Pokémon from Galar

"Chirp? (What, what are you doing?)"

"Hmph... (It's nothing...)"

Over the past few days, Balu has gotten used to Xiaochu's talkative personality. Outside of battles, Balu is usually good-natured and doesn't mind much. After all, in his eyes, Xiaochu is just a little kid who was born not long ago.

Although Yuri didn't understand, she could still understand Xiao Qiu's reaction from arrogance to admitting defeat in one go. After Mary explained it while suppressing her laughter, she couldn't help but laugh.

"Chirp chirp—!? (You actually laughed out loud!! Don't think I won't hit you just because you're cute!)"

"Okay, stop fooling around. We've just set off. Can't you just be quiet for a while?"

Mary reached out and caught Little Chick before he could take flight, smoothing his ruffled feathers. The embrace and caress from Mary instantly softened Little Chick's heart.

"Chirp~ (Ouch~ right there, tickle a little longer~ hehe~)"

……

They continued on their way, and apart from the occasional time when Sis-chan would lose control and teleport to strange places, get stuck or disturb the wild Pokémon, causing a little commotion, nothing else happened.

Then the group arrived at the entrance of the Nursery on Route 5.

Although this breeding center is on Route 5, it's relatively close to Grass Road Town and won't take too long to reach.

"Welcome, is there anything you two young ladies need?"

The shop owner appeared to be a kind old lady with white hair. The shop was filled with books and picture albums, and there was only a woman in work clothes and a poisonous electric baby standing nearby, doing something unknown.

"Huh—so you don't display Pokémon eggs or anything like that in the store?"

"Hehe~ We do have Pokémon eggs, but we won't just put them out there."

“Infant~ (…)”

Just then, the Poisonous Electric Baby crawled up to the two of them at some point and then raised its little hand to hug Yuri's leg.

Mary didn't understand what the venomous electric baby was saying. Based on past experience, either the voice didn't contain any other meaning at all, or it had just hatched and couldn't properly express its will yet.

"Oh dear~ it seems that Little Poison Electric Baby really likes you, little girl."

The woman next to him, who appeared to be the owner of the electric baby, laughed.

P.S.: Come to think of it, it seems like it was called a "Stationery" instead of a "Cultivation Center" starting from the Sun and Moon series... but I still prefer to call it that...

请天假

Today I was discussing study abroad preparations with my advisor... Even though I can't travel right now, I still had to listen, so... Anyway, just relaxing all day 2333333

By the way, I have a question. I'd like Marie to make a trip to Alola along the way and bring back an Alola-specific Pokémon. The Pokémon is still undecided; I haven't decided yet whether it's Popplio, Litten, or an Ultra Beast.

However, I'm torn between writing about the Sun & Moon anime setting, when Mallow and her friends were still at the Pokémon School, or following the game setting, when they had already become team leaders.

Because the characters of those girls in Sun and Moon are all so adorable!! I really want to stick them in my arms!

Chapter 57 Yuri's Strange Interests

Really? Hehehe~

Yuri squatted down with a silly grin and poked the little face of the Poison Electric Baby. As the sensation of Bilibili flowed through Yuri's body, the white electric light flashing on the forehead of the Poison Electric Baby also trembled, creating a strange synchronization.

"This baby just hatched. I was carrying it with me, but it suddenly jumped out and startled me."

"Hehe...so cute~"

The Poison Electric Baby sat there very obediently, letting Yuri move around and pinch its face and hands, showing no fear of strangers at all.

Yuri herself was affected by her mother's feelings, trembling and refusing to let go. The newborn Poison Electric Baby probably had no way to control the weak electric current extending from its body.

He even seemed to like it quite a bit, which gave Mary a rather strange feeling.

Although she wanted to offer a reminder, seeing that Yuri didn't seem to mind, Mari decided to ignore it. Instead, she went to the nearby bookshelf, glanced at the contents, and then pulled out a book about animal nurseries, opening it with great interest.

Mary hadn't really looked into this profession before, but now that she'd encountered it, she was a little curious. After all, animal shelters often accept fosters from other people, and it would be difficult to open one without sufficient knowledge.

Occasionally, some people who don't know might think that the breeding center is a place where Pokémon come to find mates and lay eggs, but in reality, the breeding center does not offer that service.

Many trainers send their Pokémon to the breeding center in pairs after they become pregnant, so that the eggs can be laid successfully.

If possible, Marie wouldn't rule out opening a breeding center in the future instead of becoming a gym leader. After all, gym leaders have to consider the development of the city, which is too tiring.

Just as Mary was leaning against the side, flipping through the book in her hand, I-chan came over with Su-chan.

"Ee~ (Mari, do you still have any energy cubes to restore stamina?)"

"Hmm? Is it Shizu-chan?"

Mary looked down at Sue, who was leaning against Ichigo. After all, she had been constantly using teleportation or telekinesis the whole way, and since she had just evolved, she was not easy to control.

I guess he's exhausted from the exertion.

He took the backpack off his shoulder, took out a special box with a Ralts's image on it, took out a few Power Cubes from it and handed them to Sis, then reached out and patted her head.

"I'm sorry, I don't quite understand how you feel right now after evolving, but don't rush it. Just keep improving step by step. If you need anything, talk to me or Ichi-chan, okay?"

