I, Zhulan's childhood sweetheart, was trapped in Xicui.

What’s special is that there is a small backpack on the chest, revealing a corner of a strange and ancient Poké Ball.

But Riko's eyes, which should have been bright, were now filled with confusion. She looked around blankly, muttering to herself, "This... is Niangguang City? Am I not studying in the Kanto region?... Why am I back in Padia?"

"You must have been hypnotized and lost some of your memory." Xu Li said directly, "Just now you were held hostage and something was stolen from you. I saved you."

At the same time, Xu Li's New Leaf Cat looked at the fellow New Leaf Cat in front of him who was also hypnotized and dazed. With a face full of curiosity, he stretched out his palm and slapped it roughly to wake it up.

"...So...ah?" Li Ke was stunned for a moment before she barely understood the message in Xu Li's words. After she calmed down in disbelief, she quickly bowed to Xu Li and expressed her gratitude.

"Thank you, thank you! ...Big Brother!"

"My name is Xu Li." Xu Li smiled and then asked, "Do you have any recollection of the person who held you hostage, or the pendant that was stolen from you?"

"Holding... the pendant...?" Riko shook her head in confusion at first, then realized something and quickly stretched out her fingers to form a hexagon. "...Is it like this?"

"Seems to be."

"My grandma gave it to me!" Riko said anxiously, "Was it stolen?"

"uncertain……"

Xu Li looked up at the sky.

You can see that the Muk Eagle has slowly returned, and the pendant in its beak is still shining and extremely conspicuous even in the daytime.

The M'K Eagle was getting closer and closer, and Xu Li frowned slightly.

"Muk..." Muk Eagle felt a little disappointed. It hadn't been able to bring that man back. Its eyes, which should have been sharp, drooped in front of Xu Li, and it let out a sad cry.

"It doesn't matter, but didn't I want you to get hurt less?" Xu Li's eyes fell on the Muke Eagle. The feathers burnt by electric shock and the bald spots left by hard attacks on its body were particularly eye-catching.

First, he took out the medical spray and sprayed it on several important parts of Muk Eagle's injuries.

"Muk~!" Muk Eagle didn't care about this and gently placed the pendant in his mouth into Xu Li's palm.

"Muke!"

At least I got this back!

"Okay, okay...don't do this next time." Xu Li shook his head helplessly and looked at the pendant in his hand.

The hexagonal crystal, with yellow and green colors complementing each other, has a turtle-like shape in the middle, and its crystal-like appearance makes Xu Li feel familiar.

"...Tailebagos?" Xu Li wondered to himself and pinched it slightly.

But he found that the pendant in his hand trembled instantly, and a slight cry sounded in Xu Li's heart, full of grievance, asking him to stop pinching it, it hurt!

Xu Li: “…”

He just pinched it lightly a few times and it hurt?

and……

It's really Tailebagos, isn't it?

Also known as the Blue Disc and the Secret Treasure of Zero. The third god of the Padia region, said to be the source of the Tai Crystal.

Inside this pendant?

Are there any more of those too-holey Tailebagos in Area Zero? He wants to catch one just for fun.

There should be more, after all, the Tylobagos species seems to have lived in groups in ancient times, and its normal form is just an ordinary Pokémon.

Its true power as a third god is in its star crystal form, known as the Secret Treasure of Zero.

Xu Li blinked and turned to Riko, who was staring at the pendant in his hand.

so……?

The Riko in front of him seemed to be the protagonist of the new Pokémon animation Padia? It seemed to be called Horizon or something, Xu Li remembered a little.

Now it appears in front of me.

Unfortunately, when he traveled through time, he had not yet seen this animation, but had only seen the promotional video, so Li might have looked familiar to him.

But he didn't understand the plot.

However, it doesn't matter.

The villain should not be someone dark and cruel, like Team Flare or Team Ginga, who want to destroy the world.

Xu Li felt relieved a little, and casually shook the Tailebagos in his hand, letting it scream in his mind, and then handed it to Riko with a smile.

"Here, here you go."

"Thank you very much!" Li Ke quickly took the pendant and wanted to put it back on, but after thinking about it, she put it back in her bag to avoid losing it again.

But then, she became confused again and looked around cautiously.

What should she do after losing her memory?

Xu Li had no other options; he didn't know Liko's situation. But seeing Liko's bewildered expression, he said, "Why don't you just follow me? I'll try to get in touch with you. Besides... it would be terrible if those unaware people kept trying to steal your pendant. I can protect you."

Riko blinked and hesitated.

But when she thought about it, she realized that the handsome man in front of her had indeed saved her and returned her pendant, he was a good man.

She nodded slightly.

"Well, please..."

……

At the exploration team's headquarters, in near darkness, there were several figures.

"Hahahaha~~ Spinel, why are you so miserable~! Didn't you get the necklace? Did you fail the mission after all~!?"

The woman with pink twintails, with her fangs bared, looked like a female devil, and mercilessly mocked Spinel, who had returned to the headquarters with injuries.

"Coral! Don't say anything that's detrimental to unity!"

"Yes, Boss is right! Although Spinel thinks highly of himself, he rarely fails. Emegio has failed despite numerous attempts."

"I'm just telling the truth~!" Even when facing the boss, Coral remained the same, "You can't handle a little girl this time, Spinel! Are you kidding me~"

"If Coral comes, it will definitely be easy~! Easy!"

