Why is my Pokémon acting a little weird?

So, now Qiao Ran came here and threw the question to Liliae in front of him, hoping that this girl could give him a different answer.

"Mom told me after the crisis... The Aether Foundation's research is actually about the future."

Lilia hesitated at first, but seeing Qiao Ran's eyes that were eager for her to give an answer, she chose to speak out.

The situation has become extremely serious now, and the boy in front of her is the one who rescued her...she has nothing to hide anymore.

"Part of this research into the future is actually about the power of other dimensions. We can use special equipment to open a cave called the 'Ultimate Hole,' which leads to another world, which we call the 'Ultimate World.'"

"So that's the world where the Ultra Beasts are?"

Qiao Ran touched his chin. There are other worlds outside the Pokémon world. So, could the world he originally lived in also be considered a so-called "ultimate world"?

"Yes, in countless other planes, there are countless unknown Pokémon. Research into the Ultra Hole is actually research into the unknown... However, my father was sucked into the Ultra Hole while conducting this research, and his whereabouts remain unknown to this day... It was from that time that my mother became a little paranoid... She wasn't like that before."

There was a hint of loneliness in Lillie's green eyes, and she curled up slightly. She had lacked fatherly love since she was a child, and the consequence of lacking fatherly love was a lack of security. She had not felt the feeling of being hugged for too long.

"It's okay, everything will be fine."

Qiao Ran could only offer some words of comfort. As a Pokémon player, he knew that Lillie's father was still alive, but had lost his memory and become a modern-day Robinson Crusoe...

"Get better..."

Lillie's nose twitched slightly. Getting well... for her right now, it was simply too much of a luxury. All she could do was watch helplessly as her family members left her one by one. Her father was sucked into the Ultra Hole, her brother was exiled to the Ultra World by the invading Void, and her mother was frozen in ice by her own hands...

She was once the only one left in the family of four and the owner of the Ether Foundation.

"Liliae..." Seeing her friend's sad look, Mitsuki sat next to Liliae and gently took her hand, hoping to relieve her loneliness in this way.

"..."

Qiao Ran was silent for a while, but he still chose to continue asking. Although asking these sad topics would not make people happy, someone always needed to solve the problem.

"What about outside of the Aether Foundation? The Aether Foundation was reduced to this state because of the invasion of Xuwuid. What about the other islands in Alola..."

"Other islands in Alola were also attacked in the same way. Before the Aether Foundation's equipment completely lost its function, we monitored the situation on other islands in Alola... and like us, they were not optimistic. Numerous Ultra Holes opened up across Alola, and the Aether Foundation was only a small part of it."

The person who answered this time was Mitsuki, who had remained silent before. Her home was actually on Melemele Island in Alola. She had wanted to go back to see how her mother was doing more than once, but due to certain reasons, she had no way to put these ideas into practice.

"same……"

Qiao Ran was speechless. To open so many Ultra Holes in the entire Alola at the same time to release Ultra Beasts...what on earth was going on?

How much force does this require?

"So, do you have any ideas about visiting other places in Alola?"

"Let's go look somewhere else?"

Hearing Qiao Ran's question, Meiyue shook her head dejectedly.

"Give up, the space around the Ether Foundation is

As if being clamped by something, once we leave this range for a certain distance, an ultimate hole will suddenly appear and teleport us back to the Aether Foundation."

"...!"

Listening to Meiyue's words, Qiao Ran's eyes widened in surprise. Teleporting back... is there such a thing???

Chapter 84082 [Parting: Farewell]

If it was a space barrier, or something like an "invisible air wall", Qiao Ran could still say that he had seen it a lot in games and had been through many battles, but this kind of operation of teleporting people back was really the first time he had seen it.

"I'll go out and take a look later. What exactly is going on with teleporting people back? Are they returning to the city where they were?"

Qiao Ran really couldn't imagine what this feeling was like, so he thought it would be better to go out and experience it himself.

"If you want to go, go ahead. You'll know when the time comes."

Meiyue rolled her eyes at Qiao Ran. If it was really so easy to leave, she would have taken Lillie and the others and fled far away. She would never have stayed in the Ether Foundation, a place where even the sun couldn't reach, and lingered on.

"Then what are you going to do next?"

