**Chapter 33: Student Shen Mu's Request**
Because of Bai Feng and Popplio's attack, all the Ariados surrounded them.
"Popplio, Charm Voice," Bai Feng continued to command.
"La la la~"
As Popplio's Singing Voice rang out, the Air around several Ariados vibrated intensely, and even Water mist filled the Air. Before long, all the Ariados were knocked out.
Poison-type Ariados should have had high resistance to Fairy-type Charm Voice, but Popplio's Ability, Damp Voice, changed Charm Voice's Type to Water-type, which is why the Ariados were instantly affected.
After dealing with the Ariados, Bai Feng quickly walked up to Student Shen Mu and asked, "Student Shen Mu, are you okay?"
"No... I'm fine," Student Shen Mu patted his backside and said unnaturally.
"That's good," Bai Feng breathed a sigh of relief. "Were you trying to catch that Sewaddle? Next Time you try to catch a Pokémon, you should still use a Pokémon Battle. It's easy to get hurt doing it like that."
At this Time, the little Sewaddle had quickly run to its parents and was anxiously circling the several fainted Ariados.
"I... I understand. Thank you," Shen Mu regained his cold expression, but judging by his tone, he seemed to just be bad at communicating with people.
Then, as an afterthought, he asked, "How do you know my name is Shen Mu?"
Uh... Could this guy not remember that I'm his classmate? There are only a dozen or so students in the Class in total.
"My name is Bai Feng, and we're classmates."
Hearing Bai Feng's words, Shen Mu's face cracked into an expression of disbelief. He had completely not expected his embarrassing Situation to be seen by a classmate he would be spending Time with daily from now on.
He had thought he had just met a passerby and that they would part ways and not know each other later!
"Ah... Is that so!" Shen Mu looked awkward. "I have a bit of face blindness, it's a bit difficult for me to recognize people."
"Oh, I see," Bai Feng said with a look of sudden realization, not knowing if he was truly face blind or just pretending. "Right, I'm going Home for Meals. What about you?"
"I'm going Home too," Shen Mu said, lowering his head. In fact, he didn't want to go Home, otherwise, he wouldn't still be wandering around outside at this Time.
Bai Feng nodded, then asked again, "Are you still going to catch that Sewaddle?"
Hearing this, Shen Mu looked at the Sewaddle, which was almost crying because its elders had fainted. After thinking for a few seconds, he shook his head and said, "Let's forget it."
Hearing this, Bai Feng walked up to the Sewaddle and the Ariados, took out a few Berry from his Backpack, handed them over, and said to the Sewaddle:
"It's okay, the Ariados just fainted. They'll wake up soon, don't worry. Also, I'm really sorry for suddenly attacking you just now. These Berry are for you, as compensation."
Sure enough, a few seconds after Bai Feng finished speaking, the Ariados woke up one after another. They accepted Bai Feng's apology and left contentedly with the Berry and the Sewaddle.
Seeing that Bai Feng could actually communicate with Pokémon, Shen Mu's eyes widened in surprise: "You can understand what Pokémon are saying?"
Bai Feng scratched his head humbly and said, "I can understand a little."
Shen Mu was immediately overjoyed upon hearing this. He suddenly grabbed Bai Feng's hand and said, "Then can I ask you for a favor?"
"What favor?" Bai Feng was stunned. So sudden? We don't seem to be very familiar yet! "Tell me about it. If it's not too much Trouble, I might be able to help."
"Can you come to my Home after School this afternoon?" Shen Mu requested.
It turned out that before his grandfather passed away, he had left Last Words for Shen Mu, but when his grandfather passed away, only a Luxray was present, so his grandfather had to dictate the Last Words to the Luxray.
Unfortunately, Luxray cannot speak human language. Even if it remembered the grandfather's Last Words, it couldn't express them in a Complete way, so the Last Words became a mystery.
Shen Mu's parents didn't care about these Last Words because their relationship with the grandfather wasn't good, but Shen Mu couldn't not care because he was raised by his grandfather.
So Shen Mu wanted to ask Bai Feng to help him find out the content of the Last Words from Luxray.
After understanding the content of the request, Bai Feng readily agreed: "Oh, so that's it. Of course, no Problem. I'll go with you after School this afternoon!"
"Thank you so much!" Shen Mu said Excitedly.
After parting ways, the two went Home for Meals.
After School in the afternoon, the two went to Student Shen Mu's Home as agreed.
