My Pokémon Story of Seasons

Chapter 226 The Old School Building and the Hunting Beacon

"What is this?!"

Tong Hua closed her eyes and waited for the bright light to dissipate before she could see the scene before her clearly.

The old school building was still the same old school building, but now the lights were strangely turned on.

A large number of waveguides are still there, so this old school building doesn't seem deserted.

"Bree————"

Tibrimon stood motionless in front of Tong Hua, seemingly aware of the large number of Pokémon nearby.

"Did they take Mumu away as a prank? Or were they going to hurt her directly?"

Or was it pre-arranged with Ritsumi and Akira, just to create a more exciting atmosphere for those who wanted to test their courage?

Tong Hua couldn't figure out what was going on. If it was the former, then Mu Mu and the students from the previous two groups might be in danger now.

However, if it is the latter, then you only need to go to the rooftop to get the required items, and that should be considered completing the challenge and successfully passing the test of courage.

Tong Hua decided to hold back for now, pretending not to have noticed the ghost Pokémon hiding in the corner, and continued to advance to the top floor.

To make the performance more realistic, he specifically signaled Tibrim to stay alert, and the two carefully walked up the stairs.

"Hehehehe————"

Eerie laughter occasionally drifted through the hallway. However, according to Tong Hua's aura perception, there was no malice in the emotions conveyed by these sounds.

"It seems to be the latter. Are they trying to mess with me and make me look foolish?"

Thinking of this, Tong Hua suddenly smiled calmly, pretending to be frightened, deliberately slowing down his pace, and even having Tibrim cooperate by hiding behind him.

"Bree————"

As a shrewd person who has lived for an unknown amount of time, Tibrim, who calls herself the "troublesome little witch," naturally understood what was going on and even what Tong Hua was thinking.

So she cooperated perfectly, pretending to be frightened, and trembling as she crawled into Tong Hua's hood.

"Boo, Bourie—"

Tibrim's acting skills were simply superb. She pretended to be scared, her little paws tightly gripping Tong Hua's clothes.

"Hehehehe!"

Their performance clearly pleased the Ghost-type Pokémon lurking in the shadows, and several Misdreavus couldn't help but peek out from behind the wall, letting out a smug chuckle of triumph.

It's no wonder they went to such lengths to age the old school buildings and create this eerie and terrifying atmosphere.

None of the previous two groups of students could make it this far; one group was so frightened at the entrance that they ran back to the teaching building.

They planned to play with such a fun toy as Tong Hua a little longer.

In order to catch a big fish with a long line, the ghost Pokémon in the old school building led Tong Hua smoothly all the way to the rooftop.

"arrive?"

Tong Hua was somewhat incredulous. Half of her expression was acting, and the other half was confusion. Why hadn't everyone continued playing pranks?

Could it be that they're preparing a big surprise?

Tong Hua silently prepared herself mentally, and then suddenly pushed open the wooden door to the rooftop!

"Whoosh—whoosh—"

He was greeted only by the midnight breeze and the empty night sky. The rooftop was bare, save for the silent moonlight—

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"Bri?" Tibrim peeked out from under her hood, looking around in confusion.

Tong Hua cautiously walked to the center of the rooftop, carefully probing every corner with his waveguide power.

Finally, a small mark was found in the shadow of the railing.

Below the marker is a hunting buoy, which is probably the item that Ritsumi and Akira placed to clear the level.

"Finally found it." Tong Hua breathed a sigh of relief and carefully put the hunting dart into his pocket.

"Seriously, there's only one? Is that all?"

"Bree?"

Tong Hua and Tibrim looked around, anticipating all sorts of possible scenarios.

What methods do those Ghost-type Pokémon intend to use to scare them?

As Tong Hua walked from the first floor to the rooftop, she kept thinking about this question, and before she knew it, she had started to look forward to it.

"Are they trying to make us lower our guard?"

"Well, it's about time now, isn't it? —"

After thinking about it, Tong Hua simply spoke up.

"Ugh, so boring. Is this all there is to the test of courage competition?"

Senior Brother Mumu was actually scared away by this trick; I must have a serious talk with him when we get back.

"Hehehehe————"

As soon as Tong Hua finished speaking, a strange wind suddenly swept up the previously quiet rooftop.

Various grotesque laughs grew louder as they approached, surrounding his ears.

"Bree?"

Tibrim glanced at Tong Hua and, seeing that he was still quite calm, refrained from making a response.

"Whoa, what's that sound?"

Tong Hua deliberately spoke in an exaggerated tone, even shrinking his neck in a coordinated manner. Tibrim immediately adopted a dramatic act, burrowing into Tong Hua's hood and "shivering."

Ghost-type Pokémon began to emerge from the shadows on the rooftop.

"Hehehehe————"

The Misdreavus, accompanied by a group of Gastly, grinned menacingly.

"bump!"

The rooftop door was slammed shut, leaving Tong Hua and Tibrim with no way out.

"Don't come any closer, I'm not afraid of you."

Tong Hua spoke, but her acting skills weren't very good. Fortunately, the ghosts were quite naive and didn't realize that Tong Hua was acting.

While coaxing them with a pleading tone and clumsy acting, Tong Hua slowly pulled the hunting sniper rifle out of his pocket again.

If I remember correctly, this thing is quite simple to use. At least Tong Hua has seen the rangers use it so many times, and it seems to be just a matter of drawing circles, without any difficulty.

Unfortunately, this is only a beginner version, with only the most basic capture function.

That's enough, though. Let me try what it's like to be a ranger!

Tong Hua thought to herself, and then quietly put the hunting dart on her wrist.

"Hehehe!"

At this moment, the little dream demon, as the leader of the ghosts, had not yet realized what it meant for the balance of offense and defense to shift—

"Waaah————"

Once she came to her senses, Mu Mu scratched her head. One second she was following behind Tong Hua, the next her vision went black, and when she opened her eyes again, she was already here.

Where is this place?

Junior brother? Tong Hua?!

Mumu looked around in alarm and found herself sitting in a cozy room.

This appears to be a dormitory, but unlike the messy and dilapidated style of the old school buildings, it is so clean that there is not a single stain.

The room was simply furnished with a large bed, two wooden tables, and a few small stools.

The floor was covered with a red and white wool carpet, on which many toys were placed.

Clearly, someone has been living here all along.

At that moment, several dream demons noticed that Mumu had woken up and were circling around him, occasionally letting out playful laughter.

"Hehehe~" A dream demon floated in front of Mumu and suddenly made an exaggerated face.

"Waaaaaah!!"

Mumu was so startled that she leaned back and almost fell off the chair.

Seeing this, the other ghost Pokémon joined in the prank with mischievous grins.

The Gastly peeked halfway out of the wall and stuck their tongues out at Woody.

Even worse, some people directly used their tongues to lick Mumu, causing her to become paralyzed.

"Whoa! Help!" Mumu huddled in the chair, trembling and covering her head, which made the mischievous ghost Pokémon giggle.

"Tong Hua, help me!"

Just as Mumu was desperately calling for help, the door to the room was suddenly pushed open.

Tong Hua stood at the door, the hunting dart on her wrist emitting a pale blue light.