Chapter 198: The Wooloo Spirit and Gloria

Chapter 198: Chapter 198: The Wooloo Spirit and Gloria

Huh?

Sora thought the little boy in front of him looked strangely familiar.

After thinking for a moment, he suddenly realized—

Wait... isn’t this Wooloo in human form?

No, hold on. This is Hop!

Hop—the rival from the Pokémon Sword and Shield games, and the younger brother of Champion Leon.

"That’s right! I’m a Pokémon Trainer."

"What about the big sister?"

"I am too."

Cynthia wasn’t surprised that the boy didn’t recognize her.

As always, unless someone was deeply involved in the Trainer world, very few people paid attention to news from other regions.

"Can we see your Pokémon?"

Hop asked excitedly before waving toward the distance.

"Gloria! Hurry over!"

"We’ve got visitors!"

"Gloria?"

The difference between the game and reality caught Sora off guard.

He hadn’t expected the house they’d chosen to stay in to belong to the Sword and Shield protagonist herself.

In the games, the male protagonist was Victor, while the female protagonist was Gloria.

Looks like in this world, Gloria is Hop’s neighbor instead of Victor.

Sora viewed the game protagonists with curiosity more than anything else.

In this anime-like world, protagonists weren’t overwhelmingly stronger than ordinary Trainers.

They simply possessed greater potential.

Characters like May, Serena, and Dawn were much the same.

Rather than effortlessly defeating Elite Four members and Champions as they sometimes seemed to in gameplay...

They were simply talented girls growing alongside their Pokémon.

"I-Is it really okay?"

Unlike the outgoing Hop, Gloria seemed much more reserved.

She stood there somewhat nervously.

"Cynthia?"

"Go ahead."

At the same time, Sora and Cynthia tossed out their Poké Balls, releasing all the Pokémon they happened to be carrying.

There wasn’t much to worry about in a quiet little place like Wedgehurst.

No one here recognized Ogerpon, Calyrex, or the others.

To the townsfolk, they simply looked like unusual Pokémon from distant regions.

"Wooow!"

"So many Pokémon!"

"And I’ve never seen any of them before!"

Hop’s eyes sparkled with excitement.

His older brother was Leon.

Ever since he was little, Hop had idolized him.

His greatest dream was to become a Trainer and one day achieve the same glory.

His personality was much like Ash’s—

Carefree.

Energetic.

Always acting before thinking.

Gloria, on the other hand, was much quieter.

She’d been studying Pokémon long before receiving her first partner, preparing herself with knowledge about raising and battling them.

Soon...

The two children, along with several curious villagers, surrounded Sora’s and Cynthia’s Pokémon.

"What Pokémon is this?"

Learning about Pokémon wasn’t nearly as easy in this era as it would become later.

Even Professor Oak and the other regional Professors were still researching many species.

Galar happened to possess the world’s most developed battling culture.

Its people loved Pokémon battles.

As a result, information here was more complete than in many other regions.

Even so...

Gloria looked around in complete astonishment.

Magearna.

Victini.

Calyrex.

Volcanion.

The five Regis...

She recognized none of them.

Even Sylveon was completely unfamiliar to her.

Unlike Hop...

Gloria wasn’t an airhead.

She had already realized that Sora was anything but an ordinary Trainer.

Setting everything else aside...

Simply carrying more than ten Poké Balls on his person was already unbelievable.

Wasn’t six supposed to be the League’s limit?

"Come on out, everyone!"

"Espurr, Snover, and Scorbunny too!"

Korrina and Emma also released their Pokémon.

They’d been travelling for the past couple of days.

Their partners hadn’t had much chance to stretch their legs.

This was the perfect opportunity for everyone to relax.

Before long...

Korrina, Emma, Gloria, and Hop had become friends.

Hop chattered nonstop.

Most of his questions weren’t particularly meaningful.

Even so...

Korrina patiently answered them all, sharing plenty of Trainer knowledge from the perspective of a Gym Leader.

"Miss Korrina..."

"You’re actually a Gym Leader?"

"You’re so young!"

"That’s amazing!"

Gloria carefully memorized everything she heard.

Meanwhile, Hop’s eyes shone brighter and brighter.

"Yeah!"

"That’s incredible!"

The difference between them is huge...

Emma couldn’t help thinking.

Hop was exactly the sort of hot-blooded boy whose head was mostly empty.

Pure-hearted.

Simple.

The kind of person who’d be easy to trick.

Gloria was also a good child.

But she was considerably sharper.

She’d already begun subtly asking Korrina about Sora.

Emma noticed immediately.

Without drawing attention...

She gently steered the conversation, guiding Korrina away from revealing too much.

Especially regarding Ogerpon and the other Legendary Pokémon.

Those weren’t things Gloria should be learning about yet.

She noticed...

Gloria secretly glanced at Emma.

The two girls’ gazes met.

For a brief moment...

Invisible sparks seemed to fly between them.

Neither harbored any ill intentions.

Gloria was simply curious.

Emma was only protecting Sora’s interests.

And so...

Two little girls not even ten years old...

Began quietly matching wits over Korrina.

"Wooloo!"

"One day we’ll become amazing Trainers just like them!"

"Baa~~"

Wooloo answered Hop’s enthusiasm with its usual innocent expression.

Neither of them had the slightest idea what was going on nearby.

They remained completely immersed in their own little world.

"They really do look alike."

"Hm?"

"Wooloo and that boy, Hop."

"Don’t you think they look strangely similar?"

"...Huh?"

Cynthia looked carefully between Wooloo and Hop.

A second later...

She burst into laughter.

She lightly smacked Sora’s arm, pretending to scold him.

"Don’t say things like that about a child."

"That’s rude."

Even so...

She couldn’t deny it.

They really did resemble each other.

In the Pokémon world...

Humans and Pokémon often influenced one another after spending long periods together.

It wasn’t unusual for their temperament—even their expressions—to become remarkably alike.

"Alright, alright."

Sora laughed.

"I was only joking."

"But..."

Cynthia looked toward Gloria and Emma.

"Will those two be alright?"

"It doesn’t matter."

Sora wasn’t concerned.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have released so many Legendary Pokémon in front of everyone.

What actually surprised him...

Was Gloria herself.

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