Master Craftsman of the Elven World

Chapter 569 The Monster Spawning Cage in Beishang Township, Five New Masks
"Northward Township, arrived!"

Riding Milerton, Lightmoth descended from the sky, arriving not at Green Town in the south of Kitakami Village, but at Kitakami Center, which is closer to the east!
I made a promise with Ergui Peng to come here to give her a new mask and help her get back her old mask. I want to see the person I want to see at the Crystal Pool. And those masks are kept in the shrine in the center of the north!
"If the history at a certain point in time is modified through a crystal pool, will the history also create a closed loop or be overwritten?"

"Five new masks are finished. In fact, if we let our creativity run wild, we could make even more strange and wonderful masks."

"Love, hate, shame, fear, and dread—after being inlaid with crystals of the corresponding attributes, and infused with emotions, they possess five new attributes!"

[The Secret Craft: A Crystallized Mask!]

[A wooden mask decorated with crystals. When worn by the Evil Spirit, it will cover its entire body in battle with a special attribute. Each mask has a hidden effect that increases the power of attacks of the corresponding attribute by 20%, the same as the original four masks.]

These are five masks that would fit perfectly even in a "chaotic region."

[The Mirror Mask (Love Fairy), like moonlight reflecting true love, is a mask inlaid with fairy feathers and fragments of a bronze mirror. The edges of the mask are decorated with glass-like bamboo leaves and moonlight patterns. Its characteristic is [Magic Mirror].]

[Rashomon Mask (Hatred/Evil): A mask adorned with fangs of evil, its design featuring angry eyes and fangs, resembling a straw doll, seemingly a tangible representation of the complexities of good and evil. Trait: [Intimidate].]

[Iron Helmet Mask (Shame Steel), a mask infused with a special alloy. Its shape resembles a broken, molten steel helmet. It is said that the molten helmet embodies the intense pain of shame experienced by ancient warriors. Its characteristic is [Heat Resistance].]

[Kagome Mask (Fear/Ghost), covered in spirit cloth and crystal shards. A mask with a kagome pattern; it is said that at a certain moment, whoever turns their back to a demon must take the place of a caged bird and die as its scapegoat. Ability: [Shadow Tag].]

[Dragon God Mask (Fearful Dragon), a mask inlaid with dragon scales. The wearer is considered a deity guarding the sacred realm. It seems to be embedded in the ruins of a god at the bottom of some lake or in the gates of a forbidden area. Trait: [Multiple Scales].]

After the Evil Ponta crystallizes, its ability changes to "Reflection," allowing it to project memories into its mind, causing its mask to glow and enhancing its abilities. The mask's effects will also change.

[Fairy: Each time she enters the field, her evasion rate increases by 1 level.]

[Evil: Each time it appears, its accuracy increases by 1 level.]

[Steel: Each time it enters the battlefield, it copies the opponent's ability changes.]

[Ghost: Each time it appears, the opponent's abilities are reset to zero.]

[Dragon: Each time it enters the battle, it enters a state where it is easily hit in critical hits, increasing its critical hit rate by 2 levels.]

"Summer is over, so the annual kumi-suri festival has long ended, and this place looks rather deserted now. As for the people who manage the shrine in Kitakami Center..."

"Little Luo, start causing trouble."

"Shedding skin ninja, please."

In this situation, superpowers are always more effective, especially magic tricks!
Rotom chuckled as it flew out of the hunting buoy, and before anyone knew it, Ghost Cicada appeared behind Lightmoss, observing from the shadows.

I'm still in a good mood!

Guangtai took out three additional masks. These three masks were counterfeits. Although it was possible to make new ones with special powers, such as the Fire-Water-Rock Three Masks, the three masks in the North Center were special to Egui Peng.

Therefore, there's no need to redo it; just make three fakes. Using [Trick] to switch items is a breeze!
"It has been returned to its original owner."

Gui Chan and Xiao Luo easily took out three masks and floated over, swaying as they carried them.

"In that case, I have eight masks on me. Adding Egui Pong's own Green Grass Mask, the job is done."

