Chapter 455: Xiaozhi and young Kiras, the future rivals they are about to meet!
"It's just a small gift, please accept it."

The woman with a pretty face and gentle temperament handed a handbag with the words "Kanto Specialties" written on it to Luo Mu.

Her name is Hanako.

And her identity is just an ordinary yet great mother.

Next to Hanako, Xiaozhi, who was wearing clothes sewn by Hanako herself, scratched his head and apologized to Luo Mu: "I'm sorry, Brother Luo Mu, Mom insisted on coming here."

"Pikapi"

On his shoulder, Pikachu looked at Xiaozhi speechlessly.

After traveling for so long, how come you still speak with such low emotional intelligence?

As expected, Hanako said angrily, "You kid! Didn't mom say that she would return to Pallet Town after she sent you there safely?"

"This is your first time going out so far!"

Xiaozhi knew he was in the wrong and didn't dare say anything.

Hanako really cared about Satoshi. When she heard that Satoshi wanted to go to the Padia region on the other side of the planet to practice before the opening of the Silver Conference, she did not stop him. Instead, she agreed with Satoshi's idea and only asked that Hanako must personally pick him up and drop him off there and back.

She is absolutely a model mother.

Luo Mu was holding the "Kanto specialty" with a smile on his face, and he spoke up to help: "Xiaozhi's mother, do you want to go in first and have a sip of hot tea?"

Hanako was interrupted by Luo Mu. She knew she had lost her composure. She blushed, fixed her hair, and waved her hand awkwardly, saying, "I won't bother you anymore. I have to catch the nearest flight back."

At this time, Xiaozhi changed his stance and asked in a long tone: "Hey - are we going back now?"

Hanako glanced at him and felt a little speechless about this child who spoke incoherently.

You were just hoping that I would leave, but now you're doing this again?
Alas, what can I do? This child is my own.

Hanako rubbed Xiaozhi's head and told him, who puffed up his cheeks and looked unhappy, "Mom will come to pick you up when the time comes. Don't cause trouble for Mr. Luo Mu during this time, okay?"

Xiaozhi, who had just been feeling a little reluctant, suddenly felt that Hanako was nagging him.

Hanako ignored him and petted Pikachu's head again.

"Pika-chan too, I'll leave Xiaozhi to you~"

"Qiu~"

Pikachu narrowed his eyes, enjoying Hanako's touch.

Hanako came quickly and left quickly.

Luo Mu did not stop her again, even though he had many ways to solve the problem of Hanako missing the flight.

With Dragonite or even by asking Bud Crown for help, Hanako can return to the Kanto region safely.

The reason is that Luo Mu realized that as a mother, Hanako understood that if she was there, Xiaozhi would probably feel a little uncomfortable, so she chose not to stay and accept the hospitality.

How should I put it, she is indeed a very open-minded and understanding mother.

That maternal glow was very eye-catching. No wonder even Xiaomi insisted on having Huazi be her mother when they were on the green grassland.

After seeing Hanako off, Luo Mu walked towards the farm with Xiaozhi and Pikachu, who looked excited.

Before he had taken a few steps, there were suddenly some noises coming from Xiaozhi's backpack.

Xiaozhi put down his backpack in a panic and said, "Ah! Young Kiras, are you awake?"

Young Kiras! ?
Seeing Luo Mu's stunned expression, Xiaozhi unzipped his backpack and asked a small green Pokémon inside with concern.

Looking closely, it was indeed the famous Pokémon in the Johto region, the original form of the Desert Tyrant Banguirus, Baby Banguirus!

However, compared to Bangilas, whose title sounds extremely domineering, young Bangilas at this time does not look like a desert tyrant at all.

It seemed that it was hungry. It touched its empty belly with a look of grievance and cried softly.

For some reason, when they heard the soft crying, Xiaozhi and Pikachu seemed to be relieved for some reason, which was puzzling.

"Are you hungry? But Xiaogang and Xiaoxia have gone home to visit their relatives."

Xiaozhi and Pikachu were a little at a loss when they realized that baby Kiras seemed to be hungry.

Along the way, little Kiras was taken care of by his mother Hanako. Hanako was also the only person that little Kiras was willing to get close to besides Satoshi and Pikachu.

Even Xiaogang and Xiaoxia didn't get this treatment. As soon as they got close to young Kiras, his whole body would stiffen.

When Hanako left, Xiaozhi and Pikachu suddenly became headless flies.

