Pokemon Speechless

After hanging up the phone, Ling returned to the kitchen. When Shinji saw her coming back, he walked up and asked, "Who called?"

Ling put the cell phone in his hand into his backpack and replied without looking back: "Mom called me and asked me when I would be home."

Shinji was startled. Because of his parents' early death, he had been traveling with his brother since he got the original elf... Oh no, in fact, after his parents died, his brother seemed to have been taking him around the world. With.

Ling, on the other hand, as far as he knew, she had a mother and sister at home. Listening to her answer just now, had she not been home for a long time?

"Ling... according to you... how long has it been since you went home?" Shinji asked in confusion.

Ling's body stiffened, and his gentle smile was now faint, like a light cloud, wrapped in melancholy.

After a moment of silence, she finally decided to tell him the truth: "In fact, I have hardly been home since my father passed away three years ago..."

"I'm sorry..." Shinji never thought that this would be the reason why she didn't go home. "But... he passed away three years ago... Ling, your surname is Minazuki... Could it be that your father is the famous Mr. Minazuki Beidou who was known as a top breeder at a young age?"

It’s not like Shinji didn’t know everything. Speaking of which, when Minazuki Hokuto passed away three years ago, his brother was still regretting that he was too late to attend the memorial service of this top breeder who died young—— After all, his brother is a man whose talent for breeding shines brightly.

I just didn't expect that Ling would be Minazuki Beidou's daughter, but in this case, her good skills in making elf food made sense.

Ling shook his head and smiled: "It's all over... I'm just having trouble with myself now... I told my mother that I won't go back until I get the seventh-level breeder certificate... so I can still be outside. Hang around for three years.”

As if he didn't want to discuss this topic any further, Ling put everything in order, took back his elf, and said, "Go to bed early today. We have to get up early to go to Yuanzhu City tomorrow."

Shinji immediately understood what Ling meant, nodded, and began to pack his backpack.

After hastily settling the dinner issue, Ling and Shinji played another practice match in the backyard of the Elf Center, then each returned to their single rooms and fell asleep early.

A night without dreams.

Early the next morning, Ling and Shinji got up and opened the door of the Elf Center. They bought two hamburgers from the food vending machines everywhere in Yaoyi City to eat on the way.

In fact, there is a direct bus from Yaoyi City to Yuanzhu City, but in fact, most trainers - including Ling and Shinji - will not take this direct bus in order to better train their elves. , but since Ling still had to adjust the taste of food for Shinji's elves, they had to get up early in the morning and set off for Yuanzhu City.

Fortunately, the distance between Yaoyi City and Yuanzhu City is not very far.

After walking and stopping on the road for a long time, the two of them arrived at Yuanzhu City as the sun set.

Yuanzhu City is an ancient capital in the north of the city, located in the forest between Mount Leibo and the nearby Ohara on the west bank of the city.

Like all big cities in the elf world, Yuanzhu City also has an elf gym. The trainer of the gym is Komatsu, and his specialty is ghost-type elf. You can get the Phantom Badge after winning.

It is also known as a historical and cultural city, characterized by traditional Japanese architecture, and the tallest building in the city is the ten-story Bell Tower, which was built a thousand years ago. It is said that the Ho-Oh perched at the top of the tower and resurrected the three legendary pixies that scorched the tower - Suicune, Entei, and Raikou.

When talking about the Bell Tower, what comes to mind subconsciously is the Scorched Tower located in the northwest corner of Yuanzhu City. It was burned down in a fire more than 150 years ago. It was once a solemn part of the city like the Bell Tower to the east. The two represented the places where elves awakened and slept respectively.

[Ah... I really miss it]

Not long after she set foot on Yuanzhu City, Ling heard a voice ringing in her heart, and her expression became a little strange.

[Didn’t you say...you weren’t one of the first three? 】

【So what? Although I am not, in the final analysis, the power of our three clans originates from here. 】

【……as long as you are happy. 】

"What's wrong?" Shinji couldn't help but turn around and asked when he saw her stop.

"Huh?" Hearing this, Ling reacted immediately, shook his head, and said with a smile, "It's nothing, I was just wondering if we should go to the Burnt Tower and the Bell Tower. Anyway, the scheduled gym competition is tomorrow, so I have nothing to do. It’s also idle.”

"...Okay." Shinji nodded slightly, then walked towards the scorched tower which was relatively nearby. Seeing this, Ling also followed him in big strides.

The two walked through the quaint streets and came to a dilapidated tower. This tower was the legendary place where the Phoenix King communicated with humans. However, after the disaster and the passage of thousands of years, this tower has become A ruined tower.

