Chapter 348: Love is Also Okay~
"Hm? What's wrong? Riolu looking at me like this, do you want to eat this?"
Yoko saw Will staring at her, raised the donut in her hand, a smile appearing on her face,
"You can~ but let auntie kiss you."
After speaking.
She didn't care if Will agreed or not, reaching out and hugging Will into her arms, touching him all over.
"Ah! Yoko is so cunning!"
"That's right, I want to rub Riolu too!"
"Hehehe, the butt is mine."
"Woof woof woof!!"
Hera looked at the dog howling non-stop in the crowd, poking Cynthia beside her,
"Aren't you going to stop them?"
"Hm? Emmm, I think Riolu is quite happy."
A question mark popped up on Cynthia's head.
Although Riolu barked loudly, she didn't feel troubled or angry emotions from it.
On the contrary.
Cynthia felt Will seemed to enjoy being surrounded by so many young ladies.
After a while.
Peace returned to the club; times were quiet and good.
Will lay on the baby cot nearby, too lazy to even move his tail.
A newborn Eevee was pressing on his back; he was too lazy to care.
By the small table nearby.
Cynthia was humbly asking Yoko questions.
"According to my research over the years, the evolution conditions of some Pokémon are elusive but should exist."
Yoko rubbed her chin.
"Like?"
"Like Budew, Swadloon, and... Riolu."
Coincidentally.
Cynthia had either raised or seen the Pokémon Yoko mentioned, so she wasn't unfamiliar.
"The evolution of these Pokémon relies not on level increase or special item requirements. For example, your Riolu; according to what you said, having even mastered Aura Power, his level should be very high, right?"
Yoko turned to look at the dog in the baby cot.
"Mm, Riolu is very powerful! Even more powerful than Garchomp!"
Cynthia nodded confidently.
Although Will rarely participated in Gym battles, there were many battles with other Pokémon in the wild.
Especially Garchomp challenging Will every now and then after meals.
So Cynthia knew Will's level was very high.
Moreover.
She could command Garchomp, but Will didn't listen to her commands.
This also proved from the side that Will's level was higher than Garchomp.
"Mm, that's it; his evolution has nothing to do with level."
"Then what is it related to? I also raised a Budew, but she evolved very quickly."
"Good question. According to my guess, it should be related to 'feelings' (emotion/bond)."
Yoko pursed her lips and smiled.
She scanned around her legs, then casually picked up a Pichu.
"Do you know how old this Pichu is?"
Yoko pulled Pichu's ear.
The little guy was a bit impatient, rubbing his cheeks and releasing two electric sparks, giving Yoko goosebumps.
"Emmm, five years old?"
Cynthia considered for a moment.
She felt since Yoko asked this, this Pichu's age shouldn't be young, so she guessed high.
Five years old.
This seemed very old to Cynthia.
After all, she was only 12 herself.
Even the oldest Garchomp in her team was only over four years old.
"This little guy is 22 years old. When I first went out to travel, he was already in this club, and his level is very high, maybe even higher than your Riolu."
"Eh?!"
Cynthia widened her eyes in shock.
She couldn't tell at all that the harmless yellow mouse was so old!
"The reason he didn't evolve might be the same as your Riolu, 'feelings' not up to standard."
"What does that mean?"
"Because of some things in the past, Pichu doesn't like to interact with other people and Pokémon. He has always been very withdrawn, without particularly good partners and family, so the emotional needs part would be relatively lacking."
"Emotional needs?"
"Mm!"
Yoko nodded solemnly, continuing to explain, "Although there is no proof, I think the evolution requirement for some Pokémon might be feelings!"
"Then Riolu hasn't evolved..."
Cynthia was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Will lying beside her pretending to be dead.
"Mm! Emotional needs are not enough. Forgive me for being blunt, that is to say, the feelings between you two haven't reached the level to make him evolve."
"!"
This sentence hit Cynthia deeply, making her small face turn somewhat gray.
Will beside her twitched his ears, continuing to pretend to be dead.
Bad.
He didn't expect such a small place could pop up a real expert!
"But... I feel my relationship with Riolu is very good; I like him very much."
Cynthia's lips moved, responding somewhat stubbornly.
She felt Yoko was wrong.
She didn't believe Riolu couldn't evolve because of this reason.
"Maybe you don't like him as much as you imagine, or maybe he doesn't like you as much as you imagine."
Yoko glanced at Cynthia, not softening her language to take care of Cynthia's emotions.
