I, the Pokémon Master, now resign

"What's the matter with you calling me?"

When Mary asked this, her face was filled with a special sense of joy. Maybe it was because she had learned some combat skills in the actual combat training just now.

"Well, it's not a big deal." Bai Chen scratched his head, thinking about what he was going to say next. "Didn't Kamizlei say that she wanted me to go back? Anyway, the time is right now, so I plan to go back to the Hezhong area for a few days in the day after tomorrow. Mary, you haven't been home for a long time. Why not? Why don't you take this opportunity to go back and visit your brother, he should also miss...your...ba...?"

Bai Chen's tone became weaker and weaker, but this was of course, who made Ma Li's eyes become resentful when Bai Chen was speaking halfway, staring at Bai Chen from bottom to top, Her cheeks were still slightly puffed up, and she seemed a little unhappy with Bai Chen's proposal.

"Uh, after all, what do you think... You haven't been out of Spike Town before? It's been almost two months since you've been away all of a sudden, so you must be homesick, right?"

"so so."

Mary's tone sounded very calm, without any fluctuation at all. It seemed that this was really not something against her will.

"...Then you haven't seen your brother for so long, at least you will think about what your brother said..."

"Not at all."

"..."

I still miss Jianding Town a little bit, but I won't miss it at all when I get to Nie Zi...

What a miserable brother.

"Uh, this...then..."

Being rejected by Ma Li with such a decisive attitude, Bai Chen's originally prepared speech got stuck in his throat for a while, and he didn't know how to reply.

Ma Li saw Bai Chen's hesitant look, and her eyes, which were originally happy because she had some new insights, were lowered at this moment, and she pursed her lips tremblingly.

It's not that she can't see the meaning hidden in Bai Chen's remarks, it's obvious that Bai Chen wants to go back to Hezhong alone.

Going home to visit relatives?It seems reasonable to be alone, but... Ma Li still feels a little lost, after all, she is now a student of Bai Chen, and of course she would like to go back with Bai Chen if possible.Even if it really doesn't work, it's better for Bai Chen to speak out his thoughts directly than beating around the bush now. At least in Ma Li's view, Bai Chen's beating around the bush now still treats him as an outsider.

Even though she always has a cold expression on weekdays, Mary is still a girl after all, so her mind is naturally much more delicate.

As for Bai Chen's words, now he fell into an awkward silence.

How should I explain it...

In Bai Chen's plan before, he really planned to take Ma Li to the Hezhong area. After all, for Ma Li who lacks travel experience, this can be regarded as a kind of exercise, but...

In the previous few towns, nothing happened. The question is... what should I do when I return to Raven City...

This is another problem of inconsistency, because when Bai Chen was thinking about traveling in the Huizhong area, he didn't plan to return to Raven City, or he didn't want to go back home, but Kamizlei also Having said such a thing, Bai Chen had to go back even if he didn't want to.

Then the question arises, in the previous few cities he and Mary lived in the local Pokémon Center, which is no problem, but what about after returning to Raven City?He can't stay at home, can he?Although Bai Chen himself was extremely unwilling.

Now that he's at home, what about Mary?You can't continue to stay in the Pokémon Center, right?But it feels a bit strange to take it home to live in, right?

This is the question that Bai Chen has been struggling with.

......

192 The Old Man Who Came Suddenly Before Departing from Hezhong? (2/3)

The interior of the coffee shop fell into a deathly silence. Neither Bai Chen nor Ma Li seemed to be able to take a step back or come up with a suitable solution. It's not the same thing.

What Ma Li cares about is whether Bai Chen really recognizes herself, but what Bai Chen cares about is the more insignificant issue, that is, the issue of Ma Li's accommodation and how to explain it after taking Ma Li back.

If it is said that Ma Li is a student he has accepted, it is very likely that he will be told again, right?

like...

"You can't even take care of yourself and still take care of your students?"

"Look at yourself before you look at others."

Something like that?

What a hassle...

The corner of Bai Chen's mouth couldn't help twitching, why did he have to worry about such a trivial matter?Obviously there are so many things in this world that are more worth entangled with.

It is such a small choice, in Bai Chen's opinion, it will be even more difficult than the command in the Pokémon Masters Challenge, and it really is getting better and better......

"I see." In the end, Bai Chen finally made his own choice, and smiled at Ma Li. "I figured it out, let's go together as expected, it's just a trivial matter, what is there to worry about? Leave it to me when the time comes!"

"Give it to you?"

Ma Li tilted her head in doubt, she didn't quite understand what Bai Chen meant, but since the other party agreed and seemed to be suddenly enlightened, it meant that her worries were really unnecessary.

In this way, is it considered to be integrated...

