Pokémon, but cultural invasion

Ibrahimovic was feeling guilty.

"Fine, I'll let you off this time."

Quanshu glanced at the alarm clock on the wall; there was still plenty of time to rush over now.

There is one cruise ship per week from Vermilion City to Moriarty City in the Hoenn region, so missing it can be quite a hassle.

After asking Pikachu in the yard to charge her phone to a safe level, Izumi took Tutu to the station.

Located at the southern entrance to the Kanto Sea, Kureha City is known as an international port city. Even the Saint-Tiannu, which cruises around the world, returns to Kureha City once a year.

As you board the maglev train, the wilderness, valleys, and mountains recede into the distance outside the window.

As the boundless coastline comes into view, the vast blue sea is lifted up, and a red sun rises from the distant horizon—looking up, one is struck by the sight of the crimson sunrise painting the entire coastline.

Countless seabirds flew against the morning breeze, becoming black silhouettes that dotted the dazzling sun.

At Kuye Port, one after another, huge ships docked and sailed away.

The stevedores carried boxes of goods back and forth, while larger-scale container cargo was being handled at the other end of the port.

Passengers gathered in the waiting area, and people were feeding long-winged gulls in the square, creating a lively scene.

"There's still more than half an hour left."

Quanshu glanced at his watch; there was plenty of time to eat breakfast.

There were mobile vendors selling specialty wraps near the square, and he joined the long queue.

Tutu the dog followed beside him, wagging its tail listlessly.

Suddenly, it seemed to have discovered something.

...

"The taste is absolutely perfect, no wonder it's so popular."

Quanshu bought three wraps, one for Eevee and one for Tutu.

"Boy!"

Eevee let out a happy cry after taking a bite.

Where is Tutu the dog?

That's when they realized it was gone, but Quanshu wasn't worried; Tutu wasn't a spirit that liked to run around.

Quanshu looked around the square and sure enough, he saw it next to the handrail of the steps.

Tutu is standing behind a blonde girl of about twelve or thirteen, intently watching the easel on the steps.

The little girl drawing was wearing overalls, and her braids hanging down in front of her shoulders were dyed light red.

Quanshu walked up to her, her face and nose covered in blue and red paint.

She was focused on her work and oblivious to her surroundings.

"Little girl, what are you drawing?"

Quanshu felt the little girl looked familiar and asked tentatively.

"My flight."

Without looking up, Jasmine sketched a giant white ship on the azure sea with her paintbrush.

"Your...flight?"

"I missed my flight because I was trying to paint the sunrise."

The little girl's emotions were completely contrary to the calmness she expressed.

"There's only one ship a month to Alola, and my phone got stolen! I'm starving to death, waaaaah~"

As she was talking, she suddenly burst into tears.

Tears, as big as beans, rolled down her cheeks as she drew, crying as she went.

"Hey, don't cry yet."

Izumi, who regretted his sharp tongue, offered words of comfort and gleaned information about the little girl from their intermittent conversation.

Her name is Jasmine, and she comes from the sea dwelling village in the Alola region.

I had just finished a trip in the Kanto region a few days ago and was planning to return to Alola, but I got so engrossed in painting that I missed the only cruise ship.

There is no alliance in the Alora region, so there are far fewer sailing services compared to other regions.

"Your phone was stolen. Do you remember your parents' phone number?"

"I can't memorize it." Jasmine shook her head.

"The village of ocean dwellers... I remember there was a Pokémon Center there."

Izumi found the phone number for the Umi-mura Pokémon Center on a search engine and dialed it.

After the busy tone, Miss Alola Joy's energetic voice rang out.

"How can the Ocean Dwellers' Village Elf Center help you?"

"Is such that..."

Quanshu briefly explained the situation and handed the phone to Jasmine.

"Hey..."

Jasmine provided her parents' information bit by bit, and soon the two parties were able to make a successful call.

After a brief conversation, the phone was returned to Quanshu.

"Thank you so much for your help. We have contacted Officer Jenny in Kurenai City, and she will take care of Jasmine before her next shift."

