Chapter 141: Twin Blue Talents

At home.

Since the roadblocker had already vanished.

Under Shanren's arrangements, Awu had successfully boarded the vehicle back to Bingshan Qinggang, and once he got on the steamship, he could return to the United Regions.

And the departure of his companion, as expected, made the single-headed dragon nervous — from birth he had always been with his pack, never separated even when he was abducted.

Suddenly being all alone now, his emotions were inevitably stirred.

But unexpectedly, he didn't cause much damage to the house, only becoming more attached to Baimu's embrace and hand. Whenever Baimu was home, no matter how far away or what he was doing, the dragon would come find him and want to mouth his hand.

Occasionally, when Baimu went out without bringing him, he would obediently curl up in a corner of the living room.

This lonely appearance quickly softened Bouffalant and Mawile's hearts.

They actually didn't have much hostility toward the single-headed dragon to begin with — they were just resentful of the destruction caused by those little rascals. It's like when a relative's kid tears apart your sofa; even if the parents pay for it, it's still hard to put on a pleasant face.

But now the relative's kid has suddenly become your own kid — after the shock, seeing him sit properly in a corner without a word, it's really hard to pretend you didn't see it.

Of course.

Bouffalant and the others' feelings were even more complicated — each of them could see a bit of their own past shadow in the single-headed dragon.

Therefore, out of friendliness toward the new companion, they chose — provocation.

Annoying someone is undoubtedly a good way to speed up bonding, provided you don't overdo it.

Have to say, Bouffalant and the others really had their ways, staying well within a certain limit. And although the single-headed dragon often fell for Bouffalant's provocations, in truth he also held a sense of admiration for this big monster.

The weak look up to the strong — no problem with that.

So after their scuffles, their relationship warmed up quickly.

Baimu was happy to see this scene. Companions roughhousing was perfectly normal, and to a certain extent it could even preserve a competitive edge, promoting mutual progress and development.

He believed it wouldn't be long before this little white dinosaur with dyed tufts could fully integrate into their big family.

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The day before the operation.

Baimu welcomed a new round of simulator cooldown.

This was all thanks to Bouffalant's tireless battles against Haxorus, and the internal sparring among Mawile and the others.

A simulation at such a critical moment would surely bring more favorable changes for tomorrow's operation.

On the sofa.

The single-headed dragon held his hand in his mouth, rested his chin on Baimu's knee, and slept quite peacefully in a daze.

Baimu quietly opened the simulator, took a deep breath, and began the first simulation.

Just as he had predicted, the third simulation still gave a normal talent, and the storyline didn't change much either.

"My Beautiful Iceberg Wife"

This time the simulation subject was a fisherman wearing a duck-bill cap and a red jacket — at first glance looking like the original game's protagonist Red, but actually a fisherman who used Magikarp as his starter Pokémon.

To be fair, the opening was extremely difficult.

Forget battling gyms, he could barely manage normal battles with others.

So the fisherman quickly began catching other Water-type Pokémon, such as Poliwag, Goldeen, Tentacool, Shellder, Starmie, and so on.

Of course, he didn't give up on training Magikarp — the carp leaping over the dragon gate was something every trainer dreamed of.

And through his efforts, Magikarp indeed didn't disappoint, successfully evolving into Gyarados, making gym challenges far smoother.

Unfortunately, as a trainer specializing in Water-types, his talent for raising Pokémon was far inferior to that of his peers around him, and in the end he fell helplessly at the Top 64, contributing to Baimu 【+2 levels below lv. 50】 and the move 【Surf】.

Though the results weren't particularly ideal, Surf was a pleasant surprise. Baimu had long wanted Bouffalant to learn this Water-type move — if he ever fell into water, the big monster could save him.

The only question was whether learning this move would grant a bit of resistance to Water-type attacks.

Baimu hurriedly called over Chansey and Bouffalant, distributed the newly obtained rewards to them, and sent them to the backyard to feel out the new power.

The two were already used to such situations — hearing the call, they trotted off happily.

"Chido?"

"Uh… not for now, don't worry — if I get something, I'll definitely share it with you." Baimu looked at Mawile's "what about me?" expression and smiled helplessly.

Mawile puffed up her cheeks in anger and decided to beat up Bouffalant for fun — that big guy could take a beating anyway.

The single-headed dragon nearby tilted his head curiously for a look. "Mo Nao~"

"None of your business, keep mouthing yours."

Baimu stuffed his hand into the dragon's mouth and, slightly nervous, started the fourth simulation.

The guess was about to be confirmed.

【Choose your birth region ▽】

He deliberated for a moment and chose Sinnoh.

He clicked open gender.

Without hesitation he chose female — the previous round hadn't followed the original rotation rule, all for the purpose of trying a female this round.

Maybe he could simulate Cynthia?

Although it seemed a bit far-fetched, a person had to have dreams.

And so.

Baimu carefully clicked open the Pokémon column —

Smeargle?!

Seeing the icon displayed above, his heart skipped a beat, and he felt this run was doomed. Looking across all the trainers he knew in Sinnoh, not a single one used Smeargle.

And if the results were poor and he randomly got Smeargle's Sketch, who would he make learn it?

Headache.

But the die was cast — he could only hope this trainer could, like the chef, achieve success through Smeargle and possess a decent talent.

【Please draw your Talent】

Press.

Fixed Talent:

【☆Heart-to-Heart (The bond with your Pokémon is extremely deep)】

Optional Talents:

【Never Forsake (Will never abandon your Pokémon)】

【☆Wealthy Family (No worries when raising Pokémon)】

【Heart of Iron and Stone (Mind will not waver)】

【One-Person Army (Will catch many Pokémon)】

Two—two blue Talents!

All Baimu rubbed his eyes with his free hand, staring at the lines of text in utter astonishment.

Honestly, he had never imagined he could draw two blue Talents!

Did this mean this simulation was one step closer to winning the Conference? Maybe even very likely to actually win the Conference?

He grew increasingly excited, pulling out his phone to look up past tournament brackets for the Sinnoh Lily of the Valley Conference, wanting to jump straight to the results.

But after thinking it over, he decided against it.

Seeing the ending directly would damage the story too much; generally speaking, simulations with blue Talents were more interesting than ordinary ones.

Whatever it was going to be, it was going to be; no need.

All Baimu selected the first two Talents. One-Person Army, bolstered by Wealthy Family and Heart-to-Heart, would surely not be bad, but Never Forsake struck him even more.