Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 609 The Strange Changes of the Cursed Pagoda
real world.

In the depths of a hidden mountain cave in Beishang Township.

The air rippled slightly, and Natsume's figure quietly appeared, landing steadily.

The spatial rift behind him quickly closed and disappeared without a trace.

He looked around—the familiar, eerie cave layout, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Almost nothing had changed since he left, except that Dr. Yew and the other members of his research team were not present.

Natsume was not surprised.

He released his telekinetic powers to communicate with the Eye of Heaven.

"Mr. Natsume, why did you sleep in the cave for two whole days, you lazybones!"

I just got in touch with the chibi version of Gadalia, and she was very unhappy.

"Two days?"

Natsume was taken aback and took out his phone, which had returned to normal after returning to the real world.

It really has only been two days!

It seems that time flows much faster in the reversed world than here.

"You help me find someone first."

As Natsume spoke, he transmitted Dr. Yew's form to him using telekinesis.

"Why is it this woman again? She just saw me the day before yesterday."

The discontented voices of the chibi version of Cattleya suddenly vanished.

Soon, Nian Dong shared his perspective with Natsume.

He "saw" it—in the distant sea, on the island where they had first disappeared, an island shrouded in time distortion, Dr. Yew and all the members of the research team appeared there safely.

They seemed a little dazed, checking each other's situation, but they were undoubtedly all safely back.

"You're really back, Mr. Natsume! What did you do? Hey, don't cut me—"

Natsume breathed a sigh of relief and slowly severed his connection with the Eye of the Sky.

They're all finally back.

"Pikachu."

The middle-parted hair rolled off Lollerton's head and landed on the ground.

The other person seemed completely oblivious and continued to sleep soundly.

"It seems you've been quite helpful along the way."

Natsume took out a comb, intending to tidy up the tangled and matted hair on his center-parted head.

As soon as he bent over, he felt something hard and uncomfortable against his back.

Looking down, Natsume and the little blue turtle locked eyes.

Where is this place?

Taleborgs poses a profound question.

"Um"

Natsume stroked his chin, seemingly deep in thought.

Every time he spoke, the little house monster was the first to react.

"Didn't you say we'd leave together? You go back to your world, I'll go back to mine, whoever leaves first is a little bastard!"

Talebagos was furious, thinking that Natsume was shameless. He wanted to leave but didn't want to lose, so he took him away with him.

None of that matters. The most important thing is how to get back.

"Don't worry, there's definitely a way back to the reversed world, for example..."

As Natsume spoke, he headed to find the four masks emitting black smoke.

"what?"

A quick glance revealed that the mask had vanished.

Has anyone been here?

"Like what?"

The little turtle stretched its neck, its beady eyes almost touching Natsume's face.

"For example, our world is also very unique. You'll definitely not regret spending a few days there."

Natsume casually remarked, his gaze subtly following the trail to the cave entrance.

"Special features?" Talebagos was taken aback.

"Right, you've probably never seen a Pokémon like this before, right?"

Natsume pointed to Loletton beside him and casually released the modified giant dragon and the three Diglett.

“It seems so.” Talebagos narrowed his eyes.

The Pokémon that Natsume had felt were different from the others.
"You all rest here, I'll go out and take a look."

After comforting the little turtle, Natsume vanished in a flash.

Under the moonlight, the black-clad figure fluttered in the wind.

Natsume followed the remaining traces and continued his journey.

Without that awful cosplay outfit, Natsume felt as light as a feather.

Soon, he found the guy who had taken the four black masks.

It was Danyu.

The other person looked like they had just come out of a cave, and were walking very fast, barefoot, running in the moonlight.

"Hi." Natsume suddenly appeared.

"what!!!!"

Whether it was frightened or the chilling moonlight that seemed to kill, Dan Yu's wheat-colored face turned deathly pale.

Having watched over the quiet and gentle Dan Yu in the reversed world, Natsume felt a little unaccustomed to seeing the energetic country children again.

"Natsume-san?!" Her voice still trembled as she recognized the person who had come from behind her. "You...you're back?"

Natsume did not answer immediately; his gaze fell on the four green grass masks that Danyu was tightly holding in his arms, which were emanating an ominous black aura.

After experiencing the identity of "Egui Peng" in the reversed world, he gained a deeper understanding of these masks and everything that Dan Yu and Egui Peng did.

“You need these masks,” Natsume’s voice was calm, no longer filled with doubt.

"Is it for the Evil Spirit Pagoda?"

Thinking about it, it seems that Dan Yu in the reversed world also came up with that bad idea for her own safety and the safety of the villagers.

Danyu was taken aback, seemingly not expecting Natsume to react this way.

She bit her lip, the panic in her eyes fading slightly, replaced by urgency and worry:
"Yes, it is!"

“It’s horrible, it needs these masks! That hole. That horrible hole.”

"A hole?" Natsume frowned slightly, immediately catching the key information.

"What happened to the black hole in the cave that leads to the reversed world?"

He then suddenly realized that the black hole that had been barely suppressed by the mask's power and was constantly emitting suction and eerie light when he came out of the cave seemed to have disappeared.
That's why the cave was so quiet.

He was so focused on contacting the chibi version of Cattleya to find Dr. Yew's team that he completely overlooked this obvious change.

"It...it moved!" Danyu's voice trembled with tears as she explained urgently:

"Just as you left, Mr. Natsume! That hole suddenly appeared on the body of the Evil Spirit!"

"They're... they're dragging it in! These masks are the only thing that can temporarily help it resist! I have to get them over there as soon as possible!"

The black hole has transferred to the Evil Phantom? And is it devouring it?!

Natsume instantly realized the seriousness of the situation.

No wonder Danyu was so anxious to secretly take the mask away.

"Lead the way," Natsume said succinctly, without asking any further questions.

Danyu nodded vigorously, turned around and ran wildly towards the village, with Natsume following closely behind.

The closer you get to the village, the more chaotic and agitated the energy fluctuations in the air become.

From afar, you could hear the villagers' noisy shouts, the Pokémon's anxious cries, and a deep humming sound as if space itself was being forcibly torn apart!
When Natsume and Tanyu rushed into the square in the center of the village, the sight before them made Natsume's pupils shrink slightly—

In the center of the square, the tiny Evil Phantom was curled up on the ground in agony.

On its back, a pitch-black, ever-expanding, rotating hole is clearly visible.

A powerful suction force emanated from the cave, frantically pulling at the Egui Peng, attempting to completely devour it! The Egui Peng emitted a faint emerald green light, struggling to resist, but was clearly at a disadvantage.

What gave Natsume an even more eerie feeling was that the villagers were spontaneously gathering around, forming a loose encirclement!
They were carrying hoes, shovels, clotheslines, and some were even carrying wooden basins filled with water.

Their Pokémon—including Pokémon like Coyote, Graveyard, and Flycatcher—also emitted threatening growls or cries towards the central Grimpuden.

"Get out!"

"Monster! Get out of our village!"

"It's all because of this disaster!"

"Use fire! Use sound to drive it away!"

"Protect your home!"

They lit torches and banged on basins and ironware, creating a huge noise and light, trying to "drive away" the Egui Pong and the terrible black hole on its back.

Natsume recognized the scene as familiar.

(End of this chapter)