my pokemon player.

"Is this my dream demon?"

Xu Ruofeng's gaze was fixed on the familiar figure on the floating platform, his voice trembling with disbelief.

Chen Yan's face also showed a shocked expression, and he said softly, "That's right, this should be what the Dream Demon looked like in ancient times."

He was so certain because the Pokémon in front of him looked very much like Misdreavus, appearing at first glance like an enlarged version of Misdreavus.

Of course, if you look closely, you will find that in addition to the difference in body size, there are other differences in appearance between the two.

The biggest difference is that the Ancient Species' head is covered with extremely long hair, which looks like scaly wings.

These hairs fluttered gently like wings, seemingly for use in flight and combat.

Moreover, its head and back are covered with sharp, scarlet thorns, adding to its wildness and mystery.

Compared to the previous Misdreavus, this Ancient Species Misdreavus is less cute, but more domineering and noble.

At this moment, the brand-new Dream Demon was hovering in the air, its eyes, which were originally cunning and lively, were now filled with sharpness and a trace of confusion.

It warily scanned its surroundings, then let out a low, menacing growl:

"Kami!"

The sound, seemingly a mixture of wild beast howls and the laughter of dream monsters, clearly pierced through the players' chatter, instantly silencing the entire hall.

"Wow--!!!"

"Did the group owner succeed?"

"It's definitely a success! Didn't you see that the Misdreavus's appearance has changed?!"

"Hahaha! I witnessed the birth of the first Paradox Pokémon!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, this design is so cool! No wonder the group leader is in such a hurry to transform the Dream Demon!"

"You only saw its appearance, but didn't feel its power? The strength of Paradox Pokémon is indeed formidable!"

"What should I do? I'm tempted! I want to catch a Paradox Pokémon that's both good-looking and powerful!"

"Holy crap! Misdreavus can actually make that kind of sound. No wonder it's an ancient Pokémon. Even its cry is full of ferocity and wildness!"

After a brief silence, the entire Pokémon Center lobby was immediately filled with deafening exclamations and exclamations from the players!

Countless eyes were focused on the newly born Dreamweaver, filled with fervor, envy, and disbelief.

Xu Ruofeng felt a surge of heat rush to his head, and all the tension, anxiety and hesitation before turned into ecstasy at this moment!
"I did it! I did it!!"

"Hahaha, Misdreavus, I knew you could do it!"

He laughed and tried to lunge forward, but as soon as he took a step, Chen Yan grabbed him firmly.

"Wait! Something's not right with the Dream Demon!" Chen Yan said gravely, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes.

Upon hearing this, Xu Ruofeng immediately stopped and anxiously asked Chen Yan:

"What do you mean by that? The Dream Demon wasn't harmed, was it?"

Chen Yan stared at the dream demon in front of him and replied, "I'm not saying there's something wrong with its body, but I feel that its spirit and temperament have changed."

"You should remember what Lord Ryan said, right? The temperament of Paradox Pokémon can change due to the influence of the timeline."

"Ancient species become ferocious and warlike, while future species become cold and ruthless. Your dazed monster is no exception. Haven't you noticed that it's on high alert right now?"

"If it were the old Dreamweaver, it would have pounced on you the moment it saw you. Look at it now, this is not how it should react when it sees you at all!"

"So I advise you not to rush forward, so as not to provoke the dream monster. It's best to give it more time to adapt. You can't rush things. We can take it slowly."

Upon hearing this, Xu Ruofeng turned to look at the Dream Demon and saw unfamiliarity and wariness in its eyes, which made his heart tighten slightly.

The worst seems to have really happened. His succubus is no longer the little guy who used to bite his hair, and their relationship has become distant.

However, Xu Ruofeng's disappointment only lasted for a moment. He quickly adjusted his mood and a smile returned to his lips.

"Yanzi, let go. No matter what, Misdreavus is my partner. Now that it has successfully transformed into Paradox Pokémon, I must be the first to hug it."

"But."

Chen Yan wanted to persuade him further, but Xu Ruofeng interrupted him.

"No buts. I believe in the Dream Demon. No matter how its temperament changes, it would never harm me!"

"Besides, it was a decision that Misdreavus and I made together to turn it into an Abnormal Pokémon, so we have to accept this outcome together, whether it's good or bad!"

"If I wouldn't dare to interact with a Misdreavus just because of the possibility of a drastic personality change, then I wouldn't even qualify as a man, let alone a qualified trainer!"

Meeting Xu Ruofeng's determined gaze, Chen Yan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and let go of her hand.