Just as they watched little Kiras's cries getting louder and louder, and his siblings were almost panicking, Luo Mu, who had come to his senses, came over.

He squatted down, picked up the baby Kiras and held him in his arms, and skillfully coaxed the child to look at the surprised expressions of Xiaozhi and Pikachu.

Xiaozhi was a little slow to react and subconsciously tried to take back the baby Kiras. He explained, "Brother Luomu, the baby Kiras only stays close to me and Pikachu. If you hold it like this, it will..."

Before he could finish his words, Xiaozhi's hand stopped in mid-air.

Little Kiras subconsciously sniffed Luo Mu, and no one knew what he smelled, but his body did not become stiff due to nervousness and timidity. Instead, his crying gradually disappeared under Luo Mu's comfort!
".becomes rigid."

Xiaozhi uttered the unfinished words.

He stared blankly at the little Kiras who was rubbing against Luo Mu's arms with affection, his expression almost unable to hold back.

why!
He and Pikachu put in countless efforts to get young Kiras to open up his heart!

But why did Young Kiras become so close to Luo Mu as soon as they met?

Xiaozhi felt like the sky was about to fall.

original.

Is this what is called jealousy?
Next to the fireplace that had not been used for a long time, Luo Mu sat cross-legged on the ground, holding the milk bottle that had been used by the Caterpie that Zhihuixing had just turned over, and skillfully fed the baby Kiras in his arms with warm and fresh milk.

Xiaozhi sat on the sofa beside him, with a very complicated expression on his face.

On the one hand, he felt that Brother Luo Mu was indeed reliable.

On the other hand, he was really jealous.

Put yourself in their shoes. If a child who usually sticks to you suddenly becomes more enthusiastic and affectionate with a stranger, who wouldn't be angry?

Anyway, Xiaozhi's defense was broken.

As for Pikachu?
Pikachu was sitting next to him, drinking gulps of Moo Moo Milk just like little Kiras!
The difference is that the bottle in its hand was used by the tropical dragon.

This bottle and Moo Moo milk were obtained by Pikachu shamelessly from Luo Mu and Zhihuixing in the face of Xiaozhi's angry expressions.

Pikachu looked a little fat at this time, and it was obvious that he had not yet completely lost weight. Naturally, he was particularly interested in various foods.

soon.

Little Kiras drank ten bottles of Moo Moo fresh milk before he felt full. He burped and fell asleep peacefully in Luo Mu's arms.

For a baby Kiras who is less than a week old, only sleep can help his body grow quickly, and nutrition is indispensable.

Without the protection of its parents and no special edible soil, it would have to use other methods to supplement nutrients for it, which was very expensive.

But there is more to young Kiras’s problem than just that.

After handing the sleeping baby Kiras to Zhihuixing and placing it in the crib that Zhihuixing had found from the warehouse, Luo Mu even walked cautiously. He sat opposite Xiaozhi and asked knowingly, "Is this baby Kiras the Pokémon you captured, Xiaozhi?"

Xiaozhi wanted to nod, but after thinking about it, he shook his head and said, "It's my friend, and Professor Kongmu entrusted it to me to take care of."

Then, Xiaozhi told Luo Mu the details of young Kiras's situation.

This baby Kiras was hatched from a Pokémon egg he got from the Pokémon Marine Research Institute.

Originally, Xiaozhi was going to escort the Pokémon egg to the Sora Wood Research Institute, but on the way, the Pokémon egg suddenly hatched and turned into a baby Kiras who had been sleeping for some unknown reason and had a low body temperature.

After enduring a rainy night, Professor Oak, Professor Sora and Hanako's mother arrived and cured young Kiras, but another problem followed.

Young Kiras had no reaction to any external stimuli, as if he was immersed in his own world.

After going through some things, young Kiras accepted Ash and Pikachu, but he was still timid and stiff when other people approached him.

After completing the registration for the Silver Conference, Xiaozhi remembered that he had promised Luo Mu to go to Padia for special training. In the end, with everyone's approval, Hanako brought Xiaozhi to Padia, while Xiaoxia and Xiaogang took time to go home to visit their relatives.

"When Dr. Oak heard that you invited me, he strongly suggested that I come to you, saying that you might have some ideas. As a result, when I came, young Kiras kissed you so much."

Xiaozhi said with a sour look on his face.

Pikachu swept Xiaozhi with his tail, with a teasing look on his face.

"Pikapi, Pikachu~?"

Could it be that your charm is too poor, Xiaozhi?

