After carefully putting away the Dark Ball, Natsui leaned back on the soft pillow and looked out the window.
At that moment, the sky outside was dotted with stars, and a clear moon was right opposite the window, casting a bright moonlight onto his bed.
A soft snoring sound came from the foot of his bed. He turned his head and saw that Jolteon was lying on a blanket, already fast asleep.
And beside it, Dratini was also curled up, snuggled tightly against Jolteon's belly, also sleeping soundly.
Perhaps drowsiness was contagious, or perhaps the warm and reassuring room made Gengar unbearably sleepy. It let out a big yawn, said goodnight to Natsui, and dived into the shadows.
Everything was silent. In an instant, it seemed as if he were the only one left in the world.
Smiling faintly, Natsui turned off the room light and picked up his phone from the bedside table.
The screen showed several new messages. He opened the messaging app and clicked on the first one.
It was from Misty. It turned out that after leaving Pallet Town, she, Ash, and Brock had crossed the Indigo Plateau and had arrived in the Johto region. And their first stop was Professor Elm's lab in New Bark Town, where they planned to give the mysterious GS Ball, which had stumped both Professor Oak and Professor Ivy, to Professor Elm for research.
Looking at the time, the message had been sent at noon. He figured that by now, Ash should have already arrived in New Bark Town and successfully registered for the Silver League.
As for Brock, whom Misty had mentioned in the message…
It seemed that, just like in the anime, after Ash and Misty returned from the Orange Islands, Tracey had also come to Kanto with them. And after meeting his idol, Professor Oak, he had taken the initiative to stay at Oak's lab.
And Brock had once again joined the journey, reuniting with Ash and Misty.
Natsui replied briefly, then looked at the earlier messages.
Scrolling up through dozens of them, besides the blessings and greetings from his friends, almost all of them were from that girl far away in the Kalos region.
Sigh…
Natsui sighed softly.
His feelings for this girl were undoubtedly the most complicated.
Speaking of which, after winning the Indigo Conference, the two had frequently communicated for a considerable period of time, and their relationship had improved. But since he had gotten together with Sabrina, he spent every day with her, his thoughts completely on her, and their contact had gradually dwindled.
Although the girl would still send him messages every now and then, he had always pretended not to see them and had not responded.
The main thing was that during this time, he was head over heels for Sabrina, and with all the adventuring and battling, he simply didn't have the energy to consider her feelings.
Now, being alone, Natsui's mood had also calmed down, and he finally began to reflect on the issues between them again.
At this moment, seeing the lines of text, the messages, it was as if the girl were standing right in front of him, her expression sad as she whispered something.
Sigh…
Natsui hesitated for a long time, but in the end, he couldn't bear it. His fingers moved slightly, and he sent her a message back.
Bubbles Are Everything: Are you asleep?
But after waiting for a few minutes, the girl didn't reply.
She must be asleep…
Tossing his phone aside, Natsui looked up at the ceiling and couldn't help but recall the past.
The girl's name was Serena.
That's right, the very same beautiful girl who would travel with Ash in the future and have a crush on him.
When he had first transmigrated to the Pokémon world, he had been unconscious in a pile of grain on her family's farm. It was Serena who had first discovered him and dragged him out from a crowd of spectating Rhyhorn.
Since then, Natsui had temporarily stayed at their house, receiving great care from Serena and her mother.
In the following days, the two spent several months together, and their relationship grew rapidly, becoming closer and closer.
He played with her, helped her learn how to ride a Rhyhorn, went shopping with her, ate with her, and watched movies with her. When she was down, he was there to comfort her, and when she was discouraged, he was there to encourage her.
It could be said that in both her studies and her daily life, Natsui had given her a lot of help and affection, becoming a part of her life in every way.
Later, after earning some money from part-time jobs, Natsui gradually saved up some money and moved out, renting a house not far away.
And after he moved out, their relationship did not grow distant. Perhaps because her mother was not around to get in the way, it became even better than before.
On her way to school, Serena would always use her key to open Natsui's door, wake him up affectionately, and bring him the breakfast her mother had prepared.
Even after school, she wouldn't go home right away but would come to Natsui's place again, staying until late at night.
Calculating it, she spent most of her day following Natsui, almost inseparable.
Even when Natsui went to work at the theater, people could always see a cute little 'tail' following behind him.
Because of this, the staff at the studio often joked about the two of them.
