I run an orphanage in the Pokémon world.

"I'll go take a look." Teng Shu looked around, but there was no movement. This was troublesome. Teng Shu had no choice but to go to the attic to check on A Kai and his condition.

attic.

This location has always been the most mysterious place in the orphanage. It's not that there are any secrets in the attic, but rather that the attic is Kai's territory.

All the Pokémon in the orphanage know, including the people.

Although this privilege was given to Kai by Tengshu, no one and no Pokémon has ever questioned it. Everyone has tacitly chosen not to question or question it, so the attic has always been a place where few people come.

"Ah Kai?" Teng Shu stood in the corridor on the third floor, looking at a small path in front of him, and called out.

The attic is just up here, but Teng Shu didn't go up immediately.

There was no response, but after a while, the phone flew out of it again.

I need some peace and quiet.

Teng Shu saw this and agreed, and the third floor returned to silence once again.

Chapter 265 An Ordinary College Girl and a Domineering Student Council President

Teng Shu sat in his seat, resting his chin on his hand, fiddling with the mouse in one hand. He was drawing the latest chapter of Journey to the West. The story had now reached the point where Sun Wukong was expelled from Fangcun Mountain by his master and then returned to Huaguo Mountain, where he encountered the Demon King of Chaos.

"This progress is a bit slow, should we speed it up?" Teng Shu scratched his head. He had considered this issue, but as he drew, he unconsciously slowed down.

Fangcun Mountain spent quite a while learning his skills, and later he had to go to the Dragon Palace to retrieve treasures, go to the Underworld to draw in the Book of Life and Death, and finally go to the Heavenly Court to become the Keeper of the Heavenly Horses.

Then came the havoc in Heaven, the theft of the elixir of immortality, and a series of other actions, each of which could be the subject of a separate story, and the plot of Journey to the West steadily progressed.

According to the editor, Peng Lai, she had never seen such a steady comic before. It was as if Teng Shu was just a storyteller, as if Teng Shu had personally witnessed such a story. When Teng Shu heard this, he almost burst out laughing. Of course, he had seen it with his own eyes.

In the past, during holidays, Journey to the West was shown on TV over and over again. Although the special effects weren't great back then, it was still captivating. Now that the special effects are better, the result is unbearable to watch.

However, Teng Shu wasn't very focused on his painting this time because he kept thinking about A Kai.

"Uncle Tengshu, you can draw comics too?" Saki's voice startled Tengshu so much that he almost threw his mouse at her, but he forcibly held back when he thought about his account balance.

"Why are you here again?" Teng Shu looked at Saki beside him with some helplessness. This ghost appeared and disappeared all day long. Although Teng Shu knew that the other party would not hurt him, it was still very frightening for someone to suddenly speak loudly in his ear.

"I saw something and went out, then chased after it for a while but couldn't catch it, so I came back." Saki said matter-of-factly. Only then did Fujiki remember that Saki had indeed been in the infirmary, and then she ran out.

"What did you see?" Teng Shu became interested. Since A Kai wanted some peace and quiet, Teng Shu naturally wouldn't refuse. He planned to give A Kai some time to calm down, and once A Kai had thought things through, he would tell him. Teng Shu and A Kai had a pretty good relationship.

Saki's face showed a smug expression, like a cat that had caught a mouse and was squatting next to you waiting for your praise.

"I saw a black thing, and when I chased after it, I found it was a Night Demon. I heard that this thing can send souls like ours to the Spirit Realm, so I went to find it, but it ran away when it saw me." Saki said triumphantly, looking very proud. Teng Shu's lips twitched. What was this guy thinking? What was there to be proud of?

However, I didn't expect that the Night Demon wouldn't send a soul like Saki to the Spirit World. But thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. If the Night Demon could send Saki away, she would probably have been taken away long ago instead of staying here.

Teng Shu shook his head and continued drawing the comic he was working on. He had to keep drawing; Peng Lai was already urging him to finish, and the deadline was fast approaching. If he didn't finish soon, Peng Lai, the editor in charge, would come knocking on his door, which would be troublesome.

Saki was watching from the side, occasionally offering her opinions, such as about shadowed areas or perspective views. Fujiki was somewhat surprised when he heard this. He glanced at Saki, wondering if this woman knew anything about these things.

