Pokémon from Galar

"Uh-huh!"

Yuri continued talking to Sonia with her head down, then pushed the phone in front of Mary and said with a smile:

"And they're planning to come here and join us now."

"That's great, I can get a free meal today."

Mary, holding her milk tea, lazily sprawled in her chair, intending to take a short break.

Chapter 54 Sonia's Troubles

"Congratulations to you both on passing the first gym challenge!"

Sonia, who had just arrived at the Pokémon Center, pulled out the chair next to Marie and sat down while offering her congratulations.

"Hehe~ Thanks!"

Yuri chuckled and scratched her head, seemingly enjoying it, while Mari looked indifferent and simply nodded.

"Thank you. By the way, what results have you found from your investigation these past few days?"

Suddenly brought up work by Mary, Sonia sighed, shook her head, reached for Mary's drink, unceremoniously removed the straw, took a sip, and then said:

"Absolutely not... There's no place specifically for preserving historical records in Caolu Town, so relying solely on rumors yields almost no useful information. Moreover..."

Sonia paused for a moment after saying this.

"And what?"

"No, it's nothing, I'm probably just overthinking it."

Faced with Mary's questioning, Sonia did not continue. During her investigation, some of the objects or books that Sonia had inquired about that might become clues had already been investigated by others, and some had even been taken away and only recently returned.

Before becoming a researcher, Sonia was a trainer who had competed with Leon, so she couldn't just accept this development that seemed like she was truly lucky.

Why was it returned just before she started her investigation? According to Sonia, those odds and ends had been taken away years ago, so why was it being returned now of all times?

However, they've only investigated Caolu Town so far, and perhaps she's just overthinking things. Sonia will only dare to make any guesses after investigating other cities as well. At least for now...

It's not time to make wild guesses yet.

"Let's not talk about that anymore. I'll take you to lunch. Is there anything you'd like to eat? I'll show you around the food scene!"

Stopping thinking about these messy things, Sonia clapped her hands and started a new topic.

"Great! I've been training so much lately, I haven't had much time to play!"

Yuri was naturally the first to agree. Although Mari was a little concerned about Sonia's topic, she was too lazy to ask further. It was nothing more than matters concerning Muktana. Sonia must have her reasons for not wanting to talk about it, so she shouldn't pry.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to Sonia today."

Mary nodded, finished the last bit of her drink, and then the three of them left the Pokémon Center together.

As soon as she stepped outside, Mary took out a Poké Ball and tossed it into the air. Looking at the Pokémon that appeared before her, Mary said:

"Sonia's treating! Everyone can eat as much as they want today."

"Hey! Wait a minute! This isn't what we agreed on!!"

Sonya was shocked on the spot. "Please, have some decency! You released such a huge Pokémon like Dragapult. How many are you planning to eat?"

"Can you really bear to let your Pokémon go hungry?"

Mary waved to the little bird in mid-air, and the little bird naturally landed in Sonia's arms, then cried out in a pitiful voice:

"Chirp~ Chirp~ (Miss~ I'm hungry~)"

"Oh my, this child is so cute and well-behaved! Mary, did you recently win him over?"

Sonia clasped her hands together and hugged Little Chick, nuzzling it against her. The un-evolved Chick was actually quite cute, though it couldn't understand what he was saying.

"Chirp~ Chirp chirp~ (Mmm~ Mmm~ That's it~ The girl is so soft~ Hehehe~)"

"..."

Mary, the only one who understood what Xiao Qiu said, twitched her eye. Seeing Xiao Qiu immediately fall for her, she resisted the urge to stomp on her and looked away.

Seeing what Mari did, Yuri also released her Pokémon in an attempt to mooch a meal.

"Alright, alright, I really can't do anything with you guys. I'll treat you to this meal."

Sonia, who was rubbing and nuzzling Little Chirp, readily agreed. It wasn't a big deal anyway; she wasn't short of money. A few Pokémon were all she had. She could feed Little Chirp with another Snorlax.

walking on the road,

Sonia had already let go of Chinchilla and turned to tease the two playful Draculemi and Yuri's Eevee.

"Chirp... (Mmm... I want more...)"

Mary looked up at the baby titmouse who was still talking nonsense, only to find that the creature had somehow gotten its gaze on her, and in a rather peculiar way.

His face immediately fell, and his gaze towards Xiao Qiu gradually became less friendly.

"..."

"Chirp—! (I was wrong! I didn't see anything!)"

Little Chirp trembled in fright, then flapped its wings and hid on Balu's head.

Shaking her head helplessly, Mary stopped paying attention to the incorrigible Little Chick and turned her attention back to Yuri, just in time to hear her asking Sonia about Little Fairy Milk.

