Pokémon: Start with a Dragon-type Gym Leader, and pick up Guroton.

Chapter 382 Acerola, the Lolita-Mom Type Personality

It was half an hour later when Azure finished taking care of the leader's pseudo-legendary Pokémon.

She wiped the fine beads of sweat from her forehead, filled with emotion.

That guy was unusually energetic tonight, and it took him quite a while to finally settle down and rest.

Luckily, she was a champion-level trainer, while Li Luochen was a gym leader-level trainer. If he were of similar strength and also a champion-level trainer, she might not have been able to take care of him so easily.

When Bilan came out, he handed her a cup of heated Moo Moo Milk.

The cup was warm, just the right temperature, not too hot to handle.

"Gulp, gulp—"

Azure took it, tilted her head back, and drank it all in one gulp.

The warm milk slid down my throat, soothing my fatigue.

"ha!"

She breathed a sigh of relief, her eyes shining as she looked at him, waiting for his next instructions.

Is he going to rest? Or is there something he needs to say? Or...?

Then, she saw Li Luochen playing on his phone again.

Azure: ? ? ?

She blinked, looking at Li Luochen swiping the screen with his head down, momentarily stunned.

There's such a beautiful woman right here, and all you're thinking about is playing on your phone?

Bilan stared at Li Luochen, her eyes filled with resentment.

She had just finished her work and was waiting for him to continue, but instead, he simply took out his phone and started scrolling.

But Li Luochen wasn't playing on his phone.

He's dealing with something.

Ding dong.

A notification sound rang, and a new message popped up.

[Ancient Princess: My documents are all ready, I can come to the Eastern Huang region anytime~ Brother, when do you want me to come?]

The person who sent the message was an ancient princess, namely Acerola.

The girl from the ancient royal family of the Alola region has finally obtained her documents and can come to the Eastern Empire at any time!

She was just waiting for Li Luochen to say a word, to tell her when she wanted her to come.

Li Luochen looked at the message and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

He tapped his finger on the screen and began to reply.

Azure leaned closer, glanced at the screen, and her expression became subtle.

"An ancient princess?" She raised an eyebrow, her tone carrying a hint of meaning. "Who is she? And she calls you brother."

"Acerola," Li Luochen replied without looking up, his fingers still tapping on the screen, "is an expert who is preparing to decipher the inscriptions in the secret realm."

"Really?" Azure leaned closer, her eyes fixed on the "Ancient Princess" description on the screen. "What does she look like?"

"I don't know."

Li Luochen raised his head this time and looked at her with an innocent expression.

He was telling the truth—although he had talked to Acerola many times, the two had never actually met in person, nor had they exchanged photos.

Azure stared at him for two seconds, seemingly trying to determine whether his words were true or false.

Then she reached out her hand.

Give me your phone.

"what?"

Li Luochen subconsciously pulled his phone closer to his chest.

"Just give it to me!"

Bilan snatched the phone away so quickly that Li Luochen didn't even have time to react.

She looked down at the screen, swiping through the chat history, her expression gradually becoming subtle.

"Expanding the royal family...we'll need your help then."

As Bilan read the contents of the chat history, her eyebrows slightly raised.

She continued flipping upwards, her fingers moving rapidly.

"Can I call you brother?"

"The local Alola kids treat me like an older sister, but when they talk to me, they give me a feeling of being an older brother, which makes me feel relaxed."

hiss......

Azure gasped.

How talkative is Li Luochen?

The conversation ranged from "experts in deciphering inscriptions" to "expanding the royal family," from "needing help" to "calling you 'brother,'" from "giving me the feeling of being an older brother" to "helping me relax"...

Why does this chat history seem a bit off as I look at it?

Bilan held her phone up to Li Luochen, pointing to the messages on the screen, and said in a low voice, "Explain yourself?"

"What? This is just normal chatting."

Li Luochen spoke with a sincere expression, his eyes as clear as a mirror.

He took back his phone, glanced at the chat history on the screen, then looked at Bilan and explained earnestly:

"Acerola is a typical 'Lolita mom' personality type. She has always been relied upon by others. Taking care of this person, worrying about that person, she is always playing the role of 'adult'."

"If no one helps you solve your problems, it's easy to become depressed. She can relax when she talks to me, and it's normal for her to call me 'brother'."

After saying that, Li Luochen blinked innocently.

"..."

It sounds... like... there does make some sense?

But why does it always feel like something's not quite right?

Bilan scratched her head, unable to find a rebuttal for a moment. Li Luochen's "loli mom" theory did make some sense, but the subtle unease in her heart still lingered.

After thinking for a while, she finally found a breakthrough.

"I want to see what she looks like. Could you go and get a photo?"

Li Luochen: ?

He looked up at Bilan with a "Are you kidding me?" look in his eyes.

"Even if I ask, they might not give it to me." He waved his phone. "Besides, she might arrive in Donghuang in a couple of days, so what's the rush?"

"At least let me know who it is."

On this point, Azure refused to back down.

She crossed her arms, slightly raised her chin, and gave off an air of "you have to give me an explanation."

Li Luochen couldn't help but laugh when he saw her like that.

"Fine, fine." He sighed helplessly, then picked up his phone again. "I'll ask her if she has any photos."

Azure nodded in satisfaction and leaned closer to stare at the screen.

[Yan Yan Yan: Acerola-chan, do you have any photos I could see?]

[Ancient Princess: Hmm~ Brother, do you want to see what I look like? Well, I'm almost here in the Eastern Empire, and you still don't know what I look like? That's unacceptable!]

[Ancient Princess: Image.jpg]

Acerola sent me a selfie in the mirror.

The photo shows a girl with dark purple, medium-length hair, similar to Supervillain's hairstyle. She has a slender and petite body, wears a long dress with obvious stitching marks, and has a gold armlet on her left arm. She looks adorable.

As Bilan looked at Acerola's photo, her eyes slowly turned into dead fish eyes. Only then did she raise her head and stare at Li Luochen with an extremely resentful gaze.

Why are you looking at me like that?

Li Luochen settled in Bengbu.

I was chatting openly and honestly, so why did I feel like I had done something wrong just because they were watching me like this?

Azure didn't say anything, she just stared at him.

Li Luochen: "...Say something!"

Azure finally spoke, her voice soft and quiet: "It's nothing, I just suddenly feel like I need to get to know you again."