These technical terms are practically impossible to know without prior study, but Saki not only knows them, but she also makes perfect sense, which makes Fujiki realize something.

It seems that Saki, this girl, probably studied painting before? Or maybe she knows something about it.

"Can you draw?" Teng Shu looked at Saki tentatively. He still wanted to solve Saki's problem, otherwise this guy would sneak out from time to time, which was really testing his heart's ability to withstand it.

"Huh? I know a little bit, right?" Saki was a little confused, but she nodded nonetheless.

However, Saki didn't use Fujiki's drawing tablet; instead, she planned to draw on paper. But as she started drawing, Fujiki noticed that Saki couldn't hold things; she couldn't connect with real-world objects.

"Hey, sorry, I forgot, I can't touch anything." Saki stuck out her tongue, feeling a little helpless. Then she glanced at her system shop, which did have items that allowed ghosts to touch and become physical, but she didn't exchange for them; they were too expensive.

“Come over here and tell me about your drawing style.” Tengshu still didn’t want to give up the opportunity, and Saki didn’t refuse. So after some adjustments, Tengshu finally drew a picture that, in Saki’s opinion, matched her drawing style.

A picture of a handsome man, surrounded by flowers—literally, flowers. Teng Shu looked at this strange scene and inexplicably felt as if he were watching an old-fashioned romance comic.

It's like those handsome male comics that my female classmates used to read when I was little. The male protagonist in those comics was always super handsome, and he was surrounded by a bunch of flowers, especially roses, and all the flowers were embracing him.

"You...do you usually draw these?" Teng Shu's expression was somewhat subtle. If he had to say, Saki's painting was probably like an enhanced version, with a more delicate style. But whether that was true or not, Teng Shu didn't know, since it was his painting that Saki couldn't paint.

"Well, let me tell you~ I had thought of a story before, about an ordinary girl in an ordinary university..." Saki said enthusiastically.

As Tengshu listened, he felt like he was listening to an old-fashioned romance comic, which made it difficult to find information about Saki.

But at least it's a piece of information. Who knows, maybe Saki drew it before? With that in mind, Tengshu opened a manga forum where unknown people posted their works, hoping to be noticed by an editor and rise to fame overnight.

Of course, some editors do try to make money here, and some comic artists have even risen to fame through this platform, which has led to a larger number of people using this platform, and even the creation of various categories.

Teng Shu found the romance genre and quickly scanned the covers to see if there were any with a similar art style.

"More than a thousand pages?" Teng Shu looked at the number below, his lips twitched, but he resigned himself to starting the search.

Saki, standing to the side, watched curiously.

The search took a full two hours, and finally, on page 421, Saki made an "Eh" sound.

Teng Shu stopped and found a romance comic with a rough art style, but it was still in that style.

An ordinary college girl and a domineering student council president

"..." Teng Shu was a little unsure of what to say.

Chapter 266 Locke's Cooking Skills

"Did you draw this? Do you remember it before?" Tengshu asked Saki curiously. Saki looked at the drawing and asked with a puzzled expression. She looked at the drawing and it did look very familiar, but she didn't seem to remember this scene.

"I don't seem to have any memory of this, so I don't know if I've drawn this before." Saki shook her head. Fujiki was a little helpless, but he still wrote down the username and planned to look it up later.

If the information can be found, then Saki's identity can be basically confirmed. And once Saki's identity is confirmed, the cause of Saki's death can be determined. Fujiki has now figured it out. For special ghosts like Saki, in most cases, their cause of death is closely related to their obsession.

After dealing with Saki's matter, Tengshu left the office. After all, it was already time to cook, and the little ones in the orphanage were probably starving. So Tengshu hurriedly went to the canteen to prepare today's meals.

As soon as Tengshu arrived in the kitchen, he saw an unexpected guy. Tengshu was a little surprised to see Locke in front of him, because Locke was wearing a chef's uniform with an apron tied around his waist. He looked quite professional. If you didn't mention Locke's rough knife skills, Tengshu thought that Locke really looked like a professional chef in a restaurant.

"Locke, what brings you here? Are you here to be a chef?" Teng Shu asked Locke with a playful smile. Locke scratched his head awkwardly. To be honest, Locke wasn't very good at cooking. Teng Shu had asked Locke before if he wanted to try cooking himself, since Teng Shu was quite curious about what kind of food a psychologist like Locke could make.

