Pokémon: Reborn as Lucario

Chapter 98: The Harmony of Humans and Pokémon

With electricity restored, Zidian City once again returned to a scene of bright lights, with lamps illuminating the dusk.

Inside the Pokémon Center in the heart of Zidian City.

Minun waited with extreme anxiety.

"Creak," the door to the inner part of the Pokémon Center opened, and Nurse Joy walked out, holding a small Pokémon.

"Alright, Plusle has recovered its health."

Nurse Joy smiled gently and gently placed the Pokémon she was holding on the ground.

The electric rabbit with plus signs showed an innocent smile, then ran incomparably cheerfully towards Minun.

"Goo goo! (Pokémon Language) That's great!"

"Goo goo!"

The two rabbits held hands and happily spun in circles. Their electric sacs, one with a minus sign pattern and the other with a plus sign, continuously rubbed against each other, striking up faint electric sparks.

Seeing this cute scene, Ming Rizhao couldn't help but reveal a happy smile.

"Ah, Grandpa, these two Pokémon are so cute!"

A tender little girl's voice sounded.

It was Uncle Wattson, leading a little girl with a large bow tied on her head, who had walked in from outside the Pokémon Center.

And this little girl was also someone Ming Rizhao recognized; it was the little trainer she had met during the Electric Town Pokémon Battle Competition.

The little girl also saw this big sister she had battled against. She immediately broke free from Uncle Wattson's hand and trotted over with her short little legs.

"Big sister, are these two little rabbits your Pokémon?"

"Xiao Yu, mind your manners."

Uncle Wattson admonished the little girl.

Ming Rizhao said with a smile, "No, they're not. These two are currently unowned Pokémon."

The little girl, Xiao Yu, immediately got a little excited. She turned her head and said coquettishly to her grandfather, "Grandpa, can I capture these two Pokémon?"

Uncle Wattson stroked his white beard. "As a Pokémon trainer, if you capture a Pokémon, you must treat them with your most sincere feelings, you cannot abandon them at will, and you must take good care of them. Can you do that?"

Xiao Yu nodded vigorously and said without hesitation, "Yes!"

"Hahaha, very good! Then let Grandpa see your skills!"

Uncle Wattson laughed heartily and took out two Poké Balls, handing them to Xiao Yu.

"Um, if you are going to capture Pokémon, could you please do it outside? It will affect other people in here."

Nurse Joy said with some helplessness.

"Ah, sorry, sorry."

Uncle Wattson didn't have a superior attitude at all, but rather apologized with a somewhat embarrassed smile.

"Goo goo?"

While Uncle Wattson and Nurse Joy were talking, the two electric rabbits very curiously climbed onto a stool and then simultaneously reached out to touch the Poké Balls in Xiao Yu's hand.

"Beep—" "Beep, beep—" "Da."

"Huh?"

Xiao Yu was a bit baffled. She hadn't expected that before even having a Pokémon battle, these two little ones would enter the Poké Balls on their own.

But in the next moment, the little girl was filled with pleasant surprise, a big smile spreading across her small face.

"Come out, Plusle, Minun, and Electrike!"

A white light flashed. The two somewhat dazed electric rabbits were summoned, and following them was the Electrike that Xiao Yu had used in the competition before.

Xiao Yu happily hugged her three Pokémon, cheerfully saying something nonstop.

Feeling the little girl's pure heart and her genuine joy, the two electric rabbits' somewhat stiff bodies gradually relaxed, and they also revealed happy smiles.

"This is an encounter between humans and Pokémon..."

Rio felt inexplicably emotional.

Humans, Pokémon, two different intelligent species living in this world. As long as they understand each other, they can live together in harmony.

His thoughts had wandered a bit far. Rio pulled his thoughts back.

Uncle Wattson, with a doting smile, watched his granddaughter frolic with her Pokémon for a while, and then also prepared to leave.

"If you feel you are ready, come to my Gym to challenge me. I'll be waiting for you."

Laughing heartily, he left this sentence behind, and then the old and the young left the Pokémon Center.

Only Ming Rizhao and her two Pokémon were left, staring at each other.

"So what are we going to do next?"

Rio asked his trainer. Ralts, on the side, also nodded in agreement.

The young trainer troubledly twirled her hair with her finger and finally shouted, "Ahhh, whatever! Let's go back and sleep first! We'll talk after we wake up!"

The next morning.

"Pop!" Rio, fully rested, jumped out of his Poké Ball.

"(Pokémon Language) Rio, good morning."

