Chapter 105: Hearing Nimo, Who Wants to Catch a Pokémon

Luo Mu looked toward the young woman in the vibrant Orange Academy uniform, being led by a Luxray as she walked toward the small villa, and said with some surprise, "Hearing Nimo?"

Hearing Luo Mu's voice, Hearing Nimo lifted her head, her eyes sparkling: "Teacher Luo Mu, long time no see!"

"Long time no see." Luo Mu waved his hand as a greeting; he was somewhat puzzled as to why Hearing Nimo had suddenly come to his farm and asked, "Don't you have classes today? Why did you suddenly come over?"

"I heard Teacher Luo Mu had ended his holiday and returned to Paldea; there were some matters I wanted to consult you about, so I came over."

Hearing Nimo looked at Luo Mu somewhat shyly; it was evident she indeed had some unspoken difficulty that had led her to seek him out.

Luo Mu felt that answering a question was no big deal, nodded, and said, "Alright, go ahead and say it."

A smile instantly climbed onto Hearing Nimo's face; the little girl was currently in her growth spurt, and when she smiled, she was full of vitality, making it completely unimaginable that she was actually a sports idiot.

Hearing Nimo first took out a Poké Ball and released an Electric Mouse Pokémon whose size and appearance had undergone obvious changes.

Luo Mu raised an eyebrow: "Has Pawmi evolved?"

Hearing Nimo nodded: "Hehe, it just evolved a few days ago."

The Luxray slowly paced over to Luo Mu's side, lowered its head to gaze at this tiny Electric Mouse Pokémon full of fighting spirit, seemingly lost in thought.

The biggest change for Pawmo after evolution was the addition of a Fighting-type attribute, while its attack power and speed had made significant progress.

As soon as it left the Poké Ball, Pawmo looked around in all directions, as if trying to find the Growlithe that had once defeated it.

This little fellow has quite a strong competitive spirit.

Luo Mu smiled knowingly and looked at Hearing Nimo: "From its appearance, one can see that the strength in Pawmo's arms has increased considerably; it seems you have been training hard during this period?"

"Yes, we have been looking forward to the spring break in a month, planning to go out and challenge the Gyms then!" Hearing Nimo nodded heavily, then suddenly remembered she seemed to have gone off-topic and hastily said, "Although Teacher Luo Mu's classes don't start until the day after tomorrow, I simply couldn't sit still and wanted to come ask you a question."

"I want to catch a new partner, but I don't know how best to do it."

Hearing Nimo's expression was somewhat troubled; in fact, she had privately attempted to catch Pokémon several times, but always ended up causing the wild Pokémon to flee because she couldn't throw the Poké Ball accurately.

Although her family had prepared a Pokémon Egg for her, Hearing Nimo felt that her second Pokémon would be far more meaningful if she caught it herself.

"Uh..." Luo Mu's expression became somewhat strange; he recalled that Hearing Nimo indeed seemed very unskilled at throwing Poké Balls, so he tested by asking, "Do you mean you want me to take you to catch a Pokémon?"

Hearing Nimo froze for a moment, then nodded heavily, looking at Luo Mu with anticipation.

Luo Mu stroked his chin and thought for a moment, then readily said, "I was going to make a trip to the wild anyway; if we encounter a suitable Pokémon, I'll let you catch it. Do you want to come along?"

"I want to go!"

In the wild, after gathering several Pokémon, Luo Mu set off with Hearing Nimo toward the wilderness.

At this moment, besides the standard items for outdoor excursions, his backpack also contained some Pokémon food and empty glass bottles.

If they found a Combee nest, they would use Pokémon food to exchange for honey; Luo Mu believed a Queen Bee raising a colony would be very willing to make this trade.

Since the location for this wild expedition was not far outside the farm, Luo Mu did not fully equip himself by bringing his entire main team; apart from Growlithe and Fidough, he only brought along the Luxray, who happened to be nearby and was responsible for guarding.

After all, bringing along Hearing Nimo, who was both a student and a wealthy young lady, meant it was never wrong to be a bit more cautious.

Hearing Nimo also let Pawmo follow right beside her; this way, if they encountered a Pokémon she liked, it would be much more convenient for her to battle.

However, Pawmo's attention was clearly fixed on the Growlithe, who was leading its underlings with an air of arrogance, looking exactly like a rich young master parading through the streets.

But the Growlithe obviously had no time to pay it any mind; as a Fire-type Pokémon, Growlithe constantly emitted warm heat from its body, while Fidough was a little follower; back at the farm, Luo Mu often saw scenes where Fidough would trot happily behind Growlithe, doing whatever Growlithe told it to do.

While moving forward, Luo Mu also kept an eye on the Pokémon's movements; when he observed Fidough, he wondered in his heart, "Why does it look like its color has changed quite a bit compared to when I first brought it back to the farm? It's as if a white, chubby piece of bread has been baked..."

Generally speaking, if Fidough shows this sign, it is probably not far from evolving; its evolved form, Dachsbun, has this kind of brown body color.

The two had traveled for about half an hour; just like when he had gone out with Arven back then, Luo Mu and Hearing Nimo stepped into the grassland area.

Luo Mu's main purpose this time was still to search for Combee, while letting Hearing Nimo catch any suitable Pokémon they encountered along the way; last time, he had discovered traces of several Combee near here.

Luo Mu instructed the person beside him: "Hearing Nimo, if you spot a Pokémon that looks like a honeycomb, with three faces and a pair of wings, tell me immediately."

Hearing Nimo nodded solemnly: "I understand."

The two thus began exploring the surrounding area.

After another ten-plus minutes, Pawmo, running quickly through the grass, seemed to have discovered something; it made a sound toward a patch of waist-high grass, alerting Hearing Nimo and the others.

Hearing Pawmo's warning sound first, Growlithe and Fidough also looked toward the grass, lowered their heads to sniff, and accurately detected the scent of an unfamiliar Pokémon in the grass, immediately barking loudly: "Wang Wang Wang!"

Just as Luo Mu and Hearing Nimo, who were bent over searching, looked up toward that patch of thicket, the Pokémon inside the grass also made a move; a pleasant yet extremely sharp chirping sound rang out!

Then, a Kricketune with a pair of figure-eight mustaches and a body entirely red appeared in the vision of the two.

Luo Mu's heart jumped in shock:!!!

My DNA is moving!

Fortunately, this Kricketune's eyes were not glowing with an eerie red light; otherwise, Luo Mu would have been preparing to turn around and flee.

Before transmigrating, he had once been a novice just starting out; when he suddenly encountered a Boss Kricketune emitting a sharp cry on the vast Hisui lands, he had been chased by that Boss Kricketune in such a ragged retreat that he was nearly scared out of his wits.

Fortunately, this was just an ordinary Kricketune, radiating a strong sense of hostility.

This Kricketune had seemingly been resting just now, which was why the area nearby had been so quiet; undoubtedly, Luo Mu, Hearing Nimo, and the Pokémon, having disturbed its rest, had been listed by it as targets for attack.

Luo Mu originally intended to send out Growlithe to battle, but unexpectedly, Hearing Nimo looked at him with a hopeful gaze and requested, "Teacher Luo Mu, let me battle it!"

Hearing this, Luo Mu lowered his raised hand and said helplessly, "Do you intend to catch it?"

Hearing Nimo shook her head: "I plan to decide after battling it."

(End of Chapter)