After finishing dinner, Xia Hunao stretched his body. "System, how is it?"
The system briefly scanned Xia Hunao's body from top to bottom. "Your hands are recovering quite quickly. What exactly do you need your hands for? Don't tell me it's for..."
"Hmm? Did some scummy system corrupt you?"
As he spoke, the door to Xia Hunao's room was pushed open. Xia Hunao was startled. Could it be that the Groudon guesthouse offered special services? But after the person outside walked in, Xia Hunao realized how twisted his thoughts had been.
"Xiao Yu'er, is there something you need here?"
"Big brother, you have to compensate Xiao Yu'er for Xiao Yu'er!"
Xia Hunao looked at the "troublemaking" Xiao Yu'er who came over and raised his hands. "Alright, alright, how about we go fishing tomorrow morning? I'll catch a little fish for Xiao Yu'er."
Hearing Xia Hunao's words, Xiao Yu'er hugged him. "Thank you, big brother. Oh, big brother is going to catch a little fish for Xiao Yu'er."
Watching Xiao Yu'er's excited cheers, Xia Hunao moved his hands. "System, with my current condition, fishing is not a problem, right?"
"No problem. Your hands are the main part that has recovered. Although you can't catch anything too heavy, with Kaka here, it's not a big issue."
Xia Hunao sat in his wheelchair for a while longer, then reclined it to rest.
...
The next morning, Xia Hunao opened his eyes and returned his wheelchair to its original position. "The weather seems nice today, perfect for fishing."
After breakfast, Xiao Yu'er came to Xia Hunao's side. "Big brother, let's go catch a little fish."
Xia Hunao reached out and pinched Xiao Yu'er's cheek. "Okay, we'll go fishing, and today I'll catch a lot of cute little fish for Xiao Yu'er."
Xia Hunao, with his fishing rod and Xiao Yu'er, went to the seaside. After baiting the hook, he cast it decisively. Xiao Yu'er followed suit, holding a small stool and sitting by the sea, casting his pink fishing rod forward. "I want to fish too!"
The two, one big and one small, sat by the sea and waited. Before long, the restless Xiao Yu'er couldn't sit still. "Big brother, fishing is so boring. I want to play with Diancie."
Xia Hunao pointed to his waist. "Hmm, my Poké Balls are on my waist, you can take one yourself. But why do you add 'little' to everything?"
"Little Kaka, little Diancie, they're so cute."
"Then what about little Shedinja?"
"That's not cute, not at all."
Xiao Yu'er sat by the sea with Diancie, dipping his feet into the water. "It feels so good."
Xia Hunao turned his head to look at the fishing rod. "Something's biting. Let's see what it is."
Xia Hunao began to reel in the line. Although he was a bit clumsy the first time, he eventually managed to reel something in.
Xiao Yu'er shouted, "Big brother, what did you catch?"
Xia Hunao looked at the can hanging on the hook. "What kind of scumbag throws cans into the sea!"
Tossing the can aside, Xia Hunao cast his line for the second time. "I don't believe it, this is only the second cast, are you already setting such a flag?"
Xia Hunao stared intently at the sea surface, while Xiao Yu'er played with Kaka by the water. As time passed, the beach became livelier, and the temperature began to rise. Xia Hunao pulled his straw hat over his head. "Should I take a nap?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the float on the sea suddenly bobbed. Xia Hunao's eyes lit up. "It's biting, it's biting! It looks like something big. Could it be Wailord?"
The system chuckled. "You're not greedy, why don't you say you'll catch a Wailmer!"
"I can't beat that thing even if I catch it. And you say if I catch a Wailmer, do I have to fight it and not fly too?"
"You're by the sea now, aren't you afraid they'll hear you?"
"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it."
Xia Hunao accelerated his wheelchair backward, successfully pulling what was in the sea out of the water.
"What is this? It doesn't look like a fish."
Xiao Yu'er leaned over and poked it. The green, unidentified object suddenly came to life, waving its claws and chasing Xiao Yu'er, completely ignoring Xia Hunao, who had caught it.
"Big brother, help! Help!"
"A shiny Kingler! This is a good one. Catch it and save it for Liu Ling. Kaka, Dark Pulse!"
Kaka ran quickly, blocking the Kingler, and with a Dark Pulse, sent the Kingler flying into the sea.
Xia Hunao watched the splash made by the shiny Kingler and sighed. "Forget it. If fate brings it, then so be it. Let's keep fishing."
Xiao Yu'er came to Xia Hunao's side. "Kaka is so strong! But why can't big brother catch fish but catch crabs?"
Xia Hunao scratched his head. "Yeah, why would I reel in a crab when I cast for fish?"
