My name is Yusa Shintaro, I am ten years old and a new trainer from Joban City.
I was born in an ordinary family with ordinary parents. I started my journey as a trainer in an ordinary way on January 1st this year. Now I am living an ordinary study life in a not-so-ordinary college.
Not long ago, our team just completed a team task - this is our memorable first team building, and we must celebrate it!
Although the content of the mission is actually very simple, it is just a battle with children, and it is not as dangerous as the one in the Quartz Alliance... Well, the premise is that losing miserably is not included in the dangerous level.
After hearing that we could work part-time jobs for the school to make money during the summer vacation, we were not in a hurry to leave Kongriku. Instead, we each chose our favorite jobs. Senior Kazuhiko had already suggested that actively accepting tasks issued by the school could improve our practical scores.
It's just that I didn't expect that an ordinary patrol job would end up like this...
[August 7, 1000, 10:17 am, edge of land and sky]
"We should put on sun protection clothes." The brown-haired boy wanted to hide in the matted feathers on the back of the toucan, and sighed,
"It's useless to talk about it now...Speaking of Shintaro, didn't you bring the Blastoise with you?" His partner said with great interest, as if he had come up with a good idea, "Just use the prayer for rain——"
"Stop, monitor, please stop talking." Shintaro stopped his friend's whims with a cold sweat on his face, "Let's not talk about whether praying for rain on the cordon will be expelled from the school... The water arrow turtle is better than two large-billed birds. What's more, do you want to see a tragic air crash unfold in front of you?"
Fusuke: "Well, I don't really think about it."
Shintaro: "...Your answer makes me even more uneasy."
Big-billed bird: "...Quack!?" (uneasiness doubled)
Considering the remuneration, working hours and their own abilities, Shintaro and Fusuke accepted the "Border Patrol" task at the same time.
"Korauri", the location of the Shining Academy, is a magical island floating among the clouds. Its existence was not known to all - at least before being sent up by his father, Shintaro had never heard of, nor had he imagined that there would be land floating in the sky. In order to prevent the air and land from being exposed to the eyes of irrelevant people, the members of the Shining Society and its reserve forces put a lot of effort into it.
Countless noise generators are placed in every corner of the sky and land, continuously emitting sound waves that are imperceptible to human ears but very disgusting to Pokémon to drive away nearby wild Pokémon. Layers of artificial clouds and fog surround the entire island. Even if a reckless trainer accidentally flies too high, he will only see a vast expanse of white. An invisible barrier is permanently open at the edge of the island. It reflects the color of the clouds like a mirror, covering up the true appearance inside. Even if someone did venture into the clouds rashly, they would hit the barrier before seeing anything.
Therefore, the patrolmen's work in the past was more like lifeguards - in order to prevent some stupid young man from knocking himself out and falling down, they could only fly down dutifully to retrieve people and pretend that there was a mid-air collision. Accidents are used to deceive people. It has been several years since the air and land voyages began. This kind of coincidence within a coincidence is not common, and the number of patrols on the border is also very few.
——Until a few days ago, a big event happened on the eastern border of Konglu.
At that time, Shintaro's team was busy acting as detectors. It was not until they returned to Kongriku that they learned that there was a trainer who single-handedly burned away the clouds, tore open the barrier, and broke into Kongriku.
The story's narrator, Shintaro's classmates, were really average in their eloquence. Shintaro and his teammates struggled to understand how chaotic the scene was that day and how panicked the students were. It is said that after the invaders broke into the air and land, the combat troops of the Blue Group of the Shining Society quickly gathered and faced the enemy, and the fight was dark for a while. As for who won and who lost, how much the losses were, and who the intruders were, the crowds said they had no idea, and they made up a lot of the various details on the school forum. The only piece of information that is certain to be true is that the intruder is a user of dragon-type Pokémon.
