Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 226 Ponpo vs. Zhenyifa, Mingyou is mine! (Seeking monthly votes)

"Haven't you had enough shopping yet?"

After waiting for a long time at the exit of the haunted house, Mingyou couldn't help but feel a little strange, and she hadn't seen any other tourists come out since ten minutes ago.

Besides him, there were other tourists and their families who were too scared to enter the haunted house waiting around. The haunted house wasn't particularly large, so they shouldn't have been there for so long.

Just as he was about to ask the haunted house staff if something had happened, a sudden explosion drew everyone's attention.

boom--

With a loud bang from above the haunted house, two figures rushed out instantly. The large Dream Demon used its dragon-wing-like fur to protect its body, and looked on in astonishment as it blocked the attack from the masked figure in front of it.

With one arm around Ralts and the other gripping the red thorny club, Ponpo looked like a war god!

"Mmm!"

Since you made the first move, I won't hold back!

With a shimmering reflection, Ponpo's power instantly became incredibly strong. The large-sized Dream Demon was clearly not good at close combat, and when it got so close, it had no ability to resist at all. It was sent flying by the thorny vine club and crashed into the giant swing ride at the amusement park not far away.

The sudden outbreak of battle caused the surrounding tourists to scatter immediately. Mingyou quickly stepped forward, came to the back of Ponpo who had landed, and took the trembling Ralts from her arms. Given the scene before them, it was clear what had happened without even asking.

"Were we attacked?!"

Mingyou frowned slightly. He knew Pengpeng's personality better than anyone. Even if it was bullied, it usually wouldn't fight back. So this time, it must have been the enemy who launched a deadly attack that made it retaliate.

As the dust settled, a large Dream Demon slowly floated up. Just as Mingyou was about to question the other party about why it attacked, she froze after seeing the figure of this "Dream Demon" clearly.

This isn't some kind of dream demon...

[Winged Wing: Paradox Pokémon, born from the soul of an ancient pterosaur. It is ferocious and warlike, but also has a hidden side. If you can calm it down and talk to it, you might be able to gain its favor.]

"The Paradoxical Dream Demon... Spreads its Wings!"

Mingyou was very surprised. Had Paradox Pokémon become so common? Why had he never heard of them before? Guleton was one thing, as it was the Pokémon of the succubus Xiaoqing, but what was with this Winged Fly?

The wings slowly rose, and the nearly adult-sized creature flew in mid-air, exuding a violent aura that was extremely oppressive.

Many onlookers were curious about the "dream monster," but no one dared to approach it. Anyone with half a brain could see that something was wrong!

Ignoring everyone else around it, Zhenyifa simply stared calmly at Mingyou for a moment. Its gaze shifted slightly, and it noticed Ralts being held by the other party. Its expression turned ferocious again!

"Dream!"

The cry of the winged creature was like a child's wail, extremely sharp and piercing, very similar to that of the Dream Demon. Many people could not withstand the attack of the loud noise, and they covered their heads, lost consciousness, and fell straight down.

The situation became increasingly chaotic. Mingyou could hear the anger and resentment in the other party's cries, and frowned slightly: "Although I don't know why you have such a strong grudge against my Pokémon, if you try to hurt them, I won't let you off easily!"

"Dream……"

Upon hearing this, Zhenyi opened his eyes wide in disbelief, as if he couldn't believe that the other person would say such a thing to him.

Seizing the opportunity when it was momentarily stunned, Mingyou couldn't let it escape, and immediately waved and shouted.

"Grab it with a powerful whip!"

"Mmm!"

Two red vines shot out from under Ponpo's cloak, slicing through the air, wrapping around Zhenyifa, and slamming her heavily to the ground, dragging her this way.

But in that instant, a sharp sword aura suddenly shot towards them, severing the vines!

"Hmm?"

Ponpo was slightly taken aback and looked in the direction from which the attack came, but did not see any Pokémon, only a Rotom phone taking pictures.

Winged Dragon quickly regained its senses, seized the opportunity, and immediately flapped its wings to fly into the air, intending to temporarily escape from this place. At its speed, it was impossible for ordinary Pokémon to catch up with it.

Just before leaving, it looked back down and met Mingyou's gaze. Its pair of scarlet eyes, filled with resentment, seemed to be telling a story.

"Dream!"

I'm your only family... I'll take you back from those Pokémon! You're mine... I'm going to take you back...

As Zhenyifa gradually disappeared into the air, Mingyou stood rooted to the spot. In the instant their eyes met, he felt that familiar feeling again.

Although the appearance has changed drastically, some things inside and out are still impossible to change.

"Could you be...?"

Mingyou murmured in disbelief. Zhenyifa looked at him with a gaze that was very similar to that of Mengyao. Recalling that he hadn't recognized the other party earlier, it was no wonder that Zhenyifa was so angry.

