Chapter 100: Please, Don't Make Everything Seem Like Life and Death Separation
Seeing Tropius slowly land in front of him, Bai Feng walked over and patted its neck, saying, "Tropius, I'm troubling you."
"Mew~"
Tropius squinted its eyes and smiled gently at Bai Feng, indicating it was no trouble and Bai Feng could call on it anytime if he needed help.
After finishing breakfast, Heliolisk lay down on the large stone in front of the courtyard gate again, sitting there motionless, its head facing directly towards the sun, spreading its neck frill to the fullest extent.
Bai Feng could even see faint electric current occasionally flashing on its neck frill.
"Heliolisk!" Bai Feng called out to it.
"Aybo~"
Heliolisk looked down at Bai Feng, seeing Tropius accompanying Bai Feng, knew Bai Feng had still asked Grandpa Fu for help, so it quickly jumped down from the stone.
"Aybo~ Aybo~"
Heliolisk scratched its head sheepishly, feeling a bit ashamed inside, thinking it was really a bit slow, having spent so much time, yet still unable to grasp Sunny Day.
Bai Feng patted its head and said, "Oh, what's there to it? You haven't had contact with this move before, and you're not a Grass-type or Fire-type Pokémon. It's perfectly normal not to grasp it right away. There's nothing to reflect on; I've seen all your efforts."
"Aybo~ Aybo~"
Hearing Bai Feng's comfort, Heliolisk's mood indeed improved greatly, it grinned and smiled at Bai Feng, and expressed its gratitude to Tropius, thanking Tropius for taking the time to come over.
"Alright, let's begin then." Bai Feng clapped his hands.
The points to note when learning the move, Bai Feng had already discussed them with Tropius and Heliolisk beforehand. He placed his hand on Tropius's back, and then slowly transmitted Golden Finger energy into Tropius's body.
Since Bai Feng's Golden Finger's advancement, he could already perceive the internal structure of Pokémon more clearly through his Golden Finger.
So very quickly, Tropius's entire energy circuit was clearly reflected in Bai Feng's mind.
"Tropius, that's enough!" Bai Feng said.
"Mew~"
Tropius nodded. Immediately, the four leaf-like wings behind it began to emit white light, followed by a crimson energy ball condensing by its mouth, which soon became as large as a soccer ball.
With a "whoosh", that energy ball was thrown into the sky by Tropius, bursting open in the air, turning into scattered points of energy.
The next second, the sun suddenly became scorching hot, dazzling sunlight shone directly down, making Bai Feng instinctively close his eyes.
However, his Golden Finger accurately captured Tropius's origin energy's operation trajectory when using Sunny Day, and how it resonated with the external attribute energy.
Before Bai Feng's Golden Finger's advancement, it took him a lot of effort each time to capture this pattern, and he had to spend energy to record it completely, but now, in just one try, he had already memorized half of it.
"Tropius, one more time!" Bai Feng said.
"Mew~"
Tropius nodded, and used Sunny Day again.
The effect of the previous Sunny Day hadn't worn off yet, so the second use was actually ineffective; the sunlight didn't become more intense because of it. But Bai Feng had already completely memorized the operation trajectory of the Pokémon's origin energy needed when performing this move.
Retracting the Golden Finger energy, and taking his hand off Tropius, Bai Feng said to Heliolisk, "Alright, Heliolisk, it's your turn."
"Aybo~"
Heliolisk walked up to Bai Feng, and stood obediently.
Bai Feng placed his hand on its body, simultaneously inputting Golden Finger energy: "Feel carefully, and remember the operation trajectory of my energy within your body."
"Aybo~ Aybo~"
Heliolisk nodded with a serious expression.
Bai Feng guided it very slowly, precisely so Heliolisk could remember it well. But Heliolisk's brain wasn't as flexible as a human's, nor was its memory as strong, so Bai Feng had to teach it for over an hour straight, before it barely managed to remember it.
"Hoo~" Bai Feng took a deep breath, took his hand off Heliolisk and said, "Since you've remembered it, give it a try."
"Aybo~"
Heliolisk nodded resolutely. It tilted its head towards the sky, its neck frill slowly opened, white light rippled across it, and before long, a crimson energy ball appeared by its mouth.
It was just that this energy ball was much smaller than Tropius's.
"Very good, Heliolisk, keep going!" Bai Feng encouraged it.
Seeing that the size of the energy ball was no longer changing, Heliolisk was about to try throwing it into the sky. However, just then, the energy ball suddenly became smaller and smaller. Before Heliolisk could react, with a "poof", it turned into a small "flame" and extinguished.
