Mind Master of the Elf World

Chapter 9 Watch Out Behind You!

"Giggle, giggle—"

Inside the consultation room.

Jinghe sat behind her desk, explaining her understanding while recording Gastly's status.

From his perspective, Gastly is indeed fine.

He also gained a basic understanding of Gastly's strength.

Overall, Gastly has indeed learned quite a few moves, but its mastery of these moves is truly worrying.

However, Jinghe felt that he had enough time to train and nurture it. After all, as a Pokémon psychology instructor, even after the academy started, he still had a lot of free time. It was rare for him to be busy from morning till night like today.

Of course, although Jinghe was a seasoned Pokémon enthusiast in his previous life, his knowledge of Pokémon was limited to those two- and three-dimensional images. He only knew the effects and combinations of their moves, which was quite different from reality.

So not only does Gastly need to learn, but he also needs to learn how to train a Ghost-type Pokémon.

Inside the apartment.

A person and their Pokémon nestled on the sofa, intently watching the video playing on an old laptop.

"See? This is how Ghost-type Pokémon fight."

On the computer screen, it shows a battle between a trainer skilled in Ghost-type Pokémon and a trainer skilled in Ice-type Pokémon at the 34th Silver Academy Tournament.

The Pokémon used by the trainer who was skilled in using Ghost-type Pokémon was Gastly, the evolved form of Gastly.

Gastly blinked twice, and the mist turned into a hand, pointing blankly at the Gastly lying on the ground, frozen into an ice block in the scene.

"Kou Jie?"

But it lost.

"Ahem." Jing He coughed lightly, slightly embarrassed. "That's because its opponent was too strong, but actually there's nothing wrong with its fighting style."

In the image, the Pokémon that defeated Haunter is a Lapras.

Laplace's trainer is a tall, slender girl with long, orange-red hair, glasses, and a short skirt.

Her name is Kona!
One of the future Kanto Alliance Elite Four!

Jinghe felt it was normal to lose to her.

In fact, this trainer who used Ghost-type Pokémon was once quite well-known at Silver Academy.

"Kou Jie——"

Oh--

Gastly nodded as if it understood.

Jinghe turned off the video, and it could be seen that there were many more under his search for "Ghost-type Pokémon battles".

"Take a look around for now, I'll go cook."

After placing the notebook on the coffee table, he put on an apron and went to the kitchen.

Soon after, the sound of stir-frying could be heard.

"Kou Jie~~"

Gastly, meanwhile, lay down in front of the computer, scanning the screen back and forth, and quickly learned how Jinghe operated the mouse.

With a serious expression, it finally chose a video that seemed to have a very high number of views.

Kikuko Teno: Fear is Me

Upon opening the app, Gastly's eyes lit up instantly when it saw Gengar.

But as it looked at it, its gaze gradually became vacant.
"Ku-Ku Jie?"

Wow, you can play it like this?!

It was deeply shocked!
When Jinghe had simply cooked two dishes and was about to call Gastly to eat after taking off her apron, she saw it staring intently at the screen, its eyes almost touching it.

"So serious?" Jing He walked over with a smile.

at the same time.

In the video, an elderly woman with greyish-gold hair, a sallow complexion, and a hoarse, low voice, leaning on a cane, says in a sinister tone:

"Ghost-type Pokémon excel in speed and cunning; these should be fully utilized."

"Kou Jie! Kou Jie!"

Gastly nodded in agreement.

"Face-to-face battles are child's play. Always remember, with Ghost-type Pokémon, if you can attack from behind, don't face them head-on; if you can fight in the dark, don't fight in the light."

"Kou Jie? Kou Jie!"

A sneak attack from behind? Fighting in the dark?

Got it!

Gastly looked as if it had suddenly realized something.

King Juzi?

Jinghe was somewhat taken aback when she saw the video Gastly was watching.

Moreover, what the other party taught.
Even the brightest day will eventually give way to night. Even with light, darkness lurks nearby. When dancing in the shadows, on cold, windy nights, be especially careful of what's behind you.

Jing He: "."

Why does it feel like something's off the more I listen to it?

“Gastly,” he called out.

"Kou Jie!"

The sound behind it startled it, and it turned around abruptly. When it saw that it was Jing He, it breathed a sigh of relief, but the undulating black mist indicated that it had not yet calmed down.

"口桀"

That scared me to death!

Gastly, which was exhaling, suddenly paused.

Is this the power that originates from "behind"?

