Not a trainer this time.

Chapter 497: Apprentice Bear's Two Teachers (asking for monthly tickets)

A melodious car CD was playing in the car. Naoki was driving, carrying Qishu and the Pokémon on the country road in this space, giving people the feeling of a family outing for a spring outing.

The tomb dog squatted in the back seat, sticking out its tongue excitedly and making a "ho ho ho" sound from its mouth.

Motorlizard and Gulton sat in the back of the car, enjoying the breeze and looking at the surrounding scenery boredly.

"Life in this place is so leisurely!" Qishu enjoyed the wind. At this moment, she probably understood why Naoki liked living in this place.

The quiet wilderness, the beautiful farmland, enjoying the wind blowing across the fields with the Pokémon, running freely on the rhythmic grass...

It feels awesome just thinking about it!

"Really?" Naoki said with a smile, "To me, houses in big cities feel like pigeon cages. So many people live in the same building, it feels too depressing."

"Besides, the place we live in is not big enough to accommodate so many Pokémon."

"Yes!" Qishu nodded, and she immediately thought of the office workers in Niaoguang City.

Those people live that kind of life every day, wearing formal suits and carrying briefcases, walking hurriedly on the streets of Niaoguang City, looking very busy.

While chatting, the car drove to Ziqin Town.

Naoki parked the car on the side of the road and then went to the Ero Seed Store.

The owner, Ero, was moving goods at the door when a girl ran out of the store with a Sun Eevee.

"Dad, we're going out!"

Hearing the voice, Ero turned around and patted his daughter's head with a smile: "Well, go play with Sun Eevee! Remember to go home early!"

"I know!" the girl replied and ran away.

Ero watched his daughter disappear into the street. Just as he was about to continue working, he saw Naoki approaching.

"Good morning! Naoki!" Ero greeted Naoki with a smile, but the next second, he noticed the girl following Naoki, and Ero's eyes widened immediately.

"Good morning, Mr. Ero." Naoki replied politely, "Do you have bamboo seedlings for sale in your store? I want to buy some."

Ai Luo finally came to his senses and nodded: "Bamboo seedlings? Of course we have them! How many do you want to buy? I'll get them for you right away!"

Naoki thought for a moment, then replied, "Fifty will be enough."

"Please wait a moment!" Eero returned to the store, and soon with the help of his assistant Pokémon he moved out batch after batch of bamboo seedlings.

Naoki brought Gulden and Motorlizard to help him move the bamboo seedlings into the back of the pickup truck.

"Was that Bell just now?" Naoki asked casually.

Bell, Ero's daughter, was attacked by Pokémon when she was young and became terrified of Pokémon and the outside world, so she stayed at home and never went out.

Two years ago, Naoki made a dish of courage fried rice for her and suggested that Bell raise an Eevee that is friendly to people.

Unexpectedly, the girl has come out and become a normal person now.

"Yeah!" When talking about his daughter, Ero smiled. "Thanks to your help, the girl has become much more cheerful. She can go out on her own now. And Eevee has evolved into Sun Eevee. Bell takes it out to the beach to bask in the sun every day!"

"Very good." Naoki nodded.

He moved all the bamboo seedlings into the car and asked, "How much?"

Ero: "Oh, the total is 25,000 Alliance Coins!"

Naoki paid.

Ai Luo said: "Bamboo is a very popular plant this year! The grown bamboo can be made into furniture, and one bamboo can be sold for several thousand Alliance coins. Bamboo shoots can be eaten or sold."

"No, I don't plan to sell it. I just want to plant a bamboo forest on the ranch for the Pokémon to play there." Naoki smiled and shook his head.

He said goodbye to Ai Luo and drove to Ziqin Market again, where he bought some food, and then returned to the ranch with Qishu.

On the way, Qishu recalled how the townspeople had greeted Naoki just now, and he felt very curious.

"Everyone seems to know you!"

"Of course not." Naoki said proudly, "I am very popular in this town."

Now, there is no one in the entire Ziqin Town who doesn’t know about Naoki Ranch.

Qi Shu: "Hehe, I've already seen it!"

"Everyone is very kind." Naoki recalled the time when he first traveled through time and said, "When I first came here, they all took good care of me."

For example, giving away extra crop seeds, giving discounts on purchases, etc.

Naoki glanced at Qishu and asked, "How is it? Have you thought about it?"

Qi Shu was confused: "What?"

Naoki: "Join me in running the ranch and live here."

Qi Shuli reacted immediately.

She giggled and said, "As long as I'm determined to do something, I will never give up. Don't underestimate me!"

Half an hour later, the two returned to the ranch.

Qishu picked up the hoe and swung it hard towards the land.

"Now let me show you how powerful my strange tree is!"

Looking at the flying grass, Naoki fell silent.

"..."

Qi Shu's face suddenly turned red, and he tried to defend himself: "It was a mistake!"

Naoki couldn't help but laugh and said, "Okay, I've seen it all. Now let's leave professional matters to professionals!"

