Not a trainer this time.

Chapter 559: Naoki's "home", visiting his father-in-law and mother-in-law, about marriage (7000 words long chapter)
Everyone in the expedition team has his or her own story and life. From now on, they will meet new Pokémon, make new friends, and encounter new stories.

Whether they are the Pokémon rescued by Mewtwo or the Pokémon invited back by the hero's expedition team, they all live in the same place.

This way, he won't have to worry!

Seeing this, Naoki put away Arceus's phone, stood up, opened the bathroom door, and saw Gulden squatting beside him.

"Ah, gah!"

Seeing Naoki coming out, Gulden stood up immediately, wagging his big tail.

Naoki grinned at it, reached out and touched Gulden's head, and said to it: "Let's go! We are going to start a new life too!"

With the Arceus incident now over, the matter he discussed with Qi Shu a few months ago should be officially put on the agenda.

In the Pokémon world, there aren’t so many red tape when two people fall in love.

Since he likes Qishu and Qishu likes him, they can register for marriage and move in together.

Although Naoki felt it was a bit fast, it seemed that everyone in this world was like this, so Naoki chose to adapt to the local customs.

But before that, he had to prepare well and visit Qishu's parents with some gifts.

Naoki stood up and walked outside.

Gulden followed behind and recalled carefully. Although the memories of the past were too long ago, Gulden remembered everything about Naoki clearly.

It turns out that it seems that this year, Naoki and Kiyoshi will hold their wedding.

If it remembered correctly, their little master would be born soon.

By then, Naoki Ranch will be complete, and they will live happily together on the ranch.

Thinking of that scene, Gulden couldn't help but reveal a happy smile on his face.

"Ah gah~"

Gulerton followed Naoki to the living room, and Naoki went to the second floor to use the computer to look up what gifts to give to his parents-in-law before getting married in the Pokémon world.

And Gulden stayed in the living room and fantasized about his future life.

This time, it will participate from a completely different angle!

Babu Tubo came back to drink water and saw the silly smile on Gultun's face. He couldn't help but ask in confusion: "Bamo?" (What are you thinking about?)
Gu Leton subconsciously replied: "Ah, gah!" (Thinking about the little master born by Naoki!)

"Bamo?!" Babu Tubo was shocked.

My dear master? Zhishu is going to have a baby? When? How come it doesn't know?
Gulerton then realized that he had let the cat out of the bag, and he immediately said perfunctorily: "Ah gah." (I guessed.)
However, Babu Tubo entered his imagination.

Naoki is going to have a baby, so can his baby come to the ranch and make friends with them like Anna in "Warm Lava Bug House"?

"Bamo!"

Babu Tubo was very excited. He didn't care about Gulerton anymore. He went straight to the lava worm in the fireplace and told it that Naoki's baby would come to the ranch soon and make friends with them.

The lava worm in the fireplace raised its head and looked over with a slightly confused look: "Meh?"

Babu Tubo imagined his future life: "Bamo~"

Will Naoki's baby be like the cute little Anna, looking for them all over the house, wanting to make friends with them and play with them?
Should they hide and play hide-and-seek with the baby?

"Mm-hmm..." The lava worm exhaled a puff of white smoke helplessly.

It had previously visited the Warm Lava Worm House with Bob the Dodder.

But if it remembered correctly, Anna from the Nuannuan Lava Worm House was not the baby of the lava worm owner, right?
It seems like the relationship between them is that of granddaughter and grandparents?

...I don't understand.

The lava worms are confused.

"Giving gifts depends on the other person's preferences... If it's a trainer, then give a commemorative Poké Ball, or something the trainer likes..." Naoki muttered to himself as he recited the gift-giving guide displayed on the computer screen.

That made sense, but he had never met Qi Shu's parents before, so he didn't know their preferences or personalities.

Therefore, after a little thought, Naoki called Qishu with his Rotom phone and prepared to discuss something with her.

Soon, the call was connected, and when Qishu heard the purpose of Naoki's call, he immediately laughed foolishly.

"Are you really coming?" she asked.

In Qishu's opinion, meeting the parents of both parties is a very solemn matter. Whenever this time comes, it means that the two will get married soon.

