Zongman: Evolution Paradise

To be honest, Nakano Satsuki's trial looked rather boring.

After all, the ghost stories present couldn't hear the Quintessential Quintuplets' intracranial communication; they could only see her and the Gingerbread Witch walking back and forth on a road.

But now, the story in the magic mirror has suddenly changed.

It went from "Waiting for Godot" to "Detective Charlotte".

Because all five personalities are awake, Nakano Satsuki has a very strong appetite.

The head of a gingerbread man was bitten off by Satsuki Nakano's pearly white teeth, but its remaining body and limbs were still moving around, looking as amusing as the Chocolate Frog from Harry Potter.

Tasting the delicious food filled Nakano Satsuki with a blissful aura, and she silently made a decision to eat her way through the entire amusement park.

The remaining gingerbread men felt nothing as they watched their companions being eaten.

Nakano Satsuki picked up another one, and just as she was about to put it in her mouth, her pupils suddenly dilated.

A lightbulb of inspiration popped out.

"How many gingerbread men did we send out to scout the way when we entered the pumpkin carriage?"

“Eighty,” the gingerbread witch replied.

The number is clear because these eighty gingerbread men were freshly baked by her not long ago.

"How many did I eat?"

Just as Nakano Satsuki was about to recall, Nakano Ichika in her mind had already answered, "It's fourteen."

Nakano Satsuki: "..."

"Why do you know?"

"Hey, this is so boring."

"Eighty minus fourteen equals sixty-six."

Nakano started counting the number of gingerbread men running around in the candy store in May.

Soon after, she got the answer.

Sixty-three gingerbread men.

"Why are there only three missing?"

Satsuki Nakano questioned that the intelligence of these gingerbread men was quite worrying; she recalled that some of them began to forget things and even got lost as soon as she gave them commands.

These gingerbread men scattered to scout ahead, and she had been walking for so long, so logically she shouldn't have so many gingerbread men left around her.

"unless……

The distance between myself and the gingerbread man never strayed beyond a certain range.

Satsuki Nakano: "Am I trapped in a maze?"

Just as she reached a conclusion, a faint, elusive voice reached her ears.

"Congratulations, Nakano Satsuki, you have discovered that you are in an illusion."

The puzzle of the first level has now been solved, and we are about to enter the second phase of the boss fight.

Nakano Satsuki: "..."

That's Ilya's voice.

What's with that tone?! So you're treating me like a game character?!

The problem is the boss in the first level?

How many more levels do you want?

"The boss's second phase has begun!"

On the other side of the magic mirror, Ilya was cheering with joy as the progress bar of the reality show finally started moving.

Illya strikes a pose as if she's transforming into a magical girl.

Hanako summoned flames that melted the gingerbread witch's candy house, and the melted cake and chocolate covered Nakano Satsuki completely.

"unacceptable."

Nakano Satsuki was quite annoyed.

Looking ahead,

There was a scarecrow stuck in the ground.

This is its original form, voted on by members of the Ghost Stories Association to be the first boss.

Before the tension could build and the sparks of battle could even ignite, several pumpkin fireworks launched by Ilya appeared in the sky.

The scarecrow, forced to come forward: "..."

Satsuki Nakano, her face covered in cake: "..."

That wasn't what she found hard to accept; the truly dramatic part was something else entirely.

In her eyes, she, the gingerbread witch, and the scarecrow opposite her all share a single panel.

Satsuki Nakano: Trainee Trainer.

Skill - Apprentice Pokémon Command: Apprentice trainers don't understand Pokémon command, so it's better to let the Pokémon decide its own moves rather than issuing commands. However, you can shout out amazing skills like "Dodge quickly," "Hold on," or "Get up" with a burst of enthusiasm.

Chapter 381 Continuing the Trial

Pokémon - Gingerbread Witch

Attributes: Ghost, Fairy

Skills: Transform into a bread man, create a gingerbread man, summon a candy house.

This is the panel above the gingerbread witch's head.

And the other side?

Pokémon - Scarecrow

Type: Ghost, Grass

Skill 1 - Scarecrow Substitute: You can consume a large amount of health to create a small scarecrow substitute that can withstand one fatal attack.

Skill 2 - Three Shadows: You can create two clones with only half your own strength, and these two clones will not die under the moonlight.

Skill 3 - Walking in Fear: You can teleport while others are filled with fear of you.

Skill 4 - Illusion Creation: You can create and manipulate illusions to a certain extent.

