Pokémon from Galar

"...If you keep making noise, I'll bury you again."

"Chirp... (Okay, boss, I was wrong!)"

"..."

Even Ichigo stared speechlessly at the cowardly little titmouse, suddenly realizing that it was incredibly stupid of her to have gotten angry at this guy.

The young titmouse twisted its short, stubby neck to look around, then cautiously flapped its wings and landed next to Mary, nuzzling against Mary's thigh in a somewhat ingratiating manner.

"Chirp chirp... (Hehe... I was actually a little hungry... and then I smelled a sweet fragrance, miss... this and that...)"

"Ugh……"

Mary sighed, not bothering with the boastful little titmouse; it was just a little curry, and there was still some left in the pot anyway.

I walked over, picked up an unused plate, filled it with a small amount of water for the baby tit, and placed it beside it.

"Eat."

She didn't say much, after all, it was just a young titmouse who liked to talk big. It was only a little bit and couldn't eat much. Mary could afford to treat it to a curry meal.

"Chirp chirp—!! (Thank you so much! You're such a kind person, I might even fall in love with you! Seriously, don't you need any more Pokémon? I'm super fast, I'm not kidding!)"

"Um?!"

"Ee? (Say it again?)"

"Chirp—! (Ah, the curry smells so good~ It's so delicious!)"

The young titmouse immediately lowered its head and started eating its curry, refusing to utter another word.

"..."

Yuri cautiously leaned close to Mary's ear and asked, her voice tinged with the smell of curry:

"What exactly happened?"

"..."

She slightly distanced herself, a little disgusted. Although Mary didn't mind being close to her ear, it was a bit strange that you still smelled of lunch.

Mary recounted the conversation to Yuri in general terms, embellishing it slightly to avoid making it seem too fantastical to Yuri.

"Pfft... This feels so funny."

What's interesting about it?

Looking at Yuri next to her, who was laughing so hard she couldn't eat properly, Mary explained helplessly:

"Let me put it another way. Suppose a human falls in love with a two-meter-tall bird Pokémon and wants to get married or something, would you still find that interesting?"

"...It's a bit disgusting."

Yuri stopped smiling instantly, and the change in her expression almost caught Mary off guard.

"That's why I said he's a pervert, okay?"

"Chirp chirp—! (I'm not a pervert?! I just have different aesthetic tastes than other birds! You can't discriminate against minorities!)"

Hearing Mary's merciless criticism, the young titmouse, still with curry on its beak, suddenly raised its head and tried to defend itself righteously.

"It has nothing to do with discrimination. You were already a pervert the moment you disregarded my feelings and casually revealed your own fetishes."

"..."

"Chirp chirp—!! (You're the best, miss! This is the first time someone has acknowledged my fetish! Waaah—)"

Mary hurriedly grabbed the crying little titmouse who was rushing towards her, stopping him with obvious disgust. His face was still covered in curry, and she didn't want it to roll onto her clothes.

"Get out of my way. I didn't say anything. What you like is your business and none of my concern."

"Chirp chirp!! (This is it! Let me follow you, miss! My family thinks I'm a weirdo and they won't talk to me!)"

On the other side, Si-chan listened to the conversation between Mary and the baby tit, turned her head to look at I-chan who was standing warily beside her, and reached out her little hand to pat I-chan's leg.

"Ralu... (Does I-nee also dislike that baby tit?)"

"?"

I-chan turned to look at Ralts beside her and shook her head.

"Ee... (I was just protecting Marnie, as her Pokémon as a trainer. Besides, crossbreeding Pokémon of different species isn't actually that rare; once you know enough about it, it doesn't feel special anymore.)"

"Laru? (Really? I've never seen him before.)"

"Ee~ (After all, this mostly happens to trainers' Pokémon, so it's normal that you haven't seen it.)"

Meanwhile, Balu, who was quietly slacking off nearby, heard the conversation between Su-chan and I-chan and his expression became increasingly subtle. Listening to I-chan's comments about digging herself into a hole, he felt that things were going to get more and more interesting in the future.

Meanwhile, the young titmouse, who had been excitedly enjoying itself, calmed down after being slapped away by Mary. It then obediently flew down and continued eating its curry.

However, this guy's gaze began to drift intentionally or unintentionally towards Mary and the luggage next to her, as if he was thinking about how to successfully blend into the group.

After the group finished lunch, Yuri felt bad leaving Mary to clean up alone, so she obediently joined her to help organize the luggage and tidy up the dishes after lunch.

"Speaking of that baby tit, Mary-chan, what are you going to do with it? It seems to be clinging to you."

Yuri turned her head and glanced at the baby tit flying around in mid-air. Because it was flying so fast, Yuri could only catch a fairly clear glimpse of it in the instant it turned back.

"Hmm...it does fly very fast, and this wind, if I'm not mistaken, it might be a tailwind technique."

