chsdbacks Chapter 255 Oh dear, Gengar's brick got the MVP!
Chapter 255 Oh dear, Gengar's brick got the MVP!
Chapter 255 Oh dear, Gengar's brick got the MVP!
His days as the tavern owner of this island where he pretended to be selling stolen Pokémon entered a period of leisure.
They were just waiting for that so-called big spender to arrive.
During this period.
While helping to care for the injured Pokémon at the tavern, Zeki also strolls around the island with Psyduck and Vulpix, supervises the "employees" at work, and occasionally bullies the "idiot."
"Although this island is remote, the environment is indeed quite nice."
Over the past few days, Zeki has explored the entire island in the southern part of Sinnoh, and as he described, the environment is quite pleasant.
Here, cedar trees overlap, carrying the salty scent of the sea breeze; on one side of the island, there is a crescent-shaped beach, where the fine, silvery-white sand whispers as the tides ebb and flow; the island's rock walls have been sculpted by the waves over millennia, creating honeycomb-like holes, and looking down from those walls, one can see colorful coral reefs swaying in the shallow waters.
It seems that all the islands in the Pokémon world are naturally beautiful.
This suddenly gave Ze Shu an idea.
"How about... after everything's over, we rent an island like this and become an island owner to enjoy a proper retirement..."
This seems like a good idea. Ze Shu was indeed tempted when the idea came to him, and putting it into practice shouldn't be too difficult for him...
But he shook his head and laughed.
At first, he just wanted a villa big enough to house him and his future Pokémon. Then he met Hunter J, found a spaceship, and that idea changed to traveling the world in it. Now, he's even taking over an entire island... he really is thinking about retirement.
On his shoulder, the Six-Tails' eyes lit up as soon as it heard Zeki's thoughts.
"Ooh..."
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If this entire island belonged to it and Ze Shu...
Wouldn't that mean it could fill the entire island's beaches with sandcastles?!
Well, considering the causal law that its castle will inevitably collapse.
Six-tailed Fox also came up with a good idea.
If anyone dares to destroy its castle in the future, hmph, this is its territory, the Six-Tailed Fox, and it will... call out to Ze Shu!
The guy who destroyed the castle has to make him apologize with his favorite snacks... It's good that it didn't collapse; if it had, he'd get snacks. This whole beach would be submerged in a sea of snacks...
"Oh, oh?!"
Lost in his fantasy, Liuwei was so hungry he wanted to suck the drool dripping from the corner of his mouth.
But suddenly, it felt a strange tremor. Caught off guard, it cried out in panic, its little feet slipping, and it slid off Ze Shu's shoulder. In mid-air, its chubby limbs struggled...
Finally, Ze Shu scooped up her belly and held her in his hands.
Just as Liuwei was feeling aggrieved that her dream of becoming a gourmet had been shattered, she noticed that Zeshu had taken out the source of the vibration—his phone. She immediately puffed out her cheeks, as if she wanted to shout.
But Ze Shu, who had figured out its true nature, casually pinched its mouth shut.
Seeing that Liuwei was struggling, with two round bulges appearing on his cheeks, making his fox face look like a hamster with its cheeks full of food, Ze Shu chuckled and said, "We have a customer in the tavern, so don't call out."
"If others find out that there are Pokémon on this island, they'll come and kidnap you! Then you'll be sold to a shady factory and forced to work like a Palk all day, only getting one small cookie a day for food!"
"Oh, oh?!"
What kind of hell is that?!
After hearing Zeshu's description, Liuwei was filled with fear, then obediently nodded, swallowing back the words she was about to shout.
As he tossed the Six-Tails back onto his shoulder, Sawaki walked back.
Just as Zeshu said, he walked around the island several times but didn't see a single Pokémon.
After all, this is the main base for Pokémon hunters to sell stolen goods. Even if some Pokémon escape their clutches, they are very well hidden. You definitely won't encounter them unless Zeju specifically looks for them.
Back at the tavern, Ze Shu saw the "customer" from this trip.
Three regular Pokémon hunters spawned.
Over the past few days, Ze Shu has developed a skilled process for dealing with Pokémon hunters who arrive at the location full of "goods" without realizing it's a trap.
First, chat with them at the tavern for a while to gather information. These Pokémon hunters might wonder why there are so few people at the tavern, but they won't be suspicious, since that's normal.
Then, Zeki, the "shopkeeper," will lead the Pokémon hunters through the corridor to the accounting office.
