Chapter 534: Lili Town’s Full-Scale Celebration, the Forest Test Begins!

Alola region, Melemele Island, Lili Town.

This is a small town located in the vast tropical rainforest. The town is small, with a few scattered households. Country paths connect these buildings, and palm trees are planted on both sides of the road for landscape.

In the center of the town, there is a stage paved with wooden boards, with white totem-like patterns full of primitive atmosphere printed on the stage.

Next to the stage stands a large bonfire rack, on which is burning a dancing flame.

If it weren't for the people around him wearing modern clothes, Naoki felt as if he had come to a primitive tribe.

"Is this Lili Town?"

Naoki walked in the town with Gulden, surrounded by many trainers with Pokémon, including Lycanroc, Flower Dance Bird, Good and Bad Star, and even a Staff Armor Scale Tail Dragon.

Because of this, he and Gulden were not very conspicuous in the crowd.

It was dusk now. Logically, at this time, the tired people should have returned home and started cooking dinner.

But according to Naoki's observation, the residents of Lili Town and those people dressed as trainers were all gathering towards the center of the town.

Eh? What are they going to do?

"Gulton, let's go and see!"

"Ah, gash!"

One person and one Pokémon mixed into the crowd and soon came to the bottom of the stage.

Gradually, more and more people came around. When dusk spread all over the earth, several people wearing strange masks, primitive costumes, and tooth necklaces on their necks suddenly stepped onto the stage and danced a strange and intense dance in the dusk and the light of the bonfire.

At first, Naoki didn't understand what was going on.

But when he saw the patterns on the masks on those people's faces clearly, a name immediately emerged in his mind.

—— Tapu Chirp!

He knew where this was!

This was the celebration stage of Lili Town, and also the stage for worshiping the guardian of Melemele Island!

In the game, the people of Lili Town will hold a full-scale celebration to worship Tapu Kokoro at dusk on the celebration stage on certain days.

This is to pray that Tapu Kokoro will bless the people on the island more and help each other.

Soon, the dance ended, and an old woman wearing traditional ethnic costumes, with white hair and a cane slowly walked onto the celebration stage.

She began to hum an ancient and melodious ballad, and then officially began the sacrifice.

"Guardian of the island! Please continue to bless the humans living in this place as before! Please accept the gift we have prepared for you, guardian, please come and see the Pokémon battle we offer you!"

As soon as the voice fell, the two trainers boarded the stage and commanded their respective Pokémon to fight a fierce battle with each other.

It is better to come at the right time than to come early. Naoki watched the event of worshiping Tapu Kokoro in front of him with interest.

"Island Guardian God! Please continue to bless the humans living in this place as before!" Naoki thought to himself.

He turned around and looked around, trying to find Tapu Kokoro in some more hidden places, but unfortunately he saw nothing.

Compared with other regions, the Alola region has many legendary Pokémon.

In addition to Solgaleo, Lunala, and Necrozma, there are the Tapu family that rule the four islands.

Tapu Kokoro of Melemele Island, Tapu Butterfly of Akala Island, Tapu Moo of Ula'ula Island, and Tapu Fin-Fin of Poni Island.

The Tapu family is very different from other legendary Pokémon in some aspects.

For example, they have been living on the island with humans, and will take the initiative to appear in front of some people and choose them.

In the Alola region, humans chosen by the guardian will become the king or queen of the local island.

And the chosen person cannot refuse, otherwise the guardian will be angry.

And Naoki's destination is the island king of Melemele Island, Hara.

Because only the king of the island has the qualification to start the island tour, and only after completing the test given by them can they obtain the Z bracelet and Z pure crystal.

At this time, the battle on the celebration stage has come to an end.

With one of the Pokémon falling to the ground, this fierce battle officially ended.

A white-haired, dark-skinned, slightly fat uncle walked onto the stage with a smile.

"What a wonderful battle, I think the guardian will be very happy!"

Hala clapped his hands and praised the two trainers in front of him.

The two young trainers touched their heads embarrassedly, but their expressions were very excited.

The sky gradually darkened, and the night gradually enveloped the entire Alola region.

