Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 357 Joining the Survey Corps, Nemo's Unsatisfied Desires (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Xiaoqing left Leshiram's body and looked at Guleton, who had fallen dejectedly. She reached out and touched his head, smiling as she comforted him.

At the same time, she was still not completely calm. The last time she experienced something so exciting was when her companions dragged her into the Padia Pit. Adventure is indeed very exciting!

"Lai Ao~"

Reshiram continued to hold its head high with pride, as was its nature, but the coldness in its eyes had vanished, a sign of its recognition of Guleton's strength.

After calming Guleton down, Xiaoqing turned around, swept her braid with the Poké Ball hair clip that had been hanging down her chest behind her shoulder, and looked at Mingyou with her porcelain doll-like face, nodding: "Regarding your previous request to join us, I've agreed!"

"Aren't you going to discuss it with your companions?"

Mingyou placed the Burning Bug on Reshiram's back and turned to respond. He remembered that the other party had come with friends. In such a team operation, it would be difficult for one person to make decisions, right? It would easily lead to conflicts.

Hearing this, Xiaoqing thought for a moment, then felt slightly uneasy, so she said, "Then why don't you come with me to meet them? We know them all, and I'm sure they'd be happy for you to join us!"

"Besides Pipa, who else is there?"

"Nemo-senpai, Mudan, the four of us came together... um, we've already talked to our parents, and the school has agreed to let us participate in extracurricular activities."

"Where are Pipa's parents?"

"no."

"Oh, I almost forgot."

Mingyou scratched his head, only remembering that Pipa's mother, Dr. Orin, had passed away. As for his father, he didn't seem to have any recollection of him and thought there must be someone else taking care of him at home.

"No, before Senior Pipa met us, he was always alone, with only Godfather Mastiff for company. I heard that Boss Ci wanted to adopt him, but he refused, though he did give him a lot of help."

Xiaoqing explained in a low voice, hoping to let Mingyou get to know her friends in advance, so that they wouldn't cause any unpleasantness during their casual conversation when they met later.

However, her worries were completely unnecessary. Although Mingyou was not an outgoing person, she was just as good at considering other people's feelings as Xiaozhao. That's why the two of them were able to attract each other so quickly back then.

After learning about Papa's situation, Mingyou paid closer attention and then inquired about Nemo and Mudan.

"As for Senior Nemo... you might be in some trouble. She's been clamoring to challenge you to a match lately, but we stopped her from doing so, afraid of disturbing your work. The manor must be very busy."

"Um...it's not particularly busy."

"As for Peony, she was taken away by a turnip a few days ago, the one that's the statue in the center of town... I think it's some kind of king worshipped in Beishang Township? Although we were told not to worry, she seems a little reluctant to come back."

"You guys probably don't need to worry about Boss Zhipin. What you should be worried about now is the turnips."

Mingyou clenched her fists. When Lei Guanwang saw Mudan's hacking skills, he just kidnapped her without saying a word. Who is the real boss here?

Inside the studio, a crested king cat, contentedly admiring the peonies as it typed code, was suddenly overcome by a strong sense of unease. Startled, it expertly scurried under the table and got stuck…

After getting the Guleton, Mingyou no longer needed to be taken by Reshiram. He wanted to experience the difference between riding the Guleton and Milerton, so he shamelessly asked Xiaoqing to take him for a ride.

Upon arriving in Greentown, I shared my experience: aside from its ability to fly, it's essentially a large-sized motorcycle lizard. Moreover, due to Milletton's lively and active nature, the ride is even more bumpy, making it incomparable to the exhilarating feeling of speeding along with the usually cool Milletton.

In conclusion, putting everything else aside, in terms of the experience of riding Pokémon, Zhu Zhen is inferior to Zi...

"I've already called them over."

Xiaoqing put down her Rotom phone case with the New Leaf Cat design, smiled at Mingyou, and then asked, "Where do we meet?"

"Of course, it's a dessert shop!"

Arriving at "Youyou" dessert shop, there were quite a few customers compared to the current off-season, and most of them were tourists.

At this moment, Ponpo, wearing a small light blue chef's hat made for it by Xiaozhao, is carefully decorating the cake with fruit cream, while the art-savvy Smocha is teaching it how to paint with cream.

Besides them, there was also a gluttonous squirrel, several greedy squirrels, and a little Snorlax that appeared out of nowhere to help out in the store.

There was even a giant honey snake here. Coincidentally, it evolved from the fruit-eating worm that Mingyou picked from the tree when he first arrived at the manor, mistaking it for an apple.

They're all long-time employees.

Mingyou didn't disturb Ponpon, who was working diligently. She sat down in the pavilion by the entrance and waited quietly.

Sitting opposite her, Xiaoqing asked with a curious look, "Besides Ursaring, are all the other Pokémon yours too? Their desserts are really good, they taste even better than Miss Feng's."

A-Feng is the Gym Leader of Circus Town in the Padia region, and also the owner of "Pai Shu Lei Mouzi," the largest branded dessert chain in Padia.

"Ha ha."

Mingyou smiled happily and explained the identities of these employees. She also told them that most of Ponpo's dessert recipes were learned online by watching Afeng's dessert-making tutorial videos.

