Elf: Start your slow-paced life after becoming a farmer.

"By the way, did you just get home from Orange Academy?" Karl pointed to the large bag of groceries at Papa's feet and asked.

"Ah..." Pipa scratched his head awkwardly, "The academy hasn't started yet, but I haven't left the house for several days, so all the food at home is gone."

Carl frowned, feigning ignorance, and asked, "Where are your uncle and aunt?"

“Them,” Pipa’s expression visibly somber, “They’re all busy with their research. Before, even if they wouldn’t come back for months at a time, they would still send me a letter through someone. But these past few months, they haven’t even bothered to write me a single letter.”

Carl's heart skipped a beat. Sure enough, the doctor and his wife had most likely perished in Zone Zero by now.

“I see.” Carl nodded knowingly and immediately changed the subject. “Since you’re free, would you like to come with me to my farm later? If you’d like to help me tidy up the house, I’ll treat you and Godfather to a big meal tonight.”

Carl wasn't a heartless farmer who tricked children into working. He invited Pipa to the farm to "help" simply to strengthen his bond with her, since Pipa would be his only family member in the world if nothing unexpected happened.

But Piper, who had lived alone for many years, didn't know how to get along with Carl, his "family member," so he seemed a little lost when he heard Carl's invitation.

Just as the atmosphere between the two was becoming increasingly awkward, a cheerful female voice suddenly rang in their ears: "Hey, this Serpent Lord... are you that older brother from back then?!"

Carl and Piper were both startled, then turned to look in the direction the voice came from. They saw a dark-skinned girl in sportswear standing next to them, her amber eyes fixed on Carl with surprise in them.

"You're Nemo from Class 1-A?" Pipa looked at the suddenly appearing girl with a bewildered expression. "How do you know Karl?"

Piper remembered that Carl had just said that today was his first day in Padia. How could Nemo know him?

"Uh, Nemo, have we met before?" Karl looked at Nemo with a blank expression, not knowing what had happened.

While Carl did know Nemo, it was in the game; he had never been to Padia before, nor did he know anyone connected to Rotom Mobile...

So here's the question: how did Nemo meet him? He's never traveled to the Galer and Carlos regions near Padia, has he? Could it be from that time he went to the Unova region to pick up a shipment?

Suddenly, as if remembering something, Carl's face overlapped with a pale little face from his memory. He then asked in an incredulous tone, "Are you the child who was almost swept away by the waves?"

More than a year ago, after Carl finished challenging the Battle Frontier of the Hoenn League, he was planning to travel to the Kanto region when the Professor suddenly asked him to go to the Unova region and bring back a precious biological sample from Professor Juniper, who was in the Unova region.

After arriving in the Sinnoh region, Carl, while traveling from Suicune City to Deer Town aboard Corviknight, encountered a private yacht that had been attacked by wild Pokémon.

Carl saved a child who had fallen from the deck and was nearly swept away by the waves, then chased away a group of wild Pokémon, before leaving without looking back amidst the shouts of the yacht owner.

If Nemo hadn't appeared before him and reminded Carl, he probably would never have thought of it again. After all, saving people and driving away Pokémon were just simple tasks for Carl at the time.

Looking at Nemo standing in front of him, Carl couldn't help but sigh at the capriciousness of fate. He probably never imagined that the child he had casually saved would become Nemo, one of the main characters in Pokémon Sapphire and Purple.

"I was unconscious at the time and didn't have a chance to thank you in person. I always thought I would never have the chance to thank you in person. I never expected to meet you here." Nemo's words were filled with sincere gratitude as she bowed her head and said, "Thank you, big brother."

After saying that, Nemo raised her head, and Carl saw a very familiar look in her bright eyes. Nemo raised the Poké Ball in her hand and looked at Carl: "Big brother, please use your full strength to battle me! I want to know how big the gap is between you and me now!"

“We in Padia don’t have that outdated custom of ‘eye contact signals the start of a battle’ like other regions do!” Pipa thought to himself, then began to worry about Karl.

Even though he was kept in the dark at school, he had heard of Nemo's reputation. This seemingly rough-around-the-edges guy possessed a terrifying, "monster-like" talent in Pokémon battles. It was said that if it weren't for some special reason, he could have obtained eight gym badges in less than half a year.

In Piper's opinion, although Carl is much older than Nemo, as a farmer, he would probably be no match for Nemo in Pokémon battles.

"Are you sure?" Carl's tone became somewhat strange after hearing Nemo's request. After all, although Nemo had extremely terrifying battle talent, her current strength was probably not yet at the level of a Champion-level Trainer in Padia.

Therefore, no matter which Pokémon Carl sends out, it can easily sweep the opponent's team, and he doesn't want to crush Padia's future hopes. But Carl then thought, if it's Nemo, one defeat shouldn't be a big deal for her, right?

