The scenery before its eyes seemed to shift in an instant. When Weedle came back to its senses, it found itself in a very strange place.
There were no leaves here. There was only a cold floor and a number of things that looked completely inedible.
Weedle stared blankly at the unfamiliar Pokémon in front of it.
“So this is the Pokémon that took me away? It looks so kind and gentle. It kind of feels like a mother.”
Weedle narrowed its eyes. It suddenly felt that the light overhead was a little dazzling.
Indeedee also looked at the Weedle in front of it with deep pity.
It was far too small and thin.
A normal Weedle was around 0.3 meters long and weighed about 3.2 kilograms.
But the Weedle in front of it was less than 0.2 meters long, and it didn’t even weigh two kilograms.
Indeedee had checked Weedle’s life essence. This child’s life essence had never been damaged and was very “healthy.” The only reason it was so thin and small was because it had been hungry for a long time and had become malnourished.
“Indeedee”
(Hello, Weedle.)
Indeedee called out softly.
“Weedle”
(Who are you?)
“Indeedee”
(I’m Indeedee.)
“Weedle”
(Why did you bring me here? Are you going to eat me?)
There was no fear of death in Weedle’s eyes, only an almost relieved calm brought on by prolonged torment from hunger.
Indeedee hurriedly shook its head in a fluster.
“Indeedee”
(Of course not. I want to find you a Trainer. You know what a Trainer is, right?)
Weedle nodded.
“Weedle”
(I know. I have inherited memories.)
“Indeedee”
(Then are you willing to be caught?)
Indeedee asked again.
“Weedle”
(Will I be able to eat until I’m full?)
Hearing that Indeedee wasn’t going to eat it, a little more light appeared in Weedle’s eyes.
“Indeedee”
(You can, but…)
Weedle looked nervously at Indeedee.
“Indeedee”
(Your Trainer might be a fake human.)
A conflicted look flashed through Weedle’s eyes. It knew what fake humans were.
Before this, its older brothers had killed quite a few fake humans that had barged into their territory.
Those fake humans had driven cars and tried to run over their food, so its angry brothers had smashed all of the fake humans’ cars apart, killing the fake humans inside along the way.
Weedle didn’t think its brothers had done anything wrong. It simply had a little trouble accepting the idea of a fake human becoming its Trainer.
But if it refused…
Weedle didn’t want to return to the place where it had been born, a place where it couldn’t even compete for leaves that had almost no nutritional value.
Indeedee could also tell that Weedle was struggling with the decision, and it knew exactly what Weedle was struggling over.
It had a very good impression of Lu Li. If Lu Li were a real human, it would definitely be happy to become Lu Li’s Pokémon. After all, staying by Lu Li’s side really did mean being able to eat its fill.
Unfortunately, Lu Li was a fake human. It couldn’t quite accept having a fake human as its Trainer. It was like how humans could play with dogs, but couldn’t become a dog’s servant.
“Weedle”
(Can you let me meet that fake human?)
Seeing this, Indeedee smiled and nodded. It could tell that Weedle had actually already begun to waver.
After all, Weedle had lived too miserable a life. The child had never once eaten its fill since birth and was practically on the verge of starving to death. In truth, Weedle no longer cared whether its Trainer was a human or something else.
“Indeedee”
(Wait here for me for a moment.)
After saying that, Indeedee disappeared from Weedle’s sight.
While invisible, Indeedee politely knocked on the door to Lu Li’s room.
Hearing such rhythmic knocking, Lu Li thought it was Jun Shutong and hurriedly opened the door, only to see Indeedee standing there instead.
Indeedee had come to find him on its own at this time. Could it be…
A bold guess arose in Lu Li’s mind. He was already starting to feel excited in advance, the corners of his mouth quietly rising as he suppressed his excitement and asked, “Indeedee, did you come to see me for something?”
Indeedee took out a pen and drawing board, then drew a picture and handed it to Lu Li.
The rough meaning conveyed by the drawing was, “The Pokémon you need has been found.”
Lu Li hurriedly handed the drawing board back to Indeedee.
“Little Beauty, how are you feeling right now?” Lu Li asked Little Beauty, who had only recently finished eating.
Little Beauty used Splash in the water tank.
Lu Li instantly understood.
“Since you’re in great condition, let’s go welcome our second companion,” Lu Li said eagerly.
Hearing this, Feebas jumped out of the fish tank, turned into a streak of white light, and entered the Poké Ball.
If possible, it also hoped there would be more companions to protect Lu Li.
Although Feebas was still somewhat lacking in confidence, it believed Lu Li wouldn’t neglect it just because he gained a new companion.
After all, when it had been in the trash can, Lu Li had never looked down on it. He had even given one of his precious capture slots to it. It knew that Lu Li only had three Poké Balls.
Indeedee directly used Teleport to bring Lu Li back to the hotel.
Lu Li fell silent as he looked at the Weedle in front of him.
He had indeed hoped Indeedee could find a Pokémon weaker than Feebas, but the problem was that this Weedle was far too weak, wasn’t it?
It was less than twenty centimeters long, and by visual estimate, it didn’t even weigh more than 1 kg. This was the typical small and thin build caused by malnutrition. Lu Li even wondered whether the Weedle had suffered some kind of injury during development that had left it congenitally deficient.
Indeedee picked up the pen and began drawing on the paper.
The drawing roughly said: This child had never been able to eat its fill before, and it had only hatched after arriving in this world, which was why it had grown into such a malnourished state.
However, the child has no other defects, and its Ability was also excellent.
After reading Indeedee’s message, Lu Li finally relaxed and handed the drawing back to Indeedee.
With Indeedee watching from the side, Lu Li wasn’t worried that Weedle would suddenly attack him.
Lu Li crouched down in front of Weedle, took out a Poké Ball, and asked, “Weedle, are you willing to become my partner?”
“Weedle”
Weedle cried out, then pointed at its own mouth with its tail before pointing at the other Poké Ball in Lu Li’s pocket.
Indeedee acted as an interpreter from the side and handed the drawing it had made to Lu Li.
The rough meaning of the picture was, “If you want me to be your partner, you have to feed me until I’m full first, then let your Pokémon battle me. If you win, I’ll agree to become your Pokémon.”
Lu Li hadn’t expected such a tiny wild Weedle to have so many thoughts of its own.
However, Lu Li did not refuse. After all, as a “fake human,” if he wanted to catch Pokémon, he couldn’t simply rely on Pokémon battles to forcibly capture them.
Weedle looked at Lu Li with eyes full of anticipation. Its thinking was simple: eat its fill first, then battle Lu Li.
That way, regardless of whether it ultimately chose to become the other party’s Pokémon, it would at least have eaten and drunk its fill. Even if the other party became dissatisfied and killed it, it would have no regrets.
On the other hand, it also wanted to gauge Lu Li’s strength. If Lu Li could satisfy it, then regardless of whether it won or lost, it would be willing to follow him.
But if Lu Li failed to satisfy it, then it could simply refuse and use the energy gained from this full meal to undergo its first evolution.
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