Why is my Pokémon acting a little weird?

"Okay, deal."

After hearing Qiao Ran's answer, Roz quickly expressed his opinion. However, he did not see the slightly flickering look in Qiao Ran's eyes.

It is obvious that Qiao Ran is not satisfied with the current situation.

If he just let them leave safely like that, it would obviously make him confused.

——His promise was only to guarantee the other person's life, and beyond that... he doesn't need to guarantee anything else, right?

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"Is it transmitted through this device here?"

With Ross, who was surrounded by Pokémon, leading the way, Qiao Ran and his group returned to the underground factory they had left before.

In a secretly hidden warehouse in the underground factory, there is a huge device that looks like a door. The device is connected to energy transmitted from an unknown source by huge pipes, and there is an operating console on the other side.

"Yes, it seems that no matter which world we are in, people like me would make the same choice... and would put important things here."

The purple-skinned "Loz" from the ultimate world sighed. He had accepted his failure and his mentality was now very stable.

"We'll activate the device, and then you just need to stand in the middle. It will only take a moment to teleport back to your world."

"You didn't lie to me?"

Qiao Ran was a little skeptical. After all, this guy was too cunning. God knew what he was trying to do.

"Why would I lie to you?

We've already lost, so what's the point in doing anything else? You can check whatever you want until you feel safe." Roz spread his hands, indicating that he had no more tricks up his sleeve and no offensive intentions.

"..."

Qiao Ran frowned, but still did some checking - however, after checking it out, he still couldn't figure out what this device was for. It would be great if Lilia or Sonya were here.

There was no other way, so he had to make a last resort decision.

"This girl has to stay by my side the whole time. Once the transmission starts, I will return her to you."

The person Qiao Ran was referring to was "Olivia". He still needed this guy as a hostage.

"Good good."

Roz had no room for negotiation and had to agree again.

In fact, he really didn't have any intention of confronting Qiao Ran anymore. He had already admitted his failure. In this regard, he seemed "generous" and "calm" enough.

As Lost controlled the device, it began to charge, energy began to flow around, the unique cracks of the space wormhole began to appear on the outside, and dimensional teleportation had begun.

"Master, it is indeed the presence of Galar."

Rotom reported.

"Really? Then I'll return this to you." Qiao Ran pushed Olivia beside him and returned her to Roz. Since the transmission had already begun, this hostage was meaningless.

After leaving the device, Olivia ran to Roz without looking back. Roz, who was controlling the device before, took out a strange-shaped hand cannon from behind the operating table.

"You didn't expect that, brave man! Now's my chance!"

Once the transmission begins, there is no way to stop it, but - as long as the hero is killed by other means, it can be considered as revenge.

"boom!"

Pale energy poured out from the hand cannon, aiming directly at Qiao Ran's heart.

However, what surprised Roz was that Qiao Ran's expression did not seem to show any surprise, because the moment Roz took out the hand cannon... no, it was even earlier than the time he took out the hand cannon, Qiao Ran had already taken action.

——They both seemed to have the same idea.

Qiao Ran opened the Poké Ball and released a huge black and red Pokémon. The black and red Pokémon seemed to understand what Qiao Ran meant. A pitch-black light cannon spurted out directly from the portal and attacked Ross and Olivia outside.

After doing all this, Qiao Ran immediately took the other party back. Everything happened so naturally and logically.

"...!"

Lost's hand cannon attack was directly broken in mid-air. He was shocked and threw out a spherical device to form a protective stance to protect him and Olivia's body. However, due to the intersection of space, Yveltal regained his adaptation to the "rules of the world", and the black and red light cannon was no longer so easy to receive.

The energy in the beam of light surged, and the light carrying the energy of death actually tore through the protective barrier and submerged Lost's body.

"Ahhhh!"

Ross and Olivia in the beam of light let out painful cries. However, because they had not completely returned to the Pokémon world, Yveltal's Deathwing did not have the ability to completely take their lives at this time. However, the process was also painful enough.

Anyone who has experienced this skill can clearly feel the loss of their vitality.

"You...you, a brave man, actually don't keep your word!"

Roz roared, condemning Qiao Ran.

Qiao Ran just narrowed his eyes and glanced at Roz and Olivia who were swallowed by the light cannon.

"Even though you all call me a hero, I know that I'm just an ordinary person who holds grudges."

In the last moment before disappearing, Qiao Ran finally smiled.

"My pleasure."

Chapter 232 228 [Return]

The technology to travel through time and space is extremely rare - but that doesn't mean that no one can possess such technology. Just like Lillie tried to restore the device for traveling through time and space through the remaining information of the Ether Foundation, this is something that can be achieved.

Of course, the technology in the other world might be very different from that of the Ether Foundation. After all, they belong to different worlds, and the basic rules of the world might produce some unexpected deviations, such as changes in the gravitational constant.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!!"

As the screams in his ears became smaller and smaller, Qiao Ran, who was located between the two worlds, also began to cross over.

Being in the portal opened by the people from another world, Qiao Ran felt a completely different feeling from that of Rotom's portal. If the door opened by Rotom could make him feel "comfortable", this one would probably be a little unbearable for him.

"Well……"

Qiao Ran closed his eyes.

It was like the first time he encountered those ultimate beasts. A feeling of nausea and rejection naturally arose from the depths of his body and mind. In order to prevent the nausea from becoming stronger, Qiao Ran could only close his eyes.

"..."

When Qiao Ran regained consciousness and opened his eyes, he found himself in a barren grassland.

