[Pokemon] Late Autumn

Shenqiu noticed Daiwu's figure next to him and knew that the other party had seen the scene just now, which made him feel a little embarrassed for a moment.

Fortunately, Daigo didn't seem to care. He walked over quickly with a concerned expression: "Late Qiu, are you okay? I just saw Lucario in a hurry... I don't know what happened."

Late Qiu tried his best to ignore the scene just now, and roughly recounted what happened when he met Dr. Solans and the Fire Rock Team.

Daigo didn't expect that Shen Qiu had just met the Huoyan team here. He was surprised, and his expression quickly became solemn: "Well, I have heard about this doctor. However, I didn't expect those guys from the Huoyan team... To actually have such a calculation, the ambition is really quite big."

The young man who always made people feel like spring breeze snorted coldly. Although the environment here was as hot as fire, there was a cold winter-like atmosphere surrounding him.

"That leader's Heiluga is very strong. I underestimated him." Shen Qiu said in a deep voice.

Lucario frowned slightly when he heard this, and couldn't help but glance at Heiluga, only to find that the other person's expression was very serious, with a hint of dissatisfaction with his own strength.

Heiluga noticed Lucario's gaze and narrowed his eyes to look over, but Lucario just shook his head slightly, signaling it not to be too tight.

"You have done a good job, Shen Qiu." Dawu frowned, and did not agree with her point of belittling. He looked straight into Shen Qiu's eyes and said, "It is a good thing to have forward momentum, but you must know that your age and stage are completely different. They are different and cannot be compared like this.”

He hesitated to speak, his eyes tilted slightly, signaling Shen Qiu to look at the elves next to her.

——Everyone can understand the idea of ​​​​improving your strength, but such an overly eager mood will inevitably be transmitted to the elves around you, which will be counterproductive.

Shen Qiu pursed her lips and said nothing, looking at her companions who had been by her side, and finally just nodded silently.

Daiwu sighed softly, without saying anything more, but gently rubbed Shenqiu's head: "...In short, Shenqiu, just be fine."

Having said that, Daigo did have some lingering fears.

It's not like he has never dealt with the Fire Rock Team. As a criminal group, the strength of those minions is indeed not enough. But Shen Qiu is a novice trainer. No matter how talented he is, not only did he face the last boss, but he also had a head-on battle with him...

You know, this kind of organization will directly attack trainers!

It was the first time in late autumn that I saw Dawu looking so serious and dignified.

Whether it was rumors or the first time she met him, the Dawu she knew was a gentle and elegant gentleman. But today he... seemed a little different, and she saw another side.

However, this is also more realistic.

Whether it was in the Chenghua Forest at the beginning, or in the Dewen Company, or later we went to the Zijin Gym together, and walked through the desert together, connecting bits and pieces, the original one-sided knowledge became enriched bit by bit, making Late autumn realized that even the tough Mr. Champion was just an ordinary person with his own little hobby.

He really doesn't have the airs of a champion at all. Except for being beaten by Metagross every time he fights, it will make her realize how big the gap between them is. The rest of the time, Daigo is no different from anyone else.

After all, from the beginning of their journey together, she did not regard the other person as a so-called "protector" - but as a companion and friend to explore the world together.

But now, her behavior makes her friends so worried... This is indeed her problem.

……

Shenqiu wanted to smile and tell him not to worry, but she found that she couldn't laugh at all.

His ice-blue pupils looked much darker, as if they were stained with some other color, and contained many emotions that she couldn't understand yet. But the only thing she knows now is that the burden on this champion is really heavy.

He looked tired and maybe should take a break.

"Mr. Daigo, as a champion... you may be very busy at ordinary times and have to take on so many things... but please also take care of your body." Shenqiu lowered his head and spoke softly.

After saying that, Shen Qiu realized that she seemed to have said something strange on a strange occasion, and she covered her face in annoyance.

What is she talking about!

"...I know." Dawu was stunned, as if he didn't understand why Shen Qiu suddenly mentioned this, but he still slightly curled his lips and gently rubbed Shen Qiu's head, "Then the same, you have to fight too Come in spirit.”

"I'm fine now, thanks to Lucario, Heiluga and the others."

Late Qiu finally curved the corners of her lips, raised her head and looked at Heiluga and Lucario with a smile, all her words were reflected in the three pairs of similar eyes.

It is a tacit understanding developed through experiencing countless things together.

Having said that, this matter is finally over. Daigo tried hard to change the topic, first telling Miqiu that he had just dug up a good quality fire stone, and then showed full interest in the combination of moves he just saw.

