Aoki: I Really Can't Afford to Raise It Anymore

Go home?

As he repeatedly chewed over those two words, the outline of a solitary island instinctively surfaced in Kubfu's mind.

That island was where it had been born. It should count as home.

Though having lost its sense of direction meant it probably could no longer find the right way back, the island was home not only to wild Pokémon, but also to quite a few humans.

It was even descended from one of the Pokémon belonging to the old man who had bought the island, and had always lived within a smaller group.

It was just that it might not have been particularly outstanding, at least not compared to its biological brother, who possessed exceptional talent in martial arts.

Kubfu didn't know what reaction its disappearance would cause over there.

It vaguely sensed that if it voiced its desire to return home, the human before it would surely do everything possible to help it find the way back.

After all, through a full day of observation yesterday, along with what it had learned while spending time with Luo Mu's Pokémon, it was certain Luo Mu was that kind of person.

—But it was a little unwilling to accept that.

If it simply went back like this, it would still be the same unremarkable self, enviously watching its biological brother pull farther and farther ahead, unable to catch even a glimpse of his back no matter how hard it tried.

But now, an opportunity lay before it.

Perhaps watching the battle between Dragonite and the former Dragonite clan leader had allowed Kubfu to notice a glimmer of hope.

When it heard that mighty, imposing Luxray say that Dragonite had been personally raised by Luo Mu from the time it was a Dratini, Kubfu began to have some thoughts.

If