"Okay, I'm fine now, right?" He stroked the fur on Heizi's neck, the warm furry touch was irresistible. At this moment, Qianye's mind was somewhat clear, and his memory before he lost consciousness was successfully restored.
I really didn't expect to survive this time...
Thinking of his previous experience, the boy felt a wave of fear. It was not a pleasant experience to have a brush with death. If the hunter had not blocked most of the impact, he might not have survived until the police arrived.
Speaking of which, how is that hunter doing... I'm not worried about his safety, but whether he's dead or not. In the ten years since he was born, that scumbag is the first person who makes Qianye feel strong anger and hatred when he thinks of his appearance.
But I'm already in this state... Although my limbs can move freely now, my back still hurts, and I don't know if the stone fragments inside have been taken out. As for that bastard, even if he survives, he probably won't be able to escape.
"Awooo?" Seeing his little master suddenly frown, Heizi rubbed him in confusion.
"…Why think about that kind of guy if there's nothing to do." Lifting up Heizi's two front legs and rubbing the soft flesh on his palms, Qianye immediately put all the hunter matters behind his mind and felt very happy.
Suddenly, the boy felt something hard hitting his waist. Looking down, he saw Kokodora had jumped onto his bed at some point.
"Hey, so you haven't left yet?" Qianye asked subconsciously.
He didn't know if it was an illusion, but at this moment the boy seemed to see a "well" character stretched out in a very human way on Kokodora's silver-white head, and then he attacked his kidneys with all his strength.
"Wait...it hurts!"
Damn it, this collision almost broke my kidney! Qianye howled and held onto his waist, looking at Kokodora with resentful eyes:
"Is this how you treat your benefactor? I'm seriously injured!"
The boy responded with a cold eye roll.
"So what do you want now? The guy who hunted you is either dead or captured. You have nothing to worry about anymore. Go wherever you want."
A clear sound like metal interlacing sounded, and Kokodora raised his head and looked into Qianye's eyes. Looking into those big blue eyes, the boy seemed to understand something:
"Do you want to... follow me?"
Kokodora nodded slightly.
"Should I shout out at this point that I have tamed Kokodora... or something like that? Forget it, that kind of line is too embarrassing..." Qian Ye muttered to himself while scratching his chin. He seemed unaware of the unspeakable joy and excitement in his heart.
"Anyway, please give me your guidance in the future, Kokodora." The young man smiled and stretched out his palm to the silver-white little guy. For some reason, seeing that sunny smile, Kokodora suddenly felt dazed. When she reacted, one of her feet was already on the other's palm.
Kokodora quickly retracted her iron foot and returned to her nonchalant expression.
"Well... since we're already partners, it's not good to keep calling you Kokodora. You're dressed in silver and white, which is just right for Kuroko..."
Hearing Qianye's words, Kokodora felt something was wrong. Looking at the young man's complacent look, she silently turned her head towards his waist.
"It's decided. I'll call you Baizi... Hey, hey, don't bump into me again! I told you it hurts!"
…
"In the future, if you encounter such a thing, you must not act alone. You are still just a child. This kind of thing is too dangerous for you, understand?"
The green-haired Miss Junsha taught him seriously, and the boy in front of her could only nod helplessly. Qianye's recovery speed exceeded everyone's expectations. After only two days, all the bandages on his body had been removed. After regaining his mobility, he would set out on his journey again.
As for the two little guys, one black and one white, they leaned on both sides of his thighs, one on the left and one on the right. Kokodora finally did not accept the name "Bai Zi". Although he had decided to follow him, he was not completely obedient.
Another unexpected thing is that Kokodora is also a firm "no-ball" advocate, which is a small problem... After all, although the little guy is not big, it is not light in weight. If it evolves into a behemoth like Boscodora, it is really not suitable to be put on the street.
However, this is not something I need to consider right now. With the resources that Kokodora needs to evolve, it will take a long time...
"By the way, Ms. Junsha, you should have caught that Pokémon hunter, right?"
"I can't say that he was caught..." Miss Junsha's face suddenly became strange. "Basically, when we arrived, that guy was already... how should I put it, not quite complete. At the beginning, we couldn't even confirm his identity."
"But after sending you to the hospital, we focused on searching the surrounding area and found a truck carrying a large number of Pokémon illegally hunted from other regions. After comparing the keys found on that person, we confirmed his identity... As for those poor Pokémon, the Alliance will hand them over to other regions."
"That's good." After hearing the news, Qian Ye finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"However, there is one more thing you need to pay attention to." Miss Junsha's face became serious again after remembering something. "That Pokémon hunter should be planning to trade in Viridian City. Now the transaction is definitely not going to be done. The buyer in Viridian City may try to find the person who messed up his business."
