Pokémon from Galar

Chapter 361 Entertainment

Until the end of the movie, Yuri was distracted by the presence of the girl beside her, and she had no recollection of what the second half of the movie was about.

On the contrary, the feeling of fingers stirring in Mary's mouth, and the throbbing sensation when bitten by teeth, were etched into my heart along with the dim environment.

After watching the two-hour-plus movie, most of the afternoon had already passed, and there wasn't enough time to watch another one.

Mary, holding Yuri's hand, turned to look at the still-enjoying Sis.

"You like watching movies?"

"Sha~ (That's interesting.)"

"Then I'll go get a membership card. This is a chain store, and it has branches in other cities. You can come here if you want to see it in the future."

Not only Sis, but Mary asked around and everyone seemed to like it. It looks like they'll be coming to the cinema often in the future, so getting a membership card would be a good idea.

"Hmm~"

Mary stood up, stretched, and turned to Yuri for a nod.

"Let's go, it's time to get out."

"oh oh……"

As the room lights came on, Yuri gradually came to her senses and followed behind Mary.

Some Pokémon that were too lazy to walk had already returned to their Poké Balls, but those like Sisi, who were very interested in the movie, quietly followed Marie.

The waiter greeted her casually, and after learning that she wanted to apply for a membership card, he warmly welcomed Mary and also carefully explained how to use it to Sis, who had been crowding around the counter.

Perhaps it's because many guests bring their Pokémon with them.

While waiting for the waiter to enter the information, a Gengar suddenly floated in through the door, took out a membership card from its mouth with its short paws, and skillfully flew to the self-service machine to operate it.

Mary blinked, watching Gengar book a room and disappear down the corridor, and remarked that there were quite a few guests like that.

"Guest, this is your membership card. Please keep it safe."

"Ah, thanks."

Mary took the card and thanked the waiter with a smile.

"Welcome to visit us again."

They left the theater amidst greetings, but Sisi-chan, Yi-chan, and a few other Pokémon who were still enjoying themselves stayed inside with their membership cards. When you first become obsessed with something, you're always full of enthusiasm.

Mary knew this feeling too. Since there was no training today, she gave Sis the money and let them go.

"We've been sitting here for ages, shall we go somewhere to wander around?"

Mary rubbed her lower back and looked around. The neighborhood was quite lively, so maybe she could go for a stroll somewhere.

"Okay, let's take a walk first~"

Mary, holding Yuri's hand, casually looked around and started a conversation:

"But I didn't expect Si-chan to like watching movies—I've never seen her look for movies to watch when she's using her phone."

"Since it's the first time using such a large screen, I think the atmosphere is also quite important,"

Yuri paused as she spoke, her tone softening:

"It is only at times like these that I suddenly realize that they are actually less than a year old and have not yet experienced many interesting things."

"What's wrong? Why are you suddenly so sentimental?"

"No, I just realized that battles and rankings aren't everything for a trainer. I knew this before, but this is the first time I've understood its meaning so clearly."

"Well, after all, you're a new trainer, so it's already quite good that you realized it so quickly."

"You talk like you're some kind of senior, when you've only been with me for a year!"

Yuri raised her hand, pinched and rubbed Mary's cheek, looking defiant.

"Haha~ That's not what I meant."

She reached out and grabbed Yuri's mischievous hand, pulling it away from her face. Mary laughed, her face red from being rubbed.

After trying to pull away a couple of times and finding she couldn't break free from Mary's grasp, and noticing the gazes on her from all around, Yuri felt a little embarrassed and annoyed, and glared at Mary with puffed-up cheeks.

"Let go!"

"well--"

Seeing Yuri pull her wrist back in front of her, the two of them stepped out of their seats again.

"I wonder what time Sijiang and the others will be back tonight."

"It's hard to say."

Yuri smiled and shook her finger.

"Judging from how excited they are, they might stay up until tomorrow morning."

Mary thought for a moment, then smiled wryly.

"That can't be that bad, can it? Ichigo and Balu are with us, it shouldn't be dragged out until midnight."

"What if they get addicted too?"

"...Ichiko might be a possibility, but Pazu is not young anymore, it's not that serious."

Mary shook her head, trying to deny it, but the words she uttered were also filled with uncertainty.

"Hahaha~ You don't even believe it yourself."

