Chapter 194: Anime Crossover: Pokémon - Starting from Hunter x Hunter, Chapter 100

However, inside was still an "egg".

Only it was a talking "egg".

"This is?" Menchi raised an eyebrow, asking Luo Ge beside her.

At this moment, Luo Ge had no time to attend to Menchi; staring at the spiky ball-shaped "egg", he whispered softly: "Togepi...?"

Inside the eggshell was clearly a tiny Togepi; hearing Luo Ge's words, it slowly opened its eyes and gazed back at him.

Immediately, it showed a smile, waving its two tiny short arms up and down, while emitting the high-pitched laughter that only occurs when it is happy.

"Chaki."

"Chaki-doo—ee~"

Togepi's appearance resembles an egg; its body is mainly bright yellow, with five spiky protrusions growing on top of its head.

When sleeping, these spikes close together.

Most of its body is wrapped in an eggshell, which has some red and blue triangular ring patterns on it.

It has short, thick arms and round feet; the feet have two toes, and the soles have semicircular brown pads.

Watching the happy Togepi, Luo Ge and Menchi also subconsciously showed heartfelt smiles, feeling as if their souls were being purified.

Togepi often causes people who meet it in the wild to mistake it for an egg that moves on its own; its innocent smile has a healing effect on the human heart.

It converts all the warmth and joy everyone feels into happiness; it is said that its shell is filled with happiness.

Luo Ge reached out and picked up Togepi.

"It's a Togepi; it seems I am quite lucky to have met you, my little lucky charm."

Togepi is a symbol of good fortune; if treated gently, it will share its luck with others.

Especially since this Togepi of his possesses the Ability 【Huge Power】, it further proves his luck is not ordinary.

It seems his luck is good too; otherwise he could not have obtained this Pokémon symbolizing fortune.

"Chaki, chaki."

Togepi wiggled in Luo Ge's arms, revealing an innocent, cheerful smile.

The crisp sound was like a bell; paired with that cute appearance, it was a complete weapon against women.

Luo Ge was very satisfied.

Togepi, aside from being cute, has great future potential, possessing multiple stages of evolution.

Its final form is what people call the "airplane"—Togekiss.

Hmm...

A Togekiss with the 【Huge Power】 Ability, if equipped with a few items like the 【Wide Lens】...

An utterly filthy tactic popped into Luo Ge's mind; the process was extremely smooth, as if born naturally.

He remembered he seemed to have obtained a 【Shiny Stone】 during the Hunter Exam.

This is the required item to evolve Togepi into Togekiss.

Seeing Menchi staring eagerly, Luo Ge also let her hold Togepi for a moment to feel Togepi's infectious charm.

One should say, no wonder it is the group favorite in the Indigo League arc; indeed, one cannot bring oneself to feel any disgust toward it.

Touching the small spikes on Togepi's head, Luo Ge felt his luck was good; just taking this opportunity to use his Nen ability.

"Obtained item 【Z-Ring】."

"Obtained item 【Ultra Ball】 x three."

"Obtained item 【Ability Capsule】."

"Obtained Ability 【Shadow Tag】."

【Z-Ring】: A Z-Ring embedded with a Water-type Z-Crystal; upon meeting conditions, it allows the use of Z-Moves.

【Ultra Ball】: A Poké Ball used to catch Ultra Beasts; the catch rate for Ultra Beasts is five times that of a standard Poké Ball.

【Ability Capsule】: When used on a Pokémon without a Hidden Ability, its Ability changes to its Hidden Ability.

【Shadow Tag】: Steps on the opponent's shadow, preventing them from leaving the field.

Did I get a gold drop?!

The first thing Luo Ge saw was the eye-catching 【Z-Ring】; his breath unconsciously hitched.

Especially since this 【Z-Ring】 was embedded with a Water Z-Crystal.

In other words, he could now have Milotic use a Water-type Z-Move.

This was undoubtedly a huge breakthrough.

Luo Ge looked through the rest one by one, finding today's rewards were all good, especially obtaining the 【Z-Ring】.

"You truly are a lucky charm."

Luo Ge teased Togepi slightly, causing it to laugh continuously.

After a while.

Luo Ge took out a white Poké Ball with patterns, a Cherish Ball, and said gently:

"Togepi, want to come in?"

