Chapter 201: Meeting You Was Truly Wonderful

"In that case, the suspect Pokémon, Grafaiai, will be temporarily detained by our Pingdie Town Police Station. Thank you for your active assistance, Mr. Luo Mu."

Miss Miss Junsha, possessing an imposing demeanor, saluted Luo Mu, but her focused gaze faltered in an instant.

It was solely because she saw the Arcanine slowly pacing over from behind Luo Mu.

Miss Miss Junsha's pupils trembled with shock; covering her mouth, she looked at the Arcanine and asked, "Mr. Luo Mu, what is this Pokémon?"

Before Luo Mu could answer, the Growlithe beside Miss Miss Junsha first lit up with excitement, then frolicked over to the Arcanine, circling around it with an expression full of envy.

Growlithe recognize people by a combination of scent and appearance; although the Arcanine's appearance had changed drastically, its scent remained the same, merely accompanied by a faint, strangely stimulating smell of sulfur.

The Growlithe was startled that its companion, with whom it had spent a wonderful day, had undergone such a massive transformation, becoming the formidable form it most desired to achieve, and for a moment, the entrance to the farm was filled with the Growlithe's barks.

Noticing Miss Miss Junsha lost in thought, Luo Mu smiled and said, "Judging by Growlithe's reaction, Miss Miss Junsha must already know who it is, correct?"

"An Arcanine!?"

Upon receiving Luo Mu's confirmation, Miss Miss Junsha let out a startled exclamation; who would have thought that Arcanine of different regional forms could vary so greatly—Pokémon are truly wonderful.

Just like that slightly chubby Talonflame.

"Miss Miss Junsha, the suspect Pokémon has been transported away."

A rather young police officer jogged over to Miss Miss Junsha's side and reported quietly.

"Alright, I understand. You all head back first; Little Ka and I will return on the police motorcycle later." Miss Miss Junsha nodded slightly, issuing orders with practiced ease, then frowned and called out to the Growlithe still running wild over there: "Little Ka, it's time to go back!"

The frolicking Growlithe froze mid-motion; although it still wanted to play with the Arcanine, long-term training had honed its obedience, so it could only return to Miss Miss Junsha's side with its tail drooping and a look of lingering reluctance on its face.

Miss Miss Junsha gave it a helpless glance, then apologized to Luo Mu: "In that case, I must also take my leave. We will contact you via mobile phone regarding the detailed case investigation in due course, after all, you are also one of the victims."

Luo Mu nodded slightly, paused for a moment in thought, and finally voiced his question: "Miss Miss Junsha, if it is confirmed that the Grafaiai is the Pokémon responsible for the poisoning, what will happen to it afterward?"

Miss Junsha paused, then smiled: "It will be sent to the Pokémon Management Center built by the League, the same facility where the Pokémon of captured criminals are kept. They will receive education, and then professionals will determine whether they meet the conditions for release into remote mountains and wilderness rarely visited by humans, or they may be adopted again; please rest assured, we will arrange proper placement for it."

"Furthermore, regarding the case of the Grafaiai being abandoned that you mentioned, we have already accepted it; regardless of the circumstances, abandoning a Pokémon is an impermissible act, and we will pursue this matter with all our efforts."

With that said, Miss Miss Junsha gave Luo Mu a rather dashing salute, mounted her police motorcycle, and departed with the well-behaved Growlithe sitting on the seat.

Watching their receding figures, Luo Mu sighed: "This might be the best possible ending for you, Grafaiai."

"The crimes you committed cannot be easily overlooked, but the person who caused you to become like this will also be caught someday in the future."

"Shi-luo."

Cangyan Cangyan Rengui leaped several times to reach Luo Mu's side, its gaze distant.

It felt that this outcome was quite good enough.

After a brief period of melancholy, Luo Mu composed himself and displayed an expression that Cangyan Cangyan Rengui had never seen before, which made Cangyan Cangyan Rengui feel a little flustered.

"Hehehe."

Luo Mu grinned, revealing his canine teeth, looking somewhat carried away.

"I didn't expect you, Cangyan Cangyan Rengui, to view me this way... Mm-hmm, but I am very happy."

Luo Mu lunged forward and directly hugged Cangyan Cangyan Rengui, which was shocked that its inner thoughts had been completely exposed under Moltres's translation; pressing against Cangyan Cangyan Rengui's body, which stood tense and stiff as a piece of wood, Luo Mu cheerfully expressed his feelings.

"It feels so comfortable to hug something ice-cold; regarding those words of yours, I also want to respond with one sentence of my own."

"Meeting you was truly wonderful."

Cangyan Cangyan Rengui paused, then slowly hugged him back.

It, too, felt this way from the bottom of its heart.

In the living room, a solemn "Round Table Conference" began.

Luo Mu looked at all the Pokémon present, cleared his throat lightly, and spoke: "With the matter of the Grafaiai concluded, we must now plan the arrangements for the final few days of our vacation."

"The day after tomorrow is March 21st; we should stay in the Kalos region for a few days, just as we did in the Alola region. The main purpose is to bring back a butler for the farm, preferably a Psychic-type, as our farm needs the convenience such an attribute provides."

"Then, there is Chairman Zhi Mi's invitation; most likely, we will have to battle him again. How about it, is anyone willing to volunteer to participate?"

"Wang Wang!"

Feng Su Gou was the first to raise its front paw, indicating that it wanted to get involved.

After evolving, it had endless energy; fighting Luxray and the others often resulted in it being beaten one-sidedly, and it wanted to fight Politoed, but recently, due to its Rain Dance practice, Politoed stayed next to that huge Damp Rock whenever it wasn't tending to crops, completely ignoring its battle invitations.

Since there was going to be a fight, it absolutely had to go.

The corners of Luo Mu's mouth twitched; Chairman Zhi Mi was a member of the Kalos Elite Four, and his Water-type specialization was a complete counter to Feng Su Gou; although evolving at the volcano had given Feng Su Gou methods to deal with Water-type Pokémon, it was still somewhat lacking compared to the main forces of an Elite Four member.

However, thinking again, they might end up battling trainers who are not Elite Four members, in which case sending out Feng Su Gou would be appropriate, so it could be brought along.

"Alright then, Feng Su Gou will come along. Who else wants to volunteer for battle?"

Luo Mu rubbed Feng Su Gou's large head, which had leaned over in excitement, and then looked around.

To his surprise, Swampert, who usually disliked going out, raised its hand.

"La-ji."

Swampert raised its right hand, its gaze calm.

Since Luo Mu was going to battle that expert Water-type trainer, as the team's leading Water-type, it had no reason not to fight.

It would test whether the so-called Hydro Cannon of a Mega Blastoise could be torn apart by its twin fists.

After Swampert stated its position, the selection became even easier.

Since this wasn't like the group training in the Alola region that required bringing many Pokémon, the final lineup was firmly decided.

Swampert, Dragonite, Feng Su Gou, and Shuang Nai Xian—four Pokémon in total.

Among them, Shuang Nai Xian volunteered to participate out of curiosity about Kalos region desserts, wishing to go there for further study.

(End of Chapter)