Ralts, who had woken up very early, happened to be pushing open the room door and walking in at this time. She smiled and greeted Rio, who was stretching lazily.

Rio then saw the breakfast platter held in the air by Ralts's psychic power.

"(Pokémon Language) Here, this is everyone's breakfast. There are bacon and egg sandwiches, hot milk, vegetable salad, and also hotcakes."

Although it wasn't the first time he had seen Ralts prepare breakfast, Rio still couldn't help but be a little amazed.

"Thank you, Ruru. Speaking of which, your life skills are really full marks. Not only can you cook, but you can also take care of people (and Pokémon)."

Hearing Rio's amazement, Ralts's fair little face blushed slightly. She then gently placed the tray on the table and went to wake up Ming Rizhao, who was still lazing in bed.

Rio hopped onto a chair with a grunt and picked up one of the glasses of milk to drink.

In this Pokémon world, Pokémon integrated into human society not only participate in Pokémon battles but also use their strengths in various industries. For example, in the Zidian City power plant, one could see the figures of many Electric-type Pokémon like Magnemite, Mareep, or Electrike. This kind of mutually beneficial relationship—where Pokémon release their excess electrical energy to help the power plant machinery operate, and humans use the power plant's machines to help Electric-type Pokémon manage their own energy—also constituted a different kind of harmonious society.

Therefore, many Pokémon had also mastered skills other than combat. Some Rock-type Pokémon were good at prospecting for ore and had good cooperation with miners; some Pokémon had very high intelligence and also served as assistants to many scientists. And Ming Rizhao's Ralts possessed rich life skills. This breakfast was also something she had gotten up early to cook, using the Pokémon Yuan from Ming Rizhao's wallet to purchase ingredients, and then borrowing the hotel's kitchen to prepare a sumptuous breakfast.

To add a point, Ralts communicated with humans by writing on a list to buy ingredients. The fact that Ralts could write human language also surprised Rio quite a bit. Although this script was similar to English from his previous life, for a species different from humans like Pokémon, being able to write it proficiently still required a certain degree of intelligence.

"By the way, don't humans find it strange to see you cooking?"

Rio chewed on his sandwich, tilted his head, and asked Ralts sitting beside him curiously.

"(Pokémon Language) Ah, at first they were a little curious, but since there are also many Pokémon who can cook, after a while, not many people were surprised anymore."

Ralts answered while using her psychic power to lift a comb and help the messy-haired Ming Rizhao comb her hair.

"Is that so..."

Rio chewed his sandwich, but his head was pondering a question:

After multiple telepathic communications, he had now basically learned the human language. And because his body structure was relatively humanoid, he was blessed with the ability to speak fluently. But subconsciously, there was a strange feeling that made him unwilling to let too many people know about the special nature of Aura. So, he could only carefully use telepathy to communicate with Ming Rizhao. And since Ming Rizhao herself also had the ability to communicate with Pokémon, it had always been Ming Rizhao speaking human language and Rio communicating via telepathy or Pokémon language. Other humans, except for accidentally leaking his telepathic ability to Uncle Wattson, even people far away in the Ist Region like Takuma and Souichi, he had communicated with using a translator.

But as a human who had lived in a gregarious society in his previous life, the desire to communicate with people still existed. He had just been very concerned about whether to appear so special. But if humans in this Pokémon world weren't too concerned about the special aspects of Pokémon, then a Pokémon that could speak human language probably wouldn't cause too much of a stir.

So Rio decided to give it a try, starting with his own trainer.

"Xiao Zhao, what's the plan for later?"

Ming Rizhao still looked dazed. She yawned and then said, "It was either training or competitions these past few days. I haven't had a proper look around Zidian City yet. How about we go shopping in Zidian City today... Huh? Who's speaking?"

Ming Rizhao suddenly became wide awake. Who had made that somewhat tender and crisp sound?

Her eyes widened.

"There's no one else in this room. Could it be..." Ming Rizhao looked at Rio in disbelief. "Was that you speaking human language? Rio?"

It should be fine, right? They won't think a Pokémon that can speak human language is that special, right? Rio was somewhat apprehensive.

But facts proved Rio's worries were unnecessary. For the somewhat carefree Ming Rizhao, Rio being able to speak human language only meant one thing.

"Ah, Rio, can you sing? Wanna go sing karaoke together? I haven't had a chance to sing since leaving Qiancui Town! By the way, what songs do you know..."

Looking at the high-spirited Ming Rizhao, Rio couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Well, I worried for nothing.

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