Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 172 Check out your gas bomb, Peach is here (Seeking monthly votes)

Mingyou was confused by Xiaozhao's words. Ponpo was indeed a girl, but it was also a Pokémon. It was okay for it to soak in the hot spring with her, right? Sometimes she even helped it take a bath.

"No!"

Xiao Zhao was adamant, reaching out to pull Ponpo and Latias, who had been watching the whole thing, back down, and continued, "Pokémon need their own privacy too!"

"Oh well……"

Although she wanted to go with Ponpo, what the other person said made a lot of sense, and Mingyou couldn't think of anything to say in rebuttal. She could only say to Ponpo and the others, "Then go with Sister Xiaozhao, and remember not to cause trouble."

"Mmm~"

After explaining all this, Mingyou and Riolu headed towards the men's bath, while Ponpo, whose hand was being held by Xiaozhao, was unaware of what it was about to see.

Before officially entering the hot spring, you have to wash yourself thoroughly. Just as Xiao Zhao put away her things and was about to change her clothes, she suddenly discovered that Peng Peng had taken out her Rotom phone, and Latias had already started taking pictures.

"Hello!"

She quickly stepped forward to stop them, gently advising, "You can't take photos in the hot springs~"

"Hmm..."

OK then……

Ponpo had no choice but to hand over her Rotom phone for safekeeping. It didn't have any bad intentions; it was just that it was the first time she had come with someone else and she wanted to take some photos as souvenirs.

Seeing its expression, Xiao Zhao sighed softly, returned the Rotom phone, and said, "Just tell everyone when you want to take pictures, don't take pictures of them without permission, okay?"

"Mmm~"

"Okay, let's go in then."

They walked into the women's bath together, where Qi Shu and Dan Yu, who had already entered, were waiting. Now that Ming You was not there, it was just the few of them left. It was time to start a conversation that was appropriate for girls!

"Speaking of which..."

Qi Shu chuckled and approached Xiao Zhao, whispering, "You and the boss are a couple, aren't you?"

"what?"

"Are you surprised that your relationship was discovered?"

"No, we're just friends!"

Hearing Qi Shu's question, Xiao Zhao's cheeks flushed slightly, as if she didn't want to talk about this topic, but Qi Shu didn't intend to let her off the hook.

"Oh my, you're blushing~"

"...It's just too hot here!"

Xiao Zhao clenched her fists and placed them on her chest, her earlobes turning slightly red as she explained anxiously.

Danyu covered her mouth, chuckling as she continued, "You're in such a hurry to move into Mingyou's house, I really don't believe there's nothing between you two. Just admit it, I want to go to school and see those annoying boys who like you break down their defenses."

Faced with the two's continued attacks, Xiao Zhao bit her lip, not knowing how to explain that her relationship with Ming You was just a pure friendship.

Finally, she couldn't take it anymore. She flung her hands down and shouted resentfully, "If you keep doing this, I'm going to get angry!"

Seeing that he had indeed gone too far, Qi Shu quickly waved his hand and apologized: "Okay, okay, just kidding. Girls like to talk about these kinds of things when they get together. We were just asking out of curiosity."

"This joke isn't funny..."

"Calm down..."

Dan Yu quickly calmed the other person down, and then the group walked inside one by one, leaving only the frightened Latias standing there in place.

Soon after they finished showering and wrapped themselves in towels, they opened the door and went outside. Looking at the bubbling spring water and steaming hot spring in the snow-covered landscape, it felt like stepping into a fairy tale.

Xiao Zhao wrapped her long hair in a towel and looked at the hot spring scenery with curiosity. It was a pity that few plants grew on Ghost Mountain. It would have been better if there were a few trees covered with snow to decorate the area. At the same time, she was also a little disappointed.

"There's no Snorlax here..."

"Why is there a Snorlax here?"

On the other side, in the men's bath, Naruto stared in astonishment at the wild Snorlax sleeping in the hot spring, and looked around at the partitions and rock walls, wondering how the Snorlax had managed to climb over the wall and get in.

However, this doesn't matter. Natural hot springs don't belong to humans, so it's normal for wild Pokémon to appear here. Kitakami Village is only open for one month in winter because wild Pokémon are less aggressive in winter, and they basically won't fight while you're soaking in the hot springs...

He walked into the hot spring wrapped in a bath towel, and leisurely soaked in the warm water in the vast snowfield, feeling the smoothness of the spring water and the warmth of the embrace. It is a great enjoyment in life at any time.

The Pokémon also came here. Riolu followed his example and sat by the hot spring pool with his eyes closed, letting Smoke sit on his head.

Xiao Zhao's Zoroa was also there. It immediately occupied the belly of the wild Snorlax, asserting its dominance. Slowpoke had already sunk to the bottom, blowing bubbles.

Garchomp was trying to swim, and Deerclops was lying on the ground, enjoying this long-lost feeling. Snorlax had an egg it had picked up somewhere in its arms and threw it into the hot spring, hoping to make a hot spring egg.

Just as Ursaring and Luna walked in at the same time, the water level of the entire hot spring rose instantly, almost washing Riolu away. Everyone then quietly enjoyed the beauty of the hot spring together.

But on the other side...

After entering the hot spring, Latias subconsciously reverted to his original form due to the comfort of the place, lying down in it with a look of enjoyment. However, this scene shocked Danyu and Qishu.

Is Naruto's sister a transformation of Latias? Then what about Naruto? Could he be Latias?

My God! This is a huge secret!

