Pokémon: Rise of Evil

Chapter 169 Heading to Dasha Valley

In the days that followed, Shota basically stayed in Tokiwa Forest every day. Of course, he would go back from time to time to help deliver messages.

Hanako's path as a researcher seemed to be going further and further, and Shota also told her some secrets of Eevee's evolution in a timely manner.

Honestly, just knowing what Eevee will evolve into isn't going to do much to further your career as a researcher.

Research on Pokémon must be supported by data. Results are important, but the research community values ​​the process more, which is what we often call why.

"Hey, we're almost inside the Viridian Forest now. How long are you going to finish this job?"

Machado complained as he dug the hole.

After Shota dripped his own blood into the unknown liquid in the pit again, he used the surrounding soil to level the hole again.

He did not answer Machado's question. As a person with super powers, although his mental strength is very strong, Shota feels that he is not as good as Hanako in terms of physical fitness.

Shota wiped the sweat from his head, looked at his slightly trembling hands, licked the corners of his pale mouth, slowly stood up, and walked towards Hanako's home.

After returning home, Hanako was nowhere to be seen, and the recent meals were delivered to her by the restaurant run by Hanako.

Looking at the letter on the table and the pile of documents next to it, Shota finished the meal in his lunch box, picked up the letter, and walked towards the Oak Laboratory.

……

"Do you want to go to Dasha Valley for training? Indeed, as a researcher, it is useless to just read books. I heard that there are many fossils there. It would be nice for you to go and see the world. I will write you a letter of introduction."

Oki Yukinari touched his chin with his fingers as he spoke and wrote the letter of introduction.

After getting the letter of introduction, Shota used teleportation to move away from the Oak Laboratory at a distance.

Dasha Valley is a location that appears in the Pokémon animation, located in the large valley between the hunting zone and Honglian Town.

When Shota arrived here, it was already evening, so he chose a hotel to stay in.

As if by coincidence, Shota met Satoshi and his friends here again.

"Xiao Rao, long time no see. I have received a notice from Professor Oak and know that you will come here."

Looking at Satoshi who greeted him warmly, Shota listened to his words and thought to himself that Oki Yukinari still doubted him. It seemed that Hanako, who was conducting Eevee research in the Nibi City Research Institute, had to be more careful to hide her identity.

Shota remained expressionless and after greeting Satoshi, he started talking to Misty very smoothly.

"Xiao Rao, why did you come here?"

"I heard there are many fossils here. I came here to do research."

"Oh, I see. As expected, boys are still interested in some weird things."

Looking at Shota chatting enthusiastically with Misty, Xiaozhi didn't know why, but he always felt like something of his was being taken away by someone else.

Xiaogang looked at Xiaozhi, who looked a little strange, and didn't say much. He just waved his hands helplessly and shook his head.

At night, Shota, who was supposed to stay in the same room with Satoshi and Brock, was invited by Misty into her room.

The moonlight sprinkled on the balcony and jumped into the room.

Lying in the bed that Xiaoxia prepared for him, Shota listened to Xiaoxia's little thoughts about Xiaozhi:

"Xiao Rao, what do you think of Xiao Zhi?"

"I think it's great. He's a guy who truly treats Pokémon as his partners."

"Guy?"

"Yeah, man, it may sound a bit derogatory, but that's what I think in my heart."

"Indeed. Although I like Pokémon and consider them as partners, sometimes I just regard Pokémon as toys to satisfy my desires."

After a moment of silence in the room, Xiaoxia spoke again: "Actually, Xiaozhi is a carefree person sometimes, and he always has some weird ideas and likes to say some illogical things, but I admire him very much. I have never seen a trainer who loves Pokémon so much. He seems to have some kind of power that motivates people to keep moving forward."

"Let me tell you a story, Xiao Rao. Actually, a few years ago, I met a Beedrill trainer. His eyes were just like yours, full of aggression. Of course, your eyes were different from his. Although they were aggressive, they always had a hint of sadness..."

In the darkness, Xiaoxia suddenly fell silent, probably because she felt that she had said something bad.

"It's okay, Xiaoxia, let's get back to the topic."

"I'm really sorry, Xiao Rao, since you want to hear it, I'll continue."

"At that time, he ruthlessly took the Cerulean Gym badge from me. From that day on, I was a little afraid of those trainers who came to challenge the gym. As for why this happened, I don't know."

After taking a deep breath, Xiaoxia's voice continued to be heard in the darkness: "I was afraid until I met Xiaozhi. I seemed to have gained the courage to overcome my fear from him. Until now, I have the courage to face those eyes that terrify me."

No wonder, when Shota was chatting with Xiaoxia, he always felt that Xiaoxia was staring at his eyes. Even at this time, Shota could still feel a pair of eyes staring at him in front of his eyes.

"I am very grateful to Xiaozhi, and even because of this, there are some that, but this guy is like an elm head. Every time I want to take a step further with him, but every time I don't know why there is a quarrel, do you have any solution?"

Hearing the sudden turn of events in Xiaoxia's words, Shota felt a little confused, but that was also expected.

After thinking for a moment, Shota answered, "Keep it like this. This is actually the pace of your relationship with him. There is no need to deliberately change it."

"Is that so?"

In the darkness, Xiaoxia's mumbling voice could be heard.

However, Xiaoxia quickly reacted and said, "Can you? Don't tell Xiaozhi what happened tonight."

Looking at the gray ceiling, Shota said without thinking, "I will keep this secret."

"Well, thank you, Xiao Rao."

"You're welcome."

Listening to the even breathing sounds coming from the darkness, Shota felt that since Satoshi had already taken down Misty without him noticing, he could recruit the heroines from other regions as well.

After all, generally speaking, the growth rate of those who can become the heroine of an anime will not be low.

Perhaps, in the doomsday novels of the previous life, others built an army of beautiful women, while you can create the "evil" female cadres of your own future organization.

However, if they are blocking my current path, I don't mind killing them all.