Pokemon Dawn

No.8 The one entrusted with trust

"It's been so long, Xiaotian!" the green-haired girl sighed happily, and the three of them gathered around to chat.

Although Xiaotian is the person with the least chance of showing up among the people in Zhenxin Town in the past year, after all, they are friends of the same age who were born and raised together, and they have long been familiar with each other. Everyone has long been used to Xiaotian's appearance.

Jin's cold face - after all, this guy has had this precocious personality since he was a child, and Xiaotian himself is not as inaccessible as his expression.

Xiaoyun expressed great relief for Xiaotian's return. Finally, someone could stop the annoying duo Xiaozhi and Xiaomao who couldn't stop arguing. Their natural iceberg faces couldn't be more convenient at this time.

Or maybe let Charmander burn them? It’s so enviable to have your own Pokémon so early...

"Speaking of which, Xiaotian, how long will you stay in Zhenxin Town this time?" Xiaozhi's words interrupted Xiaoyun's wild thoughts.

"Half a year." The silver-haired boy's answer was concise and to the point.

"In other words, you will stay here until we set off for our trip?" Xiao Mao rarely put his happiness on his face candidly.

Rather than always getting entangled with idiots like Xiaozhi, it would be better to discuss Pokémon knowledge with Xiaotian - Xiaomao thought, seemingly unaware that "entangled with idiots like Xiaozhi" often started on his own initiative.

The person who has always taught Xiaotian - Xiaotian's father, holds the position of one of the few first-level investigators in the Kanto area, and is no less important than his own grandfather. Therefore, Xiaomao can often hear from Xiaotian

Gain new knowledge and perspectives.

Perhaps because he often travels with his father and has accumulated a lot of experience, Xiaotian is much more stable and mature than boys of the same age. Coupled with the Charmander given to him by his father half a year ago, Xiaotian is actually half a trainer.

"Now that we've finally gathered together, let's have a party!" The old naughty boy Dr. Ohki suggested, "Just think of it as Xiaotian's welcome party!"

"Okay, okay!" Xiaozhi and Xiaoyun responded loudly.

He obviously just wanted to have a good time. Xiao Mao was so noisy that he took a step back and helplessly held his forehead.

"By the way, let's call Xiaoye here." Dr. Omu said with a smile, and turned to explain to Xiaotian, "Xiaoye just moved to Zhenxin Town at the beginning of this year. Xiaotian, you probably haven't met that child yet.

The smiles of Xiaozhi and the three of them froze on their faces almost at the same time.

Xiaoyun silently took a step back and lowered his voice, "Hey, what should we do now..."

"This...it doesn't matter. Xiaoye will definitely come out soon, probably!" Xiaozhi was talking nonsense with a cold sweat. If Dr. Oak knew that he and his group were leading the mess and Xiaoye was imprisoned in the cave, he would definitely be punished.

Damn it.

"Well, what's wrong?" Dr. Omu looked at the three people who suddenly became quiet in confusion.

"No, no, it's nothing! We just went to Xiaoye's house and saw that she wasn't there. She must have gone out and not come back yet!!" The green-haired girl was excited and spat out this long sentence very fast.

"Oh? Really. Then let her know when Xiaoye comes back at noon." Although he was a little confused about Xiaoyun's inexplicable excitement, Dr. Oki, who was always careless about things other than research, did not pay attention to these details.

Three hours later.

"Ah ah ah ah Xiao Ye, why haven't you come back yet..." Xiaozhi squatted in front of the door of Dr. Oak's research institute and wailed.

It's almost lunch time, and if Xiaoye doesn't show up, her secret will really be revealed.

"It's really troublesome." Xiao Mao frowned, "Why don't we just tell Grandpa directly? There is no danger in that cave anyway..."

At this point, Xiaomao suddenly stopped.

The vague strange feeling that I had always felt was finally captured by Xiaomao.

No danger?

Why on earth did the three of them take it for granted that they were safe in that suspicious ancient ruins?