"Chiru... (Okay, I understand... Thank you~)"

Sis reached out and hugged Mary. Because of her height, she was able to hold Mary, who was squatting down, in her arms and nuzzled her head.

When Silkie evolved into Kirlia, she was almost a meter tall, making her feel more like a little sister to Marie.

Even because of the height difference, this feeling was even stronger than the feeling Yuri gave Mari.

She stood up, took Sis's hand, and walked to the side. They found a place to sit down. Before Mary could even open the book, Sis suddenly propped herself up on Mary's knees and sat in Mary's lap.

"Chiru~ (Hehe~ I need to rest for a bit!)"

Looking down, Mary met the gaze of Sis-chan, who was looking up. Mary reached out and poked Sis-chan's cheek.

"Okay, let's take a rest then."

"Oh, little girl, are you interested in the animal nursery?"

"Ok?"

Mary turned around and met the old lady's gaze. After a moment's hesitation, she smiled and nodded politely, saying:

"A little bit, because being able to take care of all sorts of Pokémon is quite an impressive thing, isn't it?"

"Hehehe~ It's not that serious."

The old lady chuckled, then looked at I-chan leaning against Mary and Su-chan sitting in her lap, and said:

“Little girl, you’ve taken very good care of your Umbreon and Kirlia. Even with my dim eyes, I can see that your Pokémon are growing up very healthily.”

"Thank you. I feel relieved to hear that."

Hehehehe~

The old lady laughed again at Mary's polite words. Of course, she knew that Mary was just flattering her. After all, how could such a well-developed Umbreon not spend a lot of time with its trainer?

There's no need for an outsider like myself to tell Umbreon how well it is doing.

However, people still like to hear nice things. And chatting with passersby occasionally is also a way to relieve loneliness.

"Mari-chan, Mari-chan! Look at this child! Isn't he adorable!"

Yuri then walked over carrying the Poison Electric Baby, which was twitching occasionally, indicating that the Poison Electric Baby hadn't adjusted yet.

"...Whether you're cute or not is another matter, are you addicted to being electrocuted?"

Mary moved to the side. Putting aside the issue of interests, at least Mary didn't think about having such a strange hobby as being electrocuted.

"What?! No, that's not true at all. The electric current leaking from this child is very weak, it doesn't hurt, and it feels really comfortable with a tingling sensation! You don't believe me? Try it!"

"...No, no."

Mary and the electric baby, held up in front of her, stared at each other for a few seconds before Mary turned to Yuri and asked:

"Why are you carrying this child around like that? Isn't this someone else's child?"

"Hehe~ Actually, it was that auntie from earlier who saw that Electric Baby really liked me, so she asked me if I would be willing to adopt this child!"

Hearing Yuri's words, Mary didn't know what to say. Judging from the aunt's attire, she probably had a job and didn't have much time to take care of the child.

"Then what do you think?"

"Of course I'd love to! Right, little Poisonous One? Eeya—"

Yuri, carried away with her pride, rubbed her cheek against it, and was then easily hit, letting out a startled scream.

"Eek—(Watch out.)"

I-chan used her telekinesis to catch Yuri, who was about to fall, while the Poison Electric Baby was held safely in her arms and didn't seem to be frightened.

"Be careful, are you alright?"

"Hehehe... It's nothing, thank you, I-chan!"

"Ee~ (You're welcome~)"

The shop owner standing behind smiled without interrupting. The person from earlier was a regular here; he had just been asking if he wanted to foster the child here. He hadn't expected the person to find a trainer so quickly.

"Grandma, do you know how to take care of an electric baby?"

Mary turned her head and took the initiative to ask a very important question on behalf of Yuri. This Electabuzz is different from the other Pokémon. Even if a newborn Pokémon can live a normal life, it is still relatively fragile.

If you don't want to develop any health problems, you have to take good care of it; this is not something you can be careless about.

P.S.: I plan to go to Alola when I'm at my third or fourth gym. I'll spend some time there and get to know some Ultra Beasts.

If it were an animated series, maybe they could include a mythical beast storyline, lol.

Chapter 58 The Lakeside Where Farfetch'd Ducks Appear

After resting and eating something at the nursery, Mary and Yuri said goodbye to the shopkeeper, and carrying the still bewildered Poison Electric Baby, they set off again.

"Speaking of which, I remember reading online that there are farfalle ducks around a lake nearby?"

Yuri looked at the fork in the road and blurted out this sentence out of the blue.

Hearing this, Mary understood Yuri's plan to some extent, so she nodded and said:

"There are indeed eyewitness reports. If you're curious, you can take a slight detour and go check it out."

"Hehe~ Thank you, Mary-chan. I've always thought Farfetch'd is really cool! After training and persevering day after day, it finally evolves into a noble knight or something. Don't you think that's romantic?"

Yuri's statement was somewhat one-sided and inaccurate. She did not say that the evolution of any Pokémon can be done casually. In fact, many Pokémon that require items to evolve cannot complete their own transformation for a very long time.

Of course, Marnie didn't deliberately refute it. After all, Farfetch'd is indeed recognized as one of the most difficult species to evolve, and every Farfetch'd that has successfully evolved is also worthy of praise for its sharp swordsmanship.