"It's not just the little girl." Spinel suddenly spoke, "There's also a trainer who inexplicably appeared, and he's very powerful. Although I underestimated him at the time, I need to reflect on this."

"But even after sending out all my Pokémon, they were barely enough to deal with a random Mook-Hawk. The pendant was still stolen, and they didn't even catch up to give me any orders. Haha, they treated me so casually."

Everyone in the exploration team is aware of Spinel's strength.

"This this……"

For a moment, everyone was silent.

Spinel looked at Coral and snorted softly, "Coral Officer, if you can really do it easily, then please take the pendant back easily, right?"

"...Hmph." Coral also snorted, but after listening to Spinel's previous description, she did not agree immediately.

"Is Coral Officer afraid? He boasted before, and now he can't make up for it."

"Ah~!?" Coral jumped up instantly. "Who's scared? Who's bragging? Coral said it was easy, and it was easy!"

"Huh! Niangguang City, huh? Wait! Shanhu will definitely get the pendant back!!"

Having said that, Coral snorted again and turned to leave the hall of the exploration team's headquarters.

in the corridor.

Coral, who was leaving, finally showed an uncertain expression. She bit her lower lip tightly, covering her slightly heaving chest. Her mind gradually calmed down, but it was still a mess.

How to do how to do?

I agreed on impulse... I can't regret it now...

The opponent seems very strong! ?

But then she gritted her teeth and went for it!

"Uh-huh~!"

Coral suddenly covered her mouth.

Hu Ya accidentally bit his lip...

……

The lobby of the exploration team's headquarters after Coral left.

"...Spinel, you're such a simple provocateur." Agate, another member of the exploration team, a dark-skinned older sister, laughed and said, "Why don't we give Coral a little help?"

Spinel said, "Let Coral test the other party. I don't know any information about that man yet, and with only my limited impression, it's hard to find a needle in a haystack."

"And after this incident, Coral won't be able to mock others casually, right?"

Spinel spoke seriously, as if it was all for the exploration team.

But the other cadres did not buy it.

"As expected, you are the one who holds a grudge against Coral!"

……

"You just said... you went to school in the Kanto region? Do you remember your home in Padia?"

Walking with Liko on the streets of Niangguang City, Xu Li asked casually.

"Yes, yes. My home is in Xiaoshi Town. In my... memory, I should have just started studying at Quartz College. I didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, I'm back in the Padilla region... Is this what it feels like to lose your memory...?"

"And this little guy..." Riko looked at the Leaflet at her feet. It was hiding from Xu Li Leaflet's pursuit with a frightened look on its face, circling around her feet. She was a little confused, "Is it my starter Pokémon?"

“Meow~!”

"It said yes. Pokémon should be slightly more resistant to hypnosis." Xu Li thought for a moment, "Do you want me to take you back to Xiaoshi Town?"

"Is it okay...?" But then, Riko shook her head. "Even though I've lost this memory, I feel like I've come to Niangguang City for something urgent. I feel like I must stay. Going to Xiaoshi Town might be too far... Can I follow you first? Maybe I can help wake up my memory..."

"That's fine." Xu Li nodded.

After all, it’s a long way to Xiaoshi Town, so it would be better to avoid going there and avoid traveling too much.

"After all, Daewoo's ability to hypnotize, or rather, alter memory, isn't that strong. He'll be able to recover his memories sooner or later. Otherwise, Daewoo would have taken over the world long ago."

"But..." Xu Li looked at the corner of the advertising paper sticking out of Liko's backpack, and couldn't help but point at the pattern of the big sale in Niangguang City on it.

"But the urgent matter you mentioned... is it about coming to Niangguang City to buy secret seasonings...?"

"Huh!?"

……

Since Riko said she would follow him first, and this place happened to be in the north of Niangguang City, Xu Li took Riko to the north gate of Niangguang City.

There was a Pokémon Center with Padia characteristics, housed in a small pavilion with a very limited scope of operation. Xu Li had initially thought this was the entirety of the Padya Pokémon Center based on his impressions from the game.

But in reality, this is just a receptionist-like position, set up at the entrances of major cities, providing immediate access to Trainers returning from expeditions. Pokémon that truly need treatment are quickly transferred or transported via Pokémon transporters to more specialized treatment facilities in the city.

"Please, Miss Joy."

Xu Li put the injured but reluctant Mook into the Poké Ball and handed it to Miss Joy who was guarding the front desk, and handed over his trainer ID card.

"This is our duty." Miss Joy looked at Xu Li's ID card with the grape mark, registered it, and returned it.

At the same time, he said, "Teacher Xu Li, someone has deposited an item for you in the Pokémon Center. Do you want to claim it?"

"What gift? Where did it come from?" Xu Li was a little confused, but seeing that Miss Joy had no intention of revealing anything, he said, "Take it."

……

Not long after, Xu Li took the gift handed to him by Miss Joy - two sets of armor.

One is yellowish brown, the other is dark.

Armor of Celebration and Armor of Curse.

The evolution item can allow Tan-sama to evolve into Crimson Armor Knight or Blue Flame Blade Demon.

"Who sent this to me?" Xu Li blinked.

The problem is, he hasn't tamed the Carbon Servant yet, so this item is completely useless... Could the other side send me two Carbon Servants?