Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 173 Qi Shu, who insists on livestreaming even when controlled (Seeking monthly votes)

After leaving Ghost Mountain Hot Spring, Mingyou did not go home with Xiaozhao, but instead went to Emerald Green Town with Danyu and took her to apologize to Qishu.

"I was the one who invited her to promote your Beishang Township. She even booked the whole place for us to soak in the hot springs today... Why did you go and fight with her? Can't you control your impulsive nature? And you even lost!"

Mingyou had a headache. Although she didn't know the specific details, she still learned who made the first move and the final outcome from the conversation.

Two trainers... one is the Gym Leader of Padia City, and the other is a top student at Blueberry Academy. Instead of resolving their conflict through Pokémon battles, they resort to physical violence. What kind of "returning to simplicity" is this?

Danyu, who had lost the fight, touched her hair and gritted her teeth in resentment, replying, "She bites too hard... otherwise, how could I possibly lose!"

"..."

Mingyou sighed and shook her head. This older sister clearly didn't think she had done anything wrong. There was nothing she could do...

"Anyway, you and I will go and apologize properly later. She's not even as tall as your brother, so just treat her like a child, understand?"

"Okay, okay..."

Danyu was getting impatient, but she couldn't really argue with him now, since she still had to thank Mingyou for what happened with Ali.

The two arrived at the square in Emerald Town. In winter, it usually gets dark early, and the streetlights were already on at this time, creating a sense of silence and eeriness in the cold wind.

"Hmm? Why does it feel like there aren't many people here?"

Mingyou stopped and scanned the surrounding plaza. Danyu, with her hands on her chest, also looked around in confusion: "Strange, it's not even nighttime yet. Could something have happened?"

The two continued to observe their surroundings and finally spotted a house with a window where a child was perched on the windowsill, looking over with curiosity.

But the next second, a woman who looked like his mother suddenly appeared from behind, slapped him on the bottom, dragged the crying child into the house, and after glancing warily in their direction, closed the window.

Now Mingyou understood, and smiled calmly: "It seems that they are deliberately avoiding me. They must have heard that Ponpo is my Pokémon, and they are afraid that Ponpo and I will bring disaster to Kitakami Village."

"What are these people like! Ponpo is clearly innocent, hasn't the truth already spread?!"

Danyu was furious.

Mingyou shook her head gently and said with a smile, "It's different. You have received modern education, but most people here don't have that opportunity. They abide by the rules, protect the old customs, and their fear of ghosts has long been ingrained in their minds... unless this kind of thing can bring them benefits."

"So you're all about making money, huh!"

"Pretty much, that's why your grandfather doesn't want to say. If you don't want to cause trouble for your family, you'd better stay away from me these next few days."

"I'm not the kind of person who's afraid of trouble! Besides... Ponpo likes me so much, how could I just sit idly by and do nothing, hmm~"

"How did Ponpo come to like you...?"

Mingyou shook her head. This girl was too shameless. The two of them then stopped lingering and headed to the community center together. Strangely, they couldn't find Qishu, nor could they see the other party's assistant.

"Strange, where did it go?"

Puzzled, he made a call, but no one answered after it rang for a long time.

Seeing this, Danyu lightly tossed her hair and said with a smile, "You actually hid~ You must be afraid of me~"

"Say less, and don't forget who started this trouble."

"..."

As he left the community center, he still couldn't contact Qishu, but then he noticed that the Momozawa store was still open in the distance. He thought he could go and take a look, and believed that the old lady might have seen him.

The two then arrived at the entrance of Momozawa Store, but did not see the old woman behind the cashier. However, they heard some noises coming from the kitchen, which meant that dinner was being prepared.

"Is your mother-in-law home?"

As she called out, Danyu followed her into the store. Taoze Store had been there for decades, and the two siblings often came to play there when they were young. Grandma Taoze was very kind to them.

Hearing the sound, Grandma Momozawa wiped her hands and came out from the kitchen. Seeing that it was Danyu, she smiled kindly and said, "Ayu's here! I just steamed some sticky rice cakes. Would you like some?"

"Then I won't be polite~"

Danyu clasped her hands together in front of her chest, a childlike, innocent smile on her face.

At this moment, Mingyou stepped forward. When Granny Momozawa saw him, she showed no fear at all, but greeted him with a smile: "Young man, you're here again. There were a lot of people talking about you outside just now."

"Haha, it doesn't matter, but isn't Grandma afraid of ghosts?"

"I'm so old, all I think about is retiring, but thanks to you, all the masks in the store just sold out."

"what?"

"Those tourists bought the demon masks to collect, and then bought the Hoban masks and smashed them all to pieces and threw them in the trash... Although it makes me feel a little heartbroken, how they deal with the masks is indeed their business."