Hara took the two trainers and said to many townspeople: "Okay, today's celebration is over. It's getting late, let's go back and rest first!"

Tapu Kokoro did not show up from beginning to end. Although the onlookers looked regretful, they had no choice but to disperse one after another.

Hara smiled and waved goodbye to everyone. Just as he turned around and prepared to go home to rest, he suddenly heard someone calling him.

"Please wait a moment, Mr. Hara!"

Hara turned his head and saw a young man who was much taller than him walking towards him.

The young man was followed by a Pokémon he had never seen before.

Hara was stunned: "Who are you?"

"I am Naoki." Naoki said: "I want to ask you to help me start the island tour."

Five minutes later, in Hara's mansion,

Island King Hara held a cup of tea and squinted his eyes at the young man in front of him.

"You mean, you want to participate in our Alola region's island tour?"

"Yes, this is my island tour certificate." Naoki put the certificate he had obtained in the Royal Dome on the wooden coffee table in front of him.

Hara reached out and took the certificate and took a closer look, and found that it was indeed a genuine island tour certificate.

Generally speaking, this kind of certificate is specially issued to outsiders, and the Alola region has many ways to obtain certificates.

For example, if a trainer is recognized by a certain island king or queen, then the other party will give the trainer a certificate of the island tour and start the island tour.

Or it can be rewarded to those who have made great contributions to the Alola region.

As for the local trainers... they have the qualifications to participate in the island tour since birth.

"I see! It seems that there is another talented young man!" Hara laughed heartily.

He continued: "Formally introduce myself, I am Hara, the island king of Melemele Island. Since you choose to start the challenge from Melemele Island, then next, I will announce the content of the test for you!"

"But it's too late today, so let's do this! Come here at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, and I will announce the content of the Melemele Island test for you."

"Okay." Naoki nodded politely, thanked Hara, and then left here.

He did not return to Padiya tonight, but rested for a night at the ranch on Akala Island.

The next morning, when the sun rose high above the sea level, Naoki arrived at Lili Town on time.

And Hala had been waiting there in advance.

After a night's rest, Hala was full of energy. He smiled and said to Naoki:

"You came at the right time. Something happened on Melemele Island. The location is in the forest near Haole City, where there is a forest Pokémon Cafe."

"According to the feedback from nearby Pokémon and residents, the cafe has recently had some problems and has suspended business, which has caused a lot of trouble for everyone. I hope you can investigate and help solve it."

"This is the test I arranged for you!"

Forest Pokémon Cafe...

Isn't that the place in the anime?

Although it is a cafe, the owner is a Pokémon named Chimp.

The Chimp is very smart. It will provide drinks to customers who come to the store, and when the customers complain, it will listen to their complaints and help them solve their problems.

Speaking of which, the Pokémon Tavern in the ranch and on the World Tree was built by him with the inspiration of the Forest Pokémon Cafe!

Is it closed there? Did something happen to Zhihuixing?

After a brief contemplation, Naoki nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go over and take a look."

Hala squinted and smiled, "Then I'll leave it to you."

The distance between Haole City and Lili Town is not far.

Naoki rode on Gulerton, and with the navigation of Rotom's mobile phone, it took less than five minutes to reach the forest.

Naoki thought he would spend a lot of time looking for the Forest Cafe, but he was surprised to find that the Forest Pokémon Cafe actually has a special landmark on the map app!

Just press Go there, and Rotom's mobile phone will automatically help with navigation.

Naoki was very surprised. He clicked on the landmark and saw a line of text introduction pop up on the screen.

[Forest Pokémon Cafe: A Pokémon-run cafe, the signature is delicious pear juice, a great place to relieve sorrow! It should be noted that the staff and most of the customers there are Pokémon! 】

Naoki: "..."

Is this the power of the Internet?

Wouldn't his Naoki Ranch also have a special landmark?

Naoki quickly switched to the Padiya area and selected the Zheqin Town area. Sure enough, he saw the landmark of his ranch on the map.

[Naoki Ranch: A ranch that raises many Pokémon. It is rich in rock salt and two kinds of fresh milk. In addition, there are many special Pokémon trials there, but the ranch owner is very strong. If you want to challenge, you must be prepared to fail! ]

... Sure enough.