Just now, ah, wasn't that...

I originally thought that the other party would not pursue this matter, but unexpectedly I still asked!

Shenqiu's voice became much softer and her cheeks were slightly red: "This...this is...still in practice. I was really sorry just now!"

"No, no, that's not what I meant." Dawu smiled helplessly, "I mean, you can tell me any questions or ideas you have, if you encounter difficulties."

Late Qiu breathed a sigh of relief.

I have to say that Daigo is indeed a top trainer and is very good at coaching. He briefly looked at the cooperation between Heiluga and the Big Jaw Ant, and pointed out the problem to the point.

Although Heiluga has always disliked Daiwu, he was indeed convinced by the problems he mentioned. It spit out a mouthful of black mist quite "deeply", and obviously found that the cooperation between itself and the mandible ant was getting more and more tacit, so it stopped showing off to Dawu, which was regarded as recognizing Dawu as a person.

They trained for a long time, and they were still a little unfinished until the sun went down. But in late autumn, he suddenly realized that he might have to sleep rough in Yantu Mountain tonight. However, this was the first time in her life that she slept on a dormant volcano like Yantu Mountain.

"How's it going? Are you having fun?" Dawu asked with a smile as he set up the tent.

"Of course." Late Qiu piled the collected branches together and lit a fire. "I would also like to thank you for your advice. In return, what would you like to eat?"

"Anything is fine." Dawu stood up and helped her put the pot on the fire, "I have always trusted your craftsmanship in Shenqiu."

Late Qiu took out a pile of materials and kitchen utensils for cooking from his bag, without raising his head: "Then I won't be polite. Then please sit aside and wait patiently."

Dawu couldn't help laughing, and he found a place to sit down, leisurely watching Late Qiu's figure handling the ingredients, but not long after, he suddenly found that his communicator was ringing.

Who will it be at this time?

He frowned, subconsciously looked at the place where Late Qiu was, walked a little further away, and connected the contact.

"Hi, I'm Dawu."

"Headquarters said they couldn't find you, and they couldn't find you even when they went to your father's company. May I ask where our dear Mr. Champion is at this time?"

After hearing the familiar voice, Dawu stopped keeping a serious expression and relaxed suddenly: "Stop teasing me, Mi Keli, I have important things to do now."

"But I just heard from Tie Xuan two days ago that you accompanied your little girlfriend to his gym?" Mi Keli teased with a smile.

"You said it's not the case, that guy Tie Xuan is really..." Dawu sighed helplessly, "Forget it, let's not talk about it. Why are you looking for me at this time?"

"There is indeed something serious."

Mikri finally stopped laughing, changed the subject, and became a little more serious, "There is some news from Carlos, about evolution."

"evolution?"

"I heard it sounds like it's very powerful. But don't worry too much about this. I'll tell you the details when you return to the headquarters." Before he said a few words, Mikri returned to his usual leisurely state, "You happened to be taking a rest recently, don't Take everything on yourself."

Dawu was silent for a moment and glanced in the direction of Late Autumn, thoughtfully.

"I understand. ...Wait a minute, now is not the time."

"Yes, yes~ you can take control of it. That's it, I wish you a happy life~"

Daigo clearly heard the other party's final tone of wanting to be beaten, and his explanation was not heard for a long time and he didn't bother to explain anymore. However, Mikri waited until a long time after the contact was hung up before laughing again.

He was really curious, who was this unique new trainer that he was so favored by his discerning old friend?

Mikri showed a very interested smile.

However, since he is a trainer who is challenging the gym, he should know it after some time.

And I haven't seen that guy relaxed for a long time, so it seems like this is really not bad.

Although Daigo here doesn't know what his friend is thinking, he can make a rough guess after knowing him for so many years.

The only thing that needs to be worried about now is the news from Carlos as mentioned earlier.

It seems it's time to go back to headquarters. Dawu was thoughtful.

"Sorry, I just received the contact message, and everything is fine now." He walked to Shenqiu and smelled the rich aroma in the pot curiously, "What is in you, and why does it smell so good?"

"You can taste it and see if you can guess it."

"It looks like there are some mushrooms and... tomato tomatoes?"

The juice flowing out of the red fruits looked very appetizing, but there were many kinds of fruits. Dawu took a closer look and was not sure which one it was.

"Huh? As expected of a champion, I guessed it right. But the rest will be kept a secret."

