Trainer? I'm just an ordinary hot spring owner.

Jiang Cheng slept soundly.

After the event started, Jiang Cheng always had a sense of urgency these days. There was the threat of unknown evil spirits, the money to be earned from the business, and after encountering the evil spirit, he was worried about the little guy's safety.

Now that the dust has finally settled, I feel relieved and naturally relaxed. I slept very soundly.

When I woke up, it was already the next day.

Faintly feeling that his body seemed heavier than before, Jiang Cheng opened his eyes. Zhenyifa was still nestled on his chest, sleeping soundly. On his left arm, a little green guy was lying with his eyes closed and his mouth slightly open. Two small fangs were clearly visible.

I think he was sleeping in the middle of the night and ran to my bed just like Zhen Yifa... Well, it's not surprising.

The troubles of happiness seem to have increased a little.

Why do I say it is a trouble? Friends who have been in a relationship will know that if you sleep with your girlfriend and she rests your arm on her head, you will feel like your arm is not your own when you wake up the next day. Of course, if you have never been in a relationship, just ignore what I said.

As if sensing Jiang Cheng's waking up, the two little guys opened their eyes and looked at Jiang Cheng with blinking eyes.

"Good morning, Zhenyifa, good morning, Erguiyan"

"Fa~" The wings of the hair slowly floated up and stretched lazily in the air.

"Boniao!" Little Ergui looked at Jiang Cheng and smiled broadly.

Little Evil Ghost is like a small tail.

Each Pokémon has a different personality. Even if they have the same personality, they can show it differently. Take Fluttershy for example. Although she is timid, her way of being timid is to attack and get rid of the things that scare her. Then she won't be afraid anymore. This is Fluttershy's unique logic. She usually doesn't stick too much to Jiang Cheng. She has her own things to do.

Erguiyan was different. Jiang Cheng began to realize this. She did whatever Jiang Cheng did and went wherever Jiang Cheng went. Until she was locked outside the toilet by Jiang Cheng, she stayed outside and continued to follow Jiang Cheng when he came out.

Jiang Cheng let her go. The child had just left her familiar environment and came to a strange place. After the initial emotional shock, she might feel insecure.

This will take time to slowly make up for.

Jiang Cheng plans to do some big shopping today.

Yesterday he promised to celebrate with Garchomp, so he naturally couldn't go back on his word. He had no idea how much a large Pokémon like Garchomp eats, but it's better to have more than enough. If he bought too much food, he could pickle it into bacon, which would have a unique flavor when eaten later.

"I'm going out to buy some things. Flutterfat, do you want to come with me?"

"Fa" Master Zhenyifa is going to train!

Years of fighting life have forced Zhen Yifa to stay strong at all times. After coming to the hot spring hall, she has worked even harder because she has found her goal of supporting her family. She did not train yesterday, which made her feel guilty. Today, she will double compensate for it.

“Don’t work too hard.”

"Send it!"

As mentioned before, Zhenyifa has his own things to do.

"Boniao!" Erguiyan wants to follow Jiang Cheng!

As soon as Jiang Cheng took out his bicycle, Erguiyan followed immediately. Jiang Cheng smiled and moved aside. The little guy climbed onto the horizontal bar in front and sat steadily.

It seems that I have to find a way to get a bicycle seat, or add a cushion to the horizontal bar or something...

While thinking about it, Jiang Cheng reminded: "Ergui, sit down, we are about to set off."

"Boni-ao!"

On the way to the mall, he met many neighbors and waved to them. Everyone looked normal, which made Erguiliang relax a lot from his originally nervous mood.

This place is really different from Beishang Township...

There were many more people in the market than outside, because the supply ship had just arrived and many things were new, so many local people came to buy.

"Boni..."

Seeing so many people, Erguiyan, who had just felt at ease, became a little timid again and kept shrinking towards Jiang Cheng.

"If you're worried that I'll get lost, you can hold my hand." Jiang Cheng extended his hand to Ergui.

Ergui looked up and saw Jiang Cheng's gentle smile.

