Chapter 195

What exactly is International Movie Star?

"Since you put it that way, don't blame me if you lose later."

"What a joke, you think I'd lose?"

The two engaged in a friendly discussion about who would win.

However, just as their friendly conversation was heating up, suddenly, a small figure appeared in the room. After flying around in the air with a smile, it lay contentedly in Qiao Ran's arms.

"Mo... Momomo."

"Nebby?"

Qiao Ran hadn't fully recovered from the emotions he'd just experienced. He stared at the Pokémon in his arms in surprise before finally breaking into a smile.

"You... Lillie went to training, and you sneaked back instead of training?"

"Mo!"

Nebby nodded, readily admitting that it was slacking off; as long as it Teleport fast enough, Lillie wouldn't be able to catch it.

"You..." Qiao Ran shook her head, both amused and annoyed.

So what if it's Legendary Pokémon? It'll still slack off when it wants to. I just hope that when it evolves, it won't be as lazy as it is now.

"This Pokémon is..."

Sabrina, who was standing nearby, also noticed Nebby. This Pokémon was often held in Lillie's arms, and she had seen it last night. However, what surprised her was that Qiao Ran was also so close to this Pokémon.

"Have you heard Lillie talk about it before?" Qiao Ran.

He asked.

"Hmm." Sabrina nodded. "One of the Aether Foundation's research subjects, Ultra Beast from Otherworld... and also the juvenile form of Legendary Pokémon from the Alola Region."

"How cute... It's Legendary Pokémon with the Psychic type."

Sabrina reached out, wanting to touch Nebby's body. Perhaps because they had met before, Nebby didn't seem to want to dodge Sabrina's touch.

"So soft..."

A smile involuntarily appeared on Sabrina's face. Qiao Ran couldn't help but laugh when he saw her like this. Although her body and behavior were becoming more mature, she still really liked cute things.

That picture of Abra was definitely chosen by her on purpose.

After petting Nebby for a while and thoroughly enjoying the experience, Sabrina finally withdrew her hand, completely satisfied.

However... the moment her fingertips left Nebby's body, her consciousness caught a blurry fragment as if electrocuted, and at the same time, an endless sense of loneliness, as if frozen for a thousand years, surged into her heart.

"Sabrina?"

"..." Sabrina opened her eyes in a daze, only to see Qiao Ran supporting her shoulders, anxiously observing her condition.

"What happened?"

"..."

Sabrina remained silent; everything that had just happened seemed to vanish like smoke, and she couldn't even remember the specific details.

What happened?

She glanced at Nebby, who was already fast asleep in Qiao Ran's arms, and silently shook her head.

No, there's nothing there...

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"But the way you looked just now..."

Qiao Ran seemed to want to say something more. He had clearly seen Sabrina freeze in place, and based on his understanding of Sabrina, he didn't think she would suddenly do something so meaningless.

Could it be that she just stands there spacing out and acting cute?

"Maybe I was just momentarily stunned."

Sabrina was actually a little confused, but when asked to recall everything that had just happened, she seemed to have forgotten something.

Did something just happen?

She couldn't remember.

At dinner time, Mei and Lillie finished their day's training and returned to Sabrina's house.

"Nebby! So you really did come here!"

As soon as she entered, Lillie spotted Nebby sprawled in Qiao Ran's arms. In the Training Ground, she had originally wanted Nebby to go out and test the power of her moves, but the little guy refused to do so even at the cost of his life, and in the end, he even Teleport away in front of Lillie.

Lillie could only stand there, without even thinking, it must have teleported back to find Qiao Ran. Although this little guy looked very young, it was quite clever.

"You can't do that again, you know?"

Lillie pulled it into her arms, intending to give it a good scolding, but the words backfired.

"Mo... Momo." Nebby nodded frantically, but only it knew how much it actually understood.

"Qiao Ran, Sabrina, look at your videos, they're already on the main site's rankings!"

On the other side, Mei was holding her phone and approached Sabrina and Qiao Ran. During her break this afternoon, she had also browsed the videos online, and sure enough, she saw the Competition that Qiao Ran and his team had played that morning.

