Pokémon: Trainers Returning from Monster Hunter

Chapter 99 Tire Cat: Genius is just the threshold to meeting me!

To the west of the Hōgoku Dojo lies a vast battlefield.

Kirlia and Tiremon were surrounded by Lippe's Gardevoir, Gallade, and Orihime's Medicham and Hawkman.

The six Pokémon were chattering away, trying to communicate something.

They would occasionally have a friendly sparring match.

The three members of the Oreki family did not interfere at all.

It's quite common for Pokémon to teach each other.

As for why Tire Cat is also there—

In its words, even if I don't learn anything, I still need to know what Little La has learned!

At the edge of the site, Lip and Huangbo had arranged it to resemble a small campsite.

"You Parthians really love camping, don't you?"

It's understandable that Oreki would have such thoughts.

The strange tree is in its own home, while you are right at the edge of the battlefield.

Although the battlefield of the Bakudo Gym is situated on high ground and borders the Padia Sea to the south, offering quite a nice view, Oboro casually sat on the camping picnic blanket and joked, "How is it? Doesn't Lip look pretty cute after removing her makeup?"

"Hey, it's all because of you! You squeezed sandwich sauce all over my face!"

"What are you doing? You weren't wearing makeup when you first met your junior, were you?"

That's what they say—

Lip felt uncomfortable, especially while the two of them were chatting, and Oreki sat down opposite them with the little blacksmith in his arms.

It always feels like there's a layer of cover missing.

"Kano Kanano!"

Inside Oreki's arms, the young blacksmith continued to relentlessly hammer the metal membrane.

With each tap, my body would tremble uncontrollably.

This comical scene somewhat eased Lip's embarrassment.

"Okay, let's not dwell on the details, let's make sandwiches!"

As expected of an athletic beauty, Huang Bo is just as efficient and decisive when making sandwiches.

only--

Why do some people fail at even making sandwiches?

Yes.

Oreki suddenly realized.

Huangbo is also not good at cooking. Huh, why do I need to use it?

In the game, the beautiful academy nurse Mimosa once got a stomachache because she tasted Huangbo's food.

I can't understand how a perfectly good meal could make my stomach upset.

It's comparable to how Bamboo Orchid Fried Eggs blew up the kitchen.

In the end, with the help of Oreki and Rip, the simple sandwich was finally made.

With the sea breeze on my face, I see my Pokémon training hard, and I hear the sounds of wild Pokémon playing around me.

In this environment, even without the secret seasoning, the sandwiches have a unique flavor.

Oreki felt that the anxiety he had felt recently because he wanted to make money to improve his strength had all disappeared.

"We really shouldn't be too hasty."

Looking into the distance, Oreki thought that perhaps he should let them rest for a while.

The thought had just arisen.

Kirlia suddenly teleported into the air, placing her hands in front of her chest, where clusters of life energy condensed.

next second.

It suddenly unleashed the life energy from its chest, centered on itself.

"Sanai!"

Gardevoir was the first to react, giving it a thumbs-up in approval.

"This is--?"

Huangbo's tone was puzzled.

"Healing fluctuations."

Oreki and Lip spoke at the same time.

But that's not all.

Then Gardevoir reminded her, "Gardevoir."

Then, with the aid of its superpowers, Kirlia sat cross-legged in the void, closing its eyes.

soon.

A familiar feeling arose from Kirlia, which Oreki recognized.

A positive and uplifting energy field during meditation.

"Incredible!" Lip exclaimed. "Did she learn two superpowers at the same time?"

It was as if she was confirming her guess.

Once Gardevoir felt the time was right, it suddenly withdrew its supportive psychic powers.

Kirlia descended slowly, but the energy within her grew stronger and stronger.

As they were about to land, all the energy seemed to receive some kind of command and instantly receded.

"Chiru!"

Feeling the continuous strengthening within her body, Kirlia clenched her fist at Oreki.

Upon seeing this, the latter smiled and nodded.

My heart is filled with joy.

In the system encyclopedia.

Kirlia has suddenly gained two more moves: Meditation and Healing Wave.

Did they learn how to heal fluctuations before learning about the life-giving water droplet?

Oreki didn't know what to say.

She didn't learn how to act cute or use the Life Drop, but she mastered all the skills that Gardevoir could normally learn, such as meditation, psychic powers, and healing waves.

Well done, Kirlia.

"Meow meow (；°□°)!"

Tire Cat, who was watching from the side, immediately spoke up anxiously.

Why is Xiaola widening the gap between us again, meow?

