Chapter 194

"Mew?"

The overly familiar Oricorio soon arrived in front of Eevee and extended its wing to pat its little head.

It left Eevee completely stunned.

It had just become friends with an Oricorio before, but it seems its cry wasn't like this?

And that powerful lightning strike just now also seemed to indicate that this Pokémon's strength was extremely formidable...

But soon, Eevee gave up on thinking.

Because it could feel that the goodwill displayed by this Oricorio was not fake.

Therefore, it just needed to get along with it normally.

"Bui~"

"Mew!"

After the two sides exchanged friendly cries, they considered themselves acquainted.

Floating in the air in a posture that completely defied physical common sense, the Oricorio laughed happily until its eyes squinted. After covering its mouth with its wing and emitting a cute laugh, it circled Eevee a few more times.

"Mew!"

Eevee could tell that it was asking why it had come here.

Thus, just as before, Eevee soon informed this new friend of its mission to find a peculiar gemstone in the vicinity.

The Oricorio let out a confused cry and scratched its head with its wing.

"Mew!"

After a moment of recollection, it suddenly realized!

The Oricorio extended its wing, pointed in a direction not far away, and revealed a confident expression.

"Bui?"

Looking in the direction it pointed, it seemed to be the position where the Skarmory had fled just now.

Regarding this new friend who was inexplicably familiar, Eevee always felt it was a bit unreliable!

However, there didn't seem to be any other clues at the moment, so it could only follow the Oricorio first to see if it could actually find the treasure in the place it mentioned.

【Eevee and Oricorio have become friends!】

【Eevee shared its travel purpose with Oricorio.】

【Under Oricorio's guidance, Eevee headed to the outskirts of the Totem Skarmory's nest!】

???

The moment he received the news, Qingyu was dumbfounded.

Had his own silly Eevee been sold out by this Oricorio? How did it end up following it into the Totem's territory?

Because mysterious Ultra Aura exists on the land of the Alola region, some leaders of Pokémon groups will become even more massive after absorbing the aura.

Although their base stats don't change in the game, in reality, Totem Pokémon are clearly far superior in strength to ordinary wild Pokémon.

It's very dangerous!

Qingyu couldn't help but break into a cold sweat for Eevee.

He had already made up his mind: if Eevee were really targeted by the Skarmory, he would immediately force a recall.

Compared to the Eevee Z that might not be found, its safety was more important.

"Gah!"

Following in the Oricorio's footsteps, Eevee soon arrived at a very wide cave.

And above the cave, the Totem Skarmory—which had just been struck by a bolt of lightning from the Oricorio and still had many scorch marks on its body—immediately appeared and let out a warning screech.

Although the sound was imposing, Eevee heard a hint of... grievance in it?

Why did it always feel like it was the one being bullied by the Oricorio?

"Mew~"

The Oricorio let out an innocent-sounding cry, yet it seemed to harbor a hint of a threat.

"Gah!"

Seeing that it was actually being intimidated by a mere Oricorio, the Totem Skarmory roared back immediately.

If this were seen by its underlings, how could it be the big boss in the future!

In a fit of shame and anger, the Skarmory immediately flapped its wings and launched a fierce attack from high altitude toward the direction of the Oricorio!

The bird Pokémon's signature move, Brave Bird!

"Bui?!"

Eevee was startled by the Skarmory's sudden movement, and its little heart immediately began to pound violently.

"Mew?"

The Oricorio immediately noticed its nervousness, extended its wing again to pat its head, and signaled for Eevee to be at ease.

Afterward, the other wing slowly pointed toward the sky.

"Boom—!"

Under the clear, cloudless sky, a sudden, high-pressure bolt of lightning descended from the heavens, precisely hitting the Skarmory just as it began to accelerate.

In just an instant, the Skarmory, which had been full of anger, rolled its eyes, spat out a puff of smoke, and plummeted straight toward the ground.

One-hit kill!

Eevee, who had been cowering with its head covered, only realized after the fact that the Skarmory had actually been taken out in a second by this Oricorio...

"Bui!"

While Eevee breathed a sigh of relief, it didn't forget to offer heartfelt praise.

You are so amazing!

"Mew?"

The Oricorio tilted its head, as if everything just now had nothing to do with it, and it was just the Skarmory's bad luck that it got knocked out by this bolt from the blue.

With the Skarmory guard gone, the Oricorio soon brought Eevee into the interior of the cave.

This seemed to be the nest of a group of Skarmory, and the Totem Skarmory outside just now seemed to be their leader.

Due to the commotion outside just now, the remaining Skarmory could only shiver and huddle together, consciously staying to the side and not daring to meet the gaze of that terrifying Oricorio.

"Mew!"

The Oricorio's gaze swept around the area, and it soon found a brownish-yellow diamond-shaped gemstone under a pile of hay and handed it to Eevee.

"Bui!"

Eevee understood instantly, and after emitting a joyful thank you, it clamped the gemstone handed over by the Oricorio in its mouth, its tail wagging at high speed.

It was exactly as the Trainer described; this was definitely it.

Thank you, Oricorio, you really are a good person!

"Mew~"

The Oricorio also joined in with "mew-mew-mew" laughter, causing the other nearby Skarmory to be angry but dare not speak.

After touring the Ula'ula Meadow and finding the goal of its trip, Eevee felt that the time for its journey should be about up.

After reluctantly saying goodbye to the Oricorio, who was a new acquaintance but especially friendly to it, its body soon turned into a beam of white light and disappeared.

After Eevee returned safely, Qingyu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, although a small accident occurred, at least Eevee wasn't injured, and it successfully obtained the very precious Eevee Z.

This trip was a full harvest!

After placing the gemstone in Qingyu's hand, Eevee immediately ran back to the room in a hurry, its dirty little paws leaving several plum blossom prints on the gym floor.

It wanted to draw the Oricorio and the friends it met in Ula'ula Meadow while its memory was still fresh!

Seeing this, Qingyu could only smile helplessly.

Just as he rose from the sofa, preparing to busy himself with his own affairs, a sound like a cat's meow suddenly reached his ears.

"Mew~"

Qingyu was stunned and subconsciously turned his head to look.

He saw a red Oricorio that looked a bit dazed standing outside the gym window, seemingly observing him in secret.

Is that the cry of an Oricorio?