Chapter 1089: Returning to Kitakami

Late-night open-air tavern.

Raifort gulped down half a glass of draft beer, letting out a heroic cry.

"Refreshing! You drink too!"

"Hmm, wait a second." All Baimu tugged at Scream Tail's antennae, not letting it have a chance to get near the glass.

This guy was like a curious baby, wanting to try everything, regardless of whether it was poisonous or not.

But the more he didn't let it do something, the more curious Scream Tail became.

This forced All Baimu to divert some of his energy to deal with it.

The previous example was Gimmighoul, which accidentally fell into Raifort's glass and swallowed several mouthfuls before being pinched out by her.

Then it became tipsy, clamoring to control All Baimu to collect ancient coins.

Unfortunately, it was useless.

Most Pokémon had no alcohol tolerance; they got tipsy immediately after drinking, which was even more exaggerated than the confusion status.

The socially anxious and wandering Dragapult had run off early, while Miraidon was watched by a group of late-night "street-racing" ghost-fire youths.

Other regions liked to modify motorcycles, but Paldea's ghost-fire youths modified Cyclizar, adding a series of flashy parts to it.

Or feeding it some supplements that were said to make it run faster.

"Gash!"

Miraidon growled at a spirit girl who wanted to touch its head.

Did she think it was someone anyone could touch now?

Scram!

The spirit girl shrank her hand in fright and was ruthlessly mocked by her companions.

"Tsk!"

The cyber lizard snorted and turned its head away, its tail flicking unhappily, electricity crackling and popping, driving away the ghost-fire youths who were eager to try.

It was Arven's single-minded Cyclizar; even now that its strength had recovered, it insisted on licking Arven twice every time it met her.

All Baimu focused on controlling the crazy Scream Tail and chatted with Raifort about treasures turning into Pokémon, soon learning more information.

"Treasures of Ruin..."

"That's right, there were no convenient Poké Balls in the Paldean Empire era, so they could only be sealed in various parts of Paldea."

Raifort drank another sip of beer and laughed: "Besides the four shrines, there were a total of thirty-two stakes sealing them; it is said that only those with a pure heart can pull them out."

All Baimu wondered: "Pure heart? Wouldn't that requirement be too high?"

"So no one has unsealed them to this day."

Raifort shrugged.

What is a distraction?

Do dreams count as distractions? Do daily trivialities count as distractions?

He didn't dare to be sure if he counted as having a pure heart. "What do those stakes look like?"

"Do you want to pull them?"

Raifort said, but actually had already taken out her phone. "Add me as a friend and I'll send you the map; I've found the shrines, and I've also discovered some of the stakes."

All Baimu added her as a friend and looked. "Teacher Raifort, don't you want to try?"

"I'd like to try, but I belong to the type that has distractions." Raifort shook her head.

A grave robber, huh...

All Baimu used his wine glass to block his trembling corners of his mouth.

Unlike normal grave robbers, Raifort's grave robbing was purely a hobby; she liked to bring various precious antiques back to light, and she would keep some of the rarer ones by her side—

It is said that Geeta knew about her bad behavior.

Tacit approval?

Hard to say.

"Thanks, if I have the chance, I'll go try." All Baimu finished the remaining wheat fruit juice, not giving Scream Tail a chance at all.

Scream Tail looked at the glass that only had a bit of foam left and felt the sky had collapsed.

"Aya!!"

It started cursing, its voice sharp and ugly, puffing up its cheeks and glaring at All Baimu, cursing while glaring.

All Baimu watched it for a while, and seeing that Scream Tail didn't mean to use its loud voice to threaten him, sighed: "I really can't do anything about you. You can't stay outside tonight after drinking; you have to go back into the Poké Ball."

"Aya!"

Scream Tail immediately smiled as if bathed in a spring breeze.

The speed of its change in expression left Raifort amazed.

This history teacher sighed: "You really like Pokémon; perhaps only people like you and Nemona, who love Pokémon to the bone, can become Champions?"

"Maybe."

All Baimu watched Scream Tail holding the wheat fruit juice, drinking it in small sips as if it were a rare treasure.

But soon it didn't drink anymore.

On one hand, it was drunk; on the other hand, this stuff actually didn't taste good.

Especially after drinking sweet sparkling water.

"Hiccup~ Aya!"

The tipsy Scream Tail angrily threw the glass, and All Baimu caught it quickly.

He sighed and patted Scream Tail's head. "Sorry, Teacher Raifort, it's getting late, shall we stop here for today?"

"Sure, you go ahead, I'll drink for a while longer."

Raifort said with a smile.

All Baimu called Miraidon, dragged the relentless and crazy Scream Tail, and said goodbye.

