Chapter 357: Let's Bathe Together
After entering through the balcony as usual,
Sakura instantly threw herself onto Hikaru's bed, "Woo woo woo, soft blankets! I missed you so much..."
Seeing her like this, Hikaru, who had just put down his backpack, retorted, "It's only been a few days, and you can't stand it already? And you said you wanted to travel outside with me."
Sakura stood up and walked over to Hikaru, "Aiya... don't pick on me~"
Hikaru responded with silence, "..."
After one preliminary round,
Sakura seemed to be getting more and more...
There was an indescribable quality...
It seemed she was becoming more womanly.
Although she used to act spoiled before, it wasn't quite like this...
Finally, he just managed, "Alright then..."
"Hee hee, love you, Bro..."
Sakura raised her eyebrows with a smile, then leaned forward and kissed Hikaru on the cheek, "Gotta go, Bro, I'm going back to take a bath! See you later."
This move, the current Sakura was very proficient at it.
Watching Sakura leave, Hikaru touched the spot where he was kissed, then turned his head, only to see Latias in human form.
She mimicked touching her own face.
"I'm going to check inside the training house, what about you?"
Having not been to the training house for five days, Hikaru wanted to know how the other Pokémon inside were doing.
"I want to take a bath..."
Hikaru nodded, "Okay."
"Hikaru, want to bathe together?"
"Huh?"
Hikaru nearly choked on Latias's words.
Latias stated matter-of-factly, "Yeah, I often see Sakura and those other two humans bathing together, right?"
"Uh..."
Hikaru tapped her forehead, "Have you forgotten everything Xiao Xue taught you..."
Latias said seriously, "It's okay. What she said was not to let you see under my clothes when I'm transformed into human form. I just need to change back to my original form~"
Saying that, with a quick transformation, she returned to her original form, flew to Hikaru's side, and affectionately rubbed her cheek against him.
During the preliminaries, she didn't get a chance to nuzzle Hikaru.
"Okay, okay..."
Looking at the somewhat clingy Latias, Hikaru had no choice but to pat her head, "Good girl, good girl now..."
Although it felt suspiciously like coaxing a child, Latias actually responded well to this.
After a couple of pats, she floated obediently in front of Hikaru.
Hikaru said softly, "Go take a bath by yourself now, okay? I need to go check on them first."
"Nngh." (Okay.)
This time, Latias nodded, then transformed back into human form and went to the bathroom by herself.
Hikaru let out a soft breath, and his figure vanished from the spot.
When he reappeared, he was already inside the training house.
"Gardevoir?"
"Roar!"
"Koga..."
...
His Pokémon were naturally extremely familiar with Hikaru's presence.
So, the moment he entered, they stopped all their training.
The fastest to arrive was Gardevoir, who instantly teleported in front of Hikaru and threw herself into his embrace.
"Gardevoir!" (You're finally inside!)
"Gardevoir~" (Woo woo woo, I missed you so much, Hikaru...)
"Uh..."
Hikaru felt a bit helpless, "Let go..."
With so many Pokémon around, hugging like this isn't good,
You're already so grown up!
Gardevoir, with its Telepathy ability, immediately sensed Hikaru's thoughts and reluctantly let go, though her eyes still held a trace of resentment.
He hadn't come in for so many days, and the moment he does, he lectures her.
Hikaru straightened his clothes.
Just then, the other Pokémon also gathered around.
Besides Gardevoir who was first, the next was the smallest, Dratini.
It circled around Hikaru hesitantly. After he released a bit of his familiar Dragon Tamer power, its eyes instantly narrowed, and it happily coiled around Hikaru's arm.
The rough, sandy feeling coming from its arm made Hikaru subconsciously look down.
Dratini's originally smooth skin now had some wrinkles.
"About to shed for the first time?"
Before evolving into Dragonair, Dratini goes through a total of 2-5 sheds. After each shed, its size increases significantly.
The current Dratini was only sixty or seventy centimeters long, still a little one.
"Ngh~" (Trai-Trainer...)
A cute, baby-like voice came from Dratini's mouth, and Hikaru's lips instantly curled upwards, "Aww, my little baby..."
Facts proved that,
Cuteness was what truly hit Hikaru's soft spot (xp). The small Dratini coiled around his arm, calling him in a childish voice.
This feeling was simply too wonderful.
On this point, Gardevoir had admittedly done a good job teaching; the meaning of 'Trainer' had already been taught to the little one.
Gardevoir: "Gardevoir..." (Heh heh...)
The 'little baby' title changed hands immediately...
He used to call her little baby too...
"..."
After teasing Dratini for a while, Hikaru checked its level.
Thanks to Gardevoir's excellent nurturing and an unlimited supply of energy, Dratini's level was already 14.
Not bad, it's improving very quickly.
It had only hatched six or seven days ago...
Gathering his thoughts, Hikaru took out the spoils from his trip, "Alright, the preliminaries are over. These are the secret treasures I obtained. First is you, Pupitar."
"Pupi..."
Pupitar hissed, landing in front of Hikaru.
What he gave Pupitar was precisely the S-rank secret treasure - Earth Heart.
"Pupi..." (Thank you, Master...)
This item was meant to be worn. Hikaru simply found a stone and tied it onto Pupitar, "I feel like you've become much quieter since evolving."
"Pupi..."
It wanted to be active too, but carrying such heavy armor, it simply couldn't be very lively.
Sensing its emotions, Hikaru comforted it, "Soon, soon, you'll probably evolve very soon."
In Hikaru's Eye of Scrutiny, Pupitar was already level 49—
[Pokémon: Pupitar]
[Ability: Shed Skin]
[Gender: Female]
[Talent: Champion]
[Level: 49]
[Moves: Tackle, Payback, Leer, Rock Throw, Bite, Rock Slide, Crunch, Stone Edge, Endure, Iron Head, Mud Attack, Scary Face, Dark Pulse, Double-Edge, Earth Power...]
Compared to before, its moveset had also expanded considerably.
Hikaru tried to hug it, feeling the heavy weight, and said softly, "Keep it up, but don't rush too much."
Next was the S+ rank Water-type secret treasure [Lapis Lazuli Coral], which naturally went to Greninja.
But after fiddling with it for a while, Greninja didn't want the secret treasure.
Because this stone was a bit too big...
Wearing it would detract from its image.
Regarding this, Hikaru could only respect its decision.
He said helplessly, "You, oh you. Others can't even get things they desperately want, and you're unwilling to wear it..."
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