Purple Yu and the Heart-Shaped Fish

Chapter 344 Purple Yu and the Heart-Shaped Fish

Mibrim didn't think she had seen anything strange; she was simply trying to find out the truths that humans had hidden while searching for information about what happened to trainers after they were arrested.

Therefore, Mibrim was perfectly justified.

【I don't!】

"Of course you have! If you haven't seen it, then why are you tied me up like this?!"

With his hands and feet simultaneously bound behind his back with psychic ropes, Natsuki, who was floating beneath Mibrim like a helicopter cabin, wore a speechless expression.

If I weren't wearing clothes, tomorrow's Padiya newspaper might have featured a strange story like "The Sky Man Who Longs to Be Seen."

Upon hearing this, Mibrim immediately opened her mouth wide in surprise.

Oh dear, why are you like this?

Mibrim immediately transformed her superpowers, turning Natsuki from being bound by psychic ropes into a ball enveloped in psychic energy.

Hugging her legs, Xia Mu obediently squatted inside Mibrim's psychic ball until Mibrim put Xia Mu down when they arrived at a nearby beach.

Perhaps because there were events in the port area today, or perhaps because the beach is located in a remote area, there were hardly any people playing on the beach at this time.

Looking at the empty beach, Xia Mu immediately chose to bury himself in the sand.

"I've been having some bad luck these past few days, I need to get rid of some evil spirits~"

"Mibu!"

Mibrim nodded in agreement.

First, he was arrested by Officer Jenny and had to pay a fine and bail. Then, today, in order to make money, he attacked Team Rocket's base but ended up with a bunch of poor people. Mibrim also thinks that Natsuki must have been possessed by a ghost.

So, seeing Natsuki quickly take off his clothes, Mibrim used her telekinesis to start covering Natsuki with sand.

While Natsuki and Mibrim were busy on the beach, Haruka and the others, who had been chasing after Mibrim, finally arrived near the beach.

"What are you doing? This isn't the time to play around. Aren't we going to participate in a fishing competition?"

As Xiaoyao spoke, she walked up to Xia Mu, who remained silent for a moment while looking at Xiaoyao, who was chatting with him.

"I understand everything you're saying, but—you've stepped on my Armstrong cannon!"

"----Oh!

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Xiaoyao smiled dismissively, then started grinding her feet into the sand.

"You think saying something like that will make me blush and back away, letting you brush the topic off? You believe me—"

Before Xiaoyao could finish speaking, she saw Xia Mu's strange expression, a mixture of pain and slight pleasure.

"Huh? Eh?! Huh?!?!?!"

Xiaoyao's expression instantly froze.

In short, after experiencing various things on the beach, Ziyu and Nemo comforted the crying Xiaoyao and then went with Xiamu to the venue of the fishing competition in the port area.

"The Fishing Contest in Ziqin Town is about to begin! The rules for this contest are that scores will be based on the number of Pokémon caught and their rarity. The contest will last for one hour, and the three trainers with the highest scores will receive prizes. Trainers with the lowest scores will also receive a consolation prize. Ties will not be counted!"

"As for the specific Pokémon scores—please look at the big screen!!"

On a giant projected screen, there are various Pokémon heads living near the waters of Ziqin Town.

Magikarp, little fish, algae, and a score.

Heart-shaped fish, needlefish, molar-toothed wrasse, large-tongue clam, fraction two.

Firefly, barracuda, light cod, iron-armed pistol shrimp, three points.

Poppy Dolphin, Gyarados, Spiny Clam, Mama Eel, Steel Cannon Shrimp, Spiny-spotted Shrimp, 4 points.

"What if it were other Pokémon? Like other Pokémon that were swept nearby by the ocean currents?"

After receiving their own number plates, Xia Mu and the others gathered together.

"Should we fish along the shore or rent a fishing boat nearby?"

For this competition, Ziqin Town used a huge fishing net to surround a very large area of ​​the surrounding sea, and trainers can ride Pokémon or rent fishing boats if they wish.

However, you need to pay for renting Pokémon mounts and fishing boats yourself.

And on the coast, of course, you don't have to spend any money.

Xia Mu asked this question because he wanted to see if any of the three young rich women in front of him would be willing to rent a boat so that he could get something for free.

Ignoring Xiaoyao, who had a blank expression and was giving her strange looks from time to time, Xia Mu turned her attention to Zigan and Nemo.

"I'm going! The deeper you go, the more likely you are to catch a powerful Pokémon!"

The three girls had different reasons for participating in the tournament. Nemo participated mainly to catch a powerful Pokémon and then battle with Natsuki, while Ziyu participated simply to accompany Natsuki and the others. As for May...

Previously, she had hoped to enjoy the delicacies prepared by Master Haidai himself, but now she was completely immersed in regret, shame, and a strange, inexplicable emotion.

