The drillhorned rhinoceros in the mountains behind Zhenxin Town is not a fierce and aggressive Pokémon. The fight with the serpent was only an accident - a small landslide caused by heavy rain flooded the habitat of the serpent, and the water-feared serpent panicked and rushed into the horned rhinoceros lair, indiscriminately fighting the original owner of the cave.

The battle between the two Pokémon didn't last long, and the Drillhorn Rhinoceros quickly repelled the Great Rock Serpent. However, the fragments of the sharp rock blade coincidentally got stuck in the wound on the rhinoceros's back, causing it to be tormented for days and tempered to become more and more irritable - Dr. Oki was unlucky, and if he had fallen into the cave where the horned rhinoceros lived a few days earlier, he would have been greeted not by a roar, but by a pile of enthusiastic tree fruits.

After the drillhorned rhinoceros regained its composure, things became much easier. Dr. Oki carries with him a Pokémon-specific wound medicine and provides meticulous treatment to the drillhorned rhinoceros. The big guy may have sensed the kindness from the humans, and he was very cooperative and prone on the spot, so that Dr. Ohki could use the medicine.

Little by little, the pain faded from the wound. When the treatment was completely over, there was no longer irritability and anger in the behemoth's expression, its eyebrows and eyes were stretched, and its satisfied smile was a little dazzling.

The two humans who survived were quickly sent away by the big whacking one. Dr. Oki sighed reassuringly and turned his head to look at the child beside him.

The short human looked calm, and he had been honestly handing things over to Dr. Ohki while he was doing his healing work, as if he were a calm and reliable child—but Dr. Ohki couldn't forget that this man had just rushed straight under the nose of the drillhorned rhinoceros with that calm and innocent expression.

The old man cleared his throat and straightened his face, "Xiaoye, isn't it? Even if you succeed in helping the horned rhinoceros, I can't praise you. ”

"I'm sorry. Xiao Ye blinked, and continued to answer obediently with that calm to innocent expression, "But it doesn't matter, I'm running fast." ”

"—that's not going to work either!"

"I see, I'm sorry. ”

Seeing that the child had neatly admitted his mistake, Dr. Oki shook his head helplessly and walked along the forest path with Xiao Ye, "Speaking of which, are you a child from the neighboring town?"

"No, I just moved to Zhenxinzhen a while ago, and I haven't had time to say hello to you, Doctor. Xiao Ye replied, "I will report to the elementary school next month, please give me more advice." ”

Zhenxin Town is sparsely populated and the size of the primary school is not large, and the shortage of teachers has become a long-term problem for the school. For this reason, Dr. Ohki and his assistants at the institute often serve as teachers in Pokémon general knowledge classes, explaining some simple Pokémon-related knowledge to elementary school students.

- Of course, for Xiao Ya, who has no common sense in the Pokémon world, these "superficial knowledge" are not superficial at all, and she still needs to work overtime to prepare during the holidays.

Since the previously picked tree fruits have been turned into juice at the feet of the horned rhinoceros, it is obvious that it is not time to re-harvest them in time for lunch. Xiao Ye decides to buy whatever she wants, and returns to Shinshin Town with Dr. Ohki.

After arriving in the town, the enthusiastic Dr. Oki invited Koyo to visit his research institute. Learning more about this world has always been Night's goal, and naturally she readily agreed after thanking her.

The building of Dr. Ohki's research institute is not large, and the simple room is filled with workbenches and various precision instruments that Xiao Ye has never seen. As for the instant noodles that are not eaten in the corner...... Xiao Ye felt that it was better to ignore it.

Compared to the ordinary and cramped indoor environment, the backyard of the research institute is very spacious for Pokémon to live and play - it is not appropriate to say that it is a backyard, because the entire hill is the scope of the research institute. Dr. Oki has carefully designed a suitable living environment for Pokémon of each attribute to make them more comfortable to live in.

It's clear that Dr. Oki cares more about the feelings of Pokémon than about his own research and living environment. As in memory, this is a doctor who is full of love for Pokémon.

"These are Pokémon lodged here by Shinshin Town trainers who travel around the world. Dr. Oki proudly introduces Saya to his research institute backyard. There are not a lot of trainers from Zhenxin Town, and the places they arrive are all over the world, and the types of Pokémon they receive are also very rich.

