armyinform Chapter 1357 Subduing the Adopted Daughter
Chapter 1357 Subduing the Adopted Daughter
Chapter 1357 Subduing the Adopted Daughter
Miare City in the early morning.
Kashiwagi returned to the Prism Tower alone.
Although he was the first to discover An Xin'er, she wasn't a wild Pokémon, so she naturally chose to stay with her distant aunt.
However, after further discussion, they abandoned their plan to go out and play, even though Karuni had suggested it.
An Xin'er, however, said that she was happy to just stay with her.
The young girl fully understood Karuni's usual busy work schedule and did not want to take away her hard-earned rest opportunity. She also did not want Karuni to be affected by her and waste her energy and spirit.
What a sensible little girl!
Karuni was both moved and gratified. A strong maternal instinct almost completely enveloped her, and she even began to imagine that An Xin'er was her own child.
Kashiwa stayed with the two until almost dawn. After resting with the sleepy Anxin in her arms, Karuni made an appointment with her to meet at the arena and then quietly returned to the Prism Tower.
Citron had just woken up and was preparing to make breakfast for everyone when he was startled to see Kashiwagi come in from outside. "Did you go for your morning exercise?"
"……Do not."
After a brief hesitation, Kashiwagi told Citron what had happened in the middle of the night the previous night.
We'll meet sooner or later anyway, so there's no need to hide it.
Hitron was stunned.
"Wait a moment."
He held his head in deep thought, "The daughter of Champion Karuni from a parallel world appeared from above the Prism Tower yesterday and is now with Champion Karuni?"
Kashiwagi nodded. "That's right, you understand very quickly."
Citron was thrilled. "So that rift connects to a parallel world! That's amazing!"
He abandoned the frying pan that was still frying food and ran all the way to his laboratory.
Yesterday, Citron was serious about letting science create the future; he worked on inventions all night until 11 p.m. before finally falling asleep when he was too tired to continue.
Who would have thought that An Xin'er would arrive right after he went to sleep?
Kashiwagi took over the frying pan very naturally, and by the time Citron realized he hadn't turned off the stove and rushed out in a panic, breakfast was already ready.
Yulijia, wearing her Monster Jaw Dragon pajamas, wobbled onto the table and started eating, her eyes lighting up after the first bite.
"Mmm~ Delicious! Did Kashiwagi-nii-san make it?"
The delicious food brought her to her senses.
Taking the opportunity, Bai Mu told her about An Xin'er, and You Lijia immediately exclaimed excitedly, "So amazing! Can I meet her?"
As expected of siblings, their behavior is at least 80-90% similar, if not exactly the same.
"Let's wait for Ash's competition. She'll be there with Karen." He patted Bonnie's head. "She's younger than you."
Yulijia and Anxin are about two years old, and there is a significant difference in their heights.
"It's a little girl."
Yulijia cupped her face and twisted back and forth, clearly looking forward to meeting An Xin'er.
Unexpectedly, not long after breakfast, Karuni called.
"An Xin'er wants to see me?"
Kashiwagi looked puzzled.
Karuni whispered, "She just asked me about your whereabouts and is making breakfast for me now. Could you come over for a bit if you have time?"
Kashiwagi: "..."
What do you mean by "making breakfast for me"?
Would a woman in her twenties ask a child under six to cook?
Karuni probably realized the situation was absurd, and lowered her voice, saying, "Please come here quickly~ I beg you~"
She's starting to sound a bit coquettish.
This shows how urgent the situation was.
Kashiwagi glanced at Bonnie, who was playing with Pokémon, and said, "Okay, I'll be right there."
His intuition told him that now was not a good time for Yulijia and Anxiner to meet.
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Karuni owns multiple properties in Miare.
Normally she would live in a manor on the outskirts of the city, but now, in order to keep An Xin'er from getting cold in the winter, they moved into a five-story apartment building.
Without a doubt, the entire apartment building belongs to Karuni.
It's likely that Karuni from the parallel world also lived here quite a bit, which is why An Xin'er is extremely familiar with the structure of this house, to the point that she doesn't even need Karuni to explain it to her.
This also meant that when she woke up, An Xin'er was already busy in the kitchen.
Karuni wanted to take her place, but An Xin'er shut her down with, "Mother, you're not good at this."
This is because everyone has strengths and weaknesses.
Karune's talent in acting and Pokémon is as outstanding as her talent in everyday life.
Of course, her skill level is only slightly lower than that of an average person, and with better materials, she can still make good things.
Unfortunately, Karen had no experience in distinguishing good from bad materials... She basically left all the trivial matters of daily life to her manager, Minami.
So when she asked An Xin'er why she was so skilled at housework.
"I learned it from Aunt Minami!"
