Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 188 Giving the Treasures a Touch of Mingyou Shock

The ape is only the height of a human child. Its appearance and the distribution of its blue-black fur are somewhat similar to festival attire. It has no tail, and its tail only has a purple peach pattern. Its head is covered with a circle of purple bowls, which is very similar to the chains that previously controlled the strange tree!

After successfully snatching the Green Grass Mask by fishing, it flung the fishing rod away, hitting the residents who were praying in front of the shrine. Then, it looked down at Ponpo below, who was getting anxious because it had lost the mask again.

At this moment, Yuan Zengyuan's expression was extremely sinister, his yellow eyes were half-open, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, as if he was plotting something at any moment...

"Mmm!"

Ponpo waved her hand anxiously, hoping that the villain would return the mask to her. She hoped that Zeng Yuan would not only refuse to return it, but also make a face to mock Ponpo, who had lost all her masks and was now completely powerless.

"Squeak squeak~"

"..."

Seeing this, Mingyou didn't say anything, but simply reached out and pulled Pengpeng, telling it not to worry and that she was here.

"Want to add more monkeys? But why...?"

Although Xiaozhao was also angry at the sight, she couldn't understand how a Pokémon that had died hundreds of years ago could be resurrected.

This isn't like Ho-Oh using Holy Ash to resurrect Pokémon into the three legendary beasts. Besides, if Ape is revived, what about Zangarmarsh and Kichirakili?

"There must be a reason, but..."

Before he could finish speaking, Mingyou's face turned cold. Without hesitation, he threw the two Poké Balls with both hands. A flash of red light appeared, and Ursaring instantly appeared in front of him.

Standing on the roof of the shrine, admiring the masks while plotting how to bully Ponpo, the attention of the gibbon was drawn to the appearance of the moon bear.

Just as it was about to escape, another Poké Ball was thrown at it and hit it on the head, capturing it. Of course, the result was predictable.

The Poké Ball exploded without any movement, but that was exactly the effect Mingyou wanted!

In the short span of less than two seconds of control time, the Moon Bear had already assumed an attack stance. A blood moon appeared in the sunlight, covering the sun and hovering in the air, forming the appearance of a total solar eclipse!

All the residents who were heading north to the central shrine were terrified by this sudden and bizarre scene, and they all showed expressions of fear, thinking that disaster was about to strike.

"Squeak!?"

The ape that had just broken out of the Poké Ball snapped back to reality, but it had already lost its best chance to escape. Naruto also waved and shouted.

"Give it a shock, full power Blood Moon!"

"Awooo!"

The blood moon transformed into energy, forming a massive red beam that shot out from above the Hell Moon Bear's head, engulfing the entire roof of the shrine, including the Wish-Fulfilling Ape. The spreading red energy seemed to dye the whole world blood red for a moment...

With a loud bang, everyone present finally came to their senses. Dan Yu and Wu Li, who were praying, stared blankly up at the figure covered in black smoke that fell down in the impact of the explosion and crashed onto the floor in front of the shrine.

"Hey! You'll need at least some..."

Xiao Zhao was stunned by what she saw. Although she knew you were confident you could control the situation, there were so many people present. What if something unexpected happened during the fight...?

She knew that Mingyou was very angry right now. On the first day of the new year, she encountered one of the murderers who killed Ponpon's companion and was also one of the main culprits who caused Ponpon to bear a bad reputation. But at least she should calm down.

Although she thought that Mingyou was being too impulsive, she still didn't say it out loud, because she seemed to have had a similar experience.

She was deceived and used from beginning to end by someone she had always trusted and considered a companion. When she finally learned the truth, she was overwhelmed by anger and extreme disappointment.

As for the result... she beat that guy until he was defenseless and turned him into a clown, and she beat his Giratina until he ran away with his head in his hands, crying and begging for mercy, and fled back to the spirit world.

"Strange memories have increased..."

Xiao Zhao rubbed her forehead. Lately, she has been inexplicably recalling things from the past. Perhaps it's because she has been in this world for too long and is starting to adapt.

Perhaps one day she will be able to remember everything, exactly how she came into this world...

Back to the present, instead of blaming Naruyu, she quickly noticed the Green Grass Mask that had fallen near the Yuanmaru due to the impact of the explosion.

"I'm going to get the mask back!"

As she spoke, she immediately rushed forward, taking out a Poké Ball. Now that Ape was seriously injured, it was the easiest time to catch it. As long as she caught the culprit, the rest of the problems would be easy to solve.

Xiao Zhao and Ming You are similar types of people. They may be at a loss when it comes to relationships and not good at expressing themselves, but when dealing with situations like this, they are both very clear-headed and know what to do next.

But as soon as she took a step, someone over there became instantly excited upon seeing the Wish-Growing Monkey...

"It's Baoban! Baoban is back!"

"What a serious injury..."

"It must be that ghost and Naruto! They beat Polemone so badly, probably to force it back to be their hardworking slave Pokémon!"

"Baoban did it all for us..."

Some elderly women at the scene even began wiping away tears, and not only that, it seemed that everyone who was sympathizing with Baoban was in a somewhat strange state at this moment.