Thanks to this dragon messenger, Kong Lu has been in panic these past few days. Although Xingyu Baiye came forward to declare that the intruders have been subdued and will not threaten everyone's daily life, the young boys at Guanghui Academy are still afraid that the world will not be safe. Spreading false information everywhere, making it sound like Konglu will fall in the next second. Shintaro felt that he would definitely lose his ability to make rational judgments if he stayed in school any longer, so he immediately accepted the newly added patrol mission and decided to spend his energy on protecting the peace of Konglu to avoid random thoughts.
Patrol tasks are usually carried out in teams of two, patrolling along fixed routes, and reporting abnormalities in a timely manner - the process is simple and clear, and it is not considered hard work. It's just that the intensity of ultraviolet rays at high altitudes exceeded Shintaro's imagination, and the area they were responsible for faced the morning sun, which made their skin ache from the sun's rays.
The brown-haired boy sighed, regretting that his bird's feathers were not long enough to hide the trainer's entire body like Fousuke's Tanabata Blue Bird.
Turning around along the area boundary for the fifth time, the sun once again turned directly opposite the two patrollers.
The dazzling sunlight made Shintaro couldn't help but squint his eyes. He tried to move his gaze downwards and not look at the too bright sky. And a few seconds later, he suddenly realized something was wrong.
Before taking up their duties as temporary patrollers, both he and Feng Jie received a complete set of equipment - cycling clothes, cold-proof gloves, goggles, etc. Cycling-specific goggles will automatically dim your field of view when the sun is strong. If so...why can I barely open my eyes when I'm not looking directly at the sun?
The next moment, a loud bang exploded without warning.
Shintaro raised his head in astonishment. He saw an invisible transparent barrier in front of him that was forced to appear in the air. The cracks spread bit by bit, as if the entire sky was collapsing. Then, blazing flames invaded from the outside in, and the cracks instantly It was impacted into a huge hole, and the sky was reflected into a dangerous red sea.
The teenagers called each other urgently and hurriedly backed away. The hot air hitting their faces made them all change color.
Feng Jie said decisively: "Run!"
Facing an irresistible and powerful enemy, even taking out a walkie-talkie to report a message has become an impossible task. The toucan carried the trainer and tried its best to avoid the aftermath of the fire, desperately moving through the high temperature wind. Shintaro, on the other hand, clung to the seat armrest tightly and couldn't help but turn around when he was about to escape from the danger zone.
He saw——
A great bird bathed in flames separated from the sun. The tens of thousands of rays of light pierced through the clouds and mist like a sharp sword, almost like a god descending in a trance.
After the last attack, the response of the Guanghui Society headquarters was quite fast. Combat experts in navy blue uniforms arrived quickly and started fighting with the unknown enemy in the air; while Shintaro and Fuusuke hid behind the undulating rocks on the edge of the sky and land, in the safe zone closest to the war, and witnessed what happened in the blazing sky. everything of.
The crimson fire like lava swept through layers like huge waves, and its momentum continued unabated after destroying the barrier; but the young man keenly discovered that when it was about to reach the surface, the seemingly menacing flames dissipated just right, and did not even destroy the building. The pure white eaves were stained with dirt; the blue team's combat team was hovering back and forth in the gaps of the sea of fire. The attacks they launched were as if they were lost in the sea, unable to shake the enemy, but there was not a spark to scorch the corners of their clothes.
It's like...the controller of the flame doesn't want to harm this land or the people who live here.
The crimson ocean obscured the view, making the battle scene blurry. Only the strong wind and the sound of explosions could be heard. A few minutes later, the people in blue uniforms had disappeared without a trace, and the demon-like Firebird slowly landed at the air-land dock.
It wasn't until this moment that Shintaro discovered that there was a human sitting on the back of the terrifying flame bird.
A... human with gorgeous red hair, like a fire elf.
[August 7, 1000, 12:31 noon, white area on land and air]
"Wait, wait a minute...is this really okay?"
The brown-haired boy was staggered by his friend and kept muttering in a low voice.
