My Pokémon Story of Seasons

Chapter 241 Welcome to the Phantom Hotel

"Beep beep beep—Voicemail!"

The vibrating hunting sleigh rattled loudly in the bedside table drawer, its noise particularly jarring in the quiet night.

"Tsk—"

Awake again, Tong Hua was a little annoyed. He squinted and reached out to touch the hunting buoy.

Half-asleep, I pressed the call connection button.

"Hello, who is this?"

Still not quite clear-headed, Tong Hua asked in a daze.

Surprisingly, the other end of the communication actually responded, but what came through was a series of intermittent and noisy sounds.

"This is—the—east—now—back—to the—top—see—"

"What did you say? I can't hear you—"

"The cell phone signal is so bad—" Tong Hua tried hard to make out the intermittent words, and her sleepiness gradually dissipated.

Then he suddenly realized that this wasn't Earth, so where did he get a cell phone?

Tong Hua suddenly snapped out of his daze, staring at the hunting dart in his hand that was still making noise.

"Come to the hotel—come out quickly—"

Just as Tong Hua was about to ask the other party a question, the communication was suddenly cut off.

The screen of the hunting buoy flickered a few times and then went completely dark. The room fell silent, broken only by the faint chirping of insects outside the window.

"Chicken?" The Chinchilla, awakened by the noise, rubbed against Tong Hua's arm in confusion. The two Celebi also woke up and looked at them in bewilderment.

"What is this... The Ring?"

After being disturbed by this inexplicable voicemail, Tong Hua was completely unable to sleep.

Moreover, judging from the information revealed in the other party's few words, it seems that he is the original owner of this hunting buoy.

"He seemed to say we should meet on the top floor of some hotel? And he asked me to come out or something—"

What exactly does it mean?

Tong Hua gripped the hunting buoy that had lost signal, his brow furrowing deeper and deeper.

After thinking for a while, driven by curiosity, he decided to go out and take a look.

"Terrible." "La wa."

Chinchilla and two Celebi followed. Just as Tong Hua was tiptoeing downstairs, Tibriam's door opened silently.

"Bree!" The little witch rubbed her sleepy eyes, her face showing an unusual unease. She clutched her chest, clearly awakened by a sudden, inexplicable palpitation.

Looking at her, Tong Hua felt a pang of sympathy: "You didn't sleep well either?"

Tibrim nodded, her little hands gripping Tong Hua's clothes tightly, as if she wanted Tong Hua to stay by her side.

Without saying a word, Tong Hua picked up Tibrim.

This sudden display of affection made Chinchilla puff up its cheeks in a little jealousy.

However, now is not the time to dwell on this. Under the cover of darkness, the one person and four Pokémon quietly slipped out of the room.

The ranch was quiet in the dead of night, and walking along the path illuminated by moonlight and streetlights had a unique and elegant charm.

For safety's sake, Tong Hua also picked up the Tanned Leather Magic Book, since it could be used not only for combat but also as a flashlight and for various healing techniques, making it versatile and powerful.

"Bree————"

Although it's already summer, it was still a bit chilly outside at 2:30 a.m.

Tong Hua, Chinchilla, and the two Celebi were resistant to the cold, but Tibriam, who had never eaten a cold-resistance-enhancing dish, could only shrink into Tong Hua's arms, her little body trembling slightly.

"Terrible."

Seeing this, the Chinchilla perched on Tong Hua's shoulder stretched its tail down to keep Tibrim warm.

Its fluffy, warm tail, like a natural scarf, gently wrapped around Tibrim's entire body.

"Bri- ...

"Beep beep beep! Voicemail!"

Just as Tong Hua was about to take his four Pokémon to the ranch entrance, the hunting caliper on his wrist beeped urgently again!

Tong Hua answered the call immediately, and this time the voice on the other end was much clearer than before.

Where are you now? How much longer until you reach the hotel?

I might not have much time to wait. Could you please take this to the hotel reception when you arrive?

The voice on the other end of the communication was clearly that of a young woman.

The voice sounded unremarkable, and what he said still left people completely confused.

"Wait, what exactly is this hotel you're talking about?"

Tong Hua hurriedly pressed for details, but the communication was cut off again. He looked down at the hunting glider; the signal icon on the screen remained empty.

"The call was disconnected again—"

Tong Hua scratched his head, wondering what to do next—

"La beep!"

Two Celebi suddenly flew off Tong Hua's body and nervously circled around him.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

Before Tong Hua could react, he was surprised to find himself instantly enveloped in a white mist.

The fog came suddenly and was so thick that Tong Hua could barely see his own body or the Pokémon hanging on him.

"Trembling!" Chinchilla nervously gripped Tong Hua's collar, its tail wagging uneasily.

"Bri!" Tibrim also straightened up alertly, her little hands tightly gripping Tong Hua's front.

The two shrubs emitted an even brighter light in an attempt to dispel the thick fog, but with little effect.

After a few breaths, Tong Hua was the first to calm down. The series of strange events made him subconsciously connect the thick fog with the hotel that the person he had just communicated with had mentioned.

"Anyway, let's just keep moving forward and see what happens."

After speaking, Tong Hua manipulated the grimoire in his hand, emitting a bright light. Combined with the Flash spells of the two Celebi, they finally managed to dispel the fog several meters directly in front of them.

Tong Hua took a careful step forward. The thick fog briefly retreated under the light, only to gather again behind her.

The eerie fog seemed to have a life of its own, making way for them in a narrow path.

"Bree————"

Suddenly, Tibriam pointed to the left front. Tong Hua looked in the direction she pointed and vaguely saw a faint light flickering in the fog.

"Is that it?" Tong Hua adjusted his direction and walked towards the light. As he got closer, he saw that it was an old-fashioned street lamp with rust all over its lampshade.

This was clearly not something that originally belonged to the fairytale ranch. Even more surprisingly, there was a wooden sign standing under the streetlight with a line of large characters written on it in fancy font.

"Welcome to the Phantom Hotel!"

Tong Hua and the Pokémon looked at each other in bewilderment. Where had they ended up? Was this still Fairy Tale Ranch?

The thick fog gradually dissipated, revealing a finely paved road in front of the road sign.

It's like the kind of stone bridge that only castles with their own moats have. Not to mention in Fairy Tale Ranch, you can rarely see this style of road even in the entire southern part of Almia.

At the end of the road stood a magnificent Victorian-style hotel. The stained-glass windows gleamed mysteriously in the moonlight, and the bronze door knockers were engraved with exquisite patterns.

"I----"

Tong Hua kept pinching her cheeks to make sure she wasn't dreaming.

"Could I have traveled through time again? That thick fog just now, could it have been some kind of mysterious passage? —"

"Bree!" Tibrim suddenly pointed excitedly to the inn's door. On the steps, a blurry figure was waving at them. The figure was indistinct, as if it might vanish into the mist at any moment.

Tong Hua gripped the spellbook tightly and cautiously moved forward. As the distance closed, he could see clearly that they were two Pokémon—