My Pokémon Story of Seasons

Chapter 118 The Moon is Beautiful Tonight

A dozen minutes later, Tong Hua, who was almost dizzy from the hot spring, led the foam squirrel, who was also dizzy from the water, out of the hot spring.

The messenger bird followed behind, puzzled as to why the foam squirrel kept clinging to the wall in the hot spring.

Moreover, he insisted on waiting until he and Tong Hua had both left the hot spring pool before daring to follow them ashore.

"Come on, drink up."

After changing into a yukata, Tong Hua opened a bottle of chocolate milk for herself and her two Pokémon. After taking a bath, she felt that she should drink something cold and sweet!

The foam squirrel and the messenger bird hugged their milk bottles and gulped down their drinks.

Just then, a commotion came from the women's bath. Kaze, also wearing a yukata, came out carrying the limp and cuddly Charming Cat.

Sweet Wuni and Mini Fu followed behind her, their faces flushed from soaking in the water.

"Oh? You guys are out too?" she greeted lazily, her hair still dripping wet.

Tong Hua handed over several bottles of chocolate milk: "Here, please have some."

Taking the milk, he suddenly remembered something: "Oh right, I think I still have two requests I haven't made yet."

I saw it on my way here; the hotel has an activity room. Come join me for a game after dinner.

"Huh? What kind of game are we having?"

The two returned to their room and ate the dinner prepared by the hotel with their Pokémon.

After the two Celebi finished eating, they seemed to have gone out. Tong Hua quietly disposed of the takeout boxes and utensils they left behind, and then called out to them quietly for a long time but still couldn't find them.

"Meow—"

"Um?"

As soon as Tong Hua entered the room, she heard a faint meow coming from inside.

He looked around in confusion and found that Charming Cat was already asleep in his arms.

"Strange, where did that sound come from?"

After searching inside and outside the house for a long time, Tong Hua finally guessed that it might be the sound of a cartoon on TV.

So Tong Hua put the matter out of her mind and enjoyed the hotel dinner with the Pokémon.

After finishing her meal, Tong Hua lay on the tatami mat, turned on the TV, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Phew... This seems to be the first time I haven't cooked dinner myself. Ever since I opened the ranch, I've been cooking all three meals a day. Just thinking about menus every day is a headache."

"Just enjoying a hot spring like this, without having to cook for myself, is so relaxing—"

The evening news was playing on TV, but Tong Hua wasn't interested, so she switched the channel to cartoons for everyone else.

It's still the familiar Tom and Jerry storyline; it seems this animation is a classic in the Pokémon world, playing on repeat all day long.

Tong Hua lay comfortably on the tatami mat, watching the Pokémon enjoy their dinner. The Messenger thoughtfully massaged his shoulders, while the Foam Squirrel busied itself cleaning up the dishes everyone had finished using.

Sweetie and Mini Fu watched TV with Salt Stone Treasure and the others, and couldn't help but describe the feeling of soaking in a hot spring.

"Knock knock—" "Poyoyo—"

Salt Stone Treasure and the three little fairy milks couldn't help but imagine themselves soaking in the hot spring. In the end, they would probably all just melt into the hot spring. Leaning against the window, the sky outside had completely darkened.

Fortunately, the nature conservation efforts in the Armia region are quite good. Even on the outskirts of towns, there is little pollution, and the night sky is so clean that you can count the stars.

The wind pushed open the French windows, and I sat on the edge of the courtyard.

A gentle evening breeze carried the fresh scent of the distant forest. The wind gazed up at the starry sky, while the charming cat nestled obediently on her lap.

"The moon is beautiful tonight," the wind whispered.

Tong Hua lay to one side, and when she turned her head, she saw the profile of the woman sitting sideways by the window.

The moonlight, like water, fell on his short, brown hair.

Those crescent-shaped eyes gazed at the night sky with a smile.

"It really is beautiful," Tong Hua replied unconsciously, her voice very soft, as if afraid of disturbing the tranquility.

He didn't turn around, only a slight smile played on his lips. "Every time I see a night sky like this, I feel grateful that I was born in Almia."

I think my parents must have given birth to me so that I could see this beautiful scenery.

I am very grateful to them.

The cartoon sound effects coming from the TV suddenly sounded a bit noisy.

Tong Hua picked up the remote and turned down the volume, and the only sound in the room was the faint chirping of insects outside the window.