"Of course." Naoki nodded: "But the problem is that I don't know what they like. It would be bad if I gave them an inappropriate gift later."

Speaking of business, Qi Shu also began to think.

"My dad was also a trainer when he was young. He likes everything related to trainers. I recently saw him watching the game of the Galar region's champion, Dante! He seems to like Dante very much."

"My mother loves to eat the Johto region's specialty, the angry buns. She ate them once when she was traveling, and she still remembers them."

After a moment, Qi Shu chuckled and said, "Hehe, in fact, as long as it's from you, they will like anything."

Naoki: “…They are not you.”

Angry bun?

There would be no problem in going to Kaji Town to buy a pack. After all, with Gulerton's speed, he could run back and forth quickly.

As for Dan Di, that was much simpler. Naoki decided to use his connections to ask Dan Di for an autographed photo.

Qishu is still busy receiving challengers.

It is almost August now, and in two months all major leagues will begin to hold league competitions.

Therefore, in recent times, challengers who have not collected enough gym badges are catching up.

After the two agreed on a time for the visit, they hung up the phone.

Qishu goes to meet the challenger while Naoki goes to prepare a gift for the visit.

*
World Tree, Expedition Guild.

It has been a while since everyone entered the mysterious maze adventure.

During this period, everyone brought back various props from the maze and made many Pokémon friends.

And today, when everyone gathered together to chat after returning from the expedition, they suddenly talked about Naoki.

Some Pokémon recalled what Naoki once said.

Naoki seemed to say that when he gets old, he will move to the World Tree and live with everyone.

"Meow? Meow!" (Naoki is also going to live on the World Tree? That's great!)

Hearing this, the Mililongs jumped up excitedly.

The other Pokémon were also very happy.

"Chafu..." But the wood gecko was a little worried.

Since there are no houses or beds suitable for humans to live in on the World Tree, will Naoki have to sleep with them on the big trees in the forest?

If that happens, Naoki will fall down.

"Lucky..." Jigglypuff didn't know what to do for a moment.

Just then, one of the wood geckos came up with a good idea.

"Chafu!" (In that case, let's help Naoki build a house!)
The expedition team has recently collected a lot of things in the maze, and they have also made friends with some old construction craftsmen who are good at building things.

As long as they are there, any house can be built!
Hearing this, the other Pokémon thought it was a good idea.

Charizard: "Oooooh!" (In that case, I'll go to the maze to help collect wood!)

The sandshrew raised its sharp claws happily: "Kuja!" (I'll help dig the foundation of the house!)

Pikachu raised his tail: "Pikachu!" (I can chop wood with my iron tail!)
They acted right away. All the Pokémon took action and began to help Naoki build his home on the World Tree.

Not only the house where Naoki lives, but also the places where the Pokémon on the ranch live!

In this way, when Naoki and those Pokémon move in in the future, they can live here directly!
*
Naoki was unaware of the plans of the Pokémon on the World Tree because he was busy preparing gifts.

In the blink of an eye, time came to September 201, 9 in the Alliance Calendar.

Today is the day that Naoki and Qishu agreed to visit Niokou City.

Early in the morning, the ranch was busy.

After knowing Naoki's plan, the Ai Guanshi brother and sister, like attentive butlers, prepared a suitable piece of clothing for Naoki and carefully helped him to straighten the folds and collar of the clothes.

"Aiya~" The younger sister Ai Guanshi was very happy. In this case, Naoki should have a family soon, and then the ranch will welcome a new life.

In this case, Naoki will also have a family!
Although to Naoki, they and Gulduron are all family members, there is always a difference between Pokémon family and human family.

If Naoki stayed with Pokémon all day without talking to humans, he would definitely feel very lonely.

Both the Pokémon family and the human family are by Naoki's side, this is what makes it perfect!
Sister Ai Guanshi is happy for Naoki.

His brother, Ai Guanshi, was also helping Naoki prepare gifts.

In recent years, the elder brother, Aibutu, has become more mature and stable. It no longer needs to pretend to be a little adult, but has become a real big Pokémon and a qualified butler.

"Okay, thank you." Naoki reached out and took the gift from his brother Ai Guanshi.

