I, the Pokémon Master, now resign

"Sure enough..."

Mary sighed softly, looking a little disappointed, but she didn't plan to change back to her original jacket for the time being, perhaps because she felt that it would be a waste to buy it and not wear it.

Seeing that Ma Li didn't intend to continue shopping, Bai Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief and turned around, wondering if he was talking to himself.

"Then, Raven City is ahead..."

There was a bit of complicated emotion in the tone, as if disgusted, as if helpless, but also as if...somewhat as a souvenir.

......

Raven City, a vibrant entertainment city.

This is the unified evaluation of the city by people in the Hezhong area.

Raven City is a city that never sleeps. You can basically find corresponding entertainment facilities in Raven City that you can find in other places.This is where Raven City is full of charm for outsiders. In addition, it includes arenas, amusement parks, musical theater halls and other places. On weekends, tickets are 3% off for residents of Raven City and 5% off for outsiders. The preferential treatment has further promoted the consumption in the city.

If Feiyun City is based on trade, Leiwen City is based on entertainment.

As a fundamental part of urban development, it is impossible to remove it, Bai Chen has already seen through this point.

"It's still as noisy as before..."

Walking on the road, Bai Chen made no secret of his distaste for the city in his heart, but Ma Li at the side said a little strangely:

"However, if you want to talk about the excitement here, it doesn't seem to be as good as Feiyun City, right? If you want to say which is more exaggerated, Feiyun City is better. Why didn't you, Mr. Bai Chen, behave like this when you were in Feiyun City? Woolen cloth?"

Mary on the street looked curiously at everything in Raven City. This is the entertainment capital, including all the entertainment facilities you can think of, and all of these are new and attractive to Mary.

Bai Chen watched Ma Li's performance from beginning to end. Ma Li's affection for Leiwen City was obvious, and it increased a lot in just a few minutes.

But this is of course, after all, she has never heard about the incurable ills of this city from her own mouth.From the perspective of others, especially from the perspective of underage children, this city is definitely full of vitality and charm, just like the city's slogan.

"Where are we going first?"

Mary, who finally got her mind back from the various entertainment facilities, looked at Bai Chen and asked.

Where to go, this is the main reason why Bai Chen wanted Ma Li to take a vacation during the time he returned to the public.

At that time, Bai Chen's main emotion towards Leiwen City was disgust, and he felt the same way about his home in Leiwen City, as well as his parents, and they probably thought the same way about himself.

In this case, if you bring Marie home, you will be severely scolded again, but at the same time, you can’t say that you bring Marie to travel, but let others sleep in the Pokémon Center, right?

This is where the contradiction lies.

It's just that since Bai Chen has already decided to bring Mary along, he naturally has his own ideas.

"I want to go back first, you can come with me."

Bai Chen didn't choose to hide. Isn't it just bringing someone home?Anyway, she left in three days at most, and with her personality, she was only criticizing herself at most, but she always had a gentle and virtuous appearance to outsiders.

"Tsk."

Thinking of this, Bai Chen clicked his lips in displeasure.

I don't know where I offended her in the first place, and I turned my face completely because of my dream, and it took ten years after I turned my face, I really don't understand.

"See...meet the parents..."

Bai Chen: "???"

"Don't be so weird, it's just part of the travel plan. I can't go back and leave you in the Pokémon Center, right?"

Ma Li didn't seem to hear Bai Chen's rhetorical question. Looking down, she saw Ma Li was deep in thought and asked seriously:

"Do you want to bring any presents?"

"So don't be so formal!"

......

349 Go Home, Bai Chen's Father

After passing through the hustle and bustle of the street market, Bai Chen and Ma Li have come to the suburban area, where the entertainment places gathered here are no longer the entertainment venues like the downtown area in the south, but the daily life area of ​​local people.

Although they were already in a residential area, Ma Li still felt a little emotional. After all, they were in the hustle and bustle of the city a few minutes ago, and after walking such a short distance, it was a completely different scene. It was like the gap between Feiyun City and No. 4 desert road.

"It looks really harmonious here..."

Passing by the park, looking at the children happily playing games in the park, Ma Li couldn't help saying that.

