New Years Eve in Pokémon World

Hello, Matsuno-san.

It is a great honor to receive your reply. On behalf of the whole family, I invite you to stay for a few more days and experience the festive atmosphere together. Welcome you!

The address is located in a single-family building in the northwest corner of Mobai Town.

……

Looking at the navigation that suddenly failed, Matsuno was silent for a moment, decided to turn off his phone, and prepared to rely on intuition to drive.

He, Matsuno,

I have never been lost since I was a child.

He never finds the way, but the road finds him.

But...does Mr. Qianli, who kindly supports him, really live in a place like this?

Desolate, so desolate.

Even in winter, the weeds have grown almost knee-high and lack of care. The surrounding trees do not look like they are artificially cultivated, but grow randomly in unexpected places, more like a wild forest.

While driving the car, Matsuno could feel the grass curling up under the wheels.

And this place is... eerily quiet.

Even in winter, there are living things in places with lots of trees and grass, but here... there aren't even any birds. It can be said that there are more animals in parks in the city than here.

What he didn't know was that before he arrived, the Elf Alliance's logistics force had already sprayed the entire Mobai Town suburb with gold spray for a full hour.

It is estimated that there will be no wild Pokémon here for half a month.

Matsuno was sitting in the car, looking at the quiet forest. He felt a little hairy on his back. He couldn't explain why, so he simply called his roommate Zhu Bo.

The phone beeped for a while before it was connected. As soon as it was connected, Matsuno heard a loud noise on the other end of the phone.

"Fortunately, you called, Matsuno. My relatives asked about this and that. Thanks to you, I came out... Tell me, what's the matter?"

Roommate Zhu Bo's family has a little money and a lot of relatives during the Chinese New Year, but he prefers chatting with his roommate rather than dealing with relatives he only sees once a year.

"Nothing happened, I just felt something was wrong." Matsuno held his cell phone between his arms and held the steering wheel with one hand, "I was guided into the woods. There was no movement. I was so scared."

"It's interesting what you say. It's the Chinese New Year. Can you keep quiet? If you don't set off firecrackers, won't you be afraid of being knocked on the door by the Nian beast?"

On the other end of the phone, Zhu Bo also became interested, "Maybe there is a villa nearby. I think people who have the ability to support you cannot live in too remote a place."

This... is also true.

Matsuno didn't think too much and continued to drive forward following his instinct. After bypassing a group of trees that suddenly gathered together, a mini village suddenly jumped out in front of him.

It should be here!

"Please note that the target vehicle has appeared within the visual range! 』

"It is detected that the vehicle is slowing down and the target person is getting out of the car. Please prepare the detection team. 』

Matsuno opened the car door and stepped on the soft grass with his sneakers. He stretched his arms and took a deep breath.

It is truly a place where rich people live, and the air is so fresh.

In an instant, thumb-sized camouflage scanners hanging on the surrounding trees were simultaneously aimed at Matsuno, who came down to move his body.

"Scan results: Human male, bone age between 15 and 20 years old, height 173cm, weight between 110~120cm, mild malnutrition, dark gray hair without dyeing and perm, glasses power on the left eye..."

Very good, from the surface, it is obvious that he is a standard human being!

After confirming this, Dr. Omu almost hugged Daigo and cried with joy.

"It's a human being after all...Fortunately, it's not some big-headed soft monster." Dawu subconsciously wiped the sweat from his forehead. Just from the tension during this period, the fabric on the back of his shirt was already soaked.

"Continue to run plan A and keep monitoring running!"

……

Matsuno ducked back into the car. His cell phone was placed on the car seat and he still kept talking to Zhu Bo.

"I found the destination. It is indeed a row of small villas, but..." Matsuno hesitated, "There is no Spring Festival atmosphere at all, but it is very spring atmosphere."

Even if the temperature is low, the grass in this place will turn slightly yellow at most.

Zhu Bo on the other end of the phone was also speechless, "It's really rare not to set off firecrackers. Logically speaking, this kind of villa should be a big firecracker. How do their children hold back from making trouble?"

"It's okay. I brought a few small flowers. Just show some interest." Matsuno called up the list in the memo and checked twice to find the supplies he had brought.

"Have you brought all this? Are you planning to stay here for a long time?" Zhu Bo was amused, "There are a lot of things."

Matsuno scratched his head, "This is not the first time someone invited me to celebrate the New Year, and it was the gentleman who sponsored me, so I..."

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

"Okay... don't mention this anymore, and keep in touch in the future." Zhu Bo was not the type to expose people's wounds. Before hanging up the phone, he did not forget to tell him, "Don't trust others too much, or you may get pinched."

"How could such a thing happen?" Matsuno couldn't hold back his joy. He hung up the phone and began to think a little nervously about what to say as the first sentence when they met.

This is a must-have stage for every patient with social phobia.

"... First say hello to Mr. Qianli, then hand over gifts, then say hello to his family, and finally give the children lucky money. Very good, that's the process."

The next moment, all the cameras in the Elf Alliance captured Matsuno walking towards the northwest corner step by step with a huge bag on his back and full of things in his left and right hands.

Dr. Oki choked as he looked at the surveillance screen, "This alien is quite polite."

"Indeed, but it should be easier to get in touch with such people... The logistics attention lurking in the room will focus on observing the gifts of the target mission, and report any abnormalities immediately!"

"Coming? Are you coming?"

The 9-year-old Xiaoyao stood on tiptoes excitedly and looked towards the entrance of the town. Next to her, Xiaoyu, the son of Dr. Odamaki, who was more than half a year older than her, showed the same expression as the adult next to her. complex expression.

Xiaoyao, who is too young and has an outspoken personality and cannot hide things in her heart, was not informed of the truth. The owner of the Qianli Pavilion told her that a brother who lived far away and had never seen the world was coming to her family. , I hope Xiaoyao won't show any disrespect.

Xiaoyao agreed wholeheartedly, but Xiaoyou... was told the complete truth.

As the son of Dr. Odamaki, Xiao Yu is calm and reserved by nature, yet polite and generous. His brain is as smart as the doctor's father. He can be said to be a complete game protagonist, and he has the ability to accept the truth.

Even so, after hearing that he was going to meet aliens, Xiaoyou was still so excited that he didn't sleep all night.

Xiaoyu, who is about to turn 10, has a very important task. Not only does he have to cover Xiaoyao, but he is also required to talk to Matsuno as much as possible under the premise of safety.

People's vigilance will always be minimized when facing a child.

Suddenly, a figure faintly appeared on the grassy slope at the entrance.

Xiaoyou's eyes lit up, and when he was hesitating whether to act more lively and cheerful, Xiaoyao next to him was already jumping excitedly.

"Is it Brother Matsuno!"

The clear and bright voice of the 9-year-old girl echoed on the path.

"This way! Come here quickly!"

Hearing the shouting and shouting next to him, Xiaoyou silently shed a drop of cold sweat.

What's going on? I always feel that the most difficult part of this mission is not contacting the aliens, but covering Xiaoyao!