In the accounting office, after the Pokémon hunters show off their hunting achievements—that is, after they recount their own sins—Sawa will personally end their lives as Pokémon hunters and help them unlock the follow-up DLC where they work on a sewing machine in prison.
He was already very familiar with this process.
Inside the dimly lit tent at this time.
"You caught more than ten Pokémon... Although most of them were Enchanted Biscuits, you guys are really awesome..."
"Haha, boss, you not only look younger, we almost thought you had a different person, but your service has also improved a lot!" the three Pokémon hunters laughed proudly. "Then the checkout speed will probably be much faster too!"
Ze Shu, who was writing in the ledger, nodded and said, "Yes, I'll settle your accounts now."
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Upon hearing this, the three Pokémon hunters' faces lit up with joy.
The store manager used to be very stingy, always taking as long as possible to process payments. I never expected the current manager to be so generous; that's really...
Bang!Bang!Bang!
Suddenly, three consecutive "bang" sounds rang out behind their heads.
Before they could finish thinking about their "joy," they felt a sharp pain in the back of their necks and could no longer think of anything.
Three Pokémon hunters suddenly appeared face down on the ground, unconscious.
And in the shadows behind them...
"Hehehehehe—!!!"
Gengar, its chubby hand holding a large brick—a weapon it had acquired earlier—splits its white teeth, trying to play the role of a villain, and laughs wickedly with a "hehehe" sound.
It was this thing that just made the move, skillfully smashing the bricks "bang bang bang" against the back of the necks of these three Pokémon hunters, putting them into a peaceful sleep.
As soon as Zhu Lan entered and heard the cackling laughter, she knew that Ze Shu had succeeded.
"Ze Shu, they're here again. This time it's... a mysterious fellow. I suspect..." she said, and Gengar's laughter, though trying to be evil, was also somewhat憨厚 (honest and simple) abruptly stopped: "H- ...
"Another brick-throwing attack on the target?!"
Ze Shu closed the ledger, stood up, and met Zhu Lan's gaze: "The mysterious fellow?"
When Ze Shu returned to the tavern's main hall, he saw the mysterious fellow Zhu Lan had described. He was indeed mysterious, his entire body shrouded in a gray-orange robe, trying to conceal his appearance.
Ze Shu could only see his thick, unconcealed white beard, which suggested he was an old man, not young at all.
Upon seeing him, Ze Shu went to greet him and whispered, "You've come to..."
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But he interrupted her directly, saying, "Who are you? Even though you're dressed convincingly, you're definitely not the store manager!"
Ze Shu paused upon hearing this.
His appearance was created by Xiao Lan's "Xiao Bai" Ditto personally training and transforming Dream. Although it can't be exactly the same, it's at least imperceptible to the human eye. It seems there's something wrong with his figure, and this person noticed it.
The man's subsequent smug words proved this point; he added in a condescending tone, "You're a good impersonator, but there are still differences in the details of your speech, mannerisms, and physique. You're definitely not the store manager, are you!"
Such caution suggests that this must be the "big spender".
But as far as Ze Shu knew, this big spender had only met with the store manager two or three times. How could such a small number of times allow him to directly notice the incongruous details?
No, that's not right.
It wasn't that he noticed it himself, but sensing the faint supernatural fluctuations around him, Ze Shu looked at the man's bulging robe and made a plan in his mind.
Ze Shu immediately raised an eyebrow, wiped the "Diptych" off his face to reveal his true appearance, and pinched the "Diptych" hard to wake it up from its deep sleep before honestly saying, "I am indeed not that shop manager."
The wealthy client demanded, "Then who are you?! Where is the original manager?!"
Ze Shu chuckled, "The original shop manager? His body's drifting in the outer seas. Hmm, maybe he's been completely devoured by some unknown megalodon by now? As for who I am..."
Does it really matter who I am?
"I want to make money with Pokémon, and you, my sugar daddy, just want to buy all the Pokémon, don't you?"
After a long pause after Ze Shu finished speaking his "honest" words, the man seemed to completely believe that Ze Shu was not lying. His tightly furrowed brows suddenly relaxed, and he said in a cold, condescending tone, "I don't want to deal with the conflicts between you Pokémon hunters. I just want the goods."
Upon hearing this, Ze Shu smiled and gestured with his hand: "Then come with me."
They walked back into the narrow corridor, one after the other. Suddenly, the patron said, "There were almost no cries of agony. It seems you haven't collected much 'goods.'"
