I run an orphanage in the Pokémon world.

"Hello, I'd like to ask, what types of Poké Balls are still available?" Teng Shu asked the shop assistant in front of him, curious about the current state of Poké Balls in the Pokémon world.

"The best one is this premium ball. It greatly increases the success rate of catching fish, but it's also more expensive." The shop assistant introduced it very enthusiastically, but Teng Shu's attention was drawn to Meow Meow, who was sitting to the side, yawning and waving its paws perfunctorily.

Teng Shu could naturally tell that the cat in front of him was cosplaying as a lucky cat, but its work attitude was really perfunctory, as if the words "I'm slacking off" were engraved on its head. However, judging from the shop assistant's appearance, the other party did not seem to care.

"This is a Pokémon that our shop manager took in." The shop assistant noticed Teng Shu's distraction, glanced at him, and then showed a helpless expression.

"Take them in?" Tengshu caught the key word.

"Well, Whitey used to be a wandering Pokémon in the city, often rummaging through the trash cans behind our store for food..." The shop assistant explained to Tengshu, watching Meowth slacking off and making money.

Teng Shu understood. It seemed that the Meowth in front of him was a self-reliant urban nomad Pokémon. After all, most Pokémon that did not rely on humans and chose to be self-reliant were members of the self-reliant urban nomad group.

Teng Shu had always known that the stray Pokémon in Viridian City were divided into three factions, and the Meowth in front of him was clearly a self-reliant faction. However, it was quite rare that a self-reliant faction would choose to be taken in by humans.

Most self-reliant Pokémon are wary of humans, which makes it difficult for these little guys to be caught. They find it hard to trust the humans who have betrayed and abandoned them.

"Your boss is really amazing. It must have taken a lot of effort for him to catch a Pokémon like this," Teng Shu said with a smile.

Unlike adopting Pokémon from orphanages, catching stray Pokémon in the city does not require reporting to the League, and this method of catching is strongly promoted by the League.

However, if the Pokémon are caught in an orphanage, they are more likely to be safer.

After all, in order to ensure that the rights and interests of every adopter are protected, the welfare home will clearly mark any problems or defects of the Pokémon in the welfare home.

After capturing these little creatures that wander in the city, you'll need to take them to the Pokémon Center for a check-up.

"Actually, it's not so bad. I heard from our boss that he only pulled out a cat treat at first." The shop assistant curled his lip. He knew his new colleague's personality all too well. Calling him a colleague was an understatement; he was more like a master of slacking off.

It always has this lazy and languid vibe, and I have no idea what the shop manager saw in this cat in the first place.

"Then I'd like to ask, are there any so-called Master Balls on the market right now?" Teng Shu glanced at Miao Miao, who was still slowly waving its paws, so he turned his gaze back and asked the question he was concerned about.

"Masterball? Never heard of it." The clerk shook his head, and Teng Shu left the convenience store after seeing this.

The fact that the Master Ball hasn't appeared means that the highest-level ball in the world right now is the Advanced Ball.

"However, we can't rule out the possibility that Silver Company hasn't released this information yet." Teng Shu yawned, got on his bicycle, and rode towards the welfare home.

As Teng Shu was about to reach the entrance of the orphanage, he saw a familiar person. The person was still standing behind a tree, peeking out and looking at the location of the orphanage.

In the past, Tengshu would have found this guy annoying and might have even called Officer Jenny, but now Tengshu has a different opinion of him.

"Mr. Xingyi, why are you visiting my orphanage again? Do you want to go inside for a tour?" Tengshu walked up behind the man and asked softly.

Even with such a soft question, Koichi jumped up suddenly, then clutched his chest and looked at Tengshu with a panicked expression.

Teng Shu's lips twitched. He really hadn't expected that even though he tried his best to keep his voice down, he would still scare the other person.

Logically, shouldn't ghosts be the ones scaring people? Why is it the other way around in my case?

It is simply contrary to Tiangang.

"How come you walk so quietly?" Xingyi spoke in that familiar tone, leaving Tengshu speechless. He really couldn't understand what was going on with this guy. He was clearly dead, yet he was still here guarding his orphanage. If you didn't know better, you'd think his orphanage was some kind of haunted place.

