chsdbacks Chapter 126 "Throwing Shigeru Out of Lavender Town"
Chapter 126 "Throwing Shigeru Out of Lavender Town"
Chapter 126 "Throwing Shigeru Out of Lavender Town"
"Really, really!"
"Sawaki, you!"
"I never expected it to be the Snow Fairy's hand. Wow, I heard from Ze Shu that you were quite shy when you were little, but now you've become quite frightening..."
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Xiao Lan slowly slid off Ze Shu, her cheeks involuntarily flushing red. After realizing the "truth," she adopted a fierce posture and lunged at the Snow Fairy, as if she wanted to retaliate.
"Hum..."
But the Snow Fairy only vanished for a moment, her petite figure, resembling someone dressed in an exquisite kimono, darting behind Ze Shu, and continuing to cover her mouth and giggle: "Mimi..."
It is still shy, of course.
She won't let anyone other than Ze Shu "rub" her, not even Xiao Lan.
But Xiao Lan pretended to pounce on Ze Shu: "Hmph, little snow fairy, hiding behind Ze Shu won't work. I'll still pounce on Ze Shu too..."
She certainly didn't really want revenge for being frightened.
It was just a desire to find some joy in the eerie, ghostly atmosphere of Violet Town.
But she soon realized that Ze Shu's gaze was not on their playfulness, but on the other side. Xiao Lan paused and followed Ze Shu's gaze.
That was the direction of the Pokémon Tower, the cemetery in Lavender Town where many dead Pokémon are buried.
At the entrance to the tower, it seemed that some kind of argument was taking place.
"The Pokémon Tower is temporarily closed. If you only want to catch Ghost-type Pokémon, please leave!"
"Why should I?!"
"This is an order from King Kikuko."
"Get in! Here!"
The stern-faced boy pushed aside the League personnel guarding the tower and forced his way inside. His Growlithe barked and followed closely behind him into the tower.
But, not long after.
There was a loud "crack".
A Gengar, grinning wickedly, threw the boy and Growlithe out of the Pokémon Tower, causing them to slam to the ground with a "thump" in a wolf-like pose.
Then, the chubby Gengar, hands on its hips, gave a few words of reprimand before slowly drifting back to the Pokémon Tower.
The boy, who was left only to support himself on the ground, gritted his teeth in anger.
Suddenly, he raised his fist and slammed it into the ground, drawing blood from the back of his fingers.
"hateful!"
"Ultimately, I wasn't good enough..."
And not far from this Pokémon Tower.
Upon witnessing this scene.
"This is..." Little Blue blinked her bright eyes, leaned on Ze Shu's shoulder, and said, "Is the Pokémon Tower sealed off?"
"Right?"
As he spoke, Ze Shu glanced at the boy again.
He recognized him; this was Professor Oak's grandson, Gary. Not only did he recognize him from the original story, but he had also seen a photo of Professor Oak with him in Pallet Town, which was why he recognized him at a glance.
Not long after he became angry, Shigeru gritted his teeth, got up, and left with Growlithe.
Ze Shu shook his head: "Never mind, let's go find Kikuko first."
The snow fairy raised her head: "Hum..."
It felt as if something was attracting it from the top of the Pokémon Tower.
However, seeing that Ze Shu had walked ahead, it quickly floated up to him, its sleeves like those of a kimono wrapped around his shoulder, and it murmured its feelings...
"Is that so...?"
Ze Shu seemed to be deep in thought.
King Kikuko's manor is located on the outskirts of Ziyuan Town.
Ze Shu and Xiao Lan traversed the entire town of Zi Yuan and entered a dark, dense forest, where a gloomy wooden manor finally came into view.
It was like a haunted house, with eerie "hehehe" sounds faintly emanating from within.
Ze Shu, who was holding the hand of E Gui, only glanced at it. It seemed to recall watching a horror movie a few days ago. It quickly took Ze Shu's hand as a support, held it tightly, and followed closely behind.
Despite having lived in the dark, ghostly mountains for hundreds of years, he was terrified of these inexplicable ghostly things. This strange encounter was truly...
cute.
Ze Shu chuckled, "But you're a 'demon'!"
Ergui pursed her lips: "Bonnie..."
As you slowly walk into the manor, you can feel many eyes watching from the shadows. Without ringing the doorbell, the ancient wooden door slowly opens with an eerie "creak".