After a while, Tong Hua also walked into the courtyard and sat down beside her.

After cleaning up the dishes, the foam squirrel tiptoed onto the windowsill and curiously looked up at the sky. The messenger bird also stopped its massage and stood beside Tong Hua, looking at the night sky together.

The two gazed silently at the night sky, neither speaking. The Pokémon seemed to sense the tranquility, softening their movements and gathering around them.

Suddenly, a shooting star streaked across the sky.

"Ah!" Tong Hua and Pi both exclaimed softly at the same time.

Immediately afterwards, a second and a third meteor streaked across the night sky, forming a small meteor shower.

"How lucky," the wind whispered, its eyes fixed on the sky, as if afraid of missing a single shooting star.

"But I didn't hear about a meteor shower today?"

"Maybe a Pokémon used Meteor Shower—"

After Tong Hua finished speaking, she nodded, then suddenly remembered something: "Oh right, I heard that making a wish upon a shooting star is very effective."

"That's something only children believe," she said, but secretly closed her eyes.

Tong Hua smiled, closed her eyes, and made a wish.

As the last shooting star disappeared across the sky, Feng suddenly stood up: "Alright! Enough resting, time to head to the activity room!"

"Huh? Now?" Tong Hua was caught off guard. "We just finished soaking in the hot springs, and now you're going to be all sweaty again?"

"What are you saying? When you travel, you should relax and enjoy yourself. Playing games together is an essential part of the trip!"

If you sweat, go soak in the hot spring again. Since you only come once in a while, soak until you're satisfied!

So what exactly are we going to play?

The activity room is located in the corridor leading to the open-air hot spring. It is spacious with a specially made floor and reinforced walls that provide excellent sound insulation. It is clearly designed for certain special sports.

Tong Hua and Feng wore the yukatas provided by the hotel, with all their Pokémon following them.

There were quite a few young people playing in the activity room. They seemed to be the same group who had booked the entire hot spring area during the day.

"Knock knock!" "Poyoyo!" "Foufu!"

Upon entering, Saltstone, Minifu and the three little milks were immediately drawn to the boarding area specially designed for children and Pokémon.

There are staff to look after the place, and there are amusement facilities such as seesaws, trampolines, rocking chairs, and even small inflatable castles.

"Go ahead and have fun, but be careful and don't hurt anyone else."

Bubble Chipmunk, Sweetie, Messenger Bird, aren't you going?

The foam squirrel and the messenger bird shook their heads and followed closely at Tong Hua's feet. Sweet Wu Ni hesitated for a moment, but ultimately chose to stay by Tong Hua's side.

"Alright, then you'll stay with me."

Meanwhile, Charming Cat has already found their target.

"Over here, over here!"

Tong Hua walked over and saw a very familiar table in front of her.

"This is... a pool table?"

"Yes, it's Pokémon Table Tennis! Oh, you know about it. Come play a game with us!"

"Hmph—it's more than just knowing!"

Tong Hua sneered, after all, billiards is arguably the ball sport that the Chinese nation excels at most on Earth.

Sometimes, the prestige of internal Chinese competitions even surpasses that of international competitions.

Although Tong Hua has never played this game in real life, she's still seen it all, even if she hasn't eaten pork.

"I'm definitely going to win this game of pool!"

"Oh? You're quite confident!" Raising an eyebrow, she took two rackets from the shelf next to the pool table and tossed them both to Tong Hua. "But Poco Table Tennis is different from regular table tennis."

Tong Hua also remembered at this moment that the Pokémon Ping Soldier had a detailed storyline in the anime!

"I think it was a doubles match where humans and Pokémon teamed up, and the other rules were the same as regular doubles table tennis."

A series of alternating shots, shots going out of bounds, shots grazing the edge of the table, and a two-point lead at 11 points and match point to win—

Tong Hua muttered to himself while recalling the rules of billiards, which he had actually covered in detail.

"My partner here is, of course, Charming Cat."

"Meow!" Charming Cat had somehow managed to wrap its curly tail around a racket, and judging from its grip, it seemed quite skilled at it.

"Wait, you guys aren't exactly very experienced, are you?"

"You figured it out?" Feng winked slyly. "We're not waterproof, so bring it on!"

Tong Hua glanced at the imposing Pokémon and Charming Meowth on the other side, then looked at his own side, which didn't even have a single Pokémon that could wield a racket. Tong Hua: "..—"

What's the point of knitting like this?!