Chapter 1073: Feeding Him Sticky Rice Cake

"Dark Pokémon are not the same thing as Pokémon with evil minds..."

Although he really wanted to say that.

But seeing Long Ren's confident look, All Baimu chose to give a thumbs up to show encouragement, and turned to let Rotom Phone open a clone to follow Borro and Ogerpon.

"By the way, help me remind them, let them know they are being watched."

All Baimu thought about it again and again, and finally didn't intend to hide it from Borro.

To prevent him and Ogerpon from being ambushed by the so-called Loyal Three, and having some unnecessary accidents.

"Okay."

Rotom Phone promised, split into a clone and quietly approached Borro, who was surrounded by the crowd.

At this time, due to his enthusiastic prayer dance and Ogerpon's gorgeous Terastallization, most of the festival's attention had been attracted.

People were rejoicing, and from time to time someone asked about the origin of the two.

"Ogerpon~"

Ogerpon smiled happily. Its personality was quite similar to its appearance, like a lively, cute, and innocent little girl.

Longing to be treated kindly by others, hating being left out and excluded.

Such a cute Pokémon, it was hard to imagine that it would be belittled as a "ghost."

How absurd.

All Baimu retracted his gaze, took the shovel from Cha Pu, who was overwhelmed, and scolded: "I didn't ask you to sell! Why are you cowardly!"

"I'm worried about smashing your sign..."

Cha Pu muttered in a low voice.

Benefiting from the influence of the day, there was a queue in front of the fried noodle stall—

This was under the premise that Cha Pu took over the iron plate and stir-fried a few trial products that were a mess.

Now seeing All Baimu, the "master," return, the people in the queue immediately became energetic.

Didn't wait in vain!

They called out repeatedly.

"Open the business, General! I haven't eaten anything all afternoon, just waiting for this meal!"

"Yeah! Open the business quickly!"

"I want to eat a hundred portions!"

Basically, those willing to queue were repeat customers. Having eaten glowing food, ordinary food already tasted like wax.

All Baimu didn't speak, just waited for Borro and Ogerpon to finish dancing before opening.

The purpose of opening the fried noodle stall was to earn some pocket money, so that he could see if he could buy anything while visiting the festival.

He didn't want to steal Borro's limelight.

Soon, as the grease sizzled on the hot iron plate, the aroma of various seasonings mixed and overflowed, attracting the crowd coming and going at the festival.

The waiters lined up in long lines, almost running through the entire festival venue.

The teenagers who helped were busy to the point of being overwhelmed, and the few who maintained order ran until their mouths were dry.

Only the chef All Baimu was at ease.

Just kidding! He was a man who had hosted a banquet on Mt. Silver!

A mere festival stall, a small scene!

Interestingly, Borro and Ogerpon were also in the queue, Ogerpon wearing a mask obliquely, eating shaved ice happily.

"Ogerpon~"

"The show is good, I'll give you a big portion!"

All Baimu generously gave Ogerpon a large bag.

Borro thanked him in a muffled voice, paid with money rewarded by others, and it was not difficult to hear from his tone that he was in a very happy mood.

People need social interaction. Although a lonely life can be endured, communicating with peers can satisfy the spirit.

He didn't expect that the celebration dance he learned in the past would be so popular.

So worth it!

——

All Baimu stopped selling.

On the one hand, he had earned enough money, and on the other hand, many stalls became deserted because of them. Even if the village guard team favored them, there was no need to offend people too much.

As for the customers who complained endlessly because they didn't buy it...

No need to care.

If they really want to buy, they will naturally queue up early tomorrow night.

Following the principle of distribution according to work, All Baimu distributed the copper coins harvested to those who helped.

Even very small children, as long as they held a bundle of firewood, could get a share.

Everyone was pleasantly surprised. They all came to work for free, who could have imagined that the big brother in charge was so generous.

For a time.

Everyone respected him even more.

And when All Baimu announced the dissolution, the young people immediately went to consume in groups.

At this moment, Kitakami gathered traveling merchants from all over the world, and I don't know how many rare items they could see that they didn't usually see. They wanted to consume very much in previous years, but they were shy in their pockets.

"It takes a lot of time for you to subtly let them follow your arrangements, right?"

Long Ren commented: "How long do you plan to stay here?"

"I don't know, it's better than doing nothing."

All Baimu now just wanted to uncover the mysterious veil of the Loyal Three and figure out what exactly happened.

——

At dusk.

Many lanterns were hung high, illuminating the many stalls in front of the shrine.

People from all over the world gathered in Kitakami, and this village became unprecedentedly lively.

But the Harvest Festival was not just about eating, drinking, and playing. Under the leadership of the village chief, people lined up in long lines to pray to the first wheat and rice harvested in the shrine.

Hoping for peace and good weather in the coming year.

"The object of faith is not a Pokémon."

Long Ren was very surprised.

In modern investigations of ancient times, it was found that eight or nine out of ten beliefs were related to Pokémon.

