Chapter 444: An Old Friend Seems to Be Here

Since the last time they parted, Mewtwo hadn't seen Mew for several years.

They met on the New Island, when it was still in chaos in search of an answer.

In order to find the meaning of its existence, it transformed the New Island, transformed the ruins of the original Rocket Research Institute into a castle, and invited those powerful humans to attend the banquet.

It was at that time that Mew broke into its castle.

Mewtwo, cloned from Mew's genes, fought a battle with Mew to prove that the replica was stronger than the original.

The battle affected the Pokémon and trainers who attended the banquet, and it was at that time that Mewtwo saw the good side of humans.

The human named Xiaozhi tried to stop their fight, but was petrified, and the Pokémon present awakened it with tears.

Mewtwo, who witnessed all this, was moved by them and finally gave up the plan and led the group of Pokémon that were copied like it to leave the New Island.

The second meeting was at a place called Clear Cliff.

At that time, Mewtwo officially learned about the Great Hero Expedition Team for the first time, and also got to know Mew, who was once regarded as its mother, in depth.

Finally, Mewtwo accepted the invitation of Mew and Bear Baby, and led the copy Pokémon to a place called Naoki Ranch.

The human named Naoki entertained it and the copy Pokémon.

In the eyes of the other party, these copied Pokémon seemed to be no different from ordinary Pokémon, and they were all creatures existing in this world.

In order to thank the other party for the hospitality, or for some other unclear reasons, Mewtwo did not use superpowers to erase the other party's memory of itself.

After that, it took the copy Pokémon to travel around the world like humans, looking for a paradise that belonged to them.

But until now, Mewtwo still hasn't found that place.

But Mewtwo didn't feel lost, because it met a lot of Pokémon along the way, and had enough time to calm down and think.

The human genes in its body provide it with more abundant emotions and wisdom than ordinary Pokémon.

This trip is also very beneficial to it.

Compared with the time in the new island, Mewtwo's state of mind has changed dramatically.

After going through so many things, meeting so many Pokémon, watching them treat themselves as ordinary Pokémon.

In those moments, it seemed as if it had become a part of the world, coming to this world ordinary, and leaving ordinary.

Meeting Mew here, Mew suddenly felt an unprecedented emotion in his heart.

It seemed that he was looking forward to meeting Mew and telling each other about their current situation.

Mew restrained the terrifying superpower fluctuations in his body, and walked forward with the copy Pokémon, calling with telepathy.

"Mew."

Mew, who was taking a nap under a towering tree, suddenly heard a familiar voice calling him.

It opened its eyes slightly confused and looked forward.

Then, Mew saw several familiar figures in the open space in front of it.

That was... Mewtwo, Meowth, Bulbasaur, Pikachu and others!

"Miu!"

Mew immediately let out a surprised cry.

The joy of reunion surged in its heart, and it happily flew forward, flying around Mewtwo and those Pokémon, saying hello to them.

Baby Bear and Zapdos were also awakened by Mew's voice.

Baby Bear's eyes lit up, and he ran forward happily, saying hello to Mewtwo and the others: "Yi-me-me!"

Zapdos had never seen Mewtwo, and was confused by the actions of his two teammates.

But soon, Baby Bear introduced Mewtwo to it: "Yi-me-me!" (It's Mewtwo, a good friend we met before!)

Hearing this, Zapdos suddenly realized that this Pokémon, like it, had also been helped by the Great Hero Expedition Team.

And Mewtwo also cast his eyes on the bird Pokémon with yellow feathers.

It nodded slightly at each other, and then looked at Mew and Baby Bear.

"Long time no see." Mewtwo's low voice sounded in the minds of the two Pokémon through telepathy.

"Miu!" Mew nodded. They had indeed not seen each other for a long time.

It tilted its head and looked at everyone following Mewtwo, and couldn't help asking: "Miu?" (Are you traveling too?)

Mewtwo nodded.

A group of Pokémon sat down in the clearing in the forest.

Bear Baby took out the snacks made by Naoki from the bag on Zapdos to entertain the Pokémon.

Mewtwo took a look at the exquisitely crafted and cute human food, and then said to Mew:

"Well, I want to see this world, and I am also looking for a place that can accommodate us Pokémon who have been copied."

Mew asked: "Miu?" (Have you found it?)

Mewtwo shook his head: "Not yet."

This world is very big, and there are traces of humans in many places.

Compared with those places close to human cities, which are often disturbed by human trainers, Mewtwo's heart is more inclined to the quiet valleys with no people, beautiful environment and rich resources.

Among them, the place with rich resources is the most important one among the three conditions.

At first, Mewtwo didn't feel anything, but as they traveled, Mewtwo gradually realized one thing.

Pokémon need to eat.

It doesn't matter if it's alone, it can handle it casually, but the group of companions around it can't.

