Pokémon Beyond the Blue

In short... starting from this chapter, the perspective returns to Riolu.

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There was no comparison before, but now that the Flame Horse was used as a reference, Riolu realized how incredible his physical strength was.

The flame horse that was running at full speed actually felt like it still had some energy left. It was extremely abnormal no matter how you looked at it.

"Ikki, your elf is too strong..."

Irene, who thought she would easily leave Riolu behind, also deliberately asked the flaming horse to run slower, but who knew that not only was Riolu not left behind, but he followed them leisurely.

'The perception of abilities has changed, and it seems that I need to find another opportunity to estimate my strength. '

Although they were riding flaming horses, it still took them a long time to arrive at Eileen's residence.It was a flat area on the mountain, not very big, but it had been transformed into a pasture by Erin and her family.

After running for such a long time, Riolu's breathing became a little faster and he just needed to rest for 2 minutes. However, because Ikki had no experience in riding horses, his legs were weak when he came down, and he stumbled and fell backwards. We happened to bump into Riolu who was looking at the scenery.

"Hey, it doesn't seem to hurt much."

Of course, Riolu was pinned down.

Eileen treated them enthusiastically. Without saying anything, she took out a kettle and poured two glasses of milk for the two of them.

"Oh, this is the milk from the big milk tank, right? I just saw several of them in your pasture."

When the thing she was most proud of was mentioned, Irene puffed up her chest and thrust her waist into her chest, adding a bit more aura like a young lady, and said: "Our family sells milk to various towns as a source of milk, although people don't know about our place. , but its popularity is unexpectedly high.”

"Hey, that's right. It turns out that Erin is such a powerful person."

"It's still early anyway, why don't we stay here today? Even if we keep rushing, we won't be able to cross the mountain today, not to mention it's still a long way to see the town on the other side."

Riolu had completely left these matters to Ikki, and he ran out of the door and got in through the gap between the fences.

As for the reason for running in, it was not to fight, nor would he compete with the big milk tanks for grass, but to find the flaming horse that just ran in.With the height of the fence, Blazing Horse could easily jump in without Irene having to do anything.

It was almost noon, and the Blazing Horse also returned to his stable to rest. When he saw Riolu running in, he just raised his head and looked completely indifferent.

Riolu originally thought that the stables would have an unpleasant smell, but obviously the theory of the previous life did not work here.The residence of Eileen's Flame Horse can be considered a high-end one. The building materials are made of white birch, and the space is not small. There are five compartments, one of which is used to stack fodder, and the rest It should be the flaming horse used by Erin's family as a means of transportation.

'But why one more? '

Listening to Irene's chat with Ikki along the way, Riolu knew that there were only three people in their family, so logically they should only build four compartments, so the extra one...

Riolu walked past the flame horse, which didn't want to move at all, and headed towards the last compartment.However, he didn't notice that the flame horse had slowly stood up after he passed by.

When I came to the last compartment and looked inside, there was a flaming horse inside... No, it was probably a little flaming horse that hadn't evolved yet.It seems that the breeding skills of the Erin family are not bad. This is the first time Riolu knows that the little fire horse can grow to this size. If he had not seen it with his own eyes, he would not believe it at all.

As if awakened by Riolu's footsteps, the little fire horse opened its big watery eyes and looked directly at Riolu.

'It's cute, but it looks a little weird. '

"Olu? [What's wrong with you?]"

The waveguide emanating from the little fire horse was very chaotic, and it didn't look like he was sick.It didn't answer aloud, just closed its eyes and shook its head, then continued to bury its head on its body and began to sleep.

'Really, is it possible that the little fire horse race still has this habit of taking a lunch break?

'

Before I had time to think too much, I suddenly felt the temperature behind me suddenly getting higher.Riolu turned sideways to see what was happening behind him, and then a beam of flames passed over his chest. The temperature was so high that the fur slightly closer to the flames was baked and curled up.

"Oulu! [Flame Horse, what do you want to do!]"

The one who launched this attack was the flaming horse that came behind him at some unknown moment.

Fortunately, its attack is not meant to hit wood, otherwise a fire will inevitably break out. It seems to have been specially trained. Otherwise, do you want the fire elf to put out the fire?It's faster to do it yourself.

The flame horse didn't say anything, but looked at Riolu with a disgusted expression, meaning to tell him to leave quickly.

Riolu thought about it carefully. He didn't seem to have done anything bad, right?Can't you even take a look?

Just when the two elves were in a stalemate, there were multiple footsteps outside.

"What happened here?" "Miss Eileen, don't run so fast..."

The figures of Ikki and Irene appeared at the stable door.Erin looked at the two elves, then at the less obvious scorch marks on the ground, and instantly understood what had happened.

Erin quickly walked up to Riolu and picked him up by his scarf regardless of whether Riolu agreed or not.Fortunately, the scarf was wide enough so that it wouldn't be strangled. Although I didn't understand why Irene did this, she was considered a "guest" after all, so I let her do it.

"Please take care of your elf and don't let him cause trouble for us!" Irene changed the tone of her previous words and handed Riolu into Ikki's hand. She rode the flame horse and looked at the gap between the little flame horse. He resumed his previous attitude and said quietly: "I will explain to you later. Please wait for me in the house first."

The raging horse's anger could be felt from far away, and Ikki didn't wait long, hugging Riolu and ran back to the house.

"What on earth did you do, Riolu? Why did the Flame Horse suddenly become so angry?"

Ikki knew that Riolu would not just run around and make others so angry, and with Miss Irene's words, he could understand that the problem still occurred with the Blazing Horse.

[I didn’t do anything. I originally ran over to ask the Flame Horse to ask questions, but it didn’t want to pay attention to me, so I turned around and saw another one besides the Flame Horse in the innermost compartment. The little fire horse was then attacked inexplicably. 】

It's really baffling. What does it mean to attack people first without saying anything? Is it the welcoming ceremony of the flaming horse?

"It seems that we can only understand it when Miss Irene comes back."

About half an hour later, Irene came in, stumbling and holding on to the wall, and drank a glass of milk without saying anything.

"What happened? It looks bad."

Erin shook her head, calmed down her breath first, and then said slowly: "Actually, it's not a big deal, you don't have to worry."

After listening to Irene's words, Ikki originally wanted to see if he could help. He was still a little uncomfortable with free food and accommodation, but Irene rejected Ikki's kindness. He couldn't compete with Irene, so he gave up. , but suddenly felt that something was wrong with Riolu - he seemed to be meditating on something, and had been silent for a long time.

"Leo Lu?"

'It's necessary to think of a solution...'

[Ikki, come find me at the ranch later. I have something to tell you. 】

Using the shield of the chair, Irene couldn't find Riolu typing on the illustrated book.Riolu, however, still followed the previous insurance policy and cautiously communicated with Ikki.

"Okay, I'm going to check on the big milk tanks. You can do whatever you want."

After saying that, Erin walked out.

"Riolu, what's going on? I'm a little confused about the situation."

Seeing Ikki's innocent expression, Riolu pretended to cough to hide his smile, and immediately pressed the picture book.

[I think it’s time for you to get a vehicle! 】

"Eh... eh?!!!"