Pokémon: What should I do? My father-in-law always wants to tear me apart

On the playground of Modu High School, the May wind carried the scent of camphor trees across the roof of the teaching building.

A female teacher in her forties or fifties stood in front of the queue. The smile lines at the corners of her eyes were filled with the fragrance of years of experience. She raised her hand to tuck the slightly gray hair behind her ears, and her voice was filled with familiar intimacy:

"Students, look here. This is Mi Yu, the first student I taught."

Before he finished speaking, there were small exclamations in the queue.

The girl in white sportswear took a half step forward, her ponytail casting a soft halo in the sunlight.

Her school uniform jacket was draped over her arm, revealing a light blue sweatshirt with the emblem of the Magic University printed on it, and a delicate ginkgo leaf pinned to her collar.

Mi Yu's gaze swept across the crowd and stopped on the girl with twin ponytails in the back row. A soft smile appeared in the dimples at the corners of her mouth, and she raised her hand slightly.

"Mi Yu is now a top student at Magic City University."

Teacher Zhu Hui's voice was filled with pride. She suddenly seemed to remember something and added: "By the way, she is Mi Meng's sister."

"Teacher, what about him?"

The boy in the front row suddenly pointed to the corner under the shade of the tree.

The young man in the black sweatshirt was leaning on the parallel bars, his fingertips sliding across the screen of his mobile phone at a very fast frequency.

Teacher Zhu Hui smiled and shook her head: "This is Mi Yu's boyfriend Lin Yi, who came along to cheer everyone up."

She deliberately emphasized the last syllable of her voice, and glanced at the girls in the front row with shining eyes, "Don't think too much about it. Things like premature love—"

She dragged out her words and suddenly changed the subject, "When you get into Peking University, Tsinghua University, Fudan University, or Jiaotong University, you'll have plenty of opportunities!"

The queue erupted in laughter, but then the laughter gradually died down.

The reputation of Imperial University is not inferior to that of Demon University, and is even better. Everyone looked at Lin Yi in shock as he was browsing his phone with an expressionless face.

Lin Yi raised his eyes, and his slightly furrowed brows were reflected on the phone screen.

Teacher Zhu Hui called this morning and hoped that Mi Yu, as a senior student who had passed the college entrance examination, would cheer for the college entrance examination candidates.

Mi Yu agreed, but Lin Yi was not very happy.

Ben had an appointment for today, but was delayed. If it weren't for Mi Meng, he really didn't want to come to the playground to get some fresh air.

"Um...Senior Sister Mi Yu, I heard that you used to be deaf and mute..."

A girl timidly raised her hand, and her voice gradually faded after she caught everyone's gaze.

"I was, but I'm fine now."

Mi Yu spoke in a brisk tone, his fingertips unconsciously stroking his earlobe.

A hearing aid used to be worn there, but now only a faint indentation remains.

"You can ask any questions you have." Teacher Zhu Hui tried to smooth things over with a smile.

The students gathered around upon hearing this, and someone immediately asked about his experience in raising Pokémon.

Mi Yu answered them one by one, his eyes occasionally glancing at Lin Yi in the corner of the playground.

"Lin Yi...senior, right?"

Lin Yi suddenly heard someone calling his name. He slowly raised his head and his eyes fell on a girl standing in front of him.

The girl looked a little timid and was not very tall. Standing in front of Lin Yi, she looked like a frightened little rabbit.

She held a Poké Ball tightly in her hand and seemed a little nervous.

"Is there a problem?"

Lin Yi's voice was calm, and his eyes moved away from the girl's face and fell on the Poké Ball in her hand.

The girl hesitated and opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something, but found it difficult to speak.

After a long while, she finally mustered up the courage to say, "Can I...can I ask you to help me look after my Pokémon?"

Lin Yi frowned slightly. He didn't know this girl, and he wasn't good at this either. He said calmly, "Go find Mi Yu. She's better at this."

After hearing Lin Yi's answer, the girl showed a look of disappointment on her face. Her eyes gradually became moist and tears welled up in her eyes, as if they could fall at any time.

"But, I, I want to take the entrance exam to Imperial University, and there are too many people at Senior Miyu's place, so it's not convenient to release my Pokémon."

The girl's voice was trembling, with a hint of crying.

Lin Yi looked at her in surprise. He didn't expect that this girl actually wanted to apply to Imperial University, and her Pokémon seemed to be a little special.

He hesitated for a moment, but finally stood up.

Due to the large height difference between the two, as soon as Lin Yi stood up, the girl unconsciously took a step back, appearing a little uneasy.

"What's your name? Let's release your Pokémon."

"My name is Lu Yaxuan."

Lu Yaxuan carefully opened the Poké Ball, but the moment she opened it, a disgusting stench gushed out like a surging wave, quickly sweeping across half of the playground.

The stench seemed like a demon that had been imprisoned for a long time. Once released, it spread at an alarming speed, turning the surrounding air into a suffocating smell.

The students not far away were attacked by the sudden stench and looked terrified. Like a swarm of disturbed bees, they panicked and pulled Mi Yu and hurriedly ran to the other side of the playground, staying as far away from the source of the stench as possible.

Lu Yaxuan stood where she was, feeling the strange looks from the people around her, looks that were filled with confusion, disgust, and disdain.

Her cheeks gradually turned red and she lowered her head unconsciously, as if she wanted to hide herself from the gaze of others.

Just then, a voice sounded in her ear: "Oh? Is this... stinky mud?"

Hearing the voice, Lu Yaxuan looked up and saw Lin Yi standing in front of her. He pinched his nose tightly with his hands and had an unbearable expression on his face.

He looked down at the mass of mud in front of him that emitted a stench that was enough to blind his eyes, and seemed to understand why Lu Yaxuan was so reluctant to release her Pokémon in the crowd.

What is this? Beauty and mud?

Pokémon: Slime

Gender: Female

Attribute: Poison

Level: 18

Characteristics: Foul smell

"It stinks."

"Why would anyone breed a Pokémon like Slime?"

Some people passing by on the playground also started talking about it. They covered their noses and ran past quickly, fearing that they would be contaminated by the stench.

Hearing these discussions, Stinky Mud's body trembled slightly. It seemed that it could also feel the disgust and rejection of the people around it.

It slowly lowered its head, and its already dull eyes now looked even more sad.

However, just when the mud was feeling extremely lost, it suddenly felt a warm hand gently stroking its head.

It looked up in surprise and found Lin Yi standing in front of it. Although there was still a hint of disgust on his face, his hand was gently stroking the head of Chou Ni, as if to comfort it.

Lin Yi nodded thoughtfully while touching Chou Ni's head. It felt sticky and grainy, and said, "Oh, so this is what it feels like."

"Senior, don't do this. It's very...very dirty."

Lu Yaxuan's voice was a little panicked, she spoke hurriedly, and at the same time, Chou Ni seemed to understand what she said and quickly shrank his body.

Seeing this, Lin Yi showed a trace of doubt on his face. He looked at the stinky mud in front of him and asked in confusion:

"Is this your Pokémon? Judging from the appearance of the slime, you should bathe it often, which shows that you care about it very much. However, the odor on the slime is its own characteristic, and it is impossible to completely eliminate it."

As he spoke, Lin Yi slowly withdrew his hand and continued, "Let me ask you a rather presumptuous question. Pokémon like Mud are not actually very suitable for new trainers. Why did you choose to capture it?"