I've seen many people raising wives, but this is the first time I've seen someone raising

"Little sister, what can I do for you?"

Du forced a smile and asked, but he had a bad feeling in his heart.

However, after he asked the question, the crying girl in front of him did not answer, but just pointed at him with a sad expression as if she was looking at a heartless man.

The girl's white and tender fingers trembled slightly in the air, as if she had suffered great injustice.

This hesitant look naturally attracted passers-by to stop and watch, and many people visiting the night market began to speculate on the ins and outs of the matter.

After hearing words like "scumbag" and "heartless man" one after another, Du's face twisted slightly.

He racked his brains but couldn't figure out who the purple-haired girl in front of him was, let alone why she was holding him.

Just when he was about to ask if she had recognized the wrong person, the girl suddenly opened her hands that were curled up in her arms.

As his palm opened, a bronze dragon-shaped badge came into Du's sight.

After seeing the style of the badge clearly, Du swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth. He was now sure that the other party had not found the wrong person.

The reason was simple - the badge was a token of his love that he had given to his friend personally.

"Where did you get this badge?"

Du's expression became serious, and he looked at the girl in front of him with sharp eyes and asked.

Xia Mu’s disappearance that year was quite abrupt.

According to Du's subsequent investigation, the other party had checked into a hotel in the nearby Hinoki Town the night before, but had completely disappeared since then.

Some residents of the town described that a strong light appeared in the night sky for a period of time that night.

This made Du very suspicious that Xia Mu was attacked and taken away by someone or Pokémon.

So even though there is still no clue after so many years, Du has never given up looking for Xia Mu.

Now that he finally saw someone holding the thing he had given to them, there was no way he could give it up.

However, after Du asked, the girl did not answer his question. Instead, she showed a healthy smile and chuckled twice.

Then, before Du could react, the girl turned around and dived into the crowd, running in the opposite direction.

"Hey, wait."

Seeing this, Du finally lost his composure and quickly caught up.

Only a group of spectators were left pointing at the red-haired young man's back.

As a top-level trainer, Du naturally wouldn't chase after them alone.

After noticing that the distance between himself and the girl was getting bigger and bigger, he threw out Dragonite's Poké Ball without hesitation.

"Dragonite, catch that girl."

After receiving the order, Dragonite flapped its little wings and flew towards the running Geng Gengzi without thinking much.

"Hoo~"

Aiming at the girl who was still running, Dragonite dived straight down.

The champion-level strength was fully demonstrated at this moment. Despite dragging its fat body, it grabbed Geng Gengzi accurately.

A pair of chubby paws were about to touch the girl's shoulders.

But at this moment, the girl suddenly turned her head and looked face to face with Dragonite.

Scary face!

A red gaze emanated from Geng Gengzi's eyes, and the girl's delicate face quickly became extremely intimidating in Dragonite's eyes.

The sudden change made Kuailong stunned, but it was this pause that gave the girl an opportunity to take advantage of and quickly turn into an alley.

After coming to his senses, Dragonite looked at the narrow gap in the alley in embarrassment.

With his size, the only way to get into this kind of scene would be to tear the house down.

Just at this moment, Du rushed over, and the tacit understanding they had gained over the years made him instantly understand Dragonite's predicament.

After putting the other party into the Poké Ball, Du entered the alley with a tense mind.

Although being able to escape from him and Dragonite was a bit of a trick, it was enough to prove that the girl was extraordinary.

It is even possible that the other party is the culprit who caused Xia Mu's disappearance.

Thinking of this possibility, Du's vigilance increased again, and he was ready to release his Pokémon to start a fight if anything went wrong.

However, until Du reached the end of the alley, he still did not see the girl.

Just when Du was feeling confused, he suddenly heard footsteps behind him.

Du hurriedly turned around, but after seeing who was coming, he couldn't help but stand there in a daze.

"Shocking! The Dragon King Yulongdu actually followed a young girl into the alley on the street."

"If this is the headline in tomorrow's newspaper, it will surely sell well, right?"

The visitor said this with a smile on his face, holding a newspaper.

…………

In a restaurant.

"Even if I have to jump off Mt. Yuemian, I will never give the token to a fellow like you again."

Du held the cup tightly and said resentfully.

Without thinking, he knew that his abrupt behavior would definitely be photographed and published in the newspaper.

Tomorrow’s headlines can basically be predicted.

But even though he said this, Du's mouth never dropped.

Obviously, he was in a better mood than ever before.

"I'm just trying to increase your popularity and prepare you for your chance to win the championship."

