chsdbacks Chapter 283 Higana: What is this? A trap? Step on it!
Chapter 283 Higana: What is this? A trap? Step on it!
Chapter 283 Higana: What is this? A trap? Step on it!
"Mushroom?" Higana blinked.
"Yes." Ze Shu rubbed the yellow-green mushroom in his hand. It was a mushroom, but it was quite plump and fleshy.
"Pfft pfft pfft?!" Mushroom was shocked.
It had just been resting in the pile of fallen leaves near the north entrance of the Orange Blossom Forest, completely still.
What it loved to watch most in its life was the battle between the bug-catching boy and the man who blocked its way.
And with the help of the camouflage of fallen leaves.
It boasts that almost no one can detect it.
But how could the person who held it in their hand, after only observing it for a short while, use their wicked hands to drag it out of its safe haven?!
This day is incredible! Two guys actually managed to find it!
Mushroom couldn't believe it.
Especially now that this guy can detect it even faster than the previous one!
"We want to ask you something, is that alright?" Ze Shu asked.
"Pfft?!" Mushroom pouted.
You've already got me captured, how could I possibly disagree?
"A little girl, hmm... a wild little girl with fingernails like claws, must have entered this Orange Blossom Forest. Have you seen her?" Ze Shu asked, showing Mushroom a picture of Sapphire that Dr. Little Scroll had sent him.
When Mushroom saw the photo, she froze, a look of shock on her face.
"Pfft!!"
You guys are all in cahoots?!
Ze Shu: "Huh?"
After the mushroom's shocked explanation, Ze Shu finally understood that someone had pulled the mushroom out of the pile of fallen leaves before he arrived. After pulling it out, that person had been playing with the mushroom, rubbing and patting it like it was a ball!
This terrified the mushroom so much that it had no choice but to play dead, which finally bored the man and made him let it go.
Hmm... that person was identified by Mushroom.
Ze Shu took out the photo of Shafiya.
"That makes things easier." Ze Shu smiled and asked, "Do you know where she is?"
Mushroom wanted to shake its head and say it didn't know, hoping to avoid trouble and go back to the pile of fallen leaves to sleep.
But Ze Shu said, "If we find her, maybe we can get her to apologize to you."
The mushroom trembled with excitement: "Pfft!!"
Since that's the case, then it definitely knows, and no one knows it better than it!
Do you really keep your word?!
Ze Shu smiled and said, "Of course I keep my word."
"Pfft~~"
Upon hearing this promise, Mushroom almost instantly jumped up from Ze Shu's hand. Its plump mushroom body exuded extraordinary vitality as it hopped and skipped towards the depths of Orange Blossom Forest.
God knows how a legless mushroom could be so agile.
"Let's follow them and see," Ze Shu said.
The Archaeopteryx had already set its sights on the hopping mushroom, following it by flapping its wings and hopping along with its tiny claws in rhythm with its movements.
Although the Orange Blossom Forest is not particularly dangerous, once inside, the tall trees block out most of the sunlight, and the tangled bushes make it difficult to see and find one's way.
Although the alliance has specially designated forest paths for people to walk on.
But the mushrooms they were following clearly didn't take this usual route.
Ze Shu was also curious: how could a mushroom that usually stayed at the entrance and hardly moved be so confident and sure of knowing the exact location of the people in the forest?
But after following Mushroom for a few steps, Ze Shu understood why.
This mushroom is clearly the "Social Mushroom" from Orange Blossom Forest!
The lazy otter on the branch, the spiky worm in the treetop, the serpent bear in the grass, and even a little wood spirit in the shadows, all become Mushroom's network of relationships in Petalburg Woods.
After only a few visits, Mushroom located the location of a suspicious woman.
That was a corner on the northeast side of Orange Blossom Forest, shaded by trees.
You can see a huge rock covered in moss standing here.
That's mossy rock, radiating grass-type energy that makes grass-type Pokémon feel comfortable when they get close, and it can even help Eevee evolve.
"Pfft!!"
Mushroom pointed decisively and excitedly behind the mossy rocks, "The target is right there!"
"It's done so easily?" Looking at the mossy rock behind her from afar, Higana couldn't help but shudder.
Because the mossy rock was so tall, the shadows behind it created a gloomy atmosphere. Normally, even if the tall trees in the Orange Blossom Forest blocked out the sunlight, a few rays would still manage to get in.
