Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 296 The Controlled Pokémons, Team Plasma Attacks (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

N spoke calmly about his experiences, but everyone could sense his heavy heart. He had been betrayed by his most trusted "father," and his ideals had been nothing more than tools for them to gain power.

"Mmm!"

That's so mean!

Ponpo was furious that her family was being used as tools; it was simply unforgivable.

"Melo..."

Meloeta's face was full of sympathy for N.

Mingyou paused for a moment, digesting the information, and nodded gently: "So that's why you defected. But I don't think the Plasma Team will give up on their plan that they've been preparing for over ten years."

"Yes!"

N nodded in response, then explained his purpose for coming to Giant's Cave: "I suspect the Pokémon out-of-control incidents are related to Team Plasma. Although there's no concrete evidence, somewhere in Giant's Cave, a very terrifying Pokémon is slumbering!"

"Melo!"

I feel the same way!

Meloeta previously thought it was just an illusion, but now that N says the same thing, it's basically certain.

Upon hearing this, Mingyou glanced down into the Giant Cave before replying, "If that's the case, then there are probably quite a few Plasma Team members here. From the moment you arrived, there's a high probability they've been watching you."

"..."

"Of course, I'm just guessing."

Mingyou smiled and shook his head, but he was already prepared to deal with it. Even without bringing Heyue along, he didn't think that the Plasma Team had any ability to take N away from them.

Although he didn't intend to get involved and just wanted to enjoy the trip, then compete in the youth cup, and go home after the competition, he was sorry if the Plasma team really came knocking on his door!

He didn't press N about her sad experiences; he just needed to figure things out. He was there to enjoy his daily life, not to save the world.

He didn't bring up these things again until the end of dinner, but instead chatted with N about himself and his estate in Beishang Township.

"A manor where Pokémon live? I'd love to go and see it if I could."

N began to look forward to going to Kitakami Township, but he didn't have high hopes. He wouldn't leave until he had dealt with the Plasma Team.

Seeing that it was getting late, the two decided to rest early and then explore the forest below the next day. They crawled into their sleeping bags, which had been prepared in advance by the campfire, and didn't have much energy left to chat.

Goodnight~

Mingyou gave him a word of comfort and went straight to sleep, while Pengpeng lay down next to him, snuggling close together.

N didn't fall asleep immediately. He looked at the night sky shrouded in gloom, but felt a strange sense of relief. Maybe it was because he had finally told those things to others? Or perhaps it was because, as someone who hated humans, this was the first time he had truly opened his heart to someone.

Thinking about these questions, he finally felt at ease for once, closed his eyes, and drifted off to sleep...

Time passed slowly, the campfire flickered in the cold wind on the mountaintop, and all around was quiet. The noisiest bird, Zhenyi, was lying on Mingyou's body, and there was also a Meilutan who was with Xiaozhao but not there.

"Miller?"

Milton seemed to sense something, its screen-like eyes instantly lit up, and it slowly raised its head to look at the sky. Although it couldn't see, it could definitely feel it.

A strong electromagnetic wave is spreading and being released!

but……

This has nothing to do with it, it wasn't actually struck by lightning, so just keep it lying there and call it when it's time for breakfast.

Millerton lost power again and entered hibernation mode.

However, these radio waves that it paid no attention to precisely hit Ponpo and the others who were unaware of this. Not only that, but many sleeping Pokémon throughout the entire Giant's Cave were also affected by the radio waves and were awakened from their sleep!

"Hmm..."

Ponpo sat up from the ground, still groggy and half-asleep. She yawned, feeling as if a power had just erupted from her body, but it all came from the mask and nothing else.

It glanced at Mingyou, who was still sleeping, and smiled. It tidied up Mingyou's sleeping bag and was about to fall asleep when suddenly a Shadow Ball came straight at it!

"Hmm!?"

Ponpo reacted quickly, swatting the Shadow Ball away. At that moment, it finally saw the target of its attack... it was actually Winged Hair!

However, the opponent's condition was very strange at the moment. His blood-red eyes were glowing red, and his aura was much stronger than before!

And it wasn't just Wingfire; looking around, Ponpo saw Snivy, Garchomp, and Riolu... everyone was in the same state at the moment.

"Mmm!"

What exactly happened?!

Ponpo didn't understand what had happened, but it was impossible for it to attack its companions.

"Mengmeng!"

Zhenyi launched another attack, forming a circle of orange-red flames in front of her, from which a ball of magical flames radiated. Ponpo had no choice but to immediately put on the well mask and swing the thorny vine club to block the attack.

"Candy!"

