Pokémon Beyond the Blue

As a break after the war, Ikki decided to take a hot spring bath together tonight to recover.Xia Bo told him that the hot springs here have a good therapeutic effect on burns, and there is another reason-the hot springs are really comfortable.

Yihui really wants to thank Xia Bo.In the huge hotel, there were only two humans, Yihui and Xia Bo, and there were no other buildings around, so the sounds here could not be transmitted.So Ikki and the others were not too cautious.Charmander was a fire elf and couldn't bathe in hot springs, so he played on the shore with Lulili lying in the water.Riolu was still lying on the shore. After all, he had to lift a wooden bucket filled with water from the hot spring. Regardless of whether he was tired or not, it would be nice just to ensure that he did not fall in.

It seems that I have to accept this height...

"Hey, Riolu, you're not angry because I didn't let you play at that time..."

The sound of water reached his ears, and it sounded like Ikki was approaching, seemingly coming to explain his reasons.

"Oluolu."

"Yeah, then I'll be relieved."

Although Riolu couldn't say it, after spending so long together, Ikki could more or less rely on Riolu's tone to say what he wanted to say.

"But it's the first time today that I feel so tired from fighting. It's obviously Lulili and Charmander fighting, isn't it? But why does it feel like I went up there myself?"

Ikki said as he lay down in the water.Riolu couldn't see clearly Ikki's expression from the water, he was probably thinking about something...

Seeing that he didn't come up for a long time, Riolu released his paws and jumped into the water, stepped on Ikki at the bottom of the water with his feet, then kicked off the water, jumped out of the water again and landed on the shore.

Although he can't swim, as long as the pool is not deep, he can still hold his breath for a short period of time.

Ikki was lying under the water with his eyes closed, and suddenly he felt as if his face was being pressed down by something soft and furry.He was startled, accidentally drank some water, stood up from the bottom of the water, wiped the water flowing in front of his eyes, and saw the "culprit" shaking the water on the shore.

"Okay, Riolu, let's see how I teach you a lesson!"

Ikki rushed forward, grabbed Riolu who couldn't move, and brought him into the water.

……

"Olu...cough! Olulu...cough!"

Ikki sat in front of Riolu, lowering his head to accept Riolu's complaints.

[I was almost killed by you, do you know? 】

In fact, Ikki didn't expect the matter to be so serious. He just wanted to tease him, but he didn't expect that Riolu really didn't know anything about swimming and breathing. When he was in the water just now, he only knew how to struggle and put his hands on it. There were two marks on Ikki's arm. Although they were not serious, they looked quite scary.

"It's my fault, but who told Riolu to do this first?"

"Olu, Lu."

Riolu was speechless by Ikki's words. He waved his paws in the air a few times, then ran into the room with his yukata in anger.

The next morning, when Ikki got up, he found that Riolu did not stay under the quilt today, but ran out early.

But not long after Ikki changed his clothes, he saw Riolu walking in frustrated.

"What happened? He looks quite disappointed."

Riolu just walked to the quilt silently,

Take out the illustrated book and show it to him.

[I went to the market, but was kicked out on the grounds that 'wild elves are not welcome'. 】

Seeing this, Ikki couldn't help but laugh.

【what's so funny! 】

"Sorry, sorry, it just feels funny. No, let me laugh for a while..."

In order to pass the time and see if there was anything useful, Ikki took Riolu to the market.For convenience, Ikki left his backpack in the hotel and only carried his wallet.

After all, Red Lotus Island is a volcanic island. Fire elves here appear frequently, so most of the products on the island are related to fire elves, such as fire elf dolls, stoves, fireproof mats, etc.After all, if you raise a fire elf at home, it will be a waste rather than gain if the house burns down.

So Riolu didn't see anything worth buying, either when he came here or now.He didn't think Charmander would need these things. With the child's character, he would never set fire to it.

Ikki bought some tree fruits that he couldn't usually buy at a stall along the way. He said it was to reward everyone, but in fact, he just wanted to try something new. Just look at his starry eyes that showed excitement.

Sure enough, Yihui was following him, and no one was looking for trouble like before. As the two of them walked, they suddenly saw two familiar figures.

"Hey! Hello everyone, thank you very much for the past few days!!"

Ikki picked up Riolu and ran over. Those two people were the ones who had brought them here in the car before.When they heard someone calling them, they put down what they were holding and turned around to look over.I didn't recognize him at first, but when I saw Riolu, I instantly remembered him.

"You were a kid at that time. You don't need to thank us. It's just a drop in. We still have work, so we won't continue talking."

After that, the two rested for a few seconds, then leaned down and lifted a box that was taller than Leolu.

"Well, although I really want to help you, I am carrying a lot of things right now, so I still want to thank you."

The two of them also smiled at Ikki and walked up the mountain carrying the boxes without saying much.

Ikki took Riolu around again, but didn't find anything strange. The only interesting thing was that a stall was selling Poké Balls decorated with some plastic and some shiny things. It looked a bit funny.Although the Poké Balls were not very good, Riolu knew the two people selling the Poké Balls and a meow.The trio also broke into cold sweats when they saw Riolu.However, Riolu didn't want to expose them. They were doing business to make money, right? There was no need to confront them for so long, so the time passed by in a flash.

Even after Ikki left, he joked with Riolu about buying him one. Riolu's response was to "gently" pull out a big bag on Ikki's head with his paw.

In short, this shopping trip can be said to be a fruitless one except for tree fruits.After traversing the entire market, Riolu no longer wanted to stay in a place like this. Shopping was always a nightmare for most men.

In order to help Ikki share the weight, Riolu climbed up the extra long steps with him carrying several large bags to Xia Bo's residence.However, I found something outside the door that didn't exist.

"Riolu, have we seen this box before?"

"Olu!"

The box carried by the two people I met while shopping was now placed at the door of the hotel.