Chapter 1367: Best Partner

Teased the Hisuian Zorua for a while.

Seeing that the time was almost up, All Baimu got up and carried the cooler to the Vice Principal's office.

Alder and the three students, including Moon, were already present.

At the moment of seeing him, the other two students cast fiery gazes, while Alder first observed the cooler in his hand.

"Is the prepared Pokémon inside?"

"No, it's mine." All Baimu smiled and put the cooler on the table, "You might not have seen this Pokémon."

Alder laughed, "Zorua is indeed rare, but I haven't reached the point of not seeing—Eh?"

He suddenly found that the Zorua in front of him was different from the Zorua he knew.

Why is it silver-white?

Shiny Pokémon?

Before he could study it carefully, the Hisuian Zorua had already been frightened by that rough big face and shrank into the depths of the cooler, "Awoo... Awoo!"

It mustered the courage to let out a low bark.

Alder's expression suddenly became awkward, "It seems I scared it."

"Hahaha."

All Baimu smiled and took out three Poké Balls, "Its problem can be discussed later. Are you guys ready to choose?"

"Hmm!"

"Can't wait!"

Two students responded actively, Moon didn't speak, her face was curious and tangled.

It seemed she was worried about whether she could complete the school's commission and take good care of this Pokémon.

Bang bang bang!

Light flashed.

Oshawott, Rowlet, and Cyndaquil appeared together.

Long before leaving the institute, they had been notified that they were about to face their Trainers, so they didn't show panic at this time.

What's more, they were individuals deliberately selected and emotionally stable.

"Meju!"

Oshawott held its head high, its face lonely and calm, looking at the three of them.

Rowlet closed its eyes, its head nodding slightly, and semi-transparent bubbles flew out and retracted from its nostrils.

Cyndaquil...

It turned to the side and curled into a ball.

All Baimu raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled at the few people who were already impatient, "The future partner has appeared? Who will go first? Remember to pay attention to the Pokémon's emotions."

"I—I'll be slow."

One of them raised his hand actively, but facing the gazes of All Baimu and Alder, he retreated inexplicably.

Instead, the other one took a deep breath, walked to Oshawott, squatted down halfway, and said, "Do I have the honor to become your partner?"

Generous posture, calm demeanor.

Oshawott looked at the boy in front of it and decisively stretched out its little claw, placing it in his palm, "Meju!"

Let's rush to the highest peak together! Boy!

"Thank you!"

The boy hugged it joyfully and then put it on his shoulder.

Oshawott stood firm calmly, its face with a few small freckles full of pride, like a brave man climbing the mountain peak, "Meju!"

It even shook its little shell.

The student next to him was jealous and couldn't care about yielding, leaping to Rowlet, "Hey! Hey! Wake up! Will you be my partner?"

"Goo?"

Rowlet woke up, its head turned ninety degrees, seemingly not figuring out the situation.

This person was also a guy who was good at talking to himself, "I have long wanted to be a free and easy person like a Ranger. You are the most suitable partner for me!

"I decided it's you, Rowlet! Please choose me too!"

"... Goo."

Rowlet performed very plainly. It just flapped its wings silently and flew up, landing on that person's head.

He immediately clenched his fists excitedly, "Great! Thank you, Rowlet!"

The first two chose successfully.

Only Cyndaquil and Moon were left in the office. Neither side showed anything. The former curled into a ball and didn't move, and the latter was calm and didn't know what she was thinking.

All Baimu said: "Moon student?"

"Ah? Ah! Sorry! Sorry!" Moon bowed and apologized with a red face, understanding the current situation after a simple observation.

All Baimu said gently: "If there are any difficulties, it's okay to refuse now. This is just a very ordinary experiment."

"No, no."

Moon shook her head repeatedly. It would be troublesome to others to regret after agreeing, right?

She smiled and walked toward Cyndaquil, reaching out her hand directly toward it in a very rough way.

All Baimu and Alder were speechless, and the other two students couldn't help but remind, "Be careful—"

Fire-type Pokémon don't have very good tempers. It is extremely easy to be scalded by sudden flames when contacting them rashly, and Cyndaquil curled into a ball as soon as it appeared, clearly showing some resistance in its attitude.

Unexpectedly, Moon picked it up very easily.

