Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 601 Why did the whole village come?
"Are you OK?"

Seeing Natsume suddenly fall to the ground, Talebagos slowly walked over to check on him.

Looking up, he saw Talebagos's scrutinizing gaze.

"what happened?"

Natsume picked up the fallen mask, put it back on his face, and then looked at the hesitant little turtle.

"You... just now, no, on you, was there something... related to Arceus?"

Talebages seemed to be carefully choosing his words, and finally finished speaking haltingly.

"No." Natsume shook his head directly.

"Really?" The little turtle narrowed its eyes suspiciously, making them barely open.

Brushing the dust off his clothes, Natsume picked up the golden bead.

The Kiratina energy inside the bead was completely emptied, not a single drop remained.

And within his body, the changes of the main world...
"Huh?" Natsume was surprised to find that he seemed unable to enter the main world!

To be precise, his main world is currently in a state of nothingness, a gray and gloomy mess.

Yet he could clearly sense that his main world still existed, and that something else had been added.

Is it possible that these extra "things" are not enough?
Natsume has found a way to "consume" surplus energy.

He looked at the empty platinum ball in his hand and suddenly felt a pang of regret.

Perhaps I shouldn't have given those twelve villagers a holiday.

The twelve villagers, carrying "paid leave" and a bellyful of fantastical experiences, embarked on their journey back to Green Green Town with mixed feelings.

As they approached the village entrance, they were stunned by the sight before them.

A large, dark crowd had gathered at the village entrance; almost the entire village, including the elderly, women, and children, had come out.

They lit red candles, and a heavy atmosphere of sadness and fear filled the air.

"You, you are..."

An elderly woman with sharp eyes was the first to spot them. The candle in her hand fell to the ground with a "clatter," and her voice trembled uncontrollably.

"Is it Ah Zhuang? Is it...is it Xiao Ling? You...you're all dead?!"

The crowd instantly stirred, all eyes turning to the twelve people who had "come back to life," filled with disbelief and shock.

"Oh my god! They're back!"

"It's not about him...they were...given."

"Die! All of you die! And you look pretty healthy?"

The dozens of villagers who had fled back earlier crowded forward, their faces filled with surprise and a hint of barely perceptible embarrassment.

They had previously described with great confidence how horrific the "factory" was, how the "man" tortured the prisoners, and even hinted that those who remained were likely to meet a grim fate.

But now, not only have these people returned unharmed, but...
"How...how did you escape?"

One of the young men who had escaped couldn't help but ask, his tone scrutinizing:

"That 'person' didn't do anything to you?"

"Escape?" The leader, A-Zhuang, was stunned for a moment, then shook his head honestly.

"It wasn't about running away. The boss, uh, that 'person,' gave us a break, and he still paid us our wages!"

"Holiday? Wages?" The crowd erupted in uproar.

"How could this be! That demon would be so kind?"

The young man who had escaped immediately retorted in a shrill voice, looking somewhat embarrassed.

"Have you all been bewitched by him? Have you become his lackeys?!"

"That's right! What did he give you in return? To make you speak well of him!"

Another person who had escaped also chimed in.

Just then, a woman who had been staring at them suddenly cried out:

"Adu! Your eyes?! You...you can see me now?!"

All eyes immediately focused on Adu, who was leading the group of twelve.

He didn't need anyone's help at this moment. He was squinting slightly, trying hard but clearly to observe the crowd around him, with a long-lost expression of trying to focus on something.

"Xiaoling! Your leg...you're not using crutches?!"

Someone else noticed that Xiaoling, who used to walk with a limp and couldn't walk without a cane, was now standing steadily in the crowd!

“There are others too! Your faces have turned much paler!”

The changes are real and cannot be faked.

The twelve villagers looked at each other, and finally, Adu lowered his voice and said mysteriously to the villagers who had gathered around:
"Shh, keep your voices down."

"Our changes are related to that 'person'."

As he spoke, he cautiously raised his head and glanced in the direction of Natsume's cave.

“We’re thinking about that 'person,' but he doesn’t seem to know anything about this!” He pointed to his eyes, then to Xiaoling’s leg, before slowly saying:

“We went to his ‘factory,’ which was to operate that strange machine, and we could earn a thousand dollars a day.”

"But the strange thing is, every time I finish, not only do I get money, but I also feel refreshed and comfortable!"

"Many people's health problems disappear without them even realizing it!"

Upon hearing this, the villagers looked at each other in bewilderment.

This is no lie.

Of the villagers who did not escape, only a few were cowardly.

Most of the others couldn't run very far because of some health problems.

Seeing everyone remain silent, A-Du coughed.

He paused, his voice even lower, as if sharing a huge secret:

"We secretly suspect that this might be due to the machine's own capabilities!"

"That 'person' seems to only focus on the energy we produce and working for him, completely unaware that this machine can also cure diseases!"

This "discovery" was like cold water thrown into boiling oil, instantly causing an uproar among the crowd.

The temptation of money might be resisted.
But the miracle of health is an irresistible ultimate temptation for a world with backward technology and a lack of medical care.

Fear and suspicion vanished completely in the face of a living miracle of health and the smug satisfaction that "that 'person' didn't seem to know about these benefits."

It transformed into a frenzied impulse to seize this "huge bargain".

The next morning.

Natsume rubbed his forehead, looking somewhat troubled as he walked towards the cave factory, pondering how to solve the problem of energy shortage.

Yes, energy overflow and energy shortage.

It only takes one night.

"You damned Natsume, you broke your promise?"

On Natsume's waistband was a small, thin, and pale turtle.

"Let me take another puff."

Natsume casually ran his hand over the little turtle's green head, then turned to look at the platinum bead in his hand.

No more, nothing left.

"Ah ah ah ah ah--"

The last trace of Kiratina energy within its body was taken away, leaving the little turtle in a helpless rage.

When it woke up early this morning, it noticed that Natsume's gaze was strange, it was green.

Then, while saying things like "You're so cute" and "I'm a professional masseur," they started touching and groping it.

At first, Talebagos was quite enjoying itself, until it discovered that all the energy it had stored up for the week was gone.

"Crash!"

Talebagos stretched out his neck, but Natsume grabbed him and pinned him to the ground, spinning him around.

That should keep it entertained for several hours.

Natsume looked at Talebagos, who was balancing on its head, clapped his hands, and gazed into the distance.

"You bastard, you have no integrity!" the little turtle roared.

Natsume touched his nose.

It's not that he lacks credibility. It's just that the little turtle looks really delicious.

To be precise, everything in this world seemed "smelly" to Natsume, giving him a strange sense of appetite.

The culprit behind all this may be related to the changes that have occurred in his own world.

He needs more Chilatina energy!

Thinking this, Natsume walked out of the cave, wanting to go to the dormitory to see if his twelve employees had returned.

He had just approached when he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

The eyes beneath the green grass mask revealed a rare look of utter bewilderment.

Outside the cave, a huge, dark mass of people could be seen on the open ground!

Almost all the villagers of Green Green Town, and even some strangers who had come from further afield after hearing the news, were crowded there.

The line stretched far from the cave entrance, with everyone's face filled with an almost pilgrimage-like anticipation and barely suppressed excitement.

Upon his appearance, the crowd instantly fell silent, all eyes focused on him, their gazes burning with intensity as if they wanted to set him ablaze.

Natsume: “???”

Why has the whole village come?

(End of this chapter)