Here, it is almost completely black.
In Higana's eyes, it was a place of howling ghosts and wailing wolves.
"How could Safia possibly be here? This place is no place for a human being... It's like a ghost's den!" She puffed out her cheeks to bolster her courage. "Mushroom, you must have led us the wrong way!"
"Pfft!!"
Mushroom was very angry about Higana's suspicions.
This is its best friend—a little wood spirit—who told it the location!
It can't be wrong!
Ze Shu laughed and said, "Why don't you go and see for yourself, Xi Jiana? Maybe it's not a ghost?"
Higana puffed out her cheeks and predicted, "Then why don't you go, Zeshu? You're definitely trying to trick me and embarrass me—after I'm startled by the ghost that suddenly appears, you can laugh at me mercilessly and then take a picture of my embarrassing moment!"
"Right? Right? There's definitely something fishy going on!"
Higana tilted her nose up and looked at Ze Shu triumphantly.
She felt incredibly smart at that moment, the smartest person in the world.
As expected, Ze Shu gave her a thumbs up: "Then it's you, right?"
Higana puffed out her cheeks: "What does 'you're right' mean? Right is right! Wrong is wrong!"
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"Look me in the eyes and tell me! What do you mean!"
Higana stared directly at Ze Shu.
But Ze Shu chose to ignore Xi Jiana's pressing questions.
"But even if it's a ghost..." He turned to look at the Poké Ball on Higanbana's waist and said, "You have two great dragons with you, and you're afraid of ghosts. Tsk tsk tsk..."
Towards the end, Ze Shu shook his head and sighed.
Higana: (00) == 3
Her face flushed red with shame and anger.
This is reverse psychology! This is absolutely crude reverse psychology!
Queen Higana, please calm down...
No! Queen Higana cannot tolerate provocation!
"Fine, I'll go!"
"Hijana puffed out her cheeks and said."
She glanced at the dark, seemingly bottomless mossy rocky shadows, swallowed hard, released the two "evil dragons" that Ze Shu had mentioned earlier, and then mustered her strength to walk towards them.
The sides and all around the mossy rocks were covered with moss, and it was easy to slip if you weren't careful. Higana walked carefully with each step. She could smell the rich scent of the forest, but she didn't have the energy to pay attention to it.
She focused all her attention on the shady corner of the mossy rock, without taking a moment to catch her breath.
When Salamence and Ragnaros appeared beside Sylvanas, they were initially quite arrogant. However, influenced by their trainer, the two dragons exchanged a glance, swallowed nervously, and cautiously followed behind Sylvanas.
Xiao Lan whispered to Ze Shu, "Is there really a ghost?"
Ze Shu replied, "Hmm... there probably is, and it's a super scary demon!"
Xijiana, with her sharp ears, heard Zeshu's reply, which made her tremble with tension, her eyes filled with grievance and regret.
She shouldn't have acted impulsively and accepted the task of exploration!
The already terrifying shadow at the corner was now even more horrifying in Higana's eyes, like a dark abyss that devours people!
But she was already close enough!
Just three more steps... and you'll be right there...
Xijiana swallowed hard, hesitating to take a single step.
The two husky dragons following behind her also stopped and looked at each other in bewilderment.
From behind came Ze Shu's shaking head and sighing.
"Ugh..." Higana bit her lip, puffed out her cheeks, hesitated for a moment, and finally took a step forward. "Three more steps, so what if it's a ghost? I'm not afraid! I, Queen Higana, am not afraid!"
Despite saying this, she was terrified inside.
She took one step... two steps...
"Just one more step..."
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But just as she was about to take the third step.
A sharp sound, like metal scraping against glass, suddenly rang in my ears!
A gaunt ghostly figure suddenly darted out from around the corner, its scarlet eyes gleaming, and five long, narrow claws raised, lunging at Higana in a terrifying display!
The ghostly figure let out a shrieking sound: "Sister Higana! Hello!"
With her nerves on edge, Xijiana was so frightened that the hairs on her body stood on end!
"Ghosts! There really are ghosts!"
She felt like her limbs weren't her own anymore and tried to run away, but her foot slipped on the moss-covered ground, and she fell to the ground with a painful thud.
The Flying Dragon and the Roaring Moon were startled and jumped up. Their tails straightened abruptly, and they forgot they had wings. Their feet slipped on the moss, and their heads collided with a loud "bang," almost killing both dragons.
