Not a trainer this time

Mililong held his head high, opened his eyes and looked at the human in front of him cutely.

Naoki looked at the Pokémon ball next to him, thinking that such a docile Mililong should not need to be put into the Pokémon ball?

After thinking about it, he put the Mililong in the small bucket of water next to him.

"You stay here obediently!"

With a splash, Mililong slid into the bucket.

Naoki turned around and continued fishing. During this time, he looked back and found that it was really waiting obediently in the bucket.

Mililong only showed half of its head from the water and looked out.

Not to mention, Mililong looked quite cute.

Naoki smiled at it, then turned around and continued to concentrate on fishing.

The fishing competition was still going on.

At this time, a huge splash suddenly sounded from a girl in a short skirt not far away.

The fishermen around turned their heads to look and saw a huge fat catfish Pokémon jumping out of the water.

"Oh my god! After Sato Takeru and Naoki, another person who caught a fish Pokémon has been born!"

"I wonder if Minglan can catch it and conquer that Roaring Tyrant! Come on! Minglan!"

The crowd watching on the shore cheered for the girl named Minglan.

But the Roaring Tyrant was too strong and she couldn't compete with it at all.

Although Minglan tried her best to reel in the rod, she was finally freed by the Roaring Tyrant. Not only that, she almost dragged the fishing rod away with her.

Seeing this scene, people expressed regret.

"What a pity!"

"Fishing requires patience and skills. Fishing should be done without damaging the fishing rod. You can't catch rare fish by just using brute force." Sato Takeru said lightly.

After the voice fell, the float floating on the water in front of him moved.

Ripples spread out around the fishing line. Sato Takeru's eyes suddenly became sharp. He kept the rhythm and reeled in his rod. Soon, he caught an ordinary river fish.

This time it was not a rare fish Pokémon. Sato Takeru was not discouraged. He put the fish into the bucket and then sat on a small bench to continue fishing.

Sato Takeru looked like a hermit, which made Naoki slightly stunned. He could see that the other party was really capable.

In this case, he had to be serious.

Fish is coming!

The float floating on the water surface moved, and it seemed very heavy. It was obvious that a big guy was hooked!

What kind of fish will it be this time?

With this weight, could it be a croaker?

Thinking of the croaker that was just caught by the girl, Naoki immediately got ready to reel in his rod.

Because the croaker was too reckless. Although it was not very smart, it was very strong.

If he was not prepared, the croaker would probably drag him into the water when it struggled.

Naoki exerted force with his arms and began to pull the rod in.

What surprised him was that the fish didn't struggle at all.

Naoki was confused.

Isn't it a Slowpoke?

Soon, Naoki had the answer to this question in his mind.

Because what he caught this time was not a Slowpoke at all, but a Pokémon with a pink body, a fat body, two curly ears and a cream-colored mouth.

The Pokémon was biting the hook with its mouth, its eyes were dull, and a long pink tail was hanging down.

This is... Slowpoke? !

Naoki was confused.

What's going on? Doesn't Slowpoke live on the river bank?

Soon, someone noticed the scene on his side.

"Oh! This is really surprising. Naoki actually caught a Slowpoke!"

Some viewers who were watching the fishing competition for the first time were confused: "Is Slowpoke also a fish Pokémon?"

"In the conventional sense, it is not, but the rules of the fishing competition, whether it is an ordinary fish or a Pokémon, it can be counted as one point! If it is rare, even one can be worth several!"

"Good luck." Sato Takeru also saw the Slowpoke.

As far as he knows, Pokémon like Slowpoke usually live a life of lying on the seaside and riverside all day long, usually in a daze, and rarely go to the water.

But this does not mean that there are no Slowpokes.

Some Slowpokes will also float on the water with their companions and let the current push them to drift away.

Naoki: "..."

He helped the Slowpoke to get rid of the hook, and then put it on the grass next to it.

During the whole process, Slowpoke did not react at all, his eyes were dull, and he looked stupid.

In the end, it simply stayed beside Naoki and became dazed.

Is this Slowpoke?

It really lives up to its name...

Shaking his head, Naoki continued to cast his fishing rod and began to catch the next fish.

Time passed by minute by minute, and gradually, other anglers also caught a lot of fish.

There were ordinary river fish and some fish Pokémon.

Like Magikarp and Ugly, which are more common in the river.

Although some people who were lucky enough caught the Ogre, they all ran away.

Soon, there were only ten minutes left in the three hours.

During this period, Sato Takeru and Naoki caught a lot of fish and Pokémon.

