4 CHAPTER 3: MIRTO

"Mirto is already waiting for us at his house, so let's get going."

Hearing this, a surprised expression appeared on Alec's face, in his head, he had tried to formulate 10,000 excuses for the "strict" grandfather to accept his demands, so this situation left him a little foolish.

Seeing the boy's stupid expression, Grandpa Tokuzo showed a rare smile before getting up from the chair and leaving the room.

At this, Alec finally came to his senses before quickly following Grandpa, while the little mareep stayed right behind.

Soon they both left the farm and headed for Mirto's house, which was in the most central area of ​​town.

Floccesy town was a normal town, not too big to be considered a city or very small as rural communes, and it could be said that the pokemon center of the town center perfectly portrays the town, since it still maintained the old classic style of when it was founded the village, unlike the modern style of most towns in Unova.

For Alec, each trip from the farm was special, and even if they were short, he valued them a lot, after all, he could count on his fingers the number of times he left the farm with Grandpa and Ellie during the year.

Thus, although he had rarely gone out, along with his knowledge of the video game and anime from his previous life, he could get a general idea of ​​what the town was like during this year.

"It is definitely a good town to retire and spend the last days of old age, the calm and peace of the town, along with some laughter from the children create a very cozy atmosphere."

Most of the people who lived in the town were older people who in turn raised their grandchildren, whether their parents worked in the city or were visiting for a while.

At least for Floccesy town, this situation was quite normal, in addition, nothing made retired grandparents happier than enjoying the company of their grandchildren and their pokemon.

So, after a light walk, they came to a fairly modest 2-story house just 3 blocks from downtown pokemon.

As soon as they arrived, a serious look crossed Alec's face, although on the outside he seemed serene, the sweat on his palms betraying his nervousness.

"*Sigh*, after all, when push comes to shove, I can't help feeling nervous."

Alec couldn't help but tease himself, even after plucking up his courage, nervousness still washed over him.

Right at that moment, the little tide next to him pushed her head against his legs, waking him from his stupor.

Reep Reep

Seeing the little mareep rubbing his head against his legs, Alec knew it was the little boy's attempt to cheer him up, causing a cheerful smile to appear on his face.

"Hahahaha, I get it mareep, with your help, no test will be difficult!"

So Alec bent down and gently rubbed the little mareep's head.

Seeing this, Grandpa Tokuzo can't help but show a smile, and just as he was about to call Alec to enter the house, a rather loud voice appeared not far from them.

"Hahahahaha, seeing close ties between humans and pokemon in the morning is a magnificent sight."

Hearing that voice Alec, along with the little tide, were startled before heading towards the origin of the voice.

In front of them, a man in his thirties was observing them with great interest, he had a dark complexion and was quite tall, furthermore, just because of his physique, he detailed that he was in excellent shape.

He was wearing a cream colored poncho that matched his pants of the same color, six pokeballs hung around his neck, three on each side, while the most striking feature of him was his hair color that resembled a burning flame.

There was no need for someone to tell Alec who the person in front of him was, although it was the first time he had seen him in person.

"Good morning, Uncle Mirto."

Alec bowed slightly in greeting, while the little mareep next to him awkwardly mimicked him, creating a rather comical scene.

Seeing this, the smile on Mirto's face deepened, although a small glint of sadness welled up in his eyes, before being suffocated by Mirto himself.

"It's good to see you more motivated Mirto, after all, you rarely go to Floccesy town."

"Hahahaha, it's my fault, despite being retired, there are still league matters that require my presence."

Right after saying this, a serious look appeared on Mirto's face before leaning slightly towards Grandpa Tokuzo, to whom he said:

"Excuse me for the inconvenience grandfather, after all, Alec is under my charge, but such a responsibility was entrusted to him, which makes me quite ashamed."

Seeing this, Grandpa Tokuzo shook his head before a smile appeared on his face as he placed his right hand on Alec's head and rubbed it fiercely.

"Don't worry about that, I understand well what you went through, and this brat was a great help on the farm, so you shouldn't worry about it."

Seeing this, a slight sigh escaped Mirto, before his usual big smile appeared on his face before saying:

"Well, we better go in, after all, you have something important to tell me, don't you boy?"

Hearing this, a serious look appeared on Alec's face before nodding with determination.

Seeing this, Mirto no longer said anything else as he entered his house, it was at that moment that Grandfather Tokuzo decided to say goodbye to him.

"The topics they are going to talk about are personal, so I shouldn't get into them, but remember Alec, regardless of the decision you make, the farm will always be your home."

And without saying anything else, Grandpa Tokuzo withdrew slowly, while Alec watched him slowly walk away.

"*Sigh* Grandpa, you speak as if I won't see you again, do you know something that I don't?"

Seeing that Alec was lost in thought of him, Mirto woke him up while she urged him to enter the house.

Thus, both Alec and the little mareep entered Mirto's house, which was decorated in a rather modest and traditional way.

Shortly after, Mirto and Alec sat on the living room furniture facing each other, the little mareep was reclining comfortably at Alec's feet.

It wasn't long before Mirto said:

"I see you get along very well with that little one."

Hearing this, Alec just smiled fondly as he rubbed the little mareep's head.

"I've practically raised him since he was born, so naturally I'm very fond of him."

Reep Reep

The little mareep nodded as well, as if he was confirming what Alec said.

This made Mirto smile, before a serious look appeared on her face.

"Grandpa told me that you have something to tell me, and I also know that you must have your own questions, so I will try to answer as much as I can."

Alec became serious too, he didn't even think what he would say, his words came out very naturally.

"I want to be a pokemon trainer."

For a moment, a deep silence appeared in the room, before Mirto's sigh cleared the tense atmosphere.

"I figured that would be what you would ask of me, after all, although it may not seem like it, I have received quite a few details of your growth from Grandpa Tokuzo this year."

Mirto paused for a moment before continuing.

"You will have noticed that your freedom is quite restricted, unlike other children, which has to do with your origin, which is why you fear that I will not let you become a coach, right?"

Hearing this, Alec was quite surprised, he never expected that Mirto, despite all the work he had and the problems he was going through, had still taken the time to learn about his situation, which caused a warm feeling to sprout in his heart.

"Yes, you are absolutely right, Uncle Mirto."

Hearing this, Mirto crossed his arms as he closed his eyes, as he said:

"The reason why your freedom is so restricted is because of your origin, as for the details of it, he is still too young to know, telling you now will only distract you from your goals, as for letting you be a coach..."

Just as Mirto was about to finish speaking, a loud voice echoed through the room.

"Grandpaaaaa comes to visit youuuu."