Pokémon's Lord of Fear

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Chapter 11: Gengar and the Mansion

Overlord-level Pokémon, this is a type of Pokémon that the League has only recently confirmed.

Compared with ordinary Pokémon of the same kind, Overlord-level Pokémon are stronger and larger in size. They are very powerful wild Pokémon and their status is relatively much higher, but not every Overlord can receive special treatment from the Alliance.

At least as far as Teng Shu himself knew, in the entire Hoenn region, only this Gengar received special treatment from the Alliance.

"Because I plan to make a horror movie, I want to shoot a scene here." It was not the first time that Teng Shu saw Gengar in front of him, but even so, facing this huge Gengar, Teng Shu could feel a kind of vague pressure.

Little Q was trembling in Teng Shu's arms, its excited little eyes fixed on Gengar in front of it, which forced Teng Shu to hold Little Q down to prevent this guy from taking the initiative to attack.

Although every attack was useless, as Gengar was too strong and could immobilize Xiao Q in an instant, Xiao Q still kept fighting despite repeated defeats.

The old butler Shibata at the side wiped his glasses calmly. He was not worried about Teng Shu's safety.

"Horror movie? This is really interesting." Gengar let out a weird laugh.

As it laughed, the surrounding shadows began to tremble, as if their bodies were blown by the wind, but there was no wind in the Orange Forest right now.

Teng Shu was not surprised that Gengar knew about horror movies.

Generally speaking, Pokémon are not very good at communicating with humans. The ones that can communicate with humans are often Pokémon with psychic attributes. These Pokémon can communicate with humans through telepathy, but the Gengar in front of him can speak the official language of the League proficiently and also possesses extremely high intelligence.

This is a very special overlord.

"Mr. Gengar, do you want to perform?" Teng Shu asked tentatively.

But he knew in his heart that this Gengar would not agree.

"I'm not interested. After the movie is shot, someone will definitely come here to find me. It's too much trouble." Gengar shook his head decisively, his eyes standing out in the forest.

Although it is a dominant beast and is so big that it looks difficult to mess with, there are always some trainers who are extremely confident and think they are the destined protagonists. They want to conquer it and then show their status as the protagonist.

Such trainers were severely taught a lesson by Gengar.

"Okay, let's put those useless things aside and we'll talk about it next time." Gengar looked at Teng Shu excitedly. A hand stretched out from its body, and one of its fingers was as thick as Teng Shu's head.

Teng Shu naturally knew what Gengar was going to do. He took a deep breath and his eyes became much more serious.

"Three, two...one!" the old butler Shibata shouted loudly.

"Scissors!" Gengar stretched out his hand, revealing two fingers.

"Stone!" Teng Shu also shouted, and stretched out his fist. Gengar instantly sat down on the ground in dejection.

Teng Shu calmly took out a small notebook from his pocket and drew something on it.

"What's the score now?" Gengar's ear-like protrusions shrunk down. Gengar now looked like it had none of the domineering power of a dominant Pokémon. Instead, it looked a little aggrieved.

"Hmm, 132:89." Teng Shu looked at the numbers on the notebook.

The corners of Gengar's mouth were almost drooping onto its legs.

One hundred and thirty-two? In other words, it, a dominant Pokémon, actually lost to a little brat like Teng Shu forty-three times? What the hell is this game? Why is it so difficult?

Gengar couldn't understand.

"Brat, I will definitely win next time." Gengar said indignantly, then it crawled into the shadow and disappeared.

Teng Shu was not surprised. Every time he came to the Orange Forest, Gengar would drag him to play rock-paper-scissors. And every time Gengar would do the same thing. If he lost, he would just run away. If he won, he would show off in front of him like crazy, which made Teng Shu laugh and cry.

It is clearly a dominant Pokémon, but Teng Shu doesn't feel much of a dominant aura from it.

"Let's go, Master Teng Shu." The old butler Shibata was no longer surprised, and calmly took Teng Shu all the way to the western-style house.

Teng Shu looked at the western-style house in front of him. After years of wear and tear, the house became even older. Perhaps because no one cleaned it, the walls of the house were covered with plants such as ivy.

The whole place still looks a little eerie under the afternoon sun.

Teng Shu could even see a ghost shadow flashing through the exposed window on the second floor. The entire western-style mansion looked even more terrifying against this backdrop.

"This place is quite interesting." Teng Shu touched his chin. He had seen the design drawings of the western-style house. The first floor of this house was basically empty and there was no furniture. It could be arranged into a theater and then put all kinds of human-shaped puppets and Pokémon puppets on it.

Because according to Teng Shu's adaptation, Mary Shaw not only killed people, but also killed their Pokémon and made them into puppets. Even for this reason, the protagonist's father had to be shown with some puppet details at the end to make the audience realize that the protagonist's father is actually a puppet.

"Master Teng Shu, there are still a lot of ghost Pokémon here. What are you going to do with them?" Old Man Shibata asked with a smile. He had six Poké Balls on his waist.

Shibata is also a trainer, and he is quite powerful, which is why he dares to run around with Teng Shu alone.

