Chapter 57: The Unusual Yi Se La Lu La Si Returns!

After about ten more minutes, Gua Tou Wa, holding Xian Bu with both hands, and Lan Di by his side, successfully returned to the kindergarten.

From afar, seeing the pair, Pu Lu Mi Ye thought Xian Bu had gotten into trouble,

"Fairy Eevee!"

Pu Lu Mi Ye hurriedly ran forward.

Seeing Xian Bu curled up in Gua Tou Wa's arms, Pu Lu Mi Ye's eyes filled with swirling tears.

"Fairy Eevee, how could you die! What am I to do now that you've gone!"

"Bu Yi?"

Xian Bu tilted his head in confusion; he was only scratched by a piece of Rocket Team's special glass that Gua Tou Wa had broken with an acrobatic move when he fell, so why would he be dead?

Turning his head, Xian Bu showed a somewhat bewildered expression.

"Ah!"

After the scream, the overjoyed‑and‑crying Pu Lu Mi Ye instinctively tried to hug Xian Bu, but Gua Tou Wa, who wanted La Di Ya Si to help with treatment, stepped aside.

In a flash, he arrived in front of Ash.

Ash smiled and patted Gua Tou Wa's head, praising him.

"Not bad, I admire your willingness to step up, but! Even in broad daylight you can't forcibly snatch a spirit!"

Pu Lu Mi Ye: …, then it's also not allowed at night!

"Gua Tou~"

Gua Tou Wa gently lifted Xian Bu from his arms, allowing Ash to see Xian Bu's slender legs and jade-like feet, and the wound soaked in fresh blood.

"La Di Ya Si!"

Ash didn't delay and summoned La Di Ya Si to heal Xian Bu.

The already skilled La Di Ya Si first used telekinesis to scan the wound, cleared the glass fragments from Xian Bu's injury, and then released a healing wave.

A pale green glow fell on the wound, making Xian Bu feel an alternating chill and warmth, followed by a slightly itchy sensation at the injury,

The wound quickly scabbed, fell off, and sprouted new fuzz.

Feeling the hand‑blocked wound disappear, Gua Tou Wa immediately set down the injured Fairy Eevee.

Xian Bu tentatively took two steps on the floor tiles, felt no abnormality, and immediately joyfully circled Gua Tou Wa.

Upon reaching Gua Tou Wa, he proactively gave a kiss.

He also wrapped a ribbon around Gua Tou Wa's head to prevent him from dodging.

Ash: Well done, Gua Tou Wa!

Pu Lu Mi Ye: My Fairy Eevee… no, it's not clean!

Serena gasped, her smile blooming on her face, "Wow!"

Yurie covered her face with both hands, exposing only her eyes, "They're kissing!"

Unfortunately, Clemont reached out and covered Yurie's bell‑like hand‑covering gesture, completely blocking the stinky sister's sight,

He watched the beautiful romance of the two spirits unfold, a slight smile curling his lips.

This made Yurie quite displeased.

During the upcoming lunch time,

Everyone at the kindergarten tried Pu Lu Mi Ye's specially made nutritious meal, and during that time Pu Lu Mi Ye's cooking received unanimous praise from Ash and his group,

Serena, for the performance gala, even asked Pu Lu Mi Ye for instruction, mastering the skill of making the nutritious meal tasty.

During this time, Gua Tou Wa roughly recounted what happened after leaving, and then La Di Ya Si used telepathic resonance to translate it clearly.

It was basically that on the vehicle there were only Meow Meow, Xian Bu enclosed in a glass dome, and Lan Di huddled in a corner.

It was Gua Tou Wa who saved a person and a spirit,

During this process, Lan Di, rescued by Gua Tou Wa, overcame his phobia of spirits.

Xian Bu developed even stronger feelings for Gua Tou Wa,

Both spirits were overjoyed in their emotions,

But according to the information Ash just checked, this relationship is not optimistic.

Gua Tou Wa is humanoid, belonging to the Underwater group.

And Fairy Eevee is beast‑shaped, belonging to the land group.

