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[The materials for making the GS ball have now been collected. ]

“The next step is how to make it.”

Xia Mu held two feathers, one gold and one silver, in his hands and fell into deep thought.

The method of making the GS ball seems to be a secret of a certain family, so much so that not only is it impossible to access the Rockets' database, the league is probably also unclear about it.

But it's not completely without trace.

After a period of carpet search, Xia Mu finally locked on a place - Huipi Town.

Hinoki Town is a small town on the southern peninsula of the Johto region. After Xia Mu's investigation, he discovered that the heir of a ball-making family was living in semi-seclusion in the town.

Currently, a lot of information about GS balls was provided to the alliance by the other party's ancestors.

Therefore, Xia Mu had reason to believe that the other party had mastered the craftsmanship to make GS balls.

"Brother, Sister Gardevoir is awake."

While Xia Mu was thinking about his next plan, Xiao Lan, who had been instructed, ran in and said.

Hearing this, Xia Mu paused, then took a bag of energy cubes from the table and handed it to Xiao Lan who was standing beside him.

"As agreed, this is the energy cube for Jigglypuff."

Knowing that the other party had a Jigglypuff, Xia Mu used Jigglypuff's exclusive energy block as a reward and asked Xiaolan to call him after Gardevoir woke up.

Hearing this, Xiao Lan's eyes lit up, and he carefully took the energy cube and said:

"I'll thank you on Jigglypuff's behalf."

Xia Mu rubbed Xiao Lan's head casually and walked towards Gardevoir's room.

At the same time, Gardevoir, who had just woken up, was half leaning against the head of the bed.

After being extremely frightened and exhausted, Gardevoir's face, which was already fairer than humans', became even paler.

Coupled with her slender figure, she exudes an aura of frailty and tenderness.

Thanks to the news that Xiaolan had just told her that Xia Mu had woken up, Gardevoir's originally anxious heart was relieved a little.

But despite this, whenever she thought of the scene of Xia Mu falling into the ancient tower not long ago, a feeling of powerlessness and fear like drowning swept through Gardevoir's body, leaving her unable to muster any strength.

"Shanai..."

A faint murmur of mosquitoes and flies came from Gardevoir's mouth.

It was the first time she felt such fear.

Even when she was a child and her super powers were exhausted and she was about to be trampled under the feet of a group of large Pokémon, she had never been as scared as she was today.

Just a little bit... Xia Mu was about to die from the impact of Lugia.

The culprit behind all this was undoubtedly herself.

If it weren't for her, Xia Mu would have stayed in the alliance's office, enjoying a high official salary and living a stable and admired life.

Instead of giving up everything to look for Celebi like now.

On the way, you will encounter attacks from legendary Pokémon such as Ho-Oh and Lugia.

Deep self-doubt arose in Gardevoir's heart. She hugged her knees with her hands, buried her face between her thighs, and her mind was in a mess.

Suddenly, Gardevoir felt a warm hand touching her head, stroking her hair.

But the palm seems not satisfied with this.

With Gardevoir's tacit consent, his palm slid down her head to her cheek, then to her neck, and finally slightly moved up to rest on her chin.

With gentle force, Gardevoir's buried face was lifted up again by the palm.

With tears still lingering in the corners of her eyes, Gardevoir's vision was still blurry.

But she could still feel that it was Xia Mu with a gentle smile in front of her, and the other person's warm breath made her unconsciously relax.

"Xia Mu."

Gardevoir hugged Xia Mu tightly, her voice sounding aggrieved and relieved.

Being suddenly hugged, Xia Mu was slightly stunned, then he gently patted Gardevoir's shoulder and said apologetically:

"Sorry for making you worry."

Due to years of exchanging super powers, he and Gardevoir can easily sense each other's moods.

Therefore, Xia Mu can feel the fear and fragility in Gardevoir's heart more deeply.

Gardevoir did not reply immediately, and the room fell into an eerie silence.

It was not until a long while later that Gardevoir's slightly hoarse voice slowly sounded:

"Xia Mu, stop catching legendary Pokémon, okay?"

This was the decision Gardevoir had just made. Rather than letting Xia Mu continue to take risks to capture legendary Pokémon, she would rather her body not be healed.

Xia Mu was not surprised to hear Gardevoir's request. After all, the reason why he was injured this time was because of Lugia's trick.

But, again, this was the only request he could never agree to.

Because Celebi is not just a legendary Pokémon, it is also the hope of curing Gardevoir.

"I'm sorry, Gardevoir, I can't do this..."

"You can promise!"

Before Xia Mu could finish his words, Gardevoir interrupted him excitedly.

Xia Mu looked at the excited Gardevoir in some surprise, as if he did not expect the latter to have such a violent reaction.

But with Gardevoir's next words, he finally knew where the problem lay.

Gardevoir realized that he had lost his composure and remained silent for two seconds. Then he took a deep breath, looked at Xia Mu seriously, and said:

"What happened to my body... I've always known about it. I heard it the night you talked to Joey."

"So I know why you want to capture Celebi, and I know why you're working with Team Rocket, but what I want to say is..."

"Xia Mu, I may not need your help at all. Pokémon are born and raised in the wild. What you are doing... is simply... superfluous."