"And I think I said something really hurtful, so why is it acting like this... Does it think I have other Pokémon outside?"

"Hmm?"

Ponpo walked to his side with a worried look on her face. Mingyou shook his head gently to indicate that he was fine, and then asked Ponpo what had happened in the haunted house.

But as soon as they asked, staff at the haunted house discovered that many guests had been knocked unconscious. The answer was obvious: it must have been Zhenyi who did it... The dream demon's personality has changed a lot!

The chaos at the amusement park was quickly brought under control by Officer Jenny. After some of the injured were sent to the hospital, Mingyou, as one of the key figures in the incident, was naturally taken back to the police station for questioning.

"According to the tourists at the scene, you were fighting that large-sized Misdreavus?"

"My Pokémon was attacked by it while I was playing in the haunted house, and then we fought."

"Do you know that succubus?"

"I don't know him...at least not now!"

Mingyou couldn't possibly expose the Dream Demon. He needed to investigate why the Dream Demon had turned into Zhenyifa. At least a few months ago, when the Dream Demon left the neighborhood, it was still a Dream Demon. So something must have happened in the past few months to cause this.

Then Ms. Officer Jenny asked a few more questions about this unexpected incident. There was nothing more to ask Mingyou, and she could leave at any time.

Just as he was about to leave with Ponpo, Miss Officer Jenny suddenly stopped him again.

"Is there anything else?"

"Do you have a shiny Snorlax playing at the amusement park?"

"Hmm? What's wrong with it?"

"It was trying to fly in the amusement park's wind tunnel when it damaged the equipment. Now it's being held by the staff. It betrayed you and is making you go there to pay compensation to get it out."

"Grass!"

It was noon, and Mingyou was exhausted after not having played anything all morning. His wallet was empty... He was being asked to pay 50 yuan for a broken machine. Wasn't this blatant extortion?

Fortunately, Simocha was there. While they were haggling, he secretly went over and used his ultimate hand to repair the entertainment wind tunnel equipment. In the end, he spent 10 to fix it because the damage wasn't too serious.

But 10 yuan... just like that, he lost it. He has money now, but he is still very heartbroken.

After lunch, they braved the heat and went to a nearby comic convention together.

Now it was finally Ralts' turn to be happy. Snorlax was banned from entering due to its size, and could only watch enviously as other people's smaller Snorlax wandered around the convention with their bags.

However, even after arriving at the place it had been looking forward to for several days, Ralts was still a little nervous. There were just too many people here, and even when it saw something that interested it, it didn't dare to go forward.

"Waaah~"

I'll take you there to play!

Latias took it for a stroll, while Mingyou and Ponpo followed leisurely behind, while Riolu and the others went off to explore other places.

Although Mingyou maintained a smile, Ponpo could sense that since Zhenyi left in the morning, the other person seemed to have something on their mind, but was unwilling to say it.

Sensing Mingyou's hidden true emotions, Ponpo became very worried and finally decided to ask if it could help solve the problem.

"Hmm..."

"You asked me about Zhenyifa?"

"Mmm!"

"Um……"

Mingyou pondered for a long time, but in truth, she did not want to tell them that Zhenyifa was a dream demon.

Yesterday on the subway, everyone wanted to help find the Dream Demon, but this happened today... But after thinking about it, it's better not to let Ponpo worry too much.

"Okay, actually..."

"Hmm!?"

After hearing Mingyou's explanation of Zhenyifa's situation, Ponpo was shocked. So she had fought with Mengyao before? But why did the other party suddenly attack her, and why was it unwilling to come out and meet Mingyou when it was clearly nearby?

"I'm not quite sure about that either..."

Mingyou shook his head slightly. He was having a headache over this, and the attack that cut the vines to save Zhenyifa meant that the other party had companions, making the situation increasingly complicated.

He thought about it seriously, planning to investigate it thoroughly tomorrow. If he could get Zhenyi to send a message and have a proper talk with him, it should be easier to resolve the issue...

Just then, a sudden argument broke out at a stall ahead, bringing him back to reality.

"What's wrong now?"

"Hmm?"

Following the sound, he and Ponpo quickly went forward and saw Latias and Ralts standing in front of a stall selling figurines and art books. It seemed that the latter had taken a liking to something and wanted to buy it.

But right next to her was a petite, short-haired girl with some of her red hair dyed blue and wearing round-framed glasses.

She was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with a Poké Ball pattern and a white lace skirt. The most eye-catching thing was the Gigantamax Eevee backpack she was carrying, which was very cute...

Clearly, the girl and Ralts had their eyes on the same item: a Speaker Squirrel figurine called Speaker Squirrel. It was exquisitely crafted and very cool, and of course, the price was equally "cool."

"The Speaker Hero, it made me laugh."

……

(End of this chapter)