After briefly understanding how the Travel Training function worked, Qingyu quickly thought of a way to use it like this.
Going out to adventure in the wild was still too dangerous.
Especially for a Pokémon like Eevee, which didn't have much combat ability—what if it ran into a wild Pokémon it couldn't beat and got injured?
So before Eevee became familiar with traveling, it would be better to let it take a stroll around a big city and develop its hobbies instead.
Seeing how excited Eevee was about the trip, Qingyu couldn't help but smile.
"Close your eyes first. After silently counting to ten, you'll appear in the place you want to go."
"Eevee!"
Eevee immediately shut its eyes and responded excitedly in a soft voice.
While Eevee was counting down, Qingyu focused his mind and entered the Travel Training module.
After opening it, the screen looked just like that travel frog mobile game that had once been popular in his previous life—a chibi-style bedroom appeared.
A cute, Q-version Eevee sat at the bedside with its eyes closed, full of anticipation for its journey.
After tapping Eevee's icon, a map of the Pokémon world quickly appeared on the screen.
It was exactly the same as the one Qingyu had just taken out.
After precisely setting the destination for this trip to "Kalos Region – Lumiose City – Lumiose Museum of Art," a flash of white light appeared.
The Eevee that had been lying on the bed vanished instantly.
[Pokémon Eevee has set off on a journey!]
…
"Eevee?! Σ(*ﾟдﾟﾉ)ﾉ"
After counting to ten, Eevee opened its eyes and was immediately startled by the massive, magnificent white building in front of it.
It quickly realized—this must be the place its Trainer had mentioned.
However, after looking around, it didn't see its Trainer anywhere.
Eevee let out a sigh.
So the Trainer still didn't want to go out after all?
But even though it didn't know how it had suddenly appeared here, this must all be part of the Trainer's plan!
So trusting him was enough!
After understanding its situation, Eevee immediately puffed out its chest and walked up the steps with a bold, confident stride, following the crowd.
"Huh? A Pokémon came in by itself? What a cute Eevee!"
After entering the doors, the guide in charge of explaining the paintings immediately noticed this "unexpected visitor" and was instantly charmed by its cuteness.
"Eevee!"
Seeing the guide squat down and try to pet it, Eevee deftly dodged aside and then trotted into the museum.
Being praised did make it happy—but Eevee was a Pokémon with principles.
You didn't even give it a Poké Puff, and you wanted to pet it?!
[Eevee has arrived at the Lumiose Museum of Art!]
[After being praised for being cute by the guide, Eevee's mood has improved!]
[Appreciating master painters' works has relaxed Eevee both physically and mentally, although it seems to understand absolutely none of the content…]
While Eevee was traveling in the Kalos Region, corresponding text also appeared before Qingyu's eyes.
Sure enough, cute Pokémon were treated especially well in human society. There was no way anyone wouldn't like an adorable Eevee.
Being able to enjoy this trip was really great.
The corners of Qingyu's mouth lifted unconsciously as he edited the tutorial video he had promised viewers, all while waiting for more updates from Eevee.
Since he had ended the stream early, it was only 7:30 p.m.
There was basically no time difference between Paldea and Kalos, so before the museum closed, Eevee could stay there a while longer.
He'd check on Eevee again later.
After wandering around the first floor of the museum for a long time, Eevee quickly came to a conclusion:
Even though it didn't understand any of it, it all looked amazing!
For example, the painting "Let It Be, Sunflora" looked so real it felt like Sunflora itself was standing right in front of Eevee.
Yet even though Sunflora always wore a smile on its face, it didn't look happy in the painting.
Eevee couldn't understand why, so it quietly committed the feeling to memory.
After finishing its circuit of the first floor, it arrived at the staircase and went up.
There were far fewer paintings on display here, but from the simple lines alone, Eevee vaguely sensed many strange and wonderful emotions.
However, as it walked along, Eevee didn't see a single human.
Compared to the first floor, this place was clearly much quieter.
Just as it was feeling puzzled, an old man suddenly appeared before it.
"After all these years, this painting still moves me the most…"
He stood in front of a painting, completely absorbed, not even noticing Eevee approaching.
Eevee stopped, sat obediently on the floor, and curiously looked up at the painting in front of the old man.
All it could see were layers of waves—the scenery was very simple.
"Eevee?"
Was that… the sea?
Eevee let out a puzzled cry.
It had only ever heard about the boundless ocean from its Trainer—it had never seen it itself.
Yet when looking at this painting, Eevee instinctively thought of the sea.
A sea that stretched endlessly, yet somehow felt very lonely.
As Eevee admired it, it unconsciously made a sound, drawing the old man's attention.
After looking around and confirming that Eevee was the only one on the second floor, the old man squatted down and smiled kindly.
"I'm very sorry, little guest. The second floor isn't open to visitors right now. I'll take you back downstairs."
"Eevee?"
Eevee didn't really understand why, but it still followed the old man's words and turned to leave.
However, at some point, a standing canine Pokémon appeared behind it.
"Smeargle? Why are you—"
The old man's words stopped halfway.
When he saw the brilliant ultramarine color blooming again at the tip of Smeargle's tail, he immediately understood his old partner's intention.
After years of putting down the brush, it actually wanted to create again?!
"I'll go prepare some drawing paper right now!"
The old man was instantly overjoyed, as if he'd become twenty years younger. In no time at all, he rushed back and forth, returning with drawing paper and placing it before Smeargle.
"Smear—"
Noticing Eevee's curious little eyes, Smeargle let out a low growl and raised its tail.
This Eevee, so curious about its artwork, somehow reminded it of itself when it had first arrived alone in Lumiose City.
It also made this most famous painter of Lumiose recall, after so long, the feelings he'd had when creating his very first painting.
Stepping alone into a big city, facing seas of people—the loneliness surged back with those memories.
Another Pokémon who had experienced something similar to his own past.
So if it was this Eevee…
Watch closely. I'll only teach you once.
Using its tail as a brush, Smeargle moved swiftly. With a slight smile at the corner of its mouth, it cleanly and decisively sketched elegant lines onto the paper, the color of its tail tip rapidly shifting with its emotions.
With just a few strokes, the outline of a breathtaking painting already emerged.
"Eevee? (ﾟдﾟ)"
So… a tail could be used like that?
Eevee was stunned. It turned its head to look at its own fluffy tail, the white heart-shaped tip especially eye-catching.
Its tail should be able to be dyed in all kinds of colors too, right?
If it learned to paint with its tail, wouldn't it be able to encourage its Trainer to go outside and sketch together?
That would be really convenient.
Looking back at Smeargle as it painted, Eevee's eyes gradually burned with excitement. Unconsciously, it began imitating Smeargle's movements with its own tail.
Stroke by stroke.
Line by line.
Time quietly passed.
"Hah—finished."
Finally done editing, Qingyu stretched, uploaded the video, and decisively shut down his computer.
As he relaxed his focus, system text appeared at just the right moment, summarizing Eevee's experiences during its journey.
[Eevee went to the second floor of the museum and met the curator and his Smeargle.]
[Eevee has become friends with the painter Smeargle!]
[By imitating Smeargle's tail-painting technique, Eevee learned Sketching!]
"???"
After skimming the key information, Qingyu was completely dumbfounded.
What on earth just happened?
And wait—Eevee can actually learn Sketching?!
Th-this… is that even legal?!
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