Master Craftsman of the Elven World

Chapter 560 Giratina: She's still alive! I'm terrified!
Xiao Guang, on the other hand, seemed to have thought of something and blinked his eyes:

"Ancient times, fossils, treasures, and Pokémon related to these things—it seems like powerful people always carry these Pokémon."

Lightmoy: "The champions from each region all have the same setup, which is proof that they have also gone through a long journey."

Advance swiftly through Eterna Forest. Although the forest is vast, Moss can use the power of the Bug Pokémon living in the forest to find the correct path forward.

Then, they arrived near the old mansion that was rumored to be haunted by the dead.

Lightmoy: "The Forest Mansion is just ahead. Winged, can you do something for me? Could you please go and drive away the ghost Pokémon around here?"

"Hahaha~! (You really needed me, didn't you, you weakling trainer? You can't do anything without me, I just can't do anything with you!)"

Watching the excited Winged Winged Flying ...
This is so strange, and I always feel like there are two cold, piercing gazes emanating from Mr. Guangtai's backpack.
Xiao Guang shivered involuntarily. At that moment, Guang Tai looked at Xiao Guang:

"Hey, if you're still really afraid of ghosts, how about this? It's a tool for courage."

Xiao Guang took it without understanding why, only to find that it was a huge black iron ball!
Hmm, it looks really heavy, but actually it doesn't feel that heavy!
"What is this item? It looks a bit like a Poké Ball, but why is it all black?"

"This is the [Giant Heavy Ball]."

Guangtai pointed to his finger and explained, "I'll give you some. This is a type of Poké Ball that ancient people used to capture Pokémon. It's too heavy to throw far, but it has a very powerful capture ability."

The crafting process for the Emerald Poké Ball is vastly different from that of Mr. Steel's Berry Ball; the two types of balls are even made using completely different methods. However, thanks to the "secret manual," Lightmoss also learned how to make Mr. Steel's Poké Balls from the manga world.

They can even make GS balls. Of course, without genuine feathers, they can only use counterfeit finches' feathers to impersonate them. So the counterfeit GS balls they make are just disposable products with terrible cost performance.

Furthermore, there's now a [Props Printer]. Even Lightmoss marvels at how easily it can be made by simply placing it in the Connecting Forest and adding materials. The advantage is that it's faster to wholesale, but the disadvantage is that it's not handmade and lacks soul!
Xiao Guang nodded: "Do you want me to use this ball to catch Pokémon?"

Lightmoss: "What I mean is, you can use this ball to knock a Pokémon unconscious, and then you can catch it easily! Especially the sound of it hitting the ground, 'thud,' I feel like the ground is going to cave in."

"No matter what kind of Pokémon it is, I can knock it out directly. I'll also teach you a move called [Secret Move: Backstab]. By using [Sneak Attack], you can put a Pokémon into a stunned state where it can't move!"

Xiao Guang: ".?"

Ignoring Xiao Guang's blank expression, Guang Tai continued her explanation:
"The technique for making the Giant Heavy Ball isn't too difficult; it's a branch of the Fruit Poké Ball, but the process is much simpler! As for its effects, although it doesn't have all sorts of fancy abilities, its impact in battle is truly immediate!"

"When you encounter someone you don't like or are afraid of, just throw the Giant Heavy Ball to punish them! By the way, because the Giant Heavy Ball is very heavy, you can also attach a red chain to it and use it as a flail. That way, you can even fight against the Sinnoh Grandmaster!"

"As for the members of those illegal organizations, don't worry, you can swing your Mega Ball directly at the opposing trainer during your Pokémon battles. Since it's not a regular battle, there's no issue of legality."

Good evening, Suona!

Now I have a giant ball!
Hikari: "You practice throwing the Giant Heavy Ball first. I'll gather these cut pieces of wood here. Piplup, using [Iai Slash] is like undergoing [Extreme Training]!"

"Let's cut down more trees!"

Bogaman, head held high and chest puffed out: "Bogaman!"

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A world turned upside down.

