Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 332: Responding to Reshiram, Xiao Zhao Invites Him to Stay Overnight Again (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

As evening fell, after saying goodbye to Ash and the others, Naruto and the others rode in Cynthia's car back to their villa in Ripple Town.

After finally finishing the competition, everyone planned to rest for a day before leaving, and Mingyou also successfully got the developed group photo from Shali.

Upon seeing the enormous villa of Zhu Lan, King Lei Guan stared wide-eyed, and an idea suddenly popped into his head, only to be interrupted by Ming You, who had seen through his thoughts.

"What's wrong? Are you looking down on my villa?"

"How could that be~"

The Crowned Queen floated away shakily, and Mingyou didn't bother with it anymore, deciding to deal with it when she got back.

At this moment, Zhu Lan got out of the car and smiled. She did not recognize the identity of the Crane Crown King. In fact, apart from Xiao Zhao and Ming You, no one here knew that the Crane Crown King was the legendary king of the Galar region. They just regarded it as a long-legged turnip.

She ignored it, her gaze sweeping over Millerton who was running past before landing on Mingyou. She said, "Those people who were watching you have all left, so don't worry about anyone else appearing near the villa. If you want to study the Light Stone, feel free to do so here. I'll help you."

"Yes, thank you."

Mingyou responded with gratitude, knowing that Zhulan had also provided a lot of help in obtaining the Light Stone; otherwise, it wouldn't have been so simple.

Upon hearing this, everyone around them became very curious about the Light Stone and couldn't wait to see the Dragon Stone that Reshiram had transformed into.

"In that case, let's go to the backyard!"

Mingyou was also very eager to see, and he wanted to ask Reshiram about the white dragon mark on his hand. This time it wasn't the museum basement, so he wouldn't be bitten again.

Upon arriving at the villa's backyard, Zhu Lan was already prepared to put out the fire, as she didn't want the villa to burn down. Xiao Zhao and the others waited expectantly on the sidelines.

Mingyou placed the box containing the Light Stone on a table. Ponpo and Meloetta watched him from the side. Then he opened the box, and the Light Stone, which lay quietly inside, finally came into view.

"Let me see what's going on!"

As she spoke, Mingyou stretched out her right hand again, gripped the Light Stone tightly in her hand, and raised it high.

At that very moment, as if impatiently waiting for something for a long time, a ball of blue flame burst forth from the Light Stone like a fire serpent and coiled around Mingyou's arm.

Seeing this, Xiao Zhao was startled and quickly asked Youwei Xuanyu to put out the fire. Pongpong, who was standing next to her, also took out the well mask.

Meloetta, though frightened, did not take any action. Just like last time, it did not sense any danger from the flames.

Feeling the temperature of the flames, Mingyou only felt slightly hot, without any pain from the burns. In fact, the flames didn't even burn his sleeves.

Zhu Lan glanced at it briefly and said, "Perhaps it's like the Flaming Horse. An ordinary person riding it would definitely get burned by the flames, but if someone you trust rides it, there won't be any problem."

"That should be it!"

Mingyou looked at the flames, smiled, and then shouted, "Come out and play with everyone!"

As soon as he finished speaking, flames rose up instantly, spread their wings, and just like last time in the museum's underground, transformed into a white dragon phantom, unleashing a powerful aura that made Milton and the Lady Crown King look over curiously.

"Lai Ao!"

"!!!"

Everyone was immediately shocked.

Shali stood there stunned, forgetting even to take a picture. Zhulan also gaped, as this was the first time she had ever seen it with her own eyes.

"Is this Reshiram...?"

Xiao Zhao looked up and smiled.

Latias was captivated by Reshiram's dashing, wolf-like demeanor and cast an envious glance at her, while Calyrex hid behind her, showing no envy, but simply pondering which would be more stylish to ride: the purple motorcycle or the flying white dragon.

Seeing that Reshiram didn't attack her this time, Mingyou suppressed her nervousness and greeted him, "Hello~"

At that moment, Rashiram flapped its wings, looked up at a certain direction of the sea, and only after several seconds did it turn its attention back to Mingyou and respond.

"Lai Ao!"

"Please keep your voice down a bit. Although we don't have to worry about disturbing the neighbors here, it's easy to scare people."

Mingyou didn't know where she got the courage to criticize the other party's actions, but Reshiram seemed to understand and lowered her voice.

"Lai Ao~"

"Hmm, that's much better!"