The elder brother Ai Guanshi looked at Naoki calmly and nodded slightly: "Ai eh."

Naoki looked at the other Pokémon around him who had happy expressions on their faces, as if everyone was happy for him.

"Well, I'm off!" Naoki said.

"Gah!"

"Bamo!"

"Ouch!"

"Bonnie~"

"..."

All the Pokémon responded.

Under their gaze, Naoki rode on Gulden with the gifts and set off for Niangguang City.

The gift box contained a gift he specially prepared for Qishu's parents.

Inside were autographed photos of Dantei, some hard-to-find championship peripherals, and a bag of freshly-baked angry steamed buns.

This steamed bun is a specialty of Kaji Town. If it is left for too long, the taste will be affected, so Naoki made an advance reservation and went there to pick it up this morning.

"call……"

This is the first time in my life that I’ve faced something like this, and it’s impossible not to be nervous.

Even when facing Arceus, Naoki was not nervous.

Because he didn't know what kind of people Qi Shu's parents were, whether they would be kind or sarcastic, and whether they would like his gift.

Gulden, who was standing under him, noticed Naoki's mood and immediately spoke to comfort him, "Ah, gasp!" Don't worry, nothing will happen, everything will go smoothly!

Sensing Gulden's thoughts, Naoki was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter and asked:

"How do you know if you haven't experienced this? But speaking of which, Gulerton, I don't think I've asked you yet, will the Pokémon living in the past fall in love with each other and have children?"

If not, then how do those paradoxical Pokémon reproduce?

Gulerton widened his eyes, as if he didn't expect Naoki to ask this question.

"Ah gah!"

"Ok?"

Therefore, Luton stopped talking.

After Gulden's interruption, Naoki was no longer as nervous as before.

At this time, we arrived at Niangguang City.

Gulerton landed at the door of Qishu's residence, and from a distance, Naoki saw Qishu waiting there.

Autumn is here and the weather is getting cooler. Qishu changed into a yellow sweatshirt in the style of an electric trainer. It has a cartoon pattern of Magnemite printed on it, and looks very cute.

Before Naoki landed, he saw Qishu and the Electric Belly Frog standing in front of the building, waving at them vigorously.

"Over here—"

Gulerton landed on the ground, and Naoki got off it and asked, "Are we going over now?"

"Hehe!" Qi Shu nodded happily: "Yes, I have told them in advance, they should be preparing lunch to entertain you now!"

Naoki: "To be honest, I'm a little nervous. I wonder if they don't like me?" "Don't worry! Hello, little Gulden!" Qishu leaned over and touched Gulden's head, greeted it with a smile, and continued: "They will definitely like you. If they disagree..."

At this point, Qi Shu grinned, revealing a pair of cute little canine teeth, with a sly smile on his face: "Then let's elope!"

Naoki was dumbfounded.

Qishu took Naoki's arm, his tone full of fighting spirit: "Go forward bravely like Mama Eel King jumping over the dragon gate!"

Naoki: "..."

Seeing Qishu's quirky look, Naoki knew that his life would probably never be boring in the future!
"Let's go then!"

The two of them took Gulton and Electric Belly Frog and headed towards the old house of Qishu's family.

Qishu's house is not far from his parents' house. Even if he walks, he can reach the place in more than ten minutes.

"That's it!" Qishu said to Naoki, pointing at a mansion.

Naoki looked carefully and saw a two-story house with a yard located in the middle of a street.

The door to the courtyard was not closed. There was a tree in the middle, lawns on both sides of the road, and some Pokémon were playing in the yard.

Electric petrel, motor lizard, shuttlecock flower, walking grass, elegant cat...

Seeing the two of them come in, these Pokémon cast curious glances in their direction.

Qishu greeted them cheerfully: "Good morning, everyone!"

"Come here, come here!"

Inside the house, a man and a woman heard the noise outside and immediately went to the window to observe the situation outside.

They were Qi Shu's parents, the man and woman who had visited Naoki's ranch before.

Looking at the familiar figure, the man's mind once again resurfaced the experience of being gang-raped in the ranch, and his face suddenly turned pale.

Brat... humph!

