The fifth day of the lunar month is coming~

A new chapter begins.

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If anyone in Merlin's team makes Merlin the most upset, then it's naturally Frog.

This wonderful frog seed, who was confused by accidental encounters and unsuccessful rescues, mainly satisfied Merlin's quirky habit of collecting the initial Pokémon, but also kept him in the trouble of happiness. The part of his troubles is naturally Frog's escape nature.

Due to his unique "ampering breath" talent, Frog's growth experience is filled with bad memories such as chasing, beating, etc., which also made it develop the habit of running away, hiding, timid and fearing war. In fact, Merlin would not value Frog's personality so much, but Frog's occasionally burst of courage and fighting spirit made Merlin believe that it could change.

Therefore, Merlin has never given up on his efforts to Frog. He constantly uses various methods to stimulate, inspire, and persuade Frog to believe in his own strength and let it take the initiative to fight.

But Merlin's efforts have always ended in failure.

However, in the spirit of not giving up and not being discouraged, Merlin continued to struggle. Anyway, he was lost in Changpan Forest and just found something to do to pass the time.

"Frog, you must believe in yourself. You have strength and a very powerful force. As long as you can release this power, you will never have to escape again, and you will never have to escape again!" Merlin, who was squatting in front of Frog in a very indecent position, was making a routine encouraging statement for him, "Imagine that when you are strong, you only need a look to make those stupid big needle bees turn around and escape, and let the noisy monkey monsters escape with their tails, and let the scum who dare to appear in front of you regret their mistakes for the rest of your life!"

"Look at Kaimen, look at Monnado, look at Dales, they can easily defeat those guys who pursue us. Those who used to be your nightmare are not worth mentioning in front of them." Merlin waved his hand and pointed to the three guys who were resting with gasping breath. Although these three guys won a great victory after several encounters, they were all in a state of exhaustion and need rest.

"I believe in your power, and you must believe in yourself!"

Merlin continued to give a passionate speech, while his only listener, Frog, was lying on the ground with no interest.

[It seems useless, don't waste your energy.] Vyzel persuaded Merlin a little, [Don't force it, if it really doesn't work, you can release it. Or if you really can't bear it, just keep it as a pet.]

"Oh..." Merlin, who hesitated for a while, finally had nothing to say, had to stop the speech without an audience, and lay on the ground with a little decadent moment, staring straight at the sky covered by thick branches and leaves above his head.

It was a bit cold for a while.

Frog looked around for a while, and seemed to notice that something was wrong with the atmosphere. He hesitated for a few times and walked to Meilin's hand. He didn't say anything and just pressed Meilin's right hand with his head.

"Oh~" Another sigh, Merlin turned her body over and stretched her left hand to stroke Frog's slippery head, "It's me that's not good, I'm too impatient, I completely ignore your feelings. In fact, we can take it slowly, right, Frog?" It seems Merlin is still unstoppable.

"Don't rush to fight, how about training first?" Meilin asked with a big smile.

Frog blinked innocently, then shivered and then spewed out a stream of blue powder from the seeds on his back.

"Come again?" Merlin, who was inescapable, wailed and fell asleep.

I have to say that Frog's sleep powder is really effective.

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When Meilin woke up again, it was probably a few hours later. Although it was a failure again, Meilin still calmed down and continued to fight and flee in the dense forest and find a way out...

After another fierce encounter, Meilin and his party leaned under a big tree in a mess and gasped for a while.

Just as Merlin put his right hand on the backpack that he had already been thrown off, and his left hand kept squirting to convey fresh air. While he was panting, Frog, who was lying at his feet, suddenly shuddered and then let out a whistle.

Without Vizel's translation, Merlin knew the meaning of this call - "Enemy attack!"

"Preparation!" Put away her embarrassing look, Meilin stood up with one hand against the big tree, and shook the backpack back on her shoulder with the other hand.

Kaimen, Monnado, and Dales were also ready for combat. Frog also hid his body behind Merlin, and only poked his head out and looked around.

A shadow came from behind the tree facing Merlin, which looked like a Pokémon.

"Oh oh ~~ Don't be nervous, don't be nervous, I have no malicious intentions and just pass by." A lazy male voice spoke with the sound of footsteps of clogs stomping on the ground.

[People?] Meilin, who saw the thing in front, made a gesture to signal the Pokémon to continue to be ready, and at the same time, his right hand retracted and made a more comprehensive response.

"I really have no malice~~" Pushed away the branches that blocked their eyes, and a figure of a man appeared in front of Meilin and his party.

