Pokémon: Hoenen Rage

Chapter 78 The Man on the Sea (Third update today)

Perhaps Lai acted sincerely enough, or perhaps the large-billed gulls and bogfish behind him seemed too threatening. The swarm of bees stopped not far in front of Lai.

"Weiss!"

Flying to the front, seeing the honey on the ground and the circle bear standing aside, the queen bee asked Rai angrily.

"Mio!"

She said did you steal it?

The sticky treasure on the head acts as a translator.

"Niannibao, tell it that although it is not us, the Circle Bear is our friend, and we are willing to make compensation for it."

"Mio Mio!"

Niannibao danced and talked and gestured, telling the Queen Bee.

"Wes?"

Now Lai could understand without a translator. He turned around and took out two packages of elf food from his backpack, opened them and placed them on the ground.

"Weiss!"

The Queen Bee nodded, then pointed to the honey in the distance, and said, "Not enough!"

It's good to be able to communicate, and Lai took out some food and a small box of cubes.

Feeling the energy aura from the cube, the children in the six nests under Queen Bee couldn't hold back and flew out directly.

"You can let the three bees eat some too. There's no need to fight, is there?"

"Weiss!"

The queen bee waved her hand and greeted the three bees behind her.

Seeing the tense atmosphere gradually dissipating, the Pokémon that ran far away quietly slipped back.Seeing that there was almost no room to sit around, Lai simply moved his position and moved to the beach after the tide went out.

I don't know when, but the circle bear disappeared. Judging from his skilled escape method, I'm afraid it wasn't his first offense.

Call the queen bee over, and while eating, ask about the origins of her and her people.In Rai's impression, Queen Bee and Three Bees should be Pokémon unique to the Sinnoh region, and Hoenn is far away from Sinnoh, so logically they should not appear near the Hoenn region.

"Wes. Wes!"

Following Queen Bee's narration and Niannibao's translation, Lai roughly understood the situation.The queen bee herself doesn’t know why she is here. Her tribe has been living in this jungle a long time ago. With the death of the older generation of patriarchs, she evolved into the queen bee. Because of her good talent and rapid growth in strength, the tribe’s The strength also became stronger, moving from the periphery to the more fertile area in the center, occupying a territory.

According to what it said, there were a lot of Pokémon on the island, and there were some that were stronger than it. The strongest one was a monster that lived on a hill outside the forest.

Hearing this, Marsh Jumping Fish looked happy, he liked such opponents, and immediately asked Queen Bee if she could take him to meet the strange force.

After thinking about it, Queen Bee agreed, but said that she could only take it to the outside and not enter the sphere of influence of the strange force, otherwise she would be in danger.

"Bakou!"

Swampleap Fish patted its chest, indicating that it was no problem.

After agreeing on a meeting time tomorrow, Queen Bee led her tribe back to the forest. The rest of the Pokémon also dispersed and cleaned up a bit. Lai and his friends also rested early, except for the somewhat excited Swampert.

In the middle of the night, Marsh Jumping Fish saw that his friends were all fast asleep and quietly got up.

It had always been calm, but under the stimulation of the Flying Mantis, it crossed a small threshold in its heart. It was in a particularly good mood and was very eager to compete with an evenly matched opponent.

The few battles during the day were not enjoyable enough. The powerful Big-billed Ou was completely different from his own style and always avoided direct confrontation.

This left the bog jumper with a little too much energy and couldn't use it up, so he simply ran to the beach to continue exercising.

After a while, Lai, who always slept lightly in the wild, heard the deliberately suppressed voice of the bog jumper. He opened his eyes and guessed the whole story at a glance.

Putting on his coat, Rai also walked towards the beach.

"Buck?"

Looking at Lai who hadn't quite woken up yet, Bog Yueyu scratched his head in embarrassment.

Waving his hand, he walked to the side of the swamp jumping fish and touched its head.

