Chapter 1072: The Immortal Peach

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 1073 =====

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The Harvest Festival is held for three days.

After the first day ended.

The villagers and traveling merchants, each returning with a full load, happily drifted off into dreamland.

The youths who received All Baimu's promise also began to have sweet dreams, imagining themselves wielding power over the various Legendary Pokémon he spoke of, acting with great authority.

Inside the wooden cabin.

All Baimu used the lamp oil to carefully study the purple peach, while on the straw mat behind him, Long Zhi tossed and turned in annoyance.

"This is impossible! How did you just casually buy a mysterious Pokémon!"

He had harvested an antique from a stall and was just about to compete with All Baimu.

Who would have thought the latter would kill the competition with a Pokémon no one had ever seen before!

"Whether it can even hatch is another matter, don't get ahead of yourself."

All Baimu shook his head and said, "What if it's like the Millennium Comet? Wouldn't I be a fool?"

Pokémon eggs aren't necessarily just enlarged versions of chicken eggs; this can be seen from Manaphy's egg and Jirachi's protective shell.

Long Zhi snorted, "Just wait until I capture those three guys and show you!"

"Speaking of which, I forgot to ask you, what are you going to do if you can't bring them back?"

All Baimu turned his head to look at him.

"Leave them to Boro, of course. Besides, there isn't a Pokémon that passes through my hands that isn't well-behaved. And I haven't even captured them yet! You already have one! You should worry about yourself first!"

Long Zhi angrily denounced his double standards.

All Baimu chuckled, provoking Long Zhi to frantically poke at the few Poké Balls placed to the side.

The Poké Balls wobbled in response.

But it had to be said, Long Zhi's Pokémon were indeed very well-behaved.

For example, the Rhyperior he lent to All Baimu; individuals of this Pokémon species in the wild are usually extremely fierce.

Yet after All Baimu got it, it actively cooperated with him with almost no need for communication.

This was enough to show that Long Zhi had a knack for raising Pokémon.

"Hmph! You study it slowly, I'm going to sleep!" Long Zhi glanced at the purple peach, suppressed his jealousy, and returned to his own wooden cabin.

After All Baimu studied it for a while, he stopped and placed it by the head of his bed to show closeness.

"Hatch quickly, I can't wait to see what you look like."

He whispered.

The lamp went out.

The wooden cabin was silent.

After All Baimu's breathing became steady, the purple peach quietly opened a crack, and the little creature inside seemed about to let out a cunning laugh.

The next moment.

The crack disappeared.

Following that were All Baimu's eyes, which suddenly snapped open.

"..."

He stared straight at the peach by his pillow, and after pondering for a few seconds, he moved it from beside his head to the foot of the bed.

The little creature inside the purple peach was both scared and angry; this human was simply too terrifying for a peach, it had almost been discovered by him!

It had to change to a different tactic!

It began to work its peach-pit-like brain, making good use of cunning schemes to take down this human.

Finally, it thought of a way.

The next day.

Accompanied by a cry, All Baimu quickly opened his eyes.

He looked toward the foot of the bed, and what met his eyes was a half-opened peach and a strange-looking Pokémon.

This guy had thick eyebrows, long horns like hair, and a circle of white patterns on the top of its head.

Overall, its appearance had quite a Japanese flavor.

"Mo~ Mo~"

It cried, just like a newborn baby.

Seeing this, All Baimu thought to himself that what he felt yesterday really wasn't an illusion, but wasn't it a bit too easy to hatch?

He didn't seem to have poured much love into it either.

He picked it up and coaxed, "There, there~ don't cry, don't cry~ Hmm... I forgot to ask what your name is. A peach of supreme treasure? Let's just call you Momotaro; it actually looks quite similar."

"Mo..."

Pecharunt froze for a moment.

Because this name was very similar to the one its beloved grandfather and grandmother had given it.

A coincidence? No way, right?

"You're actually quite easy to coax."

All Baimu was surprised that it suddenly stopped crying, and laughed, "Are you hungry? Want something to eat?"

"This might be a Mythical Pokémon."

The Poryphone flew up, and in Pecharunt's shocked gaze, it said, "I flipped through the database for a long time yesterday and didn't find any information related to it."

Mythical Pokémon are the Pokémon with the fewest records in human history, dreamlike and impossible to confirm if they truly exist.

Legendary Pokémon, on the other hand, are Pokémon that have left behind legends.

The difference between the two lies right here.

(End of chapter)