chsdbacks Chapter 317 is about balloons, and we chose balloons.
Chapter 317 is about balloons, and we chose balloons.
Chapter 317 is about balloons, and we chose balloons.
The spaceship has been hovering over the disaster-stricken town of Ripple in recent days. Under the warm sunshine, the Kyurem ice sculpture, with its surface shimmering with the unique glow of ice crystals intertwined with sunlight, is placed on the deck near the front of the spaceship.
The Pokémon were naturally curious about this new big guy, especially when Sawaki said that this guy was alive.
So the Pokémon have been circling around it for the past few days, trying to find some reaction, but they've discovered that this big guy is truly motionless. Then they realize that its back is a great spot for sunbathing.
Two curled-up fluffy balls, one red and one white, were fast asleep on Kyurem's head. The afternoon sun had just passed, and the white ball trembled slightly. After a moment, it rubbed its eyes, yawned, and slowly opened its eyes.
"Ooh~~"
It seems like it's time for dinner.
Liuwei sniffed, its eyes lighting up. After smelling the fragrance, its drowsy consciousness snapped awake.
"Ooh!!"
It leaped off Kyurem's head and ran straight for Helena, who was carrying out a bowl of various foods. Of course, before that, it didn't forget to nudge the little tail curled up in a red dumpling beside it, still fast asleep.
"Waaah?"
But when Little Tail opened its eyes, all it could see was Six-Tails' back as it ran off to eat.
It really didn't understand why the white fox was eating so fast. Did it think it wouldn't get any food if it ran too slowly? That couldn't be right.
Xiaowei also asked Liuwei about this issue.
But all he got in return was a single reply from Rokuro: "Sawaki said it before—if you're not enthusiastic about eating, there's something wrong with your brain!"
So, does this fox, which isn't very enthusiastic about eating, really have a problem with its brain?
Little Tail blinked its brown eyes, pondering this question. Instead of jumping off Kyurem's head, it curled up even more, tucking its six bright red, segmented fox tails to the front of its body, striking a comfortable pose. Then, it quietly watched the six-tailed fox below, munching away beside Mew.
"The Six-Tails is so chubby and cute... while the Little Tail is in such good shape, it's cute too..." Helena said with a smile when she saw this.
"Ooh ooh ooh~~"
"You're quite honored, aren't you? Have you forgotten your solemn vows from a few days ago?" But Ze Shu grabbed Six-Tails by the scruff of its neck and lifted it up, saying, "I see you've been sleeping on Kyurem's head all day! I suppose you didn't accomplish it, did you?"
Not only were today's tasks unfinished, but the tasks from the previous days were also unfinished.
A few days ago, Ze Shu found a water-damaged roller machine on the beach. He asked around the entire Ripple Town but couldn't find the owner. After trying to repair it a few times, it worked perfectly, so he put it on the spaceship.
Liuwei was very interested that day and confidently said that he could run a hundred laps every day.
After all, a hundred laps on the wheel isn't a very high amount of exercise for a Pokémon.
But Liuwei only became interested on that one day.
"Ooh ooh ooh..."
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Faced with Ze Shu's questioning, Liu Wei pointed to her belly with a pitiful expression, looking utterly aggrieved.
If you don't eat, you won't have the energy to run...
But Ze Shu just scoffed and trembled as he held the Six-Tails.
Then, with a "whoosh" sound, small bags of snacks fell from the six-tailed creature's fluffy, cloud-like tail onto the spaceship deck. Hmm, they were still empty.
"You ate quite a bit today, didn't you?" Ze Shu asked with a smile. "Did you sneak into the warehouse with Meng Huan to get it?"
Upon hearing this, Dreamy, standing nearby, quipped, "Nonsense..."
Hoopa stared at Mew and Vulpix in disbelief.
"You guys didn't bring your hoods for something like this?!"
"Ooh ooh ooh." The person in charge of the matter, Six-Tails, tried to squeeze out a few tears.
Ze Shu remained unmoved.
The six-tailed creature could only sniffle pitifully, its tail drooping pitifully. After Ze Shu put it down, it slowly and pitifully moved towards the wheel, then ran around panting pitifully.
Watching the other guys happily eating their meals, the Six-Tails on the wheel was so envious that tears welled up in its eyes.
That bad trainer, that awful trainer, forcing me to run on my wheel while I'm eating!
Six-tailed Fox thought resentfully.
I'm not sleeping with my trainer tonight!
No, tonight I'm going to sit on the trainer's face with my butt facing him and knock him unconscious! I'll suffocate him!
