Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 437 A Wish: Believing in Jirachi Needs No Reason (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

There are five days left until the meteor shower arrives.

On the very day they arrived in Dessert City, after unpacking their luggage, Mingyou and Xiaozhao took their Pokémon and went out shopping and sightseeing together.

Keldeo was finally able to go to the beach and called his good buddies Lucario and Garchomp to go surfing. Diancie refused to give up and followed behind him the whole time, insisting that the other teach her.

Seeing them all together, Mingyou felt uneasy and called out, "Don't lose it!"

"Leo!"

"Alright."

With Lucario by her side, Mingyou felt relatively at ease and began to enjoy her vacation with Xiaozhao. Ponpo was very sensible and did not disturb the two of them, but stayed with Meloetta instead.

It sat on Milton's back, strolling through the streets with the invisible Meloetta. During this special time, the residents of Green Ridge City were very good at doing business, and all kinds of local delicacies could be seen almost everywhere on the streets.

At the same time, there were also many special items related to meteors or the universe for sale as a promotion. Ponpo and Meloetta were dazzled by the selection, while Milton had a "That's all?" look on his face.

After all, in that distant future, exploring the universe would be commonplace, and it could even break through the atmosphere on its own. However, it didn't really like being in the deep, dark vacuum of the universe; it was too lonely.

In no time at all.

Ponpon was already holding some food that it didn't even know the name of, and happily enjoying it. It's great to have a Rotom phone; even if others don't understand its language, they can still communicate by typing.

Meloeta sat on Milton's head, eating a vanilla donut. It had been so long since she had felt this kind of relaxation. With her mind and body at ease, she had some inspiration to compose music again, but it still didn't work... she was still far from having the right inspiration.

Perhaps only after seeing a meteor shower can one generate some new inspiration?

Then, it suddenly noticed.

Along the way, many houses on the street had a bamboo planted in front of them. After all, this kind of thing could be found in Beishang Township and Manor, so it recognized it.

However, these bamboo stalks seemed to have been planted in the ground recently, with many short books hanging on them, and it seemed that something was written on them.

"Melo~"

What is that?

Meloetta was very curious, so Milerton took it over. Ponpon also came to the bamboo tree next to it and found a pink booklet with the words "I must confess to her this year" written on it. It seemed to be a wishing note.

"Melo?"

A wishing note?

"Mmm~"

Ponpo nodded. It was about writing its wishes on paper. It had written them before during Christmas and even went with Santa Claus to deliver presents. Thinking back on it now, it really missed those days.

After hearing the explanation, Meloetta became even more curious. So, with a smile, Ponpo typed on her Rotom phone to ask the saleswoman at the nearby grocery store what it was.

Seeing such an adorable Pokémon asking her a question, she explained with a slightly excited smile, "It's a wishing tree! It's a tradition in our Hoenn region. When Tanabata approaches, we write our wishes on wishing slips and hang them on bamboo, and our wishes will come true."

"Hmm?"

Is it really that amazing?

Ponpon became curious as well.

"Haha, actually, we do that during the Lunar New Year too. These kinds of wishes are just for psychological comfort, to give us more motivation for the year. But if we really want to make our wishes come true, we still have to work hard ourselves. But..."

The saleswoman changed the subject, raised her finger, and continued earnestly, "But in our Green Ridge City, perhaps your wish really can come true!"

"Hmm?"

Is Zun Du fake Du?

Looking at Ponpo's adorable appearance, the young lady liked it even more and replied, "Of course it's true! It's said that somewhere in Mossdeep City, there sleeps Jirachi, the Wishing Pokémon that can grant wishes. It awakens from its slumber once every thousand years to grant everyone's wishes!"

"It could be the arrival of a comet, or it could be that it heard a clear and beautiful song... But normally it sleeps in the form of crystals or stones. This is a story that has been passed down in our Green Ridge City since we were children, so..."

"How about a Kirachi bun?"

Then, changing the subject, the saleswoman smiled and handed Ponpo a yellow steamed bun shaped like a star. It was free; consider it a gift for this adorable Pokémon after listening to her stories for so long.

"Mmm~"

Thank you!

Ponpo politely accepted the steamed bun, but it wasn't right to take things for free, so it bought some "Jirachi Steamed Buns" to take back for Naruto and the others to try. It was quite interested in the story of this wish and Jirachi.

Leaving the grocery store, Meloeta picked up a Kirachi bun, took a bite, and found it sweet, corn-flavored, and made from corn grown on the plantation.

It was thinking about "prayer".

Jirachi...

I suddenly have a strong urge to meet this Pokémon.

If you can make a wish to the other person, that the concert will go smoothly... or simply compose the most perfect song for yourself, then you won't have to worry anymore, just trust in Kirachi.

There's no need for a reason to believe in Jirachi!

That's right, that's it!

"Melo~"

Let's go find Jirachi!

Meloetta looked at Ponpon and Milton. If the legend was true, it believed that its song could surely awaken the sleeping Jirachi, thus allowing them to grant their wishes.

"Hmm?"

"Miller?"

To fulfill... a wish?

At that moment, both Ponpo and Milton had some daring thoughts: if any wish could be granted, then...

"Miller!"

Sandwiches! I want to eat lots of sandwiches!

"Mmm!"

I hope that Mingyou and Xiaozhao can live healthy and happy lives forever!

No one can resist the temptation of having their wishes fulfilled, and Ponpo and Milton were instantly motivated.

Let's set off and go find it!

"Melo~"

Meloeta led the team and began searching for clues all over the streets. Since it was a legend that had been passed down since ancient times, there must be some people who knew more about it, so they started by looking in the old shops.

As long as we can get any clues about the stone!

"What are you doing? Don't bump into someone."

Mingyou and Xiaozhao were walking hand in hand down the street when they suddenly saw Milton and the others running excitedly towards them, without even noticing the two of them.

"Maybe they discovered something interesting, like delicious food, or something fun, or maybe... something you can wish for?"

As she spoke, Xiao Zhao glanced at a shop on the street that used Jirachi as its advertising sign, then looked away. She didn't have any grand desires; she was already quite content.

The two continued shopping, and several bouncy dogs hopped and skipped by. If they had paid special attention, they might have spotted them.

There are far too many Clefairys on the streets of Mossdeep City, and further investigation reveals that no wild Clefairy populations have been found in the Hoenn region to date…

"Pee~"

As night fell, many tourists came to the outskirts of Green Ridge City to admire the starry night sky, thanks to the clear skies.

Mingyou had planned to go out together, but Ponpo and the others had disappeared. Their phones were dead and switched off, so they couldn't contact them at all, which made them very worried.

But what troubled him even more was yet to come.

Keldeo and the others who went surfing at the beach have finally returned, but...

"Daman..."

Diancie swallowed a bellyful of seawater and was carried back by Garchomp. Clearly, she couldn't swim, but she wanted to go surfing with them, and then she accidentally got swept into the water by some wave.

"I told you to keep an eye on things!"

Mingyou slapped his forehead. He should have stopped it back then. Why did it blindly follow him around? Didn't someone say that it was safe to leave it to him? So where did Lucario go?

"shark……"

Garchomp looked helpless and pointed to a spot not far away where Lucario, looking like it had just had a full meal, lay motionless on the floor, unable to move or even make a sound.

"How did you end up drowning too?!"

"..."

How was I supposed to know I couldn't swim?

……

(End of this chapter)