Naoki glanced at Zheqin Town again, and he found that it was described like this.

[Zheqin Town: The birthplace of the culture of abundance, it was originally just an ordinary town, and later it gradually prospered with the arrival of the Bud Crown King. The Abundance Shrine on the back mountain is highly recommended for visiting! ]

... The village chief of Frozen Village will definitely cry when he sees this.

After a moment of silence, Naoki asked Gulton to continue to move forward according to the navigation.

Passing through the jungle and moving deeper, after jumping down a steep hillside, a tree house with a very unique shape appeared in the dense forest in front.

The house was built on a sturdy tree, and a wooden staircase connected the house to the ground.

This was the deepest part of the forest, surrounded by very tall and deep trees, with vines hanging from the branches, looking like a secret place.

We're at the Forest Pokémon Cafe!

Naoki got off Gulton, walked up the wooden stairs to the tree house, and knocked on the door.

"Is anyone there?"

"Knock knock!"

However, as soon as he knocked twice, the wooden door opened automatically, and Naoki could see the environment inside the inner room clearly.

Under the dim light, there was a wooden bar and several tables and chairs, and a Chimaera was standing behind the bar.

On the table next to it, a lampshade night mushroom and two sleepy mushrooms were using their body light to provide lighting for the store.

Near the inside was a coal turtle, which was cooking a pot of soup with its own flames.

However, except for Chimaera, these Pokémon all had sad expressions.

Seeing someone push the door open, they all turned their heads and looked towards the door.

Zhihuixing said, "Yeah, yeah." (The store has temporarily stopped business.)

Naoki sensed Zhihuixing's meaning through the power of Changpan. He was slightly stunned, then shook his head and explained:

"No, I didn't come here to drink juice. I accepted the test of Mr. Hara, the king of the island, and came here to investigate the reason why the Forest Pokémon Cafe was temporarily closed and help you solve the problem."

Hearing this, all the Pokémon in the cafe raised their heads.

Lampshade Night Mushroom was full of surprise, Sleepy Mushroom was very expectant, and Coal Turtle also poked his head out.

Zhihuixing was slightly stunned, and it looked up and down at the human in front of it with its eyes full of wisdom.

"Youyou?" (Can you understand Pokémon talking?)

Naoki smiled and nodded, "Yes, not only that, I can also help Pokémon heal!"

Gulton nodded repeatedly: "Ah, gah!" That's right!

Zhihuixing is very smart. It looked at the human and the Pokémon in front of it, and combined with what the other party had just said, it quickly guessed that he was here to complete the test of the island tour.

Zhihuixing is not unfamiliar with this matter, because the island guardian of this island will visit its cafe from time to time.

"Yeah, yeah." (In this case, then you can go with me to take a look.)

Zhihuixing walked out of the bar and led the way in front.

Naoki and Gulerton followed it out of the tree house, walked along a forest path, and soon came to a clearing.

The clearing was artificially opened up a piece of land, planted with fruit trees, but the trees were now empty, looking like they had been robbed by robbers.

"This is..."

Just as Naoki was puzzled, a snoring sound suddenly came from the other end of the clearing.

He looked up and saw a huge Snorlax lying on the grass with its back, revealing its round belly, its big paws on its belly, and sleeping soundly.

Looking at this scene, Naoki instantly understood what happened here.

He looked at Zhihuixing and asked, "Is it that Snorlax that ate all the fruits in the orchard?"

Zhihuixing nodded: "Yeah, yeah."

Naoki couldn't help but feel a little confused. If he remembered correctly, from the performance in the anime, the strength of this Zhihuixing was still very strong.

It could completely use superpowers or other tricks to drive away this wild Snorlax.

Zhihuixing noticed the gaze of this human, and with just one glance, it guessed the other party's thoughts.

Zhihuixing fanned the fan in his hand and explained: "Ah, ah, ah." (If it is driven to other places, it will eat up all the other food in the forest, and then other Pokémon living in this place will starve.)

And this orchard was planted by it, even if it is eaten, it will not affect the forest and other Pokémon.

The only thing affected is the supply of ingredients in the cafe. Without the fruit, it will not be able to make juice.