Chapter 93: Flash Vulpix
After leaving the battle tower, Lin Chuan followed Kalia to a building near the battle tower: the Elf Library.
The Pokémon Library has many books and materials about Pokémons, which is one of the reasons why Kalia came to Hongyu City to take the trainer assessment.
Reading more books is also very useful for trainers. It can help them learn more about Pokémon knowledge. Some of this knowledge is what junior trainers will be tested on.
The second reason is that there is a relative of Kalia in the Elf Library, who is also her father’s adoptive mother: Grandma Mana.
After entering the library, Kalia immediately looked for the library administrator, because the administrator was Grandma Mana.
Grandma Mana has been the administrator of the Hongyu City Library for many years. When Kalia was a child, her father often took her to the Hongyu City Library to study and play.
In addition to looking for Grandma Mana, Kalia also planned to live in the library. The cost of living in Ruby City was too high. Compared with the Pokémon Hotel in Goshawk City, the hotels here were more than twice as expensive. It was impossible for Kalia to continue living in the Pokémon Hotel. The Pokémon Center must be full of trainers.
I haven't seen Grandma Mana for a long time. If I could live in the library, I could spend time with the elderly Grandma Mana every day. I could also read books frequently without running around.
In addition, this place is not far from the battle tower, and it can be reached in a few steps, which can save a lot of time.
Kalia walked into the first floor of the library. It was very quiet all around. She could often hear the sound of turning pages of books and occasionally people whispering.
Because the library prohibits Pokémon from leaving the Poké Ball, as it will affect other people's reading experience, Lin Chuan stayed in the Poké Ball at this time and felt that there was no movement outside.
Kalia slowed down her pace and walked towards the end of the first floor step by step. In her memory, Grandma Mana’s favorite thing was to lean against the window in the corner, wearing glasses and flipping through books seriously.
As she walked towards the end of the first floor, a familiar yet unfamiliar figure gradually came into view. Kalia had not met Grandma Mana for a long time. Since she became the gym owner, she rarely came to Hongyu City.
"If you want to read books, please feel free to do so. Just don't disturb others and don't make loud noises." Grandma Mana noticed someone approaching and said without raising her head, her voice sounding a little old.
Woohoo~
At this time, Vulpix on the table made a sound, because it was very familiar with the scent of Kaliya. Even though it hadn't seen her for a long time, Vulpix still recognized Kaliya and felt very close to her.
"Vulpix, I haven't seen you for a long time."
When Kalia saw Vulpix next to her, she immediately revealed a nostalgic smile. Vulpix was her childhood playmate. You can see that its fur is not pure reddish brown, but has some blue hair, which looks very beautiful.
This Vulpix is a shiny Pokémon, and its hair has mutated due to genetic reasons.
Although Vulpix is not very powerful, it has great potential. Its final evolved form is the fire-type Nine-Tails, which can be evolved using the Fire Stone.
"Um?"
When Grandma Mana heard the familiar voice, her body trembled suddenly. She slowly raised her head to look at Kalia, with a look of surprise on her kind face.
"Kaliya, are you Kaliya?"
Grandma Mana's tone was filled with disbelief, because she hadn't seen Kalia for a long time and she thought Kalia had forgotten her.
"Yes, I'm Kalia, Grandma Mana!" Kalia squatted down and smiled.
At this time, Vulpix jumped from the table into Kalia's arms and rubbed Kalia's cheek affectionately.
"Vulpix, you haven't changed yet." Kalia rubbed Vulpix's soft fur, reluctant to let go.
Vulpix shouted happily, as if seeing Kalia was a very happy thing. Although they hadn't seen each other for a long time, their intimacy had not diminished at all.
"Kaliya, you have grown up, but it's a pity that Kale can't see it." Grandma Mana looked at Kaliya and said with relief, but then felt a little sad.
Kale is Kaliya's father.
"Kalia, I heard that you inherited the gym. How are you doing now?" Grandma Mana asked again. Because she had never left the library, she naturally didn't know that Kalia was no longer the owner.
"Granny Mana, I'm no longer a gym leader. I'm now a rookie trainer and I just got three badges," Kalia explained.
"You are still so young, being a gym leader is really too stressful. It is a waste of your precious time. It is the right choice to become a trainer."
"You came to Ruby City this time to take part in the trainer assessment, right?" Grandma Mana quickly guessed Kalia's purpose.
"Yes." Kalia nodded, hugged Vulpix, and felt the warmth emanating from its tail, as if she remembered her childhood.
"You can stay with me for the next few days. There are plenty of rooms available. We haven't seen each other for a long time. Please keep me company." Grandma Mana said kindly.
"Thank you, grandma." Kalia thanked.
"Come with me, I'll help you clean up the room."
"No, I can clean it myself. Grandma Mana, just tell me which room it is."
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The library is very large, so naturally there are quite a few rooms. Some of them were originally book storage rooms, but later the library was expanded and there was enough space, so they were vacated.
Normally, sometimes people read too late and when it rains heavily outside, they stay in the library for the night.
A room on the second floor of the library.
"You can live here. Don't just focus on training elves. Come talk to me occasionally. I'm getting bored staying here every day." Grandma Mana said.
"I will." Kalia said.
"Let Vulpix sleep with you. She likes the way you look. She can still recognize you after not seeing you for such a long time." Mana smiled as she looked at Vulpix sticking to Kalia.
"I like Vulpix's, too."
boom.
At this time, the Poké Ball opens automatically.
Lin Chuan fell to the ground. He really couldn't stay there any longer and wanted to come out to take a look. However, he couldn't see anything inside and could only hear sounds.
"Is this your...Charmera?"
Grandma Mana looked at Lin Chuan who came out of the Poké Ball with a surprised expression, because Charmander was very rare.
"Yes, my Charmeleon." Kalia nodded.
Lin Chuan looked at the Vulpix in Kalia's arms and discovered that this Vulpix was actually a shiny Pokémon. Part of its fur was blue, and the red and blue intertwined to form a very beautiful pattern.
Vulpix looked at Lin Chuan curiously. As a fire-type Pokémon, it could feel the blazing fire energy contained in Lin Chuan, which was extremely powerful.
Lin Chuan grabbed the backpack by himself, but did not take it out himself. His claws were very sharp and he might tear the backpack if he was not careful.
When Kalia saw Charmeleon's actions, she reluctantly took the backpack and took out two energy cubes, handing one to Lin Chuan and the other to Vulpix.
Vulpix held the energy cube, took a small bite, and then started eating happily.
"It looks like it's being cultivated well." Grandma Mana said as she watched the scene.
"I'm leaving first. You just arrived in Hongyu City today. You must be very tired. Have a good sleep."
"Goodbye, Grandma Mana."
After Grandma Mana left, Kalia began to clean up the room. Actually, there was no need to clean too much, as it was still quite tidy.
After Lin Chuan finished eating the energy cube, he entered the Poké Ball to rest. With his current size, he felt a little crowded staying in the room.