According to Student Shen Mu, his grandfather was also a Trainer back then. It was precisely because he was adventuring outside year-round and had very few Opportunity to be Home that his relationship with his son was not good, and he wasn't even by his wife's side when she passed away unexpectedly.
It was also because of Student Shen Mu's grandmother's sudden death that Shen Mu's father and grandfather's relationship rapidly deteriorated, eventually forming a Situation where neither wanted to see the other.
Not long after Student Shen Mu's grandmother passed away, his grandfather retired from being a Trainer, and all the Pokémon around him left him. Only one Luxray remains at Home now.
The reason those Pokémon of his grandfather's left was because Student Shen Mu's father was unwilling to raise them.
Luxray was only reluctantly allowed to stay at Home by his father because it was the Pokémon that symbolized Shen Mu's grandparents' love. Other Pokémon didn't have this layer of connection.
Student Shen Mu's Home is even further from No. 4 Middle School than Bluebird Orphanage. His family is well-off, and they live in a very large Villa. Although it can't be called luxurious, it's definitely the setup of a wealthy family.
When the two arrived at Student Shen Mu's Home, his parents were not at Home. Only the nanny came out to greet them.
"Let's go, I'll take you to see Luxray." As soon as they entered the Home, Shen Mu impatiently pulled Bai Feng and ran towards his Backyard.
Shen Mu's parents built a small house for Luxray in the Backyard, where Luxray usually stays. Student Shen Mu usually takes care of Luxray's Daily Life.
"Luxray, I'm Home!"
Upon reaching the Backyard, Shen Mu shouted happily. His demeanor and expression were completely Different from how he was at School. Bai Feng could tell at a glance that he had a deep bond with Luxray.
"Awoo~"
As Shen Mu's voice fell, a shadow suddenly darted out from the small house not far away and instantly tackled Shen Mu to the Ground.
The black shadow was a Luxray. Its build was not bulky, but its lines were very smooth. One could tell at a glance that it had undergone Training.
Luxray affectionately rubbed its cheek against Shen Mu's head and occasionally licked his face, making Shen Mu laugh heartily. It was only then that Bai Feng felt that this was a normal, lively, and cheerful big boy.
"Hahaha~" Shen Mu's joyful laughter echoed in the spacious Courtyard.
However, the nanny following behind the two suddenly spoke up: "Young Master Shen Mu, Master doesn't like you doing this, it's very improper!"
Shen Mu's laughter stopped abruptly. He put away the smile on his face, slowly sat up from the Ground, patted the non-existent dust off his Clothes twice, and then said to the nanny without changing his expression:
"I understand. You don't need to help here, you can go down."
The nanny didn't say anything more, just bowed to Shen Mu and retreated.
But with the nanny's interruption, Shen Mu's good mood completely disappeared.
Bai Feng thought to himself: No wonder Student Shen Mu developed such a personality. This family atmosphere is a bit oppressive!
After the nanny left, Shen Mu said with a slightly dejected expression, "My father doesn't like me being overly intimate with Pokémon."
Perhaps because he had a knot in his heart regarding his grandfather, Shen Mu's father initially didn't even allow him to pursue a profession related to being a Trainer. Later, it was his mother who strongly helped persuade him, and his father only agreed to him enrolling in the Pokemon Breeding Major.
To rebel against his father, Student Shen Mu secretly ran away from Home before School started, planning to travel alone. Unfortunately, he was caught before he even left Couriway Town and was given a beating.
Perhaps his father felt that if he pursued the same profession as his grandfather, he would become as irresponsible as his grandfather in the future.
However, in Student Shen Mu's view, his father was the one who was irresponsible. To be Busy with work, he left him, who was born not long ago, to be raised by his grandfather. Only when his grandfather got old and truly couldn't take care of him anymore did his father think about bringing the grandfather and grandson back to live with him.
Bai Feng really couldn't comment on their family matters, so he could only laugh awkwardly.
Of course, Student Shen Mu was just complaining casually and didn't expect Bai Feng to counsel him. After sorting out his emotions, he said to Luxray:
"Luxray, this is my classmate Bai Feng. He can understand what Pokémon are saying. You can relay Grandpa's Last Words to him, and then he can relay them to me."
Hearing this, Luxray looked at Bai Feng in surprise, then nodded at Bai Feng.
This Luxray had an excellent memory. Before long, it told Bai Feng the grandfather's Last Words word for word.
