Even Sinnoh champions have to work hard.

Zapdos: "Then we can go play lots and lots of fun things and eat lots and lots of delicious food!"

Moltres: "I think so. I want to eat the bouncy candy from that island. It's the kind that's a bit sticky and rainbow-colored."

Zapdos: "What color is rainbow? Is it green?"

Moltres: "You're really silly, rainbow colors are rainbow colors!"

Seeing the two fools whispering and getting anxious beside him, Frozen Bird felt genuinely ashamed to be associated with them. Why was he listed among the Three Divine Birds alongside these two idiots?

"These two idiots." Articuno looked at the two still smiling, and the aura emanating from this couple—a couple in every sense of the word—made Articuno inexplicably afraid. "I hope there won't be any problems..."

P.S. I still have some time, I can write some more drafts.

Chapter 91 His Majesty the Ice Bird

Little girl, how about Uncle takes you to see the goldfish?

This is a statement that could constitute a crime, but it has indeed happened right now around Kazama Shiramo.

Yes, right now, Kazama Shirabu is at the festival with three silly little girls, watching the goldfish swimming in the pond. To be honest, Kazama Shirabu is a little confused about one thing: why are these three little ones so engrossed in watching a few goldfish?

The question is, Goldeen is a relatively common aquatic Pokémon. Although it's not as ubiquitous as Magikarp, it's still considered a fairly common Pokémon.

This type of water-type Pokémon does not distinguish between freshwater and saltwater fish. In other words, water-type Pokémon such as Goldeen, Magikarp, and Gyarados are also found in countless locations in the ocean.

As three legendary birds that have existed for a very long time, theoretically speaking, Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno should be quite familiar with Pokémon like Goldeen.

But festivals are just unreasonable events. Things that are the same normally become ridiculously expensive at festivals. Goldfish that are common normally become incredibly profitable items at festivals.

I really don't understand.

However, Kazama Shirasumi isn't the kind of stingy person who doesn't consider the atmosphere. When you're out having fun, the point is to have a good time. You can't just focus on the value of a product; after all, people and happiness are the most important things. You can't buy happiness with a thousand pieces of gold.

If you're thinking too much about value and money when you go out to have fun, then that's really not a good idea.

After all, prices at scenic spots are generally high, and it's perfectly normal for food and souvenirs to be sold at prices far exceeding their original value. So, if you keep worrying about these issues after you've finished, you definitely won't have a good time.

"I'll go buy them some candied hawthorns." Kazama Shiro smiled at Lugia, looking at the three silly girls still catching goldfish with great satisfaction. It was a wonderful scene, like a gentle and virtuous wife taking care of her three lovely daughters.

"Go." Lugia smiled gently, her eyes filled with tenderness, if one could not see the deeper sorrow beneath.

"Luo—Mom." Moltres tugged at Lugia's clothes and clung to her, looking completely bewildered.

As if it had also received a signal, Zapdos grabbed Lugia's hands and snuggled its little face close to Lugia's, rubbing its head against Lugia's body in a sticky, affectionate way.

Although the two birds' method was foolish, it was indeed very effective. They successfully entangled Lugia, preventing it from escaping, and successfully created an opening for Articuno.

A window of opportunity for Articuno to sneak away!

"Those two idiots are somewhat useful, even though I promised them I'd give them all the jerky I could get today..." Articuno frowned, "Although they don't particularly like those little kids' treats, and they're not especially tasty, so I don't really like them that much..."

"Ura ura ura!" Articuno shook its little head frantically, trying its best to look less frustrated: "I don't want to think about these childish things anymore, my first priority is still..."

Articuno's eyes gleamed as it quietly followed Kazama Shiro, who was going to buy candied hawthorns: "The most urgent thing right now is to deal with this damned man who has bewitched Lord Lugia!"

'What's this little guy doing following me?' Articuno, who thought it was hiding very well, had no idea that it had been exposed to Kazama Shiramo all along, which puzzled Kazama Shiramo greatly.

Trying to get the candied hawthorn before Zapdos and Moltres? Are candied hawthorns really that delicious? Or is this little guy trying to hoard them all?

