Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 331 Surveillance lifted, N delivers a message (Seeking monthly votes)

As they emerged from the competition venue, Officer Jenny and the Interpol officers were already waiting outside due to the Rockets' sudden attack. As soon as Mingyou and Xiaozhao appeared, they were taken away by a handsome guy they hadn't seen for a while.

Ostensibly, he was there to protect and investigate the Rockets' attack, but it also conveniently freed him from post-game media interviews. Rather than being mobbed on the road for hours with endless questions, he preferred to have some tea at the police station.

The media outlets that wanted to interview him could only stand there, watching him with a smug smile, helplessly watching him being taken away by the police.

A moment later, inside the police station...

"That's how it is. Team Rocket's goal is to capture my Pokémon. After all, Ponpo is so cute, who wouldn't like it?"

"Hmm..."

Ponpo also showed a frightened expression, cooperating with Mingyou in the international police investigation to avoid revealing the existence of the Light Stone.

The handsome man had his subordinates take notes while he looked grave and muttered to himself.

"The Plasma Team issue hasn't been resolved yet, and now the Rocket Team is causing trouble too... You're always the kind of person who easily stirs up big incidents."

"You can't blame me for this..."

Mingyou spread her hands with a helpless expression.

The handsome guy smiled, stood up, and said, "You can leave now. Someone took photos of those Team Rocket members. I know those three; they're not important members. They're probably here to take advantage of the weakened state of Undead."

"Is that really true?"

"Yes, I once worked with them in the Sinnoh region to fight against Team Galactic. They helped me a lot and even saved me. It's just a pity that I wanted to capture them after the battle, but they escaped."

The handsome guy briefly explained his story with the Rockets trio, then chatted leisurely with Ming for a few more minutes before waving for them to leave.

When he came out of the room, Xiao Zhao and the others were waiting outside. Seeing him walk out with a smile on his face and Peng Peng, they immediately went up to him and asked, "Are you alright?"

"Yeah, they thought this attack was part of Team Rocket's conspiracy, but it turned out to be just a coincidence. I also told them that I'm going back to Kitakami Township in the next few days, so they won't be protecting me anymore."

Mingyou spoke up to explain, implying that the Interpol would no longer monitor N because of his situation. After all, N couldn't leave Unova, just like Team Plasma. Rather than wasting manpower, it would be better to spend more time investigating clues.

After hearing this, Xiao Guang patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief: "It's great that everything's alright. Those guys from Team Rocket have been pulling off some big things since I last saw them."

"It's been a long time since I've seen them. They used to always be staring at Pikachu."

Xiao Zhi sighed inexplicably. Although it was indeed good that they didn't bother him, he still missed them and felt a little unaccustomed to not seeing them for so long.

However, Iris and Cilan, who didn't have as much experience dealing with the Team Rocket trio as he did, actually hoped that these people wouldn't show up at all...

The group left through the back door of the police station to avoid being blocked by the waiting media. At this moment, Danyu said dejectedly, "Now that the Youth Cup is over, everyone will have to go their separate ways, right?"

"Yes, everyone needs to have their own trips."

Ash and his two friends are preparing to leave this afternoon because the weather will be bad on the road for the next few days, so they need to set off for Ottoman City as soon as possible.

"I suddenly feel bored..."

Danyu gently shook her head. Because of her personality, she didn't have many friends at school, but she had made these companions this time, and she was indeed a little reluctant to part with them.

Noticing her expression, Mingyou immediately teased, "Are you about to start crying? There's a coconut palm tree in the park over there. Go squat down next to it and cry, but don't let us see, or I'll have Ponpon take a picture."

"No...no way! Do you want to get beaten up?!"

"Hahaha."

Seeing Danyu's reaction, everyone burst into laughter, and the cheerful atmosphere dispelled the sadness of parting.

Xiao Guang was also smiling. This afternoon, she would be going back to Lianyi Town with everyone to stay at Zhu Lan's villa for two more days before returning to the Chengdu region.

Along the way, everyone talked about what had happened in the past few days, including the Youth Cup, Mingyou's victory... especially the final crystallization!

Even Xiao Zhao was very curious about this and asked, "By the way, what's with the 'Tai Jinghua' thing? Are you secretly hiding a trump card to deal with me?"

"I don't know, I just thought it would work, so I used it."

Mingyou reached out and touched Pengpeng's head. Actually, they weren't quite sure what was going on either. Maybe it really was a miracle they had created.

Upon hearing this result, Xiao Zhao lightly touched her lips with her finger, pondered for a moment, and said, "My power of thought?"

