Why is my Pokémon acting a little weird?

Seeing Qiao Ran suddenly stunned, Zhu Lan couldn't help but look at him, reached out and patted his shoulder carefully.

"Are you okay? Are you tired from traveling?"

Zhulan was also very worried about Qiao Ran's situation. She had seen all the commands Qiao Ran gave along the way, especially since she also had a Lucario. Although she personally did not know how to use the power of waves, she could understand how much fatigue and burden it would cause to the body if this power was used for a long time.

"It's okay, I just thought of something, but it might just be a guess."

Qiao Ran smiled at Zhu Lan, telling her not to worry, and then took the opportunity to tell her what he was thinking. Zhu Lan nodded in understanding, understanding what Qiao Ran meant.

"Are you saying that the factor that determines whether or not one can travel to that world is whether or not the trainer possesses a legendary Pokémon?"

Zhulan had indeed not considered this before, and the reason she ignored it was probably because Qiao Ran was too special, even too special.

——In the Pokémon world, there are still people who have possessed legendary Pokémon, but she has only seen one person who can cross the world, and that is Qiao Ran.

"What you said is possible, but we have no way to try it at this stage."

If it were normal, she might be able to get some information from the Pokémon League and then try to capture some relatively common legendary Pokémon. For a champion-level character like her, defeating some weaker legendaries head-on is not a big problem. However, the Pokémon world is in this situation now, and it is probably unlikely that she will get any information.

"The only chance may still lie with Liliae."

Although the Island God is also a legendary Pokémon, he is responsible for protecting and reviving Alola. Qiao Ran and others cannot beat him up indiscriminately to capture him. Therefore, the only person who can verify Qiao Ran's idea is probably Lillie who holds Nebula.

"So, are you planning on having Lillie bring that 'little Nebula' with you tomorrow?"

Zhulan supported her cheeks and looked at Qiao Ran curiously.

"What she's saying now..."

"No, you know it's probably too dangerous to let her go now."

Qiao Ran smiled helplessly. Although he wanted to verify his idea, what he couldn't accept more than his own idea was putting Liliae in danger.

Everything he did was for what he cared about, and if Lillie was hurt, then all of this would be put the cart before the horse.

"After we go to the Moon Altar, maybe she will have the strength to stand on her own."

"The Moon Altar is also an important location in Alola legend. Legend has it that it was at this place that the mythical beasts representing the sun and moon were born."

Zhu Lan looked at Qiao Ran, as if she completely understood his thoughts. Her curved eyes were filled with a tacit understanding that only the two of them could understand.

"Are you thinking of the legend here?"

"Ah... yes... indeed."

Although there seems to be a little deviation in the middle, what made Qiao Ran have these thoughts is indeed a "legend" in a sense. He can't possibly say that he comes from another world in another world, right?

"Yes, looking for clues in legends is the most correct approach. Although ancient legends are not as sophisticated as modern narratives, they are precisely the ancient people's record of reality. This is how they understood the world."

Seeing Qiao Ran nod, Zhu Lan couldn't help but praise him a few words, her face full of appreciation.

However, before they could say anything more, Mei, who had been staring at them for a long time, ran over.

She had long felt that something was not right with these two people.

"You two seem to be chatting so animatedly, what are you talking about?"

Chapter 690 [Be Serious]

In fact, Meiyi is not the only one who feels strange about the relationship between Qiao Ran and Zhu Lan, but now she is too bored to talk to anyone else.

Yes, she is the only Unova trainer who can do it.

However, before Mei could get between Qiao Ran and Zhulan for long, Shui Lian and Mao also came over. The reason was that Acerola and Mitsuki mentioned Qiao Ran more than once in their words, so they also developed a strong interest in Qiao Ran.

Especially when Meiyue personally admitted that Qiao Ran was stronger and more powerful than her, it opened their eyes. It turned out that there would be a day when Meiyue would be convinced, and this person was actually a man.

If this wasn't their first meeting after such a long time, they would have dragged Mitsuki back to her room to question her.

"How did you two meet?"

"Are you also a trainer from another region?"

"What's your favorite Pokémon?"

"...Which water-type Pokémon do you think is the cutest?"

