Gourmet master of the Pokemon world

At this time, the sky wasn't completely dark yet. Not many people or Pokémon in Azoth Kingdom were asleep, let alone having nightmares.

So Darkrai could only wander aimlessly in Azoth Kingdom, moving through the shadows.

Actually, it could actively create nightmares through its Nightmare ability, but Angie wouldn't allow it.

Bound by the Master Ball, unable to escape and unable to win a fight, it could only resign itself to fate.

Suddenly, it sensed the presence of a nightmare, and its figure flashed as it disappeared from the spot, quickly diving towards the direction where the nightmare was occurring.

The one having the nightmare was an elderly Furfrou.

Recently, Furfrou's owner had passed away. It had grown up with its owner since childhood, accompanying them for over 60 years, watching them from childhood to adulthood, from marriage to having children.

But a month ago, the owner finally couldn't overcome the cycle of birth, aging, sickness, and death.

After the owner died, it was taken to live with the owner's daughter.

The owner's daughter was very kind to it, and the owner's daughter's daughter also liked it very much, even vowing that she would choose a Furfrou as her first Pokémon in the future.

But it still felt like something was wrong.

Yes, it was because the owner was gone.

With the owner gone, it felt like something was missing from its life every day, so it felt disoriented and haunted by nightmares day after day.

It thought, it should be dying soon too!

It would be good to die, so it could go see its dearest owner.

As dusk approached today, Furfrou lay on a soft cushion in front of the window, watching the setting sun, and drifted off to sleep.

As usual, it had another nightmare.

Ah~ It dreamed of this scene again, the owner's funeral. Besides white, there was only heavy and solemn black, and everyone's cries.

Furfrou sat beside the black and white photo, the owner's daughter kneeling in front of the photo with her son-in-law and granddaughter, wiping away tears.

A constant stream of people came and went, all coming to attend the owner's funeral.

Everyone was crying, but Furfrou couldn't cry at all. It sat there blankly, as if it had lost its soul, even forgetting how to move its eyes.

Suddenly, the owner's daughter hugged it, and the little owner cried loudly, tears wetting the fur on its neck.

Oppression!

So oppressive!

Uncomfortable!

So uncomfortable!

Furfrou felt as if a large stone was pressing on its heart, making it almost unable to breathe.

Owner, where are you?

Save me... Please save me!

The streets were crowded with people, filled with laughter.

It was the familiar main street of Azoth Kingdom, where it had lived with its owner for decades.

Suddenly, it heard a familiar voice.

"Furfrou, what are you doing standing there? Come on, or I'll leave you behind!"

Furfrou looked in the direction of the voice and widened its eyes in disbelief.

It was the owner, the owner from when she was young.

The owner was wearing a white dress, carrying her favorite bag in her hand, wearing a white sun hat, and her long black hair fluttered freely in the breeze.

Furfrou raised its feet and ran quickly towards the owner, then plunged into her arms, constantly licking the owner's cheeks with its tongue.

It's the owner! My owner!

"Oh dear, Furfrou, what's wrong with you? You're too enthusiastic today."

The owner was amused by Furfrou's enthusiasm and laughed heartily.

After a long time, the owner stood up and said to Furfrou, "Furfrou, let's go!"

Furfrou nodded and followed the owner with light steps.

Next, it followed the owner happily walking on the streets of Azoth Kingdom.

The owner took it to buy beautiful clothes.

Went to eat the delicious food that it had always wanted to eat but never had the chance to eat.

Also went to the barber shop to get a fashionable hairstyle, Furfrou's favorite King cut. It had wanted to get a hairstyle like this for a long time.

After getting its hair cut, Furfrou walked proudly on the street.

Happy times are always short, and soon it was evening, and the soft sunset bathed Azoth Kingdom in a warm glow.

The owner was walking in front, and suddenly turned around, her back to the setting sun, the shadows obscuring her face.

"Furfrou, I'm so happy today!"

Furfrou nodded, it was also very happy.

