Elf-like Life

Chapter 99, Intelligence

The Gas Bombs and Zubats on either side had never seen their leader like this before, and none of them dared to make a sound. They could only wait for their leader to finish his contemplation.

……

…………

………………

"Hehe, let's go."

Gengar finally spoke, followed closely by Koffing and Zubat.

After finishing his last order, Natural Bird closed his fortune-telling shop. Under the dim lights of Treasure Town, the figures of the Bully Adventure Team were gradually elongated.

Gengar, the leader, walked at the very front.

Gasball and Zubat, the two underlings, began to discuss as they walked.

"Second brother, I heard that guy's real identity is one of the most famous elders in town, and the results of his divination by the crystal ball are never wrong."

"Really? You mean the boss can't escape the result of the divination?"

Gengar: ...

"Ah, no, our boss's divination results must have been ruined by that human demon!"

The supersonic bat flapped its little wings rapidly, afraid that the leader at the front might suddenly get angry.

However, no sooner said than done...

The Gengar at the front suddenly stopped, startling the Koffing so much that it didn't dare move, and the Zubat trembled in fear.

"Boss, what's wrong?"

Both of the younger brothers clearly saw the divination result from the magic crystal ball; that pitch-black stillness was the final answer, and the Gengar leader was divining not only the future of his own expedition team.

It's also the future of the entire recent timeline.

Gengar remained silent for a long while.

He still didn't turn around, but just gazed at the bright moon in the sky, as if he had just finished recalling everything:

"hehe,"

"Do you really believe in the crystal ball's results?"

【!】Koffing + Zubat: !

"Hehe, I used to trust too much, and in the end I lost everything."

The past of Gengar's leader?!

And memories of my youth?

Gasball and Zubat said that in all the years they had followed their boss, they had never heard him mention his past, at least not the legendary events that happened before they became his followers.

Gengar slowly said:

"There was once a foolish captain who embarked on an expedition guided by a crystal ball."

"But in the end,"

"His team members also acted on emotion; one was frozen into an ice sculpture for millennia at the Temple of Blizzard, and another went missing in the northern part of Zero Island."

Gas bomb: Blizzard Temple, isn't that supposed to be a place of no return? That's terrifying!

Zubat: Zero, Zero Island is hell! What on earth has our leader been through?!

The two younger brothers dared not speak again, and this time they could only wait for Gengar to emerge from the sadness of his memories.

……

…………

"Hehe, it's nothing, it's all in the past."

"It's time to return this copy of 'The Legend of the Nine-Tailed Fox,' but have you had any new developments regarding that evil human protagonist lately?"

"have!"

The gas bomb, the first to spew out foul-smelling gas, replied solemnly:

"This is huge news, boss! It's absolutely incredible news!"

"Oh?" (Gengar's lips began to slowly turn up)

"Those two spineless cowards are incredibly arrogant and conceited. Not only did they infuriate the manager of the Fat Koding Guild to the point of vomiting blood, they also quit the guild in one fell swoop, saying they were going to make their own way in the world!"

After hearing this, Gengar gave a thoroughly wicked smile:

"Heh, this is getting more and more interesting."

———Treasure Town Divider———

After a whole night of darkness, the dawn of the next day is destined to arrive.

The sky was clear again.

The gentle sea breeze continued to blow, and a beautiful new day had begun.

The Wishing Star House doesn't have such a slow schedule. The first one to get up is the butler, Sableye, followed by Charmander and Pikachu, who, as always, got up very early due to their biological clocks.

There is no need to hold any morning meetings now.

Charmander doesn't intend to follow the Jigglypuff Guild's procedures and waste precious time every day on pointless morning meetings.

Instead, the motto is to live each day to the fullest, and a delicious breakfast is essential.

Preparing a delicious breakfast with Pikachu, of course, wouldn't be complete without the help of the new butler.

Before long, a delicious and sumptuous breakfast was laid out on the table, and the butler, Gouhunyan, even prepared a pile of tableware with a sense of ceremony.

Those exquisite little knives and forks were said to be something he always kept on hand so he could enjoy delicious food on his travels.

Charmander is drinking hot Want Want milk, Pikachu is chewing on a small piece of toast, and Sableye, the butler, has tied a white triangular scarf around his neck and started eating apple salad.

"Emmm, delicious~"

While Charmander and Pikachu were eating, the Sableye butler wasn't idle either, immediately starting a conversation while eating breakfast:

"This is my first morning at Wishing Star House. As the housekeeper, I have a question for you both."

Pikachu: "Emm, what's the problem?"

"What is the most important thing for us to survive on this vast continent, or rather, for our Wishing Star House to thrive?"

Pikachu didn't think much of it; the malty aroma of the toast made it even more delicious, so he simply answered:

"Of course, we can't go hungry! We need to cheer each other on with our best friends, so the most important thing is to keep going every day!"

Pikachu couldn't help but raise its little paw, signaling Charmander to give it another high-five.

However, Charmander was deep in thought.

To be precise, he knew exactly what the butler with the captivating eyes meant by asking that question.

What is the most important thing for survival?

When Charmander first arrived in this unfamiliar Pokémon world, he thought the most important thing was to survive.

Then that night, what was most needed changed.

Not only do we need to live, but we also need to eat, wear clothes, have shelter, and travel, and of course, we need friends.

Gradually, the newly established Star Wish House needed a plaque, future business strategies, enthusiastic promotion, a steady stream of commissions, and so on.

So the little dragon drank all the Want Want milk in one go:

"You're oversimplifying things, Pikachu. Please enlighten me, Butler-sama."

"Hey hey hey~"

The man with the captivating eyes calmly and deliberately replied:

"What is most needed,

It's intelligence.

【!!!】Charmander + Pikachu: !!!

"No matter what stage we are in, intelligence is of paramount importance in determining our ability to survive."

"If we want the Wishing Star House to survive, we must gather information from all directions."

That makes sense, but this is only the second day since the Wishing Star House officially opened.

There aren't even any of the requested Pokémon yet, so where are they going to get this so-called information?

The alluring eyes remained unhurried and continued speaking:

"No need to rush. I think this sensational news has been spreading throughout Treasure Continent ever since you left the Fat Kodama Guild, right?"

Charmander and Pikachu nodded repeatedly.

"That makes things easier."

"Um, Butler-sama, what do you mean?"

The alluring diamond eyes suddenly flashed:

"Since it can cause a sensation, there's no shortage of intelligence coming to us."

No sooner had she finished speaking than a series of urgent and impolite knocks came from outside the Wishing Star House door.

Today's update is here! A huge thank you to all the readers! I'd also like to ask for your votes, tips, favorites, and investments. That's all for this chapter!

(End of this chapter)