The one in front of me was undoubtedly the Dark Poké Ball. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoBut why did it appear here in Shaber, and why did it come out at this time?

Do you know what this is?]

Of course, Ikki's answer was to shake his head. He picked up the Poké Ball and observed it for a while, but he really didn't know what the difference was except that it looked different from a normal Poké Ball.

"It's different from the outside, but it's a Poké Ball, right?"

[Yes, but the function is different, you put it away first so that others don't see it.] 】

Ikki listened to Leolu's words and hid the Poké Ball tightly in his own towel, and then turned to look at Leolu: "Why does Leo Lu know these things?"

It seems like it's too much......

[Well, it's because of ......]

"Forget it, Leolu always knows something that he shouldn't know anyway, so it doesn't matter if he doesn't have to tell me. But there's another question to be solved, "If we take away other people's things like this, won't we really be caught as thieves?"

"Road ......"

It seems to be saying that he is an elf, and after such a long life, he sometimes forgets to take care of Yihui.

[I'm sorry, but I was negligent.] Find a time to secretly return it to Xia Bo. 】

If you just take this thing away, it's hard to say how the plot will change after that.

The next day, the day the passenger ship departed, Ikki and Leo went early in the morning to say goodbye to Shabber. But saying goodbye was just a cover for Ikki, Leolu secretly put the Dark Poké Ball in Xia Bo's drawer. As for whether Xia Bo can find out after that, it's none of their business.

"Ahhh~, sure enough, I've been on land for a long time, it's better to be at sea~!"

Ikki carried Leo Road, who was looking through the illustrated book, to the deck, facing the golden sun that had just risen, blowing the damp sea breeze, and preparing to go to the next gym: the light red gym.

But having said that, in fact, there is still a long way to go to the Light Red Gym, and this time it was not as lucky as last time, so I could only walk on my feet.

Leo Road is no problem, even if you run for three days and three nights, you can afford it, but Yihui......

"Wait a minute, I need to take a break, a break. ”

This is the first and most recent mountain, and it took a taxi to get off the boat and get to the bottom of the mountain, but it was just over an hour or so before Ikki was exhausted.

Every time this happens, Leolu wants to give a little of his physical strength to Ikki.

A physique like this is definitely not in the category of abnormality, children are in the stage of excitement, physical strength is the most abundant, it would be good to be able to use it up at the end of the day, but Yihui has not even started exercising.

Leo Lu flipped through the navigation manual that Kazuki had received from the Spirit Center, and although it didn't look complicated, it was still difficult to walk.

[At this rate, we might have to camp in the mountains.] Can you still hold on? Do you want me to carry you?]

"No, no, I'll hold on for a while. ”

How could Kazuki accept such a suggestion, and Leolu didn't really intend to carry him, with his height of more than sixty centimeters, it would be good not to be pressed under Ikki.

The mountains are not high, but they are indeed connected mountains, and there is no end in sight on the mountains.

It looks like it's really going camping in the mountains.

After all, Ikki is not good at sports, this is an indisputable fact. Choosing a relatively flat place to sit down, Ikki leaned against the trunk of the tree and gasped for breath.

At that moment, the sound of horses' hooves was heard from the depths of the forest.

"Eh, Leolu, did you hear anything?"

Elves have better hearing than humans, so Leolu was one step ahead of Kazuki in perceiving sounds, not only that, but even knowing the direction in which the sound of horses' hooves was going.

[It sounds like it's the voice of a small fire horse or a flaming horse, do you want to see it?]

The voices of these two elves are easy to judge, and there are only these two types of footsteps in the Guandu area.

Yihui thought about it, hesitated for a moment, and shook his head.

"I'm curious as to why the little fire horse or the flaming horse is on such a mountain, but forget it, I've reached my limit. ”

Yihui said, putting the kettle in his hand to his mouth is a booze, and the matter of being choked is not counted for the time being......

[Wait, it looks like you're coming this way!]