"Hey, don't make that expression! Smile, you should be happy today! Otherwise, people will misunderstand that we don't welcome him."

As a result, the corners of the man's mouth turned even more downward.

"Stingy!" The woman twisted his waist angrily, and then threatened: "No matter what, remember to behave well later, otherwise I will deal with you tonight! Get ready, I'm going to the kitchen, you should go open the door!"

man:"……"

At this time, the doorbell rang.

The woman quickly turned around and walked into the kitchen and started cooking, pretending that she saw nothing.

The man sighed helplessly and went forward to open the door.

Naoki was thinking about how to greet them when the door in front of him opened.

He subconsciously greeted: "Hello, uncle..."

But the next second, he saw a familiar figure inside the door.

The two looked at each other and Naoki froze in place for a moment.

The man had a serious expression. Thinking of his wife's instructions, his expression softened a little, but his tone still sounded very serious: "Come in!"

After saying that, he turned and walked towards the house.

Seeing the look of Zhishu and his father, Qishu beside him was very confused. She asked in a low voice: "Have you seen my father before?"

Naoki: “…This is a long story.”

"Then let's make a long story short."

"Anyway, my uncle went to the ranch to challenge me, and I defeated him six times in a row."

Hearing this, Qi Shuli immediately opened her eyes wide. She thought of her parents' strange behavior before, and the whole thing immediately came to her mind.

I went to see her secretly, and ended up being beaten...

She really couldn't help but burst out laughing.

The man who heard the noise turned around and looked: "?"

Qi Shu quickly waved his hands and explained: "It's okay, it's okay, I just thought of something interesting!"

man:"……"

That's it.

He looked at Naoki and said to him in a rather stiff tone: "Sit down!"

At this time, the woman came out of the kitchen. She pretended to have just noticed the two of them coming, with a smile on her face:
"arrive?"

Seeing the woman's familiar face, Naoki was stunned again.

Isn’t this... the lady who got lost near the ranch, asked him for directions, and gave him a set of handmade Poké Balls?

At this moment, no matter how slow he was, he guessed what the two meant.

They were not going to challenge the trial, nor were they actually lost, but they were going to the ranch to observe him!
Seeing Naoki's expression, the woman showed a kind smile on her face: "Nice to meet you again, sit down first, lunch will be ready soon, we can chat slowly later!"

"Oh, okay!" Naoki responded and sat down on the sofa.

But when he faced the man opposite him, he didn't know what to say for a moment.

After hesitating for a while, he said, "Uncle, I didn't mean it last time. I didn't know it was you..."

man:"……"

He opened his mouth and was about to say something, but out of the corner of his eye he noticed the woman behind Naoki sticking her head out of the kitchen and giving him a warning look.

"It's okay. Pokémon battles should be taken seriously." The man said, "That's the way of a trainer!"

Naoki finally breathed a sigh of relief and put the gift he brought on the table: "This is the gift I prepared for you."

At this time, the woman had also prepared lunch. She called Qishu to bring the food to the table together.

Seeing the gifts on the table, she smiled: "What a kid! He's already here, but he still brings gifts... Come and eat! Come over here, Pokémon! This is a dish I cooked especially for you!"

Gulerton looked over and was immediately attracted by the aroma of the food: "Ah gah!"

Seeing Gulden's look, Naoki was not as nervous as before. After he responded, he was invited to sit at the dining table.

The man on the sofa sighed helplessly, then stood up and followed.

Soon, the four of them and their Pokémon sat around the dining table.

Naoki was surprised to find that the table in front of him was filled with various Chinese food!

The woman said gently: "I heard from Qishu that you like this kind of food very much, so I prepared these. I don't know if you like it. Come and try it!"

Hearing this, Naoki suddenly felt touched. Was it just because he liked it that a large table was prepared?

He glanced at Qi Shu, who grinned at him.

Naoki picked up the chopsticks and took a bite, then nodded immediately and said, "Mm, delicious!"

"If it tastes good, eat more!" The woman saw Naoki's expression, and her heart became more and more fond of this child who had no parents and was running a ranch alone.

What a good child!

Not only is he a kind person, he is also very capable. He manages such a large ranch in an efficient manner by himself.