"Mr. Koichi, let's be frank." Teng Shu had given up on the idea of ​​slowly probing; he intended to ask Mr. Koichi as soon as possible why he was still watching his orphanage even after his death.

"Skylight? Where's the skylight?" Xingyi looked at the ceiling with curiosity, while Tengshu's eyelids twitched.

"Mr. Xingyi, you should know you're dead, right?" Teng Shu chose to get straight to the point. If he continued to argue with the other party like this, they wouldn't be able to resolve this matter today.

Upon hearing Teng Shu's words, Xingyi fell silent. He looked down at his own hands, his eyes filled with deep sorrow.

“Yes, I’m already dead…” Koichi’s voice was very low.

"So you shouldn't be afraid of me?" But the next second the other person raised their head and made a face at Teng Shu.

As the other person made a face, Teng Shu noticed that his head had fallen off and rolled to Teng Shu's feet, his eyes still staring straight at him.

"I'm not that scared, after all, everyone knows that there is a spirit world in this world." Teng Shu said casually, and seeing that Teng Shu did not show any fear, Xing Yi immediately lost the idea of ​​continuing to play pranks.

"You're such a boring guy." Koichi sighed deliberately, then shrugged and put his head back in.

Chapter 58 The Little Black Who Can See Ghosts

Knowing that there is an afterlife in the Pokémon world, Tengshu could no longer feel any fear of ghosts or evil spirits.

Even if those famous evil spirits from his past life, such as those from Ju-on or One Missed Call, were to actually appear in this world, Teng Shu could simply send Xiao Hei over and unleash a set of evil-type moves, enough to beat them to a pulp.

"If you don't say anything, I'm going back." Tengshu said irritably to Xingyi in front of him. If it weren't for the fact that a ghost was watching his orphanage from outside, making Tengshu feel strange, he wouldn't have bothered with this guy.

"Hey, wait, I actually have something to do." Koichi immediately became honest.

Teng Shu crossed his arms and squinted at Xing Yi in front of him. This guy's personality was so unlikable. It was probably because of his mouth that he had become like this.

"To be honest, I always felt there was something about your orphanage that I cared about a lot," Xingyi said earnestly, looking at Tengshu.

thing?

Teng Shu paused for a moment, his mind flashing back to things in his orphanage. But after thinking it over, he couldn't think of anything that would particularly catch his attention. After all, the basic facilities in his orphanage were provided by the system, and Teng Shu didn't think the system would use anything that would make the dead feel attached.

"Are you talking about an object, or a Pokémon?" Tengshu asked, puzzled.

"I...I don't know either," Koichi murmured softly, his eyes filled with confusion.

He couldn't understand why he was staying here, staring at the orphanage in front of him. He just felt that there was something very important to him here, but what was it? He couldn't remember at all.

"Then come with me. My orphanage is specifically for abandoned Pokémon. If there's anything that you can care about, I think it's probably nothing but Pokémon." Seeing the bewildered Koichi, Fujiki decided to help him.

However, after hearing what Tengshu said, Koichi's expression showed some hesitation, and even a hint of fear.

"I'm too scared to go in," Xingyi said awkwardly, his eyes filled with fear as he looked at the orphanage. This made Tengshu wonder if there was something in his orphanage that could frighten Xingyi.

"What are you afraid of?" Teng Shu asked, somewhat puzzled. There weren't many Pokémon in his orphanage that could counter Ghosts, except for Kuro and the newly joined Krookodile.

"Don't you know? There's a black crow in your orphanage, and the way it looks at me is terrifying." Xingyi said, trembling. Tengshu was both amused and exasperated. He hadn't expected that Xingyi was afraid of the little black crow.

At Teng Shu's urging, Xingyi finally mustered up the courage to follow Teng Shu to the orphanage. After all, he really wanted to know why Teng Shu had been watching over this place ever since he died.

Before even entering, Xiao Hei flew straight towards Teng Shu and skillfully landed on Teng Shu's shoulder. Then, its gaze was fixed on Xing Yi in front of it, who was trembling all over. Teng Shu noticed that Xiao Hei's feathers were becoming increasingly dark, and even seemed to be growing larger.

"Don't scare him, Xiao Hei. He's a guest," Teng Shu quickly said. After hearing Teng Shu's words, Xiao Hei looked away and affectionately nuzzled Teng Shu's cheek.

