Chapter 35

"Natsuki, I think I sense someone calling for help from the bushes over there," Ralts said to Natsuki through telepathy. Along the way, Natsuki had been having Ralts use Confusion to sense the surrounding situation. This method allowed Ralts to detect danger in advance while also serving as a way to train its stamina. "Alright, let's go check it out first!" Natsuki said. Natsuki had arrived in Littleroot Town a few days before taking the transport, originally intending to visit Professor Birch. However, newly arrived and thoroughly captivated by the surrounding environment and Pokémon, Natsuki had spent two days playing around before a phone call from home finally prompted a decision to head into the hills to visit Professor Birch's laboratory. Natsuki and Ralts hurried in the direction of the cries for help, where they saw a rather striking-looking young girl standing on a slope in red clothes and a red bandana, preparing to command Mudkip to attack the Poochyena in order to rescue Professor Birch, who was stuck in a tree.