His life must have been very lonely before, right? But it doesn't matter, there will be Qishu and them in the future!

"Is the ranch work still busy?" the woman asked.

"Not busy. Winter is coming soon and the fields can rest for a while." Naoki answered truthfully.

"That's good. If you're too busy, remember to tell us and we can come over to help!" said the woman.

During the chat, the atmosphere gradually relaxed and Naoki was not as nervous as at the beginning.

During the meal they talked about a lot of things, including the ranch, the online shop, the trials on the ranch, and daily life.

Naoki told them everything.

The man had been a trainer in his youth, and his expression softened when he heard that Naoki had created that trial to help trainers passing through.

"Yes, that can indeed help many trainers improve their strength."

"Hehe, even the chief is thanking Naoki!" Qishu said on the side.

The man was very surprised: "Chief?"

"Yes, Naoki is very powerful!" Qishu nodded repeatedly: "Many gym leaders and champions will go to his ranch to challenge trials and hone their strength. Even if they are strangers, Naoki will receive them seriously! So far, no one has been able to defeat him!"

The man opened his mouth. He didn't expect this young man to be so powerful...even the champion-level trainer was no match for him!
No wonder he was defeated by a string of six... He was convinced of his defeat by such an existence!

"It's not that exaggerated!" Naoki said modestly.

Hearing this, the woman immediately understood how her daughter and Naoki knew each other.

She really saw the right person!

The woman's eyes became more and more satisfied. She asked with a smile: "So when are you going to get married? Is this the reason for your visit? Do you have an idea in mind?"

Qishu looked at Naoki.

Naoki was stunned. He didn't expect the topic to be so direct.

The woman seemed to see what he was thinking and explained:
"Actually, as long as two people like each other, everything is fine. If you want to live with each other, see each other anytime, anywhere, and stay with each other, then you can get married!"

Hearing this, Naoki looked towards Qishu.

At this moment, the man who had been silent spoke.

"Next spring! In March, when the weather is warm and the flowers are blooming, it's a good sign."

He had secretly studied it before, and even found a fortune teller at the market to do divination.

The fortune teller said that the spring of 202 in the Alliance Calendar is a good time to get married. It is said that if one gets married in March when the flowers are blooming, the couple will grow old together and live happily ever after.

March? That’s still six months away, a long time…

Thinking of this, Naoki suddenly realized that he was also looking forward to living with Qishu.

Maybe this is the customs and practices of the Pokémon world?

"Okay." He no longer hesitated, nodded and agreed.

After saying that, Naoki looked at Qishu, only to find that Qishu was also looking at him.

The two smiled at each other, their eyes full of anticipation.

The woman smiled and said, "In that case, it's settled then!"

The man's expression softened. After thinking for a while, he said, "You are alone and have no parents to help you. Let us prepare for your marriage!"

The woman also cast a questioning look at Naoki: "What do you think?"

Naoki thought about it, shook his head and said, "Don't bother you. I have a few elders in Ziqin Town. They will help me."

"Okay, in that case, then it's decided!" the woman chuckled.

*
In the evening, Naoki bid farewell to Qishu and her parents, and returned to Ziqin Town with Gulden. He consulted Mayor Thomas about the matter and asked what he should do.

Mayor Thomas was shocked to hear this.

Because of this, the news that Naoki was going to get married quickly spread throughout the entire Ziqin Town.

Kelly, Ivan, Mrs. Dantes, Mr. Elif and others sent their blessings and enthusiastically offered to help Naoki prepare for the wedding next spring.

Naoki was moved by everyone's enthusiasm. The people here... are so nice!

The Pokémon on the ranch also learned that Naoki was about to get married. After learning the specific meaning of marriage from the butler, the Pokémon also seemed very happy.

They were also sincerely happy for Naoki.

Late at night, Naoki was so excited that he could hardly fall asleep.

Gulerton lay beside it and closed his eyes in peace. It was indeed right in its memory and everything went smoothly.

In this way, it will be able to see its little master again soon!
Yeci learned that Naoki was getting married the next day.

Early in the morning, Naoki received a message from Yeci.

[Yeci: Getting married? Congratulations! Can I apply to be your witness?]

(End of this chapter)