Taking in Gibles, the New Members of the Manor

Chapter 36 Taking in Gibles, the New Members of the Manor

When Ponpo woke up and found Mingyou missing, she immediately prepared to go downstairs. However, upon discovering a stranger in the house, she quickly hid.

Mingyou had already completed the transaction with Adu, selling him 10 bean sprouts, just enough to cook a dish... I doubt anyone would have imagined that one day even bean sprouts would be sold by the piece.

"Thank you for your patronage. If you'd like to buy more, you can follow my account on Salted Fish King. I'll be selling my cultivated fruits and vegetables from time to time."

Mingyou also gave himself a "GG" (a Chinese internet slang term for a bad day), while Adu realized that this guy was actually a vegetable seller. "After hearing you talk so much before, I thought you were a ranger like your grandfather!"

However, none of that matters. The fact that a bean sprout can be cultivated to this extent shows that it must be of a certain standard, so Adu took out his phone to take a look.

"Thanks!"

"fine."

After packing them into plastic bags, A-Du looked at the Pokémon sleeping in the living room. Latias was at the pond today, and Munchlax had taken back the sofa.

"Are you all under hypnosis...? Well, it's time to get up. I'll take you home."

As he spoke, A-Lv took out a Poké Ball and threw it. A red light flashed, and a Pokémon with a blue body, seemingly wrapped in white cotton, quietly appeared in the living room.

[Aladdin: A singing Pokémon. Unlike regular Altaria, it prefers battling to singing. If you can make it and your trainer acknowledge your strength, you might gain its favor.]

"Looks impressive..."

Mingyou looked at it curiously. As expected of Lance's Pokémon, even though it was so quiet now, the aura it exuded showed that it was powerful.

As Lance gently waved his hand, Altaria hummed a beautiful and moving melody. The Pokémon, who were still fast asleep, slowly opened their eyes upon hearing the song.

"Gambit..."

I'm numb. I was sleeping soundly and was woken up...

When Pikachu and the others saw Mingyou after waking up, they immediately became alert. However, after discovering Adu, they recognized him as the champion and became excited, running towards him.

Seeing this, Mingyou was on the verge of tears: "Am I really that unwelcome... I've been feeding and taking care of you for the past two days."

"Gambit..."

The little Snorlax, woken up, walked over to him, tugged at his clothes, and indicated that it was hungry.

"Wait a little longer, I'll go cook right away."

"Gambit~"

A-Du checked the Pokémon and found that none were missing. Then he began to reassure them, saying, "Don't be afraid. You'll be able to go back and see your trainers today. They've been very worried about you."

"Bui..."

"Pikachu..."

Hearing their trainers' concerns, the Pokémon felt deeply apologetic for causing them worry, and at the same time, they couldn't wait to go home!

Looking at them, A-Du nodded slightly, but after seeing the Gible among them, he hesitated for a moment before saying, "Your trainer doesn't want you anymore... Come with me later."

"Shawa?"

The giblet clutched its belly and froze instantly.

Mingyou, standing nearby, was equally bewildered by the other man's utterly tactless and blunt statement. She quickly asked, "You don't want it anymore? What does that mean?"

"It means exactly what it says... After learning that Team Rocket stole it, its trainer said they were afraid of getting into trouble and even withdrew the police report. Although it's very irresponsible, such things are not uncommon..."

Adu is very straightforward, so he just said everything, since he knew he would have to say it later anyway.

It's basically saying that Gible was abandoned, and there's no explicit law against abandoning Pokémon; at most, they can only criticize it.

"This is outrageous!"

Naruto was completely taken aback by this. In fact, Adu also found it strange, because a few days ago, after learning that Naruto had rescued all the Pokémon, they had already contacted the trainers and explained the matter.

But the other party made it clear that they didn't want it, as if they were saying there was something wrong with the gible and that it shouldn't be sent back. They even canceled the contact number.

However, the international police are busy, and even if they feel there is something wrong, they will not investigate such a trivial matter. Since they don't want it anymore, A-Du plans to take it back to Yanmo City and release it into the dragon's lair.

"..."

Mingyou hardened his fist. Although he had been bothered by these Pokémon for the past few days, he had not complained at all. No matter what, he had been taking good care of them, and these were not even his own Pokémon.

But this trainer... just abandoned Gible! Does he even deserve to be a trainer?

"That bastard's over there, I'm going to find him!"

Seeing how angry Naruto was about Gible, Wataru couldn't help but admire him even more.