"Shinji, do you know the legend about the Burnt Tower here?" Ling asked casually while squinting his eyes in the light of the outside world and barely recognizing the road in front of him.

"Well... I knew a little bit about the history of each city here before coming to Johto, so I know a thing or two about the legend of the Burnt Tower here." Shinji answered her question while taking a few things from his backpack. He took out the flashlight and handed it to Ling, "Here it is, it's more convenient."

Ling looked at him in surprise, and then a shallow smile appeared on her face, like a faint ray of sunshine drifting from the corner of her mouth.

She said: "Although it is darker than most places, the light outside is not enough for me to see clearly."

Eyes as blue as the sea looked directly at Shinji, and in a daze, he seemed to see the sea of ​​stars in them.

This ordinary scene made the tips of Shinji's ears turn red again.

This time, the heartbeat seemed to speed up a little.

Something was wrong, not at all.

For the first time, he was glad that the light here was dim enough for her not to notice anything strange about him.

How should I put it... there are trees in the mountains, and the trees have branches, but I feel happy but you don't know it?

No, no, no. This is obviously a sentence describing a secret love. It is really inappropriate to use it here.

Shinji shook his head, subconsciously ignoring the strange itching feeling in his heart that seemed to be scratched by the claws of a cat boss, and said: "It's better than nothing. The damage here is too serious. What if we miss the mark?" .”

Ling was stunned for a moment, then raised the corners of her mouth again. Her smile reflected the setting sun, and her face became softer.

"Thank you, Shinji." She took the flashlight, turned on the switch, and continued walking forward.

This time he really felt that his heartbeat, which had just calmed down, was beating faster again.

What happened to me...

Shinji bit his lip, stopped thinking about it, and followed Ling's pace.

The further inside, the more Ling could hear the creaking of the floorboards, and the light became increasingly dimmer. It was really difficult to see the road in front of him clearly without a flashlight.

"It's really old... This place feels like you could step on the air and fall down if you're not careful." Ling said to himself as he walked.

At this time, something strange happened suddenly!

The entire charred tower actually burst into flames!

"How come... let's go quickly!!!" Shinji's face became anxious and nervous. Before he could think about it in a hurry, he took a few steps forward and grabbed Ling's hand, preparing to pull her away from here.

"Yes... there's a fire..." To Shinji's surprise, Ling put his hands on the fire without moving, and had an unknown smile on his face, "But this fire... doesn't even have a trace of warmth. Well…it’s really a terrible illusion.”

After hearing what she said, how could Shinji still not understand that he was clearly in the center of the flames, but there was no high temperature or burning sensation as he should have.

This is probably just a prank played by a ghostly elf.

Shinji pursed his lips slightly and realized that he was still holding Ling's hand, so he quickly let go and his expression became the same as usual: "Sorry... just now..."

"It's okay, I know you are caring about me." The corners of Ling's slightly raised mouth were full of joy, and then his eyes became sharp, "If you don't come out yet, I don't mind really burning a fire here."

"Bang bang bang!" A burst of applause came from upstairs. Looking at the appearance of the person, Ling and Shinji immediately understood the identity of the person.

Yuanzhu City Gym Leader—Xiao Song!

He raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "You are the first person to see that this is an illusion so quickly."

"Thank you, Master Komatsu," Ling Wei bowed and his smile softened, "If you really want to scare people, illusions should not just be about confusing people's eyes."

Xiaosong chuckled when he heard this: "You see clearly."

He knew that the girl he was facing now was not just an ordinary elf trainer. While he was still observing secretly upstairs, his Gengar floated up and told him that the girl's eyes were in the illusion where he appeared. In an instant, it changed from the current dark blue to a scarlet red that made it feel extremely dangerous. There were three magatama-shaped patterns inside that were slowly rotating.

This kind of scene was something he had never heard of before.

It's just that it's impossible to tell her what he's thinking right now.

Ling smiled bitterly, shrugged, and his face turned gloomy, as if he remembered something bad: "Master Xiaosong is so complimentary, but he has experienced many things, so he naturally sees things more clearly than ordinary people."

Shinji saw that Ling seemed to be in a low mood, so he changed the topic: "We are trainers from the Sinnoh region. We have made an appointment for the Gym Challenge tomorrow morning, but I didn't expect to meet Gym Leader Komatsu here today. It's really Nice to meet you."

Xiaosong nodded in response: "In that case, I'll be waiting at the gym tomorrow morning."

At this time, the sun was about to set, and the three of them walked out of the Burnt Tower together and parted at the door.

