Pokémon: All About the Breeding House

Chapter 405 Friendship is a Pearl

Shinji, with his hands in his pockets, walked down the long staircase.

The setting sun cast a long shadow of him.

"Shinji."

Ash ran out of the League gate, stood at the top of the stairs, looked at Paul who was going down the stairs, put his hands on his knees, and shouted breathlessly.

Shinji stopped and turned around to look at Ash on the steps.

Ash, with Pikachu by his side, stared at Paul.

The two looked at each other in silence.

After a while, Shinji finally spoke, "Infernape, it's gotten stronger."

Seeing the smile on Shinji's face, Ash smiled too.

"Yes, it's gotten stronger."

Then he realized what was happening, looked at Shinji, and asked, "Are you—leaving?"

Shinji turned around and faced Ash directly above him.

"I lost the game, this is no longer a place for me to stay, there is no point in continuing to stay here."

""

"My brother is—."

Inside the League Conference, Cynthia stood in front of Brock and Dawn, watching Fang Yan's back for a while before speaking: "Fang Yan and I have always believed that any encounter between life and other life will always produce something new."

She smiled as she recalled what had happened between Satoshi and Shinji along the way. "I believe something developed between them as well."

That is—bond.

Cynthia said, "I believe that in time, Shinji and Ash will win in the Champion League, and I will look forward to that day and be ready."

As Fang Yan walked through the shadowy passage, he placed his fingers on the wall and slid them along as he moved.

Gengar and the others followed suit.

Not just you, Zhulan, I'm looking forward to it too.

The moment he held up that trophy.

Now, let me, as the teacher, handle the follow-up matters.

"I will go and challenge Mr. Kamishiro a new time."

Shinji looked up at Ash and spoke.

He didn't feel bad about losing to Ash; on the contrary, he felt it would motivate him even more.

Although he did not agree with Xiaozhi's method, he respected his approach. Disagreement and respect are not contradictory.

Perhaps that's why Infernape became so powerful.

But he won't lose next time.

"I see. Good luck, Shinji."

Ash flashed a nursery-style smile, cheering on Shinji.

Shinji paused for a moment, then hummed in agreement.

"Yeah, you too. Be careful you don't lose to me next time."

"Don't worry, I definitely won't."

Xiao Zhi clenched his fist.

Shinji turned around and continued walking down.

"Shinji."

Xiao Zhi called out from behind him.

"Let's battle again next time!"

(I searched for many pictures, but the screenshots from the original drama are still the best. Although they are blurry, they bring back a lot of memories.)

Shinji raised his head, which had been lowered, and then revealed a genuine smile.

The movement of his feet did not stop.

Watching Shinji's departing figure, Ash and Pikachu exchanged a glance. "We finally won, Pikachu."

"Pikachu!"

"Oh no! Infernape!"

Ash remembered Infernape and quickly headed towards the League with Pikachu.

Shinji looked at the spiky-haired boy leaning against a big tree, with an Umbreon following at his feet.

"He always manages to unleash incredible power."

Shigeru looked at Shinji in front of him and said.

Shinji nodded.

"I didn't expect you to lose too."

Shigeru stood beside Shinji, and the two walked together toward the sunset.

"But I'm not surprised by this result at all."

Shinji didn't answer; it was Shigeru talking to himself the whole time.

Shinji is very strong, a point that Shigeru strongly agrees with.

Although he felt resentful that Ash's loud and boisterous personality made him lose to him, after spending more time with him, he found that losing to him wasn't so hard to accept.

"I hated him at first."

Shinji suddenly spoke up.

Shigeru stopped talking and listened quietly to Shinji.

"He's like my brother; he's a very strong trainer, but he insists on taking care of weaker Pokémon—"

Shigeru couldn't help but laugh when he thought of Ash's antics.

"Perhaps that's why he was able to unleash the potential of Pokémon."

Shinji said.

Xiao Mao put his hands behind his head and walked forward.

"Where are we going next?"

"Let's go challenge Mr. Kamishiro and see if we can succeed this time."

"Mr. Kamishiro—"

Xiao Mao sighed, "Speaking of which, I've also wanted to go and take on the challenge."

Shinji turned his head and looked at the boy beside him who had been taken in as a student by the dialect shopkeeper. He was also the legendary grandson of Professor Oak, and his own strength was also very strong. Shinji was able to win because of a bit of luck. He heard that the boy was also Ash's childhood friend.

"Want to go together?"

When Shigeru heard Shinji's invitation, he hesitated for a moment, then shook his head. "You know, I'm a Pokémon scholar now. I like this profession. It was the shopkeeper who told me that scholars and trainers don't conflict, which is why I came to participate in the League Conference."

He thought for a moment, stopped, and said, "After watching Ash's final match tomorrow, I'll go to other regions to research more Pokémon, catch more Pokémon, challenge more Pokémon and trainers, and make myself stronger."

Shinji stopped and looked at Shigeru, noticing that he had raised his fist. "Shinji, let's have another match sometime?"

Every punch landed squarely!