Seeing that Xiao Hei wasn't watching him, Xingyi's fear subsided a little, but he was still trembling and even had to follow behind Tengshu.

Upon entering the orphanage, Teng Shu noticed that, apart from Xiao Hei, none of the other children seemed to be able to see Xing Yi in front of them.

This made Teng Shu a little curious. Could it be that Xiao Hei was born with the ability to see these special spirits?

However, let's look into this issue later. Teng Shu brought Xingyi to the office and then opened the Pokémon files in the orphanage.

"Take a look and see if there are any Pokémon you recognize." Tengshu scrolled up and down with the mouse so that Xingyi could see the appearance of each Pokémon.

Although the orphanage hasn't been open for very long, Tengshu has already given away some adopted Pokémon. So these are the only photos Tengshu can show to Koichi. If none of these are included, then Tengshu won't know what's going on.

"This! This looks familiar." Koichi's voice made Tengshu stop. Tengshu looked at the Pokémon in front of him, and then his eyes became a little strange.

Teng Shu looked at the Pokémon in front of him. He remembered this little guy. This was the fifth Pokémon he had given away that had been adopted. Moreover, this Pokémon was quite special. It was Machamp, Machamp with three missing arms.

Machamp is a very common Fighting-type Pokémon. Most Machamp can perform heavy physical labor, such as when moving companies need to move particularly heavy goods.

However, this monstrous creature only has one hand.

Losing three arms was a fatal problem for Machamp, which made it difficult for him to be adopted by the orphanage in Tengshu. Later, he met a kind trainer who wanted to adopt a Pokémon to accompany him for the rest of his life, so he chose Machamp.

"Is this your Pokémon?" Tengshu's tone carried a hint of hidden anger.

When this monstrous creature was first brought here, it kept Tengshu very busy. Without three arms, Tengshu's daily life became very difficult.

At the time, Machamp and Tyranitar were both Pokémon that Tengshu believed would never be adopted by the orphanage.

“It looks somewhat familiar, but I can’t be sure…” Looking at the strange strength in front of him, Koichi’s eyes were filled with a hint of confusion as he clutched his head in pain.

He felt very familiar with the strange strength in front of him, but he couldn't remember why.

"Do you want to go take a look?" Teng Shu asked. After Guai Li was adopted, he was still conducting a follow-up visit, and judging by the time, this follow-up visit was coming soon.

"Okay." Xingyi nodded. He wanted to see this strange creature; he always felt that it had some connection to him.

Teng Shu squinted. If it really was him who caused the superhuman strength to become like this...

Chapter 59 The Adopters of Pallet Town

"Isn't Super Strength in Evergreen City?" Koichi asked, looking at Fujiki riding his bicycle. Fujiki shook his head.

Of course, the superhuman strength isn't in Evergreen City anymore. Although Teng Shu runs the welfare home in Evergreen City, the adopters aren't necessarily all from Evergreen City.

"The adoptive parent is currently living in Zhenxin Town, so we need to go there," Teng Shu said casually. He rode his bicycle towards Changqing City Bus Station.

Although the map in the game is very small, in the real Pokémon world, there are still some distances between each town. If Tengshu wants to travel from Viridian City to Pallet Town, the best way is to take the League bus.

The alliance operates buses, with services between almost every city, although smaller areas may have fewer services.

The price is relatively cheaper, and as the director of the welfare home, Teng Shu can get reimbursed for his bus trips to make follow-up visits.

"Can you leave Changqing City?" Teng Shu thought of a question and asked Xingyi.

He was worried that Koichi was a kind of earthbound spirit. If he really was an earthbound spirit, then it was very likely that Koichi would not be able to leave Evergreen City. But if that were the case, then Koichi would no longer be able to see the superhuman strength.

"It should be okay, right? I'm not really sure about Qingchu either. I've been hiding for a while now. Recently, some really troublesome Pokémon came to Evergreen City. I feel a deep-seated fear whenever I see them. They'll take me to the Spirit World." Koichi's voice trembled slightly.

Teng Shu raised an eyebrow, but didn't say anything. He knew that there were indeed some special Pokémon that could capture the souls of the living who remained in this world and take them to the spirit world.

The so-called spirit world is the place where the souls of the dead rest.

