"What...are you talking about?"
Qianye bent down and half tilted his ear, trying to hear more clearly.
"I told you to call me mommy~" The blonde girl raised her arms and waved her tender white hands in the air.
Well, it seems that I am not hallucinating...
She stretched out her hands, grabbed the other person's armpits and lifted him directly over her head. Her feet lost the sense of stepping on the ground, and the little girl was a little confused at first, but as she reacted, steam suddenly came out of her red cheeks, and she waved a pair of small pink fists randomly and hit Qianye's head:
"How can Xiaoye treat Mom like this! Put me down now!"
There was no feeling at all. How could a little girl's soft fist have any killing power?
He sighed softly, looked at the blonde loli with an "I'm angry" look on her face, and said, "Although I don't know why you said that, I must emphasize that I have parents. In other words, the plot that only appears in novels, such as an orphan picking up a ring with an elf living in it and the elf inside is actually his mother, does not exist."
Even if we put this aside and just consider it rationally, with that blonde hair and appearance that barely resembles himself, let alone being his mother, even if she were his sister, people would have to doubt whether they were really related by blood.
However, the opponent was obviously very dissatisfied with Qianye's words, and kicked his legs even harder in the air:
"It's obviously true! Xiaoye is someone else's child!"
My head hurts so much. In a sense, this kind of nonsense is exactly the same as my mother's.
"Okay, okay...if you are really my mother, you have to give me some evidence so I can believe it."
"Of course it's because Xiaoye has the power of prayer~"
"Pray?" It seemed as if I heard some unknown but powerful term again.
"A wish is the yearning of all things for the beautiful things in their minds. Bringing this possible or impossible beauty into reality is the power of prayer, and it is also - my power."
The blonde girl put her hands on her hips, raised her head and squinted her eyes as she spoke, acting proud. She opened one eye slightly to see if her child would show any admiration or something like that.
However, Qianye just had a thoughtful look on his face, and after a while he asked, "You mean you can fulfill wishes? And you also said that I have some kind of wish power... But I don't have any special abilities, and what does this have to do with me being your child?"
"Just because you have the power of prayer doesn't mean that Xiaoye and I are of the same nature. To be more precise, Xiaoye herself is a creature of prayer, and naturally she is also my child who symbolizes wishes~"
"Impossible!" Qianye's tone suddenly became stern, scaring the blonde so much that she hugged her head with both hands.
"I was born by my parents. This is an absolute fact. I don't believe it is a creation of wishes!"
"Hmm~ But the fact that Xiaoye's partner evolved into that form is proof that the power of prayer has been activated…"
"What did you say?!"
Suddenly, he couldn't control his emotions and yelled out loud, but when he saw that the little girl was about to cry, Qianye realized that he seemed to be too excited, so he softened his tone and asked:
"So Kuroko became like that because of your power?"
"have no idea..."
Don't know? Qianye was slightly stunned. The blonde girl twisted her fingers, seeming to be somewhat confused about this matter.
"It was Xiaoye's wish to make Pokémon turn into human form. If it were entirely up to me to realize it, the human form would not retain so many characteristics of the beast."
"And fulfilling a wish is not such a simple matter. It requires a lot of my strength. After fulfilling it once, I need to rely on a thousand years of sleep to recharge... But I remember that the last time I woke up seemed to be not long ago, maybe only ten or twenty years ago. The power accumulated in this period of time is not enough to fulfill the wish."
After breaking free from the boy's "lifting high", her feet returned to the ground again. She shook her feet and continued with a serious look:
"It's actually the other way around. After Xiaoye's wish came true, my power actually increased a lot. Although I haven't been able to wake up yet, I've been able to use this connection to bring Xiaoye here to meet me... By the way, my real body is sleeping in the stone that Xiaoye got before~"
In an instant, I realized that it was no wonder that I had started experiencing some incredible things since I got the white round stone.
"That should be Xiaoye's own peculiarity, but she is not able to discover it on her own yet. She needs my presence as a medium to activate it smoothly..."
For some reason, the girl's voice was gradually becoming blurred. No, it was not just the voice... In front of his eyes, the road covered with stars was also gradually disappearing.
"It seems like it's almost time, we can only talk about this..." The pretty face of the blonde loli became hazy, and she waved her hand as if saying goodbye to him.
"I am... Jirachi... Please... remember..."
Qianye's figure completely disappeared from this wonderful world, leaving no trace, as if she had never been there. Jirachi smiled and stared at the empty space. She was the only one left in the endless space.
Xiaoye, continue to build new bonds~ One day, we will meet in reality... Absolutely.
…
I opened my eyes, and the sunlight shone into the house through the glass, bright and warm. The poppies on the branches outside the window chirped, playing the first music of the morning.
Previous memories flooded into his mind, and the dreamlike scene made Qianye wonder for a moment whether it was just a dream. However, to be called a dream, it was too clear.