He is an adult about twenty years old. He is tall and well-proportioned. His long black hair is tied into a short ponytail behind his head. His dark eyes are a bit cynical, and his slutty smile on his face is even more matched. What strangely is that he actually wore an ancient warrior uniform, with a black-shewn golden-patterned knife inserted diagonally on his waist and a pair of wooden clogs. If he hadn't had five treasure balls on his right waist, Merlin would have almost thought that he had traveled through time and space to return to the ancient times.

[What does this person mean? Do you act in a drama of the times? What era is it that way? The "expressing the knife-removing order" has been issued for more than a century. What does it mean to still take a knife on the street with you now...] Merlin couldn't help but complain fiercely in his mind.

"Well, although I know that I dress more retro, I don't have to complain about it for so long, right? If you have any opinions, I don't mind. Being able to accommodate different opinions is my way of warriors." said the visitor.

"Uh, sorry..." Merlin felt a little embarrassed, "But your outfit is indeed 'retro' enough. Not to mention 'founding', even 'withdrawing' has been nearly half a century."

"No matter how the country changes, the way we implement will not change accordingly." The visitor suddenly turned his face seriously. "I haven't introduced myself when I first met. At that time, I am a travel trainer."

Mei Lin picked up the corners of his eyes slightly, [Where is this person coming from? A dead house with a short-circuited nerve and playing Cosplay? Or is it the remnant of the Wu family?]

Even though this was the case in my mind, I was very polite: "I dare not, I am a novice who has just embarked on the journey."

"Oh oh~" The guy named Shiren looked at Merlin's team and nodded, "You can see it, you can see it."

"Meeting here is a fate, why not let's sit down and have a good chat?" Shi Ren walked forward a few steps, "Actually, I still have some difficult questions to talk about with you."

"What's the problem?" Merlin took a few steps back until his back was completely close to the moss-covered trunks.

"Uh, it's really not easy to speak..." He bit his lip, as if he was chewing the words, "Forget it, let's just tell the truth." After hesitating for a while, he finally made up his mind to speak, "That's right, do you know the path in the forest? To be honest, I have been lost here for several days and have not found a way out. Please help me." As he said that, he actually gave a real gift to Merlin.

"No need to do this, no need to do this." Merlin hurriedly returned the greeting, "Actually, I've been lost for two days."

The man's face froze, "Uh, you too..."

Merlin's face turned red, "Yes..."

"Hahaha..." The man at that time let out a series of laughter.

"Haha..." Meilin had no choice but to smile.

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One is the short and thin Guli strange Meilin, and the other is the temporal man who reflects the huge contrast between the times. Two unlucky guys who were also lost in the Changpan Forest got together under the arrangement of "fate" and temporarily decided to find a way to escape from the forest together.

After a short time of getting along, Merlin basically concluded that people at that time were worthy of their own precautions. Everything he showed gave Merlin this feeling. Without Merlin taking the initiative to ask, he told him about his situation, but this eagerness to express his realism made him even more unreal. In addition, he didn't feel very good about Merlin. Although he was not hostile, he felt very uncomfortable.

Moreover, he and Meilin also have one thing in common, that is, they both deliberately concealed and downplayed their origins.

[It's really the remnant of the Wu family.] Meilin judged, [Is it a fate? The remnants of the same era are obviously all the scum that should be forgotten and abandoned, but they just met each other, and they were enemies. Alas, luck makes people...]

【Don't care about your nonsense…】

[Suddenly I sighed, just sighed.] Meilin said embarrassedly, [After all, not everyone can meet such a person everywhere. People who have been abandoned by the times but are still struggling to death are not everywhere.]

【Tsk ~~】

【And, we should find a chance to get rid of him.】

[I love to hear this sentence.]

"Well, I said, Meilinjun, I'm talking to myself all the way..." Shiren, who was half a position ahead of Meilin, suddenly stopped and said in a tone with a little "resentful": "Am I that suspicious? Or am I that annoying? Is it annoying? It must be annoying. A guy in an ancient outfit is indeed both suspicious and annoying..."

"How is that possible? Mr. Shiren, you have thought too much..." Mei Lin apologized with a smile, [If you are so entangled in your outfit, don't dress like this!]

"I thought too much? That's the best. This set of clothes is my favorite..." Shiren actually accepted Meilin in an instant, " Speaking of Meilin, do you have anything to eat? I haven't eaten seriously for a whole day." He touched his stomach and looked melancholy.