It seems that everything has its counter; there are some special Pokémon in the Pokémon world that also have a profession of maintaining the normal operation of the entire world.

Once on the bus, Teng Shu looked at Xing Yi beside him. Although Xing Yi seemed a little nervous, peeking around cautiously, he didn't disappear, which relieved Teng Shu. Soon the bus started and drove onto the Alliance's main road.

The bus from Changqing City to Zhenxin Town wasn't particularly crowded; the large bus was only about half full. But that's normal, since Zhenxin Town is relatively small.

Moreover, it was a weekday, so even fewer people would be taking the bus at this time. On the bus, Tengshu saw two girls with backpacks laughing and talking.

Teng Shu glanced at the time; it was only 3 p.m. on his phone.

"Do students get out of school so quickly these days?" Koichi noticed the two girls talking and asked with some surprise. Teng Shu shrugged. Schools in the Alliance actually get out of school quite early.

However, the situation of these two girls is more special.

"They are day students. They come from Zhenxin Town to Changqing City to attend school, so they get out of school a little early." Teng Shu was already used to it. Zhenxin Town only had the most basic primary school, and the school often couldn't fill its quota, so it was now facing the predicament of closing down.

Therefore, if children in Pallet Town want to pursue further education after they grow up, they must go to a big city like Evergreen to study.

Xingyi stared blankly at the two girls, seemingly lost in thought. Tengshu glanced at him but didn't pay much attention. Instead, he closed his eyes and dozed off. The bus from Changqing City to Zhenxin Town would take more than an hour, a long journey, so Tengshu planned to rest on the bus first.

However, the bus stopped abruptly halfway through its journey. Teng Shu was startled awake by the shaking of the bus. He looked up and saw that the bus had been turned off. In front of the bus, on the main road of the League, a group of Pokémon were crossing the road.

This is a group of all kinds of Pokémon. Among them, Tengshu saw Tauros, Rattata, and even some Butterfree flying in the air. They quickly crossed the road and disappeared into the forest on the other side.

Tengshu yawned and then continued to doze off with his head down. This scene is very common in the Pokémon world. At first, Tengshu felt a little curious and surprised, but after seeing it many times, he got used to it.

The league has very strict requirements for vehicles while driving, especially when passing through areas frequented by wild Pokémon, requiring drivers to limit their speed and drive slowly.

Furthermore, it is necessary to ensure road safety. If a traffic accident occurs and a wild Pokémon is hit, it is necessary to quickly call for help or take the wild Pokémon to the nearest Pokémon Center for treatment.

However, despite the league's strict regulations, most drivers have a lax attitude and sometimes even hit wild Pokémon without providing medical assistance, resulting in the wild Pokémon's death from its injuries.

The league doesn't have any particularly good solutions to this, since apart from some road sections equipped with many surveillance cameras, if a traffic accident occurs on other road sections without surveillance cameras, there is no way to hold anyone accountable unless someone reports it.

However, this problem does not occur with buses operated by the alliance itself. The alliance's bus drivers are all very experienced veterans who have a great grasp of road conditions.

When Teng Shu was woken up, the bus had already arrived in Zhenxin Town. Teng Shu yawned, then hurriedly got off the bus with Xing and headed towards the adoptive parents' home.

Pallet Town is much quieter than Viridian City, and there aren't many people. Tengshu even saw wild Pokémon walking brazenly on the main road.

Once Tengshu and the others got close, the wild Pokémon hurriedly left.

"That's the adoptive parents' home," Teng Shu said, pointing to a house not far away. That was the adoptive parents' home, and Teng Shu had visited there before.

Koichi, standing to the side, nervously swallowed. Now that they were almost at the adopter's house, he was about to see the monster.

"Uncle Tengshu?" a childish voice asked.

Chapter 60 Hanako: I was just communicating with Ash about family.

"Ash? What are you doing out here?" Teng Shu turned his head in surprise and saw the main characters from the Pokémon anime standing behind him.

Xiao Zhi.

At this moment, Xiao Zhi was wearing a very ordinary set of clothes, not the clothes he would often wear in the future, and he looked a little shy and awkward.

As for being called "uncle" by Ash, Teng Shu was already immune to it. After all, he was already 29 years old when he transmigrated, and he's almost 30 now, so it's not surprising that he's called "uncle".