Chapter 457: New Leaf Meow Runs Away From Home

He did what he said. After deciding to make a mask, Naoki bought the materials needed to make the mask from an online shopping app that afternoon.

When the deliveryman, the gull, arrived at the ranch, it was three days later.

That day was May 2, 200th year of the Alliance Calendar.

The gull that departed from Xiaoshi Town landed in the ranch.

This speed is very slow even for ordinary express delivery.

Under normal circumstances, with the speed of Pokémon like the gull, it only takes about a day to get from Xiaoshi Town to Zheqin Town.

The gull that landed on the ranch looked a little embarrassed and dirty.

Naoki was a little surprised.

After some inquiries, he learned that the gull had encountered a wild Pokémon attack on the road and took a lot of effort to save the goods this time.

The gull looked frightened and would never take the small road again.

Naoki: "..."

He took the package from the gull, then took out the wound medicine and simply treated the gull's injuries.

The gull thanked him profusely and then set off on the road back.

Naoki took the materials for making the mask to the World Tree and found Mewtwo.

He handed the package with the materials to Mewtwo.

Mewtwo took a look.

The next second, its low voice sounded from Naoki's heart: "What shape do you want to make it?"

What shape...

Naoki immediately thought of Limone's Flame Chicken Mask.

That was a mask made with Flame Chicken as the prototype. In addition to the mask, it also includes cloaks, tights and other clothing.

Then he also used the Pokémon prototype.

The only question is which Pokémon should be used as the prototype?

Naoki looked at Guldon, who came to the World Tree with him.

"No, no, Guldon's words are too obvious." Naoki shook his head subconsciously.

Because there are only two Gultuns in the world so far, one is in the Zero Zone Research Institute, and the other is here with him.

Even the ecological data of Gultun has not been registered in the Pokémon Encyclopedia.

Then, what about Motor Lizard?

Motor Lizard is a household Pokémon in the Padia region, and it is also an important means of transportation for the people of Padia.

Everyone has Motor Lizard, in this case, it will not be so obvious if he wears a Motor Lizard mask.

Thinking of this, Naoki had the answer in his heart.

"Motor Lizard!"

Mewtwo had seen Motor Lizard, and when he heard it, it nodded calmly, and then his mind moved slightly, and the materials for making the mask floated up under the control of telekinesis.

Then, a magical scene happened.

Under the control of Mewtwo, the materials began to change at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Finally, it turned into a Motor Lizard-shaped mask with black and dark green as the main colors.

"Okay." Mewtwo said.

Naoki took a few glances and was quite satisfied. He thanked Mewtwo and then left with Gulton.

In this way, he would not have to worry about exposing his identity later!

From now on, he would be the Motor Lizard Mask when he put on the mask, and an ordinary rancher when he took off the mask.

Naoki and Gulton left the reverse world.

When they just returned to the ranch, Naoki saw a familiar figure sitting on the grass.

It was the New Leaf Cat from not long ago!

Naoki ate a few pieces of the translation melon seed crisps in his pocket, walked up and asked, "How is it? Was my method effective last time?"

The New Leaf Cat angrily told Naoki and Gulton what it encountered after it went back last time.

"Meow!" (It's so abominable! What I did didn't work at all. Xiaodong would still care about other Pokémon! And during the days when I ran away from home, he captured a new Pokémon! He didn't care about me at all!)

Naoki: "..."

If that's the case, then the trainer is a bit too much.

He stood on the grass and frowned, and asked, "So, you ran away from home again today?"

New Leaf Meow said angrily, "Meow!" (I don't want to go back again!)

Good guy!

Naoki asked in surprise, "Do you want to abandon your trainer?"

He has only seen trainers who abandon Pokémon, but he has never seen Pokémon who abandon trainers!

In this world, it is not uncommon for trainers to abandon Pokémon.

Like Shinji in the anime, he only captures Pokémon with high talent and strong strength. Once he encounters a Pokémon that cannot meet his requirements, he will choose to let it go.

Even Pokémon like Charmeleon will be abandoned.

It is very rare for a captured Pokémon to abandon its trainer.

New Leaf Meowth was angry at the moment, and it shouted loudly: "Meowha!" (That's right!)

Naoki was about to say something, but at this moment, a boy about ten years old suddenly appeared at the entrance of the ranch.