The soup in the pot was bubbling. Late Qiu added another spoonful of water and spread the jam on the toast he had bought before and handed it to Dawu: "The soup will continue to cook for a while. There is berry jam on top. ...Well, this is the only flavor."

Lucario stood aside obediently to help Shen Qiu, and handed the plate with green onion leaves to Shen Qiu.

"Ah, I forgot this..." Late Qiu took it and put green onion leaves, herbs and other accessories into the pot, "Thanks, Lucario. I originally wanted to try new ingredients, but ended up forgetting the most important thing. .”

"This is already a very good level." Daigo put the plate on the simple table next to him and praised it sincerely.

"Yes, yes, but we have to wait a little longer. It will be ready soon." Shenqiu picked up the spoon next to her and continued to stir evenly, while responding one after another.

Suddenly there was a rustling sound, and several elves raised their heads warily and looked at the huge rocks next to them.

"Who?!"

No one from behind the rock answered.

Daigo also became vigilant, put his hand on Metagross' elf ball, and stared motionlessly at the black shadow not far away.

Is it...an elf?

When the elf timidly emerged from behind the stone, they felt relieved.

It's two lava bugs, they must have come here because of the scent. One looked more lively and came over without fear; the other looked timid and a little dull in color. Dawu looked carefully and found that this lava bug was covered with a lot of small stones. .

"It turned out to be a wild lava bug." I saw a wild lava bug for the first time in late autumn and looked over curiously.

Dawu observed it for a while, then frowned slightly:

"Late Qiu, do you have any longer, high-temperature-resistant... tools?"

"Why do you ask this?" Shen Qiu was puzzled.

"The color of the lava bug's flame is a bit dim. Although I don't know why...but as far as I know, these small stones will make the lava bug feel uncomfortable." Dawu pointed to the small stones wrapped around the body of the other lava bug. , explained.

Shen Qiu suddenly realized it, but she was embarrassed: "I only brought this iron spoon, I don't know if I can..."

She took a look at the food in the pot and felt that it was almost done. After pouring out the soup, she handed the spoon in her hand to Dawu.

The two lava worms came over obediently, seeming to be very interested in the food in the pot, and then raised their heads to look at Late Qiu, as if asking if they could take a bite.

so cute!

"This will have to wait a little longer."

Instead, Daigo interrupted with a smile. He was very patient. After confirming that the two lava bugs were not afraid of him, he softened his voice and asked the dim lava bug to get closer, hoping to help it pick out the pebbles on its body.

Lava worms replace the blood in the body with scorching lava that circulates continuously in the body to transport nutrients. This kind of elf has a very high body temperature and likes to stay in warm (hot) places.

When the temperature is too low, it is not good for them. Therefore, in order to ensure good heat for the body, the gravel chips cooled by the lava that are lower than the temperature of the lava need to be cleaned regularly to make the lava bugs more energetic and the body more comfortable. ——Excerpted from "Breeders' Weekly" (purely fabricated)

"You should feel comfortable now, lava bug?"

The lava bug was very smart and quiet. After Dawu helped it clear away the pebbles on its body, it narrowed its eyes with a smile and happily circled around Dawu twice, looking very comfortable.

"Here, this is your portion." Shen Qiu also smiled and handed two large bowls of soup to the lava bugs, "Try it and see if it tastes good."

The two lava bugs looked at each other, lowered their heads and took a sip, then their eyes widened in surprise at the same time.

Shenqiu felt relieved and handed Daiwu's portion to him with a smile: "Here, this is yours. Try it quickly. I've added special new ingredients this time."

"Well, this tastes really good! I'm afraid it's even better than the ones I had in those restaurants." Daigo praised in surprise.

"It's very delicious!" Lucario also highly recognized it.

The elves around were getting along very harmoniously. A lava bug was communicating with Heiluga while eating. He also saw a young tooth dragon trying to snatch the food from the giant jaw ant, but unfortunately it was discovered by the giant jaw ant. , secretly causing the young tooth dragon to fall, and now the two are wrestling together; the other lava bug seems to like Lucario more, but Lucario does not like such a high temperature, and it turns around The body and Daiwu's Metagross came together.

Maybe it's because the surrounding environment is too hot, or maybe it's because we're too close to the fire source at this time. In late autumn, I actually feel a warmth like home, and I want time to stop at this moment.

Waves of warm wind blew over, and the last traces of the sunset were wiped away. Looking at the sunset in the distance, I smiled in late autumn.

The journey will always come to an end, but such memories will always be preserved.