"Come on," Selene said and turned around from Lillie's, exposing her ass right to the girl's view.

Lillie stood silently, completely stunned by Selene's nudity.

"What?" Selene asked, noticing that Lillie is looking at her. "Oh, did Joltik climb on my back again? This little pervert always sits on my body while I'm sleeping" she added while trying to reach the center of her back with hands.

"No... it's not that." Lillie, said, blushing the entire time. "It's just the fact, that you are... well... n-n-naked"

"That's all?" asked Selene, turning her body toward Lillie. "Don't worry about that, I'm like that entire time. Now, do you have any business here or are you willing to go back to Iki Town with me?"

"...Yeah, let's go"

Lillie followed the naked girl by trail in the forest, still processing the fact she isn't wearing any clothes.

"Say, Lillie, what were you doing in Ruins of Conflict? You seem rather lost" asked Selene as they continued to walk.

"Umm... I got here by accident"

"Really? How did that happen?"

"I... rather won't tell. It's a long story"

"Oh. Ok, it's your business, mysterious girl."

"So... could you tell me why you're out there naked?"

"Huh? Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Does the fact I'm naked bother you?"

"Umm, a little, but now I think about it it's not that bad. I also had an experience with nudists a while back" Lilie made a face like she remembered some bad memory.

"Good"

"So, did you lose the bet or it's some kind of challenge or something like that?"

"What? No! I just... how to put it... I feel like clothes are a cage, and I'm not truly free as long as I have them on."

"Cage-?"

"Yeah. Like, the one created by society who body shames nudists. You know the drill?"

"Kinda. So, you never wear clothes?"

"Never"

"Not even when it's cold?"

"Nope. I mean, I've never been to really cold places, like Mount Lanakila, but yeah. When it's snowing, I let it snow. When it's raining, I let it rain. I sleep naked, I walk naked, I swim naked. Et cetera."

"How long have you been like this?"

"I was discovering my urges to be naked in public as soon as I was 13. At 17, I came up with my philosophy. The day after my 18th birthday, I tossed all my clothes away, walked to the kitchen, and told my mom that I won't be wearing clothes anymore. That was the very same day she kicked me out of the house. We haven't spoken since that"

"That's... that's horrible! How could she do that?"

"Well, keep in mind how discriminated and looked down are nudists here in Alola. Even though it became a loud topic in the past few years, the region is filled with nudophobes. Aside from a few places when nudists can enjoy themselves in peace, like Melemele Meadow or nude beaches on Akala or Ula'Ula, going out nude is either heavily looked down upon or straight-up prohibited by law. So yeah, nudists are treated like worse beings and perverts, so it's no surprise why my mother reacted that way."

"And what did you do after she kicked you out?"

"Well, I went traveling. I traveled way to Unova. Since the two most recent Champions there came out as nudists, there was a series of social changes and now nudists are treated a lot better. Now everyone accepts that, but you can freely walk through the cities there without fear of getting beaten out. Or raped."

"Makes sense. How long have you been to Unova?"

"A year and so. I wasn't necessarily focusing on Pokemon training there, just on exploring my nudist side. Tho I still made a few new friends. Come, everyone!"

She put three Pokeballs from her bag and released Pokemon residing inside. Lillie saw Litten and Leavanny, Pokemon that saved her from Spearows earlier, and a little cute yellow spider - must be Joltik she mentioned.

"This little dude," said Hilda as she grabbed Joltik "is Joltik I caught Chargestone Cave. As I said, his little perv likes to climb on my body. Meanwhile Leavanny" she turned to Leavanny "is my main battler. I caught her when she was a little Sewaddle and evolved up to Leavanny."

"And Litten?" Lillie pointed at the small black cat. "It's Alolan pokemon, doesn't it?"

"Yeah. He's my newest addition. I just received him"

"Received him? From whom?"

"My cousin, Proffesor Kukui"

"Kukui? That Kukui?"

"Yup. He welcomed me back in Alola this morning and gave my Pokemon as a welcome gift"

"He's not nudophobe as well?"

"Nope, his wife also is nudist, so he doesn't mind that."

"What are you doing back in Alola anyway?"

"My mother. She called me"

"Why?"

"She said she feels sorry for her action and wants to reunite with me. That's why I came here"

"And why you were near these ruins in the first place?"

"Me? I just have sentiment to this place. Before I officially became a nudist, I used to come there, get naked and walk around completely nude. It was the best feeling in the world. So I came here first before visiting my mother. Speaking of which, hey, it's Iki Town!"

Lillie just realized they reached the small town. Aside from a few wooden houses, the most interesting object was a wooden platform used for Pokemon Battles.

"Iki Town? Like, the hometown of Kahuna Hala?"

"The same. Come, my mother is living further this road."

"Moon, wait!" shouted a male voice.

