Pokémon from Galar

Mary smiled and reached out to ruffle Yuri's hair, saying:

"I hope you won't get tired of it. It's quite uncomfortable to not see the sun for a while."

For native locals, it's fine once they've gotten used to it their whole lives, but if it's their first time visiting Wuzi Town and they have to stay for a while, it can easily make them feel restless and uneasy.

In general, this is one of the reasons why Dancetown cannot expand its scale. If it weren't for the existence of a Dynamax Power Point, Dancetown would probably be much more desolate than Spiketown.

"Really? The lighting over there doesn't seem to be bad, and Hep seems fine."

"It depends on the person. Some people can't stand the dense forest overhead, while others can get used to it."

"There's such a saying?"

"Yes, you haven't been paying attention to this kind of news at all, have you?"

"Indeed...hehe~"

Without retracting her hand, Mary's palm slid down, and she reached out a finger to poke Yuri's squashed cheek, propping her face up with one hand as she met Yuri's gaze.

"Yuri, do you... want to be a champion in the future?"

"Huh? Why are you suddenly bringing this up? Of course I want to be a champion, who doesn't want to be a champion?"

"That's true, but becoming a gym leader qualifies you to participate in the World Championships, right?"

"That's what they say, but it's not the same thing, is it?"

Yuri was puzzled as to why Mary would suddenly bring this up. She moved her head to press Mary's fingers under her cheek and looked at Mary.

The Pokémon World Championships is a global tournament organized by the Pokémon League across all regions where leagues have been established.

Basically, the champions, Elite Four members, and gym leaders of each region can all be found in the tournament.

Eligibility for the competition is basically based on recommendation or committee evaluation. Even if you don't hold any position, as long as you have relevant achievements to prove your ability, you can still receive an invitation to participate.

That's why Yuri felt there was absolutely no need to discuss these two things together.

Mary smiled and sighed slightly. She was just being a little selfish, not wanting Yuri to take the champion's seat.

But thinking about it, it seems like it's not her place to worry about it. Reality is not like a game. It's impossible to defeat Dan in a year, who can win the World Championship.

Seeing that Mary had fallen silent, Yuri also stopped talking. Feeling the touch of her hand squeezing into her face, Yuri narrowed her eyes.

The meeting room was quiet for a moment, then suddenly Mary's Rotom phone popped up, displaying Nie Zi's name on the screen. Mary gave a slight smile and answered the call.

"Hey, brother?"

"Good morning, where are you? At the dojo?"

Nie Zi stared blankly at where Mary was for a moment, then realized what was happening.

"Yes, brother, is there something you need?"

"Just wondering how it went. I heard you fought two Pokémon hunters last night. How did it go?"

Although Nie Zi spoke lightly, Mary could still hear the concern in his tone, so she smiled and said:

"Strictly speaking, there's only one. Gym Leader Onio's Gengar and Mismagius helped me a lot. But to be honest, it felt pretty good to battle them myself."

"Be careful, I know how dangerous that state is."

Nie Zi glared at Mary, gave her a light reprimand, and then, without waiting for Mary's reply, continued:

"Also, send me that set of Mega Stones you took later, and I'll help you exchange them for Gardevoir."

"Hey...brother, how did you know?"

"Of course, it was Bea who told me, but let's leave it at that this time. After all, it was you, Marie, who won it yourself. Houndoom is a relatively common Pokémon, and there's a lot of demand for it, so we should be able to get it soon."

"Brother, don't you need it?"

"Why would I need to ask you for something like this? Sis, aren't you underestimating your brother a bit?"

"Um... well."

"Put that aside for now and tell me in detail what happened last night. I heard you caused quite a commotion. You even burned a hole in the Misty Forest, and we could see your Steel-Armored Raven's divine bird strike from far away."

"What? I didn't burn it. He tried to run away, and I had to stop him. Otherwise, all my secrets would have been exposed."

"...But you've already revealed most of your secrets, haven't you?"

"I'm not talking about gym matches, you know what I mean."

"Ha, you've got a pretty long-term vision."

Nie Zi laughed. If they really wanted to hide, killing them all on the spot would have been the best option. His sister was still a bit too soft-hearted. It seemed he would have to worry about this for a while longer.

Thinking this through, Nie Zi listened to her sister's story and decided to leave the dojo for a while longer to take over the matter of the two hunters.

Chapter 237 Goodbye Hop

We finally arrived at Dance Town.

Although the sun is not visible, the town's lighting works very well.

Marnie has basically no room to interfere in Pokémon hunter matters anymore, since the rest is the job of the judicial authorities.