"Grandpa Shibata, I want to go in and take a look first." Teng Shu did not intend to let Shibata take action directly. Daigo was right. It was time for him to consider strengthening his strength. Otherwise, he could not let the old butler always stay by his side to protect him. That would not be appropriate.

The old butler didn't say anything after hearing this, but walked in front of Teng Shu and stood slightly in front of Teng Shu, so that he could immediately block any problems if they occurred.

After the door was opened, dust filled the sunlight and floated everywhere.

Teng Shu couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

When the dust cleared, a western-style house covered by time appeared in front of Teng Shu. The water and electricity in this house had been cut off for a long time, but at this moment, there was a strange atmosphere of life here. Teng Shu even saw some rotten wood.

Tables and chairs?

It seemed so, but it looked so poor quality that Teng Shu couldn't be sure whether it was a table or a chair.

On the second floor and stairwell of the mansion, as well as deep in the first floor, countless pairs of densely packed small eyes appeared, looking at Teng Shu quietly.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 12: Puppet Theater

Gastly, Haunter, Puffball, and Incubus.

A bunch of ghost-type Pokémon looked at Teng Shu and the old butler with a wary look. There was a hint of hesitation and reluctance in their eyes.

Except for a few wild Pokémon like Slowpoke and Psyduck, most Pokémon actually have a relatively high IQ. They naturally know that they are occupying human houses. If humans did not come, they could continue to live happily here, but when humans come, they have no choice but to leave this home.

Teng Shu scratched his head. Among these ghost-type Pokémon, only Gastly and Haunter made Teng Shu want to capture them. However, he gave up the idea soon after because he felt that there were no Pokémon here that particularly caught his eye.

Anyway, there is no need to rush to capture Pokémon.

"Oh?" Teng Shu was about to go in when he saw a lamp on the ceiling. The lamp looked ordinary, but Teng Shu noticed something was wrong. The house was without electricity and water, so how could there still be electricity? So how did the lamp light up?

Crystal lamp spirit.

Teng Shu recognized the identity of this Pokémon, but it surprised him a little. After all, ghost Pokémon like Crystal Lampshade are not very common in the Hoenn region. The evolution requirements of this Pokémon are relatively special, so few can evolve into Crystal Lampshade naturally.

"Master Teng Shu, do we need to clear the place?" The old butler didn't care about the Pokémon inside. Although there were a lot of them, there were only a few moves that could be used. Besides, they were the owners of this mansion now, so they naturally had the power to clear out the uninvited guests in these rooms.

In fact, even if they don’t take action, the alliance will help clean up, otherwise these old houses will not be sold.

"No need." Teng Shu shook his head. He had an idea.

The Chenghua Forest is actually not a particularly suitable place for living. There are many mosquitoes, and it is a bit far from the city, which is very inconvenient for Teng Shu, but this mansion may have some other uses.

In the past, some popular blockbusters would often attract countless people to take photos and check in, just like the place where the clown danced in "Joker", which attracted many people to take photos and even dance together at the time. Even though the popularity has passed, that place still has a certain fame.

Teng Shu is very confident in his movie, although this confidence is given to him by the poor horror film market in the Pokémon world.

But there is no doubt that his film is destined to become a landmark work in the Pokémon world.

The broadcast of Dead Silence will surely attract the attention of horror movie fans. As Mary Shaw's theater and the most expensive filming location in the entire movie, this mansion will surely be popular. By then, we only need to open the mansion as a tourist attraction to realize profitability, and at the same time solve the problem of these ghost Pokémon.

After all, to shoot Mary Shaw's Puppet Theater, these puppets need to move together. Although it is not difficult to set up such a mechanism, Teng Shu still hopes to give these puppets more space.

Space for free play.

A puppet that turns its head due to mechanical equipment is different from a puppet that has its own consciousness to scare people. There are quite a few of these ghost Pokémon, which can be used to control the puppets to achieve the effect he wants.

Moreover, with these ghost-type Pokémon in the future, this puppet theater can also operate healthily. Tourists pay money, the ghost Pokémon get a place to live, and they can also taste the tourists' fear. It's simply a win-win situation.

The steady stream of tourists can also expand the film's reputation. After all, even if they have not seen Dead Silence, once they visit the Muppet Theater, they will definitely be curious about what movie it was filmed at, thus providing new viewership for Dead Silence.

"Master Teng Shu, your idea is really out of this world." The old housekeeper looked at Teng Shu with some surprise. Should we say that the young master is worthy of being the blood of the Zfuchi family? He is so young and has such a business mind.

Teng Shu smiled, then touched the little Q in his arms and soothed little Q's desire to fight.

"Are you willing to cooperate with me?" Teng Shu smiled and threw out his bait. When he expressed his thoughts just now, he did not speak in a low voice, but spoke very normally.

Among these little guys, there must be a Pokémon that can understand.

Soon, a dream demon flew out. It looked at Teng Shu curiously, and then its eyes fell on little Q in Teng Shu's arms.

Teng Shu was a little surprised. Dream monsters are common, but wild dream monsters also need special props to evolve. Is this a coincidence or is there another reason?