Both girls turned around to see a dark-skinned and green-haired boy, around their age, wearing a black shirt and orange pants.

"You came back from Ruins of Conflict so soon? Who's that blondie?" he asked, having approached the girl.

"Oh, yeah. Lillie, this is Hau, my childhood friend, and grandson of Hala. Hau, this is Lillie, I met her at the ruins."

"What are you doing on Melemele, Lillie?" asked her Hau.

"I'm... long story. I was saved by Selene from a group of Spearows"

"Yeah! And you won't believe what happened next, Hau! I was saved from falling by Tapu Koko himself!

"What? Ain't no shit, girl! Was he the one to give you this bracelet?"

"Bracelet?"

Only now did Selene notice a weird bracelet around her wrist.

"I wouldn't notice that, but since you're wearing nothing else, it's rather hard to miss."

"Yeah, but I didn't notice it until now... why would Tapu Koko give that to me?"

"Maybe we can ask my gramps? You still didn't say hi to him since you're back!"

"Yeah, good idea. Come, Lillie"

All three of them started coming toward the biggest house in town. Suddenly, Lillie stopped, frightened at the sight of two women in weird uniforms standing in front of the house and talking with an obese elder man.

"S-selene, can we go now?"

"Huh?"

"We need to get out of here before these women see us?"

"What's wrong with them?"

"Trust me"

"Okay, as you wish. Sorry, Hau, we will visit Hala later. I need to go meet my mother anyway"

"Ok, whatever. Greet her for me once you'll reunite. See ya!"

Nudist and her new friend left the boy and go further the Route 1 towards Hau'oli City.

"Hey, why did Hau call you Moon?"

"Hmm? Oh yeah, it's a nickname he gave me a few years ago and he calls me that every time. You can also call me like that if you want"

Lillie blushed again "thanks"

"Oh, we're here," said Moon, pointing the nearby house at the side of the Route. On the other side, another short path leading to the main part of Hau'oli was visible. "This is my mom, house."

Both girls approached the door to the house.

"Stay here. This is personal. I hope it won't take long"

Lillie was watching as Moon entered the house. Then she started waiting. She checked if Nebby is alright. He was again sleeping in the bag. Lillie closed the bag and continued to wait. She was like that for about 10 minutes before her curiosity finally defeated her. She peeked through open doors.

Inside the main room, she could notice Selene kissing and hugging an older woman. It was no romantic kiss tho, even though they both were naked. It was rather a wholesome one, like a parent a child reuniting after a long separation, which probably was the case. Lillie quietly closed the door.

A few minutes later, Moon exited the house.

"How did it go?" Lillie asked.

"Great. We reunited ourselves and she allowed me to continue my nudist life. And, what's more, you won't believe it! She's now the nudist too!"

"Really?"

"Yeah. She thought about it a lot for the past year and decided she's agreeing with me. Tho she isn't as brave in that terms as me. She's currently limiting herself to going around nude in her house, in the immediate neighborhood, and on the Melemele Meadow. But it's enough to accept me the way I am."

"That's... that's very wholesome. I'm happy that you agreed with your mom in the end"

"Yeah. Me too, not, let's go... wait, why are you're following me anyway?"

"Um... I don't know. You just kinda convinced me to go with you and I have nowhere to go anyway."

"Wait, why?"

"Uhhh, I escaped my house. It's a long story."

"Oh. I see. So you also have family issues."

"Yeah. You can put it that way"

"That's fine. You can just become a nudist and go on adventures with me"

"Um... this doesn't suit me"

"I'll wait until you'll change your mind then. And for now, my cousin can help you"

"Profesor Kukui?"

"Yup. He can give you the job of assistant or something. I was going to visit him now anyway, he said he has another present for me that will help me reach my goal"

"Your goal?"

"Yeah. Are you familiar with the idea of Pokemon League?"

"Sure. Anyone, who collects 8 gym badges from a single region can challenge this region's Pokemon League to become Champion?"

"Precisely. And you may not know, but Kukui is currently working on creating Pokemon League here in Alola. Before we don't have gyms, to challenge the Leauge you will, for now, need to clear all Pokemon Trials on 4 islands."

"So your goal is to..."

"Complete all the trails, defeat Pokemon League, and because first-ever Champion of Alola!" She raised her fist. "Then I'll normalize public nudity! I swear at Guardians of Alola, that's what I'll do!"

TO BE CONTINUED...


Author's note: Another chapter and the actual beginning of the story. I wanted to give an explanation to Selene's nudity and set up a goal for her. The goal is btw pretty much taken from A Cinnabar's Nudist Story by Digger and PRIVATE corp, which I really enjoyed.

Also, I decided that name "Moon" given to Selene in the Manga also fits her, so I'll be using those two names interchangeably from this point on.

Hope you enjoy it!