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Three days later, evening, rental apartment.
Lu Ye's expression was solemn as he nodded at Gastly.
Gastly's expression was equally solemn, staring intently at the energy cube before it.
Dark red and alluring, flowing with translucent amber luster, the color of fresh blood.
This was Lu Ye's second ten-pull purple item: an energy cube made from Tamato Berry.
[Remaining BP: 270]
[Tamato Berry: Spiciness stimulates nerves, moderately increasing Pokémon's special attack. (I heard in parallel worlds, this thing is called dragon fruit? And it's sweet?)]
As a rare berry that could enhance Pokémon attributes, Tamato Berries were quite scarce on the market.
Lu Ye's second ten-pull also yielded the following items:
[Ten-pull list: Moomoo Milk x3, Oran Berry x3, Basic Fishing Rod Set x1, Tamato Berry x2, Dive Ball x1]
Lu Ye currently had no plans to capture Water-type Pokémon. The Dive Ball and Basic Fishing Rod Set were temporarily set aside.
The main harvest was still these two bright red Tamato Berries.
After Lu Ye worked at full capacity to make the Tamato Berries into energy cubes, neighbours thought a murder had occurred next door and nearly called the police.
The first attempt failed. The second attempt only produced five Tamato Berry cubes.
But the five Tamato Berry cubes' quality was very high, demonstrating Lu Ye's Energy Cube Crafting Lv3 proficiency.
"Try it." Lu Ye said seriously. "If effective, I'm setting up a street stall!"
"Kekeke!"
Gastly nodded, extending its trembling tongue, freezing as if in stasis for five seconds over the Tamato Berry cube.
"...Just eat it already!"
A cold sweat dripped down Gastly's face. With a splat, it fell onto the stiff tongue tip.
Taking a deep breath, Gastly quickly rolled the Tamato Berry cube into its tongue, chewing with the resolve of a martyr.
Three seconds later.
"How do you feel?" Lu Ye asked eagerly.
The pitch-black ghostly face visibly flushed red.
Gastly struggled to open its mouth wide. Its large white eyes were filled with bloodshot veins.
"Whoosh—!!"
As Gastly gasped heavily, a cluster of dark purple flames whooshed from its mouth!
Lu Ye maintained a dodging motion.
That mass of pitch-black flames exploded against the wall with a bang, adhering like it was attached, continuously burning, charring the entire wall!
In dead silence, Gastly widened its innocent eyes, trying to pass through with cuteness.
A cold sweat dripped down Lu Ye's forehead.
"This Will-O-Wisp's power is almost comparable to Flamethrower?!"
Will-O-Wisp was generally bluish phosphorescent fire with lower power.
But after eating the Tamato Berry cube, this Will-O-Wisp nearly burned through the wall!
Lu Ye momentarily couldn't distinguish whether Gastly was exceptionally talented or if this Tamato Berry cube's effect was too fierce.
Lu Ye, who broke out in cold sweat, once again strengthened his resolve not to become a trainer.
After calming down, Lu Ye stood with his hands on his hips, gazing complexly at the blackened wall.
A dejected Gastly still floated beside him.
"Can't blame you." Lu Ye sighed. "Looks like I need to keep testing formulas."
"Ssssskeke~~"
"Hm? You say the taste was actually pretty good?"
"Kekeke!"
Lu Ye rubbed his chin, deep in thought.
The Tamato Berry cube's quality was definitely fine. That earlier reaction wasn't a side effect but excellent effectiveness.
"But this effect is too good; I can't sell it for money!"
What if it causes several fires? Where would I argue my case?
Lu Ye scratched his head and sighed. "Whatever, the remaining four Tamato Berry cubes are yours!"
Gastly grinned, carefully carrying the remaining four crystalline red cubes into a glass jar, cautiously storing them in the cabinet.
Lu Ye smiled wryly. "I'm not competing with you. Why hide them so deep?"
Gastly glanced at Lu Ye. "Ssssskah!" (Can't be too sure!)
This contemptuous gaze deeply wounded Lu Ye.
Lu Ye gritted his teeth. "Just you wait!"
Appearing in Lu Ye's palm was a Fire Gem flowing with red light.
Though energy wasn't as abundant as a Fire Stone, for Gastly, this was definitely a rare delicacy!
Gastly immediately grinned widely, extending its crimson tongue, staring eagerly at that Fire Gem.
"Slurp—"
Unable to resist swallowing, Gastly looked pitifully at Lu Ye.
From Gastly's perspective: I'm so cute, why aren't you surrendering?
From Lu Ye's perspective: A sinister Gastly stared intensely, eyes filled with bloodshot veins, constantly drooling.