Watching Mingyou effortlessly make Reshiram obey, Danyu crossed her arms and couldn't help but complain, "Do all Pokémon like him? Why don't I have any Pokémon that strong like him?!"

"..."

Even Wu Li didn't know how to respond to her sister's words.

Mingyou continued looking at Reshiram, and seeing that the other party was so easy to talk to, she cut to the chase, raising her right hand and asking, "Um... could you tell me what this mark is? And..."

Before he could finish speaking, Reshiram's phantom suddenly approached and came right in front of Mingyou, startling him so much that he thought the other party was going to bite him again.

Kleshiram made no further move, but simply stared at him quietly with his blue eyes. Mingyou stood there, stunned, and in a daze, he seemed to recall seeing those eyes in his dream.

"What exactly are you...?"

"Lai Ao!"

Reshiram finally revealed its intention: it wanted to assist Naruto, a real person, implying that it wanted to become Naruto's Pokémon and live together with him.

Its call was too ancient for everyone to understand, so apart from Xiao Zhao who had an "I knew it" expression, everyone else was puzzled until Meloetta helped translate it into her own voice and conveyed the meaning to everyone.

Everyone was stunned. Pokémon were supposed to be giving away freebies? Mingyou, on the other hand, was full of questions and stared wide-eyed.

What kind of development is this?

Uh... a cool and aloof older woman throwing herself at him?

No, what is a real person!

He doesn't remember doing anything, not even doing anything for other people in real life!

"What merit do I possess to deserve your assistance!"

"Because you have passed the test it set for you, shown your journey with Pokémon, and then defeated me together with Ponpo."

Xiao Zhao finally decided to tell the truth, and looked at Mingyou apologetically, saying that she had deliberately not finished speaking.

Rahiram nodded in agreement.

Contrary to ideals, reality exists right before our eyes. Mei doesn't have any grand dreams; everything she does is to make her and her Pokémon's lives better. She cherishes the present, dares to pursue her dreams, and strives to obtain the Light Stone through her own efforts.

The so-called test is nothing more than wanting to see firsthand how Naruto interacts with his Pokémon, how he never gives up on his Pokémon, how they pursue victory together, and even create miracles. There is no one more suitable than this!

only……

"Feel sorry……"

After understanding all this, Mingyou gently shook her head and said, "I'm not a very real person. You think I have no dreams, but that's just because I haven't shown it. And to be honest, I don't like being assigned things for no reason... I prefer to follow my own ideas!"

"Lai'ao?"

Reshiram was stunned, never expecting to be rejected by a human.

"You refused?"

Everyone was puzzled. Reshiram was practically throwing himself at you, and you didn't want him?

Even Xiao Zhao was somewhat puzzled.

"Ha ha."

Mingyou smiled, looked at Reshiram, and continued, "One more thing, if you've decided to stay by my side because of your duty, then I can only advise you to give up. I don't want myself or my Pokémon to be bound by these things!"

"Melo?"

For some reason, Meloeta felt a strange connection to these words, as if they were related to her, yet she couldn't quite place them.

Mingyou's lips curled into a slight smile as she continued, "But if you're looking for a home to return to, or if you have any dreams or aspirations, my manor would warmly welcome you!"

"..."

As he smiled and said these words to her, Reshiram did not respond. She simply stared at him calmly and remained silent for a long time. Then the flames dissipated, and the white dragon phantom disappeared without a trace. Anyone with eyes could see that she was disappointed in Mingyou.

But Mingyou didn't regret saying those words. If he didn't want it, he didn't want it. Meloetta had suffered so much because of her duty, and he really hated this kind of thing.

He then put the Light Stone into his bag instead of putting it back in the box, turned around and looked at everyone who was still in shock from what had just happened, and waved with a smile: "What's wrong, everyone?"

"You..."

Xiao Zhao gently shook her head, respecting his decision, and gained a new understanding of Mingyou, because this was something she herself had not been able to do, and being given this responsibility by the Great Lord of Sinnoh, she had no ability to refuse.

She stepped forward and came to Mingyou's side, deliberately avoiding the topic of the Bright Stone and instead trying to talk about the two of them, while lowering her voice to change the subject: "Um... can you come to my room tonight? There's something I want to tell you."

Hearing those familiar words, Mingyou cautiously asked in a low voice, "You're not going to kick me, are you?"

"I want to kick you right now! Are you coming or not!"

"Come!"

……

(End of this chapter)