CIATB Chapter 169 Dream: An Unlucky Day!
Chapter 169 Dream: An Unlucky Day!
Chapter 169 Dream: An Unlucky Day!
The people of glass.
Even Higana knew little about this ancient people who matched their meteorite heritage.
Of course, it's also possible that she wasn't skilled enough.
All that is known is that this people are the ancient inhabitants of the place where a meteorite struck a thousand years ago and natural energy surged forth—the place where the present-day Liuli City is located. They govern the "Liuli Temple," the origin of life.
But at least they are definitely related to this keyword: "natural energy".
Meanwhile, since the Sky Pillar is near the City of Glass, the People of Meteor also entrusted the People of Glass with the responsibility of guarding the seal of the Sky Pillar.
Mikuri had no choice but to agree to Higana's request, as the successor of the Meteor Dwellers, both out of courtesy and reason.
Of course, he didn't intend to refuse.
"However, the Grand Contest is still ongoing, and we'll have to wait until it ends," Mikoli said apologetically. "Please wait two more days."
"It's alright!" Higana said magnanimously. "I thought you'd object because of the 'wanted poster'! In that case, I won't steal your things!"
Mikkelsen:
"......
Blue sky and white clouds, rolling waves, and a gentle sea breeze.
Back when he and Michael discovered the location of the Sea Abyss One, listening to the lively atmosphere of the Grand Contest Hall behind him, Sawaki once again cast his club.
However, this time the seas were different from the calm waters of the past; this time the seas were very "chaotic".
The league members are still busy "searching and rescuing" the Ocean team members who choked on water!
Sitting on the soft sand of the beach, Ze Shu held a "glass bead" in his hand and slowly watched the search and rescue scene in the distance.
This "glass bead":
It was the Mega Stone that Higanbana paid for a glass of apple juice on the spaceship—it belonged to Beedrill. It's useless to Zephyr; he wouldn't capture a Weedle for such a small amount of "jealousy."
Regardless of whether he can raise them well.
To breed them to the level of Beedrill, it would probably take a considerable price.
As Ze Shu pondered slowly, he suddenly felt the fishing rod in his hand tremble. He casually lifted it, and a familiar, shimmering Magikarp leaped out of the water.
It's that thief who steals the bait again!
"Go away, go away—" Ze Shu smirked, "Go sit at the same table as Meng Huan."
Zeshu couldn't understand why the glittering Magikarp was so fond of his bait, even though it had plenty of food.
What kind of strange quirk is this?
With a sigh of resignation, I took the fishing rod from the mouth of the shiny Magikarp and casually tossed it to the "Mewy Table" on the side—which was actually just a picnic blanket spread on the sand, piled with a lot of food, and Mew was eating on it.
There was a "poof" sound.
The shiny Magikarp crashed down, scattering food everywhere, and its deadpan eyes happened to meet Mew's big, innocent eyes.
"Pfft?" Magikarp's foamy mouth opened and closed.
"Mwah~" Mew burped in mid-air, and with a flick of its little hand, a burst of psychic light appeared, causing the food that had been thrown by Magikarp to pause for a moment before obediently returning to the picnic blanket.
[You eat, I'm full, Dreamy.]
Mew said something to the Shiny Magikarp.
She then covered her slightly swollen belly in mid-air, looking around.
After eating: Sleep, of course!
I'm dreaming of finding a suitable place to take a long nap!
Soon, it spotted Ze Shu's arms, its eyes lit up, and it pounced.
However, with a startled cry of "Misunderstanding!", Dream's forward-rushing body suddenly stopped, its eyes looking with suspicion and uncertainty at an ice-blue eye that had emerged from Ze Shu's arms. It was Glaceon's eye, staring at it with an inexplicable meaning.
"Mmm...!" Dreamy panicked for a moment, waving her little hands repeatedly.
Ice, Ice Eevee, big sister, we...we're not sleeping.
Just passing by... just passing by!
"Buyi..."
Her icy blue eyes slowly closed, and she lazily nuzzled her cheek against Ze Shu's embrace.
"Miao Miao Yi" is a dream that makes her want to cry but has no tears.
The best place to sleep is gone.
Of course, it's not impossible to sleep on the sand; after all, it often lies on its back, sprawled out in the spaceship's sturdy table, fast asleep. But if there's a better place to sleep, that would be even better!
Dream continued to look around.
Suddenly, it spotted Psyduck in the distance, and its eyes lit up again—Psyduck's head was round and plump; wasn't that practically a perfect bed for a good night's sleep? Especially the three feathers on its head, those were perfect "handles"!
And they're kind of silly.
