Not a Trainer This Time

 Chapter 480 Chapter 478 The Haunted Forest

 It started to snow again outside the window.

The fire in the fireplace was burning brightly, and a group of Pokémon lay comfortably in front of the fireplace and fell asleep.

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

Because he was really curious, he asked Qishu why he liked him.

 For this question, Qishu found after some careful thinking that she didn’t know the exact answer either.

Qishu said that when she first came to the ranch, she became curious about him, a mysterious rancher.

 Later, she saw with her own eyes how he enthusiastically treated Gurusha's injuries and took care of so many Pokémon in the ranch, and she became even more curious.

 Later, as she visited the ranch again and again, Qishu said she gradually developed a fondness for him.

Hearing these words, Naoki immediately froze on the spot.

 Is this love at first sight?

Zhi Shu felt very unbelievable that this kind of thing could happen to him.

 At this time, Qishu’s voice brought his thoughts back to reality.

“Chief, she went to the Alola region for vacation this winter!”

This is a rare thing, because Yici has never left the Padia area before, whether for work or rest.

Even if she is invited to the world championships in other regions, Yeci will always refuse and then send her champion trainers to participate.

 “Huh?” Naoki was also very surprised.

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

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

Although the Padia Alliance has a holiday during the winter, gym leaders from all over the country do not have to stay in the gym to receive challengers.

 But in the past, Yeci would still stay in the Pardean League to handle things.

 But this year, Yeci is very abnormal!

 But what worries Naoki even more is that he has not even been to the Alola region.

Thinking back on his current financial situation, Naoki began to think about whether he should buy a villa and ranch in the Alola region, and then take the Pokémon there to spend the winter during the winter?

The climate in Alola is very special. The tropical climate keeps the area warm and pleasant all year round.

As for the way to allow so many Pokémon to travel between two places, you only need to buy two Poké Ball Teleporters and place them in two places.

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.

 This surprised Naoki.

 Who will visit the ranch on this snowy day?

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

　　The Pokémon all returned to their dens to stay. The pasture was completely white, with not even a single person in sight.

Zhi Shu was a little confused. Just as he was about to close the door, he heard a creaking sound coming from below.

 Looking down, he saw a chubby chinchilla raising its little head and looking at him pitifully.

The fur on the Tibetan chinchilla was stained with a lot of wind and snow, and it was shivering from the cold.

 “The Tibetan Chinchilla?” Zhi Shu recognized the Tibetan Chinchilla at a glance.

 It was one of the Pokémon he rescued back then.

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

 “Squeak!” The stuffed chinchilla nodded repeatedly.

"come on in!"

Zhi Shu welcomed it into the living room and closed the door.

 The warm room made the Tibetan Chinchilla unable to help but let out a sigh of comfort.

Qishu and the surrounding Pokémon also cast their gazes in this direction.

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

The Tibetan chinchilla rubbed its paws, and then replied: "Squeak, squeak, squeak!"

 Through the power of Tokiwa, Naoki quickly understood its meaning.

 Everyone is in the forest now. It came here to ask for help because the forest is haunted!

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

The stuffed chinchilla nodded its little 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 the Pokémon. Behind his back, he would sometimes break into the nest while others were sleeping. As soon as he opened his eyes, he would see a ghost floating in front of him, and even the Pokémon would be frightened.)

Are you deliberately playing tricks on other Pokémon's "ghosts"?

Zhi Shu guessed that the movement was most likely caused by the ghost Pokémon.

 But the question came. As far as he knew, there were no ghost-type Pokémon living in the back mountain...could it be an alien ghost Pokémon?

After thinking for a while, Naoki decided to go there with the Tibetan Chinchilla to have a look.

 He turned to Qishu and said: "The Tibetan Chinchilla is looking for my help. I have to go out. Please wait here."

However, Qishu rejected this suggestion. She stood up and said, "I'll go over and have a look too!"

“That’s okay, let’s go then!” Naoki told the other Pokémon to stay at home, and he only took out Fluttershy, which was also a ghost.

Halfway through the walk, Qishu suddenly asked curiously: "Can you understand what Pokémon is talking about?"

Zhi Shu smiled mysteriously: "Do you want to give it a try?"

Qishu was stunned for a moment: "Eh?"