Kitakami is quite unique in this regard.

All Baimu was silent, he knew that the object of worship in the shrine would soon change to the Loyal Three.

The Harvest Festival was also inexplicably changed to the Mask Festival.

He turned his body and saw Borro and Ogerpon wearing masks at the very back.

The bright and gorgeous masks made the two quite popular.

Thanks to All Baimu's subtle influence over the past few days, the young people of Kitakami no longer wore colored glasses for Borro and Ogerpon.

The two received unprecedented kind treatment.

The village guard team saw it in their eyes, but tacitly chose to turn a blind eye. There were too many outsiders at the Harvest Festival, and deliberately targeting someone would easily cause panic among the outsiders.

The worship session ended.

Next was playtime.

The village chief came to All Baimu's side and said to him: "Honored guest, this person is the Hairy Person living in the mountains, and the beast he regards as a daughter is beside him."

"It doesn't look much different from ordinary people."

All Baimu deliberately pretended not to know.

The village chief shook his head and said: "It is so at the moment. But the honored guest doesn't know that when the Hairy Person first arrived, his appearance was no different from the wild beasts in the mountains, and I don't know how many people were scared... Now it can be considered to have been educated."

"Oh? There is such a thing? Educating outsiders to be close to civilization, this is the blessing of Kitakami, old man, your merit is boundless." He pretended to flatter.

The village chief took it seriously and chuckled: "Honored guest is over-praising, but if this Hairy Person is really willing to live here, we won't exclude him too much. I'm just afraid that the war in Hisui will spread here."

"Old man, don't worry, as far as I know, the war in the land of Hisui stems from religious disputes, and it will definitely not spread to Kitakami, let alone Hisui is far away from here."

All Baimu gave him a shot of reassurance.

If the Pearl Clan and the Diamond Clan had been to Kitakami, it wouldn't be the Loyal Three becoming legends, and only Palkia or Dialga would exist in the shrine.

The village chief frowned: "Is what the honored guest said true?"

"Authentic, I have mentioned the god of the land of Hisui before—the Almighty Sinnoh..."

All Baimu talked eloquently.

The village chief listened for a while, his expression complicated.

In the crowd.

Borro, wearing a mask, held a torch and danced a mysterious and solemn dance.

The Terastal shards in the mask shone brightly, as if echoing something.

Just when All Baimu was curious, Ogerpon released crystal-clear colorful light from its whole body, and the mask on its face suddenly became larger, like a statue of a god!

The village chief was surprised, "This——"

"Terastal power?"

All Baimu spoke first, admiring: "The magical power possessed by the overseas empire Paldea! To be able to see it here!"

"Overseas empire?"

The village chief's expression changed again.

A mysterious veil was added to the Hairy Person who was originally barbaric and backward.

He didn't think All Baimu was talking nonsense; the latter's knowledge and strength were unheard of and unseen by the people of Kitakami.

According to those who went out to inquire later, most of what All Baimu said was true, and some that couldn't be distinguished were irrelevant to him, purely because they couldn't be inquired about.

Such a person, even in the city-states of the Kanto daimyo, would likely be regarded as a guest of honor!

"This beast has extraordinary strength, village chief, you should be careful when treating it in the future." All Baimu warned.

The village chief's eyelids jumped.

You know, when the Hairy Person first arrived, he was thrown out by the villagers with stones.

If the Hairy Person had fought back at that time...

"This person must have a big background in Hisui." All Baimu's sentence announced the end of the conversation.

The display of Borro and Ogerpon's strength was undoubtedly his instruction.

And although the village chief took the initiative to find him, it was actually the result of All Baimu deliberately not seeing the village chief for several days, guiding him to talk here.

First plant the impression that Borro is not easy to mess with in the village chief's heart, and then let Borro show friendliness...

Hmm?

All Baimu keenly sensed something, as if there was a deep malice hidden.

The object of malice was not him, but—

Borro?

All Baimu frowned, his gaze piercing through the forest, vaguely seeing some sneaky figures.

"... Excuse me."

He nodded to the village chief and headed straight for the forest.

But the other party seemed to be very keen, ran away early, leaving only a feather on the ground.

The feather contained a certain smell.

"Such a strong pheromone! Was Salazzle here just now?" Rotom Phone made a judgment.

All Baimu was silent.

He observed the footprints on the ground, one deep and one shallow, like dog claws and ape claws.

"The Loyal Three, these three guys finally appeared."

All Baimu didn't expect to meet the target so soon, but why would they target Borro?

Could it be sent by Borro's enemies in Hisui?

He remembered asking Borro, and the other party didn't know what the Loyal Three were, or what Okidogi, Fezandipiti, and Munkidori were.

"Don't tell me, it's a complete misunderstanding."

All Baimu suspected that the real content of the story was that Ogerpon was protecting the village, and the three Loyal Three were there to sabotage.

But the people of Kitakami, due to their prejudice against Borro, led to the misunderstanding.

