Chapter 120: Goodra Gives Her Heart

Chapter 120: Chapter 120: Goodra Gives Her Heart

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Julian gripped the steering wheel.

"I’m waiting for the right time."

Cynthia raised an eyebrow.

"And when is the right time?"

He shook his head.

"Maybe when I officially take over Veilstone Gym. Maybe the next time we meet?"

"After seeing Cassia, maybe I won’t be able to hold back and will confess to her directly."

Cynthia suddenly stiffened.

If Julian really confessed to her, should she accept?

If she did not accept, would that not feel a little like she was playing with his feelings?

A pure-hearted young man like this, if he were hurt, would probably carry trauma for the rest of his life.

And there was also the fake identity of Cassia. If that was exposed...

Never mind!

She would hide it as long as she could. When it was exposed, she would deal with it then.

Cynthia quietened down, and Julian also let out a breath of relief.

Being interrogated by his future girlfriend’s close friend was not a pleasant feeling.

They quietly arrived at the Safari Zone. Julian let out a breath.

"Cynthia, we’re here."

She opened her eyes.

How had she fallen asleep without noticing?

The sky was gradually darkening, and the sunset carried a vivid red glow.

The changing sky and earth seemed to envelop the heart in loneliness and uncertainty.

"Octavius, do you have a trolley?"

Octavius walked out of the gate and saw Julian moving something out of the boot.

He walked over and took a look.

"We grow a lot of fruit trees here. You didn’t need to specially bring fruit over."

Julian waved his hand.

"This wasn’t prepared for you. This may be fruit from Goodra’s home. Perhaps it can help her find the feeling of home."

"But there’s a lot, so you can try the taste too."

He picked up a few and stuffed them into Octavius’s hands. Octavius took a bite.

"This taste... it feels so familiar."

Julian blinked.

"You’ve eaten it before?"

Octavius frowned deeply.

"It might have been a very long time ago. I may have eaten it when I was a child, but I can’t remember exactly when or where."

"I’ll go find you a trolley."

Pushing a basket of red lotus fruit, Julian, Cynthia, and Octavius took flashlights and headed towards the reed marsh where Goodra lived.

Away from the city’s lights and neon glow, without the company of family and friends, even humans would feel lonely living alone in a dark, silent environment, let alone Pokémon.

Goodra held several Oran Berries. She placed one in her mouth and gazed at the crescent moon and brilliant stars in the sky, yet her heart was extremely lonely.

Suddenly, Goodra heard a voice calling her.

"Goodra, where are you?"

"Goodra?"

The voice became clearer.

"Goodra!"

The feelers on top of Goodra’s head stood up immediately.

This voice belonged to the warm human who had said he would come to see her two days ago.

Goodra immediately raised her head and called out.

"Goodra!"

Hearing Goodra’s response, Julian happily shouted, "Goodra, I came to see you!"

"Goodra!"

Holding the Oran Berries, Goodra ran in the direction the voice came from.

Seeing her, Cynthia immediately revealed a look of amazement.

This Goodra is very different from the Goodra of Kalos

The metallic shell on her back showed her obvious Steel type.

Dragon and Steel type.

Cynthia immediately judged that this Goodra had extremely good battle potential.

Catching Goodra would greatly increase Julian’s strength as a trainer.

Putting aside typing, this Goodra’s strength was also considerably higher than Gallade, who was currently the strongest Pokémon under his command.

If she joined Julian’s team, she could instantly become the strongest combatant.

He pushed the red lotus fruit in front of Goodra and smiled.

"Goodra, look what I brought you."

Goodra looked at the red lotus fruit glowing temptingly under the flashlight.

"Goodra!"

Ever since she somehow arrived in the Great Marsh, Goodra had never again seen this kind of bright red fruit.

She used to eat it every day, but now she could no longer get it.

Goodra picked up several and placed them into her mouth, happily narrowing her eyes.

Although the taste had changed a little, it still gave her a familiar flavour.

Goodra handed the Oran Berries in her hand to Julian.

"Goodra~"

The Oran Berries in Goodra’s hand had better flavour and nutritional value than red lotus fruit.

But Goodra simply liked red lotus fruit.

She grabbed the red lotus fruit and stuffed handfuls into her mouth.

Julian patted her arm.

"Don’t rush. Eat slowly."

As she ate, Goodra began to cry.

Julian quickly comforted her, reaching out to stroke her head.

"From now on, I’ll keep you company. I won’t let you feel lonely again."

"Goodra~"

Goodra hugged him in one motion, rubbing her soft big head against his cheek.

"All right, all right. Good girl."

Although Goodra was over two metres tall, inside, she was still a little baby.

Julian picked up an Oran Berry and took a bite, then nodded in satisfaction.

"It tastes very good. What variety of Oran Berry is this?"

Octavius proudly introduced it.

"The Great Marsh covers a large area, so we don’t need to pursue Berry yield. I specifically chose the highest-quality variety."

In game terms, Oran Berries were divided into different varieties that could restore 8 HP, 10 HP, or 15 HP.

The variety that restored 8 HP could bear twenty to thirty fruits at once.

The variety that restored 10 HP could produce ten to fifteen fruits.

The variety that restored 15 HP might only bear five to eight fruits per round.

Whether one chose quantity or quality depended on the planting environment and the purpose of cultivation.

Cynthia stepped forward and asked, "Goodra, was the era you originally lived in very different from ours?"

Goodra nodded.

"Goodra~"

Julian used Aura.

"I’ll help translate."

Cynthia widened her eyes in surprise.

"Julian, you can understand Pokémon language?"

He smiled.

"It’s Aura. It allows me to communicate heart-to-heart with Pokémon."

Goodra had acknowledged him, so he could see the images in her heart.

In Goodra’s memories, she had indeed lived in this area before.

But at that time, the Great Marsh had been far more primitive and wild.

There were basically no humans living there.

"She says that the Pokémon back then were not as peaceful as they are now. Battles often broke out between them. In the waters, there lived a type of large green fish."

"The large fish had white stripes. In the sky, white-feathered birds with colourful plumage flew around and often caught the green fish to eat."

Large green fish?

Cynthia quickly thought about what Pokémon that could be.

She took out a Pokédex and found a picture of Basculin.

"Goodra, was it this Pokémon?"

Goodra nodded.

"Goodra."

Julian smiled and said, "White-striped Basculin, and white-feathered Braviary. There were also white deer grazing on the shore. They seemed to be an evolved form of Stantler."

"The Basculin in the water also seemed to have an evolved form."

He took paper and a pen from his bag and drew the images he saw from Goodra’s memories.

Cynthia took those sketches and exclaimed in admiration, "Aura really is convenient. Julian, do you plan to raise a Lucario?"

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