After a few hours of street fighting drills, the two spent the afternoon in the planned independent training. When it comes to vacation, the only difference may be that you choose a restaurant recommended by the inn owner for lunch, rather than a Pokémon center with the same taste.

When the sun began to set in the west, they called it a day earlier than usual, planning to experience the open-air hot spring baths with the reputation of Fengmeikan.

It is said that the bathhouse covers an area of several thousand square meters, which is larger than the largest football field. Not only humans, but also Pokémon can also enjoy hot spring baths and unique massage services at Homeikan. Charizard and the other curious guys were already eager to try it, so they almost rushed to the hot springs with the energy storage flame attack all the way, causing Xiao Ye to pacify this one and the other, and almost wore the wrong yukata in a hurry.

Xiao Tian, who watched the whole process, didn't say a word, and was deeply shocked by the diversity of trainers - it turned out that they could still work so hard.

At the end of the corridor, the gravel path leads through the garden, through two wooden gates, and what appears in front of you is more like a park than a bathhouse.

Lush trees color the baths a deep green hue. Hot spring pools of various sizes are dotted among the trees, and there are loungers and snack shops lining the pools. The sand pit for children and the Pokémon playground are located at opposite ends of the bath, and the latter is made to look like a seaside beach, with a few lazy Alola coconut eggs standing in it, reminiscent of the coconut trees that can be found everywhere on the beaches of southern China.

In front of the arch at the entrance stood a bulletin board, which was written in a round font—

[Game of the week: Please look for a gray heterochromatic fireball rat in the hot spring bath, and take a photo to record its posture, and the first discoverer can get a rich mysterious gift!]

Gray fireball rats?

This unheard of type of heterochromatic made Xiao Ya and Xiao Tian all interested, and they looked around while leading the Pokémon inside.

Wandering around the hot spring pools are the many bathing "working Pokémon" – each with a scarf or armband with an ukiyo-e pattern that can be easily distinguished from the guests' Pokémon. Swarms of fireball rats flock around the hot springs, and they are supposed to be responsible for temporarily heating the water, but more of the guests just hold them in their arms and touch them.

If someone gets dizzy from the hot spring heat, they can turn to the jewel starfish on the side for a quick and easy shower. Thrill-seekers can even experience a "roller coaster spa" – a hot spring water balloon made by the mind of a jeweled starfish and held up for a flight around the field. Small-sized Pokémon can also participate, with the exception of the electric attribute - it is said that the electric rat that once had a guest was frightened in the middle of the way, and the discharge stunned all the living creatures in the water.

Hearing this, Pichu expressed great contempt for his disgraced kindred, and shed tears of grief and indignation when his eagerness to try it was extinguished.

The Pokémon hot spring pool in the open-air bath is large enough that even a guy like the Tyrannosaurus can easily soak his whole body in it. The wooden sign next to the pool carefully indicates what Pokémon are suitable for the water temperature of each pool. So, the two trainers matched each other and pressed the Pokémon into the correct pool one by one.

Those who are experiencing hot springs for the first time are very interested in it, and they can relax in the water like their fellow bathers...... Or follow the example of the bathmates and start an earth-shattering water fight. Pokémon that aren't suitable for hot springs — like Snow Boy or Shakiras — go to man-made beaches to play.

As a fire-type Pokémon, Yan naturally wants to stay away from water. And when it stands on the beach, watching Charizard not far away swim happily in the largest hot spring pool, and also switches to a swimming style every minute, and its body is as strong as mosquito coils...... Suddenly, the flames on the tip of the tail trembled, and he was deeply aware that if the battle of the Quartz Alliance was a field of water, it might be beaten into a mosquito coil eye.

After settling the Pokémon, the two trainers began to wander around the arena looking for the gray fireball rat written on the billboard, and even the plan to try the open-air bath hot spring was postponed. Unfortunately, after walking around, they couldn't find any off-color Pokémon, but they saw a lot of small fist stones rolling around on the artificial beach, and even a few large rock snakes coiled in the sand.

Looking closely, it seems that the rock-based Pokémon are in a massage experience area - and soon, the two of them understand what the work of these Pokémon is.

The tyrannosaurus, which prefers cold water to hot springs, was the first to come out of the bath and was led to the massage experience area by the trainer.

Xiao Ye briefly checked on the Internet before, and the Pokémon massage service in the open-air bath of Fengmingguan has a unique style and is miraculous in relieving fatigue. But......

Despite her mental preparation, the so-called "unique style" here still made her and Xiaotian stay like a chicken together.

