Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 438 We've caught Jirachi! Meloetta becomes my older sister (Seeking monthly votes)

Nighttime, on the outskirts of Green Ridge City.

The night sky, reflecting the glittering stars on the sea, stands like a lighthouse on the edge of the island, guiding those who are lost at sea or in space.

In search of the slumbering ray of "starlight," a three-person team (mistakenly) led by Meloetta, along with Ponpo and Milton, officially embarks on an adventure on the island where Green Ridge City is located.

Ponpon stopped and looked at the Green Ridge Universe Center, which was already very close. They had unknowingly run here, but after searching around for a long time, they still hadn't obtained any useful information about the stones or crystals.

Crystallized from Jirachi's slumber?

That's just a legend.

It's impossible for it to actually exist...

This is the consistent answer they received.

The story of Kirachi on this island may simply be a children's book for bedtime stories or a promotional tactic to attract tourists.

Pengpeng has experienced this firsthand in Beishang Township.

The only useful information obtained is that a few years ago, another Jirachi was suspected to have appeared somewhere in the Hoenn region, and Groudon in monster form caused a great deal of destruction, which is said to be related to former members of the disbanded Team Magma.

But that's not what they're looking for.

"Hmm..."

Ponpo sat on the ground, listening to the gentle sound of the sea breeze. The disappointment in its heart gradually dissipated. If Mingyou were by its side, she would definitely comfort it.

Wait... Mingyou?

Suddenly snapping back to reality, it realized that the sky had been shrouded in darkness. Its cute, orange face immediately filled with panic, and it hurriedly pulled out its phone, Rotom, from its cloak.

"Mmm!"

Oh no, it's getting so late!

I pressed and held to turn it on, but the screen still wouldn't light up. One misfortune after another followed, leaving it seemingly drained of all its strength, and it sat down on the ground again...

"Melo~"

It's okay, I still have power.

Meloeta also took out her own phone, Rotom, and the smile on her face quickly came to an abrupt end.

Okay, the power's gone too...

They sat together, their bodies shrouded in the shadows cast by the moonlight, like two children who had played outside too late and were afraid to go home, lest they see their angry family members frantically searching for them.

"Miller?"

Milton tilted its head, seemingly deep in thought. Soon, it raised its metal claws, its expression revealing joy, and it put on a goofy smile. Its computing power, surpassing all modern technology, gave it a solution!

Suddenly, lightning surged.

A purple current flowed through its antenna-like antennae in the humid air and landed on the two Rotom mobile phones, causing the screens to light up instantly!

The battery is fully charged!

"Miller~"

That's how Milton's power is used!

They can always find some very convenient life skills in legendary Pokémon.

Looking at their fully charged Rotom phones, Ponpo and Meloetta smiled again, planning to contact Mingyou and the others immediately to let them know they were coming back right away.

Milton, who was laughing, suddenly noticed something, stopped laughing, and looked through the OLED color dot matrix display between the two Pokémon, shooting two purple beams of light onto a huge gray-white rock.

"Miller!"

This rock is huge!

"Hmm?"

"Melo?"

Ponpon and Meloetta turned around at the same time, and sure enough, right below the center of the Green Ridge universe, stood a huge gray-white limestone rock.

It was wrapped with thick ropes woven from straw, with some white zigzag decorations hanging on it, and protected by a fence and iron chains.

The three Pokémon immediately surrounded them.

They don't quite understand the local culture and customs, but decorating a rock like this and protecting it with railings must have a special purpose, right?

Just when I was about to give up after finally finding a rock that looked very unique, a faint hope was rekindled.

"Melo!"

Meloeta stepped forward, reached out her little hand in front of the boulder, and slowly closed her eyes.

A ripple emanated, and beautiful, multicolored musical notes emerged from its green, staff-like foliage—a manifestation of its spiritual power, exploring whether life existed within...

Ta-da!

"!!!"

There's a heartbeat!

Meloetta opened her eyes instantly, her gaze flickering unintentionally, not through mental power, but through the melody within her power.

It's inside this giant rock!

There seemed to be something with a heartbeat, faintly responding to its melody, as if yearning to hear it again.