Therefore, over the past year or so, every time it stops on the road, Mewtwo will first place them in a safe place, and then go out to find food.

Because of this, Mewtwo often sighs, life! Is this the life of humans and ordinary Pokémon who originally lived in this world?

Hearing Mewtwo's words, Mew and Baby Bear looked at each other.

In fact, the two of them also like Mewtwo very much, and have regarded Mewtwo as their good friend.

In the past, when it was late at night, Mew would occasionally think of Mewtwo, wanting to know where it is now and how it is doing.

And that feeling became stronger after the World Tree grew up.

——It would be great if Mewtwo and Pikachu and Meowth could also settle on the World Tree.

In this way, everyone will never have to say goodbye again in the future!

If you want to meet, you can meet anytime and anywhere, eat fruit, watch the stars, or chase and play together, and you can also invite everyone to play in the secret base.

Just thinking about it makes me happy!

Thinking of this, Dream and Baby Bear made up their minds.

Baby Bear opened his mouth to invite Mewtwo: "I-me!" (Mewtwo, you and everyone go to live on the World Tree!)

Hearing this unfamiliar word, Mewtwo was slightly startled.

"World Tree?"

Its tone was full of confusion.

"I-me!" (Yes! World Tree!)

Baby Bear nodded repeatedly.

Dream on the side also covered his mouth happily and laughed: "Miu~" (Yes, that is a very big tree, planted by Naoki, we have invited many good friends to live there~)

Baby Bear's eyes were bright: "I-me!" (In this way, everyone can be together from now on!)

Naoki... It's that human again.

The last time that human treated it with fruit wine appeared in Mewtwo's mind.

"Did he plant the World Tree?" Mewtwo asked.

Baby Bear nodded: "One!" (And a mount goat!)

The mount goat sounds like a Pokémon too.

Mewtwo couldn't help but fall into deep thought, and it didn't agree immediately.

Now it's not alone, there are many Pokémon around it waiting for it to take care of.

Thinking of this, Mewtwo turned around and looked at the group of cloned Pokémon following him.

Pikachu, Meowth, Charizard, Blastoise, Bulbasaur, Sandslash, Gyarados, Golduck, Ninetails, Nidoking, Vaporeon, Tyrannosaurus, Flamehorn, Rhino, and Struthion.

In addition to these cloned Pokémon, their team has been growing this year.

Two Meowlings, a Cattail, a Squirrel, a Curly-eared, as well as a mount lamb and a Mud Donkey.

These Pokémon were once persecuted by humans, and Mewtwo couldn't accept seeing that happen, so he rescued them.

From then on, this group of Pokémon joined their team.

Mewtwo was going to take them to find a hidden place to live together.

Mewtwo looked at this group of Pokémon, and this group of Pokémon also looked at Mewtwo.

"Miu?"

Dream, who was standing by, tilted his head and looked at this scene.

It blinked, as if it felt the hesitation and hesitation of Mewtwo, and a thoughtful expression appeared on its little face.

The little face of the bear baby was bitter, and he was very puzzled by Mewtwo's hesitation.

"Yi mei..." (It would be great if everyone lived together...)

Mewtwo was silent.

At this time, Dream suddenly thought of a good idea.

It flew to Mewtwo excitedly and called out to it: "Miu!" (Mewtwo!)

Mewtwo was slightly startled, and looked up at Dream in confusion.

The next second, Dream curled up his body, as if he was exerting strength, and then a magical blue halo spread out from his body to the surroundings.

The surrounding scene was changing rapidly.

From the open space in the wild forest, they came to a huge towering tree.

Almost in the blink of an eye, all Pokémon noticed this super huge tree.

They showed surprised expressions on their faces.

"Pika!"

"Meow?"

"..."

Mewtwo was also very surprised, but soon, it realized that it was Mew showing them the world tree in its memory!

"Is this the world tree?" Mewtwo looked forward with a hint of curiosity.

Compared with this tree, they are so small and insignificant.

"Miu! "

Mew nodded repeatedly.

Then, it used telekinesis to lead the surrounding Pokémon to fly forward.

After passing through the lush bushes at the top of the World Tree, a vast area appeared below.

Mewtwo took a glance and found that the size of this place was comparable to a metropolis built by humans!

The tree has various terrains, lush forests, green meadows, streams running through the forest, and finally converged into a circular lake in an open space.

These are the scenes they can see at present.

There must be a wider area beyond the reach of vision.

Dream led everyone to fly on the tree while introducing:

"miu~" (This is the World Tree. Don't worry. This place is very quiet. Except for Naoki who occasionally comes up, there are no other humans. There are only Pokémon on the tree. Naoki said that he would help us build an expedition guild headquarters on the tree!)