(д) Heliolisk was stunned: What happened?
Seeing this, Bai Feng quickly comforted it: "It's your first time using it; failure is normal. Just practice more and you'll get it."
Heliolisk wasn't discouraged either, it nodded and continued to try, but the situation was still the same as before.
This was a problem of insufficient practice. Bai Feng actually couldn't help much; the key was still that Heliolisk couldn't achieve good resonance between its internal origin energy and the external attribute energy.
Seeing this, Tropius walked forward, and discussed with Heliolisk, chattering and mumbling, constantly imparting its own experience to it, telling it how it achieved resonance.
Heliolisk listened and nodded, like a humble student receiving instruction.
With Tropius's help and guidance, Bai Feng sat aside, quietly watching them practice.
In the blink of an eye, the morning passed. Heliolisk finally barely managed to learn the move Sunny Day, although its success rate was only fifty percent.
To increase the success rate, Heliolisk would need to practice diligently.
To thank Tropius, Bai Feng kept it at Home for lunch. And after lunch, he even gave it a lengthy rejuvenation session lasting over an hour.
In the afternoon, Tropius happily left Fangxing Mountain.
Recently, the berries on Fangxing Mountain haven't reached the period of widespread ripening, so everyone's work has been relatively relaxed. Bai Feng began giving the employees days off.
However, they couldn't all take time off together, so it was done in shifts, three to four Pokémon at a time, taking a full two days off.
During these two days, they could arrange their time freely. They could lazily curl up at Home and sleep in, or they could go into the mountains to freely express their nature, or they could go shopping in the West District...
Today it was Hatterene's turn. It was probably the last one among the group to get a day off, so there were no Pokémon to accompany it.
It had the best bond with Buneary, but their job functions overlapped, so they couldn't take time off together, otherwise, there would be no one to do the work at Home.
So Buneary had already taken time off with Purrloin a few days ago, while it was Hatterene's turn today.
The only ones at Home who could accompany Hatterene were probably the two Espurr that were born not long ago.
On the first day of its time off, Hatterene's plan was to go to the West District to see its companions at the Shelter, then take the two Espurr to the Pokémon Center for a physical examination, and finally planned to just wander around the West District.
It must be said, Hatterene rarely put itself first, always considering others, which made Bai Feng feel quite uncomfortable.
Seeing that Hatterene was really planning to go out by itself with two little ones, he suggested accompanying it, as he also needed to go to the Pokémon Center to purchase anesthetic.
He had just helped the Pokémon light up their hidden energy circuits two days ago, and the anesthetic at Home was already gone.
Hatterene was quite happy upon learning that Bai Feng would accompany it. Although it only had Buneary that it had a good bond with on Fangxing Mountain, it didn't mean it liked being alone.
So after eating breakfast that morning, Bai Feng went out with Hatterene, accompanied by Bai Ye and Brionne.
The chance to go out with Bai Feng, Brionne wouldn't miss it.
After packing their things, and bringing what they needed, Bai Feng and the others set off.
Both Espurr were leaving Fangxing Mountain for the first time, and were full of curiosity about everything along the way. When walking, they would stare at pedestrians, when riding in the car, they would cling to the windows, when they reached the street, they would point at the dazzling array of goods...
Hatterene first took Bai Feng to the Shelter, because it wanted to give a batch of Pokéblocks that Buneary had just made to its friends there.
Under Hatterene's introduction, the Pokémon at the Shelter met the two Espurr personally hatched by Hatterene. They loved them dearly, and one after another gave the Espurr blessings and gifts.
In an instant, the two Espurr became the most popular beings in the entire Shelter.
Although the gifts given by the Pokémon here weren't anything precious, some were even just a leaf or a stone, but the two Espurr happily accepted them, and with serious expressions, asked Hatterene to help them keep them safe.
Psychic-type Pokémon are very good at sensing the emotions of surrounding creatures, so after sensing the Pokémon's sincere affection, they gradually became more lively.
However, there's another point: because Espurr are Pokémon with naturally strong psychic energy, they often need to suppress their emotions, to prevent their psychic energy from going out of control and harming others.
Perhaps they were too happy today, the male Espurr (the two Espurr are a pair of siblings) didn't control its power well, and accidentally used its psychic energy to send a Litleo flying.
Litleo wasn't harmed much, but the Espurr itself was badly frightened.
