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Chapter 160: Zheng Hui's Request
Chapter 160: Zheng Hui's Request
"Roar—
"Hiss—"
At the edge of the strait where the Zheng Hui Lighthouse stood, the Dratini called out to the massive black shadow.
"Can, can you communicate with it?"
Zheng Hui's face was filled with excitement.
The reason he had set up his laboratory here was largely due to the mysterious black shadow in the mist.
"Gengar—"
Gengar also called out to the shadow, the purple, chubby little ghost waving its hands as if greeting someone.
But Ice Sixtails and the Blacksmith Pokemon were just as puzzled and surprised as Zheng Hui.
Was that massive shadow a Pokemon?
How big must it be?
"Gengar?" Jing He was a bit surprised.
He knew the massive shadow was actually a gigantic Dragonite.
But if ordinary Pokemon could communicate with it, Zheng Hui wouldn't have waited so long, nor would he have been unable to gather any information about the giant Dragonite.
This was evident from the reactions of Ice Sixtails and the Blacksmith Pokemon.
Dratini could communicate with it, which made sense, given their shared lineage.
Gengar, too?
"Gengar?"
You can't understand it?
Gengar turned its head in confusion.
Seeing Ice Sixtails, the Blacksmith Pokemon, and Zheng Hui's Sixtails all nod in unison, Gengar realized something.
"I guessed it was a Pokemon, but I tried many methods, and none of them worked." Zheng Hui explained.
At this, Gengar smiled and chuckled.
"Gengar—"
I forgot, it uses an ancient language.
"Ancient language?"
So, Dratini could understand it because this language was used in the "Dragon's Sanctuary."
As for Gengar, being a thousand-year-old ghost, it retained some memories despite losing most of its past.
"Roar—"
The giant Dragonite's voice echoed again.
"Hiss?"
Dratini's eyes lit up with surprise.
Gengar cupped its hands around its mouth to form a megaphone and shouted:
"Gengar—"
After shouting, Gengar puffed out its cheeks, and a surge of powerful Ghost-type energy enveloped its body. Then, it floated up as if swimming through the air.
"Be careful."
Seeing this, Jing He understood what Gengar was about to do and couldn't help but warn it.
"Gengar—"
Gengar gave him a thumbs-up.
With a grin, it prepared to float toward the giant Dragonite.
"What's Gengar doing?" Zheng Hui asked.
"Going to collect a gift."
"Collect, collect a gift?"
Zheng Hui's expression was stunned.
But he quickly recovered and said:
"Gengar, can you help me gather some data?"
As he spoke, he took out a red, first-generation Pokedex that looked familiar to Jing He, his eyes filled with excitement as he looked at Gengar.
"Gengar!"
Gengar patted its chest to indicate it was no problem, then curled its tongue and grabbed the Pokedex with it, putting it in its mouth.
Then it "swam" toward the giant Dragonite.
In no time, it disappeared into the mist.
"Hiss."
Dratini called out softly, its mood seeming a bit down, as if it had heard something from the giant Dragonite.
Jing He patted its head.
The giant Dragonite had been searching for companions, wandering the sea and returning to this spot periodically to call out. But it had never received a response.
Dratini and Gengar's calls had excited the giant Dragonite.
Speaking of which, in the anime, Meowth from Team Rocket could also communicate with the giant Dragonite.
It seemed Meowth's language skills were even better than imagined. Jing He thought.
No wonder it's a "Language MAX" Pokemon.
Going after Pikachu was such a waste. This ability alone is invaluable.
Not just Meowth, but the entire Team Rocket trio had potential if they didn't focus on catching Pikachu.
While Jing He's thoughts wandered, the shadow of the giant Dragonite gradually faded, and Gengar returned, walking through the air as if it were a leisurely stroll.
It was clear that Gengar was gradually mastering the technique of using energy to fly.
"Gengar—"
Back, Gengar jumped and patted Zheng Hui's shoulder, signaling him not to worry, then curled its tongue and spat out the Pokedex, which was now covered in saliva.
But Zheng Hui didn't care about that. He quickly opened the Pokedex.
His eyes widened.
"Dragonite?!"
"A Dragonite that big?!"
He clutched the Pokedex like a treasure and ran toward the lighthouse.
The strait was now left with Jing He and the four little Pokemon.
"Don't tell me you went all that way just to take a few photos and gather some data."
Did Jing He not know Gengar well enough?
That Pokemon could pluck a few feathers from a bird flying overhead.
Gengar grinned and chuckled.
"Gengar—"
You know me too well.
It sneakily waved at Jing He and the three little Pokemon.
When they came closer, Gengar opened its mouth wide and stuck its hand inside.
After rummaging around, its eyes lit up.
It pulled out a massive, shield-like object from its mouth.
"Hiss, Hiss?!"
Seeing the large, shimmering, gradient-colored scale, including Jing He, everyone's eyes widened.
It was clearly a massive dragon scale!
Ignoring the fact that Gengar had hidden it in its stomach, the sheer size of the scale was enough to make even Jing He feel the power it seemed to contain.
Gengar handed the massive dragon scale to Dratini.
Clearly, among Jing He's Pokemon, only Dratini could "digest" such a thing.
