Why is my Pokémon acting a little weird?

Qiao Ran also repeated to them what he and Zhulan had said along the way. In fact, they had discussed this matter privately many times in the past few days, and their attitudes were not much different from Qiao Ran's - they did not actually object to Zhulan joining their team, and would even feel very happy, but the only point was that this was really too disturbing.

Regardless of the other party's strength or identity, people will have this feeling.

After all, no matter what, among those who joined them before, whether it was Lillie, Mei, Mitsuki, or even Acerola, none of them were so strong that they could not be compared with others. Moreover, their ages were very similar, and there would not be too big a gap between them.

But Zhulan is different.

No matter what, she is very special.

——If you have to join, it might take a lot of time to get used to it.

So, that night, everyone talked for a long time, and talked openly about their own ideas, current situations, and even future goals. Although everyone had a different identity, after listening to Zhulan's story, they could understand why the other party was working so hard.

"The Pokémon world is a

It's a very special world... I don't want to see it disappear, and I don't want to see other people or Pokémon struggling."

"I just want to stop this. If I just watch it happen, I'm afraid I'll regret it for the rest of my life."

If she wanted, she could live a life of ease and comfort in the real world. As long as she proved her champion-level strength, with her age and conditions, she would have no problem becoming a superior person. However, this was not what she expected. When she became the Sinnoh champion, she already understood that those things were no longer what she was pursuing.

Fame, wealth and power, even without exploring the ruins, publishing research papers brings her a greater sense of accomplishment.

"..."

"……me too."

After listening to Zhulan's speech, the other girls also clenched their hands.

Their thoughts are actually not much different from Zhulan's.

Whether it was Mei, who met Qiao Ran first, or Acerola, who joined last, they actually had a strong desire to change or even save the Pokémon world.

Even Lillie, who had nothing before, strengthened her will after seeing the changes in her mother and brother.

"I'm going to change this, no matter why... The Pokémon world will definitely get better."

"...Yeah." Qiao Ran beside him also nodded.

Seeing their reactions, he himself was not really surprised. However, on the way to the hotel, Zhulan did express her concern for him. But now it seems that she was just overthinking it.

Isn't it because of the same purpose that they have been able to fight all the way here?

"All right."

Qiao Ran looked at the time and saw that the conversation was almost over, so he turned his attention to Zhu Lan.

"That's it. Let's do the next thing tomorrow. You just got here today and you're not in the best spirits, so don't force yourself."

"Well...thank you everyone."

Before the end of the night, the Sinnoh champion nodded sincerely to everyone and said thank you softly.

She couldn't say shameful slogans like "I want to save the Pokémon world" or "Come and save the world with me". She could only express her thoughts with very clumsy words. Before leaving, she had even made the worst plan to make a deal with Qiao Ran and face it alone. However, now she was able to sit in this room and see a group of people who had the same ideas as her, she was still quite moved.

"Everyone should go to bed early."

A smile appeared on her face. Very rarely, she was actually looking forward to tomorrow.

This is probably the first time she has joined a group. Even in the alliance in the Sinnoh region, she often acts as a hands-off boss.

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Tonight was a beautiful day without the threat of Xuwuide, but even without the threat of Xuwuide, there would still be other troubles - as compensation for the failed sneak attack yesterday, Lillie and Mei still ran out in the middle of the night, wanting to find an opportunity to ask Mizuki in detail about the situation.

During the day, they didn't find any opportunity to ask questions, not even the time to ask them.

—They'd been busy with Lila and Zhulan's affairs all day, and yesterday... they'd wanted to wait until the evening to ask Qiao Ran about it in detail, so they'd spent the day having fun. But by evening, Qiao Ran had disappeared. Liliae and Mei were completely bummed. What on earth had been going on these past few days?

"Wait, you guys are still sneaking out like this every day...Are you not afraid of being discovered by Mitsuki and the others?"

However, looking at the two people who came into his room, Qiao Ran couldn't help rolling his eyes. Not to mention Acerola, she went to bed and got up on time, and she was obviously still growing. But as for Miyue... Since the last time, Qiao Ran had learned from her that this guy had been pretending to sleep.