Seeing that Kirlia refused the trainer's suggestion to rest and instead pulled Gallade and Medicham to ask about Ice Punch training methods, it became even more anxious.

Urgent! Urgent! Urgent!

But what it didn't know was...

At this moment, there is another Pokémon that is also getting a little anxious.

That's the Hawkman.

"Rucha——"

Why do I feel like an outsider?

Why did the trainer send me out?

I don't know any superpowers or ice punches—

It's so awkward not doing anything!

For some reason, its gaze slowly shifted from Kirlia to Tire Meow, who was also being ignored.

At the same time.

Tire Meow seemed to realize that she had her last hope of turning the tables, and she also turned her attention to the Wrestling Hawkman.

The two Pokémon made eye contact.

Yes, it's you I've chosen!!

"Meow!"

"Rucha!"

From afar, Oreki only saw Tilley and Wrestling Hawkman suddenly start chatting as if they had known each other for a long time.

Then the Hawkman started showing off his muscles—or rather, he seemed to be demonstrating the moves he had learned.

Zhemu remained silent.

Why start with bodybuilding moves?

"What are they doing?"

Lip suddenly asked.

Knowing her own wrestling eagle personality, Huang Bo explained, "She's probably showing off the moves she knows, wanting Tirey to choose the ones she's interested in learning."

Oreki nodded in agreement.

That's something only Tire Cat would do.

far away.

The Wrestling Eagleman demonstrated several of his signature fighting techniques, but Tilly Meow wasn't interested in any of them.

It can't learn things like bodybuilding, tile breaking, or close combat.

It felt it wasn't good enough to learn the few kicks it could master, such as knockdowns and low kicks.

"Rucha!"

Got it!

The Hawkman changed his approach.

Then let's teach them flying skills!

There's a move that's both incredibly cool and powerful.

Furthermore, this is its favorite Flying-type move, with Brave Bird only ranking second.

Compared to the powerful but counter-damage Brave Bird Attack, this move is characterized by speed, precision, and no damage.

The facts are just as the Hawkman thought.

When it used its swift movements to perform the Swallow Return, constantly startling Tilley, the latter was immediately attracted.

"Meow!"

Learn this!

But problems arose.

Although it can learn this move, it has no wings and cannot move freely in the air.

Not to mention using the Swallow Return move to taunt your opponent.

This really worried the Hawkman.

Especially after Gardevoir cast a curious glance at it, it felt its face turn red.

When the trainers from both sides made a bet and battled, it was Gardevoir that defeated it.

They were completely dominated throughout the entire match.

And now you're telling me I can't even compete with them in teaching?

"Meow?"

Tire Cat was a little confused.

Dude, why did you suddenly blush while you were teaching, and why do you look like you're even more anxious than me?

wrong!

I wonder if this guy is going to get angry because he's learning too slowly —

"Meow!"

And slow!

As the Wrestler's face grew increasingly red, before it could speak, Tire Meow leaped high into the air.

I have trained in the "Way of Airflow" for some time, and I even successfully utilized airflow in yesterday's battle.

Little swallow, watch how I, the cat, will thoroughly subdue you!

air.

Tire Cat used her magic leaves to mimic the way falling petals were released, creating a small leaf tornado that turned the gentle breeze into a much stronger one.

The airflow passed by, making the fur on its chest and back flutter.

The similar scene immediately brought back memories of yesterday's battle.

No longer consciously controlling the body, letting the airflow carry me.

Its fur and tail not only constantly sense the airflow, but also help maintain its body's stability when necessary.

Gradually, the uncontrolled magic leaf technique began to dissipate.

The airflow became unstable.

But Tire Cat was unaffected; the unstable airflow made its movements even more unpredictable.

Thanks to the wrestler's demonstration of the Swallow Return move, it unconsciously imitated the movements of the opponent when performing the move.

Sometimes left, sometimes right.

The speed is getting faster and faster.

In a fleeting moment, it made a large loop following the direction of the airflow, and then suddenly exerted force to crash forward.

Meow Meow Swallow returns!

"Rucha?!"

Little sister, how come you suddenly seem to have attained enlightenment?

I haven't taught you much yet!

You're making me seem useless!

Hmm? That's not right!

How come you've already mastered the Swallow Return technique and haven't stopped yet?

After releasing her Swallow Return technique, Tire Cat landed safely without immediately withdrawing her fierce aura.

Instead, he closed his eyes and felt for a moment before taking action again.

This time it was on the ground, making the movements even more difficult to capture.

When it was still a new leaf cat, Oreki noticed that it was putting a lot of points into the "speed" stat and consciously cultivating its speed.