"I know you are very happy today, and I also appreciate that flying mantis. However, the most important thing for you and me is that we have proven that we are growing up, and the memory of Soujiro's flying mantis is already a thing of the past. .”

As he spoke, Len rolled up his sleeves, revealing the long scar on his arm that had faded slightly but was still visible at a glance.

"Bakou. Bakou!"

You will never suffer such an injury again after this scar!Touching Lai's scar, Bog Yuyu's eyes became firmer.

"This is not important. Why would a good man care about this? The important thing is to look forward."

"The Big-billed Owl has become very strong after evolving. I know this puts pressure on you, but don't take it too seriously. You will also become stronger. Everyone has their own rhythm, don't disrupt it."

"Bakou!"

Swamp Leap Fish patted his chest, agreed, and turned around to go to training again.

Seeing that the Swamp Leap Fish had no intention of resting, Lai stretched out a finger and poked it in the back.

"Bakou?!"

The severe soreness made him unable to move for a moment, and he turned his head to look at Lai in surprise.

"Lie down and practice every day. Even the power of the heart can't cure it."

It turned out that the continuous training over the past few months had made its body extremely powerful, but it also left a lot of strain. Although it was not a hidden injury, it still had certain hidden dangers.

These hidden dangers cannot be hidden under the observation of the power of the heart, so Lai exposed them with a single finger.

Facing the marsh leap fish obediently lying on the beach, Lai's hands condensed crystal blue energy, and beads of sweat ooze from his forehead.

After years of losing naturally absorbed energy, manifesting the power of the heart is a costly endeavor, but even so, it needs to be used.

After a few continuous shots and rubs, all the energy was exhausted and penetrated into the body of the marsh jumping fish, repairing its muscles.

Facing a few strains, Lai started an increased version of the massage.As the saying goes, good medicine tastes bitter. For the long-term accumulated strain and extremely developed body, massage is no longer a comfortable enjoyment. Severe soreness emerges crazily with the pressure of Lai's hands.

"Bakou!"

Can't you be gentler? !

"Hold on, why didn't you think so much when I first advised you?"

"Bakou."

The protest was fruitless, and the marsh jumper could only grit his teeth and endure.

In the distance, Lu Lili woke up at some point and jumped to the beach. She stood in front of the swamp jumping fish and was full of curiosity about Lai's enhanced massage.

Facing the younger sister's gaze, Mao Yueyu pretended to be indifferent, showing a look of indifference. Lai, who had a bad taste, deliberately pressed the most painful part several times, making Mao Yueyu's expression distorted.

Lu Lili also had a naughty temperament. She guessed Lai's intention and deliberately pretended not to notice it, looking at the Marsh Jumping Fish with an innocent face.

Swampleap Fish also quickly forced out a smile and looked at his little sister.

Behind him, Lai deliberately pressed lightly a few times, then pressed hard.

"Ow—"

The howling sound spread far away, waking up the big-billed gull and Niannibao.

Lulili laughed and lay down on her tail.

"Bakou——"

Swamp Jumper sighed and covered his face with his hands.

Now I have no face to see anyone.

Just as it was thinking this, the pain behind it came to an end.

Lai patted it on the head:

"Get up and try to see if it still hurts? Is it heavy?"

He stood up, moved his arms, and jumped a few times. He felt that his body felt much more relaxed. The Swamp Jumper smiled again and patted Lai beside him happily.

"Okay, let's go to bed. We have to get up early tomorrow!"

In the camp, when they heard Lai's voice, Niannianbao and Big-billed Gull knew that nothing happened, so they fell back to sleep.

After sending the swamp jumping fish back to sleep, Lu Lili, an energetic little guy, made a fuss for a long time. It wasn't until late at night that Lai fell asleep again from exhaustion.

Early the next morning, when I woke up, the four Pokémon were full of energy, but Rai had faint dark circles under his eyes.

(End of this chapter)