Watching the girls play in the water, Xia Hunaao, sitting in his wheelchair on the boat, felt a pang of longing. It wasn't that he couldn't swim, but his current condition completely prevented him from entering the water. His legs had no power to tread water, not even enough to doggy paddle, and he would just sink to the bottom.
His two hands would be utterly incapable of lifting someone as large as Xia Hunaao.
However, Xia Hunaao couldn't just sit there; doing nothing at the seaside wasn't his style. He called out to Zheng Xiaoxiao in the water, "Sister Xiaoxiao, are there any fishing rods on the boat? I want to fish."
Zheng Xiaoxiao poked her head out of the water, "What did you say?"
Xia Hunaao shouted, "Sister Xiaoxiao, are there any fishing rods on the boat! If not, a fishing net would do too."
"Yes, it's in the room opposite where we changed!"
Xia Hunaao turned his wheelchair and left, while Tong Ruo also surfaced, "Little Xiazi, don't you dare peek at our underwear."
Xia Hunaao shouted back, "Sister Ruo, don't worry, now that you mention it, I have some ideas!"
Tong Ruo, still soaking in the water, slapped the surface, "This brat."
Xia Hunaao quickly found a fishing rod, but as he held it, his mind drifted to the underwear in the room opposite where Shen Yu and the others were. Xia Hunaao's heart fluttered involuntarily. Fortunately, Xia Hunaao maintained his bottom line and wheeled himself back to the deck.
Xia Hunaao looked at the fishing rod in his hand, "This fishing rod must be very expensive."
The system nodded, "Yes, it's a carbon fiber telescopic fishing rod, it can retract to thirty centimeters at most, and it's very strong. Even if you and Kyogre had a tug-of-war, the rod wouldn't break. However, are you sure you want to fish?"
Xia Hunaao extended the fishing rod, "Of course, what, do you look down on my fishing skills?"
The system shook its head, "No, it's not that I look down on your skills. The problem is you have the rod, the line, and the hook, but no bait."
Xia Hunaao glanced at the tackle box; it was indeed empty.
Xia Hunaao closed the tackle box directly, "It's fine, it doesn't matter. It's just an empty box. The difficulty of Lu Ya using an empty hook to fish is not much different from me fishing with no bait. He could attract King Wen of Zhou, and I can surely catch something extraordinary."
Saying that, Xia Hunaao cast his line into the sea. Looking at the float on the sea surface, Xia Hunaao sighed, "At this moment, one should have a beach chair, a sun umbrella, and lie here drinking juice. That's the life of summer."
"Croagunk, you go swim too, play in the water. If you feel uncomfortable, come back."
After sending Croagunk into the water to play, Xia Hunaao stared at the float on the sea surface. The system yawned, "I'm not trying to be mean, but you really can't catch anything with just an empty hook."
Xia Hunaao squinted, "We'll see about that later. I have to find something to do."
While Xia Hunaao was fishing, on the other side, Zheng Xiaoxiao and Tong Ruo were taking Shen Yu diving. The three of them took a deep breath and dived down, observing the various Pokémon in the sea.
This was Shen Yu's first time seeing the scene of marine Pokémon. She waved at the various sea Pokémon, and some Pokémon were quite friendly, like Luvdisc, which swam over and nuzzled Shen Yu.
Meanwhile, as Tong Ruo was diving, she saw the empty fishing hook Xia Hunaao was using. Looking at the empty hook, Tong Ruo surfaced and asked, "Little Xiazi, what fish are you fishing for?"
Xia Hunaao opened his eyes, "Fishing with an empty hook, of course, it's 'those who are willing will take the bait'."
Zheng Xiaoxiao and Shen Yu surfaced one after another, "Those who are willing will take the bait. Little Xiazi, you have such leisure."
Xiao Yu, sitting on Lapras's back, asked, "Big brother, what are you going to fish for today? Will there be fish?"
Xia Hunaao thoughtfully considered for a moment, then nodded decisively, "Yes, I will definitely catch a fish today."
As the waves surged, Xia Hunaao's float suddenly bobbed. Xia Hunaao blinked in surprise, "It's here! Watch my Xia-style rod-setting technique!"
With that, Xia Hunaao sharply lifted the rod, and a blue shadow shot out of the sea and hit him in the face.
Xia Hunaao removed the object from his face, "This doesn't feel like a fish."
Xia Hunaao examined it carefully and then realized, this looked like...
"Little Xiazi, give it back to me!"
Xia Hunaao dangled the object in his hand, "Hey, how can I give it back to you? I can't get in the water. Should I throw it down?"
"If you dare throw it down, you're finished. I'll come up and get it... Forget it, just throw it down."
Xia Hunaao tossed down Tong Ruo's bra, "Sister Ruo, you can't blame me for this! You swam to my hook yourself."
Tong Ruo retrieved her swimwear, put it on, and swam to Zheng Xiaoxiao, "Xiaoxiao, I'm not clean anymore..."