"Um—"

Mary shrugged, neither confirming nor denying.

As she was walking, she suddenly heard some fast-paced music. Following the sound, Mary saw an arcade that was open for business.

"Yuri, have you ever been inside the arcade?"

"Uh...no, my mom always wouldn't let me go when I was little, and I didn't pay much attention to it after I started traveling."

Yuri shook her head. There was no arcade in her town at all. If she wanted to play, she would have to go to a neighboring town, so she really didn't have the opportunity to play.

"Shall we go and have some fun? It's nice to experience it once in a while."

As she spoke, Mary noticed that Yuri looked curious but also hesitant, so she boldly put her arm around Yuri's shoulder and walked towards the arcade.

"Okay, just come along and have some fun. I don't know what else to do anyway."

"Hey—I know, I know, stop pushing me!"

The arcade was as noisy as I remembered. The booming music made all the other Pokémon return to their Poké Balls. Luckily, Nebula was watching a movie with Mordred, otherwise it might have burst into tears right now.

Only the tremolo salamander seemed to enjoy the noisy environment, following Yuri around, looking around, and occasionally making plucking motions with its fingers, as if in sync with the music in its ears.

Watching Mary skillfully exchange for over a hundred game tokens, Yuri was a little curious, as she had never heard of Mary liking to play here.

"Marie-chan! Did you used to come here often?"

The music was so loud that Yuri had to grab Mary's arm and speak loudly into her ear.

"Hmm? Ahh—I've been there a few times before, it was quite fun! I haven't been here in a while!"

As she said this, Mary's eyes lit up when she saw the familiar equipment. She gestured to it and then led Yuri to the huge machine.

The machine has two positions, one of which is empty. On the right, a pretty woman who looks a few years older than Mary is following the movements and constantly changing her dance steps.

There was also a flower petal swaying along with the street photography, which was quite interesting. I didn't expect that a flower petal would like this style of music.

"Marie-chan! Do you want to play this?!"

"Hmm! It's been a long time since I've played, I want to give it a try!"

Noticing Mary and Yuri approaching, the older sister who was dancing suddenly stopped, then leaned over the railing, looked in Mary's direction, and raised her hand in a gesture of acknowledgment.

"Want to come up and play together, Mary?"

"Okay!"

Mary nodded happily, took a few coins from the box in Yuri's hand, put them into the coin slot of the machine, and stood up.

"Sister, do you recognize me?"

While setting things up, Mary casually struck up a conversation.

"I definitely recognize the most popular gym challenger this year! Isn't that Yuri next to him?"

"cough--!"

These words made Mary choke, and Yuri in the audience also looked like she had been exposed, her cheeks gradually turning red.

"Hahaha~ Others might not notice, but I know a couple so... your interactions on screen are pretty explicit."

"Um... let's get started quickly."

A little embarrassed, Mary glanced at Yuri and pressed start, not wanting the older woman to continue talking, lest Yuri become too shy.

"Alright, alright. I thought you guys were pretty interesting just watching you on screen, but I didn't expect you to be even more interesting than I imagined."

The older sister, who was ready, rubbed her hands and, before starting, added loudly and in a very nasty way, began to move at the perfect time, giving Mary no chance to respond.

"..."

She glanced at Yuri, who was holding onto the railing, with concern. The trembling salamander was guarding her side, so there was nothing to worry about. Mary herself didn't really care about being exposed, and at this moment she focused on the game.

I'm trying to get revenge on this rude older sister who says everything on this machine.

Chapter 362 Biting

Human energy is limited, so when you devote yourself to something, you always have to give up some other things.

Before Marnie got her starter Pokémon and while she was still in school, she had some interest in music and dance due to her brother's influence.

Although most of it was Nie Zi who thought it was fun and deliberately taught Mary to learn it.

However, as someone who was actually involved, I found it quite interesting, especially when I needed time to rest my mind and exercise my body.

Of course, this hobby, which wasn't something she was particularly enthusiastic about, was greatly reduced by Mari after Ichigo hatched, and she turned her attention to taking care of Ichigo instead.

On the small stage, after an initial period of awkwardness, Mary quickly regained her former feel and kept up with the rhythm of the older girls around her.

However, it had been too long since she had practiced, and as the rhythm became more intense in the middle section, Mary, though somewhat unwilling, had to admit that she couldn't compete with the woman next to her.