid behind its trainer, hiding behind his leg and looking at the Volcarona in the air on the opposite side with horror.

Caterpie: = = ( ● ● | | | )

"Are you really ten years old this year?" The bug catcher hugged Caterpie and frantically hid backwards.

Xiaoshu nodded as a matter of course: "That's right!"

Bug Catcher: "Are you really a trainer who just started your journey?"

"I guess so!" Xiaoshu smiled and nodded: "This is my first time in the Kanto region!" Before, she had always been traveling in her hometown.

"Which trainer who just started their journey would have a Pokémon like Volcarona!!!" The bug catcher went crazy.

"Volcarona has been by my side since I was born!" A bright smile appeared on Xiaoshu's face: "We grew up together!"

Bug Catcher: "…"

The bug catcher wanted to be alone.

“I’m not fighting anymore! We are simply no match for you!” The Bug Catcher completely gave up the idea of sparring.

“Alright then…” Just as she encountered someone, Xiaoshu decided to take this opportunity to ask him about the location of New Bark Town: “Excuse me, do you know which direction Professor Oak’s laboratory is in? I’ve come here to visit Professor Oak!”

“Professor Oak’s laboratory?” The Bug Catcher turned around and pointed in a direction: “It’s over there, you’ll see it if you keep going straight ahead!”

“Thank you!”

Xiaoshu also realized at this moment that the other party had misunderstood her strength. Before parting, she explained rather embarrassedly:

“Although I just turned ten years old and started my journey, before that, my Pokémon partners and I had already traveled in the Paldea region for two years!”

After saying that, Xiaoshu recalled Volcarona and hurried towards Professor Oak’s laboratory.

Leaving the Bug Catcher standing there dumbfounded, unable to recover for a long time.

Half an hour later, Xiaoshu finally arrived at the edge of Viridian Forest.

From afar, she saw a small town located in the countryside.

If she wasn’t mistaken, that should be New Bark Town.

Just as Xiaoshu was about to continue on her way, a flash of white light suddenly passed by her side.

In the white light, Entei’s figure slowly emerged.

It looked majestically at New Bark Town in the distance and said to Xiaoshu:

“Xiaoshu, after meeting the professor, it’s time to participate in Ho-Oh’s Rainbow Hero trial.”

“I understand!” Xiaoshu had already heard about this trial from her father, and she was very much looking forward to it.

Because her father said that after completing this trial, she would be able to establish a better connection with Pokémon and also see Ho-Oh.

Although she could see it every day when she was on the World Tree…

But seeing it after completing the trial would always feel different, right?

“I’m ready!” Xiaoshu said: “After visiting Professor Oak, I will set off for Mt. Tensei!”

“Mm.”

Entei was still as majestic as usual, and its gaze towards Xiaoshu was full of reluctance.

Because they knew that the day they, Raikou and Suicune, would part with Xiaoshu would come after the Rainbow Hero trial was completed.

Although from the beginning, they were only obeying Ho-Oh’s orders to protect Xiaoshu.

But in the past ten years of getting along, whether it was him, Raikou, or Suicune, they had all treated Xiaoshu as their own child.

That girl who curled up in the fluff of their bellies and slept soundly…

That girl who rode on their backs and ran around…

That girl who picked tree fruits and gave them as gifts…

One thing after another…

Their ten years had been filled with Xiaoshu, and it was a completely different feeling from before.

If possible, Entei really wanted to silently protect Xiaoshu forever.

But that was impossible.

As a member of the Ho-Oh Guard, there were still many tasks in this world waiting for them to solve.

Thinking of this, Entei closed his eyes, then lowered himself in front of Xiaoshu and said to her:

“Come on! Let me take you on this next part of the road!”

“Hehe, then I’m coming up!”

Xiaoshu smiled and skillfully climbed onto Entei’s back.

Under Entei’s lead, they officially arrived in New Bark Town in just three minutes.

Following the navigation on the Rotom Phone, they smoothly arrived at Professor Oak’s laboratory.

Xiaoshu knocked on the door, and after a moment, footsteps came from inside.

Then, the door was opened, and an old man in a white coat with a full head of white hair, looking energetic, appeared behind the door.

The person who came was Professor Oak.

“You are…” Professor Oak’s voice trailed off when he saw the fiery red figure behind the girl. His eyes instantly became shocked: “Wow…”

That was… the Legendary Pokémon Entei!

“Hello, Professor Oak! I am Xiaoshu. It was… my father who asked me to come here to visit you. This is a letter my father wrote to you!” Xiaoshu introduced herself politely and handed over the letter Naoki had written.

“You are Xiaoshu?” Professor Oak also realized Xiaoshu’s identity at this time. He excitedly took the letter and said, “Your father has already told me that you would arrive in New Bark Town in the next two days. I didn’t expect you to come so quickly! Ho ho ho, come in quickly!”

“Excuse me!”

*

“Xiaoshu has already arrived at Professor Oak’s laboratory?”

In the ranch, Naoki looked at the message Professor Oak sent him, and a sigh of relief instantly came to his heart.

As the saying goes, a mother worries about her child traveling thousands of miles. To be honest, this was the first time Xiaoshu had traveled alone to such a distant place, and it was impossible not to worry.

If nothing unexpected happened, Xiaoshu should stay at Professor Oak’s laboratory for some time.

Because with Professor Oak’s interest in Pokémon, he would definitely conduct some ecological research on the three legendary beasts, Tera Ursaluna, and Volcarona by Xiaoshu’s side.

“Dad!”

At this time, a little boy with black hair and black eyes ran in from outside the door.

Naoki turned his head and asked, “What’s wrong, Yuuki?”

Little Yuuki was very aggrieved: “I also want to set off on a journey with Tera Ursaluna like my sister!”

Naoki: “…”

“But the League has regulations that children must be ten years old before they can set off on a journey!” Naoki said.

Yuuki pouted and complained: “Dad is lying! My sister was already traveling on her own when she was eight years old!”

“But you are only five years old now.” Naoki said.

“Wuu wuu wuu!” Little Yuuki knew it wouldn’t work, and he ran to the eaves with a depressed face and started crying.

Looking at the clear blue sky above his head and smelling the sweet scent of tree fruits in the air, Yuuki was very aggrieved.

He also really wanted to grow up quickly!

“Wuu~”

Tera Ursaluna came over and snuggled into Little Yuuki’s arms, intimately acting cute with him.

“Forget it!” Since Dad wouldn’t let him go on a journey now, then he would go to the World Tree to explore!

Little Yuuki secretly observed Dad’s movements.

Seeing that Dad hadn’t noticed, he secretly took Tera Ursaluna and slipped into the Reverse World, preparing to go to the World Tree through there.

Suddenly, a huge figure appeared in front of him.

Little Yuuki raised his head and saw a Pokémon with a狰狞 face and a ferocious look appearing in front of him.

“Hey, kid, where are you going?” Giratina had already discovered Little Yuuki, who had sneaked in sneakily.

Not only was Little Yuuki not afraid, but he grinned and smiled: “Uncle Giratina! Dad won’t let me go on a journey. I want to go to the World Tree to play!”

“Naoki won’t let you go on a journey?” Giratina narrowed his eyes.

Little Yuuki was very aggrieved: “My sister can go!”

“Don’t be sad!” Giratina said heroically: “Your Uncle Giratina will take you out to play!”