[Narration: Apart from occasionally going out to gather inspiration, Oricorio wanted to stay home most of the time.]
After reading the narration, Shen Qi knew Oricorio was neither unsociable nor resistant. She really was a homebody.
Then he would not make things difficult for her, especially since the Pokémon Trainers tracking Oricorio might still be in Slateport City.
He took a bus from his lodgings straight to the beach south of Slateport City.
It was golden October, with crisp autumn weather and temperatures that were not too low-perfect for enjoying the beach and seaside swimming areas.
The seaside holiday peak was generally known to be in summer, but Shen Qi really could not agree with the idea of going to the beach in summer to play in the water and escape the heat.
At the beach in summer, you would probably get sunburned badly enough to peel several times over, especially when seawater dried on your body and left salt crystals that stung your skin.
Graaah!
Sunshine, sea, and sand.
This was practically Pelipper's home turf.
He soared into the sky and flew to his heart's content.
Golurk also activated his Fly aura and rose into the sky.
Pelipper wheeled around and plunged into the sea, swimming freely before surfacing again;
Golurk also wheeled around and plunged into the sea...
"Holy shit!"
Shen Qi activated [Jet Energy] and chased after him, recalling Golurk as soon as he was within the Poké Ball's operating range.
Had he been any slower, Golurk might have sunk straight to the seabed to visit Atlantis.
"Kids can't just wander into deep water!"
Shen Qi lectured the child weighing over three hundred kilograms before him, making Golurk get used to the water's depth one step at a time.
At his weight, swimming was pretty much out