Chapter 134: The Notebook and Wen Xiang Jun's Prayer for Rain

The Messenger Bird, face brimming with emotion, treated the small box like a treasure as it snapped the lid shut, then carefully tucked it into its tail.

The Messenger Bird's tail functioned like a massive sack, capable of holding many things; since it was part of its own body, the probability of items stored within being lost was extremely low.

In fact, when the Luxray had found the Messenger Bird, even though the bird had been unconscious and had loosened its tail which it normally kept lifted, the food stored inside its tail had not scattered.

This was because its tail automatically tightened and sealed itself shut even in a state of unconsciousness.

Compared to spatial equipment that might get lost, Luo Mu felt relying on the Messenger Bird's own tail was far more reliable.

After throwing itself into Luo Mu's embrace and lingering reluctantly for a moment, the Messenger Bird, under his soothing, saw its gaze turn resolute.

Breaking free from Luo Mu's arms, the Messenger Bird flapped its wings and flew toward the sky under the watchful eyes of the other Pokémon, gradually disappearing beyond the horizon.

Only after the figure of the Messenger Bird became completely invisible did Luo Mu softly speak: "Let's go back."

The Pokémon's spirits were not high either; after letting out a few low cries, they walked back toward the farm, looking back every few steps.

Parting exists for better reunions in the future; even if temporarily separated by vast distances, that family photo would connect their hearts until the day they met again.

On the other side, the Messenger Bird flew for a very, very long time toward the direction of the sea, intending to visit other continents to see different sceneries.

After once again breaking through a fierce storm thanks to the teachings of the Dragonite and Hakamo-o, the somewhat exhausted Messenger Bird had its attention caught by a melodious whistle sound.

Looking down at the colossal object below, the Messenger Bird grabbed its tail, pulled out a notebook from within, flipped to a certain page in its memory, and found that the hand-drawn illustration matched the giant steel ship before its eyes.

During the period of healing its psychological trauma, the Messenger Bird had learned from Luo Mu the ability to recognize some human characters; after struggling to read the text introducing the illustration, its gaze landed on a small tip among them.

【If you encounter a cruise ship like this at sea, you can land on it to rest; just find an undiscovered corner and treat it like a small island.】

【PS: Human cruise ships often head toward a certain port; if interested, you can leave the direction of travel to the cruise ship and embark on a random journey.】

Carefully tucking the notebook back into its tail, the Messenger Bird's eyes brightened slightly as it chose to land on the top of the cruise ship.

The notebook had said that humans basically never appear on the top deck.

Bathed in the sea breeze blowing against its face, the Messenger Bird twitched its ears, suddenly hearing a loud broadcast sound coming from the cruise ship below.

"This cruise ship will shortly conduct routine maintenance and replenish supplies at the port ahead; the name of the docking port is 'Old Coast Pier,' located within the jurisdiction of the Kanto region. Tourist friends may temporarily disembark to play in the vicinity; please return to the cruise ship before departure at six o'clock tonight."

Paldea region, outskirts of Cortondo.

Surrounded by three Poliwags, Luo Mu was forcibly dragged toward Thunder Lake.

Seemingly due to excitement, the Poliwags were slightly too rough; having no arms and thick lips unable to grip Luo Mu's clothes, they could only bump their heads repeatedly against Luo Mu's waist to move him forward.

"Hiss hiss hiss, stop bumping, stop bumping! We're going to Thunder Lake, right? I get it, so stop bumping!"

Rubbing his sore kidneys, Luo Mu involuntarily hissed through clenched teeth, crying out for mercy.

"Wu lu lu."

The Poliwags exchanged glances, only then reluctantly stopping their actions, and followed Luo Mu as he ran toward Thunder Lake, as if afraid he might slip away.

Arriving at Thunder Lake, Luo Mu saw the Swampert, Poliwhirl, and three Hakamo-o gathered together by the lakeside, unsure of what they were doing.

Stepping onto the damp mud, Luo Mu felt somewhat puzzled.

The weather had been so sunny these past few days with absolutely no rain; how could the ground here still be somewhat moist?

This place was still some distance from Thunder Lake, so it couldn't be that lake water had soaked the ground.

Harboring doubts, Luo Mu, surrounded by the Poliwags, walked toward the position where the several Pokémon had gathered.

Rubbing his kidneys which still felt uncomfortable, Luo Mu, seeing that the Pokémon had already noticed him, went straight to the point and asked: "Did you call me over for something?"

The several Pokémon exchanged glances, and finally, the Swampert pushed forward the Poliwhirl, whose face inexplicably displayed a joyful expression, speaking words of encouragement.

The three Hakamo-o also used their ethereal voices to offer encouragement to the Poliwhirl.

The three little Poliwag underlings also jumped up and down behind Luo Mu, cheering for their boss.

Deeply moved, the Poliwhirl patted its cheeks, its gaze becoming resolute; it stepped forward a few paces, and under Luo Mu's witness, it raised both arms, eyes tightly fixed on the sky, and drew out its tone to cry: "Wu ruu—!"

Under Luo Mu's surprised expression, dark clouds gradually gathered in the sky; a gentle breeze swept across the pasture grass in the neighboring farm area, causing two Budew grazing with heads lowered to lift their heads and look over, before lowering them again to continue grazing, accustomed to the sight.

This was simply because they had seen this scene many times during this period.

The Mudsdale, having become more steady after evolution, glanced at the sky, then slowly ambled to an area that wouldn't be affected, as it did not like getting rained on.

Next, a drop of cold water fell on the tip of Luo Mu's nose; under his gradually comprehending gaze, a light rain immediately began to fall near Thunder Lake.

Ignoring his clothes and hair that were gradually getting soaked, Luo Mu looked at the Poliwhirl with delight: "You learned Rain Dance?"

The Poliwhirl's face flushed slightly as it nodded gently.

"This is truly good news; remember to tell Cangyan Cangyan Rengui, he will surely be happy for you too!" Luo Mu swept his water-drooping hair upward, revealing his smooth forehead, "In that case, you can also join the Hakamo-o and the others in irrigating the crops!"

This was exactly the sentence the Poliwhirl had been waiting for; instantly, a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction surged into its heart. It had practiced the Rain Dance move with the Hakamo-o and the others for so long precisely to make Luo Mu happy and simultaneously regain its irrigation work!

The Swampert patted the Poliwhirl's shoulder in congratulation, the Hakamo-o flew within the curtain of rain to offer their congratulations, and the little Poliwag underlings had already surrounded it to praise their boss.

Seeing this scene, how could Luo Mu not understand what had happened? It seemed the Poliwhirl had sought out the Hakamo-o and the others for special training, thus mastering the Rain Dance move without his knowledge.

Not disturbing the celebration of the several Pokémon, Luo Mu murmured: "It seems it's about time to prepare a King's Rock for the Poliwhirl; having already mastered Rain Dance, it can now evolve."

(End of Chapter)