Pokémon from Galar

However, for Yuri in the audience, she was simply mesmerized by Mary's every move, and the noisy music around her seemed to become pleasant along with Mary's movements.

This was the first time she had ever heard that Mary could dance. Although she had guessed it when she saw some punk-style clothes in Mary's closet, this was the first time she had actually seen her dance.

When someone is focused on something, they always seem to become more handsome or beautiful.

Mary doesn't usually engage in large physical movements; she spends more time studying papers or watching training videos—quieter activities.

Thus, amidst the stark contrast, a novel and exciting feeling surged within my chest.

The music ended quickly, and as the machine automatically calculated the scores and ranked the players, Mary didn't pay any attention and walked off the stage on her own.

"Oh, why don't we play a little longer? It's so boring playing alone."

Upon seeing Mary's actions, the young woman next to her turned around, leaned against the railing, and looked at Mary.

"I came with someone, okay?"

Mary took Yuri's hand, raised it and shook it. It was a long-awaited experience, so she decided to enjoy it herself instead of leaving Yuri to enjoy it alone.

"Tch—alright then, can I have your contact information? You've probably been in Hammerlocke City lately, haven't you?"

Seeing that Mary wasn't going to continue, the young lady, who suddenly felt bored, also pouted and walked down, then took out her phone from her pocket and waved it a couple of times.

"Ah, this—"

Mary glanced at Yuri subconsciously and noticed that she blinked and seemed not to care, so she nodded and took out her own phone.

"Okay, but speaking of which, I still don't know your name."

After adding her contact information via QR code, the young woman smiled, glanced at her friend list, and said:

"Ellie, eighteen years old, is currently studying in Quan Guan City. This girl is Hua Ye Di and likes rock music."

"Ti~ (Hello~)"

"Hey, what do you study? Isn't literature a well-known major in Quan Guan City?"

Mary exclaimed in surprise, "The schools in Quan Guan City tend to be more humanities-oriented, while those in Ji Qing City would be more suitable for science and engineering."

"History... I want to become a professor who studies the history of Pokémon in the future."

"Hey—isn't that amazing?"

Mary actually wanted to say that they didn't look alike at all, but she swallowed the words back. After all, it was their first meeting, and it was better to avoid saying anything impolite.

"It's getting late, see you next time, Mary, and Yuri too."

After a brief introduction, Ellie waved goodbye and left the arcade with Flower Leaf.

After waving goodbye to Ellie, Mary turned around, pointed to a spot not far away, and said with a smile:

"Let's go do something else, how about we take some photo booth pictures?"

"Sure—(reading in a monotone)"

"Huh? What's wrong? What's all of a sudden?"

Seeing Yuri's piercing gaze, Mari shrank back, unsure of what had suddenly happened.

"Marie-chan is so experienced! She got my contact information in just a few minutes—that's great! In a few days I can go on a date with a beautiful older woman—(reading in a monotone)"

"Ah, this—"

Yuri's deadpan gaze made Mary break out in a cold sweat.

"Would you like to play with the Trembling Salamander?"

Turning to look at the vibrato salamander beside her, she handed it a handful of coins. It had been looking eager to try, and Yuri didn't seem to intend to let it stay by her side forever.

The trembling salamander took the coin, its gaze darting back and forth between Yuri and Mari's faces before finally revealing a knowing expression and smiling as it walked toward the machine that interested it.

"Let's go, Mary-chan."

Holding Mary's arm, Yuri led the way into the empty photo booth machine.

Although she had never played it before, the operation was not complicated, and even Yuri quickly learned how to operate it by following the instructions.

"Um, Yuri?"

Mary, standing nearby, cautiously and tentatively called out Yuri's name.

"Ok?"

"that--"

Just as Mary was wondering how to start the conversation, Yuri suddenly grabbed Mary's wrist and pulled her hard. As the camera rotated, Mary came to her senses and found herself being pressed face-to-face with Yuri in front of the control panel.

With his free right hand, he steadied himself by holding onto the control panel behind him. His gaze met Yuri's as she drew closer, and he could clearly feel the increasing tightness of her grip on his wrist.