At that point, it won't be able to direct it to go wherever it wants, or make this "big bed" do whatever it wants.
Thinking of this, Mewtwo lunged at the back of Psyduck's head!
"absurd!"
Then, a dreamlike, panicked cry rang out again.
"Huh?"
Psyduck let out a confused "quack".
It lowered its head and picked up the trash that the foam squirrel had directed it to pick up. Suddenly, it felt something fly past its head.
It even flew to the "sand pile" where Growlithe was soaking in the distance? It got stuck inside and popped up with a "poof" sound, sending up a spray of sand.
"No way! No way! No way! No way!"
【It's so hot! So hot! So hot!!!!】
In the dream, I felt like I was surrounded by lava!
Why is this sand so hot?!
From the sand pile, Mengmeng flailed her little hands wildly, trying to struggle out of the scorching sand, but she couldn't break free. But soon...
A dog's head popped out of the sand pile and carried it away.
"No way..."
[Whew, I'm saved...]
【Why is your sand bath so hot, you curly-haired dog?! I'm going to get burned!】
With tears streaming down her face and panting heavily, she still couldn't help but complain about Growlithe.
Growlithe looked completely innocent.
What do you mean by "scalding"? This is just normal temperature.
"Mimi—!!"
[Normal temperature... Do you see any other friends coming to enjoy your sand bath?!]
She tearfully voiced her accusations.
But, along with its words.
The top layer of sand collapsed, revealing a candle-shaped head: "Chirp?"
Dreamy was stunned: "Nonsense?!"
Why does it actually exist?!
Candlelight Spirit had an innocent expression on her face.
It was caught by Zephyr in the Pokémon Tower in Lavender Town, Kanto. Because it greedily absorbed people's life energy, Zephyr imprisoned it and never released it, so Mew doesn't know much about it.
Growlithe complained that the sand wasn't warm enough, but it gave in, so Zeju took it out of its sealed Poké Ball to heat up the sand for Growlithe's healing purposes.
Meng Huan felt that today was the unluckiest day of her life.
It cried and complained to the Ze tree.
Where's the almost-almost-doll? Where's the almost-almost-doll? I need treatment, I need treatment!
Ze Shu glanced at it warily, and seeing that nothing was wrong, said:
"See the situation at sea over there? Quite a few of those 'rescued' Team Marines are injured, and the Pokémon Center in Lilycove City is packed. Almost volunteered to go there to learn and help."
"Here's a bottle of burn ointment, go apply it yourself."
Ze Shu casually tossed a bottle of green burn medicine to Meng Huan.
Dreamy, on the verge of tears, caught it and said aggrievedly:
谬，
Even applying the medicine myself...
Dream felt rejected.
Thinking of this.
A dreamy heart can be ruthless!
He glared at the green burn ointment in his hand and then gulped it down!
The continuous thumping sound caused green liquid to overflow from the corners of Meng Huan's mouth.
"absurd?!"
A dreamlike wonder.
The burn ointment actually tastes pretty good!
As the sun sets, it paints the sea in shades of crimson and yellow.
The lively sounds of the Grand Contest Hall behind them gradually subsided. Eevee was sleeping in his arms. He could smell the unique citrus scent of Eevee on his nose.
"Another no-go." Ze Shu sighed and put away his fishing rod.
Could it be that you used up all your transport capacity after catching the shiny Magikarp?
No, absolutely not!
It must be those people's fault!
Ze Shu glanced at the Alliance personnel on the opposite side who had not yet returned to base and were still lingering on the sea surface—after so much time, those Ocean Team members had probably all been "rescued" long ago, and even if there were any who had escaped, they probably wouldn't be here.
But what are they still doing lingering there?
They also occasionally venture to the surface and delve into the seabed.
Ze Shu raised his eyebrows.
Just then, a soft, rustling sound of sand broke the silence—the sound of someone approaching on the sand. Ze Shu looked in the direction of the sound.
It was a person with a solemn expression, and beside him was a wobbly little girl.
"Qianli? You're looking for me?" Ze Shu asked. "Could it be your son...?"
"It's me. I was looking for you." Qianli paused for a moment before speaking, "I've already sent Ruby back to the Chengdu region. Thank you for that."
Ze Shu asked, "Is there anything else?"
Qianli said, "Someone wants to see you and asked me to find you."
Ze Shu asked, "Who?"
Senri said, "The chairman of the Hoenn Pokémon Association."
The Pokémon Association is a rule-making league with a wide range of responsibilities. For example, it is responsible for evaluating Gym Leaders in various regions and also for paying their salaries...
