Pokémon Beyond the Blue

"That's it. We are now seriously short of manpower. If it continues like this, I'm afraid it will delay the performance. So, we beg you again, please help us!"

In the living room at this time, the three sisters from Hualan Gym solemnly made their request to Ikki.

"Although you want my help, but... how on earth are you going to do it?"

Their conversation had lasted for more than ten minutes. Sakura, the leader, repeatedly asked Ikki for help, but because she was too impatient, she forgot what she said.

"Sorry, it would be great if you were willing to help. Then, please come with me!"

Seeing that Ikki did not refuse their request, Sakura took a serious look at the sisters behind her and received unanimous nods.

Ikki stood up and followed Sakura into the gym hall with Riolu.

Some time before that, when Misty couldn't help but throw the struggling Riolu into the huge pool in the center, it was Sakura who prevented this tragedy from happening.For this, Riolu is grateful. Only those who cannot swim can understand how terrifying it is to be in a pool with no way to reach the bottom.

It was then that Ikki realized the fact that Riolu couldn't swim, and immediately snatched Riolu from Xiaoxia's hands.

The gym has an underground part, which is usually not visible from the lobby, but once the huge glass pool is lifted to the ground with lifting equipment, it is completely the size of a small aquarium.Riolu, who had nothing to do with anime back then, looked at Sakura and Ikki again with eyes filled with gratitude.

"Since you are Xiaoxia's friend, let us tell you some things," Sakura said, but she still looked at Xiaoxia again uncertainly.Seeing Xiaoxia nodding affirmatively again, she continued: "We would like to ask you to go to the forest outside Hualan City to find a herb."

Ikki was stunned: "What's wrong? Is anyone sick?"

Sakura shook her head: "It's not who it is, but there is a problem with our famous actor in Cerulean City, the little sea lion."

"Where's Miss Joy? Isn't she an expert on elves?"

Calamus took a step forward and took over the conversation between the two: "We have looked for it, but the medicinal materials needed are very rare. The elf center does not have this kind of medicine in stock."

"But Miss Joy said that the growing environment of this herb is just in line with the climate of Cerulean City, so it might be found in the forest outside." Peony added.

"It's not that we didn't look for it, but the strength of the three of us was still too weak. Even if we spent a whole day, we still couldn't find it. Now we still have to arrange the venue. After all, even if the little sea lion doesn't come on stage, the show still has to start. , we really can’t think of a way, please!”

"Ikki, please help us get through this difficulty!"

'It seems that I will be very busy this time. ' Riolu thought as he sat on the ground next to Ikki's chair.At the same time, he pointed the illustrated book in his hand at the little sea lion lying listlessly in the center of the giant water tank.

[Little sea lions, sea lion Pokémon, like to swim in cold water. The lower the temperature, the more energetic the little sea lions are. 】

"Okay, I'll just agree to help, but since we're looking for something, the more people the better, right?"

Sakura thought for a moment and said, "That's right, but where can we find people willing to help us?"

Yihui looked at Xiaoxia and said with a smile: "Aren't there still two free laborers!"

Sakura was completely confused after hearing what Ikki said about "free labor", so she could only turn her face to Xiaoxia and look at her doubtfully.

"Don't worry, I won't tell Xiaozhi, I can just find any reason to trick him."

Seeing such a confident Ikki, Xiaoxia breathed a sigh of relief.

She didn't care about Xiaogang. If she had seen him, she would have guessed it. But if Xiaozhi had seen him, the boy whose mind was full of fighting would definitely grab her and maybe even taunt her a few times. .

"It's not too late, let's go first. Anyway, I will try my best!"

Watching Ikki and Riolu walk out of the back door of the gym, Sakura poked Xiaoxia with her elbow and said maliciously: "It seems that our Xiaoxia has really grown up. I didn't expect to be able to find such a good person." Good kid, my sisters are really going to be impressed by you!"

