I run an orphanage in the Pokémon world.

"That guy talks a lot..." Ho-Oh earnestly told Teng Shu gossip about the legendary Pokémon. Teng Shu was a little embarrassed to listen at first, but he became much more normal afterward.

After getting off the plane, Teng Shu was speechless. He hadn't expected Ho-Oh to be such a chatterbox. Or had it caught Jirachi's chatter and become a bit talkative? But Teng Shu didn't mind. Besides, when Ho-Oh spoke, it had a mango-like smell that smelled very nice.

I quite like the vine tree...

Thinking of this, Teng Shu shook his head violently. He was probably having a mental breakdown, actually finding mythical beasts cute. Thinking of Ho-Oh's true form, Teng Shu calmed down a lot, then drove his little pickup truck from the parking lot back to his orphanage.

"Dean, so fast?" Locke was a little surprised when he saw Teng Shu. He originally thought that Teng Shu would stay there for a long time.

"Yeah, we found the ghost, asked for its name and appearance, recorded the process of its death, and that was it," Teng Shu said calmly. Locke, upon hearing this, felt a little envious. Being able to see ghosts—that's enough to write countless papers. However, Locke also knew that these were just his current thoughts; he didn't actually know what was going on.

Could it be that things will turn out like the story of Xiao Guang who loved dragons?

"By the way, Locke, we have an event in a few days that we're going to hold together with the Evergreen City Gym. The specific content is a visit to the League headquarters..." Teng Shu told Locke. Although Locke was a little surprised to hear this, he didn't have any objections and just made a note of it.

Next, Locke should inform the kids, and a visit to the Alliance headquarters would be quite interesting...

Just as Teng Shu was thinking this, he saw a Poké Ball fly in from outside, then crash to the ground, roll twice, and roll in front of Teng Shu. Teng Shu paused for a moment. What was going on?

Teng Shu looked down and then a panel popped up.

【Qixi Bluebird】

【Dragon/Flying】

Pokémon Craze

It was a very simple panel, but when Tengshu saw it, he trembled all over. He shuddered, and Locke was just about to pick it up when Tengshu stopped him. Tengshu put on gloves, carefully picked it up, and then ran towards the infirmary.

There was no time to consider who abandoned it; when he saw the Pokémon craze, Tengshu knew that the big one was coming!

Tengshu was incredibly fast, so fast that Locke didn't even have time to react before he disappeared into the infirmary. He chased the Growlithe out of the room, locked the door, put on a mask, and then opened the Poké Ball, allowing Altaria to appear in the medical pod.

[Mid-stage Pokémon fever, estimated recovery time: five days]

The medical pod cannot be activated during treatment.

Disinfection procedures have been initiated.

Seeing the message above, Teng Shu breathed a sigh of relief, but seeing that he couldn't open the medical pod, he felt a bit of a headache. He was still a little short of a thousand happiness points to buy a second medical pod, but...

"Dean, what's wrong!" Locke asked anxiously from outside. It was the first time he had ever seen Teng Shu so worried.

"Pokémon fever, I should contact the epidemic prevention office." Teng Shu rubbed his temples helplessly. The Pokémon craze that had finally subsided had returned.

I'm going to die.

We must find out who lost it later; this person deliberately tried to harm someone.

Chapter 595 Hua Yedi Wants to Learn Martial Arts

Pokémon fever is an extremely dangerous disease. Originally, Tengshu thought he was unlikely to see it again, but at this moment, looking at the Altaria in front of him, Tengshu's face was very ugly. Although this thing is in the middle stage and can be treated, its appearance here is still a huge problem.

"Sigh, looks like the orphanage will have to be locked down again." Teng Shu grumbled. He didn't actually hate people throwing abandoned Pokémon in there. Although it sounded a bit strange, it was actually a very mild thing to do.

Yes, this is considered a very mild type, mainly because in Tengshu's mind, the act of abandoning Pokémon also has its own hierarchy.

Those who place Pokémon near orphanages or even throw them into orphanages are considered relatively kind and gentle. After all, their actions greatly increase the chances of these Pokémon surviving. They are far better than those who weld Poké Balls together or hide them and throw them into dangerous places.

