Chapter 1113

Inside the villa.

"Pokémon culprit Jigglypuff! Confess your crimes truthfully!"

All Baimu sat on the sofa, holding the Alolan Meowth, and glared at the Screaming Tail sitting directly opposite him, looking full of resentment. He shouted, "In just five short days, look at what a mess you've made of the peaceful and serene Mt. Silver!"

"Meow-ow! Meow-woo!"

Meowth agreed wholeheartedly and joined in the scolding.

These past two days had been exhausting for it; just cleaning such a large house every day required a tremendous amount of effort.

Various wild Pokémon kept coming to ask when All Baimu would return, when Zacian would return, and if they could beat that guy up...

Meowth was so worried that its fur had become dry and split!

Hard work pays off.

The Trainer who could make the decisions had finally returned, and as it wished, they caught the Screaming Tail, and Mawile even gave it a sound beating.

Satisfying!

Meowth was so excited its tail stood high.

Not far away.

The angry Screaming Tail had its mouth taped shut with two pieces of heavy-duty tape, forming an 'X' shape as if it were gagged. To its left and right were the "Hum and Ha" duo, Blissey and the Shiny Gengar.

The other Pokémon were placed elsewhere, acting as the audience in the gallery.

The Pokémon companions were also present; in the center, Okidogi held the peach-shaped Pecharunt, the family of four looking quite harmonious.

They rarely came to the villa these days. On one hand, they couldn't stand the noisy Screaming Tail, and on the other, they got along well with the local wild Pokémon on Mt. Silver, receiving food whenever they wandered around.

"Woo! Woo!"

The evil big Jigglypuff waved its hands frantically, its expression like an unlucky spy who had been subjected to torture, yet the other side hadn't asked anything.

If you have the ability, let me speak!

Its wide-eyed gaze was filled with this signal.

All Baimu waved his hand, "Let it speak!"

"Gen-ga~"

Gengar stepped back and removed the gag mode from the Screaming Tail.

A predictably ear-piercing sound echoed through the living room.

"Ya! Ya-ya-ya! Ee-ya—!!"

It shrieked as if it were very aggrieved, and soon tears were streaming down its face. Many Pokémon who found it ear-piercing immediately looked at their Trainer in unison.

The strange situation made All Baimu's heart skip a beat. He asked, "What did it say?"

The Poryphone translated with a complex expression: "It's calling you a big liar, tricking it into coming to such a strange place and then leaving it all alone, saying you don't keep your word."

For every word translated, the tears in the corners of Screaming Tail's eyes increased.

All Baimu: "..."

Poryphone: "It said you told it that it could shout as much as it wanted here and wouldn't be disliked, and that the wild Pokémon were all very friendly. But there are always Pokémon who see it and 'scold' it for being a Jigglypuff, and as soon as it retorts, they act like they're going to hit it. Meowth is the same, disliking it every day, making it very unhappy."

"Meow-ow!?"

Meowth was stunned. How did I get involved in this?

Facing the scrutiny of all the Pokémon, All Baimu laughed awkwardly, "I think I did say that."

To appease the Screaming Tail that went to Mt. Silver with Miraidon, he had made many promises. After all, in his view, how noisy could a Screaming Tail get?

It was quite "quiet" in Area Zero, wasn't it? It was nothing more than the occasional shout.

Little did he know that the Area Zero period was already Screaming Tail's restrained state.

There were too many monsters nearby, and after fighting a few times, it consciously restrained its voice to avoid attracting unnecessary trouble.

Therefore.

If we are to determine responsibility for the Screaming Tail noise incident, let's say 30/70.

The Trainer's observation and judgment were inadequate; he didn't help Screaming Tail get along with the Pokémon on Mt. Silver in advance, only letting Meowth help it get familiar, which accounts for 70% of the responsibility.

Screaming Tail didn't correctly recognize whether the others were friendly, couldn't understand that shouting loudly at close range was a rude provocation, and later broke things out of spite, which accounts for 30% of the responsibility.

Given that the beating that should have been given was given, and the scolding that should have been given was given.

Half of Screaming Tail's responsibility is removed.

"My fault, I surrender."

All Baimu raised his hands helplessly.

Seeing this, Screaming Tail flew over, stuck the tape it had pulled off onto his mouth, and giggled happily.

It was still that same guy who would cry and make a fuss when aggrieved, but never held a grudge.

How should this matter be resolved?

Very simple.

All Baimu and Aggron will personally take Screaming Tail around to visit and introduce it.

Both are masters of Mt. Silver, so the wild Pokémon will definitely give them face.

Of course, besides that, some compensation must be given.

Let's use the newly acquired seasonings to make a professional version of Pokémon food and distribute it to the wild Pokémon near the Mt. Silver range.