New Leaf Meowth keenly smelled the boy's breath, and it turned around and ran without hesitation, scurried into the grass, and soon disappeared.

Because New Leaf Meowth was green and almost blended into the grass, the boy did not notice it, but cast his eyes on Naoki who was standing there.

"Um, excuse me, have you seen a New Leaf Meowth nearby?"

Naoki: "..."

He looked around and saw only Butterfree, Tribeca, and Motorbike, but not New Leaf Meowth.

Judging from the boy's appearance, he seemed to be the trainer of New Leaf Meowth.

Naoki noticed the anxious look on the other person's face, and after a little thought, he replied:

"New Leaf Meow? I did see one here. It was still here in the morning. I saw it drinking water and eating fruit by the river. Are you its trainer?"

Hearing that New Leaf Meow had appeared in this area, the boy's eyes lit up and he was obviously relieved.

"Yes, I am its trainer, but I don't know what happened recently. New Leaf Meow often sneaks out and comes back for several days..."

Speaking of this, the boy's face was full of trouble.

Just thought that this kid was really big-hearted. His Pokémon was about to abandon him, and he didn't know anything.

Although the New Leaf Meow was probably talking in anger.

"Don't worry, maybe the New Leaf Meow will come back here later, because there are no other people around here. It might come here when it's hungry. Do you want to wait here?" Naoki asked.

"Eh? Is it okay?" The boy was very grateful: "Thank you very much, Mr. Rancher. I am Xiaodong from Xiaoshi Town! I am currently traveling around the Padiya region with Pokémon!"

Naoki smiled slightly.

He handed the Motor Lizard Mask to Gulerton and asked him to put it away for him first, then invited Xiaodong to the living room and poured him a glass of water.

Xiaodong followed the footsteps of New Leaf Meowth all the way, but because he was too anxious, he forgot to drink water.

He picked up the cup and drank it all, then said gratefully: "Excuse me!"

"You're welcome." Naoki asked: "If it's convenient, can you tell me what happened to the New Leaf Meowth?"

At the same time, the New Leaf Meowth that had just sneaked away tiptoed to the door, hid under the eaves, and pricked up its ears to eavesdrop on the conversation inside the house.

Several Pokémon in the ranch found it and looked over in confusion.

"Oh, of course!" Xiaodong nodded, and then described the situation between himself and New Leaf Meow in detail.

"This year is my first year of traveling. I received a starting Pokémon, New Leaf Meow, from the principal of Padiya College. Later, we went to class together, ate together, and participated in extracurricular activities together. Everything was fine at that time."

"But later, I don't know what happened. New Leaf Meow suddenly got angry with me, and then ran away from home when I wasn't paying attention. So far, New Leaf Meow has run away from home five times."

Naoki: "..."

New Leaf Meow is indeed a famous Pokémon with a strong possessiveness.

He nodded thoughtfully and asked, "When did New Leaf Meow get angry with you for the first time?"

Hearing this, Xiaodong was slightly stunned, and then fell into memories.

"It was about three months ago! At that time, I had just become a trainer. After leaving Padiya Academy, I couldn't wait to go to the wild and wanted to capture the second Pokémon."

"At that time, on the grassland outside the Table City, I used the Poké Ball to capture a Sweet Bamboo."

"Oh, right! It was after that that New Leaf Meow started to get angry!"

This answer was within Naoki's expectations, and he asked again: "Then what happened?"

Xiaodong thought for a while and continued: "Later... Later I captured Shuttlecock, Cat Monster, Chickadee, Marill and Psyduck."

Naoki asked in disbelief: "All captured within one day?"

Xiaodong shook his head quickly: "No, within a week!"

When he said this, he seemed very excited: "I have been looking forward to this day for a long time, becoming a trainer and going to capture all Pokémon!"

Naoki: "..."

"I think I probably know why New Leaf Meow ran away from home." He said.

Xiaodong was stunned: "Eh?"

"Pokémon like New Leaf Meowth have a strong possessiveness towards their trainers. They don't like to share their trainers with other Pokémon."

Naoki looked at the boy in front of him and continued to ask:

"If I guess correctly, after catching those Pokémon, you also made sandwiches for them and petted them, right?"

