Elf: Re-employment of retired champion of Padiya

Chapter 762 The Fat Look of the Rock Wolf

Chapter 762 The Rock Wolf - The Fat Look
“Hissing”.

With Luo Mu's help, Cangyan Rengui stood up and nodded gently, his face as calm and composed as ever.

Even some of the more naive Pokémon on the farm, like Kubfu and Popplio, were starry-eyed.

He had just displayed some amazing skills, but now he acted as if what he just did was nothing.

This is so handsome!

If Luo Mu knew what they were thinking right now, he would definitely burst out laughing.

Because he knew Azure Flame Blade Demon's personality best.

Although it usually seems quiet and aloof, it's actually quite secretly passionate.

Who knows how excited they are right now?

It didn't take long.

A medical team consisting of Flower Therapy Ring Ring and Almost Doll appeared and took away the unconscious Togekis, as well as the Azure Flame Blade Demon that needed treatment and injury management.

The battle continues.

This time, it was Luo Mu and Nemo's turn, along with Guava and Alice, who had already sorted out their gains and were just waiting to think about and put them into practice. The four of them formed two groups.

Her face was rosy, as if she was pursing her lips and savoring the memory of the match she had just played against Zhu Lan, who had served as the referee.

This battle is not as simple as the last one.

Putting aside the battle between Gua Shilang and Alice, at least on Luo Mu's side, he must face the imminent explosion of Nemona's suppressed fighting spirit.

The battle, as it was known, became extremely long.

It all started with Ace vs Ace, which completely excited Nemo.

The battle between Xenophon and Bob the Groundhog.

After the entire battle, Luo Mu had to admit that Nemo and Babu had indeed become stronger compared to their debut battle in Tabletop City.

Unfortunately, their side grew even stronger and even managed to defeat the different Rayquaza.

As expected, XLR1 won.

Meanwhile, Zhu Lan, who was acting as the referee, couldn't calm her mind.

After watching the battle between Luxray and Boobs, she felt an itch in her heart, as if she was yearning for something, wishing she could take out Garchomp right now and fight three hundred rounds with Romulus and Luxray in Nemo's place.

The ensuing battle between Swampert and Tauros further ignited Cynthia's inner desires.

Her fighting spirit was burning fiercely.

—But the cruel reality is that once Luo Mu and Nemo's battle is over, she will have to take Alice and Guai Shilang with her to prepare to board a flight to the Unova region.

There is a worthy opponent right in front of him, but he is unable to fight to his heart's content.

Just thinking about it makes Zhulan feel incredibly regretful.

And even though she hasn't left the farm yet, Zhu Lan is already looking forward to the day when she and Luo Mu will have an all-out battle.

The battle between Luo Mu and Nemo lasted from three o'clock in the afternoon until dusk.

The matter between Guava and Iris had already ended, and even the injured Pokémon had recovered to their healthy state.

Luo Mu also defeated Nemo's last Pokémon and knocked it to the ground.

Nemo herself also lay down.

Sweat had already soaked through her school uniform, and her high ponytail, which the housekeeper had neatly arranged before she left home, looked somewhat disheveled.

She lay on the ground with her arms outstretched, panting heavily, her pupils somewhat unfocused as her thoughts drifted away.

To put it bluntly, it's like entering a state of blissful tranquility after a satisfying battle.

Compared to Nemo, who had burned out, Luo Mu was much more at ease.

Although he was inevitably a bit disheveled from the long battle, Luo Mu was still much better off than Nemo, who had difficulty even lifting a finger.

Guava and Alice stared blankly at his figure.

Don't let their young age fool you.

However, in the Unova region, the two of them were considered to have a very high starting point and a lot of experience.

Guava's grandfather is Alder, and Iris comes from the mysterious Land of Dragons and studies under Shaka, who is said to be the strongest gym leader in Unova.

They have also witnessed many grand occasions.

But the battle they had just fought had a powerful impact on them.

To put it bluntly, although they were at a higher level from the start, this was the first time they had witnessed a full-force battle between a champion-level trainer and a trainer who was suspected to be even stronger than a champion-level trainer, all from such close range.

Compared to the bewildered and impressive Alice, Guava was probably the most shocked.

When he first came to the Flat Disc Dojo to challenge them, he was quite arrogant, thinking that his grandfather Ardek was the best in the world and that he was only slightly weaker than his grandfather Ardek, so he thought that Luo Mu was weaker than him or about the same level.