"...Sister Sonia, do you know where Little Fairy Milk appears?"

"Little Fairy Milk? Yuri-chan, are you still interested in it?"

"Uh-huh!"

Yuri nodded excitedly, then smacked her lips and said while daydreaming:

"With Alcremie, I can eat high-quality cream for free!"

"...Yuri-chan, if you try to capture her with that kind of thinking, be careful you don't end up as a big fatso."

Mari patted Yuri's shoulder earnestly. Seeing Sonia's sorrowful expression, Mary felt that she might have personally experienced some unspeakable period.

"Eh... why are you saying the same thing as Mary-chan? I... I'll try to control myself!"

Yuri slightly turned her gaze away and uttered a statement that even she herself wouldn't believe.

Sonia smiled and withdrew her hand, asking:

"Speaking of which, haven't you two been training on Route 4 these past few days? Haven't you noticed any trace of Fairy Milk?"

Yuri shook her head blankly.

"No?"

Mary shrugged and said:

"Maybe it was just bad luck, and Pokémon like Sylveon are relatively rare here."

"It's better not to see it, because seriously, you can really turn into a fat otaku without even realizing it!"

Perhaps Sonia's expression was too frightening, Yuri nodded somewhat timidly and subconsciously tugged at Mari's sleeve.

So what kind of period did Sonia go through in the past? Mary became more and more curious.

"Okay, okay, I won't scare you anymore. Let's go get some ice cream! There are shops here in Grass Road Town that have both Soap Milk Fairy and Dodo Ice!"

Sonia waved her hand with a smile, as if her previous reaction had really been made up on the spot. However, the desserts were definitely more appealing, and Yuri immediately perked up when she heard that.

However, Mary also became somewhat interested. "Frozen Milk Tea and Tomato Ice"—what ingenious shop owner came up with this combination? It must taste amazing!

Chapter 55. Because she absorbed the big cat, Sis-chan evolved.

The next day, after saying goodbye to Sonia, Mari and Yuri set off again, embarking on Route 5.

"Ha... It's such a pity that Sister Sonia isn't coming with us."

Yuri sighed as she walked down the street. Although Sonia was on the same route as her in general, she was unwilling to travel with her after she had invited her.

"Of course, Sonia has her own things to do, unlike us who have to walk step by step to Waterboat Town."

"But the Gym Leader of Waterfowl Town is Lurina! What a beauty! I really want to meet her soon."

Faced with Yuri's reaction, Mari could only nod in agreement. Lurina worked as a gym leader and a model at the same time, and her beautiful appearance and temperament had won her countless fans.

“You can’t rush it. It will take a lot of time to get from here to Shuizhou Town, and we’re not hiking to make a quick trip.”

"I know, I know! I'm just a little bit looking forward to it."

Yuri waved her hand, indicating that she hadn't forgotten her original purpose.

Just then, Yi-chan suddenly led Si-chan to Mary's side, raised her head, and called out to Mary.

"Eek... (Marilyn, Sis-chan seems to be acting a little strange.)"

"A strange feeling?"

Mary shifted her gaze to the other side. Recently, Si-chan's meditation has made significant progress. From initially only being able to stay quietly in place to meditate, in the last two days, she has been able to maintain a meditative state while pulling on I-chan's tail and following behind.

To be honest, Marie didn't know how Sue managed to do it. It's just that Sue couldn't get into the right state after switching Pokémon, so Marie could only attribute it to the power of Sue's feelings for Eevee.

"Ralu~ (It's not a bad feeling, it's just that I feel a bit overactive today, like I'm about to lose control of my superpowers.)"

"Can't control yourself?! Really?"

Hearing this, Mary squatted down with some concern. Most of Sis's abilities came from her own mental strength and superpowers, and it wouldn't be fun if she lost control.

"Raru! (No, it's just an illusion; I can actually control it just fine.)"

As Sis-chan said this, she suddenly teleported and landed lightly in Mary's arms, lying down, much to the envy of the little chicks flying around nearby.

"Hmm...then you should rest for a while."

Marie patted Ralts' head, then took out her Rotom phone with one hand and began to look through the information she had obtained from Sonia.

It just goes to show that the granddaughter of a PhD is something else; even the smallest things she manages to get are treasures.

Anyway, Marnie took a lot of information about her four Pokémon and some research papers, and she hasn't had time to read and digest them in detail yet.

Yuri, having overheard Mari's words, walked over with some concern, glanced at Su-chan, reached out and squeezed Su-chan's small hand, and asked:

What happened?

"Hmm, Sis-chan feels her mental energy is a bit active. I'm just about to look through the data to see if there are any related records."

"Should we turn back first? There aren't any Pokémon Centers ahead, right?"