"What's wrong?" Jinghe waved her hand in front of it.

"Kou, kou jie—"

Gastly snapped out of its daze and repeatedly assured everyone that it was alright.

A person and a Pokémon came to the dining table.

"Kou Jie?"

Gastly sniffed the fragrance, its face showing surprise, but a hint of doubt flashed across its face.

It seems there's some other smell besides the aroma of food?
"I'll buy you some Power Cubes tomorrow," Jing He said to herself, oblivious to Gastly's odd behavior. Power Cubes?

Gastly looked delighted.

It heard the term "energy cube" more than once while watching videos today.

Jinghe didn't really sense anything wrong with Gastly's condition. He guessed it might be malnourished because it had been sleeping for too long. He would buy some Energy Cubes to replenish its energy tomorrow. If that didn't improve the situation, he would have to take it to the Pokémon Center.

Furthermore, to train Pokémon, you ultimately need the help of Power Cubes.

After all, ordinary food can only provide Pokémon with basic nutrition. It's certainly enough for survival, but if they want to grow, such a supply of nutrients is far from sufficient.

Fortunately, the original owner had worked for half a year and saved up some money, which should be enough to last for a while.

He deliberately checked his bank account balance today, and it was a reassuring five-figure sum.

'But it would be best to find a way to earn some extra money.'

He already had a certain direction in mind regarding this.

"Kou Jie!"

The Gastly, completely absorbed in its meal, barked happily as it devoured the food on the table like a whirlwind. Anyone who didn't know better would think it hadn't eaten in centuries.

After meal.

Jinghe went to the desk.

He tried to find some tips online about raising Ghost-type Pokémon, especially Gastly.

For other trainers, this might be a very troublesome and tedious task, but for him, it wasn't too difficult.

Especially when he directly ignored the simple and easy-to-understand pictures and videos, and went straight to the researchers' forum to search through the countless papers.

After several searches, he quickly found an earlier paper.

"A Brief Discussion on Training Ghost-Type Pokémon" - Yukinari Ooki

"That makes sense."

Jing He never expected that the author of this paper would be the famous Pokémon authority, Professor Oak.

However, considering Professor Oak's relationship with Elite Four member Akiko...
"One generation plants the trees, another enjoys the shade."

He opened the paper, browsing through it and taking notes on the information he needed.

"Kou Jie~~"

Seeing that Jinghe was studying diligently, Gastly's eyes darted around, revealing a sly glint.

It quietly drifted towards the kitchen.

pat.

He carefully turned on a switch.

hiss - huh -

"Gars?"

Before she knew it, more than two hours had passed by the time Jinghe finished reading the paper.

A beam of pure white light pierced through the black velvet-like clouds and shone through the window onto the desk.

Jinghe stretched lazily, feeling that she had gained a lot.

Turning around and not finding Gastly, I called out.

"Kou Jie——"

Gastly chuckled and floated out of the wall.

"belch--"

It suddenly burped and quickly closed its mouth.

()

"You seem to have gained weight?" Jing He looked the little guy up and down, somewhat surprised.

Gastly, being a gaseous Pokémon, has no fixed size, but he still felt that Gastly seemed to have gained weight.

Gastly, with its mouth tightly shut, shook its head repeatedly, its eyes tilted upwards at a 45-degree angle.

Is there?

no.

It is an illusion.

Its movements could not escape Jinghe's eyes.

However, being tired, Jinghe didn't delve into the matter further, but instead asked:

"Would you like to watch a thrilling movie before bed?"

"Kou Jie!"

Gastly instinctively cried out, opened its mouth, and a stream of gas immediately floated out.

"What does it taste like?" Jing He frowned.

gas?

Gastly, realizing what was happening, quickly inhaled, and the smell became much fainter.

Gastly is a thin, gas-like life form, and this gas should originate from it.

Jing He didn't think much of it and simply said:
"Turn off the lights."

pat.

The lights are dim.

In the darkness, the computer screen glowed faintly.

A person and their Pokémon huddled together in front of the computer, and they opened a movie—

The Secret I Had to Tell with the Dream Demon

Gastly!

The next morning, Jinghe, who was in the kitchen preparing breakfast, looked at the gas meter with its pointer already at zero and veins popped out on her forehead.

He finally found out what Gastly had been doing sneaking into the kitchen last night!
"口、口桀"

Do you believe me if I say it disappeared on its own?

Gastly blinked its big eyes, looking very serious.

(，，，，)
(End of this chapter)