Xia Hunaao seized this opportunity to wheel himself to another side of the boat to continue fishing. He cast his line again and let out a sigh of relief, "I refuse to believe I'd catch Sister Ruo's things here again."
Xia Hunaao squinted his eyes to rest and said to Diancie beside him, "Little Princess, if something bites, remember to call me."
Xia Hunaao enjoyed the sunshine, while Tong Ruo on the other side was plotting how to mess with him. Tong Ruo spotted Shen Yu nearby and swam over to her, "Xiao Yu, how about you help me with something?"
Shen Yu was startled, "Sister Ruo, what do you need help with?"
Tong Ruo pointed at Shen Yu, "Lend me your swimsuit. I want Xia Hunaao to catch your swimsuit and see his reaction."
Shen Yu was taken aback, "B-but, if you do that, I'll..."
"Oh, come on, just help me."
Just as they were talking, they heard Xia Hunaao shouting from the boat, "Hurry up, I've got a big one!"
Hearing this, Tong Ruo and the others swam around the yacht, looking at the turbulent sea. Tong Ruo's mouth dropped open, "What did you catch? Such a scene! Is it Kyogre?"
Xia Hunaao played with the fish for a couple of rounds, then sharply lifted the rod, "Come up!"
Everyone saw a long, slender figure leap out of the sea, and they were all surprised, "Milotic? And this can happen!"
Seeing that Xia Hunaao had caught a Milotic, everyone ended their swim and returned to the boat. Xiao Yu, in particular, was the most excited, climbing from Lapras's neck onto the boat.
Xiao Yu ran up to the Milotic and looked at it, "This is Milotic, it's really beautiful."
Tong Ruo and the other two also returned to the boat. Tong Ruo looked at the Milotic in front of Xia Hunaao, "Little Xiazi, you're truly amazing, to be able to catch a Milotic!"
Xia Hunaao nodded, "Yes, I didn't expect to catch such a rare Pokémon."
Milotic nuzzled Xia Hunaao's chest. Xia Hunaao suddenly realized, "So it was you, Feebas. You've evolved into Milotic."
Xiao Yu jumped up at the mention of Feebas, "You, you're that Feebas from the beach before?"
Milotic chirped softly, then went to Xiao Yu and nuzzled her hand. Xiao Yu hugged Milotic's neck, "So, Milotic, are you here to play with Xiao Yu?"
Milotic chirped happily and circled around the deck with Xiao Yu. Xia Hunaao watched the scene, "Did Xiao Yu, after catching aChinseo, also catch a Milotic? Xiao Yu, you should thank me."
Xiao Yu poked her head out from behind Milotic, "Thank you, big brother."
Xia Hunaao leaned back in his wheelchair, "I really am no ordinary angler, to be able to catch something so powerful. Sister Xiaoxiao, let's go back. It's getting late."
Zheng Xiaoxiao looked at the sky, "Indeed, it's almost noon. We didn't bring any food on the boat, so we have to go back ashore for supplies. Let's go."
Xia Hunaao slowly reeled in the fishing rod. When he saw a piece of cloth on the hook at the end, he was stunned, "Hmm? I didn't cast the line, why did something bite again? Whose is this?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Shen Yu's voice from behind him, "It's mine, give it back."
Xia Hunaao tried to turn his head to look at Shen Yu behind him, but Shen Yu slapped his head back, "Don't look! Don't you know she's not wearing it!" Xia Hunaao returned the swimsuit to Shen Yu and said to Tong Ruo, "Sister Ruo, this must be your doing again. You're so quick."
Tong Ruo put her hands on her hips, "Of course! Your Sister Ruo is famous for her quick hands at Liu Ling University."
Shen Yu retied the straps of her swimsuit, "Sister Ruo, how could you do this?"
Tong Ruo pointed at Xia Hunaao, "Xiao Yu, do you know? Xia Hunaao was blushing and panting just now, his nosebleed was about to spurt out."
Shen Yu turned to look at Xia Hunaao, "Is that so?"
Xia Hunaao closed his eyes and nodded.
...
Zheng Xiaoxiao adjusted the yacht's settings, and the yacht slowly headed towards the coastline. Xiao Yu changed her clothes and stood at the bow with Milotic, watching the coastline, while Tong Ruo stayed in the cockpit with Zheng Xiaoxiao.
As for Shen Yu, she didn't change clothes and sat by Xia Hunaao at the stern, looking out at the sea, "Will you come back with me? There are only a few days left of summer vacation."
Xia Hunaao glanced at his legs, "Forget it. Although I'd like to go back with you, I can't stay home for more than a few days. I'll have to go to Liu Ling University in a wheelchair anyway, which would be more trouble. It's better to go back to Liu Ling University to recuperate. Xiao Yu, why don't you come and stay with me at Liu Ling University for a couple of days?"
"Okay, but there are other things to do before that."
Saying that, Shen Yu stood up and pushed Xia Hunaao's wheelchair towards the cabin, "Let's go. Help me change my swimsuit back into my regular clothes."
Inside the cabin, Xia Hunaao looked at the remaining set of clothes, "So, what Sister Ruo said before was true."