"Hmm!" Nemo, suddenly ignited with fighting spirit, said, "Please be sure to give it your all in this battle!"

The absent-minded Piper clearly didn't notice the conversation between the two. When he came to his senses, he suddenly realized that he had unknowingly followed the two to the battle arena outside the Pokémon Center.

Just as Pipa was pondering how to comfort the defeated Carl, Carl and Nemo had already taken their positions on opposite sides of the battlefield, and the battle was about to begin.

Chapter 7 Carl: The Old Relic is Actually Me? (Please Add to Favorites)

"Monarch Serpent, do you want to battle?" Karl first asked the Monarch Serpent beside him. After seeing the Monarch Serpent's "I'm just here to accompany you shopping" expression, Karl had no choice but to turn his attention to Vibrating Wing.

"Phew! (Then let me have it!)" After finishing her ice cream, Vibrating Hair seemed to be in a very good mood, so Karl could only silently pray for Nemo's Pokémon.

Although Winged Wing usually behaves like a clingy, oversized Misdreavus, when it gets serious, it's the only Pokémon in Carl's team that can rival Urshifu for the strongest spot.

Once Winged Wing starts battling, she will display a wild form unique to Paradox Pokémon to her opponent.

So the ensuing battle between Nemo and Carl can be summarized in six words: I went in, and I fell.

The battle ended even faster than Piper had anticipated. He watched as Winged Beast effortlessly dispatched Nemo's six main Pokémon one after another, and his jaw nearly dropped to the ground.

"Could it be that Karl's strength has reached the level of the Four Heavenly Kings?" Pipa wondered in surprise, silently analyzing Karl's strength in his mind. "If it's Karl, his strength should be enough to take me into that place, right?"

Piper shook his head, as if trying to shake off the thought that had surfaced in his mind: 'No, this is my own business, I mustn't involve him.'

After glancing at Papa, who was performing Sichuan intangible cultural heritage, Carl turned his gaze to the other side of the battlefield, where Nemo was half-squatting on the ground, holding Babu Tubo, who had been knocked to his knees by Fa Jie's seductive voice.

Seeing this, Karl sighed inwardly, "I should have brought Master Xiong with me."

As Carl's starter Pokémon, Urshifu is definitely the Pokémon in Carl's team that best understands "guided battles." In every team battle, Urshifu always leaves its opponent with a sliver of strength, unlike Winged Blade which attacks relentlessly.

Could it be that his master, Xiong, had learned to stop short of causing injury without his knowledge? Karl suddenly realized a crucial point.

Just as Pipa had mentally prepared himself and was about to go over to comfort Nemo who had lost the battle, Nemo suddenly stood up, her eyes shining as she looked at Carl: "My feeling was right! Big brother, you really are a very, very strong trainer!"

Pipa lowered his raised foot again. "I'm sorry, is it really my fault that I can't fit into your world of geniuses?"

"Stop calling me 'big brother' all the time!" Carl was screaming inside, but on the surface he pretended to be a reliable adult: "Ahem, Nemo, you can just call me Carl, or like Pipa, call me Brother Carl."

“Okay, Carl.” Nemo readily agreed, which pleased Carl greatly. He then reminded her, “Aren’t you going to treat your Pokémon? Even though you held back with Wing Slash, your Pokémon might suffer from hidden injuries if they aren’t treated for a long time.”

"I'm going right now!" Nemo immediately stood up upon hearing this, and after saying this, she immediately picked up Babu and ran towards the Pokémon Center.

"Hiss~" Watching Nemo's leisurely figure, Pipa seemed to have discovered something incredible. She turned to look at Karl and said in a shocked tone, "So this guy is actually the type who isn't good at sports?"

“You’re asking me?” Karl pointed to himself. “I just arrived in Parthia today.”

“That makes sense.” Piper scratched his head. For some reason, he felt that his brain was suddenly not working very well today. Could it be because he had been eating sandwiches for the past few days?

Because of this little incident, the atmosphere between Pipa and Carl became more harmonious, so Pipa began to introduce Carl to the Mastiff Godfather lying at his feet: "This is the Mastiff Godfather. He has been by my side since I was a child, when I was still called Mastiff."

Piper paused, as if he had thought of something, and his voice visibly fell.

It has to be said that Piper is a very easy person to understand; his mood is almost always written on his face.

“Oh, I see. You must treat him well.” Karl reached out his wicked hand and ruffled Pipa’s head. “Before you make any decisions, you must consider Godfather Mastiff’s thoughts. Otherwise, if you encounter any danger, Godfather Mastiff will definitely stand in front of you.”

