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

She wants to take Xia Mu home to take care of her.

That...the home that belongs to her and the other person!

Looking at Latias' expression, Milotic, who had witnessed the whole process, felt a little sorry.

Almost, the identity of the mother belonged to her.

However, considering Xia Mu's serious injuries, she did not choose to argue with Latias at this time.

Instead, he stepped forward silently and assisted the other party in taking Xia Mu towards home.

...............

A few days later, in a western-style building in Kanaz City.

The bright sunlight shone in through the clear windows, casting uneven shadows in the room.

At the junction of light and darkness.

Xia Mu, who was wrapped in bandages, opened his mouth and made an "ah~" sound to signal the red-haired girl in front of him to feed him.

Latias was holding a bowl of hot porridge at this time.

In response to Xia Mu's request, she gently scooped up a spoonful, blew it patiently to cool it down, then stuck out her tongue to test the temperature. After confirming that it was edible, she put it into the other person's mouth.

“How does it taste…?”

She asked a little nervously.

Facing the injured Xia Mu, she couldn't believe her cooking skills and wanted to buy some food for him.

But after hearing this, Xia Mu expressed strong resistance and acted coquettishly, asking her to cook for him.

After many experiments, Latias finally made a bowl of hot porridge that at least looked good.

But she was a little worried that it would not look good enough to eat.

As the hot porridge went down his throat, Xia Mu narrowed his eyes slightly.

In terms of taste, the bowl of porridge made by Latias is definitely not comparable to the porridge shops outside.

But in terms of the ranking in his heart, this bowl of porridge can only be ranked first.

“It’s delicious, mom~”

Xia Mu deliberately dragged out the tone in the second half of the sentence.

The reason was that he was surprised to find that every time he read this word, it would cause Tess to blush since he came back from his injury.

Sure enough, as the words fell, a perfect blush appeared on Latias' face.

This lovely reaction made Xia Mu feel satisfied.

After calming down a little, Latias remembered what he wanted to say.

She opened her amber eyes, looked at Xia Mu and said:

"Xia Mu, brother...he wants to see you."

Chapter 60: Development of New Capabilities

"elder brother?"

"Latios?"

After knowing Tess's race, Xia Mu naturally also knew that she had a brother.

Hearing that this uncle whom he had never met before wanted to see him, Xia Mu couldn't help but become interested.

It seemed like he was worried that Xia Mu was nervous.

After Latias put down the hot porridge in his hand, he patted the former's back intimately and comforted him softly:

"Although my brother has a stubborn temper, he is actually very gentle."

"Don't be afraid. If he dares to bully you, I will help you beat him up!"

As he spoke, Latias clenched his fists, hoping to add a bit of persuasiveness to his words.

Xia Mu couldn't help but laugh at Latias's reaction.

Thanks to the other party's efforts, the last bit of nervousness in his heart disappeared.

"Don't worry, we will get along well."

He held Latias's delicate little hand and made a soft promise.

Before this, Latias had already told Xia Mu the entire process from picking him up, bringing him back to the isolated island to raise him, and then to his return to human society.

During the process, he naturally also learned about Latios's journey from opposition to compromise on this matter.

Xia Mu had a natural liking for this "uncle" who agreed to let Latias raise him.

At least if it were him, he would never allow his sister to face the threat of life and death in order to raise a strange child.

He believed that his personality would be compatible with the other person's.

On the other side, Latias breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Xia Mu did not show any resistance.

Not long ago.

After she guiltily told her brother what happened today over the phone, Latias was in despair.

She instinctively felt that Latios would ask her to go back.

For this reason, Latias was even prepared to fight the opponent to the death, and even prepared to take Xia Mu and run away to another area.

However, what she didn't expect was that after listening patiently, Latios did not show the expected anger.

On the contrary, the other party remained silent for a long time and looked terrifyingly calm.

Just when Latias was about to be unable to bear the pressure and wanted to hang up the phone.

Latios spoke up.

The content of the words was very simple - find a time for him and Xia Mu to meet.

The time and place are decided by Latias.

She didn't know what her brother was thinking during the time he was silent, but Latias felt that this might be a good opportunity to dispel Latios' prejudice against Xia Mu.