"Boni" held Ergui's small hand with his warm big hand, and the two slowly walked into the market.

"Big sister, please help me wrap this piece of meat, thank you"

"Hey, isn't this Xiao Jiang? Whose child are you bringing out to play... Oh, is this child... a Pokémon?" The owner of the raw meat shop looked at Uruk-York in surprise.

"Yes, this is my new friend, his name is Ergui, he is a very cute child."

"It's really cute. I just thought it was a child! Xiao Jiang, you always have some very unique Pokémon around you. I'm really envious."

"Sister, you have such a warm family and lovely children. How can I not envy you?"

"Haha, you have such a sweet mouth. Since you are such a cute child, I'll give you more. Go ahead."

"Okay, thank you, big sister!"

Thanks to Ergui's cute face and his eloquent speech gained from years of popularizing science, Jiang Cheng was always successful in the market and got a lot of discounts.

When she came out of the market, little Ergui was still a little dizzy. Just one day ago, she was still hated by humans, but after just one day, the world seemed as beautiful as a dream.

No, this is not a dream. I can’t dream of such a beautiful scene.

"Thanks to Ergui Yan today, we were able to get a lot of things."

"Boni~" Thanks to Erguiyan~

"Yes, because Erotica is so cute, everyone is willing to give more when selling things. This is Erotica's strength."

Cute? Me?

Ergui's little brain hasn't yet come to terms with such a huge change.

Jiang Cheng bought a lot of things and was really exhausted. This made him more determined to get a mount Pokémon.

When I have enough money in the future, I will get two mount Pokémon, one for the island and one for long-distance travel!

"Ah, Land Shark, have you rested well? I'm preparing to cook. You're our great hero, so I must reward you today."

When Jiang Cheng returned home, he saw Tyrannosaurus confronting Magikarp.

"Gah..."

"Boniao!" Little Erguiyan was helping to carry a bag of things. When he saw Lu Shark, he waved and said hello.

The sun is shining today, which is a good day for a celebration banquet.

(Alas, after the great silence, my enthusiasm for writing has become much weaker. I hope it will be over as soon as possible.)

Chapter 125: The Ritual of Belonging

It’s actually quite easy to cook Jiang Cheng’s meals.

The Pokémon at home have either a sweet or spicy taste, which happens to match Jiang Cheng's own taste very well. The most complicated ones are the group of sun coral babies.

I have to say that fate is a very wonderful thing.

Fresh steaks are cut into slices, fried in a pan to release the fat, topped with basil leaves, some garlic, and finally smeared with honey mustard sauce.

The sweet and spicy steak is ready.

Unconsciously, Jiang Cheng's cooking skills have improved, thanks to his daily practice after studying cooking instruction videos.

And little E'gui has always been following Jiang Cheng, helping him, even though she may not know anything about cooking.

"Can you help clean this?"

"Boni!" Erguiyan obediently took the fruit from Jiang Cheng's hand and washed it carefully.

"Boni-ao!"

"Have you finished washing? Ergui Yan is really amazing. I can't wash it so clean in such a short time. Our Yan Yan is really serious and smart."

The little guy's eyes sparkled and he became more motivated.

"Hmm? Uruk-O needs help? What a diligent Pokémon. Could you please ask Uruk-O to pass me the tofu from the refrigerator? It's the big white, soft cube."

The little guy stood on tiptoe again, looked in the refrigerator for a while, found the big white soft cube, held it in both hands, slowly walked to Jiang Cheng, carefully put it on the table, and reminded him: "Boni~"

"Have you got it? Oh my god, Uruk-O found it in one go. It's so smart. I'm so lucky to meet such a smart Pokémon."

Eruption smiled broadly, and the entire elf seemed to be floating.

The preparations took a long time, and with Ergui's company, it was quite interesting.

When everything was ready, Jiang Cheng came out and asked everyone to have dinner together.

As I walked out of the hot spring, I saw Tyrannosaurus and Magikarp staring into each other's eyes again. The two Pokémon seemed to have a good liking for each other. When I woke up in the morning, I saw them looking at each other, as if they were having a conversation that outsiders could not understand.

