chsdbacks Chapter 321 The Shy Dream Demon
Chapter 321 The Shy Dream Demon
Chapter 321 The Shy Dream Demon
"Gengar dragged Zeki along to see its new little brother," a pitiful Misdreavus cowering in a corner, terrified by Zeki's arrival. Beside it was an oil lamp with a burning flame—well, a lantana.
Ze Shu immediately recognized it as the Candle Spirit he had caught in Kanto.
"You evolved?" Ze Shu asked in surprise. "When did that happen?"
The ghostly lamp flickered its head, and the dark flame inside the lamp lit up and dimly.
As an evil Pokémon capable of devouring human souls, it initially sought to consume Sawa's soul upon encountering him. However, instead of consuming his soul, it endured all of Sawa's "punishments."
Therefore, this evolution has enhanced its ability to devour human souls.
But now, upon seeing Ze Shu, the fear she felt when she was "punished" surged back into her heart. She was afraid that Ze Shu would punish her again because her ability to eat people had increased, causing her to become so nervous that she couldn't speak clearly.
"Hehehe!" Gengar, on the other hand, stood with his hands on his chubby hips and explained.
After Gengar's explanation, along with Lidgment's occasional vague remarks, Zeki finally understood what was going on.
The Lantern Ghost evolved only recently, about three hours ago.
Back when Gengar was with Litwick, being a Ghost-type Pokémon, it was friendly with it and often played with it. Now, upon arriving at its new home, Gengar, who considers itself the shadow guardian of the tree, naturally needs to investigate its new surroundings—or rather, it's just being playful.
When Gengar and Lidcat explored the attic, they happened to find the terrified Misdreavus cowering in fear. Gengar was excited, but Misdreavus was terrified. This provoked Misdreavus to fight back.
Gengar easily defeated this pitiful Misdreavus who had spent its entire life hiding in the attic of this wooden house.
Candlelight Spirit, however, was hit by the Dream Demon's skill.
It seemed to be trapped in a nightmare, suffering unbearable pain.
But perhaps the nightmare's crisis unleashed its potential. To escape the perilous situation, Lidgment evolved into Lantana, successfully escaping Misdreavus's nightmare.
"Like this..." Ze Shu tapped the black hat-shaped top of the Lamp Ghost, which swayed and made a jingling sound. "Congratulations, Lamp Ghost."
"Waaah..."
Seeing that Ze Shu did not reject it because of its evolution, the Ghost of Light couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and narrowed its fiery eyes.
Zeshu then looked at the Misdreavus, who was even trembling at the moment, and said, "So, Gengar, after you met this Misdreavus and Lidlight evolved and broke Nightmare, you took it as your little brother."
"Gengar!" Gengar grinned, tilting its little face up.
That's right!
Gengar first pointed to itself, then to the Thandra beside it, and finally to Misdreavus: "Hehehe!!"
These are the top leader, the second-in-command, and the third-in-command!
However, the third leader was a little shy.
Gengar originally wanted to teach Misdreavus to be less frightened, and then give Zeki a surprise. Who knew that Zeki would see through his plan? Gengar was still wondering how Zeki knew that it had taken on a new follower.
Ze Shu: "————"
He patted Gengar's head, slightly speechless.
"Hehehe..."
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"A dream monster?"
Ze Shu looked at Misdreavus, who was surprisingly timid, wishing she could shrink into a small ball. Ze Shu comforted her, saying, "Gengar told me that you've never left this house since you were born. I'm the new owner of this house, so you don't need to be afraid that I'll drive you away."
"I'm making ice cream down here, would you like to come down and try some?"
"After all, we're neighbors, aren't we? Let me treat you."
"Meow?" The dream demon raised its head miserably, somewhat incredulous.
"Hehehe!" Gengar chuckled innocently, inviting Misdreavus.
Finally, the dream demon pursed her lips and gritted her teeth, agreeing.
The appearance of the Dream Demon is exceptionally cute, with a round face like a rag doll, big eyes, and fleshy little tentacle-like hair. It must feel great to touch.
Now, as it nibbles on Ze Shu's specially made ghost-scented ice cream, it looks even cuter with its eyes half-closed, and the pink beaded necklace around its neck glows.
The surrounding Pokémon all looked at this new companion with curiosity.
Dream even leaned closer, curious to get a better look at the Dream Fairy.
But the dream demon shrank back, fearfully distancing itself from the dream demon.
This made Dreamy very upset.
It transformed into the same shape as the dream monster, and then made a face at the frightened dream monster.