"Great! Then—Nemo's on the treat! Let's go deep-sea fishing!"

After renting a boat called Hero Dolphin, Xia Mu and the others, led by the captain, headed to deeper waters. A long-winged gull with a camera around its neck also accompanied them.

This long-winged gull will be responsible for broadcasting Xia Mu and his friends' fishing process, while also supervising the participants to prevent anyone from cheating.

Most of the participants understood this kind of supervision, except for Natsuki.

"Tsk~ Are we really that untrustworthy? I'm a recipient of the Good Citizen award in Liyong City, and I just saved Ziqin Town from a Team Rocket attack!"

Seeing Xia Mu muttering to himself, the gentle Zi Yu walked over to Xia Mu's side, ready to persuade and comfort him.

"It's alright, after all, nobody knows if someone will—"

Before she could finish speaking, Zi Yu suddenly froze.

Thinking of Xia Mu's character, Zi Yu immediately clung tightly to Xia Mu's side.

"You rascal—where's your fancy sea lion?! Let me see it!"

"No, Sister Ziyu~"

While dodging the small hand that Ziyu was trying to reach for the Poké Ball at his waist, Xia Mu began to make strange noises.

"This area is very sensitive, and the flower sea lions are still sleeping, don't disturb them—"

"Flowers?!"

A succulent sea lion with a Magikarp in its mouth suddenly popped its head out from near the ship.

You called me?!

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Xia Mu and Zi Yu exchanged a glance, both seeing the speechlessness in each other's eyes.

However, Xia Mu's silence was directed at the Flowery Sea Lion, while Zi Yu's silence was directed at Xia Mu.

"I knew it—when did you release the Sprite? Were you planning to let it scare away Pokémon from you underwater—no, you didn't mean for it to hook other Pokémon on your fishing hook, did you?!"

In just a moment, Zigan guessed Xia Mu's plan.

In other words, Zi Yu had been thinking rationally and deliberately lowered her voice just now, and the long-winged gulls weren't paying attention to them at the moment. Otherwise, Xia Mu might have already lost his qualification for the competition because of cheating.

Xia Mu was also in despair.

"I should have known. Birds of a feather flock together. What kind of intelligent creature could a flowery sea lion be that can play so happily with the master blacksmith every day?

Xia Mu never expected that despite his repeated instructions to the Flowery Sea Lion not to emerge from the seabed during the competition, the creature actually appeared before the competition even began.

"I was so stupid. I should have kept the Flowery Sea Lion away from the Master Blacksmith in the first place—"

While Xia Mu was wallowing in self-pity, Zi Yu had already quietly snatched Xia Mu's Poké Ball and returned the Flower-like Sea Lion to the Poké Ball.

Ziyu glanced furtively at the long-winged gulls still perched on the bow of the boat with Nemo, watching the waves. While letting out a sigh of relief, she couldn't help but glare fiercely at Xia Mu.

"Anyway, I'll be keeping the Flowery Sea Lion for now! You can compete fairly and squarely!"

After saying that, Zi Gan immediately went to the spot where she had placed her fishing rod. She was going to move her fishing spot next to Xia Mu and supervise him. Just after Zi Yu left...

"Clang!"

The blacksmith jumped out of Xia Mu's Poké Ball and angrily kicked Xia Mu.

I'm not stupid!

I'm much smarter than the fancy sea lion!

Seeing the sulking blacksmith, Xia Mu picked her up and took out a Steel Demon Energy Cube that she had specially bought for the blacksmith from her backpack, and put it into her little mouth.

"Clang, clang clang—(~) Chew!"

The skilled blacksmith was appeased.

Sitting obediently in Xia Mu's lap, the skilled blacksmith chewed on the delicious energy cube with a happy expression.

After glancing up at his trainer, the blacksmith decided to ignore Xia Mu's unintentional remark.

"Clang clang clang~"

Swinging her pink little legs, the skilled blacksmith ate the energy cubes fed to her by Xia Mu while humming an unknown tune as she gazed at the boundless sea.

When Ziyu returned to Xiamu's vicinity with the small stool, she saw Xiamu and the skilled blacksmith having a heartwarming interaction.

Seeing this, Zi Yu's lips unconsciously curled up.

"Seriously—it would be perfect if it were a little more composed!"

As time passed, Xia Mu and his companions stopped at a spot on the sea.

Standing on the deck, Xia Mu could see other contestants who had also rented fishing boats, as well as trainers riding Lapras, and even some trainers using Pokémon like Sharpedo and Manta Ray as mounts.

Of course, what shocked Xia Mu the most was...

"Howling Whale King?!"