There was such a small expectation hidden in Mary's heart.

"Then I go to prepare my luggage now?"

"Well, let's go~"

Bai Chen waved his hand and signaled to Ma Li to do whatever she wanted. Ma Li needs to prepare her luggage, but I don't really need it. After all, it's about traveling, but most of the trips to Hezhong area are just to visit those familiar people and things. Just buy what you need on the road.

but......

Seeing Mary running towards the gate with excited steps, Bai Chen couldn't help but glance at the travel guide that he left on the table.

"Then prepare well again. If you go back and play again with the attitude of traveling, maybe you can discover some new sights by the way."

In the past, Bai Chen left home in a fit of anger, and he wanted to become the strongest before returning home, so he really didn't have time to appreciate anything along the way. He spent most of his time in the forest, accompanied by non-stop training every day. The scenery here may still be a little strange to him.

Jingle~

"Ah!? Sorry, I didn't bump into you, did I?"

There was a crisp wind chime at the door, but it was followed by Mary's apology.

"? What's wrong?"

Thinking that something happened, after hearing Ma Li's voice, Bai Chen ran towards the door anxiously, only to find that Ma Li was standing in front of the door, bowing her head to apologize to the two people outside the door.

The two people outside the door looked like an elderly couple. They stood side by side, even in the same posture, bowed and squinted, giving people a very friendly feeling.

"It's okay, we're fine, the door didn't hit us, after all, it's the type that opens outwards, and the door is blocked by a signboard, so it's normal if you didn't notice it all at once."

The old lady who spoke, her speech speed sounded very slow and gentle, and there was always an inexplicable magic that wanted people to continue listening.

"This reminds me. I will find time to hang the house number on the wall next to me. I'm sorry to have surprised you two."

After all, Ma Li is his student and also a temporary employee here. As a teacher and boss, Bai Chen must of course apologize to them.

When Bai Chen apologized, Ma Li showed a strange expression on her face. Although the door of the coffee shop is a wooden door, it is true, but the windows are glass windows. It's just a rope, if someone is really standing outside the door, it's impossible not to see it...

What Ma Li was thinking, Bai Chen and the couple naturally didn't know, they just took over the apology and started to talk about business.

The couple on the opposite side looked at each other and smiled, shaking their heads to indicate that it was okay, then the woman took half a step back and gave up the position to her husband, as if to indicate that the next thing would be left to him to explain.

"Then, let me talk about it." The old gentleman standing aside seemed not surprised and nodded, and said slowly: "We are here this time to entrust you with something. You are the boss of Wanshiwu, Bai Mr. Chen?"

"Ah... I'm right, do you want to entrust Wanshiwu to help you solve something? But it's really strange, you don't seem to be a local, do you?"

While saying this, Bai Chen took a closer look at the couple's clothes. Although the two people's clothes looked simple and looked like residents living in Random Town, in fact, the two people's clothes were in the eyes of Bai Chen. It's a bit strange, it's not the type of clothes that people usually wear nowadays, even Bai Chen rarely sees such clothes on the old people in the residential area of ​​Shuran Town.

But in the end, Bai Chen didn't think too much about it. After all, every old man may have his own insistence on clothing. After all, nostalgia is what most people are keen to do.

Facing Bai Chen's doubts, the old man in front of him just wore his usual smile, didn't seem to care much, and just said: "We heard about your Wanshiwu in other cities, so we came here of."

The old man's eyes were all squinted. When explaining his origin to Bai Chen, he obviously omitted a lot of information, and only explained his reason for coming.

Although the behavior of the old man always gives Bai Chen an unnatural feeling, but after all, the visitor is a guest, and it seems that he has to welcome him, but...

"Um... I'm sorry to make you make a special trip, but Wanshiwu will be temporarily closed for a period of time, it may be a week or two weeks, if it is a more urgent matter, I'm afraid my side will also I can't accept it, so..."

Bai Chen has already made his intentions very clear. Those who would specially come to Wanshiwu to entrust, except for the human affairs in random town, are basically urgent entrustments, and these entrustments are usually not good for a while. Solved, this is why Bai Chen hesitated.

......

193 Miracle Seed, Commissioned (3/3)

"Are you going out?"

Contrary to Bai Chen's expectations, the old man didn't look surprised when he heard the news that Bai Chen was going out, but smiled understandingly, and replied:

"It doesn't matter. My commission can't be completed in a while. Instead, we hope you can take it easy. If you make a mistake, it will be really troublesome, right?"

"Well, it's like this, Mr. Bai Chen, if it's possible... I also ask you to listen to what we have said about the entrustment before making a judgment on you."

"Well......"

