Pokémon from Galar

"..."

As a result, she met several pairs of eyes, and Yuri blushed again. Mari could communicate directly with Pokémon; wouldn't that immediately expose her?!

"Shh...!"

I tried putting my index finger to my lips and making a gesture to the few Pokémon that were still awake, as if to say "don't say anything unnecessary." However, whether the Pokémon understood what I meant is unknown.

Yuri, who had absolutely no idea why she was panicking, stood there for a moment, realizing that she had no idea what she had just been doing.

So he sat up somewhat awkwardly, then got out of bed, took a bottle of water from his backpack, and took a couple of sips.

Back in bed, Yuri took out her phone to kill time. Listening to the sounds from the bathroom, she also felt like taking a good shower before going to sleep.

After waiting for about twenty minutes, Mary, who had just taken a quick shower and changed her clothes, came out of the bathroom.

"Huh? Yuri, why are you awake?"

"Yeah, I want to take a shower too..."

Yuri glanced at Mary, who had just come out of the bath, then quickly looked away, picked up the change of clothes that had been laid out beside her, and walked into the bathroom in a few steps.

"..."

Mary glanced in the direction of the bathroom with a puzzled look, then turned to look at the Pokémon.

What happened to her?

"..."

Balu and Ichigo shook their heads, indicating that they didn't know what had happened.

Okay, goodnight everyone.

After saying goodnight again, Mary went to the bedside, pulled up the covers, snuggled in, and fell asleep with her eyes closed.

P.S.: The battle is over, time for some daily life... Take a short break. There's still the first gym battle coming up. I'm wondering whether to write a detailed account of Yuri's gym battle, or just skip the process and give the result.

P.S.: I have a friend today! (Referring to the novel "Muzan: My Mother's Tragedy

Author: Just like that, hug me tight.

Synopsis: Under the moonlight, Muzan Kibutsuji is tragically beautiful and arrogant.

She stroked the fetus in her belly, its vertical pupils resembling cat's-eye rubies.

She murmured in an inhuman voice, "How should a mother love you, braised or steamed?"

The fetus silently responded: "Will you be happy if Mom eats me?"

Muzan Kibutsuji revealed a longing and dreamy expression, and immediately nodded: "Yes, Mom will be happy if she eats you."

The fetus said, "I wish my mother could be happy forever... but I refuse!"

Ghost Dance Tsuji Muzan:???

Chapter Thirty-Seven: A Chance Encounter in the Morning

The next morning, because she had gone to bed too late the night before, even Mary didn't wake up until almost noon.

"Well……"

She sat up, squinting. The curtains in the room were properly drawn; Izumi must have helped her close them.

Turning my head, I saw the Pokémon eating some bread and energy cubes...

"Ah, good morning... everyone."

"Ee~ (Good morning, Mary-chan. You woke up too late, so I've already prepared some food for everyone.)"

Hearing Ichiro's reliable statement, Mari nodded, then looked at Yuri, who was still fast asleep beside her.

Because Mary got up, the blanket was lifted, revealing Yuri's cute children's underwear and a large expanse of smooth skin.

Her short hair was rumpled and messy on the pillow, looking rather disheveled.

Perhaps sensing the blanket disappear, Yuri squinted and shrank back, burying her head under the covers, showing no sign of waking up.

"...I hadn't noticed before, it turns out it's even smaller than mine."

Looking at the style she had worn before, Mary raised her hand and placed it in front of her chest to measure it; it wasn't very big, though.

Mary got off the bed sideways and walked barefoot into the bathroom. After tidying herself up and changing her clothes, she came out of the bathroom.

Walking over to the Pokémon, Ichigo and Suzuko rubbed their heads, then reached out and picked up a sweet Pokémon cube, putting it in my mouth.

Click, click, click—

As Mary bit into the cube, the crunchy texture and the sweet taste of the fruit spread throughout her mouth, instantly invigorating her.

"Hmm—it tastes good. What do you guys think of the taste and effect? ​​Is there anything that needs to be adjusted?"

Pokémon cubes are essentially concentrated nutrient solutions made from berries. Unless they're energy cubes with special ingredients added for specific purposes, regular cubes are edible for humans.

Although it has no effect on humans.

Although Marnie didn't have high hopes for the taste of the energy cubes she concocted, Pokémon, like people, ultimately have their own preferences when it comes to taste.

It was fine before when there was only Ichigo to take care of, but now that there are more and more partners, Mari is starting to want to make some minor adjustments to the energy cubes in terms of texture and taste.

After all, there are often times when Pokémon eat cubes alone, and Marnie doesn't want to see her Pokémon eat food with a taste she dislikes.