When the Radiant Moss arrived in Sinnoh, Giratina naturally wanted to see what was going on. Although Aegislash couldn't act as a camera now, there were bodies of water and lakes everywhere in Sinnoh, especially near the Valley Power Plant where there were rivers and mirrors, so she could easily take a look.
".?"

Giratina blinked, then suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. It pondered for a long time, even falling into a brief state of solitude.

You can't see them now, but did you see someone you knew before?

Giratina figured it out and confirmed something: the choice made 150 years ago to protect Sinnoh because he couldn't defeat someone.
The battle of the Pillar of Spears, the defeat at the Cave of Return—I remember it all, I remember it all. The past history seems to have suddenly become clear and distinct. Although there are still some things I don't understand and are confused about, the image of that girl is already right in front of me!

Damn it! How could Sinnoh be like this?!
O Sinnoh, have you closed your eyes too?

How could this be, Arceus? I have already reformed, haven't I? How could this happen again!

"Oh my god, she's still alive? She's still alive!"

"Oh!!!!"

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Lightmoy is unaware that Giratina has been horrified to death in the Reverse World and is plotting how to demonstrate his loyalty.

At this moment, after traversing the dark Hundred Generations Forest, they arrived near the Forest Mansion.
A scream suddenly rang out!
Xiao Guang keenly spotted a human-shaped dark figure lying near the mansion!
Xiao Guang, who had initially changed his opinion of ghosts because of Zhenyi's wandering and Suocailing's reward, still couldn't help but swallow hard when he arrived near that old mansion. Seeing a human figure in this gloomy courtyard full of weeds and trees was enough to give someone a heart attack!
"ghost.?"

"Ha-ba-ba-ba~"

The winged creature drifted back from the opposite side, circled the dark figure lying on the ground, and let out a mocking laugh.

"Uh." Guangtai stepped forward and saw the true form of the humanoid shadow lying unconscious on the ground.

The girl with orange bob haircut and a green cloak had her eyes turned into circles and lay sprawled on the ground, unable to fight.

Vegetable seed! This guy still showed up in the Hundred Generations Forest, but I didn't expect to run into her even at night!
She's supposed to be terrified of ghosts, yet she dared to wander into the Hundred Generations Forest late at night.
This girl who loves gardening has a rather contradictory personality: she's afraid of ghosts but also has a strong interest in supernatural legends.

Hikari: "Who is this? The Gym Leader of Baidai City? What? It's not a ghost after all, but how did it end up here?"

Lightmoy: "This is bad. Were they frightened by the flapping wings?"

Cai Zhong seemed to have just fainted, so she woke up after being shaken. There was even drool at the corner of her mouth, indicating that she had taken a nap while she was unconscious.

"Hmm, where am I? Hehe, Grass-type Pokémon, who called me?"

"Whoa! A ghost! A huge dream monster!"

Cai Zhong was awakened. She rubbed her sleepy eyes, and the scene before her gradually became clearer.

In the dimly lit forest, two humans stood before him, along with a Piplup and a giant, floating Dream Demon.
Giant Dream Demon
"Haaaaaaah~ (What a useless human, to be so scared of a ghost that he fainted~)"

"Whoa! A giant dream monster!" Cai Zhong, moving her bottom and slender waist at lightning speed, pointed at Zhen Yifa with a terrified expression: "Don't come any closer! Don't come any closer! I'm sorry, I shouldn't have come here at night!"

"This isn't a Dream Demon, it's a Winged Winged Beast, but it does look very similar." Lightmoss ruffled the Winged Winged Beast's feathers, letting the laughing little imp drift away, then looked at the still-shaken Vegetable Seed:
"Sorry you were startled by my Pokémon! Long time no see, Vegetable Seed!"

Do you remember me?

As childhood friends and acquaintances from their hometown, their family had helped Cai Zhong renovate gyms and carve Pokémon statues. The statues in Pokémon gyms across various regions were all crafted by the same family of artisans.

Of course, the statues are somewhat interesting items in the Sinnoh region. You can see lifelike Pokémon statues when decorating secret bases in underground passages or when renovating the large villas in the Battle Frontier.

