Chapter 279

Mew reached out subconsciously, seemingly wanting to pull this newborn Bagon out, but was lifted up by Qingyu.

"Let it do it itself this time."

Looking at Bagon's difficult struggling appearance, although Qingyu was also very anxious, he still resisted the urge to take action.

Fortunately, this Bagon seemed to indeed have endless energy as Lance had said.

Under the repeated headbutt offensive, the eggshell, which already had countless cracks, finally burst open a large hole, allowing the Bagon inside to crawl out easily.

"Eevee..."

Eevee, who had been observing silently, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Worthy of being the new member of our Sunshine Gym, very resilient from a young age!"

Qingyu chuckled and gently held the little guy, who had just hatched and couldn't even open its eyes, in his hands.

Newborn little lives are indeed all a bit ugly-cute.

However, it had finally evolved from a Pokémon egg into a "hatchling."

"Looks like it will be a very energetic Bagon."

Cynthia on the side also smiled knowingly, looking at the Bagon in Qingyu's hands, as if recalling when she hatched Gible.

"Garchomp..."

Seemingly sensing the trainer's thoughts, the already mature and reliable Garchomp immediately turned its head away.

For most "late bloomer" Pokémon, the juvenile phase can definitely be counted as a dark history.

At least every time it recalls it, Garchomp feels very embarrassed.

Why was I such a loser when I was little!

"Ying—"

The vitality of Pokémon is really outrageous.

Just in the time Qingyu was holding it with both hands, the little guy who had just used all its strength to hatch had already recovered quite a bit of strength.

After letting out a sharp cry, Bagon struggled to open its eyes.

Seeing the world outside the eggshell for the first time, the "huge" Mew and Eevee beside it made it feel a little uneasy immediately.

However, when it raised its head and saw Qingyu, who was watching it gently, it calmed down quickly for some reason.

"Looks like it's indeed the same as Mr. Lance said."

Cynthia saw this and showed a gratified smile.

"This little guy, it should have been used to your scent while it was still in the Pokémon egg, right?"

The vast majority of Pokémon have a special habit, which is to feel very dependent on the first creature they see after birth, and even treat them as their mother.

And judging from this Bagon's performance, it seems it had long known of Qingyu's existence outside?

Perhaps only that mysterious yet real existence called "bond" can explain it.

Pokémon, they really are a magical creature.

"Looks like I really have a bond with it."

After Qingyu smiled slightly, he held it in front of him.

"Then, please take care of me from now on, Bagon~"

"Ying!"

Bagon immediately laughed and nodded subconsciously.

Then—

In a situation where Qingyu hadn't reacted at all, it gathered all its strength and gave a headbutt, smashing it onto the tip of his nose.

"It hurts!"

Qingyu exclaimed suddenly.

Fortunately, the little guy who had just hatched didn't have much strength, so this hit didn't cause any damage.

But...

Why did Bagon, who was so cute just a moment ago, suddenly attack him?

"I think, this might be a way for Bagon to act spoiled?"

Seeing Qingyu covering his nose with one hand, Cynthia couldn't help but smile helplessly, as if she had a deep understanding of this behavior.

"When Garchomp was still Gible, it really liked to bite things it liked, and even I and many Pokémon in the research institute were bitten by it."

"Garchomp!"

After Cynthia told its dark history, Garchomp immediately stretched out its hand nervously, covered Cynthia's mouth with its claws from behind, and didn't let her continue.

You can't do this!

Is this something that can be told to outsiders!

Qingyu's gaze looked complexly at the little Bagon in his hand that looked cute.

If this child's way of expressing affection is to hit people with its head, can he still hold up when it grows up in the future...

Trainers are indeed a high-risk industry, especially Dragon Tamers!

However, he seemed to remember that there was indeed such a clause in Bagon's evolution conditions—

All Bagons are dreamers who yearn for flight, and from a young age, they feel that one day they will be able to fly into the sky and soar freely.

Therefore, they will jump off cliffs to practice flying, repeat this behavior, and even their skulls will become extremely hard because of jumping off cliffs.

Until the hardness of the skull is sufficient, when it evolves into Shelgon, the skull will turn into a thick cocoon-like structure, which not only protects its body but also provides sufficient space for the development of wings.

Until Shelgon completes the transformation, this hard shell completes its mission and falls off naturally like an eggshell, leaving only a small part of the abdomen as protection.

A powerful King of the Sky, Salamence, is thus born.

In other words, if Bagon wants to evolve, its head must be iron.

Calling you an iron-headed baby, you really are one!

While worrying about his future, Qingyu couldn't help but yearn for it—

Raising an iron-headed Bagon into a majestic and handsome Salamence, that seems pretty good too!

Wait?

If a certain one that can't fly evolves like Bagon, will it be able to fly?

"Mew?"

o. O?

Mew quickly flew to Bagon curiously, secretly observing its body structure.

One look and you know, this is its preparation action before using Transform.

Looks like Mew intends to turn into Bagon's appearance and play well with this little guy?

Thinking of this, Qingyu shook his head silently.

No matter how long it has lived, he always feels that its mental age is just a child who hasn't grown up...

Sensing Mew's gaze, Bagon quickly turned its head back.

Then—

Only hearing a "Bang—", Bagon's headbutt started at zero frames, directly hitting Mew's face, making it turn a circle backward in the air, while making a painful cry.

"Mew!"

Mew was immediately angry, and after making a cat sound like a warning, it hid directly behind Qingyu.

Qingyu, who watched the whole process, quickly smiled.

It really is one thing to conquer another.

The only one in this house who can make Mew frustrated might be this newborn Bagon in his palm...