Ze Shu said meaningfully, "Now that you're here, there's more."
The patron scoffed but remained silent. The two quickly arrived at the accounting office. Ze Shu opened the door a crack and invited the patron in, "Please come in and have a seat. I'll bring the goods..."
The client, seemingly completely trusting Ze Shu's words, stepped forward, pushing Ze Shu behind him. As he opened the door, he continued in his condescending tone, "If I'm not satisfied with this batch of goods, the price I paid won't be..."
But when he said the word "will", his voice stopped abruptly.
He saw three Pokémon hunters lying on the ground inside the tent.
His pupils suddenly contracted, and his foot, which was about to step into the door, stopped abruptly. He then turned his head as if to yell something at Ze Shu.
But before he could utter the "angry roar" he wanted, and before he could even turn his body around, he felt a surge of force suddenly come at his buttocks!
There was a loud "bang".
He was kicked face-first into the tent!
The old man's face slammed hard against the ground, and he felt dizzy. An old man may be strong and energetic, but his bones are fragile. A fall is a serious accident, and he may not even be able to get up again.
He couldn't get up for a moment.
But a strange and bizarre voice came from his chest, and under the influence of superpowers, it forcefully lifted his old body to his feet.
Then, his aged face, revealed by the fall, suddenly flushed a fierce red as he stared at Ze Shu, who stood leisurely waiting in the doorway: "Kid! You're still too green to try and double-cross me!"
He still thinks Ze Shu is just trying to double-cross someone.
Keze Tree just stared at the grayish-brown stones floating beside him: "Dayu is strange..."
This Pokémon possesses alien-like qualities, even capable of manipulating others' brains and rewriting memories, making it a very dangerous Pokémon. If they gather in groups, the danger they can unleash can be described as—a "world modulation mode."
"Daewoo Monster! Mental Overload!"
Seeing that Ze Shu did not answer him, the "sugar daddy" turned even redder and immediately launched an attack without thinking.
The Great Universe Monster's body twisted and contorted in five colors, gathering an extremely powerful spiritual force, before it thrust sharply towards Ze Shu. This Great Universe Monster was no slouch; if this powerful spiritual attack had landed, anyone would have suffered a jolt to the head and fallen unconscious on the spot.
But Zeki simply tossed the "Ditto" he had been holding in his hand forward.
The puddle of slime transformed into a pink kitten on its way to being thrown. It stared wide-eyed at the mental force that was "running towards it in the same direction."
"No...no, no, no!!"
【Ze Shu, you big bad egg!! That's not how I use "Dream"!!!】
In a fit of rage, Meng Huan cursed, but the light she held onto also shone brightly, resisting the powerful mental attacks.
Taking advantage of this moment, Ze Shu lunged forward and kicked the floating Da Yu monster against the wall. With a loud "bang," the wall shattered, and the Da Yu monster was unable to recover for a long time.
After kicking him, meeting the shocked look in the eyes of his "sugar daddy," Ze Shu slowly smiled and said, "You're that so-called Seven Elders of the Plasma Team, right? Let me guess your name..."
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At this point, Ze Shu paused and glanced slightly at the green-haired man wearing a hood who had appeared at the entrance of the accounting office at some point.
A slightly trembling, soft voice came from the green-haired man's mouth: "Smura..."
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The voice was very soft, almost imperceptible amidst the angry curses of "Mimi Miu Miu," and only Ze Shu heard it, prompting him to continue, "...Hmm, I guessed it, your name is Smura, right?"
Smura's eyes widened suddenly: "Who...who are you?!"
He finally realized what was happening. His pupils shrank to pinpoints, and he gasped, his voice hoarse as if his throat were being squeezed: "You...you're not a Pokémon Hunter, you're a League member..."
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"Then why just now?!"
He turned his head abruptly in disbelief to look at Da Yu, who had been kicked into the wall by Ze Shu.
Not only does Daewoo Monster have the ability to manipulate other people's memories, it also has the ability to detect lies, which is why Smurf almost unconditionally believed Zeki's nonsense earlier.
But why is this ability not working on Zeki now?!
Smura was momentarily plunged into self-doubt.
Then suddenly, with a loud "thud," he felt a sharp pain in the back of his neck, and then... he joined the three Pokémon hunters who had collapsed in the tent.
"Hehehehe!!"
Behind him, Gengar grinned and lifted its little artifact brick with one hand, striking a winning pose. The brick had taken down four people, carrying the game; how could it not be the MVP?
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