Not a trainer this time

Alliance calendar year 199, April 5th.

The ship successfully arrived in the Padia region.

White long-winged gulls chirped as they flew across the sky and landed on the top of the lighthouse.

Golden beaches, blue sea, high-rise buildings full of modern atmosphere...

This is Niangguang City, the most technologically advanced and commercially prosperous Niangguang City in the Padia region!

Naoki took Gulledon to the city again and returned to his hometown. He felt his whole body relax.

Looking around happily, Naoki said to Gulton: "Let's go! Go to the mall to buy some gifts and take them back to give to everyone!"

"Ah gah~" Gu Luton replied happily in the same voice.

When he came back this time, Naoki didn't call the ranch to report. He planned to give everyone a surprise quietly.

After passing through the bustling streets, Zhi Shu came straight to a tall building.

This is the most prosperous shopping mall in Niangguang City.

From furniture and electrical appliances, to vegetables and fruits, to food, clothing, housing, and even things used by Pokémon.

Zhi Shu had been here several times before and was already familiar with the environment here.

Before going to pick out gifts for everyone, he first went to the shopping mall on the third floor and bought a fruit mixer there to make energy cubes.

Then we took the elevator all the way up to the gift area on the twelfth floor.

In order not to attract attention, Naoki released his Pokémon in two batches.

The first batch of members are Frost Milk Fairy, Bing Yibu, Ergui Pun and Babu Tubo.

Several Pokémon immediately lined up in a row, and Frostnake was carried on top of his head by Babutu, and he looked towards Naoki with them.

As the Pokémon parent, Naoki introduced many Pokémon to them with a smile:

"Go on, this is a place that specializes in selling Pokémon toys. If you like anything, just go and get it. I will pay you the bill later."

"Bamo!"

"Mama!"

"Bonnie!"

"..."

All the Pokémon cheered in unison, and then dispersed like children, wandering among the shelves, picking out what they liked.

Naoki followed them with a smile while pushing the cart.

He looked at the Cream Fairy standing in front of a jar of exquisite candies with her hands on her hips, then turned back and pointed at the candy jar.

Naoki immediately stepped forward to help Frosty Milk Fairy throw the candy jar into the trolley.

Frost Milk Fairy also jumped over, jumped into the basket of the trolley, and let Zhi Shu push it away.

Soon, Babu Woodchuck also flew back with a can of cereal.

It saw the Frosty Milk Fairy sitting on the trolley and was immediately attracted to it. Then he put the cereal into the trolley and sat down next to the Frosty Milk Fairy.

The two Pokémon looked forward happily, cheering from their mouths.

"Mama~!"

"Bamo~!"

"Two little fools." Naoki said with a smile. He looked at Ice Eevee running back with a small dinosaur doll in his mouth.

Bingyibu looked at the two Pokémon on the trolley, and there was some movement on his face, as if he wanted to sit on it too.

But due to its personality, it is a little embarrassed to speak.

Seeing this, Naoki picked up the Ice Eevee from the ground and put it into the cart amidst exclamations.

Gu Ledun on the side had a face filled with emotion.

It brought its big head closer and wanted to sit on it.

Naoki's head was suddenly filled with black lines, and he pushed Gu Ledun's big face with his hand: "No, you will crush the car!"

Hearing this, Gu Ledun's head immediately drooped, with a look of grievance on his face.

"Ah geez..."

Naoki's heart softened, and after thinking for a while, he changed his mind and said, "It won't work this time. I will buy a pickup truck when I get home, and then I will drive and take you out together."

"Ah gah!"

Guluton was very coaxed, and the dark clouds above his head immediately turned clear, revealing a dazzling and bright sun.

At this time, Ergui ran back with a Pikachu mask. When it saw Babu and the others looking very happy in the cart, it immediately showed an eager expression on its face.

"Bonnie!"

Naoki: "..."

He observed the structure of the trolley, and then asked Gu Lerton to push the second one over.

Naoki directed Ergui to sit in, and then moved the Frost Milk Fairy, Babu Groundhog and Ice Eevee to its side and arms.

The cart containing the goods was pushed by Gullerton, while Naoki pushed a group of Pokémon to stroll slowly among the shelves.

While thinking about the preferences of the Pokémon in the ranch, he selected gifts for them.

"This Pokémon nest is very good. I will buy a few more to use as nests for the Biker Lizards."