[Hehehe~~ Mew teaches you, this is how ghosts should scare people! Like that chubby Gengar. How could you still be scared by Mew?!]
But Dreamweaver is further removed from the realm of fantasy.
The dream became even more frustrated, feeling powerless and unable to exert its strength.
"Normally, Pokémon like Misdreavus are mischievous and playful, enjoy playing pranks, and often make howling noises in the middle of the night to enjoy the reaction of those startled by the sound..."
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Seeing the dream demon's expression, Xiao Lan whispered in Ze Shu's ear.
"This dream monster is so timid..."
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"I just consulted that tanuki, and he said that the Pokémon that appear here at night are all things like Driftball and Nocturnal, which live in the Lost Tower next door. He's never seen a Misdreavus, nor has he ever heard its distinctive howl..."
"This shows that this dream monster, even at night, rarely goes out and rarely scares people."
In short, this dream monster, at least in terms of personality, is completely different from other lively, mischievous, and frightening dream monsters.
"What could possibly cause this dream monster to be like this...?" Little Blue was also puzzled.
Although Pokémon have different personalities, the type of Pokémon they are is also influenced by their personality and behavior.
Even the least greedy Munchlax has a much higher love for food than normal Pokémon; even the most lively Munchlax is much lazier than the laziest Apexis.
This Dreamweaver's situation is almost identical to a "holy Buddha" Snorlax who never eats and won't touch a single bite of delicious food placed in front of him.
Ze Shu nodded without saying anything, but seeing that the Dream Fairy had happily finished its ice cream, he stood up and asked, "Want some more?"
The dream demon paused, and though frightened, it couldn't help but nod, "Meow...meow..."
This "Ghost-Scented Ice Cream" was originally a special recipe that Sawaki made for his Ghost-type Pokémon, based on Elite Four member Akiko's guide. The fresh ice cream was scented with Ghost Thread, a favorite aroma of Ghost-type Pokémon, making it a perfect hit for Ghost-type Pokémon's Strike Zone.
The dream demon couldn't refuse.
After happily finishing the second one, before Zeshu could even ask, it timidly but bravely begged Zeshu to make another one.
"This time, there will be a charge," said Danze Shu.
"Mimi...Mimi?"
The dream demon's eyes widened, then it lowered its head in disappointment.
It doesn't have money...
Ze Shu: "How about I pat your head for the fee?"
The dream demon was stunned, not expecting the price to be this high. After hesitating for a while, she finally couldn't resist the temptation of the ice cream and mustered up her courage to peek her doll-like head towards Ze Shu.
Ze Shu finally got his wish and touched the dream demon's head.
Unlike Gengar's soft and bouncy texture, Misdreavus's head was fluffy and had the unique coolness of a Ghost-type Pokémon. It felt nice, so Zeshu couldn't help but knead it a few more times, only stopping when Misdreavus was panting heavily.
After being kneaded, it no longer had time to be afraid of the Zeshu tree.
Hmm, what is desensitization training?
"Here's some new ice cream."
After Ze Shu handed the newly made ice cream to Meng Yao, it stuck out its pink little tongue and started licking it.
"Ooh~~ Ooh~~"
Just then, Zeki felt something tugging at him. He turned around and saw that it was the six-tailed dragon, which looked like a white dumpling, jumping onto the table.
Seeing that Ze Shu could get ice cream after kneading the Dream Demon, it got a wicked idea.
Seeing Zeshu looking at it, Liuwei rolled over and fell onto the table, revealing its chubby belly. Seeing that Zeshu was unmoved, it even tried to hold Zeshu's hand and rub its little belly.
Its little eyes gazed longingly at Ze Shu—without a single distracting thought, only a desire for ice cream.
Ze Shu: "————"
This foodie.
He rubbed its belly a few times, just as the six-tailed fox had wanted, and even patted it lightly, making a solid "pat pat" sound—
I really didn't expect a six-tailed little fox to be so plump.
"Here you go, this is your fifth ice cream today, and the last one. I've been making it all afternoon, and the ice cream machine's snow-making stock and seasonings are almost gone. I can't make another one for you."
"Ooh!!"
Trainers are the best!!
Liuwei took the ice cream, her face beaming with happiness, intending to savor it as if it were her last supper.
However, just as Rokuo was enjoying the taste of ice cream, he jumped off the table.
Perhaps it hadn't been active for a long time, or perhaps it had eaten too much, it lost its balance and stumbled, the ice cream flying out of its hand and landing on the floor with a "thud" in full view of everyone.
Six-tailed: (°) ? ?
