Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 61, Part Sixty-One: The Alpaca Phone (Please continue reading)

Early in the morning, in the kitchen.

Looking at the innocent-looking Snorlax, Mingyou scratched his head and said with a helpless smile, "Wash off the ketchup on your body so you won't get caught stealing food. Remember to wash yourself in the bathroom later."

As he spoke, he continued cleaning.

I cleaned up all the ketchup stuck to the floor and the broken bowl. I never expected to encounter something like this as soon as I went downstairs to cook.

Seeing that Munchlax had been criticized, Gible walked out meekly, looked up at Mingyou, and let out a soft cry, indicating that it had accidentally spilled the ketchup, and that Munchlax had only taken the bowl containing the fries.

Seeing it gesturing to explain, Mingyou smiled calmly, naturally not blaming them for such a trivial matter: "Alright, remember to be careful next time you steal food, it's easy to get hurt stepping on broken bowls."

"Shark~"

"What do you want for breakfast? How about apple-filled buns, and some sweet potato porridge?"

"Gambit~"

"Okay, I'll go to the backyard first."

After cleaning, Mingyou went to the backyard to pick vegetables, but as soon as she arrived at the vegetable patch, she saw a long-haired pig playing with its baby boar. She couldn't help but exclaim happily, "Has it evolved?"

"Hmph~"

"Pretty nice, I've come over to pick some vegetables. Um... what are those things?"

Looking at the ice sculptures and clay figures not far away, Mingyou finally realized what was happening...

After a moment, looking at the ice sculptures and mummies that had been moved to the orchard, he crossed his arms and learned the general situation from Latias and the horned deer.

"The 'Northern Masked Gang'? Didn't they say they made some students and tourists cry during their challenge activities and got complaints? Now they're running out of business and coming here to do it?"

Having been setting up a stall in the Kitakami Center for almost a month, he had some understanding of the Kitakami Oni Mask Group. This event was prepared for tourists who enjoyed battling and wanted them to have fun.

But the members of Team Grimmsnarl won't hold back. Even if you bring a Caterpie to challenge them, they'll KO you with a Snorlax. There's a reason why some event booths have poor business...

"Stealing fruit...?"

Mingyou stroked his chin, recalling the subtle hint Xiaozhao had given him earlier. It was possible that someone from Beishang Township had sent the Ghost Face Group to investigate.

After all, Beishang Township is the apple capital. Now that fruit sales are bad, they switched to tourism. But your fruit sells so well, of course people are envious.

"Tsk tsk, never mind."

Mingyou shook his head and told the Ghost Horned Deer to throw these guys out. Anyway, they didn't have any cards, so even if they stole them, they wouldn't be able to figure anything out.

However, Naz had just reminded me last night, and this happened. But it shouldn't be the crisis the other party mentioned. I still need to be more careful. Maybe I can ask someone I know for advice...

When the stag went to throw the demon masks, Latias, in the form of a little girl, immediately stepped forward. Hands on her hips, head slightly raised, she proudly declared that she had caught them all, urging, "Praise me! Praise me!"

"Well done!"

"Waaah~"

After patting Latias's head, Mingyou looked at the other Pokémon in the manor and said with gratitude, "Thanks to you all last night, otherwise I probably wouldn't have been able to stop so many of them by myself."

"Gurgle~"

The night owl flapped its wings in response. It was the night owl that had sent the cuckoos to find everyone last night. After all, the manor was their shared home, and they would never allow bad people to steal things here!

Then they left to rest, and Mingyou turned his gaze back to Electivire and Torterra, which was what surprised him the most.

Although he had been at the manor for a month and a half and had been observing them frequently, the two Pokémon had always remained in a rather withdrawn state. He never expected them to actually make a move last night.

So this means it's fully recovered?

He was a little curious, but didn't ask directly. Instead, he smiled and said, "Thank you all. Have you been settling in well these past few days?"

"Chirp~"

"Drip~"

Electivire and Torterra nodded. Although this wasn't their home, the environment was much better, and the fruit was delicious.

The only regret is that their companions are not here. They were captured by Team Rocket from other areas. They originally had companions with them, but it is unclear what happened to those companions.

"Are you worried about your companion's safety...?"

Mingyou nodded gently, finally seeing them open up, and then smiled and replied, "Don't worry, I'll go and find out about them for you. I'm sure nothing will happen!"

"Chirp~"

"Drip~"

With Mingyou's promise, blue light spots scattered from the two Pokémon and converged into two cards, which flew into Mingyou's hand...

