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

Latias gritted his teeth as he looked at Milotica who was blocking the door and said hatefully.

Ever since the other party saw her feeding Xia Mu, he no longer had the respect he once had for her, and instead tried every means to prevent her from being alone with him.

Latias regretted why he didn't heat up the pan and add oil when the other party was still a chowder.

As expected, Milotic remained unmoved by Latias's order.

She still stared at him stubbornly with her big watery eyes.

She thought that Latias was Xia Mu's mother and half of her future master, so she was always humble to her.

Until she carefully observed how the other party and Xia Mu interacted with each other on a daily basis...

Although she only had a vague understanding of emotional matters, Milotic was certain that what Latias did was definitely not something a normal mother would do.

The other party has evil intentions!

Milotic felt greatly deceived and she wanted to take her trainer back.

She wants to prevent Xia Mu from being abducted by such a pervert!

"miu~"

Thinking of this, Milotic made a sharp sound, and its scales stood up slightly, looking beautiful and deadly.

However, the recently evolved Milotic still posed no threat in the eyes of Latias.

She looked at the cowardly water snake in front of her with disdain.

She promised that if Minasi dared to attack her today, she would tie him up in the house and watch her and Xia Mu fall asleep.

Just as the air was filled with a tense atmosphere, a gentle telekinesis suddenly appeared between the two Pokémon.

The power charges of Milotic and Latias were blocked at the same time.

Xia Mu walked out of the room slowly, looking at the scene in front of him helplessly.

"Mienshao, go back to the Poké Ball first. I'll take you to training tomorrow morning."

Knowing his Mienshao's clingy nature, Xia Mu comforted him softly.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to take Mienshao to bed.

The main reason is that the scales on the other person's body are too cool. There is no difference between sleeping with the other person in arms and not covering yourself with a quilt. You will definitely catch a cold the next day.

Moreover, Milotic is not short, and his slender figure cannot fit into the entire bed.

She had to wrap herself around him to be able to put him down, and Xia Mu was a little worried that she would be strangled to death in her dream.

As Xia Mu spoke, Mienshao lowered his head in disappointment.

She knew it was due to her physical condition and couldn't blame Xia Mu.

In contrast, there was a look of joy visible on Latias's face.

Sure enough, Xia Mu was more on her side, and the water snake's wish was completely a pipe dream.

[Under your mediation, this farce finally ended with the concession of Minas, but you know that similar things will still happen tomorrow.]

You can’t help but feel a headache.

【But the good news is that you have obtained information about the poachers who have recently appeared near Kanaz City. 】

[You learned that this is a professional poaching team under the command of Hunter J, a famous poacher in the Sinnoh region. The personnel have rich hunting experience and equipment.]

[This inevitably makes you feel uneasy. In order to deal with possible emergencies, you have left a lot of backup plans in the surrounding forests.]

[At the same time, you also gave Latias a subtle reminder.]

Inside the house, on the soft double bed.

Xia Mu, who was used as a pillow, leaned comfortably in Tess's soft arms. The warm body temperature made him feel relaxed.

Latias was not asleep, but opened his big eyes in the darkness, staring at Xia Mu in his arms without blinking.

Originally, the only advantage of this little pet, which she regarded as a pillow, was its soft body.

But she didn't know when it started, but she always felt a sense of security when she hugged Xia Mu.

Perhaps knowing that Latias was not asleep, Xia Mu gently held the other's hand and suddenly said:

"Mom, if you need to buy something recently, just make a list and let me buy it. You don't have to go out."

After thinking it over again and again, Xia Mu finally reminded him.

"why?"

Hearing Xia Mu's voice, Latias, who was still in a daze, asked in confusion.

Chapter 55 An Accident Happened

"why?"

Hearing Xia Mu's voice, Latias, who was still in a daze, asked in confusion.

She was a little surprised why Xia Mu suddenly asked her to go out less.

Hearing Tess asking him the reason as expected, Xia Mu couldn't help but hesitate.

After a long period of observation and reading materials, he has basically determined the identity of the Pokémon Tis.

He even had a rough guess about the other party's race.

But the reason why this matter was not mentioned for such a long time was because Xia Mu knew that for some reason, Tess did not want to reveal her identity.

Since Tess doesn't want to, Xia Mu naturally won't take the initiative to break this window paper.

To him, no matter whether Tiss is a human or a Pokémon, she is the mother who raised him and the person closest to him.

but...