A group of small fist stones surrounded the tyrannosaurus, and the overwhelming rockfall moves slammed into it, and the clanging sound of rocks and scales colliding was incessant, almost smashing the sound of catastrophic hailstone. If it weren't for the Tyrannosaurus writhing in a rainstorm of rockfall and letting out a roar of pleasure, this scene would have been a murder scene no matter how you look at it.

The clerk explained to Saya that striking the scales with the right amount of force from a hard object would make the tyrannosaurus feel comfortable and relaxed. It doesn't matter if the scales break during the process, the new scales will be stronger and more resilient than the original. It's just that the "right amount of strength" it requires is really outrageous, and Xiao Ye decided to give up studying after visiting the side for a while - unless she uses the power of the waveguide, I'm afraid she won't be able to satisfy the tyrannosaurus if she knocks her hand swollen.

The little fiststones look like they're at ease - it's said that's less than half the strength of a rock or steel Pokémon. As for the big rock snakes on standby......

Sayo couldn't imagine which Pokémon this group of "masseurs" with huge bodies were serving.

Charizard, who is curious about new things, changes eight swimming styles and applies for a massage after the tyrannosaurus. It wasn't Pokémon that served it, but a young man with a thin build.

Charizard, who didn't make it to the "Rock Storm Baptism", was so disappointed that its wings drooped, and the next minute it was taught to be a dragon by a masseuse—every time the hands that didn't look thick at all, it howled as if it were possessed by a ghost, and its tears almost extinguished the flames at the tip of its tail. Seeing this, Yan, who was originally a little eager to try, silently took back the right foot that he had stepped out of.

I saw that the teenagers and girls were all watching attentively...... Or maybe it was the dumbfounded, thin young man smiled shyly, "Actually, I'm also in charge of the massage of human tourists, do you two want to try it?"

Xiao Ye and Xiao Tian glanced at each other-

He shook his head tacitly and firmly.

In order to escape the warm invitation of the massage brother, the two seemed to be calm, but they actually left the scene at the speed of light in a panic, and casually found an unmanned hot spring pool and plunged into it, without even checking the temperature in advance - fortunately, they were lucky that they didn't choose a terrible option such as "fire attribute Pokémon special", and avoided the miserable situation of being burned.

The small hot spring pool glows with green waves, and the edges are made of stone in the shape of clouds. Perhaps the surrounding vegetation is so dense that visitors' sight and footsteps are blocked, and flowers and green leaves enclose a quiet little world in the noisy baths.

The steam and hazy spring water was just the right temperature, gently embracing the bodies of the trainers, making the two of them feel comfortable after a long day. Looking at his friend taking off the yukata and hanging it up, revealing the monochrome swimsuit issued by the Zhenxin Town Elementary School that he was familiar with, Xiao Tian didn't feel strange, and began to think about where he received the elementary school swimsuit.

A jeweled starfish staggered over and placed a wooden tray on the water. Two cups of cold drinks stand firmly on it, and the clear walls of the cups are mottled with water droplets, which is the only trace of coolness in the warm pool water.

"Speaking of which, I remember the Durian Cup is going to start next week?" Xiao Ye leaned against the pool wall relaxedly, setting herself into the recess of the cloud pattern just enough to fit a person, and turned her head sideways as she said - she remembered that Xiao Tian had mentioned on the boat that he had signed up for the biggest battle of the year on Durian Island.

"Well, next Tuesday. The boy replied, his voice swirling in the shadowy vapor, and it seemed to become hazy.

"When are you going to leave?" Saya reached out and gently pushed the wooden tray with two cold drinks and a plate of snacks to float slowly towards the person opposite.

"The day after tomorrow. As he spoke, he took a drink and pushed the tray back in the same direction.

"Hmm......"

The rising mist made it difficult for Xiao Tian to see the expressions of his fellow villagers, and he thought that he planned to stay here for too short a time, which made his friends feel that they could not have fun. He was about to say "It's okay to stay a few more days" when he heard Saya's voice coming from the other side, with a serious concern.

"It seems that time is running out for the forest lizard, and tomorrow's teaching will determine whether or not it can raise its head in front of Leolu. ”

Xiaotian: "......"

Xiaotian: "I can help it explain, it's not that it is not taught badly, but that the students lack comprehension." ”

Sayo: "Oh, thank you for it in advance." ”

The two were silent for a moment. Thoughts drift along with the warm spring water, intently absorbing comfort, while the dark green foliage filters out the noise of the outside world, and only the wooden tray floats to and fro under the tacit understanding of the two men, passing delicious refreshments and rippling the calm water.