As she listened attentively to the Pokémon's thoughts on the Power Cube, Marie nodded and carefully noted down their opinions and her own ideas in her phone's notes app.

I'll probably be staying in Grass Road Town for a while. If I don't have to travel, Mary will have extra time to do some of this little research.

After putting away Rotom's phone, Marie said to the Pokémon:

"I'm planning to go out and buy some food. Who wants to go out and have some fun with me? Or should we stay in the room and wait for Yuri to wake up?"

"Ah~ (I'll stay with Yuri then.)"

"Squeak... (Then I'll stay too...)"

Nodding to the teardrop lizard and the fruit-eating worm, Mary didn't think these two rather timid and clingy little creatures could leave Yuri and go out on their own.

Young Mianmian couldn't resist going out for a stroll, having spent the entire night cooped up in her room.

Seeing that Su-chan was too lazy to move after finishing her meal, I-chan volunteered to stay and take care of everyone.

Xiao Zuo and Xiao You were eager to go out for a stroll, so Balu had no choice but to agree.

Mary thought for a moment, then wrote a note and placed it on the coffee table.

"I'm heading out now, I'll be right back. Take good care of the house."

After giving some tedious instructions, he then led the two Pokémon out of the room.

After asking the owner downstairs and in the lobby, I strolled around the town streets.

Apart from the prominent dojo, the buildings in Caolu Town are not particularly large; one can see mountains and fields as far as the eye can see.

There were many pedestrians on the road, including challengers and tourists.

Putting aside the Gym Challenge gimmick, south of Grass Road Town, near Route 4, there is a stone forest ruin and a mysterious unnamed geoglyph. The stone pillars carved with images and the geoglyphs whose contents are unknown attract all kinds of tourists.

The images carved on the stone pillar are said to represent more than ten types of Pokémon, and it seems that someone once found some treasure under the stone pillar.

Mary didn't know much about the stone pillars, but she was clear about the meaning of the geoglyphs. And Mary believed that the Alliance's higher-ups certainly knew far more than she did.

Instead of investigating Dr. Tomlan's relationship with her, Sonia might be much more efficient by asking around the Alliance.

But then again.

Dr. Mulan's main research area is Dynamax, and Marie really doesn't think that Chairman Rose, who is so busy managing both the League and the company, has time to personally investigate the history of Dynamax in Galar.

So how did Chairman Rose, a leader and businessman, learn the secret of Dynamax?

There must be a more interesting reason why Sonia had to travel alone across Galar to find history and the truth.

Mary didn't make any unnecessary guesses, whether well-intentioned or malicious; preconceived notions are the most dangerous.

"Hey, isn't this Mary? Are you all alone?"

The sudden sound interrupted Mary's thoughts. She looked up and found that Hep had walked up to her at some point.

"Hop, good morning. We arrived in Grass Road Town very late yesterday. Yuri is still sleeping."

"Haha~ That must have been tough. Since you only arrived late last night, that means you haven't booked a challenge with the dojo yet?"

"Yes, I plan to go there this afternoon. Anyway, we'll have to wait here for a while before we can get a turn."

"Then you'd better go early. When I went to make an appointment, the challenge time was already scheduled for a week later."

"Thanks for the reminder. I'll take Yuri to the arena after lunch."

"Hehe~ You're welcome. I'll be going now. See you later, Mary!"

Hep waved to Mary with her usual smile, then walked away alone.

Marie, meanwhile, continued to stroll around the streets with her Pokémon. She wasn't in a hurry anyway; it didn't matter how many days she stayed, since the gym wasn't going to disappear.

"nya~! (Marilyn Mary! I want to eat that!)"

Little Zuo floated lightly onto Mary's shoulder, poked Mary's face with its tail, and then pointed its head towards a shop on the side of the road that seemed to be selling some kind of food.

"Let's go buy some then, I'm hungry too."

Mary nodded, then led everyone into the store.

P.S.: I'm planning to write about a silly, talkative little titmouse that flies very fast; I'm currently brainstorming ideas.

Chapter Thirty-Eight: Dojo Battle Reservation

Grass Road Arena.

When Mary and her companion arrived, there were quite a few people inside the arena, many of whom were wearing arena uniforms and looked like they were going to challenge trainers today.

Many spectators were also observing the challengers up close.

Mary found a staff member wearing a Grass Road Arena uniform, explained her purpose, and was then taken aside to register.

The woman who led the two people to register was a woman who looked to be in her early twenties, with a light brown ponytail.

"The Grass-type Arena Challenge is a 2v2 mode. Please register the Pokémon you are using."

"Huh? Do I need to register my Pokémon?"

In response to Yuri's question, the older sister smiled and nodded, saying: