Pokémon: Who told him to come out of Pallet Town!

Chapter 39: The Abandoned Little Fire Dragon

A group of people hurried along Route 24.

"Boom—"

A thunderclap suddenly sounded from the ground, and a flash of lightning dragged a giant shadow, swaying before everyone's eyes.

"It's here! It's the giant Pokémon that Natsume-san wanted to research!"

Ash stopped in his tracks, staring in astonishment at the enormous, swaying shadow.

"Idiot, that's where it is!"

Xiaoxia patted Xiaozhi's head and pointed to a spot not far away.

There was a tree stump there, and on top of the stump lay a Pokémon with a burning tail, a fiery red body, and a round head.

"It's a wild fire dragon!" Xiao Gang exclaimed in surprise.

"Okay, it's Charmander!" Ash looked excitedly at Charmander lying on the dead tree and threw a red and white ball at it.

"Whoa—" Charmander swept its tail, knocking away the red and white balls that Ash threw.

"Shouldn't you at least fight first?"

Beside her, the top student walked over carrying large and small bags. Behind her, Natsume yawned, looking relaxed and content.

"Alright, let's battle, Pikachu!"

Ash waved his hand, but Charmander unexpectedly tossed its head and turned its rear end towards Ash.

"This little fire dragon doesn't seem to want to battle," Xiao Gang said thoughtfully from the side.

"Diplomats, go!" Xiaoxia grabbed Pikachu by the back of their necks and placed the two Pikachus on the wooden stake.

"Pikachu pikachu pikachu?" What are you doing?

"Pikachu—" Is it comfortable to sleep here?

"Roar!" Waiting for the trainer.

"Roar—" That feels good.

Trainers like "Pipika?"

"Pikachu—" Get up and let me sleep.

"Pikachu!" Pikachu suddenly tapped the man with the middle parting on the head, and the latter, feeling wronged, hugged his head and jumped off the wooden stake.

"Pikachu?"

"Roar—"

Watching the two little ones start talking, Natsume stroked his chin.

Hmm... He actually considered developing a universal Pokémon translation software.

However, there are just too many types of Pokémon, and translating each one would take a lot of effort.

Unless he is assisted by someone who is fluent in all Pokémon languages ​​as well as human languages.

Natsume suddenly thought of Meow Meow—speaking of which, the other party also has a B-level project.

A moment later, Pikachu jumped off the stake and started gesturing at the crowd.

"Oh, you mean he's waiting for his trainer here!"

"What? This little fire dragon already has an owner."

Natsume couldn't understand how Ash and the others understood the meaning of their conversation from Pikachu's actions.

He touched the little dragon's back without saying a word.

"Natsume-kun, put down your brick! This belongs to someone!"

Ash suddenly hugged Natsume's arm.

"What if his owner abandoned him? It looks like it's going to rain soon."

Natsume glanced at Satoshi, who was trying to stop him.

"Natsume makes a lot of sense, that's possible." Xiaogang nodded, somewhat agreeing.

"But... it's not really a good idea to take someone else's Pokémon like this. What if they come back and can't find Charmander? They'll be very worried."

A look of worry appeared on Xiaoxia's face.

"Alright, let's do this." Natsume said, taking out two small pills from his pocket and placing them in front of Charmander.

"Roar?" The little dragon looked at Natsume strangely.

"Listen carefully." Natsume pointed to the blue pill: "Follow this path, there's a Pokémon Center."

"If you want to live, take this blue pill and then come find us there."

"Do you want to live or not..." Natsume's gaze darkened, his handsome face appearing quite alluring.

"You should swallow this red pill."

"Roar?" Charmander looked at Natsume curiously.

"Alright, let's go. He'll make his own choice."

Natsume clapped his hands, stood up, and prepared to head to the Pokémon Center on Route 24.

"What's wrong, Natsume? You're making it sound like it's something serious."

Xiaoxia couldn't help but complain from the side.

Natsume waved his hand and walked ahead.

Based on the principle that if the "experiment" is successful, one should absolutely not resort to impulsive ideas, Natsume ultimately did not choose to forcibly take the little fire dragon away.

