Chapter 181: Xiao Zhi Doesn't Return All Night

Chapter 181: Xiao Zhi Doesn't Return All Night

"How about this, since Classmate Bai Feng got first place, we'll grant him special permission to take two Pokémon. After all, he was first place," Professor Oak said, stepping forward after thinking for a moment.

Anyway, he made the rules, didn't he? Whatever he said went.

Hearing Professor Oak's words, everyone looked at Bai Feng with envy. Being first place was great; there were even special privileges.

Tinkatink stopped crying at this moment and ran to Bai Feng's side, dragging its Hammer, looking overjoyed, though the tears in its eyes hadn't dried yet.

"Alright, today's Activity ends here. Everyone, hurry and get ready. We're heading back, or it'll get dark," Professor Oak said.

Tinkatink was unwilling to enter a Poké Ball, so it could only follow closely behind Bai Feng, all the way to the Bus, squeezing onto a Seat with Bai Feng.

On the Bus, through chatting with Tinkatink, Bai Feng finally understood why it had those strange ideas.

It turned out Tinkatink had been stolen by Poachers and brought to the Kanto Region.

In the Paldea Region, Tinkatink was raised by an old couple.

The old couple once had a Daughter who died young, so they treated Tinkatink as their own Daughter, raising it according to how they raised their Daughter when she was little, including various forms of education.

Because it had received education based on Human concepts, some of its ideas were strange. It even thought that Pokémon and Humans were the same type of Creature, so they could get married.

Later, the old couple passed away one after another, and Tinkatink was left to live alone. Although some people offered to adopt it, it refused them all.

After that, it was captured by Poachers and brought all the way to the Kanto Region, where it was rescued from the Poachers by people from the Kanto League.

Since there were no familiar people or Pokémon left in the Paldea Region, Tinkatink was sent to live in this Safari Zone near Fuchsia City.

The only time Tinkatink had ever entered a Poké Ball was when it was captured by Poachers, so it really disliked entering Poké Balls. The Poké Ball the Poachers used to catch it had long since been smashed by its Hammer.

By the time Bai Feng and the others returned to Pallet Town, the Daylight had completely darkened. Bai Feng and the others first went to the Cafeteria for Dinner, and then everyone started being Busy with their own things.

As usual, Bai Feng went to Professor Oak's Research Institute. While giving the Pokémon Healing Treatment, he waited for Nanami to come and exchange Experience with him.

First, Bai Feng naturally had to introduce the newly joined Dragonair and Tinkatink to everyone.

Dragonair's Personality was relatively shy. It hadn't interacted with other Pokémon for a long time, so it was a bit flustered.

However, everyone's attitude towards it was very enthusiastic and friendly. After a moment of awkwardness, Dragonair was touched by everyone's friendly attitude and gradually became less constrained.

Tinkatink's Personality was more overbearing. It didn't have Dragonair's troubles, but when it gave its Self-introduction, it angered another Pokémon with a single sentence.

Tinkatink said to everyone haughtily, "I will become Bai Feng's Bride in the future!"

After saying that, it even deliberately cast a provocative look at Dragonair. In its opinion, Dragonair was its biggest competitor.

(At this moment, the simple Tinkatink hadn't realized that the Scene it would see later would make it even more distraught.)

Dragonair didn't take Tinkatink's provocation seriously because it didn't understand what Tinkatink was trying to express at all.

But Brionne exploded in an Instant.

"What did you say? Become Bai Feng's Bride?" Brionne almost screamed hoarsely.

I haven't even said I want to be Bai Feng's Bride, and it's your turn?

Brionne glared angrily at Tinkatink.

"What? Want to fight?" Tinkatink raised its Hammer.

Brionne sneered and casually spat out a Bubble, instantly trapping Tinkatink inside.

Fight me? See if you're qualified!

"Tink!!!"

Tinkatink raised its Hammer and smashed it against the Bubble. The Bubble sank slightly, then bounced the Hammer back. In the end, the Hammer not only failed to break the Bubble but also hit Tinkatink's little Head, causing a large bump to immediately swell on Tinkatink's forehead.

Brionne smiled smugly, "Someone like you still dreams of being Bai Feng's Bride? Talk to me again when you can beat me!"

Seeing them getting more and more out of hand, Bai Feng quickly intervened, "Alright, stop making trouble. Brionne, let Tinkatink down. From now on, everyone is a Partner."

Only then did Brionne reluctantly let Tinkatink down.

Tinkatink didn't expect the gap between itself and Brionne to be so large. The other party just casually spat out a Bubble, and it was helpless. So, it could only sit on the Ground holding its Hammer, feeling depressed.

