Chapter 314: An Unexpected Turn of Events
After searching for a long time without finding a way out, An Jie asked the indigenous Shiitake Mushroom:
"Shiitake Mushroom, don't you know how to get out?"
"Naima xiu ~" Shiitake Mushroom shook its head. It had never been out before, so of course, it didn't know the way.
"This is troublesome…" An Jie had a headache.
Just as he was troubled, a sound suddenly came from the bushes not far away.
An Jie looked in the direction of the sound and saw Ponyta jumping out with light steps.
He shouted with surprise on his face: "Ponyta? Are you here to lead me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, another Pokémon followed Ponyta out.
This Pokémon was also a horse-type Pokémon. It was snow-white, with a long, white spiral horn on its forehead, and long, pink-purple and light blue mane hanging down smoothly. Its tail was also elegant and agile, and even its hooves had cloud-like pink-purple mane, like a unicorn from a fairy tale.
It was the evolved form of Galarian Ponyta, Galarian Rapidash, a single-horn Pokémon with Psychic and Fairy attributes, a brave and decisive Pokémon with a strong sense of self-esteem.
Before An Jie could react, Ponyta hopped to the front, while Rapidash followed gracefully behind.
The small house was surrounded by various colorful flowers, and an old woman wearing a pink dress and a blue hat was watering the flowers in the yard.
Seeing signs of human habitation, An Jie knew that he had finally walked out of the forest, so he wanted to thank Ponyta and Rapidash.
But as soon as he turned his head, he saw bursts of pink mist rising, and Ponyta and Rapidash walked into the mist and slowly disappeared.
It's Misty Terrain!
Needless to say, it must be Rapidash's skill, so An Jie had to wave his hand and shout into the forest: "Thank you, Ponyta, Rapidash!"
His shouts attracted the attention of the old woman not far away, and the old woman said in surprise: "Oh my, a guest has come!"
Hearing this, An Jie greeted the old woman: "Hello, ma'am, I got lost in the forest and just came out. Please forgive me if I'm disturbing you."
The old woman shook her head and said: "Many people get lost in this forest, you are not the first."
After the old woman's explanation, An Jie learned that travelers who get lost in the Glimwood Tangle, as long as they are not bad people, Rapidash will usually gently lead them out.
"So that's how it is!" An Jie suddenly understood, but he looked at the old woman in front of him and felt a little familiar.
"What's wrong?" Seeing An Jie staring at her, the old woman asked suspiciously.
"It's nothing, I just think you look familiar," An Jie replied.
"Is that so?" The old woman chuckled, not feeling strange at all about An Jie's words.
At this moment, a flash of inspiration flashed in An Jie's mind, and he finally remembered who the old woman was.
"You are… Ballonlea Gym Leader Opal!"
Having been in the Pokémon world for too long, he couldn't remember many things.
"It seems I still have some reputation," the old woman… no, Ms. Opal said with a smile.
An Jie quickly said: "I'm really sorry."
Opal waved her hand and said: "It's nothing, not everyone has to know an old woman like me."
An Jie showed an awkward smile, and then inquired: "Ms. Opal, how do I get to Ballonlea?"
Opal pointed to her house and said: "You can see it by walking past it."
An Jie said gratefully: "Finally arrived, thank you so much!"
Opal asked: "Young man, what are you doing in Ballonlea?"
An Jie generously replied: "I'm here to find someone."
"Looking for someone?" Opal looked surprised, "Tell me who you are looking for, and maybe I can help."
An Jie thought about it and it was true. Ms. Opal is the Gym Leader of Ballonlea, so it would be most appropriate to ask her about the location of the Yuuji family.
Don't look at Ms. Opal's spirited appearance, but in fact, she is nearly 90 years old. She has been in the position of Gym Leader for 70 years and is the oldest Gym Leader in the Galar League.
It is precisely because she is old that Ms. Opal is actively looking for a Gym successor.
Thinking of this, An Jie asked: "Do you know Mr. Yuuji?"
Opal was a little surprised when she heard this, "You're looking for him? He…"
Speaking of this, Opal paused.
"Do you know where his house is?" An Jie asked again.