It's quite a strange feeling to see someone you know suddenly become so popular online.

"It's already on the main site's rankings?"

Qiao Ran was also somewhat surprised. If this matter continued to escalate, wouldn't he no longer need to wait for the Performance Competition to win, but could he just start an account and debut right now while the hype was still going strong?

"So now we can..."

"I advise you not to rush," Sabrina interrupted Qiao Ran, taking out her phone and waving it.

"This isn't just a simple matter of hype. I just received a call from the Pokémon League; they want me to go to the Gym tomorrow to give them a rundown of the Competition."

Details.

"... Just like that guy who came during the day, the Pokémon League's higher-ups have probably noticed this as well."

"Until these issues are resolved, let's avoid actively seeking out this topic."

Sabrina's words were concise and to the point; as International Movie Star and former government official, she was quite sensitive to these things.

Just as she was speaking, Qiao Ran's phone suddenly rang.

"What do you think?" Sabrina shrugged. "Do you want to go answer the phone over there?"

Qiao Ran took out his phone and looked at it. After noticing the name on the screen, he shook his head. "No need."

He turned on the camera and held the phone in front of him.

The image of a white-haired, red-eyed loli immediately appeared on the phone screen.

"... You seem quite relaxed. Even I've heard about what happened today."

The other person spoke with an extremely arrogant tone, but soon, the white-haired loli on the phone screen frowned.

Who's next to you?

"... Like Lillie and the others, she is from the Pokémon World, and she is also Gym Leader in the Pokémon World. Her name is Sabrina."

Qiao Ran, seeing that Sabrina was also somewhat puzzled, explained to the person on the screen.

At the same time, she also explained the other person's identity to Sabrina.

"This is the oldest Elite Four in the current Huaxia Alliance, and also my current assistant. Just call her Phoebe."

"Call her Lady Phoebe."

Phoebe glared at Qiao Ran, then turned to look at Sabrina on the other side, as if scrutinizing her.

"... Really? Someone like Lillie. I'll chat with you sometime, and I hope you can tell me more about the Pokémon World."

Perhaps it was because Lillie's name was mentioned that Phoebe's gaze softened noticeably. Phoebe has never been a friendly person, and she usually ignores the orders from the Pokémon League. The only exceptions she would treat are probably Qiao Ran and Lillie.

Even Mei doesn't seem to be able to meet this standard.

I'd also like to have a chat with you.

Sabrina pursed her lips slightly, her expression becoming much more serious.

The Elite Four of this world...?

Putting aside the other person's status, their strength is probably far greater than hers, and judging from their appearance, they're just a child. But... according to Qiao Ran's explanation, this person is actually the "elderly" one?

So, what exactly is this appearance...?

"Alright, let's not talk about that now." Phoebe waved her hand and turned her gaze back to Qiao Ran.

"I watched the Competition this morning too. That kind of power is something that has never been seen in this world before. People from the Pokémon League also came to me today, wanting to know what happened."

What kind of power is that?

"Mega Evolution." Qiao Ran didn't hide anything from Phoebe, nor was there any need to. Although Phoebe didn't know that she could travel between worlds at will, she had learned quite a bit about other things.

Moreover, she had helped him a lot; his Pokémon's official status was all thanks to her.

"... It's a method of evolution that allows a connection to be established between Pokémon and its Trainer using certain special stones, enabling the Pokémon to evolve into a completely new form during battle."

Is that so?

Phoebe stroked her chin and nodded thoughtfully.

Suddenly, her gaze seemed to catch something.

What is that?

She looked behind Qiao Ran and Sabrina — Lillie was standing there holding Nebby.

"Ah, that's Lillie's newly caught Pokémon. Even in the Pokémon World, it's a very rare creature."

Qiao Ran smiled gently and offered a few words of explanation.

We usually call it the Nebby.

"... Nebby?"

Phoebe's eyes flickered slightly for some reason. Looking at this strangely shaped Pokémon, she actually felt a urge to hug it.

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