Unable to figure this out, Xia Hunao cast his line again. "It's fine, it's only the second cast. I'll definitely catch a fish next."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Hunao's float bobbed again. "Could this be that Kingler from before?"
Xiao Yu'er quickly hid behind Xia Hunao's wheelchair. "That annoying guy almost pinched my butt with its claw just now! Big brother, catch it and throw it away!"
Xia Hunao decisively reeled in his line and then commanded Kaka, "Kaka, Dark Pulse!"
As soon as the hook emerged from the water, Kaka hit it back into the water with a Dark Pulse. Xia Hunao watched the purple silhouette flash briefly in the air. "Um, Xiao Yu'er, I don't think that's a Kingler. It looks like a Cloyster."
Xiao Yu'er looked up. "What's so good about Cloyster? It's not cute or pretty."
Xia Hunao smiled and cast his fourth line, then continued to rest. "Xiao Yu'er, look, you caught a fish!"
Xiao Yu'er hurried over to reel in his line, but seeing no change in the bait on the hook, he pouted. "Big brother, you tricked me again!"
Having caught nothing but a can all morning, Xia Hunao simply ate lunch on the beach and continued to enjoy his fishing life, feeling the sea breeze.
"Hey, how's the catch today?"
Xia Hunao turned his head to see an uncle sitting beside him, his gaze fixed on the sea. "What did you catch, young man?"
"Kingler and Cloyster, but I didn't feel like keeping them, so I threw them back into the water."
"Enjoying life?" the uncle asked, adjusting his straw hat.
"Something like that. Hey, something's biting again. Xiao Yu'er, hurry up."
Xiao Yu'er ran to Xia Hunao's side. "What is it this time? It should be a cute Pokémon by now."
Both the uncle and Xiao Yu'er were stunned to see the Corphish Xia Hunao had caught. Xia Hunao released the Corphish back into the sea and waved. "See you next time."
Watching Xia Hunao cast his line again, Xiao Yu'er sat on the beach. "Big brother's luck is so strange. He always catches something other than fish."
Xia Hunao also found it strange. He had only caught three kinds of seafood so far today: a crab, a scallop, and a lobster, all with shells. If he had known this, he would have just cast a net. Maybe he could have even caught an undiscovered Prawn Pokémon.
The uncle also cast his line. "Fishing, while it's good for the soul, can change your mood when you don't catch anything."
Xia Hunao nodded in agreement. "That's right. The bottom line for a fisherman is never to come back empty-handed. I've already achieved my goal."
As he spoke, Xia Hunao glanced at the empty can beside his wheelchair. The fish basket was empty, but his hands were not!
For the rest of the time, Xia Hunao's fishing rod was much calmer. Although the uncle beside him often caught something, Xia Hunao, only a few meters away, experienced complete tranquility. Even Xiao Yu'er could occasionally catch a weakfish or two, but Xia Hunao caught nothing.
Xia Hunao yawned out of boredom. Just as he was about to reel in his rod and go back for dinner, his float began to move.
"Last cast! I have to catch something big this time!"
Following Xia Hunao's shout, a shadow was pulled from the sea. Looking at the shadow at the end of the fishing line, Xia Hunao, Xiao Yu'er, and the uncle were all dumbfounded. "Not a fish again?"
"Kaka, catch him! Use Ice Beam!"
The Shellder, having left its home in the sea, hadn't even had time to adapt before it was injured by Kaka's Ice Beam. Xia Hunao then directly threw a Poké Ball and captured the Shellder.
"Shellder, get."
The uncle clapped his hands. "Impressive, that move is very practiced."
Xia Hunao handed the Poké Ball to Xiao Yu'er. "Xiao Yu'er, remember to go to the Pokémon League tomorrow to complete the procedures, otherwise, this Shellder won't be yours."
"Big brother is giving me Shellder?"
"Yes, Shellder can evolve into your favorite Gorebyss."
Xiao Yu'er happily held up the Shellder's Poké Ball. "Oh, I have Gorebyss."
Xia Hunao smiled, and along with the uncle, they packed up their fishing gear and walked back from the seaside.
"Uncle, I think I've reached the highest realm of fishing now."
"Oh, how so?" the fishing uncle asked with interest.
"The first realm of fishing is being able to catch fish. Fishermen who come back empty-handed are not worthy of being called fishermen. Of course, fishermen in this realm can only catch fish."
The fishing uncle slung his rod over his shoulder. "Then what's the second realm?"
"As long as you cast your line, you'll definitely get something. No matter what you catch, you've caught something."
The fishing uncle nodded. "Makes sense. Then what's the third realm?"
"That's me. I can catch anything but fish. Whether it's a notebook, a can, a leather shoe, or a shell, a crab, a lobster, as long as it's not classified as a fish, my hook can catch it." Xia Hunao rotated his wheelchair with a proud expression.