In an instant, one person and two dragons lay sprawled on the ground in a sorry state, a truly pitiful sight.
Ze Shu:
He expected to be startled, but he didn't expect Higana to be this frightened.
The "ghost" was also stunned by what it saw and quickly stepped out of the shadows.
When she came to the sunlight, she was no longer wearing the leaf dress that Ze Shu had worn when they first met. Now she was wearing a dress, with a good figure and slightly messy hair, but tied with an exquisite bow that symbolized her father's love.
She was none other than Shafiya.
Following behind was a chubby Gengar wearing boxing gloves.
The "scarlet eyes" that terrified Higana just now were the eyes that lit up when it jumped out with Safia.
It looked at the terrified Higana, and the more it looked, the brighter its eyes became.
"Hehehe!!"
It's finally a scary ghost!
Gengar proudly put its hands on its chubby hips.
Hearing the familiar voice, Higanbana opened her tightly closed eyes, and was immediately stunned. "You are... Zeju's Gengar?"
Gengar put his hands on his hips and shouted, "Goblin!"
That's right, it's us!
Higana: Ov0? ?
Only a fool like Higana would not have thought of any way to go to this mossy rock, and would have insisted on going on her own.
When they arrived at the mossy rock, Zeki asked Gengar to check what was in the shadows of the mossy rock.
"So you, you wicked Zeki, the super bad guy Zeki, already knew what was going on!! And you still managed to scare me!!"
"You...you truly are the enemy I, Queen Higana, hate the most!!"
Higana puffed out her cheeks and glared angrily at Ze Shu.
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"That's clearly Shafiya, what makes you say there are scary demons there?!"
Zeki: "Yeah, there's a Gengar, isn't that a demon?"
He pointed to the Gengar beside him.
Gengar also adopted a "fierce" expression.
"Giggle giggle (▼皿▼#)!"
"So I said you guessed right," but you're the one who's so persistent, insisting on figuring out what "guessed" means...
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Ze Shu spread his hands.
"See, now you know what 'this counts as correct' means, don't you?"
Higanbana: "!!!"
"Actually, Higanbana, you were right all along," Ze Shu sighed, taking out his camera. "You even guessed that I would take pictures of you making a fool of yourself."
Higanbana: "???"
She stared blankly at the images on the camera that Ze Shu showed her, feeling like crying.
"What kind of nonsense is this?!"
She clearly guessed all the traps.
But they stepped into every single one of them!
Higana squatted down dejectedly, picked up a twig and started drawing circles in frustration.
Shafia stared blankly at her, "Did I scare Sister Higana to death?"
Ze Shu comforted Shafiya, saying, "No, she's always been this silly."
Higana, crouching on the ground: "???"
At this moment, the mushroom that had been on the ground jumped up, making a sound, and said with tears in its eyes, "Pugu!"
*Pfft!*
The person has been found, so shouldn't we...
Shafia's eyes lit up: "It's you! I've always regretted leaving you behind!"
Before Mushroom could even receive an apology from Safia, she scooped it up, ruffled its chubby mushroom body, and started playing with it like a little ball.
Mushroom was dumbfounded.
This situation is completely different from what it imagined!
It could only look pleadingly at the Zeshu that had promised it.
Ze Shu said to Shafia, "Shafia, the way you treated Mushroom, Mushroom wants a sincere apology from you!"
Shafia paused for a moment, then happily exclaimed, "I understand, Brother Zeshu!"
then....
She tossed Mushroom's plump, round body around like a ball while apologizing, "Mushroom, I'm sorry! Mushroom, I'm sorry..."
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Mushroom: "???"
You apologized, so why did you repeat the mistake?!
Fortunately, Ze Shu stopped Mushroom from Shafiya's grasp and stuffed some food into her hands as a thank you for leading the way, which gave Mushroom a chance to catch her breath and appreciate the delicious food.
"By the way, Sapphire, why are you squatting in the shadow of this mossy rock?" Little Blue asked as she helped Sapphire straighten her clothes.
Just as Higana had feared, this shady spot on the mossy rock was no place for a human to stay; it was damp and humid, and even someone with Shafia's wild constitution would feel uncomfortable.
"I..." Shafia was stunned for a moment before she finally remembered why she had squatted there.
"Safia is crouching there, catching bad guys!"
"Catch the bad guys who want to catch the Pokémon in the forest!"
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