"If you don't plan to stay in Viridian City for a long time, you'd better leave as soon as possible..."
…
At the Pokémon Center, Qianye looked at the workers moving things back and forth, and said to himself suspiciously, "I guess I'm in the right place, right?"
It's no wonder the boy thought so. Compared to the Pokémon Center in his impression, the facilities here looked too simple, as if they were built temporarily.
"Ahem, there was an accident here recently. The Pokémon Center is currently under repair and reconstruction. Please don't mind it..." The pink-haired nurse also seemed a little embarrassed. She led Qianye to the communicator while explaining.
"Excuse me, Miss Joy." Qianye nodded and walked forward, dialing a few numbers on the phone on the table. Soon, the monitor lit up.
"Long time no see, Professor Oak." Seeing the energetic old man on the screen, Qianye greeted him familiarly.
"Oh, it's Qianye. You've also arrived in Tokiwa City?"
"also?"
"Yes, you should be the last one among the children who walked out of our Pallet Town to arrive in Viridian City. Even Xiaozhi talked to me the day before yesterday, and he should have entered Viridian Forest by now."
Xiaozhi is here too? This is a bit surprising. I remember that guy's sense of direction is not very good... Never mind, I shouldn't think about this problem now.
"Doctor, can you help me find my parents? I promised them that I would contact them when I got to the Tokiwa City Gym."
"No problem, Yuanta has already looked for me several times." After saying this, Professor Oak left the screen. After waiting for about ten minutes, a familiar bearded uncle entered Qianye's sight.
"What took you so long, little brat? Did you cause any trouble?"
"Don't worry, Dad. It just took me some time to meet a new friend." Qianye didn't intend to tell them about the Pokémon Hunter. In order to change the subject as soon as possible, he picked up Heizi at his feet. As for Kokodora... Before the boy could say anything, it climbed onto his shoulder.
"Oh, Kuroko looks very energetic too. And the new partner you mentioned... I see, is that this Kokodora?"
Yuantai looked at Kokodora's silver body and then showed a satisfied look: "Very good. By the way, I remember there should be a gym in Tokiwa City..."
"Stop, stop, stop!" Knowing that his father was determined to drive him down the dark path of a trainer, Qianye immediately interrupted his father's spellcasting: "I've already checked the Tokiwa Gym, and it's closed now."
"Closed tightly?" Upon hearing this, Yuan Tai was slightly stunned.
"Yeah, I guess the gym leader is out for something, so just give up on that idea, dad."
Unexpectedly, Genta easily believed the news that the Tokiwa Gym was closing. Without further ado, he urged the boy to go to the next city as soon as possible.
"...I'll leave as soon as possible. By the way, Dad, where did Mom go?"
"She has been researching new dishes recently. As soon as you left, she went around looking for other townspeople to try out the food." When mentioning Shiye, Yuantai's eyebrows twitched unconsciously. Now he didn't dare to close his stall and go home before the sun went down, for fear of being caught tasting the food on the spot.
"That's really terrifying…" Qian Ye couldn't help but tremble slightly. As a former victim, that shadow was enough to accompany him for the rest of his life.
"Okay, let's talk again when we get to Nibi City. Good luck on the journey ahead." Before the boy could reply, the screen turned off.
In this way, the last thing is done. Is it time to set off for Nibi City? Qianye turned his head, and Kokodora on his shoulder also looked at him at the same time.
No, there was one thing left to do—I hadn't asked Kokodora what moves he had. Even if I didn't plan to become a trainer, my previous experience had proven that even if I wasn't a trainer, I couldn't completely avoid fighting, so it was still necessary to understand the moves of my new partner.
"Can you demonstrate all the moves you know, Kokodora?"
The hard head nodded, and Kokodora jumped off from his shoulders, making a heavy sound on the floor.
"The moves that Kuroko knows include collision, sand throwing, biting, and thief. Except for thief, they are all relatively basic moves... As for Kokodora, they should all be offensive moves, right?"
Based on his impression of the other party's personality, Qianye made a basic guess, and the actions that Kokodora demonstrated next were indeed purely violent skills.
"Impact, iron head, and bite... huh?" Relying on the knowledge he learned from Professor Oak, Qianye recognized Kokodora's moves one by one, but at this moment, Qianye suddenly felt that something was wrong in his subconscious.
He recited all the names of the moves again, and when he came to his senses, he looked at his Kokodora with a shocked look:
"What the hell! How did you learn how to chew it?!"