Why is my Pokémon acting a little weird?

No, that's not right. Why are you suddenly handing this to me?

"Ahem...it contains footage of Lillie's performances and competitions."

Qiao Ran looked away awkwardly. Perhaps because of his relationship with Lillie, he suddenly didn't know how to face Lusamine.

However, he still had to give away the things he had planned before.

"I also specially recorded the comments from the other world's website. Many of them are from people who support Lillie. She is quite popular now."

"You mean... Liliae?"

Lusamine asked in disbelief.

"That kid also took part in the show and competed?"

"Well... she never dared to tell you this. No, I can't really say that. She's not really the type to show off, but I think I should show you."

Qiao Ran didn't know what Lillie was thinking, but from what he saw, Lillie never told Lusamine about her achievements. Maybe she didn't like to show off, or maybe it was because of what happened before. In short... Qiao Ran always felt that this was not a good thing.

As Lillie's... um... trainer?

Qiao Ran felt that he should do something to help Liliae.

"Liliae's video... not bad, not bad."

Lusamine nodded with satisfaction and looked at Qiao Ran in front of her, but there was an unconcealable smile on her face.

"In the future, this kind of thing will also be possible..."

"I know."

Qiao Ran immediately nodded in agreement. Lusamine felt satisfied. He also felt that his goal had been achieved. His small action could reduce the gap between the mother and daughter. He must be doing something great.

"Yes, you did well."

Lusamine put the box away and looked at Qiao Ran's face carefully.

"You and Lillie...should...shouldn't you tell me something else?"

"Or, are you going to call me something else?"

Taking this opportunity, Lusamine directly asked another question, but looking at the face in front of him that looked 70% similar to Lillie, like Lillie's sister, Qiao Ran couldn't help but take a step back.

Although she looks very much like Lillie, she is completely different. Both her temperament and figure are much more mature.

Will Liliae develop to this level in the future?

"That..." Qiao Ran's voice was stuck in his throat.

He didn't intend to answer right now. After all, Lillie wasn't prepared, and... this was also the first time for him. If Lillie wasn't there, he didn't know how to deal with it.

"Well...it's getting late. Go to bed early. I'll be going back first."

Qiao Ran left a word and rushed into the space crack as if he was escaping. If he stayed here for too long, it would not be good to arouse suspicion from others. However... the person he was chatting with was only Liliae's mother, so no one should suspect him.

"...Escaped?"

Looking at the gradually closing space crack, Lusamine couldn't help but chuckle and shook her head.

"But it's great to be young."

She played with the box in her hand and sat down on the chair.

Although Qiao Ran himself may not have realized it, when Lusamine said that directly, there was a hint of panic in his expression. It was obvious that he had reacted to this sentence.

——However, in the end he ran away because of shyness.

At least, that's how it seemed to Lusamine.

"As for Lillie... I don't know how far things have progressed..."

Chapter 618 [Simple]

Qiao Ran actually didn't know how far the situation had developed.

The only thing he knew now was that he was in a very embarrassing and irreconcilable situation.

It was already late at night, and for some reason, Lillie and Mei appeared in the room at the same time.

"..."

In the past, the two people arrived almost one after the other, and Mei hid and pretended nothing happened. But this time it was different. The two people actually bumped into each other at the door.

In this kind of

In this situation, it was basically impossible to fool people by pretending to be stupid, so the two of them had to enter the room at the same time. However, no matter what Qiao Ran said to them, they kept their heads down and remained silent.

"..."

"..."

This atmosphere... is completely different from that during the day!

Qiao Ran's forehead seemed to have been poured with water, and a large amount of hot sweat flowed down.

What other world have we entered?

"Um... do you want to see the video?"

Qiao Ran really didn't know how to change the subject, so he could only grab a tablet at hand and try to divert attention.

"How about some fantasy?"

Qiao Ran tried to persuade them for a long time, but the two of them were like wooden stakes, stuck in place. In the end, Qiao Ran had no choice but to use his last move.

Since Mei had seen a similar situation last time, and things have been very calm recently, that means Mei's place will be the only breakthrough point.

So, Qiao Ran simply reached out and hugged Lillie from behind, and deliberately lowered his voice.

"You guys didn't come here to talk to me about this, did you?"

"!"

Qiao Ran's sudden action caused the two people who were pretending to be stupid to react all at once. Lillie's cheeks quickly turned red and her body trembled.

"...No...No, Mei is still here..."

Lillie didn't want to be seen by Mei, and Mei was also shocked. She looked at the scene in front of her and took several deep breaths.

"..."

"No...no way!"

In the end, Lillie, unable to bear the shame in her heart, took the initiative to push Qiao Ran away.

If this continues...she's going to become weird.

"Tonight... Let's keep it simple tonight... Let's keep it simple..."

Lillie took the initiative to ask for a hug, and then asked Mei to have a simple hug with Qiao Ran.

Finally, the two hugged each other and left the room. Until they left, nothing really happened.

Regarding this matter, both of them were unable to lose face. Moreover, Lillie was also very concerned about Mei's situation. She didn't want her image to be affected in front of Mei... Although she herself didn't know it yet, she was actually secretly observed by Mei last time.