The generous and sophisticated old men in Home City will give away Pokémon statues as prizes.

The stone statues in the villa area are not cheap; even in the game, they cost around 150,000!

"Who...who are you?!"

As Cai Zhong gradually recovered from her shock, she saw Guang Tai carrying a large backpack. Memories of the past began to surface in her mind, reminding her of things from before.

Well, it hasn't been that long since then!
"Oh my god! Light Moss! It really is you! What are you doing here! You scared me to death!"

"What are you doing? Was that Misdreavus your Pokémon?!"

Cai Zhong's thought process finally returned to normal, and he understood the current situation. Upon seeing friends he hadn't seen in a long time, Cai Zhong's second reaction was—

"Oh! You moved back? Why didn't you tell me!"

Lightmoss shook her head: "No, I just went back to Sinnoh to take care of some things. I just didn't expect to see you lying here as soon as I got here."

"Did you end up in the Hundred Generations Forest because you wanted to overcome your fears?"

"What are you talking about!" Cai Zhong immediately became flustered, her face turning red. "I, I didn't come here to overcome my fear, nor did I avoid going into that mansion because I was afraid. I was just too busy with work to go in. I was just taking a nap here and getting some fresh air!"

"I'm a gym leader! I'm not a coward!"

Xiao Guang looked at the vegetable seedlings trying to explain themselves, blinked, and muttered to himself:
"Hasn't that said it all? But as expected, it's normal to be afraid of ghosts."

Light Moss: "Where would there be fresh air in the forest at night? The plants have stopped photosynthesis. It's clearly the oxygen content that's decreasing and the carbon dioxide that's increasing, causing the air to feel stuffy."

"The reason I fainted was clearly related to you, wasn't it!" Cai Zhong was really flustered after being exposed. She felt very embarrassed to have lost face in front of her friends, especially since there was another cute girl here!

"Alright! I admit it, I came here in the middle of the night to overcome my fear of ghosts! Laugh if you want!"

Cai Zhong blushed, but the expected mockery didn't come. Only Zhen Yifa's laughter echoed nearby. Guang Tai simply pointed to the Forest Mansion:

"It's been a long time! Shall we go explore the Forest Mansion together?"

Cai Zhong was startled: "Ah...you, you said you're going over there?!"

She stared at her fingertips, her eyes constantly drifting towards the Western-style mansion.

Normally, this grass-type expert is very confident, but he becomes very timid when it comes to things related to ghosts and the Forest Mansion.

By this time, he was already drenched in sweat.

"I...I still won't," Cai Zhong wanted to say, but then she swallowed hard, unable to suppress her curiosity.

Light moss pointed out directly:
"Of course, you came to the forest to work on your weaknesses, and besides that, you also came because of the rumors about the Forest Mansion. So, people in Baidai City have already seen the [Pokémon] near the Forest Mansion?"

"Pokémon" Naga nodded: "You just got back, and you already know about the rumors around Baidai City?" "The Pokémon at the Forest Mansion. They say someone saw a suspicious shadow at night. I was quite concerned, so I often came to check it out. But during the day, from a distance, it seems like there's nothing wrong on the surface, but there's always a purple light emanating from the mansion's windows."

"Then, I decided to come and check it out tonight, but because... because I was too scared, I could only watch from a distance. It's not far from the exit of Baidai, so if anything happens, I'll be there immediately."

Guangtai: "You should run away right away, right?"

Cai Zhong clenched his fist, looking embarrassed: "I'm being long-winded! Because it really is terrifying!"

"I actually saw some strange shadows, but I don't know if I was just scaring myself."

“Yes, there are.” Lightmoss interrupted Vegetable Seed, who blinked and stood there stunned. Then she saw Lightmoss turn to the cute girl and say, “In the Forest Mansion, there are not only Ghost Pokémon, but also the [Friends] that we are going to find this time.”

"That mansion, though once a normal place where a scientist lived, has somehow become haunted by human ghosts."

"And there was more than one. There were two ghosts."

The expressions of Cai Zhong and Xiao Guang gradually changed from blank to somewhat frightened.

