The territory of the Johin region is very large, the environment is also rich, the products are very abundant, and there are more types of elves than in the Kanto region. With a desert to the north, the sea to the south, forests to the west and central regions, and towering rocky mountains to the east.

But Ikki: They are in trouble now.

"If I had known, I wouldn't have gone to Dr. Ohki's research institute, and if I got off the bus early, I guess I'd have to go to town now!"

According to his own recollections, the address on the map given to him by Erin at Ogi's research institute was quite far away, so that it could not be said that he had arrived at the Johto place.

"We'll be in town in a few moments, so there's no point in complaining now!" Leolu looked at Ikki with Zoroa on his back, "And after sending off the little fire horse, don't you also need a new partner to fill the empty space in the team......?"

Leolu was much more honest after that prank, and didn't shout much to speed up. Zoroa had a lot of fun, and he wouldn't get bored even if he spent an entire day on Leolu.

"Don't mention it, I was afraid of tired little fire horses before, but who would have thought that Sister Erin would appear here. It's good now, even if you want to speed it up, you can't do it. ”

The current Ikki and Leo Road are completely reversed from when they first arrived in the city.

Kazuki looked at the map again: "Now the nearest Wakaba Town is about a half-day walk, I really regret not finding a means of transportation before leaving the institute!"

Speaking of which, Leolu also felt that his physical strength was about to be exhausted, so he looked back behind him with a grudge: "Zoroa, can you come down?

But who knew that Zoroa suddenly shrank his little head and continued to grasp Leolu's neck without saying a word.

"You ...... guy"

"Suo~ hee-hee. ”

So Leolu, who had nothing to do, had no choice but to continue carrying Zoroa on his back after comforting Ikki.

The map of Leo Road was also swept over, and it was clear that the grassland they passed through was not on the territory of the Johto region at all, but in the northwest. There are no such topographic areas as grasslands on the map.

But that's not entirely to blame for Ohki, although the doctor's memory glitch has led Kazuki and Leolu to think they were already in Johto at the time. But in reality, it was just a side, and then Ikki's choice of direction was nothing more than walking on the edge.

Anyone in such a situation will find it unpleasant.

The only good news is that the surrounding landscape has finally changed from a sprawling grassland to a dense forest. Although it feels like the level of trouble is about the same, there is progress anyway.

Since it is a forest rich in species, the number of elves has also increased as they slowly go deeper.

However, even the elves in the city capital are no different from ordinary wild elves, and even if Leolu and Zoroa open the way in front, they dare not approach at all.

"Hey, Zoroa," Leolu said, shaking the elves on his back who were almost asleep, "why don't you come down and play with them?"

Leolu refers to the elves who have gathered out of curiosity.

Zoroa raised his paws and rubbed his eyes, and yawned a lot before finally looking at the elves hiding in the bushes and branches.

"Yes, it would look interesting. ”

Leo Lu saw that there was a play, so he hurriedly said: "Then you ......"

"But, it's more comfortable to stay on Leolu!"

So Zoroa rubbed his head against Leolu's back and made preparations for sleep.

“……”

Leolu was completely speechless, but if Zoroa was willing to be quiet, then he was willing to take it with him.

In retrospect, this kid also had a not-so-happy background...... Even if it doesn't know it itself.

Although the process of receiving Zoroa's egg from Zoroac to its birth was not very interesting, Leolu was also excited the moment he saw Zoroa appear.

"Sure enough, the child is healthy, which is more interesting than anything else. ”

At this time, Ikki suddenly stopped Leo Lu from behind.

"The map shows that there is a breeding house here, it doesn't seem to be too far from here, I think we should go there and rest first!"

Leo Lu ran over, and Ikki immediately crouched down and put the map in front of him.

"Well, so be it. Anyway, even if you keep hurrying, it's almost night when you get to Wakaba Town. Leolu looked at his backpack, "And you two haven't eaten anything since the morning, and you're almost running out of energy......

"Oh, that's great!"

Ikki raised his arms and cheered, then grabbed Selia's hand: "Let's go, Seria, let's get there quickly!"

Selia reluctantly glanced at Ikki and grabbed her hands, only nodding helplessly.

It's almost a common knowledge that Celia and Leolu are inseparable, but whoever told Leolu to take care of Zoroa can't spare it. The reason why Yihui did this directly is probably also with this in mind.

The nurturing house, as the name suggests, is a facility for nurturing elves. Some of these facilities are set up by the Alliance, but most of them are set up by ordinary residents. It's like the elf house opened by the old man Fuji in Shion City in the Kanto region, and fundamentally speaking, there is not much difference.

It took Kazuki about ten minutes to see the incubator with Selia in his hands, and then Leo Lu followed.