It turned out that Shen Mu's father had hoped that Shen Mu's grandfather would release all his Pokémon back into the wild, but Pokémon raised by humans would definitely suffer a lot if they returned to nature, so Shen Mu's grandfather couldn't bear to do it.
But to avoid irritating his son, Shen Mu's grandfather finally told a lie.
He secretly entrusted his Pokémon to his old friend and would secretly transfer a sum of Living Expenses to his old friend every month, then tell his son that those Pokémon had been sent away.
Who knew that the grandfather would suddenly pass away from a heart attack, and that there happened to be no one at Home when it happened? So he had to tell Luxray about this matter.
The grandfather hoped that after he was gone, Shen Mu could take care of his old friends on his behalf. He left Shen Mu a Card with a sum of Money in it. That Money would be used for the Living Expenses of the old friends in the future.
The Card was secretly hidden inside the butt of the Luxray doll in Shen Mu's Room.
After listening to Bai Feng's relay, Shen Mu quickly ran to his Room, found the Luxray doll, and dug around in its butt. He actually dug out a Savings Card.
This Card was linked to Shen Mu's identity. After asking Luxray for the password, he checked the Online Banking and found that there was actually a full eighty million inside.
The Instant he heard this number, Bai Feng's expression was like this: Huh?
Damn rich people! An Inheritance casually received is more Money than he could earn by farming hard for several years.
The Card also had the contact information of Shen Mu's grandfather's old friend attached. Shen Mu immediately made a phone call.
The person who answered the phone was not Shen Mu's grandfather's old friend, but the old friend's wife. After learning Shen Mu's identity, she immediately demanded that Shen Mu take his grandfather's Pokémon away without another word!
It turned out that after Shen Mu's grandfather passed away, no one had sent Living Expenses there, so Shen Mu's grandfather's old friend had to pay for raising those Pokémon himself.
But raising Pokémon is expensive, and that old friend's family was not as wealthy as Shen Mu's family. So gradually, his wife became dissatisfied.
Later, after learning that Shen Mu's grandfather had passed away, the old friend's wife completely refused to continue raising those Pokémon. Knowing some of Shen Mu's family's Situation, she felt that Shen Mu's grandfather's death meant that no one would give them Money anymore.
Before, she could still earn a little from the Meals expenses given by Shen Mu's grandfather. Now, not only did she not earn anything, but she also had to pay out of pocket. Who would be willing to do that?
Hearing the cursing words from the other side, Shen Mu originally wanted to say that he could transfer the Living Expenses, but thinking about the other party's attitude, he felt that the other party might not be able to take good care of his grandfather's Pokémon, so he could only say:
"I understand the Situation. Give me two more days. I will pick them up as soon as possible, and I will also settle the fees you are owed."
Hearing Shen Mu's words, the other side's attitude finally improved. They stopped cursing and even praised Shen Mu as a sensible and good child.
After hanging up the phone, Shen Mu said to Bai Feng, "Thank you, Bai Feng. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to fulfill Grandpa's Last Words. Oh, right..."
At this point, he suddenly thought of something. He then rummaged through the cabinet in the Room for a while and soon came over holding a box.
"This is for you."
"What is this?"
Bai Feng opened the box in confusion, only to see ten colorful and exquisite Poké Ball neatly lying inside. They were a Quick Ball, Friend Ball, Heal Ball, Heavy Ball, Lure Ball, Love Ball, Moon Ball, Dive Ball, Dusk Ball, and Premier Ball.
"These Poké Ball are ones I collected before. They're not valuable things, just consider them my thank you gift to you," Shen Mu explained when he saw Bai Feng's surprised expression.
"Okay, then I won't be polite," Bai Feng didn't refuse and accepted the thank you gift.
These Poké Ball are Different from the Ordinary Poké Ball sold in stores. They are Handmade Poké Ball. Because they take Time to manufacture and have special effects, they are much more expensive than ordinary Poké Ball.
But they weren't ridiculously expensive, within Bai Feng's acceptable range.
Things like Fu La Da Li and Kalos's Space Backpack were too valuable, so Bai Feng mailed them back to them.
Having helped Student Shen Mu, Bai Feng saw that it was getting late and planned to go Home. Just then, voices were suddenly heard from outside.
"It sounds like my parents are back..."
Sure enough, after a while, the nanny came to inform Shen Mu that Master and Madam were back and asked him to come downstairs.
(End of Chapter)