CIATB Chapter 121 Daily Life with the Cursed Monster
Chapter 121 Daily Life with the Cursed Monster
Chapter 121 Daily Life with the Cursed Monster
"So cute!"
Looking at Egui's bright golden eyes, glistening with moisture, Zeshu put the green grass mask aside, smiled, and cupped its cute cheeks. He gently wiped its eyelids with his thumb, letting the moisture turn into tiny drops of water that clung to his fingertips.
"Bonnie...."
But Egui could no longer restrain himself.
Before Ze Shu could stop rubbing its cheek, E Gui's small body suddenly hugged him as he was half-squatting.
It held on very tightly, its little hands like the pincers of a giant crab, unwilling to let go, and Ze Shu could even feel its body trembling.
The sweet aroma of citrus wafts over you.
"Bonnie!"
We finally met.
Evil is so happy!
It felt this moment was since that painful event hundreds of years ago.
The happiest and most joyful day ever!
Sensing its excitement, Ze Shu could only rub its little back with his other hand.
After a long while, noticing that Egui's body was gradually relaxing, Ze Shu slowly spoke with a smile:
"But I'm not very happy!"
Ergui paused, then gave a soft "pop."
Ze Shu then said seriously, "E'gui is covered in injuries right now, and as his good friend, it makes me very sad to see him like this. Why don't you use the powerful healing medicine I gave you? Is it because you look down on him...?"
"Boo...boo...!"
Ze Shu hadn't finished speaking.
Ergui nervously shook his head, letting out a panicked cry: "Poof..."
It...it's something I can't bear to use!
It's not that I'm looking down on you!
Although Ze Shu's words about being a "good friend" made it feel as sweet as if it had eaten honey, Ze Shu's "unhappiness" at this moment also made E Gui extremely uneasy, and the golden star pattern in its eyes stared at Ze Shu expectantly.
"I see..."
Ze Shu sighed, his tone softening:
"So, come on, lie down, let me apply the medicine for you."
Remove the clothes that Egui had always worn.
Seeing the various bruises and wounds on its body, Ze Shu frowned and asked, "Were these all inflicted by villagers from the north?"
Ergui hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Bonnie..."
But now that it has met Ze Shu, it no longer cares, and has even ignored the pain.
If Ze Shu hadn't mentioned it just now, Er Gui wouldn't have even realized he was injured!
Ze Shu didn't say anything, but sighed and applied the medicine to the wound.
The body of the evil spirit was soft to the touch, yet resilient, and carried the fresh scent of herbs and citrus. Touching it, even the palm of the hand was imbued with this fragrance.
The feeling it gave Zeshu was like the moist and elastic peel of an orange.
Of course, the softest feature was her orange-yellow face.
Like peeled fruit flesh, it is crystal clear and springy when poked.
Ze Shu withdrew his fingers from E Gui's face, then smiled and said softly:
"The medicine has been applied, and you should recover soon. I will protect Ergui from now on, and you will not suffer this kind of injury again. At least, those villagers... cannot touch you."
"Bonnie..."
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Perhaps because of Ze Shu's "medicine application", E Gui's face was flushed.
Perhaps it was the excitement of meeting Ze Shu, or perhaps it was the joy of being immersed in happiness, but its head was a little dizzy.
But it quickly realized: "...Bonnie!"
It pointed to the thorny vine that had fallen to the ground and said: It should be the one to protect the swamp tree!
Ze Shu smiled: "Okay, okay..."
But perhaps because the Evil Spirits haven't "made a move" for hundreds of years, Ze Shu could see that its energy level was much lower, only around level 50, not reaching level 70 in the game.
However, it's more than enough to deal with ordinary Pokémon.
Hmm, look at Egui's dire situation.
Perhaps this level is a result of hunger degeneration.
If you feed it a lot and make its cheeks bulge, it might be able to regain its current level.
"Evil spirit, come with me."
"That's it," Ze Shu suddenly said.
Ergui Yixie: "Boni?"
Ze Shu rubbed its cheek: "It means living and traveling with me. You like being around people, right? I have many Pokémon companions, so you won't be lonely anymore after this..."
Tears welled up in Xi'e's eyes again: "Bo Ni oh..."
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The five words "I will never be lonely again" are very meaningful to it, as it is most afraid of loneliness.
It was as if a machine gun loaded with happiness was constantly firing bullets of happiness into its heart. Just thinking about it made Ergui's heart almost overflow with happiness.
