"Ariados (ﾟДﾟ)."
At this moment, the last Ariados on the field was panicking. Seeing all its teammates defeated, it just wanted to run away.
"Hmm? There's still one that got away. Sceptile, finish it with Leaf Blade."
"Boxia, Boxia!!!"
Just as Xiaoyun was about to command Sceptile to finish off the last big flower spider to earn the title of 'Spider Terminator' and achieve a super god moment,
he saw streams of orderly Blue bubbles shoot out from the bushes, directly hitting the fleeing Ariados.
"??? There's even a Pokemon stealing kills here."
Xiaoyun stared intently at the bushes, wanting to see what kind of Pokemon was audacious enough to steal his kills.
"Boxia, Boxia!"
A round, chubby Blue penguin then hopped out of the bushes. Its back and the top of its head were dark Blue, it had a yellow beak, and white around its eyes. In the middle of its eyes was a light Blue crown-shaped pattern. Hmm... it looked quite cute.
"Boxia, Boxia, Boxia!!!"
This chubby little penguin walked out slowly, with its hands clasped behind its back, adopting the demeanor of a distinguished person.
It then came before Sceptile, acting as if it was giving instructions, patting Sceptile's big leg.
Its tone seemed to say: 'Young man, you did well. Although you're a bit lacking compared to this penguin, you're still a promising talent. Follow me well from now on, and reaching the pinnacle of life will be just around the corner.'
"Chaa......." (Where did this little Blue fatty come from....)
Sceptile looked at the chubby little penguin below its feet, which was planning its life path, with a black line on its face. It tried to suppress the urge to give this little fatty a big slap with its Leaf Blade, and looked at Xiaoyun in confusion.
"Is this a Piplup? This demeanor seems familiar. It should be the one that Dawn chose later, right?"
Xiaoyun curiously sized up this Piplup, which had its hands clasped behind its back and was giving instructions. Hmm... it was indeed good, quite like Xing Daorong, the peerless general from the Three Kingdoms.
"Eh? Is this Piplup the one that ran out of the research institute?" Dawn, who was beside him, asked curiously when she saw this Pokemon.
"That's right, it should be it. I didn't expect it to run out on its own first," Xiaoyun nodded.
"Poke poke~"
"It feels quite cute, and it doesn't look mischievous. How could it sneak out!"
When Dawn saw this cute Piplup, she curiously walked forward, then, without a word, she hugged the chubby little penguin, who was still giving instructions, with both hands.
Then she started pinching its face, poking its belly, basically doing whatever she wanted.
"Bo... Boxia? (-_-#)"
In Piplup's world, time seemed to stand still. The aura of a gang boss, who had just been giving instructions and commanding with vigor, was completely destroyed by Dawn's frantic Fury Swipes.
The smile didn't disappear; it just transferred from Piplup's face to Dawn's face.
"Boxia!!!"
Seeing that Dawn was even going to look at its butt, Piplup finally couldn't hold back anymore, and its rage value surged by 100%.
It then forcefully broke free from Dawn's embrace, its yellow beak already glowing white, and it started pecking at Dawn frantically.
"Oh dear, I'm sorry, I was wrong, please let me go!" Dawn said to Piplup, covering her head as she ran.
"Hahahahaha...." Xiaoyun, watching this scene, said he generally wouldn't laugh... unless he couldn't help it.
"Xiaoyun, you're still laughing! Come help!"
"Ah, I'm sorry, Piplup, I'll never dare again..." Dawn kept covering her head and dodging, then turned her head and saw Xiaoyun laughing behind her, and quickly said to him.
"Alright, Piplup, forgive Dawn. She's just too happy to see you for the first time, so she couldn't help but want to touch you."
Xiaoyun stopped laughing when he saw Dawn asking for his help. He found an opportunity and quickly picked up Piplup, comforting it.
Looking at the situation, if he didn't stop this little penguin, Dawn's little head would probably be covered in red bumps from Piplup's pecking, and that would be a big problem.
"Boxia, Boxia!" (That woman was going to touch my butt just now, is my butt something she can look at?!)"
Piplup, held in Xiaoyun's arms, was still muttering curses.
"Dawn, you should also apologize to Piplup. After all, Piplup helped us repel the Ariados." Seeing Piplup constantly saying "Boxia, Boxia" in his arms, Xiaoyun had no choice but to ask Dawn to come over and apologize to it.
"I'm really sorry, Piplup, I was too rude just now. I shouldn't have treated you like that..."
Dawn was also very obedient and came over, bowing to apologize to Piplup.
"Boxia, Boxia." (Hmm, alright, seeing your attitude is so sincere, this penguin will reluctantly accept it.)
This Piplup was also a lively character. One second it was muttering curses, the next second, after hearing the apology, it regained its confident gaze, nodding as it spoke to the girl in front of it, showing its grand demeanor.
Gurgle gurgle.
"Boxia."
At this moment, Piplup's stomach uncooperatively rumbled, which made the previously confident Piplup suddenly feel a bit embarrassed, covering its small belly with a slight blush.
"Ah, you're hungry."
"Oh, right, I have some Pokemon food that the researcher just gave me. I don't know if it suits your taste, but you can have some first to tide you over."
After seeing that Piplup was hungry, Dawn turned around and pulled out a can of Pokemon food from her small yellow bag behind her, then opened the can and placed it in front of Piplup.
"Boxia!!"
When Piplup saw Dawn take out a can of food, it quickly broke free from Xiaoyun's arms, came in front of Dawn, and tried pecking one with its small mouth. It must have found it very satisfactory, as it then began to gobble it up.
"oh ji." The Chimchar nearby also cautiously walked over when it saw food, raising its head and looking pitifully at Dawn.
"Ah, Chimchar, you want to eat too? Come on, come on, there's still a lot in here." When Dawn saw Chimchar, she thought it was afraid to take some, so she poured some food out of the can and placed it in front of it.
"oh ji." Chimchar's eating posture was much more graceful. Although it was very hungry, it still chewed slowly, one piece at a time.
Seeing this heartwarming scene in the forest, Xiaoyun thought that Dawn really had a way with them.
Just as Xiaoyun was about to take a few Pokemon back, he heard an ethereal sound coming from the surface of the lake.
"Woo~"
Xiaoyun turned to look at the lake, and saw a transparent figure slowly rising from the water.
The figure was a small, gray Fairy-like Pokemon. It had two tails, each with a red gem at the end, four long ear-like appendages hanging from its head, and a ruby connecting its eyebrows, making it appear very sacred.
"It's... one of the Three Holy Mushrooms! Mesprit, the God of Emotion!" Xiaoyun exclaimed in surprise.
Hiss, how could I forget about this.
Since Mesprit appeared, this lake should be Lake Verity.
Xiaoyun finally recalled his past memories the moment he saw Mesprit. As time passed, the information from his previous life had become somewhat blurry, and many things were hard to remember clearly.
He only vaguely remembered that at the beginning of the Pearl arc, Dawn first encountered Mesprit by the lake at the research institute.
Moreover, in the setting, Mesprit sleeps in a different dimension within Lake Verity, and only specific people can see its soul on the lake.
"So, is it because of Dawn?"
Xiaoyun looked at Dawn beside him and pondered.
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