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

"After eating it, you can understand the meaning of the Pokémon." Naoki handed over the translation melon seed cake. Qishu was very surprised when he heard this.

 When she ate the snack and heard the chinchilla in front of her muttering about how cold it was, she was so shocked that she was speechless.

I can actually understand Pokémon talking!

 “How is this done?!” Qishu opened his eyes in disbelief.

 “My super power.” Naoki said with a smile.

 Superpowers... Qishu immediately thought of those humans with special abilities.

“There is such a thing…” Qishu muttered in a low voice.

“It’s not that exaggerated.” Naoki said with a smile: “Even if they don’t have superpowers, some trainers can communicate with their Pokémon. The most important thing is each other’s hearts.”

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

 The back mountains in winter are also shrouded in white snow. Looking around, there are almost no traces of the Pokémon that usually move around.

 Only some ice-type Pokémon like Snow Swallower can be seen, which like to live in the world of ice and snow.

The Tibetan Chinchilla jumped down from Zhishu and quickly led the way ahead.

 After a while, Zhishu saw the fruit forest in front of him that he, Guluton and the others had planted.

Chinchilla: "Squeak, squeak, squeak!" (It's around here!)

Zhi Shu looked around but didn’t see anything.

 He nodded towards the fluttering hair on the side.

However, the primitive man fluttered his wings but did not understand: "Dream?"

 Naoki: “…”

“Zhuyifa, can you feel the aura of ghost Pokémon around you?” Naoki asked directly.

Only then did Zhan Yifa understand what Zhi Shu meant.

 It dived into the shadows, and then began to search for suspicious ghosts around it.

At this time, other Pokémon living in this fruit forest saw Naoki.

The group of Pokémon who had been rescued by Naoki gathered around and happily jumped up and down in the heavy snow to say hello to him.

Naoki looked at these cute Pokémon with a smile: "Big Blacksmith, long time no see! Tupin, how are you doing recently? A family of rats, eh? How come you have changed from a family of four to a pair of rats? ?”

The two little white mice replied: "Zhizhi!" (The children have grown up, left us, and gone out on their own!)

 “Is that so?” Naoki nodded. He was very surprised that a Pokémon like Mouse could still degenerate!

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

Naoki is really popular with Pokémon!

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

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

 But at this moment, this Pokémon suddenly felt a terrifying aura coming from behind.

It turned its head and saw a very large Pokémon with a wild aura coming behind it at some point and looking at it quietly.

 “Woof!”

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

Zhan Yifa did not chase after him, but returned to Zhi Shu and reported the incident to him.

 “Dream.” (There is a strange guy.)

Is there really one? Naoki said quickly: "Take me over and have a look."

"Dream."

Fluttering wings lead the way ahead.

Zhishu and Qishu walked side by side, chatting about this group of wild Pokémon while walking.

The Great Blacksmith and the Tibetan Chinchilla, who were afraid of ghosts, hid behind Zhishu and moved forward cautiously.

The group walked through the fruit forest 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 fires!

He fluttered his hair and pointed at a candle burning with purple flame that was inserted on the ground.

It stretched out its wing claws and poked, and 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 on its face.

“Is that Pokémon a Tomb Cute?” Qishu recognized the ghost Pokémon at a glance.

 Zhi Shu nodded: “That’s it for now.”

It is said that Tomb Puppies were reincarnated from stray dog ​​Pokémon that died before coming into contact with humans.

 They usually sleep quietly underground, almost motionless, and will stick their heads out of the ground and light up the eerie light at the top.

Once someone approaches, the tomb dog will make a weird bark and jump to the ground, which scares many people, but it does not seem to be malicious.

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

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

Among the Pokémon living in the Padia region, Gravepuppies are very famous Pokémon because they are very close to humans, making them easy to tame and become Pokémon for human trainers.

What surprised Naoki was, could this grave dog be a ghost Pokémon reincarnated from the Pokémon that had been in trouble before?

 “woo woo…”

As if feeling the hostility between these people and Pokémon, Tomb Puppy looked a little scared, his whole body almost pressed to the ground, and even his tail hung down.

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

Zhi Shu pondered for a moment and said to them: "It's called Tomb Dog. The reason for playing pranks is that he feels too lonely. He wants to play with you. He doesn't mean to scare you."

 (End of this chapter)