Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game.

Spirit world.

The sky remained a hazy gray, devoid of sun, moon, and stars, as if the entire world had lost all sense of time.

However, for the vast majority of beings in the spirit world, time is indeed a meaningless thing.

Drifting aimlessly, living in a daze, perhaps what sustains their existence is existence itself.

However, the spirit world is not only filled with such unconscious remnant souls. Just like raising Gu, there are always a few "Gu Kings" who have devoured enough other remnant souls and gradually regained their self-awareness.

At this moment, the remnant soul before Zoroah, which looked almost identical to an ordinary dream monster, was clearly one of them.

A month ago, when Zoroia first saw this remnant of the dream demon's soul, she was startled.

At first glance, Zoroya thought that there were other living elves in the spirit world besides himself.

After careful observation, she confirmed that these were still lifeless spirits.

But how did it rise from a remnant soul to this level?

Could it be because Mismagius is a Ghost-type Pokémon that this change occurred?

There are too many unsolved mysteries in the spirit world, and Zoroah can only guess at it.

She didn't know how this ghost had become like this, but Zoroia had a vague feeling that the fragments of this dream demon ghost's soul would give her a very big surprise.

So, starting a month ago, Zoroa began trying to defeat this dream demon ghost.

The dream demon was much more difficult to deal with than she had originally imagined, because it had begun to possess something important: intelligence.

Therefore, Zoroah temporarily named these undead spirits, such as the Dream Demons, as the "Wisdom Species".

Although the intelligence of intelligent beings is not even comparable to that of normal elves who have not yet emerged from their infancy, it is still a leap forward compared to ordinary remnant souls who cannot even say "Aba aba".

With its initial intelligence and at least two-star elite-level strength, Zoroya was initially almost unable to pose any threat to this intelligent species.

Fortunately, Zorua possesses the ability to freely travel between the two worlds. He is not good at anything else, but he excels at protracted battles.

After a month of intense back-and-forth, today marks the moment of reckoning.

On the barren land, the shadows cast by Zoroah's feet stretched ever longer, and a sinister ghostly hand suddenly burrowed into the body of the dream monster from the shadows.

The last straw broke the camel's back, and the nightmare demon, tormented for a month, was finally freed from its torment and its soul scattered.

Only a single crystal, emitting a soft purple light, remained, floating quietly in mid-air.

…………

Within the gray fog space, only two life forms remain: Zoroya and the Tree of Souls.

After a year of irrigation, although no fourth branch representing new abilities has grown on the tree, the sapling that was initially about the same height as Zoroia has grown to nearly two meters.

With the beautiful purple crystal, which he wasn't sure could be called a [soul fragment], dangling from his mouth, Zoroya placed it into the familiar branch in the middle, and began the Dark Harvest.

It sprouted, blossomed, and bore fruit. Before long, a fruit with a deep purple sheen appeared on the branch.

With practiced ease, Zorua plucked the fruit and began to examine its exceptionally sweet and enticing aroma.

[Dream Demon Soul Fruit]: Consuming this fruit grants the user some of the Dream Demon's abilities.

Zoroya stared wide-eyed in astonishment at the unprecedented information displayed on this special fruit.

Is this the fruit formed from the soul crystal of the "wisdom seed"?

Consuming it will grant some abilities.

What is meant by partial ability?

A specific move or basic ability?

It can't be a characteristic of the Dream Demon, can it?

The unclear introduction troubled Zorua. Was he sure that eating this thing wouldn't make him weird?

But if the Ghost-type doesn't eat it itself, it can't be wasted, or let other unsuitable partners, or even Xia Chen, eat it, right?

What if Xia Chen turns into a ghost?

Wait, becoming a ghost like myself? Thinking about it, that doesn't seem so bad.

Forget it, I can only keep this thought to myself.

If it comes true, not to mention Xia Chen, Sylveon and Gardevoir will definitely not let him off the hook.

Putting aside his fantasies, Zoroah decided to bring the fruit back to reality to eat.

Anyway, Xia Chen and his other companions already know about the existence of the fruit, so there's no point in hiding it.