Togepi hatched from an egg; although it already belonged to him, capturing it with a Poké Ball would be better.

"Chaki-doo—ee~"

Togepi, beaming with a smile, pressed the button without a shred of hesitation and turned into a beam of red light, entering the Cherish Ball.

Ding-dong—

Togepi captured!

Putting away the Cherish Ball, Luo Ge intended to give Menchi a couple more instructions.

But before the words could be spoken, a meteor suddenly appeared on the horizon; that dazzling Bai Guang streaked across the sky and then landed not far from the two.

This phenomenon was no stranger to either of them.

Someone had used a card to teleport over.

Machi, or Shizuku?

As the Bai Guang dispersed, the figure of a man emerged.

"I hope I haven't disturbed you?"

Ging brushed the dust from his clothes, his sharp gaze fixed on Luo Ge, his eyes full of expectation.

【Ging Freecss...】

Luo Ge's eyes flickered slightly as he thought silently in his heart.

While Ging was sizing him up, he too was observing Ging.

Although encountering Ging was a bit surprising, considering this was his territory to begin with, it was quite normal.

It was just that, it seemed Ging had come to find him on his own initiative.

Menchi asked in confusion, "Is this your friend?"

"No, I have never met him, but I have heard of him."

"Ging Freecss, correct?"

Ging's eyes showed a smile as he nodded in confirmation: "That's right. I didn't expect the famous Mr. Luo Ge to know me."

"It is truly an honor."

Ging was not overly surprised that Luo Ge knew him.

Given Luo Ge's status, it was quite easy to learn information about the founder of Greed Island.

Perhaps he learned about him through that channel?

"Let's skip the pleasantries; I wonder what you came all this way for?"

Flying over on his own, Luo Ge did not think Ging had come specifically just to say hello.

Ging's expression remained unchanged as he continued, "As expected of Luo Ge, who established such an empire; you truly have spirit."

"Then I will get straight to the point."

"I wonder if you have time next to help me with something."

"Help with what?"

Luo Ge did not immediately agree outright; instead, he first asked clearly what exactly Ging wanted.

He knew his own strength was not insignificant, but neither was Ging's.

Something that would make Ging seek help from others was probably not very simple.

Ging glanced at Menchi, paused for a moment, then spoke: "Have you heard of Dark Continent?"

Hearing this, Luo Ge narrowed his eyes slightly and became serious.

"I have heard some; you wouldn't be wanting me to go to Dark Continent with you, would you?"

Luo Ge had thought about going to Dark Continent, but not now.

He was still far too lacking at present; going there would be nothing but suicide.

Ging waved his hand and said, "No, no, it's not as exaggerated as Dark Continent."

"It's just that I accidentally discovered a place; inside, it might be related to Dark Continent, and at the same time, it is filled with a gas similar to Nen."

"I heard you possess the ability to remove Nen, having cleared the Nen from the entire Dokurok Ruins."

"That is why I came to ask for your help."

Ging briefly explained the reason.

Luo Ge understood.

He now understood why Ging had been so polite; it turned out he was asking for a favor.

And it was not just any matter.

"We will split the spoils from the exploration fifty-fifty; you are mainly responsible for removing the Nen, while I will handle the other dangers."

Ging could not be more sincere.

He truly wanted to ask Luo Ge for help.

Luo Ge's ability to casually remove the Nen of an entire ruin was too important for a ruin hunter like him.

"Fine, I can help you."

Before Ging could even show a smile, he heard Luo Ge's next sentence.

"But I have one condition."

"Fight me."

Ging's face showed a strange expression, as if pondering why Luo Ge would make such a request.

He recalled that Luo Ge was the strongest Floor Master of the Heavens Arena and the champion of the Wu Dou Assembly.

Perhaps Luo Ge was also the type who pursued the martial Dao, like old man Netero, and enjoyed seeking opponents to fight?

During the conversation, Luo Ge had become a powerful expert with a passion for martial arts in Ging's mind.

In fact, the reason Luo Ge challenged Ging was, first, for his experience points.

Second, he was thinking of trying to see if another Secret Seasoning could drop.

If there were another Secret Seasoning, then it could be confirmed that one must defeat five top-tier experts to collect the seasonings.

Ging did not hesitate to say, "Fighting me is certainly acceptable, but before that, there is someone who wants to fight you."

"I wonder if you can fulfill his wish."