Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 148 Halloween Night, A Hundred Ghosts Parade

As dusk approached, pumpkin lanterns made by everyone were hung all over the villa, with all sorts of bizarre shapes, but they hadn't been lit yet because it wasn't time.

With Riolu's help, Gible successfully made its first jack-o'-lantern that it was satisfied with, and hugged it happily.

"Shark~"

"Leo~"

Riolu smiled. There was a reason why it could do crafts. It was when it had been abandoned by those children and had just become a stray Pokémon.

It often snuggles up in a craft shop, where the owner feeds and cares for it, and it also watches the craftsmen inside make small handmade toys.

Unfortunately, the craft shop later went out of business and was taken over by a cake shop. The new owner hated the dirty stray Pokémon, and whenever it appeared, he would release a few Blue Pokémon to chase it away...

"Leo~"

Let's find a place to hang it up.

Riolu smiled and said that everyone's pumpkin lanterns had already been hung up.

"Shark~"

Gible nodded. It wanted to find a high place, but unfortunately it couldn't fly right now, so it could only go to the rooftop to take a look.

So they went to the rooftop together. The villa's rooftop was a flat design without a proper roof, and Mingyou usually hung her washed clothes there to dry.

When the two little ones came up, they ran into Mingyou and Pengpeng, who had just finished releasing their jack-o'-lanterns and were about to go downstairs to start preparing for the pumpkin feast they would have on Halloween.

"Why did you suddenly come up here?"

"Shark~"

"Want to release a jack-o'-lantern? I can help. If you just leave it on the roof, it might get blown away by the wind. You'll need to secure it with something."

Mingyou spoke softly, then led it towards the backyard. The railing on the roof had been secured with wire, and it would only take a minute to hang the pumpkin lantern on it.

Instead of directly helping him hang it up, he held the Gible and taught it how to do it. It's better to experience this yourself.

Seeing that the pumpkin lantern was hung up, he nodded slightly and said with a smile, "This pumpkin lantern is quite beautiful."

"Shark~"

Gible smiled happily, indicating that Riolu had helped him and they had done it together.

"Really? You guys are amazing."

Naruto was pleased to see the Pokémons getting along so harmoniously, and then said, "Let's go, Halloween is coming soon. Tonight's dinner is all pumpkin. Let's take this food and share it with the other Pokémon in the manor."

"Mmm~"

Just as they turned to go downstairs, the pumpkin lanterns that had been hanging on the wire seemed to be blown by a gust of cold wind and began to sway slightly.

As Halloween approached, the atmosphere throughout the manor began to become somewhat eerie...

As night fell, a pumpkin feast began as all the pumpkin lanterns in the villa were lit up.

Unlike the usual banquets, this time the dimly lit atmosphere, combined with the jack-o'-lanterns swaying in the wind, perfectly captured the spirit of Halloween.

Unlike traditional Halloween nights, there were no ghosts knocking on the door today, and no one came asking for candy. Ponpo and the others carried pumpkin lanterns and delivered the pumpkin dishes that Mingyou had made to various parts of the manor.

But in the backyard, the alluring aroma of ripe white fox tomatoes attracted some of the filthy creatures that had been eyeing the area...

In the dark and deep, several Gastly and a Gengar walked into the vegetable garden. Behind them, many Litwick gathered together, their candlelight flickering in the eerie wind. They spread out to the sides, clearing the path in the middle, as if leading to some abyss.

Many Ghost-type Pokémon gathered here, like a procession of ghosts. Soon they stopped and looked at the various shaped pumpkin lanterns placed above the dimly lit villa, seemingly full of interest.

"Hehehe~"

A familiar ghostly wail echoed as a figure slowly approached from the path cleared by the candle spirits. With a forceful wave of its large blue hand, all the pumpkin lanterns placed behind the villa shattered.

As if declaring sovereignty, they were telling the owners that this place belonged to them from now on, and they should pack their things and get out.