"Sigh..." Ze Shu sighed, watching Liu Wei slowly inching along on the roller, and simply said, "After you finish running, come find me tonight to collect your snacks. They're the kind of cookies you like. I bought a lot recently, planning to use them as a reward for your roller running—it's a pity you haven't run these past few days."
"Huh?!"
Upon hearing this, Six-Tails' eyes widened.
Wouldn't that mean Psyduck would lose money?!
Can I get more of the snacks I had a few days ago?
Ze Shu: "If you finish all the runs you did in the past few days, I might consider it."
"Ooh!!"
I knew that this trainer was the best in the world!
Six-tailed Fox's eyes lit up, it cheered, and its legs immediately began to move.
"Vulpix really forgets everything as long as there are snacks..." Xiao Lan watched this scene with a smile. The Espeon next to her was sunbathing, squinting its eyes, and leisurely called out in response to the trainer.
In a corner of the deck, the bar that Babena suggested building was beginning to take shape, although it was just a temporary arrangement of a few tables. After all, United States had suffered a disaster, and the resources for construction should be focused on post-disaster reconstruction. Zeki did not want to use United States' construction resources for this matter, so he did not hire professional personnel to modify it.
Babena was just preparing a fruit drink.
Then, Glaceon, standing to the side, simply twitched its ears and exhaled a breath of cold air. Instantly, the fruit drink was covered with suitable ice crystals and reached the perfect temperature—no matter how many times she saw it, Babena marveled at the incredible control Glaceon possessed.
"Thanks for your help, Glaceon..."
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"Buyi!"
In response to Babena's gratitude, Eevee simply shook its head, called out again, held the fruit drink Babena offered with its head, and walked cautiously but expectantly toward Zeki.
When they arrived in front of Ze Shu, not a single drop of the fruit drink had spilled.
"Buee! Buee~!"
"Oh? Thanks, Ibu. Hmm...it tastes great!"
"Bu-i~~"
Seeing that Zeshu had given a satisfactory evaluation, Glaceon nodded, trying its best to maintain its composure, but from the way it turned and left, Zeshu could tell that it had become incredibly light-footed.
Ze Shu covered his head.
When did Ice Eevee become so arrogant? Wasn't it always the little Eevee that would just come straight for me and stick close? Has it grown up now?
No, tonight I must grab Eevee and get intimate with it!
Ze Shu took a sip of the juice Ice Eevee handed him, gazing down at Ripple Town, where post-disaster reconstruction was in full swing, and thought to himself. Just then, a flash of silver light appeared in the distance; someone was approaching the spaceship.
Just by seeing that ray of silver light, Sawaki knew who it was—Daigo.
"Have you finished your work in Hoenn?" When Daigo arrived, the bright silver Metagross landed on the spaceship. Sawaki casually grabbed a refreshing soda from the refrigerator, tossed it to him, and asked.
Daigo took the soda and smiled, "Thanks to you, Hoenn's losses are under control and can be arranged without much effort. However, Unova suffered serious losses, so I'm here on behalf of Hoenn to offer my condolences and assistance. I've already discussed the donation with Hoenn's Champion, Adej. This should be my last job as Hoenn's Champion."
He decided that once this matter was resolved, he would resign.
Let's go dig for stones!
Thinking about this, Daigo felt overjoyed.
"How about it? Now that I've resigned, it's time to start our agreed-upon agenda—you be my guide and take me to the Padiya region to mine for terrine ore!"
"I was originally very interested in the minerals of Padiya, but the resignation kept me from going, which only made me more interested. Now I can't wait to go there."
When Daigo talked to his friends about mining, he sounded very excited.
Ze Shu: "————"
Poor working class.
However, he should go back to Padiya. He wonders how Peony is managing his café in Little Key.
"But, this matter should be put on hold, it should be put on hold." Ze Shu chuckled twice and said, "Before that, I should go back to Sinnoh."
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Daigo: "Sinnoh is not bad either. I bought a villa in the Sinnoh scenic area before, and I want to mine there properly."
But before the mining could even begin, he had to return to Hoenn due to other commitments.
So you're a rich dog, huh? You bought a villa just to mine for gold.
It's such a waste for a rich kid like him to not enjoy life and instead be a miserable "champion worker".
"By the way, what are you going back to Sinnoh for?" Daigo suddenly asked again.
"I think the Sinnoh Regional League Tournament is called the Lily of the Valley Tournament," Sawaki shrugged and said. "You resigned, but Cynthia wants me to go back to work, saying that she has an important responsibility for this Lily of the Valley Tournament that she needs to ask me to take on."
Zhu Lan, his boss, was quite good to him, so Ze Shu was unwilling to refuse her request.
"I see..." Daigo nodded.
