[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-pokemon-the-reemployment-of-a-paldea-former-cham":3,"chapter-pokemon-the-reemployment-of-a-paldea-former-cham-pokemon-the-reemployment-of-a-paldea-former-cham-chapter-9":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Pokemon: The Reemployment of a Paldea Former Champion",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2324026,4546,"Chapter 9: Family, I Caught a Person!","pokemon-the-reemployment-of-a-paldea-former-cham-chapter-9",9,"\u003Cp>It was a child wearing orange-yellow shorts, seemingly young in age!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his idiot Trainer hadn’t even looked into the water—his eyes were locked on the fishing rod, preparing to pull hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Idiot! If you do that, the child might get slashed by the hook!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kingdra frowned, and two green vines shot out swiftly from near Ye Ling’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One vine lashed straight at Luo Mu’s buttocks, making him gasp sharply and drop the fishing rod as he glared at Kingdra with a wounded expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t done anything to upset Kingdra—had his past pranks finally been exposed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kingdra ignored him; the other vine moved with clear purpose toward the water, pulling the unconscious child up from beneath the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Luo Mu saw the child rescued by Kingdra, he forgot the burning pain in his buttocks and quickly caught the child from the vine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No external injuries in sight… probably water inhalation—coughing nonstop. Just need to drain the water from the airway.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Mu quickly judged the child wasn’t in life-threatening danger, marveled at the incredible resilience of Pokémon World humans, and directed Kingdra to extend a vine and perform the Heimlich maneuver to clear the water from the child’s airway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kingdra, with its precise control over the vines, could better gauge the right force—whereas as an adult, Luo Mu was more likely to misjudge and risk causing secondary injury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At last, Luo Mu had a moment to observe the drowned child’s specific features.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d definitely have to take her to the police station and ask Miss Junsha to find her parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before him was the face of a girl with fair skin, cute twin pigtails, around ten years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked vaguely familiar, but Luo Mu couldn’t place her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he noticed her soaked clothing—by color and cut, it resembled the uniform of the Orange Academy in his memory?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant this girl was likely a student of the Orange Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Mu began considering whether to contact Ye Ci.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it seemed like overkill to bother the busy President of the Paldea League over such a small matter, Ye Ci was the only person from the Orange Academy Luo Mu knew—and the other teachers weren’t the ones he remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Luo Mu wondered whether Ye Ci would answer if he called now, a noticeably louder cough drew his attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his head and saw the girl’s eyes slowly opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nimoh’s unfocused gaze gradually sharpened—but the instant she saw Luo Mu leaning over, her pupils dilated, her lips trembling as if to scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Nimoh feared angering Luo Mu, so she clamped her hand tightly over her mouth, tears swirling in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Mu looked puzzled; judging by the girl’s unmistakably terrified expression, she’d been frightened by something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Mu thought it over—right now, only he, the kind big brother, and Kingdra, who clearly looked dangerous, were here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer was obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kingdra had scared her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Mu marveled at his own cleverness for finding the correct answer so quickly—so the solution was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flashed a warm, sunny smile; under Kingdra’s “you’re an idiot” stare, he soothed the girl: “Don’t be afraid—Kingdra is my Pokémon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It looks fierce, but it means no harm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Nimoh could process that, a vine slashed through the air with a loud crack—Kingdra, furious, lashed Luo Mu’s buttocks again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its control was still precise: it targeted the fleshy, resilient part of his butt, applying enough force to sting but not to break skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Mu knew Kingdra had held back—its vines could easily snap trees and rocks—but he still winced with each sting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the brief scuffle between Luo Mu and Kingdra, he noticed the girl’s eyes no longer held fear—only lingering timidity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably, she’d realized through their interaction that they weren’t bad people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the faint wariness still flickering in her eyes troubled Luo Mu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caution was good—but was this girl’s caution a bit too intense?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Mu thought a moment, then decided to ease her nerves with conversation first, then take her home to dry off—staying in soaked clothes too long would make her catch a cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hello, I’m Luo Mu, the owner of this farm,” Luo Mu offered a brief self-introduction, then added: “This is my partner, Kingdra. Could you tell me your name?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kai~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kingdra tried hard to soften its expression, but its innate noble aura wasn’t easily altered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nimoh glanced at Kingdra, then studied Luo Mu, who was showing her kindness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few seconds of hesitation, she whispered timidly: “My name is Nimoh… Thank you, big brother, for saving me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm-hmm, Nimoh? What a lovely name,” Luo Mu nodded instinctively, praising her in a gentle tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his eyes suddenly widened, his expression turning exaggerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait wait wait… had he misheard?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fair-skinned, adorable little girl was… the future champion Nimoh, known as “Iron Crush” with her sun-kissed skin and energetic personality?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This didn’t look like her at all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither her personality nor her appearance matched—only her facial features seemed vaguely similar…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it a coincidence? Or had he accidentally entered a genjutsu?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Nimoh was definitely wearing the Orange Academy uniform. Luo Mu clung to a last hope and asked: “If it’s not too much to ask… could you tell me where you live?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I live in Small Spoon Town.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Nimoh answered quickly—some instinct told her this big brother wasn’t one of the kidnappers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Hisss.........」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it was certain—this girl was indeed the future form of “Iron Crush,” the battle-obsessed champion Nimoh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Mu, who once online had screamed about wanting to be Nimoh’s Flygon and Rockruff, felt a massive cognitive dissonance—he was numb all over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed the childhood personalities of the Zhu Zi protagonist group had changed compared to when the story began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—rather, their childhood personalities had evolved into their adult ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Mu opened his mouth to invite Nimoh home, but at that moment, Nimoh grabbed his hand in panic: “Big brother, let’s get out of here right now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those kidnappers might already be nearby!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Mu’s smile froze. “Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>",1014,"2026-06-20T17:11:47.132Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","448b76e09b98296cdc3fca3613c6418e6cf2078497f251fc49fea53596c4ff68","pokemon-the-reemployment-of-a-paldea-former-cham-chapter-10","pokemon-the-reemployment-of-a-paldea-former-cham-chapter-8",695,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpokemon-the-reemployment-of-a-paldea-former-cham-cover.jpg"]