Three minutes later.

Xiaotian: "...... Don't just push it, you can also take drinks. ”

Sayo: "Ah, yes......"

Hot spring inns, unique restaurants, open-air baths, and beautiful scenery – the aura of the interweaving of the elements finally overwhelmed the ascetic atmosphere, and the two fellow villagers stopped thinking about training and began to work less and wander around town.

On the third day of staying at the Fengming Pavilion, the grass seedling turtle made a perfect end to the training with the results of "successfully mastering the energy ball". By the time they returned to the city, lanterns, large and small, had been raised in every corner of the island city, reflecting the western sky.

They arrived at the perfect time to visit Napuru Island – August 3 is the island's summer festival.

Residents of the hotel flock to the streets to experience the annual festival. Xiao Ye and Xiao Tian also cater to the atmosphere, put on yukata and follow the flow of people, and come to the most lively street in Aobo City.

Food stalls line the street, and the aroma of food fills the air in all directions, making it impossible to resist the temptation. The two of them walked along the main street with the most trafficked people, imitating Xiaojie and Xiaoling at the May Festival, buying a copy of each snack and tasting it - of course, the main reason was that the golden retriever siblings who had been driven crazy by training asked them to take photos of the whole tour, take pictures of all the food in the festival and taste it for them, and round off to comfort themselves.

When buying the most popular takoyaki bucket yaki, the two young trainers waited in line while doing quick tactical quiz exercises, and were caught off guard by taking a group photo on the way, saying that they wanted to "collect the diverse ecology of the trainers of the Orange Islands".

The photographer was a young girl, probably afraid of being blamed for not saying hello and taking pictures, so she ran away at a speed that even Xiaoye couldn't reach. In fact, the trainers from Guandu didn't have time to explain, so they had to throw a helpless look at each other and accept the reality of a temporary cameo appearance as a southerner.

The longest team on the island over the years really lived up to its name, and Xiao Ye and Xiao Tian queued for half an hour before they managed to get a takoyaki bucket per person. Chairs were placed between the flower beds on the side, and the hungry two paused here to concentrate on eating the food in their hands.

The energetic shouts of the stall owners cut through the crowd and the bonsai branches, and simply overpowered the chatter of the queuers. Xiao Ye unconsciously raised his head and saw that there was really a toothy and clawed octopus bucket coiled next to the stall owner. If you look closely, you can see that there is a sign with words on its neck—

"Enjoy my corpse!!"

Saya was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing, Pichu, who was licking the sauce on tiptoe, was shocked by his master, and suddenly rolled into the trainer's arms with a grunt, and fell to the ground.

"It's written as if takoyaki is really made from octopus barrels. ”

After stuffing the last dumpling into Pichu's mouth, Sayo couldn't help but laugh - but saw the friend next to him tilt his head in confusion, "It's true." ”

Xiaoye: "......!?"

The two looked at each other in silence for a moment, and Xiao Tian read something from the other party's expression that gradually changed to horror, and quickly explained, "It's not a corpse - I mean, the raw material of the octopus barrel does have the tentacles of the octopus barrel." ”

After a few seconds, it was realized that the tentacles of the octopus bucket could probably fall off and grow naturally, which met the requirements of food collection.

In fact, the page "Collecting Available Meat" in primary school textbooks only cites dumb beasts and competitive crabs, and trainers who have always traveled inland have never seen a wild octopus barrel - let alone have the money to buy real octopus barrel to taste, and have been hit into a common sense blind spot that "aborigines" do not have. Thinking back to what he had just said and reacted, Xiao Ye suddenly felt bad, and when he looked back, sure enough, the silver-haired young man had already shown a somewhat complicated thinking look.

Just as any ten-year-old child in a previous life knew that there was no wife in his wife's, "the raw material of the octopus barrel is the tentacles of the octopus barrel" - or rather, "the tentacles of the octopus barrel will fall off and be eaten by humans" is also a matter of course for all people born and bred in the Pokémon world.

Xiao Tian vaguely realized that "misunderstanding his answer" could not explain the reason for Sayo's reaction. What's more, he thinks that Saya will not have such a misunderstanding in simple words at all.

Since it's not a misunderstanding, then ......

The screams that were close at hand interrupted the boy's mind abruptly. When the call sign of "on fire" came to his ears, Xiao Tian immediately bounced to his feet, and his friends had already rushed to the source of the sound long before him.

The fire started at a stall selling roasted vegetable rolls, and it appeared that the gas stove had been hit by a Pokémon, and the flames burned to the cloth advertising banner when it fell to the ground.