"This set of elk hats from the Christmas series is very cute. I bought it as a gift for Kuailong and Hackron to dress up."

"Ah! Are these Bozhi glasses? They are calm and mature, and they seem to be the style that my brother would like to care about."

"In that case, let me give this blue silk scarf to my sister as a gift."

"This thing seems to be charcoal that fire-type Pokémon would like? Buy it back and give it to the lava bug."

"..."

After shopping around for a few times, Naoki finally finished selecting the gifts for everyone.

So Luton's cart was already filled to the brim.

Seeing that Babu Tubo and Ergui were a little tired from playing, Zhi Shu took them back into the elf ball and replaced them with Kuailong, Motorized Lizard and Flapping Wings.

Naoki repeated what he had just said to Babu Tubo and the others.

The three Pokémon then ran out happily.

In the end, Kuailong chose a salted fish doll and planned to hold it to sleep in the future.

The Motorized Lizard looked left and right, and finally picked out a box of snack gift bags. There were a lot of delicious things in it, and he could share them with everyone when he went back!

A happy smile appeared on the Motorized Lizard's face.

Zhan Yifa followed the smell and floated downstairs along the escalator, stopping in front of a vegetable market selling meat, looking at the fresh steaks and ribs with a faint look.

The butcher was shocked by this Pokémon.

Zhi Shu ran over and saw the fluttering hair, so he quickly pushed it back:

"You can buy these things at home, so you don't have to buy them from here!"

"Dream……"

Fluttering Hair seemed to understand, then turned around and floated back dragging a special large bone used by canine Pokémon to grind their teeth.

Zhi Shu stretched out his hand to take it, read the introduction above, and then looked at the two pointed little tiger teeth in Zhiteifa's mouth, and an expression of sudden realization suddenly appeared on his face.

It seems that Zhiyifa wants to grind his teeth!

After arriving at the ranch, Zhanyifa has always eaten cooked food, and there is almost no need to hunt alone.

This also resulted in it not biting prey for a long time, and the teeth could not be polished by hunting, which made it a little itchy and made Flapping Hair a little unaccustomed to it.

This was an oversight on his part, Naoki thought.

"If that's the case, then I'll pack this big bone!" Naoki said.

Fluttering Hair responded lightly, and then took the initiative to run back into the elf ball.

Zhi Shu took out the Poke Balls of Kuailong and Motorized Lizard again, and said to them expectantly: "We've finished shopping, it's time for us to go home!"

The two Pokémon naturally had no objection and returned to the Poké Ball obediently.

"What about you? Is there anything you want?" Naoki looked at Gulton, who had been following him, and asked with a smile: "Everyone has chosen, and now you are the only one left."

"Ah, hiss!" Guluton shook his head with a smile. It didn't want anything.

Seeing this scene, Naoki raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Really not?"

Therefore, Leden shook his head honestly: "Ah, geez."

Naoki couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

Therefore, Luton put his head on his back and walked out.

Naoki now understood what Guluton meant.

It wants to go home.

"If you miss this time, you may not have another chance in the future!" Naoki said again before leaving.

Therefore, Luton said in his heart that he didn’t believe it!

"Okay! Then I'll study the energy cube for you when I get back."

In desperation, Naoki had no choice but to pay the bill and stuff those things into his travel backpack. In the end, he could barely fit them in until the travel backpack almost burst.

After all this work, it was noon.

There was a growling sound in Gu Ledun's stomach, and Zhi Shu was also a little hungry. After thinking about it, he decided to fill his stomach in Niangguang City before going back.

One person and one Pokémon were walking on the streets of Niangguang City. The Gullton beside him was extremely eye-catching, attracting passers-by to look at them.

Naoki was now used to this kind of thing. He ignored those looks and was going to find a Chinese restaurant to taste the Padian-style hometown cuisine.

However, when he passed by a dessert shop, he suddenly heard a familiar voice that was slightly surprising.

"Eh? Mr. Naoki?"

Zhi Shu turned around and saw Qi Shu standing not far away with a little magnet on his head with a look of surprise on his face.

"Is it really you? I thought I made a mistake just now!" Qishu's eyes lit up: "Mr. Naoki, why did you suddenly come to Niangguang City?"

Naoki: "I just came back from the Hezhong area. As you know, only Niangguang City has a direct ferry to the Hezhong area."