After that, he whistled.

Soon, a big bulge began to form on the ground, and three gophers crawled out of the ground and started their work.

Soon, holes were dug in the ground.

Naoki brought Gulden forward and planted the bamboo seedlings.

Qi Shu watched for a while and then joined in.

Perhaps what happened just now aroused her competitive spirit.

Qi Shu said firmly, "I will go to study when I return to Niangguang City. Next time, I will let you see how powerful I am!"

Naoki: "..."

He said helplessly, "Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. It's better to leave farming to me and the three rats."

After planting the bamboo seedlings, Naoki asked Gulden to call his bear apprentice and his mount goat over here.

Soon, Naoki saw Apprentice Bear running over from the onion garden.

At this time, Qi Shu was also attracted by this Pokémon that he had never seen before.

"What is this Pokémon?"

"It?" Naoki introduced, "It's Bear Apprentice, the Pokémon I brought back from Smash Falls yesterday. Maybe you haven't heard of it, but Bear Apprentice can often be seen in the Galar region."

After all, the signature Pokémon of the former Galar champion, Master, is the evolved form of the Bear Apprentice, the Martial Arts Bear Master.

"Huh? A Pokémon from the Galar region? It looks so cute!"

“Yeah!”

The bear apprentice stood beside Naoki and looked up at the human in front of him.

Naoki introduced it: "This is Qishu, she will become the hostess of this place in the future!"

Hearing this, Apprentice Xiong looked at the strange tree a few more times.

Qi Shu waved at the Pokémon and greeted him, "Hello, apprentice bear!"

Apprentice Xiong hesitated for a moment, and then responded in a low voice: "Well..."

"Okay, now it's time to get down to business." Naoki turned his gaze to the three goats and said to them, "I'll leave these bamboo seedlings in your care!"

"Meh!"

This kind of thing is a piece of cake for today's mount goats.

As their minds moved slightly, a burst of green grass energy with a strong natural scent was released from their bodies.

In the blink of an eye, these energies enveloped the entire bamboo forest and then poured into the bamboo seedlings.

The next second, these bamboo seedlings began to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye. They became taller and emerald green bamboo leaves grew on the top.

Soon, a lush green bamboo forest appeared in front of them.

After spending so much time with Naoki, Qishu has become accustomed to this kind of scene.

The bear apprentice, who saw this scene for the first time, showed a surprised expression on his face. He looked at the bamboo forest in front of him in disbelief: "Oh!"

Okay, so awesome!

"It should be no different from the bamboo forest over at Luanji Waterfall, right?" Naoki said with a smile, "This will be your new home from now on!"

After hearing what Naoki said, the bear apprentice immediately realized that this bamboo forest was built by Naoki specifically for it.

Naoki was really nice to it! The bear apprentice, who had never been treated like this before, was deeply moved.

But it is not very good at expressing its emotions, so when facing Naoki, the bear apprentice starts to become timid.

Disciple Bear, I am so sorry!
Naoki saw what the little bear Pokémon was thinking, but he didn't say much. He just smiled and touched its head.

*
In the afternoon, after sending Qishu back to Niangguang City, Naoki returned to the ranch and found his bear apprentice in the bamboo forest.

"I found two teachers for you, and they promised me that they would help you practice," he said.

Hearing this, Apprentice Xiong was slightly stunned.

"Bei ah?" (Teacher?)
Naoki nodded, then picked up his bear apprentice and said, "Come with me! I'll take you to see them!"

The bear apprentice did not struggle. With curiosity, he entered a strange world under the guidance of Naoki.

There were sky islands floating in the air everywhere. Apprentice Bear was attracted by this strange sight and couldn't help but stare at those sky islands with his eyes wide open.

However, they soon passed through this place and came to a place with a strong natural atmosphere.

Green grass, dense forests, and all kinds of Pokémon...

Apprentice Bear even saw many Pokémon living in those strange buildings like humans!
"Beh?!" Apprentice Xiong was very surprised.

Seeing Naoki coming, several of the Pokémon ran over excitedly to greet him.

"Ah, long time no see! Mililong and Bombyx! How have you been lately?"

Naoki reached out and touched their heads, then said to his bear apprentice:
"I haven't introduced it to you yet. This is the World Tree. It's a place I built specifically for Pokémon."

"Those buildings up ahead are the expedition guild. As you can see, this is where only Pokémon live."

"Well..." muttered Apprentice Bear.

"Okay, Mililon, don't you have to go to work in the sushi restaurant? We still have some things to do, and we will come over to play with you later!" Naoki said.

However, the Mililongs jumped for excitement.

They said that the sushi restaurant is now looked after by Bulbasaur and the others, and they are going to catch fish with Chirobot!

"Huh? That's great. I want to go to that place too. If that's the case, let's go together!"

"mum!"

The group came to the next level together, and Naoki said goodbye to the Mililongs on the Dragonite Island.

The three food-eaters had been waiting there early, and as soon as Mililong arrived, they opened their mouths wide.