During the time he spent in Kitakami, because he didn't battle much, he only had 4 more simulation opportunities; it was enough to exchange for a blue talent, but still short five times for an orange talent.

Need to battle more!

Only by battling more could everyone reach level 90 before the Masters Eight battle.

Now it was a bit too far behind.

All Baimu thought that after finishing Kitakami, he would start battling with all his might; Nemona should be very happy.

It's really great to have a strong friend who won't get tired of battling!

—

"What? Going to Kitakami the day after tomorrow? Isn't that where the summer camp goes?"

In the classroom, All Baimu held Scream Tail with one hand to keep it from running around, feeling astonished at Arven's words.

Arven replied: "Heard it was announced by Principal Clavell."

Penny, who was slightly sleepy, said: "Ask Nemona, she's the student council president, she should know."

She stayed up late again last night, even though she had just come out of Area Zero with the others.

Just right.

Speak of the devil and he shall appear.

Nemona walked over humming a song, slapped her hands on All Baimu's desk with a *pa* sound, and said: "Through my unremitting efforts, Principal Clavell and Teacher Jacq agreed to arrange the third stage of Terastal training in Kitakami!"

So it was you.

The three of them were all a bit speechless.

Nemona said innocently: "What's wrong? Are you not happy? All Baimu! You'll be able to return to your old home soon!"

"I never thought about taking a whole family there..."

All Baimu originally only intended to go over and take a look quietly with Kieran.

Although he captured the four Pokémon led by Pecharunt, fundamentally he wanted to control them.

It was different from the significance of capturing Scream Tail.

After so many years, the grass on Perrin's grave was probably taller than him; he really hadn't thought about how to face these few Pokémon that had lived until now.

"Kieran about Kitakami..."

"Not going!"

Kieran refused to return to that place that made him sad.

He said he would rather go on an adventure in Area Zero secretly by himself than go to Kitakami again.

All Baimu couldn't persuade him and expressed deep regret.

But a few days after they boarded the plane to Kitakami, Kieran went secretly once.

He was still thinking about the little brother who played around everywhere with them.

Unfortunately, more than a hundred years had passed, and the Kitakami of today was completely different from the Kitakami in his memory.

Kieran left with regret.

Of course, All Baimu didn't know about these things.

He heard Nemona say that people from Blueberry Academy would participate in the Terastal training in Kitakami, and Blueberry Academy, based on the Terastal Orb, had invented technology that could control the Terastal mechanism.

In other words, even if you leave Paldea, you can still use Terastallization!

Geeta actually tacitly approved of such a thing?

You have to know that a region's selling point is usually just those few things!

"Heard there's also a Champion in Blueberry Academy!" Nemona tried to make All Baimu, who was uninterested, restless.

All Baimu glanced at her. "The current Unova Champion is Iris, right?"

Blueberry Academy was established on the sea near Unova.

Nemona said: "Not that kind of Champion, purely a Champion selected by strength among students! Must be very strong, right? So looking forward to it!"

A Champion they made themselves in school?

All Baimu was also a little interested; there were many children from wealthy families in Mesagoza who went abroad to study, and Blueberry Academy was where they went; Kieran had also been there.

If you can't reach the TOP 1 with the strength of the top four in the conference, the Champion of Blueberry Academy should have some level.

"Maybe—provided he goes."

All Baimu ruthlessly poured cold water on Nemona. "Who among those participating in the Terastal training isn't a new student? I think the Champion of Blueberry Academy shouldn't have time to get involved in such things."

Nemona, a very free Champion, felt her heart pierced by an arrow.

"Uh... seems like that."

Arven didn't participate in the Terastal training, but he decided to follow; Penny, after a short hesitation, also decided to follow.

Consume this year's exercise volume in advance, so she could stay at home properly in the future!

Thus.

Two days later.

Under the leadership of Teacher Jacq.

A total of fifty-nine new students from Naranja Academy who were participating in the Terastal training boarded the plane; having just had a preliminary understanding of the campus, they were forced to change maps!

—

Kitakami.

A rural town located at the corner of the lower end of Sinnoh and the upper end of Kanto.

The ancient legends and festivals that were widely spread made this place quite popular with the surrounding areas, and even many people from other regions came here for sightseeing.

"This... besides the mountains being about the same, it has basically nothing to do with the past."

All Baimu got off the bus, looked at the photos taken by his Rotom Phone, and compared them with the Kitakami of today.

There were too few similarities between the two places.

After all, hundreds of years had passed!

Nemona looked at the surroundings with great interest and said: "I heard there are Pokémon here that don't exist elsewhere; really want to capture one!"

"Where are the people from Blueberry Academy? Why don't I see them?"