Qishu understood immediately. She looked at Gu Ledun and asked quickly: "Have you had lunch? If not, I'll treat you! Just think of it as thanking you for your hospitality last time!"

Naoki thought that there were too many Pokémon on his side and it might be inconvenient, so he wanted to say that he had eaten.

However, before he opened his mouth, he heard a growling sound coming from Gulton's stomach.

Naoki: "..."

Qishu suddenly laughed, showing his white teeth: "It seems that he hasn't eaten yet! It just so happens that I haven't eaten either. I know a Chinese restaurant that tastes great!"

Naoki: "..."

Qishu is really enthusiastic!

It was hard to refuse the hospitality, so he had no choice but to agree, and led by Qishu to a Chinese restaurant in the center of the city.

Qishu wrote and drew on the menu energetically: "Mr. Naoki, do you want Mapo tofu?"

"Can."

"Where's the shredded pork with green pepper?"

"also."

"Where are the baked eggs?"

"...I'm not picky about food."

Qishu: "Hehe, that's good, that's good. In that case, these are the dishes. Waiter, please bring five bowls of rice and snacks for the Pokémon!"

"Okay!" The waiter on the side took the menu, and saw the lady ordering all the dishes on their menu.

The waiter looked shocked: "Woman, madam... Is this a bit too much? Can you two finish it?"

Hearing this, Naoki looked confused.

The waiter looked at his expression and handed over the menu.

It was okay for Naoki not to look at it, but when he looked at it, he realized that Qi Shu had marked all the dishes.

"We shouldn't be able to finish it, right?" Naoki said speechlessly.

Qishu smiled sheepishly: "Because I don't know what you like to eat, Mr. Naoki, so I ordered all the dishes, and it's not just the two of us! There are also Pokémon! "

Zhi Shu thought about it and felt that he could almost finish it. Therefore, Luton and Zhan Yifa are two big eaters: "Okay, let's do this first."

The waiter took the menu tremblingly and left.

Qishu talked about the ranch trial.

She asked expectantly: "By the way, Mr. Naoki, after my challenge, will any other gym leaders visit your ranch?"

"There shouldn't be one, right? There wasn't one before I left the ranch." Naoki shook his head: "But I'm not sure because I haven't gone back for a week."

Qishu felt a little regretful for some reason: "I still want to see the expressions on their faces!"

Naoki was speechless: "It's actually not that exaggerated, is it? It just sounds a bit bluffing. If you are familiar with the content of the trial and use attribute restraint, it is not impossible to pass."

Like the Dan Emperor before him, Mount Goat is completely overpowered by his Charizard.

As expected, Charizard penetrated the Green Grass Trial.

Dan Emperor's Charizard can do it, and Adek's Fire God Moth can definitely do it too.

After all, the Vulcan Moth with insect + fire attributes also restrained the mount goat to death.

It's just that Adek was still in a frightened state at the time and couldn't bear to let Vulcan Moth fight other Pokémon as soon as he recovered.

Qishu had a hopeless expression on his face: "But most gym leaders are only proficient in one type of Pokémon! If Haidai, the gym leader of the Bottle Gym, challenges the Green Grass Trial, I'm afraid he will end up like Worse than me."

You can't just breed Pokémon with other attributes just to participate in the trial, right?

After hearing this, Naoki thought to himself, and then a capitalist smile appeared on his face:

"I will slowly improve this point later and add more trials with different attributes. Then challengers can choose the trials they want to participate in based on their own circumstances."

Qishu: "..."

She had no choice but to change the topic, turned her attention to Naoki's hairstyle, and asked with a smile: "Mr. Naoki, have you cut your hair? Your beard is gone too."

Upon hearing this, Naoki immediately became energetic, sat up straight, and asked triumphantly: "You don't look so old now, do you?"

He still doesn't mind others calling him uncle.

Children of a certain age can do it, but people of the same age like Qishu cannot.

After all, he is only four years older than Qishu.

Qishu gave a thumbs up: "Great!"

Therefore, Luton also echoed: "Ah gah!"

"Humph!" Naoki thought Qishu was a pretty good person, so he said, "Just call me Naoki from now on. Don't call me sir. It sounds weird."

No matter in his previous life or in this life, others would call him by his first name directly, without any titles such as uncle or brother after him.

Hearing that proud hum, Qishu suddenly felt that Naoki's character was quite cute.

A happy smile appeared on her face, and she said energetically: "Okay, I get it!"