“Bou, do you want to see the world outside?”
Croug to match Bou’s gaze as much as possible, Natsume asked sincerely.
If Bou wao leave with Mei, Natsume wouldn’t mind.
To put it bluntly—
She used to be the heroine of the game!
The goodwill bonus from the past, coupled with today’s iions, had left Natsume with a favorable impression of Mei. And aside from battling, Mei had a somewhat endearing y about her.
The two could now be sidered friends.
So, if Bou wao follow Mei, Natsume wouldn’t oppose it.
There were many reasons:
One was that Natsume hadn’t pnned on training Bou. She wasly a rare Pokémon. This ragmatisideration.
Of course, the premise was that the other party had to be someosume knew and got along with.
If a random trainer passing by decred they fancied a Pokémon on the farm and asked Natsume to let it go, promising they’d take it to the pinnacle of the world…
Natsume’s likely response would be:
“Persian, wreck them!”
innacle? What sacrifice?
e back after winning this year’s provincial Beginner’s Cup.
petitions like that are packed with all kinds of monsters.
Watg those matches teaches humility. It motivates oo get a stable job.
After a few matches, no oalks about the “pinnacle of the world” anymore.
As for the argument that attag a trainer with Pokémon is illegal, Natsume could only say:
“I fight myself, no problem.”
Time to experience a punch that shatter a Protect move.
Sword breaker, physical edition: Breaking your nonsense.
The other reason was that Mei was a good person. If she caught Bou, she’d treat it well.
“Chuu?!”
The question startled Bou.
“Mei’s an excellent trainer. If you go with her, you’ll see sights you’d never experien the farm.”
“You’ll grow stronger, defeat oppos.”
“You’ll battle alongside your panions. Those will be incredible days.”
“But iurn, you won’t have a leisurely life anymore.”
“You’ll o work hard to meet Mei’s expectations. You ’t get arrogant when you win or disced when you lose.”
“And you ’t regret it, thinking you were misled.”
“Do you uand?”
Natsume lowered himself further but soon realized it was impossible to match Bou’s 0.3-meter height. He gave up and instead crified the pros and s.
He didn’t want Bouo leave on impulse, only to ter find life outside wasn’t what she imagined.
Such disappois could lead to reseoward the trainer who took her away.
Better to address these s early.
Mei, standing to the side, didn’t interrupt.
Her eyes darted between Natsume and Bou.
Somehow, this felt like a parent givifelt advice to a child before a big journey.
“Chuu...”
Listening to Natsume, Bou’s eyes began to swirl like spirals.
So muformation all at o was overwhelming.
CPU overload.
Until now, Bou hadn’t thought much about the future. She just liked Mei and thought it might be fun to stay close to her.
“Chuu!”
After some effort, Bou finally made a decision.
She wao go!
Her gaze turned resolute.
Though life on the farm was cozy and pying with friends was enjoyable, something always felt missing—like there wasn’t enough excitement.
Now, Bou had decided. She’d leave. She’d grow stronger. She’d fight!
And then, she’d e back to give that Zorua who tricked her a good beating!
She had cared for it, thinking it was abandoned, only to find out ter it was all a ruse.
Traitor!
Seeing Bou’s inexplicably fired-up expression, Natsume and Mei exged a look.
It seemed like this little one had plenty of spirit.
“Great! That’s the attitude!” Mei cheered.
“Let’s work hard arether, Bou!”
“Chuu!”
Battle!
“Here, this is Bou’s Pokéball.”
Having anticipated this oute, Natsume handed over the Pokéball.
After realizing Bou might want to go with Mei, he’d secretly asked Corvisquire to fetch it.
Since each Pokéball was carefully beled and anized, it wasn’t hard to find.
Of course, all of this was done discreetly.
Otherwise, it might seem like he was eager to get rid of Bou.
If Bou didn’t want to leave, he’d simply sider the effort unnecessary.
“Thank you, Mr. Natsume.”
“It’s just Natsume.”
“Got it, Natsume~” Mei replied pyfully.
Turning to Bou, Mei said, “Well then, I’ll be ting on you from now on, Bou.”
“Chuu!”
The red beam of light enveloped Bou, recalling her into the Pokéball.
Although the usual ritual of capture wasn’t necessary since she was already tamed, Mei’s excitement wasn’t diminished.
“Chuu!”
The moment Bou was released again, she g to Mei like a kitten, rubbing affeately against her.
Why pare her to a kitten?
Because once grown, she’d stop being gy (tragically).
Adult cats just find a quiet spot to groom themselves at their leisure.
As for those cute, gy cats seen online?
Persian says that’s all an act.
“Oh, Natsume, I just thought of something!” Mei suddenly excimed, rummaging through her bag.
“Let’s exge taformation. Also, I owe you some pensation for lettich Bou.”
Though Natsume might not care, Mei still felt uneasy leaving without something iurn for a Pokémon he’d nurtured.
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