Countless strange ideas passed through Kazama Shiramo's mind, but Kazama Shiramo probably never imagined such an extreme possibility until his death.

'Let's test this little guy first.' Kazama Shiramo's pace quickened, and after rapidly passing through the crowd, he headed towards a deserted alley. He darted through the alley at high speed, easily shaking off Articuno's pursuit after a few turns.

Unfortunately, after transforming into human form, Articuno, being a typical loli, has rather short legs. With Kazama Shiramo deliberately accelerating, Articuno, who still wanted to covertly follow, simply couldn't keep up due to its short legs.

After a few turns, like an articulated bird that had lost its target, it wandered aimlessly through the alleyways, its eyes brimming with tears: "What the hell? Why is this bad guy moving so fast? Is he in such a hurry to be reborn... Waaaaah!"

Articuno, unable to find anyone, was so distraught over the opportunity it had gained at such great cost that it had lost its pursuer. It burst into tears, large tears streaming down its face. How to put it... typical Articuno? Is it all water after the ice is broken?

Kazama Shiromo stroked his chin as he looked at Articuno, who was crying and sobbing in the alley. Articuno looked exactly like a little girl who had lost her father, and Kazama Shiromo couldn't help but wonder if he had gone too far.

After all, the other person didn't seem to have done anything wrong; they were just following him around. Wasn't it a bit inappropriate to play tricks on a child like this?

After thinking for a moment and calming herself down, Kazama Shiramo quietly went out and looked at Articuno, who was sitting on the steps crying. She gently patted her shoulder and asked, "Why are you here? Weren't you watching Goldeen with Lugia?"

Articuno looked up in surprise at Kazama Shiroku in front of it, then hugged his waist as if afraid he would run away. Then it realized that something was wrong with it.

"You! You..."

"What do you mean, 'you'?" Kazama Shiromo was both amused and exasperated, tapping Articuno's little head with a walnut-shaped hand: "Tell me, why did you sneak out behind me? Are you that greedy?"

"No way!" Articuno wiped away the tears from the corners of its eyes, feeling it couldn't lose face in front of its rival, and stomped its foot angrily: "I'm warning you, Lugia is mine, so stay away from her, understand?"

"Okay, okay, it's yours." Kazama Shiromo smiled and gently stroked Articuno's little head: "They're all yours, they're all yours, whether it's Lugia, Moltres, or Zapdos, they're all yours, okay?"

"Don't look at me like that, I'm very serious."

"Good, good, Articuno is super majestic."

P.S. Don't ask me why I'm taking a break. It's all about romance and being an author! With a lovely lady by your side 24/7, I don't want to write for sixteen hours straight.

Chapter 92 Spit out your father's tongue!

"I wasn't joking!" Articuno stomped its feet frantically, tears welling up in its eyes.

"Alright, alright, I know Articuno is the most serious." Kazama Shiro smiled, gently pulling Articuno into his arms, softly stroking her long, light blue hair, and carefully wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes: "Articuno is the best, don't cry, don't cry."

"Vogeni-chan, Lugia is oh no, don't even think about it."

"Yes, yes, it's yours."

Articuno finally wiped away its tears, stomped its foot hard, and although it still couldn't break free from Kazama Shiro's embrace, it obediently huddled in Kazama Shiro's arms: "You bad person, you must have ulterior motives and just want Lord Lugia's body."

"puff!"

Kazama Shiromo almost coughed up a mouthful of blood. In a sense, he was indeed very fond of Lugia's beautiful body, but it was too embarrassing to be bluntly stated by a little girl who was at least completely loli in appearance.

No way?

Has my relationship with Lugia become this obvious?

Even a slightly precocious child like him can see that he and Lugia have a secret, sordid relationship?

That would be terrible!

In an instant, Kazama Shiromo pondered many things, feeling as if the world was collapsing, which made him feel terrified.

Kazama Shiromo began to think about his options. The potential of the human mind is always limitless. Amidst countless flashes of lightning, Kazama Shiromo considered countless possible future outcomes and possibilities. Even though he had no idea how popular he was with women, Kazama Shiromo still thought about many hypothetical scenarios and terrifying issues.