"It doesn't matter. Mr. Byakuya is such a nice person. Even if he is found out, he will definitely not blame us." After nearly half a year together, Class A squad leader Suzuno Fusuke has completely exposed his honest and well-behaved appearance, but in reality he is bold and bold. He pulled Shintaro along Sneaked quietly into the headquarters building in the white area.
When the Flame Birds broke through the air defense line and broke into the interior of Konglu, Shintaro thought something was wrong, the position was lost, and the enemy was going to start burning, killing, looting and committing all kinds of evil - but the development of the matter made their poor patrolmen almost burnt. Shocking.
The manager of the Youth Group of the Guanghui Association and Mr. Bai Ye's friend hurriedly arrived, but he had no intention of starting a war. He didn't even release the Pokémon, he just approached the huge flame bird without any precautions, causing both Shintaro and Fuusuke to take a breath.
However, neither the Flame Bird nor the human on the Flame Bird's back took the opportunity to take action. After a brief chat, they actually walked to the headquarters building in the white area together in a friendly manner.
Because the distance was too far, Shintaro couldn't hear what they said. Instead, he glared at the human next to the Flame Bird - his appearance and clothing were too distinctive, and he was clearly the same as the one from the Valley of Flames. The leader of the Flame Nation who appeared in the news is exactly the same as Huo Yuanye!
The shock of the big shot in the news appearing in front of him made Shintaro freeze into a piece of wood. It wasn't until Fusuke dragged him across the pier towards the white area and passed by the ridiculously large flame bird that he looked up in a daze. beginning.
In other words... this is the flame bird in the video that set fire to the mountain and almost destroyed the entire island! ?
Shintaro suddenly shuddered when he thought of this. He suddenly discovered that such a magical beast with astonishing destructive power had been "forgotten" here, and there was not even a member of the blue team responsible for vigilance. If it suddenly loses its temper...
The young man was so frightened by his own imagination that the screen was full of garbled characters. Sensing the human's gaze, the flame bird politely lowered its head and looked at him, inexplicably conveying an innocent and harmless feeling.
Fuusuke seemed to have forgotten the experience of almost being burned to charcoal ten minutes ago. He didn't think there was anything wrong with walking past the flame bird. He even said hello happily to the god of Mount Aso while dragging Shintaro. . After receiving a serious response from the flame bird, which flapped its wings, they followed the footsteps of the two people and rushed into the white area of Konglu.
"Don't you want to know what Mr. Bai Ye wants to talk about with the leader of the Fire People?" Feng Jie said righteously, "And we are also participants in the war, and we are considered parties involved. It would be normal to know the inside story - come, This way, this way!”
"What kind of combatant is he who runs away as soon as the fighting begins..."
Shintaro was about to cry but couldn't leave the squad leader and run away on his own, so he had no choice but to follow him slowly.
The headquarters building in the White Zone has always been appallingly poorly guarded. A long time ago, they tried to walk around the entire building from beginning to end. Even if they broke into the office and talked to the manager, they would not be chased away by the guards. They might even be pulled by the manager to chat happily. And today, after Kongriku was attacked again, the people in the headquarters building were still unwary and allowed Fusuke to pull Shintaro straight to the top floor, where Byakuya's office was.
Two children paused furtively in front of the door. The blue-haired squad leader made a "silence" gesture, and then carefully approached the crack of the door.
The sound coming from the room was intermittent, but it was enough for one to judge the content of their conversation.
"...But is this really what you want?..."
The speaker's voice was unfamiliar. It was probably the patriarch speaking.
"Senior Xinghai and Xi Ruier have been looking for you for the past ten years. Or... you don't trust your disciples anymore, right?"
Compared to the intruder's aggressive questioning, the former chief investigator's voice was still gentle - if you listened carefully, there seemed to be a hint of embarrassment hidden in it, "Ye... He just visited Xinghai about a week ago."
"?"
"I typed in the same way you did."
"..."
