chsdbacks Chapter 262 The Ruins of Dreams
Chapter 262 The Ruins of Dreams
Chapter 262 The Ruins of Dreams
"The Ruins of Dreams".
"Based on the information circulating, it was originally a research institute studying two Pokémon, 'Dream Eater' and 'Mewtwolf,' but it was later completely destroyed for unknown reasons, and now only ruins remain."
"According to records, Makomo and Matsuru, the researchers who worked at the research institute before the destruction of the 'Dream Ruins,' now live in Sanyo City."
"But there's a strange thing: the information shows that the ruins of the dream site show no signs of human activity, only occasionally a few children playing there. Then, Celestial Queen Cattleya said there's a plasma team there..."
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Xiao Lan tapped on the data on the tablet, analyzing it.
Zeshu teased the three tufts of hair on Psyduck's head as it came to his feet, and casually remarked, "There's a basement now."
Psyduck silently endured Sawaki's teasing, seemingly already used to it, and just stared blankly as it held a freshly washed, shiny orange fruit, intending to taste it.
However, as the spaceship came to a sudden stop, the resulting inertia caused the orange fruit to detach from its claw-like shape and roll onto the ground with a clattering sound.
As it rolled, the orange fruit landed at Hoopa's feet. Hoopa, feeling annoyed, immediately picked it up and took a big, puffed-out bite: "Oink oink! Hoopa's wages are being held by Zeshu, so I can't buy dessert. Well, Hoopa will eat your orange fruit! Oink oink..."
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"These oranges are delicious!"
Sure enough, everything tastes good when you're feeling down!
Since Ze Shu has chosen to keep Hoopa's wages... then Hoopa will stay on the spaceship and eat all of Ze Shu and the others' food! It won't leave the spaceship until it finishes eating!
Hupa thought vengefully.
However, it was completely unaware of the bewildered look on Psyduck's face when it saw it eat its Orange Berry.
"We've arrived in Sanyo City." Ze Shu looked down at the spaceship. "Let's go down and explore."
Sanyo City is a town near the ruins of dreams. It is much larger and more orderly than Karakusa Town, and correspondingly, there should be many more people living there.
But walking on the roads of Sanyo City.
"strangeness....
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Along the way, there were hardly any people. Even when we met someone, they were all in a drowsy and absent-minded state.
It was lunchtime, and when Ze Shu passed by a restaurant called "Sanyo Restaurant", there were very few customers inside. Only the "employees" of Sanyo Restaurant, namely Huaye Monkey, Baoxiang Monkey, and Lengshui Monkey, looked at each other in bewilderment due to the lack of customers.
Then they were startled by Higana's big face suddenly appearing close to the glass!
"Cackling?!?"
"Wow, Zephyr, look! Water, Fire, and Grass—these must be the starter Pokémon from the Unova region!"
Ze Shu:
Waiter pointed to the Wooloo with a bow on its shoulder and explained to Higanbana with a smile, "If they're the starter Pokémon, then what do you think my 'piggy' should be, Miss Higanbana?"
Upon hearing this, Higana glanced at Warm Pig, then at the three monkeys—Water, Fire, and Grass—and the restaurant where they were, and fell into deep thought.
After thinking for a while, Higana suddenly pointed to the plate in the Fragrant Monkey's hand and said, "The Warm Pig should be the meat on top, right?"
Huai De looked completely bewildered: "???"
Warm Pig: ∑（°□°）:
Meat on the plate?!
This is such a ridiculous joke for a pig!
Startled by Higana's words, it trembled and slid from her shoulder to her chest, then buried its head, leaving its trembling, curled little tail sticking out.
Higana poked the Woolpig's tail: "Sorry, stop shaking, I was just kidding. Woolpig, how could you possibly be on a plate?"
Warm Pig stopped shaking so much.
Suddenly, it heard Ze Shu beside it say in agreement, "That's right. How could Warm Pig be on a plate? It would have to be on the grill."
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Warm Pig: ? ? ?
Suddenly, Warm Pig's exposed, curled tail trembled violently, like a soft spring being massaged by a fascia gun.
Huai stared blankly at Ze Shu.
She never expected that Mr. Ze Shu would be so cunning!
"I'm so sorry..." Seeing Warm Pig trembling uncontrollably, Ze Shu took out an orange fruit and sincerely apologized, "This is an apology gift. I hope Warm Pig will forgive my slip of the tongue."
