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Chapter 292 Qingyu: I'm not good at taking care of kids either! (8k words today, 315 chapters owed for monthly votes)

"..."

Aoba was speechless for a moment at Sakaki's nonchalant words.

What do you mean by "entrusting Mewtwo to me"? It's clearly the righteous Yu-sensei sweeping away the evil in Kanto and rescuing innocent Pokémon from Team Rocket!
"You don't need to worry about things from now on, Mr. Sakaki."

Qingyu shook her head helplessly.

"Furthermore, Mewtwo is not a tool to help you conquer the world. It is a Pokémon with its own thoughts. Its future should be decided by itself, not by you, Gym Leader Giovanni, who can easily make a decision by saying 'I'm entrusting it to you.'"

"In a sense, Mewtwo is also a child you created yourself. Gym Leader Giovanni's attitude towards his children is hardly commendable."

If it were just in the game, Aoba wouldn't be considered annoying as a pure villain like Giovanni.

But in reality, many of his ideas seemed a bit outrageous to Qingyu…

Mewtwo is a genetically engineered Pokémon that I created at great expense. Can't I spend some time getting to know it normally and slowly win its favor with my personal charm?
If this is the kind of Giovanni that's been made up for, it's really quite frightening. You could say he's filled in the last gap in his skills.

Among all the villainous leaders in the Pokémon world, Giovanni is one of the more charismatic ones.

But he did the opposite, acting like a strict supervisor, which slowly caused Mewtwo's affection for him to drop to rock bottom.

This tactic might work against one's own subordinates, but it's obviously very difficult to subdue a pure, newly born Pokémon through sheer force.

If you raise your child using harsh methods, how can you expect them not to rebel in the end?

It's a pity that Sakaki is a villain, otherwise Aoba would really have to give him a good lesson in parenting.

Perhaps in this world, Giovanni's biological son, Gin, also exists?

If they treat Silver the same way they treat Mewtwo, then the future of this Rockets father and son's loving father-son relationship will probably be inevitable...

Aoba's reply was clearly something Sakaki hadn't expected.

He was clearly stunned for a moment, seemingly dazed, before finally letting out a sigh.

"Qingyu-kun, you're right, I really am not a good father."

"But this also makes me even more certain—"

Halfway through his sentence, Giovanni suddenly paused, his gaze passing over Aoba, who was raising his eyebrows and waiting for his next words, and looking at Mewtwo behind him, who had somehow regained his senses and was now staring at him with a complicated expression.

Sakaki quickly smiled with relief.

Mewtwo might have initially been somewhat resistant to him.

However, since Qingyu himself hadn't even realized that Mewtwo had awakened, these well-timed words might directly change the impression humans had of Mewtwo.

Combined with all the outrageous rumors that came before...

While Qingyu has a close relationship with Mew, she also seems to have a close relationship with a rare black Rayquaza.

"As expected, Qingyu-jun is also a special existence, a 'lucky one' who is especially favored by this world."

That's all I have to say. As for Mewtwo's choice...

"As Qingyu-kun said, let's see what it wants."

Although that's what he said, Sakaki already had the answer in his heart—

With the groundwork laid earlier, and considering the relationship between Qingyu and Mewtwo, Mewtwo would absolutely not refuse Qingyu now.

Just as Sakaki finished speaking, a white light flashed before his eyes, causing him to instinctively squint.

A pair of silver handcuffs came into his view, followed by the mocking expression of the man in the red and black cloak.

"I never expected that Team Rocket's biggest protector had been hidden within the Kanto League all along, and it was none other than the highly respected Gym Leader of Viridian City."

As he stood in front of Qingyu, Adu revealed a cold smile and spoke to Sakaki.

"So why did Sakaki-senpai, who, like me, possessed the power of Viridian and was blessed by the Viridian Forest, end up like this?"

Upon hearing this, Qingyu's ears immediately perked up.

Wow, there really is some juicy gossip!

But... the power of Tokiwa?
He did indeed have such a thing in his memory.

There are many special powers in the Pokémon world. In addition to the most common psychic powers, there are also the Aura powers that some gifted humans can learn, and the super-powers that are said to be bestowed upon human inheritors by Arceus himself.