The combination of a psychologist and a chef always reminded Teng Shu of the classic novel he had read in his previous life, Hannibal. In the novel, Hannibal was indeed a professional in Locke's field and was also very good at interpersonal relationships.

Bring your own scallions, ginger, and garlic when you go out, so as not to make things too difficult for Uncle Mads, which once became a meme on the internet.

"Don't tease me, Dean. It's just that my precious daughter wanted to see me cook. I'm really... sigh." Locke said with a worried look on his face. Teng Shu almost burst out laughing when he heard this. It seems that everyone has their own troubles. Even someone as talented as Locke never expected that the other party would be humiliated by his daughter.

"Did you promise your daughter what you were going to do?" Teng Shu asked Locke curiously. He also intended to help Locke. After all, if an old father promised his child something, Teng Shu felt it was best to keep it, otherwise it could have a very bad influence on the child's mind.

Don't assume that children are naive just because they are young. In fact, these little guys are very clever, have excellent memories, and are prone to holding grudges. Sometimes, their childhood experiences can even influence their later personality. Therefore, early childhood education is often more important than the verbal and behavioral teaching of teachers.

Being a parent is not an easy thing.

"I didn't say. My little girl just said she wanted to eat something delicious, but there are so many things to eat, how am I supposed to know what's delicious?" Locke was a little stumped. He really couldn't think of what delicious things to make, since there were just too many delicious things to eat. Teng Shu, on the other hand, didn't seem to care much. After all, there were plenty of people who would just say anything when asked what they wanted to eat in the past.

"Kids like to eat things that smell good. If that's the case, how about we try some fried pork ribs?" Teng Shu said calmly. He had a pretty good idea of ​​what these kids liked to eat, after all, he was a kid once. And most kids' favorite foods are actually quite simple, as long as they're not bitter and smell good.

Of these, Tengshu thinks the fried pork ribs are the easiest to make, and even a kitchen novice can learn to make them.

Locke was eager to try it out after hearing this, but then Tengshu realized that some people in this world might have their talents in learning, while others might have their talents in some inexplicable areas. For example, Locke, although he had achieved great success in psychology, was completely clueless when it came to cooking.

"Hey, I'm not saying anything, but what were you thinking? I already told you to turn the heat off, but you turned it up instead! Now the ribs are burnt!"

"Just a little bit of salt is enough, I mean just a little bit, but you've poured in almost half a bottle! What are you trying to do? Are you trying to kill someone with saltiness?"

"Your knife skills... if you went to work at a Lanzhou beef noodle shop, you'd be fired by the afternoon."

Teng Shu didn't know how many times he had told Locke to stop, but it took almost an hour before Locke managed to make a dish of ribs that Teng Shu thought was passable. This gave Teng Shu a headache. He thought it was good that it was just a simple fried rib dish. If Locke wanted to make sweet and sour ribs, then he would probably have wasted even more time.

"Although you wasted quite a few ribs, you finally managed to make something barely edible this time. This portion should be enough to get by." Teng Shu looked at the ribs in front of him and felt that they were hard-won. He had never felt this way since he learned to cook, and now, teaching Locke how to cook had given him this feeling again.

"Dean, thank you so much. Without you, I'm afraid I really wouldn't have been able to make these ribs." Locke was quite excited. After all, this was the first time he had made a dish that he could actually eat. He couldn't even eat the dishes he made before. Many times, he felt guilty when he ate them and had to throw them directly into the trash can. But now, he could finally eat this plate of fried ribs.

“That’s alright, but I think if you want to improve your cooking skills, it would be best to go to a specialized culinary school to learn.” Teng Shu reminded Locke, noticing that Locke’s daughter seemed quite interested in having her father cook.

Chapter 267 The Unyielding Baby Dragon

Whether Locke plans to apply to culinary school or not, Teng Shu doesn't know. However, looking at Locke's daughter's happy expression and his wife's smiling face during mealtime, Teng Shu thinks Locke must be very happy right now. But this is normal, after all, family is often one's haven.

The saying "Harmony in the family brings prosperity in all things" is truly not just an empty phrase. When a family is harmonious, everyone feels very happy at home. With a good mood, they are naturally more motivated to work outside. However, if they argue and quarrel as soon as they get home, or even have unpleasant arguments, they will feel very irritable and their day will feel unsuccessful.