They didn't speak, but responded to Guangtai's explanation with nervous, gurgling sounds of swallowing saliva.

Vegetable Seed: "You...you can't be 'you two,' there are two of you too!"

"You don't think I'm a ghost, do you? I'm a living person!" Seeing the sudden change in Cai Zhong's expression, Guang Tai knew she was overthinking things, and sighed helplessly: "Haunted houses, you know, they can form without you even realizing it. I went to the Unova region before, and I also went to a haunted house and saw a ghost girl."

"However, the ghosts in the Forest Mansion are indeed a bit strange. Of course, the ghosts aren't important since we're going in to explore this time, as they won't leave the mansion anyway. And if you're really scared, take this with you."

Guangtai handed Caizhong several talismans: "These are items from my shop, the [Cleansing Talismans], which are extremely powerful. Ordinary ghosts dare not approach people who carry these talismans, and they can even remove curses from ancient tombs!"

"Then we'll head over there first. Xiao Guang, do you want these talismans too?"

"Me too!" Xiao Guang hurriedly took the talisman, then gripped the giant ball tightly, as if he was about to smash it out with a whoosh at any moment!

Seeing the two preparing to enter the Western-style mansion, Cai Zhong quickly spoke up:
"Hey! If there really is a ghost in there, wouldn't it be extremely dangerous to go in now? I'm the gym leader, I can't let you get into danger!"

"Wait for me! Don't leave me alone!"

Although the process of entering the mansion was somewhat hasty, because Winged Flying ...

"Miss Vibrating Wings is really reliable! She actually managed to get rid of all the Ghost Pokémon!"

When Xiao Guang entered, he found that although the place was still somewhat eerie, the invisible Gastly were being chased around by the magic flash. Once they became visible, many things would not be so frightening.

The potential fears caused by things that can be seen and things that cannot be seen are two different things.

Light Moss: "Miss Zhenyifa?"

Xiao Guang nodded and smiled: "I feel like she's a little girl, so I call her that. But she's quite old, isn't she? Hmm, it doesn't seem quite right to call her that."

"Speaking of which, this mansion is really big. Who used to live here?"

Lightmoss: "[Pluto]".

Hikaru was startled, then realized something and exclaimed in surprise, "Eh?! It's that Pluto from Team Galactic?!"

She couldn't believe the coincidence, and thinking of Rotom's story, she couldn't help but ask, puzzled, "Could it be that Hades and Rotom are also related?"

Guangtai nodded: "The [Pokémon] that have recently appeared in the manor are not only the two ghosts, but also Rotom and Gastly and Gengar that live here."

"Since Akasaki and Rotom separated, Rotom has not appeared in front of people for at least ten years. But by chance, Rotom stole the motor from the Forest Mansion and entered it. This was discovered by Hades, who lives there."

"[The motor was taken away by something of unknown origin]."

"Pluto has decided to delve deeper into Rotom and claim all the credit, so he intends to hide everything about Rotom. And this is something that has happened recently."

Since Hades's notes mention the incubation house, it must have happened after Dr. Emikyo deciphered the egg group.

"What are you talking about? But all the ghost Pokémon here have been driven away. Phew, it wasn't so bad after all."

Caizhong didn't know what the two were talking about, but the escape of the Gastly around her made her feel safe, and then she looked at the entrance on the side.

That's the entrance to the restaurant.

A well-dressed old gentleman, with a pair of red eyes, was quietly watching the vegetable seeds from behind a dark door.

"Oh!"

Cai Zhong's face turned deathly pale with fright, and he nearly fainted. He plopped down on the ground and pointed at the restaurant entrance: "There, there, over there! There's a ghost! Old man!"

Lightmoss: "When you come in at night, you'll encounter a ghost old man, and not only that, there's also a ghost little girl."

"There are also a pair of scarlet eyes in the murals here. Don't worry, they're just Gengar."

"About the old man and the little girl."

Although there are many urban legends surrounding the Forest Mansion, some even say that Hades poisoned the old man and the girl because an antidote could be found in the restaurant's trash can.