Thinking back to my battles with him: Arcanine and Drapion, Aggron and Blastoise, Electivire and Nidoqueen —

A brutal, hand-to-hand combat style —

Shinji reached out and touched Shigeru's hand.

"Don't worry, I'll definitely win next time."

After saying that, Shinji turned around and walked forward without looking back.

"You're really confident, aren't you?"

Shigeru laughed, then turned around. "The outcome is still uncertain, isn't it, Umbreon?"

"Boos~"

An ice cream appeared in front of Shinji, and a familiar voice rang out.

"Want one?"

Shinji looked at Fang Yan sitting on the park bench, took the ice cream Gengar offered him, and said thank you.

Fang Yan looked at him, patted the empty seat next to her, and said, "If you're not in a hurry, would you like to sit down?"

Shinji nodded and sat down next to Fang Yan.

Sitting on Fang Yan's shoulders, Monini gave Shinji a thumbs up.

"Nini~"

Awesome!

Fang Yan pinched Monini's little cheek and then asked, "Not fighting anymore?"

Shinji took a bite of ice cream, and his teeth felt cold.

I don't know why the shopkeeper and his colleagues, who speak in dialects, still like to eat ice cream in this kind of weather.

"To me, the third one is no different from the others."

Shinji paused for a moment before speaking.

"Because you lost to Ash?"

Shinji hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

"You really are something else."

Fang Yan chuckled. "What's the plan now?"

Watching Fang Yan devour her ice cream, Shinji looked at the ice cream in his own hand, thought for a moment, and then took another bite.

Wrong? It doesn't seem that cold anymore.

"Let's challenge Mr. Kamishiro and see if we can defeat him."

"What if we lose?"

Shinji:————

You think I'll lose before the game even starts?

"Then stay with him, learn and train with him, and then take on the challenge again."

"A good choice."

Fang Yan snapped his fingers, "Aren't you going to watch tomorrow's final battle?"

"Yes, it will."

Fang Yan nodded, then focused on eating her ice cream.

"Store Manager."

Shinji looked at Fang Yan and called out.

"What's wrong?"

Fang Yan turned his head and asked.

"Can Ash Ketchum win?"

Fang Yan smiled upon hearing this, "Who knows—"

Fang Yan tossed the stick into the trash can, braced himself against the back of the stone bench, and tilted his head back. "Given his personality, even if he can't win, he probably won't give up and will challenge new regions, new alliances—"

"Maybe one day, he'll finally lift the championship trophy and become a league champion?"

really----

Does the shopkeeper, who speaks in a dialect, also think that Ash can't beat Darkrai?

"And you? If you defeat the Age of Gods, what are your plans?"

Upon hearing the question in dialect, Shinji thought for a moment and then said, "I will continue my journey and grow stronger."

Fang Yan nodded deeply, "In that case, why don't we go to other regions and see more Pokémon?"

Shinji looked at Fang Yan, who continued, "For example, go to the Unova region, and the Kalos region. By the way, although Mega Evolution appeared in the Hoenn region, it was the Kalos region that popularized it. If you want to become more proficient in Mega Evolution, you can go to the Kalos region to learn. Also, the Alola region, Z-Moves can greatly improve your strength. In the Galar region, you can go and ask the strongest champion for advice and experience Dynamax. In the Padilla region, Tiamatization is also an option, but I haven't been to the Padilla region yet. Of course, you can also go to the Kanto region, the Johto region, and the Hoenn region."

Shinji nodded. "I understand. I will learn and master them."

"But we still need to remember that no matter what battle system it is, whether it's Mega Evolution, Z-Moves, Dynamax, or Tiamatization, the most important thing is the bond between the trainer and the Pokémon."

"For example, our Sinnoh champion, Cynthia, could easily defeat you all even without Mega Evolution."

After speaking in dialect, he stood up, clapped his hands, and said, "You still seem to be full of fighting spirit, so I'm relieved."

"Don't worry, manager, I won't lose confidence because of one battle loss."

"Call me teacher."

Shinji paused for a moment, opened his mouth as if to speak, but then swallowed his words back.

Heh heh.

Shinji can be shy?

Gee tut.

"Go and rest. Tomorrow is the finals, and then the Suzuran Tournament will be over."

Fang Yan looked at Raiji running towards them and said to Shinji, "Someone's looking for you, so I'll head back now."

After speaking in dialect, he turned and left.

"Shinji."

Raiji approached Shinji, looked at him sitting on the stone bench, and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"

Shinji looked at Raiji, who was standing in front of him, his hands on his knees, panting heavily.

Did he come to the scene?

She was still wearing the apron from the nursery.

"Shouldn't you be in your own breeding shed?"

Shinji asked.

Lei Si touched his nose and said apologetically, "I was just thinking that this is your final, so I wanted to come and watch it live."

Shinji stood up. "What's so interesting about it? It's not like it's the finals."

"You don't understand. For an older brother, whether it's the finals or not, it's a game worth remembering."

Shinji was speechless.

Finally, he walked past Lei Si without any expression.

