Chapter 45: The Rainbow Hero Has Gone Dark?!
It doesn't matter if his partners, Souji and Sachiko, don't approve!
Pikachu… Pikachu would be great too!
Pikachu is his starting Pokémon!
If he could get Pikachu's approval…
However.
Pikachu stood still, looking at Satoshi with worry.
But it didn't show its usual smile.
It shook its head in concern.
“Pika… Pika…”
【Dragon Master Drake: Wow! Satoshi is getting stuck in a rut!】
【May: This is a matter of adolescent mental health… Satoshi is still a child! A temporary failure is nothing.】
【Steven Stone: You're right! I believe Satoshi is strong at heart! He will get through it!】
【Cynthia: So, am I the only one with a bad feeling? I just feel like something bad is going to happen next!】
Cynthia sent the message and shook her head with an “you mortals” expression.
“Sigh!”
“They're all so young!”
“If this were a movie or a TV show, this scene would definitely be a major turning point in the protagonist's life!”
“A very important plot point!”
“The elevation of ideals and beliefs!”
“How can it end easily?!”
“If Satoshi and Pikachu fall out next second, I wouldn't even be surprised!”
Cynthia said in a very experienced tone.
At this moment.
Cynthia had no idea that she had revealed a big secret.
She continued to laugh and said.
“Huh? Now that you mention it, calling Satoshi the Chosen One seems fine too?”
“After all, he is the protagonist!”
On the screen—
However, what happened next far exceeded Cynthia's expectations.
Pikachu didn’t agree with Satoshi's opinion.
It stood a few steps away from Satoshi, looking at him with a worried and disapproving gaze.
Seeing that even Pikachu didn’t support and understand him.
Satoshi didn’t want to look at Pikachu anymore.
He walked forward angrily again.
Halfway through, Satoshi's steps suddenly stopped.
“If my first Pokémon had been Bulbasaur or Squirtle…”
…
？？？
“Ah!”
“No, no!”
“Pikachu! That’s not what I said!”
“I've never had that thought!”
On the screen, as soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked!
Wait?
Did Satoshi really say that?
Really?!
Pikachu jumped down from Satoshi's shoulder in anger.
Its two short hands were clasped together, and its two big round eyes had turned into angry shapes.
Satoshi quickly shouted.
He didn’t! He didn’t!
Why should he take the blame for what his parallel world counterpart did?
He absolutely refused to admit it!
“I really didn’t think like that!”
“Being partners with Pikachu is the luckiest thing that has ever happened to me!”
Satoshi wailed and tried to win Pikachu’s heart back.
Pikachu hummed and hawed, turned its head away, and wouldn’t look at Satoshi.
Well…
It knew it wasn’t Satoshi’s fault.
But it just felt so angry!
Takeshi and Kasumi were watching the show from the sidelines.
They could see that Pikachu wasn’t really angry, so they kept adding fuel to the fire.
“Pikachu, you can’t forgive Satoshi so easily.”
“He doesn't think like that now, but what if you two have a conflict in the future, and he has this thought?”
Takeshi and Kasumi kept throwing fuel on the fire.
Satoshi suddenly looked at them with an incredulous gaze.
That look…
As if to say: You guys are doing this to me?!
Takeshi and Kasumi immediately laughed even louder.
Hahaha!
They really weren’t envious of Satoshi getting the reward before!
Yes!
Really!
Believe them!
Since Satoshi got the reward because of his future self.
Then taking the blame for his parallel world self didn’t seem like a big deal, right?
Yes!
That’s it!
…
【Dragon Master Drake: This… This… Wow! Satoshi is still too young! That kind of talk… it hurts feelings!】
【Cynthia: …I didn't expect this to happen, this is probably just a young teenager’s first experience of not being able to accept the blame after failing, right? He’s definitely young. 】
【Steven Stone: Unintentional words are the most hurtful, Pokémon are sentient beings too, Pikachu and Satoshi… let’s just see how it goes.】
【Dawn: I believe Satoshi will get through this, growth comes with pain.】
【Leon: Failure… It seems like those two words are a bit distant for me?】
Many of the Champions and Elite Four members: …
Wow!
They were discussing Satoshi’s state of mind.
Leon was messing with their minds!
…
“Will Satoshi and Pikachu break up because of this?”
“No, no! They definitely won't! It’s just a misunderstanding, right?”
“But that talk really hurts a Pokemon’s feelings!”
“Sigh! Satoshi… Satoshi, you’re so foolish!”
After seeing this scene, a group of trainers couldn’t help but gossip.
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