Xiao Lan blinked and said, "It seems that King Kikuko already knows we're here..."
And then Ze Shu stepped inside.
The gate behind them suddenly slammed shut with a loud "boom"!
The monster was so frightened that its little canine teeth went limp.
"Bo, bonininii."
Once the wooden door closed, all that came into view was darkness, nothing but darkness.
Then, from the darkness, pairs of eyes, as red as blood, slowly lit up, and at the same time, a strange and eerie "hehehe" laugh gradually entered the ears.
Egui closed his eyes tightly, trembling: "..:"
Little Blue's hair stood on end, and she swallowed hard before saying:
"It should be Gengar, I heard it's Agatha Christie's ace Pokémon..."
Before she could finish speaking, she glared at him.
Ze Shu's eyes were blazing with fire as he reached out and rubbed something in the darkness. Xiao Lan could only see that as he rubbed, the pair of red eyes in front of him also showed different expressions of enjoyment.
"cough."
But then, an old man's cough was heard.
After being rubbed by Ze Shu, the woman's red eyes, which had been dazed with pleasure, cleared up a little, revealing a hint of panic. She quickly disappeared with a "whoosh".
Then Xiao Lan heard Ze Shu say with satisfaction:
"It is indeed Gengar."
"It feels nice, soft and fluffy. It's just that Kikuko might be jealous, she won't let me knead it..."
Xiao Lan: "..."
As expected, Ze Shu is still a werewolf.
"Hmph! You're the one that old man Ooki sent, aren't you...?"
An aged voice rang out, and the darkness brightened, revealing the true interior of the manor. Under the European-style chandelier, an old woman leaning on a cane looked them over.
His eyes had a slightly sinister look, and his whole demeanor was chilling.
This was clearly no ordinary old woman.
Instead, it's called "the old hag".
Kikuko, the Ghost-type Elite Four member of Kanto, but...
The situation is similar to that of the Dodo, who is said to be a Dragon-type Elite Four member but is actually a Flying-type Elite Four member...
Kikuko Tenno said he was the Ghost Tenno.
But she specifically uses those "horrifying-looking" Pokémon, namely Poison-type Pokémon.
The team includes Gengar, Arbok, Zubat, Muk, Venusaur... I don't know if it has the Ghost type, but it definitely has the Poison type.
However, they ended up raising a whole bunch of Gengar, which became the "Gengar Army".
The pairs of red eyes that appeared when we entered this room were clearly from the Gengar army...
It is said that Kikuko Tenoh has an eccentric personality, a short temper, and is extremely irritable.
Especially when facing Professor Oak, Professor Oak almost dared not meet him and could only ask Sawaki to come here.
"That old man Oki really knows how to pick people, huh..." Kikuko sneered again. "You're that investigator, aren't you? I saw you at the Silph Building. You did a good job, very well..."
He was clearly sneering, yet he was saying words of praise.
Sawaki could also sense that Kikuko wasn't being sarcastic, but genuinely praising him.
"Unlike the other trash in the alliance," Kikuko said, letting out another snort, seemingly with emotion, as she coldly laughed, "Now the alliance is full of well-fed and drunken good-for-nothings..."
I know why you're here.
"Come here. Those things Old Man Da Mu left here—humph, I've wanted to throw them away for ages. Let them fend for themselves!"
Ze Shu gave a slight smirk: "Okay."
He was interested to know what Professor Oak wanted him to get...
And judging from Kikuko's words, she is still "alive"?
Walking forward with Xiao Lan, we saw Kikuko leaning on her cane, slowly turning around and fiddling with something before handing us two Poké Balls...
Through the Poké Ball's shell, Zeju could see two plump, healthy Pokémon inside.
Duduli and Pidgeot.
"These are Old Man Oak's Pokémon. I wonder what he's going to do with them..." Akiko said disdainfully. "Here you go, take them now!"
Ze Shu blinked and said "okay" again.
But looking at these plump, white Dodo and Pidgeot tadpoles...
Clearly, Kikuko Tenma wasn't as disgusted as she claimed; on the contrary, she seemed somewhat...
Reluctant?
