Chapter 307: The Most Suitable Trainer
In the living room.
After introducing themselves, the three little ones could be considered acquaintances.
However, Will and the little shark (Gible) didn't get along well.
They found each other an eyesore.
Currently, Cynthia was holding a book, telling Will about past history.
A thousand years ago, the Dragonite Kingdom didn't exist in Johto.
A thousand years ago, Liz didn't arrive in Hisui.
Over a hundred years ago, there was no Leaf God Sceptile.
Will could now be 100% certain that he had come to a parallel world without himself.
This meant.
In this world, he would lose some support.
For example.
The Tree of Beginning as his eyes.
Free access to the Spirit World.
The assistance of Legendary Pokémon like Ho-Oh and Lugia.
He needed to live slightly more carefully.
But only slightly.
After all, Will estimated he wouldn't need to enter the Spirit World or contact Legendary Pokémon for at least twenty years.
Now he just needed to confirm.
If there were any legends left in this world.
Legends about a Meowscarada.
'Meowscarada was already quite powerful when she disappeared. If she came to a completely unfamiliar parallel world, she would definitely do something big.'
'These things might not be recorded by the Pokémon League, and few people might know about them.'
'But as long as someone knows, there must be clues left behind, possibly hidden in a corner of some town in this world.'
'In the future, I might need to travel around and look for related historical stories.'
After listening to Cynthia, Will pondered in his heart.
As he pondered.
His gaze gradually shifted to Cynthia's face.
He never had this need before.
But now he had to admit.
In this life, Will needed a partner who liked researching history and legends and understood various ancient scripts.
Among the people he knew, the girl beside him seemed to be the most suitable candidate.
But...
The faces of Wolf Mom and the others flashed in his mind, making Will feel melancholic, and he couldn't help but sigh.
"Riolu, did you know? My favorite things are myths and history!"
The girl beside him turned to look at Will.
"In the future, will you travel the world looking for those hidden, unknown historical legends?"
Will turned to look at her.
"Of course! Are you interested too?"
"...Sort of."
Will pursed his lips.
Even if not for finding Meowscarada, he was somewhat interested in the history of the Pokémon world.
"What year is it now? How old are you?"
"It's League Year 182. I'm almost ten. When I turn ten, I can go on a journey!"
Cynthia smiled, looking at Gible beside her.
"I'll travel with Gible, starting from the Sinnoh region. Hmm... if we could have one more partner on the way, that would be great~"
When saying the last sentence.
Cynthia leaned her head close to Will's big ears.
Will could feel her breath hitting his ear.
"182..."
Will was dazed for a moment.
Memories of his previous life surfaced.
That year.
He and Lorelei were traveling in the Hoenn region. The following year, they challenged the Indigo League again and won Lorelei's first regional championship.
Calculating this...
This world's Cynthia was born nearly two years earlier than the Cynthia in the previous world. Wonder if Lorelei's birth time was affected.
"Mm~"
Will responded absent-mindedly.
His gaze rested on a photo frame in the living room. That frame should have contained Carmela, her family, and Meowscarada.
But now, there was no Meowscarada.
Not only that.
Carmela's husband was different from the one Will saw in his previous life.
In his previous life, Carmela ended up with a stranger.
But in this life, the man in the photo was Louis, the fiancé Will had defeated back then.
'Seems this world's Carmela compromised, sigh.'
Although Will thought Louis was actually quite nice, apart from being narcissistic and not very good-looking, he had almost no flaws.
But Carmela didn't like him.
He couldn't help but feel sad for Carmela. Even though...
This Carmela wasn't the friend he knew.
"Hey! Riolu~"
Cynthia leaned in.
"Hm?"
"Do you want to travel with us? I like you very much, and so does Gible."
"Gabite gabite!"
The little shark wasn't happy, jumping up and waving her two little chubby hands.
Cynthia pushed her down with one hand.
Will glanced at the girl beside him and couldn't help but chuckle.
Like Carmela, she was surprisingly proactive and bold in some aspects.
Will liked Cynthia's personality quite a bit.
"...Sorry."
Will pressed his lips together, thought for a moment, and shook his head.
He couldn't just join Cynthia's team without a word.
Wolf Mom, Buizel, and the other clan members might be anxious right now; he had to go back.
"Aww~"
Cynthia became dejected immediately.
