Pokémon from Galar

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"Mary really does... always manage to surprise me."

President Rose put down the documents in his hand, sighed, and leaned back in his soft chair. The documents were, of course, the details of the incident involving the Radiant God submitted by the Alola region to the League.

Olive stood silently to the side, somewhat puzzled as to why President Rose would comment on Mary in this way, since the document only stated that Mary assisted the champion of the other world in appeasing the Radiant God, thus enabling the plan to proceed smoothly.

She knew Mary's talent, but she also knew Mary's abilities. If you only looked at this document, no matter how you looked at it, Mary was just doing a supporting role for the champion.

President Rose smiled. He could see Olive's confusion, but he was the only one who had seen the information about the otherworld champion. Although it was vague, Mary's role in it was definitely more than that.

"However... if Mary has had so much contact with Him, and now that she's become stronger, won't that affect the president's plans...?"

Olive said with some concern, after all, it is a Pokémon that has existed for thousands of years. If Marie is intimidated, it might not be good.

“Mary is a good girl, but she’s right…we should find an opportunity to talk to her.”

As he spoke, President Loz, squinting, spun his chair so that he faced the floor-to-ceiling window behind him. He was willing to believe in these children, but as the president of the alliance, he had to remain cautious.

After planning for so many years, the time has finally come to reap the rewards, and no amount of caution is too much.

"Why wasn't such an outstanding child chosen by Sword and Shield? What a troublesome situation."

Frowning and shaking his head, President Rose reopened his eyes, adjusted his expression, and suppressed these complicated thoughts.

Now that things had come to this, Lorz only sighed briefly before regaining his composure. For the time being, there was no sign of him deviating from the plan. Even if there were aspects of Mary's strength that he was unaware of, she should not be at the level of a champion.

"Where is Mary currently located?"

"Mount Seki City, barring any unforeseen circumstances, we'll be heading to Route 7 tomorrow."

"Hmm... Tell them to get ready at the underground lab. We'll conduct a new experiment tomorrow and make some noise, as long as they don't blow up the lab."

Although Loz didn't find anything wrong with the jewel he gave to Mary, the slight suspicion in his heart never faded away.

"Let me see where you're hiding now, Mukyuu Tsuna."

Olive pretended not to hear President Rose's words and bowed slightly.

“I understand, but in that case, I need to go to the site to supervise, lest those lunatics blow up the entire Quan Guan City.”

"It's okay, I'm not so old that I can't walk."

President Rose flicked a strand of hair from his forehead and laughed.

P.S.: I'm so tired... Filling in the plot myself is really brain-draining. Why doesn't it have a script as good as Black and White's? I really want to follow the plot...

Chapter 280 I want to stay overnight at Mary's house!

After crossing the bridge that spans the open field, Route 7 opens into a wilderness area, which is relatively easy to travel. The more difficult part is the ancient city ruins along Route 8.

The ruins, whose original purpose is unknown, were used by Guild Master Rose as part of the path for gym challenges after losing most of their value.

"Hmm~ The weather is pretty good today."

Mary rode her bicycle along the roads of the eastern part of the city, while Yuri stood behind her, holding onto Mary's shoulder and squinting in the breeze. With the assistance of the Rotom phone, the effort required to ride a bicycle was reduced by more than half.

"It's pretty good, it would be even better if the road ahead was easier to travel."

Mary nodded slightly in response. She only rode the bicycle around the city or some flat areas. In the countryside, it was better to walk than to ride a bicycle, at least it wouldn't be so bumpy.

"Hehe~"

Yuri looked down at the top of Mary's head, raised her finger, and poked Mary's cheek.

"What are you doing? Stop fooling around, or you'll fall."

"Didn't the instruction manual for this bicycle say that it has a Rotom sensor and is not easy to fall into?"

"Huh? There's this too?"

"Marie, didn't you read the instructions?"

"Oh... do you really need to read the instruction manual for a bicycle? Knowing how to plug in your phone is enough, isn't it?"

Yuri looked down at Mari with a subtle expression. It wasn't even her bicycle, so why was Mari reading the instruction manual more carefully?

The two of them rode their bicycles away from Motogakure during this meaningless chat and arrived at the stone bridge that spanned the open field.

"You won't be able to ride a bicycle any further."

"What a pity~ How about I ride it now?"

"Sure."

Mary hooked the brake, bringing the bicycle to a gradual stop. Yuri jumped to the ground with a whoosh and reached out to grab the handlebars Mary had offered.

Instead of stepping on the pedals added to the rear wheel like Yuri had done, Mary sat down, holding her skirt, and then reached out to hug Yuri's soft waist, rubbing her chin against it contentedly.