At this moment, Kikuko looked at Sawaki, who seemed lost in thought, and a faint "well" shape appeared on his forehead. She said coldly:
"What are you still thinking about! Hurry up and take that old man's stuff away! Do you want to test my skills...?"
"Who?"
Before she could finish speaking, Kikuko suddenly shouted.
But it was at this moment that...
Suddenly, a noisy commotion came from outside.
Flames erupted from the closed wooden door, which then burst open with a "bang," revealing a Growlithe with its head held high.
Following closely behind was the boy Ze Shu had just seen—Xiao Mao.
"Akiko...Grandma, please let me into the Pokémon Tower!"
As soon as he appeared, he spoke stiffly, glanced at Ze Shu, and then focused his gaze on Kikuko.
Then.
Kikuko let out a cold snort and slammed her cane heavily onto the ground:
"How can old man Daiki's grandson be so rude!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the ghostly mist surged, and several Gengar appeared, chuckling. No matter how much Gary resisted and shouted, expressing his determination to enter the Pokémon Tower, Agatha wouldn't allow it and threw Gary and Growlithe out!
Then, the half-destroyed wooden door slammed shut!
The interior of the manor fell completely silent.
Xiao Mao was left outside the manor, angrily slamming the ground again—of course, this was Ze Shu's guess.
Xiao Lan blinked and said, "This person is a little pitiful..."
Sawaki asked Akiko, "Is the Pokémon Tower malfunctioning right now? It's usually open, isn't it?"
Kikuko snorted coldly, not wanting to answer, but then suddenly remembered Sawaki's identity as an investigator, and couldn't very well not answer. So, without thinking, she said:
"It's the Rockets."
"Not long ago, a group of Team Rocket wreaked havoc in the Pokémon Tower, causing an uprising of the ghost Pokémon inside."
So, I sealed off the Pokémon Tower, intending to keep the ghost Pokémon inside quiet for a while.
"snort!"
"That old man's grandson is so ungrateful!"
Kikuko snorted angrily, then suddenly looked at Sawaki and said, "Perfect, lest that brat be rude and get attacked by a Ghost-type Pokémon. You're going to Old Man Oak's place anyway, right?"
"I need to ask you for a favor."
"Take that old man's grandson away and throw him back at him, lest he cause trouble and lead to some dangerous accident. I don't want to get into trouble with that old man later!"
"This is certainly not to make you work for nothing."
Kikuko paused, looking at the empty space behind Sawaki, and suddenly said:
"Is there one of your Ghost-type Pokémon over there?"
Ze Shu paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes."
Behind him, the snow fairy appeared, her arms wrapped around his neck, looking both curious and timid: "Hum...:"
Kikuko chuckled, noticing the surging icy energy around it, and said:
"What a cutie."
"It's clear you've been trained well. I wonder where you learned your skills? Your application of ice-attribute energy is also quite good, not inferior to that Lorelei."
"But one"
Kikuko abruptly changed the subject, her withered face staring directly at the Snow Fairy, startling her. She then reprimanded Zeki:
"Your training of the Ghost attribute is too sloppy!"
"I can sense that your ghost-attribute talent is far superior to your so-called ice-attribute talent. Look at the ghost energy that you instinctively emanate; this innate ability to be elusive and stealthy has been almost completely undeveloped by you!"
"Throw that annoying big-wood grandson out of Purple Garden so he can never come back and cause trouble here again."
"I'll pass on my secrets to developing and gaining experience with ghost attributes to you. Anyway, this old man has no descendants to inherit my legacy, hmph!"
Ze Shu was stunned by this series of words.
He exchanged a glance with the snow fairy on his shoulder.
The snow fairy narrowed her eyes, tightening her grip on Ze Shu's shoulder:
"Mimi, mihoo...!"
Yes, yes!
The trainers didn't pay much attention to it.
Trainers should pay more attention to it!
The Snow Fairy didn't care that her ghostly talent was being hindered or anything like that.
What it cared about was that maybe after having Kikuko's "Ghost Manual," Sawaki would spend more time with it, pay more attention to it, and care for it more...
"I neglected you..." Ze Shu sighed, squeezed Yuki's small hand, and said to Kikuko, "Wouldn't it be enough to just throw Shigeru out of Lavender Town?"
Kikuko gave a cold "hmm".
