Chapter 110. Kiana: I Suspect Sirin Has Someone She Likes!
[???]
[No, seriously—how can someone catch a Mythical on day one?]
[Is that even reasonable?]
[I thought Puffer's luck was already unmatched. Whose underling is this one?]
The still-open livestream, like Sirin, witnessed the scene, and a screenful of question marks floated up at once.
It was a Mythical Pokémon.
In the setting, it stands alongside Legendary Pokémon—rare and powerful.
And Shaymin's adorable, timid look instantly captured the hearts of the macho guys.
"Th-this—this this— I don't know either?!"
Kiana froze, staring in astonishment at the unbearably cute little hedgehog.
She really had just tossed a ball on a whim.
Who knew it would catch a Mythical?
"Mee~"
Shaymin stepped back two paces, lifted its head, and let out a tiny cry.
It shrank its body, looking weakly at the three humans who had encircled it.
"Sss~"
If this were an anime, the three girls would probably have hearts in their eyes by now.
"So cute!!"
Wild delight surged in Kiana's heart.
She crouched, beaming, and leaned in, stretching out a hand to pet Shaymin.
But Shaymin quickly hopped aside, its gaze full of wariness.
It had finally made it out of the flowerbed, and before it had gone far it was suddenly caught.
Shaymin was still bewildered.
"Let me try!"
Seeing Kiana rebuffed, Sirin swung her arms and carefully approached.
Likewise, Shaymin didn't even look at her and slipped away to the side again.
Under the two girls' puzzled gazes, it tucked itself behind Mei.
This human felt warm, and she carried a pleasant scent.
Shaymin subconsciously wanted to draw near and seek shelter.
"Mee~"
Lifting its head with a soft cry, Shaymin met Mei's gentle smile as Mei bent down.
"Be good~"
She reached out her hand.
This time, Shaymin didn't dodge and instead rather enjoyed being petted all over.
Kiana: "?"
Looking at this harmonious scene, Kiana couldn't shake the feeling that something was off.
Wasn't this Pokémon hers?
Why was it getting close to Mei instead?
Inexplicably, a sourness belonging to a cuckolded victim welled up in Kiana's heart.
On the other side, Sirin had felt a bit sour herself, but upon seeing this she immediately brightened.
She elbowed Kiana and asked with a grin, "How does it feel?"
"What feeling? I don't feel anything.
My Pokémon getting close to Mei—isn't that a good thing?"
Kiana looked just like a cuckolded victim frantically arguing in denial, which made Sirin burst out laughing.
After a bit more goofing around, Sirin ended the livestream, and Kiana returned the now somewhat less wary Shaymin to its Poké Ball.
"Let's go. It's a pity Seele and the others couldn't make it this time."
"Then let's all get together again at the end of the month.
If you want to watch fireworks, I can have someone arrange it."
Casually uttering a rich-lady line, Mei patted Kiana's slightly dejected little head.
"Yay, Mei is the best~"
Seeing Kiana's childlike, rapidly shifting moods, Mei smiled and shook her head.
"Then let's go. Same place as last year?"
"Mm. I've already booked it in advance."
Mei and Kiana walked side by side in front.
As they neared the festival, Kiana suddenly turned back, grabbed Sirin's arm, and said, "I won't let you get lost this time!"
Sirin paused, then chuckled softly.
"What are you thinking? Last time was just an accident.
Besides, didn't he find me?"
"You mean Xander?
It's a pity he couldn't come this time."
"Yeah. He didn't come."
Sirin's voice suddenly grew quieter.
She gently pulled her hand free from Kiana's and stopped walking.
"Sirin?"
Stopping in puzzlement, Kiana and Mei turned to look at her.
"You two go ahead.
There's a place I want to go, so I won't go with you."
Turning her head toward a side street, Sirin's voice carried a trace of reminiscence.
"Eh?"
Kiana froze, then hurriedly said, "But you—"
Before Kiana could finish, Sirin cut her off, raising her phone and giving it a shake.
"Don't worry. My phone's perfectly fine this time, and the AR glasses work too."
Without waiting for Kiana's response, Sirin quickly merged into another stream of people.
Kiana and Mei were left looking at each other, totally confused.
With the fireworks show about to start, the crowd once again converged in the same direction.
It was still the same stall as last year, still the same spot as last year.
She stood by the roadside, gaze unfocused as she watched people pass in front of her—just like last year.
But when the crowd completely dispersed, she still didn't hear the voice that had found her last year.
Bang!!
Gorgeous fireworks blossomed in the sky, and for a brief moment painted a splendid scroll across the night—brilliant colors, intoxicating to behold.
Just as Sirin was zoning out, the roadside stall's owner—the same man from last year—suddenly spoke.
"Young lady, you're here again this year."
"Eh? Mm."
Sirin started, then smiled and nodded.
She hadn't planned to say more, but the proprietor asked again, "What about that young man from last year?
That song was great.
It's a pity I couldn't find it no matter how I searched afterward.
Didn't he come this time?
I wanted to hear him sing it again."
With that, he hummed two faint fragments he still remembered.
"He went out of town.
He didn't come back this year."
"That's a real pity."
"Yeah… what a pity…"
Sirin raised her phone high, aligning the screen's sky with the real one, watching the boy strumming a guitar beneath fireworks.
For a moment, her thoughts turned hazy.
With time's brewing, beautiful memories often become more mellow.
On a whim, she tapped a few times and opened a recording from a year ago.
Held to her ear, its sound was noisy, yet the clear guitar and the boy's singing began to flow out gently.
Last year's song paired with this year's fireworks—
Sirin stood there for a long time, only leaving when the fireworks burned out.
"Where did you go, exactly?"
When the fireworks show ended and just as Sirin rejoined Mei and the others, Kiana asked in puzzlement, "Where did you run off to?"
"There was something I wanted to eat at that stall over there, so I went.
Want some?"
Saying that, Sirin handed Kiana the bag she was carrying—fried noodles the stall owner had just made.
"Oh~ thanks!"
Kiana happily took it, snapped apart the bamboo chopsticks, and began to eat.
She bought that?
A question mark popped over Mei's head, but she finally shook it away.
Since Sirin didn't want to say, she wouldn't press.
On the way home, after Sirin stepped into her yard, Kiana—who had purposely lagged behind—hurriedly grabbed Mei, pulled her into a corner, and glanced around warily.
After making sure no one was nearby, she said to the puzzled Mei, "Mei, I think Sirin might have someone she likes.
She definitely went for a secret date at the festival just now!"
Mei: "Huh?"
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