Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 253 Sharing a Room, the Legend of Meloetta (Happy New Year)

Inside the dormitory, Mingyou, who had just been woken up, was eating dinner, completely unaware that she had been kissed without her consent, but she seemed to have some vague feelings about it.

Ponpo and the others had already eaten, but the dormitory was too small; two people were already feeling crowded, so Riolu and the others had to stay inside their Poké Balls.

Xiao Zhao kept her previous actions to herself and didn't say anything. She decided to keep it a secret for now, as she wanted to maintain her composure in front of the person she liked.

She sat at her desk, wearing glasses, preparing her lesson. The final exams were at the end of the month, and as a teacher, she was under a lot of pressure. Once the exams were over, she could finally relax completely.

"You've had a tough time too..."

Mingyou curiously leaned closer, looking at the textbook and her own notes, which were all about raising Water-type Pokémon. She couldn't help but ask, "Is this all you teach?"

"Whether it's battling or training... I can teach you anything related to Pokémon!"

"Wow, by the way, can I come watch your class tomorrow? I don't mean anything by it... I just want to see what it's like."

"No problem at all. I might need your help someday, so don't refuse then!"

At this point, Xiao Zhao chuckled softly, closed the book on the table, took off her glasses and put them aside. She had finally finished her work, stood up, and turned to walk to the window.

She reached out and pulled up the blinds, then turned back to look at them, smiling as she said, "You can enjoy the view here while you eat."

"Um?"

Mingyou stopped what she was doing and looked out through the glass after the blinds were pulled up. She could see many agate jellyfish and stingray jellyfish shining with a gem-like red light in the sea under the night sky, and many Pokémon drifting with the waves in the ocean!

"This is……"

"Isn't it amazing? Blueberry Academy is located in the sea. Of course, the outside is the ocean. It's isolated by a protective shield made of special materials. Even though I can't swim, I can still experience the joy of living in the ocean and with Pokémon here."

Hearing the joy in Xiao Zhao's voice, Ming You nodded slightly, looked out at the sea view, and said with a smile, "It feels like living in a dragon palace."

"Haha, right~"

Xiao Zhao smiled and then turned around to bring up the topic of the open tournament: "I've spoken to them about your situation. Principal Xi Lan isn't at school right now, but the school leaders will take care of the rest, so you can rest assured. If you don't mind, you can sleep in my room tonight."

"That's too... Huh? Wait a minute!"

Mingyou was about to be happy when she realized something and stood there stunned, holding her lunchbox. "I'll sleep in your room tonight?"

Seeing his confusion and surprise, Xiao Zhao explained, "Your accommodation hasn't been arranged yet, so there's nowhere for you to rest tonight."

"And what about you?"

"I can go to Danyu's room and be with her..."

Before she could finish speaking, Xiao Zhao paused, a hint of embarrassment flashing across her cute face.

"Oh no, I forgot..."

"What's wrong?"

"I forgot that Danyu went to the Padiya region for research last week with Teacher Bai Leiya. She probably won't be back for another two days, so I can't get in."

Xiao Zhao laughed awkwardly, realizing she had made such a mistake. She shook her head and rubbed her forehead. Since there was a slight problem with the arrangement, she had no choice but to make a slight change: "Then why don't you go and squeeze in with A Li? I haven't told him about your coming to Blueberry Academy yet..."

At this point, she sighed softly and shook her head: "Forget it, it's too much trouble late at night. It's only for one night, so it won't be a big deal... Let's sleep on the floor later. There's enough space. I trust you won't do anything bad."

"..."

Suddenly realizing that everything was arranged so clearly, Mingyou scratched her head. Sharing a room with the other person... since they didn't mind, why should she?

"I won't disturb your rest."

"It's okay, I'll bother you, haha."

"..."

After finishing her meal, Xiao Zhao took out a quilt from the wardrobe and made a makeshift bed on the floor next to the bed. Her expression was very calm, with a faint smile on her face, but inside she was panicking.

"What am I doing...?"

She felt she was being a bit too forward. After not seeing each other for so long, she was eager to advance their relationship. Perhaps it was the incident where Mingyou brought other girls home that made her feel threatened.