Warm Pig poked its head out from Huai De's chest and looked at Ze Shu and his apology.
But after just one glance, it started shaking even more violently!
"Hiccup?!"
This orange... is it a side dish for roast suckling pig? It's definitely a side dish for roast suckling pig!
You're quite thoughtful in your pursuit of a warm pork belly!
Warm Pig thinks it will definitely have nightmares for the next few days!
Warm Pig's fear was growing, and its body was trembling like a sieve.
But for some reason, suddenly, its body trembled violently, tilted to one side, and then became completely still.
Accompanying the trembling sound like chaff had been swallowed was the gradually rising sound of snoring.
"Asleep?!"
Higana was stunned.
In a state of extreme fear, this warm pig actually managed to fall asleep?
"That's amazing!"
She genuinely praised him.
But Ze Shu glanced at Gadriya, who then said, "This isn't me..."
"It's hypnosis, abnormal hypnosis!"
Suddenly, someone in the distance spoke up.
Zeshu looked up and saw a woman dressed in casual clothes, but despite the clothes, she exuded an intellectual air. "My name is Makomo, and I'm a Pokémon professor who has researched hypnosis..."
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"I...I want to ask you for a favor..."
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"I used to work at the original research institute of the Dream Ruins—the Dream Research Institute."
"There they are studying a substance called 'dream smoke,' produced after Dream Erosion consumes dreams, in an attempt to develop a method to convert this substance into clean energy."
"But as you can see, it's now ruins, a wasteland—my research has failed."
"The house is a bit small, I hope you don't mind..."
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In a two-story house on the east side of Sanyo City, Makomo led Sawaki and his group inside, talking as she did so. As soon as they entered, a little boy jumped up, exclaiming, "Big sister, you're finally back... Huh? So many people?!"
"She's my sister, Truffle, my assistant back in the Dream Lab. Now she's a qualified Pokémon Facility researcher!" Makomo patted Truffle's head and praised her.
Truffle smiled sheepishly: "Hehe."
The two sisters' home was a very normal and cozy little house. They sat on the fluffy sofa, looking at the Dream Eater plush pillow and the real thing next to them—a perfectly round Dream Eater.
Ze Shu poked it restlessly with her little hand, only to be met with a "gurgle" of affection from the dream-eating creature as it nuzzled back.
"Isn't Dream Eater cute? It was one of our two Pokémon assistants back in the Dream Lab." Makomo sat down opposite her, then slapped her forehead. "Where was I...?"
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Zeki: "How did the 'Dream Research Institute' become ruins?"
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Upon hearing this, Makomo sighed: "Just as I said, the substance 'Dream Eater' and 'Dream Eater' produce 'dream smoke,' and the raw material needed is precisely human dreams..."
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Huai De raised his hand: "I know that!"
"I have an employee! And a dream-eating partner. He's always daydreaming about dominating the league, so his brain is constantly occupied by this daydream, making it impossible for him to think clearly..."
"At this time, Dream Eater will lie on his forehead and suck away his dreams, allowing him to think!"
"Hehehe—" Makomo covered her mouth and chuckled, "Your friend is really something! That Dream Eater must really enjoy his daydreams...and the 'dream smoke' it produces must be quite happy too..."
But then she became dejected, pursed her lips, and said, "But our research institute doesn't offer that kind of happiness."
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"We've been conducting normal research and were almost able to figure out the composition of the 'dream smoke' substance when an unexpected event occurred..."
The creation of "The Smoke of Our Dreams" has always been based on the dreams of the residents of Sanyo City...
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"But I don't know why."
"The dreams of the people of Sanyo City, which should have been perfectly normal, were suddenly mixed with a very strong and evil thought and vision..."
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"The Dream Eclipse has been corrupted; the dream smoke it produces" has turned black...
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"This black smoke, as ominous as the source of its dream, caused an overload when it entered our research equipment, which then triggered a massive explosion..."
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Makomo looked extremely dazed.
"The corrupted Dream Eclipse used all its strength to rescue the three researchers present, as well as the child..."
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She stroked and comforted Shi Mengmeng, who was standing beside her, looking dejected.
Little Blue couldn't help but ask, "Then... what about that Dream Eater?"
