Pokémon from Galar

"Palu said he wanted to experience the power of the Z-Move for himself, so I let him do it."

“Okay… I understand. I won’t bother you anymore. Lillie will take you to Miss Joey at the medical center.”

"I understand, then I'll take my leave now."

Mary nodded, then followed Lillie out of the playground.

P.S.: To add here, Z-Moves are designed to penetrate protection, but protective moves can reduce their power to 1/4, which is why Pazu managed to withstand it and didn't lose consciousness immediately.

Then, I arranged the battle result so that Marie deliberately lost, because of Pazu's curiosity and anticipation for Z-Moves, being a battle maniac.

Chapter 111 Rotom's Encyclopedia and Kukui's Evaluation

The first day of academy life quickly came to an end. It was already late at night in Galar, and Mari couldn't make a video call to Yuri. She could only wait until later in the evening to see her.

After school, Professor Kukui took Marie and Ash back to his lab; they still hadn't received the Rotom Pokédex that had been sent earlier.

"Here it is, the Rotom Dexterity that Sonia wanted. I'll give it to you before you go back."

Dr. Kukui handed Marilyn a Rotom Pokédex that wasn't yet activated. The Pokédex was rather large, making it inconvenient to carry around.

However, the Rotom Pokédex itself is not designed to require manual carrying.

"Thanks. By the way, where's Rotom?"

"Wait a moment, it hasn't been transmitted yet."

As Dr. Kukui spoke, he exchanged a few words with someone from who-knows-where on his computer at his research institute.

But Mary's attention was drawn to Ash's actions. She looked down at Ash, who was now lying at her feet.

"...Ash, what are you doing?"

"Hehe, Marie's Morpeko has been refusing to let me touch it, so I want to get along with it! Right, Pikachu~"

"..."

Inside the house, Mary naturally put Mo down to play by himself, but unfortunately, even in the unfamiliar environment, he still refused to stray far from Mary's side, especially when Ash was chasing after him trying to touch him.

"Hey—! (Don't touch me!)"

Mo's two front paws gripped Mary's legs, its two electric sacs flickering with a slight electrical charge, as it stared warily at the grinning human.

"Pikachu—(Sorry, we just wanted to be friends with you.)"

As an electric mouse, Pikachu is naturally easier to approach than Ash. After walking over, it released a weak electric response to Mordred's actions and then stretched out its short paws.

"..."

Mary herself doesn't really mind the matter, but could you guys please stop making friends around my legs... especially that battle-crazed Ash?

If this guy dares to raise his head now, Mary is sure she will kick him without hesitation and give him a physics-based amnesia!

"Oh, here I am, Mary!"

After completing the exchange, Dr. Kukui sat down in his chair, turned around, and pointed to the large screen that had begun to flicker with electricity and looked like it was about to explode.

"Oh--"

Although Mary has owned the Rotom phone for quite some time, she is bound by the original contract and cannot use the Rotom phone for personal purposes at will, nor can she allow the Rotom to leave the phone and enter other electrical appliances without authorization.

The phone company regularly checks the status of the Rotom processor online, and there are also rumors online that the Rotom processors are rotated regularly. Anyway, Mary couldn't tell whether her Rotom phone, which she had used for so long, had ever had its Rotom processor replaced.

Mary calmly held the encyclopedia in both hands and waited in the flickering room for only a few seconds. Suddenly, a burst of laughter came from near the power outlet, followed by a flash of orange-red figure.

However, Mary could only track Rotom's movements, but had no way of knowing where the real Rotom was.

call out--

Before Mary could react, Rotom plunged headfirst into the encyclopedia in Mary's hands.

"Beep—System startup—"

Mary looked at the encyclopedia that floated up from her hand and the device that suddenly popped out like hands and feet. She didn't quite understand the purpose of this design. Given Rotom's habitual floating state, why would it need limbs?

"Hello Loto, facial recognition shows Mari, logging in as temporary user Loto."

"Alright, say hello. He's been part of your Alola Pokédex for a while now, Marie."

Professor Kukui added with a laugh, while Ash's Rotom Pokédex had already floated to his companion's side and started communicating with electricity via beeping sounds.

"Alright—next, I'll take you to your accommodation."

"Thank you, Dr. Kukui, for your help today..."

"It's alright, it's alright. I might need your help with researching Ultra Beasts sometime."

During the day, Kukui had already confirmed with Marie that Marie could understand Nebula's words, but Nebula himself was not very fluent in speech.

Being able to communicate is very important, as it allows for better responses when facing ferocious Ultra Beasts.

Mary smiled and nodded. Of course she would do her best. Every single Ultra Beast was very strong, and some of them even suited Mary's aesthetic taste.

……

The place Kukui found for Mari was an empty house not far from the research institute. The room was quite well-equipped, and it seemed to be a vacant house belonging to one of Dr. Kukui's friends.