That's why Tengshu said that such things are actually quite good, at least for Tengshu. However, at this moment, Tengshu doesn't think so. After all, these guys are too troublesome for Tengshu. Moreover, the abandonment of Pokémon without any warning or explanation has made Tengshu's anger swell.

So Tengshu chose to exchange for an information card, which allowed him to obtain the identity information of Altaria's original trainer, so that he could find the other party later.

"...So it was thrown in here, and you even saw the face of the abandoned one?" Officer Jenny was wearing a full set of clothes, while a large group of epidemic prevention staff were busy here. These people were all here to disinfect, after all, Pokémon fever is such a special disease, so even the League members don't want any problems to occur, especially since this place has been developed, so it needs to be even more careful.

“Yes, that’s the person.” Teng Shu said with certainty. He had already drawn it himself. Although it was in the style of a cartoonist, it was still recognizable. Officer Jenny put away the letter and then glanced at the Altaria in the medical pod. The Altaria could only be described as ugly now, with most of its feathers missing.

Like a strange little chick, it was very ugly. When Tengshu saw this, he felt a little sad. Illness, basically, no matter what kind of disease it is, gives people a very bad feeling. And for this reason, it is best not to get sick.

“Diseases are truly terrifying… Ho-Oh, please protect us…” Officer Jenny made a strange hand gesture. Teng Shu recognized the gesture; to be precise, it was a very peculiar one, representing a prayer for good fortune. Throughout the Kanto region, people believed that Ho-Oh could keep people healthy and prevent illness, making it a popular legendary Pokémon. Ho-Oh and Lugia enjoyed unimaginable popularity in both Kanto and Johto.

There was even a sad incident that happened before: a father brought his seriously ill child to the statue of Ho-Oh at Ho-Oh's celebration, knelt down and prayed for his child to recover, and even put the child in Ho-Oh's arms. Afterwards, he wiped away his tears and took the child down.

This scene has moved countless people.

"May Phoenix protect you." Although Teng Shu didn't think anything would happen, he still made the gesture. However, when he thought of Phoenix, Teng Shu thought of the chance encounter on the plane. Now, when he thought back, he could almost smell the mango flavor in Phoenix's mouth.

The epidemic prevention office staff were working frantically, conducting tests, while Tengshu was chatting with Officer Jenny. They would arrest this person, since the Pokémon craze was very troublesome and required confirming all the other party's information. However, Officer Jenny also said that they would solve this problem from other angles; in other words, they would use their own methods to solve it.

Instead of seemingly resolving the issue through the vine, it's not that we don't want to acknowledge the vine's contribution, but doing so could easily cause trouble. If others think that abandoning a sick Pokémon here will lead to arrest, then these people might abandon it in some strange places next time, which would be even more troublesome.

Teng Shu agreed with this method. After all, as the director of the welfare home, he naturally had his own precautions for such matters. He had seen many cases where secrets could not be kept, leading to the leakage of all these issues and causing chaos in the world. In some cases, the company that was reported would obtain the whistleblower's information shortly after someone reported it, which was quite outrageous.

"Protecting whistleblowers' information is something we should do. It's just that sometimes, in order to solve some cases as quickly as possible... never mind, never mind." Jun Sakura waved her hand. Teng Shu was a little puzzled, but he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he briefly talked to Jun Sakura about the possible handling of his welfare home.

“Actually, there won’t be any major changes to your orphanage under these circumstances, but the protective measures might be checked by someone every day.” Officer Jenny gave a completely opposite answer. Teng Shu wasn’t surprised to hear this, since after seeing the small food street outside, he knew that it was unlikely that he could close it off at the moment.

Because if this place is closed off due to the Pokémon craze, something terrible will happen: the food street will basically be ruined. There's no way around it; this is a very basic and simple view in people's minds—people always think that these things are very necessary and require proper handling and management.

Just like people with serious illnesses, even though the disease can't be transmitted through air or contact with objects, people still feel disgusted and terrified, and try to escape, eventually ending up in this terrible state. So if this place becomes the epicenter of Pokémon fever, people will stay away from it, and all the efforts of the Viridian City League will be in vain.

So Tengshu knew it was unlikely to be as serious as before, which made him feel much more relaxed. However, looking at the exhausted Altaria behind him, Tengshu's heart was still a little heavy. Altarias are not very heavy, but this Altaria was too light, terrifyingly light.