Bai Chen looked a little embarrassed, but after all, the two old people in front of him begged him with such a tone, and indeed he should at least listen to what they wanted to say first.

"I see. If the commission is really not in a hurry and it is within my ability, I will take it. Now please let me listen to the commission from the two of you."

Bai Chen said so, made a gesture of invitation, and then walked in front to lead the way for the two of them. Since it was entrusted to the Wanshiwu, then the place of discussion must be in the Wanshiwu behind.

Bai Chen's acceptance made the two elderly people look at each other and smile. Although the couple's smiles were very warm and harmonious, in the eyes of Ma Li who was at the side, she always felt that...

Why, their expressions look so helpless...

What is the reason for the emotion hidden under the smile?What exactly is the content they want to entrust to make the two old people behave like this...

Ma Li was in a trance, looking at the old man and Bai Chen's disappearing figures, Ma Li frowned, and trotted all the way to follow.

......

"Please use."

In Wanshiwu, Bai Chen was sitting behind the reception desk, looking at the two old men, waiting for them to state the matters they wanted to entrust.

During the waiting time, Mary also brought two glasses of water from the coffee shop at the front door, and put them in front of the two old people, but the two old people didn't drink water or sit down, they just hunched over , standing there with a smile on his face, he couldn't see the deeply hidden sorrow just now.

"..."

At this time, not only Mary, but also Bai Chen felt that the two old men were doing nothing, so he also stood up and asked first:

"Well... the two of you came here from another city, won't you be tired?"

"It's okay. Although we are getting older, surprisingly we don't feel tired because of this little thing. Please don't worry about it."

The old man who was still playing the role of husband answered Bai Chen, and the other mother-in-law just stood quietly beside her husband, as if saying that what he meant was what she meant.

"...Okay, I see, since that's the case, let's get straight to the point."

A strange feeling was always lingering in Bai Chen's mind, but he couldn't really explain what it was like for a while, so he had no choice but to listen to the other party's commission before talking about it.

"Thank you then." The old man smiled happily, seemingly satisfied with Bai Chen's ignorance. "Actually, what I want to ask you to say is very simple, just give us something."

"Send things?"

As for the so-called sending things in the old man's mouth, Bai Chen naturally didn't simply understand it as running errands and other miscellaneous tasks. Maybe this sending things is a code word for which field.

"Well, that's it."

The old man didn't seem to notice Bai Chen's confused expression at this time, he just took out a clean and delicate box from his arms and put it on the table in front of Bai Chen .

"..."

Bai Chen was silent for a moment, but after meeting the smiling eyes of the old man, he could only swallow dryly, and carefully opened the small box, as if the box in front of him was Pandora's magic box, which was gorgeous and beautiful. And deadly.

It can be seen that the box has been well maintained. Although the style looks retro, the surface of the box is still smooth and bright.

When I opened the box, I thought it contained some terrible secret, but what caught Bai Chen and Ma Li's eyes was just a small seed. The surface of the seed emitted a faint light green light. It seems to be seen everywhere, but from the seed itself, Bai Chen and Ma Li felt a very strong vitality.

"This is... a seed?"

"..."

After seeing the items in the box, Ma Li said to herself with some doubts, while Bai Chen kept silent about it.

"You should be able to recognize what this seed is."

Bai Chen's silence did not disappoint the old man, on the contrary, he smiled more happily and said so firmly.

"I believe that the rumored Mr. Bai Chen may not have seen it, but at least he may know its name."

The old man's continuous words made Bai Chen's frown deeper and deeper, but at this time he didn't intend to say something against his will, because even if he said it, he probably wouldn't believe it, would he?

"Miracle seeds, right? And it doesn't look like an ordinary miracle seed."

"I know you won't let me down, you are indeed the one in the rumors."

I don't know why, at this moment, the old man's kind smile seemed to have changed a bit in Bai Chen's opinion, but as the owner of Wanshiwu, he still responded patiently: "I'm sorry for what you heard. I am not very interested in what I am in the rumors, but I still want to remind you here that Wanshiwu has restrictions on accepting commissions, and they must be within my ability."

"Hehe, of course we know this, but didn't this sentence basically indicate that all the commissions you can accept are in line with your interests?",

"...Okay, I take back what I just said, I am very interested in where and from whom you heard the rumors... Even if I say so, you will not tell me Bar."

Halfway through, Bai Chen noticed that the other party's smile seemed to have changed again, so he gave up the idea of ​​asking further, but judging from the other party's answer, at least Bai Chen can be sure of one thing, that is——

The other party knew that he was a former Pokémon master, but this secret was only known to those high-level official officials of the alliance, but since he had already mentioned this, Bai Chen didn't intend to continue beating around the bush.