July 5th, early in the morning.

In front of the wooden house in the woods, a small wooden sign was placed, on which a line of words was written.

[Lesson 1: Breath Concealment]

Xiao Tian really felt that this kind of behavior was a bit useless, and only made the good special training like a summer camp for elementary school students. But considering how much saliva it would take to stop his father on a whim, he swallowed his opinion back into his stomach.

"Fluctuation is the force of change, and as long as life remains, it will 'live' with the user. So, just adjust yourself to the outside world and change with the environment – yes, you're doing the right thing. Your breath is waning. ”

Xinghai smiled and nodded to the new student, "Just practice according to this feeling, and soon you will be able to avoid the detection of the waveguide like me." ”

"I see. Xiao Ye replied, and then asked hesitantly, "Is it really good?" to teach me such an important thing. ”

"It's just a small skill of carving insects, and this level of concealment is only effective for people who use the power of waveguides or Pokémon. "Hoshikaido," if the other party is using superpowers, ultrasound, or more commonly sight and hearing, it is still the hiding technique and the Pokémon's move support that can come in handy. ”

As Nighto recalled the list of Pokémon that could use the power of waveguides, Hoshikai raised his voice and added, "Besides, this is only a temporary sweetness. Don't shirk when I need your help. ”

"Of course, I will definitely do my best!" Xiao Ye replied with a serious expression that seemed to want to bribe the leader.

When the two children began to practice on their own, the silver-haired young man smiled helplessly and shook his head.

Although the name of this equivalent exchange is very useful, Xinghai always feels that he is very similar to a black businessman who can show unequal contracts to young people at any time.

Early this morning, Mr. Investigator issued a class schedule to Xiao Ye and Xiao Tian respectively. The above teaching content is rich and varied, and is divided into different courses according to the specific use of the power of the waveguide, and the practical and theoretical teaching are naturally interspersed. Just looking at the class schedule in her hand, Xiao Ye could think of how much effort the instructor had put into better imparting knowledge to his son.

Different from the class schedule that Xiao Ye got, Xiao Tian's part is lined with a lot of practical lessons, and this is often Xiao Ye's independent training time. According to Xinghai, Xiaoye's "software" in actual combat is sufficient, and the current priority is to improve the "hardware" - the control and basic use of abilities.

Brilliant blue light flickered in the glade between the trees. Xiao Ye looked at the silver-haired father and son who were in a mess, and once again turned her attention back to her training.

In the previous theory lesson, Xinghai told the two children about the correct way to strengthen their bodies for a short period of time through the power of waveguides.

The power of the waveguide is a very special force. It can be counted as one of the branches of combat attribute energy, and its manifestation form is very different from combat attribute energy. But in any case, waveguides are also rivers that circulate in humans and Pokémon, and are closely related to life, and the way they are used has many things in common with Pokémon's moves.

When talking about "strengthening", Xinghai used the martial arts move "bodybuilding" as a comparison case. Bodybuilding is a move that tightens the muscles of the whole body and injects fighting energy into the muscles to improve attack and defense. Although the enhancement of the power of the waveguide cannot achieve the obvious increase effect of bodybuilding, it is still a very useful skill in a critical moment to strengthen the physical fitness for a short time.

According to Xinghai, this is an instinct-like skill for Pokémon, and it may be a little more difficult for humans to master, but it is usually quick to get started. The power that comes from oneself can naturally easily merge with the limbs and bones without harming one's own body.

Xiao Ye knows that Xinghai, as a search officer, has a comprehensive and accurate knowledge reserve, and will never make mistakes in this basic link. Then, there is only one possibility left.

...... Is my ability a fake waveguide?

Looking at the palm that was still slight, but incessantly painful, Xiao Ye questioned herself from the bottom of her heart.

When fumbling around for the use of the power of the waveguide, Saya did not try the "bodybuilding" method, but simply and brutally controlled the fluctuations to synchronize with her own movements, and when she punched, the ability also released the impact forward, similar to putting a booster armor on her wrist. And when she began to try to really strengthen under the guidance of Xinghai, she encountered an unbelievable situation.

Waveguides are one of the manifestations of life, and each soul has a unique ripple that matches itself. Just as no matter how active your own brain waves are, you can't hurt yourself, so the power of the waveguide is difficult to hurt the user's body.

But no matter how much Saya tried, she couldn't get the power of the waveguide to merge with her body. The energy-infused arm constantly sent out painful signals in protest, as if it had been attacked by a small True Qi bullet.

Seeing that Xiao Tian's actual combat class was about to come to an end, but there was no progress on her side, Xiao Ye's heart was horizontal, and she injected the crystal blue light into her right hand regardless of the three-seven-twenty-one, and punched the tree trunk beside her.

"Bang. ”

After the dull sound, the thick trunk of the cedar tree did not move. Xiao Ye calmly withdrew his dusty right hand, in fact, he already had a feeling that his eyes were full of flying stars.

But the pain does not interfere with her rational thinking, and even pushes the operation of the logical line to be clearer. At one point, a strange thought crept into the air.

The power of waveguides comes from the soul. Her power can't work on the body, is it because ...... The power condensed by her soul is different from her body, or rather......

Her "soul" doesn't match her "body"?

A call from the glade interrupted Nighto's thoughts. Hearing Xinghai's greeting, Xiao Ye realized that the sun had risen overhead in the sky obscured by the canopy of cedar trees.