Pokémon craze...

"May the Phoenix King protect you." After Officer Jenny left, Teng Shu returned to his office. He sat alone in his office and murmured the phrase again. This time, however, the murmur was not for any other reason. It was simply because Teng Shu wanted to mention this matter. It was like a casual greeting that people would use to hope for some protection.

"Bless what?" A familiar voice suddenly rang out from his left ear. Teng Shu shuddered and turned his head sharply. He then saw Feng Wang sitting on the sofa, holding a comic that Teng Shu had drawn before. These were some short scripts and storyboards that Teng Shu had drawn to express his ideas. After all, these were very important. The storyboards of a comic can give people different impressions of the comic.

[The background is the crowd at the 5s fireworks festival in Nakamise-dori, Senso-ji Temple, Tokyo at night. The male and female protagonists are looking at each other at the edge of the crowd. The female protagonist is clutching the sleeve of her yukata, while the male protagonist is unconsciously twirling a fan. Onomatopoeia of people talking are playing next to them.]

A close-up of the two figures at night beside the shrine's stone steps, with goldfish lanterns falling at their feet. They simultaneously take a step forward and then suddenly stop.

At night, the river reflects the fireworks display. Two silhouettes face each other, simultaneously opening their mouths and then pursing their lips, "I..." (overlapping) as fireworks burst in the night sky.

On a path beneath cherry blossoms at night, the female protagonist suddenly looked up. The male protagonist's fingers trembled slightly. She took a deep breath, and he looked down at the tips of her shoes. She said, "Um..."

Man: "Actually..." (Detailed facial expression drawing; nighttime lighting on the torii gates of a shrine; fireworks blooming between the torii gates, creating a play of light and shadow.) The female lead suddenly grasps the male lead's wrist. Woman: "I like you!"

Man: "Me too..." Fireworks continued to bloom, covering their voices. Ellipses replaced the words. A close-up of the two of them together, the fireworks illuminating their flushed faces, their fingers secretly hooking the hem of their yukatas. The surroundings turned white, symbolizing memories.

A close-up of a photo album flipping through the pages in the sunlight, with aged fingers tracing the yellowed photos.

"What is this?" Phoenix asked curiously. Teng Shu glanced at it and then gave a brief explanation: it was something called a storyboard.

"Wow, Tengshu, you really know how to sweet-talk." Fengwang exclaimed, then glanced at Tengshu, whose expression was a bit strange. Which line was this guy talking about?

Teng Shu couldn't help but move closer, and then he saw the two stick figures on it, though he could roughly make out their movements.

It is said that every unmarried girl is a fairy from heaven, and they never grow old.

However, once they marry the husbands they have chosen, the frozen time begins to advance, and they will grow old together with their husbands.

"...So, heroine, would you be willing to grow old with me?" Feng Wang said sarcastically. Teng Shu's lips twitched. After Feng Wang finished speaking, he glanced at Teng Shu with a smug look in his eyes. Teng Shu was unmoved. After all, as a painter, he was immune to such things, and he was not someone who would be ashamed to express his work.

Seeing that Teng Shu didn't react, Ho-Oh pursed its lips. This guy was really boring. But looking at Teng Shu's face, Ho-Oh put the thing in its hand on the sofa. Then, from somewhere, it took out a small golden star. This thing was in a bottle, but the star was suspended in the air, looking like a shooting star in the night sky. It was very magical.

"What is this?" Teng Shu became interested. He looked at the thing in front of him and couldn't help but ask. Hearing Teng Shu's question, Ho-Oh showed a smug expression. Teng Shu looked at Ho-Oh's smug expression and felt a little helpless. Ho-Oh really is a person with a perverse sense of humor.

"This is a gift from Jirachi. He asked me to bring it over, but that guy was about to fall asleep, so he didn't have the strength to bring it." Ho-Oh shrugged. Seeing this, Teng Shu took it. To be honest, it really looked quite nice. Teng Shu smiled and placed it on his desk, setting it on a corner. This thing was quite good, and Teng Shu liked it very much.

Ho-Oh smiled slightly upon seeing this, then picked up the manga draft next to it and continued reading. Teng Shu, on the other hand, didn't care and instead examined the bottle in his hand. Speaking of which, Jirachi is resting every day now, but I wonder what Jirachi does every day.

