Ash's actions drew everyone's gaze towards him, and under their watchful eyes, Ash smugly declared, "That Charmander is waiting for someone on that rock, isn't he, Yu Feng?"
Then he looked at Yu Feng ingratiatingly, asking him to confirm if his observation was correct.
"You're right, this Charmander is indeed waiting for someone just as you said, but..."
Yu Feng leaped up and squatted beside Charmander, closing his eyes and gently stroking his head.
Charmander tilted his head, looking at this human who exuded a natural aura. He looked like his own kind, yet also resembled the humans behind him. He was human, yet filled with the aura of a Pokémon.
However, he was very weak now and just rubbed against Yu Feng's hand slightly to show affection. This scene made Ash, who was beside them, bite his handkerchief; he had never been able to pet Charmander like that.
"But what, Yu Feng?"
Xiao Xia detested Yu Feng's habit of speaking in riddles. It was as infuriating as going to the restroom without toilet paper, asking the next stall for some, and being handed sandpaper.
"He's already someone else's Pokémon."
A green light flashed on Yu Feng's hand, and Charmander's listless expression improved slightly.
Seemingly knowing that Yu Feng had treated him, Charmander laboriously lifted himself and rubbed against Yu Feng's pant leg.
"Is that so? We should leave his treatment to his owner."
Knowing that this Charmander had an owner, Brock was helpless. Charmander's current condition certainly couldn't withstand a forced transfer. Given his poor physical state, any resistance would surely cause problems.
"I hope the person he's waiting for comes soon."
Knowing that Charmander had already been caught, Ash couldn't force the issue. Perhaps this was a case of what is meant to be, will be, and what is not, cannot be forced.
He could only hope that the person Charmander was waiting for would arrive soon.
"Hey, hey, can't you guys see? He's been abandoned!"
Yu Teng Sheng Dai couldn't stand it anymore. This Charmander stubbornly staying here must be because the person who abandoned him told him to stay put and not leave.
"Yes, his physical condition is very poor. He's been abandoned here for at least two days. If someone wanted to take him, they would have already, wouldn't they?"
Yu Feng's brows furrowed. He finally remembered what this situation was about. This was the event where Ash caught Charmander, and this Charmander was the future Charizard.
Unfortunately, his first Trainer was someone even more disgusting than Goh. He remembered his name was Da You? He thought it was because Charmander couldn't defeat Water-type Pokémon, so he abandoned him.
"Ah, then let's quickly take him away!"
Xiao Xia's expression instantly turned serious. If an abandoned Pokémon's owner doesn't take him away, they will wait until they die.
"No, you can't take him. He's too weak."
Brock refuted Xiao Xia's statement. If they couldn't put him in a Poké Ball, they wouldn't be able to take Charmander without a battle, and Charmander's body definitely couldn't withstand such severe harm right now.
"Yu Feng isn't Psychic... Yu Feng doesn't have a Psychic-type Pokémon? Use Psychic to take him away."
In her excitement, Xiao Xia almost exposed Yu Feng's Psychic abilities. Yu Feng could reveal such things himself, but she couldn't do it for him.
So she quickly changed her words to Yu Feng having a Psychic-type Pokémon and being able to take him away with Psychic power.
"I can take him, but then what? Cure him and let him come back here to wait for someone again?"
Yu Feng shook his head. It wasn't that he didn't want to save him, but a sickness of the heart is hard to cure.
Even if Charmander's condition was cured, he would definitely return here to continue waiting.
"So we just leave him abandoned here?"
Ash felt a little uneasy. He couldn't just leave Charmander here. What if it rained and Charmander's tail flame went out?
"Only by making him give up on that scumbag Trainer can you have a chance to catch him. Otherwise, if you leave, it will just continue."
"Since he was abandoned here, it means this Trainer is from nearby. If we search nearby, we'll definitely find him."
Yu Feng knew perfectly well that if Charmander stayed here, he would die, but if Charmander didn't give up on that scumbag Trainer, this scene would surely continue even if they left.
"What should we do then!"
Brock was also a bit anxious. After all, when it came to love for Pokémon, he was no less than Ash, and Charmander's current situation was very dangerous.
"Don't worry, listen to me. I've looked at the map, and there's a Pokémon Center nearby."
Yu Feng didn't finish his sentence because he knew Ash and the others would understand his meaning without him explaining it fully.
"You mean, if the Trainer who abandoned Charmander is from nearby, then he's most likely at that Pokémon Center, right?"
Yu Teng Sheng Dai was indeed an honor student. She immediately understood what Yu Feng wanted to express. A Pokémon Center nearby meant that the person who abandoned Charmander would surely be resting there.
If he was from nearby, he would definitely be there, because besides that one Pokémon Center, the nearest ones were all in Vermilion City.
Unless something unexpected happened, he would definitely be there.
"Exactly. As long as nothing unexpected happens, we'll be able to see that scumbag there, and then show Charmander what he says or does, wouldn't that be great?"
Yu Feng snapped his fingers, praising Yu Teng Sheng Dai's intelligence. That's right, as long as nothing unexpected happened, he would definitely be there. As for whether something unexpected would happen, it definitely wouldn't. What kind of Trainer wouldn't rest well at a Pokémon Center?
"What about Charmander? The weather looks like it's going to rain. Won't Charmander be in trouble staying like this?"
Ash looked at the darkening sky and said with some concern. After all, he had just checked the Pokédex, and if Charmander's tail flame went out, it meant his end.
"Do you not trust me, or do you not trust Indeedee?"
Seeing Ash still worried about Charmander, Yu Feng raised an eyebrow. Was he looking down on him?
"Indeedee!"
Indeedee, who had appeared at some point, also looked at Ash very angrily. Doubting her meant doubting Yu Feng, which was a slap in her face!
"Have Indeedee block the raindrops near his tail? That's a bold idea."
Brock immediately guessed Yu Feng's idea. It had to be said that this idea was very bold, but it was also the best way to let Charmander clearly see the true face of that scumbag Trainer, provided that Trainer was at the Pokémon Center.
"Heh, don't worry, I've already had Shiny Kirlia use Future Sight, and our actions this time will go very smoothly."
The anger in Yu Feng's eyes was almost uncontrollable. He really wanted to beat up that person named Da You right now.
Yu Feng, at some point, picked up a palm-sized stone and squeezed it hard. The stone instantly turned into powder and slowly scattered from between his fingers.