But when he saw Luo Mu going all out, he was completely shocked—

So, back when we were sparring, Grandpa held back like the entire Pacific Ocean?

Gua Shilang even doubted whether his nearly evolved Burning Worm could withstand a punch from the giant swamp monster.

Even Garchomp probably couldn't channel all the terrifying lightning released by that Xeno'jiiva into the earth using its Ground-type attribute.

Dragonair would probably be laughed at and whipped around by that ridiculously fast Dragonite.

This is too scary.

Nemo lay on the ground for more than ten minutes before gradually regaining her senses.

But judging from her ever-changing expressions, it's easy to see that this girl is still savoring the intense battle she just fought.
Luo Mu was used to her reactions in this regard, but there was one thing that he was slightly curious about.

"You've sent out Night Spirit, Earth Dragon, and even Froakie to fight me."

"Where's Rockruff? Didn't you bring its Poké Ball with you?"

Luo Mu's voice was tinged with obvious curiosity.

By casually recruiting Pokémon from the crowd, he has already defeated all the Pokémon Nemo has sent out.

The only thing that puzzled him was why Nemo hadn't sent out Rockruff, even though the newly captured Froakie had made an appearance.

Luo Mu's words immediately piqued the curiosity of Zhu Lan and the other two.

Rock Dog?
Does Nemo have any other Pokémon?
Cynthia stroked her chin, searching her memory before speaking, "I remember, it should be a Pokémon that's widely distributed in the Alola region, right?"

Luo Mu nodded slightly and explained, "There are quite a few here in Padia as well."

"Nemo just picked one up by the roadside."

"Yes, that kid was a one-man army, fighting off a pack of dogs. I spotted him at first sight."

When the topic of her Pokémon came up, Nemo jumped up excitedly and chimed in.

But soon, as if realizing something, she guiltily turned her head away.

Seeing her reaction, Luo Mu narrowed his eyes.

Not right.

Something is wrong, even nine out of ten.

Nemo is definitely hiding something.

"Did something happen to it?" Luo Mu asked, frowning.

Zhu Lan, Alice, and Gua Shi Lang also turned their gazes toward Nemo.

Being stared at by so many eyes was almost too much for Nemo, who was always a "social terrorist."

She closed her eyes with a troubled expression, her lips pressed tightly together, as if she were struggling with something.

But the pressure from those gazes was simply too great.

After several rounds of internal struggle, Nemo finally gave up, seemingly deflated.

“Okay, actually Rockruff has evolved.” Nemo raised her hands in surrender.

"Hmm? Isn't this good?" Luo Mu raised an eyebrow and asked again, "So what did Rockruff evolve into?"

"During the day, it is agile, powerful, and absolutely loyal to its trainer."

"Although the Night's form may become a bit more aggressive in nature, and it likes to trade blows in battle, and may even be disobedient, it should place deep trust in your words."

"And Huang... oh no, never mind what I said."

Luo Mu excitedly recounted the characteristics of the different evolutionary forms of Rockruff after it evolved into Lycanroc.

He almost blurted out the name of the twilight-looking mane rock werewolf.

Fortunately, he reacted in time and stopped the car, otherwise it would be hard to explain why there was no such thing as Dusk Dog in the world until Ash went to school in the Alola region.

Regardless, Luo Mu felt that Nemo really didn't need to hide anything from the Lycanthrope.

Unless she genuinely intended to tell him this news as a "surprise".

Nemo knew that since she had already said it, there was no point in hiding it anymore.

She sighed, a rare occurrence, and replied, "The Rockruff has evolved into its Daytime form."

"Oh, that's great! Why don't you let it out to meet everyone?"

"Galedog and Twisted Dog are its good friends."

Luo Mu still couldn't understand why Nemo seemed somewhat resistant to releasing the mane rock werewolf.

Even Arcanine and Twisted Dog have squeezed out of the Pokémon group, wagging their tails and eagerly anticipating seeing the new look of their friend.

Alice and Gua Shilang were also there to encourage the situation.

Zhu Lan crossed her arms and looked at Nemo expectantly.

In fact, she was also quite interested in the Lycanroc, which has two different evolutionary branches.

"Uh--"

Nemo resignedly closed her eyes and took out a Poké Ball from her pocket.