Opal nodded, "Of course I know, he is a very famous trainer in Ballonlea, but…"
"But what?" An Jie looked puzzled.
However, Ms. Opal did not answer An Jie's question, but said: "You can find his house by finding the largest house in the town, it's easy to find."
An Jie immediately said gratefully after hearing this: "Thank you, I understand."
Opal waved her hand and said: "Okay, go!"
After saying goodbye to Opal, An Jie walked past her house for a distance, and soon arrived at Ballonlea.
Ballonlea is a very special town, because it is located in the forest, so their houses are made of wood.
But there is one exception, that is a beautiful villa, located in the northeast corner of the town, An Jie saw it at a glance.
Needless to say, that is Yuuji's house, as Ms. Opal said, it is very easy to find.
Without any hesitation, An Jie took Petilil and the others over.
Finally about to see Yuuji, Petilil was very excited.
Arriving at the entrance of the villa, An Jie saw a young boy and a Scorbunny playing soccer on the lawn in front of the door, so he said: "Hello!"
The boy caught the ball kicked out by Scorbunny, stepped on it, and looked at An Jie suspiciously and asked: "You are?"
An Jie said: "I'm here to find someone, does Mr. Yuuji live here?"
The boy said in surprise: "You're looking for my grandfather?"
An Jie thought: So it's Yuuji's grandson!
But that's right, calculating Yuuji's age, he should be in his sixties now, it's not surprising to have a grandson.
An Jie smiled and said: "It seems I didn't come to the wrong place, is your grandfather home?"
The boy frowned upon hearing this, "My grandfather has already passed away, what do you want to see him for?"
An Jie and Petilil were both stunned when they heard this. Passed away?
Petilil grabbed An Jie's clothes, her expression inexplicable: He passed away! How could he pass away?
Sensing Petilil's emotions, An Jie lowered his head and patted it, "Don't worry, let's ask again."
"Li di ~" Petilil nodded lightly.
Seeing Anjier's strange behavior, the boy frowned and asked, "Who exactly are you? What do you want with my grandfather?"
He couldn't help but wonder: His grandfather hadn't left Maihime Town for many years. Logically speaking, he shouldn't know someone so young!
Before Anjier could answer, the boy's Rabifoot suddenly became very excited.
"Rabifoo~ Rabifoo~"
Rabifoot tugged at the boy's hand, pointing at Anjier incessantly.
The boy asked in confusion, "Rabifoot, what's wrong with you?"
"Rabifoo~ Rabifoo~" Rabifoot continued to gesture.
"What exactly are you trying to say?" the boy asked with a frown.
Seeing that he couldn't communicate with his Trainer, Rabifoot leaped up and snatched the phone from his pocket. Then, it deftly unlocked it and, before long, held up a photo from the phone for the boy to see.
Who else could be in the photo but Anjier?
The boy held the phone, looked at the photo, then looked at Anjier, and immediately burst out in surprise, "You are... Mr. Anjier!"
Anjier was taken aback. "I am Anjier, that's right. Is there a problem?"
"This is great! I've met the real person! I've met the living legend Trainer!" The boy jumped three feet high in excitement.
Anjier: . . .
After recognizing Anjier's identity, the boy's attitude towards Anjier took a complete 180-degree turn.
"Mr. Anjier, please come in, please come in! Come inside and have a seat."
"Ah? Okay~ Okay~" At the boy's invitation, Anjier followed him towards the house.
The boy chattered incessantly as he walked, "Mr. Anjier, my name is Kota. I saw your battle in Miare City on TV!
You were so amazing! I wish I could have flown straight to Miare City to fight alongside you..."
Well, now he knew the reason for the boy's... should be Kota's change in attitude.
After entering Kota's house, they heard a woman's voice from inside.
"Kota, who's here?"
Immediately, a middle-aged woman walked out.
"Mom, look, it's Mr. Anjier! Mr. Anjier is visiting our house!" Kota said excitedly to his mother.
At first, Kota's mother was a little confused, but with Kota's prompting, she finally remembered the recent news. So, she also said excitedly:
"A distinguished guest, a distinguished guest indeed, Mr. Anjier, please have a seat!"