As far as the eye can see, countless Pokémon are running or resting in the mountains. Not only the Pokémon that are common in the Kanto area, but also the Pokémon in the United Region located in the hemisphere opposite Guandu can also be seen here.

"Speaking of which, a kid sent me a rare Pokémon the other day. Dr. Oki extended an invitation with great interest, "You will never see it in elementary school textbooks - go, I'll show you it!"

With some curiosity, Saya walks with Dr. Oki towards the pond. The sound of gurgling water gradually came into my ears, and I could see a figure by the pond in the evening music. It was a brown-haired boy about the same age as Saya.

"Shigeru-chan!" Dr. Oki called out the boy's name.

"Grandpa, you're here. Hearing Dr. Oki's voice, the boy immediately stood up and looked this way.

For travelers from other worlds, this is undoubtedly another familiar name. Dr. Oki's grandson, Shigeru, is the rival of the protagonist Ash in the original work. The handsome young man in front of him was a little more immature than the image in Xiao Ye's cognition, probably the same as her, and he was also eight or nine years old.

Xiao Ye hadn't seen much of Shigeru in the town, but he would see Ash running around on a rampage from time to time. She didn't rush to say hello to the teenager she remembered who never gave up - since she already knew that she and Zhimao were the same age, they would naturally get to know each other when school started.

As Dr. Oki walked to the edge of the pond, the brown-haired boy swept towards Xiao Ye with some inquisitive curiosity.

"This is my grandson, Xiaomao. Dr. Oki introduced with a smile, "Xiaomao, this kid is Xiao Ye who just moved to Zhenxin Town, and he did me a great favor in the forest just now. After the winter break, you're going to school together, so you have to get along. ”

The brown-haired boy nodded and reached out to Xiao Ye in a friendly manner, "Hello, Xiao Ye, please advise." ”

"Please advise. Xiao Ye responded with a smile as well.

Xiao Mao in front of him is not as proud and arrogant as he remembers, but more like a more mature ordinary boy. Maybe it's because he's in front of his grandfather? Or, in fact, Xiaomao will only put on a pompous and arrogant face when facing Ash?

- Speaking of which, the relationship between Ash and Xiaomao is really good, after all, they are childhood sweethearts.

With a well-behaved standard smile on her face, Sayo let her thoughts run thousands of miles away.

"Doing your holiday homework?" Seeing the Pokémon observation record in Xiao Mao's hand, Dr. Oki muttered casually, and stretched out his finger to point to the corner of the pond, "Xiao Ye, look." ”

Looking in the direction of Dr. Oki's finger, a light blue Pokémon was lying on the lotus leaf in the corner. It is small in size, with large, shiny pincers reflecting the light.

Iron Arm Spear Shrimp, a Pokémon from the Carlos region, has the attribute of water - the gameplay and animation of another world allow Saya to identify its race, but that's about it.

Dr. Ohki, who is accustomed to doing popular science, gushes about this Pokémon to the two children. From habitat to ethnicity ecology to the know-how of living with it – this veteran scholar has a knowledge that young children can't imagine, and casual quotations can make listeners feel fresh.

After chatting with Pokémon as the center of the topic for a while, the three of them quickly became acquainted. Maybe it's because they're the same age, and they're both interested in Pokémon - despite being strangers they've just met, the conversation between Saya and Shigeru goes on smoothly.

Friendships with children have always been easy to build, and even Shigeru, who is a bit like a little adult, quickly accepts Saya as a new friend. When he heard that Xiao Ye was a transfer student and didn't need to do troublesome holiday homework, Xiao Mao complained with some envy - the Pokémon observation record was quite interesting, but the various copying assignments that were indispensable in elementary school indiscriminately annoyed the children of Quanzhen New Town.

- And the envied "big fool of Zhenxinzhen" is not happy at all, and just wants to cry silently in his heart.

Compared to learning four years of knowledge in one month...... She would rather write her vacation homework for her second year of junior high school three times.

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On January 7, 999 in the Elven calendar, the girl gets to know the people who are supposed to be "across the screen".

Travelers from other worlds have just arrived, and have not yet decided on their own path. But—

The day is not far off when she will embark on a "different path".

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Small Theatre:

Shigeru: (friendly) Hello, Saya, please advise. [This guy ...... Is it a man or a woman? It seems that you have to listen to the voice. 】

Sayo: (smiles) Please advise.

Xiaomao: (Mu Ran) [...... Can't hear it. 】