Chapter 723 The Meaning of a Trainer (23)
Bineke town, cafeteria.
Diancie sat demurely on the dining chair, wiping her mouth with a handkerchief.
Xiaozhi was wolfing down his food nearby.
Daigo put his hand to the side of his face and asked, "So, Princess Diancie, you are heading to the Forest of Oruans?"
“That’s right. As long as you can meet Xerneas, you can master the power of real diamonds. That’s what the Minister of Diamonds said.” Diancie replied.
Yurika held the rat on her head and held her face with her hands: "Dianci really has the temperament of a princess."
"Thank you, Yurika." Diancie curled her eyes.
"I also need to get some Pouf, is anyone coming with me?" Serena said.
"Then please let me go with you." Diancie jumped off the dining chair and followed Serena.
Lu Ye glanced at Geng Gui who finished a plate of cake in one bite: "Kou Jie~(￣～￣)"
He glanced again at the tall homeless man who was scooping with a spoon and speaking silently.
Lu Ye said slowly: "King AZ..."
"Cough, cough!" AZ choked, raised his eyes and said, "How do you know?"
Daigo was speechless and said, "Your height alone is enough to tell, Your Majesty."
AZ fell silent and said, "I am not a king... I am just a criminal now, so there is no need to ask any more questions."
Lu Ye has come into contact with many kings, including King Portlandis who was punished by the King of Phoenix, Damos of Midina, and Queen Irene of Orudran City.
AZ's achievements were the most dazzling among this group of people - Damos gained the friendship of Arceus, while AZ made the god of life and death work for him.
"So... why are you traveling with Diancie?" Lu Ye asked.
AZ took a deep look at the black-haired young man.
This messenger of Arceus has the aura of many gods. I have never met him before, but he seems to know everything.
"I..." AZ said hesitantly, "I'm going to the Forest of Oruans, and so is Diancie."
Afterwards, no matter how Lu Ye and Daigo asked him why he was going there, AZ just scooped the spoon silently.
His outfit was a bit old, with a green scarf and a red hat, which were tattered and gave off a rotten smell.
Daigo said he wanted to take him to a fashion store, but AZ strongly resisted.
Mr. Lu thought that he might have to travel with AZ in the future, and his face looked strange. He said, "Then go to the bathhouse, King AZ... Otherwise, you should just go alone."
AZ looked up blankly: "Bathhouse?"
…
"Here it is."
Lu Ye crossed his arms, raised his head and gestured, "Meet at the Elf Center later."
AZ looked up at the misty bathroom and stammered, "I always use the public toilet..."
"Stop talking nonsense, just swipe this card and let Master Haoli rub your back, otherwise I will take you to the barber shop!" Lu Ye threatened.
Daigo: “…”
That seems to be the card that was just taken away from me...
Don’t blame Teacher Lu for his harsh tone, the flavor is really too strong.
King AZ in the story has been wandering for three thousand years... Even if he has the habit of keeping clean, he is not much better.
As for the possibility of AZ going berserk—
Lu Ye had learned about the combat effectiveness in ancient times, and Migina's national teacher was probably at the king level.
It is impossible for the King of AZ, who has been wandering in pain for a thousand years, to have the strength to fight against the legend.
"I am the body of atonement." AZ said hoarsely.
Lu Ye: "Modern prisons also allow people to take hot showers and come back quickly."
AZ fell silent. Since he was Arceus's messenger, he had his reasons for doing so.
He had heard that some messengers of gods had various taboos.
I can't take Diancie away, so it's best to go together.
What's more, the day when I am free won't be too far away...
AZ closed his eyes lightly.
Unlike Diancie, he went to the Forest of Oruans for Yveltal.
Yveltal, the God of Death, fell into a deep sleep three thousand years ago and is only now about to wake up. In order to escape from the pain, AZ has been wandering for three thousand years.
With the faith of dying, AZ stepped into the bathhouse.
"Why does this feel like going to the execution ground?" Lu Ye muttered.
"Are you really going to go with AZ, Mr. Lu?"
Daigo frowned and said, "I'm worried that something unexpected might happen."
During the communication with Diancie, Lu Ye already understood the cause and effect of her relationship with King AZ.
"Let AZ go together."
Lu Ye whispered: "To the king... Diancie may be his only remaining friend."
Daigo nodded slightly.
One hour later.
The tall AZ, with a hunched back, came to the door of the Pokémon Center.
Diancie looked at AZ in surprise and smiled softly, "You look pretty good, AZ."
There was a rare sense of awkwardness in AZ, and this emotion appeared for the first time in a hundred years.
He glanced at Mr. Lu, who was in the lead, and said in a deep voice:
"Then please allow me to go with you, messenger of Arceus..."
Lu Ye said that the decision lies with Diancie.
"I give you permission to come with me, AZ."
Princess Diancie smiled slightly and turned around: "And Xiaozhi, Daigo, Luye..."
Diancie called out the names of everyone present accurately, which was also part of etiquette.
"Are we leaving tonight?" Serena asked.
"Camping, camping!" Yurika cheered.
"We'll set out tonight and it'll take about half a day to drive there, and then we'll be able to reach our destination by taking the ferry tomorrow morning." Daigo said with a smile.
Lu Ye thought of the trio who were forgotten in the attic.
Never mind...the three of them should be able to figure it out on their own.
Night is falling.
The rented large pickup truck drove out of the town of Binek, its headlights piercing through the night mist and moving forward on the road.
AZ sat in the back seat of the convertible, his hands on his knees, his eyes unconsciously searching in the night.
The orange street lights on the highway formed a line, the countryside on both sides was quiet, the wind blew in from the wilderness, and the nocturnal monsters rustled out.