Coincidentally, the Pokémon Association's branch in Hoenn is located in Lilycove City.
It's a building in the northwest of Sujeong City.
But what impressed Zeki the most, besides the series of consequences caused by his leadership of the "Rayquaza Capture Project", was that Zeki led the "Rayquaza Capture Project".
It's probably only in a special episode that Groudon and Kyogre are summoned, Lilycove City suffers a disaster, and the entire Pokémon Association base is destroyed, that the chairman of the Pokémon Association personally oversees the treatment of the injured while riding a temporary spaceship.
The chairman of the Hoenn Pokémon Association is a short, middle-aged man with a small mustache and a thick, afro.
When Qianli brought Zeshu into the office, the chairman exclaimed with delight.
"Sawaki, you must be Sawaki!"
Chairman Qianli Chao nodded and left on his own.
The chairman chuckled again, "Special Investigator Ze Shu, I've long admired your name! Please have a seat!"
Ze Shu paused for a moment, then casually pulled out a chair and sat down, asking directly, "Is there something you need?"
Despite becoming an investigator, he still didn't want to engage with this fake smile. It was clear that despite his comical, thick, frizzy hair, the chairman of the Hoenn Pokémon Association was a serious person.
But now, he always forces a smile and smiles at Ze Shu.
"Ahem—" The chairman coughed, handed over the tea that had been brewed earlier, and said with a smile, "Have some tea, have some tea."
Ze Shu asked again, "Is there something you need?"
The chairman paused for a moment, then chuckled, "It seems our Alliance's Investigator Ze Shu has a lot of time on her hands. Hmm... Investigator Ze Shu hasn't been in Hoenn for long, yet she's already uncovered the bases of two malicious organizations... Really, really..."
He was referring, of course, to the Chimney Mountain Lava Team base and the Sujeong City Marine Team base.
The chairman stammered "really" several times before finally managing to say, "Really...time is precious."
Ze Shu: "
No, you're a chairman of the board, can't we just say what's on our minds?
Is he really that scary?
"Ahem—" Seemingly noticing the expression on Ze Shu's face, the chairman coughed a few more times and said, "Investigator Ze Shu, with your professional competence, even though you haven't been in Hoenn for long, you must be quite knowledgeable about our history and mythology, right?"
Ze Shu said, "You know a little bit, right?"
The chairman continued, "A thousand years ago, Kyogre and Groudon appeared and fought, destroying large swathes of land in the Hoenn region and making life difficult for the people. As the Hoenn Pokémon Association, which manages the Hoenn region, we naturally cannot accept the recurrence of this disaster."
"We will take action for the safety of the Hoenn region."
"So... a few years ago, we made an attempt, an operation called the 'Raystar Capture Project'..."
Ze Shu said, "I know that, let's skip it."
Chairman: "—
He paused, then continued, "But that plan... in any case, ultimately failed. However, we've never forgotten the desire to restart the plan, and the association is struggling with this. And now, Investigator Ze Shu, you've arrived."
"When you first came, you tried to awaken Groudon's organization, the Deception; and now, you're trying to awaken Kyogre's organization, the Deception."
"But—"
The chairman looked troubled. "Our Pokémon Association wants to obtain information on Groudon and Kyogre from these two organizations to prevent disasters from occurring. However, due to various reasons, such as Groudon's bad temper as you mentioned, and the strange turbulence in Lilycove City, we have been unable to obtain their information."
After saying this, the chairman looked at Ze Shu with a complicated expression.
Ze Shu continued without changing his expression, "Yes, Groudon does have a bad temper, and the turbulence in Lilycove City is also because of Kyogre's bad temper. You'd better not provoke them."
Well, Groudon sleeps like a groundhog, so it must have some "morning grumpiness," which is exactly what "bad temper" means, right?
But isn't the playful, mischievous nature of a fathead fish considered a "brat"? Isn't that also a case of "bad temper"?
The chairman paused for a moment before saying, "That's indeed the case."
"But since Groudon and Kyogre have such bad tempers, shouldn't we be even more wary?"
"The only Pokémon with the power to stop these two legendary Pokémon is another legendary Pokémon."
"So one by one"
The chairman's true intentions were revealed:
"We would like to invite Investigator Zeki to join our soon-to-be-reorganized Rayquaza capture plan!"
"Based on the abilities you've demonstrated, Investigator Ze Shu, I believe you are a crucial element in the success of this plan!"
Beneath his thick, afro-like hair, the high-ranking director of the Hoenn Pokémon Association, who held a prestigious position, gazed longingly at Sawaki.
And from this expectant gaze.
Ze Shu slowly shook his head:
"Feel sorry."