This made it impossible for Ergui to refuse:
"Bonnie!"
Ghost Mountain, entrance to the Fear Cave.
"Bonnie...Bonnie!"
Like a porter carrying a load on a shoulder pole, Egui carried a bundle woven from grass and wood on a thorny vine and emerged from the cave.
The package was heavy, containing the things that Egui cherished most—but apart from the four colors of clothing and hats, most of them were "gifts" from Ze Shu.
Ze Shu was somewhat amused and exasperated: "Give these packages to me."
It used its spatial pouch to store the evil spirit's package, and then extended its palm toward the evil spirit.
When Ergui saw Ze Shu's outstretched hand, his eyes lit up:
"Bonnie!"
It took two steps at a time, put its two hands together, and lifted Ze Shu's palm.
Ze Shu smiled and shook his head: "Let's go."
It felt like holding the hand of a kindergarten child.
The face-covering ritual in Beishang Township is not yet over.
This is a celebration where everyone wears a mask, like a "masquerade ball".
Although the Masked Festival reaches its climax at night, many people still walk around Greentown wearing masks during the day.
Many of these masks are the same style as the green grass mask that represents "joy" in the Egui. Of course, many pedestrians on the street also wear the other three types of masks that represent "anger," "joy," and "sorrow."
So when Ze Shu led the E Gui Peng, who was wearing a green grass mask, to Emerald Town, and walked back to the "Citizens' Hall" in a dignified manner, no one would suspect anything.
After all, who could believe that a "demon" would be like a child, happily being led by the hand?
"Ah, so it turns out...you went to Ghost Mountain, didn't you..."
"Bonnie..."
"Don't worry."
Scratching Ergui's palm, Ze Shu turned to look at the little boy who had suddenly run up to him and mustered the courage to block his path.
Road:
"As tourists, it's normal to be curious about the 'demons' you're talking about, right? So going to Ghost Mountain is naturally normal too."
The little boy in front of me: his black hair almost covered his eyes, making him look like an autistic child.
I don't know how he mustered up the courage to stop Ze Shu.
Ze Shu asked with a smile, "Who are you?"
"I...I'm called Wu Li!"
really...
He would later become the champion of Blueberry Academy.
As Wu Li spoke, upon hearing Ze Shu's mention of being "curious about ghosts," his eyes lit up. After hesitating for a moment, he mustered his courage and asked:
"Did you encounter any evil spirits on your trip to Ghost Mountain? Is there anything special about Ghost Mountain...?"
"Could you tell me about what you saw and heard on Ghost Mountain...?"
Ze Shu remained silent.
Feeling the tremor emanating from the palm of his hand, he chuckled and squeezed it.
Upon seeing this, Wu Li panicked: "I... I'm very curious about evil spirits. If you encounter...:..."
Ze Shu interrupted him, asking, "Why are you curious about demons? If you don't tell me, I won't tell you either."
Wu Li hesitated for a long time before whispering, "You...you mustn't tell anyone."
"I want to see demons, I want to become like demons..."
"It possesses unparalleled and terrifying power; even the valiant companion could not escape its blows. It has even lived alone in the Demon Mountain for hundreds of years without feeling lonely! It is a very powerful demon!"
I won't feel "lonely" ::
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Indeed: imagination is the furthest distance from contact.
Oo Li, if you were to truly see the form of the "evil spirit," your resolve would be shattered.
Ze Shu twitched the corner of his mouth.
The "evil spirit" you yearn for is not only afraid of loneliness, but also very shy and a crybaby.
Upon hearing Wu Li's words of praise, Ze Shu didn't even need to look to feel that E Gui's cheeks, hidden behind the mask, had turned red—an embarrassed red, a red of shame.
But Wu Li, seemingly oblivious, continued speaking in a low voice:
"Because after this masked festival, my sister and I will be sent to Blueberry Academy, so before we go to school, I want to see the demon I admire."
"So, I want to know what you saw after going to Ghost Mountain, whether you encountered any evil spirits, and...:::"
Zeshu: "Yeah, I have indeed seen demons..."
He was about to speak, recounting some trivial observations of Ghost Mountain without revealing the mystery of the place.
But it was at this moment that...
"Black chestnut!!!"
"What are you doing here? Did you tell a stranger those things that would get you beaten up if you said them aloud?!"
Wu Li's older sister, Dan Yu, suddenly appears.