Fortunately, there was no wind tonight, and the fire would not expand immediately, and the two trainers also happened to be close, and they took out Pokémon to help extinguish the fire. In less than half a minute, the flames were extinguished by the double blow of the freezing wind and the water ring, and the water Eevee even carefully avoided the gas stove and the ingredients on the table to ensure that the delicious vegetable rolls would not be implicated.

The other trainers who arrived later were not idle, helping the shopkeeper to pick up the fallen object, and pulling out a few pieces of cardboard to write the name of the shop as a substitute for the burned-out banner. After the endgame was cleaned up, Xiao Ye and Xiao Tian held up the free hand of vegetable rolls, looked at each other's appearances, and shook their heads helplessly.

"Go back and change your clothes first?"

"That's what I thought, too. ”

The two of them, who were covered in black ash, went home in advance. Fortunately, the store has prepared more than one yukata, so it will not be a shame to change back to the usual clothes.

After quickly changing into new and clean clothes, Xiao Ye and Xiao Tian swapped places, walked into the courtyard and groomed Xiao Pichu while waiting for Xiao Tian. Unexpectedly, within two minutes, she suddenly heard the sound of broken glassware coming from the back room.

"Xiaotian?"

Saya screamed in confusion, but received no response. Worried about her, she pushed open the door decisively, and saw her friend half-kneeling at the table, his head hanging down, his expression obscured by his hair. The glass that had been placed on the table was shattered, and the person next to him seemed to be unaware of it, his body froze in air as if it had been frozen, and his right hand seemed to hold a certain object that glowed with blue light.

A memory from the special training in Gunshan Canyon suddenly flashed through my mind. Xiao Ye waved his hand fiercely without thinking, knocking down the triangular prism pendant in Xiao Tian's hand.

At the moment when the crystal separated from the skin, the flickering sparkle returned to those ice blue eyes. Xiao Ye didn't dare to relax at all, and asked anxiously, "Are you okay?"

As if he had seen some unbelievable picture, Xiaotian's expression was still a little dazed. After nodding subconsciously, he caught a glimpse of the pendant that fell on the straw mat, and the image of the object being knocked down came to his mind belatedly.

He didn't rush to pick up the pendant, but recalled the inconspicuous episode of ten days ago out of place. When he raised his head again, there was only calmness and certainty in his eyes, "—so, you saw it that day." ”

Xiao Ye was stunned for a moment, and suddenly couldn't cry or laugh, "I don't think the point is here...... Well, you're right. ”

She reached out and pulled Xiao Tian up, then leaned over and picked it up with the silver chain of the pendant, and quickly touched the surface of the triangular prism under the captain's disapproving gaze, confirming that there was no special feeling before returning it.

Seeing that Xiao Ye looked as vigilant as if facing a great enemy, Xiao Tian sighed, flicked his fingers on the crystal, and the subtle chirp merged with the voice, "This is my father's birthday gift to me when I was five years old—as long as you infuse it with the power of a waveguide, it will automatically open its shield once when it is attacked. ”

Xiao Ye only thought it was an ornament before, but he didn't expect that the seemingly ordinary pendant was actually a life-saving prop for the waveguide messenger. But she also didn't focus on its original function, "it used to be like this...... Do you occasionally make people see strange images?"

"No, unprecedented. Xiao Tian shook his head and looked at his friend's purple eyes with concern, "What do you see?"

Xiao Ye hesitated for a moment, but then briefly described, "I saw the earth turn into scorched earth, like the end of the world. Then, a girl's voice said to me...... Ask me to do something. ”

What would be the second half of that voice?

"At the cost of everything I have" - what is the request made?

The phantom at that time is still deeply ingrained in Xiao Ya's mind, and it can't be forgotten no matter what. She vaguely felt that she might be able to find something important in it, but the abrupt images and sounds left only a fragment of information, as if the loopholes in the rules only allowed the rebel to say everything, and did not allow future generations to investigate and explore.

"What about you?"

"The first half is the same as you. The second half ......" the boy's voice paused before continuing, "The voice said, 'I will save you at all costs.'" ”

Silence crept through the air. I don't know how long it took for Xiao Ye's voice to break the almost frozen atmosphere, "Xiao Tian, did Mr. Xinghai tell you about the origin of this necklace?"

