Pokémon: All About the Breeding House

Chapter 25 Old Friends Are Still Here

Fang Yan glanced at the pop-up text box and wondered what good thing would happen tomorrow. However, he quickly closed the text box and looked at Gengar, who was still laughing.

Fang Yan tugged at Gengar's tail, then turned to Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny, and said:

"Sister Xiaoye, are you and Sister Xiaoshui free in a few days? The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon in Donghuang, and I'd like to invite you to a meal."

"Mid-Autumn Festival?"

Officer Jenny looked puzzled, and Joey chimed in, "I know, in the Eastern Empire it signifies a festival for family reunion, right?"

"That's true. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you all for helping me so much."

Fang Yan came here alone, and after spending time with them, he has come to regard them as his own family.

"A family reunion? Great, when?"

Officer Jenny smiled and nodded, then asked.

Three days later.

"OK, I'll have a colleague cover for me then."

Officer Jenny clapped her hands and said.

"I happened to be on vacation at that time, so I'll leave it to you."

Joey, with his usual friendly smile, said, "Xiao Lan should be able to make it too."

"Okay, I'll let Xia Lan know."

Fang Yan continued, "I will prepare our unique local delicacies, such as mooncakes, for you then."

"Kou Jie?"

Mooncakes? Are they tasty?

Gengar recovered from its erratic state and stood in front of Fang Yan, staring straight at him.

"I'll make it for you beforehand so you can try the taste."

Fang Yan pushed away the big, fat face in front of him and said helplessly.

"Kou Jie—"

whee.

After seeing Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy off, watching them and Shana's family disappear into the distance, Fang Yan took out his phone to ask Xia Lan for a reply. After receiving a positive response, he returned to the backyard and called Dali over, asking it to watch the shop. He then took Lilyroot and Gengar back to the backyard.

Take Lilyroot to the lakeside and let it continue playing with Torterra, while I take Gengar for a walk.

Since Shana will be coming over tomorrow, Fangyan plans to add some decorations suitable for children to play with in the backyard, such as swings and slides.

This way, smaller Pokémon can play, and Shana can play too, which is entertaining and achieves a win-win effect.

Fangyan picked out a sturdy plank from the place where the big tree he brought back had been split into planks, then found two sturdy ropes in the warehouse, and found a sturdy tree near the afternoon tea area. He asked Gengar to tie it to the tree, and then took out his tools to work on it. A good swing was finished.

Fang Yan sat on it and pressed down hard with his buttocks a few times, feeling that it was quite sturdy.

At this moment, Gengar ran behind him and pushed the swing with its chubby little hands, and the swing was slowly swung up.

As the swing became larger, Gengar felt a little tired. Its eyes lit up, and a purple light covered the swing and the dialect.

Immediately afterwards, Fang Yan experienced the Pirate Ship from the Breeding House.

"Help!"

The screams startled several murks that were resting in the forest.

As the evening sun shone on the backyard of the breeding house, Fang Yan gently pushed the swing carrying Gengar.

Not far away, a fox was watching Fang Yan and Gengar closely. In the setting sun, their shadows were stretched infinitely long. A trace of memory flashed in its eyes before it walked towards the breeding house.

Looking at the Gengar happily on the swing, and then at the other Pokémon in the backyard, each doing their own thing, everything seemed so wonderful.

With a sigh, Fang Yan felt that she was growing to like this kind of life more and more. She glanced at the afternoon tea area that she had never used before and decided to prepare for the first afternoon tea time at the breeding house when Shana came tomorrow.

"Gengar, how about we prepare afternoon tea tomorrow?"

"Kou Jie?"

Gengar turned around and looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"It's all about eating and drinking good food."

"Kou Jie—"

Upon hearing this, Gengar drooled all over the place again.

"Alright, it's getting late, time to cook."

Gengar slurped, then pushed off with its bottom, landing safely on its two short legs. It clapped its hands and nodded.

"Kou Jie—"

I'm really amazing.

Just as Fang Yan was about to take Gengar back to the kitchen to cook, a Pokémon caught his attention.

A creature with beige fur all over its body, and nine tails on its back swaying gently in the evening breeze, the ends of which were highlighted with golden dye, was walking gracefully to the fence in front of Fang Yan. Then it bent down gently, jumped, and landed in front of Fang Yan and Gengar.

"..."

Fang Yan glanced at the fence and remained silent for a long time.

The Nine-Tailed Fox in front of them had bright red eyes that kept scrutinizing Fang Yan and Gengar.

"Kou Jie?"

Gengar stood in front of Fangyan, warily eyeing the Nine-Tailed Fox before it.

The three of them, including Dali, who were not far away, also came over.

Nine-tailed Fox

Gender: Male

[Attribute: Fire]

[Feature: Fire]

[Mastered moves: Flame Jet, Immobilize, Flame Vortex, Strange Light, Explosive Flame, Mystic Guard, Phosphor Flame, Sealing, Superpower, Trick, Psychic Shock, Heat Wave, Stand, Overheat.]

[Feeling: Slightly excited]

[Status: Lost in memories]

[Friendship Rating: 99 (Descendant of an Old Friend)]

[Introduction: You are a descendant of the deceased, and you also possess their qualities; I see the shadow of the deceased in you.]

"..."

Descendants of the deceased?

The simple description on the status bar for the dialect fell silent.

This must be a friend from when my great-aunt was still alive.

Fang Yan patted Gengar on the shoulder to indicate that everything was alright, and then stepped forward.

"Hello there."

"dialect."