AZ missed the night three thousand years ago. Even though the night was full of dangers and the monsters were violent, Hua Yeti was still by his side, and the two of them watched in the watchtower until dawn.
"The messenger of Arceus..."
AZ said hoarsely: "What exactly is this trainer you're talking about?"
"Trainer..."
Lu Ye sat in the back seat and watched AZ, holding up his face, his black hair swaying in the night breeze, and replied lazily:
"A group of people who use Pokémon battles to interpret their beliefs, form bonds with Pokémon, and trust each other."
"Warcraft is the servant of mankind, isn't it?" AZ's eyes were frighteningly bright in the night.
"There's a guy in Unova who thinks he's a Pokémon, not a human."
Lu Ye laughed and said, "Besides, you don't think so at all, King AZ."
The black-haired young man's eyes were bright, and he crossed his fingers: "You think that Pokémon are your friends, or even... your relatives."
An indescribable sadness welled up in AZ's chest.
"Yeah...but she's left me now and will never be able to forgive me."
"No."
Lu Ye stretched and said, "Because the trainer and Pokémon have a relationship of mutual trust."
"When you get over your sadness, your Pokémon will trust you again."
"Koujie~" Gengar emerged from the darkness with a grin.
AZ was silent for a long time, then changed the subject: "...They all call you Teacher, the messenger of Arceus."
"Did there exist such professions as teachers in your time?" Lu Ye asked curiously.
"have."
AZ nodded affirmatively: "And respected by the king."
"I've been to your era... an era of strife and war, when Pokémon were called 'monsters.'" Lu Ye recalled.
That was the time of Mitina... Dialga led Mr. Lu through time and space to seek Arceus' forgiveness.
AZ looked at Lu Ye in surprise.
"But even in that era, there was the Wave Hero Aaron and his Lucario, the AZ King... and his Flowery-Dee."
Lu Ye's eyes brightened: "To use today's words... they are trainers."
"Is that so... a so-called trainer." AZ repeated dully, "I was also... a trainer once."
"When the journey is over, let's fight, AZ."
Lu Ye smiled and stretched out his fist.
"If the opponent is a trainer, a showdown will reveal what kind of person he is and what kind of beliefs he holds. At that time, no words are needed, and you will understand everything!"
AZ's cloudy eyes flickered, and he slowly stretched out his fist and lightly touched it with Lu Ye.
"...Very wise words, Lu...Lu Ye."
"Haha, because it was said by my wife. What she said is very philosophical." Lu Ye said cheerfully.
AZ's wrinkled face curved slightly.
This is the happiest day in AZ's memory in thousands of years.
He encountered Diancie, took a hot bath, and roughly understood what it meant to be a trainer.
All that was left was to see Yveltal, and he would be completely free...
The vehicle stopped at a green area next to a stream.
“Let’s camp here!”
Daigo got out of the car, put his hand on the door, and smiled, "Tomorrow morning, we can take a ship and reach our destination."
"Great, let's go camping~" Yurika lifted up the rat, "I want to sleep with Diancie!"
"Sure, Yurika." Diancie smiled faintly, "This is the first time I know about camping."
"Then, Mr. Lu and I will go together--" Xiaozhi scratched his head.
"Rejected, get into your sleeping bag by yourself, or sleep with King AZ." Lu Ye said lightly.
"Eh!?" Xiaozhi slumped his shoulders.
AZ looked at Ash, a wrinkled smile on his face.
"Ah!" Xiaozhi's expression froze and he ran to help set up the tent.
Lu Ye looked at AZ in surprise: "Were you trying to scare him on purpose just now?"
AZ did not comment.
I didn’t expect AZ to have such an active side.
Lu Ye sent out Gengar, and the shadow clone skillfully set up the tent.
Serena was surprised and said, "A tent in the shape of a Giganta? So cute!"
"Brother, I want to sleep with Teacher Lu!" Yulijia's eyes lit up.
Lu Ye: "Ahem, no!"
"Hmm... so tonight we'll have the ghost story session, do you want to join us Serena?"
“What’s a ghost story?” Diancie asked.
"A ghost story is just a story about a group of ghost-type Pokémon that scare people." Serena laughed.
"Kou Jie!" Gengar appeared quietly behind Serena, with will-o'-the-wisp floating around him.
"Ah!" Serena felt the cold and her face turned pale.
"Haha, Gengar is so cute~" Yurika was not afraid, but laughed out loud.
"Koujie~" Gengar scratched his head with a chuckle.
Daigo stood by the stream with a smile on his face and his suit draped over his arm, enjoying the evening breeze.
"Did you forget to bring a tent?" Lu Ye stepped forward.
"For me, a sleeping bag will do." Daigo replied.
"Come and share a tent with me. My tent is very big." Lu Ye said.
Daigo was surprised, then nodded and said, "...Excuse me."
At two o'clock in the morning, the forest was dark and a silver light fell on the pebbles.
AZ leaned against a cold rock and saw Diancie jumping out of the tent, his eyes flickering slightly.
"You haven't rested yet, AZ?"
"What about you?" AZ asked hoarsely.
“I have trouble sleeping when I think about meeting Xerneas tomorrow.” Diancie shook her head slightly.
AZ smiled silently: "Me too."
"AZ is going to look for Xerneas too?"
"……yes."
AZ murmured, "You can definitely master the power of diamond creation and save the country...Princess Diancie, you can definitely do it."
"Thank you, AZ~" Diancie smiled faintly.
The moonlight fell, and AZ and Diancie looked up silently.
Inside the tent.
Lu Ye stroked the Sylph Eevee lying on its side, resting his head on one arm, and fell into deep thought.
"Wait until I meet Xerneas and ask him about the whereabouts of the fairy tablet..."
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There will be another chapter later
(End of this chapter)
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