Hmm... Speaking of which, my chest feels stuffy, and my hands and feet seem to be restrained by something and I can't move at all...
He moved his head with difficulty and looked down. In his sight, the black-haired and animal-eared girl was clinging to him like a tree-pillowed bear, sleeping soundly with her head resting on his chest. She was even drooling in an unladylike manner at the corners of her mouth, wetting a large area of her mouth.
"Heizi..." He had the urge to cover his face, but unfortunately his arms were pinned down and he couldn't move at all.
Heizi didn't hear what he said, and he smacked his lips as if he had dreamed of something delicious.
"Kuroko." The tone was slightly raised, but Kuroko still showed no signs of waking up.
There was no other way… He took a deep breath, and then shouted at the top of his lungs: "Heizi, wake up!!!"
"Uh-huh!"
He jumped up from the bed in fright, his ears trembling like the wave, and his scarlet eyes looked around vigilantly.
"Heizi, get up from me first." The helpless voice of the young man came from under him. Looking down, Heizi blinked and obediently crawled out of the quilt.
"Ke~Ke~" The silver-white little beast climbed up to the window sill. There were some morning dew on her armor, and it was obvious that she had just returned from training. Her big blue eyes looked into the house, scanning back and forth between the man and the beast.
Seeing the suspicious water stains on Qianye's clothes on his chest, and then looking at the stupid humanoid dog sitting on the ground with the same silly look as usual, Kokodora immediately showed a look of contempt.
"Well, I think I can explain... Ugh!"
Qianye's lips moved slightly, and he suddenly felt a pain in his head, as if he had been hit hard by something heavy. He subconsciously covered his head with one hand, and stretched out the other hand to catch the hard object that bounced down - a rough rock the size of a fist.
"Where did this stone come from? It doesn't look like a tile used for decoration..." Rubbing the lump on his face, Qianye looked at the stone in his hand. There was no gap in the roof right above him, so how did the stone fall in?
Wait... Looking back at the window, Kokodora raised her head and rubbed her two iron front paws together.
"You… have learned Rockslide?" With a tone of surprise, Qianye ran to the windowsill, grabbed Kokodora's front paws and pulled her up.
"cocoa!"
This idiot! Kokodora, whose four legs were suddenly suspended in the air, screamed.
"Awoo~" Heizi, who had transformed back into a big wolfhound in a white light, also came over and rubbed Qianye's waist with his head.
"Buey~Buey~" Eevee, who had slept all night on the carpet on the other side, watched Qianye's interaction with other Pokémon, and was also infected by the cheerful atmosphere and smiled.
Kokodora's silver armor reflected a dazzling glow in the sunlight. He stared into the azure eyes that seemed to encompass the sky. Perhaps only he could glimpse the ambitions of the one standing on the dome.
Kokodora, is that your wish...
The conversation with Jirachi in the dream brought him many questions about his own life experience, but at the same time, it also made him understand his own confusion.
Yes, a wish. Pursuing a stable life, not wanting Kuroko, Kokodora, and Eevee to be harmed, these were just extensions of his own wish, to obtain a connection that would last forever and even transcend death... This wish had been fulfilled the moment the bond was established.
Meeting someone is a miracle in itself, isn't it?
"I have thought it through, Kokodora... I will let Kuroko stay by my side forever, I will help Ibrahimovic become a knight who can protect everything, and I will... stand at the highest peak with you."
He said this with a smile, and the sunlight clearly illuminated the outline, outlining a white future that seemed absolutely certain to come true.
Kokodora was a little dazed. Ever since she decided to follow the other party, the invisible restraints that had bound her body for several days had completely disintegrated from that moment on.
That man was the most stupid, greedy, and arrogant person she had ever seen. But because of this...
His eyes took in the boy's entire body, and the corners of his mouth beneath the silver helmet curved slightly.
This is the man she has chosen!
…
"Although I am grateful for Miss Sakura's generosity, after a night of consideration, I have decided to reject this commission."
In the reception room, Qianye, with Eevee and Kokoda lying on his shoulders respectively and a large wolfhound lying beside him, frankly informed the three Hualan sisters in front of him of his decision.
"Why? Isn't the condition offered by my sister very generous?"
"Acorus!" Sakura stopped her sister's rude behavior and looked into the boy's eyes with her green eyes. Although she was not too surprised by this decision, she still wanted to know the reason.
"My companions and I's journey is far from over, and our steps will never stop here. Thank you again for your hospitality, and I hope to see you again."
He stood up and bowed deeply to Sakura. When he raised his head again, everyone understood that no matter what they said, they could not keep each other.
The door of the Hualan Gym opened wide, sending the boy's back to the road that had no end in sight. Sakura looked up, and the ceiling was covered with soothing colored lights, illuminating the huge gym like a water tank in an aquarium.
Xiaoxia, you have also... gone to the sea, right?