Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 48 Latias... Personification (Please continue reading)

The targeted Smocha was scurrying around the North Center. It was just there to join in the fun, to see if there were any items that needed repair, and maybe it could sneak some food along the way.

It just didn't expect that Mingyou would also be setting up a stall here, and that it would be discovered...

Upon seeing Smocha appear, the scene instantly descended into chaos. Many stall owners frantically crouched down, covering their heads in defense, while others had already sent out Pokémon to attack it, trying to drive it away to other places.

"Is it really necessary to go this far...?"

Mingyou was speechless at the commotion. This little dragon and phoenix, who could only be compared to Munchlax, could actually frighten these people like this.

However, the riots couldn't be allowed to continue, after all, he was the one who exposed Simocha's location, and it was a rare opportunity to meet him again...

Seeing that a Tirion had quickly approached Smokecha, and that a Growlithe and a Pikachu had also launched an attack, Naruyu snapped his fingers.

The horned deer immediately understood that it was generating and releasing spiritual energy from the black beads at the base of its horns, creating an invisible barrier that intercepted all attacks!

"What?!"

Everyone present was stunned. What was going on? Was it haunted? Or was it the power of this Smother?

"Come to me quickly!"

Seizing the opportunity, Mingyou shouted at Simocha. Fortunately, the other party still had some goodwill towards him and quickly understood, immediately flying towards him.

But suddenly...

"Shadow attack!"

A female voice came from somewhere, and a small white fox suddenly jumped out, appearing behind Simocha and slashing down with its paw.

But Simocha reacted quickly, extending its liquid-like little hand from the gap on the left side of the tea canister, grabbing the tea ladle, and turning around to strike back.

The two sides were evenly matched. Seeing that the sneak attack had failed, Zoroa retreated and jumped back to the ground, while Smocha flew over to Mingyou's side and saw Xiaozhao appear.

"Why is it you again...?"

Mingyou didn't know what to say. Why did this person suddenly jump out and interfere with her?

"I am a staff member of the summer camp, and maintaining order on site is also part of my job."

Xiao Zhao only heard that some wild Smokecha had run to the scene and caused a commotion, so she immediately ran over from the shrine. She was also very surprised that it was Naruyu again. What a coincidence!

Then she brought Zoroya back to her side, glanced at Smocha beside him, and asked, "Explain things properly to avoid any misunderstandings."

"Um... I'm sorry, this Smokecha is actually my Pokémon. It ran over there because it wanted to eat ice cream. If it caused any damage, I'll make up for it."

Mingyou made up an excuse to help Simocha get away with it. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Simocha seemed to be very familiar with him. At the same time, those who wanted to subdue Simocha also felt a little regretful.

"You should have said so earlier, it was really scary... There's been a 'Smocha' thing around town lately, fixing things everywhere, and even deliberately appearing in the bathroom while people are showering and sprinkling matcha powder..."

The ice cream stand owner patted his chest, still somewhat shaken, which made Mingyou laugh awkwardly. She also noticed the Simocha mentioned in his words. Could it be the same one?

The riot ended there. Apart from some people being frightened, there were no other actual losses. Mingyou bought a few more ice creams to support the business.

Xiao Zhao didn't say anything more, and left with Soroya in her arms. Before leaving, she gave Mingyou a meaningful look, as if she had seen through someone's lie, but didn't expose it.

"How did you figure that out...?"

Mingyou couldn't understand. Was she really just bad at conning people? It seemed so...

Putting those thoughts aside for the moment, after walking a little further away, he looked at Simocha and asked curiously, "What are you doing here?"

"Mommy~"

Playing, what else can you do?

Its favorite thing to do is to play pranks to scare other people!

As he said this, Smocha seemed quite proud, waving his tea scoop and scattering some matcha powder on the grass, releasing a matcha aroma.

After understanding its meaning, Ke Mingyou asked calmly, "Then... what is the significance?"

"..."

Mingyou's question stumped Simocha, who fell silent, seemingly unsure of the meaning behind its actions.

Seeing that it didn't respond, Mingyou sighed softly, "I'm telling you..."

But before he could even open his mouth, Simocha was already planning to leave, not wanting to listen to his rambling; that guy talked too much.

But Mingyou continued with a smile, "If you get tired of playing outside, you can come back anytime you want. The manor will always be your home. And let's come to the Covered Face Festival together tomorrow afternoon. It won't be sneaky; it'll be fun openly and honestly!"

"..."

The Smocha paused in mid-air for a few seconds before finally leaving.

Mingyou did not stop him. After several encounters, he had a general understanding of the other party's personality.

"Playing pranks everywhere without hurting anyone... Is she just trying to get attention and prove her existence? She's like a child..."

Mingyou doesn't dislike this kind of personality; on the contrary, she finds it very interesting and unique. However, she finds it a little troublesome to get along with, and she doesn't know how her grandfather managed to get her to obey him.

"Come on, here's an ice cream for you. We bought too much, we'll share it with Ponpon and the others when we get back."

"Yo yo~"

Then, Mingyou rode the horned deer home together, increasingly looking forward to tomorrow.

The Face Covering Festival will begin tomorrow evening and will continue until the end of summer vacation. It will start every evening and then close in the early morning.

It is said that it used to last only three days, but in recent years, in order to develop the tourism industry, it has been deliberately extended to this long time so that more people can experience it.

Some of the fruits and vegetables at the manor will ripen tomorrow, so Mingyou will have to make some plans to try to balance setting up a stall and visiting the Masked Festival.

So, on the morning of the shroud-face ritual...

Mingyou and Pengpeng woke up early, ready to go check on the vegetable garden and orchard. They decided not to set up their stall this morning, but to go together in the afternoon.

Ponpo hugged the mask, eagerly anticipating the Masked Festival, while Gible was hiding behind the door. It had actually woken up quite early because it kept having nightmares.

And these past few days it's been listening to Ponpo and the others discuss this at home. To be honest, it's actually a little tempted, but it doesn't dare to say anything...

Mingyou glanced at it silently, then looked away, lost in thought.

After greeting the baby boars, they went to a damp spot near the pond where he had planted mushrooms, which had already sprouted.

Just as he was about to check on the mushroom's condition, a huge splash suddenly erupted from the pond next to him, scaring away some baby ducks and dancing swans that were swimming on the surface, and splashing Magikarp onto the shore.

"What's going on?"

Mingyou and Pengpeng quickly looked over there, and were both startled by the commotion.

But then Latias swooped down at high speed, following the falling water. After passing through a curtain of water, its feathers shimmered like glass when wet, and were very beautiful.

But its figure suddenly disappeared after being enveloped in feathers!

The next second, a petite figure wearing a red short skirt with a blue hollowed-out triangular pattern on the chest suddenly appeared on the shore.

Her short white hair fell straight down, each strand shimmering in the sunlight. Her forehead was partially obscured by bangs, which, combined with her chubby baby face, gave her a playful and adorable look.

"Waaah~"

The human, transformed from Latias, raised his hands and jumped excitedly.

As long as you can transform into a human using the same method as invisibility, you can join in the fun. This is a method that took it so many days to come up with!

Genius! It's simply a genius!

Now let's see who can still call him an idiot!

But looking down slightly at the little girl in front of her... who was even shorter than Ponpo, running towards her, Mingyou's expression gradually became tense.

Whose child is this?

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(End of this chapter)