19 Chapter 19 Orphanage

In the early morning,

Yuli got up early, prepared morning grass for the Mareep, and then went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for Rex and the Pokémon.

At this time, Rex had also gotten up. After all, today Yuli needed to go to Fallabor town, and everything on the farm needed to be taken care of by him.

"Although you already have Oddish, Oddish's strength is still too weak. Take Heracross with you!"

After breakfast, Rex sent Yuli to the farm gate and handed her Heracross's Poké Ball.

Rex had already instructed Heracross in advance to follow Yuli today and protect her safety.

"Thank you, boss. Boss, you can go back now!"

Seeing Rex consider him so much, Yuli was also very moved and did not refuse his kindness.

After that, Rex watered the grass and fruit trees with a group of Pokémon. Unfortunately, Poliwag had not yet learned the Rain Dance move, otherwise using Rain Dance to water would really save time and effort.

"You must work hard and strive to learn Rain Dance as soon as possible, understand?"

After watering all the plants, Rex and the group of Pokémon were tired and sat on the ground to rest. Rex patted Poliwag's head and said.

"Poliwag, Poliwag!"

Poliwag looked confident, as if saying, "Leave it to me, I've got this!"

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After Yuli set off from the farm in the morning, she encountered a group of Ursaring blocking the way on the road. Fortunately, with Heracross, he dispersed them. By noon, she finally arrived at Fallabor town.

After that, she went to a shop in the town to buy a large amount of snacks and gifts, basically spending all the salary she received this month.

Fortunately, she borrowed a space backpack from Rex, otherwise, she might not be able to carry all these things alone.

"Grandma Nieno, I'm back!"

Yuli arrived at the orphanage at exactly 1 o'clock in the afternoon. At this time, the younger brothers and sisters were taking a nap, so she went to find the director in the office first.

Nieno Grandma had been running this orphanage for a long time. Since her husband passed away, she had regarded this orphanage as the remaining haven of her life.

Therefore, she treated every child as her own, and only in this way could she feel that her life still had meaning.

"Yuli, if you want to come back, tell me in advance, I can go to pick you up. It's dangerous for you to come back from Rex Farm alone!"

Nieno Grandma looked at Yuli with some blame.

She was actually a little worried about Yuli going to work at Rex Farm.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have bought her a mobile phone when Yuli decided to go, hoping to be able to contact her at any time.

However, after some time of contact, Nieno Grandma found that Yuli was very happy at Rex Farm, and gradually felt relieved. She only occasionally thought of her and called her. Unexpectedly, Yuli suddenly appeared in front of her today.

"Nieno Grandma, you can rest assured, I am now a Pokémon Trainer, and, the boss heard that I was coming back, lent me his Heracross for protection, so you don't have to worry!"

Yuli also knew that it was a bit inappropriate not to inform the director in advance, but she wanted to give everyone a surprise.

"I remember your boss seems to be named Rex, indeed a good kid!"

Nieno Grandma agreed to let Yuli go to Rex Farm alone after understanding Rex's situation from Nurse Joy, and now it seems that Nurse Joy did not read the wrong person.

"Yes, the boss is indeed a good person. This time he also asked me to say hello to you!"

Yuli seemed to suddenly remember Rex's request and said.

"Seeing you so happy, I feel relieved. By the way, how long will you stay this time when you come back!"

Nieno Grandma suddenly asked.

"I may have to go back in the evening. I only took one day off this time, but the boss promised me to give me a day off every week in the future, so I can come back often in the future!"

Yuli smiled happily at the thought of the holidays, after all, no one would dislike holidays.

"By the way, I received my first month's salary yesterday, so I bought gifts for everyone!"

Yuli said happily to Nieno Grandma.

"You, save your money for yourself. There is nothing lacking in the orphanage."

Nieno Grandma advised Yuli.

"Nieno Grandma, this is the first money I have earned by my own efforts in my life, so I want to share it with everyone!"

Yuli said earnestly to Nieno Grandma.

In fact, seeing Yuli still caring about her and the other children after leaving the orphanage, Nieno Grandma was very happy in her heart, feeling that her efforts were not in vain.

"Sister Yuli!"

"Sister!"

When the children woke up from their nap, Yuli came with gifts, and she was immediately surrounded by a group of children.

There are still six children in the orphanage now, three boys and three girls. Among them, the oldest is Yui Takemoto, who is already 13 years old. After Yuli left, she became the oldest among this group of children.

Therefore, she consciously took over Yuli's work and helped Nieno Grandma manage the orphanage. Now she can understand the hardship Yuli had before.

Before, Yuli was the oldest among them, so from a very young age, she helped take care of them, fulfilling the obligation of an older sister.

"Akiko, have you been eating well during this time?"

After distributing gifts to the younger brothers and sisters, Yuli hugged the youngest, Akiko Hanashima. She is only 6 years old this year. Due to an accident, her parents died, and she was sent to the orphanage by her relatives.

Yuli felt most distressed about this younger sister, so she usually left her some good food.

"Sister, I have been good during this time, I haven't been picky about food, but I miss you very much!"

After speaking, Akiko Hanashima's eyes turned red.

"Great, Akiko is a good girl. Sister will come back to see you often in the future!"

Yuli hurriedly comforted her sister in her arms.

"Sister Yuli, Nieno Grandma said you have already captured Pokémon, can you let them out for us to see?"

The one who spoke was Yuta Mizuno, who is already 12 years old this year, one year older than Rex. His dream is to become a Pokémon Trainer, but unfortunately, as an orphan, he temporarily does not have the conditions to purchase initial Pokémon.

"Yes, I have already captured Oddish!"

After speaking, Yuli released Oddish from the Poké Ball.

Now Oddish has also grown a lot compared to before. When Yuli trained before, she also entrusted her Oddish to Rex for training together.

"Wow, it's so cute. Sister Yuli, can I touch it?"

The one who spoke was Meirei Yoshino, who is 9 years old this year. She likes Grass-type Pokémon very much, and her dream is to become a Grass-type Pokémon Breeder. She also often reads books about raising Grass-type Pokémon.

"Of course, but you have to get Oddish's consent first!"

Yuli knew that she liked Grass-type Pokémon very much, so she did not refuse.

"I want to touch it too, I want to touch it too!"

"Me too!"

The ones who spoke were Takeichi Ohira and Shogo Sugimura. They are both 7 years old, and because they are close in age, they often play together.

Moreover, the two of them are very lively and often play on the nearby mountain.

Yuli often went up the mountain to find them before, and when she found them, she would give them a lecture.

However, they promised on the surface, but after a short interval, they would start to misbehave again. Yuli sometimes couldn't do anything about them.

After that, the children surrounded Oddish, and Oddish also happily played with them.

Unfortunately, happy time always passes quickly. When it was around 4:30 in the afternoon, Yuli knew that she had to leave. It would take more than two hours to return from here to Rex Farm. She needed to hurry back before it got completely dark.

Otherwise, it would be dangerous to travel at night.

In the end, under the reluctant gaze of the younger brothers and sisters, Yuli still took firm steps and left the orphanage. However, she had made up her mind that she must come back often to see everyone.

Your support is my motivation!

(End of this chapter)