“…………”
“Why aren’t you talking?”
“Nothing to say.”
“Why are you so cold?”
“You must have snuck out without your family knowing, right? Your family will be very worried about you.”
“Ugh, it’s that again. Why are you just like all those adults? Always talking about these things.”
Gui Ling pushed aside the tall grass with his tang katana, while Jing Jing followed behind him.
“That’s because what adults say is right, and they’re worried about you. Family can’t always be absolutely correct, but some things you still have to listen to.”
“Alright, alright, yes, yes, yes… Oh, by the way, what’s your name?”
“Gui Ling.”
“I think I’ve heard that somewhere… My name is Jing Jing. Then I’ll leave it to you. How much do you want?”
“I don’t want money.”
“Huh? Are you helping me for free? Or do you want something else?”
Gui Ling looked at the somewhat wary Jing Jing and sighed.
“I’m just helping a junior because I see you’re a new Trainers who wants to help. I’m not short on money either. If you don’t trust me, I can leave right now.”
“Huh? No, no, no! If you leave, I might really not have a chance…”
“Then talk less, don’t disturb…”
Gui Ling hadn’t finished speaking when he suddenly stopped, and Jing Jing, who was behind him, bumped directly into Gui Ling’s back.
“What are you doing? Why did you stop?”
“Don’t speak.”
Jing Jing followed Gui Ling’s gaze, and her eyes couldn’t help but widen.
She saw a sleeping Ralts lying in a patch of grass, but Gui Ling immediately noticed that this Ralts’s condition was not right.
“Ralts! There’s actually this kind of Pokémon in this forest! I want it! I want it!”
“Don’t rush. If you keep acting like this, you can go capture it yourself.”
Gui Ling immediately pressed down on Jing Jing’s hand, which was pulling out a Poké Ball. Seeing Gui Ling’s serious expression, Jing Jing had no choice but to put away her Poké Ball.
“Did you really come to capture Pokémon without doing any homework at all? No wonder you haven’t succeeded yet.”
“What do you mean?”
“Every Pokémon has its own characteristics and personality. To capture a Ralts, you must gain her approval, and you must be a kind person.”
“So troublesome…”
“You only have two ways to capture her: you can try to capture her with your personality, or do something for it. However, Ralts is particularly sensitive to emotions, so that’s probably not going to work. Just treat this as a try.”
“Okay…”
Jing Jing was a bit disheartened, but she still slowly walked over. Ralts sensed a feeling of panic in her surroundings and was a little confused. She looked up and met Jing Jing’s guilty gaze.
“Ralts!”
“Hey, why is she attacking people directly?!”
“You scared her.”
Gui Ling sighed, but seeing how much effort Ralts put into even releasing a Shadow Sneak, he frowned.
“This condition isn’t right. Rather than saying it was sleeping just now, it was more like it was unconscious… If it’s a Ralts, there must be Kirlia and Gardevoir around. But Zygarde didn’t say there were any in this forest. Could it be?”
Gui Ling thought of a possibility and quickly summoned Gardevoir to help Jing Jing. Ralts originally wanted to continue attacking, but seeing Gardevoir, she paused for a moment and slowly lowered her hand.
…………
“Eat, recover your stamina.”
“Ralts…”
Ralts looked at the food on the plate, clearly hungry but hesitant to eat. Only after Gardevoir took the first bite did Ralts eagerly pounce on the plate and gobble down the food.
“What’s going on? Should I capture it now?”
“Don’t capture it. Even if you do, it won’t listen to you.”
“But it’s not running away now?”
“Mute.”
“Oh…”
Gui Ling left a large bag of Pokémon food and dragged Jing Jing by her clothes, walking away.
“No, why didn’t you capture it? At least give me an explanation!”
“Ralts are part of a community. As long as there’s a Lapras, there will definitely be a Gardevoir and Kirlia. But the absence of them means they’ve been separated, and you can see its poor condition, clearly suffering from prolonged fatigue.”
“So?”
“It was probably caught by Pokémon Hunters and escaped during transport. It probably won’t trust humans again in this lifetime.”
“Pokémon Hunters…”
“Be careful. This forest isn’t safe.”
At this moment, inside Gui Ling’s sleeve, Zygarde, in its core form, telepathically told Gui Ling something.
“Gui Ling, Mew’s presence has appeared again, approximately a thousand meters in front of you.”
“Understood. Thank you, Zygarde, and please keep an eye on Ralts. I don’t think those Pokémon Hunters will give up on this money they almost had.”
“Okay.”
After finishing his conversation with Zygarde, Gui Ling turned to Jing Jing behind him and said.
“I also need to capture a Pokémon. Why don’t you watch how I do it first? But you probably can’t learn it at this stage.”
“Why?”
“It’s through the most primitive battle method. You don’t have a Pokémon right now. Are you going to go in by yourself?”
“You! Then what the hell am I learning?!”
“To prepare you for the future.”
Gui Ling said, picking up a berry from the ground and examining it carefully. Knowing that Mew should be nearby, he immediately sent out Darkrai and Ceruledge to search.
“That shadow-like Pokémon of yours is quite cool.”
“Of course.”
“I want to capture one too! Where can I find it?”
“…………”
Gui Ling looked at Jing Jing with an expression like she was an idiot, then threw a Pokémon encyclopedia to Jing Jing.
“Read this carefully. You have one day. Give it back to me immediately when you’re done. This thing is very important to me.”
“Isn’t it just a book? I hate reading. I don’t want it.”
“If you like Pokémon, reading this type of book will be good for you. If it’s in a field you’re not good at, you don’t have to read it. The most important thing is interest.”
“Oh, okay, okay! Got it! You’re really more naggy than my mom!”
Gui Ling sighed, looking at the somewhat sulking Jing Jing. Just then, Darkrai, not far away, sent out a signal. Gui Ling immediately grabbed his tang katana and followed Ceruledge, rushing over.
…………
“So you were here~ Little money tree, you can’t run away this time!”
“Braixen, Flamethrower!”
“Weezing, Belch!”
“Arbok, Crunch!”
“Ralts!”
Lapras was already extremely tired. Although she had recovered some stamina, it was not enough to contend with so many Pokémon Hunters. In a short while, she lost her strength and fainted on the ground.
“Under the siege of three Pokémon, she still managed to take down an Arbok with all her might? This Ralts has good potential, she should be able to earn more money!”
“Hurry up and pack her up and take her away, lest we have more trouble. After selling her, let’s go to the nightclub and have some fun!”
“Hahahaha!” × 3