Not a trainer this time.

Chapter 480 Chapter 478 The Haunted Forest

It started snowing outside the window again.

The fire in the fireplace was burning brightly, and a group of Pokémon were sleeping soundly in front of the fireplace.

Looking at Qishu playing with his phone across the sofa, Naoki still hadn't recovered from the conversation just now.

Because he was really curious, he asked Qi Shu why he liked him.

After careful consideration, Qishu realized that she didn't know the exact answer to this question.

Qishu said that when she first came to the ranch, she felt curious about this mysterious rancher.

Later, she saw with her own eyes how he enthusiastically helped Gulusha heal his injuries and took care of so many Pokémon on the ranch, and she became more and more curious.

Later, with repeated visits to the ranch, Qishu said she gradually developed a fondness for it.

Hearing this, Naoki immediately froze in place.

Is this love at first sight?

Naoki found it unbelievable that such a thing could happen to him.

At this moment, Qi Shu's voice brought his thoughts back to reality.

"The Chief actually went to the Alola region for vacation this winter!"

This was a rare thing, because Yesi had never left the Padya area before, whether for work or rest.

Even if she was invited to participate in world championships in other regions, Ye Ci would always refuse and send her champion-level trainers to participate.

"Huh?" Naoki was also very surprised.

Qishu put his mobile phone in front of Naoki, and as expected, Naoki saw a picture of Yeci wearing cool casual clothes and sunbathing on the beach.

Based on Naoki's understanding of Yeci, it is indeed a very rare thing for a workaholic like her to go out on vacation.

Although the Padiya Alliance is on holiday during the winter, gym masters from all over the country do not have to stay in the gym to receive challengers.

But in the past, Yesi would still stay in the Padya Alliance to handle matters.

And this year, Ye Ci is very abnormal!

But what concerned Naoki more was that he had never been to the Alola region.

Thinking about his current financial situation, Naoki began to wonder whether he should buy a villa ranch in the Alola region and take the Pokémon there to spend the winter.

The climate of the Alola region is very special. The tropical climate ensures that the area maintains a warm and pleasant living environment all year round.

As for how to allow so many Pokémon to travel between two places, it is also very simple. You just need to buy two Poké Ball teleporters and place them in two places respectively.

Just at this moment, there was a knock on the door.

This surprised Naoki.

Who would visit the ranch on such a snowy day?

He got up and went to open the door, but didn't see anyone outside.

The Pokémon all returned to their own nests. The pasture was completely white, without a single person in sight.

Naoki was a little confused. He was about to close the door when he heard a squeaking sound from downstairs.

When he looked down, he saw a fat, well-fed chinchilla raising its little head and looking at him pitifully.

The Tibetan chinchilla's fur was covered with a lot of wind and snow, and it was shivering from the cold.

"A well-fed chinchilla?" Naoki recognized the well-fed chinchilla at first sight.

It was one of the Pokémon that he had rescued.

Later, after the forest returned to its original state, the Tibetan chinchilla returned there to live.

"Squeak!" The well-fed chinchilla nodded repeatedly.

"come on in!"

Naoki welcomed it into the living room and closed the door.

The warm room made the well-fed chinchilla couldn't help but let out a comfortable sigh.

The strange tree and the surrounding Pokémon also cast their eyes in this direction.

"Why did you come here suddenly? Where is everyone?" Naoki asked.

The stuffed chinchilla rubbed his paws and replied, "Squeak!"

Through the power of Tokiwa, Naoki quickly understood what it meant.

Everyone is in the forest now. The reason it comes here is to seek help because the forest is haunted!

"Haunted?" Hearing this, Naoki was very surprised: "Is it a ghost Pokémon? Don't be anxious, tell me slowly."

The Chinchilla nodded its head: "Squeak, squeak, squeak!" (I don't know if it's a ghost Pokémon, but everyone living in the forest has been scared by it recently! It will secretly follow Pokémon, and sometimes it will break into the nest while others are sleeping. When you open your eyes, you can see a ghost floating in front of you. Some Pokémon are scared to death!)

Is it a "ghost" that deliberately teases other Pokémon?

Naoki guessed that it was most likely caused by a ghost Pokémon.

But the problem is, as far as he knows, there are no ghost Pokémon living in the back mountain... Could it be a ghost Pokémon from outside?
After a little thought, Naoki decided to follow the stuffed chinchilla to take a look.

He turned to Qi Shu and said, "The Tibetan Chinchilla is looking for my help. I have to go out. You wait here for a while."

However, Qi Shu rejected this suggestion. She stood up and said, "I want to go over and take a look too!"

"Okay, let's go!" Naoki told the other Pokémon to stay at home, and he only took Flutter, which also has ghost attributes, out.

Halfway along the way, Qi Shu suddenly asked curiously, "Can you understand Pokémon talking?"

Naoki smiled mysteriously: "Do you want to try it?"

Qi Shu was slightly stunned: "Huh?"

But the next second, she saw Naoki take out a bag of snacks from his pocket.