Could it be that……

"Melo!"

As the answer came to mind, Meloeta nodded slightly in response, placed her hands on her chest, and opened her throat to sing. The light and elegant melody was like a night breeze gently blowing through wind chimes, and like a clear spring nourishing the heart, as if she had merged with the island under the night sky.

The melody brings nature's bounty; tender shoots sprout anew on the grass, penetrating the boulders and reaching the heart of life, where the other responds once more.

click-

A crack, accompanied by starlight bursting from the fissure, completely captivated the attention of the three Pokémon. The song paused, and everything around seemed to instantly quiet down, a sense of anticipation rising within them...

The next morning.

Xiao Zhao, dressed in a cute light yellow pajama set with many Psyduck patterns, sat up from the bed.

She yawned deeply, glanced at the other empty bed out of the corner of her eye, regained some of her energy, gently stroked her slightly messy hair, got up and left the bedroom to wash up.

The living room was very quiet until Xiaozhao finished tidying up in the bathroom and came out with a hairdryer, just as she bumped into Mingyou who opened the door and came in.

The other person carried everyone's breakfast and came back with Lucario. The poor dog, who had tried to save Diancie from being knocked over and drowning by the waves yesterday, sank even faster than Diancie...

The two took turns buying breakfast. Xiao Zhao nodded slightly, put the hairdryer back in the bathroom, and returned to the living room. Finding that Ponpo and the others weren't there, she asked with concern, "Those kids, haven't they come back all night?"

"They messaged me, telling us not to worry. It seems like they're doing something strange, like catching stars or something. I don't really understand."

Mingyou looked helpless. Although the children were all grown up and he wouldn't interfere, he was still very worried as a parent. What if they were targeted by bad guys? People would die, wouldn't they?

"...You're focusing on the wrong thing, aren't you?"

"That's not important. Anyway, I'll definitely give them a piece of my mind when they get back. Staying out all night without saying a word, what kind of behavior is that!"

Mingyou sat down next to Xiaozhao complainingly. In reality, most of the time, he didn't treat Ponpo and the others as legendary Pokémon with terrifying power, but rather as children he had raised himself. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so worried about them.

Xiao Zhao, standing to the side, expressed her understanding.

After waking up, Tianxi was called over for dinner by Lai Bei Cu Cha, but having drunk its fill of seawater yesterday, it really had no appetite. Only after the two of them persuaded it did it eat a little.

"Kail..."

Keldeo shook her head. After all, she was still a pampered princess. In the destroyed future where she once lived, let alone eating clean and delicious food, even eating half a full meal was a luxury.

So "eat as much as you can while you can" is also the belief that has enabled it to survive from the apocalypse to the present day!

"Your belief is so cheap!"

Mingyou subconsciously complained, "So all we fought for was to get a meal? Our so-called comrades, our obsessions, our revenge... weren't even as important as a meal?"

Of course, this is just a joke.

But Diancie didn't think so. It didn't know what Keldeo had been through, but was it too disrespectful to mock it for being spoiled?

"Daman!"

I'll eat! I'm going to down three big bowls!

Watching Diancie abandon her princess etiquette and start wolfing down the sweet rice porridge.

Mingyou smiled calmly, knowing that Keldeo said that on purpose. Although the other party was a bit arrogant, that was his attitude towards enemies. He had a completely different attitude towards his comrades.

Taking care of Tianxi's emotions, he continued eating his breakfast. Suddenly, he thought of the person next to him and said to Xiaozhao, "Speaking of which, when I was buying breakfast just now, I heard an employee who came back from the night shift at the Green Ridge Cosmic Center complaining that the stone they use for prayer nearby broke in half, and even the shimenawa (sacred rope) broke. It's practically a sign that a disaster is about to be born."

"Huh? What's that?"

Xiao Zhao looked curious. She had never heard of these things before. Could they be local customs and cultural features?

"Well..."

Mingyou began to explain, explaining that the blooming of the Eternal Flower had piqued his curiosity, so he had inquired about it from the employee.