"Papa, you don't want Godfather Mastiff to get hurt because of you, do you?"

Upon hearing Carl's "warning," Piper's heart clenched instinctively. He didn't want the Mastiff Godfather to get injured because of him!

Seeing Pipa's distressed expression, Karl nodded secretly. He had already said all that; if Pipa still took the Mastiff Godfather to Sector Zero to his death, then there was nothing he could do.

“Thank you, Karl.” Piper looked at Karl and said firmly, “I will remember what you just said.”

Carl smiled and stopped trying to provoke Piper. He changed the subject and said, "Let's go. I also need to use the Pokémon Center's teleportation device to bring my Pokémon from the Sinnoh region over."

“Teleportation device?” Piper repeated the somewhat unfamiliar term, though he could understand the meaning literally, but…

“Karl, you don’t have a Rotom phone?” Piper asked.

In Piper's opinion, shouldn't everyone have a Rotom phone? How could anyone use such an "old-fashioned" teleportation device?

Carl was taken aback. So Rotom phones had already been released?

During his previous travels, Carl spent most of his time training with his Pokémon in the wild. When he occasionally returned to the city, he would either replenish his supplies at a specific chain store or challenge the local gym.

So, the old relic is actually myself? Karl's lips twitched, and he admitted, "Because I spent most of my time training with Pokémon in the wild, although I knew about the Rotom Phone, I really didn't know it had been invented."

"Huh?" Piper's CPU was practically smoking from Carl's words. What did he mean by knowing that Rotom phones existed, but not knowing that they had already been invented?

Also, what do you mean by spending most of your time training in the wild with your Pokémon? So, Carl, were you a battle maniac like Nemo before?

“Never mind the details. In short, I don’t currently have a Rotom phone,” Carl summarized, then suddenly remembered his talkative washing machine at home. “Pippa, if I want to buy a Rotom phone, can I provide the Rotom myself?”

“…” Pipa fell silent. What did he mean by providing Rotom? Pipa suddenly realized that his cousin seemed to be a very remarkable person, in every respect.

Out of politeness, Piper was about to reply with something like, "Haha, I guess not!" or "Carl, you can call Rotom and ask."—things that were in accordance with social etiquette.

Just then, Nemo, who had appeared behind the two of them unnoticed, suddenly spoke up: "Sure."

Pipa: "..."

Chapter 8 Rotom and Zapdos (Please add to your favorites and read on!)

Seeing that Piper was about to transform from the Padia Batman into the Padia Silent Man, Carl immediately asked, "Nemo, when did you arrive?"

Nemo tilted her head. Although she didn't know why Carl was suddenly speaking in such a strange way, she still obediently replied, "Just when Pipa asked Carl why he didn't have a Rotom phone."

"So, is it really possible to provide Rotom and make a Rotom phone ourselves?" Piper was still struggling with the Rotom phone issue.

“Theoretically, it is possible.” Nemo paused after saying that, then corrected her, “Moreover, the word ‘made’ is not accurate, since the Rotom in the Rotom phone can actually exist independently of the phone itself.”

"However, because these Rotoms have undergone special training, they will not leave the phone in most cases."

"Therefore, theoretically speaking, as long as there is a Rotom phone without Rotom, it is possible to allow Kalgo's Rotom to enter it."

"Is it really that simple?" Piper asked instinctively.

Indeed, Rotom, a special Pokémon composed of plasma, can enter machines driven by special motors and transform into various special forms.

These machines equipped with special motors are mostly small pieces of furniture, such as ovens, washing machines, and lawnmowers. Miniaturizing these special motors to fit into a thin mobile phone is no easy task.

“You don’t think creating a phone that Rotom can access is a simple matter, do you?” Carl reached out and tapped Piper on the head, then turned his gaze to Nemo: “If I’m not mistaken, this so-called special training is probably a way to prevent others from hacking Rotom’s phone, right?”

“That’s right.” Nemo nodded, then added, “However, if it’s Karl…”

“No, I was just joking with Piper.” Carl immediately interrupted Nemo. Although he knew that if Nemo asked, her father would probably give Carl a “blank” Rotom phone out of respect for Nemo, for Carl at the moment, the money to buy a Rotom phone wouldn’t even cover a Metagross’s food expenses for a day. Why take the risk?

Seeing Carl refuse, Nemo blinked. If it were a normal Rotom phone, Carl probably wouldn't refuse, right?

Unaware of Nemo's inner thoughts, Karl looked at the two little ones in front of him and said, "In short, let me use the teleportation device to send my Pokémon that I'm fostering elsewhere over. We'll talk about the rest later."

"it is good."

"it is good!"

Piper turned his head to look at Nemo, his eyes seeming to say: What are you doing?