"After you eat it, you will be able to understand what Pokémon says." Naoki handed over the translation melon seed crisp. Hearing this, Qishu was very surprised.

When she finished eating the snack and heard the well-fed chinchilla in front of her muttering about how cold it was, she was so shocked that she was speechless.

I can actually understand what Pokémon say!

"How is this done?!" Qi Shu opened his eyes wide in disbelief.

"My superpower." Naoki laughed.

Superpowers... Qishu immediately thought of those humans who possessed special abilities.

"There is actually such a thing..." Qi Shu muttered softly.

"It's not that exaggerated." Naoki said with a smile: "Even without super powers, some trainers can communicate with their Pokémon. The most important thing is each other's heart."

At this time, the group officially entered the back mountain.

The back mountain is also covered with snow in winter. Looking around, you can hardly see any traces of the Pokémon that are active on weekdays.

You can only see some ice-attribute Pokémon like Frostbiter that like to live in ice and snow.

The well-fed chinchilla jumped off Naoki's body and quickly led the way.

After a while, Naoki saw the fruit forest in front of him that he and Gulden had planted with their own hands.

Chinchilla: "Squeak!" (It's nearby!)
Naoki looked around but didn't see anything.

He nodded to the flapping wings beside him.

However, the primitive man Zhenyifa did not understand: "Dream?"

Naoki: "..."

"Flutterhair, can you sense the presence of ghost Pokémon around you?" Naoki asked directly.

Zhenyifa finally understood what Naoki meant.

It sneaked into the shadows and began to search around for suspicious ghosts.

At this time, other Pokémon living in this orchard saw Naoki.

The group of Pokémon that Naoki had once saved gathered around him, jumping around happily in the snow and greeting him.

Naoki smiled as he looked at these cute Pokémon: "Giant Forger, long time no see! Painter, how are you doing recently? Family of Mouse, huh? How did you change from a family of four to a pair of mice?"

The two little white mice answered, "Squeak!" (The children have grown up, left us, and gone out to explore the world on their own!)

"Is that so?" Naoki nodded. He was very surprised that a Pokémon like Ichthyophis could actually degenerate!

Qishu stood aside and watched Naoki interact with this group of wild Pokémon.

Naoki is really popular among Pokémon!

At the same time, a canine Pokémon with a candle on its head was hiding in the corner, looking in that direction with envy.

It kept wagging its tail, spinning in circles, making excited sounds, and wanted to rush up immediately to play with the two humans.

But at this moment, the Pokémon suddenly felt a terrible breath coming from behind.

It turned its head and saw a huge Pokémon with a wild aura that had come behind it and was looking at it quietly.

"Wang Woo!"

The Pokémon was startled, and the next second, it instinctively hid underground, leaving only a candle on the ground, and then fled away quickly.

Zhenyifa did not chase after him, but returned to Naoki and reported the matter to him.

"Dream." (There's a weird guy.)
There really is one? Naoki quickly said, "Take me over to have a look."

"Dream."

Zhenyifa led the way in front.

Naoki and Qishu walked side by side, chatting about these wild Pokémon as they walked.

The giant blacksmith and the stuffed chinchilla, who were afraid of ghosts, hid behind Naoki and moved forward cautiously.

The group passed through the orchard and soon came to an open space.

Naoki recognized this place at a glance.

This is the cemetery where he buried the Pokémon that died in the forest fire!
The fluttering hair floated up and pointed at a candle burning with a purple flame stuck in the ground.

It stretched out its wing claws and poked. The next second, the Pokémon hiding underground jumped out in panic, looking at the two humans and the group of Pokémon in front of it with horror.

"Is that Pokémon a Gravehel?" Qi Shu recognized the ghost Pokémon at a glance.

Naoki nodded: "That's it for now."

It is said that Gravedog is the reincarnation of a stray dog ​​Pokémon that died before coming into contact with humans.

They usually sleep quietly underground, almost motionless, with their heads sticking out of the ground and lighting up the top of their heads with an eerie light.

Once someone approaches, the tomb dog will make strange noises and jump onto the ground, which will scare many people, but it does not seem to have any malicious intentions.

Because this Pokémon has a very gentle temperament, loves to be close to people, and is afraid of loneliness.

As long as someone plays with it, it will be very happy and will always follow that person.

Among the Pokémon that live in the Padia region, Houndoom is a very famous Pokémon. Because of their close relationship with humans, they are very easy to be captured and become the Pokémon of human trainers.

But what surprised Naoki was that this Grave Dog could be a ghost Pokémon that was reincarnated from the Pokémon that had died before?

"Woah..."

As if sensing the hostility from these people and Pokémon, the Grave Dog looked a little scared, with its entire body almost sticking to the ground and even its tail drooping.

The Chinchillas, who were originally very scared, didn't know what to do for a moment when they saw that the ghost that scared them turned out to be such a Pokémon.

Naoki pondered for a moment and said to them, "It's called Tomb Dog. It played a prank because it felt too lonely and wanted to play with you. It didn't mean to scare you."

(End of this chapter)