And the power of Tokiwa mentioned by Wataru.

This special power is a setting in a special chapter of the manga. It is said that every ten years, a child blessed by the forest will appear near the Viridian Forest, and they all possess this special power.

It can not only be used to heal Pokémon, but also to read their thoughts.
It can even be used in other special ways.

If that's the case, it's no wonder Giovanni's Beedrill has such formidable fighting power; it turns out the trainer himself cheated first...

But generally speaking, trainers who possess the power of Viridian should care deeply for their Pokémon in order to gain the approval of Viridian Forest, right?

This was the only thing that Aoba didn't see in Sakaki at all.

Sakaki didn't seem to care about Watari's somewhat provocative tone and maintained his elegant smile.

Clearly, Wataru had already recognized that the "hero of justice" in the eyes of the residents of Tokiwa City was the mysterious person who had easily defeated him more than a decade ago.

"I don't recall having such an incompetent junior."

"But don't worry, since I'm willing to bet all my chips and sit at the poker table, I can afford to lose."

Sakaki quickly gestured to Wataru with a calm look, then looked at Aoba meaningfully again.

"If the path I've taken has been proven wrong, then I hope you, Qingyu-kun, can make the right choice."

"However, please allow me to add one last thing."

Sakaki's gaze suddenly became inscrutable as he continued to stare at Aoba with a complex expression.

"Blue Feather, not all legendary Pokémon are trustworthy."

"The gods who can bring blessings to mankind can also easily destroy everything."

After saying that, Sakaki extended his hand, seemingly having no intention of speaking further.

Perhaps, as he said, with the Rockets' headquarters destroyed, he finally chose to accept his defeat with equanimity.

"..."

But Qingyu, whose eyes were narrowed and whose brain was churning after hearing his few words, felt rather uncomfortable.

No, what are you babbling about, Boss Sakaki? Can't you speak in a way that a person can understand?

What do you mean by saying that legendary Pokémon are unreliable?

Reject riddle tellers!
Therefore, Qingyu made a decisive decision—

If you can't figure it out, then stop thinking about it!

As soon as Qingyu turned around, she immediately met the eyes of the pink kitten that was performing a backflip in front of her.

"Mwah~"

Dream immediately let out a soft cry, and at the same time, her two little hands quickly landed on his shoulders.

"Thank you for your hard work, Dream."

Upon seeing the vibrant and energetic Dream, Qingyu unconsciously smiled and patted its head.

Immediately, he forgot all of Sakaki's words.

Legendary Pokémon aren't trustworthy, what does that have to do with my Mythical Pokémon! So cute and adorable~
Just as Qingyu was enjoying Mewtwo's affectionate advances, he quickly caught a glimpse of Mewtwo behind Mewtwo with a complicated expression.

After the suppression device was removed, Mewtwo's true form was revealed to him.

It does look about 80% like Mew, but compared to Mew's cat-like body, Mewtwo is closer to humanoid.

According to Qingyu's memory, Mewtwo in the game Pokédex of his previous life seemed to be two meters tall, but the Mewtwo in front of him was much smaller.

He was even almost a head shorter than me.

"You... are the human friend that Dream spoke of?"

When Mewtwo noticed that Qingyu was looking at it, it quickly spoke up.

In fact, Mewtwo's first impression of Blue Feather was undoubtedly terrible.

Having just been awakened to self-awareness by Mew, the first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was that annoying man, who was saying something grand and proper like, "I'm entrusting Mewtwo to you."

Therefore, Mewtwo subconsciously developed some hostility towards Aoba, believing that he might be an evil human like Giovanni.

However, its impression of Qingyu soon changed.

This man, without even thinking, directly refuted Sakaki's words, and even voiced his true feelings that he had never dared to say before, and casually retorted a few words to Sakaki.

That's right!

I am not a tool; I am an independent life with my own consciousness and should not be subject to human constraints!

This alone shows that the two men's philosophies are completely different.

Mewtwo, who was very sensitive to the feeling of "respect" from humans for the first time, suddenly had a strange feeling.

Moreover, it seems he was also commissioned by Dream to come here in order to rescue him.
It's clearly an ordinary-looking guy, so why does Mewtwo feel...?