"It's nothing, it's easy."

After hanging up the phone, Quanshu finally remembered the identity of the little girl in front of him.

Who would have thought that this crying little kid would become the captain of Fairy Z, the leader of the Islands Tour, three years later?

"Thank you, big brother."

Not long after, Officer Jenny came to pick up Jasmine and took her to buy a cell phone.

After leaving Izumi's navigator account, Jasmine waved vigorously and left.

"What happened?"

When A-Che arrived late and saw this scene, he asked suspiciously, "What did you do to that little girl?"

"Stop talking nonsense, get on the boat."

A massive cruise ship, emblazoned with the Devon Corporation logo, slowly docked, its horn blaring.

Passengers thronged the gangway.

......

"Young Master, is it alright to store this batch of ore in the warehouse?"

The crew questioned the young man with blue hair who was holding onto the railing on deck.

"It's alright, they're just ordinary stones from the Hualan Cave."

"Thank you."

Chapter 52 I'll Win the Championship, Really?

The Whale's Spine takes eight days to complete a round trip from Vermilion City to Green Ridge City.

That means they will have to stay on the ship for at least four days.

Quanshu had booked a double room with an ocean view. After putting down his luggage, Ache came to the deck with a camera hanging around his neck.

"The sky is so blue, the sea is so blue."

He sighed and started snapping photos with his camera.

The Whale's Spine, owned by Devon, is equipped with a theater, bar, swimming pool, gym, and a battle arena.

As the cruise ship cuts through the waves, standing by the bulwark, the sea breeze is refreshing and invigorating.

The sun was shining brightly, and many tourists had already changed into their swimsuits and were swimming in the main deck pool.

"A publicly funded trip? I'll have to look into that."

Ah Che slid his finger across the cruise brochure, muttering, "First night, a live performance at the Fat Ding Bar, and a silky smooth sleep."

"The second night was the West Lion Sea People musical, and night fishing for jumping squid at the stern of the boat."

"Third night, main deck summer party, fireworks display."

Quanshu flipped through the booklet; it seemed to offer quite a variety of entertainment options.

"Come out, Polygonus Type 2."

He shook his phone, and the Porygonian crawled out of the screen with a blank expression.

"These are the days of holiday travel, everyone have a good time."

"Boy!"

Ibrahimovic was the first to dash out and jump into the small pool.

Tutu glanced at her sideways, seemingly disdainful of Ibu's rude behavior.

It slowly walked to the parasol next to the battlefield at the stern of the ship, picked up a magazine, and pretended to be deep in thought.

"Polygon, aren't you going to play?"

The multifaceted beast floated in place, its gaze fixed on the void in the air.

"The same old thing? Never mind."

Quanshu also picked a chair and sat down.

He opened the forum, posted a few stills from the show to maintain the buzz, and bumped the post.

The farm's bulletin board has added a registration event for the premiere, with audience members being randomly selected.

The registration requirement is for users with a high number of active days, which can filter out scalpers who use multiple accounts to draw qualifications.

When the date and location of the premiere were announced a week ago, very few media outlets showed any interest.

When Rika invited them and informed them that most of the Kanto aquarium owners would be attending, the media swarmed in like sharks smelling blood.

Fueled by this momentum, the premiere of Tingxiang generated considerable buzz online.

"Lijia was a great help; I'll have to thank her properly next time."

Just as Quanshu was deep in thought, a chorus of boos erupted from the crowd not far away.

"Alas--"

"It looks like they're having a battle over there."

Ache spread his palms out and looked at the crowd.

"You're already eager to start a battle as soon as you board the ship?"

The ship was filled with trainers who traveled far and wide, as well as bored onlookers, and soon a large crowd gathered around the battlefield.

"Izumi-ki, let's go over there too."

"What's so interesting about a bunch of noobs fighting each other? Most of the trainers who start fighting as soon as they get on the ship are probably newbie trainers."

Quanshu rejected Ache without hesitation. Life is short, so it's better to see more meaningful things.