Is it harmonious...

Bai Chen, who was still thinking of refuting, turned his gaze away at this time, and it was indeed as Ma Li said, from the outside, the relationship between them was very harmonious, as if they regarded each other as the best. like my friends.

However, children are children after all. How many children can completely get rid of the shackles of their parents in thought?

Of course, what Bai Chen refers to to get rid of the shackles is not the so-called rebellion, but to insist on what is truly correct.

The scene of several children playing with each other reminded Bai Chen of the past, before he told his dream, he lived the same life, and after that...

"Damn it... I obviously don't intend to continue to struggle with it anymore, right... Why is it still..."

The way Bai Chen gritted his teeth made Ma Li on the side a little scared, but before she expressed her worry, Bai Chen's appearance returned to normal.

"Let's go, it's just ahead."

Bai Chen's tone was a bit cold, but now Ma Li had no intention of asking, and just walked behind Bai Chen silently.

......

I don't know how long we've been walking, although we know that Bai Chen doesn't seem to have much affection for Lei Wenshi, but even though he has made enough mental preparations, Ma Li is still confused by Bai Chen's dull aura along the way. Speak up.

Every minute and every second is suffering for her.

However, such days were finally over, and Bai Chen, who was walking ahead, finally returned to his usual approachable appearance.

Standing in front of the two is an independent bungalow house with two floors. It is a standard villa, similar to the house Bai Chen owned in Random Town.

"call......"

Although Bai Chen gave the impression that he had returned to his usual appearance, he still looked a little nervous at the moment. He stood at the door of his house and took a few deep breaths before he seemed to have made up his mind. Ring the doorbell.

"Ding bell~~"

The doorbell rang, but Bai Chen didn't say a word, while Ma Li stood nervously behind Bai Chen. The tension the two of them felt at this moment was obviously not the same concept.

"Who? Come at this time? It's really strange..."

Before the door opened, a man's voice sounded like complaining, and it was probably Bai Chen's father who spoke.

The voice feels a little calm, but there is always an inexplicable fatigue in the calm, and I don't know if I haven't had a good rest.

"click~"

The door was pushed open from the room, and Bai Chen and Ma Li took a step back at the same time.

"Hey, who the hell is here at this hour? If it's not something urgent...huh?"

She wasn't sure before, but after seeing the other person's movement after pushing the door, Mary knew that he was taking a nap.When he opened the door, he was still rubbing the corners of his eyes with the back of his hand, and there was a lot of sleepiness hiding in his eyes, but the sleepiness completely dissipated the moment he saw Bai Chen.

"Who did I say... Really, if you want to come back, at least call first..."

The man opposite scratched his head, looking at Bai Chen with a little helplessness and guilt.

"If you were me, you wouldn't want to call back, would you? You know this best. "

"..."

Bai Chen's words made him speechless after all, so he smiled embarrassingly, glanced at Ma Li who was standing behind Bai Chen, then turned sideways and said:

"No matter what, it's not good to talk at the gate, come in and sit down."

......

"Please use it, I hope you don't hate coffee, but since you are with this guy, you should be able to accept the taste of coffee."

After Bai Chen and Ma Li took their seats, Bai Chen's father yawned and served three cups of coffee, one for himself and the other two for them.

"Well, I'm sorry to trouble you... I can do it."

Ma Li took the coffee nervously. Although she had already figured out how to greet Bai Chen's parents on the way here, Ma Li still failed to follow the plan when she saw him. Like that, say those words with equanimity.

"You don't need to be so polite to him, just be natural, he won't care about anything anyway."

Bai Chen snorted coldly, and said so in a somewhat unkind way.

The gunpowder smell in Bai Chen's tone made Ma Li, who was already nervous, dare not even make any unnecessary movements. She held the coffee and pretended to drink it, and she didn't even dare to put down the cup.

"Really, the smell of gunpowder should not be so strong once you come back. Don't you realize that people are getting more nervous because of what you said?"

Bai Chen's father didn't respond to Bai Chen's words. He had a flat smile on his face from the beginning to the end, and his words made the tense atmosphere a lot easier.Bai Chen looked at Ma Li who had been holding the coffee cup, shook his head with some self-blame, and finally gave up and continued to sneer.

father and son...