Just as the two were talking, Peony, who was closest, arrived the fastest, accompanied by Kirlia. They had known each other since their time in Brightlight City, and because of their similar personalities, they had long been friends. The two of them had made significant contributions during the Cyber ​​World incident.

"Nair~"

Kirlia ran over to Naruyu's side and greeted the Burning Bug as well.

Peony put her hands in her hoodie pockets, naturally sat down next to Xiaoqing, skillfully took out her Rotom phone, and adjusted her glasses...

Papa arrived late. He was investigating the crystallization at Apple Hill, west of Emerald Town, when he was tricked by Old Deng from the north into helping pick apples. Before he finished, he received a call to gather.

"Where's the other person?"

Mingyou asked in confusion, "Xiaoqing said that everyone was near Emerald Green Town. Could it be that they got lost?"

As he wondered what was going on, he vaguely sensed someone approaching from behind. A faint fragrance lingered around his nose, and he immediately became alert, his brows furrowing. However, his reaction was still a fraction of a second too slow.

"Got you!"

An excited voice came from behind her. Nemo, disregarding the difference between men and women, grabbed Mingyou's shoulder and held his hand tightly with her other hand. She looked extremely excited and was about to drag him to a secluded corner.

"What...what are you going to do...?"

"Let's battle! Satisfy me!"

As she spoke, Nemo continued to pull on him forcefully.

Hearing the commotion outside, Ponpo curiously went out to take a look. Upon seeing this scene, her expression changed instantly. She picked up the broom that Simocha had handed her, paused for half a second, then threw it aside. Immediately afterwards, she pulled out a thorny vine club from her cloak and rushed over to strike him on the head.

"Mmm!"

Don't you dare bully my Mingyou!

Ponpo stood behind, holding a stick in both hands, while Nemo collapsed to the ground, unconscious...

"this……"

Mingyou was stunned for a moment. Was this a bit too much? Although she still wanted to say "well done," they were still friends after all, and she hoped the person was alright.

Fortunately, Nemo only fainted. Ponpo knew how to control her strength; otherwise, if she had really hit her hard, she would have either cracked her head or died. How could she have simply ended up lying here?

The team is temporarily one person short, although needless to say, Nemo would agree to let Mingyou join.

Xiaoqing smiled awkwardly and apologized profusely: "Senior didn't mean any harm. She's always been like this, doing things her own way, to everyone. She just wanted to have a match."

"It's alright, let's get down to business."

Mingyou straightened her clothes, not paying any attention.

Xiaoqing nodded gently and explained the situation to Papa and Mudan.

Peony didn't have any objections; with someone willing to help, she could relax a bit.

After learning from Kirlian that the Lady Crown was the nominal boss and the real boss was Naruyu, she wanted to get to know him better.

Because she was originally a third-year student at Orange Academy who was about to graduate, but returned to repeat her studies after taking a year and a half off due to special circumstances. However, her credits and exam scores were still valid, so she could graduate directly. Currently, she is forced to voluntarily intern at the Padia Alliance.

After graduation, she only had two paths: either work for the Padia Alliance or return to her hometown to work for her uncle, who was the president of the Galar Alliance. But now, a third path has appeared...

"Another one who got fooled by turnips."

Mingyou shook her head slightly, seeing through it at a glance: Da Tou Cai had no real skills, but his missionary abilities were top-notch.

Now that only one person is left to speak, everyone looks at Paipa in unison.

"Me...?"

Pipa crossed his arms and looked at Mingyou with a very serious expression. He was the one who initiated this investigation in order to find out the truth about the time machine and the crystallization, so naturally he didn't want any accidents to happen.

"Aww~"

At that moment, the mastiff godfather beside him barked. Piper paused slightly, closed his eyes, remained silent for a moment, and then nodded: "Alright then!"

He suddenly agreed because the Mastiff Godfather recognized Mingyou as the person who had accepted the missing person notice on the street and had actually managed to find him. This showed that the other party valued the agreement very much, and such a teammate was completely trustworthy, not to mention that the other party had risked his life to save him.

That makes it completely clear.

With the new member joining, the atmosphere of the chat became much more cheerful. After everyone introduced themselves, Mudan suddenly became interested and said, "It feels like we've finally gathered five people to start the game. Xiaoqing is the captain, so shouldn't we give our team a name too?"

"this……"

Suddenly faced with the question, Xiaoqing fiddled with her hair, looking somewhat conflicted, before finally nodding gently and replying, "Let's call it the Investigation Team!"

Although it was just a very ordinary name, Mingyou and Paipa didn't dwell on it. Only Mudan seemed a little disappointed, as she had thought it could be something cooler, like a super team of heroes.

"Fine, fine, let's just call it an investigation team. It's good to go back to basics. And the title of the next chapter will be: Total Annihilation! The Investigation Five!"

Peony pushed up her glasses and slammed her small hand on the table, instantly plunging the surroundings into silence.

Well, this joke isn't funny...

Only Mingyou couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"It's really funny, haha."

"Really? Really!"

Peony nodded happily. Not many people understood her kind of tokusatsu jokes, and she immediately felt a sense of kinship.

Mingyou really likes this kind of team atmosphere. He can tell easy-to-understand corny jokes to liven things up, which can be a great help in tense situations.

Now that the team is confirmed, it's time to gather intelligence and begin the investigation!

……

(End of this chapter)