Pokémon the Movie: The Journey of a Slate

Chapter 292: Gym Master Yoshihiko

"Wow, that's a good idea, young man, but I... can't catch any fish this way." Just as Eslo finished his words, the burly middle-aged man in a swimsuit not far from the two of them turned his head and said with a smile. Halfway through his words, he paused, suppressed his habit of speaking, and changed the subject.

However, what the man did not notice was that, without him noticing, a number of dark shadows had appeared under the water surface on the side of Eslo.

Not paying attention to Mary's strange expression, Aislo chuckled and replied, "If you can't catch it, then don't catch it. Just treat it as a meal for them."

After saying that, the boy put the bait on the fishhook in his hand, but because he forgot to buy special bait in advance, the bait was a small energy block.

Seeing that Aisiluo had already cast the rod, the big man stopped talking and just sighed softly, "It's so pure... As expected, the meaning of something only comes after you do it."

The big man seemed to understand the boy's behavior. After all, he came here to fish to relax, and the other party's words reminded him of his younger self, so the next second, he also swung the rod in his hand out in memory.

Two people were fishing by the river, while a girl was leaning on her hand and looking at the boy with her head tilted. The elves had already run away to play... Of course, some went to training, but overall, this scene looked very harmonious.

However, before the smile on the man's face could last long, about five minutes later...

The middle-aged man in a swimsuit silently put away the fishing rod in his hand, then casually pulled a weed from the side and put it in his mouth.

He silently looked at Aisiluo not far away, and the elves that had lined up in a long line on the water in front of the boy, including but not limited to Uglius, Magikarp, Mosquito Repellent, Psyduck...

It was not until just now that he recognized the identity of the person in front of him—the champion candidate traveling in Sinnoh.

At this time, the boy was distributing sweet energy cubes or tree fruit snacks to the elves lined up in front of him. After eating the food, most of the cute little guys would happily rub Eslo's palms, say goodbye and then turn around and leave.

At first the boy would demonstrate with a fishing rod, but later on, seeing there were too many elves waiting in line, he simply stopped demonstrating and just sat there and started distributing the "baits" in the area's pockets.

Mary, who had expected this, would occasionally come forward to help. During this period, she took many photos and selected a few of the more satisfactory ones to post on social platforms to update her status.

"Woo~ah..." Zoroa, who was lying at Eslo's feet, turned over lazily. At first, he would accompany the boy to watch the elves, but after a while, when the novelty wore off, Zoroa, who felt bored, just lay down on the grass and fell asleep.

However, as the little fox turned over, his furry tail fell to the water surface, and part of it sank underwater.

At the same time, Shellder, who had been waiting with his eyes closed underwater, opened his eyes when he felt the waves. Then his eyes were attracted by the black thing. Mistaking it for food, Shellder rushed up without hesitation.

then……

"Ow—"

Zoroa launched himself, leaped up, and quickly ran in circles on the grass. At the same time, he turned back and shouted angrily to Shellder who was biting his tail: "You big bad guy, get off me! My tail is not your food!"

"Woo..." Shellder's cry was a little unclear because he was still biting Zoroark's tail, but it was obvious that he had not reacted yet.

"Haha, it looks like Zoroark is going to evolve into Slowpoke." Eslo couldn't help but joked as he looked at the clumsy look of the little fox.

After a silent shutter click, Marie looked at Zoroark with a smile on her face, his tail being caught by Shellder. She liked to record the dark history of her own elves, and there was no doubt that Eslo's elves were also within her record range. This was a rare dark thought of the girl.

"Woo... Luo! Stop kidding, help me take this thing off!"

"Okay, okay, here it comes."

……

After a commotion, Eslo put the Shellder that was eating the energy cube back into the water. He then chuckled and looked at the little fox beside him, while Zoroark curled his lips, puffed up his cheeks, turned his head away, and snorted angrily.

"Hmph! (｀へ′*)ノ"

"Are you angry?" Aislo Aislo poked the little fox's puffy cheeks with a smile. It was furry and soft, and coupled with the other party's arrogant and cute little appearance, it was so sweet that it touched people's hearts.

"Hmph! (￣^￣)ゞ" Feeling his cheek being poked, Zoroark turned his face away again.

"Okay, okay, I won't laugh at you next time." Eslo apologized sincerely, and then added, "Actually, Slowpoke is pretty cute. I like my Zoroark no matter what he becomes~"

"Hmph, that's more like it...＜(｀^′)＞" Hearing this, Zoroark turned around slowly and "reluctantly", looking as if he had reluctantly forgiven his trainer, muttering softly, "Who wants to become that stupid and dumb person..."

"Hehe~" Aislo chuckled and held the little fox on his knees, stroking his soft furry head.

At this moment, the sturdy man not far away withdrew his gaze from the elves that Aislo was training, and said to the boy: "You have a good relationship with your elves."

Then, as if he suddenly remembered something, the strong man patted his head and added quickly: "Oh, by the way, let me introduce myself first..."

The moment the words fell, a gust of wind blew, causing Aislo and Mary to subconsciously close their eyes. When they opened their eyes, what they saw was a man with his upper body naked and a strange mask on his face.

"I am the gym leader of the Pokémon Gym in Wetland City - Ultra Mask!" Yoshihiko said as he struck a pose that he thought was very handsome.

"..."

There was silence. Aislo and Mary recognized the identity of the person in front of them. They didn't recognize him just now because Jixian's image on the Internet always wore a strange mask and wore weird clothes. It was normal that they didn't recognize him after he changed his clothes.

Mary was a little at a loss at this time. It was Aislo who stood up after a moment of silence, clapping his hands lightly, "It turns out to be you, Master Jixian Pavilion."

The boy didn't think much about it. He just felt that the person in front of him was a bit like the Rocket trio he met before and Darko when they were playing cards... in terms of being a middle school student.