"But..." At this point, the owner paused, "We will eventually have to part."

Furfrou's expression froze.

Then it saw a bright smile bloom on the owner's face. She winked at Furfrou and said in a light tone:

"I don't want you to come see me too soon!"

But Furfrou's face was already wet with tears.

"Furfrou~" The owner's voice became gentle, and the smile on her face gradually faded. She pleaded in a tender tone:

"Furfrou, you will live well in my place, protect Aya and Reiko, right?"

Aya was the name of the owner's daughter, and Reiko was the name of the owner's granddaughter.

Furfrou nodded vigorously, it would! It would!

Seeing this, the owner showed reluctance on her face. She slowly squatted down and gently hugged Furfrou's neck.

"Good girl, live bravely, okay? I will always be by your side, always, forever."

Furfrou nodded, gently rubbing its head against the owner's neck.

Slowly, the owner turned into starlight and disappeared into the sunset.

After a long time, Furfrou opened its eyes, filled with tears.

At this time, the little owner, Aya, came over. She squatted down and gently stroked Furfrou's head, "Furfrou, do you miss Mom again?"

Feeling the warmth of the little owner's palm, Furfrou's originally dim eyes gained a hint of brilliance.

Owner, I will protect the little owner and the little little owner for you.

"Furfrou, are you hungry? I'll get you something to eat, okay?" Aya asked.

Since Mom passed away, Furfrou had only been eating a little bit every day. Aya was really afraid that it would follow Mom.

Losing two family members in a row, she really couldn't bear it.

Originally, Aya thought that Furfrou would refuse like before, but she didn't expect it to nod in agreement.

Aya's face showed ecstasy, "Furfrou, you wait, it'll be ready in a moment!"

Saying that, she got up and ran to the kitchen.

When Reiko came back from school, she saw her mother hugging Furfrou sitting on the sofa watching TV. Compared to before, Furfrou looked much better.

"Mom, Furfrou!" Reiko cheered and sat next to her mother and Furfrou, chattering about what happened at school today.

And Darkrai, who had already gone far away, looked pale.

Bah~ Bah~ What kind of dream is this? Why is it so bitter!

Then, Darkrai wandered around the city, successively devouring several small nightmares.

As the sky gradually darkened, more people fell asleep, and more people gradually had nightmares.

Sensing a nightmare again!

Darkrai quickly plunged into the darkness and rushed towards the direction where the nightmare was occurring.

At least 100 nightmares, how long will it take to eat?

Xiao Cheng is ten years old this year and is a student at the Trainer School. Tomorrow is the day he receives his first Pokémon and becomes a Trainer.

(Note: In the world view of this book, any age can become a Trainer. The League does not have a rigid rule that you must be ten years old. Ten years old is only the age at which you are allowed to travel with Pokémon. Refer to Poppy, the Elite Four of Paldea, who was already an Elite Four at the age of nine.)

The age of ten to be allowed to own Pokémon is a local policy formulated by some regions and some cities according to their own circumstances.

Some children at school already have their own Pokémon very early.

This is related to the teacher's educational philosophy.

Some teachers believe that children should be exposed to Pokémon as early as possible and establish a deep bond with Pokémon.

Some teachers believe that children are not mature enough before the age of ten. Exposing them to Pokémon too early is not good for them and Pokémon. If they cannot get along well with each other, children may even hate Pokémon because of this.

So before the age of ten, it is important to build a good foundation and learn knowledge. Understand how to get along with Pokémon in the future.

Xiao Cheng's teacher is the latter.

At first, Xiao Cheng was very envious of the fact that other children had Pokémon early on.

However, one time when he was going home, he was suddenly attacked by a wild King Inkling on the road.

Although he was rescued in time, the terrifying face of the King Inkling at that time is still deeply etched in his mind.

From that day on, Xiaocheng developed some fear of Pokémon. When facing Pokémon, his body would tremble uncontrollably.

In his life, whenever he encountered Pokémon, he would subconsciously avoid them.

