Pokémon from Galar

Really? Thank you!

Seeing that Miyuki had accepted the late-night snack she had bought, Mary led her away from the airport.

"Did you really come here just to have fun?"

"Hmm... yeah, I was just asking you to come with me to Alola, but it's okay if you don't want to, since what you're going to do is rather dangerous."

Mizuki puffed out her cheeks and looked at Mari. Although they were talking about a serious topic, the scene was still quite comical.

Mary smiled and shook her head.

"If we're talking about danger, aren't we all in the same boat? Who isn't in danger if they plan to stand in front of the Radiant God?"

"Huff...huff...I knew I couldn't persuade you."

Mizuki blew on the steaming hot food a couple of times and sighed.

"Well..."

Mary found an empty bench outside and sat down. She looked up at the night sky, which was completely different from that of Dance Town, and stared blankly for a moment.

Actually, Marie and Alola have no connection whatsoever. Even if she didn't join them, no one would say anything, since it's a life-threatening situation.

"what happened?"

Mizuki curiously peeked over at Mari.

"It's nothing, I was just thinking about where I should take you to experience Dynamax."

"Isn't your brother the dojo master? Why can't he go there?"

"Unfortunately, the gym near my home is the only one in Galar that doesn't allow Dynamax."

"Eh—"

"Let me ask around for you. If that doesn't work, I'll take you to experience the wilderness."

Mary sighed. At least she could still contact Chibana. If she said she could find him a strong opponent, he probably wouldn't mind letting them use the venue.

"That sounds good too. I've looked up Galar's information. Marie, your little bird is pretty nice."

"Ah... Corviknight, Chickfin is everywhere in Galar, it would be easy to find one if you wanted to catch it."

"Hmm~ There are also some other Pokémon, I plan to explore them properly."

After devouring the remaining food, Mizuki wiped her mouth and looked at Mari.

Where would be a good place for me to stay today?

"It's up to you. If you come with me, we'll go to Wuzi Town, but traveling at night will take more time. If you don't come with me, you can stay in Gongmen City for the night and come to Wuzi Town tomorrow."

"Of course I'll go with Mary. What's the point of me being here alone, in a place I don't know anyone?"

"OK then."

Mary nodded, took down the deluxe ball, and called out Little Bird again.

"Gah—? (Are we going back?)"

"Okay, thank you for your help."

"Gah~ (It's nothing~)"

Little Chiu looked at Mary and Mizuki and proudly raised her head.

Mary climbed onto Little Bird's back, then reached out her hand to Mizuki and said:

"Come on up."

"...How about I have Salamence take me?"

"Salamander doesn't know the way, right? Come on up."

Mizuki hesitated for a moment, but finally reached out and grabbed Mary's hand, and sat on Little Chiu's back.

Mary placed Mizuki in front of her, shielding Mizuki's body with her arms, and patted Little Bird, saying:

Let's go.

"Gah—! (ojbk—!)"

"Wow—your little bird flies so steadily!"

As Mizuki was carried into the sky, she leaned against Mari's chest and sighed with surprise.

Mary laughed when she heard this:

"Your domestic dragon will get angry if it hears this, okay?"

"Haha~ No way, Salamence isn't that stingy. Besides, Salamence flies pretty fast."

Squinting, she nestled in Mary's arms and looked around at the scenery, finding it quite pleasant.

After a brief silence, Mizuki suddenly asked:

"By the way, how is Hime-chan?"

"Hime-chan? You've already evolved once, so this is a good opportunity to see your Primarina again."

"Oh, is there still singing?"

"Yes, yes, it's more accurate to say that they've changed their tactical style and now make singing the core of their approach."

"Oh why?"

"It was because of a chance encounter during my trip..."

In the quiet night sky, Mary lowered her head slightly and told Mizuki, who was leaning against her, about the various things that had happened recently, unaware that their current posture was somewhat ambiguous.

As she spoke, Meiyue's voice gradually became intermittent. Mary tilted her head slightly and glanced at her, only to find that Meiyue had fallen asleep against her.

Although I haven't finished hearing all the interesting things she told me about Alola, it looks like I'll have to wait until tomorrow.

