Not a trainer this time

It started to snow again outside the window.

The fire in the fireplace was burning brightly, and a group of Pokémon lay comfortably in front of the fireplace and fell asleep.

Looking at Qishu playing on his mobile phone across the sofa, Naoki still hasn't recovered from the conversation just now.

Because he was really curious, he asked Qishu why he liked him.

Regarding this question, Qishu found that she did not know the exact answer after some careful thinking.

Qishu said that when she first came to the ranch, she became curious about him, a mysterious rancher.

Later, she saw with her own eyes how he enthusiastically treated Gurusha's injuries and took care of so many Pokémon in the ranch, and she became even more curious.

Later, as she visited the ranch again and again, Qishu said she gradually developed a liking for him.

Upon hearing these words, Naoki immediately froze on the spot.

Is this love at first sight?

Naoki felt very unbelievable that this kind of thing could happen to him.

At this time, Qishu's voice brought his thoughts back to reality.

"Chief, she went to the Alola region for vacation this winter!"

This is a rare thing, because Yeci has never left the Padia area before, no matter what kind of work or rest.

Even if she was invited to the world championships in other regions, Yeci would always refuse and then send her champion trainers to participate.

"Huh?" Naoki was also very surprised.

Qishu put his mobile phone in front of Zhishu, and as expected, Zhishu saw the picture of Yeci wearing cool casual clothes and sunbathing on the beach.

According to Naoki's understanding of Yeci, it is indeed very rare for a workaholic like her to go on vacation.

Although the Padia Alliance has a holiday during the winter, gym leaders from all over the country do not have to stay in the gym to receive challengers.

But in the past, Yeci would still stay in the Padian Alliance to handle things.

But this year, Yeci is very abnormal!

But what worries Naoki even more is that he has not even been to the Alola region.

Thinking back to his current financial situation, Naoki began to think about whether he should buy a villa and ranch in the Alola region, and then take the Pokémon there to spend the winter?

The climate in the Alola region is very special. The tropical climate keeps the area warm and pleasant all year round.

As for the method to allow so many Pokémon to travel between two places, you only need to buy two Poké Ball Teleporters and place them in two places.

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.

This surprised Naoki.

Who will visit the ranch on this snowy day?

He got up and went to open the door, but he didn't see anyone outside the door.

The Pokémon all returned to their dens, and the pasture was completely white, with not even a single person in sight.

Naoki was a little confused. Just as he was about to close the door, he heard a squeaking sound coming from below.

Looking down, he saw a chubby chinchilla raising its little head and looking at him pitifully.

The fur on the Tibetan chinchilla was stained with a lot of wind and snow, and it was shivering from the cold.

"A hidden chinchilla?" Naoki recognized the hidden chinchilla at a glance.

It was one of the Pokémon he rescued back then.

Later, after the forest was restored to its original state, the chinchillas returned to live there.

"Squeak!" The stuffed chinchilla nodded repeatedly.

"come on in!"

Naoki welcomed it into the living room and closed the door.

The warm room made the chinchilla let out a sigh of relief.

Qishu and the surrounding Pokémon also cast their gazes this way.

"Why did you come here suddenly? Where is everyone?" Naoki asked.

The stuffed chinchilla rubbed its paws, and then replied: "Squeak, squeak, squeak!"

Through the power of Tokiwa, Naoki quickly understood its meaning.

Everyone is in the forest now, and the reason why it came here is to ask for help, because the forest is haunted!

"Haunted?" Hearing these words, Naoki was very surprised: "Is it a ghost Pokémon? Don't worry, speak slowly."

The stuffed chinchilla nodded its little head: "Squeak, squeak, squeak!" (I don't know if it's a ghost Pokémon, but everyone living in the forest has been scared by it recently! It will secretly follow the Pokémon. Behind his back, he would sometimes break into the nest while others were sleeping. As soon as he opened his eyes, he would see a ghost floating in front of him, and even the Pokémon would be frightened.)

A "ghost" that deliberately plays tricks on other Pokémon?

Naoki guessed that the movement was most likely caused by the ghost Pokémon.

But here comes the problem. As far as he knows, there are no ghost-type Pokémon living in the back mountain... Could it be an alien ghost Pokémon?

After thinking for a moment, Naoki decided to follow the chinchilla to have a look.

He turned around and said to Qishu: "The Tibetan Chinchilla is looking for my help. I have to go out. Please wait here."

However, Qishu rejected this suggestion. She stood up and said, "I'll go over and have a look too!"

"Okay, let's go then!" Naoki told the other Pokémon to stay at home, and he only took out Fluttershy, which was also a ghost.

Halfway through the walk, Qishu suddenly asked curiously: "Can you understand what Pokémon are talking about?"

Naoki smiled mysteriously: "Do you want to give it a try?"

Qishu was stunned for a moment: "Eh?"

But the next second, she saw Naoki take out a bag of snacks from his pocket.

