CIATB Chapter 135 But Ze Shu, you don't have parents!
Chapter 135 But Ze Shu, you don't have parents!
Chapter 135 But Ze Shu, you don't have parents!
"Ibrahimovic, what is this...?"
"It's evolved!"
Little Blue murmured, her eyes reflecting the light of Eevee's evolution.
On the soft mattress, Eevee, bathed in white light, was slowly changing. Before long, a wisp of superpower energy emanated from it.
Meanwhile, the sunlight streamed in through the window.
The pinkish-purple Pokémon reappeared before Zeju and Xiaolan's eyes.
Its small and cute body, covered with fine and soft fur, must feel great to the touch;
The ruby adorning his forehead shone with a radiant light that seemed to belong to superpowers.
Its slightly forked tail swayed gently, showing its current comfort.
"This is..."
"Eevee!"
Xiao Lan's tone was full of surprise.
Espeon shuddered slightly, made a confused "Ee!" sound, and continued to rub against Little Blue's palm. It wasn't surprised by its evolution, as if it didn't care.
Perhaps for Eevee, evolving or not makes no difference.
But this is not the case for Blue, the "Evolution Man" who knows all about Pokémon evolution.
They are not the same!
She was pleasantly surprised and very happy!
Because this is proof that Ibrahimovic "approves" of her!
Espeon is a "sun Pokémon" born from the reaction of Eevee's genes with sunlight. But that's not all; the prerequisite for its evolution is maintaining the highest level of trust with those close to it.
In other words, it's a "friendship evolution"!
Perhaps it was a memory of how Blue had taken such good care of it ever since it found it at the Pokémon Tower;
Perhaps it was gratitude for Little Blue's sleepless nights searching for a cure for its "hypnotic disorder" caused by the death of its best friend Rada, which left it utterly exhausted:
After Rada's awakening in the dream...
Ibrahimovic truly acknowledged the little blue.
So at this moment, let us repay her with evolution.
"Eevee..." Espeon murmured softly, its psychic powers surging from its forehead.
It smoothed out the slightly messy hair around Xiao Lan's cheeks, then affectionately nuzzled against her cheek, "Bu Yi!"
Little Blue smiled happily.
"Thank you.."
"Looking forward to working with you from now on!"
"Little Blue, I understand you're happy, but why did you pounce on me...?"
Ze Shu patted Xiao Lan on the back with a helpless yet amused expression.
Xiao Lan chuckled twice, slightly loosened her embrace of Ze Shu, and then smiled:
"Because Ze Shu also deserves a lot of credit for this!"
"Even though you never say it, I remember it all, I've always remembered it!"
Little Blue remembers clearly everything about Eevee, from childhood to adulthood, including both the help she received and the help she received.
"so.."
"We can't be separated!"
"And to thank Zeki, I'll cook him another meal!"
Ze Shu blurted out, "No!"
How terrifying are Xiao Lan's "cooking" dishes?
Just look at Ash, who was "in a coma" for a whole day and night after eating last time!
Seeing Xiao Lan feign sadness after hearing his words, Ze Shu explained:
"I mean, Xiao Lan, you don't need to go through the trouble of cooking; we can eat out."
But faced with Ze Shu's explanation, Xiao Lan puffed out her cheeks and said, "Actually, I've been secretly practicing all along. The food I cook now won't taste as bad as before! Really! I promise!"
"Besides, I now have Espeon's psychic powers to help me!"
"Right? My Eevee?"
"Buyi!"
Ze Shu: "..."
Xiao Lan wasn't lying.
"Unbelievable."
"It's surprisingly delicious!"
Ze Shu said exaggeratedly.
The extent to which he lied in his statement was not as high as before.
In front of him, on the table at Oak's lab, were two or three desserts made by Blue: crème brûlée and chestnut cake, which at least looked quite exquisite.
Although the taste is not as good as in restaurants yet.
but..
At least it's edible!
Originally, Ze Shu had prepared Psyduck to "clean up the battlefield".
But now, it seems we don't need to wait for Psyduck to appear...
Under the table, Psyduck, clutching its forehead, looked completely bewildered as Sawaki shooed it away: "Gah...?"
