"All right! We've rested enough. It's about time we got going."
"Okay! Got it!"
After packing up, I slung my backpack strap over my right shoulder.
Ah, the fishing rod wasn't put away properly-
"Yuto! The fishing rod! Something's pulling the line!"
"Oh! Did something bite? Great!"
Mr. Yuto picked up the fishing rod, raised it, and reeled the line in little by little.
"All right! Fujiko, give it a try!"
"Huh? Me?!"
"You haven't caught a Pokémon yet, right? This might be your first catch. If so, I think fishing is a good place to start."
"Got it! Let me try!"
I slipped between Mr. Yuto and the rod and gripped it with both hands.
"Whoa! It's heavy!"
"Keep going! I'll help too! Hold the rod upright like that and turn the reel!"
"R-right!"
Keeping the rod upright, I slowly turned the reel to wind in the line. Occasionally, the sudden tugging would weaken, and I took those chances to reel in more line.
After repeating that several times, we finally landed a Pokémon.
"Whoa! Fujiko, you're really lucky! I'd love to catch that myself!"
Mr. Yuto excitedly watched the Pokémon we'd just caught bounce around on the bank.
How should I describe that Pokémon? "Shabby" seemed like the most fitting word.
For the moment, I pointed my Pokédex at it.
"Fish Pokémon" It has a habit of gathering in one place and lives in areas with abundant aquatic plants. Its willingness to eat anything gives it a tenacious vitality, allowing it to survive in seas, rivers, and even dirty places with very little water. Because of its shabby, ugly appearance, this Pokémon was ignored by everyone, researchers included. However, newly published research findings have suddenly brought it into the spotlight in recent years."
*I see. So