"After eating it, you can understand what Pokémon means." Naoki handed over the translation melon seed crisps.

Hearing this, Qishu was very surprised.

When she ate the snack and heard the stuffed chinchilla in front of her muttering that it was so cold, she was shocked and speechless.

She could actually understand what Pokémon said!

"How did you do this?!" Qishu opened her eyes in disbelief.

"My superpower." Naoki laughed.

Superpower... Qishu immediately thought of those humans with special abilities.

"There is such a thing..." Qishu muttered in a low voice.

"It's not that exaggerated." Naoki smiled and said: "Even if there is no superpower, some trainers can communicate with their Pokémon. The most important thing is each other's heart."

At this time, the group officially entered the back mountain.

The back mountain in winter is also covered with white snow. Looking around, there is almost no trace of the Pokémon that are active on weekdays.

Only some ice-attribute Pokémon like Snow Swallow that like to live in the world of ice and snow can be seen.

The Chinchilla jumped off Naoki and quickly led the way in front.

After a while, Naoki saw the fruit forest that he and Gulden had planted with their own hands.

The Chinchilla: "Squeak!" (It's nearby!)

Naoki looked around but didn't see anything.

He nodded to Flutterfat beside him.

However, the primitive Flutterfat didn't understand: "Dream?"

Naoki: "..."

"Flutterfat, can you feel the breath of ghost Pokémon around you?" Naoki asked directly.

Flutterfat understood what Naoki meant.

It sneaked into the shadows and began to search for those suspicious ghosts around.

At this time, other Pokémon living in this fruit forest saw Naoki.

The group of Pokémon that Naoki had saved gathered around him, jumping around in the snow happily, and greeted him.

Naoki smiled and looked at these cute Pokémon: "Giant Blacksmith, long time no see! Painter, how are you doing recently? Family Mouse, huh? How did you change from a family of four to a pair of mice?"

The two white mice replied: "Squeak!" (The children have grown up, left us, and went out to explore on their own!)

"Is that so?" Naoki nodded. He was very surprised that a Pokémon like Family Mouse could actually degenerate!

Qishu stood aside and watched Naoki get along with this group of wild Pokémon.

Naoki is really popular with Pokémon!

At the same time, a canine Pokémon with a candle on its head was hiding in the corner and looking in that direction with envy.

It kept wagging its tail, turning in circles on the spot, and making excited whirring sounds from its mouth, wanting to rush up immediately and play with the two humans.

But at this moment, the Pokémon suddenly felt a terrible breath coming from behind.

It turned its head and saw a big, wild Pokémon that had come behind it and was looking at it quietly.

"Woof!"

The Pokémon was startled. The next second, it instinctively hid underground, leaving only a candle on the ground, and then fled quickly into the distance.

Flutter did not chase after it, but returned to Naoki and reported the matter to him.

"Dream." (There is a strange guy.)

Is there really one? Naoki hurriedly said, "Take me over to see."

"Dream."

Flutter led the way in front.

Naoki and Qishu walked side by side, chatting about this group of wild Pokémon while walking.

The giant forger and the stuffed squirrel, who were afraid of ghosts, hid behind Naoki and moved forward carefully.

The group passed through the fruit forest and soon came to an open space.

Naoki recognized this place at a glance.

This is the cemetery where he buried the Pokémon that died in the forest fire before!

The flapping wing floated up and pointed at a candle burning with a purple flame stuck in the ground.

It stretched out its wing claws and poked it. The next second, the Pokémon hiding underground jumped out in panic, looking at the two humans and the group of Pokémon in front of it with horror.

"Is that Pokémon a Grave Dog?" Qi Shu recognized the ghost Pokémon at a glance.

Naoki nodded: "It seems to be it at the moment."

It is said that Grave Dog is a reincarnation of a stray dog ​​Pokémon that died before contacting humans.

They usually sleep quietly underground, almost motionless, and will stick their heads out of the ground and light up the eerie light on their top.

Once someone approaches, Grave Dog will make a strange cry and jump onto the ground, so it will scare many people, but it does not seem to have any malice.

Because this Pokémon has a very gentle temperament, loves to be close to people, and is afraid of loneliness.

As long as someone plays with it, it will be very happy and follow that person all the time.

Among the Pokémon that live in the Padia region, Houndoom is a very famous Pokémon. Because of their close relationship with humans, they are very easy to be captured and become the Pokémon of human trainers.

But what surprised Naoki was that this grave dog could be a ghost Pokémon reincarnated from the Pokémon that had been in trouble before?

"Woah..."

As if feeling the hostility between these people and Pokémon, Tombzombie seemed a little scared. His whole body was almost pressed to the ground, and even his tail hung down.

The Chinchillas, who were originally very scared, didn't know what to do when they saw that the ghost that was scaring them turned out to be such a Pokémon.

Zhi Shu pondered for a moment and said to them: "It's called Tomb Dog. The reason for playing pranks is that he feels too lonely. He wants to play with you. He doesn't mean to scare you."