"He exchanged contact information with other girls right in front of me—"

As Yuri said this, she raised her hand and roughly tore open the loose neckline of Mary's clothes, then opened her mouth and bit down hard.

"pain--"

Just then, the machine started up with a timely beep, and with the countdown, Yuri increased her strength even more.

"—"

Mary pursed her lips, released her grip on her hand that had been supporting her balance, and instead hugged Yuri's slender waist.

The sound of cameras clicking filled the air, but Mary was only thinking about whether her shoulder had been bitten and was bleeding.

With a slight metallic taste spreading across her lips, Yuri finally released her mouth, raised her head, and, ignoring the sound of the camera, grinned, revealing her possessiveness to Mary without reservation.

Mary lowered her gaze slightly, looking at the small amount of dark bloodstain at the corner of her mouth. She stuck out her tongue, tilted her head, and tucked it into her mouth, the taste of blood spreading through her mouth.

It was clearly his own blood, yet it felt as if something from Yuri was spreading through his body.

The sharp pain in her neck near her shoulder didn't subside, but Mary smiled at Yuri without a care.

Why didn't you just say it then?

"I don't want to interfere too much with Mary's friendships..."

"Then why are you using so much force?"

"I'm in a bad mood."

"You're so greedy. What does my blood taste like?"

"Didn't you just taste it yourself?"

"But I want to hear your opinion, Yuri."

"It tastes awful."

I think so too.

"I don't want to interfere with Mary's social circle, so if there's a next time, let me have a bite."

"It tastes awful!"

"Precisely because it tastes bad."

Releasing her grip on Mary, Yuri glanced sideways at the photo on the screen behind her, which was currently displaying the effects interface.

"Ah—sorry, it seems like we didn't get any shots of Mary's face. Shall we reshoot?"

Mary turned to the side, swiping her finger across the screen to look at the photos one by one, capturing everything from Yuri biting her until she released her grip.

"I think it's quite interesting. We can always film it again if necessary."

"That seems like a good idea. What kind of special effects would be best to add?"

Yuri tried to add something more suggestive, but combined with the biting action, it just looked more like a yandere.

Thinking this way, Yuri subconsciously complained to Mary about it as well.

"Indeed, it's not just similar, it's clearly the same."

"Hey!"

He raised his hand and lightly punched Mary's arm, then opened his mouth and bit the same spot. However, the pain Mary expected did not occur; instead, a soft, moist sensation soothed the wound.

"As expected, I don't like this taste at all."

"You ate it all anyway. Stop looking and get me a band-aid right now. Do you want another bite?"

Hehe~

P.S.: Although I haven't posted this yet, I still want to vent a little. I might have been shipping Crossick a lot lately, which has caused some subtle distortions in certain aspects.

Even after I finished writing it, I felt something was off.

Chapter 363 Let's go pick up Wuji Tai.

After playing outside for most of the day, and seeing that it was almost lunchtime, Mary, feeling tired, took out her phone and contacted Mujita.

"Hey? How was the experience? What are you planning to do for dinner?"

"Ah—has it already gotten this time?"

Mukita looked up at the time, seemingly only then noticing that it was already lunchtime.

"How about we eat at the dojo? You guys are coming here anyway, right?"

Suddenly, Chibana, who was standing next to him, poked his head out and raised his hand to greet him.

"Um—Yuri, how are you?"

After thinking for a moment, Mary didn't answer immediately, but turned to ask Yuri for her opinion.

"Huh? I'm fine with anything, and I'm tired after playing all afternoon."

"Then I'll leave it to you, Guild Master Chibana. Yuri and I will head over now."

"OK~ See you later."

Qibana nodded and disappeared from the screen. Mujitana also said hello and hung up the phone.

After putting her phone away, Mary stretched and yawned by the roadside.

"Hmm~ I wonder when Si-chan and the others will be back, even though I did give them money."

"It should be fine, right? I saw that the cinema even has a special food ordering service, and the prices are about the same as outside. You're not worried about them going hungry, are you?"

Yuri reached out and hugged Mari's arm as she lowered it, sharing her information with a smile.