Chapter 1077: Subduing the Phantom Beast

Given that both the Treasure Companions and the masks were in his hands.

All Baimu did not rush to take Boro and the others to the village. Instead, he searched everywhere for berries that could neutralize the poison, helping some of the people at the festival detoxify and break free from the control of the sticky mochi.

The purpose of this was to expand Boro's merit, letting the traveling merchants and commoners from around Kitakami Village know who had saved them.

This was to avoid any situation where they might refuse to acknowledge the debt.

All Baimu never hesitated to use the sternest gaze to look at the two groups of people who had previously had conflicts.

Unfortunately, after Pecharunt realized that Pecha Berries could undo its control, it had crushed all the Pecha Berries sold at the festival, causing most of the juice to be lost.

Even though All Baimu had managed to salvage a portion, he still couldn't attend to everyone.

Therefore, he had no choice but to pick a few honest and easy-to-talk-to individuals, wake them up, and take them to the village together.

Not going?

If you aren't worried about the magical beast secretly launching a sneak attack after they leave, then stay behind!

With the three defeated underlings—Okidogi, Munkidori, and Fezandipiti—laid out before them, and convinced that these two masked individuals could protect them, those people and the traveling merchants were finally willing to follow.

And by the time they reached the village.

Long Ren and Dragonite had both become Pecharunt's captives. The former was flapping his elbows and muttering "Kibei Kibei," while the latter twitched from time to time, as if resisting the power of the sticky mochi.

Pecharunt unleashed its ultimate move in a rage.

【Toxic Chain】!

A large amount of sticky mochi surged from its shell to form chains, wrapping around Dragonite's neck, making it become like the Treasure Companions, with purple patterns appearing on its body.

"Mumu-mu~"

Pecharunt let out a sinister laugh.

By this time, more than half of Kitakami Village had already fallen.

Regardless of gender or age, the villagers were all performing eerie dance moves, and under the terrified gazes of the few survivors, they were being manipulated by Pecharunt to lie in ambush everywhere.

"Mu! Mu!"

It knew very well that it couldn't launch a group attack like before; it would be too easy for All Baimu to wipe them all out in one go.

Since that was the case.

Then they would just have to become moving roadblocks, one after another!

You really have to admit, the villagers suddenly pouncing out from corners, like human suicide bombers, did indeed cause All Baimu and Boro a certain amount of trouble.

Ogerpon, however, didn't care at all.

It even dared to launch club attacks against the old men, old women, young boys, and young girls among them!

Truly achieving the feat of punching the old and strong, and kicking the young and small!

But how could Boro let it smash them? Even if this was an era where one could easily shirk responsibility and garner sympathy without having to sing "We Are All Living Hard," he couldn't just stand by.

"Leave it to me!"

Boro, who had been warned early on, had already grasped the Great Venerable Envoy's intentions and used the superhuman strength he used to fight Okidogi to capture the villagers.

Then, borrowing the Sleep Powder All Baimu had applied to his hands, he manually put the villagers to sleep.

One punch unleashed, one villager put to sleep!

Truly a pair of sleep-inducing fists!

The traveling merchants and commoners who arrived right after the two were incomparably awestruck; the strong man before their eyes simply exceeded their imagination!

"Big Brother!"

Cha-Cu emerged from a corner, his face full of panic.

All Baimu said with relief: "You didn't get hit."

"I, I was saved by it." Cha-Cu hesitated, revealing a strange Pokémon in his arms that looked like a jar.

—Sinistcha.

"Muchacha!"

Sinistcha shook the tea whisk controlled by the green tea powder, as if greeting them.

"Hmm?"

All Baimu said in surprise: "I heard you threw the jar away."

Cha-Cu's expression turned awkward, "I regretted it right after I threw it, so I swam into the river and fished it back out."

No wonder he hadn't found it when he went looking later.

"This is your fate! Embrace it well!" All Baimu patted Tea-Berry's shoulder.

