Chapter 186: What's Wrong With Eating a Few Of Your Energy Cubes?
Unable to find the Gastly among the crowd, Bai Feng had no choice but to put the matter aside. Anyway, even if he found it, it wouldn't be useful; he likely couldn't defeat it.
When it was time for Lunch, Bai Feng and the others found a scenic spot with clear mountains and beautiful waters to start their Picnic.
Bai Feng, Hua Cai, and Ying Zhou were responsible for setting up the table and placing the Tableware, while Hua Zi and Lopunny took out the Food Material little by little and started cooking. Chansey was responsible for helping them.
Hua Zi and Lopunny had prepared abundant Food Material, planning to show off their skills for everyone at Noon.
After setting up the Tableware, Bai Feng also shared the Snacks he brought with everyone. The Pokémon ate while running around happily on the nearby Grassland.
Bai Feng and his group weren't the only ones having a Picnic nearby. The weather was nice today, and it happened to coincide with Vermilion City hosting the Summer Festival, so there were many Tourists here.
Some Trainers were accompanying their Nidoran♀ and Nidoran♂ on a Date.
Some riders were riding Tauros and Dodrio, running wildly on the Field, seemingly in a Match.
There was also a Gloom giving its Trainer a kiss of love.
...
There was still some Time before the meal, and the Pokémon of Bai Feng, Hua Cai, and Ying Zhou also started playing on their own.
Besides the soft Grassland, there was also a Pond not far away, with Pond Water so clear you could see the bottom.
As soon as Brionne saw the Pond, it couldn't wait to dart in. After swimming around in the Water, it climbed onto a Stone in the center of the Pond and started to Sing.
The beautiful Singing Voice spread out, immediately attracting a large number of Pokémon to watch. They all lay on the edge of the Pond, listening with expressions of enjoyment.
Tinkatink didn't get along with Brionne. It picked up a small Stone from the Bush, intending to use it to sneak attack Brionne, but not long after walking over, it involuntarily became immersed in Brionne's Attract-ive Singing Voice.
Damn it, why is this guy's Singing so good!
Heliolisk propped up its Neck Frill and lay on the Grassland, leisurely basking in the Sun.
Seeing this, Pikachu ran over. Golden Electric Current sparked from its cheeks and flowed onto Heliolisk's Neck Frill. Then, a trace of Electric Current from Heliolisk's Neck Frill flowed into Pikachu's cheek's Electric Sac.
"Pika~~"
Pikachu rubbed its cheeks, let out a joyful cry, and sent another Electric Current to Heliolisk's Neck Frill.
Just like that, the two Electric-type Pokemon happily communicated non-stop with Electric Current.
Bai Feng's Dragonair and Hua Cai's Dragonair had just met and already become good sisters, flying freely together in the Air.
Bai Feng's Pidove, Hua Cai's Pidgeotto, and Ying Zhou's Zubat competed with each other in Flying skills.
Although Pidgeotto and Zubat had both undergone Evolution once, they always lost to Pidove in every Match, making them very dissatisfied. They kept demanding rematches, but the more they fought, the more they lost.
Bayleef, Ying Zhou's Ivysaur and Bellossom, and Hua Cai's Ampharos and Charizard lay on the Grassland, heads together, whispering. No one knew what they were chatting about.
Soon it was Time to eat. Bai Feng called all the Pokémon back, only to see Brionne being stopped by a Girl, talking about something. After a while, it swayed back, looking somewhat smug.
"What were you talking about with her just now?" Bai Feng asked curiously.
"Xi lai~" I met my Fan!
Hearing Bai Feng's question, Brionne proudly raised its chin, its face full of smugness.
"Then you're amazing!" Bai Feng gave Brionne a Thumb up. "You can even meet Fans when you come to the Kanto Region."
Tinkatink, who was following closely behind Brionne, secretly made a Grimace at it, thinking: What's so great about that? Isn't it just knowing how to Sing? Blech blech blech~~~
Bai Feng distributed the Energy Cubes made by Lopunny using S-Rank Berries to his Pokémon and Xiao Zhi's Pikachu, and then went to eat.
The Energy Cubes made from S-Rank Berries were nutritious and delicious. Everyone ate without lifting their Heads.
As Bayleef was eating, it suddenly saw Pikachu approaching its Plate, grabbing a piece of Energy Cube and stuffing it into its mouth, with an expression of pure enjoyment!
Bayleef wasn't stingy. It was originally a Pokémon enthusiastic about sharing, and it even deliberately pushed its Plate towards Pikachu.
It was just a little confused in its heart. Didn't Pikachu have its own? Did it finish eating so quickly?