"Well……"

Yuri blushed slightly. She had only stood up and held onto her shoulder because she was embarrassed. Why was Mary so direct?

Yuri held back her words, stepped on the pedal and had barely gone a few meters when suddenly—

boom--!!!

As a muffled explosion was heard, tremors spread rapidly from the center of Motogakushi City, and the entire stone bridge began to shake.

"ah--!"

Startled, Yuri's wrist twisted, causing the bicycle to tilt, and she screamed.

"Be careful."

Mary quickly spread her legs to support herself on the ground, and hugged the tense Yuri tightly with both hands. Rotom also controlled the tilt of the front wheel to maintain balance as much as possible.

"What happened? What happened?!"

Before she could even catch her breath, Yuri turned around in shock to look at Kensei behind her.

"I don't know... Let me ask."

Mary thought for a moment, then reached around Yuri and operated Rotom's phone to send a message to Chibana asking for his opinion.

The message was replied to quickly and displayed on the screen, which Mary and Yuri could see at a glance.

'Everything is normal; we're just conducting an experiment.'

"An experiment? What kind of experiment is so terrifying?"

Yuri curiously turned her head to look at Mary, who had her head resting on her arm.

"Well—who knows? Anyway, let's just go our own way. We can't interfere with experiments anyway."

"That's true, then let's continue on our way!"

Kibana's words were reassuring. Yuri quickly recovered from her previous state and acted as if nothing had happened, which made Marie sigh, "Is this the authority of a gym leader?"

After all, Mary herself felt quite at ease. Even after the incident with the Radiant God, she didn't think she could interfere in everything.

I was thinking of asking Mujitana, but then I thought it was better not to know. Knowing too much can easily cause trouble.

In addition, in the past few days, Mugenta seemed to be engrossed in studying the light that Marie had given him. He used to chatter on and on in Marie's ear, but lately he's hardly made a sound. So Marie decided not to bother him.

The two rode their bicycles across the bridge and into the wilderness, where they put their bikes away. Pokémon were everywhere on the road, and riding too fast could easily result in a collision.

"Speaking of which, if you go this way, you'll reach Mary's hometown."

Yuri pointed further east, where Spiketown was located.

"Well, Spiketown... isn't very lively, and the weather is rather cold."

"Hehe~ So, can I stay at Mary's house for the night then?"

Yuri, seemingly ignoring Mary's words, suddenly became excited, though it was unclear what she was excited about—after all, she was about to meet her parents!

Mary looked at Yuri, who was jumping for joy beside her, and thought for a moment, but decided not to say it. It would be more interesting to see when Yuri figured it out herself.

"I'm more curious about Yuri's ranch than my own; it's sure to be more interesting than mine."

"I'll take you out to play sometime. It's been so long since I've seen Munchlax."

"You keep a Snorlax at home... When will it evolve?"

"I don't know, but the amount of food a Snorlax eats is not bad compared to my ranch."

Yuri paused for a moment, then changed the subject.

"Oh, right, my mom messaged me earlier saying that the energy cubes she ordered from Spiketown are great, and they even gave her a discount. She asked me to thank you on her behalf."

"what?"

Mary scratched her head a little embarrassedly. "Is this even allowed?"

"When was this recommended...? Is it really that good?"

Yuri glanced at Mari, who had inexplicably become nervous, and asked, puzzled:

"I recommended it to my family a long time ago, and these are all recipes that you wrote, Mary. Do I need to ask you if it works or not?"

"After all, it's being sold to someone I know... I'm a little worried."

"It's okay. My mom said it works very well, and the quality of the wool has improved recently."

"Really? That's good. Thank you, Yuri."

Mary smiled with relief and then thanked him gratefully.

Hualang Town has always been primarily a livestock-based economy. Even setting aside the chances of opening up that market, the energy cubes consumed daily by Yuri's family's ranch alone are not insignificant.

If there is an opportunity to establish a long-term purchase contract in the future, that would be a very large order.

Mary didn't know if Yuri had thought about these things, but she probably didn't mean it. She probably just thought it was useful and gave it to her family.

However, as the beneficiary, Mary still expressed her gratitude very formally.

P.S.: It's so cold, my hands are frozen from typing...

Chapter 281 Loz's Thoughts

The trouble Mary had foreseen still came knocking on her way back, even though she left Hammerlocke City almost without a second thought.

That was when we stopped in the ruins of town and were having lunch.

President Rose appeared abruptly in front of Mary and Yuri.

"Long time no see, Mary and Yuri."