Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 71 Love Season
The next day, the group bought a lot of local specialties and set out on their journey again.

"Okay, let's go to Golden City!"

After capturing Gastly, Ash's confidence increased and he couldn't wait to flash to Golden City.

Soon, everyone came to a steep sea cliff.

"Xiaogang, are you sure we want to go through here?" Xiaoxia looked down the cliff in fear. The height was terrifying.

"Yes, there is a road there." Xiaogang pointed to a narrow path hanging above the cliff.

"Ah? This is too dangerous. Wouldn't it be better to build the road here?" Xiaozhi glanced at it, very confused.

"The leader of the alliance wouldn't have embezzled all the money, right?" Xiaoxia narrowed her eyes and guessed.

"it's not true."

Behind the crowd, Natsume was fiddling with the high-end ball in his hand, while Jiaozi stuck his head out and watched silently from the side.

After hearing the conversation between the two, Natsume shifted his gaze from the high-level ball in his hand, turned to look at the crowd, and explained:
"This is a Pokémon ecological protection area, and there can't be too much human construction."

"Ecological protection area?" Everyone was puzzled.

"Look over there." Natsume pointed to the right side of the cliff, where there was a small forest.

From time to time, flocks of butterfly butterflies fly over the forest.

"So many Butterfree!" Xiaozhi's eyes lit up.

"Oh, I remember now." Xiaogang suddenly said:

"This is Flying Butterfly Cliff. Every year at this time, when Butterfree is in love, flocks of Butterfree gather here to choose their mates."

"After pairing up, the butterfly families will fly to the other side of the sea, lay eggs there, and raise their offspring."

"That's right." Natsume nodded.

"That sounds so romantic!" Xiaoxia held her face with her hands, looking dreamy.

"Do you want to go and take a look?" Natsume suddenly suggested.

"go!"

Everyone walked towards the forest.

Along the way, they saw many trainers.

"These trainers are here to release Butterfree." Natsume explained to everyone:

"This practice is called 'butterfly release,' which the Alliance encourages as it can increase the number of butterfly populations in the wild."

"Also, the best time for a butterfly to reproduce is basically only once in its lifetime."

"It only happens once in a lifetime." Xiaozhi was a little dazed.

"Hey, let me tell you, do you want to exchange your Butterfree and ask for its opinion?" Xiaoxia suddenly said.

"Come on, there's an ecological outpost here with a machine for transmitting Pokémon." Natsume stood in front of a small red and white house and waved to everyone.

At the sentry post was a bald old man wearing a straw hat and a dark green forest ranger's uniform.

"We would like to borrow some equipment here." Natsume said, showing his ID.

"Researcher, please go in."

The old man took a look and let Natsume and his group go to the backyard.

Many trainers have gathered in the backyard. Most of them come here to rent hot air balloons and prepare to release Butterfree.

Of course, there were also trainers who started "blind dates" on the spot.

"Oh, I'm going to rent a hot air balloon!" Xiaoxia said, walking towards the staff happily.

"Hey, Butterfree hasn't agreed yet!" Xiaozhi couldn't hold Xiaoxia back, so he could only let her go.

"Xiaozhi, here!"

Natsume stood under a roof where there was a very old-looking Pokémon communication device and a transmission machine.

Xiaozhi stepped forward and dialed the hotline of Oak Research Institute.

"Hi, this is the Oak Research Institute. What can I do for you?"

An unexpected figure appeared.

"Mom? Why are you at Oak Research Institute?" Xiaozhi was stunned.

"Because Aunt Hanako was also Professor Oak's assistant before." Natsume's voice came from behind.

When Professor Oak is out, it is usually Hanako who looks after the research institute.

With the birth of Natsume in recent years, Hanako has been under even greater pressure.

Not only do you have to visit the research institute, but you also have to appease the restless Pokémon.

At the same time, Professor Oak would go to Satoshi's house from time to time to ask Hanako for help in processing some research data.

