Pokémon travel photography: Starting with riding the wave of popularity.

At this moment, Xia Mu, who had reaped a great harvest, took the lead.

They're trying to extract some more valuable material from innocent wild Pokémon.

but.

The journey was smooth and uneventful.

After walking a short distance along the path, they came to a fork in the road, with a wooden sign standing by the roadside.

The wooden sign depicts the general terrain of the forest, along with the approximate distribution of the elves.

"If you take the left path, you'll encounter the Gothic Children's family and the Centipede family; if you take the right path, you'll find the Foam Chipmunk family and the Babysitter family..."

Xia Mu nodded.

"It's quite thoughtful and convenient."

Perhaps it's because this forest often attracts travelers to Fanba City and Raven City.

The forest not only has smooth paths, but also helpful signs to prevent people from getting lost.

but.

This is only a rough division.

In the real world, Pokémon don't just stay in one place like they do in the games.

They chose to move because of the invasion of their territory by elves, because of human activity, and because of forest disasters...

No elf stays in one place forever.

Even the family of bubble squirrels that were sighted just a few days ago will gradually disappear from the forest as the Light Stones become increasingly scarce.

And that is the significance of forest rangers and nature reserves.

Thinking of all this, Xia Mu took a deep breath.

"We could also make a video about an elf observer in the future!"

"What?" Ziyu, who was observing her surroundings, seemed to hear Xia Mu's whisper, but she didn't hear it clearly.

"nothing!"

Xia Mu shook his head.

"The foam squirrel is on the right, let's go!"

Ziyu nodded, a hint of anticipation in her eyes.

After all, she's a girl, and Ziyu has absolutely no resistance to cute elves.

Ever since Xia Mu and Zi Yu met, Zi Yu has always been eager to make a move on Xin Ye Miao and Tengteng She.

only.

Perhaps it's a case of same sex repelling each other.

Aside from yesterday when Purple Taro was on a shopping spree and had a good time with New Leaf Cat and Tengteng Snake.

At other times, when faced with the temptation of purple taro, the two of them would basically eat the sugar coating and then throw the cannonball back.

This made Ziyu shout every day.

"The Pokémon and their trainers are practically cut from the same cloth; their attitudes are completely different when there are benefits and when there aren't!"

of course.

These words had no effect on Xia Mu and the two little ones.

Xia Mu already knew.

in this world.

Only what you eat is real.

Everything else is just empty promises!

As the two walked silently along the path, Xia Mu suddenly stopped.

"What is that?"

Xia Mu blinked.

Then, she gently poked Ziyu's arm.

"what happened?"

At Xia Mu's winking gesture, Zi Yu finally noticed the foam squirrel standing by the tree, sweeping up tree fruits with its tail.

"Wow!"

Purple Taro's eyes lit up, and she immediately took out a Poké Ball from her waist.

"Go, Dragon Head Mole!"

"Do-6!"

As the Poké Ball exploded, Excadrill appeared in the air like a missile.

The dragon-headed ground squirrel has several sharp, steel-like blades protruding from its forehead and claws, making it look majestic.

No wonder he's known online as the "Dragon Head General".

but.

The loud shout of the Dragon Head Groundhog when it appeared also reminded the Foam Chipmunk, who was cleaning the dust off the fruit.

"Miju!"

Upon seeing the dragon-headed gopher, the foam squirrel's tail fur stood on end.

Without the slightest hesitation.

The foam squirrel displays astonishing speed despite its small size.

It screamed, its fur stood on end, it climbed a tree, and disappeared.

The series of actions occurred in a single instant.

When Purple Taro tried to get the Dragon Head Groundhog to react, only a still-shaking fruit remained where the Foam Squirrel had been.

"and many more!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Ziyu took off after him.

Upon seeing this, Xia Mu naturally did not hesitate.

"Little Mouse, if I manage to win you over, you'll... hehehe!"

As if possessed by a ghost, Xia Mu twisted his hands, like an Attack on Titan, and began to chase each other merrily through the forest.

Shin-chan, who was following closely behind Natsuki, was not to be outdone.

Left hand and left foot, right hand and right foot.

Shin-Ye-Nyan imitated Natsuki's abstract form, and began to chase after him with bizarre movements.

While fleeing, the foam squirrel looked back.

He originally wanted to check the distance between himself and the other person, but after witnessing such a bizarre scene...

He was so frightened that he screamed loudly.

"Miju!!!"

During their frantic escape, they encountered such terrifying humans.

The frightened squirrel lost its footing and fell straight off the branch.

As the ground drew ever closer, the foam squirrel instinctively closed its eyes tightly.

Prepare for a strong impact.

can.

After a while.

Unaware of the excruciating pain, the foam squirrel opened its eyes and saw Purple Taro lying on the ground, supporting itself with its hands, and wearing a gentle smile.

"Are you OK?"

"Wow!"

Looking at the gentle and easy-going human in front of him, the foam squirrel hugged Ziyu's hands tightly and burst into tears.

Tears the size of soybeans dripped onto Ziyu's hands, something Foam Squirrel had never imagined.

I only sneaked out to find food because I was greedy, and I never expected to encounter such a situation.

"I'm sorry, it's all because I scared you~"

Stroking the little head of the foam squirrel, Ziyu gently comforted the little cutie in her hands.

At this time.

As the culprit that terrified the foam squirrel.

Xia Mu's expression gradually stiffened.

"Purple taro, purple taro~"

Xia Mu lowered his voice and gently poked the purple taro, which was looking down, with his foot.

"Why don't you look up and see first...?"

Seeing the foam squirrel tremble violently upon hearing Xia Mu's voice, Zi Yu frowned.

"I haven't even said anything to you yet! Look how scared you've made that foam squirrel... Huh?!"

As Ziyu watched the foam squirrels and chinchillas that had appeared on the treetops at some unknown time, surrounding her and Xia Mu, her expression gradually stiffened.

"Um... I'm sorry! We didn't mean to!"

Purple Taro immediately bowed and apologized, causing Natsuki, who was holding the Poké Ball, to pause.

but.

Just then.