"However, there are actually many imitations of the Green Grass Mask in Beishang Township. Few people have seen the other three masks, so even if they are switched, they probably won't be noticed even if they are left there for several years. My craftsmanship is very high."

"However, why did the Three Poison Beasts suddenly revive? Is there some kind of mechanism involved, or is it influenced by Taijing's power or Tao Dailang?"

In the story, Wu Li punched the statue, making it seem as if San Du was brought back to life by the punch, which was quite amusing. However, considering that Wu Li came here wearing the Green Grass Mask before, it is probably really related to Tai Jing.

"When we go back to Emerald Town, let's seal Tao Dailang away first."

Lightmoss put away the three masks, and just as he was riding Milton away from the vicinity of the North Head Center, a child suddenly rushed out.

A girl around 10 years old with an unhappy face
"Huh? You're not from this village! Outsider, who are you?! Stop right there! Wait a minute!"

"Aga?" Milton glanced at the angry little girl who was running towards him from the other side of the mountain path!

Oh my, a girl I don't recognize!

Wow, you sprint so fast!
However, your tone was so different from the other girl's; it was somewhat impolite!

And I won't let you hitch a ride with me!

"It's Danyu?!"

Guangtai recognized the childlike girl. Of course, it couldn't be Wuli at this point in time. Of course, Wuli looked much older than his appearance suggested. It seems that he was set to be 14 years old during the Blueberry period.

This period is roughly the same as Pipa's, between 7 and 9 years old, or maybe a little older, because Uri is a character whose personality and age are seriously mismatched.

However, Danyu's is larger than Wuli's.
"Speaking of which, these people and Nemo don't seem to be the same age at all. But putting aside Blueberry and her brother, among the people from Orange Academy, judging from the time they enrolled, it seems that the youngest one, Peony, is the oldest. What a contrast."

And surprisingly, it didn't even come with black chestnuts.
Speaking of which, Danyu, who always messes around with people, is surprisingly well-behaved, while the timid Wuli has a history of going to the mountains alone at night several times when she was a child, and in the end, she was scolded by the adults.

This is also one of the reasons why Wu Li told Xiao Qing that she never encountered ghosts and thought ghosts were cool because they fought against many enemies on their own in the story.

However, it's perfectly normal not to encounter ghosts nowadays.

Egui Peng goes to the Reverse World to play whenever she has free time, which is like a kid going to visit a friend's house to play games. It would be strange if you could run into her.

Danyu remained the same as always, having no good feelings towards outsiders. She only ran over to stop Guangtai when she saw him preparing to head towards Ghost Mountain!

By the way, how did this person get into the vicinity of the shrine?!
Danyu: "Stop right there! The mountains behind are off-limits, especially to outsiders. You can't go there without permission!"

Hikari: "Huh? But that's clearly a tourist attraction, yet it requires special permission. If that's the case, how come tourists go there?"

"Ah, this..." Danyu was taken aback, but then scratched her head: "But, this is tradition, no! It's a rule, anyway, we just can't go!"

"If you insist on going, then fight me. If you win, I'll agree!"

Guangtai shook her head: "But you're not the manager here. Even if I beat you, it won't do any good. You'll just run away and won't help me apply for a permit."

Danyu was taken aback: "Huh? How did you know?"

Guangtai: "A little girl like you is still too naive; your thoughts are written all over your face. Besides, I'm quite familiar with this place!"

However, if they fly away directly, it's hard to guarantee that Dan Yu won't go around calling for people and then enter Ghost Mountain. If E Gui Peng is discovered, it will be a bit troublesome, right?

"I originally intended to just leave, since you're a little girl and can't stop me anyway. However, to avoid any unforeseen complications, since you're determined to fight, I'll fight you. Of course, since it's a fight, let's make a bet. Even a girl has to pay a price."

"Let's make a bet. The loser will be cursed, and the one who breaks the oath will fall seriously ill. If you don't want to be cursed, you'd better not say anything."

Spiritual energy appeared in Guangtai's hand, and a sinister atmosphere suddenly made Danyu stand at attention!

Her expression changed drastically, and she cried out in horror, "You, you, you, you're not human!"

Guangtai's expression was subtle; he deliberately tried to scare her.