Across the table, Zhu Lan offered a similar assessment to Ze Shu: "Hmm... based on my impression, Xiao Lan, your desserts might have already surpassed Karuno's!"
Little Blue exclaimed in surprise, "Really? Is it Queen Carlos, Carlos? Carlos's desserts are very famous!"
Zhu Lan nodded firmly and said earnestly, "Yes!"
Ze Shu smirked slightly, but held back.
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The Art of Speaking
As a champion and a Pokémon Hollywood star, Diantha is either filming or signing documents every day, so she probably doesn't have much time to learn how to make desserts.
Bamboo and orchid also deeply understand this principle.
but...
Xiao Lan scratched her cheek and laughed: "Actually, I know my own level. Apart from desserts, which are now barely edible, I'm still ashamed to serve the cooked dishes."
Ze Shu laughed, "Your skills have improved so much in such a short time! I believe you, Xiao Lan, will definitely become a master chef who can create delicious food!"
Xiao Lan said meaningfully, "So, Ze Shu, are you willing to keep tasting my food? Until I become a 'Master Chef,' you can't stop!"
Ze Shu paused for a moment before saying:
"We can send Psyduck."
Little Blue hummed twice and said:
"When I was secretly practicing my cooking skills, Psyduck helped me a lot!"
"It's strange, Psyduck is really amazing, it can eat food of any flavor!"
And that's what Xiao Lan said.
Zeshu immediately widened his eyes:
"Blue, you've been poisoning my Psyduck all this time!"
No wonder...
No wonder the "Three Sacred Mushrooms" that live on Psyduck haven't spoken lately, but have been as if they've fallen into a deep sleep. It turns out they've been poisoned and rendered mute by Blue's "food"!
"No way..."
Xiao Lan was a little embarrassed:
"Psyduck eats these things voluntarily..."
"Furthermore, I've also noticed that every time Psyduck eats the food I make, it seems to show a comfortable expression, as if it can relieve its headache."
Ze Shu twitched the corner of his mouth.
What about fighting poison with poison...?
Just then, Zeki saw Professor Oak come downstairs looking somewhat dejected.
The direction he came down was probably towards Xiao Mao's room—Xiao Mao hadn't opened his door since the "dream" incident.
He trapped himself in the room and did not come out.
But whatever!
He's done what he needed to remind him. How he should proceed from here is Gary's business, and also Professor Oak's business.
Blue beckoned to Professor Oak, "Professor, try my new dessert..."
Professor Oak instantly remembered the meal Blue had made for him before, which had "poisoned" quite a few Pokémon. His previously dejected face immediately turned into one of terror:
"I... I have something to do!"
After saying that, he fled as if he were escaping.
Little Blue was left standing there with a helpless expression.
On the lawn outside Oki's lab.
The warm sunlight shone down, making the lawn, which had just been watered by the "sprinkler team" composed of Politoed Frogs and Politoed Tadpoles from the Oak Laboratory, gleam with a watery, pearly sheen.
And among them.
Xiao Lan watched as she and Ze Shu's Pokémon frolicked on the lawn. Espeon and Glaceon sniffed each other, snuggling together as "best friends" and leisurely licking their fur.
The fresh sheep rolled around, making its yellowish wool all wet.
The giant green onion duck brandished its green onion with the imposing power of a warrior, leaving the evil spirits stunned. The evil spirits then took out their thorny vine clubs and imitated the duck's actions.
Meanwhile, Zeki was studying the bewildered Psyduck.
"Psyduck, do you really have some kind of weird fetish?"
"The more unpalatable the food, the more you like to eat it? And after eating it, your superpowers inexplicably increase?"
Perhaps it was due to the "food nourishment" from Xiao Lan, or perhaps it was the subtle influence of the three legendary mushrooms within its body. Ze Shu felt that Psyduck's psychic power was currently much stronger than Xiao Lan's newly evolved Espeon.
"Huh?"
"Want another bite?" Ze Shu took out the energy cube he had specially made.
"Ga"
Psyduck obediently opened its beak and let Zeshu throw it in.
For an instant.