"If you want to help me, just... just... let me go..."

By the end of the conversation, Gardevoir's voice was barely audible.

If she hadn't used her superpowers to control her tears from falling, she would have burst into tears by now.

But despite this, Gardevoir's slightly trembling body betrayed her true inner condition.

But at this moment, her mind was blank and she no longer had the extra energy to overcome these instinctive movements of her body.

Seeing the secret that he had guarded so closely was spoken out by Gardevoir, Xia Mu rubbed his brows and finally understood what the problem was.

He seemed to have ignored the possibility that Gardevoir knew his physical condition from the very beginning.

Chapter 18 Xia Mu must be very disappointed

Since Gardevoir knew about his illness from the beginning to the end, Xia Mu's actions naturally became an invisible weight weighing on the former's mind.

Whether it's cooperating with Team Rocket or quitting his job as an investigator.

In Gardevoir's view, it was because of her that Xia Mu had to make these choices.

All the details of the past have made Gardevoir's heart extremely sensitive, and Xia Mu's injury this time was just the right fuse.

The guilt and uneasiness that Gardevoir had accumulated for a long time completely exploded in her heart.

After thinking about this, Xia Mu couldn't help but sigh.

He looked at Gardevoir, who was standing in front of him like a child who had made a mistake, and knew that the other party's well-behaved appearance was just an appearance.

If he insisted on continuing to capture Celebi, Gardevoir would definitely be even more excited than before.

After a brief thought, Xia Mu did not discuss the matter of capturing Celebi anymore. Instead, he helped Gardevoir lie back on the bed and gently pulled the quilt over it.

"Gardevoir, you should take a good rest recently."

Xia Mu's voice was very gentle, and sounded no different from his usual voice.

But Gardevoir was still in a low mood, and it was not until Xia Mu left the room at some point that she gradually regained her spirits.

"This way...will make Xia Mu give up the idea of ​​capturing Celebi, right?" she thought.

Gardevoir thought that what she had just said was very hurtful. If she were Xia Mu, she would definitely not care about her anymore.

[Because of your coma, Gardevoir's emotions completely exploded, and she dared not let you continue to capture Celebi. ]

[But for you, healing Gardevoir will always be the first priority, and you will not give up the plan to capture Celebi. ]

[As for the words that Gardevoir said deliberately, in your eyes, they were just showing off when they were upset, and you didn't take them to heart. ]

【But the play that needs to be performed still needs to be performed.】

[In the next month, you seemed to have really given up the idea of ​​capturing Celebi... at least that's true in Gardevoir's eyes. ]

[While feeling thankful, Gardevoir also felt the bitterness. 】

"Xia Mu must be very disappointed in me." Gardevoir thought.

After all, anyone would be angry if their sincere heart was trampled upon.

However, Gardevoir did not regret it. As long as she could make Xia Mu give up capturing Celebi, she felt it was worth it even if she was hated.

[With the arrival of the second month, your frequency of going out suddenly increased, because when you locked the address of Mr. Steel who could make GS balls, the Masked Army also targeted him. ]

[For this reason, you two have fought against each other many times, but fortunately the masked man was not there before. ]

[This allows you to maintain the upper hand even if you don't bring Gardevoir, relying on Gengar and Eevee. ]

"Mr. Steel, I think you should know why you are being targeted."

Having just driven away a group of masked soldiers, Xia Mu stood quietly in front of a white-haired old man and asked.

Gangtie's expression changed slightly when he heard that, but he remained vigilant as he also did not trust Xia Mu.

Until Xia Mu took out a certificate from his pocket and gave it to him.

"Alliance investigator."

"Mr. Steel, can you now hand over the manufacturing process of the GS ball to me?" Xia Mu smiled slightly and asked again.

Although it is a bit shameless to use your previous work credentials to seek convenience, I have to say... it really works.

After confirming the authenticity of the certificate, Gangtie handed over the production process to Xia Mu without much hesitation.

"Investigator from Kanto, you are the one sent by Kikuko, right?" Tietie showed an all-seeing smile on his lips.

"She is very thoughtful. Say hello to her for me."

Although he didn't know what Gangtie had misunderstood, Xia Mu still nodded dutifully.

[Relying on the GS ball manufacturing process that you got from Steel, you successfully used the feathers of Ho-Oh and Lugia to replicate this legendary ball that can capture time. ]

[At this point, everything is ready. You only need to wait for the full moon night, and then you can capture Celebi.]

"Isn't it a little too smooth?" After listening to Xia Mu's description of his recent situation, Du asked puzzledly on the phone.

Not long ago, under Du's repeated questioning, Xia Mu finally confessed that he wanted to capture Celebi.

Although Du was somewhat shocked by this, he did not object after coming to his senses.

On the contrary, if the league hadn't been so busy recently, he would even want to come and see the legendary Pokémon.

"I feel the same way."

Seeing that Du pointed out the problem directly, Xia Mu agreed.

In fact, except for the failure at the hands of Lugia on the first day, everything else went much easier than planned.

Especially the masked man, who obviously has strength no less than that of a champion trainer, but has not shown up recently and only lets his subordinates harass him symbolically.

This is obviously suspicious.

"Xia Mu, why don't you wait until the next full moon, and then I'll come and help you."