Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 110 The Stray Pokémon of the City (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

Seeing Riolu being chased away by fast food restaurant employees outside the window, Mingyou immediately got up and went outside.

After all, he knew this Riolu, so he couldn't just stand by and do nothing. Besides, he had a good impression of this Riolu; even if he didn't know it, it had come to help him before...

"stop!"

He left the fast food restaurant, stopping the two employees who were trying to drive Rio away, and then shouted, "It's only been here for a little while, it hasn't done anything, there's no need to use violence to get rid of it!"

Upon seeing that it was a customer, the staff had no choice but to ask the Mr. Mime to stop and explained the reason.

Because stray Pokémon are too dirty and would affect the guests' dining experience, they are chased away whenever they appear near the restaurant.

Especially for fast-food restaurants like McDonald's with high customer traffic, nobody wants their mealtime mood to be ruined, right? And stray Pokémon might even attack people, so for the safety of the customers, their staff have no choice but to chase these Pokémon away.

"..."

Only then did Mingyou understand the reason.

What are stray Pokémon?

These are wild Pokémon that have been abandoned in the city, or have lived in the city for too long, etc., making them unable to adapt to life in the wild or for other reasons. They are unwilling to integrate into human society and can only survive by wandering in the city.

Like stray dogs and cats, if someone takes them in and feeds them, that's fine. But if not, they have to find food on their own. If they can't find any, then they'll just starve to death.

I wouldn't say they're pitiful, nor would I say they're hateful...

After all, there are indeed cases of stray Pokémon suffering injustice, being abandoned, and starving to death on the streets. But there are also cases of stray Pokémon running into people's homes, stealing food, and even attacking people.

"So you're a stray Pokémon..."

Mingyou looked at Riolu. At first, he thought that Riolu was a wild Pokémon that had adapted to and integrated into human society, living and working in the city, and earning money by helping people near the station.

Now I understand why. However, he always treats everyone equally and never discriminates against anyone. Although many people do dislike Instinct Stray Pokémon, he is willing to accept them as long as they don't hurt anyone...

So he walked past the employee, stepped forward, and stopped a certain distance ahead of Leo Road to avoid scaring him away. Then he bent down slightly, smiled, and greeted him: "Long time no see. Do you remember me? I gave you an apple at the station a week ago."

"..."

Riolu shifted its feet, making a move as if it wanted to run away, while a complex look flashed in its eyes. It didn't look directly at the other person, but simply nodded slightly.

Seeing that it still recognized her, Mingyou kept smiling and asked softly, "Are you hungry? I saw you staring at me for a while."

"..."

Guh~~~

Although Riolu didn't respond, its stomach had already betrayed it. Mingyou smiled and then reached out her hand: "Then let's go inside and eat."

"This guest..."

The employee quickly tried to dissuade him, but Mingyou just glanced back at him and said, "It's okay, I'll go to the sink and dry it off."

"Can……"

"I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong!"

As she spoke, Mingyou stepped forward and gently picked up Riolu, completely disregarding the dirt on its body and the stench mixed with the sewer.

Having said that, the fast food restaurant staff couldn't stop him at all and could only watch as he carried Riolu inside.

Riolu didn't resist at all, seemingly a little confused, or perhaps it had other thoughts. It wasn't until Naruto took it to the sink and took off its backpack that it finally reacted.

"Leo!"

Riolu instinctively grabbed the backpack, its eyes turning fierce for a moment, but the fierceness vanished in an instant. Realizing that Mingyou was just trying to help it take it off, it put the backpack aside and became dazed again.

"Is there anything good in the backpack?"

Mingyou chuckled and joked, then took out a bag of compressed towels, tore open the packaging, put them in the water, and they grew bigger and taller when they got wet. Then she helped Riolu clean its body.

But it was only then that he suddenly noticed that Riolu had a wound on his body, and it was very fresh and not yet infected, so it must have been left not long ago.

"Did it fight with other Pokémon?"

"Leo..."

"Wait a minute, I'll go get some medicine. There's still some left after treating Xiongxiong and the others..."

With that, Mingyou left temporarily. Riolu stood on the pool, but after a few seconds of silence, the blank and even slightly shy look in his eyes disappeared, replaced by a calm, an unusual calm. It wasn't until the other person returned that he finally returned to normal.

Mingyou gave it a quick treatment; since it was a fresh injury, the medicine worked very quickly.

"Okay, but be careful next time. Let's go eat over there."

With Riolu in tow, he returned to the dining table, where Ponpo offered him her seat.

"Mmm~"

"Please sit down and help yourself to the food."

"..."

Riolu sat in its seat, looking at the food in front of it. Its pupils dilated, as if it could hardly believe that the food was so close to it... and that it was placed on the dining table instead of in the trash can.

"Leo..."

"Haha, eat as much as you want, and you can take any leftovers with you. No one here will kick you out; I'll pay the bill anyway."

Seeing that Mingyou said that, Riolu didn't hold back at all, but its movements were still very polite, unlike the little fat otaku who wolfed down its food.

It picked up a piece of fried chicken, smacked its lips, and took a bite... This was the first time it had ever eaten hot fried chicken since it was born. It turned out that fried chicken that had just been fried for a short time tasted like this.

Seeing Riolu continue eating, Mingyou didn't disturb him. However, after Riolu ate two pieces, he suddenly stopped and asked curiously, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with the fried chicken?"

"Leo..."

Riolu looked up and asked, wondering if he could really bring the food back.

"No problem. You must have some companions, right? If you want more, I can buy it for you."

Mingyou easily saw through its thoughts. It stopped eating midway through its meal because it must have thought of its hungry companions and wanted to check on them.

Having his thoughts read, Riolu could only nod. He had never met such a strange person in his life.

Mingyou smiled, then, as if thinking for a moment, asked, "By the way, since you're wandering around here, do you know of any Pokémon that's been stealing a lot lately?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Riolu immediately fell silent, then resumed its dazed expression and shook its head.

"What?"

Simocha observed quietly, and with its experience of causing trouble every day, it could naturally tell that this guy had hesitated just now... so this guy might have some problems!

Seeing Riolu shake its head, Mingyou sighed helplessly, "Never mind, I'll go find it myself."

"..."

Riolu continued eating, noting down these words, while simultaneously becoming wary...

After the meal, Riolu put the takeout food into its backpack. Its backpack uses space folding technology, making the internal space much larger than it appears from the outside. This kind of backpack technology is very common in the Pokémon world; it can even fit a bicycle.

"Leo~"

Leo stood across the street, waved goodbye to them, and then turned and walked into the alley.

Mingyou watched it leave, then looked away. In truth, she admired the Riolu quite a bit, thinking it was kind and sensible.

I don't know why it became a stray Pokémon. It would be great if I could take it back to the manor and take care of it. It would be best if I could also bring along those stray Pokémon that can't survive in the city.

Just as he was about to leave...

"Mommy~"

Simocha waved his tea ladle and told the other party about some of the suspicious points he had discovered.

"Hmm? Riolu... is there a problem?"

"Mmm!"

Meanwhile, in that alley, the manhole cover had been opened and then closed again, and Riolu had returned to the sewers, back to that stinky environment.

Today's experience was completely unexpected for it, and it even felt a little guilty... Of course, that's impossible, how could it possibly feel guilty?

"Leo~"

Riolu adjusted his backpack, a smile on his face, and quickened his pace, running deeper into the area...

(End of this chapter)