Mao and Shui Lian chatted with each other, as if interrogating information, and started asking endless questions to Qiao Ran. Like Aserola at the beginning, they seemed very curious about Qiao Ran, but the direction of their curiosity was obviously different from Aserola's.

By the time we finally got rid of the interrogation, it was already past eleven o'clock. At this time, it was time for everyone to go to rest and sleep - after all, there would be more difficult battles tomorrow.

"I've already arranged your room, Lizzie. Just go and rest."

Liz patted her chest and reassured the group.

The situation here is different from that on Ula Ula Island. Under Liz's leadership, most people can at least ensure a safe life within this safe range. Under such conditions, it is not difficult to find a few houses to live in.

"Ah."

Qiao Ran and several girls looked at each other and accepted Lizzie's kindness. Although they also had the option of returning to the real world to rest, seeing that the situation on Akara Island was not bad, it was also a good choice to continue staying here.

Meiyue was directly taken home by Shuilian. Although Qiao Ran was a little afraid that they would chat until late at night, after all, they both had to go to the ruins tomorrow, so... there shouldn't be any big problems, right?

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A night passed and nothing special happened.

After all, Mitsuki, who might have done something, has been taken away, and Lillie doesn't dare to act rashly in front of her mother. As for Mei, considering that she may have to fight the next day, she probably doesn't want to waste too much energy.

After washing up quickly, Qiao Ran and others continued to go to Mao's restaurant for breakfast. Starting from this morning, they had to split up into two groups.

Lusamine said that she would take Liliae with her.

"I'll go meet with the remaining members of the Aether Foundation here to see if they've recovered any information. If not, I'll have to wait for your progress."

"Do you need other people to help...protect you?"

Although Lillie would follow, Qiao Ran was quite worried to be honest. After all, Lillie's strength was neither strong nor weak, but at least among them, she was indeed the last one.

Qiao Ran was still quite scared.

"No, I'm also a Pokémon trainer. You don't think I'm weak, do you? Besides, we're only active in this safe zone and won't go out casually."

Lusamine smiled lightly and declined Qiao Ran's kindness.

"But thank you. Lillie will be fine with me, so you can rest assured."

Lusamine told Qiao Ran not to worry. Although she felt appreciated by the concern, it was indeed a bit of an over-worry.

Everyone except Lusamine and Lillie will also participate in this operation, and their target is the Ruins of Life located in the jungle at the southernmost tip of Akala Island.

"The Ruins of Life are called the Ruins of Life because, in the legends of Alola, this is where life was born."

As the group carefully passed through the rock gate set up by Lizi, Shui Lian, who finally breathed the outside air, became more talkative.

Just like yesterday, she was still wearing a blue and white short-sleeved shirt, and a fence-shaped headdress on her signature blue short hair. Only between the top and the pants below did there seem to be traces of a swimsuit.

Wait...is this guy actually wearing a swimsuit underneath his clothes?

Who normally wears a swimsuit under their outer clothes?

And judging from the exposed color, this is not the kind of bikini swimsuit you wear on the beach, but the kind of campus one-piece swimsuit that is commonly seen in various film and television works.

"..."

Qiao Ran's expression suddenly became strange. Could there really be someone running around wearing this thing?

So, he found an opportunity to quietly pull Miyue next to him, and quietly asked her this question.

"Why are you asking that? You're not..."

Miyue's eyes suddenly became strange, and she even took a few steps back.

Shui Lian's figure looks similar to Acero

It's a 50-50 situation. Even though it's already like this, I didn't expect Qiao Ran to actually...

"No, I just wanted to ask, don't you think this is weird?"

Qiao Ran rolled his eyes on the spot. He just wanted his little curiosity to be satisfied. It was impossible for him to rush over to peek at Shui Lian's clothes, so he could only pin his hopes on Mei Yue, who had lived with Shui Lian until yesterday.

"..."

After staring at Qiao Ran for a while, Meiyue sighed.

"She is indeed like that. After all, she is the captain of the water department, so she basically always wears a swimsuit, which makes it convenient for her to swim at any time. However, she has been living in the safe zone over there and has never had this opportunity. So now that she can finally come out, she changed back into her old style."

Seeing that Qiao Ran really didn't seem to have any strange ideas, Meiyue finally helped him explain it with good intentions. However, the war was about to begin, so why should he pay attention to such issues at this time?

