My Name is Lucario

After leaving the elf center where they had lived for a while, Asuka and his party walked out of Kabuki Town.

After obtaining the Fire Badge, the affairs of Kabuki Town came to an end, and the girls and the elves began to look for the next destination.

"The news said that in Goode City, a new museum will be opened in a while. Why don't we go to Goode City to have a look?"

Asumi held the strap of the shoulder bag with one hand and swiped on the phone with the other hand, constantly browsing various news information.

Goode City is a city located in the north of Yangyan Volcano. Compared with modern and advanced towns such as Zidian City, Goode City is more traditional, and the architecture and culture are relatively antique. Therefore, it is very normal to have a museum that preserves ancient artifacts open for sightseeing there.

"It is said that the museum contains many ancient artifacts excavated from ancient ruins. It sounds very good, and Xiaoling, you must like it very much. In addition, it seems that the rock-type elf gym is also there... Xiaoling, Xiaoling?"

I didn't hear the response from my friend, turned my head and saw that Fengling was nowhere to be seen.

Ming Rizhao looked around and finally found Feng Ling outside a store.

An advertisement was playing on the TV placed outside.

"... The new junior gorgeous competition will be held in Kyle City soon. This gorgeous competition is mainly for novice coordination trainers who are determined to embark on a professional path. Many famous coordination trainers are invited to the competition site to share their experience. The competition rewards are generous. Come and participate quickly. Registration hotline..."

Looking at the longing eyes of his friends around him, Ming Rizhao was thoughtful.

"Okay, let's go to Kyle City next!"

The girl patted Feng Ling's shoulder and made a decision.

Feng Ling came back to her senses.

"Ah, Xiaozhao, don't worry about me, just go according to your plan..."

"Don't worry, Xiaoling, haven't you always dreamed of becoming a coordination trainer? Such a good opportunity can't be easily let go."

Ming Rizhao smiled and took Feng Ling's hand.

"You've been cheering for me lately, so it's time for me to help you realize your dream!"

"Xiao Zhao..."

Let's not talk about the orange and lily blooming here. For Eevee, it doesn't matter where she goes.

As long as she doesn't fight or get soaked in water.

"Eevee?"

Suddenly, a chill came over her body, and Eevee was so scared that she hugged Leo's thigh.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Leo was a little curious. Looking at Eevee's hairy appearance, he suddenly remembered that he had been spied on by a mysterious "little boy" not long ago.

"Could it be?"

The waveguide was quickly deployed. Compared with the pre-evolution, the range of the evolved Lucario's waveguide that can be detected has been greatly expanded. But just like before, in such a densely populated town, there is no suspicious waveguide at all, or in other words, there are too many suspicious waveguides, so it is impossible to tell what is spying in secret.

Just looking at Eevee's shivering appearance, Leo thought for a moment and picked her up.

As the tallest member of the elf team, it's time to take on the responsibility of the big brother.

Leo carried Eevee on his shoulders with a "steady" expression.

Eevee: ? ? ?

I was scared for a moment. I can get an elf mount by being cute? It's too cost-effective, right?

Eevee seemed to have discovered a new blind spot.

She covered her mouth with her short paws, giggling, and completely forgot the inexplicable feeling of coldness just now.

...

After confirming that the next stop was to go to Kyle City, the girls began to struggle with how to get to Kyle City.

However, after Asumi and Kirulian Lulu made some calculations, although Asumi spent a lot of the bounty for defeating the Magma Team leader Fire Wing, there was still a lot left. Moreover, the pocket money she got from the recent battles with other trainers made the girl's wallet bulge again.

With a big wave of her hand, Asumi decided to take the intercity train to Kyle City.

According to the girl:

"First, we are not short of money now, and we can afford a few tickets. Second, on the journey from Fuquan Town to Kyle City, we have to pass through a large forest area. After entering autumn, the frequency of various hateful mosquitoes, rats and ants has greatly increased. Going camping in the wild at this time is simply a torture. Finally, there is only a short week left before the opening of the Kyle City Junior Gorgeous Competition. Arriving at the destination earlier will give us time to make careful preparations."

"It is definitely not because I want to be lazy and don't want to walk or drive."

The girl finally emphasized with a strong argument..

Although Leo felt that the last sentence was her most sincere, since the butler Lulu had no objection, everyone was still happy to be able to sit on the comfortable train.

A small private room for the train was booked online - Ming Rizhao thought that it was a rare opportunity to take a train and let everyone come out to take a breath and see the scenery, which was better than staying in the Poké Ball all the time. The train station was outside Fuquan Town, so the girls and the elves walked out of the town.