"Greek Shark, Magikarp, Good and Bad Star, as well as Sun Coral and Magic Coral, it's time to eat."

Jiang Cheng's greeting seemed to break the unique tacit understanding between the two elves. Liebite Lu Shark turned around and responded with a sound: "Gaao..."

After hesitating for a moment, he flicked his tail, threw a scale from his body, and flew in the direction of Magikarp.

The Magikarp jumped out of the water, took the scale in its mouth, and fell back into the water.

A small fate ends here.

Jiang Cheng was busy preparing dinner and did not notice the two messages that popped up on the system.

[Magikarp obtained: Garchomp's scales]

[Karp King learned the move: Dragon Dance by sensing the energy on its scales]

It’s a good thing he didn’t see it, otherwise, he would have laughed out loud in front of Lu Shark, which would have been very rude.

"What a sumptuous meal! Did you make all this, Jiang Cheng? You're amazing!" Mamane is an excellent gourmet, but not a good cook. He has no talent for cooking, and he envies people who can cook delicious food. After spending so many days together in the hot spring hotel, he went from being unfamiliar and reserved in the beginning to finding that Jiang Cheng didn't seem to care whether he was shy or not, and that the other party would not react much to what he did. He then relaxed and acted much more naturally.

“I was happy today, so I did more.”

During the meal, Jiang Cheng deliberately arranged for Garchomp to stay away from Lillie, using Nebula to separate her from other Pokémon. The ones that were closer were gentle and harmless-looking little creatures like Uruk-O and Frostmilk, which made Lillie's originally nervous mood relaxed a lot.

"Today's dinner is for the first time to express our gratitude to Garchomp for his great help to us. We are really grateful. The second reason is to celebrate the fact that our big family has gained an important member today."

Although we have seen it before and have laid the groundwork for it, today, this ceremony is very important.

Especially for an insecure child.

"This is Ergui, from Beishang Township. From today on, Ergui is a member of our family. We should all get along well with each other from now on."

"Fa ah" Zhenyifa nodded, showing his friendliness to Erguilang.

"Mama~" Little Frost Fairy waved her little hands. She was very satisfied that Erguiyan did not drool when he saw her. She approved of this new partner!

"Ghost——" Let's serve the food first.

"Good or bad!"

"coral...."

".o0O"

After introducing Erotica to everyone, it is natural for Erotica to introduce everyone to him: "This is Liliae, you have met her, she is a very strong girl."

"Boni" Ergui knew that she was attacked by humans

"This is Mamane, a very capable person with a talent for mechanical inventions."

"This is Zhen Yifa, a capable man in our hot spring hall. To be honest, we can prepare such a big table of food today, thanks to Zhen Yifa's battles these days, he made a lot of money!"

"Send it!" That's right!

"Boni..." So great...

"This is Frost Milk Fairy, the ice cream manager of our hot spring hotel. Anyone who wants to eat ice cream must get Frost Milk Fairy's permission."

"Mama~" Jiang Cheng's description made Frost Milk Fairy feel a little embarrassed.

"This is Gastly, our... um... very dedicated employee."

"Ghost——" When will dinner be served...

"There are many friends in the front yard. They can't eat with us. We will introduce them to you one by one later."

"Boniao!" Erguiliang nodded. In such a formal ceremony, not only Erguiliang, but everyone truly felt an indescribable sense of belonging brewing in their hearts.

Jiang Cheng also smiled. Every Pokémon in this family has its own personality. Fluttershy is irritable, confident, and responsible. Gastly is lazy and greedy, but works hard in training and does business honestly. Frosty has a strong sense of principle, but is gentle and kind. Magikarp is determined to make progress, and Uruk-O is like a well-behaved young wife.

No matter how many times, Jiang Cheng would sigh that it was great to be able to come to the world of Pokémon.

Today is the day to start business. Jiang Cheng was thinking, should he let Erguiyan take over the task of distributing flyers from now on?