Chapter 31 ☆ The Growing Mars
Because Calrest was a seriously ill patient anyway, the hospital didn't have much time left for them to visit. So Ikki and Leo Road soon took Selia to find Dr. Ohki at the snack bar outside, and the car set out on the road to Johto again.
Leo Lu took the illustrated book and looked at it as if it were the first time he had seen this machine.
"But it's really amazing, you can make the elves stop evolving with just the push of a button...... Hmm, how the hell did you do that?"
Hearing this, Da Mu, who was driving, smiled, "The Elven Illustrated Book is not just a machine for trainers to view elves, it can be used for much more than it seems. ”
That's right, because when Leolu first started traveling, didn't he use this machine as a typepad to communicate with Kazuki?
But...... This world is truly amazing, and such a group of scholars and elves have created a lot of incredible things.
"It's the result of all the researchers' efforts, so," Oki looked at Kazuki in the co-pilot, "you need to use it well, this machine can be a useful assistant on your journey!"
Kazuki nodded, "Of course, after all, ......" He looked at Leolu, who was still fiddling with the illustrated book, "I want to win in the Elven Alliance too!"
"Well, yes, yes, hahahaha!" Ohki smiled approvingly, "That's how young people should be!"
However, Leolu heard the conversation just now, word for word.
His ears moved, he put down the illustrated book in his hand, and stared at Ikki's chair for a moment, and then the corners of his mouth raised a subtle arc.
"Brother...... What's ...... Funny?"
Selia sat down and stuck her head in front of Leolu, her long silver-white hair dragging all the way to the bottom of the car, but she didn't care.
"It's nothing, Selia, I just don't think the rest of the trip will be boring. ”
He looked at his paws, then clenched them into fists.
Ikki ...... You're such an incredible kid.
"Selia!" he looked at the little girl beside him, "Let's do 'that' again!"
Selia's body stiffened, her face flushed slightly, and her eyes wandered, but she never looked at her favorite Leolu.
"Brother...... Really, I want to come again...... Once, is it?"
Leolu knew what Selia was worried about, after all, even though she looked like a child now, she was over nineteen years old. Girls of this age have always paid attention to these issues.
“…… Well, we can't do anything in the car anyway, so let's try again" But Leolu saw Selia squirming and didn't respond to him, so Leolu had to sigh and said, "Don't worry, I'll keep my eyes closed!"
After some "tongues", Leolu finally convinced Selia.
"That'...... Okay, my brother is definitely ...... No, open your eyes, or ...... Selia will, angry ......"
Selia pouted, her face flushed slightly, her eyes refusing to look at Leolu.
This is also the first time that Leolu feels that such a shy Selia is so cute, because this girl's sense of presence is really low, and she doesn't talk much, so Leolu hasn't paid much attention to Celia.
It seems that Leolu regards her and Ikki as ideals...... It seems to be a bit immature......
After a long time, Celia let go of the hand that was tightly held with Leolu, and subconsciously fled away from Leolu, both hands still checking to see if her clothes were still on her body.
Leolu didn't know what to do, and even though he had his eyes closed all the time and didn't even use the waveguide, Selia acted as if he had been harassed by strange people, which was a strange feeling.
Leolu raised his paws, pretending to do something, but nothing happened.
"Still can't do it?" he sighed, but he was not discouraged, but looked at Celia with a smile on his face: "Forget it, thank you Celia...... Eh, Selia?"
Leo Lu called Seria several times in a row, but the girl turned her back to Leo Lu and didn't even give a reaction.
“…… I don't think that's scared......"
Now Leolu felt as if he had done something bad that was not tolerated, and Selia's reaction made him feel like that.
However, Celia did not ignore Leolu's call because she was frightened, but because she was too surprised to ignore everything around her.
She looked at the hands that had just made contact with Leolu, and her pupils constricted as she received something incomprehensible.
"Why...... What the hell is going on?"
Celia had planned to stop using this ability in the future as long as Leolu didn't mention it, because no matter how much she tried, it was useless, and the bottomless pit could not be filled.
However, through the contact just now, Celia discovered the changes that Leolu did not show......
"Why did my brother who had no energy in his body before...... Now it's going to be out of a state of full strength!"
But Selia still had a lot of joy, because if Leolu was in such a state now, her efforts would be rewarded.
"Great...... Brother!"
Before Leo Lu could react, he was turned around and hugged by Selia, who had just been unresponsive, and then lay down on the seat together.
Not to mention Leolu, even the two people in front of him were frightened by Selia's sudden scream.
"Ikki, is this girl so lively?"
"Uh...... It's the first time I've seen her in such a vibrant way since we met......"
