"Oddish?"
In front of the girl, an Oddish suddenly noticed Dongshu and the others behind it.
Tilting its head, it watched them with a mixture of fear and curiosity.
"Huh?"
Seeing Oddish's reaction, the girl who had been feeding it turned around in confusion.
"You are...?"
Her gaze first fell on Dongshu, then shifted to the imposing Raikou beside him, making her heart skip a beat.
That Pokémon... looked incredibly powerful!
"Hello, my name is Dongshu. I'm a Trainer passing through," Dongshu said with a smile, pointing at the little ones behind him. "The Pikachu and the others from the forest brought me here. I heard them say this was Pokémon House, and that there were many Pokémon here who needed help, so I wanted to see if there was anything I could do."
Xiaocui was not too surprised by Dongshu's identity. After all, Trainers often passed through this area.
"Help..."
Xiaocui considered it for a moment, then said somewhat troubledly, "A few Pokémon have suffered minor injuries recently, and I was just worrying about how to handle them. The Pokémon Center is simply too far from here, and we're almost out of medicinal herbs."
Injuries? Those would be easy to deal with, Dongshu thought.
He stepped forward and volunteered, "I happen to have some medicine with me."
"Thank you so much!" Xiaocui said gratefully as she welcomed Dongshu over.
The Pokémon around the wooden cabin also gathered around, curiously watching the newcomers.
The Squirtle beside Dongshu looked around with equal curiosity.
"Squirtle, Squirtle!"
It poked at a Rattata's tail one moment, then nodded greetings with an Oddish the next.
Gastly floated in midair, quietly circling an injured Caterpie once before swiftly darting back to Dongshu's side like a mischievous little follower.
Raikou, meanwhile, lay quietly on the grass not