Feeling the breeze, Mary was somewhat surprised. She thought this guy was just joking, but it turned out he actually had some skill, using a tailwind at the moment of takeoff.

Moreover, even after accelerating, it can maintain good control and freely turn back in mid-air, which is clearly the result of hard work.

This speed alone gives this young tit a reason to be worth nurturing.

If it weren't for her somewhat eccentric personality, Mary would have grabbed the ball on the spot.

"Chirp chirp—! (Look, look at this girl! Aren't I flying fast? Aren't I amazing!)"

The sudden, overly deliberate stop left it hovering in mid-air in front of Mary, looking somewhat tired. The young titmouse's intentions were so obvious that Mary almost laughed.

"Just flying fast isn't enough. How about you use your most powerful move? It has to be able to deal damage."

"Chirp chirp... (Oh... yes, I do have that...)"

The young titmouse seemed hesitant at first, but then, thinking about the chance to follow Mary, she gritted her teeth and agreed.

"Chirp—! (I'll do it! Miss, please wait a moment!)"

The guy's tone, as if he was about to fight to the death, piqued Mary's interest. Surely he wouldn't be this serious about using a regular special move?

Just as she was thinking this, the baby titmouse landed on the ground to Mary's astonishment. With a surge of energy, the baby titmouse unleashed an unexpected and powerful attack.

Yuqi!

After a short wait, the young titmouse recovered its strength at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Chirp chirp... (Um, miss, if I faint later, please don't leave me here, okay?)"

"Huh? You passed out? Don't worry, we'll take you to the Pokémon Center."

"Chirp! (Alright! I'll show you something amazing!)"

The young titmouse let out a loud cry of excitement, flew high into the sky, and then suddenly a surge of flying-type energy began to emerge and condense around it.

After waiting a short while, once the power was fully charged,

"Chirp—!!"

The young titmouse, carrying an enormous amount of energy compared to its own, swooped down towards the tree trunk beside it.

Thud! Crack!

The young tit's swooping attack pierced directly through the hard tree trunk, which was much thicker than the tit itself, before crashing headfirst into the ground.

"Mari-chan...that's an amazing move."

"Yes, that's really impressive."

Mary nodded calmly. How could it not be powerful? The charging phase and destructive power of Divine Bird Strike is almost the strongest move of the Flying type. The Pokédex lists its power as 140, which is only 10 points less than Hyper Beam.

Walking along the long muddy path plowed out by the baby tit, I found the baby tit that had fainted. I squatted down and, without being disgusted by its dirty feathers, picked it up and brought it back.

"Ee? (Marie, should we try to subdue him?)"

"..."

Mary hesitated subtly for a moment, then didn't answer. She simply placed the baby tit aside, took out some medicine, and began to give him basic first aid.

Chapter Forty-Five: The Overconfident Young Tit

Although this baby tit was a monster, Mary had no intention of going back on her word. She had only said it casually to satisfy her curiosity, but she never expected that the little guy would use such an unexpected move.

After applying medicine to the baby tit's wound and carefully brushing away the dirt stuck to its feathers, Mari looked at Yuri beside her and said:

"I'll take him to the Pokémon Center. Yuri, you continue training."

"Huh? Are we going to the Pokémon Center? Is the injury that bad?"

Yuri glanced at the baby tit with surprise. Apart from looking a bit disheveled and losing feathers, it didn't seem to be seriously injured.

Mary shook her head and explained:

"No, that's not it. The Divine Bird Strike is not a move he can use right now. You saw it yourself, he passed out immediately after using it. This move is not like Brave Bird Attack, which would cause him to hurt himself. I don't know how many times this guy has used it before. It would be bad if he was left with any injuries."

Although not explained in great detail, Yuri understood what Mari meant. A skill that shouldn't have harmed her had caused her to lose consciousness after use, indicating that the move was too much of a burden for her.

It's unknown how many times this guy has used such physically demanding moves before. There aren't Pokémon Centers in the wild that offer such thorough physical examinations. If any undetectable damage is left behind, it will have a very serious impact on his future development.

Mary gave a long explanation, but in the end, she was still worried about the baby tit, even though he was a pervert.

Yuri couldn't help but laugh, which earned her a very displeased glare from Mary.

"why are you laughing?"

"No...it's nothing. You go ahead, I'll wait for you to come back here."

"..."

Slightly annoyed, Mari glared at Yuri. Seeing Yuri trying to suppress her laughter and remain calm, Mari didn't say anything more. She simply picked up the still-unconscious Chinchilla and headed towards the Pokémon Center.

As always, Ichigo stayed by Mary's side. After Mary responded to her question in silence, she did not press further.

The move that baby tit just used was truly amazing. Although it would be very easy for I-chan to break a tree, that was after she had grown up.

At least you see, Sis-chan's current special move is unlikely to have such destructive power, although she still can't control this power.