"Maybe, haha."

"Mmm~"

"I really don't understand you guys."

The matter was temporarily put aside, and Ponpo was no longer able to use the Tai Crystallization. Perhaps the Tai Crystal energy contained in the Ghost Mask had been completely consumed. It would take a return to Beishang Township to confirm this.

After a reluctant farewell, the group parted ways at an intersection in Kagome Town. Mingyou and Xiaozhao returned to the hotel together to pack their luggage.

It was then that he suddenly realized that many people on his Rotom phone had sent him messages.

"Everyone has seen our performance. Let's post an update first, then give the store a thumbs down."

Mingyou would naturally not miss such an opportunity.

There's also the matter of cooperating with the Unova region. He asked Cynthia and Alder to discuss this, but they haven't agreed to cooperate yet.

It seems that ever since his Pokémon, which had been with Alder for decades, passed away from illness a few years ago, he has often slacked off and failed to shoulder the responsibility of being a champion.

Despite holding the championship title, his influence in the Unova region is gradually decreasing, and he doesn't want to worry about too many things. Unlike Cynthia and Lance, who can easily get things done by simply gathering a few people for a meeting, he prefers to talk to Shaka rather than Alder.

However, there was another message from Dr. Kukui: the island kings of Alola had concluded their meeting, agreed to economic cooperation with the manor, and even welcomed him to visit Alola.

"I will definitely go!"

Mingyou smiled and nodded, and also saw Mizuki and Lillie congratulating him.

However, the Alola crew is leaving today, and even if they go to see them off, it will probably be too late. They can only hope to meet again someday.

There was also a message from Xiaoyou saying that Dan Di was very interested in him...

Most of the messages were congratulations from friends, and Qishu also sent him a link to the tournament's official website to receive the League Coins he had earned.

"Oh right, I almost forgot about that."

Mingyou then remembered and clicked on it, completely unaware that Xiaozhao had already walked up behind her and was secretly watching the chat. Seeing that Qishu did not mention anything about the photos, she breathed a sigh of relief.

However, noticing the faint fragrance wafting from the tip of her nose, Mingyou turned around after collecting the money and looked at her suspiciously: "Why didn't you say a word? Were you trying to scare me again?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhao smiled and replied, "I saw you standing here for so long, so I came over to see if you were chatting with some pretty girl~"

"You're still jealous, aren't you... But I'm sorry to disappoint you, there aren't any pretty girls here, only one handsome boy."

Mingyou calmly opened the message N had sent her, while Xiaozhao curiously peered closer to examine it…

"Congratulations on winning the competition. Although I feel a little regretful that I didn't get to see the final moment, witnessing the bond between you and your Pokémon has taught me a lot, and I'm already very satisfied."

Seeing this message, Mingyou smiled calmly and was about to reply when N sent another message.

"And the Light Stone, you should have it by now, right? Make sure it's kept safe, absolutely do not let it fall into the hands of Team Plasma and Team Rocket. I've already found out some things about Kyurem!"

"Um?"

"However, I can't be completely sure. These books, left over from the Unified Kingdom era, are too disorganized. I can only look through them one by one, piecing together the information. Give me some more time. In any case, protecting Meloetta is probably related to the matter of Kyurem!"

"..."

Seeing that N logged off immediately after sending the message without even having time to catch up, Mingyou fell into a brief silence. It seemed that the other party was also in a hurry, having wasted too much time on his own match livestream.

However, what the other party said...

He glanced at Meloetta, who was curiously observing Ponpota's crystallized form in the living room, and frowned slightly. Little Zhao whispered beside him, "It should be an underwater relic, right? That's why Team Rocket and Team Plasma both want to capture Meloetta; otherwise, there's no other explanation."

"That's certainly possible; it's amazing that it's carrying so much weight..."

To be honest, Mingyou was a little angry.

Fortunately, Xiao Zhao was there to comfort him, which helped him control his emotions. He put down his phone and said, "Let's leave it at that for now. As long as the child is happy every day, that's enough."

"Um!"

Xiao Zhao nodded slightly, also very concerned about the situation in Meloetta, but without any clues, she could only wait for N to investigate and find out more information before taking any action.

At this moment, Mingyou snapped out of her reverie, turned her attention to her, and asked with a smile, "So, what about my gift? Now you can tell me, right?"

"Well... let's do it tonight!"

Xiao Zhao gently pushed him away; after all, she had promised, and she wouldn't go back on her word...

……

(End of this chapter)