"Whatever it is, the point is, you started this [dark game] yourself!"

"You haven't been attending any academies this month. Even if Blueberry Academy hasn't started construction yet, you should be at some other trainer school. Are you on vacation?"

"Alright, show me your [Smokecha]! Don't you have a Ghost Pokémon too? Why are you afraid of ghosts?"

"A ghost?! You're a ghost!" Danyu was terrified, her face turning pale. "Aaaaah! It's a ghost from the legends! Help! It's come down from Ghost Mountain!"

Although in the legends of the northward journey, the ghost was driven away by the three treasure companions who sacrificed their lives, it seems to still live in Ghost Mountain. Although no one has seen the ghost for hundreds of years, and given the legend that Crystal Pool can be used to see the souls of the deceased, many residents of the northward journey believe that the ghost is actually a kind of ghost!
Although it is said that ghosts can be seen in the Paradise Wasteland, and there is a place called the "Terror Cave" in Ghost Mountain, my younger brother secretly went there a few times, but never saw anything like that. In the end, it was just a boring legend.
Oh dear, the legend has come true! In the legend, one day a ghost, in a fit of rage, rushed down the mountain, plunging the villagers into panic!

"My darling, help! Help me!"

Dan Yu was so frightened that she dared not fight at all. She turned and ran, but was held down by Guang Tai's spiritual power! Dan Yu almost fainted from fright, but an idea popped into her mind uncontrollably.

This guy can even ride a motorcycle! No wonder no one could stop him when he rushed down the mountain!
It’s too fast!

Looking at Danyu's distorted expression and hearing her screams, Guangtai gradually understood.

So he thought he was a ghost!

"Ha! If that's the case," Guangtai deliberately teased the little girl, "it seems you've put up an interesting sign in the Paradise Wasteland, haven't you?"

"A shadowy figure approaches from outside the village at dusk; be sure to pay close attention. Quickly put on a mask to cover your face."

"Whether the shadow is human or ghost, it can pass if it covers its face and nods. If it does not bring a mask, we only hope that the shadow is human."

"If the shadow is human, life is precious; never forget to wear the mask again. If the shadow is a ghost, life is over; revealing the true face will lead to tragedy."

"Once a ghost steals your soul, you'll never return to your village."

"How dare you leave behind such irresponsible legends? Do you really want your souls to be stolen?"

"If anything goes wrong in the future, you'll be held responsible. And even if you go back to the village, no one will believe what you're saying. Isn't encountering a ghost absurd?"

"You struck up a conversation with a stranger without considering the possibility that they might be a ghost? But if they are ghosts, then there's no way to find them, right?"

"People might think it's just a hallucination caused by being too tired, right?"

Seeing Lightmoss riding Milton and pacing around beside her, Danyu was so startled that she released her Poké Ball:

"Smash, Smash Tea, battle! Super, [Super Absorption]!"

Smokecha's head is a black and white, broken tea canister. The white parts of the canister form its face, with eyes and a mouth resembling black graffiti. There are three black dots on its right forehead, and green cracks on the left side of the canister. There are holes on both sides of the canister, from which green tea powder protrudes, forming its hands.

"It is said that it is the regret of a tea master who failed to reach the pinnacle of tea ceremony before his death, which was attached to matcha and turned into a Pokémon. It will sprinkle the powdery part of its body onto food for its opponent to eat, or sprinkle it directly on its opponent to absorb its essence and turn it into its own energy."

"But what if the other person doesn't eat anything at all?"

Before the moss, the figure of the ghost cicada appeared like a ghost.

The covert observation is over.

Super Absorption has absolutely no effect!

"【Sword Dance】".

Lightmoss: "[Shadow Claw]!"

The ninja floated forward, its mind blank and without thinking. Its sword dance greatly enhanced its attack. Ghost energy gathered into sharp claws, which also resembled sword blades. With a clang, it slashed down Smother!
Double the restraint, and the effect is superb!

With a thud, the can of Simo Tea fell to the ground. Dan Yu recalled the story on the information board of Paradise Wasteland in her mind, and her eyes rolled back in her head as she fainted from fright.