Could he be the "confidant" those researchers were talking about?

Hello, Mewtwo.

Seeing that Mewtwo had spoken first, Qingyu quickly reacted, smiling and greeting it while introducing herself.

"My name is Qingyu, and I am indeed a friend of Dream."

Strictly speaking, Mew's friend should be Sylveon, but since I'm already quite familiar with Mew, it seems okay to say that.

"Mwah~"

Fantasy also responded with great enthusiasm.

"I see."

Mewtwo nodded.

In fact, their intimate gestures just now clearly showed that their relationship was unusual.

When facing herself, Dream has never done anything so intimate...

Damn, so envious!

For some reason, a complex emotion gradually spread through Mewtwo's heart.

"Mwah!"

Just then, Mew suddenly called out to it again, while making faces at Mewtwo as if to hint at something.

"..."

Mewtwo quickly understood what Mew meant, and after a moment of silence, it looked up at Qingyu again and reached out its hand.

"Thank you for your help, Qingyu."

Seeing this, Qingyu quickly extended her right hand as well.

Seeing it in person, I realized it wasn't that "revenge version" Mewtwo after all. It was so polite.

It seems that the accident that caused Mew and Mewtwo to break up prematurely had a greater impact on it than it had imagined.

Normally, because of Giovanni's shady actions, this Mewtwo should have become extremely hostile towards humans, and even towards Pokémon captured by humans.

Although Mewtwo is usually a bit eccentric, it's actually quite adept at "babysitting," managing to mold the rebellious Mewtwo into a well-behaved little one...

Qingyu subconsciously turned her head to look at Meng Huan.

However, Meng Huan, who had just been very affectionate with him, suddenly turned her head away subconsciously, avoiding eye contact with him.

He seemed inexplicably guilty.

Qingyu raised an eyebrow, and a strange sense of unease welled up in her heart.

Just then, Mewtwo, having finished shaking hands with Qingyu, finally finished preparing and, under Mew's encouraging gaze, quickly spoke:
"Dream told me that if you accept help from humans, you should repay them accordingly."

“But I have nothing now, so for some time to come, my power will be at your disposal.”

"However, I also have a request..."

Mewtwo raised its head, its eyes filled with sincerity.

"If possible, could you also bring those cloned Pokémon from the underground lab home?"

???

what?
After hearing Mewtwo's explosive statement, Qingyu was stunned.

To be honest, he really never even considered catching Mewtwo...

The reason he appeared at the Viridian Gym was simple: Mew asked him to help with a raid. Qingyu had already anticipated this when he learned that Mew had been in contact with Mewtwo.

According to his original plan, Mewtwo, now free, should have returned to Yggdrasil with Mew and lived a peaceful life...

Qingyu's gaze unconsciously drifted towards Meng Huan.

"Mwah~"

Since things had already come to this point, Dream stopped pretending and immediately reverted to her previous coquettish manner, wrapping her tail around Qingyu's arm while rhythmically stepping on his shoulders with her little hands.

"..."

Even without understanding the language of the dream, Qingyu could roughly guess its thoughts.

It's highly likely that they felt Mewtwo was a burden and would prevent it from running around in the streets, so they simply boarded it up at their Sunny Gym.
As expected of you, Dream!
An overbearing father, a playful mother, irresponsible siblings, and a broken thing...

Qingyu's gaze toward Meng Huan clearly carried a hint of resentment.

The problem now is that I'm not familiar with taking care of kids!

One Baby Dragon is enough of a headache, not to mention Mewtwo and other Pokémon?
Is this a dojo or a training center?
Qingyu shook her head helplessly.

"……I have no opinion."

But since things had come to this point, and considering how well Meng Huan knew how to act cute, he couldn't very well refuse anymore.

Whether you raise one or ten, it's all the same!
If all else fails, train Mewtwo and let those cloned Pokémon do their own thing...

A bold idea quickly popped into Qingyu's mind.

What if we trained Mewtwo to become a Trainer?

Wouldn't that solve the problem of raising these little guys and also give the gym more apprentices to fill the void left by Nemo's trip?
This way, even if someone has to go out for a few days, there will be someone to take over, and Sunshine Dojo can operate normally.

I'm such a genius!
(End of this chapter)