"Caw!" Murkrow cried out. Tengshu looked over and saw Murkrow staring at the little Munchlax in front of it. The little Munchlax stood there awkwardly, looking a bit lost. Murkrow's gaze wasn't very friendly, after all, Murkrow remembered that this guy had almost eaten its berry tree before.

Teng Shu watched silently, not intending to intervene immediately. He wanted to see how Munchlax planned to handle the situation. After all, today's events could indeed be considered Munchlax's own fault. If Munchlax hadn't been so greedy and wanted to gnaw on the fruit trees, it wouldn't have provoked Murkrow's attitude. Murkrow was a very friendly Pokémon most of the time in the orphanage.

"Calamari!" Munchlax cried out, then sheepishly pulled a berry from its fur and handed it to Murkrow with a fawning smile. Murkrow tilted its head and looked at Munchlax. Although it didn't take the berry, it didn't seem so angry anymore.

“These little guys…” Teng Shu shook his head with a smile, then glanced at a plate of food on the table. This plate of food was for A Kai, but A Kai hadn’t come to take it yet, which gave Teng Shu a headache. It seemed that A Kai was in a lot of trouble right now and probably wouldn’t be in the mood to eat for a while.

Although Akai hadn't taken the food away yet, Tengshu didn't take it away directly either. Instead, he put it in a special insulated compartment so that Akai could eat it hot whenever he wanted. Then, Tengshu continued eating his own meal while watching the Abandoned Monkey and the others playing around. The Abandoned Monkey and Baby Dragon had a good relationship lately, and the two little guys were always together.

These two little guys weren't doing anything while they were entangled together; they were actually competing to see who could do the most push-ups. If the Abandoned Monkey did ten, then the Baby Dragon would do twenty; if the Abandoned Monkey did thirty, then the Baby Dragon would do forty. They were both focused on one thing and neither was willing to concede to the other.

This left Teng Shu somewhat amused and exasperated. It had to be said that the Abandoned Monkey and the Baby Dragon were truly unique. However, the Baby Dragon was, after all, in its initial state, so it was still somewhat inferior to the Abandoned Monkey in terms of training.

So far, in terms of overall battle record, Abandoned has won more than Brachydios, while Bellatrix has won less. Tengshu thinks that it may be necessary to wait until Bellatrix evolves into its final form before a true winner can be determined between these two Pokémon.

From what Tengshu could tell, Baby Dragon was always a bit resentful after each loss, because it felt that Abandoned Monkey had the advantage of already being fully evolved. If it were to evolve successfully, Baby Dragon felt it wouldn't lose. Tengshu sensed this from Baby Dragon's emotions, which made Tengshu want to laugh; it hadn't realized this little guy was so competitive.

Dong Shi Miao watched the dispute between the Abandoned Monkey and the Baby Dragon with some disdain, yawned, stretched like a cat, and then swayed over to Teng Shu's side, rubbing against his trouser leg. Teng Shu smiled and patted Dong Shi Miao's head, and Dong Shi Miao purred contentedly.

Looking at Dongshi Miao, Tengshu thought of Scar, who was adopted by Kojiro. Scar and Kojiro got along very well, and Kojiro said that Scar had helped him a lot. This made Tengshu sigh. It seems that Kojiro is no longer the Kojiro that Satoshi first met. I wonder what kind of sparks will fly when Kojiro meets Satoshi.

"But this Munchlax really can eat. It already ate one serving of Pokémon food before, but now it's gone and eaten five more bowls of rice." Teng Shu looked at the Munchlax, which had just finished five bowls of rice and was now scooping out its sixth, and thought with a bit of helplessness. No wonder there are relatively few people willing to train a Pokémon like Munchlax, since it can eat so much.

Tengshu himself wasn't particularly worried about Munchlax's eating habits; after all, to Tengshu, Munchlax's appetite was irrelevant. What Tengshu was worried about was that if Munchlax ate so much, even fewer people would want to adopt it.

After all, since Munchlax can eat, Tengshu needs to add this to the adoption list. After all, adoption is not just about Pokémon choosing people, but people also need to choose Pokémon.

