Mind Master of the Elf World

Chapter 4 Did you brush your teeth?

Gastly.

Seeing the Gastly and recalling the incredibly vivid dream she had just had, Jinghe slowly came to her senses.

I'm having nightmares while I'm asleep. Is it because of this guy?
However, judging from Gastly's current appearance, it seems... it was frightened by him?
Jinghe was both amused and exasperated.

He was indeed frightened when he first encountered Gastly, or rather, Ghost-type Pokémon, in his dream.

But after the initial shock and the discovery of Ghost-type Pokémon, it wasn't so hard to accept.

Looking at its terrified expression, it's hard to imagine that it's the Ghost-type Pokémon that often enjoys frightening and scaring others.

The person and their Pokémon stared at each other for a full minute.

Throughout the entire process, it was as if Jinghe was the terrifying Ghost-type Pokémon, while Gastly was the "victim."

"Gudong."

The sound of Gastly swallowing broke the eerie silence in the room.

"So, the dream I just had was caused by you?"

Jinghe suddenly spoke.

Gastly nodded almost instinctively.

But he quickly realized what was happening and hurriedly shook his head like a rattle-drum.

Seeing its appearance, Jinghe knew the answer all too well.

Perhaps knowing it couldn't hide it from Jing He, Gastly forced out what it thought was a very friendly smile.

"Kou Jie——"

Gastly is a gaseous Pokémon, so doors and windows can't confine it. However, Gastly mostly lives in cemeteries or dilapidated old houses that no one lives in. Even if your own place is old, it shouldn't be able to attract Gastly, right?
However, as a Pokémon psychology mentor, Gastly's reaction and expression made him realize something clearly.

Gastly is afraid of itself.

Or perhaps it fears the Giratina it had seen in a previous dream.

Actually, what it fears is not important.

The important thing is that it's afraid.

As we all know, the best way to catch a Pokémon is to render it unable to battle before forcibly catching it.

In addition, it is also an excellent time to establish a friendly relationship or to put them into a state of paralysis or timidity.

At this moment, Gastly is in a state of near-stress response caused by fear and tension.

Jinghe slowly sat up from the sofa.

Under Gastly's watchful gaze, he slowly and methodically folded the blanket neatly to one side, smoothed out the wrinkles in his clothes a couple of times, and took a slight breath.

The slow movements and calm demeanor gradually made Gastly relax as well.

Humans don't seem so scary after all?
suddenly.

Jing He suddenly raised his hand.

"Look! Giratina!"

"Kou Jie!"

Gastly, having finally calmed itself down, suddenly jolted awake, cried out in surprise, and instinctively turned to look.

At the same time, Jinghe pulled out a red and white ball from somewhere and threw it at Gastly.

hum!
A flash of red light, and Gastly flew into the Poké Ball, enveloped in the red light.

For a moment, the air in the room seemed to freeze. Jing He stared intently at the Poké Ball that had fallen to the ground, silently counting to "three" as it swayed in her mind.

Boom!
The Poké Ball shook slightly three times, made a clicking sound like a lock being put on, and then stopped moving.

"call--"

Jing He let out a long sigh of relief.

The joy on his face lasted less than three seconds before being replaced by boredom.

"Is this what it feels like to capture Pokémon?"

It wasn't as exciting as I had imagined.

He stepped forward and grabbed the Poké Ball.

This was a choice he made after careful consideration during the minute he had spent staring at Gastly earlier.

There are three reasons.

First, although the Gastly seems to be very afraid of him, it will probably realize soon that he is just a human and there is nothing for it to be afraid of. At that time, it is uncertain whether Gastly will choose to continue hypnotizing him or leave.

Secondly, if Gastly were to attack again, having already ruled out the possibility of it possessing the characteristics of a Super True Human, its chances of winning against a Pokémon with the strength of an ordinary human would be almost zero, let alone against a Ghost-type Pokémon.

at last.
The opportunity was truly too good to pass up.

If Ghost-type Pokémon weren't so terrifying in real life, he probably wouldn't have hesitated for even a minute.

But then I thought, if Gastly could evolve into Gengar, that would be pretty cool, kind of unique.

"Gastly?" Jing He gently pressed the button in the middle of the Poké Ball, and it turned on.

"Kou Jie?"

A cloud of black mist slowly condensed in the red light; it was none other than Gastly, looking completely bewildered.

It opened its large white eyes, revealing sharp teeth and a long, scarlet tongue.

