In Naruto, the System Asks Me to Entrust Pokémon

"That's how it is. So, from now on, you're an employee in my shop."

After finishing his explanation, Ryo spread his hands and looked at Cynthia with a casual expression.

Cynthia frowned even deeper after listening to Ryo's explanation. "So, you're saying this isn't my world anymore, but another one entirely? You summoned me here, and my purpose is to work for you?"

"Exactly."

Ryo nodded with a satisfied smile. "That's exactly what I mean. You're quite perceptive!"

Cynthia rolled her eyes, not buying it for a second. "Okay, we're not that familiar. Please don't joke around. I have something important to discuss. Tell me seriously—where is this place?"

Ryo froze for a moment. "Wait—you don't believe me?"

Cynthia gave him an incredulous look. "Should I?"

"Uh…"

Ryo was at a loss for words and fell silent for a moment.

Upon reflection, he realized that her reaction was reasonable. It did sound unbelievable.

Cynthia rolled her eyes again at Ryo's stunned expression and sighed. "Forget it. If you don't want to tell me, I'll go outside and ask someone else."

She turned and walked past Ryo, heading for the door.

Ryo quickly reacted. "Hey, no! I'm telling the truth. Why don't you believe me?"

Cynthia's expression darkened. "Sir, I truly have something important to attend to. If you stop me again, I won't be polite anymore."

"I was exploring ancient ruins when I suddenly appeared here."

"The ruins were newly discovered, and I don't have time to waste here."

Ryo smiled bitterly. "No, seriously, what I said is the truth. I know time travel sounds far-fetched, but it's the truth."

Cynthia's hand moved toward her waist, her eyes cold and focused.

Since reasoning with him wasn't working, she decided to resolve the situation with force. She even began to suspect that Ryo might be a criminal trying to hinder her exploration.

When her hand found her waist, Cynthia's expression shifted to surprise. Her eyes locked on Ryo. "Where's my Pokémon?"

"Pokémon?"

Ryo blinked, looking at Cynthia's hand on her waist.

Seeing her motion, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

What's with touching her waist?

Is she trying to release her Pokémon?

Wait—is she planning to attack me?

I'm a little confused. Wasn't the Cynthia in the anime supposed to be gentle and easygoing?

Isn't she supposed to be kind and approachable despite her cold appearance?

Cynthia's sharp eyes fixed on Ryo. "Are you with Team Galactic? I didn't expect you to make a move so soon after discovering the ruins!"

Ryo was stunned again. "Uh—wait, hold on a second. Let me process this."

He rubbed his temples and looked at Cynthia again. "Did you just assume I'm with Team Galactic?"

Cynthia's tone turned even colder. "What else could you be? You even took my Pokémon. It seems you've been planning this for a long time."

"No, big sister! How did you come to that conclusion?"

Ryo was speechless. "I already told you that you're no longer in your world. How else do you want me to explain it?"

Ryo suddenly felt a headache coming on. He had thought everything would go smoothly since she was a plot character.

But never did he expect that a conscious character from the story could be this stubborn, refusing to believe anything he said.

This time, Cynthia's eyes wavered slightly. "Are you telling the truth?"

Ryo nodded repeatedly. "Yes, absolutely. It's all true."

He almost teared up in relief. Finally, she believed him!

But before he could celebrate, Cynthia asked another question. "What about the Pokémon? Does your world have Pokémon too?"

"Uh…"

Ryo was stunned again and glanced at Gardevoir beside him.

Gardevoir noticed Ryo's expression and smiled gently. "Little Ryo, what's wrong? Is something bothering you?"

Ryo shook his head and turned back to Cynthia with a sigh. He began explaining everything in detail.

As Cynthia listened to his explanation, her frown deepened again. Her head started to hurt a little.

"So, these Pokémon all came from our world, and your mission is to help them integrate into this one?"

After hearing the explanation, Cynthia gave Ryo a strange look.

Ryo nodded. "That's right. If you still don't believe me, I can take you outside and show you the world."

He really had no other option left. He'd already explained everything he could.

"I believe you. Now that you've explained the origin of the Pokémon, I believe you."

"Phew—"

Ryo nearly collapsed in relief.

He looked at Cynthia in disbelief. "Wait, you've been doubting the Pokémon all along?"

Cynthia nodded but didn't answer him directly.

Ryo was completely dumbfounded—why didn't she mention her doubts earlier?

He had been explaining like a fool for so long without knowing she was thinking about something else entirely.

Out of curiosity, Ryo couldn't help but ask, "Why didn't you ask about the Pokémon earlier?"

Cynthia, stroking her chin thoughtfully, responded, "I was debating whether or not to ask that question."

Ryo's mouth twitched uncontrollably, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Seriously? You have decision-making paralysis to this degree?

At the same time, Ryo began wondering—how did someone with such a severe case of indecisiveness become a Champion and an accomplished archaeologist?

At this point, Cynthia seemed hesitant to speak again, her lips parting but no words coming out.

"Sigh—"

Ryo sighed deeply. "Just say it already if you have something to say."

Judging from her expression, she was about to say something important again. He was honestly starting to get nervous.

He was afraid that Cynthia would spend an entire day debating whether or not to speak her mind.

Hearing Ryo's words, the hesitation in Cynthia's expression faded. She said, "Can I go back now? I finally found the ruins of the God of Space, and I must continue my exploration."

Ryo shook his head. "You can't go back. If you want any chance of returning, you'll need to work hard here. Otherwise, you won't be able to leave."

Cynthia's expression grew strange at his words.

Work hard? Is that for real?

The only way to return is to work hard? Why does that sound so weird?

>>>>>

follow my patreon.com/Yueru1 for more advance chapters and search the link