Previously, she had always maintained a pure friendship with Mingyou, and even when she saw him playing around with Qishu, she wouldn't pay much attention. But now that she has discovered that she has deeper feelings for Mingyou, she naturally cares a lot about the same things.

and so……

That must never happen again!

As she pondered these thoughts, her gaze instantly turned serious. She gently brushed aside a stray strand of hair with her fingers, smiled, and looked up at Mingyou, saying, "Go take a shower first. I still have some things to tidy up."

"Uh... okay."

Seeing her calm and composed demeanor, Mingyou became even more nervous. He hadn't expected her to be so proactive. Wasn't this progressing a bit too fast?

No...no!

After shaking his head to calm himself down, he stopped overthinking. After all, Xiao Zhao wasn't that kind of person; the two were quite similar in that respect.

A moment later, after taking a shower, he lay down on the floor to sleep. Adjusting to the time difference is tiring. Ponpo also lay down next to him very skillfully. Get some rest so we can go to the Eco Dome again tomorrow.

"Mmm~"

Goodnight~

Mingyou gently stroked its head, then slowly closed his eyes, trying not to think about anything else. But listening to the sound of running water coming from the bathroom, he stared blankly at the ceiling, wide awake.

How can anyone sleep like this!

"Oh no, I really can't sleep..."

After a while, Xiao Zhao came out of the bathroom, holding a towel and drying her still slightly damp hair.

She was wearing a white button-down pajama set with a Pikachu pattern, the neckline of which was very low, revealing part of her fair skin. It made people's imaginations run wild, as if she usually dressed like this when she was alone in the dormitory, completely forgetting that there was someone else there.

"Good evening……"

"Hey! You're still awake?"

Xiao Zhao then came to her senses, seemingly realizing something. She quickly covered her chest, her face flushed with embarrassment, and she looked at him with a mixture of awkwardness and nervousness.

But Mingyou wouldn't take advantage of the other party in such a situation. He has always respected the other party. He just can't sleep right now and wants to talk about some things.

After buttoning up the collar of her pajamas, Xiao Zhao's embarrassment gradually faded. She returned to her bed, stared at the ceiling, and sighed softly, "Go ahead and talk, but don't stay up too late, okay? I'm listening."

"Um……"

Despite saying that, Mingyou still spent a lot of time telling the other party about some of the things that had happened in the manor over the past six months.

Although he always bore it all alone, he really wanted to vent to someone. After talking about these things, he felt much more relaxed.

Xiao Zhao didn't complain about how long he had talked, nor did she seem impatient at all. Instead, she listened attentively to everything he said, and a look of helplessness appeared on her face: "So many things have happened... You should have told me sooner. It's not hard to make a phone call. Don't think I won't call back when I'm busy."

"I was just afraid of disturbing your class."

"You really are..."

Xiao Zhao smiled helplessly. Compared to what the other person had gone through, plus the need to take care of the manor, preparing lessons and teaching every day was incredibly easy for her.

"I'll go back and help out after summer vacation starts, so I can lighten your load."

"There's not much need for that. I can handle the manor situation by myself. But what about your side?"

After venting her feelings, Mingyou was also curious about the other person's life at Blueberry Academy over the past six months. It must have been quite interesting, right?

"Me...?"

Xiao Zhao smiled calmly and shook her head slightly, feeling that most of her work was just day after day, and there was very little that could truly attract people to come and watch.

But she still told the other person about her daily life. Mingyou didn't find it boring at all. On the contrary, she listened very carefully, her face full of curiosity about the giant ecological dome.

He was utterly astonished when he learned that the entire ecological dome was actually larger than the area of ​​Beishang Township. Was it really that big?

"At school, everyone uses flying taxis to get around."

Xiao Zhao smiled and explained, seemingly quite pleased that the other person was intimidated by the scale of Blueberry Academy, since she herself had been similarly overwhelmed by its grandeur when she first came here.

However, speaking of the Eco Dome, she did have a topic to discuss. She immediately turned to look at Mingyou by the side of the boat and said, "By the way, do you remember telling me that there was a Meloetta being chased by Team Rocket and ended up at Blueberry Academy?"

"Um?"

Mingyou was slightly taken aback. Was there really such a thing?

No, wait, it seems there really is some. It's information that he and Darko made a bet during the Suzuran Tournament, and Darko won.

But since he couldn't go to Blueberry Academy, he told Xiaozhao about it and asked her to help investigate.