The curse of the cursed ghost! It must not be spoken of, or your soul will be stolen!
Danyu's face turned pale, and she completely lost consciousness.

"Scared unconscious? At this stage, Danyu was far less courageous than Wuli."

Guangtai didn't just leave Danyu alone, but instead gave Simocha a brief reply.

After glancing around, I spotted a useful Pokémon!
"Pipi! Hunt begins!"

There were some Pipi around near the mountain path. They seemed to be doing nothing, so Lightmoss used a hunting sniper to give them a task.

"Please keep an eye on this girl. If she doesn't wake up after a while, just use the [Awakening Slap] to wake her up. Thank you."

"Pipipi!" The three Pipipi waved their hands, indicating that they would take care of this matter.

This is where the Creeper's advantage lies: when dealing with matters that are difficult to handle or that you don't want to deal with, you can directly entrust Pokémon to help.

Snapped!
“It hurts!”

Danyu didn't know how much time had passed before she woke up. She felt a burning sensation on her face, as if she had been slapped. Then she saw the Clefairys nodding to each other and running away, and realized that she had been "attacked" by wild Pokémon!

But why am I sleeping on the floor?!

"I...I fell asleep. No! It's a ghost! Where is it? Where is it?!"

Danyu quickly looked around nervously, but saw nothing except for some Pokémon wandering by the roadside!

By the way, this is a mountain path, not a paradise or wasteland!

Could it be that my encounter with the ghost was just a hallucination or something? But I still remember the curse.
"I lost the Pokémon battle! So I was cursed by a ghost! A part of my soul was taken away!"

“Woo woo!”

Danyu trembled all over and stumbled toward Emerald Town, running at full speed, even faster than usual out of fear! Along the way, she kept asking people if they had seen ghosts or strange strangers, but the answer was always the same: no!
Was there absolutely no one nearby?!

Danyu was covered in cold sweat!
It was afternoon, but thankfully the northbound center wasn't too far from the village in Cui Lv Town. Finally, panting, they returned to the familiar village, but Dan Yu's fear hadn't subsided at all.

"Oh! Danyu, what happened to you? You were away near the Taipei Center for so long before you came back?"

Danyu's grandfather, Xuezhong, was very puzzled. Looking at his granddaughter, who seemed absent-minded and had a bad expression, he couldn't help but ask her what was wrong. But Danyu just shook her head and didn't dare to say anything. She quickly went back into the house.

"Huh! This girl wasn't like this before. How come she changed like this after just one trip to the Beijing-Shanghai metropolitan area?"

Xuezhong was extremely puzzled, while Danyu returned to the house and didn't say anything, only wanting to eat, as if only food could soothe her fearful heart at this moment.

Of course, the person who was most surprised by the changes in Danyu's appearance during this trip was actually her timid younger brother, Wuli.

"Sister, what's wrong with you today?"

Wu Li wanted to say that his sister had become so timid today, and that she hadn't even picked a fight with him, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.

"Mind your own business!" Dan Yu wanted to put pressure on her younger brother as usual, but suddenly remembered the curse and dared not raise her voice.

"Sister, you're acting really strange today."

"Ugh... I... I..." Danyu hugged her legs and curled up in the corner of the tatami mat. Faced with her younger brother's confused questioning, she remembered that her brother liked ghosts the most.

"I'm only telling you this, you absolutely mustn't tell anyone else! Otherwise I'll die! I'm cursed!"

"I encountered a ghost in the North Shore Center. Then I woke up and it was gone, leaving only wild Pokémon. I asked the people around me, and they all said they hadn't seen a strange person riding a bike. I saw something I shouldn't have seen!"

Danyu's facial expressions gradually spiraled out of control: "Ali, what should I do! I'll never go out and ambush strangers again! Waaaaah, I've encountered a ghost! I'm going to die!"

"How can this curse be broken? I'll fall seriously ill and be bedridden!"

Seeing his sister on the verge of a breakdown, Wu Li, the younger brother, wasn't focused on that at the moment, but rather...
"Sister, what did you say?! You've encountered a ghost! Really?!"

"...That's how it is! Then our only solution is to go directly to Ghost Mountain and ask him to break the curse!"

(End of this chapter)