Pinnacle of the Stars

Chapter 1 1. The story from the breeding house
Johto area, Route 34, Elf Breeding House.

In the sunny and soft afternoon, the boy was tightly wrapped in a thick long coat. Although his figure was slightly bloated, it did not affect his movements of holding the paintbrush in the slightest.

Bit by bit, the outline of watercolor floats on the paper.

Under the cotton velvet hat, the light silver eyes were shining brightly.

As an observer's basic skill training, he is copying portraits of Pokémon.

"Hoohoo."

In the transparent glass fish tank, the ugly Pokémon is spitting air bubbles boredly. It rolls its belly and stares at the ceiling with a little silly eyes. Humans demonstrate its powerful abilities.

Dragon Wave!

Kidding.

"Xiangwei, don't make trouble."

In the middle of the painting, the boy suddenly stretched out his hand, squeezed his neck, and drove the Pokémon who was sitting next to the fish tank, trying to hook the fish with its claws, to the side.

"Meow."

Being scolded by the owner, the arrogant cat-shaped Pokémon spit out its tongue, and after jumping off the table, it glanced its head aside in disdain.

Then, after waiting for a long time to be comforted by Shunmao, it began to use its squinted eyes to secretly look at the human being it first saw when it was born——Lu Qiu.

Very gentle, is my favorite guy.

I like it so much that I want to eat him in one bite.

Just like the silly fish in the fish tank who can only blow bubbles, they are all his capable subordinates.

When you are happy, you can show mercy and sing a song for them.

If you are not happy, you will jump up and give them a slap.

Like now.

Just when Xiangwei was holding his breath and was so upset that he wanted to release a series of slaps, the sudden sound of the door opening came from outside the breeding house, and this rebellious idea was pressed to death in his stomach.

As Lu Qiu's queen, she will still save some face in front of outsiders.

"Meow."

With a soft cry, Xiangwei Meow bent and jumped up, landed on the boy's head and huddled firmly into a ball. While combing the soft fur on his feet with the tip of his tongue, he scrutinized the boy standing at the door with guarded eyes. Unexpected visitor.

It doesn't like that person.

I don't like it very much!
"It's a good thing you're at home, Brother Lu Qiu."

At the door, the girl walked in panting heavily, with a few beads of sweat hanging on her pretty face.

This made her a bit less attractive in her ladylike attire, but also a little more approachable out of thin air.

After all, when the sun was standing by the side of the road in the past, Liya exuded a cool aura that could repel others.

Contempt for mediocrity and absolute pride in one's own intellectual abilities lurk beneath that expensive lace hat.

She is the daughter of a rich family who lives near Lu Qiu's house.

It is not suitable to say that it is to live, after all, only in the early summer, the family will occasionally take a plane from the Fengyuan area in the southwest to come to the nearby villa manor for summer vacation.

For the rest of the time, only a few domestic helpers could be seen going in and out of the big house.

According to Liya, her father is a senior executive of the well-known local Devin company, and he came here not only to escape the summer, but also to do research.

It is said to investigate regional differences in order to breed better new Pokémon individuals.

Under such a background premise, in the past ten years, although they didn't get along for a long time each year, and they might not see each other for a whole year, it still failed to prevent Lu Qiu and Liya from becoming good friends.

After all, it would be very difficult for anyone to feel disgusted by this young man with a warm and confident face when he met Lu Qiu. It was only a matter of time before they became friends due to the fusion and collision of personalities.

At this time, looking at the girl who came over suddenly, Lu Qiu stopped his paintbrush and asked with a smile, "Why did you come here so suddenly, shouldn't it be your nap time now? Or is it because today's young lady wants to go out to bask in the sun and is about to get moldy?" sun?"

"Don't make fun of me, the sun doesn't mold, and neither do I."

Liya shook her head and stroked her chest, calmed her breath a little, and when she was about to explain her intentions, it became difficult to speak again under the gaze of the young man's smile.

"I'm going back." After a brief silence, Lu Qiu suddenly asked.