The organizer of the fishing competition took a look at the time, and then informed everyone: "Attention, contestants! There are still ten minutes until the end of the fishing competition!"

Ten minutes? Naoki calculated in his mind that he could probably catch the last fish.

At this moment, there was movement from Takeru Sato's side.

Fierce whirlpools appeared on the water, as if something huge was struggling crazily.

Big stuff is coming!

Takeru Sato felt the power coming from the fishing rod, and his expression suddenly became serious.

His arms used force to stabilize the fishing rod and prevent the fish from breaking away.

At the same time, he began to close the pole continuously. When the distance was almost the same, Sato Ken pushed harder.

The next second, a huge Chihouba jumped out of the lake.

Its figure covered the sky and sun, shrouding Takeru Sato in shadow.

"It's Chihouba again!" The onlookers opened their eyes wide.

"This is already the eighth player to catch Chihouba today! Unfortunately, all the previous ones failed. I don't know if Mr. Sato Takeru can succeed."

"His chances are very high. After all, Mr. Takeru Sato once conquered a wild Gyarados!"

Amid people's discussion, Takeru Sato's expression was tense.

Obviously, he did not dare to neglect this extremely powerful Chihouba at all.

Chihouba finally landed on the land by the river. It looked around angrily, opened its mouth, and used a water gun attack directly at the instigator.

The water flow condenses into water columns and shoots out at extremely fast speeds.

Fortunately, Takeru Sato had anticipated it in advance and quickly ducked sideways.

Taking advantage of the gap between Chihouba's attacks, Takeru Sato stepped forward, climbed up to Chihouba's back, reached out and grabbed the two long catfish tentacles, and suppressed them under him.

The catfish must be restrained by others, and Chihouba was stimulated, and began to flap wildly in place.

But since the shore is not in the water, Chihouba, who has a natural disadvantage, cannot display his full strength at all.

Chihouba struggled, but Takeru Sato restrained him.

One person and one Pokémon immediately fell into a stalemate.

The next thing to compete is the endurance of both sides, until they see who can't hold on first.

Naoki was stunned by this scene.

Is this how fishing is done? Why are you still fighting with the fish?

But then again, the physiques of these humans in the Pokémon world are so strong!

As time passed by, Chiroba's struggle gradually became smaller and smaller, until finally, the poor Pokémon lay weakly on the grass, panting there.

It has finally conquered this human being...

Seeing this scene, Takeru Sato knew that he had succeeded.

He breathed a sigh of relief, then took out a new Poké Ball and took the Chiroba inside.

Perhaps because Chihouba had run out of energy, the elf ball only shook a few times and then stopped.

"Bah bang bang!"

The nervous onlookers on the shore applauded.

"As expected of Mr. Takeru Sato!"

"It's amazing! He actually subdued Chihou Ba!"

Naoki also admired the other person very much. If he was asked to climb on the back of the Pokémon to subdue the Pokémon like that, he would not be able to do it.

There is still more than a minute left before the end of the competition time. In such a short time, it is not necessarily possible to catch fish.

In addition, someone had already caught a Chihouba, and the others felt that they had no chance of winning, so they put away their fishing rods in advance and prepared to wait for the evaluation later.

Naoki was about to put away his fishing rod like everyone else, but at this moment, the float floating on the water suddenly shook again.

This means that another fish has taken the bait!

Naoki was stunned for a moment, but his hands moved subconsciously.

Along with the sound of splashing, a slender figure jumped out of the lake.

Water droplets all over the sky splashed from it. Under the refraction of the sun, those water droplets emitted a beautiful brilliance like a rainbow.

The incident here immediately attracted the attention of everyone around.

And when people saw the caught figure clearly, everyone immediately sat up in shock, raised their heads, their faces were full of shock, and they looked at the Pokémon with incredible eyes.

It was a slender Pokémon with a cream-colored body, eyes like dreamy rubies, and a body covered in blue and pink scales.

Its appearance is extremely beautiful, its scales shine in the sun, and its streamlined and slender body looks so beautiful.

"Woo~"

With a melodious cry, the Pokémon broke free from the hook and fell into the lake again.

"Meinas..." Takeru Sato shouted out the name of the Pokémon blankly.

For every fisherman, Pokémon like Menus are a dreamlike existence.

Because they are so rare.

"Naoki, quickly conquer it!" Takeru Sato reminded loudly.

Naoki, who was shocked by Menas, came back to his senses.

Conquer? How to conquer it?

Wouldn't he need to climb on Menus' body to suppress it?

do not care! Just throw the ball away!

Naoki gritted his teeth and threw the elf ball in his hand hard.

