Breaking the Stalemate, Opening Hearts

Chapter 53 Breaking the Stalemate, Opening Hearts

Having purchased the Soothing Bell, Natsuki was unsure if it would be effective, but she still had to give it a try.

In the game, the effect of the Soothing Bell is simply to soothe the Pokémon it is holding, making it easier for the Pokémon to develop a bond with its trainer.

However, after arriving in this world, the uses of the items became more diverse.

If the soothing bell doesn't work, Xia Mu will try the seashell bell, the transparent bell, the ocean sound bell, and so on.

The information notes on these props all contain four words: "calm the mind and soothe the spirit."

'Ring ring~~~ Ring ring~~~'

Shake the ordinary-looking bell.

A melodious bell rang out, carrying a powerful penetrating sound that first affected Xia Mu and the four little ones beside him, making them feel as if bathed in a spring breeze, extremely comfortable.

This bell has a strong healing power. It sounds like just an ordinary bell, but for some reason, it makes people feel exceptionally comfortable.

The soothing ringtone calmed Xia Mu's fluctuating emotions, and he even felt a spiritual elevation. The wave-guiding power within his body was also affected to some extent, becoming easier to control.

Gardevoir, which was in a berserk state not far away, was finally stopped by the sound of the bell.

Anger blinds one to reason, allowing it to live in its own world, believing that only by doing so can one vent their anger.

The soothing effect of the ringing bell effectively suppressed this resentment, giving it a new outlet and transforming its emotions into sadness and pain.

Seeing this, Xia Mu did not stop what he was doing and continued to shake the bell as he approached.

I have even more feelings in my heart.

In this world, many Pokémon have richer emotions than humans.

Only when he arrived close to Gardevoir did Natsuki once again use his Aura to communicate with it.

Communicating with thoughts is perhaps better than speaking.

With his eyes closed, Xia Mu was no longer afraid that Gardevoir would continue to cause trouble.

As long as the Soothing Bell remains active, Gardevoir's emotions will be calmed, and it will not easily go berserk again.

Unless at this time, it is suddenly attacked again, or something happens that Gardevoir hates.

A connection was established between their hearts, and the heart-to-heart talk between Natsuki and Gardevoir began.

It is a Pokémon that belongs to the Psychic type and also has the Fairy type attribute.

Gardevoir actually possesses the ability to communicate telepathically, but after being injured, she closed herself off in her mental world and refused to open it to the outside world.

It's like he built a cage for himself, and Xia Mu has to break into it.

It is inevitable that the spirit will be subjected to resistance and impact, because the closer one is to one's inner vulnerability, the more one will suffer mental suppression.

Gardevoir refused to accept it and forcibly drove away all mental intrusions. At this moment, Natsuki could not back down and could only forcefully resist the pressure and move forward step by step.

During the journey, Gardevoir's psychic power forced them to retreat several times, but they eventually received help from Lucario's Aura and were able to reach Gardevoir in the Mind World.

Heart-to-heart communication is more direct than verbal communication.

Because you cannot hide it, nor can you manipulate your mind.

Gardevoir finally calmed down completely. It felt the sincerity conveyed by Natsuki and clearly sensed the goodwill coming from him.

……

in the real world.

The crimson color in Gardevoir's eyes completely disappeared, and the fierce psychic power emanating from its body quickly subsided.

With the hostility subsiding, Xia Mu also came to her senses and opened her eyes.

Now, looking at Gardevoir's stats panel, its friendship level is no longer negative, and its mood is no longer angry.

Although the intimacy level is only 10 points, it has indeed reached the initial stage of getting to know each other, which shows that what I did was effective.

The emotion turned into sadness, expressing that even after calming down and accepting Xia Mu, it was still unable to easily resolve the hatred.

"I just had access to your inner world, although it was only a very small part, but I saw what was actually happening."

"It wasn't your child who was taken away, but your younger siblings."

Xia Mu spoke up.

"Sah~Sana~" (Yes, my younger siblings have all been taken away...)

Gardevoir nodded, her eyes filled with tears, looking so pitiful that it truly evoked sympathy.

Milotic is hailed as the most beautiful Pokémon in the world, but in Xia Mu's opinion, Gardevoir is just as beautiful.

In a sense, Gardevoir is more in line with human aesthetics, being both beautiful and having such a perfect form.

Especially in Xia Mu's previous world, Gardevoir was known as the "wife beast".

Taking advantage of the opportunity to communicate, Xia Mu used a wound spray to treat the wound while speaking.

Lucario's previous wave of missiles was quite powerful.

Gardevoir initially resisted; emotional wounds are not easily healed.

However, after trying it and confirming that the wound spray wouldn't harm it, I gradually relaxed.

During the conversation, Lucario, Arcanine, Beedrill, and Gyarados all gathered around, listening to Gardevoir's thoughts.

When they hear the key points, they will stand up for Gardevoir and feel indignant about its fate.

But that's all I can say, since this is the Kanto region, not the Hoenn region anymore.

Gardevoir had a premonition that it was now in a different place when it was captured by Xia He.

This is one of the reasons why it feels even more distressed and hates humans even more.

It originally intended to rescue its younger siblings after recovering from its injuries, but it was tricked by humans and ended up here.

Having learned the whole story, Xia Mu really wanted to help it, but given the current situation, it would be very, very difficult.

First, we must find those poachers.

Xia Mu saw Gardevoir's memories through the power of Aura, and thus saw what those people looked like.

But trying to find someone based on that alone is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

An investigation is needed, and the official support of the alliance is also required; otherwise, finding even the slightest clue will be harder than climbing to heaven.

This is not like a game, where the plot and route are fixed.

Perhaps, one could choose to get involved, proactively contact the poaching organizations there, try to find Gardevoir's family, and spend some money to buy them.

Poaching organizations relentlessly capture Pokémon in order to make money.

The league officially prohibits the private sale of Pokémon, and even more so the malicious capture of wild Pokémon.

Even so, many people will still take the risk.

In short, the world of Pokémon is very complex and deep; you only realize how much it involves once you actually step into a certain area.

Of course, these things will have to wait until later.

At least after the Mewtwo incident...

(End of this chapter)