Liya was taken aback for a moment, then nodded with difficulty and said, "How does brother Lu Qiu know?"

"In the past few years, every time you want to leave, you will hold the corner of your skirt like this now, and then just look at me and don't speak."

After explaining the reason, there was a pause, and Lu Qiu asked again: "Why is it so sudden this time, I didn't hear you say that you want to go back early, is there something wrong with Feng Yuan?"

Liya raised her hand, gathered the messy hair on her forehead back behind her ears, then lowered the brim of her hat, and explained softly: "Father's company called, it seems that a certain research has made a major breakthrough, the specific reason I don't know too well, I just said that I want to go back immediately, so my father brought forward the original schedule."

"I came here this time just to say goodbye to Brother Lu Qiu." Liya lowered her head and said, "Then I will let you know that I am leaving."

"That's it." Tapping his forehead with a paintbrush, Lu Qiu heaved a sigh of relief, and he didn't know what to think. He put away the half-painted copy in front of him and rolled it up, and then used the elf ball to put it into the ugly fish. He raised his head and stood up and said, "Let's go, I'll see you off."

……

There is no obvious gradual process of climate change in the Chengdu area, so even if it is approaching the end of summer, the sun in the sky has no intention of shrinking.

Warm but not overpowering.

The two people on the path, one wearing a long skirt with green edges, and the other wrapped in a thick undressed winter coat, just like this, one behind the other, separated by half the distance the girl expected, looking for the forest villa of Liya's family together. went back.

Lu Qiu held the Ugly Ugly Fish's elf ball and the drawing paper on which its characteristics were drawn. As for Xiangwei, he was left in the breeding house to take care of the house.

This made the kitty, who was originally unhappy, suddenly plunge into a more frantic state.

If it wasn't for taking care of its useless master, it would have lost its temper willfully.

Miao Xiangwei has a bad temper, but he is also a good boy.

Maybe it was because they felt that there was still a long time, so the two of them unanimously slowed down their pace very slowly.

Lu Qiu, who was a step behind, looked at the girl's back, flicked her hair with the fragrance of herbs, and couldn't help but began to recall the precious experience he had after coming to this world.

He said with emotion: "Speaking of which, we have known each other for almost ten years."

"Eight years and seven months, the day I met happened to be my fifth birthday." Liya lowered her head and kicked the stone at her feet, and said without hesitation, "Since I met Brother Lu Qiu, it has been so long before I know it." long time."

"That's right, the little girl who wore shofar braids is now a lady who can dress up in skirts."

Liya blinked, turned her head to look at the abnormally dressed boy who was as tall as her, and said, "But brother Lu Qiu hasn't changed at all."

Regarding this, Lu Qiu shook his head and remained silent.

"After going back this time, I plan to go to the academy for further study and prepare to become a Pokémon researcher."

The girl who couldn't wait to reply looked up at the sky. She looked at the Bibi bird flying over her head, raised her hand to shake the cloud, and finally put the empty palm in front of the boy, "Until you join Go into scientific research, and then find a way to cure Lu Qiuge's strange disease."

Hearing this, Lu Qiu shook his head and said, "This is really not a disease."

"However, it has brought you a lot of trouble." Liya turned her head and said seriously: "I don't want you to die, so Brother Lu Qiu must survive."

Lu Qiu did not refute.

Fever, that's what Leah called his abnormality.

According to the girl's speculation, this "disease" would ruthlessly take away Qiu Qiu's life at the age of 17.

Lu Qiu couldn't help but say words of disbelief for the answer calculated with the aid of the instrument.

But at the same time, only he himself understands that this is not some kind of disease, but some kind of pricey gift.

Heart of Winter, an ability that turns hearts into ice.

While keeping the body in a state of severe cold endlessly, it also gave Lu Qiu the powerful ability to release the skills of ice-type Pokémon.

Even, forcibly changing the weather.

The wind blows and the snow falls.

Even freezing magma into ice is no problem.