Now, even the Wrestling Eagle, whose strength surpasses its own, has to carefully observe its size to keep up.

suddenly!

Tire Meow disappeared from the Wrestling Hawkman's sight.

next second.

The sound of something cutting through the air reached my ears.

The Hawkman immediately raised his right arm.

boom!

A tingling sensation came from my arm.

Turn your head.

Tire Cat was retracting her paws and loosely clenching them into fists to brace against her arm, with a rather smug expression on her face.

"...

""

The Wrestling Hawkman closed his eyes and reopened them, attempting to refresh the scene before him.

The result was still the kitten's smug and teasing look.

Then he turned to look at Gardevoir, who had been focusing its attention on them.

I saw a hint of disdain in the other person's eyes.

It's as if to say, "These are useless things; they can't be taught properly, and it's all thanks to Tire Cat's self-taught skills."

The Wrestling Hawkman defended against Tyrell's physical attacks, but not against Gardevoir's mental attacks.

So—it broke through—

"Rucha?!"

Can anyone tell me?

Why is it that a ground cat can learn two flying-type moves in a row?!

That's right!

The second move that Tirai Nyan just used wasn't Swallow Return, but an acrobatic act!!

In the afternoon, after tidying up their camping gear, Oreki and his two friends enjoyed afternoon tea at the dojo.

The training program ended not long ago.

Kirlia and Tirene each learned two moves, which can be said to be quite a gain!

Oreki also took the opportunity to give all the last few energy cubes he had made at Cynthia to Gardevoir and the others as a token of his gratitude.

—The main problem is that I don't really have any presents that I can offer.

He couldn't be like Daigo, that "rich dog," who could casually give away a million or so Evolution Stones.

The secret seasoning had wilted because it had been out of the soil for too long, so he planted it in the dojo of the magical tree and didn't bring it out.

However, judging from the reactions of Gardevoir and the others after eating the Energy Cube, they were quite satisfied.

Even the Hawkman, who always had a sour face for some reason, nodded silently in approval.

"Thank you, senior students."

Oreki took a sip of Padiya tea and said.

Huang Bo quickly waved her hand, "I dare not accept that. The Wrestling Eagle Man said that it was almost driven to the brink of destruction by your Tire Cat."

"Cough, is it really that exaggerated?"

"It's that exaggerated!" Huangbo praised, "Tireymeow's comprehension is definitely one of the best among all the Pokémon I've ever seen."

"It's not just Tirey, your Kirlia is really—peculiar."

Lip quickly added.

"My Gardevoir and Gallade have been training together for so long, but they still haven't learned each other's three punches. But Gardevoir is different. Not only has it mastered psychic moves, but its punching skills are also excellent."

Huang Bo nodded repeatedly from the side.

Just now, after her Medicham tutorial, she gave this evaluation: Kirlia is more like a Psychic and Fighting type than a Psychic and Fairy type, just like Gallade.

To that end, it even specifically checked whether Kirlia was a sister or a brother—

For a moment, Huangbo didn't know if Medicham was praising Kirlia's fighting skills or saying it lacked any Fairy Pokémon qualities.

So, the only word to describe it is "peculiar".

Thinking this, she and Lip exchanged a glance without making a sound.

The latter nodded quietly and took out a delicate little box from the inner pocket of her skirt, which at first glance even looked a bit like a makeup box.

"Please accept this badge, junior."

Oreki:? ?

No, I was just thinking that since I'm already here, I might as well challenge a gym before leaving, and you just handed me the badge??

Is it really that easy to get badges these days?

Oreki fell into deep thought.

It seems that from the very beginning, none of his badges were earned through legitimate challenges—

So much so that his plan to livestream his gym challenge was repeatedly put on hold.

Will I end up on the league's blacklist?

"You really gave it to me?"

"I was watching Qishu's livestream the other day, and it seemed like my junior was challenging the Padia League?"

Lippe explained, "With your current Pokémon strength and one badge, you're good enough for me to give you a second badge. Besides, didn't you already defeat me in the battle event?"

Actually, I now have two badges—

Although she didn't understand why Lip felt he was challenging the League, there was no reason not to accept a badge offered to her.

Bring it to you!

【Ding! 】

[Hunter's Certificate successfully obtained. Current certificate count: 6]

[Six vouchers detected, searching for rewards - please wait -]

Seeing this, Zhemu accepted the gift, and Huangbo clenched her fist.

That's right, that's it!

I'll hand the badge to my junior. Once he collects all eight, he'll definitely be unable to resist the temptation to compete for the "champion" title!

Chairman Ye Ci is indeed cunning!