The regional league tournaments all start around the same time, but in different sequences, without overlapping, allowing viewers worldwide to watch all the regional league tournaments without getting confused.
The regional tournaments in Hoenn began some time after the Sinnoh Lily of the Valley Conference, which was after Steven resigned, and were overseen by the future champion, Wallace.
"However, before that, we need to discuss an agenda," Ze Shu added.
"What?" Daigo asked.
Ze Shu pointed to the shallow sea a little outside of Ripple Town below.
And on this shallow sea sat a fiery red behemoth.
"Groudon?!" Daigo blurted out.
"Yes," Ze Shu said.
He certainly hadn't forgotten Groudon. After Groudon had spent two days in the deep sea, Ze Shu went to find him. But his purpose wasn't to transport it away, but rather...
We need to find them to help with post-disaster reconstruction.
It would be a waste not to use the "God of Earth's" power for infrastructure development!
The foundations on which the house reconstruction work is currently proceeding smoothly in Ripple Town are all raised by Groudon, without needing to consider anything else.
This made the people of Lianyi Town very fond of this honest-looking big guy who often looked up at the sky. They would greet him when they passed by, and occasionally they would even feed him.
After all, the battle between Groudon and Kyogre took place in the far reaches of the deep sea, and the people of Ripple Town were unaware that their disaster was caused by Groudon.
"What we should discuss is how to transport this Groudon back to Sinnoh."
"And, how do we deal with this Groudon that can't fly in the future...?"
"To the moon."
Daigo: "???"
After a moment of surprise, he asked, "What do you mean by going to the moon? Is it to seal Groudon on the moon, or...?"
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Ze Shu: "Literal meaning. Groudon craves space."
Daigo: "???"
"With Devon Corporation and Silph Corporation working together, they should be able to accomplish something like this, right?" Ze Shu said. "If humans grant Groudon's wish, Groudon will naturally develop a much better impression of humans, which might improve the relationship between the Hoenn legendary Pokémon and the Hoenn people that has been strained for so many years."
"But if Groudon's wish is not granted."
"From the crimson jewel, I came to understand one of Groudon's ingenious ideas: he planned to lift up all the land in the world at once, until he stood on these lands and could reach space."
"Well, it's all my fault. I mentioned the word 'space' to Groudon, which made this flyless creature, which can't even jump very high, have endless fantasies about space."
Daigo: 「————」
This is really...
He was speechless for a moment.
This is indeed a major issue for humanity.
Ze Shu blurted out, "I don't know anything about these things, but thinking about it, sending Groudon into space shouldn't be too difficult, right?"
"We could build a rocket, strap Groudon to it, and launch it into space; or we could fill space with magnetic attraction devices, then cover Groudon's entire body with metal lumps to attract it; we could also give Groudon a jetpack that can propel it into space; or we could build a space teleportation device..."
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Daigo: 「————」
These methods just don't seem right!
He felt that Ze Shu at this moment was like a client who was making all sorts of "outlandish" requests.
He was drenched in sweat.
Zeki: "However, the most important thing right now is to solve the problem of how Groudon can return to Hoenn."
Daigo: "How do you plan to resolve this?"
Ze Shu nodded and said seriously, "I have an idea. I want to borrow something from you."
Daigo asked, puzzled, "Borrow what...?"
"Yes, Groudon, we've found an extremely fast way to send you back!"
In the shallow sea of Ripple Town, Ze Shu stood in front of Groudon and said this.
Groudon stared at him blankly, while a fathead fish's head peeked out from the sea beside them, curiously watching Ze Shu.
"Goohoo?"
What is the method?
Groudon wondered curiously.
"It's a balloon. We discussed it for a long time and decided to use a balloon to send you back!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Groudon saw that Sawaki had taken out many, many different kinds of "balloons"....
There are normal toy balloons filled with hydrogen; there are hot air balloons that carry people; there are ghost-like floating balloons; and there are even small flying fish—does this even count as a balloon??
But Zeki said, "I went through so much trouble to collect these balloons! If I just tie them to you and make you float, you can easily drift to Hoenn, right?"
"Much faster than you can walk by yourself!"
"Is my idea good enough?"
Groudon: ∑(°A°;
Can you say it's bad?
Then, Ze Shu pointed to the Kyogre peeking out from the sea and said to it, "And you, you have to help too!"
Kyogre looked surprised: "Coo-coo?"
Ze Shu gave it the command: "Hmm, you have to be the coachman," and pull Groudon, which was about to be covered in balloons, back to Hoenn! How about it? Are you willing?
Is there really such a good thing?!
Wouldn't this just hand this big, dumb guy over to it?!
The fathead fish's eyes lit up: "Coo-coo!!"