"Xiao Feng, you've really matured. You've taught me a lesson this time."

"Go quickly! I also believe that the bond between you and the Dream Demon cannot be changed by a mere timeline!"

Xu Ruofeng nodded, not forgetting to tease, "You keep bringing up bonds all the time, when did you become so melodramatic?"

"Get lost! This is the theme of the game, okay?!" Chen Yan said irritably.

Xu Ruofeng smiled, said nothing more, and turned his attention back to the Dream Demon.

He took a deep breath and approached the dream demon step by step, calling out softly at the same time:
"Dream Fairy, are you alright? Is anything bothering you?"

Hearing the sound, the dream demon turned its head, its sharp eyes focusing on Xu Ruofeng's face.

The wariness in its eyes seemed to soften slightly, replaced by confusion and inquiry.

"Kami?"

The dream demon tilted its head slightly, its long fur swaying gently with the movement, as if trying to recognize the human who cared about it.

Xu Ruofeng was delighted to see this, and his smile became even more gentle and radiant.

"Dream Fairy, you don't recognize me anymore? Then I'm going to get angry!"

"Kami."

The dream demon let out another low growl, but this time it was less intimidating and more of a tentative, uncertain sound.

Seeing that the dream demon was no longer as wary as before, Xu Ruofeng breathed a sigh of relief and subconsciously quickened his pace.

But his rapid approach seemed to provoke the Dream Demon, which flapped its feather-like fur and let out a roar:

"Kami!"

Immediately afterwards, the dream demon suddenly rushed towards Xu Ruofeng.

"Be careful!!"

Although Chen Yan didn't believe the Dream Demon would harm Xu Ruofeng, he still couldn't help but warn him. Xu Ruofeng, however, showed no intention of dodging; instead, he smiled and opened his arms, as if welcoming the Dream Demon.

Chen Yan could only watch helplessly as the dream demon rushed in front of Xu Ruofeng, opened its mouth, and bit Xu Ruofeng's hair.

"what?"

Chen Yan's expression froze instantly, and a short, surprised gasp escaped his throat.

He looked at the dream demon again and found that its eyes no longer held the indifference and ferocity they had just displayed. Instead, they were filled with affection and trust, and even a hint of smug satisfaction at having pulled off a prank.

The fluffy head was rubbing affectionately against Xu Ruofeng's cheek, gently tugging at his hair, and making joyful gurgling sounds in its throat, just like the dream demon from before.

Chen Yan's lips twitched slightly. If he still couldn't see that Meng Yao's behavior just now was all an act, then his intelligence had truly been infected by Xu Ruofeng.

Okay, okay, are you acting like we're the ones in this?

What's that saying again? People who aren't family don't enter the same door.

This applies to Pokémon as well; Misdreavus and Xu Ruofeng are both equally unreliable.

However, on the other hand, this also shows that the dream demon's personality has not been greatly affected, and I can finally put my mind at ease.

Thinking of this, Chen Yan smiled and lowered his hand from the Poké Ball at his waist.

"Yanzi, look! I told you the dream demon wouldn't hurt me!"

"How could a mere timeline possibly affect the bond between us!"

Xu Ruofeng, holding Meng Yao, proudly showed off to Chen Yan, his mouth practically stretched to the sky.

Chen Yan rolled his eyes: "Isn't that something I said?"

"Hey, with our relationship, why distinguish between you and me? What's yours is mine, and what's mine is still mine~" Xu Ruofeng reverted to his usual cheeky self.

"Get lost!" Chen Yan laughed and cursed, then looked at the dream demon in Xu Ruofeng's arms: "If you don't learn to be good yourself, can you please stop leading the dream demon astray?"

Upon hearing this, Meng Yao understood Chen Yan's meaning and shrank shyly into Xu Ruofeng's arms.

But Xu Ruofeng didn't know that, and he immediately became unhappy: "You can say whatever you want, but why are you talking about my Mengyao? It's so well-behaved!"

"It's obedient?" Chen Yan scoffed. "You haven't realized it yet, have you?"

Xu Ruofeng asked, puzzled, "What's the reaction? Isn't the Dream Demon alright?"

Looking into Xu Ruofeng's clear yet foolish eyes, Chen Yan shook his head helplessly:
"You really need to let the dream monsters eat less of your brain in the future. You're not very smart to begin with, don't let them eat you stupid."

"Tsk, just say what you want to say, stop with the sarcastic remarks. I'm smart enough!" Xu Ruofeng said in an annoyed tone.