Snivy attacked again, extending vines from both sides and grabbing Ponpo. Garchomp then transformed into a purplish-red dragon shadow, unleashing its full power with Dragon Dive, charging towards it!

Ponpo didn't know how to deal with it, but just then, a beautiful melody came from the wind, and Meloeta responded by changing her dance steps, which began to soothe everyone's emotions and gradually calm them down.

"Mengmeng..."

Listening to the ancient song, the birds seemed to have gone through a period of exhaustion after a period of high excitement, and they all fell asleep to the song.

"Melo!"

When the music ends and the dance concludes, Meloetta's personality becomes more unrestrained in her dance form, but this state cannot be maintained for long.

It usually goes into stealth mode when it sleeps, unless it is in a very safe place. Just now it was awakened by the sudden fighting noise. Unexpectedly, when it opened its eyes, it saw everyone attacking Ponpo, so it started singing the ancient song.

"Melo!"

What happened?

"Hmm..."

Ponpo didn't know why everyone was suddenly like this, so she quickly shook the sleeping Mingyou awake.

"Hmm... what's wrong?"

"Hmm..."

"What!?"

Upon hearing Ponpo say that something had happened, Mingyou instantly woke up and hurriedly tried to get up. However, before he could even unzip his sleeping bag, he fell to the ground like a caterpillar doing sit-ups.

After a moment, he finally emerged and looked at the exhausted flapping wings.

This condition is a side effect of Pokémon going out of control; their stamina is completely drained the moment they lose consciousness or recover.

"Did it really happen to me...? What could be the reason?!"

Mingyou was filled with anxiety and self-blame. He thought he would never encounter such a thing, believing in the bond between himself and his Pokémon, but clearly, it was no use.

But something even more serious was yet to come. Meloetta suddenly discovered that the sleeping bag on the other side of the campfire was missing; N had vanished.

"What!?"

Mingyou quickly ran to the other side. There were only traces of the sleeping bag on the ground, no dragging. N's shoes were still there. Obviously, the other person did not leave on their own, but was carried away by something.

So many things happened so suddenly that he didn't know what to do. He slapped his head hard to calm himself down.

After a short while, Millerton, who had been awakened by the noise again, walked over with a curious look on his face. At this moment, Mingyou looked at Zhenyi and the others and suddenly realized that one of them seemed to be missing.

"Where's Riolu?"

"Hmm?"

Ponpo was slightly taken aback. It had been ambushed by Snivy and the others and hadn't had time to notice these things. Riolu didn't seem to be here. It probably had quietly left when it was attacked.

"Could it be...?"

Mingyou frowned. Riolu wasn't the kind of Pokémon that would abandon its companions and leave alone. So the answer was obvious. Riolu probably took N away in the chaos and was out of control!

This is the only answer!

"As expected, Team Plasma has taken notice, but why Meloetta?"

They probably didn't have time to catch them...

Mingyou thought to himself, he didn't know what methods Team Plasma had used, but the most important thing now was to find Riolu and N as soon as possible.

It's a pity that Simocha isn't here, otherwise the other side would definitely be able to easily lock onto the target.

"Mmm!"

Ponpo shouted earnestly, "If Riolu left while Vibrating Wings was launching a sneak attack, then it definitely hasn't gone far and we can still catch up with it!"

"That's right!"

Mingyou nodded gently and put the Winged Beasts back into their Poké Balls. There was no time to wait for them to recover their strength. She then began to observe the ground, looking for the direction in which Riolu had carried N away.

He tried to communicate with Riolu using the waveguide, but it didn't work. However, he found Riolu's footprints in the northeast direction.

Target locked!

Mingyou immediately looked at Milton and shouted, "Milton, I need your help!"

"Miller~"

No problem~

Although Milton didn't know what had happened, it could tell that Mingyou, Meloetta, and Ponpon were all very anxious. Although it couldn't empathize with them, it wanted to understand their feelings.

So it immediately switched to driving mode, letting Mingyou and the others ride on it, and headed northeast.

Meanwhile, somewhere in the Giant's Cave.

A satellite-headed man in a white lab coat, with his hands behind his back, stared through his glasses at N, who was being captured on the screen, and gently shook his head.

"Is this the person Quixote has been looking for? They've been trying to catch him for so long without success. The Plasma Team is a bunch of useless bastards. If it weren't for the research funding you guys gave me... if I had made my move sooner, wouldn't I have caught him already?"

He adjusted his glasses, smiled calmly, and focused his attention on another screen, a hint of curiosity and doubt flashing across his face: "So, someone's following us. I wasn't going to bother with you, but I had no choice, it's for my research funding... But how did you even manage to get that motorcycle up the mountain?"

……

(End of this chapter)