Chapter 276: Sakura's Late-Night Visit

Chapter 276: Sakura's Late-Night Visit

In the sky.

"We've struck gold, struck gold!"

Looking at the Changchun fruits inside the space backpack, Sakura couldn't help but feel excited.

An S-grade Changchun fruit...

At the very least, it was worth five million. A hundred of them meant five hundred million!

If Hikaru processed them, that would be an astronomical figure.

Hikaru couldn't believe that in an instant, he had become so wealthy!

As for why Sakura was so happy...

It was because Hikaru promised to give her some of the energy cubes made from these Changchun fruits!

And also because, as long as Hikaru got something good, she would be happy too~

As they flew over the constantly changing scenery below, she looked like a little money-grubber, helping Hikaru calculate the profits.

One thought even crossed her mind...

'Would this be enough for a bride price?'

...

As time passed, Hikaru noticed that most of the high-quality fruit trees had already been picked clean.

Either they had been harvested by seniors or freshmen, or the wild Pokémon, sensing the influx of humans into the secret realm, had picked the fruits in advance.

This left Hikaru a bit disappointed, but he soon got over it.

He didn't leave behind even the near-50-year-old Changchun fruits.

After all, such fruits were considered top-tier B-grade treasures.

Now that he had Qin Shou's space backpack to cover for him, he could collect them all without worry!

When evening fell and the tents were set up, Latias instinctively wanted to enter Hikaru's tent, but its body was too large to fit.

This was immediately noticed by Sakura, who quickly pulled Latias into her own tent.

"Sleep with me tonight, Latias. No need to go back into your Poké Ball."

So Hikaru could only watch as Latias was dragged into Sakura's tent.

Shaking his head helplessly, he went into his own tent.

Inside Sakura's tent.

In human form, Latias seemed a bit nervous.

It was the first time it had slept next to a human other than Hikaru.

Though it was just Sakura, it still felt strange.

Seeing Latias transformed into a human, Sakura couldn't help but chuckle.

"Hehe..."

"W-What's wrong...?"

Latias felt a bit scared seeing Sakura laugh like that.

The last time, in the Dragon Pool, Sakura had made it change into clothes that Hikaru wasn't allowed to see.

Wearing those clothes had felt so strange...

"Latias, come here. I want to ask you something."

After changing into her pajamas, Sakura pulled Latias to lie down beside her.

Looking at Latias's small face, Sakura couldn't help but feel an urge to pet it.

"Mmm..."

Latias, feeling a bit weird from the petting, nodded hesitantly.

"Can I touch your face?"

Sakura immediately agreed.

"Of course!"

But as Latias's curiosity grew, it lowered its head slightly and then glanced at Sakura's chest.

"Can I touch this too?"

Sakura was momentarily confused.

"Huh? What do you mean, this?"

When Latias pointed directly at her chest and innocently said,

"It looks big... I bet it's even softer than your face..."

Sakura's face turned beet red, and she instantly sat up in the tent like a startled bird, covering her chest.

"No way! You can't touch that!"

The sudden reaction made Latias flinch, sitting up in surprise as well.

"W-Why not...?"

Sakura suddenly realized that even though Latias could transform into a human, it was still a Pokémon at heart. It lacked basic human knowledge.

She sighed inwardly. She needed to properly teach Latias some basic concepts, to avoid potential misunderstandings later on.

"Absolutely not. It's impossible."

Sakura seemed to be talking to herself, trying to shake off the wild thoughts in her mind.

Her expression turned serious, making Latias feel even more confused.

"No way, Latias. I need to teach you something important. You can't let Hikaru bully you in the future..."

"Huh? Hikaru... bully me?"

Latias couldn't comprehend how Hikaru would ever bully it.

"Ah, Latias, you're too naive... Let me tell you..."

"Like this..."

"And that..."

"And never let him touch here... Understand?"

Latias nodded timidly, its face blushing all the way to its ears.

It turned out there were places that no one was supposed to touch...

But...

Hikaru didn't count as "no one," right?

"Phew..."

Seeing Latias nod in agreement, Sakura let out a sigh of relief.

With that done, she remembered her original question.

"Latias, can you tell me what happened in Mizuki City, especially that day when Hikaru took you there?"

Hearing this, Latias didn't hold back and started recounting the whole story.

From the speech event to the unexpected encounter, it almost felt like a dream.

At first, Sakura was unfazed, even when Latias mentioned the senior's subtle confession during the speech.

She already knew that senior had always liked Hikaru.

But when Latias mentioned that Hikaru held Yukina's hand, Sakura felt her heart nearly leap out of her chest.

"Oh no... Did they kiss?"

Her eyes instantly reddened.

Latias shook her head.

"I... I don't know. I was in the Poké Ball at the time, but it felt... uncomfortable."

But Sakura couldn't help herself—she had to know.

"No, I need to ask him!"

She bolted out of the tent and, under the watchful eye of Kecleon, barged into Hikaru's tent.

Latias hesitated for a moment, unsure of why Sakura was so emotional, and worried that she might have said something wrong.

But after some thought, it decided to wait outside rather than follow Sakura inside.

Inside the tent, Hikaru was casually browsing the system store when he suddenly heard the tent flap open.

To his surprise, Sakura barged in wearing her pajamas, eyes teary and looking devastated.

Hikaru immediately panicked.

"S-Sakura...?"

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