"Yes." Xiaodong nodded, because this way you can get closer to the Pokémon you caught and become friends with them as soon as possible..."

At this point, Xiaodong paused, as if he suddenly realized something, and asked in disbelief:

"Did New Leaf run away from home because I captured so many Pokémon?"

Naoki nodded affirmatively.

"Pokémon, like us humans, also have very rich emotions. They will be happy when praised by the trainer, and will also feel sad and upset when the trainer ignores them." He said.

Hearing this, Xiaodong showed a thoughtful expression on his face.

"Sometimes, trainers have to learn to restrain themselves, because there is only one trainer, and once too many Pokémon are captured, it is difficult to take care of them with one person's strength."

"In this case, there will definitely be Pokémon that are ignored, just like New Leaf."

"In this case, New Leaf chose to run away from home because it felt ignored..." Xiaodong murmured.

New Leaf has run away from home five times, and the time spent outside is getting longer and longer.

If he continues like this, constantly capturing Pokémon, will Meowth give up on him completely one day and never come back?

Thinking of this, Xiaodong suddenly felt very scared.

His mind flashed with bits and pieces of his past with Meowth.

The first time they met, he chose the cute Meowth from the two of them.

They went to Padiya Academy to attend classes together, ran and trained on the playground together until they were exhausted, and then went to the cafeteria to enjoy food together. At night, Meowth would accompany him to sleep in the dormitory.

Naoki had noticed the Pokémon watching outside the door, and he knew that Meowth should be eavesdropping there now.

He looked at Gulton outside, then looked at the depressed boy in front of him and asked:

"Is that Meowth important to you?"

"Of course it is important!" Xiaodong answered without hesitation.

When Meowth outside heard this, his heart suddenly trembled.

"Meow..."

"If you see New Leaf Meow again, what do you want to say to it?" Naoki asked again.

Under Naoki's guidance, Xiaodong continued:

"I will apologize to it. I have neglected it during this period of time. From now on, I will pay more attention to New Leaf Meow's emotions and never let it down again!"

Naoki smiled and nodded. He looked outside the door and said, "Did you hear that? New Leaf Meow."

"Huh?!" Xiaodong was shocked. He looked at Naoki and quickly turned his head along his gaze.

Then, he saw his New Leaf Meow walking in from outside with an awkward look on his face.

"New Leaf Meowth!" Xiao Dong was very excited to see New Leaf Meowth. He stood up and ran to New Leaf Meowth, then picked it up and said, "I'm sorry, I ignored you during this period of time! I will never do that again!"

Seeing his trainer apologize to him, New Leaf Meowth looked at him in a daze, and then responded, "Meow Ha!"

*

"In short, this is what happened."

Naoki briefly told Xiao Dong, who had calmed down, everything that happened after New Leaf Meowth ran to the ranch.

"So that's it..." Xiao Dong murmured, and then solemnly expressed his gratitude to Naoki: "Thank you very much for taking care of New Leaf Meowth, Mr. Naoki!"

"You're welcome." Naoki waved his hand nonchalantly. He looked at New Leaf Meowth and said to Xiao Dong, "New Leaf Meowth has something to say to you. Do you need my help to translate?"

"What?"

Naoki smiled and said, "It said that it likes you very much and wants to be with you forever."

Hearing this, Xiao Dong was stunned on the spot.

"So, don't ignore Xinye Miao's ideas in the future."

Naoki turned around and waved to the back: "Goodbye, I wish you a pleasant journey!"

On the country road outside the ranch, Xiaodong and Xinye Miao stared at the gradually receding back.

After a long time, they retracted their gaze.

"Xinye Miao, let's continue to set off!" Xiaodong said.

Xinye Miao nodded happily: "Meow!"

The figures of one person and one cat gradually disappeared at the end of the road.

At the same time, Naoki looked at the string of round things handed over by Gulerton in front of him, and was slightly stunned.

"What is this?"

"Ah, gah." (It's something left by Xinye Miao.) Gulerton replied.

Hearing this, Naoki immediately thought of the treasure that Xinye Miao had mentioned before.

He looked at it carefully, and the detailed information of the string of round things emerged from his mind.

[Gratitude seeds: magical seeds given by New Leaf Cat, which are filled with New Leaf Cat's gratitude. If planted, they will surely grow into a special crop.]