A certain unknown philosopher once said: When humans get overly excited about something, it marks the beginning of their downfall.
Xia Huna clearly had not heard this saying, otherwise things would not have turned out this way. Xia Huna was sprawled on the ground, looking rather disheveled. On his back were Froakie and Diancie. They were alright, though Diancie’s expression was a little off. As for Niuniu, where had Niuniu gone again?
The System looked at the chaotic scene. "I recall warning you once today. When you were riding on a Rhinoceros, you shouldn't end a sentence with an upward inflection..."
Xia Huna propped his chin with his hand. "I know what you're saying makes a lot of sense, but you have to understand, humans are sometimes creatures whose mouths move faster than their brains."
The System applauded enthusiastically. "Looking at your sorry state, it's quite evident that you are definitely someone whose mouth moves faster than their brain."
Xia Huna lay on the ground, supporting his chin with his left hand, his right index finger tapping incessantly on the ground. "It doesn't make sense. I've become the trainer of a Rhinoceros, why isn't she paying any attention to me?"
The System conjured up a roasted lamb leg. "You still need to break in a new car, let alone something with a single-celled brain."
"System, between a Rhinoceros and a single-celled organism, who has a higher IQ?"
The System paused as usual, then replied, "Single-celled organism? It's called a 'Sola' cell, you idiot, you got the name wrong..."
"I didn't use it much back then. Tell me, who is smarter?"
"Of course it's Sola cell. After all, Sola cell has a psychic attribute, while a Rhinoceros's brain is just one cell."
Xia Huna felt that the System was deliberately blurring concepts. What was the point of comparing psychic attributes with a single-celled brain? Isn't Sola cell also a single-celled brain? The entire Pokémon is just a single cell.
The System retorted, "Let's assume, if it were a Sola cell that fell on you just now, it would definitely be waiting beside you, not like this Rhinoceros, where you don't even know where it is now."
Only then did Xia Huna realize that besides Froakie and Diancie sitting on him, only Rotom was around. Where had Niuniu run off to? Doesn't she realize I'm here? And...
"I'm telling you two, have you gotten too comfortable sitting there? Get off me now!"
Hearing Xia Huna's voice, Diancie finally stood up with Froakie in her arms, looking apologetically at Xia Huna. Xia Huna pressed his hand to his waist. "Oh, this is killing me. Another two jolts like that and my back will be ruined. If only Little Meng were here, a single Heal Pulse would fix me right up."
Thinking of Little Meng, Xia Huna shook his head. "Finding Niuniu is more important. Everyone, let's go find Niuniu."
As Xia Huna and his group were about to set off, they saw dust flying in the distance. Niuniu, in a rush and with great excitement, charged towards Xia Huna. This sent Xia Huna into a panic, and he waved his hands frantically, shouting, "Stop, stop! Stop!"
Niuniu screeched to a halt in front of Xia Huna, but it made him swallow a mouthful of sand. "Niuniu, I've told you, girls should be elegant. You can't run so fast so recklessly."
The Rhinoceros lowered its head, looking wronged, which Xia Huna found a bit hard to bear. He patted its horn. "Alright, alright, go back into your ball. We need to leave."
After returning Niuniu to her Poké Ball, Xia Huna looked at Diancie. He already knew that the Pokémon League monitored all secret dimensions. They must have seen Diancie by now, so how could he explain this?
Unable to think of a solution, Xia Huna took out a Luxury Ball. "Diancie, please go into the ball. I have to go now."
Diancie reached out and pressed the switch, entering the Poké Ball. Xia Huna sighed and pressed the secret dimension key to leave.
Arriving at the League's Secret Dimension Hall, Xia Huna took his Poké Balls to the front desk for registration.
The receptionist placed the Poké Balls on the registration machine. With the familiar jingle that Xia Huna had grown tired of, Xia Huna's new information was logged.
"Dear Trainer, it has now been confirmed that your two newest Pokémon are Rhinoceros and Carbink. We welcome you to continue using our Pokémon League's secret dimension services."
Xia Huna incredulously retrieved his four Poké Balls, politely said goodbye to the receptionist, and then left the counter.
"System, this is unscientific! Why wasn't Diancie discovered, and why was she certified as Carbink?"
The System explained, "I can explain why she became Carbink. After all, Diancie is a variation of Carbink. From the perspective of the Pokémon's energy system, she belongs to the Carbink energy system. So, it's not impossible for the Pokémon League's equipment to mistake Diancie for Carbink. But I'm not sure about the secret dimension issue. You'll need to find someone trustworthy to ask."