The atmosphere finally became a little normal, and Ma Li also took this opportunity to look at Bai Chen's father.

Like Bai Chen, he has short silver-gray hair. In terms of eyes, or temperament, he always gives people a very peaceful feeling, as if nothing can make him excited.

Even if the relationship is not clarified, even outsiders can easily guess the relationship between the two as long as they take a look at it like this. However, the only difference between the two as father and son may be that...

Bai Chen's father probably lacked the enthusiasm that Bai Chen had in battle.

The elements that make up Bai Chen's character are firstly casual and peaceful in daily life, and secondly passionate and confident in battle.

Although she didn't know how Bai Chen's father performed in the Pokémon battle, Ma Li's intuition told her that the two would definitely not be the same in this respect.

"By the way, it seems that I forgot to introduce myself~ I don't know if your child has ever told others about it."

Bai Chen's father put down the coffee cup, and introduced himself with an elegant smile:

"Hello, my name is Bai Xu, and I'm Bai Chen's father. I'm currently working as a Pokémon reporter. Please give me your advice."

......

350 Dialogue between the two parties, Bai Chen's questioning

"Pokemon, reporter?"

Ma Li was a little unfamiliar with Bai Xu's occupation, so she repeated it so strangely.

"Ah, it's normal to be unclear. After all, if you want to talk about it broadly, my profession is a reporter, but I deliberately added the words Pokémon." Bai Xu explained patiently with a soft tone. Said: "For the Pokémon reporter, the news materials I am looking for are all related to Pokémon, such as where to find rare Pokémon, and to record the living habits of some rare Pokémon. "

"Sounds a bit similar to the work of some Pokémon doctors."

At this point, Ma Li probably understands what Bai Xu said about the job of a Pokémon reporter, but...

"But... since it's work, don't you have to go to work today?"

"Well... after all, I'm a reporter with more targeted coverage, so generally speaking, my working hours are only about ten days a month, and most of the rest are rest time."

When he mentioned this, his expression was also a little embarrassed. After all, if you tell others about staying at home all day, most people will think you are a person who has nothing to do, right?

"But to be honest." Having said this, Bai Xu shifted his gaze to Bai Chen again, with a rare hint of dissatisfaction in his tone. "Even if it's a quarrel, it's not like you have nothing to do and don't go home, right? I heard that you bought a house in the Sinnoh area? And opened a store...how should I say you... ..”

"I think you are the least qualified to say these things."

"Well......"

Originally, he wanted to show his dignity as a father in front of outsiders, but before he could say anything, Bai Xu was restrained by Bai Chen's simple sound, and he lowered his head and looked a little depressed.

I feel... as if I've seen it somewhere...

This inexplicable sense of sight in front of her eyes always feels a little familiar to Ma Li. It seems that she often saw such a scene when she was in Spike Town, as if...

[Brother, can you be quiet?You pissed me off! 】

[Yes, I'm sorry...]

Ah, so to speak, Bai Xu is exactly the same as Nie Zi in this respect, they are both the type who will be overwhelmed by younger people.

Mary unconsciously compared the appearance of the two in her mind, and the result seemed to be the same.

......

"Kamizlei... I see, I said why did you come back suddenly?"

Although the relationship between Bai Chen and Bai Xu did not seem to be very good at the first moment, but at this moment the two have started chatting, and Ma Li became an audience on the sidelines, eating snacks and drinking coffee, While quietly listening to the conversation between Bai Chen and his father.

"Thinking about it, you know that it is impossible for me to come back on my own initiative? The slight hope that I came back on my own initiative was completely cut off a year ago, so don't continue to think about it in the future."

"yes......"

After Bai Chen said that it was impossible for him to come back voluntarily in the future, Bai Xu's expression remained unchanged, and he just replied so lightly.

What was hidden in his tone at this time was disappointment?Is it a pity?Still helpless?Or is it powerless?

As an observer, Ma Li was not sure. Although she had already vaguely guessed that the relationship between Bai Chen and his family was not good, she never thought that it had reached this level.