[Electroshikaw (lv1): After using it on a Lemon Tree, the tree type changes to Electric Berry. The Electric Berry that grows has a chance to learn one of the following moves: Wild Volt, Thunder Punch, Thunder, Light Screen, Thunder Wave, Thunderbolt]

[Tortoise (lv1): After being used on an oak tree, its species changes to a land oak, and the acorns it produces have a chance to learn the following moves (Wood Hammer, Leaf Storm, Sudden Attack, Giga Drain, Crazy Plant, Leech Seed, Growth, Hatching, Solar Beam)]

"Why is it oak trees again...?"

Mingyou had a bit of a headache. The cards that Changbiye and the others gave him were also for use on oak trees, so he actually bought a few and planted them next to the villa.

However, this thing takes too long to flower and bear fruit. The one he bought had already been growing for several years. Even with the use of fast fertilizer and the care of a Grass-type Pokémon, it wouldn't bear fruit until the end of this year at the earliest.

"Sigh... never mind."

He shook his head. For now, he would use all the cards he had. Later, when he had more cards, he would choose which ones to plant based on the situation. He couldn't plant everything, after all, he also had to consider the time cost.

Lemon trees, however, can be planted. I'll arrange to do so when I get back...

A moment later, when all the Pokémon had returned to the grove, Naruyu also snapped out of her reverie and prepared to start cooking. Just then, Ponpo came downstairs.

"Mmm~"

"Wait a little longer, we'll be eating soon."

"Mmm~"

After breakfast, Mingyou tidied up and planned to start his stall on the last day of the month. He planned to stay at home until the end of the month, taking time to do other things and spend time with Ponpon.

When they left the manor, the Ghost Face group members who had been abandoned outside by the Ghost Horned Deer had already run away. After what had happened, they certainly wouldn't dare to come back.

Ultimately, the Grimm Team are just some trainers who are retired in Kitakami Township, not Team Rocket or anything like that, so there's really no need to take them seriously.

Arriving at the North-South Center, the atmosphere was still the same as always. Some students who happened to be passing by would take the initiative to greet him, and Xiao Zhao was also waiting at his stall early in the morning with Zoroya in his arms.

Good morning!

Good morning!

After greeting everyone, Xiao Zhao smiled and said, "By the way, the next round of summer camp activities will start at the beginning of next month. It involves finding regional landmarks around Beishang Township. This is relatively simple, and I will have a lot more free time."

"Then you can rest more."

Mingyou responded with a smile, then asked, "Speaking of the last activity of summer camp, it's an adventure into the haunted Eternal Forest, right? Do you know much about that place?"

He was mainly thinking about what happened last night, and suddenly wondered if the crisis that Naz had mentioned that she would encounter was related to the Everlasting Forest, so he decided to ask her about it.

It's unclear what the Blood Moon is, but if we're talking about mist, then it can only be the Eternal Forest, since Ponpo's mask is still there.

"An eternal forest...?"

Xiao Zhao gently stroked her chin with her fingers, her expression lost in thought: "I've never been there, but I've heard Dan Yu's grandfather say that there's a man-eating monster in that forest. It appears at night when the forest is shrouded in mist and devours any intruders, leaving not even a trace of skin."

"I know about monsters, but mainly other things, like blood moons..."

"Blood Moon?"

Xiao Zhao raised an eyebrow and shook her head. "I haven't heard of it. After all, I'm not from around here. Maybe Danyu's grandfather knows something. Do you want me to go and ask him for you?"

"May I?"

"It's nothing."

"Then I'll leave it to you... Oh, by the way!"

Mingyou suddenly remembered something, then took out her phone, Rotom, and smiled sheepishly, "I just realized I don't have your contact information yet. If it's convenient, could you give me yours? That way, contacting you by phone will save a lot of trouble."

"no problem."

Xiao Zhao didn't think too much and took out her phone. This was the first time she had taken out her phone in front of Ming You, and Ming You's expression gradually turned to shock as the phone appeared.

The phone case is entirely white with a gold protrusion at the bottom and a gold cross-shaped ring on the back. The design of this phone case is reminiscent of…

"Your phone case is quite unique..."

Mingyou squinted and whispered, already beginning to doubt the other party's identity. This Arceus phone was too obvious!

However, Xiao Zhao didn't seem to realize the meaning behind his words, and instead replied with a smile: "Really? Haha, Danyu and the others said this phone has an ugly design, a bit like an alpaca. I actually think this alpaca phone is quite cute~"

"cute……"

Don't you think so?

"Um, indeed... By the way, does your phone have any special features?"

"It only has normal phone functions, and I think it's not as good as Danyu's new Rotom phone. The performance is a bit poor. If I weren't broke, and if this alpaca phone wasn't the only thing I had with me when I woke up from my amnesia, I would have replaced it long ago."

Xiao Zhao blurted out her innermost thoughts, completely unaware that the elusive deer beside her was staring intently at her phone...

(End of this chapter)