Pokémon: The Climb

After Yang Yan left Chenghua Gym, he went directly to Tomioka's house.

On the way, he found that many people seemed to be very happy, and the smiles on their faces never diminished. He didn't know if it was his imagination.

"Grandpa Tomioka, I'm back!" Yang Yan stood at the door, knocking on the door and shouting loudly.

Tomioka's old and hoarse voice slowly came out: "It's Yang Yan, come in, the door is unlocked!"

Pushing open the door and entering, Yang Yan immediately saw Tomioka sitting on the lounge chair under the window.

Seeing Tomioka struggling to get up, Yang Yan immediately went over to help him.

"Grandpa, just sit down. It's nice of you to talk to me like this!" Yang Yan smiled and squatted on Tomioka's right side.

After not seeing each other for more than a month, Tomioka seemed to have aged several years.

The wrinkles on his face have become deeper, his eyelids are drooped, as if he is still sleeping, and his half-open eyes are becoming increasingly cloudy, giving the impression that he will fall asleep at any time.

"Grandpa, what's wrong with you? It's only been more than a month, why is your body so..." Yang Yan's face was full of worry.

Tomioka gently held Yang Yan's hand and said slowly: "Grandpa is old. Recently, I often dream about my son and wife. They said they miss me and asked me to go there early..."

"Grandpa, I won't allow you to say such depressing words. You will definitely live a long life!"

"Haha, grandpa himself knows about grandpa's body," Tomioka turned his head and showed a kind smile: "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. I remember you went to participate in the alliance trial. What was the result? Did you pass it? ?”

"Of course I passed," Yang Yan patted his chest: "You all know my Pokémon. It's not easy to pass the test!"

At this moment, footsteps suddenly came from the stairs on the second floor. Yang Yan immediately turned his head and reached for the elf ball on his waist.

Tomioka tightened his hands and signaled Yang Yan not to be nervous.

"Old man, are there guests?"

Yang Yan followed the sound and found that it was just a 40-year-old housewife in very ordinary clothes walking down the stairs.

"Grandpa, who is this?"

Tomioka raised his hand: "This is the nanny that Qianli Pavilion Master helped find to take care of my daily life. You can just call her Aunt Quan." Then he introduced to the woman: "This child is the one I mentioned to you. Yang Yan.”

Only then did Yang Yan notice that Tomioka's health was obviously in poor condition, and it would be inconvenient for him to live alone.

The owner of Qianli Pavilion probably also noticed this and found a nanny.

"Aunt Quan, thank you for taking care of grandpa during this time!" Yang Yan bent down to express his thanks.

His words were completely sincere, because without this aunt, Grandpa Tomioka would have already...

"Child, what's the point of thanking you?" Aunt Quan walked over with a smile: "This is what an aunt should do."

"Let's not talk about this anymore. It's already dinner time. You haven't eaten yet, kid. Stay and try auntie's cooking!"

Yang Yan thanked you and said, "Sorry to trouble you!"

"What's the trouble? Let me see, it's too late for the old man to be happy!" Aunt Quan turned around and walked to the kitchen with a smile, not forgetting to remind Yang Yan to talk to Tomioka.

"Grandpa, Qianli Pavilion Master is very considerate, I..." Yang Yan was quite apologetic.

"Qianli is a pretty good person. By the way, I heard from Qianli that he has accepted you as a gym apprentice, right?"

"You know all this? It's not a big deal. Did the owner of the museum specifically mention it to you?"

Tomioka waved his hand: "That's not true. Your Aunt Quan told me that. That orchard was given to Qianli, so people would come over from time to time. If it wasn't convenient for me, I asked your Aunt Quan to help me run. You'll know what you're doing with your legs!"

"That's it!" Yang Yan smiled, stood behind Tomioka and gave him a gentle massage.

"This is a good thing, so Yang Yan, you must be diligent and learn more skills from Qianli, so that you can make a career in the future!"

"Grandpa, I will learn my skills from the owner, don't worry!"

"Well..." After saying that, Tomioka calmed down for a while, then seemed to remember something and asked: "By the way, how are you reading my books? You have mastered the production of tree fruit elf balls." If not, don’t worry, after all, they are all outdated things.”

Yang Yan said softly: "Grandpa, I haven't finished reading those books yet, but I already know almost everything about making Poké Balls from Mangan Fruit. I originally planned to let you teach me the formal hands-on part, but now I'll do it first. Slow down."

Tomioka opened his eyes: "Why are you slowing down? Do you think I am too old to give you advice or something?"

"That's not what I meant!" Yang Yan quickly apologized: "I'm just afraid of tiring you, so don't think too much about it. You need to rest more now and take good care of your body!"

"Hey, kid, you have to know that grandpa, I still have time to teach you. If grandpa goes away, you will have to figure it out alone. If you still want to learn this skill well, do it now as early as possible. The better.”

Yang Yan turned to Tomioka and said very formally: "Grandpa, I really want to learn. I have long made up my mind to learn from you as soon as I come back. Since you said so, I will start in the afternoon. You What do you think?"

When Tomioka saw Yang Yan's serious expression, he knew that Yang Yan was telling the truth.

"Okay, good boy, grandpa will supervise you in the afternoon. Grandpa is very strict, so you have to be mentally prepared!"

"Yes, Grandpa!"

After saying that, Yang Yan stayed with Tomioka for a while before he heard Aunt Quan calling them over.

There are three simple dishes and one soup on the dinner table, all home-cooked dishes.

Tomioka only ate a little and stopped eating. But looking at Yang Yan and the two of them eating with gusto, he felt happier than he was eating it himself.

This scene is probably what Tomioka has always longed for but cannot have...

After eating, Tomioka took advantage of the digestion time to ask Yang Yan a lot about making tree fruit elf balls, in order to check Yang Yan's learning level.

Yang Yan can basically answer these questions, but occasionally there are some things that he can't remember or are a little uncertain about and he needs Tomioka to remind him before he can remember them.

Although Yang Yan spent a lot of time researching two energy cube formulas some time ago, he still takes some time every day to study what Tomioka left for him.

After all, his body is still young, and even though his inner soul is a little older, it does not affect his body.

This age is a good time for learning, so as long as Yang Yan is careful and willing to spend time, it is not difficult to remember these things.

Looking at Yang Yan who kept talking, Tomioka's face was full of satisfaction.

In his opinion, Yang Yan's willingness to learn this skill is already rare, and his willingness to calm down and read well is even rarer.

Tomioka once had a son, and it’s not like he didn’t know what kind of temperament children of this age were like.

Based on Yohiko's willingness to work hard, Tomioka concluded that his legacy would not be cut off.