Chapter 421: Dragonair That Doesn't Want to Evolve
"What's wrong, Xiao Ye (Sakura)?"
Xue Nai asked, a little slow on the uptake.
Sakura (Xiao Ye) looked somewhat worried, "Senior Sister, Bro is leaving Kyoto."
"...Right... Didn't Hikaru mention it a few days ago?"
Actually, even if Hikaru hadn't said anything, both of them could see the signs that Hikaru was about to leave.
"But I can't go with him." This was what troubled Sakura (Xiao Ye).
"Why not?"
Xue Nai didn't quite understand.
Sakura (Xiao Ye) suddenly flopped onto the bed, her exquisite figure fully displayed, but her tone was somewhat helpless, "The current Bro, if he could take me, he definitely would. But once he takes me, even if the safety level is very high, my father will be watching my whereabouts at all times."
Xue Nai also lay down beside her.
Speaking of this, she also guessed what Sakura (Xiao Ye) was worried about.
If her father was constantly watching her whereabouts, and if she also followed Hikaru, then very soon, the fact that Junior Brother was two-timing would be discovered.
At that time,
Hikaru might face pressure from Sakura's (Xiao Ye) father?
Thinking of this, Xue Nai felt both emotional and a little amused.
Actually, given the Ye family's influence, this kind of thing couldn't be hidden forever.
It was just a matter of being discovered sooner or later.
But since Sakura (Xiao Ye) had considered it, she couldn't just sit idly by.
She had already made such a big concession; she couldn't possibly snatch him from her now.
With this thought, Xue Nai was about to say that she would just return to Mizuki City, and they shouldn't forget her when they came, just visit her.
But Sakura (Xiao Ye) had already spoken.
Her expression was serious, "Senior Sister, so, I'll entrust Bro to you. Please, don't let him meet any new young ladies."
This appearance was like entrusting an orphan.
It made Xue Nai's words get stuck in her throat.
She wanted to explain something, but felt reluctant. She could only compose her expression and nod repeatedly.
Actually, she didn't even know what she was agreeing to.
...
Meanwhile, on Hikaru's side,
He had finally completed all his recent planning.
The next few days were for making the energy cubes needed in the near future, then planning his time to return periodically to make more.
At the same time,
He also requested an extended leave from the university for travel and used the points obtained from the Youth League to visit the Changchun Secret Realm and thoroughly scavenge it.
The school leadership had no complaints.
After all, in this Youth League, Hikaru had brought great honor to Central Youth University!
All these matters proceeded very smoothly.
Also, due to the hype from the Youth League, the fame of Mega Evolution had spread throughout the country, once driving the price of a set of Mega Stone and Key Stone up to hundreds of millions.
It had only recently fallen back a bit, but the price was still no less than tens of millions.
For a long time to come, or rather, before Mega Evolution became widespread, this price would remain unchanged.
Luo Qingfeng, representing Professor Oak's Research Institute, as well as the Ye family and the Spiritual Medicine Bureau, had also acquired a portion of the Mega Stones from Hikaru.
Of course, they were all purchased at a fraction of the market price.
On one hand,
The channels for these Mega Evolutions mostly came from these two places, so Hikaru indeed felt embarrassed to ask for the full market price.
But even so.
After selling two-thirds of the Mega Stones and Key Stones he possessed, his assets had once again increased from over six hundred million to over three billion...
The Lunar New Year was approaching.
As an orphan, Hikaru wasn't without places to go in Kyoto.
On the first day of the New Year, he ate at Sakura's (Xiao Ye) house. On the second, he had a meal at Professor Luo's home. On the third, riding the little red airplane (Latias), he made a trip to Mizuki City. On the fourth, Hikaru thought of Mew and Lucario far away at the World Tree, and made another trip to the Qinling Mountains, bringing the festive atmosphere of the human New Year there.
Liang Yue's Lucario was quite sentimental, saying, "The last time it experienced something like this was when it was with Liang Yue."
Actually, the meaning of passing the New Year was to overcome one difficulty after another.
On the fifth day, he spent the entire day with his Pokémon.
On the sixth, he took Sakura (Xiao Ye) and his senior sister to see the snowscape. Of course, it was done cautiously, riding Latias to a very distant place.
On the seventh...
.....
Time flew.
February 16th.
Hikaru, in his room, hugged Sakura (Xiao Ye), wiped the corners of the girl's eyes, also feeling a bit reluctant, "How about, you come with me?"
"No need. Just be good while you're out there."
Sakura (Xiao Ye) pouted, looking at Latias and Xue Nai waiting outside, "Go on, go on..."
"Alright, alright."
Seeing Sakura (Xiao Ye) urging him to leave, Hikaru had no choice. Seeing her about to turn away, he directly put his arm around her shoulder, and in her caught-off-guard expression, leaned in and gave her a light peck on the lips, then jumped onto Latias's back, "Off we go~"
Subsequently, Latias's figure transformed into a streak of aurora and disappeared over the horizon.
"..."
Only Sakura (Xiao Ye) was left behind, gazing into the distance. She sighed, then touched her lips and giggled foolishly. Turning her head, she was startled.
Beside her, her old father had appeared at some unknown time.
At this moment, he was clenching his fists, watching Hikaru's departing figure, his jaw tight, "Kid, you'd better hope you can meet my expectations. Otherwise, I'll chop you up!"
"Dad, how can you talk like that?"
"Alright, alright, just kidding..."
Ye Xuan looked at the indignant Sakura (Xiao Ye), and his clenched fists could only relax.
...
Alto Mare.
Returning to this place again, Latias was clearly more excited.
She hopped and skipped, walking ahead of Hikaru and Xue Nai. Looking at the calm water surface, she felt very happy. She wanted to pull Hikaru over to look with her, but then saw Hikaru and Xue Nai behind her, holding hands and chatting merrily. She couldn't help but puff out her cheeks and retreated to Hikaru's side.
Ever since last time, she could clearly sense Hikaru being somewhat distant towards her, treating her with a kind of formal respect. Although she couldn't quite describe the feeling.
Just like how he treated every Pokémon: occasionally chatting with Charizard, rapping Garchomp (Little Shark) a bit.
Or encouraging Bulbasaur, and playing with Dratini... no, it should be Dragonair now.
Speaking of Dragonair,
It had presented Hikaru with a difficult problem.
It said it didn't want to evolve, feeling that after evolving, it would look a bit silly, and preferred to remain elegant as a Dragonair.
So, Hikaru bought it an Everstone.
This was also a side matter. If it didn't want to evolve now, that was its choice; perhaps its thoughts would change in the future.
Moreover, it was still a long time before it would evolve.
No rush for now.
"What's wrong, Latias?" Hikaru asked, looking at the seemingly somewhat angry Latias.
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