Pokémon Beyond the Blue

The journey went smoothly, and the car kept moving except for one stop to refuel.

Now Ikki and the others came to an unknown vast forest. The sunlight spread through the layers of leaves on the ground, turning into golden spots. The particles floating in the air also exuded a faint white shimmer. The wind penetrated After passing through the trees, the aroma of several fruits blew over the three of them, which slightly relieved the fatigue of the three people who were constantly on the road.

Riolu had been sleeping, just like he had been since the last situation.

Ikki looked at the two people busy at the side and touched his chin with his hand.

'Did Grandpa Fuji really give the medicine to Riolu a few days ago from the store manager? '

He had no reason not to be suspicious, because the bottle in Fuji's hand was exactly the same as the one the store manager had given him.It would be fine if it was a coincidence, but that kind of bottle is not something you can see casually. If anything, it should be specially made.

Not sure yet.

"Little brother, why does your elf keep sleeping?"

While rummaging for things, the woman looked at Riolu lying on the tree stump with interest.

Ever since Ikki got into their car, she had never seen the elf awake. It had been sleeping all the time, which made her a little curious.

When Ikki heard the woman's question, he turned his head to look at Riolu and sighed helplessly.

"He is in very bad health now. We heard that the hot springs on Honglian Island can treat this condition, so we came here."

It's not a big deal anyway, it won't be a problem even if you tell others.

The woman saw that Ikki was thinking about something in a daze again, so she quietly came to the man who was still busy, got closer and said: "Hey, should we catch that elf? It looks very rare. It has never been seen before. I’ve seen it before.”

The man stopped what he was doing.He also heard the conversation just now, but if there is something wrong with that elf...

"I think we should observe it for a while. He is just a child anyway," he said, looking at Ikki again. "If that elf really has that kind of value, we won't have to put in much effort even if we rob it." of."

The content of the lunch was very simple. Ikki had already prepared the rations for the trip, and the two of them were even more luxurious. They even prepared an iron pot and an induction cooker. The food was also fresh, so they started cooking it.

"I seem to have seen this kind of scene before..."

It was when I was with Yuuto. It seemed like we were camping in the wild like this at that time, but Yuuto couldn't deal with the problem by himself and always came to trouble Ikki.

When I think of Yuuto, Ikki is inevitably a little disappointed.

"I don't know how that guy is doing now, how many badges he got." Ikki covered the gray badge pinned to the inside of his chest, "I have to work hard too!"

Ikki just whispered to himself, but he found something poking him behind him. When he looked back, Riolu barely opened one eye, looking like he hadn't woken up.

"What's wrong? Are you awake?"

Ikki, who knew what he was definitely going to say, also took out the illustrated book from his bag and handed it to him.

【Where are we now? 】

Ikki opened the map in his hand, looked for it carefully, and then pointed it out to Riolu.

"We have walked more than half the distance now. If everything goes well, we should be able to arrive at Honglian Island tomorrow afternoon or evening. Ah! It was the two of them who drove the car to help me. I should thank them very much."

Ikki pointed at the two people behind him who were busy controlling the heat.

The two people saw the movements of Riolu and Ikki who woke up, and simply raised their hands as a greeting.

But Riolu felt a little strange - even if the weather was very cold, it was too much to dress like that. Why would anyone dress like that?

Feeling a little uncomfortable being stared at, the woman quickly pushed her hat down.

"Hey~, that elf looks very unusual. Do you want to capture it and show it to the boss?"

The man also looked at Riolu, then turned to the woman and said, "I don't think it's a big deal. Just by looking at it, you know it's probably not a powerful elf, and the boss probably won't like it."

The two argued for a long time, but decided to observe again.

[Since there is nothing wrong, I will continue to sleep. You have to protect yourself. 】

The sleepiness kept coming up, and even opening one eye almost became a luxury, and I couldn't restrain it even if I wanted to.

"Well, you can continue to rest."

Taking back the illustrated book from Riolu, Ikki couldn't help but smile.

Within a few minutes, his breathing became evener, and if you listened carefully, you could hear a slight snore.

Ikki decided to put Riolu on his backpack. Although it was not made of expensive fabric, it was more comfortable than sleeping on hard wood.

He was not worried about waking up Riolu. He remembered that the last time Riolu was in this situation, no matter how much he called Riolu, there would be no response. It was the same this time, after he picked him up and put him in his backpack. During the ride, Riolu showed no signs of waking up.Although Riolu asked him to wake him up if something happened, Ikki didn't intend to do that, not because he couldn't wake him up, but because Riolu asked him to use more violent means to wake him up. This Ikki was not Willing to do it.

"Did you see it? That elf knows human writing."

"What's the matter? It's not like we haven't seen elves who know how to write. Isn't the Kirulian we met last month an example? Although elves who can write are rare, if they are not strong, The boss won’t like it, no one wants a showman who can only perform!”

"...Well, you're right."

Ikki basked in the sun, took out the map again, and stared at the islands circled with a blackened red pen.

"Red Lotus Island, what kind of place is it?"

……

After lunch, everyone rested for about half an hour and then continued their journey to Honglian Island.

"Little brother, I saw the Poke Ball on you yesterday and wanted to ask, are you a trainer?"

"Well, yes, although I am still a novice, I will work hard to become stronger!"

"Then let me ask you, do you know there is a Red Lotus Gym on Red Lotus Island?"

"Red Lotus Gym? I don't know. Isn't Red Lotus Island famous for its hot springs? Have you never heard of any gym there?"

Ikki did know about Red Lotus Island, but he was really confused about what was on it. The information he had checked before did not mention the name of Red Lotus Gym.

"That's no wonder. Let me tell you, little brother, there is a hidden alliance official gym on Honglian Island - Honglian Gym. The gym trainer there is a man named Xia Bo. If you If you need a badge, you can try the challenge, but let me tell you first, Xia Bo is an expert in fire elves, and his gym challenge is not easy."

After listening to the woman's suggestion, Ikki thought for a long time.

At this time, the man suddenly pulled the woman's sleeve, asked her to come closer, and said in a voice that Ikki couldn't hear: "Why did you tell him about Xia Bo's gym?"

The woman patted his shoulder nonchalantly: "It's okay, I just wanted to see how strong this little guy is. If he is really not weak, it won't be too late for us to catch him."

Obviously, the woman wanted Xia Bo to be a "tester" to test the combat power of the elf next to Ikki, so that they could have an accurate idea of ​​whether it was worth a try.

"Wait, what is that!"

Looking out the window, Ikki suddenly saw a figure flashing over the car!