This plot...

It's not impossible!

All Baimu returned to the festival scene and told Long Ren about this.

"There is such a thing!"

He was very excited and looked forward to it: "Then I should be able to tame these three Pokémon, right?"

All Baimu: "... Hmm?"

"I am best at purifying Pokémon, I guarantee I can make them turn over a new leaf!" Long Ren said with a grin.

His Pokémon, except for the Jolteon evolved from Eevee, were all robbed from the Shadow Team.

For bad Pokémon, he had confidence!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1074 =====

All Baimu tempted them.

Upon hearing this, the youths agreed without hesitation.

Perhaps Rhyperior might have scared them at first, but after spending these past few days together, they all knew Rhyperior was very gentle—

Boom!

Gravel splattered, and grass flew everywhere.

"Rhy-don!!"

Amidst Rhyperior's roar, the youths turned pale, their legs trembling.

Several of them were hit by gravel, yet they didn't dare to move, standing frozen in place as if caught in a stress response.

"See, this is the power you cannot master."

All Baimu snapped his fingers, signaling Rhyperior not to overact and to restrain itself a bit.

It was a pity that this big guy wasn't his Pokémon after all, and they didn't have that much rapport; it took a full ten seconds before it returned, still seemingly wanting more.

Pecharunt looked at this giant beast, astonished.

"Mo..."

One had to know that its three partners were already the most satisfactory results it had obtained after careful selection.

If it used its mochi to control this big guy, wouldn't it be invincible?

Pecharunt knew that its mochi possessed the effect of stimulating power, capable of making the weak strong and the strong even stronger!

"Mo mo~"

Its eyes rolled, and cunning schemes flooded its mind, unaware that the Poryphone was quietly watching it.

In the wilderness.

The youths sat slumped in dejection.

Having spent too much time with All Baimu and Long Zhi these past few days, they had once misjudged their own strength.

They had mistaken the power mastered by their big brother for their own power.

Only just now did they realize how weak they truly were.

"People should have self-awareness; there's nothing wrong with having lofty ideals, but what's wrong is not recognizing yourself."

All Baimu taught them, then clapped his hands and said, "Alright! Get up quickly! We still have to continue on our way!"

The group of youths stood up, swaying.

Although it was several hundred years early, wild Pokémon were basically not much different from modern ones.

All Baimu and Long Zhi, based on their own judgment, selected suitable Pokémon for each of them—

Grass-types and canines.

Looking at the Pokémon currently available in Kitakami, it wasn't hard to find that canine Pokémon were the most numerous.

After Rhyperior's intimidation, the youths were much better behaved, following obediently behind the two.

And in the absence of Poké Balls, how could one lure away wild Pokémon?

All Baimu chose to use food as bait.

He didn't like using cages to imprison wild Pokémon, and was even lazier about making chains to bind them.

Long Zhi's suggestion was to beat them into submission.

"As long as you have determination, you can defeat them with wooden sticks!" He painted a grand picture that made the youths shiver.

But in fact, Long Zhi wasn't wrong at all.

Pokémon are magical creatures with high potential, but when their levels are low, they aren't much stronger than the average human.

When encountering some special humans, they are even more easily crushed throughout the entire process.

Wistful Fields.

All Baimu and the others discovered the Lycanroc pack they had seen a few days prior.

"This type of Pokémon is quite good; easy to raise, affectionate, and their combat power is not low."

His evaluation was extremely high.

Upon hearing this, the youths were somewhat moved.

A magical beast praised even by their big brother certainly couldn't be an ordinary one.

At the same time.

The lead Midday Lycanroc saw the massive Rhyperior and began to bark immediately.

The Rockruffs turned and fled.

"Big brother—"

"No need to chase; what we are looking for are semi-adult individuals. Magical beasts of this type that have a mother are very difficult to lure away."

All Baimu shook his head at the youths.

Although the younger a Pokémon is, the easier it is to raise, there are very few young individuals in the wild that are not being cared for by their parents.

Abandoned Pokémon eggs?

They exist.

But not in large numbers.

The group continued forward and soon discovered a lone Rockruff.

All Baimu picked up a prepared stick and handed it to the youth beside him, "Go! Fight it!"

"... Ah?"

The youth was dumbfounded.

They had agreed to be taken to catch magical beasts, so why did they have to do it themselves?

All Baimu said earnestly, "The flower language of magical beasts is 'he who hesitates loses,' do you want to miss this opportunity?"

"I..."

The youth was indecisive.

Another person beside him gritted his teeth and raised his hand, "Big brother! Leave it to me!"

"Good! You have courage! You go!"

All Baimu immediately handed the wooden stick to him, and that youth, as if injected with adrenaline, charged up while howling.

The Poryphone secretly split off a clone to protect him.

Pecharunt watched this scene, shocked by All Baimu's cruelty; it was very clear about the fragility of human cubs.

Even more fragile than itself!

What a vicious human! Just as vicious as it is!

(End of chapter)