Xia Mu replied contentedly.

With his careful preparation, he himself was satisfied, Geng Geng...Geng Gui was satisfied, and Menghuan was also satisfied after watching the big show.

As for Du himself, he seemed quite satisfied, and everyone was happy.

"thank you."

Hearing Xia Mu's answer, Du expressed his gratitude with a "kind" face.

As the main dishes were gradually served, Du also turned the topic to the main topic.

He looked at Xia Mu seriously and asked:

"So, where have you been all these years? Why haven't you heard from me at all? And...why has your appearance changed as well?"

Although I soon regained the old feeling with Xia Mu through casual chatting.

But until now, Du still couldn't believe that the other party came back so suddenly, just like when he left, without any sign at all.

Hearing Du's question, Xia Mu restrained his smile and couldn't help feeling a headache.

He didn't know how to explain it to Du, and he hadn't even explained it to Menghuan before.

Because of the simulator and stuff, not to mention whether Menghuan and the others would believe it, Xia Mu himself didn't want to expose the existence of this thing.

This has nothing to do with trust or not, it’s just that after being exposed, he will undoubtedly become a kind of "alien" existence.

Seeing Xia Mu seeming to want to say something but hesitant, Du couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

After a while, he slowly asked:

"Is it because of Celebi that you became like this?"

He remembered that the reason Xia Mu resigned was to capture Celebi.

As a time-space Pokémon, Celebi undoubtedly has the ability to travel through time and space, and even fundamentally change a person.

Looking at Xia Mu's slightly immature face at this moment, he was not much more mature than when he left.

In other words, after so many years, no trace has been left on the other party.

The only thing that Du could think of that could do this was the Time and Space Pokémon.

A self-perceived truth slowly took shape in Du's heart.

Chapter 39 But...is this possible?

"Ok?"

Hearing Du's question, Xia Mu, who was thinking about how to answer, was slightly stunned.

Looking at Du who thought he saw through the truth, Xia Mu suddenly realized that compared to asking him to believe in something as outrageous as a simulator, Celebi might indeed be easier to understand.

"You can... put it that way." Xia Mu replied with a stiff expression.

It's not like he was trying to trick people into traveling, after all, some aspects of the simulator were similar to time travel.

It is easier to understand if it is Celebi.

Besides, this crappy system is not as good as Celebi in other aspects except for giving out some rewards.

On the other side, seeing Xia Mu admit it, Du couldn't help but reveal a proud expression as if he had guessed the reason.

But this made him a little envious.

Xia Mu was able to relive a happy childhood because of Celebi, but he could only stay in the office reviewing documents.

Damn it, why!

While Du and Xia Mu were chatting, Menghuan, who was sleeping in the latter's arms, opened her eyes.

Unlike Du, who only had a vague understanding of this world, as a mythical Pokémon, she knew clearly that Xia Mu was not telling the truth.

Because not to mention that she had personally looked for Celebi, the other party clearly told her that there was no such person as Xia Mu.

Even if it was an ordinary person who could be found by Celebi, he would not be able to replicate Xia Mu's experience.

Because Celebi can only perform simple time and space teleportation.

Wanting a person to live another life, or even changing their appearance, is such a difficult task that it is useless even if you squeeze the other person dry.

Menghuan had been thinking about this matter all day. After seeing Xia Mu hesitating, a reasonable guess came to her mind.

It can prevent legendary Pokémon such as Celebi and Ho-Oh from detecting Xia Mu's existence.

And it seems that the only person who allowed Xia Mu to travel through different times and who he did not dare to mention his name casually was that person.

——Arzeus!

Huanhuan raised her head and looked at the starry night sky, her sharp eyes seemed to want to see through the night.

What did the God of Creation want to do by approaching Xia Mu?

Menghuan didn't know this, but she only knew one thing, which was to do her best to protect Xia Mu.

Even if she has to become an enemy of Arceus, she will never back down.

Just as Menghuan was thinking this, a fork with strawberry cake on it suddenly came to her mouth.

"Want to eat?"

Xia Mu asked Mew who appeared in the form of Eevee.

The opponent originally wanted to transform into Gardevoir, but after Xia Mu's lecture, he obediently changed back into Eevee.

Dreamy, who was originally full of worries, was instantly captured after smelling the scent of strawberry cake.

"Hmm~"

She bit off the cake on the fork and squinted her eyes in happiness.

When Gardevoir was still around, she didn't have the chance to enjoy Xia Mu's full feeding process.

Eevee's look made Gengar, who was sitting next to him, look a little darker.