Therefore, when he was notified that he would be choosing his initial Pokémon tomorrow, Xiaocheng felt very anxious.

Because he was afraid that his parents would worry, he had never told them about his sequelae.

Perhaps it was because he was thinking about it during the day, Xiaocheng had a nightmare at night.

In the dream, he appeared in a dim forest, which was empty and had nothing in it.

Xiaocheng was extremely scared, and while walking around in the forest in a panic, he anxiously called out:

"Dad, Mom, where are you?"

But there was no response.

"Hee hee hee ~ ~"

"Jie jie jie ~ ~"

"Hahaha ~ ~"

Suddenly, a terrifying laughter came from the darkness around him, and Xiaocheng was immediately frightened and trembled.

Immediately afterwards, one after another Inkay floated out from the depths of the forest, looking at him with malicious eyes.

Then, surrounded by a group of Inkay, a terrifying King Inkling slowly floated out.

"Ma dong ~ Ma dong ~" The King Inkling's eyes emitted a daunting light, just like the day Xiaocheng was attacked.

Xiaocheng subconsciously retreated, but behind him, he was also surrounded by Inkay.

"Dad… Mom…" Xiaocheng trembled with fear, and his eyes were filled with tears.

"Ma dong ~ Ma dong ~"

At this time, the King Inkling began to command the Inkay to launch an attack on Xiaocheng.

At the same time, a black shadow appeared in Xiaocheng's dream, and it swallowed Xiaocheng's nightmare in one gulp.

In an instant, the dim forest in Xiaocheng's dream disappeared. What replaced it was a beautiful forest with singing birds and fragrant flowers, full of greenery.

However, the King Inkling and the Inkay did not disappear with it.

Just as the psychic beams emitted by the Inkay were about to hit Xiaocheng, a pillar of fire, a stream of water, and a string of green streamers appeared out of thin air, instantly defeating the psychic beams.

"Fenne!"

"Froa!"

"Chespin!"

In Xiaocheng's surprised gaze, three small Pokémon fell from the sky, a fiery red fox, a blue frog, and a green hedgehog.

Aren't they the three initial Pokémon that novice trainers in the Kalos region can choose—Fennekin, Froakie, and Chespin!

It was their Flamethrower, Water Pulse, and Pin Missile that had just stopped the psychic beams.

"Fenne!"

"Froa!"

"Chespin!"

The three Pokémon turned their heads and looked at Xiaocheng with firm eyes, as if to say: With us here, there's no need to be afraid.

The appearance of the three Pokémon made the King Inkling turn angry out of humiliation, and it roared and ordered all the Inkay to launch an attack on the three Pokémon.

In an instant, countless psychic beams came overwhelmingly.

However, the three Pokémon were very brave.

Fennekin used Fire Spin, and a raging fire spewed out of its mouth, instantly destroying a large number of psychic beams, and also trapping some Inkay in the Fire Spin.

Froakie was just as powerful. It slapped out Water Pulse, and a stream of water swept out, also destroying a large number of psychic beams. Many Inkay even fell into a state of confusion because of this.

Chespin was not to be outdone. It shot out green Pin Missiles from the spikes on its head, and each Pin Missile could accurately hit a psychic beam.

In Xiaocheng's surprised gaze, Fennekin, Froakie, and Chespin knocked down one Inkay after another, protecting him steadfastly.

However, there were really too many Inkay. Fennekin, Froakie, and Chespin couldn't fight with their bare hands, and they were soon injured one after another.

"Fennekin, Froakie, Chespin!" A look of worry unconsciously appeared on Xiaocheng's face.

Seemingly sensing Xiaocheng's worry, the three Pokémon turned their heads to look at Xiaocheng at the same time, and showed him a smile.

The next second, in Xiaocheng's surprised gaze, white light lit up on each of the Fennekin, Froakie, and Chespin.

According to the knowledge he learned in school, Xiaocheng knew that Fennekin and the others were about to evolve.

