Students from Alora

Chapter 42 Students from Alora

the next morning.

After having breakfast, Mingyou tidied up and said goodbye to Pengpeng, telling it that she would be back at noon and not to worry too much.

Then, riding on a stag, they put the Snorlax into a Poké Ball and headed north to the center.

However, right after he left, Ponpo put on a ghost mask and quietly followed him. This scene was seen by Gible, but it didn't say anything.

……

Beishang Center, located nearly 5 kilometers from Cuilu Town, is the Shen Community of Beishang Township, built on Qiwu Mountain Road.

Behind the shrine is the starting point for entering Oni Mountain, which is why all the stalls were set up here.

As a necessary route, the northbound center is practically the entrance to the scenic area, and it's very lively during peak tourist season, not to mention the upcoming celebrations.

Before long, Mingyou arrived on his Ghost Horned Deer. He was quite early and could see some residents having porters and Iron Bone Earthlings help transport goods upstairs.

"It's so lively!"

Mingyou looked ahead. This was the entrance to the Northbound Center. A long staircase led straight up, and on both sides were two "stone lions," which were statues of Growlithe in their green form.

Kitakami Township is very close to the Sinnoh region. When Kitakami Center was established, the Sinnoh region was still called the Green region. At that time, Green Growlithe was quite common in Kitakami Township, but it can no longer be seen in this era.

Riding the horned deer up the stairs, passing through many constructed red doorways, also known as torii gates, which are said to be barriers representing the entrance to the divine realm.

This is used to distinguish between the divine realm where gods reside and the secular world inhabited by humans. Every shrine has such a thing, but whether there are really gods is hard to say.

Many so-called gods may just be Pokémon. As for whether the shrines in Kitakami Central enshrine anything, that's hard to say; they could be ordinary Pokémon, or they could be something dirty...

As you reach the end of the steps, the view suddenly opens up, revealing many stalls already set up, with even the name tags posted. The style of these stalls is very characteristic of Beishang Township.

There weren't many tourists around yet, so Mingyou looked away and started looking for her stall.

"Let's look for it... Found it!"

He quickly spotted stall C1. The location was indeed a bit out of the way, in the back row. Whether it would be noticed was another matter. Usually, the stalls with the best business were the ones on either side of the middle of the road.

"It's good enough that it exists..."

Mingyou didn't mind, so he went to his stall and started preparing. He also put up the GG sign next to him, and to avoid any more customers, he brought a lot of ordinary apples to make some snacks.

In a short while, the preparations were complete, and all that remained was to wait for the tourists and the students participating in the summer camp to arrive.

He took out his folding chair, sat down, and then stuck a QR code for payment on the stall before finally releasing Munchlax from its Poké Ball.

"Gambit~"

"Stay here and don't wander around. You can go out and play when there are more people around."

Mingyou reached out and held the Munchlax down to prevent it from running out and causing a commotion. The shiny Munchlax was too conspicuous and would easily attract attention at this moment.

"Gambit~"

The little Snorlax obediently lay down to sleep. Anyway, it had already eaten breakfast, and it would wait until it got hungry again.

Seeing that it was asleep, Mingyou stopped worrying about it and waited for customers while taking out her phone to try and sell the salted fish, but no one bought any.

After a while, a commotion arose, and many stall owners began to hawk their wares, selling candied apples, fried noodles, shaved ice, and more...

Then a group of students stepped onto the last step and entered the Beishang Center.

The man leading the group wore a white baseball cap with a Poké Ball pattern and a white lab coat, revealing his muscular physique. He appeared very generous and easygoing!

And he is Professor Kukui, who brought the students from the Alola Pokémon School to participate in this summer camp!

Behind him, a student wearing a black hat, who looked rather unwell, sneezed, then hugged his arm and said, "I think I caught a bit of a chill last night..."

"After all, it's close to the Sinnoh region. Even though it's summer, the temperature is still quite cold at night, so you should exercise more and cover yourself with more blankets when you sleep at night, Xiaoyang."

As he spoke, Dr. Kukui stopped and turned around to look at the twenty-odd students behind him, all of whom were from his own class.

Actually, there were several other classes that he originally wanted to bring along, but those classes also had teachers accompanying them, so he handed them over to them.

Then, Professor Kukui put his hands on his hips and said with a smile, "The main purpose of this summer camp is to broaden your horizons. There are many Pokémon in Kitakami Township that are rarely seen in Alola. Each of you will choose a Pokémon to conduct an ecological survey and then write a report. This will be your summer homework."

"what……"

Upon hearing this, a chorus of sighs erupted. They had thought the summer camp would be a lot of fun, but it turned out there was homework to do. Fortunately, they would stay until the end of next month before returning to the Alola region, so they had plenty of time.

Dr. Kukui continued, "One more thing, Kitakami Township, like the Padia region, is filled with Tai Crystal energy. If we had Tai Crystal Beads, we could even directly use Tai Crystallization!"

"Tai Jing Hua?"

"That's right, you all saw it yesterday, right? Those Orange Academy students wearing orange school uniforms, some of them might be able to use Crystallization. If you're interested, you can try to challenge them."

"Yay!"

Several students, including Xiao Yang, immediately jumped up excitedly. It was too crystallized... They had only heard about it before, but had never seen it with their own eyes, and didn't know which was more powerful compared to the Z-Move!

However, while they were happy, one of the blonde girls, wearing a white midi skirt and a white hat, didn't look too good... Investigating Pokémon ecology? That's too difficult!

Professor Kukui's gaze swept over everyone, then he opened his arms and said with a smile, "Then let's disperse now. Stay in the vicinity of Kitakami Center today, don't go too far, some Pokémon in the wild can be quite scary."

"Don't worry!"

"How could I possibly feel at ease? You must remember, wherever you go in Kitakami Township, areas with roads are generally safe. Powerful wild Pokémon usually don't approach areas with human activity. And there's one more thing..."

Dr. Kukui took out his phone, Rotom glanced at it, and continued, "The Masked Festival starts in a week. There will be activities planned for summer camp then, so please don't forget."

"Don't worry!"

After another perfunctory response, the students quickly dispersed. Some ran off towards Ghost Mountain in a race, while others strolled around the stalls in groups, buying local delicacies. Only Dr. Kukui remained behind.

He took off his hat, wiped the sweat from his forehead, smiled calmly, and wasn't particularly worried about the students. After all, the Beishang Township government had arranged trainers in various places to ensure their safety.

He then put his hat back on, glanced around, and looked to see if there was a place where he could sit and rest for a while.

Since arriving in Beishang Township yesterday, he has been responsible for talking to the administrator about some things. He has been busy since early this morning and hasn't had a proper rest.

So he looked toward a secluded corner where there was a long stone bench next to a railing, offering a view of Beishang Township.

"Let's do it here!"

He walked in that direction, but as he passed a stall, his eyes were suddenly drawn to the information on the GG sign next to it, so he stopped.

"Can eating fruit teach me martial arts moves? Am I just too tired and hallucinating... or am I dreaming?"

No, you're not dreaming.

Mingyou, who had been resting against the horned deer for a while, slowly opened her eyes and responded with a smile...

……

Since some people have asked about the world-building, here's the answer: it's a hybrid world-building from the games and anime, with some elements from the manga. Characters like Red, Ash, and even Riko will appear, so don't worry too much about the timeline.

(End of this chapter)