As soon as Fang Yan began to speak, a voice entered his mind.

"Don't worry, it's telepathy."

Nine-Tailed Fox's words echoed in Fang Yan's mind, her voice mature and gentle.

Looking at the nine-tailed fox squatting in front of him, Fang Yan snapped out of his daze and mentally answered, "You... are you here to see your great-aunt?"

"Your great-aunt? Oh, so she's your great-aunt."

Fang Yan nodded.

"I know she's left. Don't worry, I'm here to see you."

"Looking for me?"

"Yes, this house has been abandoned for a long time. I've been watching it until the day I came here. I saw her shadow in you, so I've been watching you ever since."

"Was it you that Gengar saw in the forest that day?"

"It's not bad."

Nine-Tails glanced at Gengar beside Fang Yan and nodded.

"His strength is not bad."

Fangyan glanced at Gengar, thankfully it hadn't heard their conversation, otherwise it would definitely be indignant.

"Greedy? Σ(°Д°;)"

Why aren't you all saying anything? Why are you all staring at me?

Fang Yan shook his head, indicating that he was fine, and then continued speaking in his mind: "So, is there something you wanted to tell me today?"

"Um."

Nine-Tails nodded, turned to look at the other parts of the backyard, then stood up and started walking.

Fang Yan gestured for Gengar to go back to its room and retrieve the item, while he followed behind Ninetales.

"This place used to be very lively."

Ninetales' voice rang out, "Many, many Pokémon will come here, and she will take care of them all equally and play with them."

I listened quietly to the dialect.

"I really miss it, watching her come here as a little girl, settle down, and slowly grow old."

Nine-Tails walked to the afternoon tea area, stopped, and sat down.

"You humans have such short lifespans."

Fang Yan smiled and said, "It is precisely because it is short that it is so precious. In the limited time, we can create different bonds and make different friends, just like the beautiful flower petals, allowing our lives to bloom with beautiful and unique colors in this limited time."

Nine-Tailed Fox looked at Fang Yan and said, "That's what she said back then. She said that as long as we remember her, she will always exist."

"Alright, that's enough of the reminiscing. I came here today just to see if you can inherit this breeding house like she did."

"What was the result?"

"Not bad."

Gengar flew down from upstairs and handed Fangyan a picture frame, then handed Ninetales a cup of tree juice.

Ninetales glanced at Gengar, then lowered its head and finished drinking the tree juice.

"I've come today to ask you for a favor."

After Nine-Tails finished speaking, one of its tails held out a Pokémon egg.

"I plan to entrust my child to you."

Fang Yan was somewhat shocked upon hearing what Nine-Tailed Fox said.

He looked at the Nine-Tails' moves on the status bar and knew without even guessing that this Nine-Tails was very strong.

"Entrustment?"

The nine-tailed fox nodded.

"You're back, so I should go now."

The dialect remained silent for a long time.

He then reached out and took the Pokémon egg, knowing that Ninetales had entrusted it to him.

"Are you... leaving?"

Holding the egg in his arms, Fang Yan asked.

Nine-Tails nodded. "I stayed here just to look after this house she left behind, but now you're here."

Fang Yan felt a strange, suffocating emotion.

"Ha, we've only just met, and you're already upset for me?"

The voice in my head chuckled and said...

"You really are exactly like her. You said it yourself, building bonds, each generation has its own bonds to build, and didn't you also meet your destined one?"

Fang Yan looked at Gengar and smiled knowingly.

Yes, I've met the person I was meant to meet.

"Alright, take good care of my child, this is my favorite child."

Nine-Tailed Fox shook her head, stood up, and prepared to leave after speaking.

"Where...are you going?"

"She used to say she wanted to see more Pokémon, but she never had the chance. Now I will carry her wish and travel around."

Looking at the nine-tailed fox, Fang Yan handed over the photo frame.

She will always be in our hearts.

Nine-Tailed Fox paused for a moment upon hearing this, then looked down at the photo frame in Fang Yan's hand.

The girl inside smiled just as she had when they first met. It gently brushed its tail against the glass frame, its eyes tender.

"Yes, they've always been in our hearts."

After Ninetales finished speaking, it looked at Gengar and remained silent for a long time.

Fang Yan saw Gengar nod, and then Ninetales turned and left.

Goodbye, dialect.

Goodbye, Nine-Tails. I hope we'll meet again.

Receiving no reply, the Nine-Tailed Fox leaped away and disappeared from Fang Yan's sight.

Fang Yan looked away, glancing at the Pokémon egg in his arms, then at the photo frame, and finally at the cup that Ninetales had used to drink tree juice.

Suddenly, a scene popped into Fang Yan's mind.

A young girl sat on a chair, holding a charming cat in her arms, with an elegant nine-tailed fox sitting next to her. In the open space not far away, all sorts of Pokémon were playing around, while she simply lay on the chair, quietly watching them frolic.

"Is this the most important thing you left me? Thank you, my... great-aunt."

Fang Yan muttered to himself, then looked up at the Gengar beside him. Lilyroot had also come to his feet at some point. Seeing him lost in thought, it didn't dare to disturb him. Mighty and the others were also watching quietly in the distance.

"Gengar, the encounter between a human and a Pokémon is truly beautiful."

Fang Yan suddenly exclaimed.

"Giggle? Giggle—"

I love dialects the most.

"I look forward to your guidance from now on, everyone."

"Kou Jie—"

"Laji~"

"Cough."

"Gengar, what did it just say to you? Tell me."

"Kou Jie—"

Dame.

"Say something, don't be so stingy."