After inviting Anjier to sit down, she hurriedly went to make tea.
Kota's mother wasn't a Trainer, so she didn't have the same admiration for Anjier as Kota did. Her excitement and enthusiasm were simply because Anjier was a celebrity.
While Kota's mother was making tea, Anjier chatted with Kota about his grandfather, Yuji.
Through the conversation, Anjier learned that Yuji had just passed away last year. No wonder Ms. Popura had such a strange expression when she heard that Anjier was looking for Yuji.
It was strange enough to look for someone who had already died.
Anjier also learned that Yuji had a very good reputation in Maihime Town. It could be said that, besides Ms. Popura, the most famous and powerful Trainer in Maihime Town was Yuji.
Therefore, Kota regarded his grandfather as the person he admired most. In his heart, his grandfather was the most amazing person!
After settling down in Maihime Town, Yuji had been committed to Pokémon rescue work for decades.
With the support of the League, he had also established a Pokémon sanctuary in Maihime Town, which sheltered a large number of homeless Pokémon.
Kota's father, Yuji's son, was now the manager of the sanctuary.
When Anjier heard this news, he couldn't help but feel a little ironic.
A person who had abducted someone else's child had actually taken up the work of protecting Pokémon.
Thinking of this, Anjier looked at the interior decoration of the villa, which revealed wealth everywhere.
The family's wealth was all earned after Yuji became famous. His children and grandchildren had all benefited, achieving a leap in social class.
Only the Bone Crest Crocalor, a mother, had been tormented by longing for her child for decades.
Soon, Kota's mother came over with the tea and joined the conversation.
When mentioning her father-in-law, Kota's mother was full of praise, her mouth filled with words of admiration.
Time quickly came to evening, and then footsteps came from the door.
"Wife, Kota, I'm back!"
A refined-looking middle-aged man walked into the house. Obviously, this was Kota's father, Yuji's son.
Seeing a stranger in the house, Kota's father was taken aback. "We have a guest?"
"Dad, it's Mr. Anjier..." Kota excitedly introduced Anjier to his father.
Unlike his wife, who wasn't interested in Trainers, Kota's father immediately recognized Anjier's identity when he heard the name "Anjier." He paid close attention to news and Trainer-related matters.
"Oh dear, a remarkable person has come to our house. I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry!"
Like Kota, Kota's father was very enthusiastic towards Anjier.
After some greetings, Kota's father asked about the reason for Anjier's visit.
Kota replied to his father, "Dad, Mr. Anjier is here to find Grandpa!"
Kota's father was stunned when he heard this. "Looking for my father? Mr. Anjier knows my father?"
Anjier's five-hundred-year-old age was no secret. It had already been dug up and reported by the media.
Outsiders only knew the fact, but not the reason. They didn't know that Anjier had only recently awakened. So, Kota's father thought that Anjier knew his father.
However, Anjier shook his head and said, "No, I don't know Mr. Yuji. Ms. Lilligant knew him!"
As he spoke, Anjier pointed to Ms. Lilligant, who was sitting next to him.
When Kota's family heard this, they all turned their attention to Ms. Lilligant.
"Lilli~ Lilli~" Ms. Lilligant was very excited at the moment, scolding the deceased Yuji. Actually, if Anjier hadn't calmed her down, she would have wanted to curse.
Kota's family of three couldn't understand Ms. Lilligant's words and looked confused.
Kota's father asked, "Mr. Anjier, what's wrong with your Ms. Lilligant?"
Anjier said bluntly, "She's scolding Mr. Yuji, saying he's shameless..."
Ms. Lilligant's vocabulary for scolding people was very limited, but she said all the nasty things she could think of, and Anjier translated them word for word.
Kota's family was very angry when they heard this. They couldn't tolerate someone cursing their most respected father (grandfather) for no reason, even if it was Anjier.
Kota's father said with a face full of anger, "Mr. Anjier, please give us an explanation. My father has already passed away, he shouldn't be insulted by you."
Anjier gently patted the emotional Ms. Lilligant, then looked at Kota's family and said, "I'll tell you a story about your father..."
As he spoke, he told the family of three about Yuji's unknown past.
