Chapter 1316: Obedient Apprentice Akari

"Master~ Master~"

The coquettish soft call floated lightly through the window, like a greeting, and like being afraid of disturbing someone's rest.

All Baimu said: "Please come in, I'm already awake."

"Okay~"

Akari laughed and pulled the door open.

Green tatami mats surrounded a fire pit with a roaring charcoal fire; All Baimu sat cross-legged, helping Mawile maintain its important giant jaws.

Beside him were Hydreigon, Blissey, and other Pokémon that had already had their fur groomed.

Even the Shiny Gengar looked like its skin was coated with a layer of lard, reflecting a full luster under the light.

Akari's eyes shone, "Master~ What are you doing?"

"Letting Pokémon have a healthy physique is the key factor in improving combat power."

All Baimu beckoned to her Pikachu, "Come, come over."

"Pika?"

The yellow mouse didn't understand and approached, then its cheeks were pinched, and the touching of the key parts made it subconsciously release electricity.

Zzz!

Akari let out an exclamation, but All Baimu didn't change his expression and continued to knead, and the lightning released from the cheek pouches visibly became smaller.

By the time he kneaded a few more times, Pikachu was already lying comfortably in his arms.

"Pi~ka~chu~~~"

The coquettish call made Akari stare dumbfounded, "Ma, Master, you don't feel anything from the electric shock?"

"I'm wearing insulated gloves."

All Baimu smiled and shook his hands.

Gloves are a must when grooming, otherwise the static electricity in Hydreigon's black fur alone would be enough to crackle for a long time.

Insulated gloves?

Akari leaned closer to look, and couldn't help but reach out to touch, and sure enough,

"So amazing!"

At this moment, Akari had completely transformed into a fan-girl, finding everything she saw to be amazing.

All Baimu generously shared a pair of spare insulated gloves with her.

"In the future, you must do these things yourself. Making your Pokémon feel comfortable is extremely important for a train—a tamer."

"Mm-hmm!"

Akari nodded repeatedly.

Afterward, she took out a wooden Poké Ball and said, "Master! Let me show you my new partner!"

Bang!

The Poké Ball opened.

Unlike the special effects of modern Poké Balls that burst with light, Hisuian Poké Balls only emitted white mist.

After the ethereal mist dissipated, a Cyndaquil stood in place.

"Cynda?"

It curiously observed the surrounding environment, but when it discovered Pokémon with terrifying auras like Hydreigon nearby, a strong sense of fear suddenly surged into its heart.

The Cyndaquil quickly curled into a fluffy ball, like a hedgehog.

Akari looked confused, "Eh?"

She squatted beside the Cyndaquil and poked it with her finger, "Hey, hey, hey? Pull yourself together!"

No response.

Akari stood up, troubled, and said, "Pikachu and I went to great lengths to catch it!"

"Is it timid? That's quite suitable."

All Baimu thought to himself that the Hisuian Typhlosion in the game happened to need this nature.

After treating Mawile's giant jaws, the Pokémon maintenance for this morning had only just begun.

The big guys coming up next were the main event of the day.

After asking Akari for an open space near the water, All Baimu began performing maintenance on the behemoths like the Shiny Milotic, Aggron, and the giant Steelix; half a day passed in the hustle and bustle.

During the maintenance process, Akari followed behind him the whole time, helping to fetch water and hand over tools, being incredibly diligent.

"Happy..."

"Queen Boni-oh~"

Blissey and Ogerpon had their work stolen and could only look at this girl helplessly.

All Baimu was also very grateful for Akari's help and generously brought out his best culinary skills to treat her; watching Akari's happy smiling face while she ate, he couldn't help but think of her descendant, Dawn.

Genetics is truly a powerful thing!

During their conversation, All Baimu learned that Professor Laventon had gone to the Crimson Mirelands to investigate the local ecology.

Perhaps because there was no protagonist to act as a tool, he had to run around the Hisui region himself to record the various Pokémon he discovered.

"Are you free this afternoon?"

All Baimu deliberated for a moment and decided to take Akari out to see the world.

Upon hearing this, Akari agreed without hesitation, "Yes! Of course! Master, are you going to take me to the wild?"

"Mm, I have some business at Lake Verity."

All Baimu recalled the location of the next Plate.

He remembered that he had to capture the Lake Guardians... but winning against them should work too, right?

It's possible that just saying a word would be enough!

Akari jumped up like a Buneary, "I'll go back and prepare! Master, wait for me!"

"Meet me at the village gate in a while!"

"Okay~"

She went home to prepare the essential tools for going out.