Could this guy be a little more serious?

Chapter 691 [Remains of Life]

Meiyue had already classified Qiao Ran as unreliable in her mind, but at least she couldn't appear unreliable here. She still took this operation very seriously.

The last time it was Qiao Ran who disappeared, but she herself did not react at all. As a trainer who thinks she has some skills, this kind of thing is definitely an indelible stain on Meiyue.

This time, she will definitely be more energetic and try to do more.

"Even the residents of our island rarely approach the area where the remains of life are located. After all, this area is a very 'sacred' place."

"Also, starting from Koneko City, heading south of the island, past the Ruins of Life, you'll reach the 'Hill of Memories' on the other side. Over there..."

As Shui Lian spoke, she lowered her head slightly and lowered her voice.

"They say a lot of land clouds have been discovered."

"Eh? Really??"

Mei was startled. The legendary Mikumo, a well-known Pokémon in Unova, had appeared in Alola?

"……hey-hey."

Seeing Mei being frightened, Suiren finally smiled with satisfaction.

Mitsuki and Acerola, who were more familiar with her, hadn't taken her words seriously from the beginning. After all, in their minds, Shuilian was just a regular fishing enthusiast who liked to set up some strange traps even during conversations.

For example, she can easily come up with remarks like using a fishing rod to catch Kyogre and using a fishing net to catch Suicune.

"Your reaction is great. I love it when you do that."

Seemingly satisfied with Mei's simple reaction, Suiren continued with her explanation.

"That was just a joke. The real Hill of Memories is just an ordinary cemetery in Alola. However, because it's close to the Ruins of Life, it's been a burial place for important figures throughout history. Powerful people like to be buried there."

As Shui Lian spoke, she glanced at Acerola vaguely.

Whether from the relationship between the cemetery and the ghost system, or from the relationship between this cemetery and the previous royal family, it is impossible that this place has nothing to do with Aserola. However, since Shui Lian brought up this topic, Aserola has not said much.

She had actually abandoned these unnecessary identities from a very early time.

"The cemetery of great figures from ancient times to the present?"

Zhulan, who was walking at the front of the team, also heard the discussions of others, which attracted her attention. For mythologists, many "graveyards" are actually places that need to be explored, especially some ghost Pokémon that are active in those places, which may have records from many years ago.

For example, there is actually a Grunt with ghost and evil attributes in Ran's team. This is a Pokémon that is said to be made up of 108 sinful and painful souls gathered together. Even among ghost Pokémon, Grunt is very rare. After all, the way it is formed is really harsh.

However, it is these Pokémon that record some of the local features and history, especially the ghost-attribute Pokémon with long lifespans, which have a unique advantage in this regard.

——Just like the Phoebe she met in Qiao Ran's world.

Can ghost Pokémon produce offspring with humans? If it was before, Zhulan would definitely hold a negative attitude towards these, but after she met Phoebe, she began to have some doubts again.

"If I have the chance, I really want to go and take a look. Maybe there will be something interesting on the ancient tombstones."

Zhulan didn't want to offend the deceased, but she could also conduct some research while maintaining a sense of awe. The ancient texts of the Pokémon world were actually one of her research directions. If there were some materials that could be consulted in the Alola region, it would be of great help to archaeological research.

"I'll take you there once Akala Island returns to normal."

Shui Lian agreed immediately. She had long hoped that the whole island would be better. If everything returned to normal, there would be no place she couldn't go.

?

"Yeah, it's definitely going to get better."

Aserola held her hand and reassured Shuilian that her Ula'ula Island had returned to normal and this place would be the next one.

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The group chatted as they moved forward. Following the route pointed out by Shui Lian, Qiao Ran and the others would not get lost. Any ultimate beasts that suddenly appeared would be quickly dealt with by Zhu Lan, Qiao Ran and the others.

Although they have not been in the team for a long time, the tacit understanding between Zhulan and Qiao Ran is gradually growing. Even though some of Zhulan's Pokémon still have complaints about Qiao Ran's command of Zhulan, they can now maintain a certain balance.

"Almost there."

Shui Lian took off her top and pants, revealing her swimsuit and rushed directly into the stream in front. When she jumped out again, she pointed the direction to everyone.

"This is our destination."