Her eyes were wide with anger, her face contorted with rage as she stared at Wu Li, her expression both furious and imposing, like that of the Immovable King Bodhisattva.
Danyu used the "scary face".
The black chestnut stood frozen in place, affected by the effect.
Ze Shu only heard his domineering older sister say to him, "Sorry, just ignore what my brother said, sorry for bothering you," before decisively dragging Wu Li away like a timid paparazzi.
At this moment, Wu Li's bright eyes, which had been shining after hearing Ze Shu say that he had "seen evil spirits," gradually dimmed.
He looked at Ze Shu with reluctance, wanting to stay and hear Ze Shu's stories.
But he was completely powerless against his domineering older sister.
As Li Zeshu grew further and further away, Wu Li's eyes darkened completely.
Ze Shu: "...."
"Bonnie..."
"It's alright, just a little incident. Let's go back to our room and meet our new friends."
Ze Shu shook his head with amusement.
However, to everyone's surprise, Wu Li and Dan Yu, the siblings from Blueberry Academy, had not yet entered Blueberry Academy at this time.
Perhaps taking into account Zeki's role as a "Sinnoh League Inspector," the community center administrator gave Zeki and Blue a top-notch room.
It's more accurate to describe it as a "two-bedroom, one-living room" space than a "room".
And it's huge, big enough to hold all their Pokémon.
As soon as Ke Zeshu entered the door, he saw piles of apples filling almost every corner of the living room.
Liuwei lay atop a pile of apples, his little face looking utterly dejected.
"Ou Ming::"
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Ergui, hiding behind Zeshu, poked his head out: "Bonnie..."
Ze Shu shook his head: "Don't worry about Little Six-Tail."
Hearing Zeki say this, the Six-Tails immediately put on a resentful expression: "Ooh-ming!!"
Little Blue then laughed and said, "Little Six-Tail has been racking his brains trying to figure out what to do with this pile of apples."
"It got tired of eating it, so it even asked the Little Frost Fairy to squeeze cream into the apple flesh to eat it."
Apples with cream... What a culinary disaster!
Ze Shu twitched the corner of his mouth.
"And almost all the Pokémon were 'gifted' a lot of apples by it, so everyone was stuffed. Farfetch'd was so full it couldn't hold its leek, Ryeowook was so full it could barely roll over, and even my Jigglypuff was so full its belly was so round it couldn't float!"
Little Blue pointed to the pink Jigglypuff that was round and swollen to the point of floating, yet weighed a ton, and laughed.
Then she noticed the shy, huddled-behind Ze Shu: "? This is... :::
Ze Shu took Er Gui's hand and said, "Its name is Er Gui. From now on, we're partners."
Little Blue smiled and said, "She's so cute!"
A blush crept onto Ergui's face: "Bo-bo-ni-oh..."
Little Blue blinked and exclaimed happily, "Their calls are so cute!"
Ergui subconsciously took a step back: "Pop..."
Xiao Lan laughed loudly, "Even when she's shy, she's so cute..."
"Boo, bonito..."
Ergui gripped Zeshu's hand tightly, like a shy little girl, almost shrinking her body behind Zeshu.
Ze Shu: "Stop teasing Egui."
Little Blue: "Hehe..."
Encouraged by Ze Shu.
Energetic mustered his courage and began the "making friends" process.
It first went to the Glaceon that had been wriggling in Zeju's arms after he returned, mustered its courage, and presented a bright blue crystal with both hands, its face full of expectation: "Bonnie..."
Glaceon tilted its head.
Then its eyes lit up, and it revealed the heart-shaped blue crystal fragment tied to its forehead: "Bu-ee? Bu..."
This is a fragment of the crystal that was sent by Evil Spirit in his reply, and Ice Eevee likes it very much.
Ergui blinked, clearly recognizing him too: "Boni?"
Glaceon nodded happily, "Eee! Eee!"
A friend of the freak: Glaceon has arrived.
After getting close to Glaceon, and with another encouragement from Zeju, Eevee hesitated for a moment before mustering its courage and running to the nearby Doll, also taking out a pink Crystal Shard...
Almost Doll was pleasantly surprised: "Tabu..."
My friend: Almost done.
Next, under Ze Shu's guidance...
Froslass, Lugia, Chipmunk, the clueless Psyduck, and even Blue...: It handed over the Crystal Shard with expectant eyes, successfully making friends. Actually, as a Pokémon brought by Zeki, Urgot could not possibly be rejected.