Because it felt too guilty, the younger male Espurr's mood instantly dropped.
However, no one blamed it, instead, they comforted it very kindly. Even the Litleo ran over to nuzzle it. Only then did the younger male Espurr adjust its mood.
After leaving the Shelter, they went to the Pokémon Center as planned.
Along the way, Brionne kept pestering Bai Feng to buy it toys. Having no choice, Bai Feng bought it a few float balls, which would be perfect for it to play ball with its little shrimp friends when swimming in the Reservoir.
Brionne wasn't picky either; as long as it was bought by Bai Feng, it liked everything.
Brionne also had quite a talent for performing acrobatics. As soon as it got the float balls, it balanced the float balls on its nose right outside the store and performed for Bai Feng and the others, making everyone laugh heartily. Even passersby couldn't help but stop.
Brionne was in high spirits, completely unaware of social embarrassment, and was finally pulled away by Bai Feng amidst everyone's applause.
Upon arriving at the Pokémon Center, Nurse Joy greeted Bai Feng familiarly.
"You're here!"
Calculating the time, Nurse Joy also guessed that Bai Feng would be coming around these days.
"Is it the same quantity as before?"
Bai Feng shook his head and said, "A bit more this time." Saying this, he reported the specific number to Nurse Joy.
"It seems you have new Pokémon there." Nurse Joy smiled and nodded.
Bai Feng then took the two Espurr from Hatterene, and placed them in front of Nurse Joy.
"Also, I need you to check these two little ones' bodies today. They weren't born long ago."
Nurse Joy gently rubbed the two Espurr's little heads and said, "Okay, leave them to me."
The two Espurr were a bit flustered seeing Nurse Joy, a stranger. They looked at Bai Feng, then looked at Hatterene, and finally actually ran straight back to Hatterene's side.
Hatterene quickly came over to comfort them.
"Rim~ Rim~ Rim~" Didn't we agree before? Be good, it'll be over soon. I'll be waiting for you right here.
"Meow~"
"Meow~"
Hearing Hatterene's words, the siblings obediently returned to Nurse Joy's side, but their eyes kept looking at Hatterene.
Seeing this situation, Nurse Joy chuckled.
"You two are really cute. It's just a physical checkup, it'll be quick, it's not like life and death separation." Saying this, she picked up the two Espurr. "Leave them to me." Then she turned to look at Chansey and said, "Chansey, go help Bai Feng get the medicine."
"Lucky~" Chansey responded and walked towards the Pharmacy.
The two Espurr lay on Nurse Joy's shoulders, and were taken to the Treatment Room. They watched Hatterene with teary eyes, and kept waving at it, which greatly amused Bai Feng.
Nurse Joy was very fast at checking Pokémon's bodies. A few minutes later, the two Espurr were brought out again.
"See, I told you it would be quick," Nurse Joy said with a chuckle, placing the Espurr siblings on the counter and returning them to Hatterene.
After getting the medicine, Bai Feng said to Nurse Joy, "Thank you for your trouble today. Goodbye."
Nurse Joy waved her hand dismissively and said, "If your Pokémon have any problems, you can come anytime."
After leaving the Pokémon Center, Bai Feng said to Hatterene, "Let's relax for the rest of the time. Is there anywhere you'd like to go?"
Bai Feng still felt it would be better for Hatterene to spend some time on itself, enjoy life more, and not just spend time solely on others.
Hatterene shook its head. Although it could be considered to have grown up in Biyi City, it had basically never left the vicinity of the Pokémon Shelter, so it wasn't actually familiar with many places in Biyi City.
Bai Feng patted his chest and said confidently, "Then leave it to me."
Before, Bai Feng was busy with studying and working, and wasn't very familiar with Biyi City either. But ever since that time he took Lysandre around Biyi City, he was already well-acquainted with all the fun places in Biyi City.
Hatterene naturally had no objection, it nodded gently in agreement.
Bai Feng considered various options, and finally chose a Haunted House.
This Haunted House had become very famous in Biyi City recently; many people were going there specifically to visit.
The last time he was with Lysandre, Bai Feng had wanted to go, but due to limited time, he couldn't make it in the end.
Bai Ye speechlessly slapped Bai Feng. You don't want to go with Hatterene, you just purely want to go yourself, right!
Seeing that Mother had seen through his thoughts, Bai Feng scratched his head, and smiled foolishly at Bai Ye.
And so, Bai Feng, Bai Ye, and Brionne took Hatterene and the two Espurr to the Haunted House together.
(end of chapter)