"Aaaaaah! Memrid woke up from this awful food! Psyduck, Psyduck, please, please eat something good! Why, why do you have to eat this devilish food?!"
Ze Shu smirked, looking at the pink phantom emerging from Psyduck's body, and said:
"By the way, you three little guys should be able to break free from Psyduck, right? That way you won't be 'dominated' by Psyduck anymore, right?"
But Ze Shu's words seemed to touch on a sore spot for Amritod, and it pulled a long face, wailing:
"I'm already... I can't escape it anymore..."
"The 'us' within Psyduck's body is the origin, not the body. And our origin is already nailed to Psyduck's body; to act independently, we can only rely on our original bodies. However, our original bodies spend most of their time on the lake, so the experience isn't as good as being inside Psyduck!"
"so.
"We, the three of us 'Gods of the Lake,' are trapped and dying inside Psyduck's body!"
"I'm going to be completely and utterly trapped by this lazy Psyduck!"
"Sawaki, Sawaki, I beg you, please give Psyduck lots of good food..."
Ze Shu twitched the corner of his mouth:
"good.."
"Of course I'll give them the best food, but what they eat the rest of the time is up to the Psyduck itself."
Psyduck tilted its head: "Quack quack?"
Emrido, with a mournful face, cried out: "Chirp chirp..."
Over the next few days, Ze Shu and Xiao Lan had a much more leisurely time in Pallet Town. While strolling around Pallet Town, they ran into Ash's mother, Hanako. After learning that Ze Shu had "taken care" of Ash, she warmly invited them to her home.
Well, I have to say.
The food was much tastier than Xiao Lan's.
During this time, Naz kept contacting and reporting to her.
Team Rocket has already begun its operation to "drive the three legendary birds to the Seven Islands" in various parts of Kanto.
Sabrina is in charge of the Articuno on Twin Islands.
The place wasn't far from Pallet Town, and Sabrina even "enthusiastically" invited Zeki to join in "saving Private Articuno".
Ze Shu neither agreed nor refused.
He simply replied with an "Oh".
This arrogant attitude made the "psychic trainees" of the Goldenrod Gym even more terrified than usual, because they, who were good at "reading between the lines," noticed that Gym Leader Sabrina's mood had been very strange lately.
As for Zhu Lan, she spent most of her time at the underwater ruins, organizing the data on those ruins. Ze Shu glanced at her documents a few times, and they were already a hundred pages long in just a short period of research, which left him stunned.
It's said that they'll also be publishing a paper.
They also need to give Ze Shu the title of "the discoverer and main helper in the exploration of Atlantis".
Ze Shu didn't understand this, so he just let Zhu Lan come as she pleased.
At this moment, in the living room of Oki's research lab.
Zeshu rubbed the Ice Eevee that had jumped into his arms.
"Speaking of which..."
Looking at the documents she had compiled, Zhu Lan asked Ze Shu without looking up, "How long has it been since you asked me and the Alliance for money?"
"Has it been so long? Hasn't that million been spent yet?"
"Don't hold back your words, I... and the Alliance don't need your 'salary' as an investigator."
Ze Shu simply said, "I don't need the money."
Actually, it wasn't long, only two or three months, so it's normal that the million wasn't spent.
However, ever since the president of the Shiluff Group had a "talk" with Zeki, Zeki can now truly say, "Money is just a number."
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so decisive in "donating" money to Beishang Township to build the Evil Paradise.
"You're not short of money?" Zhu Lan frowned, looked up, and said, "Where did you get so much money? Did you take bribes or dirty money? That won't do!"
Before Ze Shu could explain, she continued:
"But it's your business if you have money."
"It's my business to give you money through the alliance."
"Take this." She handed over a black card that Zeki recognized, and said softly, "I prepared this when I came to Kanto. I was waiting for you to ask, but I didn't expect to be the one giving it to you..."
"All right.."
Ze Shu smiled and accepted it without any pretense.
Next, he continued to rub the Ice Eevee in his arms, but not long after, he suddenly heard a silent footstep coming downstairs. Turning around, he saw it was Shigeru, who had confined him to the room for three days.
He finally came out of the room?
His face was gloomy, and he didn't make any extra movements.