Seeing her like this, Will immediately changed the topic. "By the way, why were you crying this afternoon?"
?
Cynthia fell silent, her emotions shifting to sadness.
The unhappy little shark beside her also lowered her head.
Will's brow twitched, realizing he asked the wrong question.
But words spoken are like water poured out; they can't be taken back.
In that case.
He might as well see what problem Cynthia encountered and if he could help solve it.
"Dad hasn't come back for a month. Although Mom and Grandma won't tell me..."
"But Mom cries secretly at night."
"Dad's Pokémon have gone to live in the forest."
"The uncles and aunts in Celestic Town take care of me even more now."
"...I don't have a dad anymore."
Cynthia's nose turned red, and tears filled her eyes.
Will sat on the sofa looking at her.
Then withdrew his gaze.
Liz, Sora, Meowscarada, Lorelei's family...
He understood the feeling of losing family.
How to describe this pain?
Probably like sinking little by little in water, forced to feel every second of the suffocation process.
Even as strong as he was.
He would stumble and fall backward because of this pain.
"Your father was very cool, right?"
Will reached out and stroked Cynthia's long blonde hair.
This girl must have been loved dearly since childhood to grow such beautiful hair.
"Mm! Dad's dream was to protect everyone in the Sinnoh region. Even if he silently sacrificed his life for it one day, he wouldn't hesitate. I think a dad like that is the coolest!"
Cynthia wiped her tears and nodded vigorously.
"That is indeed very cool. I think he must hope you and your mom can live happily."
Will pressed his lips together.
Seeing Cynthia like this, he remembered Meowscarada.
At that time, Meowscarada.
Did she think the same way as Cynthia?
"I will live well!"
Cynthia clenched her fists, her gaze firm.
"Mm."
"Riolu will live well with us too, right?"
Cynthia took the opportunity to hug Will.
After venting just now, she felt much better.
At the same time.
She was even more determined to adopt this Riolu.
So.
Cynthia planned to coax and trick Will into staying.
"Hey..."
Will helplessly facepalmed.
Her methods were too immature in front of Will.
He wasn't an ordinary Pokémon.
"Gabite!"
The little shark spat to the side, looking angry.
Clearly.
She was dissatisfied with Cynthia liking this puppy so much.
Soon it was evening.
It was already eight o'clock when Carmela returned home.
"I'm back~ Sorry, Cynthia, there were a lot of things at the League today."
Carmela walked into the home in high heels.
Since her husband left, many of his tasks needed Carmela to take over.
It wasn't the Sinnoh League exploiting her.
But the work her husband did, few people in the entire League could complete. Carmela was one of them.
With that work distributed, everyone became busier than before.
"It's okay, Mom. Gible, Riolu, and I aren't hungry."
Cynthia shook her head understandingly.
After her father left, she became much more sensible.
She basically wouldn't cause trouble for Carmela.
"Oh? You get along so well? Hehe, I think I know why Lucario wanted me to bring Riolu home."
Carmela passed the living room and glanced inside.
Seeing the three little ones leaning together watching TV, their relationship seemed good.
"Yes! We're great friends!"
"..."
Will was speechless.
How good could their relationship be after just one afternoon?
These were just little tricks by the blonde girl to PUA him.
Just then.
A cool figure walked in behind Cynthia.
It was Will's evolved form, Lucario!
Will took a few more looks at him.
He only knew one Lucario, the one from a thousand years ago who followed Sir Aaron in his previous life.
In terms of build.
Sir Aaron's Lucario was much larger than Carmela's, almost 2 meters tall, after all, he was a Pokémon from the era of magical beasts.
Carmela's Lucario should be only 1.3 meters tall; the gap was significant.
But this didn't mean Carmela's Lucario was underdeveloped.
On the contrary.
In this League era, a height of 1.3 meters exceeded the Pokédex average by 0.1 meters.
Carmela's Lucario was the type of genius whose physique was influenced by strength.
As for temperament...
Carmela's Lucario seemed much more aloof and proud.
While the one Will knew felt more humble and simple, completely different from Carmela's.
While Will observed the other party.
That Lucario's gaze also fell on the puppy beside Cynthia.
Seeing the obvious look in Cynthia's eyes and sensing the girl's emotions.
Lucario couldn't help but smile, revealing a "successful scheme" smirk.
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