It's not that Professor Oak is worried about Natsume, but well, Professor Oak is worried about Natsume. His student and assistant has ability, ideas, and perseverance, but he likes to have inspiration too much.

When doing research, the worst thing to do is to have a sudden flash of inspiration.

After listening to Natsume's explanation, everyone gathered around.

After renting the hot air balloon, Xiaoxia pressed Xiaozhi's shoulder and was the first to stick her head out.

"Wow, Xiaozhi, your mother is a researcher!" Xiaoxia's eyes lit up.

"Xiaozhi, why didn't you tell me before?" Xiaogang patted the other person's shoulder.

Xiaozhi was silent for a moment.

He just discovered it, do you believe it?

"Hahaha, your friends all look pretty good!" Hanako laughed, glancing at Xiaoxia vaguely.

Natsume always told her that Satoshi was very lucky in love and his will was indestructible.

"By the way, Mom, can you help me get Butterfree back?"

Xiaozhi remembered the important matter and said quickly.

"Is this the kid? No problem." Hanako said, taking out a Poké Ball with a portrait of Satoshi on it.

"Goodbye, mom."

"Goodbye, Auntie."

Xiaozhi used Pidgeot to switch Butterfree, and after saying goodbye to Aunt Hanako, the group came to the hot air balloon.

There are already many hot air balloons floating in the sky, dotted among the wild population of butterfly species.

Many unpaired wild butterfly butterflies changed their targets and flew towards the hot air balloons, dancing and launching an attack.

Rumor has it that at this time every year, humans will give a partner to the hardworking Butterfree.

"Wow, it's so spectacular!"

As the hot air balloon slowly rose into the sky, the world in the eyes of the group became more vast.

The sky and the ground look completely different.

As everyone looked, they saw a flock of butterfly butterflies surging upward like backward snowflakes.

The male butterfly taps the female butterfly's antennae with its front feet, and the scales flicker depending on the frequency of courtship.

Occasionally, a lone creature would be blown away by the wind, but soon a new spiral would join the cloud vortex.

Looking down, you can see the sunlight penetrating the translucent wings, casting moving lace spots of light on the ground - perhaps that is the draft of their love letter to the earth.

Jiaozi hid behind Natsume, quietly took out his cell phone, and took a misplaced photo of himself and Natsume with the courting Butterfree as the background.

"Great!" Xiaozhi excitedly summoned his Butterfree.

"What do you think, Butterfree, do you want to participate?" After explaining the situation in general, Xiaozhi looked at Butterfree.

"Noi!" Butterfree nodded vigorously.

"Hey, Butterfree, go after that one!"

Xiaogang's face turned red and he pointed at a Butterfree and spoke.

"Why do you want to pursue that one?" Xiaozhi looked at the other party strangely.

"I know, Xiaogang must have fallen for the other person's owner." Xiaoxia pointed to a hot air balloon not far away with a beautiful big sister on it.

"Ahem, anyway, after Butterfree is paired, it will strengthen the connection between trainers. Make sure to make more friends when you're out and about, Ash!"

Xiaogang has a serious face.

"Oh." Xiaozhi looked at Butterfree, touched its head, and slowly said:

"How about, just like Xiaogang said, you try it first?"

"Noi!" Butterfree nodded suddenly and flew towards the Butterfree.

Seeing his Butterfree muster up the courage to take the first step, Xiaozhi nodded with satisfaction:
"The Butterfree I bred must be the most sought-after here!"

Unexpectedly, after just a while, Butterfree came back.

"Ah? Was he rejected?" Xiaoxia rubbed Batdie's head with a comforting look on her face.

"Don't be discouraged, just try a few more times!" Xiaozhi encouraged.

"Noi Noi." Butterfree kept shaking her head.

Natsume took out his phone and opened the translation app:
"That Butterfree is a male, meow!"

Xiaozhi: "."

(End of this chapter)