"Actually, I was planning to bring it to meet everyone in a few days."

"because--"

Nemo lightly touched the button on the Poké Ball, and a beam of red light shone on the ground, forming the familiar outline of Lycanroc to Luo Mu.

But why does this outline look a little strange?
Among the onlookers, two Sprout Deer, who had initially taken a few steps back in slight nervousness due to the somewhat familiar aura, froze the moment they saw the figure.

Is it really the Lycanroc, their natural enemy?
"This is this?"

Luo Mu stared wide-eyed at the creature that was affectionately rolling over on its belly in front of him.

His face was filled with a mixture of bewilderment, shock, surprise, and blankness.

Light brown fur, pale blue eyes, four sharp mane-like markings on their necks that define their species, and a large, broom-like tail that constantly sways.

In terms of overall characteristics, it is not much different from the daytime mane rock werewolf that Luo Mu remembered.

just
"So fat—"

Alice gasped, covering her mouth.

The guava nodded in agreement.

"She's almost as chubby as my mom."

"Hehe, it's quite cute to gain a little weight." Zhu Lan covered her mouth and chuckled.

Speeddog and Twisted Dog stared in shock at their good friend, who had grown up so much.

Luo Mu was speechless for a while before looking at Nemo and asking, "What's going on?"

"Uuuuuu——"

"That's why I said I'd undergo hellish training at home, and then bring it to meet everyone in a few days."

Nemo covered her face, seemingly embarrassed to speak.

But since things had come to this point, she decided to give up and recounted the whole story.

Rockruff evolved during the day while she and her family were on a family trip to other areas.

However, that evolution occurred the day before the journey was to end and return to the Padiya region.

This also meant she had no time to train and correct the mane rock werewolf's physique.

Of course, the Lycanroc didn't suddenly "mutate" after evolving into this form.

The reason why Lycanroc is so fat is actually because he was so well-behaved during the family trip, and Nemo's mom and sister loved him very much.

During this period, the rock dog was either being fed or on its way to be fed while biting its tail.

According to Nemo's examination of Miss Joy after Nemo evolved into Lycanroc during the day.

It is precisely because we ate a lot of food before evolution, including cakes and desserts that are high in calories and energy, as well as chocolate and the like.

These factors led to Rockruff becoming overweight and losing its shape when it evolved into Lycanroc.

The solution is simple: just lose weight.

Based on the intensity of Nemo's usual training, she believed that it wouldn't take more than a few days for the mane rock werewolves to have the slender physique of their kind.

But today, Luo Mu discovered a blind spot, leaving Nemo, who hadn't had time to train the Mane Rock Wolf, with no choice but to release it.

Upon hearing Nemo's explanation, Luo Mu fell silent.

Is this way of gaining weight really reasonable?
After a satisfying battle, Nemo finally dragged her tired body to the farm gate, got into the car driven by the butler Sebastian who was already waiting there, and left contentedly.

At the same time, she silently made up her mind.

Once I get home, I'll take the Lycanroc on a long workout to lose weight!
After watching Nemo leave, Luo Mu looked at Zhu Lan, Gua Shilang, and Alice, who had already packed their luggage.

As if knowing what he wanted to ask, Zhu Lan chuckled and said, "I called a car in town and I'll make it to the airport in no time, so you don't need to take me."

"Okay." Luo Mu nodded gently.

She then bid farewell to Alice, who rushed towards her with some reluctance, and to Gua Shilang, who blushed and awkwardly said that he had been taken care of during this time.

Then, before Cynthia could set off, he waved to the Delibird among the Pokémon in the farm behind him.

When the messenger bird came to his side, Luo Mu looked at Zhu Lan.

"Can I ask you a favor?"

"Of course, is it related to the child?"

Zhu Lan nodded slightly, her gaze falling on the messenger bird whose tail was bulging with something it couldn't tell what it was carrying.

"Yes, this child loves adventure and has already traveled alone through the Kanto, Johto, and Hoenn regions."

"I want to ask you a favor—"

Before Luo Mu could finish speaking, Zhu Lan smiled and took the messenger bird from him.

"I see. So, this child's next adventure will be in the Sinnoh region?"

"Don't worry about it, I'll bring it to the Sinnoh region safely."

Zhu Lan crouched down, stroked the messenger bird's head, and made a promise.

"Then please."