Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 113 Discovering Riolu's True Colors (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

Watching Riolu fight with Smokecha, Mingyou caught the coin he tossed in his hand and gradually fell silent. He had been waiting here for quite a while, wanting to see who would pass by.

I never expected this...

"Leo..."

Riolu took a few steps back, smiling as it looked ahead. Its face no longer held the happy expression it had shown at the fast-food restaurant yesterday; instead, it wore a look of disdain and a hint of smugness…

"You're the thief, right... You bumped into me when I was getting on the train. I only saw a child's figure at the time, but now that I think about it, it seems to match you."

Disappointment filled Mingyou's eyes. This feeling of being deceived was really uncomfortable. He had previously believed that the other party was an innocent Pokémon.

It's like you really liked a streamer, but then one day their reputation suddenly collapsed. The more you liked them before, the more you'll hate them now.

Although the situation wasn't quite that dire yet, he still wanted to understand better, so he asked, "Tell me the reason. Why did you do such a thing? Was it for your comrades? Or...?"

"Leo!"

Riolu chuckled. Since everyone already knows, it's no longer going to put on this show!

While the other party was asking these questions, it had already used waveguide observation to confirm the escape direction, and then seized the moment to jump to the other side of the sewer and escape from there.

"Mmm!"

Simocha was about to give chase, but Mingyou shook her head and said, "Going after it now would be a trap. It's very familiar with the terrain here, so we should continue forward and perhaps find out the reason... No, you go after it. I'll investigate this place."

"Mmm!"

……

Riolu ran out of the abandoned sewer area, finally getting rid of the matcha smell on his body. Then, as he turned around to make a face to mock them, he found that they didn't seem to have caught up with him at all.

"Leo?"

It hesitated for a moment, then used its waveguide. After discovering that Smocha was still spinning around, it smiled smugly, then climbed out of the sewer and left.

Meanwhile, Mingyou was still going deeper. He sent Simocha to chase after Riolu because he was worried that Riolu would use its waveguide to observe and discover something was wrong, and then come back to cause trouble.

A moment later, he suddenly heard some chirping sounds. He immediately leaned against the wall to cover himself, and quietly peeked out to look in the direction of the sound.

In front of a green pipe, a brownish-brown figure was crawling through the passage. Then it poked out its head, which had large front teeth, and looked around warily, seemingly on guard.

[Bulbasaur: A round rat Pokémon, it is very timid and seems to be terrified of humans. It's best not to frighten it; you can offer it some food to approach it.]

"How come a big-toothed raccoon lives in the sewers?"

Mingyou stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and then, just as the Big Toothed Fox disappeared into the passage, he immediately ran over there. However, the Big Toothed Fox was very perceptive. Hearing footsteps, it immediately turned around and saw that it was a human. It quickly hid inside.

The pipe space was limited. It was fine for a small child to crawl through, but it was too much for Mingyou to do. She could only squat and crawl in little by little.

"This is just making things difficult for someone as tall as me!"

With no other option, Mingyou could only give it a try, so she crouched down and moved forward little by little, continuing to increase the intensity on him.

Fortunately, lights could be seen at the end, indicating that this was not a sewer but a basement, and the pipes were for escape.

He poked his head out, about to go out, when suddenly a hand slapped him on the head. It was a long-tailed monster hand, seemingly trying to stop him from coming out, but Mingyou still managed to leap out.

"Sorry, I'm coming in~"

Hearing the rustling sounds around him, Mingyou patted his pants, stood up with a smile, but his smile vanished abruptly after he saw the scenery in front of him.

Inside the enclosed room, there were many dirty and even injured Pokémon, including Bibarel, Aipom, Pachirisu, and more—more than 20 Pokémon in total.

Each of them wore a look of fear on its face, yet they stood united without flinching, seemingly protecting something. In the corner of the room, there was a pile of plastic bags and fried chicken and hamburger wrappers, clearly brought back from the previous night.

In addition to these, there are some other medications...

"you……"

In that instant, Mingyou seemed to understand something. After a moment of contemplation, he took a step forward and, under the tense gazes of the Pokémon, he finally saw the figure they were protecting.

It was an Arcanine lying on the ground, unconscious, with a bandage wrapped around its body. It looked extremely weak and was about to die...