Unable to resist shivering, Lu Ye helplessly tossed the Fire Gem to Gastly.
"Eat it sparingly. It's worth tens of thousands!"
Honestly speaking, even Elite trainer Pokémon didn't necessarily eat better than Lu Ye's Gastly.
Only half a month since the worldline shift, Gastly had already consumed Moomoo Milk, Speed Enhancer, Tamato Berry cubes...
Now adding the Fire Gem, even pseudo-legendary treatment wasn't this good!
Gastly held the Fire Gem, gazing somewhat bewildered at Lu Ye's back, eyes gradually becoming wavy.
Tears welled up. Gastly, who had wandered the city for ages, once again felt the warmth of home.
"Kekeke!"
"Holy crap, don't suddenly pounce! The black mist is toxic! Don't..."
Lu Ye didn't like keeping Gastly in its Poké Ball.
First, Ash's Pikachu left Lu Ye with an extremely deep impression.
Second, Poké Balls somewhat restricted Pokémon freedom, seeming rather cold.
Of course, compared to the fiercely competitive natural environment, quite a few Pokémon preferred staying in Poké Balls.
So generally speaking, Lu Ye didn't interfere with Gastly's choices.
Next day, Lu Ye rushed to campus for classes. Gastly pressed against the door crack, seeing Lu Ye off.
"You're not coming with me?" Lu Ye asked in surprise.
"Kekeke!"
"Alright, be careful at home alone."
Lu Ye's expression was strange. "Don't set anything else on fire!"
Last time, burning the wall cost Lu Ye's assets '-500', leaving only about 4,000 yuan.
Without earning some easy money, the household would barely scrape by!
Embarrassment flashed across Gastly's face. Under Lu Ye's suspicious gaze, it nodded frantically.
Seeing Lu Ye leave, Gastly breathed a sigh of relief, carrying that Fire Gem from the cabinet.
Placing it on the ground, Gastly flipped [Breeding Manual] to the 'Will-O-Wisp' page, slowly nodding.
The preliminary registration should be tomorrow, right?
Master has his own matters to handle. I can't occupy his time.
Must hurry and train properly!
Gastly absorbed the Fire Gem's energy. Surging fire elements poured into the black mist, dyeing it deep red.
Around Gastly, three clusters of cold black flames slowly bloomed.
[Corrosion], [Adhesion], [Burn], these were precisely the basic Will-O-Wisp characteristics Green mentioned in [Breeding Manual].
Different trainers had different builds; for example, adding [Toxic] to Will-O-Wisp or strengthening Will-O-Wisp's [Splash].
At this moment, violent fire elements surrounded it, forcing the three black flame clusters to burst with extremely high temperatures.
The pitch-black, dense mist became viscous. Gastly chomped down on a Tamato Berry cube.
Surrounding temperature rose sharply. With a bang, the Fire Gem shattered!
The three Will-O-Wisps fused at this moment. Amid chaos and repulsion, flames shot skyward!
Will-O-Wisp: Explosion!
That evening, Lu Ye returned to the rental carrying his backpack. The street echoed with police sirens.
Firefighters set up cloud ladders, commanding a Blastoise for firefighting operations.
Many onlookers gathered. Lu Ye asked the security guard curiously, "Sir, whose house caught fire?"
The old man glanced complexly at Lu Ye. "Sixth floor. Yours."
Lu Ye: ???
Under Gastly's control, the fire wasn't severe. Neighbours promptly called the police.
After receiving criticism and education, Lu Ye paid fines and compensation totalling 1,000 yuan each.
One person and one Gastly slunk home. Burn marks still remained on the walls.
"Sister Liu really didn't kick me out!" Lu Ye murmured.
Glancing at Gastly, he found it curled into a ball, dejectedly trembling.
Lu Ye sighed and consoled, "This time was my fault. Shouldn't have left you home alone."
"Ssssskah..."
"Alright." Lu Ye patted the depressed Gastly. "Don't cry."
"Clean up. I'll treat you to a midnight snack later, okay?"
"Kekeke! (;Д`)"
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[Teacher Lu: My house caught fire (video)]
[Gold: Powerful Flamethrower!]
[Green: Judging by duration, should be Will-O-Wisp.]
[Group member 'Gold' has been muted by the admin for two hours]
[Private chat with 'Red']
[Gold: I just joined the group! Why was I banned!]
[Red: ...Pay more attention!]
[Gold: Then why wasn't Green muted???]
[Red: ...]
Looking at the greyed-out avatar, Gold, wearing goggles with a defiant expression, slammed his pool cue on the table with a bang, gritting his teeth.
"Even in games..."
"I absolutely must beat Teacher Lu!"
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