For a Pokémon to be willing to save a human proactively, it must have had some good feelings toward him.

As for whether Ghost-type Pokémon would target human vitality...

That's a given!

Unless Cha-Cu could find a way to feed Sinistcha, or completely conquer it.

"Stay close to us."

All Baimu didn't waste time and continued to wander through the village.

Perhaps due to a lack of time, Pecharunt hadn't had time to mess with the berries in the village, and many were neatly placed in certain spots.

After All Baimu found them, he crushed them into juice one after another and fed it to their owners.

The village chief was among them.

As the "local emperor" of Kitakami Village, not only was his house the largest, but he also lacked no variety of berries.

However, their memories seemed to remain at the moment Pecharunt broke in, so they shrieked in terror for a long time before regaining their composure.

The survivors who had been hiding emerged upon hearing the news, embracing each other and feeling incredibly fortunate.

Among them, the village chief saw All Baimu wearing a mask the moment he woke up and was so frightened he twitched, nearly dropping dead on the spot.

"You! You!"

He subconsciously thought that all of this had been caused by the "Hairy People," that the long-resented "Hairy People" had sent a strange magical beast to wipe out the villagers of Kitakami on the last day of the Harvest Festival.

Until All Baimu spoke.

"Old man, it's me, no need to panic. Boro and I... that is, the Hairy People, have come to save you. You were previously controlled by an unknown Phantom Magical Beast."

"Sir?"

The village chief did indeed calm down.

Ever since someone started teaching the village youths to tame magical beasts, the villagers' respectful address for him had changed from "Honored Guest" to "Sir," meaning 【Teacher】.

"The situation is like this..."

All Baimu explained one by one what was happening in Kitakami Village, what had happened at the festival venue, and what Boro and Ogerpon had done.

He concealed the true purpose of Pecharunt and the three Treasure Companions coming here, so as not to make the village chief think they were implicated by Boro.

Upon hearing everything, the village chief's expression became complex.

"You, why weren't you the one to save us?"

This sounded very much like moral kidnapping, but it was also a side reflection of trust.

As another outsider, All Baimu had already been fully accepted.

"I am saving you, it's just that two fists are no match for four hands, and you also understand that humans are not magical beasts; I must ensure you don't get hurt."

All Baimu had already prepared his excuse.

The village chief was speechless for a long while, finally sighing.

He had to accept this reality to avoid Kitakami Village's reputation suffering losses.

The more one relies on the outside world, the more one values reputation.

Unless Kitakami Village was willing to abandon the profits brought by the Harvest Festival.

The village chief led the surviving villagers without a word, wanting to take down the villagers controlled by Pecharunt before Boro could.

However, when facing their own brothers, sisters, and beloved relatives, few people were willing to strike hard.

On the contrary, the controlled villagers attacked without any restraint.

The surviving villagers were beaten and fled in panic, and without waiting for the village chief to give the order, they shouted for All Baimu and Boro's assistance.

And so.

Things were progressing smoothly in the direction All Baimu had hoped for, almost as if Arceus were protecting them.

Not long after.

The gathered crowd reached the final area—

In front of the wooden house where All Baimu and Long Ren lived, a group of manipulated youths and several small Pokémon blocked Pecharunt.

"Mu! Mu!!"

It shrieked, and the youths and Pokémon rushed over one after another.

Taking this opportunity, it hid inside the wooden house behind it.

"Bonieo!"

Ogerpon, who had long been unable to hold back, sprinted forward, nimbly dodging the pounces of the youths and Pokémon, and charged forward bravely with its club in hand.

All Baimu and Boro both sensed something was wrong and shouted: "Ogerpon, be careful!"

Just as the words fell.

Boom!

A terrifying hurricane instantly tore the wooden house apart!

Ogerpon was blown away, tumbling several times in mid-air before landing steadily.

"Bo..."

Its expression was somewhat serious.