It is actually a kind of megalith worship that has existed in some parts of the Hoenn region since ancient times. A megalith is placed in a certain place, tied with a shimenawa (a rope made of straw), and a white "Z"-shaped gohei (a type of coin) is hung on it. This is believed to ward off evil spirits and attract the protection of gods.

The giant rock was actually a limestone rock that was dug out from underground when the Green Ridge Universe Center was first established. Due to long-term deposition and adhesion, the limestone rock appeared to grow larger and larger, which they considered a symbol of good fortune.

So the person in charge at the time placed the boulder next to the Green Ridge Space Center, and would hold a worship ceremony before each rocket launch to pray for the rocket's successful ascent.

Although there have been some minor accidents over the years, there have never been any casualties, so that boulder has special significance for the employees.

"A combination of science and superstition...?"

Xiao Zhao found it quite interesting. The exploration of the universe is currently the highest level of science that mankind has achieved on the surface. Even so, people still believe in feudal superstitions, which is quite interesting.

However, Mingyou had a rather imaginative guess, and said in a joking, flippant tone, "Maybe some kind of 'fox, not cat' insect that was sealed inside escaped."

"I'd really like to see that!"

"No way, I don't want to run into any of these things, otherwise my hard-earned vacation will be ruined again."

Just as Ming was chatting leisurely, someone suddenly knocked on the hotel room door. His expression darkened, and he heard a familiar voice. He got up and went to investigate.

After opening the door.

He stood in the doorway, leaning against the edge, looking at Ponpo and the other animals standing in the hallway. He stared at them calmly for a long time before finally speaking: "You really played outside all night and didn't come back? Do you know how worried I was last night?"

"Hmm..."

"Melo..."

"Miller..."

The three Pokémon didn't dare to look up at all.

Fortunately, Xiao Zhao arrived just in time and stopped Mingyou from lecturing her: "Alright, alright, at least nothing happened to them. Instead of lecturing them, why don't you ask them what interesting things they did all night? Don't you want to hear it?"

"..."

Under Xiao Zhao's persuasion, Mingyou patted her head helplessly, swallowing back the words she was about to say.

Especially seeing that Ponpo and the others looked very tired, as if they had been busy all night, I didn't say anything more and let them all come in.

Just as Mingyou closed the door and was about to ask them what they had been doing last night, Meloetta suddenly turned around and handed a Pokémon that she had been holding behind her back to Mingyou.

For a moment, their eyes met.

"..."

"Kira~"

The innocent child's voice instantly brought Mingyou back to her senses.

He took a step back, looking on in astonishment.

Meloeta held in her arms a small animal with short, thick legs and relatively long arms. The lower part of the arms was flat, giving the impression of long sleeves.

Its abdomen has an arc that resembles a closed eye, while its face has a pair of normal eyes with triangular blue-green eyeshadow patterns under the pupils. Its head is shaped like a triangular star extending outwards, with a blue booklet attached to the end of each star point. Two colorful ribbons extend from its back and flutter continuously, as if symbolizing the tail of a comet...

Looking at this adorable "little star," Naruto was completely stunned, standing still and letting Jirachi reach out its little hand to pinch his cheek.

"It's... Jirachi!"

It wasn't until then that Xiao Zhao came to her senses. She waved excitedly at Jirachi and introduced herself. After receiving a wave back, she became even more excited and covered her chest with her hands.

"This is so cute!"

"But how come...wait!!!"

Naruto finally came to her senses and looked at Jirachi, which they had brought back, in disbelief.

What on earth did those guys do last night?!

"Hmm..."

I spent the whole night chasing stars, what else can I do?

Ponpo was so tired she felt like dying, but after a busy night, she still had a lot to gain.

Milton lay flat on the ground, motionless. It was a product of the highest level of life technology from hundreds of millions of years in the future, and it had been dragged around all night. If word got out, people would probably laugh themselves to death.

Only Meloeta looked happy.

Holding Jirachi, who was whispering cutely, it looked at Mingyou and Xiaozhao, let out a soft cry, and made an important request to them.

"Melo~"

I want to take in this adorable little brother!

Is that okay?

……

(End of this chapter)