Isn't it going to be like this tonight?

"Miyuki... looks like she's asleep?" Lillie said that Miyuki looked like this when she sneaked out before, and there was no difference from before.

So there shouldn't be any problem, right?

Qiao Ran just twitched his lips, and for a moment he didn't know what to say: "..."

The relationship between these people seems to be even more complicated than his...

Chapter 656 [Leave it to me]

Soon, the time came to the next day. Fortunately, nothing unusual happened last night.

At the dinner table the next day, Lila, who had been a little out of control, gradually recovered after a night's rest. She had basically understood the current situation and was trying hard to accept it. After all, no matter what, she had been a pioneering brain and an international criminal police officer, so she still had some psychological quality.

However, she still expressed doubts and anger about what she had experienced. Depriving herself of ten years of life for no reason and being completely disconnected from her previous days was definitely not what she wanted to see.

"Next... I want a

Thank you for helping me so much, everyone. But now, I want to think about this alone for a while."

After breakfast, Lila didn't stay here for too long. Her memories of the real world had not been erased, so her heart was still quite confused.

"Well, if you need anything, feel free to contact us."

"Okay... I'll bother you again later. Thank you, thank you so much..."

Lila bowed politely to everyone, then left somewhat dejectedly.

Qiao Ran and others could understand her thoughts. After all, these things were only related to herself, whether it was memory or something else... No one could help her with these things. She would probably have to slowly get in touch with everything around her and gradually accept them.

"We'll be heading to the Alola and Unova regions next. If there's anything you want to know, we can help."

Looking at her back, Qiao Ran added another sentence.

No matter what, Qiao Ran hopes to maintain a friendly relationship with the other party. As for pulling the other party over directly - this kind of thing can be done slowly.

If you are impatient now, you won't get any hot tofu.

After Lila left, only Qiao Ran and others were present, and the most important thing at the moment was to prepare for Zhulan's transformation and discuss the next steps.

"I plan to take advantage of these few days to go to Guangzhou first. If we stay in one city for too long, the league might have to review our trainer qualifications."

"Besides, this world's league competition is about to start in a few months, and I don't want to give up collecting the remaining badges."

Qiao Ran expressed his thoughts.

After the transformation, there is definitely no way for Zhulan to rush to the Unova region immediately. Although Zhulan is eager to stir up trouble in the Pokémon world, she needs some time to adapt, both physically and from other perspectives.

Moreover, her cooperation with Qiao Ran and others also needs to be fine-tuned, which requires a lot of time to train and fight together.

"...and then we'll take care of things in the Alola region. During this time, Zhulan, you can fight with us and get used to the rhythm. If all goes well, we'll be ready to go to the Unova region soon."

"It might be a little slow... but... okay."

Although Zhulan felt that this might be a bit of a drag, after Qiao Ran exaggerated the danger level of the United States, she finally agreed to the proposal.

She couldn't wait to save the Pokémon world, but that didn't mean she had completely lost her mind. She naturally understood that after experiencing those special transformations, she would probably need time to adapt, and - she needed to get used to these new teammates.

"Don't worry, it won't take long. If we all hurry up, we'll be able to set off in a few days."

Qiao Ran didn't plan to drag it out. The Pokémon world was already in this state, and it would be useless for them to take it slow. However, the Moon Altar in Alola was indeed a place he had always wanted to go, but had not yet gone to. If they could wake up the sleeping Nebula there, the strength of their team would definitely be able to reach a higher level.

When you go to the United States again, it will provide you with an extra layer of insurance.

And the most important thing is that Qiao Ran hasn't seen that little guy for a long time.

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After making plans for the future, today's arrangements were roughly finalized. We would first help Zhulan with the transformation, and then we would all go to Guangzhou together. In order to save time, this time everyone chose the fastest plane and gave up the traditional bicycles used by Pokémon trainers.

This is certainly not Qiao Ran forgetting his roots, but considering the area of ​​China, if he really rode a bicycle with such short legs, he probably wouldn't be able to finish a league game even if he raced for ten years.

"Are you ready?"

"Ah."