But I've made so many friends.
The creature, who dreaded loneliness the most, felt it was all incredibly unreal; it truly couldn't believe it had made so many friends in such a short time: "Boo, bonito..."
All in all.
It all started because of meeting Ze Shu... It was his help, encouragement, and motivation.
Ergui lunged back to Zeshu's side, her eyes welling up with tears: "Bonnie!"
Ze Shu chuckled and ruffled its little head, pointing to the dejected six-tailed fox atop a pile of apples in the distance:
"And there's that little white fox, see it?"
Ergui nodded firmly and took out a fragment of Taijing: "Pop."
But this time Ze Shu stopped it: "This is not appropriate. If you give Little Six-Tailed Tail Crystal fragments, I'm afraid it will think they're delicious and swallow them directly..."
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"Hmm, judging from Six-Tails' dejected state, it would probably consider you its best friend if you fed it an apple."
"Go and ask it for an apple."
Evil spirit: "Bonnie?"
It hesitated for a moment, then took small, shuffling steps to the Six-Tailed Fox. After exchanging a few words with the Six-Tailed Fox, the Six-Tailed Fox immediately beamed with joy. It rummaged through the pile of apples below, picked out a large, red apple, and handed it to the Evil Spirit.
"Ooming!"
Liuwei's eyes were bright because it had "friends" to help it eliminate the apple.
Ergui's eyes also lit up, because he had made another good friend.
But none of them expected this:
Just as Ergui opened its mouth wide with a "whoosh," the red, round, and big apple suddenly "grew" out a panicked eye. With a "whoosh," it escaped from Ergui's hand and ran wildly all over the room.
They ran away when they saw the "apple".
It was still scurrying around the room like a mudfish.
Ergui was stunned: "Bonnie?!"
Six-Tails was also stunned: "Ou Ming?!"
Seeing this, Xiao Lan blinked and said, "Has the apple come to life?"
Ze Shu blinked, thought for a moment, and said, "It's a fruit-eating worm."
Then, he said softly, "A lowly soldier."
As soon as he finished speaking, the kojima soldier, which had been standing in the room like a doll armor, activated and aimed at the fruit-eating worm that had escaped beneath him, its sharp blade flashing.
Two "whoosh" sounds were heard.
A cold glint flashed by.
Like cutting fruit, the two slices of apple flesh were cut apart.
A tiny green worm trembled inside the apple: "Mmm...::"
Ze Shu picked it up: "I didn't expect there to be a fruit-eating worm inside the apple. Now I have to ask that fruit farmer for my 20 Alliance Coins back."
The fruit-eating worm has a large eye that looks like an apple leaf on its tiny, worm-like body, making it look adorably silly.
These eyes seem to be disguised to burrow into the apple. Once they close, no one can recognize them as insect eyes; they would only be mistaken for apple leaves.
Little Blue also came closer, looking at the trembling little bug: "Fruit Eater? Is that a Pokémon that doesn't exist in the Johto region of Kanto? Sawaki, you know so many Pokémon!"
Ze Shu nodded: "It's said that there are three evolutionary forms."
"Furthermore, 'Don't let its appearance fool you; it's a grass-and-dragon type, with a purer dragon element than Wataru's title of "Dragon's Messenger"!'"
so.:::
There was a "click" sound.
Ze Shu took a picture of this weak and helpless little "dragon".
Then, I decisively sent a message to Yulongdu in my contact list:
[Prize Quiz]
Which of the following four Pokémon is a true dragon?
[A. Charizard B. Gyarados C. Pteranodon D. Fruiteater [Image]]
Yu Longdu replied instantly, his first response being three question marks.
Watari: [? ? ?]
Lance: [Are you free? I just finished chasing that Alakazam that was escorting Team Rocket executives, and now I'm dealing with the Silph Tower incident. I'm incredibly busy!]
How do you manage to reply so quickly when you're so busy...?
Ze Shu: [On vacation...]
Crossing: [——]
After a while, it seemed that Du couldn't help but ask.
Watari: [You said there's a prize quiz? What kind of prize is it?]
Ze Shu: [Here's a box of apples for you.]
Watari: [No answer! I'm going to work!]
"Why.."
Zeshu sighed, already able to imagine Wataru's puffing-up expression on the other side.
