The phone exploded, followed by a tender deer's cry of "Yoo-woo~" as a small figure that seemed to wear a green shawl leaped out of the bushes.
It was a Deerling, its head and back covered in the emerald-green fur of summer.
Discovered by the human, Deerling stopped pretending. Its big eyes widened, and its hooves clattered rapidly toward him. It thrust its antlerless head forward, ramming Shen Qi in the lower abdomen.
"Oof..."
Unable to quite figure out what was going on with Deerling, Shen Qi took a small half step back.
Hearing the human's mutter, she raised her head nervously, worried that she had hurt him.
Once she saw that Shen Qi was fine, Deerling's eyes turned fierce again. Crying "Yoo-woo, yoo-woo," she pressed against him and pushed, pushed, pushed him away from the spot.
"What is this little one trying to do...?"
Shen Qi looked blankly into the distance. The Sawsbuck that had yet to leave sighed and continued eating their fodder, ignoring Deerling.
Although they were her evolved form, those two Sawsbuck were not Deerling's parents. Besides, the [Empathy Heart] could sense their helplessness and a feeling of "just let it go."
From the Deerling before him, however, the feedback was an attitude of standing firm in her mission.
Chapter 897: Four Seasons God
"Lilligant, you see this Deerling, right?"
By now, Shen Qi had been pushed all the way to a large tree. His back was against its trunk, leaving him nowhere else to retreat.
Being pinned against a wall by a Deerling was quite an experience to ponder.
Lilligant nodded, finding her adorable.
"That's not the issue here..."
Shen Qi explained Deerling's situation to Lilligant. "Talk to her and see what she says."
As a beautiful and adorable Grass-type Pokémon, Lilligant easily approached the