Not long after.

The two met at the village gate.

Akari returned carrying a small woven bag; unfortunately, the Hisui era did not have the "space compression" black technology of the future, nor could she pay to expand it like in the game.

The items she could carry with her were very few.

Seeing this, All Baimu simply gave her the bag he used to use, "This is what I used when I traveled before; it can hold quite a lot of things. If you don't mind, I'll give it to you."

"Thank you, Master~"

Akari responded sweetly; naturally, she wouldn't mind.

Compared to her cloth bag, All Baimu's bag was much more refined, with only slight signs of use, showing it was well-maintained.

After taking it, Akari couldn't wait to look inside, and then she was surprised to find that the internal space was huge—dozens of times larger than her own bag!

"This!"

The young girl's eyes widened.

All Baimu smiled, "New cutting-edge technology from the outside world; there might only be one or two in the whole world. Use it with care, and don't let others find out."

Akari nodded repeatedly, as happy as a child receiving a birthday gift, spinning around holding Pikachu one moment, and holding the Cyndaquil's paw the next.

She even took turns putting the two Pokémon into the bag and taking them back out.

"Hahaha~ This is so great!"

Her smile never stopped the entire time, until they had completely left the range of Jubilife Village and could see wild Pokémon with the naked eye.

Akari subconsciously dived into the grass, causing All Baimu and the accompanying Blissey to look strange.

"Uh, sorry Master, I'm used to it."

She scratched her head and stood up.

The Survey Corps mainly investigates the ecology of wild Pokémon, and no matter what kind of Pokémon it is, it is difficult to easily come into contact with humans.

Akari usually has to hide in the grass to observe slowly.

All Baimu smiled, "It's okay, I'll teach you a trick or two when I have time. Observing Pokémon from afar actually doesn't yield as much knowledge as coming into close contact with them."

"Among the people I know, there is a great existence who is often attacked by Pokémon. He once said that to become a great Pokémon Professor, one must become friends with every Pokémon."

"Whoa! That sounds so amazing!"

Stars of admiration twinkled in Akari's eyes; she was almost completely fooled.

The two walked quickly toward the depths.

Far away from Jubilife Village, the types of Pokémon changed, and their habits changed from avoiding people to actively approaching them.

All Baimu had been busy traveling before and had basically never observed the ecology of Hisui; only now did he realize that there were quite a few massive Alpha Pokémon.

Future wild Pokémon don't have that many big ones; just seeing something like a giant Steelix is enough to make people marvel.

Humans compressed the living space of Pokémon, which once caused the number of large individuals to plummet to the point of being endangered...

"Master!"

Akari suddenly spoke.

All Baimu tilted his head in confusion, only to see the young girl pointing at the crystal-clear silk threads all over the trees and the Wurmple crawling past from time to time, saying with a bit of trepidation: "The vicinity is the activity range of Beautifly and Dustox; they are very fierce!"

In the Pokédex, Beautifly is called a carnivorous insect; although it is not that terrifying in the anime, it is also a fierce existence.

All Baimu patted her shoulder, "Don't worry."

As soon as he finished speaking, a large number of Dustox and Beautifly emerged from the woods, flapping their wings from afar and continuously releasing golden-purple powder, which turned into a mist that lingered and spread over.

Akari pulled off her headscarf to cover her face immediately, "Master! This is a mixture of Poison Powder and Stun Spore! It's troublesome if you inhale it by accident!"

"I know."

All Baimu still had a pile of Paralyze, Poison, and Sleep bombs he developed himself, so naturally, he couldn't have forgotten.

A faint purple light barrier suddenly appeared, isolating all the powder outside.

Akari looked left and right, "This is?"

"Safeguard. When your Pikachu evolves into Raichu, it can also learn this move."

All Baimu taught her Pokémon knowledge in detail, from the effects of Safeguard to the classification of status conditions.

Akari listened extremely seriously; she knew very well that these were all precious experiences accumulated by her Master.

In this era, anything related to Pokémon is considered a secret. Akari's parents were fed up with this point, which is why they brought Akari to join the Galaxy Team.

The philosophy of the Galaxy Team is—develop together, share generously; do your own job, build a home!

The two walked and talked along the way; during this time, Beautifly and Dustox tried to attack, but were all caught by Blissey's psychic power and thrown far away.

How can Poison-type Pokémon get rid of psychic power?

All Baimu focused on the issue of type effectiveness, "You can infer their types based on the moves they use and their appearance colors."

"Types..."

Akari looked like she was listening to a heavenly book.