Damn it, sooner or later I'll smash your Head to smithereens with one Hammer!

Then, it saw Bai Feng pinching every single Pokémon, and it collapsed.

This... this... this...

It almost cried out. It thought Dragonair was its only competitor, but it didn't expect that all the Pokémon were?

Bai Feng, you scumbag, you already have so many Pokémon, and you still came to provoke me? If I had known there were so many competitors, I wouldn't have come back with you!

() Sob sob sob~

Bai Feng was confused by Tinkatink's accusing gaze. Did I provoke you again?

One can only say, don't try to guess a girl's thoughts.

Nanami arrived not long after. Bai Feng studied with her for a while, and then the two parted ways.

On the way back to the Dormitory, Bai Feng found a deserted place and entered the Distortion World. He was surprised to Discover that the Wiki Berry Seed he had planted had actually sprouted.

That small, tender yellow sprout was truly adorable.

Bai Feng used Golden Finger Energy to comb through the Energy of the newly sprouted Wiki Berry Fruit Tree Sapling, and then returned to the Dormitory in a good mood.

However, something unexpected happened today. Da Fu, who usually went to bed early, was still awake.

Bai Feng asked with a smile, "The Sun didn't rise from the west today, so why aren't you sleeping yet?"

"Sigh~" Da Fu sighed deeply, "Don't mention it, it gives me a Headache just thinking about it."

It turned out Bai Feng wasn't the only one with Pokémon having Contradictions. Today, Da Fu's Jynx got into a fight with Tsareena and Furfrou.

Da Fu's Tsareena and Furfrou were mainly characterized by their tsundere queenly aura. Their attitude towards Da Fu was cold, arrogant, and bossy.

But Jynx was the complete opposite. It liked Da Fu very much. Seeing Tsareena and Furfrou treating Da Fu so badly, it immediately got angry and severely reprimanded those two Pokémon.

Could Furfrou and Tsareena tolerate this? The three Pokémon immediately started fighting.

Although Jynx was the last to join the team, its Strength was the strongest. After all, it had been trained by multiple Trainers. So, even though it was a two-on-one, it beat both Tsareena and Furfrou until they couldn't lift their Heads.

Speaking of which, Tsareena was really wronged for being beaten.

Tsareena's attitude towards Da Fu was sometimes bad, but that was just an act! Because Da Fu liked that kind of attitude. Normally, it was actually a very gentle Pokémon, which could be seen from its attitude when interacting with Bai Feng and Wa Lian.

Of course, Furfrou was born with that queenly Personality; it wasn't pretending.

After the three Pokémon fought, they stopped talking to each other, which worried Da Fu, the Trainer.

Bai Feng listened and smiled, comforting Da Fu, "You're a man who's going to be a Breeder in the future. How to mediate relationships between Pokémon is also your Compulsory Course!"

Da Fu could only sigh deeply upon hearing this. How could it be that easy...

The next day, Bai Feng slept in a little longer because they didn't have class today and could have Freedom of Activity.

During the Summer Camp, it was impossible to have class every day. Bai Feng and the others would get a rest day for free Activity about every six or seven days, and today happened to be a rest day.

After waking up, Bai Feng got up and washed. He happened to bump into Senior Gu Chuan coming out of the bathroom.

Senior Gu Chuan pursed his lips and was about to step aside, but suddenly he seemed to think of something, so he looked at Bai Feng again and asked,

"Why was that Tinkatink willing to follow you voluntarily?" When I tried to talk to it, it chased and beat me. That's too much differential treatment!

Senior Gu Chuan felt extremely unbalanced.

Bai Feng said with a half-smile, "Guess?"

"If you're not going to tell me, then don't. What's there to be proud of?" Senior Gu Chuan snorted coldly, turned his Head, and left.

After washing up, Bai Feng took his Pokémon out for Special Training.

He put Brionne by the Lake in the Distortion World, letting it practice controlling Water Flow with its Singing Voice. This was its Compulsory Course for skillfully controlling Bubbles using its Singing Voice.

Bayleef and Heliolisk went for a morning run with Bai Feng. Bayleef was training its Stamina, and Heliolisk was training its speed. They were both carrying Weight.

Oh, Tinkatink was also running with Weight. Besides its Hammer, it was also carrying Chansey. Bai Feng required Tinkatink to balance Chansey on its Head while running and not fall behind midway.

Chansey was so full of Fear the whole way, terrified that Tinkatink might accidentally throw it off, as Tinkatink's small frame looked really unreliable.

However, Tinkatink was not a Pokémon that would easily give up. Last night, it was intimidated by Brionne's powerful Strength, so when Bai Feng assigned it a Training Task this morning, it immediately promised to complete it without a word.