Thinking about this, Teng Shu's expression became somewhat subtle. He thought of Jirachi's previous behavior again. The other party was like a little chatterbox, and even Ho-Oh had been infected by her and become a bit chatterbox.

Tengshu yawned, just about to say something, when he saw Huayedi float in. After seeing Tengshu, it happily flew over. However, Huayedi then saw Ho-Oh standing to the side, and Ho-Oh also saw Huayedi. But neither Huayedi nor Ho-Oh showed any unusual reaction.

Flowerleaf simply looked at Ho-Oh with curiosity, seemingly thinking that Ho-Oh was a friend of Tengshu. Although Ho-Oh could see through Flowerleaf's identity, she was too lazy to care. After all, strictly speaking, this matter was Xerneas and Iphilt's business, and Ho-Oh didn't want to meddle and get scolded.

"Hua Ye Di, what brings you here?" Teng Shu smiled and patted Hua Ye Di's little head. Hua Ye Di, upon hearing this, also showed a happy expression. She looked at Teng Shu and babbled. Teng Shu couldn't understand her, but Hua Ye Di was very clever. She used her pollen as a metaphor to simply demonstrate the effect of the pollen to Teng Shu. Seeing this, Teng Shu knew what Hua Ye Di wanted to say.

"You mean you also want to train with the Abandoned Monkey?" Teng Shu raised an eyebrow. He remembered that Hua Yedi didn't have any fighting attributes.

The flower petals and stems made a series of gurgling sounds, but that's roughly the gist of it.

Tengshu's lips twitched. With its thin arms and legs, it would be difficult for Floripod to train like Abandoned Monkey. Abandoned Monkey's daily training amount was roughly equivalent to Floripod's monthly training amount, which was not an exaggeration. However, Tengshu also knew that Floripod was a Pokémon that was somewhat stubborn, so other things would be useless.

"So..." Teng Shu scratched his head. How to solve this problem was a rather troublesome matter.

Chapter 596 An Overly Robust Man

Tengshu hadn't expected that Flareon would want to learn Fighting. In Tengshu's opinion, it was somewhat absurd, considering Flareon was a Fairy-type Pokémon, and the moves it could learn...

Teng Shu paused for a moment. "So, does that mean Hua Ye Di can learn fighting techniques? It doesn't seem like that's possible."

It seems unlikely, but Tengshu can't be too sure. After all, Tengshu isn't entirely sure if Floatella can learn it. This Pokémon is only of average strength, and when Tengshu played the game, he caught it but just left it to gather dust on his computer.

"Can Flower Leaf learn fighting techniques?" Teng Shu couldn't help but ask Ho-Oh. As he asked, Teng Shu saw Ho-Oh's eyes turn incredulous, then into a pitying look as if it were looking at a fool. Teng Shu paused for a moment, realizing that it was impossible.

"Flower Leaf is a Fairy, so even if she wanted to learn, she couldn't," Ho-Oh said irritably, glancing at Flower Leaf and adding in her mind.

Even the petals of this immortal flower cannot learn it, no matter how long it takes. This is a rule set by Arceus. Unless the petals have a titanium crystal attribute and happen to be fighting, the petals will never learn these things.

"Did you hear that? You can't learn it." Teng Shu glanced at Hua Ye Di and said to her. After hearing this, Hua Ye Di was a little disappointed, and the flower she was holding looked listless. This discovery made Teng Shu both amused and exasperated. He really didn't expect Hua Ye Di to behave like this, which surprised him.

It seems that next time we can judge Hua Yedi's mood by the flowers in her hand, which is quite interesting.

"Alright, even if you can't learn it, you can help the Abandoned Monkey fight." Teng Shu looked at the dejected Hua Yedi, feeling both amused and exasperated, but still said it to her. Hua Yedi's expression turned curious after hearing it.

“If you assist the Abandoned Monkey in battle, doesn’t that mean you’re also fighting? That means you’ve also learned martial arts, right?” Teng Shu said with a smile, while Hua Yedi tilted her head and felt a little dizzy after hearing this.

Huh? Is this correct?

Something doesn't seem right.