Nakano Satsuki: "..."

The gingerbread witch is going to hit this guy with her head?

Just then, several white squares reappeared next to the scarecrow's panel.

As is well known, wild Pokémon cannot attack Trainers during Pokémon capture battles.

As is well known, Normal and Fighting moves are ineffective against Ghost-type moves, which are weak to Fire.

Including the panel, these words were not issued by the amusement park, but were words that Sadako in front of the magic mirror used to create illusions in front of Nakano Satsuki.

After all, how can a decent reality show be without subtitles?

"The first part means that this ghost story will not attack me on its own initiative, and I can confidently use the gingerbread witch to win this trial."

The second half of the sentence means that this ghost story, like the gingerbread witch, is resistant to physical attacks but afraid of fire?

Nakano Satsuki seemed to be deep in thought, then directed the gingerbread witch to go forward.

"Gingerbread Witch, use Breadman Transformation!"

"...Now I understand why the president uses all sorts of methods to control us."

As a monstrous creature that kills without blinking an eye and eats people without salt, the scarecrow felt utterly humiliated. Why did it have to become this person's opponent?

The key is that the task Ilya gave it was to "be moved by the bond between Nakano Satsuki and the gingerbread witch after a thrilling and intense battle, lose to Nakano Satsuki in the final battle, and be subdued by her."

What the heck is "bond"?

Is this something that ghost stories can do?

This must be a compliance test!

As the gingerbread witch's monstrous form continued to grow larger and unleash black energy, the scarecrow barely managed to raise his finger, intending to use an illusion to deceive the gingerbread witch and complete a thrilling battle.

Then, in the next moment, it was completely bewildered when the gingerbread witch, whose fingers had been transformed into baguettes, slammed it into the ground, creating a large crater.

"Well done, gingerbread witch!"

Satsuki Nakano praised that she noticed the illusions around her had begun to disappear.

The most obvious thing is that a castle with red walls and a black roof suddenly appears not far from the road, and the distance from the pumpkin carriage to there is only two kilometers.

"Why didn't the illusion work?"

The Scarecrow is different. It lies on the ground, silently enduring the Gingerbread Witch's beating. It's not a real Ghost-type Pokémon. Being a physical ghost story, its resistance to physical attacks doesn't mean it's completely immune.

It looks completely bewildered.

Because the scarecrow clearly remembers that he has disguised himself on the other side using illusions.

After careful observation, it noticed that behind the eye patch, which the gingerbread witch had put away because it could no longer wear it due to its increased size, were two dark holes.

Is the gingerbread witch blind?

scarecrow:"???"

It creates illusions that affect the enemy through their vision.

It's like a maze in a low-level martial arts world; the protagonist only needs to close his eyes and perform a few actions to break through it.

My illusions are useless against the blind!

The problem is, weren't you just trapped in a hallucination and unable to break free? I thought that eye mask on your face was some kind of erotic decoration!

The scarecrow is a bit vulnerable.

The more it thought about it, the angrier it became, so it directly used a scarecrow substitute to break free from control.

……

Meanwhile, Nakano Satsuki was cheering.

"That's it, keep it up."

She suddenly realized that the gingerbread witch had a very good chance of winning.

Hmm... The gingerbread witch doesn't have fear, so if this ghost can't attack you, then your scarecrow's third skill is completely useless, right?

Then she heard the scarecrow's voice.

Did its illusions not fool the gingerbread witch?

Nakano Satsuki: "???"

What happened before that?

Good news: Scarecrow's four abilities are now disabled.

Bad news: The gingerbread witch was indeed playing herself!

The gingerbread witch and the scarecrow engaged in a fierce battle.

The two skills were useless. Even though the Scarecrow's aura was far stronger than the Gingerbread Witch's, there was no more efficient way to kill. The Gingerbread Witch's skills were somewhat useful. The instant-cast Candy House summon was transformed into a control skill similar to the Blue Silver Cage, and there was even fire in the fireplace inside the Candy House.

After a struggle, the timid and helpless scarecrow was subdued by Nakano Satsuki with tears in his eyes.

[Satsuki Nakano, you have received a reward: a deciphered worldview whose authenticity is unknown.]

The reason this world lost its sun was because Princess Celestia of Little Mary had an accident.

As usual, it's a reality show caption.

The instant after Nakano Satsuki read the above message aloud, she received news of the real amusement park.

[You have deciphered a portion of this world's worldview.]