Cyndaquil didn't resist at all throughout the process.

And after Moon hugged it, she began to stroke and pat its back leisurely. After two strokes, Cyndaquil took the initiative to lift the curled state and then let out a long hiccup.

"Heng..."

The other two looked on in a daze.

All Baimu smiled: "Your observation is very keen, you actually found that it was curled up because of indigestion. But how did you know it wasn't resisting the strange environment?"

Moon explained with a red face after putting Cyndaquil down, "F-Fire-type Pokémon are very sensitive. If it really resisted, it would have burned flames to protect itself when I approached..."

So that's it!

The other two students had an expression of learning something new.

All Baimu clapped lightly, and Alder also laughed loudly: "Choosing you is really right! Moon! Cyndaquil is very suitable for you!"

"I-Is it?"

Mei lowered her head to look at Cyndaquil, and Cyndaquil also looked at her with squinted eyes.

Then both were startled, one knelt on the ground, and the other retreated a few steps.

How compatible!

Everyone in the room laughed, leaving only the embarrassed Moon, Cyndaquil, and the angry Foongus.

"Since everyone has found a suitable partner, please get along well with them in the coming time."

All Baimu drove the three students and a group of Pokémon out, "For the specific things you need to cooperate with the school, come to me after they complete the first stage of evolution. Work hard, students!"

The office door closed.

The other two left happily with their respective Pokémon, leaving Moon, Cyndaquil, and Foongus staring at each other.

"That... please take care of me?"

She said in a thin voice.

Cyndaquil also nodded awkwardly. Both were as immature as new recruits.

The Foongus on Moon's shoulder slapped his partner's cheek, "Tama!"

"I know, Foongus..."

The girl sighed, gathered her courage, changed to a more enthusiastic attitude, and smiled at Cyndaquil: "You! Are you hungry?"

Foongus was about to faint.

You don't treat other Pokémon like this on weekdays!

"Heng~"

Cyndaquil shook its head quickly. Because it was nervous before coming, it stole a lot of food from Rowlet who was dozing off, and accidentally ate too much, causing indigestion. It felt very uncomfortable as soon as it came out of the ball.

It wasn't until Moon patted its hiccup out that Cyndaquil felt much better.

So for this Trainer, it had a good impression, but couldn't help but feel nervous.

How should Pokémon get along with Trainers? Can it be like in the institute? Will it be beaten? It seemed to have heard from someone before that some Trainers have bad tempers and beat Pokémon when they lose battles.

Yi! How scary!

Cyndaquil's body trembled slightly.

Sensing its abnormality, Moon squatted down and asked with concern, "What's wrong with you? Is it still uncomfortable? I'll take you to the Pokémon Center!"

As a comprehensive school specializing in battles, Orre Academy naturally has a Pokémon Center.

It's just that so far, Nurse Joy hasn't been very busy and has always been in a semi-vacation state.

Nurse Joy was disappointed that she had nowhere to show her martial arts strength.

Seeing Cyndaquil brought by Moon, her eyes lit up, thinking she could finally be of use, but it was just a bit stressed and had indigestion.

"There's no big problem, just take it for a walk and digest it~"

Nurse Joy sent them away with a smile and bent down sadly, "When will school start~~~"

"Happy~"

Blissey felt the same way.

After Moon left the Pokémon Center, she subconsciously went to the garden she loved. Seeing her bring a strange Pokémon, the wild Pokémon were very alert at first, but soon remembered the trouble she mentioned.

That sudden partner is you!

The wild Pokémon surrounded Cyndaquil curiously. Seeing the situation, Moon immediately said: "Everyone! Please don't scare Cyndaquil!"

Too late.

"Heng!"

Cyndaquil suddenly sprayed flames from its back, scaring away the wild Pokémon, ran all the way to hide behind Moon, holding her ankle and not daring to look out.

From its performance, Moon also gradually understood its personality.

Timid.

More timid than her!

Moon was helpless and also felt a little lucky. If it were the too lively Oshawott, she wouldn't know how to get along with it instead.

Oshawott is usually very warlike, but she is extremely repulsive to Pokémon battles.

—

Meanwhile.

All Baimu was also dealing with a coward.

"Hisuian Zorua?"