Classifying Pokémon by type was proposed by Professor Oak a hundred years later, and the classification of Pokémon in this era is still superficial.

She tried to take notes with a pen, but it was difficult to write while walking, and she almost bumped into a tree trunk several times.

Just as Akari was about to put away her notebook in frustration, Blissey thoughtfully supported her, "Happy~"

"It said it would protect you while you walk," Poryphone explained.

Akari was moved to tears, "Thank you~!"

Pikachu, who had two heads peeking out of the backpack, silently kept it in mind.

Soon, they mentioned Pokémon evolution again.

All Baimu said, "For Pikachu to evolve into Raichu, all it needs is a Thunder Stone."

"Thunder Stone?"

Akari tilted her head.

All Baimu took her notebook and drew what a Thunder Stone looked like, "Just this thing."

"Ah! I've seen it! The Ginkgo Guild's shop sells them!" Akari was so excited that she hugged Pikachu, who was staring at the notebook, "You can evolve now!"

"Pika Pika~"

Pikachu also happily flicked its ears.

There is no doubt that Ash's Pikachu is a one-of-a-kind existence in the world, so letting ordinary Pikachu evolve into Raichu must be best for them.

Crossing a high mountain.

All Baimu and Akari saw the vast Lake Verity.

"See that island in the middle of the lake? That's where we're going."

He pointed to the small island in the distance.

Akari raised her hand to block the sun and looked into the distance, "How do we get there? Using your Pokémon, Master?"

"Fly directly."

All Baimu snapped his fingers, and the two were immediately enveloped in blue light, flying toward the island in the middle of the lake.

Blissey and Poryphone exerted their strength together, and the flight speed was quite fast.

It was Akari's first experience; she was so panicked that she swayed left and right and almost fell into the lake, forcing Poryphone to increase the intensity of its psychic power coverage.

When she found that she couldn't move, Akari felt relaxed instead.

Soon, the two arrived at their destination, the island in the middle of the lake.

Poryphone turned on its flash, and the strong light immediately tore through the dimness of the cave entrance, allowing All Baimu and Akari to see the situation inside.

There was no complex environment inside, only a large hollow cave.

There was accumulated water on the ground, and nothing else besides that.

Where is Mesprit?

All Baimu stood in the cave and looked around, falling into a long contemplation—could it be that it wasn't home today?

Akari curiously examined the environment, "Master, what are you looking for?"

"The Lake Guardians."

All Baimu said, "Arceus created time, space, and antimatter, and then brought emotion, willpower, and wisdom to the world. What I am looking for is Mesprit, who represents emotion."

The Lake Guardians are jokingly called the Three Lake Spirits because they look like mushrooms. Lake Verity is the habitat of Mesprit, the Being of Emotion.

"Is it not here?"

Akari didn't see the so-called Being of Emotion, "Did it go nearby to find something to eat?"

All Baimu: "... That's not impossible."

Compared to Legendary Pokémon that sleep all year round, Mythical Pokémon often like to wander around, the most iconic being Mew.

Appearing everywhere to tease people, leaving unrealistic fantasies for young teenagers—

"I must capture Mew!"

And then secretly enjoying it in a corner alone.

This is Mew.

The two left the Lake Verity cave and wandered around the vicinity for a long time, observing the wild Pokémon nearby while looking for Mesprit.

As a result, they couldn't find Mesprit, but they found a Hisuian Goodra.

Although its size was not as massive as the one they saw before, it also looked like an Alpha level.

"Master, are you going to capture it?"

Seeing All Baimu staring for a long time, Akari thought he had an idea.

All Baimu shook his head and said, "No, I just thought of a Pokémon I've seen before."

Hydreigon's departure must have made it very sad, right?

Is there still a chance for Garchomp?

The two continued to wander; Akari absorbed knowledge crazily, and All Baimu kept spitting out knowledge.

After the future school starts, he is prepared to attend classes.

It just so happens that he can absorb some experience as a teacher from Akari, so as not to not know where to start teaching when the time comes.

Time passed quickly.

In the end, All Baimu still couldn't find Mesprit.

This made him feel suspicious about Cogita's guidance, "Let's come back and take a look tomorrow."

However, there was still nothing the next day.

Still nothing on the third day.

All Baimu was a little restless, "That guy Mesprit—"

Knock knock~

The door was knocked, and it was actually Ingo who came with a package; he also brought a strange piece of news.

"Did your Hydreigon do something? There's a Goodra pestering the Diamond Clan's Warden, and it hasn't stopped for several days; they even complained to us."

What Ingo said shocked All Baimu.

Goodra?