Qi Shu was the first to come to his senses, as if he had discovered some enormous traffic. He stood up excitedly, and the bath towel wrapped around his body fell off.

Just as Xiao Zhao was about to explain Latias's situation, he suddenly heard Dan Yu's extremely shocked cry.

"You bastard! You hid two gas bombs inside!"

"Um?"

Xiao Zhao looked over in confusion and saw Dan Yu covering her mouth, trembling slightly, staring in disbelief at the strange tree's body, its bath towel now fallen off.

"How is that possible... You're barely up to my shoulder! You're just a primary school student..."

"..."

Listening to Danyu's speech, Xiaozhao subconsciously looked down at herself... In fact, she had already seen it when she gave Qishu a Christmas present that day, which is why she was so surprised.

After all, as a girl, I believe no one is indifferent to their figure and appearance. Even if they never discuss such topics, they will still subconsciously pay attention to them. She is no exception.

Hearing Dan Yu's shock, Qi Shu picked up a bath towel, wrapped it around himself, puffed out his chest with a smug look, and laughed, "What's a gas bomb? Qi Shu's is the real deal. You can try it if you don't believe me~"

"!!!"

Dan Yu gritted her teeth. What does this mean?! Are you proud of it?! Just because you're big doesn't mean you're superior? Do you have to be so sarcastic?!

Can this be tolerated?

I can't stand it!

I'm determined to verify whether it's real or fake today!

Danyu flung aside the towel that was hindering her movement and lunged forward, shouting, "Wait for me, Gas Bomb! I'm coming to save you!"

"What are you going to do...?"

Sensing something was wrong, a hint of fear flashed in Qi Shu's eyes, and the next second her bath towel was ripped off.

Xiao Zhao instinctively gripped her towel tightly with one hand, and covered her forehead with the other, not daring to continue watching, much less to try to mediate the fight and cause a real death.

Jealousy between women is terrifying...

"Hmm..."

Ponpo covered her eyes. Although she couldn't understand what it was saying, she felt it was better not to look. But should she take pictures? Maybe not…

"ah!!!"

Kiju's screams echoed throughout the hot spring, instantly waking Naruyu, who had fallen asleep while soaking in the water. Naruyu couldn't help but complain, "It's so noisy over there..."

"Gambit..."

The Snorlax, having eaten its fill of a soft-boiled egg, lay on the water's surface, drifting along with the current. It floated right in front of Mingyou, who reached out and stopped it: "You've gotten quite a bit fatter. You should be evolving soon, right?"

Mingyou observed the sleeping Snorlax, then glanced at the wild Snorlax sleeping in the distance, unsure of its size after evolution.

Thinking about all this, he decided to sleep a little longer...

After a long while, they finished soaking in the hot spring, changed their clothes, and came out.

Mingyou felt refreshed, but seeing Qishu clutching her chest with a resentful expression as she left with her assistant, and Danyu with noticeably thinner hair, he couldn't help but pause: "What happened? Did they fight?"

"It's better if you don't ask..."

Xiao Zhao walked over with a wry smile. Ponpo and Latias, who were standing next to her, were not in particularly good condition either. They were obviously affected by the fight and did not enjoy the hot spring trip comfortably.

"..."

Mingyou scratched his head, deciding to apologize to Qishu himself when he got back. After all, Qishu was the one who came looking for him, and things had turned out badly, so he definitely needed to go and give him an explanation.

He then took out his phone and checked the time. It was already past 4 p.m. He could make dinner when he got back... But this was Ghost Mountain, wasn't it?

Mingyou suddenly remembered something, so she looked at Danyu, who had a resentful look on her face, and asked, "Speaking of which, when I first came to Ghost Mountain, my phone suddenly lost signal. What happened?"

"Huh? I don't quite understand this principle, but whenever there is a crystal crystal forming in Ghost Mountain, the signal in Ghost Mountain will suddenly become very weak, probably because it is too close to the crystal pool."

Danyu snapped out of her daze and offered an explanation.

"Is that so..."

Mingyou nodded slightly and didn't pay any more attention to it. Perhaps the Crystal Pool held some secrets, but it didn't concern him much right now.

So the three of them went down the mountain together and left...

Not long after, in Emerald Town.

Kiju and her assistant had already returned in a flying taxi. She still looked resentful, clutching her chest: "Just a pair of Thunderballs? You're just jealous that I have a pair of Erangels. I hope you never evolve in your life! Kiju's curse will definitely come true! But this really hurts..."

"..."

The assistant shook his head, not knowing what to say. He was almost forty, why was he still arguing with a child?

The two arrived near the Momozawa store and, since they were already there, decided to buy some more sticky rice cakes.

At that moment, they overheard nearby residents discussing the strange and mysterious creature, which had clearly spread far and wide.

"Hehe~ It's all thanks to me, Qishu. If I drag Ponpo along for a live stream sometime, the boss should agree, right?"

Kiki said with a smile, and then bought the rest of the sticky rice cakes at Momozawa Shop. While eating them, he and his assistant returned to the community center.

But the moment she took her first bite of the sticky rice cake, the cold air around her seemed to fall completely still, silent and profound.

Her pupils contracted, her hair stood on end, and she didn't know what was happening. She only felt that the world around her was constantly moving away from her, and she couldn't move!

Just as she was about to struggle, a sound finally came from beside her, but the sound... was like the sound of a chain being slowly dragged across the ground.

At the same time, a faint, familiar peach scent gently caressed her nose...

"Gebei..."

……

(End of this chapter)