"Uh, any, is it OK to have fast food?" Meilin was stunned and replied subconsciously.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. At this time, even the junk food of the common people is acceptable. After all, the belly is still important..." Shi Ren said very harsh words with a normal expression.

[Hey, if I am really a Li Shu, I will stab you and show my might in front of Li Shu. Do you really think that you are in the past? Do you really think that you are a samurai who can test swords on the street? Those guys are really annoying no matter when they arrive!]

Although he was very worried, Merlin still took out three ready-to-eat bread from his backpack and threw it to Shiren. Shiren was not polite, so he took the bread and tore it open it. Then he bit it into his mouth and swallowed it whole without even chewing it. Seeing him still feeling unsatisfied after he swallowed the bread, Merlin had to take out two more bread and throw it to Shiren, which was also killed by him instantly.

"Oh oh~ It feels comfortable to have something in your stomach." Shiren patted his stomach with satisfaction, and said while smacking his lips, "Although you don't eat at all, wild game is still better than cooking exquisite foods and delicious..."

[Wild game?] Meilin glanced at the knife on the waist of a man.

"Speaking of it, Mei Linjun..." Shiren shook his head and said again, "You probably aren't a civilian, right?"

"Why do you say that?" Merlin smiled and slowly climbed his right hand to his chest.

"It must not be. You can tell it." Shi Ren was still careless and winked at Merlin. "People from civilian origin will not react so plainly to my outfit and conversation. They should be more afraid or suspicious than to be full of contempt and defense towards me like you."

"Haha." Meilin smiled bitterly, [It turns out that his acting skills are still not up to standard.]

"Then please let me boldly speculate on your identity?" Shi Ren bowed slightly and made an inquiring gesture.

Merlin raised his hand and signaled that he could continue, [I want to hear what he could say.]

"Ahem." The man at the time pretended to clear his throat and spoke: "You are probably like me, a nobleman from the old era..."

Merlin didn't comment.

"I'm convinced you," Shiren grinned at Meilin and showed two rows of big white teeth. "But first of all, you can't come from the martial family and the gentry like me, because I don't know you, and you can't come from the Shinto, Yin and Yang sects, because you don't have their smell."

[It turns out to be a loyal dog. Can you tell me by smell?] Meilin made another gesture to show the person to continue his analysis.

"Then the remaining range is even narrower. You are from the Chinese clan." The man at the time said firmly.

"How can I see?" Meilin's face was as normal, but he was suddenly shocked. However, he wanted to struggle to death, "Why can't I be from a town family?"

"No, no." Shiren shook his head, "There are very few towns left by the old era and have basically become traitors because of the 'machi nature'. They are also nobles, but they are new nobles in the new era. They have long drawn a clear line with us old people who are surviving."

"So you will only be born in the Chinese or royal family. The possibility of the royal family is smaller. After all, the main vein is cut off and even the branch vein is only two, which is very sad..." People at that time remembered the deceased rulers slightly, "The possibility of the Chinese is greater, especially the Gongqian family is the greatest."

"Why?" Merlin couldn't help asking. He needed to listen to the opinions of the people at that time to continue to improve his trick of concealing his identity.

"What I am most sure of is your attitude, the standard attitude of the 'priests'." People at that time smiled with a smile on their faces. "We are afraid and despised by our warriors. They treat us as loyal dogs in the house guards, the lackeys who call us and drink, and the crazy jackals and bloody beasts. This contradictory mood has not changed from beginning to end, right?"

"Isn't that right?" Merlin asked back, "Now, you who have lost your monarch and your master are still warriors? At best, they are just inferior ronin." He stimulated the Shiren for a moment.

"Yes, that's right." Shi Ren opened his arms and stretched towards the blue sky covered by the tree canopy. "But that's all the things in the past, so there's no need to get entangled anymore. Aren't we, the guys who are still alive now, all are traitors who survive because of their bad nature? There's no need to say who is better. In the past, my ancestors gave up on the knife and Tao and chose to live. What position can I blame their choice? Moreover, I must work for 'them' now."

"You came from a martial family that joined the Chinese clan? Are you a general, a famous man, a patriot, and a hero?" Mei Lin asked suddenly.

"I don't even look at your origin, so why do you care about my origin?" Shi Ren smiled brightly, "I said those are just to make the cooperation between us openly and honestly, because we are all companions after all." As he said that, his right hand covered the knife on his waist.

"Strange, how could so many big needle bees be targeted?"
Chapter completed!