A colossal creature, fifteen or sixteen meters long and over five meters wide, appeared on the sea surface. As Wailord opened its mouth wide and inhaled sharply, countless Magikarp and other Water-type Pokémon were immediately sucked into Wailord's massive mouth.

Then, the trainer standing on Wailord's head glanced at everyone with a disdainful look and leisurely tossed the hook with the mimicry bait into Wailord's big mouth.

"No, this is cheating, isn't it? What's the difference between what he did and me hooking the fancy sea lion down there?!"

"Hey~ Ziyu, say something! Look at him right now! Hey, hit him with a cross-shaped beam beam!"

Xia Mu pointed at the guy who had built his own fishpond and had no sense of martial ethics, while frantically tugging at Zi Yu's clothes. Zi Yu could only realize, amidst the swaying of her youth, how painful it was to have a talkative and mischievous child.

"Wait, what's a cross-shaped shear line?"

Amid Ziyu's question, Xia Muxian drew an "X" on her chest.

Zi Yu wanted to say something, but considering that the person in front of her was Xia Mu, she ultimately chose to remain silent.

At that moment, it seemed that after discussion, the organizers confirmed that the contestant had violated the rules, and therefore, the Wailord trainer was disqualified from the competition.

As the news spread, the participants present immediately let out excited shouts.

"Well done! He clearly cheated but acted all smug!"

"Haha, long live the organizers!"

"I knew this wouldn't work!"

"Damn it, I just sent my partner to the Pokémon Center to get Wailord—"

Amidst the various discussions, Xia Mufeng revealed a regretful expression.

"What a pity!"

"Um?!"

Zi Yu looked at Xia Mu with great surprise.

"Weren't you just angrily telling me to use the Cross Ray on him? Why are you suddenly feeling sorry for him?"

Xia Mu touched the fishing rod.

"I was thinking that he could use Wailord to gather Water-type Pokémon together, and I could have Whirlwind and Meowth use their attacks to drive the Pokémon to me—"

Zi Yu understood.

The organizers must have done this to prevent the fishing competition from turning into a fish-blasting competition, which is why they so strictly disqualified the whale roarer contestant.

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After all, if Wailord's actions don't violate the rules, other trainers will try to gather these wild shiny Pokémon together in the same way, and some trainers who don't have Water-type Pokémon will use other types of Pokémon to drive them away after seeing this.

Ultimately, this fishing competition will become a mere formality.

"There are some smart people among the organizers!"

Zi Yu sighed, then noticed her fishing rod bending sharply.

"I'm pregnant!"

Zi Yuxian gripped the fishing rod and began to exert force. Seeing this, the blacksmith Feng Xianke, who was leaning on the fishing rod in Xia Mucheng, became excited.

"Clang!"

Without hesitation, the blacksmith jumped to Ziyu's side to help.

As the blacksmith made his move, with his immense strength, the Pokémon that was wrestling with the purple yu in the sea instantly flew out from the seabed.

Swish!

As water droplets splashed from the fishing line, a pink heart-shaped fish flew directly out of the water. At the same time, a heart-shaped scale flew down from the air as the fish twisted and fell into Xia Mu's collection.

"It's two points!"

As Xia Mu shouted, Zi Gan's Rotom phone flew out of his pocket.

Luvdisc, a companion Pokémon of the Water type. Its heart-shaped body is a symbol of love, and it's said that couples who encounter Luvdisc will promise to love each other forever! In the past, there was a rumor that possessing a Luvdisc's heart scale would lead to finding a lover, which ironically led to Luvdisc being overfished at one point. If you find a scale and encounter Luvdisc, you two are very destined for each other!

The Rotom phone's overly user-friendly design made Xia Mu's eyes widen in surprise.

???

Xia Mu looked at Zi Yu's Rotom phone with a shocked expression.

"What's wrong with your phone—"

"No, it's probably broken!!"

Zi Yu suddenly grabbed the Rotom phone that was standing in mid-air and shoved it into her backpack. With that kind of force, Xia Mu directly imagined the scene of Zi Yu pressing his head down and slamming it to the ground.

In an instant, Xia Mu's instincts immediately began to warn him.

Don't ask, or you'll die!

Fortunately, the blacksmith who was holding the fishing rod suddenly spoke up at this moment, otherwise Xia Mu would have even forgotten to breathe.

"Shishishi~"

Just as Xia Mu was panting heavily, he didn't notice that Zi Yu, who was taking the fishing rod from the blacksmith, was hiding her bright red ears behind her pink hair.

Meanwhile, in a research lab at Rotom Mobile's headquarters.

"Rotom, where have you been?!"

"Loto!"

A Rotom with a sly grin popped out of a terminal.

"LotoLoto!"

After spinning twice in the air, the Rotom happily followed the researcher who had just summoned it and mingled with the other employees who were preparing to take their lunch break.