Chen Yan teased, "Oh right, you're the smartest. As a player and trainer, you're completely outmaneuvered by your own Pokémon."

"Who's playing me? Why don't you explain yourself more clearly!"

"Who else could it be but the dream monster in your arms? If I'm not mistaken, its temperament hasn't been affected much at all. All those behaviors just now were just pranks; it's playing tricks on us!"

Xu Ruofeng was taken aback by what he heard and looked down at the dream demon in his arms: "Really? Were you just acting?"

"Kami~"

Misdreavus nodded awkwardly. Xu Ruofeng had told it before that its temperament might change after transforming into Paradox Pokémon.

They either become wild and violent, or they become cold and ruthless.

It was initially quite afraid that its temperament would change, but when the transformation was over, it found that it was not greatly affected.

Although it has indeed become somewhat irritable and easily angered, it gets annoyed by the noise of players and wants to drive them out through combat.

However, it can control its temper and is not dominated by its emotions. Especially when it sees Xu Ruofeng, all the anger and restlessness in its heart disappear, leaving only love and affection for Xu Ruofeng.

It instinctively wanted to jump into Xu Ruofeng's arms, but the mischievous gene ingrained in the Ghost-type Pokémon made it restrain the impulse.

As it became more familiar with Xu Ruofeng, Xu Ruofeng also became bolder. The fear that used to be relieved by biting a hair was now being replaced by elaborate pranks that were not very effective.

For this reason, Misdreavus even made a special visit to its former boss, Gengar, who is now Lion's bodyguard, wanting to learn from it.

However, Gengar says that he has long since retired from his life of terror and is no longer as frightening as before; he only wants to protect Ryan at all times.

However, it didn't come away empty-handed. Gengar advised it to check out the newly built haunted house, saying it might be able to learn some advanced scaring techniques.

So the dream demon headed straight for the haunted house with great interest, but as soon as it arrived at the door, it saw Xu Ruofeng, who was pale-faced but had an excited smile on his lips.

In that instant, the dream demon's world collapsed! This was blatant betrayal!
No wonder my pranks are getting less and less effective; it turns out Xu Ruofeng has other Ghost-type Pokémon outside!
This is tolerable, but the dream demon is intolerable!

It immediately rushed forward, bit Xu Ruofeng's hair hard, and questioned him why he had betrayed it!

While crying out in pain, Xu Ruofeng explained that he also wanted to learn how haunted houses scare people so that he could teach the dream demon to scare him better.

Seeing that Xu Ruofeng's expression didn't seem fake, and with corroboration from other humans and Pokémon, Misdreavus finally believed Xu Ruofeng's explanation. However, it gave up the idea of ​​learning how to scare people in haunted houses.

Hmph, even without advanced experience in haunted houses, it can still scare Xu Ruofeng!
Unfortunately, the ideal is far from reality; its old methods of scaring people are not very effective.

Although it can eat normal Pokémon food, it won't starve even if it doesn't absorb Fear Heart.

But playing pranks is a matter of its dignity; you know, scaring people was the reason it lived.

Even if it now prefers to live to protect Xu Ruofeng, it still finds it hard to let go of its obsession with pranks.

Moreover, the taste of fear is incomparable to that of ordinary Pokémon food!

So the dream demon has been trying to improve her prank skills all this time, not missing any opportunity to scare Xu Ruofeng.

The transformation of Paradox Pokémon is a rare opportunity!

Xu Ruofeng was unaware that its temperament had not been greatly affected. If he pretended to have a drastic change in temperament, he would definitely give Xu Ruofeng a big fright and let him taste the long-lost delicious fear.

The result was unexpected. Faced with its deliberate display of ferocity, vigilance, and even an aggressive posture, Xu Ruofeng not only did not retreat, but instead opened his arms without hesitation.

There was no fear in his eyes, only his unwavering concern and understanding.

The dream demon was stunned. The fear it had anticipated did not materialize, and Xu Ruofeng's attitude remained exactly the same as before.

His unconditional trust and care were like a warm current, instantly touching the softest part of the dream demon's heart.

At this moment, the dignity of pranks and the fear of delicious food all become unimportant.

Overwhelmed by overwhelming emotion and guilt, the dream demon could no longer pretend and just wanted to return to that most comforting embrace.

So it abandoned all its attempts to scare people, pounced into Xu Ruofeng's arms, and skillfully bit his hair.

This time, however, it wasn't meant to scare Xu Ruofeng; it was merely an awkward attempt to express its own emotions.

"Kami~" (Little Feng, you're the best~) (End of Chapter)