While the detective and Dr. Yew are having a good conversation in the tea restaurant, Bilan, who has just left the Yuqi Mansion, embarks on a journey alone to find the Yew Research Institute.

Even if she was new to the United area, after studying the map, she also understood that if she wanted to reach Luzi Town, a remote town on the southeast coast of United States, she had to take the railway.

The assistant lady did not have a noble black ticket, she honestly booked a train ticket that departed early in the morning.

Neither experienced thrilling two-player battles nor encountered top trainers roaming around, Blue arrived at the train's terminus, the town of aracancalys, without any entertainment in the ordinary carriage.

"Next, we have to follow this No. 1 road, all the way south, to Luzi Town, where the Yew Research Institute is located, and I heard that Douzi's hometown is also in that town."

The girl wearing a sunhat and holding a map in her hand said to Ibu on her shoulder.

The scenery of Road 1 is indeed very beautiful, with rows of trees rustling in the wind on both sides of the wide road, and wild Pokémon in the style of the crowd passing through the lush green grass.

I don't know if it's because it's too early, or because the aura of the senior trainer of Azure is too strong, the girl was not challenged by the Pokémon trainer she met by chance along the way.

This is different from the situation of Road No. 1 between Shinshin Town and Joban City in the Kanto area.

Probably because of the influence of the last two dojo leaders in Tokiwa City, whether it is that Sakaki or the green of the successor dojo, it gives people an extremely strong sense of oppression.

The rush to pass the test of the strongest gym made the nearby trainers always very anxious, and they were so energetic that they often stopped the passing trainers on the No. 1 road and mingled happily next to the city. If you win, you get carried away and challenge the gym, and if you lose, you rush to the nearest Pokémon center......

It is precisely because of this that the best trainer group in the city of Tokiwa and the nearby town of Shinshin has come out.

Compared to Guandu, which is full of martial arts, Road 1 here connects two remote cities without gyms, and the wild elves on the road are relatively weak, so the trainers are probably too lazy to train themselves on this road.

There was no challenger, but Bilan was happy and relaxed, so she enjoyed the scenery along the way with the mood of an outing, and by the way, she followed the detective's instructions, paid attention to the abnormalities around her, and walked all the way to Luzi Town.

The more she walked, the more she felt that something was wrong—no matter how much she looked around, there was nothing unusual as far as her eyes could see.

The girl couldn't help but worry that if she, as an assistant, went to the Yew Research Institute like this, and then reported to the detective that she hadn't found anything...... Does that Detective Hugo think he's incompetent?

In the chaos of her thoughts, Blue had to widen her eyes to find something worth reporting along the way, but since she got off the train station until now, all she could see was trees, grass, rocks, and weak wild spirits everywhere.

"Eevee, what the hell do you think I'm going to do?"

In the empty road, the dizzy girl really couldn't see anything abnormal, and actually began to seek the help of the Pokémon cub.

"Boo!" Little Eevee screamed energetically, and as if he had mistaken Turquoise's words for a battle command, he jumped lightly off Turquoise's shoulder and pounced on the wild elf hiding in the grass in front of him.

Bilan wanted to grab Eevee's tail but pounced, so anxious that she wanted to cry: "I already have a headache, stop being naughty!" We're going to get to the front of the institute before ten o'clock, and it's getting too late now! ”

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When Blue finally entered the institute before ten o'clock, she saw Dr. Yew, who often appeared on television in the United States area, and four researchers, including an uncle and three male students.

The doctor and others greeted the girl warmly.

At this time, Blue had already locked the disobedient Eevee in the Poké Ball, which was placed in the backpack, and the young assistant now looked no different from the trainer who had just embarked on the journey.

What makes Bilan strange is that the detective who went out to investigate with great interest is not in the crowd in front of him at this time.

"Where's Hugo?" Blueblue looked left and right, wondering if the detective was lurking somewhere in the hall, but found nothing.

"Miss Bilan from afar, welcome to the United Community." Dr. Yew said to Blue with a sincere smile on his face.

"Congratulations on your new journey here, I'm Yew in charge of guiding newcomers, and I'm Dr. Elf. I believe that you are no longer unfamiliar with the existence of Pokémon, yes, there are all kinds of different Pokémon inhabited by the earth, ocean, sky, city, and forest of this world......"

Listening to the doctor's enthusiastic speech, Bilan felt a sense of déjà vu, and then—

"No, ahhhh Why am I ......" Blu, who suddenly realized that she was messing into a rookie initial Pokémon selection ceremony, screamed, but Dr. Yew in front of her quickly covered her mouth.

The Doctor continued softly, "Miss Azure, I know you're a little hesitant to venture out on your own when you're new to the United Territories, but don't be nervous, the Institute will provide you with excellent beginner Pokémon. ”

Blue wanted to refute, to ask what was going on, to know where the damn detective had gone.

However, the palm covering the girl's mouth became more and more forceful, and Dr. Yew's smiling face occupied Azure's field of vision, like the opening guide of an adventure game, and the doctor said to Azan in a loud voice that resounded through the research institute-

"In this world, there is a creature called Pokémon living everywhere! Some will take care of them lovingly, while others will direct them into battle. This girl, please choose. Which of them will you embark on a journey of hopes and dreams? ”

The assistant on the side cooperated to open a brocade box containing three Poké Balls. Seeing that Blue no longer resisted, the doctor let go of the hand covering the girl's mouth and released the Pokémon in the Poké Ball one by one.

"This child is a grass-based vine snake, a smart and calm Pokémon that will calmly cope with even in the face of stronger opponents, and its favorite activities are sun exposure and photosynthesis."

The doctor pointed to a small red and black pig, "This is a warm pig, fire attribute." It is adept at deftly dodging enemy attacks and shooting fireballs from its nose to counter, and is very fond of roasted tree fruits, but is often charred and blackened because of its excitement. By the way, it is very comfortable to sleep with this child in winter. ”

Even if it was blue, at this time, the three families of the United States were attracted by the doctor's personal introduction, and temporarily put aside all the doubts in his heart, and observed the three cute Pokémon in front of him.

"In the end, it's just a water otter, a beginner Pokémon of the water system that fights with scallop shells on their bellies, and sometimes uses them as knives to cut tree fruits. Its confident expression now is the point of cuteness of the otter family. ”

Bilan looked at the otter, and sure enough, this little otter was proudly tilted and raised his head, looking at its appearance, and then looking at the other vine snake and Nuan Nuan Pig were not so energetic.

The girl didn't know that more than sixty trainers had chosen the Otter as her initial partner before that, otherwise she would have understood the Otter's pride at this point - it had already decided that it would be chosen.

"Miss Azure, please choose one of your favorite starter Pokémon." The Doctor said to the girl, whispering in Turquoise's ear—

"Pick one on your instinct and we'll explain everything to you."

Does this "we" refer to the group of people in the institute, or does it refer to the great detective who she and the dragon have never seen each other? Bilan looked around again, still confused.

In desperation, the girl swept her gaze away from the three royal families, took a deep breath, tried her best to empty her brain, and then reported her choice by instinct-

"Then the water otter."

For an instant, the institute fell silent.

With the exception of Dr. Yew, the four researchers all stared in amazement at the blue index finger pointing at the otter, as if they had witnessed some miracle.