I just want to give the elves a home. What's wrong with that?

There were a few more meows in front of that meow, but they were obviously running faster than it. In less than a minute, the rest of the meows disappeared, and only the meow that was running on its two hind legs was gradually caught up.

The uncle didn't hesitate at all. He reached out and grabbed Meow Meow by the back of the neck, then lifted it up and said with a gloomy expression.

"What did you just say?"

"I didn't say anything, meow~"

Miaomiao shrank its neck, and the fish in its mouth fell out at some point. When it was lifted to the same height as a human, more and more human faces appeared in its eyes, and the fear in its heart was growing.

Although Li Ran was still some distance away from it, he could still feel its fear.

"I don't think I can do this if I don't teach you a lesson today!"

The uncle raised the fish-killing knife high up, and many women subconsciously covered the eyes of the children around them.

The fish-killing knife in Miaomiao's eyes gradually became bigger, and it closed its eyes as if it had accepted death, waiting for the punishment to come.

"Wait, how about this, I pay for the fish they eat?"

Seeing this, Li Ran hurriedly stopped the uncle's hand and took out a few elf coins from his wallet. The uncle's originally vicious face suddenly turned into a smile.

"No... no problem."

This amount of money is more than enough to buy the fish that were stolen by those cats these days.

After waiting for a long time, Miaomiao did not feel any pain and slowly opened her eyes. She saw Li Ran washing the dirt on the surface of the fish that had just fallen to the ground with water and handing it back to her.

"for you."

This was the first time that Meow Meow saw a human with a kind face. It stretched out its paws, held the fish in its arms, and spoke softly.

"Thank you."

Then it ran out of the market, and turned around to look at Li Ran on the way.

The adults who had just covered the children's eyes also seemed to be relieved. Fortunately, the young man stopped this.

"I want to be a trainer like my brother in the future! I have to protect those Pokémons!"

A little boy saw the whole process. After seeing the emblem of the Elf Association on his chest, he clenched his fists firmly and said to himself.

"Quite polite."

Li Ran looked at the direction where Miaomiao disappeared and chuckled. Then he began to purchase the ingredients needed for this time.

After leaving the market, he summoned Gardevoir again and put all the purchased ingredients into it. In the magical space, the food did not seem to decay due to the passage of time.

"Sora."

Gardevoir suddenly looked in one direction and made a warning sound. Li Ran turned his head and saw a meow shrank back in panic at the corner in front.

"It's the meow just now."

Li Ran was very sure that the only cat that could stand like a human was the one he had just seen.

After thinking for a moment, he decided to have a good talk with it. After all, stealing fish is not a good thing. This time it just happened to meet him. If he was caught next time, he might not be able to escape the clutches of that uncle.

"Meow..."

Miaomiao quietly poked her head out from the corner again, and when she saw that Li Ran was no longer there, her voice became a little depressed.

"Are you looking for me?"

When Li Ran's voice sounded, Miaomiao subconsciously jumped up from where it was. After seeing Li Ran's face, it calmed down, but became a little timid when facing Li Ran.

"Thank you for the fish just now."

Meow Meow was silent for a moment, but finally said thank you.

Gardevoir on the side looked at it in surprise. This cat could actually talk!

I don’t know either!

Normally, its communication with Li Ran is almost entirely based on telepathy, but it cannot speak directly like the cat in front of it.

"No need to thank me. I'll call Li Ran and we'll talk. It's not good for you to always steal fish from that stall owner like this."

Li Ran squatted down and looked at Miaomiao and spoke earnestly.

"But if we don't steal, we'll starve to death."

Meowth also knew that this behavior was wrong, but they had no trainer and could only rely on their own strength to support themselves. Thinking of this, it looked at Gardevoir with a hint of envy.

"That's a problem."

Li Ran murmured to himself, is there any way to solve the problem fundamentally? Otherwise, why not communicate with the market and see if there is anything Meow Meow and the others can do.

"How about this, I'll ask for you guys to stop stealing fish in the next few days. Tell your companions to come here at this time every day and I'll help you solve your food problem, okay?"

Hearing Li Ran's words, Miaomiao nodded without even thinking.

"By the way, how come you can talk and walk like us?"

Looking at this rather special cat, Li Ran asked out of curiosity.

Hearing this, Meow Meow scratched his head embarrassedly.

"Before, I was caught by a group of people for making trouble, and then I was hung upside down on a tree. It happened that a group of children and I watched something on the white wall. I found a meow like me in it. It had food and drinks in the movie, so I thought, if I learn to speak and know more than that meow, can I also go inside the white wall?"

Li Ran felt a little uncomfortable after hearing Miaomiao's somewhat naive and pitiful speech. Miaomiao did not notice Li Ran's mood change and continued talking to herself.

"Meow~ Then I went to school and secretly learned how humans talk, and then slowly learned how they walk. As a result, once I learned it, I couldn't run the way I originally did, meow~"

Speaking of this, Miaomiao's mood became a little lost, because his companions gradually alienated him because of the way he walked and talked. He also had a hard time reporting to the cat boss, and every time he brought back fish, he always brought back the least.

"Don't worry, you're already great."

Li Ran couldn't help but reach out and touch its furry head to comfort it. It even forgot how long it took it to learn these things, which shows how hard it works.

"Really? Am I really that great?!"

Over the years, no one, whether companions or humans, has ever praised itself like Li Ran did, it asked with a gleam in its eyes.

"real."

Seeing Miaomiao's eyes, Li Ran's heart softened and he said with great certainty.

"I'm great, meow~ I'm great~"

Miaomiao danced for a rare moment, and Li Ran could see that it was really happy. Just like humans, isn't it just for this bit of praise that it studies and works hard?

"Then call all your companions tomorrow, and we will gather here tomorrow."

"it is good!"

Miaomiao came back to her senses and looked at Li Ran's leaving figure. For some reason, she felt a little reluctant to let him go...