He simply walked straight toward Ze Shu, who was sitting in the hall.
Ze Shu thought that Xiao Mao was still unconvinced and wanted to fight again, but just as he frowned, Xiao Mao was already in front of him and said coldly:
"Thanks for the Growlithe food."
Ze Shu blinked and said, "It was just a small thing."
Then, Xiao Mao fell silent for a moment. He stood motionless in front of Ze Shu, not saying a word, his face tense. Ze Shu had no choice but to continue asking, "Is there anything else you wanted to see me about?"
Xiao Mao paused for a moment, then slowly spoke:
"Yes, something's up."
"You..." he hesitated for a moment, then said stiffly.
"Do you still have any of that Growlithe food? Growlithe... it likes it, I can buy it, I'll pay for it."
This time, Xiao Mao wasn't asking about fighting, nor was he saying he wanted to become "purely powerful."
Instead, they asked about their own Growlithe's favorite food.
Ze Shu laughed and said, "Of course."
Xiao Mao pressed further, "How much?"
Ze Shu continued with a smile, "If it were me giving it to Growlithe, of course it wouldn't cost money; but since you're asking, Xiao Shi, the price of a Furnace Rice Cracker in the store is 500 Alliance Coins, and I'll do you a favor and sell it to you for 1,000 Alliance Coins."
As soon as he uttered those words, he became known as a "cunning businessman."
Xiaomao: ".—
Is this really "kindness"?
Zhu Lan on the opposite side also fell silent.
She seemed to understand why Ze Shu wasn't short of money...
Xiao Mao gritted his teeth; he had a lot of spare change, but not much either.
But just as he was about to say he would buy it.
Zeshu then said, "Don't think I'm a swindler. Flamebe Shells are a specialty of Hoenn. I bought them at the Global Trade Center in Sinnoh. No matter where you are, it's far from Pallet Town. This extra cost for travel expenses is normal."
"but.."
"I don't need you to pay, Xiao Mao."
"Professor Oak can pay."
"Right, Professor Oak?"
He looked towards the door.
There, Professor Oak stood holding an old newspaper and notebook, staring blankly at Gary who had appeared. Hearing Sawaki's words, he immediately smiled with relief and joy, and said to Gary:
"purchase!"
"Grandpa will buy it for you!"
Watching Xiao Mao carry a box and a half of Fuma Senbei back to his room.
Professor Oak then showed a look of heartache:
"Wow, that's expensive, 3 Alliance Coins..."
"Ze Shu ripped me off badly; my retirement savings are almost gone!"
Ze Shu smiled and said, "I see your research institute has quite a bit of funding, Doctor..."
Professor Oak said, "Funding is funding, but my money is still my money!"
Ze Shu smiled.
He respected Professor Oak, that old man. So, Ze Shu took out the 30,000 League Coins that Professor Oak had paid, gently piled them on the table, and, under Professor Oak's puzzled gaze, slowly said:
"Then consider this 30,000 Alliance Coins as a donation to Oak's Research Lab."
"After all, I've lived here for so long, I have to pay some rent."
Professor Oak was so moved that he "brought tears to his eyes":
"My retirement savings are about to become an insignificant part of a vast amount of funding. Thank you, Zeshu... At this moment, I really want to sing a sad but not so sad senryu."
Even though it was just a joke.
Professor Oak also knew that Sawaki didn't need to pay "rent"!
After the initial storm at sea, the Lavender Town incident, and this attack on him and the incident with Shigeru, the mutual assistance between them had become inextricably linked. So he simply accepted the 30,000 Alliance Coins without any pretense.
"Oh, right!"
After sighing for a while, Professor Oak suddenly slapped his forehead.
"Because of this delay, I almost forgot what I was supposed to do. Ze Shu, where's Xiao Lan? I came here to find Xiao Lan."
Ze Shu paused for a moment, then said, "Perhaps he's helping Fatty take a bath."
"I'll call her over."
Soon after.
"Ze Shu, you were looking for me?"
Little Blue, as if holding a balloon, slowly walked over, leading the inflated, floating Jigglypuff by the hand. Behind her followed Blastoise, with water still trickling from the cannon barrel, and she chatted with a grin.