"That's right, Xiaoxia, you must work hard, don't let that kid run away~"

"Sister, we are very concerned~"

Xiaoxia, who was surrounded by her three sisters and kept joking, finally couldn't stand it any longer. She blushed and shouted loudly: "I told you I don't have a boyfriend yet. That kid is just a kid no matter what!" "

"Eh~ Really?" X3

"..."

As soon as Ikki and Riolu left the Cerulean Gym, they rushed to Xiaoxia's house without stopping. As soon as they entered the door, they found that these guys were not awake yet.There was no choice but to wake up these people one by one.

Then he immediately took Xiaozhi, Xiaogang and all the elves, who didn't understand the situation, to the outskirts of the city.

"Huh...huh...wait, wait a moment, let me take a breath first..."

As a result, the first person who couldn't run was also Ikki.

"What's wrong? You're in such a panic and brought us all here. What are you going to do, Ikki?"

[We accepted Miss Joy’s commission to help find a rare medicine to treat the sick elves, but because the herb was too rare, we had to mobilize everyone’s efforts to help! 】

Xiao Gang was already used to the fact that Riolu could type. He took the photo of the herbs that Riolu took out of his backpack and frowned.

"Indeed, if it is the climate of Cerulean City, this herb has a high chance of growing, so we may actually find it. And it is actually entrusted by Miss Joy, so it is even more obligatory, right Xiaozhi?"

Although Riolu kept his expression as if nothing happened, he was actually smiling secretly in his heart.

'I didn't expect that what Ikki and I randomly talked about would actually work.Although I feel a little embarrassed to have lied to them, there is no problem. '

In this way, after Riolu gave each of the elves who could carry the photos of the medicine that Sakura had given him before she left, one by one, everyone and the elves stepped into the forest together.

It has to be said that the forest is really a treasure house. Regardless of the richness of the resources, the quality of the products it produces is also excellent.Ikki followed Riolu, who opened the waveguide in front, and looked around carefully.

It has been about two hours since everyone separated, but still nothing has been gained.

Ikki held the photo in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully, fearing that he would miss any details and miss the herbs that might appear around him.

In order to prevent them from getting lost, Yihui and Xiaogang made an agreement that they must return to the place where they gathered before, regardless of whether they have gained something or not after four hours.

Seeing that half of the time has passed, if you don't look back, you may miss the agreed time limit.Although it was a little regretful, they had to go back.

"Riolu, let's go back, um..."

Before Ikki could finish what he wanted to say, Riolu, who was walking in front, threw him down and covered his mouth tightly with his paws.

Ikki was about to ask what happened to Riolu and complain a few words, but he heard other people complaining first.

The footsteps came closer and closer, and stopped about ten meters away from Ikki and Riolu.Because there were surrounding bushes as cover, Ikki carefully looked out through the cover of leaves.

It was not casual clothes - Ikki could tell that it was all black, a black peaked cap, a brown coat, black pants, and black shoes. The only thing that showed a different color was the capital letters sewn on his chest and arms. "R".

'Team Rocket! '

Riolu frowned and turned on the waveguide again. After confirming that there were no other companions around, he continued to observe.

The man squatted down, took out a crumpled piece of paper from his pants pocket, unfolded it with great effort, and pressed it to the ground.

After a while, the depression and unhappiness that had been on the man's face immediately disappeared, and he started laughing.

While Ikki was still wondering about his behavior, the man dug up the soil with his hands and pulled out a tender green sprout.

"Wait! That's..." The moment Ikki saw it, he immediately brought the photo to him for comparison.

"Sure enough... that's the medicine Xiaoxia and the others need, but Riolu, why do you want us to hide? Isn't this weird?"

【how to say?I'll explain it to you later. All in all, this guy is dangerous and you can't be discovered by him. 】

Even though he couldn't blame what happened, Ikki still chose to believe in Riolu.

'Next, how do we get that? '

Riolu held his chin and thought seriously.

'Hey... I just have to bite the bullet and deal with the minions. It should be no problem...'

Let Ikki stay here while Riolu lowers his body and walks around to the other side.

'The worst case scenario is that if you really can't defeat him, why can't you run away? 'Thinking about this, Riolu inadvertently raised a smirk on his lips.