"Little Charmander, look!"

Walking to the central area of ​​Fuquan Town, Ming Rizhao asked Little Charmander to look at something:

It was a huge statue, with wide wings fluttering behind it, and its sturdy body seemed to contain infinite power. The decorations carved into the shape of multiple flames around it made the dragon statue look like a king of fire, full of domineering.

On the side of the statue, a statue of a high-spirited young man stood with his head held high.

A wooden sign was inserted in front of the statue.

"To the eternal guardian of Kabuki Town - Charizard."

Leo raised his head and looked at the statue, feeling a lot of emotion.

"Little Charmander, I hope you can grow up quickly and become strong, just like Senior Charizard."

Asuhiro said softly to the little guy at his hand.

"Fire..."

Charmander looked at the statue, which was much taller than himself, with inexplicable emotions in his big eyes.

This Charizard statue was built by the people of Kabuki Town to commemorate Charizard's feat of protection. For the town that was reborn after the disaster, the statue became another iconic symbol besides the hot springs.

Those residents of Kabuki Town, passing by this statue, would look up silently for a moment, and then leave. And those new travelers to Kabuki Town, whether they have heard of Charizard's deeds or not, after learning about what happened, they couldn't help but stop the noise and quietly pay tribute to the statue.

Even though elves and humans are of different races, their belief in protecting what should be protected is the same, and they should also be respected.

"Wait."

Just when Asuka and Fengling were about to leave Fuquan Town, an old voice called them.

Looking back, they saw old man Akagi and Yasha riding the Flame Horse and rushing over.

"Grandpa Akagi, Sister Yasha, thank you for your care during this time."

Asuka politely thanked the two.

Jumping off the Flame Horse, Yasha smiled and hugged Asuka and Fengling.

"No, no, no, I should say thank you for your help. If you have time, remember to come to Fuquan Town again, especially in winter, it's especially comfortable to take a hot spring bath in that cold weather."

The Flame Monkey and the Flame Horse also said goodbye to the elves one by one. After all, they were partners who escaped the volcanic eruption together, and the elves also forged friendship because of this.

"Ibrahimovic, Ibrahimovic!"

Ibrahimovic, who was lying on Leo's shoulder, patted Infernape's shoulder with a mature look, shook his head, and kept chattering as if he was exhorting Infernape.

The eldest brother, who really couldn't understand what Ibrahimovic was saying, could only touch his head with a simple face.

Finally, the old man Akagi, who had been smiling and watching everyone quietly, walked in front of Asuka Teru.

"Xiaozhao, welcome to Fuquan Town again, and..."

The old man opened his clenched left hand, and in his hand was a small necklace. At the top of the necklace, a black round piece of wood was fixed, like a burnt charcoal.

"This is the prop he wore when he was still Charmander. I want to give this thing to your Charmander."

The knowledgeable Feng Ling immediately recognized what this prop was.

"This is charcoal? It is said that when a Pokémon wearing this item uses fire-attribute moves, the power of the moves will be enhanced. For Pokémon with fire attributes, it is a very useful item. Most importantly, this item is not easy to find."

Hearing the preciousness of charcoal, Asuka Teru quickly declined.

"No, no, no, Grandpa Akagi, this item is too precious. I can't accept it."

But what he didn't expect was that Charmander had already walked to the side of Old Man Akagi in a trance, reaching his hand upwards, as if he wanted to touch the black charcoal.

Old Man Akagi looked at Charmander, his eyes full of lingering smiles.

He bent his hunched waist and put the charcoal necklace on Charmander with his slightly trembling hands.

"Take it, I believe Charizard will also look forward to it."

The expression of Charmander holding the small piece of charcoal with joy made Asuka Teru sigh helplessly.

"After Charmander evolves into Charizard, I'll bring him back to see you."Old Akagi just smiled and didn't say anything.

…

It was only a dozen minutes away from Fuquan Town, and the girls arrived at the intercity train station.

The station was not big, but looking at the passengers coming in and out, you can tell how busy it is. The passengers were either going to Yangyan Volcano to see it, or to Fuquan Town to visit. It seemed that the eruption time not long ago did not affect the local tourism industry.

Mingri Zhao and the others followed the instructions in the station, boarded the train to Kyle City, and found the small private room they had reserved.

"Ding Dong, Ding Dong, Ding Dong..."

The countdown bell rang, reminding people to catch the train in time.

At the end of the bell, it stopped, and it was replaced by the sound of the train about to depart.

Leo, Lulu, Eevee, Charmander, and Snake all lay on the window sill, watching the scenery along the way from still to slowly retreating backwards.

The train is leaving!