Pokémon: What should I do? My father-in-law always wants to tear me apart

"Student Nima, are you really not going to reconsider this?"

At the dinner table, Zheng Haoran wiped his mouth and spoke excitedly to Nima.

Nima was immersed in the aroma of butter tea, and shook his head gently. His voice was calm and firm:

"No, Mr. Zheng, thank you for coming all the way from Yandu to Tibet."

Lin Yi on the side was eating glutinous rice cake silently, watching everything in front of him.

Through the conversation between the two, Lin Yi roughly understood the ins and outs of the matter.

It turned out that Nima was admitted to a key high school in Yandu as an exception because of his excellent academic performance and became one of the participating members of the Little Phoenix King Cup.

This should have been an important turning point in his life, but unfortunately something happened during a simulated battle.

At that time, Nima's opponent was a classmate of his class. Her Pokémon was a Pokémon named Iron Ninja. Nima sent out Chili Pepper, who could restrain Iron Ninja.

During the battle, Hot Chili Pepper used the Overheat skill on the Iron-Faced Ninja who was flying in the air, however, this skill was easily dodged by the opponent.

What's worse is that the overheated energy that had lost its target rushed directly to the ceiling. The scorching temperature instantly melted the metal of the ceiling, causing the ceiling beams to fall down and hit the student who was having a simulated battle with Nima.

Just then, good news came from the hospital. After full rescue efforts, the student was out of danger, but still needed to stay in the hospital for observation for a period of time.

However, unexpectedly, the school put all the blame for the accident on Nima and ordered him to drop out, making him the center of public opinion.

What's even more outrageous is that they also asked Nima to accept an interview and admit that everything was his fault.

This is obviously a means for the school to shirk responsibility.

Surprisingly, Nima agreed to these unreasonable demands, quickly completed the procedures for dropping out of school, and returned to Tibet.

At this time, Zheng Haoran was conducting academic research in other places. When he learned the news, he immediately put down his work and hurried back to Yandu.

Unfortunately, when he arrived, Nima had already left Yandu and returned to his hometown.

In the following days, Zheng Haoran kept trying to get in touch with Nima, trying to persuade him to come back to continue his studies, but the effect was not ideal.

In desperation, Zheng Haoran decided to go find Nima himself.

He booked a ticket and set off for Nima's hometown based on the home address in the school files.

Along the way, he experienced various difficulties and challenges, and even almost got lost, but as a teacher with a sense of responsibility, he never gave up his determination to find Nima.

Finally, after hard work, he finally found Nima's home and appeared here, but -

"enough!"

Nima, who had always been kind to others, showed some impatience on his face. He stood up and spoke rudely.

"Teacher Zheng, please don't make decisions for others without permission. I won't go back, and... I don't want to be a trainer anymore."

Lin Yi and Zheng Haoran were both startled by Nima's sudden outburst.

Zheng Haoran wanted to say something, but Nima had already left the dinner table and walked out of the house, leaving the room in silence.

"Oh! What can I do?"

Zheng Haoran held his head in his hands and sighed helplessly, his eyes full of disappointment and helplessness.

Lin Yi remained silent. He knew that as an outsider, it was not convenient for him to interfere in this matter.

He could more or less understand why Nima did this. On the one hand, as a once gifted child, he was forced to drop out of school and bear unfair responsibility because of an unexpected Pokémon battle incident.

The school's indifference and shirking of responsibility made Nima disheartened and he chose to return to his hometown.

On the other hand, his mother's illness made Nima, who was already devastated, even more heartbroken. His father also had to take care of his sick mother, which left no one to comfort Nima.

Another point is that when the misunderstanding between Nima and Lin Yi was resolved, he showed considerable enthusiasm towards Lin Yi and kept trying to communicate with Lin Yi.

Perhaps this can be explained as Nima's own hospitality or his guilt towards Lin Yi making him maintain that enthusiasm towards Lin Yi, but Lin Yi doesn't think that is the case.

No matter how hospitable a person is, as long as he is not stupid, he would not reveal all his family secrets to a stranger he just met, especially when this stranger almost took his life.

Damn, this is a compensatory psychology that may cause an individual to desire interpersonal communication due to a long-term lack of social activities. Once he has the opportunity to communicate with others, he may show excessive enthusiasm and social hunger, and he may unconsciously try to compensate for the lack of social interaction before through excessive enthusiasm.

Lin Yi, I guess I am more inclined to the former. After Nima returned to his hometown, due to factors such as the geographical environment and academic workload, it was unlikely that his friends at school would come to Tibet to find him.

His parents were not at home, and there was no one else living nearby. Nima, who had to deal with water plants and Pokémon all day long, could not get rid of the grievance of being wronged.

When emotions accumulate too much, it becomes a disease.

But this has nothing to do with Lin Yi, because it is just his habitual guess and has no real basis.

Moreover, from the perspective of personal interests, he also does not want to have another powerful Nima as his opponent in the Little Phoenix King Cup.

The players in this year's Xiao Feng Wang Cup are already abnormal enough, and it will be even more difficult if a powerful Nima is added.

After finishing his meal, Lin Yi walked into the room that Nima had arranged for him.

The place was very clean. After Lin Yi simply washed up, he gently unzipped the bag he had been holding.

He saw Jirachi curled up in the bag and sleeping soundly. The little guy's nose was twitching, which made him look very cute.

A smile appeared involuntarily on Lin Yi's lips. He gently zipped up his pants, leaving a small opening for ventilation to ensure that Jirachi could breathe fresh air.

After all the Pokémon finished their dinner, Lin Yi put them all back into the Poké Ball.

After all, this place is not that big, and a Gyarados alone can collapse the house.

Lin Yi lay on the bed, looking at the night sky outside the window. The stars dotted the night sky like tiny diamonds.

He felt a little sleepy, but just as he was about to fall asleep, his eyes inadvertently fell on the grass outside the window.

There, Nima was training with his Pokémon. The release of each skill was accompanied by tacit cooperation between them, and every collision seemed to be telling of the countless times of practice and sweat behind them.

Lin Yi observed quietly, a wave of emotion surged in his heart. He turned over and tried to dispel these thoughts.

"I'm going back tomorrow. Nima and I won't have any more contact. I shouldn't cause myself any more trouble."

Lin Yi thought so in his heart, but there was another voice deep in his heart questioning:

"If Nima really gave up on becoming a trainer, then why did he train so hard?"

“No, no, this has nothing to do with me!”

Lin Yi closed his eyes irritably and took a deep breath to try to calm himself down.

However, the sound of Nima and his Pokémon releasing their skills was like a passionate war song, constantly beating against his heart.

Finally, Lin Yi couldn't help but open his eyes again and looked out the window.

He watched as Nima directed the Pokémon, every movement full of power and determination.

"Hard pepper, pepper essence. King of leave, arm punch!"

"Boom!"

When the King of Leave's arm punch smashed the wooden stake into pieces, a satisfied smile appeared on Nima's face.

Just then, Nima heard footsteps behind him. He turned around and was surprised to find that Lin Yi had been standing behind him without him noticing.

"Lin Yi? Sorry, did I disturb your rest?"

Nima asked apologetically.

Lin Yi stood there with a complicated expression on his face.

He sighed in his heart, then raised the Poké Ball in his hand towards Nima, with a determined gleam in his eyes.

"Want to fight?"