"So you've found a clue?"

"I guess so. Students often see Meloe Tower near the Eco-Dome and the cafeteria, but no one has managed to capture a single trace of it. Over time, it has become a campus legend."

"After all, Meloetta has the ability to become invisible. But since it's been here for so long and is still here, I'll try to gain its trust and take it away. Poor thing..."

Mingyou felt very sorry for Meloeta's plight; those Rockets players were truly inhuman.

Xiao Zhao smiled at his decision, not surprised at all. Lying on her side on the bed, she silently looked at him and said, "If you want to go to Meloetta, you can go to the Alliance Society tomorrow."

"Huh? What are we going there for?"

"Some students in the Alliance Club have recently been secretly organizing a plan to break this campus legend, and they may have already gathered some clues."

Although these messages did not spread widely, Xiao Zhao had her own channels to obtain information.

"Really? Then I'll go check it out tomorrow. I should get some rest tonight."

"Okay, goodnight~"

Xiao Zhao lay on the edge of the bed, smiling and waving. She was already feeling sleepy and had class tomorrow morning, so she really should sleep.

But when she finished greeting everyone and was about to straighten up to rest, she was too close to the edge of the bed in order to have a better conversation. As soon as she moved her body, she slid to the side and lost her balance. A look of panic flashed across her face, but it was too late to react. She could only let out a scream and rolled off the bed, falling directly onto Mingyou.

With a sudden, heavy blow, Mingyou's drowsiness vanished instantly. Her expression was a mix of pain and pleasure: "Are you trying to stop me from sleeping, sister...?"

"Sorry! I'll be right back... Ah!"

"..."

Watching Xiao Zhao below frantically try to get up, only to bump her head on the bedside and fall down again, Zhenyi, hiding in the ceiling, simply assumed it was the two of them playing around. Its expression remained calm as it observed their interactions.

"Mengmeng..."

That's too intimate...

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, Xiao Zhao didn't wake Mingyou and the others who were still sleeping. After going out to buy breakfast, she thoughtfully left a note and went to the Eco-Dome for class.

When Mingyou woke up, she sat up and subconsciously glanced at the single bed next to her, which was covered with blankets. Thinking back on what happened last night, her chest ached slightly... Could it really hurt so much from such a height?

He picked up the note that told him Xiao Zhao's classroom location and some information about the Alliance Club. Wu Li was now a member of the Alliance Club, so if he wanted to join the team exploring the campus legends, he could contact Wu Li directly.

While eating breakfast, I faced two choices: go to the Eco-Dome to see Xiao Zhao and attend class, or go to the Alliance Club with Wu Li... It was a choice between two options.

"Is that even a question?"

Mingyou chose the former without hesitation; any hesitation would be disrespectful to Xiaozhao!

"Set off!"

After finishing breakfast, he was full of energy and took Ponpo with him to go outside. Although he hadn't fully figured out the internal facilities of Blueberry Academy, he was no longer going to get lost.

They quickly found the elevator to the Eco Dome. Ponpo had gone with Xiaozhao yesterday, but even so, she was still very excited at this moment.

"Mmm~"

"Did you see something truly extraordinary?"

Mingyou understood its meaning and became even more excited. He released Riolu and the others from their Poké Balls. Once they arrived at the Eco-Dome, everyone could move around freely there.

"Go to class first, then go to the Alliance Club. I guess A-Li will challenge me again. I'll have to rely on you guys then. Show your strength."

"Leo!"

Riolu nodded, "Just leave it to it."

As the elevator doors slowly closed, Mingyou couldn't wait to ask Ponpon and the others about the giant ecological egg, wanting to learn more about it beforehand.

But just then, the elevator doors, which had just closed, suddenly opened again. Someone outside had pressed a button to come in... But after a long while, no one appeared.

"Hmm? A child's prank?"

Mingyou peeked out and looked around, but didn't see anyone, so she stopped paying attention, pressed the button, and closed the elevator door...

The elevator finally started operating, but there was still some time before we arrived at the Eco Dome, so he continued the previous conversation, asking about the Eco Dome and what they had done the day before.

But inside the slowly descending elevator, it seemed as if a pair of eyes were curiously observing them and eavesdropping on their conversation...

"Melo~"

……

(End of this chapter)