*When I return from cultivation, I must smash Brionne's Head!* Tinkatink secretly made this resolution in its Heart.

Dragonair and Pidove flew in the air, having a Pokémon Battle.

Dragonair was truly a weakling. As a Second Stage of Pseudo-Legendary, it couldn't even beat Pidove, which was still in its Basic Stage. Bai Feng was truly speechless, so he was determined to train Dragonair to live up to its Identity!

However, Dragonair had a good Personality. No matter what kind of Special Training Bai Feng gave it, it never complained about hardship or tiredness and completed every Task meticulously.

By the time Bai Feng and the others ran to the foot of a Hillock, he saw a beautiful young woman looking for something with a tired expression.

That looked like Xiao Zhi's Mom! Bai Feng thought, did something happen? So he walked over.

"Miss, did something happen? You look very anxious."

Xiao Zhi's Mom, Hua Zi, looked up and saw Bai Feng. Her voice was choked with Tears as she said, "Sob sob sob... My Xiao Zhi didn't come back last night. Gary said he went into the Forest, and I've been searching all night but couldn't find him."

Xiao Zhi didn't come back all night? This naughty kid, Bai Feng quickly said, "Miss, don't worry. Xiao Zhi will definitely be fine. I'll help you look. Xiao Zhi is careless; maybe he's hiding somewhere and fell asleep."

"Okay, thank you." Hua Zi said gratefully. At this moment, she was completely distraught and didn't even think to ask who Bai Feng was, nor did she notice Bai Feng's attitude as if he was very familiar with Xiao Zhi.

Just like that, Bai Feng and Hua Zi searched in the Forest together.

In reality, just as Bai Feng said, Xiao Zhi was currently sleeping soundly in a Tree Cave somewhere in the Forest, surrounded by a circle of Pokémon who were also fast asleep.

The soft Sunshine of the early morning shone on Xiao Zhi and the Pokémon, warm and cozy, truly a good time for sleeping.

Yesterday evening, Xiao Zhi got lost after chasing a Venonat into the Deep Forest. He was very full of Fear and could only wander aimlessly in the Forest.

Later, he encountered an Oddish that had fallen into a Deep Pit and couldn't climb out. So, he used all his Strength to carry the Oddish out of the Deep Pit.

To repay Xiao Zhi, Oddish took Xiao Zhi Home. It not only provided him with a Tree Cave for shelter but also found Berries with its Companions to satisfy his hunger.

Thus, Xiao Zhi safely spent the night at Oddish's Home.

Perhaps because he was a bit scared last night, he slept restlessly throughout the night, so Xiao Zhi didn't wake up in time this morning.

"Pidove, Dragonair, search from the air. If you see a little boy, come and Notice me immediately!"

"Coo coo~"

"Woo~"

The two Pokémon nodded and then split up to search.

Just as Bai Feng and Hua Zi were anxiously searching for Xiao Zhi in the Forest, a Pikachu was being chased by a group of Spearow.

This Pikachu was the one that had evolved from the Pichu Bai Feng had encountered before, living with the Kangaskhan mother and child.

Half a month had passed since they parted ways. Pichu and the little Kangaskhan grew bigger and bigger, and the Kangaskhan Mom had to raise two Pokémon simultaneously, making it much harder than other Kangaskhan Moms.

Pichu had seen all of this.

To avoid being a burden to Kangaskhan Mom, one night, Pichu quietly left Kangaskhan Mom's side.

Pichu had a very deep Affection for Kangaskhan Mom and the little Kangaskhan. At the moment of parting, looking at the sleeping faces of Kangaskhan Mom and the little Kangaskhan, it shed reluctant Tears.

It was also at this moment that Pichu bathed in the moonlight and evolved into Pikachu.

After leaving Kangaskhan Mom and the little Kangaskhan, Pikachu began to live alone in the Forest.

But living alone in the Forest was a difficult thing. Not only would it often go hungry because it couldn't find Food, but it would also sometimes be bullied by other Pokémon.

Just like that, after not eating for several days, Pikachu was Dizzy and saw a Spearow foraging with its butt sticking up in the Bush as a Berry. It pounced on it fiercely and took a big bite.

This stirred up a hornet's nest. That Spearow called its friends, and they pecked at Pikachu relentlessly. The intense pain finally made it regain its Consciousness.

So Pikachu started to run away.

But Spearow are very vengeful Pokémon and had no intention of letting Pikachu go easily. So they chased Pikachu through the Forest.

After running for who knows how long, the tired and hungry Pikachu finally ran out of Stamina.

(End of this chapter)