As for Leolu, although he was confused, he didn't intend to spoil her good mood when he saw that Selia was so happy.
The car continued to drive for about five days, and after various emergencies, it finally entered the Johto area, but the Johto branch of Dr. Ohki's research institute was not located on the edge of Johto, so it continued to drive for another two days. It wasn't until the evening when the sun was about to set that he stopped in front of the institute.
However, the first thing Ikki did when he got out of the car was not to raise his arms in excitement and shout, "Johto Alliance, I'm coming!" such a shameful remark, but collapsed to the ground all of a sudden, unable to stand up for a long time. Selia's situation was similar, even if she was helped out of the car by Leolu, she almost fell on her heels.
It's okay and only Leo Road is left.
"You young people really lack exercise, you need to exercise well in the process of challenging the league!"
Dr. Oki instructed with a serious expression.
Kazuki nodded, but raised a hand and pointed behind Oki, "But Dr. Oki, can you keep holding the car until you teach us next time?"
Da Mu immediately coughed dryly twice and changed the topic.
"Ah...... You see, we're here so late anyway, so why don't you stay here for the night today and leave tomorrow?"
Since Oki has proposed so, it is naturally better, Ikki looked at the panting Selia and nodded.
"But Dr. Ohki, can you let me use the phone in the lab before I go to bed, I'd like to explain it to my parents. ”
"Of course, as long as you don't mess with the equipment in my institute, the rest is up to you. ”
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That night, at the same moment, in the Kanto region, Kanaki City, Ikki was at home.
"Oh, Nazi, you're really, it's really hard for you to come all the way here, do you want to drink water, ah, I still remember that there are some drinks at home, wait, I'll get you ......"
Nazi looked at Yukino, who was completely overly enthusiastic, and a drop of cold sweat left on her face.
At this moment, Nazi thought to herself: My house is obviously a few hundred meters away from here, and I am obviously here to get down to business, why do I want to do the same thing as receiving guests......
But she couldn't refuse Yukino's enthusiasm, so she had to sit obediently and wait for Yukino to come back.
"Xiao~ Nazi, are you hungry, do you want me to prepare some food for you?"
Natsu finally waited for Yukino to come back, thinking that she could finally start, but Yukino didn't plan to sit down, put the drink on the table and prepared to walk towards the kitchen.
"Aunt Xue Nai, it's okay, I'm here to tell you something very important!"
Natsu stood up excitedly, almost using her superpowers to stop the overzealous Yukino.
"What are you going to do?"
Nazi was also relieved to see that Yukino had finally sat down.
"That's right, what I'm going to say is about ......"
"Oh, it's still not good, it's really too unpleasant not to give something to Xiao Nazi~"
Yukino stood up as she spoke.
Nazi rushed directly to Yukino's side this time and pulled her back to her seat.
I can't say what I always want to say, and Nazi also feels quite aggrieved, but Xue Nai is like this, and she can't be angry with her.
"Aunt Yukinai, can you listen to me first and then get busy with anything else?"
"But won't little Nazi feel hungry?"
"I'm losing weight right now. ”
"Alright then, then there is no way. ”
Natsu wiped the sweat from her head and sat down on the sofa opposite Yukino.
"Actually, I'm here to talk to you about Selia. ”
Xue Nai's eyes immediately lit up: "Selia, that kid is so cute, I really want a daughter like this~~~"
So, Nazi is really not good at dealing with such people......
"I don't think this girl is as simple as it seems. Natsu said as she rubbed one finger on her temple.
"Hmm...... yes, after all, where are you going to find such a cute girl~~~"
Nazi held her forehead, and sure enough...... Yukino is a creature that has a negative resistance to cute things......
"I mean, that kid has the potential to be a superpower!!"
Natsu was depressed just thinking about the day when her superpowers were completely blocked by Celia, but at the same time she wanted to try to teach her.
"Ahh
Yukino stood up after speaking.
"Aunt Yukino, what are you going to do?"
"Of course, I'm going to get snacks, even if I'm losing weight, I have to eat enough to lose strength. Hmph, in terms of dim sum, I won't lose to an elf!"
Nazi held her head in despair.
It seems that only the second half of the sentence is important......
She had no chance of stopping Yukino, because Yukino was almost in the kitchen.
But the phone rang at this time.
"Little ~ Nazi, can you help me answer the phone, it should be from Hai or Yihui who went out...... Really, those two people are so worried~"
Yukino's grumbling voice came from the kitchen, and Natsu heard the sound of the oven starting.
I can't stop it anyway, so let's help answer the phone.
So Nazi stood up and walked quickly to the telephone.
"Hello, hello?"