After destroying the jack-o'-lanterns, they all set their sights on the white fox tomato. There are no other Pokémon in the backyard now; everyone has gone to the orchard in the front yard to play for Halloween and isn't here.

However, the noise of so many pumpkin lanterns exploding was still heard by the Gibles and their friends who were helping to plate pumpkin cakes inside the villa.

Driven by curiosity, Gible and Riolu, along with Aipom and the others, went to the backyard to see if anything had happened.

But as soon as they emerged, they were stunned by the sight before them…

"shark……"

The ground is covered with pieces of pumpkin lanterns that fell from above. Who did this? That's so mean!

"Hehehe~"

Hearing the strange cry, they all looked up at the same time and saw a huge, heterochromatic black demon in the vegetable garden in front of them, picking white fox tomatoes and putting them into its mouth, enjoying them with a look of satisfaction.

And there were also some other Ghost-type Pokémon like Gengar nearby, picking other vegetables and eating them like starving ghosts, without wasting any.

These Ghost-type Pokémon, who knows where they came from, are destroying the vegetable garden. And without a doubt, they're responsible for destroying these jack-o'-lanterns too... These are things everyone spent the whole afternoon making!

"Leo!"

Riolu was furious. The manor was now their home, and they couldn't possibly tolerate these bad guys coming in and causing trouble.

So it released the waveguide, raised its hands, and instantly condensed a wave missile that rushed forward. After getting close to a certain distance, it forcefully threw the wave missile out and attached a metal claw!

Riolu is quite strong in battle. Even without Mayu's command, it has been a wandering Pokémon for so long and has experienced many battles.

However, this time the opponent's strength far exceeded its ability to cope. Night Demon slowly and casually swatted the Wave Missile away and sent Riolu flying far away with a slap.

Its body crashed into the sink in the backyard, and the water pipe burst instantly, spraying water onto its body like rain.

"Leo..."

Riolu was severely injured in one blow; the difference in strength was still too great. Seeing this, Aipom and the others were extremely nervous and rushed forward to check the injury before dragging it back to the living room for treatment.

"Hehehe~"

Where did all these kids come from?

The Night Demon raised its head, its orange eyes instantly lighting up. It threw all the white fox tomatoes in its hand into its belly mouth and looked at the Longtail Hand and the others with a happy expression, clearly in a good mood today.

"!!!"

Aipom and the others were startled, but they still ran to Riolu's side, trying to take it away. The remaining Pachirisu wanted to go back to call for help, but the Gastly and Haunter quickly surrounded them, completely blocking their escape route.

"Ghost~"

"Waaah..."

Surrounded by so many terrifying Ghost-type Pokémon, they couldn't help but tremble.

At this moment, the Night Demon slowly floated over, smiling as it told them its rules.

"Hehehe~"

From now on, this place is ours. If you little brats want to stay here any longer, you'd better work for us properly!

Do you understand?

"shark!"

I don't understand a damn thing!

Seeing that Riolu had been knocked away, Gible secretly used Swords Dance to try and gain an advantage, and then immediately swung its claws directly at Dusknoir's head. Perhaps it lacked experience, but in terms of strength, it was still stronger than Riolu.

Because of the sudden ambush and the underestimation of these small creatures, the Night Demon was caught off guard and struck directly on the head by the dragon claw after the sword dance. It was a critical hit, but the damage was not significant.

"Hehehe!"

The Night Demon clutched its head in pain, shifted its body slightly, and turned around angrily to look at the Gible in front of it with a serious expression... Now even a little thing dared to hit it.

Can this be tolerated?

"Hehehe!"

It immediately commanded Gengar and the others to capture Gible, intending to teach the little thing a lesson about "respect"!

But when faced with the attacking Ghost-type Pokémon, Gible showed no sign of backing down. Instead, it angrily barked at them!

"shark!"

You bunch of bastards, there's no candy for you here, get out of our house!

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Two more chapters will be updated later.

(End of this chapter)