[Pokemon] Late Autumn

Yasha quickly packed her luggage, and after explaining all the matters related to the gym to her grandfather, she couldn't wait to fly towards Shenqiu and Daigo, who were waiting at the entrance of the gym not far away.

"I've been waiting for a long time!"

Yasha took a few breaths and made a sudden stop in front of Late Qiu.

Before Shen Qiu could say anything, Yasha bombarded her with questions like a barrage of questions, "Speaking of which, Shen Qiu, how many badges do you have now? Which gym will you challenge next? Ah, we don't know our next goal yet. Where is the land..."

She couldn't hold back her excitement at all and became inexplicably excited, as if she was the one going to challenge the gym.

"...I don't know which one to answer you first when you ask so many questions at once." Late Qiu had no choice but to comfort the overly excited Yasha, "I'll save these words for later. Now, I have a very important thing."

Very important?

Seeing that Shen Qiu suddenly became serious, Yasha couldn't help but take back the smile on her face and pretended to be listening.

Unexpectedly, Shen Qiu couldn't hold it back and burst into laughter looking at Yasha's serious expression. She pulled Asha and Daigo who looked confused and walked forward, "Of course it's a hot spring bath! By the way, Daigo, you're not in a hurry to return to the alliance headquarters, right?"

"It's just a hot spring bath, don't be in a hurry."

"That would be great."

"Oh, oh...wait, that's not right!" Yasha finally realized what she was doing and feigned anger, "Late Qiu, you actually scared me!"

Shenqiu apologized without sincerity: "It's not because you are so curious...I'm sorry, sorry."

"Humph, for the sake of the hot springs, I forgive you."

Seeing this, Daigo couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly. Although they have only known each other for a short time, why do they have such a good relationship that they are like best friends who have known each other for a long time?

He looked at Shen Qiu and Yasha talking to each other, and suddenly fell into silence.

Forget it.

Daigo sighed and could only speed up his pace to keep up with Miqiu and Asha who were happily going to the hot springs in broad daylight.

The Elf Center in Caoyan Town is not far from the gym. After Shen Qiu handed over the exhausted Big Jaw Ant to Miss Joy in the gym battle, Asha immediately turned back and took Shen Qiu and the others to the entrance of the hot spring next to the Elf Center. direction to go.

"You didn't expect it, right? In Fuyan Town, you can soak in hot springs in the Elf Center!"

"This is the ladies, that is the gentlemen. There is a shower area in front of you. You can see it as soon as you enter." Yasha, a local, introduced like a tour guide, then turned back to look at Dawu's expression, "Mr. Dawu should not be the first one." Come one time?"

"I did come here, but it was a long time ago." Dawu recalled it and replied with a smile.

"Hahaha, you are indeed the champion! I highly recommend the hot springs and sand baths here, they are all super comfortable!"

They walked to the entrance of the hot spring and saw that Midi Qiu was still looking around. Yasha directly pulled her in and said, "Okay, okay, this is it. It's hot spring time for girls now!"

……

"Wait, can you bring elves in here?" Shenqiu quickly grabbed Yasha.

"The hot springs in the Elf Center are okay, but not necessarily in other places. Besides, there should be relatively few people coming to the hot springs at this time, so it won't disturb others, so don't worry."

Late Qiu nodded, followed Yasha through the dressing area, and looked at the hot spring pool not far away. She was surprised to find that the hot spring here was open-air.

Clusters of bamboo were planted next to it and were trimmed very neatly. In a large, beautiful and peaceful bamboo forest, the hot spring pool is hidden in it, surrounded by various elven stone statues.

Next to the pool is a tall stone statue that is exquisitely carved into the shape of Menas, and the hot spring water is slowly flowing out from the mouth of the statue of Menas and blending into the pool.

"so beautiful……"

"It looks better here at night, but there will be a lot of people at that time." Yasha looked up and explained.

It's broad daylight now, and there aren't many people in the hot springs. The girls gathered in twos and threes were laughing and chatting, and there were also elder sisters taking a bath in the hot springs with their elves, enjoying the beautiful moment with their eyes closed.

Yasha also rinsed off quickly and immediately got into the hot spring pool, showing a happy and comfortable expression after a while.

"Ah - as expected, soaking in hot springs is the most comfortable. This feeling is really great -"

But Shen Qiu didn't respond to her.

Yasha looked up and saw Shen Qiu walking over from a distance, holding something in her hand.

"I said, Yasha, you are too fast..."

Late Qiu had her long brown hair tied back. She was holding a basket of snacks in her right hand and several pokeballs in her left hand. She couldn't help but sigh when she looked at Asha who was already soaking in the hot spring.

"It's so beautiful in late autumn. She looks even cuter with her hair tied up!"

"Asha looks good like this."

"Hey, what's inside this basket?"

Late Qiu said nothing and pushed the basket over.

Yasha was pleasantly surprised: "The Cauldron Flame Scallop! This is a treasure in the world!"

"I just got it from the front desk. I said it will be more delicious if you eat it in the hot springs."

Only then did Shen Qiu free her hand, throw out the elf ball in her hand, and call out all her elfs - except for Heiluga, of course.

As a fire elf, Heiluga didn't like water very much. As soon as he smelled the smell of hot springs, he frowned and went straight back into the late autumn elf ball.

The stupid fish didn't notice anything, and swam directly in the hot spring. After blinking, he boldly swept some water towards Asha with his tail.