However, the official explanation for this haunted house was actually a trivial background added by the sixth generation of the supernatural character, Yuuko Misaki.

In other words, the mansion was deserted after Pluton left. A little girl entered the Forest Mansion in pursuit of a Pokémon, and her grandfather came to search for her alone, but he never returned.

How should I put it? The background I filled in makes it look like Pokémon killed two humans. It would be better to pin the blame on Hades.

"There are quite a few ghosts in the Sinnoh region. There's also a legend of a Yuki-onna ghost in Snowpeak City. Dawn, when you go to Snowpeak City later, remember to look for a small house on the way. The ghost girl inside will greet you and give you a curse charm. You can get a charm for free."

Xiao Guang exclaimed in shock: "Ugh! Meeting a ghost just to get a talisman is too terrifying! I'm not going!"

Lightmoss: "Don't worry about it. There's a ghost uncle in the inn in Watervein City too. I'll give you a [Membership Card] later; you'll definitely need it later. You need to be braver and trust your body. How can a mere ghost compare to your well-trained physique?"

"I've already trained you on how to throw a super heavy ball, right? Just hit it like that!"

As Guangtai described it, Xiaoguang's expression changed countless times.

Waaaaah!
Why are there so many ghosts wandering around the Sinnoh region?! Don't you guys ever go back to the Spirit World?!
"Well then, grandpa, don't scare my friend, or I might have to send you to the afterlife."

Guangtai said to the ghostly old man in the restaurant, "Besides, this is not your home. It's not quite right to say that you've trespassed. The owner of this mansion has committed a very serious crime, so we are here to investigate."

"Also, take away a certain Pokémon."

The ghostly old man inside the restaurant's black door glanced thoughtfully at the moss.

He didn't leave the restaurant because he sensed that Guangtai was a psychic, and as a ghost, being forcibly exorcised wouldn't be good.
"I still have unfulfilled wishes, please don't perform any rituals for me." The ghostly old man spoke to the moss, gesturing for him to leave.

"Are you referring to that guy on TV who said he'd take away a certain Pokémon? Then go ahead."

The vegetable seed was terrified, its face turning pale: "Waaaaah!!! The ghost is talking!"

The ghostly old man: "Of course souls can talk, little girl. I used to be human too. Look, I can even shed tears of blood!"

"No, no, no, I'm sorry! Don't show me!" Cai Zhong covered her face in fright, while the ghostly old man laughed heartily, in a very good mood!
Indeed, the most interesting thing about becoming a ghost is scaring the living!

The old ghost saw his granddaughter appear behind the cute girl, and his smile froze instantly:

"Hey! No—"

Xiao Guang turned his head and saw the ghost girl in the white dress. She seemed to be trying to scare Xiao Guang, but the next moment, a huge ball hit the ghost girl directly on the forehead!

"Eh?"

The ghost girl in the white dress had a blank mind. Her last thought was: She was a ghost, so how could she have been hit by a "ball"?
Hmm, the aura of a purification talisman. Could it be...?
"That's not just the power of the purification symbol; the craftsmanship of the sphere incorporates special crystals, a technique similar to that used for the [Sacred Stake]."

"Sorry, Pokémon Trainers are theoretically not allowed to attack humans, but this isn't a formal battle. You seem to have scared Dawn. That's impressive, managing to get close even with the Cleanse Charm on!"

Guangtai almost burst out laughing when she saw Guang looking terrified and still in the throwing posture.

Throwing Poké Balls at people is actually Azur Lane's signature move.

But hitting the ghost girl isn't really a problem, since they're all ghosts anyway, and hitting her won't be life-threatening.

How can something without life lose its life?

"Pokémon Trainer"

"Okay, great!"

The ghostly girl in the white dress rolled her eyes, then fell backward with a thud, losing her ability to fight!

Light Moss shrugs:

"The ghost girl is unable to fight."

"Therefore, the winner is Xiaoguang."

"So, Hikari, do you have a clearer understanding of [Wild Fighting] now? Giant Heavy Ball, isn't it convenient!"

(End of this chapter)