"Is that so..."

Mingyou nodded slightly. This was unexpected, but it was a fairly normal behavior for tourists; they simply wanted to stand up for what was right.

Seeing him there, Granny Momozawa asked with a smile, "Would you like some sticky rice cake? I just made some more, so please enjoy them for free."

"Thank you very much."

Mingyou responded with a smile, saying that she had long been interested in the sticky rice cake that Qishu ate every day, but unfortunately she could never buy it. Today she finally had the chance.

A moment later, Granny Momozawa came over from the kitchen with several plates of purple sticky rice cakes.

Danyu couldn't wait and grabbed one, then unceremoniously popped it into her mouth, a hint of surprise flashing across her face: "Wow! This tastes...so sweet! How come I've never had this kind of sticky rice cake before?"

"Actually, it's an old recipe. I thought you young people might not like it."

"How is that possible! It tastes amazing!"

"..."

Seeing her looking like she was really into the food, Mingyou became even more curious, so she reached out and picked up a piece, took a bite with anticipation, and savored it carefully.

only……

"Well……"

The moment Mingyou finally tasted it, her pupils shrank, and she almost spat out the sticky rice cake she had bitten into. How to describe it... it was a bit like a rotten peach, even the pit was rotten, mixed with a bit of peach kernel flavor.

In short, it tasted terrible!

Even without any seasoning, just steaming the sticky rice cake in balls would taste better than this!

Noticing his expression, Granny Momozawa smiled and asked, "How does it taste?"

"Hmm...it's actually quite good."

Mingyou smiled and pretended to be very satisfied. He didn't want to embarrass Granny Momozawa, so he could only force himself to say those words despite his unpleasant taste.

"How exactly did they say it was delicious? Or... is it that after eating Xiaozhao's sticky rice cake, I'm not a big fan of other sticky rice cakes anymore? But even that shouldn't have changed my sense of taste, right?"

If everyone says it's delicious, but he's the only one who thinks it's bad, then it's most likely his problem.

After tasting the sticky rice cake, Mingyou remembered her purpose and asked softly, "By the way, Grandma, have you seen Miss Qishu come over? You know, the one with the two little Magneton on her head. They should be back by now."

"That girl... she just came to buy sticky rice cakes from me, but I don't know where she went now. It seems like she went north towards the city center."

"Oh, thank you."

Mingyou thought they might go back to the community center right away, but it seems they've gone out to play again. Now they're hard to find, and she can't contact them, so she can only wait until tomorrow.

"I'll come find you tomorrow morning. Get up early, and we'll go together then."

"Okay..."

Danyu looked impatient. After taking a few more pieces of sticky rice cake, she went home alone. She still needed to check on A-Li...

After leaving the Momozawa store, Naruyu had planned to take a Flying Taxi, but there were no taxis in sight, so she had no choice but to walk back and call Xiaozhao to ask her to come and pick her up halfway.

Most people in Beishang Township are avoiding him now, but I believe it won't be long before they will take the initiative to apologize.

After all, it's impossible to continue using the legend of Baoban as a gimmick to make money, so if they want to develop the economy, they can only go to him.

Everything has been planned out.

Mingyou walked home alone, pondering what projects she should develop in Beishang Township to attract more tourists.

And so... he made his way to the confluence of the riverbanks, but as he walked through the snow, he vaguely sensed that something was amiss.

It was a sense of crisis stemming from instinct. His mental strength was now far beyond that of ordinary people. Sensing this crisis, he instantly detected the other party's location. His gaze fell on a rock covered in snow not far away, and he spoke slowly and calmly.

"Isn't it wrong to set up an ambush? Can't we just do it openly and honestly?"

"Gebei..."

"Um?"

Hearing the strange, childish cry, Mingyou raised an eyebrow. Then she saw Qishu and her assistant walking out from beside the rock with strange steps and eerie smiles on their faces.

What are you doing here?

Mingyou was slightly taken aback. Could it be that Qishu and the others wanted to harm her? That couldn't be right. Logically speaking, it should be those people from Beishang Township.

Just as he was wondering what was going on, he saw the two people approaching with strange steps, and he finally noticed something unusual about them: their eyes...

Qi Shu's pupils were iridescent, a gradient of blue, pink, and yellow, but the other person's pupils were purple, as if they were being controlled by something.

"What exactly is it...?"

Mingyou looked around, trying to find out if something was really controlling them.

But the next second, Qishu took off his down jacket, instantly switched to gym attire, took out his phone, Rotom and Poké Ball, and pounced on him.

"Hey~ Come live!"

……

(End of this chapter)