[Arcanine: A legendary Pokémon, it is in a deep coma and will not respond to any calls. It is recommended to take it to the vet.]

Seeing Arcanine's condition, Mingyou's expression instantly turned anxious. Forgetting all about investigating Riolu, she immediately rummaged through her backpack and shouted, "This is too serious! Why are you leaving it here? Take it to the Pokémon Center for treatment!"

As he spoke, he took out a can of full recovery medicine and a vitality shard from his backpack, which could temporarily help Arcanine relieve its symptoms.

But just as he was about to step forward to help treat them, the Pokémon attacked him directly. Pachirisu, whose white fur had been stained black, instantly used an electric shock to hit his hand, trying to force him back.

Despite the pain, Mingyou completely ignored the attack and went straight to Arcanine, letting the Pokémon press down on him. He fed Arcanine the Vitality Shards and then sprayed Full Recovery Medicine on several serious wounds.

Seeing this, the Pokémon on top of him seemed a little surprised, not expecting that the other party was actually helping Arcanine heal.

"It's still not enough... The injury is too serious. What happened? Why has it dragged on until now!"

He's having a bit of a headache right now. The dried peaches made from the water chestnut peaches have all been eaten up on the peat island. Otherwise, using those now would definitely be more effective.

"Hang in there, don't die! I'll take you to the nearest Pokémon Center for treatment right now!"

Mingyou stood up, then took out a Poké Ball. He couldn't lift Arcanine, so he could only temporarily capture it with the Poké Ball and then send it to the Pokémon Center.

When he took out a Poké Ball, the other Pokémon immediately panicked, thinking he wanted to catch Arcanine. This really annoyed Mingyou. If I don't catch it, how am I supposed to take it to get treatment?

Helpless, he looked up and then released the Ruby from its Poké Ball. Despite their fear of the terrifying bear, the Pokémon still stood guard beside Arcanine.

Please.

"Awooo~"

After learning what had happened, Heyue Xiong readily agreed, then reached out and picked up the injured Arcanine, stomped on the ground and used Earth Power to collapse the house, then left from above with Meiyou.

The method was a bit too rough...

Seeing Arcanine being captured, Pachirisu and the others were stunned for a moment before immediately following. They had to protect Arcanine!

Meanwhile, somewhere in Block 9, Riolu, who had escaped from the sewers, was in a bad situation, with two Houndooms relentlessly chasing after him.

They've learned their lesson this time; just follow the smell, unless you can hide inside again!

Not just yesterday, but ever since Riolu took the glass bottle, they have already crossed paths several times, but each time Riolu has escaped, and the encirclement has been shrinking.

"Leo..."

Riolu's expression was solemn. If it hadn't been chased by Smokecha, it wouldn't have been able to get out of here. It never expected to be ambushed by these guys.

This is really troublesome... I probably won't be able to do anything else all day, even though I have other things to do.

"Hmph~ Trying to escape!"

A man in black standing on the rooftop was watching its escape route and directing his accomplices to surround it. This wasn't the beach, and there were no more sewers for it to escape into.

But they still didn't expect that Leo was very familiar with the terrain and knew that there was a police station nearby, very close to them.

As long as I can get there...

Seeing the police station just ahead, and a policeman standing there with a poisonous skeletal frog, he quickened his pace and ran towards it.

Upon seeing the police arrive, the man in black had no choice but to immediately order his accomplices to stop and retreat temporarily, since they were all wanted criminals.

"Leo~"

Seeing Houndoom leave, Riolu breathed a sigh of relief and revealed a smug smile. But just as it was about to mock, a whooshing sound came from behind, and sharp claws, accompanied by poison, pierced into its body from behind.

"Leo..."

Riolu stared in disbelief at the Poison Skull Frog that had attacked it, and the blue-haired cat-headed man wearing a police hat beside it...

It remembered seeing the wanted poster for that person on the street before; it seemed to be... a member of Team Galactic, named...

Seeing Riolu collapse, the executive Zhenxing, holding the brim of his hat, shook his head: "You guys have really disappointed me by taking so long to catch just one Riolu."

……

There will be another chapter later.

(End of this chapter)