Ze Shu shook his head and said:
No.
Xiao Lan was feeling disappointed.
Professor Oak replied, "I'm the one who's looking for you..."
"Little Blue".
Under Xiao Lan's bewildered gaze, Professor Oak paused, then opened the old newspaper he had been holding. The newspaper seemed to be very old, with many parts of the edges yellowed, and it looked as fragile as if it would crumble at the slightest touch.
The newspaper, however, was perfectly intact.
It's clear that Professor Oak cherishes this newspaper very much.
But Xiao Lan, who is usually observant of details, didn't notice this. Her gaze swept over the unfolded newspaper headline in disbelief: "Girl Slaughtered by Mysterious Bird, Missing Person Notice!"
"This is..." Xiao Lan murmured.
Professor Oak said slowly, "This is a newspaper from Pallet Town from six years ago."
"Six years ago, a child abduction occurred in Zhenxin Town. No, it's more accurate to say that many such incidents occurred throughout the Guandu and Chengdu areas at that time. A girl was abducted in Zhenxin Town, and because I have a grandson named Xiaomao who is the same age as the girl, I paid special attention to this matter."
Xiao Lan's body trembled, and she became unsteady on her feet.
Professor Oak chuckled, "If I'm not mistaken."
"Xiao Lan, you must be the girl who was abducted in this news story, right?"
Then, he pointed to Blastoise following behind Little Blue.
"And this Blastoise should be the Squirtle that went missing during the chaos at my research institute about a year ago, right? But I actually recognized Squirtle the first time I met you, since it bears the unique mark of my research institute."
Xiao Lan bit her lip and said, "This..."
"I stole Squirtle, didn't I...?"
"I'm not saying all this to blame you, Xiao Lan. After all, you and Ze Shu have helped me a lot."
Professor Oak interrupted, then smiled with a sigh.
"And you're a kid from Pallet Town too."
"Blastoise is being taken very well. Blue, you are undoubtedly a competent trainer. It is my willingness to entrust this child to you."
And the reason I'm really telling this is because..."
"I recently contacted Xiao Lan's parents."
Xiao Lan paused for a moment, then murmured:
"...parents?"
After leaving the Masked Base, she was always thinking about improving her strength to save Ze Shu. Then Ze Shu appeared in front of her, and she traveled with him to various regions, never thinking about her parents.
At this moment, they heard Professor Oak mention his parents.
She was undoubtedly stunned.
"Yes, your parents," Professor Oak continued.
"Since you went missing, Xiao Lan, your parents have been heartbroken. So they sold their house in Pallet Town to raise money and search for you all over the world. Because you were abducted, Xiao Lan, they also went to places where evil organizations were active, hoping to get even the slightest bit of information about you."
"Now, I've got in touch with them..."
"Xiao Lan, do you want to go see them? Go see your parents."
Xiao Lan froze, unsure how to answer. She instinctively looked at Ze Shu, but he simply maintained his smile, gently nudging her trembling shoulder, and whispered:
"Isn't this a good thing?"
Xiao Lan hesitated, "But...but..."
Ze Shu asked疑惑地问道：“But what?”
"But Zeshu, you don't have parents!"
Xiao Lan pursed her lips, but she didn't say those words.
She suddenly has parents, so what will happen to Zeqi, who is "dependent on her"? Zeqi must be very sad.
Besides, after meeting my parents, I'll definitely stay and spend time with them, right?
Wouldn't Zeshu be lonely then?
But Zeshu was neither sad nor lonely.
He seemed to see through Xiao Lan's thoughts and said with a smile, "Xiao Lan, your parents are so worried about you, go and see them."
Xiao Lan hesitated and then hummed in agreement.
Professor Oak said, "Blue, your parents are looking for you on the third island of the Kanto Seven Islands. I'll contact them and bring them to True Love Town..."
Before Professor Oak could finish speaking, Blue suddenly hesitated and interrupted:
"No, no... I think so."
"Don't tell them yet, let's go have our way with them, yes, that's it, okay?"
Professor Oak chuckled, "Are you trying to surprise them?"
Xiao Lan scratched her cheek and hesitated, then said:
"Yes...yes."