Their forms and species differ, so it's evident that since birth a tragic thick barrier has existed between them,

Talking about emotions is fine, even cuddling is okay, but don't expect reproduction for now.

Fortunately, spirits unlike humans don't have extremely high IQs and an obsession with procreation,

For spirits other than the super‑brain‑developed super‑power type, not continuing the lineage is nothing at all.

Considering Gua Tou Wa's feelings, Ash and his party didn't rush to leave that day,

That night they stayed at the spirit center of this small town.

Gua Tou Wa was left by Ash at the kindergarten, cuddling with Xian Bu, with an agreement to come find him before departure tomorrow.

Night,

Ash received a call from Xiao Ju Er; the unusual Yi Se La Lu La Si had finally returned to Hezhong filming.

The little fellow's level only rose to 17,

Even compared to Gua Tou Wa, he's still behind, clearly a bit lax.

But after careful observation, Ash realized he had wronged the little fellow,

During filming, although there weren't enough opponents to train levels, Yi Se La Lu La Si always kept Ash's advice in mind and didn't slack off,

Continuously trying to master a new skill, they finally succeeded in mastering the super‑power type strong output technique 【Psychic Strong Thought】 before returning.

Furthermore,

Besides the increase in power, when shiny Lalu Lasi returned, she was also wearing a custom outfit made by Xiao Ju'er—a black princess dress.

Her demeanor was proper, her movements restrained,

making Ash feel as if he saw an elegant different‑colored Mega Gardevoir, only a mini version,

especially with her elegant, quiet, idol‑like, star‑quality aura, it gave Ash the feeling of having switched Pokémon.

It wasn't until Ash hugged her and gave her a hard tug twice that the little fellow finally shed the elegant air.

revealing the carefree nature of the party‑goer,

showily shuffling large bundles out of the Poké Ball,

first sending several custom dresses to his sister Lalu Lasi and the reluctant Pikachu,

even Ash, Serena, Clemont, and Yurie received gifts: a DVD filmed by shiny Lalu Lasi and Xiao Ju'er, plus signed photos.

Serena and Yurie got the star's autograph and looked very happy,

Clemont's gift was even weightier, as if he'd obtained a rare treasure, making him so delighted he spun upward on the spot!

After the whole process, shiny Lalu Lasi truly felt like a big star.

During the gift‑distribution, shiny Lalu Lasi inevitably noticed the disappearance of the Croaking Frog and learned the whole story from Ash.

Early the next morning,

In his party‑goer mindset, shiny Lalu Lasi couldn't wait and jumped out of the Poké Ball, forcibly pulling Ash away from Serena,

rushing to the scene to tease the Croaking Frog,

making Fairy Cloth look like a tangled blossom, while the Croaking Frog turned red‑cheeked,

until she was warned that if she continued she would be ignored for a week, after which shiny Lalu Lasi finally let her go.

At the same time,

the cherished and beautiful shiny Lalu Lasi inevitably became the children's focus, who wanted to touch her,

but the Psychic‑type Pokémon's telekinesis was strong, so when the kids reached out, a telekinetic shield blocked them.

When the children calmed down,

the little fellow gave each child, Pu Lu Mi Ye, and the old director a signed photo taken with Xiao Ju'er as a Commemoration.

After breakfast,

Ash and his party continued on their way,

Indeed, Ash didn't take Fairy Cloth, and the Croaking Frog didn't stay to accompany Fairy Cloth,

but the bond between them remained unbroken.

Ash left Pu Lu Mi Ye's phone number, promising that when he had time he would bring the Croaking Frog over to meet Fairy Cloth.

…

Along the way, since shiny Lalu Lasi had mastered mental force and combined it with magical flame,

both the strike area and the strike power improved,

so Ash naturally prioritized raising shiny Lalu Lasi's level.

At dusk, black clouds shrouded the forest as thunderstorm rain fell,

Ash finished today's training.

shiny Lalu Lasi's level ultimately halted at 19, just one step away from evolution.

Ash's group was lucky to find, just before the heavy rain, the nearest house nearby,

more precisely,

it was a grand, rustic yet eerie forest manor.