Although the physical release will cause his body cells to freeze and necrosis, he can form a connection with his own Pokémon, and then transfer the power of Winter Heart to Pokémon, so as to achieve the goal without the need for secret machines. The effect of skills can be imparted.

Even, after the fetter reaches the soul level, he can fully stimulate the heart of winter through Pokémon.

Its power can touch Arceus' ice stone slab.

This is the secret he has been hiding in his heart.

As for the reason why she didn't tell Leah, it wasn't out of disbelief, but that the girl had already regarded saving him as a kind of obsession.

Even if Lu Qiu told his story, Liya would treat it as a lie woven to comfort her.

A true genius will not fail to save even his own friends.

This is the belief of a girl.

Whether it's a lie or a truth, it doesn't change.

"Brother Lu Qiu."

In the distance, the independent villa has emerged from the forest, and a black car is parked beside the opened gate waiting to start.

"Ok?"

Lu Qiu looked at the girl who stopped suddenly with some doubts.

"I'll save you." Liya took a deep breath, and uncharacteristically grabbed Lu Qiu's collar.

For the eldest lady, such a rude action has never happened in this life.

"Until then, you have to live well."

"It's not that I won't see you in the future, you will come back next year." Being forced by the girl, Lu Qiu scratched the back of his neck at a loss, and was about to say something, but was stopped by the serious look in the girl's eyes.

"You are not allowed to die, as my only friend."

Leah stepped forward again, her heels slightly lifted, her face flushed slightly.

The distance was so close that Lu Qiu could even feel her warm breath pressing against his neck.

This made his body, which had been eroded by the severe cold, feel better.

"Ah."

Turning his head to avoid looking directly at the girl, Lu Qiu responded softly, "Don't worry."

"After all, I also have my own dreams."

"Until I achieve it, I will never die easily."

Leah nodded.

After hearing the answer he wanted, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then slowly let go of the collar that was tightly held in his hand.

——It has been marked with tiny marks by sweat.

She didn't tell Lu Qiu that she actually had a terrible nightmare last night.

It was so scary that she woke up in the middle of the night.

But there's nothing to worry about now.

Because she knew that Lu Qiu was a person who kept his promises.

"this is for you."

The tense atmosphere between the two slowly dissipated. Before approaching the gate of the villa, Lu Qiu took advantage of the other party's inattention and forcibly stuffed the girl with something in his hand.

A poke ball, and a halfway facsimile of the painting.

"This Ugly Fish"

"It's the partner your father gave you on your birthday, isn't it?" Lu Qiu patted the girl's head, and said with a smile: "It said, compared to me, it really is more willing to stay with you."

Looking at the black luxury ball in her hand, Liya insisted after a little silence: "The initial Pokémon is very important, I know Brother Lu Qiu, you want to challenge the league meeting, although I don't agree with this decision, but since In this way, it is more appropriate for you to cultivate it than to leave it in my hands."

An ugly ugly fish that can release dragon skills and has excellent individual attributes in six attributes can make newcomers who have just debuted fly directly on the starting line.

If it's a gift, it's not cheap.

However, Pokémon also have the right to choose a trainer, they are not dead things without their own will.

'I'm going to get stronger. '

'Master, when will you pick me up. '

'Today I caught a little butterfly, and when the owner comes to pick me up, I will give this to him. '

'Come and pick me up, I forgive you. '

Countless voices rang in my ears.

Rejoice, expect, pray, until death.

As a human who buried countless Pokémon corpses with his own hands, Lu Qiu has heard too many desperate voices among them.

"Take care of it."

Without saying anything more, Lu Qiu firmly rejected the girl's proposal.

Liya lowered her head, saw the other party's serious face, sighed, and continued to insist without saying a word.

'When the heads are all knocked out, see if you don't regret it later. '

Muttering a few words silently in his heart, the girl stuck out her tongue playfully and made a face when he turned his back on her.

His temperament dissipated, and his cold expression once melted away.

Followed by a smile from the bottom of my heart.

'When you are defeated, I will come to help you. '

(End of this chapter)