Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 227 If you want a speaker, come and duel, Shuai Xia! (Seeking monthly votes)

Peony stood in front of the figurine stall, her hands on her chest, looking nervously at the little girl beside her and Ralts, who was being led by the little girl.

The main problem was this little girl... The other person was staring at her with their hands on their hips, and it was terrifying. My instinct was that if she said another word, the other person would throw her out like trash.

"Um... I saw this first, so it's first come, first served. You'll have to queue!"

Peony clenched her fists, overcame her nervousness, and cheered herself up. She had finally finished her work for the morning and had come all the way from Zhuotai City just to buy this thing. She was determined to get her hands on it!

But Latias remained defiant, claiming they were the first to arrive at the stall, but were too short to be spotted, so according to the rules, they should buy first…

That's what she said, but she can't speak. If she used telepathy to tell the other party the information, wouldn't that directly expose that she was a Pokémon in disguise? That would be a big problem.

Fortunately, Mingyou had already arrived at the back. She immediately hugged Mingyou's leg, indicating that the short, bespectacled guy in front of her, who couldn't tell the difference between men and women, had his eye on the Speaker Squirrel figurine that Ralts had his eye on.

"Ralu..."

Ralts really wants this...

After understanding the situation, Mingyou scratched his head, then looked at Mudan and said with a smile, "Young lady, since my sister came to the stall first, we should indeed be the ones to buy from her."

"Oh no... I've been eyeing this limited edition speaker-shaped figurine for days!"

Peony gently shook her head, clearly unwilling to give up, but continuing the stalemate would only be a waste of time for both sides.

After some hesitation, she made a condition: "How about I give you a 1:16 scale Dolphin Man figure in exchange for this Speaker Man figure?"

"Dolphin Man?"

Mingyou looked down at Ralts, asking for its opinion, but the little guy didn't know anything about Dolphin Man, and only thought that Speaker Squirrel Man was cooler.

"It seems it doesn't agree... Hmm, how about this, let's settle it like trainers battle each other, and the winner gets to buy it."

"A...battle?"

Hearing Mingyou's conditions, Mudan adjusted her glasses, smiled, and nodded gently: "Alright then, that's indeed the simplest way, but you can only use this Ralts!"

"Laru?"

"no problem!"

Mingyou and the other party had a surprisingly similar idea. He planned to have Ralts fight to obtain it. Since it was something he wanted, it would be more fulfilling to obtain it with his own hands!

The convention venue has a dedicated battle arena, which is quite small and is usually for Pokémon cosplayers. However, you can use your own Pokémon team to battle, just like that.

Ralts walked onto the field, timid and incredibly nervous. Even with Ponpo and Latias cheering it on, it didn't believe it could win; it had never battled before.

"Relax, I'm here for you~"

Ralts' tension eased considerably as its voice came from behind. It began to recall what moves it could use besides Teleport... Hmm, it seems there are quite a few.

Peony walked to the other side, adopting a timid and submissive posture, took out a Poké Ball, and whispered a threat: "Watch me beat you all until you scream!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she threw the Poké Ball. With a flashing effect, a white-furred Eevee gently landed in the arena, raised its head, revealed a fierce yet cute expression, and called out to Ralts.

"Boo!"

"Ralu..."

I'm not playing anymore, the different colored cloth is too scary...

Seeing Ralts crouching down, covering its head in defense, Mingyou whispered, "Put on the same mindset you have when you're playing a video game. Imagine you're playing a game right now, controlling a Ralts against your opponent's Eevee!"

"Laru?"

Upon hearing this, Ralts was slightly taken aback.

At that moment, Peony was already in action, waving her hand and shouting, "Lightning Flash!"

"Boo!"

Eevee transformed into a streak of white light, hurtling forward with lightning speed. Just as it was about to collide with Ralts, a protective energy shield suddenly formed around its body, blocking the attack.

It's been held...

"Buyi?"

Eevee froze instinctively, but Ralts had already stood up, gathered dazzling lightning in its right hand, and threw a heavy punch that struck Eevee in the abdomen. The lightning punch hit a vital spot, and Eevee was sent flying backward, rolling twice.

They can take one bite at a time, which is terrifying; one punch and they're all Eevee.

"Wow, this..."

Peony was startled. How could this be?

Mingyou smiled calmly. All that fruit she ate wasn't for nothing. The biggest benefit of eating fruit is that it makes her skills numerous but not complicated, allowing her to master all the moves and use them whenever she wants without worrying about forgetting them.

"Ralu..."

Ralts stared blankly at her hands. Had she really done that? She felt like she had unknowingly learned so many moves.

Yes! We can win!

Thinking of all this, it recalled its focused state when playing games, and under Mingyou's command, launched another attack: "Magic Flame!"

"Ralu!"

Ralts gently waved her little hand, and an orange-red flame ring instantly formed. Although it was small, it was enough to unleash a dazzling burst of light!

Flames erupted, and Eevee tried to stand up to dodge, but his body suddenly crackled with electricity. He was paralyzed by the lightning punch earlier and was unable to escape. He was instantly engulfed by the magical flames.

"One last push, with utmost mental focus!"

"Ralu!"

Ralts' eyes turned purple as it unleashed its psychic power. Seeing Eevee's fur singed, Peony felt a pang of heartache and immediately rushed forward to pick up Eevee: "My Eevee... let's stop fighting, we surrender!"

But Ralts seemed not to hear at all. Fortunately, Mingyou disregarded the danger of her mental powers going berserk and picked it up, which finally brought the situation to an end.

"Laru?"

Ralts was slightly taken aback, then returned to its previous timid state, looking nervously at the Eevee it had injured. It couldn't help but feel afraid and subconsciously wanted to go over and apologize to the other party.

"Apologizing to a defeated opponent is disrespectful. Let me go up and say it instead."

Mingyou gently comforted Ralts, while also being surprised by the other's performance. It was clear that Ralts was so amazing when it got serious, but it was also a socially awkward person.

He stepped forward, looked at Botan who was applying medicine to Eevee, and handed out two pieces of dried fruit he had made himself, saying, "Give it this; it's quite effective at restoring its strength and healing its injuries."

"Um... thank you."

After a moment of stunned silence, Peony responded, took the dried fruit, and fed it to Eevee without any suspicion.

Because she saw that Ralts was also eating this, it was clearly a deliberate act by the other party to dispel her doubts, indicating that the dried fruit was effective.

Sure enough, after eating two pieces of dried fruit, Ibu immediately recovered and was fine except for his fur being a little dirty.

"Recovered so quickly!"

"Of course! This is dried fruit made from a variety of fruits, and it's very nutritious."

"A variant... Could it be one of those fruit-based moves from the internet? So expensive! Too extravagant!"

Peony opened her mouth wide in surprise, then suddenly froze, her face slightly flushed as she turned her head away, becoming timid and hesitant again, her expression somewhat embarrassed that she had talked so much with a stranger.

To ease the tension, she coughed lightly and said with a hint of regret, "You win. The Speaker Sculptor figurine is yours. Goodbye..."

After saying that, she turned to leave.

Although Ralts won, it still felt guilty about injuring Eevee earlier, as this was the first time it had injured another Pokémon.

So it temporarily overcame its fear, mustered its courage, and gently called out, taking the initiative to ask Peony what the Dolphin Man figurine looked like.

If it's really cool, I wouldn't mind trading it for a Speaker Squirrel figurine.

"Are you telling the truth?"

Peony turned around excitedly. She could understand some of the Pokémon's language, but she just wanted to make sure she hadn't misheard.

"Ralu~"

Laluras nodded slightly, feeling nervous.

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(End of this chapter)