radicalducati Chapter 280: Melissa
Chapter 280: Melissa
The next morning, Aislo lazily sat up from the wide and soft bed. The moment he opened his eyes, a terrifying ghost face came into the boy's sight.
"..." Aislo calmly pushed Grandma Gengar away from his sight, then looked at Darkrai curiously and asked, "Darkrai, what did you do yesterday?"
[We went to the place where the telekinetic clay doll awakened, and there was nothing there.] Darkrai shook his head slightly and briefly told about yesterday's itinerary.
[I had a fight with that old guy by the way.] The Gengar Granny, who had recovered from her original state, came forward with a smile, letting her big face enter Eslo's sight again.
"Oh? Win or lose?" Gengar's grandmother's words successfully attracted Eslo's interest.
[Hmm... guess~] Grandma Gengar played the long-lost game with Eslo again - when they were in the Crown Forest, she always made Eslo guess this and that.
"Oh, let me guess..." Aislo pretended to be deep in thought. Although he knew that it was Gengar's grandmother who won just by looking at Gengar's appearance, in order to make the other party happy, the boy still said, "Did she lose?"
[Hehehe~ You guessed wrong, I am the final winner!] Gengar's body rolled in the air. Fortunately, the rooms in this manor are large enough to accommodate her movements. Then, a look of dissatisfaction suddenly appeared on Gengar's face. She quickly approached and came in front of Eslo, [Um~ Xiaoluo, you really don't trust my strength~]
"Okay, okay, I was wrong, I was wrong." The young man, who had already stood up and was washing, smiled helplessly.
Darkrai, who was feeding the evil Morubek, seemed to suddenly remember something and looked at the only high-level ball on Eslo's waist with some curiosity. It seemed that he hadn't seen Yveltal come out for a long time.
Noticing Daklai's gaze, Aislo also looked at the Poké Ball containing Yveltal and asked curiously, "Yveltal, what are you doing recently?"
The other party has hardly said a word in the past few days. This is not His style.
[Oh~ I haven't seen you for a few days, it feels like we've been apart for several lifetimes. As for me... I just shed tears in the wind, sighed at the moon, and waited for the night to sound by counting the leaves of the parasol tree.] Yveltal's voice suddenly sounded, but it was more tender and sad than usual. His originally neutral voice now sounded extremely gentle.
"?" Eslo heard Yveltal's words and felt a lot of question marks pop up on his head, "Huh?"
[Look at you, you're so busy, and now you suddenly remember me... Never mind, it's just my overthinking. Now that you have a new person, you almost forget about me...] Eslo didn't even need to look through the Poké Ball to guess what Yveltal's expression was at this moment.
Why does it feel like he is so angry? This adjective inexplicably emerged in Aisiluo's mind.
Darkrai and Gengar's grandmother also had complicated expressions at this time.
"Okay, it's my fault for ignoring you these days. I'm sorry!" Aislo apologized sincerely.
[If you had known this would happen, why did you act like that? Now that you're so late, I thought you wouldn't apologize~] The tone was still the same, and Aisiluo's forehead was also crossed with several black lines. He was really not used to the other party's tone.
"Did you learn these words from the Internet? Sigh... If I had known this would happen, I would not have let you touch my phone... This is indeed my negligence! But it's not too late to control it now..." Aislo's eyes were dim.
[Wait a minute! Xiao Luo, I was wrong! I'm not kidding!] When Yveltal heard that his phone was about to leave him, he immediately panicked, [I've been practicing controlling my life energy these days!]
"Life energy?" Eslo was stunned. As the name suggests, life energy reflects all aspects of a living being, such as its health and lifespan. Yveltal's Wings of Death turned the hit life into a stone statue. The principle behind this was that Yveltal deprived the creature of its life energy.
[Yeah, I work so hard just for your girlfriend and the elves...] Yveltal snorted. Although Arceus had promised him some things, he never trusted that dead alpaca, so it was better for him to have an extra preparation.
However, it is quite difficult for Him who has always been responsible for stripping to suddenly start practicing giving.
