Pinnacle of the Stars

Chapter 22
The bright moon hangs at the highest point in the sky, and the light of the stars shines brightly under the dense forest leaves.

N looked up, folded his hands together to pick up a leaf, and gently blew the unforgettable tune engraved deep in his memory.

"------"

Zoroark rested his chin on his paws, sitting on one leg dangling on the top of the tree, looking at the foot of the leaf flute from time to time, and then looked away in boredom.

For it, these things are far less enjoyable than smashing the enemy's head into the ground.

In the long flute sound.

Lu Qiu frowned slightly in pain. After struggling for a while, he slowly relaxed with stretching. At the same time, he gradually opened his eyes under the pleasant voice.

"Meow."

The warm fluff rubs against the face, making people involuntarily tighten their necks and subconsciously want to avoid it.

'. Itchy. '

The vision returned to clarity.

The first one to break into Lu Qiu's line of sight was Meow Xiangwei who poked his head over and looked energetic.

Looking at each other, Lu Qiu rubbed his eyes uncertainly.

Then, he stretched out his hand and hugged the partner who was close to him tightly in his arms.

"It's great that you're okay."

Lu Qiu buried Xiangwei Miao's head on his neck.

The latter struggled a few times, and finally patted Lu Qiu's forehead with his tail helplessly.

'Forget it, just this once. '

"you're awake?"

After a short period of tenderness, a cold voice came to ask Lu Qiu.

Sensing that there were other people around, Lu Qiu became alert for an instant, and then, as if remembering something, he gently let go of his tense spirit.

Turning his head to look, he saw N with arms folded behind his forehead, lying under a lonely tree, holding a leaf between his fingers, quietly looking at him.

And he himself seemed to have been sleeping on the latter's lap before.

Opened his mouth, looking at his recovered body, Lu Qiu looked around and asked in surprise, "Did you save me?"

"No, I don't have that much ability yet." N immediately denied.

He cast a glance at Lu Qiu who looked at him suspiciously, "You should thank them."

'they? '

Following N's eyes, Lu Qiu saw Pokémon who were huddled together and snoring slightly not far away.

"Semi?"

At a glance, there can be as many as a dozen.

"Well, they used their own power to dispel the price you paid. Although they are used equally, they will probably not be too energetic for a long time to come."

N continued:
"It's the same for you. It's best not to make any big moves recently, or you will definitely get hurt. By the way, your friend was also saved by them."

A threatening look came from Xiangwei Meow.

Ling N swallowed the next sentence he was going to say.

I don't mean to be afraid, after all, that kind of thing has long been abandoned by him.

The pause at this moment is purely to take care of the little guy's face.

You can't say that you have been holding Lu Qiu's arm to wipe your nose since you got out of the poke ball, right?
It's embarrassing.

On the other side, Lu Qiu, who didn't know the follow-up, was speechless for a while.

I feel a little grateful.

At the same time, he sorted out the ins and outs of the whole incident in his mind.

"Do you know who they are?" N asked softly, looking at Lu Qiu who was thinking.

He was referring to the group of guys headed by Apollo.

It came suddenly, went in a hurry, searched and searched, but the fish that was obviously the biggest slipped through the fingers.

Facing N's question, Lu Qiu replied with a rather complicated expression: "I only know that their organization is called the Rockets, and I don't know the specifics."

He remembered that this organization was the villain that had to be defeated if he wanted to advance the progress of the game.

But that's all.

Like myself, they are all ordinary members of the framework of the world, nothing special.

Between the walls built by the code, there is no chance for the two to intersect.

In other words, in that world, Lu Qiu, who couldn't step out of the breeding house, could get all the information from the players.

The more he thought about it, the more confused Lu Qiu simply asked, "Can you tell me what happened after you passed out?"

N looked at him without refusing, "In this case, we need to start from the beginning."

There was a pause.

"I also just found out that the group of guys you call the Rockets got the news from nowhere, and they have been eyeing this group of Pokémon for a long time. It is Xie Mi who comes here once every ten years. us."

N explained: "The Jihua City is actually a fixed stop on the way for the Xiemis to migrate. During the time they arrive, they will use their own strength to make all the flowers around the city bloom, and then look for a flower from it. A flower that helps itself grow."

"Gracitia flower." Lu Qiu said softly.

"Yeah." Nodding, N was not puzzled that Lu Qiu would know the name, "In this city, you can also call it Moon Flower."

All the things connected together, suddenly a light flashed in his mind, and Lu Qiu quickly reached out to touch his jacket pocket.

Under N's ​​watchful eye, Lu Qiu took out a small pale pink flower from the inside. The soil on the roots had not yet dried out, giving it a slightly moist feeling, which made the flower exude a moving fragrance.

The breeze blows gently, and on the field where the green grass is swaying, only the Gracidia flower shines brightly here.

Lu Qiu carefully took the whole flower out of his pocket, and when the last root was exposed, a small boxy cloth bag was dragged and dropped to the ground.

"Is it a talisman?" N asked flatly.

He saw the words 'peace' roughly stitched with needlework.

There was no immediate answer.

Lu Qiu was stunned for a moment, then reached out and took back the small cloth bag that had fallen.

'It works very well. '

The mysterious appearance of the little girl came to Lu Qiu's mind.

Touching the needlework writing on it, Lu Qiu nodded softly and said, "Well, it's a talisman."

"I didn't expect you to believe these things, like a child."

Lu Qiu looked at him.

His expression remained unchanged as usual, and his tone of voice did not fluctuate.

But he clearly sensed that the other party was kidding himself.

So Lu Qiu unceremoniously pointed to the pendant on N's waist and said, "Aren't you also carrying the same thing?"

After speaking, Lu Qiu only felt that the mockery in the other party's eyes became more serious.

"This thing is called a Menger sponge, and it's a comparative, uh, scientific thing." N considered his words, and seemed to explain to Lu Qiu sympathetically: "It exists somewhat differently from the prayer field you're currently standing in. With a little difference in direction."

After speaking, he stretched out his right hand, and made a movement of gently closing his thumb and index finger in front of Lu Qiu, "For example, this is a relatively famous macro theory before."

"What?" Lu Qiu asked suspiciously.

"The Universe Between Fingers." N made a serious joke.

Lu Qiu waved his hand in confusion, "Don't talk about it, let's get down to business."

"It was you who started the conversation first."

Hearing this, he subconsciously recalled the beginning of this conversation, followed by Lu Qiu and shook his head without hesitation to cut off the thought.

N is always leading the conversation.

Also, he seems to like playing tricks on others.

"You haven't told me what happened after I fell into a coma."

"There's nothing to say." N looked at him and read: "I drove away the Rockets and rescued Xie Mi who was captured by them, and then Xie Mi shot you at the begging of their companions." Rescued and returned."

companion
Thinking of the Xie Mi he rescued from the sea of ​​fire, Lu Qiu just wanted to open his mouth to ask, when N stretched out his finger and gave him a reassuring look.

Although this look still looks weird, N's mood has obviously changed a little bit more.

He watched Lu Qiu carefully place the Gracidia flower next to the Xiemis, and asked at the right time under the slightly bright light:

"Will you come with me?"

(End of this chapter)