Xiao Tian nodded, "This is an antiquity that has been passed down from generation to generation in our family, and its history may be hundreds of years old. In the oral tales of the older generation, it has the ability to imprison or protect souls, but my father has done a lot of experiments and has not found that it has any effect on the souls of people or Pokémon. Therefore, we only treat it as an auto-triggered 'hold' move. ”

Without waiting to ask Xiao Ye why he was talking about this, Xiao Tian saw his friend open a Poke Ball with a solemn face, and said solemnly: "Ghost Stone, I want to ask you to do something important, to see if there are any ancient undead attached to this necklace pendant——"

Xiaotian: "......"

Xiaotian: "...... I don't think so. ”

The girl seriously wanted to refute, but first glanced at the time on the screen of her mobile phone.

"Ah......h

"How?"

"The fireworks are about to start in three minutes. ”

The topic suddenly returned to the norm, and the two immediately looked at each other. It's definitely too late to rush to the designated square to watch the fireworks now, and if you can't run two steps outside, you'll get stuck in the crowd and can't move.

Xiao Ye thought about it and said decisively, "Follow me!"

Two minutes later, two figures in yukata appeared on the roof of the Fengmei Pavilion.

The purple-haired girl's ninja-like climbing ability amazes Xiao Tian. Originally, she was worried that the injured left arm would affect her movements, but the other party not only jumped freely, but also felt that Xiaotian's movements were too slow and might not be able to catch up with the fireworks, so he relied on his intact right hand to pull and pull all the way, and "flew" to the roof in advance with the momentum of a big bird.

And when they climbed up to the roof and looked down, they found that the lanterns were continuous, staining the earth like a starry sky. And the night is as clear as a wash, and the noisy world is under their feet, and only the cleanest and clearest scenery is left in their field of vision.

"Let's hope the boss won't find out about us. Xiao Ye, the initiator, was still a little weak-hearted, and just sat down against the slope of the sloping roof, when he suddenly seemed to have found something "Huh".

Xiao Tian followed Xiao Ye's gaze, and suddenly his face showed a look of understanding.

The open-air baths not far away are empty, except for the hot spring water that quietly reflects the starlight. On the man-made beach, the large rock snakes and the small fist stones are coiled together, and their bodies are drawn in a familiar pattern.

The two glanced at each other, and tacitly showed exactly the same expression.

"Found it—the gray fireball rat. ”

After laughing, Saya remembered the gift request mentioned on the bulletin board, "By the way, I have to take a picture ......"

The girl's voice was swallowed up by the roar of bloom.

It was a spark that was more brilliant than the stars. They burst into the night sky, their brilliant lights and shadows extinguished and re-ignited in a dark setting, illuminating the faces and eyes of the young people with a warm afterglow.

The sound of music seemed to be heard in the distant square. It is a very gentle melody, and the lingering sound crosses space and time, blending with the roar, and instead becomes a symphony with a unique charm. The leaves dancing in the breeze, the cheers resounding in the crowd, the smell of food filling the town, the incessant chirping of insects and birds, and the bright fireworks that fill the sky—all these are beautifully intertwined, flowing into the brain with the five senses, etched into the hearts of the two sitting side by side on the rooftop, and becoming the unique atmosphere of this summer island of Neproru.

The feeling of that moment became incredibly long, and it seemed so short that it was only a blink of an eye.

The music has faded and the fireworks of the festival are coming to an end.

The last point of light rose into the air and fell softly. The light turned into two, and the two turned into four, and finally like the stars gathered and condensed into clouds, they scattered down the river into a dazzling waterfall of light.

Xiao Ye turned his head slightly and found that the silver-haired boy was also looking at him, and the color in his eyes was stable and soft.

He seemed to say something.

"What?" she said, with a puzzled look on her face as she roared.

Xiao Tian blinked, slightly increasing the volume, letting his voice drown out the last singing of Hanabi.

"I mean—"

"For the next game, come on. ”

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Small Theatre:

Open-air bath massage experience place, after Charizard crucifixion -

Skinny young man: (smiles shyly) Who's next?

Pokémon: ...... (Qi Qi takes a step back)

Leolu: (Heads up) You cowards, what are you afraid of? I'm coming!

A minute later -

Leolu: Whoop Meow!!(Tears)

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PS：

Long time no see, friends-v-

I mentioned it in my words before.,The same people will be sent out in March next year.。 The expected release time is just after the end of the Wind and Snow Mountain chapter, but the early plot is longer than expected, and it is difficult for the Wind and Snow Mountain chapter to be completed in March. That's why we decided to release it in advance!

Starting next week,The same people will be released in five times at a weekly frequency.。 Since the content is in the night cp direction and has nothing to do with the text, students who are not interested can skip it and not read it.

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