The next second, the elf ball hit Menas, and Menas' body turned into a stream of red light and was taken into the elf ball.

"Buzz-buzz!"

The Poke Ball that landed on the lake began to shake.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

Everyone held their breath and watched this scene nervously.

Naoki didn't have high hopes for conquering Menas with one goal.

Because this is impossible no matter how you think about it, he is not a one-goal superman, and he and Menas have no relationship, and they are still in a state of strangers to each other.

Menas will definitely break free from the elf ball, then turn around and swim away, disappearing above the lake.

Naoki thought to himself,

However, at this moment, the elf ball floating on the water suddenly stopped.

Seeing that scene, the onlookers immediately let out a cry of surprise.

"Yes! Conquered successfully!"

"Mr. Naoki is so awesome! He can actually catch a rare Pokémon like Menas!"

Sato Kenya breathed a sigh of relief.

Compared to that Minas, the Chihou Ba and Light Cod he caught were still slightly inferior.

It seems that the champion of this fishing competition has come out.

But this time, he was convinced to lose!

And Zhi Shu felt his head roar. The fished Meenas actually recognized him? !

what happened?

The Poké Ball containing Menas was washed to the shore by the water of Cauldron Lake. Naoki stepped forward in confusion and picked it up.

Pressing the button on the elf ball, with a flash of white light, the Menas just appeared in front of everyone again.

It didn't turn around and run away, but looked over with gentle eyes.

Three exclamation marks suddenly appeared above Naoki's head.

Could it be that the Poké Ball has a brainwashing function? !

"Menas?" he tried to call.

Menas looked at the human in front of him with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

He has a very strong natural aura on his body!

Menas, who was born in nature, was born with an affinity for this scent.

Those chosen by nature will not be bad people!

Naoki didn't have Translator Guazisu on him now, so he couldn't communicate with Menas yet. But seeing that it didn't seem to be leaving, he turned around and prepared to take the Pokémon he caught today for the final evaluation.

The other fishermen around looked at the Menas with envious expressions in their eyes.

"It seems that everyone has gained a lot today!" Mayor Thomas walked forward with a smile: "Then let me see what kind of fish you have caught."

The final result of the fishing competition is based on points.

There are many subdivisions on this. For example, ordinary fish are worth one point, while fish Pokémon are worth two points.

If you catch a rare type of Fish Pokémon, your score will be even higher.

The sum of these scores is the final score of these contestants.

Mayor Thomas and the judges began to inspect the fish caught by the contestants one by one.

Before it was his turn, Naoki lowered his head and looked at what he had gained today.

Three Millosaurs, two Gnaws, a Slowpoke, a bunch of Bass and Shrimp, and a Menas.

These should add up to a lot of points, right?

Naoki turned his head and looked at Takeru Sato, who was not far away.

He also caught a lot of fish.

They are four light cods, five carp kings, one eating roarer, and a bunch of ordinary river fish.

"Player Takeru Sato, the final score is 42 points!" Mayor Thomas checked his fish Pokémon and then announced.

Compared to others, this score is already very high.

Recalling the way Takeru Sato conquered Pokémon with his body just now, Naoki felt sincere admiration.

He is truly a true fishing master!

At this time, Mayor Thomas came to Naoki.

After some careful inspection, he advertised the final result with a smile:

"Player Naoki, the final score is 52 points! Speaking of which, this is the first time someone has caught a Pokémon like Menus!"

52 points, a full ten points ahead of Takeru Sato.

As expected, Naoki won the championship in this fishing competition and received the championship medal issued by the Fishing Association.

After it was over, Takeru Sato walked up to Naoki.

"I am convinced that I have lost." Takeru Sato felt sincere admiration.

Naoki: "..."

"No." He shook his head: "I just have better luck."

Combining the Power of the Dragon with Padilla Paella, he opened too many tricks compared to other players.

Takeru Sato is the truly powerful fishing master.

After hearing those words, Takeru Sato shook his head with a smile and said: "Sometimes, luck is also a part of strength. I am very happy to compete with you in today's fishing competition. If there is a chance in the future, let us go to the vast sea. Go fishing!”

Compared to terrestrial lakes, the boundless sea has a larger number of fish Pokémon inhabiting it.

For anglers, it is the best fishing place in the world.

Naoki: "..."

If he went fishing at sea, he was worried that he would catch the little Kyogre that Water Lotus caught later.

After all, he had seen the effects of Padiya paella with his own eyes.

But Naoki still responded: "Okay."

Only then did Takeru Sato smile with satisfaction: "Then, let's conquer the fish Pokémon in the sea together!"

