i became lucario

Chapter 38 Chapter 38
A champion who doesn't want to be a champion.

This is Riolu's first impression of Bamboo Orchid.

Although she looks like a heroic and handsome big sister.

But I didn't expect that behind the scenes, there were so many troubles and dreams that I couldn't realize.

Zhulan took Xiaori and the two Pokémon to the side of the secluded square, and found a bench for everyone to sit down:

"Originally there were still two previous champions—Dorfu and Xiaoguang..."

"But those two guys seemed to have made an appointment, and they both went on adventures in other areas!"

Zhulan said angrily:

"Even if you want to contact them now, ordinary methods won't work!"

"These two guys, I don't know what kind of remote mountain and old forest they went to!"

"If they were here, at least I would be less stressed!"

"Now I really hope that someone can challenge me and take away the title of champion..."

Speaking of Zhulan, she carefully looked around and said to Xiaori and Riolu seriously:

"However, this does not mean that I will release water!"

Riolu frowned. He seemed to have heard of the name "Dolf".

It is the name of the leading actor in "Diamond/Pearl".

"Could it be that this world is really based on games?"

Riolu fell into the random thoughts in his head for a while.

Beside him, the champion Zhulan seemed to have found an outlet, pouring out the depression in her heart.

As for Xiaori, he was particularly interested in the news that the champion said, with his ears pricked up, he listened carefully to Zhulan's complaints.

Riolu shook his head, facing such a scene, he didn't know what to say.

If only the human beings in this world were as pure and lovely as the two in front of me.

In that case, at least like this, I will not be too worried if I live as a Pokémon.

Naturally, Riolu thought of the evil Pokémon capture organization called "Poker Club" guys.

I wonder if Zhulan, as the champion, also knows some inside information about this?

Riolu tentatively opened his mouth:
"Champion of Bamboo Orchid..."

Suddenly hearing Leolu speak again, the depression in Zhulan's heart seemed to be swept away, like a child who found a fun toy, she squatted next to Leolu and faced him face to face:
"what? What!"

"Little Riolu wants to ask me something!"

Riolu was sweating profusely—if he could.

"……that……"

"I don't know, have you ever heard of an underground organization called the 'Poker Club'?"

Xiaori still doesn't know what happened.

All he could see was that Zhulan Champion's face suddenly became serious and gloomy!

"……know a little."

"...No, I mean, of course I do."

Zhulan gently picked up Riolu, turned around and sat on the bench, placed Ariolo on her lap, and gently smoothed his hair:

Zhulan's voice also changes with her mood.

It was different from the tiredness he felt when he complained just now, and it was also different from the surprise and joy he felt when he discovered that Riolu could talk.

When talking about the "Poker Club", Champion Zhulan's voice was actually slightly bitingly cold.

Riolu could feel that this was the effect of the Zhulan Champion's strenuous suppression.

"A large part of the reason why I sneaked out this time was to investigate this matter."

"...After all, I am also the Pokémon League champion!"

"There are some things that are known relatively quickly."

She cast her loving and pitiful eyes on Riolu and Strong Chicken.

Reach out and pull the strong chicken to your side:
"Tell me, children, what happened to you?"

Riolu translated Zhulan Champion's words to Lizhuang Chicken word by word.

Although the strong chicken can't understand human words, the warmth, pity, sympathy, and pity expressed by the Zhulan champion are still felt by the keen strong chicken.

Coupled with Riolu's translation, the strong chicken also leaned against Zhulan's legs obediently, seeming to have found someone to talk to.

In the narrative of the Strong Rooster, supplemented by Riolu's translation.

The pain and suffering he had suffered were gradually revealed in front of the two humans...

About Weishi Research Institute, about Dr. Weishi...

About the rich man who illegally ate Pokémon...

About those "poker clubs" that smuggle Pokémon...

The longer the Bamboo Lan Champion listened, the darker her face became!

Although she traveled all the way, she also observed and heard some clues.

But unexpectedly, the truth was even worse than the cruelest situation she had imagined!
Pokémon are bought by rich people and harmed by hunters!
Pokémon were hunted down in batches and served on the dining table in batches...

The reason why Zhulan became the champion was precisely because in her heart, she regarded her Pokémon as friends and companions, not tools.

It was different from the Zhulan champion who was pondering over countermeasures.

Xiaori was stunned when he heard it, and even stood on the spot, almost out of body!

Indeed, it seems too early for him who is only ten years old to be exposed to such a cruel world of killing and eating Pokémon!
Xiao Ri couldn't understand at all.

A Pokémon that can sense each other's emotions with humans, has its own emotions, and can express emotions.

Why are humans and their compatriots regarded as food, as a disposable tool that can be discarded after use...

What I heard today had a great impact on Xiaori's worldview!
He didn't even know if being a human being had any meaning.

Zhulan is calm and calm, with a serious expression. At this time, she is very powerful. Compared with the previous time, she looks like a successful Pokémon League champion:
"You have suffered..."

"Sorry……"

But Xiaori seemed to come back to his senses all of a sudden, and he shouted excitedly:

"why why!"

"Could it be that what they did was legal!"

What Xiaori was referring to, of course, were the evil humans who had committed numerous crimes against Pokémon.

The bamboo orchid champion shook his head:

"Of course not. As early as decades ago, humans realized the close connection between Pokémon and us."

"Killing, even eating Pokémon has long been clearly prohibited..."

"Although in some areas, due to countless years of habitual persistence, there is still a predatory relationship between humans and Pokémon there... But this is not the majority of the cases, it is just a very small number of cases. "

"Absolutely 'evil' organizations like 'Poker Club' and 'Vision Research Institute' must be what the Pokémon League wants to attack..."

"Once the Pokémon Alliance finds out, they will never let them go!"

Speaking of this, Champion Zhulan's speech speed suddenly stopped, and then her face was so gloomy that it seemed that water was about to drip:

"If there is... no Pokémon Alliance involved."

(End of this chapter)