She tapped her cane, and a Gengar jumped out from her shadow, grinning as it stretched out its chubby black hand and beckoned towards Ze Shu towards the door, letting out a strange "Ghostly" cry.
This is a signal to see the guests off.
I walked out of Kikuko Tenno's manor.
Ze Shu held the Snow Fairy's small hand.
Suddenly, Xiao Lan leaned closer and whispered in Ze Shu's ear:
"I've made contact with Sabrina after hearing what you said, but Sabrina said, 'As far as I know, Team Rocket hasn't taken any action against Lavender Town yet.'"
"Team Rocket originally had a plan to take over the Pokémon Tower, but due to their disastrous defeat in the invasion of Silph Tower, they have urgently halted their plans to take over the Pokémon Tower."
"King Kikuko would never have imagined that we have a Team Rocket inside man."
"So, this is related to..."
"What Kikuko Tenno said is completely untrue!"
Xiao Lan hesitated for a moment, then glanced around furtively as she spoke. Seeing no one nearby, she continued, "Elite Four member Kikuko is definitely hiding something from us, using Team Rocket as an excuse. What could it be...?"
Zeshu glanced at the Pokémon Tower, which stood as dark as a pillar in the distance.
At this moment, a wisp of black mist could be seen dissipating from the top, which indeed matched what Akiko had said: "The Ghost Pokémon is going berserk."
He shook his head and said, "I don't know."
Furthermore, simply throwing Shigeru out of Lavender Town would grant him Granny Kikuko's Demon-type technique? As far as he knew, and as Kikuko said, she had no apprentices or children, so this meant...
Is this the first one she's given out?
Is it really that easy to obtain this so-called secret manual?
However, perhaps it also reflects her thought that "she has no descendants to inherit her legacy"—at her advanced age, a superstar like her naturally wants to leave something behind for the world...
"Regardless, I can sense that although Kikuko's attitude was a bit cold and strange, but..."
Ze Shu hesitated for a moment before saying, "She has no intention of harming the world."
Xiao Lan continued, "So now..."
Ze Shu laughed and said, "Throw Xiao Mao out of Ziyuan Town."
As they walked, they arrived at the entrance to Ziyuan Town in the suburbs, where they saw Xiao Mao's somewhat... "aloof" figure again.
He kept his head down, but his expression was cold and stern.
There were two Pokémon at his feet—Eevee and Growlithe.
He was clenching his fist and talking to the Eevee in a very hostile manner.
Ibrahimovic just lay there on the ground, looking dejected and pitiful, his eyes downcast.
This made Xiao Mao even angrier, and his shouts grew louder, even faintly reaching Xiao Lan's ears in the distance.
She vaguely heard phrases like "if you can't fight," "if you die, you die," and "you should release them."
Xiao Lan squinted, puzzled, and asked, "This is...?"
Just as she was wondering, she saw Ze Shu walking straight towards Xiao Mao.
"You are...:" Xiao Shige glanced at Ze Shu walking towards him out of the corner of his eye, "Kikuko-san... Hmph, the person next to her? What are you doing here!"
Ze Shu glanced at Eevee, who lay lifeless at Shigeru's feet, and told Shigeru the truth:
"I'll throw you out of Lavender Town."
Xiao Mao immediately stood up: "You?"
Ze Shu smiled and said, "Yes, it's me."
Xiao Mao angrily retorted, "Don't even think about it!"
"I! Must! Enter the Pokémon Tower!"
Having suffered two setbacks in front of the Pokémon Tower and at Agatha's Manor, Gary had already harbored a lot of grievances and anger in his heart.
From a distance, Xiao Mao pointed at Ze Shu and said in a cold tone:
"Growlithe...Fire Wheel!"
His Growlithe flamed with flames, and with a "whoosh," it transformed into a fiery vehicle and charged towards Zeki. The speed was incredible; perhaps, with such a "role model," Shigeru's Growlithe had grasped the essence of "super speed."
But Zeshu barely managed to dodge the Growlithe's attack, causing the Growlithe to lose control and crash violently into the dense dark aura rising slowly in the woods behind it.
"The forest is going to catch fire..."
Blue blinked and quickly sent Blastoise to help put out the fire.
But Gary coldly told Sawaki, "Send out your Pokémon!"
Ze Shu hummed in agreement and said, "Mine is also a Growlithe..."