Although it was against regulations to disclose the complainant's information, he still responded, "The report was filed in Lilycove City in the Hoenn region, but he should have left by now, and we can't find him."

"shark……"

Gible clutched its belly, utterly devastated, its face filled with disbelief at being abandoned. Was it because it was too weak? But how could that be...?

The other Pokémon that were captured with it expressed their sympathy upon seeing its condition, since they hadn't been abandoned, demonstrating that trainers shouldn't be treated the same way.

Seeing Gible looking so "betrayed," Mingyou suppressed her anger. She had witnessed the diversity of species. This irresponsible trainer was even worse than Team Rocket!

He slowly crouched down, and the other Pokémon around him immediately ran away, except for Gible, which remained motionless before being picked up by Naruto...

[Gible: The Garchomp Pokémon is currently suffering a great deal of emotional distress. Although it's difficult to gain favor in this situation, let's still try to comfort it.]

Mingyou stroked its head. The Gible had stopped resisting and was no longer aggressive as before, which was enough to show its current state.

Just as Mingyou touched it, a stinging pain shot through her hand, and several wounds appeared.

"Rough skin characteristics...?"

He looked at the injury on his hand but ignored it completely, continuing to soothe the giblet's emotions.

A-Du watched this scene silently from the side. After a moment of silence, she sighed softly and said, "I have a request. May I hear it?"

"Um?"

"I won't take this giblet with me. Like the ground tortoises, you can take care of it."

Lance made this decision on purpose. He also hated people who abandoned their Pokémon. If he could, he would also like to beat them up and get justice for Gible.

However, he doesn't have much time and can't take care of the giblets. Moreover, after what happened, releasing them into the dragon's lair could easily cause psychological problems. So it's best to find a responsible person to take care of them.

"no problem!"

Mingyou agreed to take it in without hesitation. Seeing the Gible sleeping in his arms, he breathed a slight sigh of relief, at least it didn't make a big fuss.

He continued, "I'll take good care of it, and then I'll take it to that bastard!"

"That's the spirit!"

A-Lv gave a thumbs up and nodded in satisfaction. Having finished dealing with this matter, he was about to leave with the remaining Pokémon.

However, Mingyou had one more thing to ask.

"By the way, Mr. Adu, has anyone reported a missing elk to the police? That should be traceable, right?"

An international police officer is right here; it's definitely better to ask directly than to search online.

Upon hearing the question, A-Du paused slightly, "A Strange-horned Deer? What's that...? I remember now, it's an evolution of the Strange-horned Deer?"

"That's right."

"Wait, let me ask..."

Since it's unrelated to this case, and A-Lv couldn't possibly know about all the reported missing Pokémon around the world, he still had to ask someone.

After a long while, he shook his head and said, "No, the horned deer is too rare. I have never seen one with my own eyes. And I just asked around, and the only known horned deer in the world was bred by Dr. Yamanashi. He certainly couldn't have lost it."

"I see... alright then."

Mingyou felt a little regretful.

Seeing his expression, A-Du asked curiously, "Why are you asking this?"

"because……"

Mingyou pointed to the door, and Adu subconsciously looked over, only to meet the serious gaze of the Ghost Horned Deer. Even he was startled.

"This...this is a real horned deer? I actually saw one alive! Its fur is so fluffy. I heard that people used to collect the shed fur of the horned deer to make clothes for winter."

A-Lv stepped forward to examine it curiously. Even as a champion, he couldn't help but feel excited when he encountered a Pokémon he was seeing for the first time.

This is the essence of a trainer!

After the initial excitement subsided, he turned around, took a deep breath, unsure what expression to wear when facing Mingyou. Finally, he could only laugh helplessly, "You really can find and take in anything!"

"Ha ha."

"I'll keep an eye on the matter of the horned deer for you, and I'll let you know as soon as I have any news."

Thank you.

After exchanging contact information with A-Du, Mingyou watched him leave with his Pokémon. Only after he left did Ponpo finally dare to come downstairs.

"Mmm~"

When it came to Mingyou, it noticed the giblet in Mingyou's arms and curiously reached out to touch the little shark, but was stopped by Mingyou.

"Don't touch it, you'll get hurt."

"Hmm..."

"Haha, don't be too disappointed."

Mingyou chuckled softly, then looked at the Gible in his arms, then looked up at the orchard outside the door, and finally looked back at Ponpo and Munchlax, and said.

"The manor has gained a few new Pokémon. Let's all get along well from now on."

"Mmm~"

……

(End of this chapter)