This matter is still quite important.
Rather than letting Cynthia be confused in the future, better to tell her the reason directly and let her reflect on herself more.
A trainer, if defeated so easily by a few words.
Then better not continue traveling.
"Riolu! Say something!"
Cynthia pulled the big ears of the dog beside her.
How she wished Will could stand up and refute Yoko at this moment.
But Will continued to pretend to be dead.
Because he wasn't sure either, whether he liked Cynthia that much.
Feelings of liking were definitely there.
But probably not that deep.
Anyway, maybe couldn't match Cynthia's liking for him.
So Will felt somewhat guilty, daring not look up to speak, pretending to be tired from being sucked (by the ladies earlier).
"Hehe, you should have just started traveling not long ago, right? To be honest, I didn't see that kind of particularly intimate and tacit understanding from you."
Yoko's words dealt Cynthia a critical hit again.
She was right.
Although Will and Cynthia had known each other for more than two years, they had actually traveled together for only about four months.
This time really wasn't enough to cultivate very deep feelings.
Especially for a special Pokémon like Will who lived for over a hundred years and was accustomed to life and death in the world.
Yesterday in Chargestone Cave was the most obvious case.
Will and Cynthia's thoughts were never consistent.
Will didn't want Cynthia to approach Galvantula.
Cynthia didn't want Will to enter the cave to find Druddigon.
This is a manifestation of insufficient tacit understanding.
The reason they didn't quarrel like in the Nacrene Museum before was simply that these two things weren't that serious and Will was accommodating Cynthia.
Cynthia lowered her head to reflect.
Finally had to admit.
"...You're right; the feelings between Riolu and me might not be as good as I imagined."
Cynthia said unwillingly.
"Mm, then the reason why he can't evolve is found."
Yoko nodded gratified seeing Cynthia figured out the situation.
Only by reflecting seriously and considering the deficiencies clearly can there be a chance for progress.
"Why is Riolu's evolution so difficult? My Budew seemed to evolve in just one month."
Cynthia looked up in confusion and asked.
Is the four-month relationship with Riolu inferior to the one-month relationship with Budew?
"Budew should be hatched from an egg by you personally, right?"
"Mm, yes."
"That's right. The first thing Budew saw hatching from the egg was you, so she naturally had extremely high favorability towards you. Plus she was young and simple-minded; if you treat her slightly better, she will like you terribly, and feelings will warm up very quickly."
Yoko wasn't surprised at all, then pointed to the dog in the baby cot again,
"Look at Riolu again; this dog of yours is smart."
"Mm! I know! Many people praised Riolu for being smart!"
Cynthia nodded somewhat proudly.
"Yes, mastering Aura Power in the first stage aside, which can be attributed to talent; pretending to be dead in this situation is extremely clever, really a bad dog."
Yoko, not knowing which ex-boyfriend she thought of, angrily reached out and pinched Will's butt.
Will: "..."
He lay so flat; could he still be affected?
"Smart Pokémon can often exert stronger combat power in battles and save trainers a lot of worry in daily life."
Yoko changed the tone here,
"However, their minds are also more mature; getting along well with such Pokémon is somewhat difficult. Unfortunately, it's a Riolu that needs to rely on deep bonds to evolve."
"It's okay."
As soon as Yoko's voice fell, Cynthia shook her head immediately.
"Oh?"
"Although our bond might not be that deep right now, but... sooner or later there will be such a day; I will make Riolu like me inextricably."
Cynthia revealed a confident smile on her face.
Hearing this, Will wagged his tail, making Cynthia smile uncontrollably.
"Hehe, judging from the current situation, you indeed have that potential. But which aspect of emotion do you plan to start with?"
Yoko stared at Cynthia with interest, a sly expression suddenly appearing on her face.
"Um?"
Cynthia was stunned, somewhat confused.
"Regardless of feelings or bonds, they are divided into many types: kinship, friendship, gratitude... Which aspect do you plan to start with?"
Yoko said this, leaning her head to Cynthia's ear,
"By the way, love is also okay~"
"Love love love..."
Cynthia blushed, looking somewhat unnatural, "Human and Pokémon, how is it possible..."
Before she could finish speaking.
Yoko took out her wallet, taking out a wedding photo from it.
What shocked Cynthia was.
The groom wearing a black suit was actually a Pokémon she had never seen before!
"Although cannot get a marriage certificate certified by the League, but... no one said love cannot occur between humans and Pokémon."
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