So charming, you want me to raise Pokémon?

Chapter 14 Telepathy and Lusamine

After saying goodbye to the security guard's Growlithe, Wei Xin, clutching the gift the professor had given him, left the incubation center and got into a taxi.

"Master, the North Gate of Shanghai."

"Okay."

Ralts in Wei Xin's arms was a little tired from eating and drinking and using her psychic powers. She was holding her own hand and nestled in Wei Xin's arms. Her small body rose and fell, and her soft breathing reached Wei Xin's ears. She was sleeping very peacefully.

[How old are you? Still playing with dolls, and a bootleg Ralts at that, the colors are all wrong. Ha, what a shut-in.]

In a daze, Wei Xin felt he heard the driver's voice.

No, who are you calling a shut-in? And what's wrong with being a shut-in?

"Master, this isn't a doll." To clear his name, Wei Xin looked up at the endoscope and explained to his master.

"I understand, I understand." The driver nodded.

[I know, Ralts, Gardevoir, Meowth, Jynx, Shiny Machamp, my waifu, right? You otaku like these kinds of things.]

Sigh. Lin Bei, don't talk nonsense, driver. Ralts and I are completely innocent. Believe me or not, I'll sue you for defamation!

And what are the last two things? XP can be old-fashioned, it can be obscure, but it can't be weird, okay?

Although Wei Xin really wanted to jump up and slam the driver over the head, he noticed something through the endoscope: after the driver nodded, his mouth didn't move.

I'm copying this; there's a ghost in the car!

Upon realizing the truth, Wei Xin felt a chill run down his spine and his hair stand on end. He then protectively pulled Ralts into his arms.

"Sir, is there something unclean in your car?"

"That's impossible, I just washed my car last week," the mechanic said.

I remember cleaning up all the bloodstains, right? Could there still be some left?

WDF? An unexpected bonus? Let me out! No, stay calm, don't arouse his suspicion, then find a chance to get out, remember the license plate number, and notify Ms. Jenny.

I shouldn't have pulled that girl aside yesterday. She can handle six boyfriends, but she can't handle her relatives.

Oh, it's my period! I'm so scared!

No, that's the driver's voice, but he wasn't saying anything.

Could it be that Wei Xin looked down at the Ralts in his arms?

Masaka?

"Master, did you pick up a girl who has many boyfriends yesterday?" Wei Xin asked tentatively.

"No?" The driver shook his head and denied it outright.

[There must be more experts out there, right? Liu Xiao Ling Tong isn't enough, they need seven Calabash Brothers? Is this guy looking for revenge? Hey, I'm just a taxi driver, don't get my blood on me!]

The divine tower is named after Liu Xiao Ling Tong, who played the Monkey King. There are seven Calabash Brothers. Will there be more like the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, the Nine Turns of the Great Intestine, and the End of the Ten Days?

At that moment, Wei Xin confirmed that what he heard was indeed the driver's voice.

Then I recalled that I seemed to hear my senior's thoughts when I was at the research center.

Is telepathy contagious?

No, it's not a cold, so it's because I shared Ralts' telepathy?

Am I the one with the problem?

Wei Xin checked his panel and found that apart from Brock's cooking skills and the incomprehensible Pokémon Rumble, there were no other skills in the skill section.

That's Ralts' question...

No, Ralts is so cute, how can it be a problem?

This is called specialness, a rare gift, one in ten thousand, and a unique, shareable telepathic connection.

In the silence, the taxi stopped on the street outside the school gate, and the noise just woke Ralts from her sleep.

"Laru?"

Ralts raised her hand, wiped her eyes, and then opened her arms to Wei Xin in a coquettish manner.

I want a hug.

So cute!

[It's not a doll, it's a live Ralts! Wait, they even dyed a Pokémon's hair!]

After a moment's thought, Wei Xin smiled, picked up Ralts, and got out of the car.

Shiny Ralts are rare to begin with, and the ability to share traits with humans is even rarer. Once exposed, those prey hiding in the corners of the world, who have caught a whiff of its scent, will likely swarm it and tear it to shreds.

He made a decision in his heart: he would take this secret to his grave and never let a second person know it.

After paying and getting out of the car with his things, Wei Xin let Ralts ride on his shoulders, its chin and two short arms resting on his head. Just as he was about to cross the street, a bright silver convertible sports car drove past him.

As if by some strange twist of fate, the blonde woman sitting in the back of the car turned her head and caught a glimpse of Ralts fiddling with Wei Xin's head.

"Go back."

"Yes, Chairman."

Without saying much, the woman gave the order, and the driver obediently shifted gears without a word, driving from the gate of Shanghai University all the way to Wei Xin's side.

"Stop." The woman ordered again, and the sports car stopped at Wei Xin's feet.

Wei Xin turned his head and saw a person with a huge golden jellyfish head on top, only revealing their left eye with a green pupil, and wearing half a golden collar around their neck.

Even in winter, a beautiful woman wearing a dress-like short gown with a yellow-white gradient overlay and a black diamond-shaped gemstone adorning her proud chest met my gaze.

With a familiar face and hairstyle, Wei Xin recognized the newcomer at a glance: Lusamine, the final boss in the Pokémon Sun and Moon games and the chairperson of the Aether Foundation.

On my way back to school, I ran into a sickly female CEO. I haven't even given it my all yet, so I don't know if I can win.

Wei Xin was speechless.

When you domineering CEOs meet with school leaders, shouldn't you be flying in a colorful helicopter and buying a bottle of 82 Moutai at a high-end hotel?

Why is it being openly and brazenly refreshed at the school gate?

"Miss Rosamund, is there anything I can help you with?" Wei Xin asked first.

"You..." The woman paused for a moment, her gaze falling on the white lab coat Wei Xin had worn back from the research center, and the emblem on his right chest representing the Shanghai University Pokémon Basic Biological Science Research Center. She changed her tone, "Young man, is that a shiny Ralts you're wearing?"

[She's a very cute child.]

"No, I just dyed my hair," Wei Xin replied cautiously.

He wasn't sure whether the woman in front of him was the naive mother from the animated version or the almost twisted control freak from the game.

But there was one thing Wei Xin was very clear about: this woman was no pushover.

If she wasn't lusting after his body and trying to beat him to his knees, then her goal was probably his Ralts.

"Dyeing?" The woman tilted her head, a charming smile appearing on her face as she smiled slightly. However, her green pupils exuded the pressure unique to those in power.

Staring intently at him by the woman, Wei Xin felt the air around him thin, as if his body was being coiled by a python. With each breath, his chest was compressed until the air in his lungs was forced out little by little.

Wei Xin felt his head trembling. It was Ralts, who, sensing danger, tightly hugged her head and shivered.

"Ra...Ralts..." Ralts uttered in a trembling voice.

If this continues, the little guy will be terrified.

Something has to be done.

Wei Xin swallowed the saliva in his throat, his nails dug into his skin, he gritted his teeth, and a bloody mark appeared on his palm.

He raised his hand, snapped his fingers, breaking free from the suffocating atmosphere, and patted Ralts' head with his other hand to comfort the frightened little guy.

"Don't worry, my dear child."

Wei Xin held Ralts in his arms, placed his left hand on the symbol on his right chest, bowed slightly, and politely greeted the woman in front of him. When he stood up, a red bloodstain was left under the research center's symbol.

"Please forgive my rudeness, but even I would feel shy being stared at by such a beautiful lady as you," he said, his gaze meeting the woman's sharply.

"After all, this is the gate of Shanghai University. If my classmates and teachers pass by, I'm afraid the rumors that spread will damage the reputation of the Ether Foundation."

Madam, you wouldn't want this either...