Is it because of Xiaoye's relaxed and casual attitude when talking? But even Xiaoye cannot judge whether the depths of the ruins are absolutely safe.

In such a dark cave, encountering any vicious wild Pokémon would be almost a disaster. There is no room to escape in such a narrow cave.

And this is just one of the worst possibilities.

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at this time--

Xiaoye in the underground ruins casually knocked out a supersonic bat that was rushing toward her, then lifted the little guy with its eyes rolling in circles and put it in the corner.

"Sorry, sorry, it was a bit harsh." Xiaoye apologized sincerely, and then continued to walk around as she pleased.

The "ferocious wild Pokémon" was left sitting on the ground, holding his swollen head and crying without tears.

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In front of the research institute, after listening to Xiaomao's statement, Xiaozhi and Xiaoyun fell silent.

Then, the black-haired boy spoke firmly, "Let's ask Dr. Omu for help."

"Yeah." Xiaoyun lowered his head with some remorse, "I even forgot that it's not safe in the cave, and it took me so long..."

Xiao Mao smiled. Only at this time, Xiao Mao, who had always been arrogant and arrogant, felt that these two little tame Ran, who always looked stupid, were not so annoying.

The three of them turned around together, pushed open the door and entered. In Dr. Ohmu's surprised eyes, they told what happened before.

However, before Dr. Oak jumped up in shock and exclaimed, someone reacted faster.

"Where are the ruins?"

The silver-haired boy became serious and spoke the question concisely.

"Eh? Ah, it's in the back hill of Zhenxin Town..." Xiaoyun was stunned and said.

Xiaotian frowned slightly and quickly picked up his backpack, "I have a way, please lead the way."

"Ah, okay!" Xiaozhi and the other three quickly followed Xiaotian and went straight out.

Although he doesn't know what Xiaotian is going to do, Xiaotian has always been the most reliable person at critical moments since he was a child - since he said "there is a way", he will definitely be able to properly solve the trouble at hand.

Xiaozhi and the other three have habitually placed 100% trust in him, even the proud Xiaomao.

"Then I'll leave this matter to you, Xiaotian -" After shouting this sentence, Dr. Omu watched the four children run out of the research institute and sighed.

What a bunch of troublemaking brats.

However, if Xiaotian and his father's Pokémon are there, everything will be fine.

Dr. Oki smiled reassuringly and closed the door of the laboratory.

The ruins in the back mountain of Zhenxin Town are unnamed ruins that Xiaotian's father recently discovered on an ancient map. The year of its construction is no longer known. The only thing related to it is the one in Xiaotian's hand, which is engraved with special patterns.

The stone - according to Xiaotian's father, that is the key to unlocking the ruins.

Then, the danger level of the ruins is judged to be level B - a level where ordinary people may be in danger of death even with the help of Pokémon.

According to the investigation, there are a large number of traps for outsiders set up inside the ruins. Most of the ancient mechanisms were relatively simple, and traps such as traps, rolling stones, and arrows were all common types.

——However, for a nine-year-old child without Pokémon, these traps are enough to cause injury or even death.

Exploring and sealing the ruins is a task that Xiaotian accepted from his father. However, he did not expect that the slight earthquake a few days ago exposed the entrance to the ruins, and it happened to be discovered by Xiaoyun, which turned the situation into what it is now.

Look.

Must hurry.

The silver-haired boy turned over his hand, took out a dark gray sphere, and threw it into the air.

In the astonished gazes of Xiaozhi and others, the blazing wind surged.

The burly body appeared in the midsummer sunlight.

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small theater:

[Daily life in Zhenxin Town]

Xiaomao: (sarcastic) Hey, you don’t know this? Xiaozhi, you are such an idiot.

Xiaozhi: (angry) What did you say! Only those who call others idiots are idiots!

Xiaoyun: (covering face) Here we go again... Xiaotian, please.

Xiaotian: (sigh) Flame, spark.