While the League certainly has strict requirements for adopters and even requires certain qualification checks, in order to ensure fairness and impartiality, the League requires that any problems be noted about the Pokémon adopted, such as personality flaws or special characteristics. These are also requirements of the League's affiliated welfare institutions.

If it were a privately-run welfare institution, there might naturally be some things to hide, but there are no secrets in Tengshu's case.

Therefore, in the adoption notes for Munchlax, Tengshu specifically noted that Munchlax has a huge appetite, and even clearly stated that Munchlax currently needs to eat at least 300kg of food a day.

"Hopefully someone will be interested in Munchlax. If I can find a suitable adopter for Munchlax, that would be great." Teng Shu pondered this question, but he wasn't very confident. After all, Munchlax is a relatively rare Pokémon; most people raise Snorlax, and very few are willing to raise a Munchlax from scratch.

Chapter 268 Snorlax's Bouncy Belly

"Teng Shu, your orphanage seems to have changed a bit?" In the office, Teng Shu was pouring tea, and sitting opposite him was the gym leader of Evergreen City, who was also the behind-the-scenes leader of the dark organization in the Kanto region.

"Master Sakaki, since the Alliance approved the documents during this period, I specially made some repairs." Teng Shu politely poured Sakaki a cup of tea, then sat down and looked at Sakaki in front of him.

Teng Shu was puzzled; he couldn't understand why Sakaki had come to him.

After all, there aren't any particularly rare Pokémon in Tengshu's orphanage that Team Rocket should be interested in.

Previously, Giovanni might have had something to worry about with Shiny Gyarados, but now, Fujiki thinks there isn't. Even if Shiny Gyarados were still around, Giovanni wouldn't personally intervene. Getting Team Rocket executives to come over is already a sign of respect for Fujiki.

After all, Tengshu had no trainer experience in the league and was a complete newbie.

Furthermore, Giovanni didn't seem like someone who intended to adopt a Pokémon, but he still came anyway.

After finishing his meal, Teng Shu was about to rest when he saw a Dark Raven fly over to tell him that guests had arrived.

When the door opened, Tengshu saw Sakagi.

"Tengshu, speaking of which, I remember the League previously organized a student placement program at an orphanage here, right?" Sakaki took a sip of tea and then asked, his expression becoming somewhat strange.

Upon hearing this, Teng Shu subconsciously nodded. There was indeed such an event. Yu Yang was a student at that special school before, and he even took Gloom from him. Yu Yang wanted to become a trainer, and he wondered how Yu Yang was doing now.

"It's like this... The League is planning to hold a similar event at my dojo..." Giovanni coughed, his expression becoming even stranger. Only then did Fujiki realize the purpose of Giovanni's visit.

Perhaps the League thought the event was a great success after holding it in Tengshu, so they wanted to replicate it, and the most suitable place in Viridian City is the Viridian City Gym.

So, the bewildered Giovanni was assigned the task of "hosting special needs children".

It has to be said that this made Teng Shu both amused and exasperated. After all, before this, Teng Shu had wondered what Giovanni, the leader of Team Rocket, wanted to do by contacting him. He even maliciously speculated that Giovanni knew about Diancie and wanted to take Diancie's pink diamond.

But I never expected it was because of the special school.

"That's actually quite simple. After all, those children are a bit special, but..." Seeing this, Teng Shu enthusiastically shared his experience with Sakaki, who listened attentively and took notes.

He even asked a few questions before leaving the orphanage. He needed to go to the dojo to prepare for welcoming these special children.

"I never expected Sakaki to have this side to him..." Teng Shu watched Sakaki's car disappear down the path outside the orphanage, his eyes filled with contemplation.

Tengshu admitted that he viewed Giovanni through a biased lens. After all, as the leader of Team Rocket, Giovanni was naturally the type to do all sorts of bad things in Tengshu's mind. But now it seems that before his disguise is removed, Giovanni will still try to be a good person, although Tengshu doesn't know how long Giovanni's disguise can last.

Tengshu had considered reporting Sakaki to the League, but it was just too much trouble, so he gave up on the idea.

If you want to report Giovanni, the league will basically not believe you unless you use your real name. Even if you do report him using your real name, you still need to have corresponding evidence. Otherwise, a well-known person like Giovanni would probably be reported countless times a day.