Pokémon: Trainers Returning from Monster Hunter

"Today's weather: light rain turning to moderate rain, with heavy rain in some areas. Trainers, please take precautions against rain when going out."

Listening to the news broadcast on TV, Oreki looked out the window.

Rain poured down from the sky, pattering against the roof.

After soaking in the hot springs yesterday, Kiki said goodbye to Oreki and the other two, and boarded a plane to Padiya alone.

Before leaving, she also invited Oreki to challenge her dojo in Padia and visit her alma mater.

Oreki's answer was naturally—

Next time for sure!

As for when "next time" will be, he himself is not sure.

After Kiju left, Oreki and the other two also rushed back to Kanaz City together in the evening.

However, Du Juan and Ya Sha were surprisingly quiet during the journey.

Out of curiosity, Oreki had Ralts secretly use telepathy to sense their emotions and discovered that neither of them showed any anger.

Instead, it was a complex mix of emotions, including excitement, tension, and anxiety.

Oreki doesn't really understand friendships between girls.

Since they're not angry with each other, they'll probably make up soon.

Therefore, Oreki didn't bother to comfort them.

Let's return to the present.

The heavy spring rains are probably only seen in the Hoenn region.

After all, this land is dominated by tropical rainforests and vast waters, and its climate is characterized by its variability.

Her face changes as quickly as her own cat's.

"New Leafy, Ralts, let's go."

"Meow!"

"Ralu!"

it is good!energetic!

After putting the two little ones into a Poké Ball, Oreki opened his umbrella and stepped into the rain.

On the way to the academy, most pedestrians were in a hurry, and some Pokémon that disliked rain were hiding among the big trees along the street.

Many Water-type Pokémon came out and frolicked in the rain.

Looking at this harmonious scene, Oreki felt a sense of comfort.

"A utopian world."

"Hey, sir in front!"

Suddenly, a girl's voice came from behind.

"Tsk, old man..."

Oreki immediately stopped laughing.

Stop, control your expression, turn around.

Then he saw a girl in the distance, wearing a white hat, a pure white dress, and a transparent gauze shawl, floating alone in the rain with her head down.

Hmm? That's not right!

float??

Fortunately, Oreki was confident enough in his abilities; anyone else would have either run away or commanded their Pokémon to attack by now.

While standing still and waiting for the girl to float quickly from a distance, Oreki finally saw the girl's face clearly.

The image of the girl in his mind gradually overlapped with the person in front of him.

Oh dear, it turns out she's a love rival... oops, I mean, Cattleya.

"What a pity."

Oreki sighed, his face, hidden by the umbrella, unable to conceal his disappointment.

I thought I could unleash a "Great Heavenly Dragon" to show the opponent the power of the Celestial Emperor.

"Hey, what are you regretting?"

Cattleya wrinkled her nose in displeasure.

"Fine, since you're the first person who's not afraid of me, then tell me how to get to Kanaz Academy."

With her somewhat arrogant personality towards strangers, this is definitely Miss Cattleya!

But... she didn't recognize me?

Oreki was about to greet them when he realized the other person didn't recognize him at all.

Oh, I had covered my face.

Suddenly, he had a mischievous idea.

He deliberately lowered his voice.

"I'm going to Kanaz Academy anyway, you can come with me."

"Oh, okay then."

Cattleya casually picked up her item from the stall.

As a young lady from the Sinnoh region, she was used to this kind of scene, so she didn't think much of it and floated leisurely behind the other person.

Along the way, she prepared a whole set of explanations to answer the questions from passersby.

Questions such as "Why can you float in the air?" and "What are you going to Kanaz Academy for?"

But to everyone's surprise, the other party remained silent all the way to the gate of Kanaz Academy.

This annoyed the arrogant Gadria, and the superpower membranes that floated around her to block the rain subconsciously expanded outward a little.

"We've arrived, but I have to go now."

With that, Zhe Mutou walked towards the office without looking back.

"Excuse me, sir, what's your name?"

Realizing that the other party might actually be an employee of the academy, Gadriya asked.

"Oreki."

Origami's steps never faltered, his words concise and to the point.

"Oh, Oreki-san, excuse me... eh—??!!"

The girl, who focused most of her attention on controlling her superpowers, didn't seem to be very bright.

By the time she realized what was happening, it was too late.

boom!!

A momentary lapse in her brain caused Cattleya's superpowers to go berserk.

The rain, which had been blocked by superpowers, now seemed to boil over, surging outwards.

Ruined!

Realizing she had caused trouble, Cattleya quickly shouted.

"Oreki-sensei, get out of the way!"

Get out of the way!

I feel like I've turned into a Pokémon...

Oreki internally complained, but his hands moved quickly.

Although the out-of-control superpowers weren't a big threat to him, the mixed rainwater was still quite troublesome.

One wrong move and you'll end up with a wet and seductive scene.

Therefore, it is natural that everyone has their own area of ​​expertise.

"Ralts, magical flames."

"Laru".

Ralts, emerging from its Poké Ball, gave a cool reply.

She gently rubbed her delicate pink hands together in front of her chest, and a spherical flame appeared out of thin air.

next moment.

It waved its hands to the sides, and the spherical flames transformed into a circular barrier taller than a person.

Streams of flame shot out from the barrier, creating a spectacular sight.

呲! !

The incoming rain was instantly evaporated into water vapor by the raging flames.

Looking around, Oreki inexplicably felt that the gate of Kanaz Academy looked exactly like the South Heaven Gate in the TV series from his previous life.

It was shrouded in smoke.

Bang—Crack!

However, an untimely sound rang out from the barrier in front of them.

It must be admitted that Cattleya's superpowers are indeed quite strong.

The fire barrier that Ralts created with magical flames couldn't completely block it.

"Ralu!"

trouble!

Just as Ralts was about to change her move, she suddenly felt a lightness in her body.

Oreki simply picked it up from behind and placed it on his shoulder.

Then.

He stretched out his free right hand, twisted his waist, and suddenly threw a punch forward.

There was no sound.

The remaining superpowers suddenly became as docile as a sheep, and spread outwards using Oreki's right fist as a fulcrum.

"..."

In just a few seconds, Gadalia's brain went blank twice as she witnessed the whole thing.

Catching your own out-of-control superpowers with your bare hands?

Although it has been weakened, aren't you being a little too relaxed and at ease?

Huh? Does this mean he really has the ability to help me control my superpowers?

It seems to make sense.

Great! We're one step closer to fully mastering superpowers.

Bamboo Orchid, you're about to be challenged!

Wait a minute…

Why do I feel a bit heavy-headed and a bit cold-body?

"Hey, your head's soaked from the rain."

Oreki never expected that the one who would first get wet and seduce others would not be him, but the super-powered girl opposite him.

Zhu Lan, your little fangirl doesn't seem to be very bright!

Hmm... she seems to really like pink.

"Raltral."

Even though there was no telepathy involved, Ralts on Oreki's shoulder seemed to understand the meaning in his eyes and nodded in agreement.

Yes, that's right.

"?"

Which point do you agree with? May I ask you?

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