"System, are you sure it's this way? You didn't get it wrong, did you?"
[host, I am certain it is this way. There is no mistake.]
"As long as the direction isn't wrong, it's fine."
Fei Xiao was currently walking through the wilderness, seemingly still within a forest.
That's right, since she had already decided to head toward a human city, Fei Xiao decided to try and find one today.
So, after finishing breakfast, Fei Xiao began packing her things... well, there wasn't actually anything special, she just symbolically carried a backpack filled with some berries and food.
Once everything was ready, Fei Xiao asked the system if it knew the route to human civilization.
Fortunately, the system didn't let Fei Xiao down this time, so she officially embarked on her journey with Meloetta.
"Melo?"
Meloetta floated beside Fei Xiao, letting out a puzzled Growl while looking at her.
As for Bulbasaur... it didn't seem to want to go to a human city.
She didn't force it; anyway, it seemed to be living quite comfortably in the courtyard for now.
Fei Xiao roughly understood what it meant and asked the system in her mind again.
"System, how much longer until we reach the city?"
[Straight ahead, you will arrive in about 25 kilometers.]
Hmm, not bad. It wasn't particularly far and they should arrive soon.
Fei Xiao also shared the good news with Meloetta.
"Meloetta, hang in there. It's only about 25 kilometers, we'll be there soon."
Meloetta (ﾉ ○ Д ○)ﾉ
"Melo?"
Meloetta landed on the ground, tilting her head and looking at Fei Xiao with a shocked expression.
That look was practically screaming, 'Are you serious?'
Uh...
Fei Xiao awkwardly scratched her head to avoid the embarrassing truth. -_-||
She had momentarily forgotten that she might be taking her own abilities for granted. Although Meloetta's level wasn't low, she indeed didn't seem to have the Agility ability.
"Melo." (●—●)
From the corner of her eye, she could even clearly see the other's questioning gaze.
"Ahem, that... sorry. What I meant was for you to come over and hold onto me tight, and I'll carry you forward."
"Melo?"
Upon hearing this, Meloetta's doubt wasn't just in her eyes anymore; she practically had 'I don't believe you' written all over her face.
Fei Xiao suddenly felt her dignity dropping; this girl was actually staring at her with such a disdainful expression.
Hmph, since that's the case...
Taking advantage of her lack of attention, Fei Xiao directly scooped Meloetta up.
"Melo!"
Before Meloetta could react, she was placed onto Fei Xiao's back.
"Hold on tight, Meloetta, we're about to take off," Fei Xiao gave a warm reminder.
Although confused, Meloetta obediently wrapped her arms around Fei Xiao's neck.
Feeling the cool touch, Fei Xiao grinned and took a starting stance, ready to burst. "Then, let's go!"
As the words ended, Fei Xiao kicked off the ground with her back foot, her entire body shooting forward. Meloetta, on her back, was startled and hurriedly held on tight.
If viewed from above, one could see a streak of light moving rapidly through the forest.
At this moment, Fei Xiao only felt that she hadn't reached her limit and could still continue to accelerate. Her body coordination also seemed to be steadily improving; even while shuttling at high speed through the complex woods, she had no intention of slowing her pace.
Fei Xiao also noticed that her control over her physical strength was improving at a visible rate. She then accelerated once more; now, she was even surrounded by arcs of electricity, yet her speed didn't diminish in the slightest.
Meanwhile, Meloetta on her back felt her vision blurring, unable to even see the surrounding environment clearly.
However, Fei Xiao didn't notice at all, still immersed in the pleasure of high-speed running.
...
After about 10 minutes.
"System, I feel like we should be almost there, right?" Fei Xiao asked the system about the distance while running.
[Yes, host, it's just ahead. You have arrived.]
Oh? Fei Xiao timed it right and leaped up from a tree branch.
In mid-air, Fei Xiao finally saw the existence of the city. Now, even she couldn't help but be a bit surprised.
After all, in her estimation, it would take about half an hour to arrive, but she didn't expect to reach it in just ten minutes.
Fei Xiao knew very well that although she was fast, she had definitely not been this quick before. It seemed that her strength recovery had also accelerated after this full-out sprint.
"Hmm?" Fei Xiao suddenly felt a powerful aura. She slowed her pace and looked toward the source of the direction.
"BOOM!!!"
An explosion rang out; it seemed an explosion had occurred at the foot of the mountain opposite her.
Fei Xiao guessed it was caused by a battle between Pokémon.
"Melo?"
Meloetta also noticed they had stopped and looked toward the site of the explosion as well.
Fei Xiao only glanced at it before ignoring it and continuing forward.
Battles between Pokémon were perfectly normal. There was no need for her to go looking for trouble by joining the crowd, especially since the opponent's level didn't seem low.
"Alright, let's keep going." Fei Xiao slowly continued forward. At the thought of being able to enter the city, she felt a bit of anticipation in her heart, and a smile appeared on her face.
Meloetta was shocked by Fei Xiao's ridiculous speed, even consistently doubting whether she might also be a Pokémon.
After all, she seemed to have an ear that didn't belong to a human. But then she thought about how the other was her master and stopped worrying about it, also beginning to look forward to life in the city.
Having already seen the outline, they soon walked out of the woods, and now the city was visible from the ground.
"By the way, Meloetta, from now on, stay invisible and follow me," Fei Xiao reminded her, thinking of people's impressions of Pokémon.
Meloetta nodded upon hearing this, floated into the air, and disappeared.
After seeing all this, Fei Xiao strode toward the city.
Just as she entered the urban area, Fei Xiao noticed the streets were damaged, and the surrounding storefronts also seemed more or less destroyed.
She had originally thought it was caused by fighting with Pokémon, but looking at the roads that seemed to have cracked naturally, that idea fell through. She realized in her heart that it might be a disaster caused by the expansion of the Blue Star's tectonic plates when the Pokémon descended.
Not thinking about it further, she was just about to turn and continue forward when a beautiful figure came running fast, and this figure crashed directly into Fei Xiao's arms.
"Ouch!" x2
Fei Xiao wasn't paying attention and was caught off guard, unable to dodge. However, she quickly steadied herself and didn't fall.
The other person wasn't as lucky and fell backward onto her bottom.
"I'm sorry."
A clear voice rang out.
Only then did Fei Xiao begin to size up the person in front of her.
The other party was a very beautiful woman, like a fairy walking out of a painting, with bright eyes and white teeth, an extraordinary temperament that made one fall in love at first sight. The only deficiency was her front... anyway, compared to herself, she was still far off. Looking at her appearance, she seemed to be a college student and probably wasn't a scammer.
"That... I'm sorry, just now was..."
The other party also looked up wanting to apologize, but was stunned by the other's appearance.
Seeing the other party not moving, Fei Xiao thought she had hurt her. "Are you okay?"
She was just about to reach out to help the girl up.
This time Fei Xiao did not relax; she felt a wave of heat approaching. Her body reacted quickly, doing a backflip to retreat.
A ball of fire swept over her head toward the position she was just in.
Fei Xiao steadied her body and looked straight ahead.
"Rocket!"
A red figure also landed in front of the girl.
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