Xiao Zhao noticed something was wrong and immediately threw the Poké Ball, but at that moment, a Pokémon General suddenly appeared and shattered the Poké Ball with a single blow.

Muramasa of the Oni Mask Clan, who had once fought against Naruto in the Eternal Forest, now appeared here. Looking at the two of them, he said in a deep voice, "Although I really don't want to fight you, the truth is not important to me. If there's nothing else, please leave."

"That's right! Get out of here!"

"You lot who associate with the demons who want to destroy Kitakami Village, don't come back!"

"You are not welcome here!"

"..."

Xiao Zhao picked up the green grass mask, listened to the words that the old men from the north disliked, and looked at the other silent residents around her. A memory in her mind was also touched.

"It's that feeling again..."

She looked somewhat distressed. In the past, she had done the same, embarking on journeys to prove her innocence and that she was not the one who brought disaster to the Xicui region.

Despite her efforts, she was still driven out of the village amidst curses, and even her former friends didn't want to associate with her. It wasn't until she defeated Palkia and Dialga that she finally received an apology.

Memories of the past flooded her mind like a tide. Then she turned to look at Mingyou. Because she had experienced it herself, she understood that feeling very well and wanted to know if Mingyou would make the same choice as she had back then if she were faced with such a situation.

But at this moment, Mingyou, facing the condemnation of everyone, completely disregarded it. Holding Pengpeng's hand, she walked forward with Heyue Xiong and looked at Yuanzeng Yuan.

"Yuan Zengyuan, look at you and the other two precious creatures who haven't shown up yet, and you... you're neither monkey nor ghost, and you think you can steal Ponpo's mask?"

"Let me tell you, Ponpo and I are waiting for you at the manor villa. Didn't you win the revival match? Well, we're here to have our go!"

Mingyou deliberately made a harsh statement: "Since the three of you won the revival match together, then we'll send all three of you back together. It's that simple."

"Mmm!"

Don't let Ponpon see you, or the Poison Chains will tear you to shreds!

After taking the mask back from Xiao Zhao, Ponpo instantly felt confident. Of course, it would follow Ming You's instructions and let the bad guy go for now...

Amidst a chorus of curses, the two left together, and Danyu and Wuli, who hadn't appeared until now, followed them.

After the group had walked a little further away, Xiao Zhao asked, puzzled, "What are you thinking? Why don't we just catch the Wish-Growing Ape? There's no need to pay attention to those people, and besides..."

Before she could finish speaking, Mingyou suddenly stopped, looking helpless: "I wanted to do that at first too, but... those people were all controlled."

"What!?"

Xiao Zhao and the other two understood what these words meant. Possessing the ability to control people, wasn't this the real "ghost" they had been searching for?

"Who were they? The elderly folks who started it all along? Or the ones who came later...?"

"Almost all..."

"!!!"

Upon hearing this, the three of them were completely stunned.

How is that possible? There were over a hundred people at the scene just now, and they were all brought under control?

In fact, Mingyou himself was quite surprised by this result. He noticed something was amiss after hearing the commotion, so he asked Heyuexiong to use his mind's eye to observe and discovered that all of those people had the same purple chains on them.

Although they don't have the same verbal tic as Kiju, it might be because their control is weaker, or it's not that the demon is personally controlling them, but rather that they are given some kind of instruction, allowing these people to act on their own instincts.

But without a doubt, the "demon" did this to save the monkey, and for this demon who wanted to kill him, it was entirely possible that the demon would control these people and charge at him recklessly.

That's why he gave up on capturing the Ape-like Pokémon. The three companions were undoubtedly the strongest fighting force under the Demon's command, but these three legendary Pokémon were ridiculously weak. A single hit from Ursaring could severely injure them.

After hearing this, Xiao Zhao shook her head and rubbed her forehead, saying, "What a disgusting ability... It's better to be careful. But Bao Ban isn't stupid enough to go to the manor to steal the mask, is she?"

"Don't forget what they did last time. They were chased out and killed. It was only thanks to Ponpo's companions that they risked their lives to protect the last mask."

"Hmm..."

"Alright then..."

Xiao Zhao understood the other party's plan, but she preferred to take the initiative rather than let the enemy deliver themselves to her doorstep. However, she estimated that the other party would not take any action in the next few days. After failing once, she naturally needed to adjust her mindset.

So she didn't want to continue the topic. Couldn't we talk about something happier on the first day of the new year? She smiled and asked, "By the way, the video game store business should be starting soon, right? We've been preparing for these past few days, and I'm looking forward to playing with everyone."

Hearing this, Danyu looked curious and quickly asked, "What video game store? You don't mean you're planning to open one in Beishang Township, do you? Yay! I want to play!"

Wu Li shook his head and whispered, "By the time the renovation is finished, we'll have already gone to school."

"Ah Li! You're the one who keeps spoiling my fun!"

Watching the siblings interact, Mingyou chuckled and then responded to Xiaozhao's question.

"Don't worry, everything I need is already in my shopping cart. We even have some leftover materials from building the haunted house, so we can just use those. The only thing left to do... is choose a location! Let's just do it at the manor!"

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(End of this chapter)