Chapter 110: A Subtle Confession Letter

Transferring to the Grandma Ju Zi Academy library, Luo Mu focused intently on selecting books on agriculture and breeding, while Peper and Hearing Hearing Nimo followed behind him, engaged in a quiet yet heated discussion about what had just occurred.

Hearing Hearing Nimo held her head high, proudly puffing out her chest: "Even classmate Peper, who usually pays no attention to his surroundings, has been captivated by the charm of the Trainer profession, hmph hmph!"

"What are you so proud of again?"

Peper looked somewhat dejected, silently cursing himself for letting a sudden impulse overwhelm him and shouting such lines in public.

If only he had known, he should have waited for an opportunity to say it at Brother Luo Mu's farm.

Since they were inside the library, the two spoke in very low voices; Luo Mu, focused on searching for books, did not notice their whispering, but instead let out a soft "Eh?" when his gaze swept over a book with a purple cover.

"This is... the Book of Violet?"

The book was indeed the Book of Violet from Luo Mu's impressions; a layer of dust, not particularly thick, had accumulated on the cover, indicating that almost no one had borrowed this book.

Opening the book, Luo Mu skimmed through it briefly; it was largely consistent with his impressions of the Book of Violet, until, upon turning to the page regarding the Secret Herba Mystica, a neatly folded, yellowed piece of paper that looked like it had seen many years fell to the ground.

Glancing at Peper and Hearing Hearing Nimo, who were still bickering, Luo Mu shook his head, bent down to pick up the paper, and unfolded it.

When his eyes landed on the content of the paper, his expression froze.

【After reading many books derived from the Book of Scarlet, in order to verify its existence, I chose to travel to various locations in Paldea where there were numerous reports of massive Pokémon sightings.

【After much busyness, although I ultimately failed to find them, I discovered seeds possessing an unknown genetic sequence.】

【I am uncertain whether they are related to the Secret Herba Mystica recorded in the Book of Scarlet, but this at least provides me with tremendous motivation to verify the existence of the Book of Scarlet.】

【... Having said so much about my psychological journey, what I actually want to say most is: since the past leaves traces to follow, perhaps the future already lies in the palms of you and me; your research on the Book of Violet will surely make progress, keep it up! By Sada (＾ω＾)】

"Hiss—"

Luo Mu fell into a suspicious silence for a moment, then turned his head to look at Peper and suddenly asked, "Peper, didn't you mention before that your parents met at a research institute?"

Peper, who was arguing with Hearing Hearing Nimo that training Pokémon isn't achieved by gumption alone, was startled; although he didn't know why Luo Mu suddenly cared about this, he still replied, "Yes, at least as far as I know, they met and came to know each other at the research institute, and eventually I was born..."

Hearing Hearing Nimo also leaned over, her face full of surprise: "Eh~ Peper, your parents are researchers? This is the first I've heard of it."

Peper shook his head, not intending to continue this topic: "They aren't any famous researchers."

Having received confirmation from Peper, Luo Mu looked at this letter again and immediately felt something different about it.

It seemed every sentence mentioned matters related to research, yet in reality, it contained certain unspoken little thoughts of a young girl; it appeared that these two Professors might have already known each other back during their student days.

Setting aside Professor Sada's little thoughts and the question of why this paper had been kept tucked inside this Book of Violet, this letter revived Luo Mu's memories, recalling that when he first met Professor Sada, she had given him several small bags of seeds.

At that time, Professor Sada had said those were seeds of an unknown plant species she had discovered while researching history.

Speaking of which, could those seeds be the seeds of the Secret Herba Mystica?

Thinking of this, Luo Mu lost the desire to continue selecting books; hugging the few books he had already chosen, he walked directly toward the checkout counter, and while doing so, said to Peper, who was still following him like a shadow: "I agree to your request, but don't you have classes this afternoon? When you don't have class, you can come to the farm, and I'll give you some special tutoring."

Peper was startled, and a smile of delight instantly appeared on his face as he nodded vigorously.

Hearing Hearing Nimo looked at Peper, then at Luo Mu, feeling quite jealous.

How could this be? She had come first, both in discovering Teacher Luo Mu's strength as a Trainer and in requesting special battle training from Teacher Luo Mu.

Luo Mu added, "Hearing Hearing Nimo can come over when you have free time too."

After all, teaching one person was teaching, and teaching two was also teaching; moreover, he could let the two spar with each other, which would save him quite a bit of trouble.

Hearing Hearing Nimo's face changed with extreme speed; she immediately beamed with joy and said repeatedly, "It seems we need to schedule a time to go together in advance, classmate Peper~"

"If possible, I'd still prefer to go alone..."

Paying no attention to the two muttering behind his back, Luo Mu calmly queued up at the end of the line of students borrowing books.

While waiting, Luo Mu suddenly caught a glimpse of the top of a student's head ahead in line; that red-and-blue dual-colored hair made him somewhat surprised.

Moving his gaze down a bit further, a fluffy brown Eevee backpack came into view.

Luo Mu could certainly recognize such obvious characteristics; he remembered this girl should be one of the Zhu Zi protagonist group, Peony?

What a coincidence?

The Peony ahead held several books in her arms, her entire demeanor radiating a slightly gloomy atmosphere; one could vaguely tell her mood seemed not very good, as if she had encountered something unpleasant.

Since he did not know the other party, Luo Mu did not rashly strike up a conversation, merely taking the opportunity while waiting in line to glance at the books in Peony's hands.

They were basically all academic books he didn't quite understand, seemingly related to programming; this reminded Luo Mu that Peony would seemingly become a powerful hacker capable of hacking the Paldea League system in the future.

However, judging by her appearance, she had probably already started encountering ostracization from her classmates.

Luo Mu frowned slightly; to be honest, he was somewhat troubled by how to catch those students bullying their classmates and uproot them, after all, he was a teacher, and those students generally did such things behind teachers' backs, not to mention the fact that he had made such a speech at the previous opening ceremony.

After Peony finished borrowing her books, she left the library with her head bowed; as Luo Mu handed his few books to the librarian for registration, he frowned and thought that regarding this matter, he indeed still had to start with those few students from his Battle Studies class.

Penny, Mela, and Atticus.

Silently reciting these three names in his heart, Luo Mu took the books neatly placed in a paper bag from the librarian, exchanged greetings with Hearing Hearing Nimo and Peper, and then left the Grandma Ju Zi Academy.

After returning home, he needed to take out the seeds Sada had given him and find a suitable plot of land to try planting some.

If they were indeed the seeds of the Secret Herba Mystica, which possessed various miraculous effects, that would be extraordinary.

(End of Chapter)