The other party has never liked Xia Mu and always has a tentative and distrustful attitude towards him.

This often made Latias angry.

But this incident undoubtedly slapped his brother in the face.

If it weren't for Xia Mu, she might have been locked in a cage in some underground black market.

Whenever he thought of this possibility, Latias couldn't help but shudder.

While thinking, she stretched out her hand to Xia Mu in front of her, looking eager to try.

"Xia Mu, go to sleep."

As the words fell.

Before Xia Mu could react, Latias had already crawled into the former's arms.

Only when she hugged Xia Mu could she feel at ease.

Xia Mu's thoughts were interrupted by the soft fragrance in his arms.

Looking at Latias curled up in his arms, a smile appeared on his face.

Ever since her identity was completely exposed, Tess has become more and more dependent on him, sometimes even sticking to him for the whole day.

In Xia Mu's opinion, this is a good sign.

[The poachers and Latias's dishonesty, these two problems that have been giving you a headache for a year were solved on the same day. 】

[Your spirit feels unprecedented relaxation, but in the midst of joy, the scene before the poacher's death always appears in front of your eyes. ]

[You are not afraid of this, but what worries you is...whether there will be similar poachers looking for Tess in the future.]

[Every time you think of this possibility, you feel upset, but you can't think of a good solution. ]

[It seems that the only thing you can do is to improve your own strength and protect Latias under your wings. ]

[In addition, you obtained some small intelligence through your own means. ]

In the dark basement

"Please let me go, I have really said everything I should say, let me die in peace!"

The wails of collapse rang in Xia Mu's ears.

The sound came from a ghostly shadow floating in the air.

Looking closely, one can be surprised to find that the shadow is the poacher who should have died a few days ago.

Xia Mu looked at the poacher in the air expressionlessly.

It is true that the other party had died before.

But the reason he is alive again and can continue to interrogate intelligence is because of his special ability.

Xia Mu discovered since he was a child that the living beings he killed with his own hands had a chance of turning into ghosts and following him around.

However, ghosts do not have physical form and cannot be detected by anyone other than themselves.

This ability seems to be of no use other than listening to the dead in ghost state criticizing oneself.

Therefore, Xia Mu never revealed these abilities to anyone. After all, no one would believe him even if he told them.

But not long ago, he discovered a new use for this ability - interrogation.

The ghost needed to absorb his physical strength to maintain its own existence. Xia Mu found that he could use this to put the other party into a near-death state where he was about to disappear but unable to disappear.

This efficient interrogation method allowed him to easily pry information about Hunter J from the poacher.

After making sure that the other party's value had been fully exploited, Xia Mu gently closed the notebook in his hand.

"Can I go die?"

Seeing Xia Mu's actions, the tortured poacher widened his eyes and asked expectantly.

As if he thought there was no point in torturing the poacher in front of him any further, Xia Mu waved his hand after the other party finished speaking.

As he cut off his energy supply, a suffocating feeling surged through the poacher's body.

After a moment, the ghost of the poacher in the air gradually dimmed, and finally disappeared on the spot like the moon in the mirror or the flower in the water.

Xia Mu, who watched this scene silently, didn't feel much, but he had a new idea about his abilities.

Since the solidity of a ghost is related to the amount of physical strength he supplies.

Does that mean...when he contributes enough physical strength, the ghost can be resurrected in an alternative way.

By then, maybe it can be observed by others like ghost-type Pokémon.

[You keep this idea in mind and start trying to develop your skills, including super powers.]

[At the same time, your injuries are recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.]

[Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, it was the day I was supposed to meet Latios.]

Chapter 61: Is the person you raised really a son?

On the isolated island in the western part of the Hoenn region

A red-haired girl and a black-haired boy walked along a wooded path.

It is called a trail, but in fact it is just a relatively easy to walk on, but still overgrown with weeds.

Xia Mu raised his head and looked around, his eyes filled with curiosity.

Perhaps it was because he had lived here for two years. Even though he had no impression of it, he still felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

Especially when he saw many Pokémon greeting him happily, Xia Mu felt even more at home.