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Route 24, Pokémon Center.

The group sat at the table, resting.

"Your dinner."

Natsume carried several set meals and distributed them to everyone one by one.

"Xiaogang, what's wrong? You've looked so preoccupied ever since you came in?"

"I'm worried about that little fire dragon. From what I've observed, it seems to be injured."

Xiao Gang's expression was somewhat somber as he ate the soup in his bowl listlessly.

"And it looks like it's about to rain."

Natsume pointed out the window and added.

"That's right, the flame on the little dragon's tail must not go out, otherwise it will be in mortal danger."

Jiaozi gracefully held her teacup, took a sip, and explained slowly and deliberately.

"Well, I don't think we need to be so pessimistic. Maybe Charmander's trainer has already taken him away."

Xiaoxia took a sip of the orange juice in her glass, a hint of worry in her eyes.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

A burst of wild laughter came from a table not far away.

Everyone turned to look and saw a group of young men dressed in a spirited manner, making a ruckus without any regard for the feelings of others.

"Hey, Da You, you caught so many Pokémon, that's amazing!"

"Hmph, of course! Rattata, Pidgeotto... we have them all!"

In front of the flattered Dayou was a plate filled with red and white balls.

"Brother Dayou, where's your little fire dragon? Why isn't it with you?"

Someone seemed to have discovered something and asked curiously.

"That Charmander..." Da You's expression turned disdainful. "That Charmander has extremely poor talent; I don't want that kind of Pokémon!"

"But Brother Dayou, wasn't that little fire dragon quite obedient?" someone said, touched but also regretful.

"Hahaha, she's quite obedient!" Da You seemed to have thought of something funny, and a smug expression appeared on his face.

"Let me tell you, I lied to that little fire dragon. I told him that as long as he waited for me in one place, I would come to pick him up. I guess... I guess..."

Da-you laughed so hard he could hardly breathe, and it took him a long time to catch his breath:

"I reckon he'll just wait there until he dies, hahaha—uh, what are you doing!"

Before Da You could finish speaking, Xiao Gang grabbed him by the collar and lifted him up.

"You bastard, Charmander is really going to die!"

"What's it to me?"

Dayou slapped Xiaogang's hand away, and the next second, he was lifted up again:

"You scum don't deserve to own Pokémon!"

This time it was Xiaozhi's turn. He lifted Dayou up with one hand, and because he used too much force, the sound of clothes tearing came the next second.

"Rip—" Da You's collar was ripped off by Xiao Zhi, and he fell to the ground.

"Do you want to fight?" Da You stood up angrily and reached for the Poké Ball on the table.

"Um?"

When he reached out and grabbed nothing, Da-you looked down at the table.

"Who stole my Pokémon?!"

Da-you screamed, and saw that all the red and white balls in the plate had disappeared.

"Pikachu!"

Pikachu jumped in front of Ash, and Daiyu, who was feeling insecure, turned pale and lost his composure.

"You just wait!"

He uttered a harsh remark and fled the Pokémon Center using both his hands and feet.

Not far away, Joey looked at the aloof girl who had stopped her with a troubled expression.

"Miss, disputes shouldn't occur at the Pokémon Center. I should have stopped this."

"I can't really stop you." Jiaozi glanced at Joey.

"Hmph." Joey covered her mouth and continued:

"Miss Jiaozi's suggestion about medication reimbursement is essential."

Joy is very happy now. She was already annoyed by those scoundrels who used their status as trainers to freeload off the league's medical subsidies.

Now that someone has taught the other party a lesson, it's naturally excellent. Moreover, Miss Jiaozi even said she could stop supplying her with free medication for a year.

"I think you should hurry up and save that little fire dragon," Joey reminded the group from behind Jiaozi.

"Yes, let's get going!"

"Okay, Natsume-nii, could you please...? Where's Natsume-nii?"

Ash paused for a moment, then realized that Natsume was gone.

"I'm going to find Mr. Natsume, you all go ahead." Jiaozi waved to the group.