The house has enough space; there's enough room for all the Pokémon to roam freely inside.

After saying goodbye to Dr. Kukui, Mari sat on the bed and took out a pot of curry from her backpack. She was quite tired today, so she decided not to go out for dinner and would just cook a pot of curry in the house.

Anyway, there are still tree fruits and various ingredients left.

Moreover, Baru and the others have already eaten the energy cubes and berries, and they just collapsed onto the bed and fell asleep. Marie doesn't even need to cook dinner for them today.

"These guys are really..."

Mary smiled and shook her head, then carried the ingredients out of the room, while Rotom, who had been floating beside her, followed with great enthusiasm.

"By the way, Rotom, can you find some recipes for Alora dishes?"

As Mary walked into the kitchen, she suddenly said, "The Rotom Pokédex seems to have an internet connection, right?" Mary hadn't quite confirmed it yet.

"It's possible! Although there's no built-in information, we can connect to external resources for retrieval."

"Then help me find a simple recipe, and I'll see if there's anything I can do."

Mary didn't have many kinds of ingredients, after all, these were for camping, not for enjoying a delicious meal.

……

Meanwhile, after dropping Mary off at her residence, Dr. Kukui did not return immediately but instead took a detour to the residence of the island king, Hala.

He had promised Mary a chance to go on an island pilgrimage, and now that she's here, he should discuss the details with his teacher.

After all, the qualification for the Island Tour also involves Radiant Stones and Z-Crystals, two resources that are not produced in large quantities in Alola. More importantly, it is also related to the Garp family, the guardian deities of Alola.

Even though Dr. Kukui and Hala were acquainted, he only said he could try to secure an opportunity, and couldn't guarantee that Mari would be able to participate in the island pilgrimage.

Moreover, Marie gave Professor Kukui a very good impression today. She cares about her Pokémon, respects their will, and even if it means losing the battle, she still puts the Pokémon's will first.

If we had to be specific, Professor Kukui even thinks Marnie is more suited to the Alola region than Ash.

Chapter 112 Staying Up Late

That evening, after tidying up Mary who was lying in bed, I calculated the time and realized it was around the time Yuri usually woke up, so I made a video call.

The phone call connected quickly; after only a few seconds, it was answered in a flash.

"Ha... Good morning~ Mary-chan..."

Good morning!

Mary watched as Yuri rubbed her eyes in the video, wearing loose pajamas, and the background decoration still looked like that of the Shy Bud Hotel.

"I saw the picture of Liuwei~ The white one is so cute, and Liuwei's owner is so cute too."

"Ah, you mean Lillie? She is indeed very cute."

Mary leaned against the bed and laughed. Yuri seemed to be in good spirits, which reassured her a lot.

"Speaking of which, Yuri, which gym do you plan to challenge for your fourth gym? Fighting or Ghost?"

"I haven't decided yet. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be Fighting type. Ghost type gyms are a bit creepy."

Yuri rubbed her arms exaggeratedly on the other end of the line, but you couldn't tell she was scared.

"Where's Marie? Did anything fun happen in Alola?"

"Hmm...not bad, but I'll have to go back to school for a while. Although the teacher is Dr. Kukui, it's still pretty good."

"Isn't that great! I can learn from a Pokémon professor!"

Yuri also attended a Pokémon school, but generally speaking, the teachers there are not many scholars of the doctoral level. Teachers who have published research papers are considered to be very knowledgeable.

After all, Professor Pokémon is very busy with a lot of research to do, and rarely has the energy to teach a group of children basic education.

"Yeah, to be honest, I'm actually a little envious of the kids in Alola. There are two professors in that Pokémon school!"

"Haha~ That's great, I wish I could go to the Alola region with Marie."

"Let's travel together in the future. After this year's gym challenge is over, let's travel to other regions."

"Okay, okay! Next time, Mary-chan, you can't sneak away!"

Seeing Yuri pouting and deliberately making an angry face, Mari laughed.

"No way, sneaking out like that is such an exaggeration."

"Hehehe... By the way, where are Xiao Mo and the others? Aren't they around with you?"

Yuri glanced around in the video but couldn't see Mary's Pokémon. Don't they usually like to stick close to Mary?

"They're all asleep, look."

As Mary spoke, she turned the camera around. On the other side of the room, Yi-chan and the others were all asleep on a large bed, while Mary sat alone on a single bed next to it.

"Unexpectedly, I didn't sleep next to you?"

"They were all quite tired after a long day, so they went to bed early. When I came back after dinner, they were already asleep."

"...Dinner? Oh, I almost forgot about the time difference."

Yuri was stunned for a moment before she realized what was happening, a reaction that left Mary both amused and exasperated.

"You're only realizing this now?"

"Oh dear... I didn't expect so much because all my attention was on you, Mary-chan."