Nemo seemed completely oblivious to Pipa's gaze, following closely behind Carl as they headed towards the Pokémon Center.

Piper took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled: "Is this guy's trait just that he does things his own way?"

Standing in front of the somewhat old-fashioned Pokémon transfer device, Carl didn't start the machine right away. Instead, he took out his phone from his pocket and dialed Professor Yamanashi's private number.

Because of the eight-hour time difference between the Padia region and the Sinnoh region, when Carl made the call at 2 PM, it was already around 10 PM in the Sinnoh region.

Less than half a minute later, Dr. Yamanashi's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hey, Carl, have you arrived in the Padia region?"

"Yes, Doctor." Upon hearing that familiar voice, Carl felt a sense of relief for some reason. After explaining the current situation of the farm, he directly stated his desire to bring all the Pokémon being fostered at the research institute to the farm.

"Ahem, Carl, I can agree to any other Pokémon, but..." Professor Yamanashi's voice suddenly became a little awkward.

Upon hearing this, Carl immediately realized what was going on: "Zetzart can stay in the research institute for the time being to assist you with your research, Doctor, but you must wear protective clothing when you give him a physical examination."

Yes, Carl has a Zapdos.

Although Carl wasn't sure if this Zapdos was the same one from the abandoned power plant in the anime, it was indeed the Zapdos Carl caught in the Kanto region.

To be honest, when Carl first encountered Zapdos, he only battled it and didn't capture it. After all, aside from the super-strong recovery ability typical of legendary Pokémon, the unruly Zapdos at the time was inferior to any of Carl's main Pokémon in terms of both combat skills and mastery of moves.

After the battle, the Zapdos, looking disheveled and defeated, left without a second thought, showing no intention of following Carl.

Carl, who had always wanted to become a legendary Pokémon man, was deeply disappointed by this, but Carl was not like anyone else; he would not forcibly capture Pokémon that did not want to follow him.

During Carl's subsequent travels, Zapdos challenged him many times. After being defeated by Carl for the seventh time, it finally lowered its proud head and chose to become Carl's Pokémon.

Although Zapdos chose to follow Carl, its deep-seated pride caused it to unconsciously release a high-voltage current comparable to 100,000 volts whenever it was touched by anyone other than Carl. This is why Carl so solemnly instructed Professor Yamanashi.

After all, Professor Yamanashi is just an ordinary Pokémon professor. He doesn't have the terrifying physique of Professor Oak, the "first generation of super rookie". If he were to be hit by Zapdos's "electrotherapy", the consequences would be unimaginable.

After getting the answer he wanted, Professor Yamanashi's voice softened considerably: "Okay, I promise you. I'll go and send the other Pokémon to you now. As for Zapdos, I expect to have all the data needed for the research by next month, and I'll let you know then."

"Alright, Doctor, you also need to take good care of yourself and don't forget to eat because of your research," Karl continued to remind him.

Although Professor Yamanashi appears to outsiders as a very serious and disciplined person, he is actually very kind and often works so hard on his research that he forgets to eat and sleep. If given the chance, Carl would definitely send Professor Yamanashi to the Unova region and ask Mr. Shaka, the mayor and Gym Leader of Odd Dragon City, to train him properly.

Carl gave a few more instructions, and before Dr. Yamanashi's tone could become increasingly agitated, he hung up the phone and then activated the teleportation device in front of him.

Not long after, Carl retrieved the last Poké Ball from the teleportation device. With that, Carl's five Pokémon, except for Zapdos, were all back in his care at the Yamanashi Research Institute.

After putting away the Poké Ball, Carl turned to Piper, who was standing beside him: "Have you thought it over now? Do you want to come help me tidy up the house later? There's a big meal tonight!"

Pipa glanced at Nemo, who was looking at him expectantly, and then said to Karl in a hesitant tone, "Anyway, I don't have anything to do at home by myself, so I'll help you tidy up the house, Karl."

"I want to go too! I want to go too!" Nemo looked at Karl expectantly. "The more people, the more help we have. If we can have another match after we're done cleaning up, that would be even better!"

“I had Pipa come to my house to work because he’s my cousin, so it’s not a problem for me to ask him to do things.” Carl put his arm around Pipa’s shoulder and turned to Nemo: “As for you, Nemo, I think you’d better call your family before making a decision.”

Nemo glanced at Carl, then at Piper, and seemed to understand something. She then said, "I'll make the call now. Wait for me."

About half a minute later, Nemo returned from her phone call and gave an OK sign. Carl glanced at Pipa, who looked somewhat envious, reached out and ruffled his hair, then said with a smile, "Now, the Pipa, let's go! Our destination is the market in Little Key Town!"

Piper chuckled upon hearing Carl's strange remark and immediately replied, "Yes, Captain!"