Mililong turned around and waved to Naoki, then jumped into the mouth of the Chihouba and went to the sea to catch fish with them.

It was afternoon and the Dragonites had not returned yet. There were only some Dratini and Haxorus on Dragonite Island.

Naoki took out some Baofen and energy cubes from his bag and gave them to them, and then brought his bear apprentice to the beach.

He sent a message to Kyogre on his phone.

Soon, a huge black shadow emerged from beneath the calm sea surface.

The next second, the black shadow leaped out of the sea, splashing water all over the sky.

Amidst the splashes of water was the massive figure of Kyogre, who had returned to his original form.

Apprentice Bear felt a terrifying aura from this Pokémon, which was as deep and bottomless as the ocean.

“Oh…”

"Don't be afraid." Naoki gently touched his bear apprentice's hand: "It is Kyogre, the god of the sea. It is one of the two teachers I found for you. It has mastered the most powerful secret of water in the world. Maybe you can learn something from it."

The bear apprentice raised his head bravely and looked into the eyes of the terrifying Pokémon in front of him.

Kyogre also leaned down and stared at the Pokémon with his golden eyes.

"From now on, I will be your teacher. What you can learn from me depends on yourself."

In addition to fighting with Groudon, Kyogre is more trying to thank Naoki for allowing them to settle on the World Tree.

Therefore, it is willing to help this Pokémon practice.

Hearing what Kyogre said, the bear apprentice shuddered, then nodded seriously and said, "Yes!"

Kyogre nodded slightly.

The next second, a huge blue wave swept in from the sea.

Apprentice Xiong only felt a flash of blue light before his eyes, and then the huge wave enveloped him.

Apprentice Bear closed his eyes subconsciously.

However, after waiting for a long time, it did not feel the terrible impact.

"Oh?"

Apprentice Bear opened his eyes and found himself in a blue world.

This is... the sea!
“Yeah!”

The bear apprentice subconsciously held his breath to prevent drowning, but the next second, he discovered something magical.

It seems like it can breathe in the sea now?!
Realizing this, the bear apprentice quickly turned around and looked around, and saw Naoki and Kyogre floating not far away.

At this time, Naoki was also surprised that he could breathe underwater.

Is this the power of Kyogre? Obviously, it was Kyogre who blessed them.

"Don't be nervous, feel it with your heart." Naoki said to his apprentice Bear.

Hearing this, Apprentice Xiong gradually calmed down.

Seeing this scene, Kyogre's mind moved slightly.

The next second, the surrounding sea water suddenly shook violently.

Horrible undercurrents and whirlpools were surging wildly all around. Suddenly, a rainstorm began to fall from the sky, and huge waves surged up on the originally calm sea.

The huge waves raged and roared, as if they could destroy everything.

Apprentice Bear's body was swept by the undercurrent and out of the sea with the huge waves, rising into the air.

“Yeah!”

This was the first time that Apprentice Bear encountered such a thing, and he let out a panicked sound.

However, soon the huge waves disappeared and the heavy rain stopped.

Everything around returned to its original state.

The azure blue sea exudes a tranquil and gentle atmosphere. It looks so beautiful and gentle.

In the haze, one actually feels like drowning in it.

The bear apprentice was panting heavily. He quickly turned his head and looked around, looking at the calm sea. It was so calm that it seemed as if everything just now was an illusion.
However, the strong impact on the body told it that what just happened was not an illusion, the huge waves were real, and the heavy rain was also real.

“Oh…”

What is going on here?

At this moment, Kyogre's ethereal voice came from not far away.

"Do you feel it? This is the sea. Sometimes it is gentle and calm, and sometimes it is fierce and violent. It can embrace everything in the world, but it can also destroy everything."

Apprentice Xiong was slightly stunned.

Kyogre's words echoed in its ears. The bear apprentice closed his eyes, sat cross-legged in the azure water, and began to feel the shape and meaning of the water with his heart.

Looking at this scene, Kyogre was a little surprised.

It didn't expect that this Pokémon could enter the state so quickly. Is it gaining insight?

And Naoki nodded with satisfaction.

Today he planned to let his bear apprentice make a simple attempt, and then introduce the two different forms of martial arts bear master and their respective abilities to it in detail after returning home in the evening.

Apprentice Xiong sat there for two hours.

After everything was over, Naoki did not take it away from the World Tree, but continued to go down to the volcanic area where Groudon was.

The original Groudon stood in the lava, looking down at Naoki and his bear apprentice below with his golden eyes.

"I sense its presence on you. You must have just come from it, right?"

Apprentice Xiong was a little confused: "What?"

"It's okay, don't worry." Naoki said, "Be serious, Groudon!"

Groudon: "Humph, what did that guy teach you? Never mind his teachings. Come on, learn from me. What I teach is better than what he teaches!"

“Oh…”

Hearing this, Apprentice Xiong couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in his heart.

It suddenly discovered that its two teachers didn't seem to get along with each other...

(End of this chapter)