However, compared to that, Mary is now more concerned about the purplish-red jewel hanging around her neck.

I originally thought I would just be listening to some follow-up methods and plans in the town of Souzen, but I didn't expect that after waiting for Bea and Onion at the gym that day, I would also receive this thing.

The item that Mugentsuna gave to Chairman Rose in Motogakure was given to him.

To be honest, Mary had almost forgotten about this, but unexpectedly, it actually came back to her.

'You're really not interested in my affairs... I feel like they're quite important to Galar.'

"Ugh……"

Hearing the voice that suddenly rang in her ears, Mary sighed softly. Ever since Mary received that precious pearl, the voice of Mugentana had been in her ears.

If you hold the pearl up to the light, you can even vaguely see a blurry dragon-shaped shadow inside.

"What's wrong, Mary?"

Yuri and Mari strolled around Dance Town hand in hand, a sight that was quite striking for first-time visitors.

"No, it's nothing."

Mary smiled and told Yuri not to worry.

'Don't be so reluctant. Although this bead's main function is as a communicator, it can also be used as an energy point. That way, you can use Dynamax without restrictions, isn't that great?'

This effect is also a rather terrifying one that Chairman Loz researched. It's amazing that the chairman is so bold as to entrust this thing to me.

This is what makes Mary sigh the most. She is very self-aware of her own talent. If she works hard steadily for a few years, she can basically achieve considerable strength, instead of getting involved in this troublesome situation at this in-between time.

Unfortunately, Mujita couldn't understand Mary's thoughts at all.

"Never let any opportunity to become stronger slip by—that's the mindset of a true strong person. Young lady, your thinking is too conservative."

"..."

This isn't some perilous world.

Mary didn't know how to refute Mujitana. Maybe her thoughts were a bit risqué, but it didn't really matter. It wasn't like she hadn't tried.

"Is that consciousness speaking to you again?"

Yuri pointed curiously to the necklace hanging around Mary's neck. After omitting some key information, Mary basically told Yuri everything she could.

"Yeah, she said I have too much of a salty mentality."

"Pfft... I think you're right. Mary, sometimes you give off the impression that you don't care about anything."

"What? I clearly care about you a lot."

Mary looked at Yuri with some dissatisfaction. How could Yuri not care about anything? She clearly loved Pokémon so much.

Yuri blushed slightly upon hearing this, and gave Mary a cute glare as she retorted:

"That's not what I meant! Be serious!"

"Am I being serious?"

"Mooooo—! I meant things like competitions and fame! Marie, you always seem completely uninterested in being a champion or a gym leader."

With a helpless pout, Mary realized she hadn't managed to fool anyone and Yuri had called her out on it. She then explained with a sigh:

"It's not that I have no interest at all, it's just that before taking on responsibility, I'd rather do something I enjoy first. Otherwise, it would be too awful if I were like my brother, hoping every day that I would take over his position."

"...If you put it that way, your brother is the really bad one."

"To be honest, before that, I would rather travel to different places."

Mary casually pointed to the hotel that was already in sight, and without waiting for Yuri's response, changed the subject.

"Alright~ whatever happens to me, let's book the room first, and then go find Hep."

"It's not that anything is fine! It's clearly very important!"

Despite her loud protests, Yuri was pulled into the hotel by Mari's hand and had no choice but to quiet down.

He glared fiercely at Mary, who chuckled sheepishly and shrank back before focusing on dealing with the receptionist.

As for Mugentana, she had already shut her mouth while the two girls were chatting, and had been observing everything in the town of Mugentana on her own for nearly three thousand years, isolated from this world.

Unable to step out of the city of Hammerlocke, she is now filled with curiosity about the outside world, even though the entire Galar is littered with fragments of her body.

Eternatus sensed everything in the inn through the jewel, his mind slightly drawn to Mari's Maxim Bracelet. Because of the jewel, the Maxim Bracelet's charge level remained around 30%.

Whenever Marnie needs it, the charge gauge can be fully charged instantly, allowing her to activate Dynamax anytime, anywhere.

……

After resting in her room, Yuri received a message from Hep saying that they had arrived at the hotel where they were staying.

Yuri looked quite happy. Hop was a formidable rival after all, and it was good to see him cheer up.

"Hey, long time no see, Yuri and Mari."

Just as she remembered, Hop appeared in front of the two of them and raised her hand to greet them.

"Long time no see. Congratulations on passing the Fairy-type Gym challenge."

Yuri smiled and congratulated him, while Hop chuckled.

"You two better hurry up and hurry up, or I won't wait for you."