However, Bayleef didn't think too much about it, because Pikachu ran off after taking two bites, so it lowered its Head and continued eating.
Next was Heliolisk. When it was halfway through eating, it saw Lopunny suddenly come over and grab the Energy Cubes from its Plate to eat.
Of course, Heliolisk was happy to share Food with its wife, so it also pushed its Plate towards Lopunny.
It even wanted to cuddle with Lopunny, but for some reason, today's Lopunny was very cold and pushed away Heliolisk's approaching Head.
() It didn't even fully recover until Lopunny left.
Next was Pidove. It wasn't a stingy Pokémon either. When Pidgeotto came over and Peck-ed Energy Cubes from its Plate, it just thought that Pidgeotto usually didn't get to eat such good Stuff, so it was craving it, and thus generously shared its Food with its new Friend.
But when it came to Tinkatink, it was Different. As it was eating, it suddenly saw Brionne come over and pick up Energy Cubes from its Plate to eat. It was dumbfounded.
Are our relationship good enough to share Food with each other? How come I didn't know?
Tinkatink angrily raised its Hammer and smashed it fiercely towards Brionne. However, the Instant it hit Brionne, Brionne turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared.
Boom!!!
The Hammer hitting the Ground caused a violent Vibration. Everyone, both humans and Pokémon, involuntarily turned their gaze towards Tinkatink, which had caused the commotion.
()??? Tinkatink was also dumbfounded at this moment. How did the perfectly fine Brionne suddenly turn into smoke and float away?
No, Brionne was properly staying in its Location. Then who was that just now? Did I have an Illusion?
Tinkatink shook its Head vigorously. Impossible, impossible!
"Tinkatink, what's wrong?" Bai Feng looked at Tinkatink in confusion.
"Tink~ Tink~ Tink~"
Tinkatink immediately told Bai Feng what had just happened with an Excited expression.
Brionne was unhappy when it heard this. Who wants to eat your Energy Cubes? Don't I have my own? I even think you drool when you eat!
Bai Feng pondered for a while and quickly thought of something. He shouted into the Air, "Gastly? Is that you? You actually came to steal my Pokémon's Energy Cubes, that's too shameless!"
Hua Cai, Ying Zhou, Hua Zi, and Xiao Zhi were all confused when they heard Bai Feng's words.
Gastly? Where did a Gastly come from?
"Uncle, who are you talking to?" Xiao Zhi asked with a puzzled look.
Just then, a Gastly slowly appeared above everyone's Heads.
"Hahaha..." Gastly laughed awkwardly, "I didn't expect to be Discovered. Failure, failure."
It clearly used a slight Hypnosis when using Illusion to transform into a Pokémon to trick them into giving it Food, so how did it suddenly fail when it came to that Tinkatink?
Gastly was very cunning. It had observed the relationships between the Pokémon, so when it transformed to trick them into giving it Food, it chose to transform into a Pokémon that had a good relationship with the target.
But it misunderstood the relationship between Brionne and Tinkatink.
Earlier, Gastly saw Tinkatink listening intently to Brionne's Singing by the Pond and thought they had a very good relationship. In reality, the two Pokémon were sworn enemies.
To avoid attracting attention, when Gastly used Illusion, it would also use a slight Hypnosis. The degree of this Hypnosis was very weak and would not affect the target's consciousness. Its main purpose was actually to distract the target's attention.
This was very effective for deceiving Pokémon with harmonious relationships, but it wasn't so effective when used on sworn enemies.
"Where did that Gastly come from?" Hua Cai asked, looking at Gastly in surprise.
Bai Feng explained, "The Granny you met earlier who did Fortune Telling was Gastly in disguise."
Hua Cai was furious upon hearing this. "Good heavens, you really are a liar! How could a Ghost-type Pokémon do Fortune Telling!"
"Hehe~" Gastly laughed foolishly, "Little Girl, don't mind it. It's hard for a Ghost to make a Living. I just wanted to earn some Living Expenses. It wasn't much Money."
"Bah!" Hua Cai said angrily.
Gastly looked at Bai Feng with interest and asked, "Little brat, how did you see through my Illusion?"
Bai Feng looked at Gastly mysteriously and said, "Guess!"
Gastly flew down from the Air and circled around Bai Feng, clicking its tongue in wonder. "You're an Esper. For your Age, you're quite strong, but still, it shouldn't be possible. Your Strength is strong compared to Others, but it's nothing to me. Logically, it should be impossible to see through my Illusion!"
Bai Feng said, "How I saw through your Illusion isn't important."
