The old Pokémon Ranger's operation of calling the door really opened a new world to the newcomers...
It turns out that these Pokémon can carry out normal communication!
The young man looked at the old Pokémon Ranger's behavior in amazement, which really scared him. He had always thought that these dominant Pokémon were hostile to humans, after all, human development was also continuously encroaching on their territory. The localized conflicts between humans and Pokémon had basically never stopped...
The teachers in the training had taught the same thing in order to use the Capture Cursor to calm the other party or temporarily use them for their own purposes without arousing their hostility. But this senior's approach was something that the teachers had never taught him.
Communicating normally with Pokémon, despite the language barrier, there are some words that can't only be expressed with words. What can't humans and wild Pokémon communicate with each other?
The youth who figured this out felt that a new path had appeared before his eyes. He gratefully glanced at the senior in front of him who didn't look very stable, but was unexpectedly reliable.
But the old Pokémon Ranger didn't have the time to pay attention to the rookie behind him right now...
Originally, patrolling the forest wasn't a particularly dangerous job, and it was because of that that he dared to bring the newcomer along. But who knew that he would run into something like this...
Inexplicably, he was caught up in the change of overlord of a not-so-small forest. This isn't a copy where you can just bring a newcomer to practice. Who knows how the new overlord's temper is?
If it was bad-tempered then that would not be good... something would go terribly wrong.
But he still came, after all, the sooner this kind of thing was investigated and the information was updated, the better. The reason why this place hadn't been treated as a forbidden zone yet was because Kangaskhan, though hostile to humans, hadn't really harmed any innocent humans. If the current Kangaskhan changed his temperament, then this area could not be easily stepped on. He would have to contact other departments to negotiate or directly take the other party away or make a careful examination of the danger before deciding on a strategy.
Those latter tasks actually had nothing to do with the Pokémon Ranger in front of him, and there was also a division of labor within the Pokémon Ranger. As for why he was taking the risk to conduct preliminary reconnaissance...
A huge shadow appeared on the cave wall of the cave in front of him, the shadow didn't say a word walking noiselessly, just advancing slowly.
Not Kangaskhan's shadow!
The old Pokémon Ranger's heart secretly said bad, swallowed a mouthful of water, towards the newcomer behind him gave a 'prepare to evacuate' gesture.
The youth also swallowed when he saw the old Pokémon Ranger's gesture, and then tightened the capture cursor in his hand. Like this would give him some sense of security...
The shadow was getting closer and closer, and was already about to reach the entrance of the passage. The old Pokémon Ranger could only feel a cold wind pouring in through his collar.
Finally, the dark shadow appeared...
"Woof?"
A Growlithe sat at the mouth of the cave, cocked its head, and looked at the two humans suspiciously, calling out as if inquiring.
The youth subconsciously was about to fire the capture cursor, and the old Pokémon Ranger was quick to stop him, knowing that many wild Pokémon would use the capture cursor as a precursor to an attack or even the attack itself, and then there would be a fight that was originally something that wasn't needed in the first place.
Such losses were all for nothing, and had no value at all.
Truth be told, though, the old Pokémon Ranger was also greatly relieved to see that it was a Growlithe that appeared before him.
The shadow reflected by the firelight was indeed misleading, but obviously this Growlithe in front of him wasn't the Pokémon that defeated Kangaskhan either, and the one that defeated Kangaskhan should be this Growlithe's parents or something...
He was just about to open his mouth to speak, when the Growlithe acted as if it had gotten something Just like that, he nodded his head then waved his paw at the two of them, then pointed to the hole.
The old Pokémon Ranger saw this and pointed a finger at himself and the newcomer behind him before pointing back at the hole.
Growlithe nodded, a satisfied smile on his face. Then he stood up and walked towards the cave.
"Senior... is this an invitation to go in?"
The youth watched the interaction between this man and dog, feeling as if he had gained something and feeling like a fool*.
Old Pokémon Ranger nodded and said, "Yes, it's asking us to go in. Be vigilant and don't let up, although the other party doesn't seem aggressive, who knows what will happen next. Be ready to escape at any time."
"Understood!"
Just as the two were conversing, Growlithe stuck his head out of the hole again and then called out urgently twice, and the two hurriedly followed Growlithe.
Walking into the cave a warm aura came out from the cave.
Of course, what attracted more attention was the aroma of curry lingering at the tip of their noses...
"Senpai... does Growlithe cook curry?"
The newcomer asked suspiciously, before inclining his head to look at the senior walking in front of him.
Only to find that the forehead of the senior in front of him was already sticking out in a cold sweat...
Of course the old Pokémon Ranger was scared... Of course it wasn't Growlithe who could cook curry... The ones who could cook curry were most likely human beings, right?
And in this forest where normal trainers hardly ever appear, or in the home of the overlord of this forest, what are the chances that the humans that appear are powerful poachers? Or was it more likely that this was some Elite Four champion resting his feet here?
The old Pokémon Ranger took a deep breath. Looking at Growlithe in front of him, he knew that the other party had already discovered him, and that if the other party could deal with Kangaskhan, then he himself would be no better than a shrimp in front of the other party.
[Both come, then peace, run is not able to run, at least have to be a full of death...]
At this time the youth does not know that in front of their seniors have already done a good job of staying in the hole forever.
And of course, the old Pokémon Ranger wouldn't let the youth get involved without knowing why. He looked back and prepared to give a wink to the rookie behind him, telling him to run first. The opposite of asking for help or not was trivial, the main thing was that a life saved was a life saved.
As a result, just as he turned around, he found a Nidoking walking into the cave with a stern-eyed Scyther. Nidoking had a fierce face, feeling like it would strike at any moment...
Old Pokémon Ranger secretly screamed.
"What's wrong Elder?" The youth asked suspiciously.
"N...nothing..." The old Pokémon Ranger said breathlessly.
It seemed like they couldn't even run away.
So he could only honestly follow Growlithe onward.
It was a long walk, but it was actually just a few steps.
Without going far, they saw the main event.
In the middle of the early pile of imposing Pokémon sat a youth who was cooking.
When the man saw the two of them enter, he put down the spoon in his hand, got up and smiled.
"Good evening two Pokémon Ranger, my name is Rope, I am a Pokémon Professor, also a new trainer."