Feeling the night sky quiet down once again, Mary tilted her head slightly and looked up at the bright moon in the sky.

……

When I returned to Dance Town, it was almost dawn.

After waking Mizuki, she had Suzu-chan lead them back to the surface quietly. Mari then led Mizuki into the inn.

Click—

Marie carefully opened the door and quietly led Mizuki into the room. She glanced at Yuri, who was still fast asleep in bed, and a slight smile appeared on her face.

Mizuki put down her bag and leaned close to Mary, whispering:

"I'll go take another nap on the sofa next to me."

There were only two little cuties nestled on the sofa. Meiyue is not very tall, so there was plenty of room for her to sleep.

After saying that, without waiting for Mary's reply, Meiyue took out a blanket from her backpack, took off her shoes and socks, and lay down on it.

"..."

Mary looked helplessly at Mizuki, who had closed her eyes again, shrugged, took off her clothes, walked to the bedside, carefully pulled back the blanket next to Yuri, and crawled in.

"...I'm back~"

She whispered "Peace be with you" to Yuri's sleeping face, and Mary covered her mouth, yawned, and, unable to resist the sleepiness, closed her eyes as well.

Chapter 248 Two Early Risers

Yuri was the first one to wake up. As usual, when she opened her eyes, the person next to her on the pillow was still the one who made her feel at ease.

After staring at Mary's sleeping face for a while, Yuri groggily leaned over and kissed Mary's cheek. Lately, if Yuri woke up earlier than Mary or fell asleep later than Mary, she would secretly give her a kiss like this.

With her cheek pressed against hers to clear her head, Yuri suddenly remembered what Mari had mentioned last night: Mizuki was supposed to be coming to Galar? And she picked her up at the airport last night—where was she now?

Blinking her eyes, Yuri carefully sat up, propping herself up on the bed. She looked around the room and easily found the other girl sleeping on the sofa.

"...Speaking of which, she's planning to stay here for a few days, right? She probably isn't just here for fun, sigh—"

Yuri sighed softly. She had probably guessed that Mizuki had come to Galar specifically to see Mari about something. She had guessed it yesterday, but forgot to press Mari for an answer. Now that Mizuki was already inside, she probably wouldn't find a suitable opportunity to ask her.

"Bu-i~?"

Eevee, who was sleeping in the chair next to her, probably noticed Yuri's movement. It twitched its ears, yawned, and looked at Yuri.

"Good morning……"

Yuri first raised her index finger to make a gesture of not waking anyone, and then smiled and quietly greeted them.

Yuri carefully got out of bed, picked up the now-awake Eevee, rubbed it against her chest, and only after feeling satisfied did she carry it to the bathroom.

After taking care of herself, Yuri also groomed Eevee's fur. Looking at Eevee squatting on the platform, she couldn't help but pinch its long ears.

"I wonder what you will evolve into."

"Buy~"

Although she was asking this question, she couldn't say which form she would evolve into without using any tools. Although there were indeed training methods to precisely control the direction of evolution, Yuri didn't know about such methods.

Whether it's the danger foresight leaning towards superpowers or the round eyes of the fairy type, both are being trained, and it's up to fate which one they will eventually evolve into.

In any case, both Espeon's Magic Mirror and Sylveon's Fairy Skin are great abilities.

Eevee itself did not show any particular preference for any particular evolutionary direction, so Yuri kept this unknown option as a surprise for herself.

Yuri, who had brought Eevee out of the bathroom, was surprised to see Mizuki sitting up on the sofa, yawning. She had assumed the other two would continue sleeping.

"Ha...Alolan..."

"Alolan..."

After responding instinctively, Yuri then realized what was happening and walked to the sofa, smiling as she asked:

"Is it okay to get up so early? Shouldn't you sleep a little longer?"

"It's okay, it's okay. Actually, I slept on the plane and on Xiao Qiu's back. It's Mary who was awake the whole time that was probably more tired."

Meiyue waved her hand, threw off the blanket, and got off the sofa.

"I'm going to wash up."

"Oh, okay, then I'll take you to have breakfast later."

Mizuki paused slightly as she picked up her toiletries, then smiled and asked: