Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 295 The Legend of Unova, N and Zekrom (Seeking monthly votes)

That afternoon, on the southern outer layer of the Giant's Cave.

Perhaps due to the recent Pokémon out-of-control incidents, wild Pokémon are rarely seen. When a few do appear, they are only venturing out to pick berries for food.

Mingyou and N traveled together, preparing to cross the outer hillside to reach the high platform of the Giant's Cave, which was specially built by the researchers to provide a better view of the entire meteorite crater.

To avoid damaging the crater's environment, no roads have been built here; the paths are all made by tourists who come to visit or survey the crater.

The area is now overgrown with weeds, so it's likely that no tourists have visited for some time.

"There's still a long way to go, let's rest for a while here halfway up the mountain."

Mingyou looked up and glanced at him, then turned her head and spoke.

Because he was helping Nurse Joy repair the gate to the Pokémon Center that had been damaged by Excadrill, he left a little late. He had originally planned to reach the mountaintop by this time and then stay there for the night.

N nodded slightly. Since leaving home, he hadn't had much conversation with Mingyou. Instead, he had been observing her interactions with the Pokémon while also keeping a close eye on the special circumstances of the Giant's Cave, remaining vigilant.

The two found a fairly flat spot. Mingyou sat on a rock, took out some food from her bag and handed it to Pengpeng and the others. She also had it take two pieces of bread to give to N.

"Mmm~"

"Thank you~"

N took the bread, found a place to sit down, tore open the packaging, and looked at Millerton, who was complaining about how much he hated fast food sandwiches, and couldn't help but ask him a question out of curiosity.

"This Pokémon is very special. I can feel that it contains a terrifying power, but here it is like a newborn child full of curiosity about everything."

"It's not that it's naive; it's just that it's coming into this world for the first time and hasn't experienced these things before. It's gradually adapting and becoming friends with them."

Mingyou took a bite of bread and responded softly.

N nodded as if he understood, tore open the packaging in his hand, and looked at Meloeta. He recalled the casual promise he made earlier, then looked at Mingyou, remained silent for a moment, and finally spoke.

"Can I ask you a question?"

"Okay, go ahead and ask."

"I'd like to know, what are your thoughts on the relationship between humans and Pokémon!"

N asked earnestly, feeling increasingly that the Pokémon should not continue to suffer because of his special abilities, his own experiences, and his knowledge of Team Plasma's actions.

Liberate Pokémon, let all Pokémon regain their freedom, and live away from humans...

He always thought this way, and although he was deceived by his own plasma team, his ideals never changed.

But seeing Mingyou and Pengpeng living like family, without any exploitation, only trust and bond between them, he couldn't understand.

In response to his question, Naruto finished his last piece of bread, smiled calmly, and replied, "Neither humans nor Pokémon can live alone in this world. There may be many bad people who exploit Pokémon, but there are also people like me who live with Pokémon."

As he spoke, he looked at N, who was still confused, stood up, patted his pants, and continued, "But that's my answer. As for the answer you really want to hear, you'll have to find it yourself. Let's go, lest it get dark again."

"Should I find the answer on my own...?"

N murmured these words to himself, watching Riolu snatch Naruto's backpack and carry it for him. Perhaps the answer would be revealed soon.

The two started climbing the mountain again. Along the way, Ponpo used her Rotom phone to take pictures of the scenery she thought was beautiful. She would also bring along Snivy and the others to take pictures, and then send them to Mingyou.

"Mmm~"

Although not as grand as Mount Oni, Ponpo was still quite satisfied with the scenery of Giant's Cave, except that there were fewer wild Pokémon, making it less lively.

N witnessed all of this.

Aside from Milo, N is most concerned about the other person here. He can hear the Pokémon's thoughts. Although every Pokémon except Milton likes Milo very much, only Ponpo is the most special.

Curious, he walked up to her and greeted her, "Do you like taking pictures?"

"Mmm~"

Ponpo held the Rotom phone, smiled and nodded. During their time in Ripple Town, it had asked Sally to teach it some photography techniques.

Besides taking photos, it also loves making desserts. After returning home from the Unova region, Mingyou promised to help open a dessert shop in Kitakami Township and invite Xiaozhao and the others to come and eat there.

"Open...a dessert shop?"

"Mmm~"

Ponpon nodded slightly. Anyone who is a friend of Ponpon and Mingyou can come and eat for free.

Hearing this, N became even more interested and asked with a smile, "Then can I go?"

"Mmm~"

Of course you can! Because you're Mingyou's friend, his friend is Ponpon's friend.

"Naryu's...friend?"

N was slightly taken aback. What did that mean?

He kept thinking about and trying to understand the problem until he reached the summit...

At the top of the Giant's Cave, from the man-made platform, one can overlook the entire meteorite crater.

Mingyou stood on the high platform with her hands on her hips, looking down at the forest below, her face full of shock. The entire meteorite crater was nearly three kilometers in diameter. It was hard to imagine what kind of disaster a meteorite with such enormous power could have caused at the time.