"Is it time for lunch so soon? Xiao Ye made a rare speech like an honor student, forgetting to sleep and eating, and loving learning, and as he spoke, he walked out of the dim woods and came out into the sun.

"How's it going?"

"It's okay, it's rewarding. ”

Xiao Ye and Xiao Tian walked in the direction of the stove while talking, and suddenly saw something reflecting on the ground.

She crouched down, brushed aside the lush weeds, and was stunned when she saw the true face of the reflector.

It was a plain pendant. The blue crystals condense into a triangular prism, faintly reflecting the sun's lustre, making it difficult to distinguish the material.

Sayo recognized the pendant's owner at a glance - when they lived together at the Pokémon Center, Sayo had seen Saten wear it close to her body.

Did you accidentally drop it during sparring?

Without thinking, Sayo reached out and tried to pick up the pendant. The moment her fingertips made contact with the dark blue pillar, she suddenly froze.

A huge stream of information rushed into the girl's mind.

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Xiao Ye was sure that it was a voice she was familiar with.

She must have heard that voice a thousand times before, but the memory of being imprisoned in a narrow crevice, unable to break out of the confinement no matter what.

She seemed to see the scorched earth, the flames raging in the air, the blackened half of the World Tree, the black meteorites that devoured all starlight. And in the picture of confusion of light and shadow, the voice is extremely harsh.

"Please......"

The voice sobbed and pleaded.

"I sacrifice my memory, my life, and my soul for what I have in exchange for your coming. ”

"Please, the "other me" in the torrent of billions of time. ”

"Please ......"

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The cacophony is punctuated by a tactile sensation from reality. Xiao Ye looked up in a trance and saw familiar faces looking at him with a frown.

"What's wrong?" asked Xiao Tian.

Sayo looked at the boy's outstretched hand in front of her, and without hesitation, she shoved the object she had picked up into that hand.

“......”

Xiao Tian, who obviously didn't mean this, paused, and had to look at the thing in his hand first.

"Here, your pendant - maybe it was dropped during sparring. Sayo had already stood up briskly, patting the dust off her pants and explaining.

Xiao Tian touched his neck and realized that something was missing from his neck.

"Thank you. He said briefly, looking through the pendant to check for damage.

"The chain seems to be broken, let's get a new one another day. ”

"Hmm. ”

"Speaking of which, Xiao Ling took us to buy a necklace for hanging the heart of the leaf, right?" Xiao Ye asked curiously, "Won't the two of them collide with each other if you wear them together?"

Imagining the scene of wearing several necklaces around his neck and clanging as soon as he walked, Xiao Ye suddenly felt that such pictures and sound effects did not match Xiao Tian's own style.

Tenny answered Saya's question directly with his actions - he lifted his coat and pointed to the green cobblestone hanging from his belt side by side with the Poké Ball.

Sayo: (Dawn on him) I see, no wonder you never jingle when you walk.

Xiaotian: ...... What the hell are you thinking?

After the lunch break, a steady stream of tight class schedules hit her, forcing Xiao Ye to stop thinking for a while.

It's not the first time anyway. When I first witnessed the solar eclipse on Red Lotus Island, I also felt that something flashed in my mind, once born and twice ripe, right?

She said to herself. Maybe it's because it's hard to count the strange phenomena that have happened to her all the time, so she skillfully packed and threw all the audio and video files that didn't know the number one strange phenomenon into the corner of her mind, and decided to turn them out again when she had time to ponder them.

- And she obviously underestimated the heart of the iron-blooded instructor under Xinghai's smiling face.

Although the arrangement of the course is reasonable, the mental and physical strength required for the whole course is close to the limit of a 10-year-old child. Until she sat back in bed after dinner, Xiao Ye still felt that her mind was full of ripples.

After turning on the mobile phone and chatting with the golden retriever brothers and sisters who were far away in Silver Mountain, Xiao Ye ended the evening entertainment under the drive of the father and son of the early bedtime party. Mentally and physically exhausted, the people in the hut soon fell into a deep sleep. After exerting physical activity and nutritious meals, young people deserve the best quality of sleep –

It wasn't until she woke up in her sleep for the first time that Saya realized something subtle.

The bright silver spilled down the gap in the curtains and fell on the bed, leaving a little mottled trace. By the moonlight, Xiao Ye, who had already sat up, subconsciously turned his head to look inside the house.

Away from the city, the night is always quiet. Outside the window, there was a faint chirp of nocturnal insect Pokémon, and only the sound of long breathing echoed in the wooden house. The silver-haired father and son were sleeping peacefully.

The girl instinctively breathed a sigh of relief, then became confused by her reaction.

...... That's right, that dream.

It looks like black and white words that have been erased by an eraser, and although the blurry indentations remain on the paper, they cannot be restored to their original appearance in any way.

Xiao Ye clearly felt the memory fade in her mind. The dream filled with black blood quickly vanished, leaving only a vague sense of crisis swirling in the dreamer's mind.

In the white moonlight, doubts that could no longer be concealed emerged from the bottom of the hearts of the otherworldly travelers, swallowing up all sleep.

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Small Theatre:

After exerting physical activity and nutritious meals, young people deserve the best quality of sleep –

Sayo: (raises hand) Wait a minute, Mr. Xinghai, I have a question. Is it really nutritious and balanced to use sun cakes as the staple food for all three meals?

Xinghai: (smiles) Don't worry, tomorrow won't be the same.

Sayo: !

Xinghai: (continues to smile) I'll change the flavor of suncakes.

Night: ......