Pokémon from Galar

He hugged his knees with both hands, rested his head on them, and smiled as he looked at Mary as she slept. When he first met her, Mary's expression was not very rich, and she was even a little indifferent.

After falling asleep, it becomes quite gentle.

Although it wasn't the first time Yuri had secretly peeked at Mary while she was asleep, she still enjoyed it immensely.

"Well……"

Mary suddenly frowned, then raised her hand as if to grab something, but only grasped at empty air. Her brows furrowed even deeper, and her wrist suddenly drooped limply.

“Mary-chan…”

Gently calling Mary's name, Yuri reached out and grasped Mary's hand, which had just been grasping at empty air. Her hand was slightly cold, a stark contrast to her own warm hand.

Yuri shifted her gaze from Mary's face and looked down at her own slender, empty hand resting in her palm. Neither of their hands were actually very large.

Yuri's hands were a bit fleshier, while Mari's were more slender.

goo...

Yuri rubbed her stomach. The aroma of food wafted out from behind her, accompanied by the Pokémon's cautious movements. So Yuri raised her other hand and gently nudged Marie's shoulder.

"Marie-chan—wake up, dinner's ready!"

"Hmm... Yuri?"

Somewhat groggy, Mary opened her eyes and instinctively raised her hand to shield her eyes from the light. Then she noticed the girl beside her.

"Yes, dinner has been brought back. Get up and eat."

"..."

Mary turned her head to look over and saw that the Pokémon had already divided their own dinners and were sitting around eating quietly.

She rolled over and stretched, only to find that Yuri was holding her other hand.

"Ah... I'll go get you dinner!"

Yuri let go of his hand in a bit of a panic, then stood up and staggered to the other end of the room. Mary, on the other hand, raised her hand and looked at her palm. Actually, it didn't matter at all. Weren't we already used to holding hands?

Mary propped herself up from the sofa. Since it was just clothes she needed to change into today, and she was too lazy to put on shoes, she just walked over onto the wooden floor.

What did you buy for dinner?

"I packed two set meals and some desserts. Mary, which one do you like?"

"Hmm...anything is fine, I'll take this one."

……

the next day.

Mary and Yuri both got up very late, and by the time they got ready to go to the Motor Arena, it was already afternoon.

The inner chambers were similar to the previous two arenas, except that there were far fewer challengers here—far fewer indeed. Even the main hall wasn't full.

The fourth gym, the Transcendent Gym, after the Machine Gym, will probably be even more deserted.

"Welcome, challengers! Are you here to register for a gym challenge?"

Having found the staff member in charge of registration, Mary nodded and then asked:

"Are there many people waiting now? It will probably take several days."

"Um... just a moment."

The staff member didn't refuse, but instead checked their laptop before answering:

"There aren't many challengers, but Master Kawu only has a limited number of challenge attempts per day. If you log in now, you'll be scheduled for about five days later."

"So, Yuri, should we take on the challenge soon?"

Mary turned to look at Yuri. With the mutated lizard providing backup, Yuri, given her status, would find it relatively easy to pass the challenge, even with less training.

"No, let's wait another week before coming back, otherwise we won't have enough time for training."

Yuri shook her head and apologized to the staff. The staff didn't mind, since it was better than recklessly rushing in to take on the challenge.

"Those two can come find me anytime they want to log in and take on the challenge next time. See you next time."

After saying goodbye to the staff, Mary and her companion left the arena.

"Are we going to the wilderness next, Mary?"

"Okay, let's buy some tree fruits on the way. Yuri, you need to start training too."

"Okay! I'll try my best!"

Yuri raised her hand, looking very happy. Mari just smiled and didn't interrupt Yuri. She had the same feeling when she first encountered Pokémon Cubes as a child and tried to make them herself.

I was especially happy when I saw the beautiful finished block come to life from my own hands for the first time.

"By the way, I'll be going into the wilderness a lot lately, let me show you around."

Mary said this to the onion soldier beside her, because it was initially agreed that she would take him to the wilderness, although now she wanted to stay with Yuri for the time being.

However, it's also a good idea to take advantage of this time to experience the wilderness.

"Gah—(Can I experience Dynamax?)"

"Dynamax? Are you interested too?"

Marie wasn't too surprised, after all, she had watched two Dynamax battles at the Water Boat Arena before, so she must have been curious.

"Gah—! (It's very strong after Dynamaxing, I want to try it out!)"

Cong Youbing brandished his sword, looking eager to try.

"Sure, we can find an empty Dynamax den and you can try it out inside."

There are so many Dynamax Energy Points in the Wild Area. These Energy Points are completely random. Some are in rock crevices, some are in grass, and some are even in water. They don't have any obvious features when viewed from the outside, but Pokémon can clearly feel the rampant energy.

Anyway, this area, which occupies almost a quarter of the size of Galar, is an interesting yet dangerous place.

Although that's what Marie said, for Sirfetch'd, who was near Route 5 when he was born and had never experienced Dynamaxing before, successfully Dynamaxing without the help of a Max Band was not an easy task.

