MTL - Not a Trainer This Time

Chapter 18 The Unlucky Trainer

 At five o'clock in the evening, Zach came over on time to receive the goods.

 But today Naoki has nothing to sell.

Maybe it was because Guluton's fish fry was too strong in the past two days, which caused a large number of fish in the nearby river to decrease. He only caught three ordinary bass.

Zach seemed to be used to this, and instead opened his mouth to comfort Naoki.

“This kind of thing is normal. Fishing depends on luck. Your luck is already very good. You must know that some people may not be able to catch a fish even if they sit by the river for a whole day!”

 Naoki: “…”

 The Air Force, right?

After selling the three bass and receiving the six hundred alliance coins handed over by Zach, Zhishu thought about whether to go fishing in the sea to the west of Zhiqin Town.

They have almost caught all the fish in the river, and it will probably take a long time for them to recover.

 At this time, the crops in the pasture have not grown yet, so he has no other way to make money except fishing.

 But Naoki was not in a hurry, after all, the most important thing at the moment was to finish the chicken hut.

 After washing himself and the two Pokémon clean with the faucet, Naoki returned to the cabin and started preparing dinner.

There are no more rainbow trout, and only some smoked sausages and ham are left at home, which are common cooked foods in Zhiqin market.

 They are easy to store and will not go bad if left at room temperature for several days. They are very suitable for places without refrigerators.

But similarly, a sandwich made with smoked sausage and ham has no special effect.

 Despite this, Guluton and Motor Lizard still ate happily.

This reminded Naoki of a saying from his previous life - a dog does not care about the family's poverty.

In this world, Pokémon are like domestic dogs. Once they recognize that you are their master, they will never look down on you regardless of whether you are poor or not.

Not only that, Pokémon will also live with humans. Coupled with their emotions and IQ, Naoki feels that it is more appropriate to call them family.

 As for the green caterpillar…

 Zhishu knew that he had been practicing his moves hard outside all day today, and when he got tired, he would eat the fresh green leaves on the tree.

 After gnawing all day, I’m afraid I’m not very hungry now.

Zhi Shu didn’t even come back. Zhi Shu went out to take a look and found that it was simply sleeping on a big tree in the pasture.

Green caterpillars seem to like the big trees outside more than inside the house.

 After dinner, Zhi Shu chose to go to bed early to rest after a busy day.

 At the same time, in the back mountains.

 A blond boy about ten years old crawled out of the gutter in a state of embarrassment.

 The uniforms with the Orange Academy emblem printed on them were stained with mud and damp, rotten leaves.

The young man glanced at his dirty clothes with disgust, and sat on a tree with a tearless look on his face.

The boy's name is Carter, a first-year freshman at Orange Academy. He left school two days ago and went out to participate in an outdoor course, but he never expected to get lost along the way.

I wanted to keep going forward to see if I could encounter any inhabited place, but I never thought it would rain.

It rained all day and trapped him in the cave for the whole day.

Finally, I waited for the rain to stop and wanted to go out to take a look, but ended up falling into a gutter. Not only did my clothes get dirty, but my legs were also bruised.

All the food on his body was eaten away. Carter endured hunger and leaned against a tree, his face full of tears.

“I wonder if the messenger bird has found the location of the town. Ah, it’s really annoying. If I had known about it, I wouldn’t have come to participate in this extracurricular activity.”

 In the afternoon, Carter released his only Pokémon, Messenger Bird, and asked it to identify the direction from the sky and find places where humans live.

 Suddenly, the cry of the messenger bird came from the sky.

 Carter quickly raised his head, with a look of surprise on his face.

Looking at the messenger bird that landed in front of him, Carter quickly asked: "Have you found the location of the town nearby?" "Bibi!"

The messenger bird nodded and took out a blue tree fruit from the white cloth bag he carried with him and handed it to his trainer.

　　"Food specially found for me?" Carter held the fruit and shed tears of emotion. He immediately hugged the messenger bird in his arms: "Thank you so much, messenger bird!"

 “Bibi!”

 The messenger bird was choked so hard that it couldn't breathe.

 Fortunately, Carter soon let go. He took a bite of the fruit and regained his motivation: Okay! Then let's get on with it! "

 “Bibi!”

 The messenger bird led the way, and Carter followed closely behind it.

After walking for about an hour, under the moonlight, a dark wooden house appeared in front of us.

“That’s...a cabin?” Carter was a little disappointed. He originally thought it would be a lively human town.

In addition, Carter also saw farmland, which seemed to be a farm.

 “Bibi!”

 The messenger bird on the side nodded its head, indicating that it had seen traces of human activities here before.

“This is not bad, it’s better than continuing to get lost in the mountains.” Carter thought as he stepped forward and knocked on the door: “Hello, excuse me, is anyone living here?”

Soon, there was a sound of footsteps inside.

 The lights in the house turned on, and as the door opened, a tall, thin young man appeared inside.

Zhi Shu looked at the dirty boy in front of him, a flash of surprise flashed across his face: "Who are you?"

Carter quickly introduced himself: "Hello, my name is Carter! I am a student at Orange College. I accidentally got lost in the mountains... I would like to ask, is it far from the town?"

 Zhi Shu glanced at the other party and said: "It will take about three hours on foot."

"Huh? So far?" Carter was dumbfounded and at a loss for a moment.

His physical strength has been lost so much that he may no longer be able to support him to get there.

Zhi Shu looked at the school badge on the opponent's chest, raised his eyebrows slightly, and then said: "Come in, I'm afraid you won't be able to walk anywhere like this, so let's spend the night here tonight!"

Carter quickly said gratefully: "Thank you very much! We won't live in vain, I will pay the room fee!"

　　“Forget it, it’s just a little effort, the room fee won’t be needed.”

 From the memory of the original owner, I learned that the cost of staying in a hotel in this world is not high. The cheapest hotel costs about 200 yuan a night.

 Thinking about it, Naoki moved out of the way.

 Hearing this, Carter was even more grateful.

What a good person!

 He entered the room with the messenger bird.

From the outside, this wooden house is not big, but the facilities inside are very complete.

 A single bed, a desk, cupboards used as partitions, and a working fireplace.

 The wooden floors are spotless and the environment inside the house is very clean and tidy.

 “The owner of the house is a very tidy person!” Carter thought to himself.

Worried that his shoes would make the house dirty, Carter took off his shoes before entering the door and entered the house wearing only a pair of stockings.

At this moment, his eyes suddenly noticed the two Pokémon lying beside the bed.

A Biker Lizard, and a scarlet-colored Pokémon that he had never seen before.

Although he has never seen it before, his intuition as a trainer kept telling him that that Pokémon was extraordinary!

 (End of this chapter)