And whenever that happened, Natsui would always reply, "This is the wife I've been raising since she was a child!"
Hearing such words, Serena never refuted it, just continued to follow behind Natsui with a slight blush on her face.
In the days that followed, she smiled more and became more lively in front of him. Sometimes, when she was thirsty, she would even drink from Natsui's cup without any hesitation.
However, what had started as a joke was, in the end, becoming more and more like the real thing.
Perhaps it was his meticulous care for her, like a gentle spring rain, that when Natsui came to his senses, he found that he had unknowingly walked into the girl's heart, filling it completely, without leaving a single gap.
On ordinary days, when he turned his head inadvertently, he would always find the girl tilting her head, looking at him affectionately, her bright, clear eyes full of tenderness.
And this made Natsui suddenly wake up.
In truth, how could Natsui not like such a beautiful girl? How could his heart not be moved?
But Serena was not yet an adult. How could he possibly make a move on her?
The reason he cared for her so much was naturally out of gratitude for her taking him in at the beginning.
Secondly, it was also because she was an important female protagonist in the anime, and Natsui wanted to understand, get to know, and integrate into this world through her.
Of course, the fact that Serena was so beautiful was also a major reason why Natsui was so close to her.
But from beginning to end, he had always seen her as a little sister.
Since then, Natsui had begun to deliberately distance himself from her.
But perhaps it was her delicate heart that made the girl quickly notice something. When she went to look for Natsui as usual, she always found him avoiding her.
And this made Serena panic. She didn't know what she had done wrong and was dejected for several days. Finally, unable to bear it any longer, to win Natsui back, she finally mustered up the courage to confess to him one night.
Natsui still remembered that the moonlight that night seemed to be just as bright as it was now.
But after Serena said 'I like you,' all she got was Natsui's heartless reply: 'I only see you as a sister.'
In that instant, Serena's emotions had completely collapsed.
She cried her heart out and returned home, heartbroken. She shut herself in her room for several days, her eyes dull and lifeless.
To be honest, Natsui had also regretted it at the time, but things had already come to this, and he couldn't change anything.
After a long period of inner turmoil, he simply left the place, taking the Ralts he had gotten from Diantha, and came to Kanto to make a name for himself, hoping that time would wash everything away.
Just as Natsui's memories reached this point, the phone beside him suddenly lit up.
Its faint light was so bright in the dark room, just like Serena's eyes had once been. But unfortunately, he hadn't seen them for a long time.
Picking up the phone, he saw that Serena had replied: "Just got out of the shower. You're not resting either?"
At the end of the message, she had also added a cute smiley face, as if to explain that she really had been in the shower and wasn't deliberately not replying right away.
Sigh…
The girl who was once so happy, why has she become so humble now?
His fingers hovered in the air for a long time. Natsui changed the subject: "I've arrived in Johto. I've seen many Pokémon that are completely different from those in Kalos."
Pink Dream: Johto, huh? I only learned about it from my geography textbook, but I wasn't paying much attention at the time, so I don't know much. Is it fun there? (lol)
Bubbles Are Everything: It's not that different, really. Just mountains, rivers, and lakes. Pretty much the same as Kanto or even Kalos.
He thought for a moment, then opened his pictures and sent her a few recent photos.
Pink Dream: Wow, so beautiful! I really want to go and see. By the way, congratulations on winning the Orange League! (cheeky)
Natsui was taken aback. He hadn't told Serena about this. How did she know?
Perhaps knowing what he was thinking, Serena's second message arrived a moment later.
Pink Dream: I looked up information about you on purpose. That's how I found out you've already won your second trophy! I watched every match. A champion with a perfect record, you're so amazing!
Sigh…
Natsui couldn't remember how many times he had sighed.
After that failed confession, he had thought she would resent him and distance herself from him. But now, looking at her words, he could still feel her affection for him.
Oh, well…
A girl's heart is the most difficult to understand. He had thought that after a long time, things would fade, but now, looking back, he had indeed been too cruel to her back then.
Even if he were to refuse her, he shouldn't have been so heartless.
And after traveling so far, experiencing so many things, and getting along with Misty and Koharu, he had also come to terms with it.
Instead of running away, it was better to face the problem head-on, to guide Serena and help her move on from the pain, or to get along with her in a different way.
Maybe…
After the Silver Conference is over, I should go back to the Kalos region for a trip, to see her?
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