"Who knows, maybe one of those apple boxes will yield a fruit-eating worm; it's still a dragon, after all."
Then Ze Shu's words came true.
After asking the foam squirrel to "clean" up these nearly one thousand apples.
In a short while, four more "apples" peeked out from the pile of apples. Then, under the blade of the soldier Komato, they were all "exposed," placed on the table by Sawaki, and dared not move at all, only trembling.
Their panicked "meows" continued, as if they were unaware of where their fate was headed.
Ze Shu smiled and said, "Don't worry."
He also took out five Poké Balls and placed them on the table.
The instructions are almost explicit.
It took time, and five "stare?" sounds, representing the capture of Pokémon by the Poké Ball, rang out in succession.
"Foam Chipmunk, you're in charge of these five fruit-eating bugs. Make sure they're kept clean and tidy."
Although these fruit-eating insects are not useful now, they will be very useful in the future.
If you use "Sweet Apple" and "Honey Apple" to evolve them, they can evolve into "Honey Dragon" and "Honey Worm", which produce different flavors of honey.
That would be just like Alcremie.
With Frost Milk Fairy, there will never be a shortage of cream on the spaceship.
And with them, the spaceship will not lack honey.
Use it whenever you need it.
Even after evolving from "Sour Apples" into "Apple Dragons" capable of spraying strong acid, they also acquired a spaceship's "defense turret"—the kind that sprays "sulfuric acid."
And the price for this is simply feeding them their favorite apples.
I just casually subdued it.
These fruit-eating insects must be quite "happy" to do so.
After the "dragon-type army" of these five fruit-eating worms...
The happiest one: Six-Tails!
Suddenly, six new friends came to help it eat apples, and it was overjoyed.
That way, you can finish the apple very quickly.
It can finally eat its favorite cookies!
Six-Tailed Fox swished its fluffy tail happily: "Ooh!"
"Oh, right." As if sensing Rokuo's thoughts, Sawaki sighed, saying with a hint of regret, "Because you used your cookies to pay off debts, you don't have many left. You might not be able to get more cookies until you leave Kitakami Township..."
So, enjoy these delicious apples.
"Oh... Oh Ming?!"
I can't live like this anymore!
No more cookies!
Liuwei stared wide-eyed, her face full of grievance.
The sun gradually set.
A ray of dim yellow light slanted in through the window.
The light shone on the orange face of the elusive creature, who was curled up asleep on the sofa.
The light shone on the tail of the six-tailed chara;
The light also shone on the top of the carefully placed, shimmering miniature dragon eggs in the incubator on the table.
Little Blue leaned closer: "It will probably take another seven or eight days for them to hatch..."
Ze Shu shook his head: "Take it slow."
Xiao Lan blinked, her pretty face also bathed in the glow of the setting sun. She smiled and turned to say:
"It's almost evening. Sawaki, do you want to go to the Covered Face Festival? It seems like a very lively festival."
"I even bought a kimono..."
"Little Blue said this softly."
But Ze Shu pondered for a moment, and just then, E Gui opened Han Song's eyes and met its bright golden eyes.
He then asked softly, "Ergui, can you go?"
Ergui rubbed his eyes, looking confused, and said, "Boni?"
Ze Shu said, "Hey, Mischievous Ghost, would you like to come with me for a stroll around there?"
The calamity proved it.
A ritual involving covering one's face?
This instantly evoked eerie memories of loneliness.
In the past, the evil spirits, upon hearing the lively sounds of the Masked Festival atop the lonely Ghost Mountain, would always don a mask at midnight and mingle among the masked crowd at the festival...
Go and experience the lively atmosphere of the masked festival all by yourself.
Even if no one interacted with it, even if it would be severely beaten if discovered, the evil spirit was still content with it...
Because it fears loneliness, it desperately tries to grasp at these comforts that can warm its heart—even if this "heartwarming" comfort is false to it, and it rejects it.
But it no longer needs that comfort!
Because it gained something more real that needs to be cherished. 1.11
After a long pause, facing Ze Shu, E Gui revealed a bright smile:
"Bonnie!"
Of course you can go to the Covered Face Festival!
However, the reason why Egui chose to go to the Masked Sacrifice...:
It wasn't because of the excitement of the Hidden Face Festival.
It's because of Ze Shu's companionship!
And because of Ze Shu, it made new friends!
It, which once feared loneliness, is no longer lonely.
Therefore, we need to cherish it even more!