The outside of the nursery house was entwined with unknown tree vines, and there was a stone chimney on top, which was slowly spewing white smoke and drifting away in the distance with the breeze.

The tranquility that intersects in the forest becomes much more lively when you get to the nursery house.

Kazuki glanced at Leolu, then let go of his grip on Selia's hand and stepped forward to knock on the door.

But as soon as there was a knock on the door, the surroundings immediately fell silent again.

Soon, the door opened from the inside, and out came an old woman in a pale yellow apron, and there were dots of mud on the apron, which, if you looked closely, could tell that they were the footprints of many elves.

When the old woman saw that the visitor was a child, she smiled politely: "May I ask you ......?"

Kazuki bent slightly towards the old man: "We are trainers who have come out on a trip, but we are currently in some trouble, can you let us disturb here." ”

"Disturb means ......"

"Hmm...... I just hope you can let us stay here for a while," Ikki added to dispel the old woman's doubts, "My companions and I won't trouble you!"

The old woman looked at Selia behind Ikki and Leolu with Zoroa on his back, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded.

"Thank you so much!"

Then Kazuki took Leo Lu and Selia and followed the old woman into the house.

The house is also made of wood, and although it is not as ornate as Irene's mansion, it can be seen that it was designed with care.

After entering the door, there is a hall, in the center of the wall there is a semicircular fireplace made of rubble of different colors, and the wood is spewing bright fire, connected to the chimney above. The room on the right-hand side looks like a utility room, with mops and brooms stacked in a haphazard manner. The door facing the entrance is supposed to lead to the backyard, and there is a faded crayon on it that reads "Idlers are not allowed to enter". On the left hand side is the kitchen, and there are two doors in the kitchen, one of which reveals a double bed through the crack in the door, and the white quilt is thrown aside, and the other door is so closed that nothing can be seen.

Of course, in addition to these basic facilities, there is a long flower pot hanging on the wall of the fireplace, and green plants are growing vigorously.

Then there are the mud footprints of the elves of unknown kind, and only the ceiling and walls of the whole house have survived.

Kazuki and Leolu watched all this, and only then did they finally realize the hard work of the cultivation house.

"I don't have much to entertain you here, and as you can see, the living room can be lent to you if you don't mind. ”

The old woman bent over, caught her breath, and prepared to walk towards the backyard.

"By the way, please don't mess with the things in the house, and don't wander around, I still have something to do, so I'll be with you first. ”

Originally, I thought that this old man should be a very warm person, but in fact he was very cold, and Leolu could see that she had no intention of taking them in, but since she didn't object, Leolu didn't think about something that he didn't have.

"Excuse me...... That, what do you call it?"

Kazuki stopped the old woman before she could leave.

But the old woman only turned back slightly, and continued to walk forward: "I have forgotten the name myself, so you can call me mother-in-law." ”

This is still a situation that has never been seen before, but Yihui still nodded and agreed: "Okay mother-in-law, thank you for your help!"

Now that he knew about the busyness of the work in the cultivation house, Ikki didn't plan to talk to the old man anymore, so he found a place in the living room with relatively few mud footprints and sat down.

"Anyway, even if you arrive in Wakaba Town at night, there is no place to rest, so let's take it a little longer!"

Ikki took his backpack off his body, took out a few sandwiches that he had prepared and handed them to Celia, and used two simple rice balls for lunch.

Leolu also put down the Zoroa on his back, took the tree fruit from his backpack and handed it to him.

As for Lu Lili...... Because he is a big stomach, he usually eats a lot, and he doesn't exercise much, so he is hungry slowly, but now he looks like his body is more rounded.

"But Kazuki, do you think something is wrong?"

Leo Lu said to Ikki as he slowly bit into the blue orange. Anyway, it is also to restore physical strength, and the cost performance of blue orange in this regard is naturally high.

Kazuki's movements paused: "Leolu, do you think so too?" Glancing at the gate in the backyard, Kazuki shook his head: "But it doesn't look like a bad person, and I feel quite happy to listen to the voices of those elves, maybe something happened to make my mother-in-law look like that." ”

After quickly finishing out the blue orange, Leo Lu jumped to his feet and began to walk slowly around the house.

"Then let's see what's going on!"

"But mother-in-law, she just said ......"

"Don't worry, I won't mess around!"

Kazuki looked at Leo Lu and sighed, "You were seriously injured after you said that last time." ”

But Leo Lu had already run away, so he didn't hear Ikki's worries.

But there's one thing that Leolu cares about. There are many small objects on top of the rocks protruding from the fireplace, but in the center is a torn photograph. There was only the mother-in-law just now, and the other half was gone. But at that time, the mother-in-law had a happy smile on her face, and she was embraced by a big rough hand that belonged only to men.

It's a cliché plot, but when it actually happens, Leolu is touched.

"It seems that this is the problem!"