Only to see Dragonite, with purple stripes on its body, blocking its path amidst the ruins of the wooden house, with Pecharunt and Long Ren standing behind it, both letting out eerie, treacherous laughs.

"Hehehehe—"

"Mumu-mu-mu——"

All Baimu covered his forehead.

So it really did get hit.

When he didn't see Long Ren appear, he had mostly guessed that this guy had been hit.

But having already suffered once, how could he fall for it a second time?

Dragonite too! Fat and big, easy to hit?

I don't understand.

The village chief said in panic: "Sir! What should we do! The Dragon Magical Beast has been—"

"You take the villagers and retreat, just leave it to Ogerpon!"

All Baimu decisively told them to run.

Bringing the villagers here in the first place was to let them witness how Boro and Ogerpon saved Kitakami Village.

If this resulted in the Kitakami villagers getting hurt, it would be a loss that outweighed the gain.

The village chief breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly led the people to retreat.

At the same time.

Ogerpon's gaze beneath the mask tightened, and it swung its Spiky Vine Club to charge again!

"Bonieo!"

It knew very well that it had to defeat Pecharunt to end everything.

But if Dragonite wanted to stop it, it wouldn't mind defeating Dragonite, this good friend who had once played with it!

And under the control of the Toxic Chain, Dragonite, whose strength had inexplicably increased, actually relied on its high mobility to fight Ogerpon to a draw for a short time!

Boro resisted the hurricane, gritting his teeth and saying: "Use the power of the mask! You can do it!"

"Bo!"

Ogerpon, who was entangled with Dragonite, suddenly stopped.

The power of the mask was something they had discovered by coincidence, and it unexpectedly suited Ogerpon, allowing it to unleash unprecedented power.

Hum!

Only to see Terastal light overflowing.

The Cornerstone Mask Ogerpon was wearing suddenly enlarged, instantly shining like glazed glass!

The brilliant radiance illuminated Kitakami Village.

Countless commoners in the distance watched this scene with dropped jaws; even though this power had already been displayed during the festival, it was particularly eye-catching at this moment!

Pecharunt was both amazed and nervous, increasing the output of the Toxic Chain to dig into Dragonite's potential strength!

"Mu——!!"

Power of Nine Dragons!

Go for it!

Dragonite, with its sharp head, roared loudly and flew into the high sky, its whole body igniting with terrifying dragon flames, like a giant dragon descending from the sky!

Rumble!!

The air emitted a low, booming sound!

"Bonieo!"

Ogerpon, beneath the giant mask, raised its head without showing any weakness, its Spiky Vine Club suddenly growing larger, shrouded in a gray-rock-colored energy, colliding with the Dragon Rush Dragonite like a pillar of heaven!

Thud!

The terrifying shockwave swept through the surrounding wooden houses, leaving behind one ruin after another.

How could a magical beast be this strong?

The villagers who had previously been disrespectful to Boro and Ogerpon turned pale.

They simply couldn't imagine that this scene, like a natural disaster descending, was truly playing out before their eyes.

And what also surprised All Baimu was that when both Ogerpon and Dragonite were shaken away, showing a state of weakness.

Boro not only didn't rush over recklessly as before, but instead threw his own mask.

"You can do it! Ogerpon! Let's go again!"

"Bonieo!"

Ogerpon stood up, the Cornerstone Mask suddenly falling off, and it put on the Wellspring Mask Boro gave it.

Hum!

The giant Wellspring Mask appeared!

This works too!?

All Baimu was stunned; this kind of on-the-spot item-swapping operation...

Boro, you know 【Trick】, right?

He took off his own mask, watching Pecharunt frantically feed Dragonite sticky mochi like it was medicine, making it stand up again, and also prepared to use 【Trick】.

Rumble!

The storm and vines eroded each other, and the ground was a mess.

But it was clear that Dragonite was clearly running out of steam; obviously, Pecharunt's sticky mochi wasn't omnipotent.

"Bo——"

Ogerpon knelt on one knee, its eyes shining like stars, and it tilted its head to look at All Baimu, who was holding the Hearthflame Mask.