The happy expression on its face froze.
After a long silence, tears streamed from its eyes.
"Oooooo!!"
Liuwei jumped into Zeshu's arms, buried her head, and burst into loud sobs.
Great joy is often followed by great sorrow; perhaps this is true.
"Alright, alright, it's just an ice cream—even if it's the last one," Ze Shu comforted her, both amused and exasperated.
"Ooh~~ Ooh!!!" Hearing this, Six-Tails cried even more miserably.
"Tomorrow, let's go buy more supplies for the ice cream machine, okay? We can get three for Rokuo, a full three."
"Ooh~~ Ooh~~"
It took Zeki a lot of effort, and it wasn't until she fell asleep that night that Rokuo accepted the fact that there was no ice cream for the day. She could only hold onto the hope that there would be three whole ice creams tomorrow, and fell asleep next to Zeki's head with tears in her eyes and drool at the corner of her mouth.
"Sigh..." Looking at the sleeping posture of the six-tailed fox on the bed, Ze Shu shook his head helplessly.
"Eevee?" Ice Eevee blinked its bright blue eyes.
"Let's go to sleep too," Zeki said with a smile, extending his arms to Eevee.
"Eevee!!" Glaceon happily jumped into Zeki's arms.
But the first night sleeping in the new house did not go smoothly.
First, as Tanuki had described before, there really were Ghost-type Pokémon having a team-building activity that night. Late at night, faint giggling and clattering sounds could be heard, and even the terrified screams of Sidgara next door could be heard.
"Aaaaaaah—there really is a ghost!!"
"Salamander, Salamence, save me!!"
"Hey hey hey, Salamence, why are you scared too?! Don't be afraid!! Crunch, crunch, crunch!!"
The ghost's howling didn't wake Zeki, but Xijiana's scream did.
He propped himself up, glanced at the sleepy-eyed Glaceon nestled comfortably on his chest, and then at the Gengar peeking out from the shadows.
"It seems this house really is haunted," Ze Shu said.
"Hehehe!" Gengar nodded in a similar manner.
"Then how about..."
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Ze Shu met Gengar's expectant gaze, thought for a moment, and said in a serious tone, "Given that a ghost has broken into our house, causing Hilaria to scream, and Hilaria's screams are keeping us awake, therefore, Private Gengar, listen to my command!"
Upon hearing this, Gengar immediately straightened its body: "Goblin!"
Ze Shu: "I hereby order you to form a ghost-catching squad! Arrest all these little ghosts that invade our house at night! Don't let any ghost escape, and don't wrong any innocent ghost!"
"Goblin!!"
Private First Class Gengar is on command! (!!)
Then, Gengar's eyes flashed with excitement, and in an instant, it disappeared into the shadows like a nimble fat man. It seemed to be very eager to carry out Commander Zephyr's orders.
"Eevee..." Glaceon looked at all this strangely, then blinked its eyes.
The commotion woke up the Six-Tails, who opened its eyes groggily. Then, as if it had just remembered something, it showed an excited expression: "Ooh ooh ooh?"
You're awake? Then it must be dawn, right? After dawn, we can eat ice cream again!
But Liuwei immediately saw the dark, inky night outside the window.
Ze Shu: "It's not dawn yet. There's still quite a while until dawn."
"Oh my god?!"
Gengar's ghost-catching team went very smoothly. In particular, it also enlisted the help of the great general "Slash Commander", the general assistant "Cursed Doll", and the little legendary Pokémon "Lugia".
Within half an hour of Ze Shu giving the order, the entire living room was filled with a number of troublesome ghosts that had been arrested. They floated like balloons, resembled night patrol spirits wearing skull cloaks, and even had a cunning, soul-snatching eye and an evil-looking flower rock monster.
Seeing this lineup, Ze Shu was speechless.
This isn't even considered causing trouble; there are even monsters like the Flower Rock Monster. It's more like they've demolished the entire house.
Higana stared wide-eyed at the ghosts, then said defiantly, "I want to know who was pulling at my blankets and blowing cold air into my stomach just now! They scared me half to death!"
"Didn't you say before that you weren't afraid of ghosts? That dealing with ghosts would be a piece of cake?" Ze Shu interjected.
"Uh... of course I'm not afraid..." No matter the situation, Higana would always stick to her guns. "It's a sneak attack! These demons attack so suddenly, they're bound to scare you!"
But it was at this moment that...
"Hehehe!!"
Gengar frantically floated over, calling out nervously.
"Ze Shu, Ze Shu, the little brother I just took in during the day, he's in trouble!!"
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