"You can go back now, so your Pokémon in the nursery won't be left unattended."

Just as Lei Si was about to speak, he was interrupted by a sudden voice.

"Oh, by the way, if you have any problems you can't solve, or if you don't know what to do, you can come to the nursery. I'm always there."

He looked up and saw a young man standing under a streetlight across the street, waving and shouting in his direction.

Several Pokémon were also following him.

Shinji nodded.

"He is—"

Raiji watched the young man turn and leave, and asked Shinji curiously.

"Also the owner of the animal nursery."

Shinji thought for a moment and then said, "Like you, I am a powerful trainer."

Raiji opened his mouth, as if to speak, but then heard Shinji continue, "Also, an excellent—breeder?"

Lei Si's eyes widened.

After becoming a breeder, Shinji has always been unwilling to admit that he is a breeder.

today----

"I will take you as my role model and keep moving forward, unlike you, who only stays in the same place."

After Shinji finished speaking, he left without looking back.

His hurried steps made him quicken his pace.

Raiji watched Shinji's retreating figure and wiped away his slightly moist eyes.

This guy—

It really is true—

He turned to look at Fang Yan's departing figure, "I'll ask him which nursery owner he is later. I must pay him a visit and express my gratitude."

He believed that his younger brother's change might have been influenced by him.

"I will challenge Mr. Kamishiro again."

Shinji's voice carried on the wind.

"Um."

Raiji shouted back, "I'll be there, and I'll be there to see you defeat Mr. Kamishiro!"

"Clang clang clang clang~"

As Cynthia stood at the entrance of the League, an ice cream suddenly appeared in front of her, and Fang Yan's smiling face came into view.

"Hmm~"

Cynthia smiled broadly, took the ice cream, took a bite, and squinted her eyes contentedly.

"I brought this especially for you; Gengar was thinking of stealing it."

Gengar, who is distributing ice cream to Garchomp: ? ? ?

It looked at the pile of ice cream flavors it had bought with its own money in its bag, raised its head, and looked at Fang Yan with a puzzled expression on its chubby face.

You mean—I had a whole bag of ice cream and instead of eating it, I went and stole her ice cream?

Why am I made to take the blame when we have nothing to talk about?

Chilling!

Gengar was furious, so it tore open the wrappers of four popsicles and stuffed them all into its mouth.

I was only planning to eat one, but the dialect made me angry. I'm going to eat four, finish them all, and not leave him any. I'll make him cry in the middle of the night, hmph!

"Aren't you afraid of your teeth freezing, kid?"

Fang Yan tugged at the corner of Gengar's mouth.

"It clearly has a whole bag, and you're still saying it's trying to steal mine? You're trying to sow discord, Gengar. Let's go, let's ignore this scoundrel."

"Kou Jie"

That's it!

"That's right, Uncle is a big bad guy."

As soon as Shana finished speaking, Fang Yan snatched the ice cream from her hand.

"Children shouldn't eat ice cream."

Shana: ? ? ?

As Tomoyo hesitated about whether to give her ice cream to Fang Yan, she saw Shana suddenly hug Fang Yan's leg tightly.

"Hehe, Gengar is a big bad guy, and Uncle is the best, best, best good person in the whole world and the whole universe."

Tomoyo:————

Gengar: ? ? ?

Cynthia was laughing so hard she almost cried.

dialect:----

"You really are flexible and adaptable, little Shana!"

Fang Yan gritted his teeth and poked Shana's forehead, then handed the ice cream back to her.

"I call that being clever."

Shana hugged her ice cream and started munching on it, saying proudly.

"Let's go home and have dinner."

Fang Yan straightened up and then took the lead.

"What would you like to eat tonight? Tell me the menu, and I'll personally..."

Miss Goth and Monini opened their eyes wide.

"To assist Monini and Miss Gothic."

huh~

The dialect was hung on a tree nearby.

"Kou Jie—"

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

huh~

Gengar hangs next to Dialect.

Why should I have to keep this up too?

"Goethe".

It's hurting my eyes.

Miss Goth clapped her hands and said calmly.

Gengar: ? ? ?

Fang Yan and Gengar's gazes met.

They could all see the gloating on the other side.

Is it really okay to ignore them?

Cynthia's voice came from afar.

"Goethe".

It's okay, Dali is there.

"vigorously?"

Cynthia was somewhat surprised. "Won't you just uproot the tree?"

Miss Goth suddenly remembered something and turned around abruptly.

Dali was carrying a large tree behind them, with Fangyan and Gengar hanging on it.

Miss Goth: ————

Even the most meticulous plans can have flaws, even the most meticulous plans can have flaws!

It patted its forehead.

It's all because of Fangyan and Gengar; they've kept me so busy lately that I'm not quite clear-headed anymore.

Sensing the increasingly terrifying spiritual power emanating from Miss Goth, Fang Yan and Gengar both covered their mouths and lowered their heads, not daring to look at Miss Goth.

fierce————

Bang!

"Goethe".

Latias could hear it.

"Latias, you traitor!"

Dialects take off directly.