9 Leaving the Village
In the game, Absol's base stats are not high, with only 465. Apart from physical attack, its other attributes are lackluster, and even after mega-evolution, it cannot turn the tide. It can be said to have little use aside from its cool appearance, resulting in an extremely low usage rate.
However, in the real Pokémon world, Aomori believes that Absol has great growth potential. Apart from its rare ability to perceive nature, it can also learn the skill "Future Sight," which has great potential.
Therefore, Aomori is willing to use one of his pet slots to bet on its growth.
"Absol, don't let me down."
"Roar!"
[Ding! Have you decided to form a pet contract with the Pokémon Absol? Note: Canceling the contract requires a certain amount of points.]
"Yes!"
A golden light emanated from Aomori, gradually spreading to Absol's entire body, as if a bond was forming between the two.
[Ding! Player Aomori has formed a pet contract with the Pokémon Absol. Congratulations!]
Aomori walked out of the cave with Absol in his arms, and the Pikachu stared wide-eyed at the scene, their small heads filled with big questions: "Who is that? Why is he in the cave? Why is Aomori holding him?"
Similarly confused, Pikachu No. 1 saw Aomori coming towards it and said, "That's Absol, my Pokémon."
"Pika!" Pikachu No. 1 suddenly realized, 'This Pokémon must have been in Aomori's Poké Ball all this time and is just being released now.'
'Following Aomori must be tough,' Pikachu No. 1 thought sympathetically.
"Ab..sol?"
And thus, the Pikachu village gained another resident.
...
The Pikachu welcomed Absol as a new resident, especially the Pichu, who couldn't wait to play with Absol.
However, Absol was naturally inactive. It always followed Aomori, quietly watching him train in the open space, in the cave, and under the waterfall.
Well, the training maniac was confirmed.
Neither Aomori nor Absol liked to talk much. They only occasionally exchanged glances. While the Pikachu considered this a strange way of interaction, Aomori and Absol found it extremely comfortable.
Absol grew very fast. On the fifth day after its birth, it already had the size of a large wolf, barely passing its infancy.
On this morning, after Aomori finished his usual physical and waterfall training, he found Pikachu No. 1 and Old Riachu and expressed his intention to leave.
"Pikachu No. 1, do you want to come with me?" Among the Pikachu in the village, only Pikachu No. 1 showed some potential, which was recognized by Aomori.
"Pika?" Pikachu No. 1 pointed at itself.
"Yes."
"Pika, pika!" Pikachu No. 1 shook its head vigorously, refusing to leave the lovely female Pikachu and accompany the big demon king?
Absolutely not!
"Pika, pika, pika!" Pikachu No. 1 said firmly.
"Alright, you stay here and guard your village well." Aomori didn't insist. With over 800 species of Pokémon outside, he shouldn't have trouble finding a suitable one.
"Let's go, Absol."
"Roar!"
"Pika, pika, pika!"
Amidst the tearful farewell of the Pikachu, Aomori left the Pikachu village with Absol.
...
In the forest, three Ekans were darting about on the ground.
Suddenly, a figure descended from the sky, blocking the path of the Ekans. Two of the Ekans showed ferocious expressions and accelerated, trying to collide with the figure, but they were easily dodged. The figure grabbed their tails, spun them around, and slammed them onto the ground.
When the dust settled, both Ekans lay on the ground, fainted.
"Ekans!" The other Ekans, seeing the situation turn dire, quickly turned and fled in another direction.
"Absol!"
"Roar!"
A white figure shot out diagonally and collided with the fleeing Ekans, pushing it onto a tree trunk. The Ekans, struck heavily, could no longer fight.
"Ab...sol!" Absol let out a happy cry.
At that moment, the ground split open, and a serpent-like Pokémon several times larger than Ekans emerged behind Absol, baring its fangs and biting towards Absol's neck.
It was Arbok, the evolved form of Ekans! The cunning creature used Dig to sneak attack Absol.
In this critical moment, Absol used its hind legs to push off, and a white light appeared behind it, dodging Arbok's poisonous attack in advance. At the same time, it kicked upward with its hind legs, sending Arbok flying.
As Arbok landed right in front of Aomori, he pulled back his right arm, and layers of electric energy condensed on his fist. With one punch, Arbok was sent crashing into the ground, swirling into a daze.
"Absol~" Absol leaped lightly back to Aomori's side, raised its head, and let out a soft cry.
"Not bad." Aomori patted Absol's head and praised it.
From the beginning clumsiness to now fighting alone, in these few days, Absol had made great progress by eating, sleeping, training, and fighting with Aomori. It was truly deserving of praise.
Absol joyfully leaped a few steps, rubbing against Aomori's thigh.
Suddenly, Absol raised its head and looked towards the sky, letting out a low roar.
Aomori followed suit, muttering to himself, "Is a storm coming?"
...
"Poor me, poor me..."
Cyrus was a rookie Pokémon trainer from Pallet Town. He had just entered the Viridian Forest not long ago and encountered a storm. Even though he had a raincoat, he couldn't avoid becoming a soaking wet mess.
As the rain intensified and Cyrus could no longer see the road clearly, he was caught in a dilemma. Considering whether to go back the way he came, he caught a glimpse of a cave not far away where he could take shelter from the rain. He gritted his teeth and made his way towards the cave with difficulty.
Finally entering the cave and feeling the raindrops no longer hitting his body, Cyrus breathed a sigh of relief. But his relief was short-lived because he saw many shelter-seekers already inside the large cave.
"Rattata, Nidoran, Nidorino, Onix..."
There were many Pokémon Cyrus had never seen before. If he saw them under normal circumstances, he would be happy. But now?
Feeling many unfriendly gazes, Cyrus felt bitter inside. "Poor me, poor me..."
"Is that Cyrus? Over here!"
A familiar voice sounded, and Cyrus looked through the layers of Pokémon to see a familiar figure waving at him.
"Hakase?"
Hakase, like him, was a rookie trainer from New Bark Town. They often interacted with each other and considered each other as rivals. Seeing a familiar face, Cyrus gained confidence and cautiously walked over to Hakase under the watchful eyes of the Pokémon.
Strangely, there was also a handsome young man next to Hakase. He was shirtless, with a fur wrap around his waist, leaning against a Pokémon Cyrus had never seen before.
Just as Cyrus was about to exchange a few words with Hakase, he saw the handsome young man stand up with a charming smile and say to himself, "Do you want to have a battle? No, I mean, do you want to have a Pokémon battle?"
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