Sure enough, after the light dissipated, Fennekin, Froakie, and Chespin evolved into Braixen, Frogadier, and Quilladin respectively.

After evolving, the strength of the three Pokémon greatly increased, and they quickly defeated a group of Inkay.

With the Inkay defeated, the King Inkling was extremely angry, and it decided to take action personally.

"Ma dong ~"

The King Inkling swung two tentacles with blades, and two arc-shaped energy blades shot out instantly.

Frogadier and Quilladin quickly stepped forward.

The water flow in Frogadier's hand gathered and turned into a blade, resisting one of the Psycho Cut with it.

Quilladin's body glowed with white light, and it used the Tackle skill to turn to the other Psycho Cut.

Braixen took the opportunity to wave the stick in its hand and used Flamethrower to attack the King Inkling.

Unfortunately, the King Inkling was too strong.

After Frogadier stalemate with Psycho Cut using Water Pulse for a while, it was ultimately no match. The water blade in its hand broke, and it was swept away by Psycho Cut.

Quilladin's Tackle collided with Psycho Cut, and after rubbing out a burst of sparks, it was also knocked away.

"Ma dong ~ Ma dong ~"

The King Inkling laughed and floated towards Xiaocheng. Braixen quickly stepped forward to stop it, but was hit by a Dark Pulse, screamed, and flew out.

Frogadier and Quilladin quickly got up and launched another attack on the King Inkling, but they were controlled by the King Inkling using Psychic, and then slammed out hard.

"Frogadier, Quilladin, Braixen!"

Seeing the three Pokémon working so hard for him, Xiaocheng was extremely moved, but he was powerless.

Seeing that the King Inkling was getting closer and closer to Xiaocheng, suddenly the three Pokémon behind it let out a cry.

A blaze suddenly burst out of Braixen's body, and the flames instantly enveloped it.

A stream of water also surged out of Frogadier's body, and the water flow also swirled and enveloped it.

And a green light emerged from Quilladin's body, completely enveloping it.

When the flames, water flow, and green light disappeared, they had evolved into a new form, Delphox, Greninja, and Chesnaught.

"Chesnaught!!" Chesnaught roared and took the lead in using Hammer Arm to attack the King Inkling.

The King Inkling swung out Psycho Cut to stop it, but Chesnaught curled up its body, and its body grew verdant spikes, successfully defending against Psycho Cut.

After evolving, Chesnaught learned the defensive skill Spiky Shield.

At the same time, Greninja, with its excellent speed, had quietly come behind the King Inkling, and while it was attacking Chesnaught, it launched a Water Shuriken, hitting the King Inkling's back.

The King Inkling staggered from the hit and fell forward uncontrollably, while Delphox gave it a Mystic Fire head-on.

The King Inkling was dizzy from the beating. Chesnaught flashed to its side and hit it in the abdomen with a Hammer Arm.

Finally, the King Inkling fell down.

After defeating the King Inkling, the three Pokémon walked together, came to the front of Xiaocheng side by side, and put their hands on Xiaocheng's shoulders at the same time.

From their smiling eyes, Xiaocheng seemed to see them saying to himself:

Come on, we are waiting for you!

Then, in a burst of light, the three Pokémon turned into starlight and disappeared.

Xiaocheng thought: Maybe he will never be afraid of Pokémon again.

After the three Pokémon disappeared, the defeated Inkay and King Inkling on the ground also turned into starlight and dissipated.

Darkrai left Xiaocheng's house, still with a face full of green.

Ugh ~ Ugh ~

What a terrible nightmare!

At this time, Darkrai finally realized Anjie's sinister intentions.

Humans are creatures with very strong emotions. Their dreams are full of various situations, sadness, pain, fear…

When eating those dreams, the mixed emotions will also enter Darkrai's body, making Darkrai feel very uncomfortable.

In comparison, Komala's dreams are really pure and simple.

The night is long, and there are still nightmares waiting for Darkrai to “taste”.