The daughter's words were quite hurtful.
When Kashiwagi arrived, he saw Karuni sitting obediently and reservedly on the sofa, while Anxiner was busy running around and occasionally asking Huba for help.
He couldn't help but ask, "Where's Minami?"
“Minami went to push the announcement for me…” Karuni sighed.
Since it was a spur-of-the-moment decision, Minami has to apologize to those who were stood up and offer them compensation.
Even if the other party is unlikely to accept it, the communication process is still very complicated.
"Uncle Kashiwagi!"
An Xin'er was very happy to see him. "I made you breakfast too, come and eat together!"
Karuni frantically winked at Kashiwagi.
How could Bai Mu refuse? He obediently took a seat and murmured, "I'm only nineteen years old, and I'm already an uncle?"
Nineteen years old?
An Xin'er accurately captured the meaning of that sentence.
He pointed to himself. "Can't you tell?"
"..." An Xin'er shook her head with difficulty. Bai Mu looked to be at least twenty-four or twenty-five years old.
Duobian Phone interjected, "Life used to be tough, so your skin is rougher."
Given the living environment of Oule before, who wasn't dark-skinned? Only a portion of people in Sierra Nevada probably had smooth skin.
At least in Huangtie Town, you can't find many people with fair and delicate skin.
After learning about Bai Mu's age, An Xin'er glanced at Karuni a few more times, and her mood seemed to become a little depressed.
It's baffling.
It wasn't until after dinner, when An Xin'er took the initiative to wash up, that Duobian spoke to Bai Mu and Karuni on his phone: "She probably really suspected you were her father before, but she just confirmed that you aren't."
Karuni nearly choked on her black tea, coughing and coughing!
"Shut up."
Kashiwagi flung it away again.
The current timeline is two years before An Xin'er's world. If they really had a relationship, Karuni would have had to make her move when he was fourteen or fifteen years old.
Torture! Extreme torture!
After catching her breath, Karuni didn't seem too embarrassed or annoyed. Instead, she laughed and teased, "This child seems to like you a lot. Would you be interested in being her father?"
"You mean your godfather?"
"if not?"
"I don't have that kind of face. I'm not worthy of being associated with the champion's daughter."
"loquacious!"
An Xin'er took in the two of them joking around, and she felt no aversion at all; in fact, she was quite pleased.
morning.
Since An Xin'er didn't want to disturb Karuni's day off, the three of them stayed in the apartment.
It's not exactly boring.
The three played games and watched a movie with the Pokémon. Kashiwagi taught Anxin how to cook, and Karune helped Anxin wash her hair and braid it.
Time flew by during this period.
An Xin'er's smile never faded; she probably hadn't seen Karuni in a long time and cherished the opportunity to spend time with her.
Even if she's just an aunt from a parallel world.
Karuni truly treated An Xin'er like her own daughter, taking meticulous care of her.
The three of them worked together to cook lunch. Karuni was so clumsy it was alarming, and in the end, An Xin'er chased her out of the kitchen, half-coquettish and half-annoyed.
After lunch.
They traveled to the Lunare Conference to watch Ash and Elite Four member Dracula compete.
An Xin'er obediently put on sunglasses and a mask, not wanting to cause any trouble for Karuni.
In her world, Karuni had already experienced a press conference announcing her daughter's existence, and she knew everything that happened during that time.
There's no need for that to happen again.
Karuni herself understood that Anxin'er's origins were difficult to explain, and she didn't have the heart to be indifferent.
Only Cypress was not worried.
How come taking pictures of them makes headlines?
"Ole Champion Carlos secretly married and had a child, the girl is over six years old; is Karuni suspected of violating criminal law?"
According to An Xin'er's world timeline, she already has enough to be punished.
According to this calculation, she's in a worse position!
Kashiwagi is not even fourteen years old! He's still a primary school student!
Inevitably, Karuni will have to meet with the people from the Carlos Alliance; after all, she is the champion.
But there's not much to worry about it getting leaked, as Karuni doesn't meet just anyone.
When Citron and Yulijia arrived, Anxin'er was no longer shy and was able to talk to strangers openly.
To be honest, these two siblings weren't exactly strangers to An Xin'er.
Hitron asked An Xin'er a lot about parallel worlds, but An Xin'er couldn't understand some of the content at all.
"Are you expecting a six-year-old to understand the STEM topics you're talking about?"
"But I'm six years old—okay."
Hitron was convinced by the multilateral phone.
He wouldn't say something like, "Even someone who's stupid can't learn calculus."
When Clemont learned that the Luna Reach Gym in the parallel world was closed and the Prism Tower was unclaimed, his expression was peculiar.
"Huh? My parallel universe self left the Prism Tower?"
