Pokémon the Movie: The Journey of a Slate

Chapter 265: Tree House in Crown Forest

Walking through the dense jungle, looking at the towering ancient trees blocking out the sun, and the quiet tree-lined paths covered with tender grass, Eslo looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar scene in front of him, and felt an inexplicable strange feeling surge in his heart. Perhaps this is the feeling of being home.

Under Celebi's blessing, the Crown Forest seemed unusually full of vitality, and even the air was filled with fragrance and vitality.

It is worth mentioning that, except for some necessary roads and the edge areas of the forest, Aislo and Mary have not seen anyone since they entered the Crown Forest. It can be said that this is a paradise exclusively for Pokémon.

Thanks again to Daigo.

"Come out, Absol, Umbreon, and Crocodile!" Eslo released the three Pokémon that had grown up in this forest and asked them to find their familiar companions to reminisce about the past. "Remember to meet up at the tree house later~"

"Woo..."

"Buy~"

"Crack!"

The three little ones nodded and quickly went away.

"Where are we going next?" Mary asked softly. It was still some time before it got completely dark. After all, it was summer and sometimes it might still be light at 7 o'clock in the evening. And they were not planning to go to Crown City tonight. After all, Eslo and his family's home was in this forest.

"Well... let's go to the tree house first." Aislo thought for a moment and answered. Then the boy looked at his shadow and asked, "Gengar Grandma, do you usually come back to clean up the cave?"

For an elf with the strength to fight legends, it wouldn't take much time to get to any place on the planet.

[Well, he only came back once. After that, I asked the little cunning Tengu to help me clean up.] Grandma Geng Gui smiled and floated out from the shadows, looking not far away, [Yo, look, you just entered the forest for a while, and he came over here following the smell.]

Aislo and Mary followed the gaze of Grandma Gengar, and they also felt the powerful aura approaching rapidly, with urgency and joy.

[You guys can chat first, let's go back to our old nest and take a look.] After the words fell, Grandma Geng Gui crawled into the shadow on the ground and disappeared.

"Woo——"

At this moment, a gust of wind came with an ancient scent. The air waves slightly rolled up the sand and gravel on the ground, causing the branches of the surrounding trees to sway, and the tender green leaves also made a rustling sound.

The ends of Eslo's and Mari's hair and clothes danced in the wind. When the strong wind died down, an elf who was almost as tall as Eslo and Mari suddenly appeared not far from them. The elf had slightly yellowish white hair that covered his face like a mask, and his sharp eyes were intimidating without anger. He was the strongest elf in the Crown Forest since Grandma Gengar left, and the leader of the Cunning Tengu tribe - Shiny Cunning Tengu.

Now his strength has reached the peak of the king, and he is getting closer and closer to the championship.

"Woo——"

A long neigh came from the mouth of the cunning Tengu, like the breeze passing through a boulder with holes, mysterious and full of endless mysteries.

"Long time no see, Cunning Tengu." Aislo walked up and patted Cunning Tengu's strong shoulder. "You are still the same, you haven't changed at all."

“Woo——” A smile appeared in the eyes of the cunning Tengu. Their tribe has always been long-lived. Just like him, although he is now over 600 years old, older than Darkrai, he is just about to enter middle age.

(Darkrai, who is just over 500 years old, should still be considered a larva.)

"You've worked really hard during this period..." Aislo looked at the elves that were gradually gathering in the distance. Not only did the cunning Tengu have to take over the responsibility of protecting the forest that once belonged to Grandma Gengar, but he also had to continue managing the affairs of his own tribe. Indeed, he had to do a lot more things than before.

"Woo——" The cunning Tengu raised the corner of his mouth and seemed not to care.

The strong wind that has been wandering in the world for thousands of years can take him to any corner of the forest, which is also the source of his confidence.

"Okay, now please take us to the tree house."

"Woo——"

After another long cry, a much softer wind than before began to blow again. The cunning Tengu held Eslo and Mary's bodies with his fan-like hands and went away with the strong wind.

Not long after, Aislo saw the extremely familiar tree house from afar. It stood there quietly, as if it had been waiting for him for a long time.

As the distance got closer, the tree gradually became clearer. The thick trunk was like a giant dragon winding up, and its skin was covered with traces of time, looking vicissitudes and ancient. Every texture and every mottled spot told the wind and rain and baptism of time that this giant tree had experienced. Just from the appearance, you can know that this is definitely a giant tree that is more than a thousand years old.

It was the cunning Tengu who had originally chosen these trees for Aislo.

"Thank you~" Aislo patted the cunning Tengu's arm, then jumped down from the branch with Mary.

When Aislo's feet touched the ground again, the boy turned around and looked, but did not see the figure of the cunning Tengu on the branch. He probably had returned to his tribe.

"Huh..." Aislo let out a long sigh, and couldn't help but feel a little impressed at the other party's terrifying speed. At the same time, he couldn't help but miss the days when he could fly freely, and that speed was also very fast.

Why is it so difficult for the wave power to carry people flying? The boy couldn't help but complain in his heart.

While Aislo was lost in thought, Mary had already opened the curtain and walked into the tree house.

The golden tree core gives the walls of the tree house a brilliant color, and many of the furniture inside are free of dust, apparently because the cunning Tengu comes to clean it regularly.

In addition to a soft big bed covered with elf hair, the most eye-catching things are two wooden cabinets and a set of tables and chairs connected to the ground.

The layout is quite cozy, no wonder Aislo always liked to stay here instead of Gengar's cave.

At the very beginning, the night before the two of them agreed to travel together and were about to set off, Eslo and Mary lived in Gengar's somewhat empty cave. The conditions there were not as good as here, and they had to sleep in sleeping bags. Maybe this had something to do with the fact that Gengar, as a ghost, didn't pay attention to this aspect.

When the door curtain was lifted again and Eslo stepped into the tree house, Mary had almost finished her tour.

"Are we going to sleep here tonight?" Mary turned around and asked the boy.

"Yeah, that's fine." Aislo glanced at the wooden bed not far away. The bed was very big, and could accommodate about three or four people - this size was specially prepared for when Gengar's grandmother came to rest.

Mary followed Eslo's gaze towards the wooden bed and almost instantly realized that the two of them might have to sleep in the same bed tonight.

Of course she was shy, after all, this was the first time she lay in the same bed with the person she loved. However, Mary did not show it at all on the surface, and even the blush only stayed on her face for a moment.

——The power of emotion is really useful.

Mary silently withdrew her gaze, turned to look at Absol and Rogue Crocodile who came in one after another from the door, and unconsciously began to comfort herself: Anyway, we have already kissed, so there is nothing wrong with just lying there and sleeping for a night... right?

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ps: I'm not in a very good condition today, so the additional updates based on readers' tips will be delayed for now.