Gastly blinked twice, taking a beat to react, and looked at Jing He with eyes that seemed to say—I treated you like a brother, but you want to…
"Gah!!"

A sharp, piercing cry, indistinguishable as either anger or ferocity, suddenly rang out.

hum!
Having prepared in advance, Jing He used the Poké Ball again without hesitation. A red light flashed, and Gastly was captured inside the ball, its cries abruptly ceasing.

After a while.

Jinghe then released it.

"mouth!--"

Retracted.

release.

"mouth--"

Retracted.

release.

This was repeated several times.

Gastly: ()
"Kou Jie~~"

Its voice was noticeably calmer, and even showed a hint of ingratiation.

Let's talk, let's have a talk, can't we just talk things out?

Seeing that it had finally calmed down, Jinghe breathed a sigh of relief.

'Sure enough, the idea that they become inseparable after being subdued is all a lie.'

He was glad that he had "struck first".

Now that we can communicate, things will be much easier.

"Gululu——"

"Kou Jie?" Gastly looked puzzled.

what sound?
"Ahem." Jing He put her fist to her mouth and coughed lightly.

He shifted his gaze to the side, his expression unchanged, and asked:
"Want something to eat?"

"Kou Jie?"

ten minutes later.

"Kou Jie!"

Two bowls of steaming instant noodles sat on the small dining table.

Gastly, however, looked extremely surprised, as if it had never seen anything like it before.

It stared at the instant noodles in front of it, smelled the tempting aroma, and swallowed hard.

"I've used up most of the food I had at home; all I have left are two bowls of instant noodles."

Jinghe explained the sentence.

Outsmarting Gastly is quite exhausting, especially that dream.

Gastly nodded blankly, it was unclear whether it had taken the words to heart.

It just stared at the bowl of instant noodles, its body writhing in steam, and for a moment it didn't know where to begin.

"Then let's get started."

Jinghe didn't say much, picked up her chopsticks, scooped up a big mouthful of instant noodles, and stuffed it into her mouth.

chirp-

The rather loud noise finally caught Gastly's attention again.

It looked at Jing He's actions and suddenly realized what was happening.

A wisp of black mist extended from its body, transforming into the shape of a hand, which mimicked Jing He's chopsticks and scooped into the bowl.

However, this seemed to be its first time using such a tool, or its first time eating noodles. After several attempts, it either failed to retrieve the noodles or the noodles slid down halfway through, which made Gastly, who was eager to eat but could not get any, very angry.

Seeing its somewhat comical movements, Jing He smiled, swallowed the noodles in her mouth, and said:
"You can try a fork."

Only then did Gastly notice that there was a fork next to his bowl of instant noodles, while Jinghe's bowl did not.

A feeling of warmth inexplicably welled up inside me.

I decisively abandoned chopsticks and used a fork instead.

After trying it several times, it successfully ate the instant noodles with a fork right away.

"Kou Jie!!"

Gastly's eyes lit up instantly when it tasted instant noodles for the first time.

Before he could even swallow what was in his mouth, he started scooping more food into the bowl.

Seeing how greedily it devoured its food, Jinghe laughed again.

He introduced himself for the first time as follows:

"Nice to meet you, Gastly. Nice to meet you. My name is Jinghe."

The dining table is the best place to build friendly relationships.

"Kuji, kuji!"

Gastly let out two powerful shouts.

Compared to before, Gastly is now at least no longer rejecting Jinghe, if not more affectionate.

"By the way," Jing He put down her chopsticks and asked, "Gastly, why are you here?"

This was the problem that had been bothering him all night.

"Chiliu——"

Gastly slurped up the last mouthful of noodles, not answering Jinghe's question, but just licking its lips, looking at the noodle box that was now only filled with soup with lingering satisfaction.

"I am full."

A bowl of instant noodles, less than half-eaten, was pushed in front of him.

"Kou Jie?"

Gastly stared blankly at him.

Didn't you eat because you were hungry?

But this was indeed the first time it had ever eaten something so delicious.

And it was also the first time it felt something warm flowing inside its heart.

Jing He smiled warmly, "As long as you don't mind."

"Kouhee, kouhee!"

Gastly floated in front of Jing He before he could react.
suck-

The scarlet tongue made intimate contact with his cheek.

Jing He's expression froze.

It took him a while to wipe the drool off his face.

Have you brushed your teeth?

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