The fishing competition ended. In order not to damage the ecological environment of Cauldron Lake, some fishermen chose to release the Pokémon they caught.

Naoki also turned his eyes to the Pokémon he had caught.

Three Milidramons lined up and poked their heads out from the side of the bucket, two Slithering Tortoises bit the barrel beam of the bucket and refused to let go, and Slowpoke was still lying there in a daze.

And Milotic stood on the grass and looked at this side.

Naoki smiled and said, "Thank you for today. Thanks to your willingness to take the bait, I was able to win the fishing competition. Now the competition is over. If you want to go back, you can go back!"

As he said that, Naoki put the bucket by the river.

The two Slithering Tortoises were forced to open their mouths. They looked left and right, and then swam into the lake and disappeared.

The three Milidramons stayed in the bucket and jumped, and Slowpoke was still in a daze.

It seems that these Pokémon are not going to leave.

In this case, he will take them back to live on the World Tree.

Thinking of this, Naoki looked at Milotic again.

He took out the Rotom phone from his pocket and asked the Rotom inside to help translate.

"Mienshao, are you going to follow me too?"

"Woo~" Mienshao nodded gently.

This surprised Naoki even more.

He was puzzled and asked: "Why did you choose me?"

Mienshao: "Woo~"

Rotom helped translate: "Mienshao said [Because you smell good] Loto!"

Hmm? What smell?

Naoki lowered his head and smelled himself, but he didn't smell anything.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

Mienshao described it with some difficulty: "Woo..." (It's a bit like the wind, and a bit like green leaves, woo, I don't know how to say it...)

Naoki was a little confused.

But soon, a bold guess came to his mind.

Could it be that what Mienshao felt was the breath of the World Tree?

In addition, he had eaten dishes made with the leaves of the World Tree before... So, this Mienshao was not taken in by him for this reason?

Is the attraction of the World Tree to ordinary Pokémon so great?

Naoki really didn't expect this situation.

He recalled the reactions of Zapdos and Budcrest when they saw the World Tree, and the answer came to his mind.

It seems that the natural environment on the World Tree is very popular with Pokémon.

After a little thought, Naoki asked again: "Then do you want to go back with me?"

Mienshao nodded happily.

The fishing competition has ended, and people have gradually dispersed.

Naoki put Milotica into the Poké Ball, then picked up Slowpoke, picked up the bucket containing Milotica, and returned to the ranch.

As soon as he landed, he went directly to the World Tree and came to the lake on the top floor.

"Come out! Milotica!"

A white light flashed, and Milotica fell into the lake.

Feeling the stronger natural atmosphere around, Milotica was full of surprise.

Then, Naoki released the three Milotica and the Slowpoke.

Milotica is gentle and doesn't like fighting.

Milotica is weak and usually doesn't provoke other Pokémon.

As the name suggests, Slowpoke is always in a daze on the shore, thinking about life.

Even if these Pokémon live here, they will not conflict with other Pokémon, and it should be easy for them to become friends with the Great Hero Expedition Team.

Not only that, Milotic and Milon can also help water the crops on the World Tree side.

"This is the inside of the World Tree." Naoki introduced to the Pokémon in front of him: "I plan to build an expedition team guild here where all Pokémon can live in harmony and help each other. Welcome to join!"

Milotic poked their heads out of the water, and Milotic also blinked.

They seemed very curious about this so-called expedition team guild.

Naoki smiled, then called Oliva and said to it: "Oliva, these Pokémon are new companions who have joined us. Next, I ask you to introduce this place to them."

Oliva readily agreed.

Because there were still things to do in the ranch, Naoki left here first.

After Naoki left, Oliva introduced the situation on the World Tree to these new companions in a gentle tone.

Including the Great Hero Expedition Team, the Expedition Team Guild, the Pokémon Restaurant, and the Pokémon Orchard and Farmland.

After a while, the Wood Geckos were also attracted.

They looked at the new companions curiously.

Oliva continued to introduce: "Li~Li!" (After this place is built, everyone will live happily together in this place~ The Wood Geckos want to be waiters in the cafe. If you have a job you are interested in, you can also come to help!)

The Mili Dragons jumped up in place with excitement.

They said: "Mi!" (We want to be the manager of a sushi restaurant!)

The eyes of the Milotic flickered. For it, which doesn't like fighting, this place is great!

"Woo!" (Then I'll help water it!) Milotic said.

Oliva nodded gently, saying, "Li~" (So from now on, we are all companions, please take care of me~)

As for Slowpoke, it still lay on the shore in a daze.

——

Attached is a dreamy secret base.