“That’s right, as far as I know, Prism Tower is currently unmanned… Hmm? It seems like some organization is in charge of it?”
An Xin'er couldn't recall it for a moment.
Yulijia really liked this girl who was two years younger than her and took the initiative to invite her to hang out after the competition.
An Xin'er is mature for her age, but she is still innocent at heart and accepted Youlijia's invitation.
The match is in progress.
Having thoroughly researched information about Dracel before the battle, Ash, despite still fielding Sirfetch'd and Dracovish, found the battle much easier.
The iconic scenes were also present—
The ichthyosaur used a water gun to soak the feathers of the Super Altaria, rendering it unable to fly.
Then the move changed from the original [Dragon Dive] to [Frozen Fang], successfully bringing the Super Altaria to low health, which was then defeated by Sirfetch'd'Sir's [Meteor Strike].
The match lasted fifteen minutes. It was a two-on-two singles match at the High Ball level. Ash successfully defeated Doraemon, one of the Elite Four members, and advanced to ninth place.
He is only one step away from becoming one of the Eight Masters.
However, the opponent he is about to encounter is not the original story's Chibana, but rather—
Ai Lan!
That's right, he defeated Cibana to become the goalkeeper of the Eight Masters.
"Was the battle I couldn't fight in at the Luna Arena ultimately unavoidable?"
Kashiwagi's expression was strange.
Previously, Alain missed the opportunity to participate in the Luna Contest due to Team Flare, which led to Ash defeating Shota and becoming the tournament winner.
Unexpectedly, the two of them are now going to have to play a game together.
However, Ash probably wouldn't have been defeated by Alain if he hadn't used Greninja.
His current lineup, while not necessarily a hard counter to Alain, certainly wouldn't lose to him.
After a brief moment of thought, Kashiwagi decided it was necessary to help Satoshi.
For no other reason than that.
It will only reduce that tiny bit of the possibility.
He didn't mind spending his own time helping Xiaozhi, since the two of them were likely to meet at the Eight Masters anyway, and exchanging skills was like looking at the answers before the exam.
So after the match.
Kashiwagi took the initiative to approach Satoshi and confirm the time with him.
"Really? I'm so happy!"
Ash was eager to train with Kashiwagi. Among his many good friends, Leon and Kashiwagi were among the few opponents he had never beaten.
Therefore, their fighting spirit was extremely intense.
Both sides agreed on a special training time and waited for the opportunity.
Kashiwagi also learned from the organizers that he would not be scheduled to compete for the next month, allowing him to focus on preparing for the Eight Masters.
"Is it because you can't find any opponents?"
Multi-faceted mobile phones can almost deduce from the tournament organizers' arrangements the opponents they will prepare for in the eight masters.
Kashiwagi felt a little regretful. On the one hand, with his current strength, the simulator countdown would require a high-quality opponent to significantly reduce; on the other hand, he felt it had been a long time since he had fought Alice.
If possible, I should meet Alice.
Unfortunately, the organizers didn't give him the chance.
After Ash's match, Kashiwagi stayed with Annie in Luna City for two days until Karen had to go back to work.
An Xin'er was clearly still somewhat unsatisfied, but she also knew that Karuni here was ultimately not her real mother.
She was also very grateful for Kashiwagi's company over the past two days and thanked him repeatedly before leaving.
Before leaving, An Xin'er stood by the golden ring, hesitantly wanting to say something.
Kashiwagi patted her head. "You have Hoopa by your side, so you can come whenever you want. Just give me a call."
"...Okay! Uncle Kashiwagi!"
An Xin'er smiled.
Although Karuni had jokingly said she wanted An Xin'er to be her goddaughter, it was still too early for 19-year-old Kashiwagi.
Watching An Xin'er walk into the golden ring, Bai Mu let out a sigh of relief. "A parallel world, huh? Actually, going there to have some fun wouldn't hurt—"
"Uncle Kashiwagi!"
The gold ring, which had shrunk to the size of a wrist, suddenly grew larger again, and An Xin'er's scream came from inside.
Bai Mu frowned and ran inside without thinking.
The enlarged golden ring instantly shrank and disappeared.
In a parallel world.
The towering Prism Tower was now covered by dark vines, the city was covered by countless vines, and a huge black flower roared at the sky.
An Xin'er and Hu Pa were tied up by a vine.
The moment Kashiwa arrived, the Shiny Gengar in the shadows leaped out and, together with the Polygonal Phone, smashed the vines, successfully rescuing An Xin'er.
They were momentarily stunned as they looked at the completely unfamiliar surroundings and the distorted prism tower.
What does it mean to...?
The Prism Tower suddenly came to life?
(End of this chapter)