Chapter 343

Gazing at the lonely figure with a petite stature and a green coat in front of him, Qingyu's eyes couldn't help but be in a trance.

Ogerpon, the Mask Pokémon.

The base type is Grass.

As a being that might be unique in this world, even Qingyu doesn't know much about Ogerpon's origin, only that it probably appeared a hundred years ago and came to Kitakami Village with the man carrying the mysterious crystal.

At the same time, it is also the "ghost" in the legends of Kitakami Village.

But when it was discovered by humans, this Ogerpon, rumored to use a club to attack humans indiscriminately, instead showed a terrified expression.

"Poni?!"

Noticing the gazes of Qingyu and the others, Ogerpon immediately took a defensive stance and had already taken several steps back.

Just as Qingyu reacted and intended to walk over slowly, the crowd that had finished watching the fireworks and was gradually dispersing also noticed its existence.

"It's a ghost, the ghost has appeared!!!"

I don't know who shouted first, and then many locals of Kitakami Village immediately grabbed their tools and ran over.

"Evil little ghost, don't even think about disturbing our Mask Festival!"

"Get out, you're not welcome here!"

"If you don't leave, we're going to take action!"

Relying on their numerical advantage, the villagers were full of confidence and kept issuing threats to the figure under the tree in the distance.

Although they didn't know why the "ghost," which hadn't appeared for many years, had suddenly appeared in the village multiple times during this period, the deep-rooted prejudice was already difficult to shake, making them immediately issue an "expulsion order" with their actions.

And following the actions of the local residents, many of the tourists who were still observing quietly soon joined the ranks of denouncing the "ghost."

They didn't know what had happened and seemed to treat what had just happened as one of the segments of the Mask Festival.

Just like the "Ghost-Beating Festival" activity in the festival.

"Poni..."

Watched by so many fierce gazes and feeling their undisguised pure malice, Ogerpon's body soon began to tremble slightly.

Even through the huge Teal Mask, one could clearly feel its aggrieved emotions.

It clearly hadn't done anything, yet it was labeled as a "ghost."

It had clearly tried its best to stay away from humans, and the man who brought it to Kitakami Village when it was young also...

Even avenging that man was turned into "the Loyal Three acting righteously" and "evil ghost disturbing the village" in the mouths of the villagers.

Sure enough, it would be better not to appear in front of humans again in the future, right?

But—

"Poni..."

Ogerpon raised its head, its gaze passing through the mask.

Noticing that its gaze was fixed on him, Qingyu was stunned for a moment, then looked back suddenly.

No, Ogerpon's target isn't me, but...

The statues of the Loyal Three?

Or more accurately, it should be the bodies of the Loyal Three buried under the shrine that worships them, right?

Qingyu suddenly recalled the important plot about Kitakami Village.

The protagonist first saw Ogerpon near Loyalty Plaza, where it was silently observing the statues of the Loyal Three.

And, obviously, this wasn't its first time coming here.