Mei's reaction tonight was quite strong, probably because she was thinking about what happened that day.

"Ah... Trainers are really different from Pokémon."

Qiao Ran lay in his bed, unable to help but sigh. If it were Diancie and Vulpix, there would be no way such a troublesome situation would arise. They both immediately accepted this strange situation. Even other Pokémon, after transforming into human form, lacked even the most basic sense of shame.

Just like those strange beasts.

The issues between Lillie and Mei will probably take some time to resolve, and there is no news from Mitsuki yet. However, there is no need to rush these issues, after all, they still have a lot of time to work things out.

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"Huh? What happened to you guys?"

Early the next morning, Acerola saw Lillie and Mei looking a little unwell, and couldn't help but ask.

"...a little...a little bit of insomnia."

"Oh, yes."

After returning to the room last night, both of them couldn't sleep. Not only because of some reasons, but the bigger reason was that this was the first time they were seen by other people in this situation.

Although some things have been known to everyone for a long time, no one has broken the window paper!

But now they met in the middle of the night and they couldn't do anything about it.

How can we communicate after this?

On the other side, Miyue, who was eating breakfast in silence, was also observing the situation of Liliae and Qiao Ran. She deliberately went to bed a little later last night, and as expected, she also discovered Liliae sneaking out. She had already expected Liliae to sneak out last night. After all, they would send those researchers to Po Town in the afternoon of the next day, and the morning time could be used to rest.

This means that it’s okay to go to bed a little later.

Sure enough - just as Mitsuki expected, Lillie secretly got up in the middle of the night and tiptoed out, as if she had become a bad child who had learned to wander around at night.

However, what Mitsuki didn't expect was that Lillie returned to the room after only more than 20 minutes this time. Compared with the previous time, it was so much shorter.

Moreover, if we deduct the time spent on the road and other times, the time is reduced too much!

Wait, what on earth happened here?

Thinking of this, Meiyue looked at Qiao Ran with a strange look.

No wonder... Liliae didn't sleep well.

"..."

Qiao Ran was full of question marks. No, Acerola was asking about Lillie and Mei's situation, so why was Mitsuki staring at him with a look full of regret?

Is this a weird thing that happened???

Qiao Ran said what he

He didn't know anything, and even if something happened, he was ready to play dumb. He still had to escort those people to Po Town in the afternoon, and then they had to go to the small police station in Merdan to get Lila's information.

After finishing these things, they can go back to the ancestral hall on the island. After visiting the ancestral hall, they can go to the Coconut Tree Island and the Moon Altar. There is no time to waste here.

"We should go back to Alola this morning. We haven't seen those kids in a while."

"Ok!"

Upon hearing the news, Acerola couldn't help but smile brightly. These children were like her family, and she would often think of her life there when traveling.

The same goes for Qiao Ran and others. Although they didn't spend much time in the Aether House, it held many memories. If possible, they would like to stay here for a while longer.

After everything settles down, it should be okay to stay here for a while.

Chapter 619 [Return to Po Town]

The morning passed quickly. After lunch and packing up, Qiao Ran and his companions continued their journey with the researchers.

"Is Guzma still the current administrator of Po Town?"

On the way, Ma Ruiyin also asked some other questions.

"Yes, he's basically the one handling the affairs over there now, even though it seems like he's not the one in charge."

Qiao Ran curled his lips. Although he had only known Guzma for a short time, no matter how he looked at it, this King of Destruction who only knew how to destroy was obviously not a good manager. Compared with Marie in Galar, there was a world of difference.

The second-in-command of the Skeleton Team standing behind him, Bull Beauty, might be the one who actually handles things over there.

Of course, Guzma's own combat power is also indispensable to Po Town. As a first-line trainer under the King of Heaven, as long as he is there, he is a reassuring rock.

"I didn't expect that Guzma would also manage the survivors."

Ma Ruiyin pushed his glasses and smiled.

"...It seems he has changed a lot."

Next, he briefly told Qiao Ran about the relationship between himself and Guzma. He, Guzma, and another professor from the Alola region were all trainers who participated in the Pilgrimage of the Islands in the same group that year. However, the three of them embarked on completely different paths.

Ma Ruiyin stayed in Alola and became the director of the observatory, while the doctor, who was not yet a doctor at the time, went to other continents, studying and challenging alliances. It is said that he defeated four of the Four Heavenly Kings along the way, but finally fell in front of the champion.

"...It was because of those experiences that he always wanted to establish Alola's own alliance after he became a professor and returned to Alola."

"Dr. Kukui?" Qiao Ran followed the other party's logic and said the man's name.

In the Pokémon game, this professor is "Oki" from the Alola region, and he is the only professor who will participate in the challenge in the championship. The most surprising thing is actually another thing - in addition to being a researcher, this doctor is also a masked wrestler with a hidden identity. It can be said that he is quite martial.

"Well, you know him?"

Ma Ruiyin blinked and looked at Qiao Ran.

"I've heard his name before. Lusamine and Acerola have also mentioned him."