There was a dark night in the sky, dotted with numerous stars. Surrounded by the stars, the moon also emitted a bright light.

"...It seems that it is no longer the Ultimate World?"

Qiao Ran covered his head with his hands, his consciousness was still a little hazy, but everything around him clearly told him that he had left that lifeless and hopeless world without any light.

"Yes, this is already Galar, Loto."

Rotom floated beside Qiao Ran and reported the current situation. She could sense that this world was exactly Galar where they were before, but almost anyone could see that the location where Qiao Ran appeared seemed to have a slight deviation from before.

"But, where...is this place? It seems like it's not Quanguan City anymore...?"

Qiao Ran observed the surroundings in the moonlight. It looked like an ordinary suburban grassland with sparse bushes not far away. Obviously, it was impossible to see such a scene in Quanguan City or even in its surroundings.

There were only castles and castle ruins; there was no way there would be forests or grasslands.

"Damn it... Was I tricked by that guy again... Or is it that he himself has no way of determining the exact location of the time travel?"

Qiao Ran didn’t know whether this was a deliberate design by Loz from another world, or whether the other party’s technological level was unable to achieve accurate positioning. Anyway, the current situation was not very friendly to him.

"So, Master, do you want to return to the real world first? Or do you want to stay here for a while longer, Loto?"

Rotom asked Qiao Ran again, she was ready to travel through time again. Since she had returned to Galar, Qiao Ran no longer had to worry about the problem of incorrect location. In other words, even if Qiao Ran went straight back to the real world now, she would have no worries.

When he comes next time, he will be able to return to Galar safely.

"go back……"

Qiao Ran hesitated for a few seconds. He really wanted to return to the real world, but there were also people in this world that made him worried. If possible, he really wanted to find a human settlement first and then pass on the news that he was safe.

——That’s right, at least we should let Caidou and the others know that we are safe, and then tell them about the other world, so that they can be wary of people from the Ultimate World.

Although Qiao Ran had punished Roz and his secretary before leaving, making them feel the pain, Qiao Ran did not think that such an attack could directly take their lives.

And... Qiao Ran now doesn't even know where he is, let alone finding someone to pass on information.

"No... No, wait."

Looking at the surrounding scenery, Qiao Ran seemed to think of something all of a sudden. He hurriedly ran forward a few steps and pushed aside the bushes not far away.

——Suddenly, a straight road appeared in front of him. On both sides of the road, there were some crooked warning signs, reminding passing vehicles to limit their speed.

"That's right... this is it...!"

Qiao Ran's memories flooded in like a tide. He remembered this road because not far away he could see some deep pits of varying sizes, which were caused by the fight that took place here.

——At that time, he was fighting against the Gigantamax Pokémon here!

Gigantamax super strength!

Qiao Ran's heart began beating rapidly.

"Yveltal!"

Qiao Ran summoned Yveltal, which was more stealthy at night, and had it take him flying. Even back in Galar, he couldn't let his guard down; he had to be constantly wary of Gigantamax Pokémon attacks. However, his excitement still brought a smile of joy to his face.

"What happened Loto?"

Rotom, who had been sleeping for a long time, didn't know why Qiao Ran was suddenly so happy. However, in response to her question, Qiao Ran just shook his finger mysteriously.

"You'll know in a moment. Just consider it a surprise."

If Qiao Ran's guess was correct, as long as they flew in this direction, they would soon be able to see the so-called "surprise".

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The Spike Town was silent at night. A girl with black twin ponytails leaned against the dilapidated gate of the Spike Town and couldn't help yawning.

"Um……"

Next to her stood a small, half-black, half-yellow electric mouse, also with a sleepy expression on its face.

"Morubeko, cheer up a little, we are on guard tonight."

The girl squatted down and patted her friend's face, trying to wake it up. It would be bad if it suddenly fell asleep.

"Moooo..."

Morubeko rubbed his eyes and cheered up a little. Even though he rested a little longer during the day, it was still easy to get tired from keeping watch all night.

"For the sake of everyone in Spike Town, someone has to do this. You can't be lazy."

In order to survive in this terrible world, they must have strong people take turns to guard the night to prevent the sudden attack of the Gigantamax Pokémon. Spike Town is just a small town, so even if she is the leader here, she must take on this responsibility.

responsibility.

The girl stood up again and looked at the forest outside Spike Town.

The breeze swayed the branches of the trees, and she had been looking at the same view for who knew how long.

The girl couldn't help but think of some people who had left the town. Many of them never came back after leaving.

"I don't know what he is..."

"Moooo...! Moooooo!!"

Suddenly, Morubeko's cry brought the girl back to reality. Her companion, who was lying beside her legs, suddenly screamed.

The girl raised her head in the direction Morubeko was looking.

“…Ah…what is that?”

In the direction from which the moon's light was projecting, a gigantic, bird-like shadow suddenly appeared... and above it, there seemed to be a humanoid figure...

Chapter 233 229 [Shameful Master]

"that is……"

The girl's heart moved and she hurriedly ran forward for a distance. She undoubtedly knew the black shadow - or rather, after seeing such a scene, she might never forget everything that happened that day.

——Some things can really be remembered for a lifetime.

The black shadow was getting closer and closer, and the sound in the girl's ears became clearer and clearer. She could even hear the sound of the wind caused by the flapping of its wings. However, what surprised her was that before the bird-shaped black shadow completely landed on the ground, something fell from it.

"...?"

The girl hurried closer, and when she got close, she realized that the person lying on the ground was not a "monster", but a person she was very familiar with...

"Qiao Ran...?"