In this small hut, Xiao Lan only saw Dream Eater, but not the Dream Eater who had rescued them.
"That kid, Mengmengshi, doesn't know a move like teleportation..." Makomo said dejectedly.
"It will only... switch venues."
"Amidst the deafening explosions caused by machine overload, it was already at its limit to repeatedly switch locations, moving the three of us, along with the child Shi Mengmeng, to safety..."
"I was the fourth person to be rescued by Mengmeng using the location swap. When I was rescued, I looked back..."
The research institute building completely collapsed; it was buried underneath...
"After being rescued, I sought help from the Alliance and searched the ruins of the research institute for over a month..."
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"But we haven't found even the slightest trace of Mengmengshi!"
When Makomo finished speaking, her tone was both excited and disheartened.
"Do you think I only brought this up again because I met King Cattleya...? That's not entirely true."
She looked up at Zeki and Cattleya, especially Zeki, "In Karakoram Town... in the Plasma Team conspiracy that was all the rage a while ago, that trainer who displayed such power must have been you... although the video that circulated was very blurry..."
"Everyone is skeptical about Team Plasma's conspiracy, but I'm inclined to believe it."
"Because I suddenly remembered that during the explosion at the research institute and the subsequent excavation of the institute, there were plasma teams around... At that time, they hadn't been exposed yet, and I hadn't paid any attention to them..."
"During this period, a strange phenomenon occurred in Sanyo City. The residents of Sanyo City slept for very long times, but despite the long sleep duration, the sleep quality was poor; upon waking, they seemed completely drained of energy..."
"But the Team Plasma members who occasionally appear in Sanyo City seem to be in good spirits."
Makomo glanced at Sawaki and Cattleya, as if about to say something.
Kozawa stood up and said, "Dr. Makomo, I understand what you're trying to say... Regarding that Dream Eater, if I see it, I will definitely bring it to you..."
"But there's no time to lose; perhaps we should set off now."
The ruins of a dream.
In the northeastern suburbs of Sanyo City, it was completely surrounded by a high wall—even though the buildings inside were already ruins, the wall itself remained intact.
Furthermore, the only way to get there from the east side of Sanyo City is blocked by a large tree that experienced trainers would recognize as being forced to grow.
"It seems like there used to be kids playing in the ruins, but after this tree appeared, the kids can't go there anymore..." Makomo still came along.
Ze Shu nodded and threw out a Poké Ball.
A flash of white light, before the Pokémon could even be seen, was followed by a clang, and a dark light emanated from the sword's shadow. In an instant, the large tree was cut into five pieces, which collapsed one after another with loud thuds.
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After the collapse, Komato silently appeared beside Sawaki.
What came into view ahead was a building ruin.
Higana went inside and was immediately choked by the dust, saying, "There's so much dust. It definitely doesn't look like anyone's been there... Huh?!"
Before she could finish speaking, Gadriya, who had followed her in, saw her pupils slightly turn purple. Her superpower reached out in some unknown direction, and a man dressed in black floated up to her.
"Let me go, let me go, let me go!"
He screamed and struggled, but he couldn't break free from the control of Cattleya's superpowers. He could only glare angrily at everyone.
Cattleya frowned and said, "Which organization is this?! Why are they here, hiding like this?!"
As she said this, her superpowers suddenly erupted, intending to forcefully induce the person she controlled to answer the question.
"Of course I'll wait... I'm not telling you!!!"
This person is quite capable; they actually managed to break free from Cattleya's superpower manipulation.
Then he shouted, "I'm not part of any organization, I'm just passing by..."
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Ze Shu suddenly blurted out, "Team Plasma, right?"
"How did you know... uh..."
Perhaps the effects of Cattleya's superpowers hadn't worn off, because when this person was interrupted, he subconsciously gave himself away, and his face instantly froze.
He immediately retorted forcefully, "Since you know we're Team Plasma, why don't you hurry up and put me down safely?!"
"Did you know that Team Plasma is the largest legal Pokémon-loving organization in the Unova region?"
"What are you doing?"
He was shouting when he suddenly saw Ze Shu's cell phone, and he was puzzled.
Zeki pointed to the screen and said, "Announcement regarding the confirmation that Team Plasma is an evil organization threatening Unova."
"Just released by the league."
"So... do you even realize that your Plasma Team is now... a pariah, hated by everyone..."