"Let's get started! I need everyone to help out!"

All Baimu called out to the Pokémon. The number of Pokémon currently inhabiting the Mt. Silver range was so large that he couldn't handle it alone.

The Pokémon naturally wouldn't refuse.

Ogerpon had just arrived at Mt. Silver and hadn't even carefully observed the surrounding scenery before joining All Baimu's chef team.

It didn't feel dissatisfied with this; on the contrary, it was very happy to be able to help All Baimu, especially with cooking.

Meowth, who almost thought it would have to take the blame, breathed a sigh of relief.

Disliking Screaming Tail? That was definitely not the case. How could someone as smart as it be two-faced?

With All Baimu, there was absolutely no need for such methods to compete for favor.

It was just that after simply discovering it couldn't stop Screaming Tail's stupid behavior, it decisively chose to wait for the Trainer to return to handle it.

It had only known Screaming Tail for two or three days, so naturally, there was no sincere friendship between them. When encountering things it couldn't solve itself, it instinctively relied on the omnipotent All Baimu.

Therefore, its avoidant attitude was taken as dislike by Screaming Tail.

Sometimes communication alone cannot solve problems.

Every Pokémon has its own perspective, and their cognitive angles on various things are also different.

During the cooking.

All Baimu sent the Poryphone with the Shiny Gengar to the Pokémon Paradise to find Miraidon.

As a result, they returned not long after, saying that Miraidon wanted to fly back.

This guy... after not seeing it for a few days, it had become a bit too free.

He was busy until evening. Cheng Hong, Otsuka, and others who heard the news were forced to stay and help.

"Boss, you don't rest well even after coming back. Aren't you tired from being busy all the time?"

Otsuka's chopping technique was quite skillful; when he was a handyman on Wallace's ship, he did plenty of such chores.

All Baimu smiled calmly, "For me, this is rest. And do you think I'm working hard outside every day? Actually, I'm having a lot of fun."

Being able to meet various Pokémon every day and seeing their cute appearances filled him with endless energy.

Traveling outside was never hard work.

Cheng Hong said glibly, "Otsuka, you still know too little about our boss. When it comes to liking Pokémon, he is the best in the world!"

"He's only known them two years longer than me, what's there to be proud of?" Otsuka was dissatisfied.

Cheng Hong laughed, "Hey! This is called being childhood friends! Do you understand? You illiterate!"

The others around them laughed out loud.

Otsuka waved a vegetable leaf at him in defiance, and the two chased each other around the stove, causing All Baimu to give each of them a punch.

"Behave yourselves!"

"Ee-ya..."

Screaming Tail watched the lively environment with enjoyment.

Sure enough, this was what it wanted.

Silence made Screaming Tail fearful and scared; the more lively it was, the happier it was—of course, it couldn't be pure noise.

Although it always released meaningless noise, Screaming Tail hated others doing the same.

A double-standard Jigglypuff is like that.

At the dinner table.

Cheng Hong revealed a secret matter.

"Otsuka is getting married!"

"What?"

All Baimu was so shocked he almost dropped his chopsticks. He looked at the blushing Otsuka, "You're getting married? When? How come I don't know?"

"It hasn't even been planned yet, what are you talking about!" Otsuka said angrily, wanting to beat Cheng Hong, before telling the truth.

A squad leader under Lady Ayana had been getting along well with him recently, and after dating a few times, she suddenly asked him in public when he would marry her.

"Congratulations!"

All Baimu looked at Otsuka, whose mouth could barely close while speaking, and knew this was definitely mutual affection. "Remember to call me, I'll definitely be there no matter what day it is!"

Otsuka scratched the back of his head embarrassedly, "Hehehe..."

The second half of dinner.

This boy had too much to drink, hugged All Baimu, and started crying, "Bo-Boss, if you hadn't saved me back then, I would have been buried in the sand like sand! Woo-woo-woo—"

Otsuka would always remember two things.

The first was his first meeting with All Baimu; the second was All Baimu saving him during the charity event, not letting him, who only had half a breath left, die painfully under the scorching sun.

A person might not meet many benefactors in a lifetime, and Otsuka had grabbed the most important one.

A person like him, if he hadn't been changed, would have had a hard time surviving until the finale in that year's upheaval.

The charity event, the conflict with Team Snagem, the second expansion of Team Sand, the expedition to save the Team Sand boss, and the liquidation after the rescue organization appeared.

Every round would have cost him his life and affected his future.

"The hand reached out also needs you to be willing to hold it to be able to grasp it, Otsuka. You've done very well all these years!"

All Baimu patted Otsuka's shoulder hard.

His tolerance for Kieran largely depended on the transformed Otsuka.

If this guy could turn from a grain of sand into a person, Kieran's awkward personality would eventually change too.