Gastly said with a look of disapproval, "How is it not important? This is my trickery... ah... my means of survival!"
"Did you just say trickery?" Hua Cai suddenly leaned over and asked.
"No, no, Little Girl, you heard wrong." Gastly quickly flew back into the Air, putting distance between itself and Bai Feng and Hua Cai. "I've lived for over two Thousand years, so I'm considered a senior among your seniors. It's impossible for me to lie."
Bai Feng asked curiously, "Are you really just a Gastly?"
"Hehehe~~" Gastly laughed strangely, "Guess! Didn't you see through my Illusion?"
Gastly's Body twisted, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a Haunter.
"Hehehe~~ Look at me again?"
As it spoke, Haunter's Body twisted again, turning into a Gengar.
"Now what do you think? Hehehe~"
After a series of Variations, Gengar turned back into the appearance of a Gastly.
"How about that, Little brat? Isn't this old man amazing?"
Bai Feng nodded honestly. "Indeed amazing."
"Then... after watching this old man's Performance, shouldn't you... shouldn't you... shouldn't you give a Tip?" Gastly said hesitantly. "Your Energy Cubes are good. This old man likes them very much."
"You want a Tip for this?" Bai Feng said with a surprised look. "You performed on your own. It's not like I asked you to perform."
"Hey~ Little brat, that's not kind of you!" Gastly said dissatisfiedly. "It's just a little bit of Energy Cubes. Do you need to be so stingy?"
"A little bit of Energy Cubes?" Bai Feng rolled his eyes and said, "Do you know how precious my Energy Cubes are? You can't buy them outside at all."
Of course, Gastly knew this. Otherwise, it wouldn't have shamelessly come to trick them into giving it Food.
"How about you come Home with me? I have plenty of this kind of Energy Cube at Home. You can eat as much as you want." Bai Feng finally revealed his true intention.
"Hehehe~~~" Gastly laughed strangely. "So that's it. You brat want to trick this old man into becoming your Pokémon! What kind of dream are you having! Ten of you put together aren't enough for this old man to beat one of, and you still want to be my Trainer?"
Having lived for so long, Gastly was naturally Different from those simple Pokémon that would be easily tricked. It saw through Bai Feng's purpose at a glance.
"Although your Energy Cubes are good, it's impossible to trick this old man into working for you."
"Alright then, since you're unwilling, I certainly won't force you. However, you just tricked me into giving you so many Energy Cubes, you have to compensate me!"
"Compensate you, fine, you stingy fellow!"
As it spoke, Gastly's Body wriggled, and then a dark Crystal was controlled by it and thrown towards Bai Feng.
Bai Feng caught it in his hand and was surprised to Discover that it was a Dark Stone of extremely high Quality, almost comparable in Quality to the Water Stone Bai Feng had collected.
As expected of a Thousand-Year Gastly's collection!
It was perfect, as his Misdreavus and Lampent at Home needed them to evolve into Mismagius and Chandelure, respectively. It was a pity there was only one.
"Do you have any more of these? If you do, I can give you some more Energy Cubes." Bai Feng said again.
"Brat, you're really greedy. It's a Dark Stone of such high Quality, and you still want a second one!" Gastly said with a mocking look.
However, despite saying that, it honestly took out another one and threw it to Bai Feng.
There was nothing it could do. This Stuff was useless to it, and it was better to exchange it for more practical Energy Cubes.
Bai Feng accepted the Dark Stone with satisfaction, put it and the previous one into his Backpack, and then took out a can of Energy Cubes and threw it to Gastly.
"Your Energy Cubes!"
"Oh dear~ Oh dear~" Gastly complained as it absorbed the Energy Cubes into its Body, "I lost out, I lost out big time!"
Bai Feng smiled without speaking. In a sense, Gastly did lose out a little.
"Hmph! You hateful little brat, we'll meet again!"
As it spoke, Gastly's Body floated higher and higher, and soon disappeared from everyone's sight.
"Uncle, what kind of Pokémon was that just now? It could talk!" Xiao Zhi said with a curious and amazed expression.
"That was a Gastly. It's a Ghost-type and Poison-type Pokémon. Normal Gastly can't talk. This one is special," Bai Feng patiently explained to Xiao Zhi.
"Oh oh~~" Xiao Zhi nodded repeatedly. "A strange Gastly, Ghost-type and Poison-type Pokémon..."
After Lunch, the few people went to the Pokémon Center to rest for a while, and continued to play at the Festival in the Afternoon.
As evening approached, a commotion suddenly came from the direction of Maiden's Cliff.
"This is bad! Something happened! Something big happened!" someone shouted.