Maintaining this kind of relationship with Lugia, a Pokémon, is itself a very abnormal thing. What would Rie's expression be if she found out that she had such a sordid relationship with Lugia and many other Pokémon? No, that image is too beautiful. Kazama Shirasumi simply cannot imagine it.

It's like, what if Ho-Oh found out...

The scene was so beautiful that Kazama Shiramo couldn't even imagine what it was like!

Seeing Kazama Shiro's stunned expression, Articuno flew into a rage: "I knew you bastard! You must be after Lord Lugia's muscular physique, his powerful and alluring curves, and the captivating glow of his pure white skin..."

Huh?

Is something wrong?

Kazama Shiramo felt increasingly uneasy as he listened. Why was Articuno's description of Lugia so bizarre? Was something wrong? Wait, was it really like this when he and Lugia did it?

Is something wrong? Oh dear!

"You must be madly infatuated with Lord Lugia's resolute gaze, his undulating blue scales, his broad wings, and..."

Alright, no need to say more. Kazama Shiromo slapped himself in the face. He was now absolutely certain that the mentally challenged loli was referring to—his true form!

That's right, that's the only way!

Lugia is essentially a genderless Pokémon, while Articuno's mate selection criteria...

I don't know! As a normal human being, how could Kazama Shiramo possibly understand the mate selection preferences of a bird Pokémon? Oh, if we take Ho-Oh and Lugia as a reference, then the only conclusion we can draw is that bird Pokémon are all pedophiles who like human boys!

Holy crap, this is so real! Is there any way to use this as a reference? I don't think so!

"Calm down, be good, Articuno." Kazama Shiramo stroked Articuno's little head. Its soft, long blue hair felt especially comfortable, making one want to hold it. "Wake up, Lugia and I aren't in the kind of relationship you're thinking of."

"Don't try to fool me." Articuno's intelligent eyes gleamed with wisdom; her watery gaze represented cleverness and intelligence. She stared intently at Kazama Shiromo with a look that seemed to see right through her: "Anyway, anyway, you definitely just want Lord Lugia to hold you in his arms, hold you in his arms..."

Halfway through her speech, Articuno's face flushed red, her blushing cheeks looking adorably shy, and you could vaguely see steam rising wildly from her head.

"I've already told you, Lugia and I aren't in the kind of relationship you're imagining." Kazama Shiramo gently explained, enjoying Articuno's smooth, long hair.

The most skillful way for a man to lie is to say that every single word he says is true, but when put together, they form a lie. This way, every single word is true when you break it down, and you can speak with confidence and even boldly assert that you are not lying.

Such blatant lies are often very difficult to detect. And even if they are discovered, you can be incredibly shameless and shout back, "I didn't tell a single lie! Tell me, which of my statements was false?"

Kazama Shiramo wasn't lying in theory: Lugia and I don't have the kind of relationship you're 'imagining'!

"Anyway, you're just after Lord Lugia's heroic figure!" Articuno pushed Kazama Shiromo away in dissatisfaction, then a flash of inspiration appeared in its intelligent blue eyes, and crazy ideas began to flash wildly!

"If you're willing to leave Lord Lugia, what do you think of me?"

"Clam?"

Kazama Shiramo looked at the flamboyant Articuno with suspicion. Its small body and deliberately flaunting expression seemed particularly out of place, making it quite awkward and both funny and exasperating.

"You really are..."

Kazama Shiromo was about to say something, but he never got the chance to say it. Some things are not really suitable to say, and of course, there was no chance to say them.

"Anyway, that's all you're thinking about, right? I can do it too."

Her words, though soft, carried a hint of boldness and a touch of shyness. Lugia's long, light blue hair swayed in the night breeze, and her clear, light blue eyes held a light that Kazama Shiramo couldn't decipher!

He didn't have a chance to react.

The tiny Articuno had already tiptoed.

That kiss!

It will be a thousand years!

The kissing technique was extremely clumsy, but it had a unique stimulation when combined with the Articuno's small appearance. In particular, the icy cold yet warm and delicious taste made people lose themselves instantly!

An allure beyond human comprehension!

Their eyes met, and they began a deep kiss in the long night on the island.

However, they didn't notice that...other people had entered the alley...

P.S. Second update coming up later, I need to grab a bite.