Baby Bear added: "Yi-me-me!" (That's right! In addition to the guild, there are also Pokémon Taverns, Pokémon Cafes, Pokémon Restaurants, and Pokémon Hospitals. These are all run by Pokémon!)

"miu!" (Moreover, Naoki will plant many fruit trees on the tree, so everyone doesn't have to worry about going hungry!)

Baby Bear's eyes are full of fighting spirit.

"Yi-mo!" (We want to make the name of the Hero Expedition Team resound throughout the world! Help every Pokémon who needs help!)

Hearing the words of the two Pokémon, and seeing the scene on the World Tree with their own eyes, the Pokémon behind Mewtwo showed a look of longing on their faces before Mewtwo spoke.

If possible, they really want to have a home that belongs only to them, with endless tree fruits to eat every day, and they can play with their companions when they wake up.

Instead of running around like now...no fixed place to live, wandering around like homeless wandering Pokémon.

More importantly, with Mewtwo.

Live happily and joyfully in the paradise that belongs only to them.

After the introduction, Mew and Bear Baby did not speak again.

They looked at Mewtwo and the group of Pokémon in front of them quietly, and gave the rest of the time to everyone.

Although they really want to invite everyone to settle on the World Tree together, in the end, it is up to everyone to decide for themselves.

Mewtwo looked at the Pokémon behind him in silence.

When it saw their eyes, it already had the answer in its heart.

"Do you want to live there?"

Pikachu No. 2, cloned from Ash's Pikachu, answered first: "Pikachu!" (Mewtwo is going with us!)

Meowth's clone of Team Rocket showed admiration: "Meow." (The moon is round no matter where you look at it.)

Mewtwo was slightly startled.

Its eyes swept over the other Pokémon around.

Pokémon such as Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise all nodded to it.

Mewtwo closed his eyes and whispered: "I understand."

After a while, he opened his eyes and turned to look at Mew and Baby Bear who were waiting.

"Thank you, Mew, Baby Bear." Mewtwo's deep voice rang in the ears of the two Pokémon: "Next, we will set off together to take a look at the place you mentioned."

"Miu!" Mew made a happy cry.

Baby Bear also nodded happily: "I-me!" (Yeah, you will definitely like it there! If you are there, you will no longer have to run around outside!)

Seeing these two Pokémon who care about him so much, Mewtwo was moved.

"Yeah." It nodded, and then asked: "Then do you want to go there with us?"

Dream and Baby Bear shook their heads.

"I-me, I-me-i-me!" (Not yet, Naoki has issued some commissions to us, and we are going to help a Pokémon named Jirachi now!)

"Miu!" (We will go back in winter, and then I will take you to my secret base to play, there are many toys there!)

Seeing that Mew is so innocent like a human child, Mewtwo couldn't help but smile.

Was it cloned from such a Pokémon?

Now it seems that their personalities are very different.

The human genes in the body tell Mewtwo that, in a sense, Mew is its mother.

During the years of traveling in this world, Mewtwo had already understood what a mother was.

But looking at the child-like Mew in front of him, Mewtwo suppressed the thought in his mind.

It nodded and promised: "Well, we will wait for you there."

*

In the afternoon, after successfully delivering the apples ordered by the customers, Naoki began to return to the ranch.

On the country road full of the smell of soil, Naoki drove his old pickup truck slowly.

A group of Eevees squeezed in the co-pilot, and put their faces against the window glass to look at the scene on both sides of the road.

And Gulden and Motorlizard sat in the back of the pickup truck.

From time to time, you can see trainers running around with travel backpacks, and occasionally you can see them taking out Poké Balls and fighting Pokémon in the bushes.

Looking at that scene, Naoki, who was driving the pickup truck, only felt like a background NPC in the game, living an ordinary life driving a truck and running around with Pokémon every day.

Ordinary people in the Pokémon world are probably like this, right?

Suddenly, Naoki noticed that there was an anxious trainer standing on the roadside waving at him.

Naoki raised his eyebrows, parked the car on the side of the road, leaned out of the car window, and asked, "Hey, what's going on?"

The young boy looked anxious: "Sir, please help me and take us to the nearest town! This little lion is injured and needs treatment as soon as possible!"

Hearing this, Naoki looked at the little lion in the boy's arms.

The little lion had its eyes tightly closed, its body covered with scars, its fur was messy, and it looked very weak, as if it had been seriously injured.

"Don't worry, wait!"

As he said that, Naoki took out a bottle of life-giving goat milk from the carriage and handed it out: "Feed it to the little lion, it will get better after drinking this bottle of milk."

The boy was stunned for a moment, but soon reacted and took the bottle of fresh milk and fed it to the seriously injured little lion.

The next second, a magical scene happened.

The goat milk turned into magical energy and began to heal the little lion's injuries at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the blink of an eye, the little lion recovered and then slowly opened its eyes.