"Hahaha, this kid is very lively, not bad."

Young Tooth Dragon... Young Tooth Dragon is still sleeping soundly in Late Qiu's arms, seemingly unaware that he has changed places.

"She's still sleeping, she's so cute."

Lucario has a calm temperament. He first nodded in the direction of Asha, then leaned over and gently touched the water of the hot spring, showing a surprised look.

"So warm."

It saw Late Qiu stepping into the pool holding the handrail, and then stepped in gently to ensure that it would not disturb the water surface.

"It's Lucario. I heard that this kind of elf will only be loyal to upright trainers. Late Qiu, you are really awesome!"

Asha commented one elf after another. After hearing the end, Shenqiu finally couldn't help but complain: "So Asha, why are you so excited?"

"Seeing that you have trained these elves so well, of course I have to praise you." Asha said matter-of-factly.

? ! Why is this person suddenly hitting the ball straight...

Late Qiu's cheeks were slightly red, not sure whether it was because of the heat or because of Asha's words. She muttered something in a low voice, but the sharp-eared Asha still heard it.

"Hey, what did you say? Did I hear it just now?"

"I said - your elves are all great too!" Shen Qiu was so angry that she simply stood up and shouted at Yasha loudly.

……

For a moment, the surroundings suddenly became quiet, all voices disappeared, and only the sound of slow water could be heard.

In the hot spring, several girls who were further away looked at this side in surprise and chuckled kindly. Even Lucario, who was enjoying the hot spring with his eyes closed next to him, also widened his eyes and looked at Late Qiu in astonishment.

But because of Shen Qiu's sudden rise, the young Tooth Dragon that was originally lying in Shen Qiu's arms rolled into the hot spring. It was suddenly awakened by Shen Qiu's voice and the warm water under its body, and hugged Shen Qiu in confusion. thigh.

The young tooth dragon looked confused. He didn't understand at all that his memory was still stuck in the gym battle at the last moment. How could it turn into a hot spring in the blink of an eye?

"You've been sleeping for too long." Lucario used a waveguide to transmit the voice to the young tooth dragon.

"Hahahahahahahaha——" Yasha laughed out loud at the reactions of Shen Qiu and Young Tooth Dragon.

Under Asha's teasing gaze, Shen Qiu's face turned red. After saying sorry to the people who looked over, he sat back in the hot spring with the bewildered young tooth dragon in his arms and turned his head angrily.

"kiba?"

"Sorry, Young Tooth Dragon, I wasn't paying attention just now," Late Qiu comforted Young Tooth Dragon softly, "Don't be afraid, this is a hot spring, it's very comfortable to soak in."

The young tooth dragon was stunned, and then felt the comfortable temperature of the water around it. It didn't take long for him to relax, and his expression became one of enjoyment.

"...I'm sorry, Shen Qiu, I really didn't mean it." Yasha blinked, clasped her hands together, took a Cauldron Flame Senbei next to her and handed it to Shen Qiu, "Here, let's eat this for you."

"I originally brought this, right?" Shen Qiu was speechless.

However, she really couldn't get angry at Asha, so she had no choice but to forcefully stuff another Kamei Senbei into Asha's mouth.

As a result, the two of them looked at each other and burst into laughter.

……

"How about, do you like to soak in hot springs?"

"Well! It's really comfortable to soak in the hot spring." Late Qiu squinted his eyes in contentment, and then looked at Lucario and Young Tooth Dragon, who had their eyes closed and had similar expressions.

"It's great. I feel like all the fatigue in my body has been washed away." Lucario directly answered Asha's question with a waveguide.

"kiba..." the young tooth dragon agreed happily.

The stupid fish on the side also bent his eyes and nodded.

"There are many types and effects of hot springs. It's fun to soak in different hot springs everywhere." Asha sighed, "Seeing that Pokémon also like hot springs, I feel that my mood has improved."

"Because it is a fire-attribute gym, some of my elves don't like hot springs at all..." Yasha complained, "Every time I go to the hot springs by myself and see other people bringing their elves with them, I really feel... A little envious."

She looked a little melancholy. She didn't know what she was thinking of, so she scooped up the hot spring water and poured it down again.

"I had just become a gym leader not long ago, so I tried to pretend to be a gym leader, but I seemed to have gone too far. My elves must not understand, and they must have been confused by me... Then For a while, I felt like I didn’t feel like myself anymore.”

"Asha just needs to do what she wants. There is no need to imitate others." Shen Qiu shook her head gently, with a serious face, "Besides, your elves and others must believe in you unconditionally."

"...Yes, I am obviously much older than you, but I only understand this now."

Yasha chuckled and rubbed Shenqiu's head again, "I still want to thank you."

"He likes to touch my head no matter what...his hair is almost messed up."

"Hehe, it's okay, it's okay...ah! Suddenly I remembered - you haven't answered my previous question, Shen Qiu!"

"...Why do you still remember it?"

Yasha smiled proudly: "Of course! Well, dear Miss Shen Qiu, please answer my questions one by one!"

"Okay, okay..." Shen Qiu thought about it for a moment, "Now that there are four badges, the next one should be to challenge Mr. Qianli at Chenghua Gym, and the destination is Chenghua City."

"Mr. Qianli," Yasha clenched her fists and her eyes suddenly lit up, "He is a very powerful trainer with his own style. I really like watching his battle!"

"I will work hard to get the badge," Ming Qiu lightly curled her lips and looked at the companions beside her, "They are here."