Otsuka was influenced by him, and wasn't he also influenced by Otsuka?

Cheng Hong and the others looked at Otsuka's appearance, and their eyes turned red. Weren't they also protected by All Baimu until today?

Among the survivors of the three major groups of Team Sand, how many weren't undercover agents for the rescue organization?

Only they remained until the end, confused and stumbling.

The Pokémon looked at All Baimu and his friends... or rather, brothers. The expressions on their faces were puzzled and nostalgic.

Ogerpon looked blank, "Poni-oh?"

"Chi-do."

Mawile ate its cupcake calmly. It had lost some weight recently and suspected it had lost muscle, so it decided to learn the "dirty bulking" method from the internet.

What? That's for teaching humans?

Doesn't matter!

Humans and Pokémon share things!

And Ogerpon, hearing Mawile's explanation, decided to continue the Heart of the Hearth with All Baimu and take a good look at his past.

It urgently wanted to understand All Baimu's past stories.

After dinner.

Porygon2 split into clones and drove the drunks back to Gateon Port. Otsuka shouted vaguely, "Remember to come tomorrow! If not, then the day after!"

"Got it."

All Baimu waved his hand.

There were too many people in Gateon Port who missed him. If he hadn't lived in such a remote place as Mt. Silver, someone would have come to his door long ago.

He turned his head to look at Screaming Tail and Ogerpon, "Are you sleepy?"

"Ee-ya!"

"Poni-oh~"

Neither Screaming Tail nor Ogerpon were sleepy. The latter also understood his meaning and hesitantly advised him that starting tomorrow would also be fine, "Poni-oh?"

All Baimu smiled, "The night and day of Mt. Silver are ruled by two groups of Pokémon. Going now is just right."

The moonlight was bright in the sky, and clouds drifted by from time to time.

You know, Orre used to be cloudless, but thanks to the efforts of the Legendary Pokémon, the climate had changed significantly.

He called Aggron, the master of the mountains, Gengar, the mobile food truck, and Poryphone, the professional translator, and set off with Screaming Tail and Ogerpon.

Screaming Tail pointed at Aggron, not understanding why it was accompanying them.

"Ya?"

"..."

The big monster didn't lower itself to its level.

All Baimu said, "This land under your feet... no, all the land you can see with your eyes, is its. Do you understand? This is its territory!"

Screaming Tail was shocked, "Ee-ya?"

"That's right, remember to be respectful. Even I, your Trainer, live under its silver might!" All Baimu warned solemnly.

Screaming Tail's expression became solemn, and it nodded decisively.

Aggron looked helpless, and seeing Ogerpon on the other side also shocked, it was speechless on the spot.

"Goo-roar..."

It can even believe this...

The highest realm of lying, besides being half-true and half-false, is taking things out of context.

Gengar laughed crazily, "Mao Jie-hee-hee-hee~"

Screaming Tail was a bit dissatisfied with this attitude of mocking people, "Ee-ya—"

"Shh!"

All Baimu grabbed its mouth, "It's late at night, don't just shout, understand? Read the room!"

"Woo..."

Screaming Tail was still dissatisfied.

This guy's biggest problem is doing whatever it wants, without the concept of empathy.

In other words—willful and stupid.

I can shout whenever I want, but you can't dislike me.

This kind of thinking is obviously problematic. How could the world revolve around an evil Jigglypuff?

All Baimu knew very well that his socialization work hadn't been done well at all. A Pokémon like Screaming Tail obviously wouldn't understand what to do and what not to do after just a few days in human society.

In contrast, Ogerpon had only been here for a day and had perfectly adapted to modern life.

Mt. Silver at night.

The world of nocturnal Pokémon.

Various Ghost, Dark, Poison, and other type wild Pokémon would start their activities. When they first saw Screaming Tail, they all turned and ran away immediately, only slowing down after seeing All Baimu.

"Thank you for your hard work. This guy has caused you a lot of trouble. I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

All Baimu didn't feel ashamed at all, apologizing as soon as he opened his mouth, and blocking their mouths with food as soon as he closed it.

Then he instructed Screaming Tail to apologize together.

How could Screaming Tail be willing?

Its loud soprano—

"Ee-ya~"

Screaming Tail puffed its cheeks and lowered its head to apologize, mainly because Ogerpon had already taken out its club.

A posture of "if you are stubborn again, I won't be polite."

All Baimu smiled helplessly, "Thank you, Ogerpon, but you don't need to step in. Poryphone, you tell them the ins and outs of the matter."

He let the Poryphone relay what he had said.

The wild Pokémon suddenly understood.

So that's how it is!

They very generously forgave All Baimu and Screaming Tail, after all, the sincerity was there.

(End of chapter)