Context: Pokemon
Character Names:
Jing He (no change, as it's a common transliteration of a Chinese name)
Masaki (Japanese name, no change needed for English context)
Other names are already in English (e.g., Stephen Chow, Wah, Da Kou Jiu - assumed to be references to Hong Kong entertainment, left as is for cultural context)
Rewritten Text:
Mini Dragon sniffed the dragon scale cautiously.
Only after confirming that there was no Gengar's saliva did it let out a long sigh of relief.
The dragon scale had been stored in the dimensional space inside Gengar's belly, not in its mouth.
"Hair-pulled out?" Jing He couldn't help but ask.
"Gengar!"
Gengar raised a hand, held up one finger, and gently shook it at Jing He.
The look and the gesture were exactly like when Stephen Chow and Wah pulled half an A card from their mouths to trick Big Mouth Ji.
Then, Gengar let out a strange laugh and repeated the action, pulling out another massive dragon scale from the dimensional space.
Two scales?!
After that, Gengar patted its belly, indicating there were no more.
But just these two massive scales were worth dozens or even hundreds of ordinary dragon scales, and they likely contained even more energy.
Regardless, Mini Dragon's short-term food problem seemed to be solved.
As for how to eat them, having a skilled blacksmith try to crush them should work fine.
"Thankfully, they're not giant 'Dragon Fangs.' Otherwise, not only would carrying them be impossible, but eating them would be out of the question."
Watching the little ones wave goodbye to the giant Dragonite and rush back to the bonfire, Jing He rubbed his chin.
"Speaking of which, ancient giant Pokemon in the Kanto region aren't limited to just this Dragonite, right?"
Jing He remembered that in the anime, there was a clash between a giant Gengar and a giant Alakazam, and there was even a giant Jigglypuff.
If they were all ancient Pokemon, perhaps Gengar could communicate with them.
But then, Jing He quickly dismissed the thought.
No, the risk was too high.
He had to keep this a secret; otherwise, if Gengar found out, with its nature, things would definitely spiral out of control.
Back at the bonfire, he asked Gengar and Mini Dragon what they had talked about with the giant Dragonite and why it had left.
Gengar explained that the giant Dragonite was happy to receive a response, but upon seeing Gengar and Mini Dragon's sizes, it confirmed they weren't the companions it was looking for.
However, it was thrilled to find Pokemon that could understand it, giving it renewed hope that its companions might still be sleeping somewhere in the world. So, it continued its search.
As a token of gratitude, it gave two scales—one to Mini Dragon and one to Gengar. Since the scale wasn't very useful to Gengar, it gave both to Mini Dragon.
"Still, to meet a giant Dragonite right after arriving at the Masaki Lighthouse, what a coincidence."
The next day, Jing He was woken up by Gengar's lick.
Last night, he had a nightmare. He dreamt of Gengar, after evolving and using a Mega Stone and Key Stone, becoming a Mega Gengar and arrogantly challenging Gyrados and Kyogre.
It pummeled Kyogre with "Ice Punch," then gnawed on the scales it had knocked off, absorbing their power and proclaiming itself "Gengar-Kyogre," acting incredibly arrogant.
"Such a strange dream, even Kyogre showed up."
Jing He rubbed his numb cheek.
He suspected it might have been due to the ghostly dragon shadow he had vaguely seen when Gengar evolved.
"Still, Gengar has evolved, and it already has a Mega Stone. With just one more Key Stone, given our bond, we should be able to unlock Mega Gengar."
But Key Stones aren't easy to come by.
"Whatever, the priority is making money."
This trip had not only allowed him to catch Mini Dragon but also helped Gastly evolve into Gengar. As a trainer, the pressure was mounting.
Considering Gengar's appetite, it might even outeat a Snorlax.
Moreover, just like Dragonite, Gengar could learn a vast array of moves, making TM costs increasingly burdensome.
Thinking about it, the hundreds of thousands of yen he had reimbursed from Team Rocket were just a drop in the bucket.
After a quick wash, he saw Ice Vulpix playing with Masaki's Vulpix, one spewing fire and the other ice, having a blast.
The skilled blacksmith was examining Masaki's instruments, looking for parts to dismantle.
Mini Dragon was gnawing on the giant dragon scale, but it looked like even taking a bite was a struggle.
Jing He found Masaki, who had dark circles under his eyes but looked exceptionally excited.
"Didn't you sleep all night?"
"Teacher Jing He!"
Masaki ignored the question, quickly stepping forward and grabbing Jing He's shoulders, exclaiming:
"Can you please do me a favor?"
"Hmm?"
Jing He was taken aback and asked, "What kind of favor?"
Masaki took out the Pokemon Dex from last night.
"Can you deliver this to Professor Oak in Pallet Town?"
Then, he hurriedly dug through a pile of clutter and pulled out a TM, shoving it into Jing He's arms.
"This is your reward. Please, I beg of you!"
As he spoke, his eyes rolled back, and he fell straight backward.
Gengar quickly caught him.
"Gengar?"
What?
Jing He glared at Gengar.
"He must have been too tired and fell asleep."
No, that's not it.
Even for a favor, he didn't even give me a chance to be tactful.
"Pallet Town, Professor Oak."
Jing He lightly rubbed his forehead.
Why does it feel like I have more and more things to do?
He looked down at the items in his hands.
"TM: Pain Split."
That's settled then.
"Vulpix."
"Ooh?"
Ice Vulpix ran over.
"Let Doctor Masaki have a good sleep and a pleasant dream."
(End of Chapter)
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