The next moment.

The Hearthflame Mask was accurately thrown onto its face!

Hum!

Ogerpon's body turned into a flame-like color, and flames ignited on the surface of the Spiky Vine Club.

Pecharunt screamed in despair, and Dragonite swayed, almost losing its ability to fight.

At this moment.

Ogerpon roared and raised the Spiky Vine Club high, swinging it down with all its might!

"Bonie——o!!"

Bang!

Flames soared into the sky!

Hearthflame Ogerpon's powerful strength completely took down the Dragonite enhanced by the Toxic Chain, declaring its victory in this battle.

Pecharunt screamed in anger, and the controlled Long Ren tried to take out a ball to release a second Pokémon.

But before that, the Porygon2 clone that had been lurking for a long time rushed out, blocked his mouth with its head, and poured Pecha Berry juice down his throat!

"Hmm... hmm?"

Long Ren gradually sobered up, looking blankly at the dancing dust.

How could Pecharunt have imagined that it had already been calculated to death, and it hurriedly turned to flee.

Unfortunately.

Ogerpon wouldn't let it go.

Only to see a pair of eyes light up in the smoke, approaching Pecharunt continuously with the sound of footsteps.

It trembled wildly in fear, "Mu... Mu!!"

Don't come over here!!

"Bonieo!"

Go tell my club. jpg!

Ogerpon didn't hesitate, lunged forward, and swung the Spiky Vine Club to knock Pecharunt down!

Bang!

"Mu——"

Pecharunt screamed and turned into its peach form, rolling out of the smoke under the deliberate mental manipulation of Porygon2.

Exposed to the public eye.

All Baimu took out the Poké Ball he had prepared for it early on, which he hadn't even been willing to use when the Treasure Companions were knocked out.

"Go!"

Bang!

The Poké Ball opened, sucking Pecharunt in, then fell to the ground and shook.

Once.

Twice.

Three times...

Critical capture!

Three illusory stars jumped out.

All Baimu had a look of surprise on his face; he thought he would have to get a few Poké Balls from Long Ren.

After all, capturing the three Legendary Titans had cost him who knows how many balls.

Pecharunt was actually this easy to catch.

The villagers looked from afar, and seeing this, they all stepped forward and said: "Sir, this is..."

"I have successfully sealed this evil magical beast!"

All Baimu smiled, patted Boro, who was standing silently beside him, and waved to Ogerpon: "Let's cheer for the two great heroes of this battle!"

"Oh——ooo!"

Cha-Cu, the youths, and the traveling merchants cheered first.

The villagers of Kitakami looked at each other and also cheered, expressing their gratitude to them.

The village elder who had once been most hostile to Boro didn't speak this time, just cast his gaze toward the village chief.

The village chief stepped forward with a stumbling gait and took the initiative to hold Boro's hand, "I have offended you much in the past... The people of Kitakami Village are deeply grateful!"

Clap clap clap clap——

All Baimu took the lead in applauding.

Mission successfully completed!

"Oh?"

Long Ren pulled out the Porygon2 that was blocking his mouth, looked at the Dragonite lying on the ground, and was completely confused, "What happened?"

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? "I Am a Dad in the Pokémon World"

? Xin Qi traveled to the Pokémon world and became a dad,

? His daughter is actually Poppy, one of the future Elite Four of the Paldea region.

? It wasn't until he lived with his daughter that his golden finger arrived,

? He discovered that as long as he kept capturing Pokémon, he could add traits to his own Pokémon, and also add traits to his daughter's Pokémon.

? As long as he kept training his daughter to compete, and his daughter won, he could strengthen the traits possessed by himself and his daughter's Pokémon.

? This book is also known as "I Can Add Traits to Pokémon," "My Daughter Is a Future Elite Four," "I Am Collecting the Full Pokédex in the Pokémon World," "I Have a Small World."

? Note: This book has no CP.

? (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1078 =====