Moreover, if something unexpected happens after eating this strange fruit, Xia Chen can discover it in time.

With a thought, Zoroya returned to the real world.

…………

The clock on the wall ticked away. Zoroya looked up and saw that it was still nine o'clock at night, the same time she entered the gray fog space.

Since sharing the secret with his companions, Zoroah has changed the time he enters the spirit world each day from late at night to evening.

Finish at this point, heal your wounds, take a bath and rest for a while, and you'll sleep the best.

However, the first thing she did upon emerging today was not to heal her wounds; she looked around.

In the room, Xia Chen sat in front of the computer, studying his opponent's information while writing something in a notebook.

Sylveon and Gardevoir seem to still be training and preparing for tomorrow's match; they're not in their rooms.

But it's okay, as long as Xia Chen is here.

Thinking this, Zoroah took out the newly formed Dream Demon Fruit and put it into his mouth without hesitation.

Like all the fruits I had eaten before, this fruit had no taste; it was simply a fluid of some kind of energy.

Zorua could sense that, in addition to the extremely pure ghost-type energy, there was also some very special and strange energy flowing through his body along with the juice.

Two streams of energy intertwined and flowed through his body, giving Soroya a wonderful feeling. If he had to describe it in one word, it would be "smooth".

She had always heard Xia Chen say things like "very moisturizing," and today she finally understood what that feeling meant.

Hmm, it feels so good, my head is even a little dizzy.

Soroya closed her eyes contentedly, unaware that her body was radiating the white light she had long awaited.

…………

After spending two whole days, Xia Chen finally finished compiling information on the opponents he was most likely to encounter on his path to the finals the night before the main competition began, and devised countermeasures for each of them.

Even with superpowers, this kind of work is not easy.

To improve his focus and efficiency, Xia Chen locked himself into a shallow meditative state, allowing him to concentrate fully on his work.

Now that I've finished, I realize I'm both thirsty and hungry.

Stretching with a sigh of relief, Xia Chen called out, "Gardedoll, cut me some fruit."

My little darling has grown up; isn't it time for her to help me with chores?

Otherwise, why raise a daughter?

After a few silent footsteps, the door closed; Gardevoir must have gone out to cut fruit.

Xia Chen opened Pixiv after a long time, ready to reward himself by looking at the cute Pokémon that other trainers were showing off.

Hmm, Miss Mary's Morubek and her smile are so lovely!

I want to join the shouting team too!

Mingyi has updated with a new video, let's take a look.

Hmm...it seems like he's grown a little more.

Wow, how can there be such an adorable hatching cat as Magic Mask Cat!

Xia Chen was completely captivated by the adorable elves and cuteness when suddenly, a pair of hands wrapped around his back and blindfolded him.

Are we playing a guessing game? When did Gardevoir become so childish?

Even so, Xia Chen still pretended to guess, "It's fairy cloth, isn't it?"

To play with childish kids, you first need to blend in with them and act like you're a complete idiot.

There was silence behind him.

Xia Chen pretended to suddenly realize something, "It's Gardevoir, right!"

He remained silent behind them.

Xia Chen said helplessly, "Alright, Gardevoir, stop fooling around. You're the only Pokémon in the house with arms."

The shadow blocking their eyes still didn't let go.

With no other option, Xia Chen had to do it himself.

As Xia Chen placed his hand on Gardevoir's hand, he was about to remove it when he was surprised to find that Gardevoir had suddenly grown fur.

Wait, this feel... could it be...?

Xia Chen suddenly turned his head and uttered a phrase about the essence of Chinese culture.

"Fuck!"

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A faint gray mist spread and then dissipated.

Xia Chen was all too familiar with this scene; it was the sight of Zorua transforming back from her illusion.

Zorua often disguises herself as Sylveon or Gardevoir to tease Xia Chen, but she always gets exposed.

This time was different. Beneath Gardevoir's pure white dress, what was revealed was...

His scarlet eyes exuded a sinister aura, his long hair danced wildly without wind, and his slender body was slightly arched.

This is a humanoid fox spirit that is entirely gray and white, with light pink accents on the ends of its hair and body.

Zoroark!

"Zoroark, you've evolved?"