Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 143 Capturing Riolu, Going Home

After the volunteers left, the people who had gathered there to establish the welfare home expressed their gratitude to Dianci and Daye.

Mingyou was just an unknown person and was not noticed by them, but that was fine, at least he wouldn't be surrounded by too many people.

He and Riolu arrived at the entrance of the Pokémon Center. Nurse Joy placed her hands on her stomach, bowed slightly, and expressed her heartfelt gratitude to him.

"It's nothing, I just mentioned it briefly. The point is that these Pokémon should have the right to live on their own."

As she spoke, Mingyou glanced at Riolu, then looked at Arcanine and the others, and said with a smile, "You guys should also live well here from now on. No one will bother you anymore."

"Woof..."

Arcanine shook its head. Its true desire was not to live here. The hustle and bustle of the city did not belong to them, and the Pokémon behind it felt the same way. They longed to return to life in the wild.

People are just not used to it yet, but they will leave one day. But we are very grateful that we are safe now and no longer have to worry about being driven away.

"Going back to life in the wild...?"

After understanding what he meant, Mingyou nodded slightly. Since that was the case, he could help him one more time.

So she smiled and asked, "Would you like to go to Beishang Township? The environment there is quite nice, far from the hustle and bustle of the city, and you won't go hungry."

"Woof?"

Arcanine and the others had obviously never heard of this place, and it seemed to be quite far away. However, Riolu knew about it, having spent so many days together and knowing that it was a place rich in fruit and where wild Pokémon lived very freely.

"Leo!"

"Woof?"

Arcanine was somewhat surprised. If such a place really existed, it would actually be very willing to take the Bigtooth and the others there to live.

"Of course! If you want to come, I would be very happy to welcome you, because my home is there."

Mingyou simply stated that he didn't mind these stray Pokémon coming to live with him; the more lively the manor, the better.

Of course, he couldn't bring them all over directly, so he could only hitch a ride on a boat in Binhai City. Zhu Lan had promised to help send Yueyue Bear and the others to Beishang Township, so they could go together this time.

Seeing him say that, how could the Growlithe and the others hesitate? They all became excited!

This is the trust placed in Mingyou.

"Leo..."

Seeing that everyone seemed to want to go to Beishang Township, Riolu became a little conflicted. It originally wanted to help everyone realize their dreams, but it didn't expect that they would beat it to it. So should it go along with them?

He looked at everyone, then at Mingyou...

Finally, it made its own decision!

"Leo!"

Riolu came up to Naruto and looked at him with an extremely serious expression. It wanted to help. Since it couldn't do it on its own, it would do it with Naruto. So... it wanted to become Naruto's Pokémon!

"Is this your decision...?"

Looking into Riolu's eyes, Mingyou already knew the answer. To be honest, he initially quite liked this Riolu.

Even though I later had some opinions about the other party's various behaviors, I learned the truth of the matter and that the other party admitted their mistakes and corrected them.

Overall, Riolu is indeed a good kid, but only if someone guides it in its growth, and as for that person...

"Oh well!"

Mingyou took out a Poké Ball, but before he could do anything, Riolu stretched out its claws and approached him, disappearing in a flash of red light. The Poké Ball remained motionless as it was successfully captured.

"Mmm~"

We have new companions!

Seeing this, Ponpo happily circled around Mingyou twice.

Latias shook her head. To be honest, she still disliked Riolu somewhat...

Arcanine was also very happy to see Riolu being captured, as the child had finally met its destined one and gained growth.

"Leo!"

A flash of red light appeared, and Riolu emerged from its Poké Ball. Its expression had completely changed, now beaming with joy, and it greeted Ponpo and the others.

Seeing this, Naruto smiled calmly. Then there was only one last thing left before leaving the Sinnoh region, but before that…

That evening, he took Ponpo and Arcanine to a cargo ship in the port area. This was the ship that Cynthia had arranged for him. It would set sail soon, dock at the port of Nohara City to load cargo, and then pass by Peat Island.

What he needed to do was take advantage of the time he was loading cargo in Nohara City to go to a forest northwest of Nohara City, because he had promised Torterra and Electabuzz that he would go there to help look after their species.

It'll only take a short walk around, and then we can all head back to Beishang Township together...

"Everyone, get on the ship. It's already agreed that you shouldn't touch the cargo."

Mingyou informed everyone of some precautions, and then went to the other side to talk to the ship's captain so that he wouldn't forget.

Just after they all boarded the ship, a figure quietly arrived. Gray, his face full of resentment, stared at Riolu, who was standing on the ship... How could he let that bastard escape like that!

"Just you wait..."

After a while, the ship finally set sail, slowly leaving the port and heading towards Nohara City. The big-toothed raccoons on board were extremely surprised, as this was their first time riding a ship.

They were especially shocked as they watched the neon-lit coastal city recede further and further away until only the lighthouse remained.

"Leo!"

I've experienced this a few times. When I stand by the boat, I don't let them run over randomly and fall in, which is very dangerous.

Just then, they suddenly heard a noise, which seemed to be coming rapidly from the back of the ship.

Out of curiosity, Riolu looked over and saw a giant shark carrying a person on its back. It looked very fierce, and the person on its back was none other than Gray, who had been carrying Tyranitar before!

This guy actually came after us for revenge!

"Leo!"

Riolu quickly told everyone to hide inside the ship. The enemy was targeting them, and they were the only one, so they could leave it to Riolu.

Just as it was looking solemn, a melodious voice suddenly came slowly from behind.

"They can chase like that...aren't they afraid of crashing and falling into the sea to feed the fish?"

As he spoke, he turned to look at Riolu and said with a smile, "Don't always try to solve everything yourself. Have you forgotten that you still have these companions?"

"Mmm~"

Ponpo, wearing the Green Grass Mask, also arrived here and watched Gray chasing after them with Naruyu.

Riolu was momentarily stunned, as if it finally understood something... That's right, it wasn't alone; it had many reliable companions by its side!

"Let's work together to get rid of this annoying guy!"

"Mmm!"

"Leo!"

Ponpon made the first move, extending several green vines that quickly attacked forward.

Upon discovering this, Gray immediately had Megalodon create waves to counterattack, but to no avail. The waves were broken in an instant, and Megalodon was tightly entangled by the vines and thrown high into the air!

Things happened so fast that Gresh hadn't even had time to react before he found himself floating in the air. At that moment, Riolu's eyes turned blue and he released his Aura completely.

Then it stretched out its hands forward, and the waveguide continuously gathered in its hands, forming a blue sphere of energy. The energy kept rotating, and its power increased visibly. With a command from Mingyou, it was finally released!

"Wave Missile!"

"Leo!"

The missile, swirling with air currents, was launched instantly, striking the Megalodon's belly directly and shoving it violently into Gray's body as he was about to fall. With a bang, it exploded in mid-air, releasing plumes of smoke!

Watching Megalodon and Gray disappear into the night sky as they turned into starlight in the explosion, Mingyou smiled and said, "That's good. We don't have to worry about those annoying guys coming to cause trouble anymore."

"Leo!"

Riolu nodded, surprised that he could do something like this—not through sneak attacks or scheming, but through honest and straightforward actions. This was... fighting side by side with his comrades!

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(End of this chapter)