Pokémon the Movie: The Journey of a Slate

Chapter 297 Meeting Shinji Again

Veil City is a typical mountain city. It is located on top of continuous mountains and the roads leading to other cities are rugged. However, since Team Galactic almost used it as their base camp because of this, the Sinnoh Alliance has vigorously rectified Veil City's transportation system. Now the city's isolation problem has been greatly alleviated.

And now, Aislo and Mary have already... well, they haven't set foot in Veil City yet, they just saw this majestic and cold city from afar.

Just as the two were about to speed up their pace, several slightly familiar voices came from the grove beside them.

Aislo and Mary looked at each other and they both chose to go over and take a look.

……

"Tsk, useless thing..." A young man with a gloomy face scanned the data displayed on his own illustrations. His mediocre talent made him lose interest immediately.

Then the boy, Shinji, threw away one of the two Poké Balls in his hand with an expressionless face, then stomped it to pieces and released a Murkrow in front of him.

"Ah!" The Dark Crow flapped its wings hurriedly and flew away. He didn't dare to stay at all, because the Iron-faced Ninja who killed their entire tribe in an instant was looking at him hungrily, as if he could take his life at the next moment.

"There is only one left..." Shinji glanced at the Murkrow on the ground that didn't even dare to look at him, with only disappointment in his eyes.

It's not Shinji's fault that he showed such an expression. It's just that the Murkrow looked too poor. The little guy's body size was completely inferior to that of his peers of the same age. It was only slightly larger than a newly born elf. He looked very thin, and his feathers were dull. His eyes did not have the slightest pride and sharpness of his peers. If you look closely, you can see large and small scars under his feathers. It should be caused by being bullied by his peers all the time. It can be said that he is useless, even worse than the "useless thing" just now.

Well, now he doesn’t have to scan again.

Shinji sighed. He got nothing today and was not in a very good mood because of his bad luck. There was an entire clan of Dark Crows, but in the end not a single one was good looking. This was really unbelievable.

However, just as Shinji was about to crush the Poké Ball that contained the Murkrow, the Murkrow suddenly raised its head, then flew up and knocked Shinji's foot away.

"Oh?" Shinji, who was suddenly attacked, did not show any anger on his face. He also suppressed the iron-faced ninja who wanted to teach the guy who attacked his trainer a lesson, and then looked at the weak Pokémon in front of him with interest.

Shinji's strong physical fitness and "basic" qualities as a trainer allowed him to keenly capture the ferocity and desire to become stronger that just flashed across Murkrow's eyes, but it went away just as quickly as it came, and at this moment Murkrow returned to his cowardly look.

Kind of interesting... Shinji stroked his chin. There weren't many Pokémons that dared to attack him. This courage alone was enough for him to admire. Moreover, this Murkrow was very smart. He knew that he would become stronger if he followed the human in front of him. However, his inferiority complex made him dare not show himself, and he was stuck in this awkward situation.

Moreover, when the opponent just attacked, the Iron-faced Ninja was distracted, which is almost impossible under normal circumstances. It seems that this characteristic should be super lucky.

But what a pity... Shinji shook his head silently. He already knew what this elf was thinking, but having courage and will without talent was useless to him. They were born to lose at the starting line and needed to spend more time and effort than those geniuses.

The unfortunate thing is that Shinji has no interest in wasting time on such elves because his training method is not suitable for them. If they force themselves to catch up, they will probably end up with a lot of diseases and then be abandoned, which is not good for both parties.

Overall, this Murkrow was a surprise, but useless.

Shinji's cold gaze made Murkrow realize what the other party was thinking. He lowered his head in disappointment, and a certain persistence in his heart seemed to be shattered in an instant.

Sure enough... he is still that useless waste, a "defective product" who can only stay in a dark corner and pick up trash.

Murkrow's eyelids drooped, and his dull pupils were as dull as his feathers.

Just as Shinji was about to release the Murkrow and return to Veil City to practice with Ajin, a familiar voice came into his ears and his feet stopped moving.

"Shinji, long time no see!" The boy's sweet voice was like the most beautiful music in the world.

Shinji turned his head slightly, and two familiar figures came into his sight.

"Eslo, Mary...long time no see." After hesitating for a moment, Shinji still greeted the two of them. What he didn't notice was that the dark crow's attention was completely attracted by the boy who was walking slowly towards them.

The gentle smile on the black-haired boy's face was like the most gentle sunshine in the world, shining into the heart of Dark Crow. To this elf whose life was full of shadows and moisture, the affinity and warmth of the stone slab were no different from a poison that drove him crazy.

“Ah…” [Oh my god…]

The low hum of the Murkrow made the already weak bird song almost impossible to catch with human ears, but Eslo was not an ordinary person. He heard the other party's murmur, which could even be said to be a prayer, so the boy chose to smile back.

!!!

Murkrow's pupils shrank instantly. He was looking at me, right? But, but, but...

At this moment, Dark Crow, who had never been exposed to sunlight in his life, seemed to see his own sun.

"What are you doing?" Eslo asked Shinji curiously.

"Release it." Shinji's words were brief and cold. At this moment, he suddenly remembered that according to the speculation of scholars on the Internet, the special ability of the person in front of him seemed to be able to enhance the talents of elves, which seemed to be just right for the dark crow at his feet...

Well, let's just say it. Whether it will succeed or not depends on the fate of this little guy. Thinking of this, Shinji slowly said, "This Murkrow is actually quite interesting, but it's a pity that it's not suitable for me."

(ps: This paragraph is not counted in the word count. Don't ask why Shinji is so enthusiastic or nosy all of a sudden, because there are certain manifestations in the anime: when Satoshi's Tortoise had just evolved and couldn't control its body, Shinji would tacitly let his Tortoise give some advice; after seeing that Flame followed Satoshi's command and won, Shinji chose to release him directly, and was not surprised to see Satoshi capture him later; when Flame had psychological trauma and Satoshi couldn't solve it, Shinji gave them a bell of comfort; and Shinji's own Pokémon also trusted him very much, and even the later Monkey King never hated him.

In general, I think Shinji is also a person who loves Pokémon. In addition to becoming stronger, he also considers the elves and thinks about who they are suitable for. He is neither gentle nor sentimental, but this is his unique charm.

If you think this explanation is far-fetched, just assume that Shinji was influenced by a fool.)

"Oh?" Eslo knew that Shinji had a picky taste, and there were not many Pokémon that he could call interesting, so the boy looked at the Murkrow carefully, and the little guy also stumbled and flew to Eslo's feet.

The thin body should be due to congenital deficiency, and the scars on the body are due to the discrimination suffered... However, most elves who live in groups like Murkrow are very united, and it seems that the tribe this Murkrow belongs to is an exception (this is also one of the reasons why the entire tribe was killed in seconds by an Iron-faced Ninja).

Eslo held the Murkrow in his hands and fell into deep thought.

Well, the good news is that it is at least bigger than his palm. The bad news is that it is only about one circle larger.

Seeing that this dark crow seemed to have a chance of being taken in by Eslo, Shinji crossed his arms and said to the boy, "Since I met you here, then Eslo, you fight with me."

Although his tone was a bit stiff, everyone who knew Shinji knew that he was usually like this.

"Oh? Here?" Aislo was slightly stunned.

"Yeah." After taking a look at the Poké Ball on his waist, Shinji nodded. With Darko around, the two of them might not necessarily meet at the Lily of the Valley Conference, so it would be better to challenge him in advance.

"Okay." Eslo, who was about to continue teasing the Dark Crow in his hand, agreed decisively.