Arven's gaze swept everywhere.

Penny was making up for lost sleep in the car; there was a certain time difference between Kitakami and Paldea, which caused her already chaotic biological clock to explode directly.

Teacher Jacq stood in front of the team, maintaining order and said: "Quiet down! The task for this Terastal training will be announced immediately—Friend Challenge!"

Friend Challenge.

That is, have a Terastal battle with students from Blueberry Academy; the winner gets a Friend Stamp, and if you lose but are recognized by the opponent, you can also get a stamp.

Requirement is to collect five stamps or more.

"... This isn't letting me bully kids."

All Baimu had a headache.

Battling Gym Leaders and Elite Four and the like could still be said to be learning the strength of strong people in different regions.

Bullying students was a bit...

Nemona was very excited; finally, she could battle strangers reasonably and legally!

"All Baimu, I have to criticize you for this; your idol baggage is too heavy!"

Arven said seriously: "Although I haven't been a Champion, um, but according to the Champions I know, they will accept anyone's battle invitation and go all out to defeat them!"

"... Makes sense."

All Baimu thought about it slightly and nodded.

The status of a Regional Champion is indeed high, but high-ranking people in the Pokémon world often take the approachable route.

The one who did it best was undoubtedly the Galar Champion, Leon.

All Baimu remembered very clearly that in the short anime "Twilight Wings," episode 7, facing Hop, who was full of longing for his back, Leon didn't look down on the other party from a high position.

Instead, he chose to squat in front of Hop and tell this child, who didn't even have a Pokémon, seriously and solemnly—"Let's battle next time we meet! No matter who it is, I won't hold back!"

This is a man who respects his opponents to the extreme!

Therefore.

In the Pokémon world, even if a Champion battles a novice Trainer and wins, no one will look down on him.

A qualified Champion should take cultivating new Trainers as his own responsibility!

All Baimu unloaded the baggage on his body, looked at this Friend Challenge again, and felt it was very necessary to participate.

Just right, he had a new Pokémon, and he could also call the cat from Mount Silver over to train.

"Let's do it!"

The large team dispersed.

Nemona ran away by herself; after all, everyone would return to the village to stay at night, so she didn't have to worry about not being able to battle All Baimu.

Arven also chose to participate; he wanted to strengthen his strength until he could explore Area Zero with his own power.

Penny... surrounded by various Eeveelutions, asleep.

"Heaven."

All Baimu restrained his envious gaze, took out the Poké Ball sent over, and opened it.

*Peng! *

"Meow~"

Alolan Meowth pounced on his chest, looked up at him with those bad eyes, "Meow~"

Long time no see! Missed you!

"Indeed haven't video chatted with you for a while." All Baimu smiled and touched its smooth fur.

Ogerpon had been exchanged back to Mount Silver; the little deer was thinking about its steed.

Worried that after not seeing it for a few days, Glastrier wouldn't recognize it again.

Moreover, it said that after All Baimu left, the will of Spectrier also began to loosen, and it believes that it won't be long before it can return to the complete form of the two-horse-in-one Glastrier and Spectrier, the King of Bountiful Harvests!

All Baimu only had blessings for this.

Kitakami was not big, just like in the past.

After a short thought, he decided to find the old home of Perrin first, if it was still there.

Should be able to ask at the Community Center, right?

All Baimu headed straight for the Community Center in the village and soon met the descendant of the first old friend inside—

Perrin's descendant, the Community Center administrator.

"Hello."

"Hello... Great Venerable Envoy!?" The administrator looked at All Baimu's face and appeared particularly astonished.

All Baimu was also stunned. "Ah?"

Was he recognized? Why?

Fortunately, the administrator quickly apologized embarrassedly. "Sorry, sorry, sir, you look so much like the person in the portrait of the Great Venerable Envoy passed down in my family, so..."

"Portrait..."

All Baimu didn't expect that he still had a portrait passed down.

And it was one that could be identified!

Who did it? Perrin? Kieran? Both possible!

The administrator looked at him again and wondered: "May I ask, sir, where is your ancestor from? Have you ever been to Kitakami?"

"I'm not clear about this..."

All Baimu was vague, thinking how could he ask about Perrin's home.

If he asked, wouldn't he be exposed.

Eh?

He had a good idea and asked with a smile: "I want to ask where the mask maker's home is? The mask maker who provided masks for the Loyal Three in the legend."

"The mask maker's home..."

The administrator's gaze suddenly fell behind him.

And All Baimu could also feel a figure with a fiery aura approaching.

The administrator said: "This is the descendant of the mask maker..."

"My name is Carmine! Orre Champion! Let's battle!" The girl with fiery red and black hair shouted excitedly.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1090 =====