When Xia Mu learned that a group of well-equipped poachers had come nearby, he felt uneasy and had to remind Latias not to go out.

Likewise, it is inevitable to explain the reasons for not letting the other person go out.

With Tess's keen senses, it is very likely that she has realized that she knows her true identity.

Xia Mu didn't want her mother to have such troubles.

Seeing that Xia Mu didn't answer for a long time, Latias seemed to have noticed something.

Her body trembled slightly, and her arms around Xia Mu tightened again, as if she was afraid that he would suddenly leave her.

Looking at the starry sky outside the window, Latias' mood became mixed.

Ever since the last incident with the energy cube, she realized that as Xia Mu grew older and his horizons broadened.

As a mother, it may be difficult for her to conceal the identity of the Pokémon as easily as before.

By now, Xia Mu might have vaguely realized that she was not human.

Thinking of this, Latias pursed his lips slightly, and began to struggle with whether to confess his identity.

After a moment of conflict in her mind, she sighed softly and put her lips close to Xia Mu's ear.

"Xia Mu, what do you think about the issue of lies?"

she asked tentatively.

Xia Mu, who had been waiting for a long time, seemed to have not expected to receive this question. After a pause, he answered:

"I hate lies," he said bluntly.

Because it is true that lies bring misinformation and deceive people.

At many critical moments, small lies can even affect the direction of things.

Hearing the decisive answer, Latias's small face turned pale in the dark.

She suddenly wanted to run away, escape back to her little nest on the isolated island, and never set foot in human society and meet Xia Mu again.

Yes, she was scared.

However, just as Latias was trembling slightly and struggling with whether to escape from here, Xia Mu's voice sounded again:

"But... there are good and bad lies. I don't hate lies that are not malicious."

Lying itself is a self-protection mechanism of intelligent life.

Xia Mu, who understood this, naturally would not have a bad impression of the so-called white lies.

What's more...he vaguely guessed why Tess asked this.

Xia Mu hopes that this will allow the other party to be honest with him.

After hearing Xia Mu's supplement, Latias's trembling body gradually calmed down. As long as there was a little hope, she would not think of leaving the former.

but.

"A white lie?"

She repeated this sentence silently, a hint of confusion flashing in her amber eyes.

She didn't know if this could be considered a white lie in the other person's mouth.

In her opinion, a mother keeps her child with her forever and hides the truth in a terrible way.

This... shouldn't be considered a white lie, right?

[In the end, Latias still didn't muster up the courage to reveal his identity. ]

[You feel a little disappointed about this, but you don’t mean to force the other person. The next day is the same as before, as if nothing happened.]

[This peaceful life lasted for a long time, the strength of Mienshao continued to improve, and the relationship between you and Tis also steadily improved. ]

[At the same time, you have less and less news about the poachers. It seems that they have left Kanaz City. Everything is moving in a good direction.]

[However, on your 9th birthday, the accident you least wanted to see happened. ]

Dusk.

Xia Mu was walking alone on the way home from school.

Ever since Daigo went to the Kalos region, he has almost no friends at school.

His personality, which was even more bizarre than before, doomed him to be alone.

The good news is that he recently met a junior high school girl named Du Juan.

The other party had a good chat with him and might become his new friend.

Unfortunately, Dujuan and he lived in two different directions, so they couldn't go home together like Daigo did.

In addition, Daigo also sent a message saying that he would be back soon, and told Xia Mu to look forward to his initial Pokémon.

It is said to be quite rare.

Considering Daigo's family background, Xia Mu couldn't help but feel a little bit excited that the other party could say that he was rare.

Xia Mu returned home in a state of wandering thoughts.

For some reason, he felt a bad premonition in his heart as he walked to the door.

Because on weekdays, Lidis would stand at the door, wearing an apron with cute patterns, waiting for him to come home.

And give him a hot and wet kiss on the forehead as soon as she sees him.

But today the door was empty, and an eerie silence surrounded his home.

Taking a deep breath, Xia Mu comforted himself in his heart not to think too much.

Similar situations have occurred before. Maybe Tess overslept or was busy.

——For example, being busy watching TV or eating snacks.

With this thought in mind, Xia Mu gently opened the door.

Without even changing his shoes, he walked straight through the entrance and into the living room.

However, when he saw the living room in a mess, with the cabinets, tables and chairs that had been neatly organized all over the place and scattered all over the place, he finally couldn't deceive himself anymore.

"Tess..."

Xia Mu's face suddenly became extremely ugly.