Qiao Ran shrugged. This one doesn’t work, and that one doesn’t work either. Do they really intend to be trapped in this place for the rest of their lives?

"Let's clean up Xuwuide first, then use the seeds and materials stored by the Aether Foundation to restore the infrastructure here. Then we can wake Lillie's mother. Maybe we can even use the technology here to find the lost people as well... With Lillie here, there will definitely be a way."

Mitsuki looked at Lillie beside her, her expression finally relaxed. As the child of two scientists, Lillie actually had some relevant knowledge. At least, she was familiar with the facilities in the Aether Foundation.

"Yeah, that's what I thought... If we have the strength of the three of us, we can definitely rebuild this place..."

Lilia looked at Qiao Ran's face, and a glimmer of hope gradually appeared in her eyes.

Everything is moving towards the direction of wasteland reconstruction. The appearance of Qiao Ran also gave Lillie a shot of adrenaline. If she was still a little confused before, now she is full of frustration.

This originally cautious and timid girl has decided to change herself, and she must cheer up.

——Also, if Qiao Ran could continue to touch her like he did yesterday, that would be even better...

As she was thinking, Lillie felt a hint of heat in her body. As a human, she actually had a withdrawal reaction to the power of Evergreen. Perhaps, her body had undergone some unexpected changes when it was parasitized by Xuwuid.

"Lilia, what's wrong with you?"

Mitsuki, who had been holding Lillie's hands, was the first to notice Lillie's abnormality. She had never seen her good friend show such an expression. In her impression, Lillie had always been a pure child, which perfectly matched her inner imagination of the image of a young lady.

However... Lillie is acting weird all the time now.

"stare--"

Miyue turned her gaze to the man in front of her. Anyway, her only suspect now was Qiao Ran. It must be this guy who made Liliae become like this.

"What are you looking at me for?"

Qiao Ran blinked speechlessly, he himself was still confused.

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In the following time, Qiao Ran, Meiyue and others worked together to clean up the Xuwuid. Although Lillie was not a trainer and had no combat ability and could not even lift a shovel, she was very familiar with the terrain of the Aether Foundation.

Not only that, having her standing by and cheering them on had a very good effect.

Furthermore, Qiao Ran discovered that Lillie seemed to have a special attraction to Xuwuidu. Placing her in an open space would attract many Xuwuidu to her trap. Initially, Lillie's eyes were still a little scared, but after she thought of something, her expression became much more resolute.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Qiao Ran used the Poké Ball to capture a dozen Voids. Although the probability of catching an Ultra Beast with a Poké Ball was not high, as long as they were knocked unconscious and put in, they would all be the same.

After doing these things, Qiao Ran came to the top of the Ether Foundation and tried to fly away from the artificial island. He called out the Qixi Bluebird and flew up to the clouds on her.

However, just as Miyue had said, once he left a certain area of ​​the artificial island, a white cave suddenly opened up before him, enveloping Qiao Ran and Qixi Bluebird. By the time Qiao Ran came to his senses again, he had already appeared inside the Ether Foundation.

"Is this really teleportation? There's absolutely no reaction time."

Not only that, Qiao Ran also tried to ascend to see if he could fly higher and observe the distant scene. However, after leaving the ground for a distance, he still encountered the annoying Ultimate Hole, which teleported him back.

"Oh my god...it's really watertight."

Qiao Ran couldn't help but complain, even though he still had

He thought about diving underwater, but he finally gave up the idea.

The Ether Foundation is built in the sea. With Suicune's control ability, it is still difficult to protect Qiao Ran's safety in the sea. There is no need for Qiao Ran to take such unnecessary risks for such unnecessary things.

Qiao Ran rested for another day in the Ether Foundation. During this day, Qiao Ran continued to explore part of the terrain of the Ether Foundation and became more familiar with Miyue and Liliae.

Mi Yue's attitude towards Qiao Ran was the same as before, sometimes good and sometimes bad. It was fine when they talked alone, but when it came to Lilia, she couldn't help but lose her temper with Qiao Ran.

Lillie's change is probably the most obvious among the few people. Qiao Ran can clearly feel that she is trying her best to make herself better and stronger. When her family is not around, she, the youngest child, should stand up.

During these few nights, she has been studying the books in the Ether Foundation. It seems that she really wants to use the power of technology to find the others.