The sound of horses' hooves suddenly reversed direction and ran straight for here.

didn't have time to think too much, and Ikki could only force himself to stand up and move. The sound moved very quickly, and it looked like it should be a human-bred elf, and a faint hint of human voice could be heard as the sound of the horse's hooves got closer and closer.

The elf soon appeared in front of Leo Lu and Kazuki, along with its owner on its back.

"Very well, Flame Horse, come back later!"

The Flame Horse looked very happy, too, and rubbed his face affectionately against his master's outstretched hand, who was also smiling and revealing a spirit of fortitude.

"Oh, there's someone here. ”

It wasn't until a series of movements were done that the girl saw Ichiki, who was tired and panting, and Leo Road, who was standing leisurely not far away.

"That...... Are you?"

Kazuki asked the question first. Although it took a short break, it was still not enough.

"I'm called Erin, and I'm a breeder who lives on this mountain. ”

"My name is Ikki, and I'm a trainer from Golden City, and I'm on a trip because of the gym competition. ”

Ikki stepped forward, and the two symbolically shook hands in the air: "Miss Erin, how long will it take to hike over this mountain?"

It's a matter of his life, so I don't know how.

"On foot...... I think it should take about two days. ”

Hearing this, Ikki froze in place for a moment, which startled Erin.

"You're alright, you don't look good. ”

Erin jumped off the flaming horse and walked over to Kazuki, touching her forehead with one hand and Kazuki's with the other, for a long time......

"It doesn't look like you're sick, you feel so weak, do you want to come to my house to rest?"

Leo Lu hurriedly ran behind Ikki and pulled Ikki's trouser leg with his claws.

"Oulu!"

It's a good opportunity, but if you don't agree to come down, it's a bit difficult to camp out in the mountains or something. And according to Ikki's character, he will definitely hesitate for a long time before agreeing, but whether the other party is willing to wait is a question.

"Eh!!I've never seen an elf before, it's so cute!"

Erin ran to Ikki and crouched down, her gaze parallel to Leolu. Leo Lu took two steps back, even if he was hugged around, but there would still be some resistance to the stranger's words, but Erin did not come up and hug him as expected, but felt that he had scared him and apologized to Ikki vigorously.

"It's okay, you don't have to apologize, but we should thank you, you helped us solve a big problem. ”

Erin invites Ikki to ride on the flaming horse with her, but Ikki thinks that he should be burned, so he wants to refuse Erin's kindness, but in the end he is forcibly dragged onto the horse by Erin.

"Eh, it's not hot at all, what's going on?"

"My Flame Horse doesn't just burn people, does it, Flame Horse?"

I heard Erin say that her home happens to live in the middle of the mountains, which is the footsteps of ordinary people in a day, so she often accepts travelers who climb the mountain to come over to rest, and also tells Yihui not to be too restrained, just treat it as his home.

"Won't your elves come up with you?"

Erin couldn't help but wonder when she saw that Ikki didn't ride the flaming horse with Leolu.

"That...... My elf seems to want to get some exercise, so don't worry, let's go. ”

Kazuki glanced at Leolu, who patted his chest.

"I seem to have gotten used to this way of communicating, but if you think about it, it seems to be no different from being half-crippled, really, what am I thinking!"

Leolu smiled self-deprecatingly and waved his paw at Kazuki to signal that he was okay.

"yes, you mean he wants to compete with my Flame Horse, do you? That kind of funny," Erin said amusedly, glancing at Leolu, who wasn't half as tall as the Flame Horse, "but I don't care if he loses him." ”

Leolu raised both paws this time, gesturing something in the air.

"What does he mean?"

Naturally, Erin could not understand the meaning of Leolu's actions, so she could only ask his "trainer".

"Don't worry, it's not certain who will win. That's what he told me. ”

"Eh~~, what an arrogant elf, then let's go, Flame Horse!

"Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!!"

Without saying a word, Erin rode forward on the flaming horse, and was so frightened that Ichiki, who was not ready, almost fell. The Flame Horse ran towards Erin's house at a fast pace, Leo Lu following closely behind.