Xiaozhi, who already had the initial ability to have telepathic connection, immediately blushed and started playing with Pikachu.

Luo Mu watched them playing, his mind full of thoughts.

Sure enough, this little Kiras is the same little Kiras that Xiaozhi had in the animation.

Luo Mu also roughly remembered the origin of Little Kiras.

It was born in the Silver Mountains and is the descendant of a Banjiras there.

After being snatched away from his mother by a Pokémon hunter, baby Kiras accidentally fell into a stream.

After many twists and turns, the Pokémon egg of young Kiras was finally obtained by Xiaozhi and his friends, who planned to send it to Professor Kongmu.

But perhaps because of his experience with the elf egg and the memory of being forcibly separated from his mother, young Kiras's mind was severely damaged and he showed obvious symptoms of autism.

The follow-up, of course, was a reunion ending in which Ash and his friends helped baby Kiras out, and let it meet its mother and stay with her.

The timing of Xiaozhi's arrival was indeed a coincidence.

When Luo Mu invited Xiaozhi, he didn't remember this at all.

This also resulted in Xiaozhi and his crew not continuing their journey towards Silver Mountain, but instead separating and agreeing to meet again later.

As for why young Kiras became close to him as soon as they met, Luo Mu didn't know why.

At least this little Kiras was not the little Kiras he knew.

".It's troublesome."

Touching his chin, Luo Mu looked somewhat helpless.

It seems that not only Ye Yue, he also missed a series of subsequent plots about the growth of young Kiras.

It’s not a good idea to keep worrying about it. Since things have happened, just find a way to remedy the situation.

Luo Mu quickly put the thought behind him. While thinking about the follow-up arrangements, he simply prepared a lunch for Xiaozhi and Pikachu.

Pikachu's favorite is, of course, omelette rice filled with ketchup.

Of course, ketchup is the essence.

As for Xiaozhi's lunch, Luo Mu showed off his cooking skills. He used the spices he had collected during this time to stir-fry a few special dishes for him, which made the boy's mouth drool.

After all, the cuisine in Kanto and Johto regions is still mainly Japanese food, and the only food with a slightly stronger flavor is curry rice. It was the first time that Xiaozhi tasted the aroma of many spices and ingredients stir-fried together, and naturally he couldn't help himself.

After eating and drinking, Luo Mu took Xiaozhi out.

He deliberately moved today's class to the afternoon, wasn't he planning to take Xiaozhi to Grape Academy?

Originally, Xiaozhi was a little worried that young Kiras might not be able to adapt.

As a result, it slept soundly in the unfamiliar environment, and no one paid any attention to it. In addition to the experience of the past few days and Luo Mu saying that newly born Pokémon sleep most of the day, Xiaozhi decided to go out with Luo Mu.

"Please, Charizard!"

Xiaozhi turned the brim of his hat and threw a Poké Ball that was transmitted to his hand from Charizard Valley.

After a while.

After a roar, the Charizard, which was much smaller than its peers, performed its classic move - breathing fire into the sky.

Xiaozhi brought Charizard as promised.

Originally, Charizard was planning to spray Ash with fire, but when it saw Luo Mu, it immediately suppressed all its temper.

This is the guy who beat me up with a messenger bird!

Can't be bothered, can't be bothered!
Before entering the Charizard Valley, Charizard was definitely the type of person who would dare to confront anyone he met.

After experiencing some setbacks, although it still retains its pride and arrogance, it also knows that it cannot challenge the rules of the strong unless necessary.

What's more, the Dragonite, which looked a hundred times stronger than the strongest Charizard in the Charizard Valley, was staring at him hungrily.

click-

Luo Mu pressed the shutter button, and the camera in his hand made a shooting sound.

After completing the photo shoot, Luo Mu felt a little regretful when looking at the photo of Ash and Charizard in the developed photos.

He also said that he was able to capture decisive evidence of this being a true newcomer.

Luo Mu unfolded the black ball and sent the photo and a note with a message attached to it to the messenger bird far away in the Johto area.

The messenger bird should already be near Hoouin at this time. It should be going to see the Olympic flame and then go to the contestants' village where the Silver Conference is held.

Luo Mu's note mentioned that he wanted it to take some photos for the Silver Conference.

After doing all this, Luo Mu turned over and rode on Dragonite, and said to Xiaozhi and Charizard: "Follow me."

It's time for Xiaozhi and Shinji, the two powerful rivals, to meet in advance.

(End of this chapter)