Alder couldn't believe his ears, "Time travel?"

"No, it's just a simple historical reproduction, such as many extinct plants revived in the Orre region, and fossil Pokémon."

He used a relatively vivid metaphor to inform the Vice Principal and briefly described the existence of the Hisuian Ecological Research Institute.

Alder understood: "So that's it, reproducing Pokémon that disappeared in history, it's really admirable!"

"It currently belongs to the only seedling among Hisuian Zorua, the cause is quite special..."

All Baimu vaguely remembered that the Pokédex said that ordinary Zorua were driven to harsh natural environments and unfortunately died, turning into the current appearance.

Therefore, the black fur turned into a ghostly silver-white gray, and at the same time, it could manipulate resentment to rise on the head.

In this way, is the birth of this guy because the Zoroark that the institute knows gave birth to a dead egg?

All Baimu didn't dare to say whether his idea was correct or not, and more precise research needs to be relied on by the institute.

"Then why did you bring it out?" Alder looked at him with a strange expression.

All Baimu explained: "I didn't steal it, although it was my suggestion to take it with me and want to get close to it, the director also agreed. They think it needs to adapt to the outside environment."

Alder shook his head with a smile.

He found that although All Baimu is powerful and does things reliably, he is ultimately a junior under twenty.

This is not a strange thing. Alder himself, let alone twenty, was still like a child at thirty.

"Work hard slowly, Pokémon are all existences that are easily moved." Alder patted All Baimu on the shoulder.

All Baimu nodded and went back to his office.

And the Hisuian Zorua in the cooler lay prone, looking listless.

Newcomers might panic, thinking it was sick.

But All Baimu knew this guy was hungry.

It didn't eat much at the banquet last night. At that time, it wasn't hungry and resisted most of it hard.

It had been nearly twelve hours now.

Of course, normal Pokémon don't have anything to do if they don't eat for two or three days, but Hisuian Zorua is not normal.

It is spoiled and eats three meals a day, and various snacks are never missing.

So much so that its weight reached a terrifying twenty-five kilograms.

It's just that the Hisuian Zorua is big and has thick fur, which makes it look not so fat.

The institute didn't think it was overweight at all, never thinking it had reached the level of being overweight!

As everyone knows, the fatter people are, the easier they are to get hungry.

This point is no different for Pokémon. Don't you see how many meals Snorlax eats a day...

In short, the Hisuian Zorua's stomach has started to rumble now.

Facing All Baimu's face across the cage door, it showed a little desire.

"Awoo?"

Time to eat?

"What did you say?" All Baimu pretended not to understand, even though he heard the intestinal rumbling of the Hisuian Zorua.

Hisuian Zorua barked again.

All Baimu still pretended not to understand, and then placed it in the corner.

"..."

The little fox was stunned, thinking he went to find food for it, remembering the food that was actively stretched in last night, and happily chose to wait.

An hour passed.

Two hours passed.

Three hours passed.

Hisuian Zorua lay limp in the cooler like a fox fur. It hadn't eaten for fifteen hours.

Baby's tummy is thundering.

"Awoo~ Awoo~ Awoo~"

It tried to make a wail, and then the door in front of it opened, and a fragrant and tempting Pokémon food appeared in front.

All Baimu squatted there, "Here, come and eat."

"Awoo~"

Hisuian Zorua opened its mouth, signaling All Baimu to put it into its mouth.

Rejected.

All Baimu pointed to the food in front, "Come out and eat, you can't move inside."

I can move!

Hisuian Zorua raised its head and opened its mouth very seriously.

Seeing that it didn't want to leave the cooler, All Baimu didn't care anymore, stood up, and went back to his seat to read documents.

If you don't eat, forget it.

Hisuian Zorua gazed at the food just one step away; after careful consideration, it chose to give up.

Could it really starve itself to death?

Not going out! I won't go out even if I die!

"Awoo..."

Will I really starve to death?

Hisuian Zorua thought with teary eyes; it held out for another ten minutes, but it was almost at its limit.

Eat it, eat it~

It seemed as if a nightmare was tempting it in its ear.

At this very moment, appetite finally overcame laziness, and Hisuian Zorua took the first step out of the incubator.

And then... it was so tired that it started panting heavily.