Xia Huna headed to the airport to return to Liuling. As he sat on the plane, Xia Huna slumped onto the seat. Just then, a little girl sat down next to him. "Eh? Big brother, are you Xia Huna?"
Hearing a little girl call his name, Xia Huna quickly sat up straight and looked over. A delicate and lovely little girl was holding a Meowstic doll and looking at him. Xia Huna nodded. "Little sister, how do you know me?"
The little girl gestured a large square with her hand. "I saw big brother on television. Big brother is so amazing."
Xia Huna happily chatted with the little girl for a few minutes before the plane took off. As soon as the plane took off, Xia Huna felt drowsy. His motion sickness seemed to have worsened since he entered the secret dimension.
Yawning, Xia Huna said to the little girl, "Little sister, I need to take a nap. You be good..."
The plane flew smoothly in the stratosphere, but Xia Huna did not seem to be sleeping peacefully. He frowned, as if dreaming of something absurd.
As expected, before the plane landed, Xia Huna opened his eyes and took off his eye mask. "I must be targeted by Darkrai, otherwise why would I have such a dream?"
Xia Huna dreamt that he was kneeling on a washboard, with Diancie and Shen Yu in front of him. Shen Yu pointed at Xia Huna's nose and asked, "Are you going to choose me or her!"
Although Xia Huna didn't understand why Shen Yu would ask such a question, he knew very well that he couldn't choose the right answer this time. If he chose Shen Yu, Shen Yu would accuse him of not cherishing his Pokémon. If he chose Diancie, was he trying to court death? Choosing a Pokémon over his girlfriend? If he wanted both, then according to Xia Huna's reasoning, Shen Yu would call him greedy and leave with Diancie.
Who wouldn't be scared after having such a dream, especially Xia Huna, who still wanted to capture Magearna... Although Magearna was an artificial Pokémon without gender, she looked like a girl, just like Diancie, right...
Seeing Xia Huna suddenly wake up, the little girl next to him was startled. "Big brother, what's wrong?"
Xia Huna looked at the little girl. How could he corrupt her? So, he thought of an excuse to deceive her. "Big brother just dreamt that my Pokémon training plan stored on my cloud drive was lost, that's why I woke up scared. When you grow up, you must protect your belongings."
"Okay, I, I understand."
The little girl nodded and then sat down, playing with her doll.
As for Xia Huna, he settled back into his seat and breathed a sigh of relief. He had managed to fool her. As for his cloud drive, that thing was cleaner than his face; there was nothing on the vast cloud drive. After all, he couldn't find a better storage medium than the System.
Xia Huna's journey had a minor hiccup, but the overall flight was smooth, and Xia Huna quickly returned to Liuling City. After getting off the plane, Xia Huna specifically reminded the little girl to go home quickly and not to wander around the streets, as Liuling City was not very peaceful.
Xia Huna watched as the little girl ran into the arms of someone who couldn't be clearly identified as her mother or sister, then he felt relieved and left for Liuling University.
In the taxi, after telling the driver he was going to Liuling University, Xia Huna closed his eyes to rest. The driver asked, "Young man, you don't seem to be in a hurry to get back to school. Aren't you afraid of the teachers checking the dorms at night?"
Xia Huna waved his hand. "Not afraid. I've skipped class to go online, stayed up all night, I'm not afraid of a room check."
The driver gave him a thumbs-up. "Good kid, you've got guts. Just like I was back in the day."
The taxi drove to the entrance of Liuling University. Looking at the tightly locked school gate, Xia Huna frowned. "Uncle, do you know any good hotels around here?"
"Why don't you go online?"
Xia Huna shook his head. "Internet cafes are too mixed. I heard there have been Pokémon theft incidents these days, right? I think a hotel is better."
The previous unfortunate group's incident had been broadcast on the Pokémon TV's Pokémon Legal Channel, but Xia Huna and the others' information, as well as certain unscrupulous forces from Lixing Country, were omitted.
The taxi driver nodded. "Alright, I'll take you to a hotel. I know a good one, and it's not far from an internet cafe, so you can go online whenever you want."
Xia Huna heard the taxi driver's tone and asked, "Uncle, don't you happen to own an internet cafe? Then you must know how to live life."
The taxi driver shook his head. "Young man, you're mistaken. My family not only owns an internet cafe, but also a hotel."
Xia Huna nodded. "Uncle is indeed Uncle. The money in my wallet will probably all end up in your hands."
"Then I wish you good luck, young man. Let's go to the hotel now."