Teng Shu didn't understand the chattering Pokémon language, but after the Dream Demon used dust to form a piece of paper and a pen in front of him, Teng Shu understood.

These little guys want to sign a contract.

"That's no problem, but I'll need you to cooperate with my filming and not make any trouble." Teng Shu nodded. It was just a contract. He wouldn't turn his back on someone or make a yin-yang contract. He really thought so.

Although this mansion is nice, Teng Shu doesn't want to live here. He would probably be visited by Gengar every day to play rock-paper-scissors with him. This overlord Pokémon is very obsessed with the game.

The Dream Demon nodded. As the boss here, it was still able to control these guys.

With the help of the old butler, the contract was quickly drafted and then delivered by a special person. Teng Shu also signed his name, and Meng Yaomo looked at the contract carefully. Teng Shu looked at him with some curiosity.

He was very curious whether Pokémon could understand human contracts. You know, a contract is not something you can sign casually. If you don't read it carefully, it's easy to fall into a trap and be unable to climb out.

Any document written in black and white that needs to be signed must be handled with great caution. This is the experience of Teng Shu, a veteran social animal in his previous life.

The dream demon raised his head, and Teng Shu saw a hint of hesitation in his eyes. It seemed that he really couldn't understand.

Teng Shu was not in a hurry either. He thought it was about time.

"Does this place require notarization?" Just at this moment, a girl knocked on the door.

Teng Shu looked back and saw that the other person was wearing the alliance's work clothes and smiling sweetly.

"Master Teng Shu, this person is in charge of notarizing Pokémon employment contracts in the alliance." The old butler said softly. He had made very good arrangements.

Teng Shu nodded. With the notary public, the signed contract would be valid.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 13 Maid Moving Company

In the world of Pokémon, Pokémon can also work as part-time workers, but because many Pokémon do not know the language of the Alliance, in order to prevent these part-time workers from being cheated, a special profession has appeared.

Pokémon notaries are legal practitioners who specialize in various legal provisions. Any company that signs a contract with Pokémon must ask these notaries to notarize the contract so that it will be valid.

Otherwise, they will be severely punished by the League, which is also a way for the League to protect Pokémon.

The notary will read the contract carefully to ensure that there are no traps or pitfalls in the contract that the Pokémon cannot understand. He or she will also need to explain the contract to the Pokémon, which is generally not an easy job for one person.

"Well, let me take a look at your contract." The girl had already taken the contract and started reading it. Teng Shu was not in a hurry and waited patiently.

While reading the contract, the girl told the Dream Demon beside her some things to note about the contract, and the Dream Demon listened very carefully.

The Pokémon behind it also slowly surrounded them. Various ghost Pokémon surrounded Teng Shu and the others in the middle. From time to time, a few Haunters made faces at Teng Shu.

However, under the suppression of the dream demon, these guys were relatively honest and did not cause any trouble.

"..This is roughly what the contract means. Do you plan to sign it?" The girl asked Meng Yaomo. She had already explained it. The whole contract was very formal and there were no pitfalls.

However, as the leading company in the Hoenn region, Dewen Company does not need to make any unethical contracts to damage their company's corporate image.

The Dream Demon nodded, then controlled the pen to draw a strange pattern on it.

"Okay, now the contract between Ghost Films and Dream Demon has been signed successfully." The notary said with a smile after taking photos for evidence.

Teng Shu nodded. Now that he had signed a contract with the Pokémon in the mansion, he had to arrange for people to come and arrange some furniture and load a large number of puppets to complete the task of setting up the puppet theater in the movie "Dead Silence".

The old butler also paid the notary's remuneration. The company had to pay for the money, but Dewen Company would not care about these small expenses.

"Master Teng Shu, the matter has been handled." The old butler sent the notary away, then walked to Teng Shu and whispered something to him.

"Yeah." Teng Shu nodded. He had just called the people from the film company and asked them to start arranging personnel to decorate the entire mansion. The exterior did not need to be touched, but some details needed to be added to let the audience see that this mansion was Mary Shaw's puppet theater.

Although the mansion as a whole appears to have certain horror elements, it is still far from enough to achieve the effect that Teng Shu wants. Special decorations are required, and this is the work of the props department of the film company.

Fortunately, as a hands-off boss, he only needs to control the general direction and filming, and other details will be handled by the company's employees.

Soon, a group of strong men came out of the forest carrying all kinds of things, and the leader was a man. Teng Shu knew him. He was the manager of a moving company in Kanaz City.

But what was shocking to the eyes was that these monsters were all wearing maid outfits, and the black stockings that should have been full of temptation were bulging out due to their plump muscles. Teng Shu couldn't bear to look at them.

"Why is this guy here?" Teng Shu muttered to himself, but still walked over.

Vehicles are not allowed to enter the Chenghua Forest, so all these things have to be specially transported here. If you want to set it up as a theater, you need a lot of things, and all of these things cost money, but fortunately, his old father gave him a lot of money, which is enough to support these expenses.

"Mr. Teng Shu, the Maid Moving Company is at your service." The man said very respectfully, and Teng Shu's mouth twitched.