Chapter 53
: The Grateful Pokémon, Mythical Shaymin
After chatting with Robin for a while, Xia Ming left with Sophia. With the new house arrangements finalized, he only had three things left to do today.
The first issue concerns Sofia's health.
As her boyfriend, Xia Ming felt obligated to understand this matter and help Sophia recover.
A straight road leads down from the foot of the hill to the town, passing a small park built on a hilltop with many recreational facilities such as seesaws, slides, and rocking chairs.
Several children were playing there, and a girl with short orange hair could be seen sitting on a bench not far away reading a book, occasionally looking up to check on the children.
Xia Ming knew the girl, but they hadn't interacted much. Her name was Penny, and she was...a rather pitiful girl.
To the right of the small amusement park is the somewhat dilapidated community center, and further down is a small fountain, but its location is rather awkward. Xia Ming has no idea why the fountain was placed here instead of in the town square during the original design.
Coming down from the high ground, Dr. Harvey's clinic is located not far to the right, in the upper left corner of the town.
Because the town has a small population, not many people actually come to Dr. Harvey for treatment. The majority of patients come specifically because of Dr. Harvey himself.
Some of them are ordinary people, while others are big bosses or even seasoned trainers.
The patients included both humans and Pokémon. Xia Ming didn't know exactly how skilled Dr. Harvey was, but since he had known him, he had never heard of him making a mistake. As long as a Pokémon didn't die on the spot, he could save its life.
Sofia's mother's lizard king was Harvey's lifeline; it was the only one who survived the accident.
According to Sophia herself, the Lizard King had just received emergency treatment from Miss Joy and then burst forth with amazing energy, rushing all the way to Sophia's school to protect her.
That seemed to be the last instruction its trainer gave it before his death, or perhaps a mother's final plea.
It was because of this plea that the Lizard King, whose treatment had been interrupted, almost died again, but Harvey rushed over later and hoisted it back to life.
"arrive."
Pushing open the clinic's door, there was no smell of disinfectant in the air, but rather a light fragrance of flowers and herbs.
The Pokémon in charge of greeting guests at the door is a little hedgehog with a round, white body covered in green grass leaves and tiny yellow dots like strawberry seeds. A pink flower always blooms on its head.
It stood there on a high stool, two budding Gracidia flowers rooted to its back, and seemed very welcoming when it saw new people enter:
"Mimi~ Mimi!"
Hello, welcome to Mr. Harvey's clinic.
"Mimi? Mimi~ Mimi? Mimi, Mimi!"
Little Pink? How are you feeling? I haven't seen you for several days. Mr. Harvey said you're still not better, so you need to take good care of yourself!
Its voice resonated deep within Xia Ming and Sophia's hearts, so clear it was almost unbelievable.
However, neither Xia Ming nor Sophia were surprised by this; they had already been surprised ten years ago.
"Long time no see, Shemi. I'm here today to accompany Sophia to her doctor's appointment."
"Mimi, mi~!"
It's been a long time since I've seen Xia. Mr. Harvey will be very happy to know. Little Pink, you'll get better soon!
"Thank you, Xie Mi. I think you're right."
Sofia reached out and patted Shemi's head, accepting its blessing with a smile.
Being blessed by a "grateful Pokémon" is a rare and lucky thing, which means that the person blessed by them will soon encounter a rare stroke of good fortune.
As a Pokémon that can make flowers and grass bloom on barren land and form a bond with the miracle flower, Gracidia, Shaymin is seen by the world as a symbol of "gratitude", "happiness", "miracle" and "beauty".
They also possess a keen intuition for miracles and beauty, just as they symbolize, though they are unaware of it themselves, often only uttering these sentiments when miracles and beauty are about to occur.
At the same time, Shaymin is also a Mythical Pokémon. Xia Ming only knows that they live in several flower gardens in the world where Gracidia flowers bloom, and every year they transform into reindeer in the sky to go from one flower garden to another.
Gaining their approval and companionship is difficult, but Harvey did it. He is also one of the few people Xia Ming knows who has legendary Pokémon.
As for whether Pokémon hunters will ambush and capture them during their patrols?
Of course! But the United States Alliance had already prepared to escort them the moment they took to the skies.
Simply put, if you don't want to wake up one day to find yourself accidentally injured or killed by a black dump truck and meet Arceus, you'd better make sure these little guys are safe, otherwise your Uncle Pluto will come out of the Inverted World and give the real world a good elbowing.
He will crush the wicked without hesitation, and as for how many people he might accidentally hurt along the way, that's none of your business!
After saying goodbye to Shemi, the two saw Maru busy in the pharmacy, where she was treating a tourist from out of town.
Xia Ming didn't disturb them, but simply took Sophia to the second floor of the clinic, where they skillfully went to Harvey's office and knocked on the door.
Click~
The one who opened the door was a magical masked cat, who was also Harvey's starter Pokémon.
"Meow~ Meow!"
Upon seeing the familiar face, Magic Masked Cat greeted everyone warmly before turning back to remind Harvey, who was busy in the office.
The next moment, Harvey's calm voice came from afar:
"Xia is back? And Sophia too. Please have a seat, I'll tidy up the table for you."
"Okay, Brother Wei, you go ahead and get busy."
After saying that, Xia Ming led Sophia and followed behind Magic Masked Cat to sit down on the sofa in the office.
The enthusiastic cat even took out two bags of its own snacks and gave them to the two of them.
Those were two packs of squid strips, made from the tentacles of the squid. The quantity was small, but it was very expensive. When Xia Ming was still in school, he saw online that one pack cost forty Alliance Coins.
Of course, it really is delicious, and it's no wonder that many cats and Pokémon love this kind of treat.
"Phew... It seems I guessed right, you two are living together now? No wonder Sophia hasn't come to the clinic for so long."
Harvey slowly walked over after packing his things.
This is a middle-aged man in his thirties, wearing glasses, with messy hair and a lot of stubble. He exudes a sense of peace and omnipotence.
After Harvey finished his work, the Magic Masked Cat became very clingy and snuggled onto his back, refusing to leave, looking just like a couple...
and many more!
Xia Ming noticed a crucial point: Harvey was over thirty and still unmarried. Could it really be...?
"Science has proven that there is no reproductive isolation between humans and some Pokémon, Xia."