"Since you have shared the information, I know that sooner or later you will do something like this... It is worthy of the tacit understanding of teammates for many years. You even smashed the same floor tiles. Alas, I should stick to my opinion. We’ll build the square later.”
"…………"
Although they couldn't see the expressions of the people in the room, Shintaro and Fusuke looked at each other silently, and both felt that the unlucky clan leader must have an expression on his face that said "I'm here to talk to you about business, what are you talking about?"
The people in the room chatted for a while, and there were many nouns that Shintaro didn't understand, which made the young man feel a little dizzy. A moment later, the calm and slightly cold voice of the leader of the Fire Nation came through the crack in the door.
"So this time, you don't see us as comrades anymore, right?"
The air was silent for a while.
The teenagers outside the door heard Inspector Xingyu Baiye sighing softly.
"It should be obvious enough that you can find out the existence of Sora Riku."
They remembered the former chief prosecutor as having a gentle and pleasant demeanor. This was the first time that they heard Xingyu Baiye speak in such a solemn, decisive, and even somewhat cold tone.
"What I need is not comrades. But -"
"Someone who can stop me in the future when I make the wrong choice."
The children were so shocked by the emotions and meanings hidden in the words that they didn't even notice the approaching footsteps. By the time they realized the person in the room was planning to go out, it was too late to run out of the corridor.
At this moment, a pair of hands suddenly grabbed their collars roughly from behind.
The door was pushed open. The white-haired former investigator and the red-haired clan leader were chatting while walking through the corridor. They both seemed to have decided to end the conversation for the time being and focus on information exchange first. The teenagers who were not skilled in the eavesdropping business froze in place, not daring to breathe out... Then they watched the two people turn a blind eye to them, as if the corridor was just a lump of human-shaped air, and left just like that.
——No, maybe they were just "air".
Shintaro lowered his head blankly, watching his toes, ankles, calves, and knees gradually reappear from his empty field of vision. He turned around and looked at the man behind him who pulled him and the squad leader to prevent them from hitting Baiye directly.
It was a face that was familiar to all the students of Guanghui Academy. The dancing light spots in the golden eyes were the same as when Investigator Xingyu Baiye activated his abilities. In addition, he was wearing a thick white kimono, a wooden sword on his waist, and he was very short. At the eye-catching height, Shintaro suddenly exclaimed, "Master Bailan?"
Bai Lan: "..."
Seeing the kimono-clad boy looking like an old man on the subway looking at his phone, Fuusuke quickly helped Shintaro cover his troublesome mouth.
As students of Guanghui Academy, reserve forces of Guanghui Association, and direct subordinates of Xingyu Baiye in the future, they are all familiar with Baiye's son. Gossip-loving classmates would secretly call Bai Ye boss, so the boss's son would naturally affectionately call him young master.
Of course, this is probably the first time this person has called me this.
Old Man Bai Lan looked at his cell phone for a while, shook his head, and decided not to investigate where that penetrating title came from.
"How much did you hear?" he asked simply.
Shintaro and Feng Jie looked at each other, speechless, and both felt that something was wrong - they eavesdropped on their father's conversation and were caught by their son. The next step... I'm afraid they would be fired from this "company", right?
"Forget it. I know you've been listening here for at least ten minutes, right?" The boy in kimono raised his eyebrows and answered the question directly for them.
"Uh...well, I'm sorry..."
"I'll apologize later."
The boy in kimono interrupted them. He suddenly laughed, and the curve of the corners of his lips made his usually stern face look brighter.
“Now that you’ve heard everything you need to hear—are you two interested in collaborating with me?”
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Good afternoon, friends! Did you enjoy your holiday?
After this chapter ends, the Snow Wind Mountain chapter is about to begin. In order to write this relatively complicated chapter, I need to spend some time to perfect the story, so I will temporarily stop updating from today and resume updating on March 28.
And as compensation, the lottery mentioned before is about to begin! Interested students can go to the novel of the same name by Jin丨江 and check out the registration methods and rules in the latest chapter where the author has something to say (´▽｀)