A flash of white light, and Growlithe appeared in front of Zeshu. At Zeshu's command, its eyes, covered with volcanic rock fur, stared intently at the little Growlithe that was slowly standing up in the distance.
Xiao Mao frowned and said, "What kind of Growlithe is this? ::"
As he was speaking, Ze Shu interrupted:
"Double-edged hammer."
As soon as the words left her mouth, the Poodle's hind legs bent at an extreme angle; its head lowered slightly, gradually revealing a rock-like luster; the rigorous training process had allowed it to gather its strength very quickly and fully...
Two sounds were heard: a "whoosh" and a "puff".
A deep growl from the shimmering Growlithe, accompanied by the sound of it stomping its feet on the ground with full force, suddenly rang out!
Before Growlithe and his Growlithe could react—Growlithe had just stood up and Growlithe hadn't given any commands yet—Ze Shu's Growlithe suddenly charged into its body!
If we say that Xiao Mao's Growlithe is known for its speed.
So Zeshu's Washed Green Growlithe is fierce, like a mud truck covered in rocks, hard and fierce, the kind of fierce that makes you feel pain when it hits you!
There was a loud "bang".
Shigeru's Growlithe was suddenly launched into the air. The powerful Rock-type move, Double Headbutt, was so effective that Growlithe lost its ability to battle without even making a sound. It landed on the ground, its eyes immediately becoming dazed.
Xiao Mao's eyes widened: "How could this be... Damn it!"
Although this was only its newest Growlithe, being defeated in one move by another so-called "Growlithe" was still quite a blow to it.
But he had already suffered an even bigger blow not long ago, so Xiao Mao wasn't angry.
He gritted his teeth and reached for the Poké Ball at his waist, wanting to continue the battle, but as soon as he touched it, he felt...:
It was ice-cold!
His Poké Ball was completely frozen, with an incredibly strong film forming on its surface. Gary tried to break it open with his hands, but he couldn't.
All his other Pokémon were frozen inside!
Faced with this scene, Xiao Mao, after a moment of realization, stood there somewhat bewildered.
"What should we do..."
Ze Shu replied, "What should we do? Just come with me obediently. Or you could..."
But before he could finish speaking, Xiao Mao roared angrily, "No! How could this be? How could this be! I can't go with you! I can still fight! I can still fight..."
As he spoke, he seemed to have found a "lifeline"—Ibrahimovic.
The Eevee that he had just been scolding was lying motionless on the ground.
"Eevee, stand up and fight!" Gary roared. "Do you want us to not even be able to get into the Pokémon Tower?!"
But Ibrahimovic remained motionless.
He slumped to the ground, his eyes dull and lifeless, though a few tears welled up in his lowered gaze.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Mao was stunned for a moment, then angrily said:
"You really are a piece of trash... Hmph! You can't even handle that little bit of setback. My team really shouldn't have someone like you who can't fight... Hmph!"
He ultimately couldn't bring himself to say the word "useless".
Seemingly deflated and powerless to change anything, Xiao Mao's body went limp, and he fell to the ground like a wolf, supporting himself only with his arms. He looked at Ze Shu with a hint of resentment, but also angrily said:
"Why? Why?! All I wanted was to go to the Pokémon Tower!"
"Why are we being stopped so many times?!"
Ze Shu remained silent for a while, then sighed, slowly walked forward, looked down at Xiao Mao, and said:
"So, why did you interrupt me just now...?"
What I'm trying to say is: Or, you could tell me what you want to do at the Pokémon Tower, and I can...
Xiao Mao interrupted again angrily:
"I just wanted to pay my respects to a Pokémon that had just died!!"
"So, why should I be stopped by Kikuko and you time and time again? Why?!"
His original intention was that simple.
But it was repeatedly "not allowed".
This infuriated and frustrated Xiao Mao to the point of madness. So, at this moment, he raised his head, wanting to glare angrily at Ze Shu, the man who was blocking his way, and to let Ze Shu feel just how angry he was.
But as he looked up, ready to glare angrily.
But Ze Shu disappeared before their eyes.
While he was still in a daze, Shigeru only heard Zeki's voice from behind:
"Is it just for worship?"
"How long are you going to sit on the ground? Come on, bring your Eevee, I'll take you to the Pokémon Tower to offer prayers."