However, it was almost time for Qiao Ran to leave. He had to go back and tell Meiyi about the information here. Moreover, after Xuwu Yide lost its leader, the remaining Xuwu Yide would not be a match for Meiyue.

——In other words, Mitsuki and Lillie’s basic safety can be fully guaranteed.

"Really? You're planning to leave... As expected, you used a special method to get here, didn't you?"

When Mei Yue heard Qiao Ran's idea of ​​leaving, she was stunned at first, then she showed an understanding expression, as if she had thought of this a long time ago.

"I've never seen you at the Ether Foundation, and it's impossible for someone to come directly from outside... There's only one explanation: you have a special method."

"Well, I do have a special method, but it's something only my Pokémon and I can do. Otherwise, I'd like to take you with me."

Qiao Ran shrugged. He wanted to take others with him, but he didn't have the ability to lead people through time travel, so he could only let Miyue and Lilia stay here.

"I will come back to see you often. I hope that when I come back, this place will have changed."

Qiao Ran sent his blessings and said that he would bring some necessary supplies next time, as he believed they would need them.

“No…don’t go!”

however--

Lily, who had been silent and lowered her head, stopped Qiao Ran directly and wrapped her hands around his waist, holding him tightly.

"I...I thought you would always be here..."

Lillie's voice choked with emotion. She'd changed so much in the past few months because she believed Qiao Ran would support her and that they could continue on together. And yet... after giving her such a sense of security, this man had chosen to leave. Lillie couldn't accept such a blow. It felt like the world she'd finally rebuilt was crumbling.

"I'm sorry... I really can't take you with me. I can only say that I'll come over often... and we'll see each other often in the future."

Qiao Ran had no choice but to let Lillie hug him. She was a shy girl, and the fact that she took the initiative to do this showed how excited she was inside.

"No...don't...don't leave me..."

Lillie raised her head, her golden hair falling in front of her forehead, her eyes filled with tears. Obviously, Qiao Ran's statement of wanting to leave seemed to have brought back some painful memories for her.

She had been alone for a long time, and finally met someone she could rely on and lived a happy life for a few days, but why... did he choose to leave in the end?

Will everyone... be gone?

The more Lilia thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt.

"……do not Cry."

Qiao Ran patted her head, not knowing what to say. He looked at Meiyue beside him. Meiyue also shook her head silently. She also didn't know what to do.

"Lilia..."

Qiao Ran seemed to want to say something, but at this moment - the Rotom phone suddenly jumped out of Qiao Ran's pocket.

"Ah! I can't bear to watch this, Loto!"

Rotom seemed unable to bear this atmosphere and flew directly in front of Qiao Ran, then covered Qiao Ran's face with the screen.

"Master, I'm telling you, why don't you just put her in the ball and take her away?! Why bother with all that?! If it can be put in a ball, it's a Pokémon!!!"

"……ha???????"

Several question marks popped up in Qiao Ran’s head.

"Wait... is there such a thing???"

There is no doubt that Rotom's explanation completely touched upon Qiao Ran's blind spots in knowledge.

In other words... Lillie is actually a Pokémon now???

Chapter 85 083 [Choice: Wrong Path]

"This……"

Hearing Rotom's words, not only Qiao Ran was shocked, but even Miyue and Lillie beside him cried out in surprise.

After all, no matter when you hear these things, they seem quite shocking, putting people in Poké Balls and treating them like Pokémon...

"No! I won't agree to this. You can't

Don't do this to Lillie again! She's a human! "

Mitsuki was the first to protest. Lillie was her best friend, and she certainly couldn't just watch Lillie become a "Pokémon" in the hands of a man.

This is too weird.

However, after a moment of silence, it was Lillie who first pulled her sleeve.

"No...Mizuki, I'm fine."

Liliae also went through a struggle in her heart, and finally - she made a decision.

"I don't know why, but I feel safe when I'm with him..."

"So... even if I have to use this method, I still want to spend more time with him..."

"But Liliae..."

Mitsuki took a deep breath and let her hands hang down weakly. Lillie's words had already made her attitude and position clear. This girl was even willing to enter the Poké Ball just to be with this man.

Is it really worth it?

Just for this kind of thing, pay such a price?