Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 177 Meeting Ralts' Parents (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Completely unaware that someone was behind her, Ralts continued playing her game, while she and Munchlax glared at each other with obvious displeasure.

Finally, it made a slight mistake and Munchlax successfully snatched the controller. It had no choice but to put its hands on its legs and start watching the game.

At this moment, Mingyou, who was in the back, quietly took a picture of everyone playing together, put her hands on the back of the sofa, smiled and said, "Let's stop playing after this game, it's time to get ready for dinner."

"Ralu!?"

Hearing the sound, Ralts snapped back to reality, finally realizing where she was. Her serious expression gradually turned into panic, and she timidly turned her head to look behind her at the person who was still looking at her with a kind smile.

"Ralu..."

"Good afternoon! I haven't seen you for several days. Let's have lunch here later."

Mingyou greeted him with a smile, knowing that the other person had a socially awkward personality, so she deliberately kept her distance and did not reach out to touch him.

Upon hearing his words, the Ponpo, who had been watching from the sidelines, finally noticed the little guy who had somehow sneaked in and had been playing there for so long without being discovered.

"Ralu..."

They blended in naturally... This is what it's like to have social anxiety and feel invisible.

"Haha, it's okay. You can come over to play anytime you want, but you have to tell your parents, okay? Don't sneak out again and make them worry."

"Ralu..."

"You ran away again, didn't you...?"

Mingyou shook her head and rubbed her forehead, then said softly, "That won't do. Since your sister is taking care of you, you have to tell her before you come to play. I'll have Xiaozhao take you home when she gets back."

"Ralu..."

Ralts doesn't want to go home. It wants to play here, and besides, it knows it'll get scolded again if it goes home. Its sister is so fierce...

"That won't do!"

Mingyou also has her own principles. You can come to the manor to play, or even stay here, but you must get the consent of the family members who are responsible for taking care of you. You absolutely cannot let them worry.

But at this moment, Latias reached out and protected Ralts, looking quite self-righteous, saying that he was the one being taken care of by his brother, and that he hadn't said anything and had just lived there for so long.

So there's no big problem, we'll let the child stay here and teach her how to play games.

Hearing this, Mingyou was completely bewildered: "Can your conditions be the same as itss?!"

"Waaah!"

It's just an older brother and an older sister, there's no difference. Even an older brother can be an older sister!

"Where did this absurd logic come from? Does Latios even know it's become the older sister?"

"Hmm..."

Seeing that things seemed a bit off, Ponpo quickly tried to persuade her, but Mingyou waved her hand and continued, "Alright, I'll take it back myself later and have a good talk with its sister."

"Waaah!"

I want to go with them!

Latias has his own set of strategies for dealing with parents, so I'm sure there won't be any problems.

Watching them argue over their own issues, Ralts huddled up, covering her head and crouching defensively, a strange sense of guilt welling up inside her...

After a while, Mingyou was busy in the kitchen, and Pengpeng was helping him by preparing some ingredients. Pengpeng always learns things very quickly, and it is estimated that he will be able to become a chef in a while.

At this moment, Xiao Zhao returned from outside, with a hint of regret on her face. It seemed that she had not found any clues. After entering the room, she saw Ralts sitting on the sofa, no longer playing games.

"Hey~ Came over to play again?"

"Ralu..."

"Why are you in a bad mood?"

Xiao Zhao wanted to go over and comfort her, but Latias, who was sitting next to Ralts, explained the situation, and she finally understood the reason, but...

"Mingyou is right. If you want to go out and have fun, you absolutely can't let your parents worry. Maybe his words were a bit harsh, but I would have said the same thing!"

Xiao Zhao spoke very seriously. She and Mingyou are both without parents now. Although it might sound a bit dramatic... but precisely because of this, they both take this matter very seriously.

Just then, Mingyou and Pengpeng came out of the kitchen carrying the prepared dishes. Seeing her return, they greeted her, "You can come and eat after washing your hands."

"They're here."

Xiao Zhao responded, then looked at Ralts again and said, "Since he's in charge of handling it, I won't interfere anymore. But you can rest assured, although he can seem a bit strict at times, he'll definitely help you communicate with your sister."

"Ralu..."

After a short while, they arrived at the dining table. Mingyou's seat was now quite close to Xiaozhao's, making it easier for them to talk without disturbing the Pokémon's meal.

"Have you found any clues about ghosts?"

"No... I specifically asked the uncle, but what he knew was the same as what you said. I also asked some residents in the town, but they still think that Ponpo is the ghost."

Xiao Zhao shook his head, but did not give up: "I'll look again this afternoon. Since it has existed in Beishang Township for hundreds of years, I absolutely do not believe that no clues have been left behind."

"Thanks a lot."

Mingyou was grateful for the other person's help in this matter, then put that topic aside and continued to ask, "How is Wuli?"

I didn't see him...

"what?"

"He locked himself in his room, saying he needed two days to calm down and didn't want to be disturbed. He would only quietly take the food that was placed at the door after everyone had left. Danyu was so angry that she wanted to bang on the door, but I stopped her."

"Is that so... Then let's wait a couple of days and see."

Mingyou was also very worried about Wuli's condition, after all, he also had a responsibility. He planned to take Pengpeng with him to go and find her after some time...

After a moment of silence, he remembered something and asked with a smile, "By the way, I'm planning to open a Pokémon video game store around here. Do you have any suggestions?"

"Huh? A video game store?"

Xiao Zhao tilted his head in confusion, thinking he had misheard something. These kinds of things are usually for humans to play with, right? Giving them to Pokémon to play with is a complete loss-making business, isn't it?

"Haha, I see they like playing games, so I'm planning to open one."

"Don't get cocky just because you have money... I heard that even your haunted house was funded by the Ether Foundation, and you haven't fully recouped your investment yet. So, it's better to take it one step at a time, isn't it?"

"This is different..."

"Alright, after all, you're the boss, and I'm practically your employee. These decisions are naturally yours to make. But I do have some suggestions, and I'll put them together for you in a couple of days."

"no problem."

Mingyou nodded slightly. This was considered as some preparation for setting up a Pokémon video game store. He would take advantage of the last few days of the year to organize all the plans and then officially start at the beginning of the year!

At Latias's urging, Laltras also came to the table to eat and overheard their conversation.

"Ralu..."

A Pokémon video game store? What's that?

……

After the meal, Xiao Zhao and the Ghostly Deer left together, while Ming You had to deal with Ralts's matter, taking her back to meet her parents and have a good talk.

"Let's go, don't be nervous."

Although she was secretly concerned about the child's various disobedient behaviors, Mingyou maintained a gentle tone throughout, so as not to frighten the other party.

"Ralu..."

Ralts nodded slightly.

At that moment, Latias's body reflected light and instantly transformed into its original form. Although the cold temperature outside made it somewhat uncomfortable to remain in its original form, there was no other way... it was all for the sake of its new friend!

Ralts was astonished when she saw the real Latias. Wasn't it just a human cub a moment ago? It has grown wings! How cool!

Let's go!

Mingyou gently picked up Ralts and then mounted Latias.

"Waaah!"

take off!

Latias transformed into a beam of light and soared into the sky. Ralts, gently held in Mingyou's arms, had a face full of surprise and excited joy.

It really flew up, flying in the sky!

"Relax a bit. If you want to fly, you can fly anytime you want here."

Mingyou responded with a light laugh, not forgetting the first time she met him, when Ralts climbed a tree trunk, wanting to learn how to fly from those bird Pokémon. This time, it could be considered that half of her dream had finally come true.

"Ralu~"

……

(End of this chapter)