If such a meteorite were to fall on Beishang Township, the entire township would probably be destroyed. Faced with natural disasters, life is still too insignificant.

He took out his binoculars and looked down, but unfortunately, due to long-term neglect, the crater was now like a primeval forest, and he could only barely see a lake in the very center.

"Not bad, let's camp here tonight and explore the forest below tomorrow."

Mingyou gazed at the meteorite crater, having already planned his next move. However, when he took out his phone, Rotom, to take a picture and record it, he suddenly discovered that his phone had lost signal again.

"Huh? What's going on?"

He waved his phone, and seeing that there was indeed no signal, he sighed helplessly. He had originally planned to video call Xiao Zhao here tonight, but it seemed that the opportunity was gone.

Not far away, Milton seemed to sense something, but he didn't pay attention to it. Instead, Meloetta called him over and took him for a walk around the area to familiarize him with the terrain.

As dusk fell, the temperature at the top of the Giant's Cave began to drop sharply. With Ponpo's help, they lit a fire to ward off the cold and started cooking.

Mingyou didn't prepare a tent because she brought too much food and couldn't fit it all. Anyway, the sleeping bags were enough. They sat together around the campfire, but unfortunately the weather wasn't cooperating that night, and the moonlight was shrouded in gloom.

"Thank goodness it's not going to rain, otherwise I'd have to dig a hole and hide inside to sleep."

He checked the weather forecast for a while, and seeing that the curry in the pot was almost cooked, he called everyone over to eat.

"Miller!"

Where's my sandwich?!

Millerton looked at the curry and a hint of disappointment flashed across his face. Mingyou gently patted his head and took out the sandwiches that had been prepared.

"Don't worry, everything is prepared for you."

"Miller~"

"Eat here, don't go far."

Seeing that Mingyou had prepared the Pokémon's favorite foods, N ate his curry rice and said rather apologetically, "Thank you for your help again."

"It's alright, you don't eat as much as they do. I've prepared half a month's worth of food."

Mingyou responded with a smile.

But N was beginning to understand why the other party was so popular with Pokémon, so he took a Poké Ball out of his pocket.

Mingyou happened to see this and asked, somewhat surprised, "Don't you hate catching Pokémon? Why do you always carry around Poké Balls?"

"No……"

N shook his head slightly and explained, "This is the only Poké Ball that I found that couldn't be opened when I was releasing all the Pokémon that Team Plasma had captured from their Poké Balls in their warehouse."

Before fleeing Team Plasma, this was the only good deed he did as the leader. Then, looking at the Poké Ball in his hand, by the light of the campfire, Naruto finally saw the color of the Poké Ball clearly!

"This is!"

With that bright green paint, there's no doubt that this is a Wonder Ball, Xiao Zhao's lost Pokémon. I never expected to find it here.

He explained the situation, and N was quite surprised after listening: "No wonder I couldn't open the Poké Ball; was it still asleep?"

"Yes, can I have the Wonder Ball? I need to deliver it to the Trainer."

"Um……"

N hesitated for a moment, pondered for a long time, and finally handed the Strange Sphere to Mingyou.

"Thanks."

"No need. It would be even happier if it could go back to the person it loves."

"Isn't that the beginning of understanding?"

Mingyou took the Strange Ball, smiled calmly, and believed that the other party would soon get the answer they wanted. He was just a little curious about which Pokémon was inside the ball. He would tell Xiaozhao later.

He put the strange sphere away, and since they were chatting again, he continued the previous topic, asking curiously, "By the way, why did you leave Team Plasma? Or did something happen in between?"

"this……"

N put down his chopsticks and hesitated for a moment. He hadn't originally planned to mention these things to anyone, but if it were Mingyou, perhaps...

He took a slight breath, looked up, and asked, "Do you know the legends of the Unova region?"

"The founding legend of the Unicron Kingdom? I've heard of that. The black hero and the white hero worked together to defeat the enemy and create this country."

Mingyou responded, and Meloetta, seemingly curious about the story, leaned closer.

N nodded slightly and continued, "The black hero Zekrom and the white hero Reshiram served this kingdom in the past, until the country lost its justice, and then they departed."

"But Team Plasma wants to possess these legendary powers, rebuild the Unova Kingdom, and then rule the world. To achieve their goal, they raised me from childhood to adulthood..."

"Melo?"

Meloeta tilted her head, not quite understanding. Was there any connection between these two things?

N smiled helplessly and replied, "I possess the ability to hear the thoughts of Pokémon. From a young age, they instilled in me the ideal of liberating Pokémon and restoring their freedom. And having a firm ideal is one of the conditions for becoming a Zekrom Trainer!"

"But on that day... when I was performing the ritual to summon Zekrom, I suddenly lost consciousness for some reason, and the entire ritual site was completely destroyed by the raging Zekrom."

"It wasn't until I was rescued and woke up that I learned that my father, who raised me, had tried to steal my power and take control of Zekrom after the ritual, but an accident occurred..."

……

(End of this chapter)