Everyone gathered in Zhulan's room, and Zhulan, who was in the center, was wearing a thin pajamas and making preparations for what was going on.

"Although most people won't have any problems, if you feel unwell, you should tell us immediately. After all, no matter how much Xuwu Yide restrains themselves, they still have neurotoxins in their bodies."

Previously in the Aether Foundation, the reason why Lusamine didn't wake up for a long time was because she had been parasitic for too long, causing the toxins in her body to accumulate together. Even among all Pokémon, Hollowid's toxins are quite terrible.

Therefore, every time such an operation was carried out, Qiao Ran had to communicate in detail with their queen and ask her to provide psychological counseling to his subordinates. After all, he also understood that these Xuwuide were lawless masters. They might be more obedient in front of him, but they never had a good face towards these irrelevant humans.

If some minor problems arise along the way...it will probably be useless to ask anyone for help.

"Don't worry, leave it to me. After all, I was really satisfied last time."

Xuwu Yide, who was floating in the air, patted his chest, which was only slightly swollen, indicating that it was just a small problem. Zhulan, who was well prepared,

, he squinted his eyes and looked at the fantasy scene in front of him.

Although her good friend Cattleya could also float, the person in front of her... didn't look like someone with super powers at all.

"She is Xuwu Yide, and the one who will help you transform later is also one of her kind. With her watching over you, there shouldn't be any problems."

Since Zhulan is ready to join them, Qiao Ran also introduced Xuwu Yide's identity. Anyway, they have to get to know each other one by one later, so it is better to introduce them now.

"This... is Xuwu Yide??"

Zhulan just stayed where she was.

Qiao Ran's words directly overturned the firm worldview she had built up over twenty years.

——Yesterday’s transformation into a human was understandable, as it was indeed Latias’s ability, but today’s…

Why did even Xuwuide become a human?

Chapter 657 [Humans and Pokémon]

Pokémon turning into humans—even in the Pokémon world, this is an impossible fantasy.

Although there are records in ancient times of "Pokémon turning into humans and living with humans", this is just an excuse for a special relationship. After research by historians from the Sinnoh and Unova regions, it was found that the legend of Pokémon turning into humans is just nonsense, and at best it is just an excuse for the secularization of a "special relationship". However, the offspring of humans and Pokémon do exist in this context.

Similar folk tales are recorded in the Water Vein Library in the Sinnoh region.

"Pokémon live in the forest

Pokémon sheds its skin in the forest

Transform back into a human and fall asleep

Then it will be covered with the skin of Pokémon

Come to the village"

"Humans and Pokémon marry

Pokémon marrying humans

In the past, humans and Pokémon were the same

So this is just normal.”

This part of history wasn't within the scope of Zhulan's research; she'd only been looking up similar documents during her downtime. The origins of the humanoid egg group seem to be tied to this murky history. During that period, when the boundaries between humans and Pokémon were less clear, similar situations did occur in certain areas.

However, there is only one thing - Pokémon turning into humans is absolutely impossible.

Even in legendary Pokémon, that is only the exclusive domain of certain special individuals, such as Latios and Latias.

"This is truly... magical."

After being stunned for a long time, Zhulan finally uttered this comment. The humanization of Pokémon appeared in front of her without any commotion. If it were in the Pokémon world, she could probably write countless papers just around this issue and become a supreme leader in the scientific research community.

After all, this is definitely big news that can shake the world.

It’s just that—looking at the expressions of the people in front of me, whether it’s Qiao Ran, Lillie Mei and the others, they all seem to be used to this matter. Are you guys usually... like this?

"When there's a chance, I'll take you to meet them one by one. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future anyway. If you're familiar with them, you can ask them anything you want."

After Zhulan joined them, there were opportunities to go to the frontier for special training every day, so this kind of thing was naturally nothing.

"Is this...?"

Although it is very contrary to common sense for Pokémon to turn into humans, in this absurd environment, Zhulan actually accepted this setting very quickly.

Moreover, it was time for her to accept "transformation" and she had no time to think so much.

In order to achieve her goal, these are also obstacles that must be overcome.

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"Bamboo orchid?"