"Thank you! Since you've been so nice to me, I won't restrict you from using your cell phone." Aislo smiled, then walked out the door briskly to meet Mary.
After a simple breakfast, the two said goodbye to Xiaotong and Wisdom and left the manor directly.
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Not long after, in the early morning sunshine, Aislo and Mary arrived in front of the Ghost Gym in Yuanzhi City, and a dignified woman was standing quietly under the eaves of the gym, as if she had been waiting here for a long time.
"Eslo and Mary, right? Welcome to my gym. Anyway, let me introduce myself first. I'm Melissa, the gym master of Yuanzhi City." Melissa had an unfathomable smile on her face. The mysterious and powerful aura she exuded was something that none of the gym masters that Eslo and his companions had met along the way had.
"Hello, Ms. Melissa."
"Alright, stop standing outside and go into the gym and talk if you have anything to say."
After a simple greeting, the two followed Melissa into the unremarkable gym.
Although the attribute represented by this gym is ghost-like, surprisingly, the decoration style inside this gym does not have much eerie atmosphere. Instead, it is simple and formal. However, when combined with the mysterious runes carved on the walls, it has a sense of mystery that is very consistent with Gym Master Melissa.
It's funny to say that the characteristics that ghost-type Pokémon are famous for, such as mischievousness, cunningness, and shadows, are hardly reflected in this ghost-type gym.
After entering a big door, a high platform came into view of Aislo and Mali, and a Gengar was standing on the platform, dancing a graceful waltz among countless ribbons made of pure energy.
There was clearly no music accompaniment, but for some reason, as the Gengar slid and spun, an inexplicably melodious tune reached the ears of the boy and girl, and before they knew it, they were both immersed in this magnificent performance.
Soon, the dance stopped, bringing the performance to a perfect end, and the huge Gengar also bowed to the stage in a proper manner to express his gratitude to the audience.
"Good, very elegant..." Mary's expression was complicated. She had never thought that she would use such a word to evaluate a Gengar... Suddenly, Mary felt a resentful gaze, and she realized something in an instant. Finally, she looked at the shadow of Eslo with some apology, "I'm sorry, Grandma Gengar, I didn't mean to make fun of you..."
The other party can be considered as Aislo's parent, and Mary doesn't want Gengar's grandmother's impression of her to drop.
[Never mind, it's just... Never mind, I still can't imitate the tone you just used, Yveltal.] Grandma Gengar suddenly felt a little frustrated. In terms of elegance, she was not as elegant as this former fellow of hers. In terms of abstraction, she was not as abstract as a certain god who had a close relationship with her child...
Gengar's grandmother encountered a talented player who was as strong as a monster and could not be defeated no matter how hard she tried.
"Don't worry, she won't take it to heart." After comforting the girl, Aislo looked at Melissa curiously and asked in confusion, "What is Master Melissa planning to do..."
The boy could see that this platform could be used as a stage as well as a high-tech battle field. What was Melissa, the owner of the museum, planning to do by bringing them here? Although the other party was a master in the gorgeous competition, he probably wouldn't have the time to take them to watch such a performance.
"Hehe, although it may be a bit abrupt, I hope to have a wonderful battle with you two - right here." Melissa smiled gently. Miss Sirona had recently asked her and another gym master to hone the strength of Eslo and Marie. As for who the other one is... there is no need to guess. Among all the gym masters in Sinnoh, there is only one who is stronger than her, Melissa.
"Huh?" Aislo was stunned. "Are we going to play doubles?"
"It's not really a doubles match, it's more of an entertaining way of playing." Melissa thought for a moment, "The battle mode is a bit like a combination of two three-on-three games. For example, if you two are on a team, and your Pokémon, Eslo, loses its ability to fight, then the next Pokémon to go on the field will be Marie's, and you two will take turns to go on the field... Is that understandable?"
Aislo and Mary nodded slightly, indicating that they understood, then they looked at each other and accepted the battle.
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ps: I will basically be on the train all day tomorrow, and I spent a long time shopping today, so I will update less. I will try to update one chapter tomorrow.