Based on the idea that when she comes to this city, she should take a good look around. Ling decided not to go back to the Elf Center but to eat and eat. Her first goal was the cherry blossoms that the travel brochure said ranked first here. Cake, as for Shinji...he was used to it.

There were several stalls in front of a quaint cherry blossom cake shop. Ling couldn't help but swallowed when looking at the freshly baked cherry blossom cakes. Even Shinji's face showed an expression of anticipation.

Just smelling this aroma makes people very appetizing, and they don't know what it will taste like.

After taking the cherry blossom cake he bought, Ling couldn't wait to pick up the bamboo skewer and peeled off the cherry leaves wrapped around the cherry blossom cake, and carefully took a bite of the steaming cherry blossom cake.

"Hot, hot, hot!!!" Ling, with tears in her eyes, quickly covered her mouth, chewed a few mouthfuls quickly and swallowed, "But it's delicious!!!"

"Drink some water to moisten it." Upon seeing this, Shinji, who had not touched the plate of cherry blossom cakes in front of him, poured some cold water into the cup and handed it over, "No one will compete with you, so eat slowly."

He wouldn't say that Ling, who was usually mature and steady, looked so cute with such an expression.

Well, just now, all kinds of screams flooded his mind.

Ling took a sip of tea and rinsed her mouth to make it less uncomfortable before taking another bite. Only then did she really taste the taste of the cherry blossom cake.

Just when it was put into the mouth, there was a fragrance of cherry blossoms, and the rich elasticity of the glutinous rice was fully reflected at this moment. It was smooth in the mouth, and the sweet but not greasy bean filling was truly worthy of Yuanzhu City. Time-honored brand.

She had tried making cherry blossom cakes before, and although they were passable, the taste was still a little worse than this one.

Neither Ling nor Shinji were gluttons, but after finishing the plate of cherry blossom cakes in front of them, they both packed up several plates of cherry blossom cakes and took them back to the elf.

After eating the cherry blossom cake that he had longed for, Ling and Shinji visited many other shops together, and returned to the Elf Center after eating eighty cents full.

After resting for a while, Shinji knocked on Ling's door. At this time, Ling had just finished taking a shower and was drying his hair. When he saw that the person coming was Shinji, he asked him to come in quickly: "What's the matter? Do you want to see me if you need anything?"

"Well," Shinji nodded. He was not a man of many words, so he said straight to the point, "Have you decided on the elf you will use to challenge the gym tomorrow?"

Hearing this, Ling shook his head in distress: "I'm still thinking about it. Master Komatsu is good at ghost-type elves. You also know that ghost-type elves can become invisible and are most unpredictable, and Blue Crocodile and the others are not You can see through skills like that, but if you use Mahuola, etc., you will waste an opportunity to practice them."

After hearing what she said, Shinji frowned slightly, then seemed to think of something and said, "I do have an idea."

Ling was stunned for a moment, leaned forward slightly, and asked curiously: "What method? Come and tell me!"

Shinji looked at the face so close, the tips of his ears turned red, and he calmed down his heartbeat that was a little accelerated at that moment. However, he did not tell the method directly, but turned around and said, "Since the blue crocodile cannot use the method of seeing through, If you have similar skills, then use other methods to reveal them, such as... water, which you are best at."

Ling's eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately understood the implication of Shinji's words, but regardless of gender, he just pulled his sleeves and tiptoed to thank you: "I understand what you mean! Thank you, Shinji!"

Shinji let her pull him, turned his head and scratched his face with his other hand, trying to cover up the blush on his face: "It's nothing... and you don't have to say thank you to me in the future."

Ling Shuang opened his hand, tilted his head, squinted his eyes and smiled, then returned to his original steady posture: "I understand, Shinji, you should go take a shower quickly. You have been walking all day today, so take a good rest." Bar."

Shinji didn't know what happened to him, but he subconsciously raised his hand and touched her head. Then he was startled by his own actions, and quickly withdrew his hand and left Ling's room as if he was running away.

At the same time, Ling, who was also frightened by him, closed the door after he returned to the room and leaned against the back of the door, panting slightly.

What happened to me just now...

Obviously such a situation has never happened before...

Looking at his face and his actions just now, I actually...

My heart beats faster...

Ling was in a daze and stumbled towards the place where he hung his bag. He took out a small top from it. The cold and smooth touch brought the girl back to her senses. She looked at this thing that she had been carrying with her for the past few years but had never Taking out the top, Ling's eyes were a little complicated.

She played with the small top casually, her eyes gradually becoming firmer, her raised hand hesitated, and she chose to let it spin and fall on the table.

It keeps spinning.