"Oh right, Mary-chan, I looked up the Pokémon in the Alola region yesterday and found that there's so little information. They only have simple descriptions and pictures."

While walking down the street, Yuri suddenly brought up Alola. Mari blinked, then nodded and said:

"Well, it seems that the Alola Pokémon League is still in the planning stages, and even the champion hasn't been decided yet, so a lot of information hasn't been disseminated yet."

"Is that so? Oh, right, look at this! The Vulpix and Nine-Tails from the Alola region! They're so beautiful!"

The phone that Yuri handed over showed a snow-white six-tailed fox and a snow-white nine-tailed fox with a flowing tail. Perhaps because they were used to seeing fire-attribute six-tailed foxes here, both Mari and Yuri were pleasantly surprised.

"It's a very beautiful Pokémon, and it's said to be quite powerful as well."

"I really want to have one..."

"really?"

"Huh?"

"Hmm... because I've also been thinking about what gift to bring you, Yuri."

"Well, we'll talk about it later. Let me take care of them first."

"That's true, anyway, we can always make a phone call."

Chapter 105 Mary finally realizes Sis's feelings

The short two weeks passed quickly, and Marie and Yuri's Pokémon grew once again.

Whether it's Suzu, Chiu, or Yuri's Transformed Lizard, they've all learned new moves and are close to the stage of evolution.

Now that things have come to this, Mary isn't surprised anymore; after all, she's mostly just an experience booster. She's used to it.

Furthermore, the faster Yuri grows, the more at ease Marie becomes. Starting with the fire-type challenge in the Mech Arena, even if the gym leader goes easy on her because she's a newbie, she'll be more confident in the later challenges.

However, if they become complacent and arrogant because of the first three dojos, and fail to show significant growth and change, the dojo masters will show the newcomers what it means to be beaten down by society.

I wonder if Yuri's Pokémon can maintain this growth rate after I leave. After all, she was chosen by the Sword and Shield legends, so I think she must have some special qualities.

For example, Hep didn't go with Mary, but she still grew up very quickly.

However, these were just thoughts in Marie's head. Tomorrow she would challenge Yuri's gym, and today was the day the portable Pokémon cube maker arrived.

Because it was ordered from overseas, even though we paid extra for express delivery, it still took almost half a month to arrive after going through several twists and turns.

Of course, Yuri bought it herself; it was quite expensive. If Mari insisted on giving it to her, Yuri wouldn't like it.

After picking up the package that had been signed for on her behalf at the Pokémon Center, Marie led Suechan towards the Wild Area. Since the package was in Marie's name, only Marie came to pick it up by herself.

Sue had one hand in Marie's palm and the other holding an Umbreon plush toy, which Marie had promised to make for her. It was about 30 centimeters tall, and its size would probably be more suitable after Sue evolved.

It's a little too big for her now, but Suzu-chan loves it so much that she practically never leaves it behind outside of combat training. Even when she's snuggled up next to Ichi-chan, she still does.

Incidentally, similar items were made for other Pokémon as well. Later, because there wasn't enough cotton, they had to pluck a lot of cotton from SpongeBob to make up the difference.

However, not many children chose dolls like Ichigo did. Only the two little ones, Sasa and Yu, wanted Dorombalto dolls. The others opted for cushions or seat cushions.

This time, I only brought Suchan with me to pick up the package. The other Pokémon were left to practice on their own by Marie, with Yuri keeping an eye on them.

Now, Morpeko, the youngest of the three, has also begun simple training, from move practice to physical conditioning, and even experimenting with form switching. While Morpeko cannot evolve and its individual strength isn't particularly high, it's a Pokémon that thrives in this way.

However, because it involves switching forms and changing main attributes, arranging a training plan is quite troublesome.

For example, how can we enable Morbeco to actively control his form switching, instead of passively waiting for hunger to make him irritable?

Despite having some training tips from her brother, Mary still felt a headache coming on.

Because Xiao Mo herself doesn't seem to like the irritable personality change after switching forms, as she might exhibit some uncontrollable behaviors, such as losing her temper and throwing a tantrum at Mary.

This was hard for Mo, who had been dependent on Mary since birth, to accept.

In short, Mary couldn't think of a good solution for Xiao Mo's situation at the moment. Although she had been trying to comfort her, she had only managed to prevent Xiao Mo from falling into the trap of self-loathing.

To achieve what Mary envisions—being able to proactively control one's own changes, and even if the change in form leads to a change in personality, being able to maintain good control—it would conservatively take at least six months to reach that level.

In any case, Xiao Mo's training plan will still focus on electricity in the short term, and these things can't be rushed.

As for Ichigo and Baloo, Mari bought Baloo a Water Cannon TM to replenish his TM pool, while Ichigo learned Rain Dance.

Anyway, Ichigo doesn't focus on her own output. Having a few different attribute attack skills is enough. She's more interested in expanding her pool of transformation skills as much as possible.

As for Xiao Qiu, she started training for the Divine Bird Strike as planned, with the immediate goal of speeding up the preparation time so that she wouldn't always fall headfirst into the ground.

The sparring partners were still Cong Youbing and his group.