Ho-Oh squinted at Teng Shu. This guy, he just spouts nonsense and really knows how to fool people. Even Hua Ye Di was completely confused by him. However, Ho-Oh didn't say anything when he saw Hua Ye Di's expression. This little guy wanted to learn fighting moves, but the problem was that unless Hua Ye Di crystallized, it was impossible for him to learn them.

So, thinking about it this way, it seems there's nothing wrong with what the vine did, and it's even something to be encouraged. After all, if it weren't for the vine's help, the flower leaf bud might have been struggling for a long time.

Hua Yedi left happily. The little guy still didn't realize what was going on and left in a good mood. Teng Shu breathed a sigh of relief. Working in the orphanage was actually quite stressful, since you had to deal with all sorts of strange situations every day.

Hua Yedi wants to learn fighting techniques, and if this continues, Teng Shu is worried that the Abandoned Monkey might want to learn the Flame of Life from him.

Having resolved the matter of the flower petals, Teng Shu sat down in his seat and continued drawing. This time, Teng Shu was drawing the sequel to Journey to the West. Although Teng Shu's progress was quite fast, it couldn't be considered fast, since comics and novels are different. The content of one chapter in a novel, if split into comics, might become four or five chapters.

So Tengshu has just gotten to the Flaming Mountain part of his writing.

"Flaming Mountain? I remember that Red Boy is the son of the Bull Demon King in Flaming Mountain, right?" Phoenix King came over, openly peeking at the screen. Teng Shu glanced at Phoenix King and then nodded. It seemed that Phoenix King had read the comics, which surprised Teng Shu a little.

Tengshu felt a subtle joy, but as Ho-Oh approached, Tengshu could also smell the fragrance emanating from Ho-Oh. It was an indescribable herbal scent, which smelled very refreshing and quite pleasant.

After finishing the comic, Tengshu sent the contents of this chapter to Penglai.

"How long until Journey to the West ends? I want to see the Monkey King obtain the scriptures, but it seems that many monks are curious about your comic." Phoenix King was a little anxious. She really wanted to see what happened next, but it was obviously quite difficult.

"It's still quite long, but the later parts... it'll probably take at least a year or two, right?" Teng Shu thought for a moment. If it were Journey to the West, it would take at least a year or two. As for the monks that Feng Wang mentioned, Teng Shu didn't care, since the basic systems of the two worlds were different.

The monks in this world serve more divine beasts. After all, concepts like Buddha and Bodhisattvas are almost non-existent here, while divine beasts themselves have always existed, and you can even see them if you're lucky. For example, the bell tower in Enju City is a place where the monks worship Ho-Oh.

"So long..." Phoenix King looked at Teng Shu, a threatening glint in her eyes. She wondered if she could capture Teng Shu, lock him in a dark room, and force him to draw instead of doing anything else. That way, he could finish the Journey to the West story faster. After all, Phoenix King could tell that Teng Shu seemed to have a whole story in his mind, and he didn't hesitate at all when he was drawing.

Teng Shu shivered and looked around in confusion. He hadn't turned on the air conditioner either.

Although confused, Teng Shu still left the office, with Feng Wang following beside him. Teng Shu was a little puzzled. He originally thought Feng Wang was going back, but he didn't expect Feng Wang to still be following him. However, Teng Shu didn't say anything. Anyway, Feng Wang was so strong that it was impossible for him not to follow him.

Teng Shu went to the infirmary and glanced at the Qixi Bluebird.

Compared to before, Altaria looks a little better. Its breathing is not as rapid and is a bit calmer, making it look like a normal Pokémon.

"Director, Altaria's condition is stable... Hmm? And who is this?" Locke looked curiously at Ho-Oh next to Teng Shu. He seemed to have seen this person before at the orphanage. She was a very pretty girl, but what was her relationship with the director?

Locke was somewhat curious about this question. Although he was Tengshu's employee, there wasn't much else to it in the orphanage, so Locke and Tengshu's relationship was more like that of friends.

"This is..." Teng Shu had a bit of a headache. He seemed to have introduced Ho-Oh to Locke before, but since Ho-Oh didn't appear in front of others very often, Teng Shu didn't quite remember how he introduced it.

“I’m Tengshu’s friend, you can call me Cai Cai.” Feng Wang looked at Locke and smiled. Locke also introduced himself somewhat awkwardly, then gave Tengshu a knowing smile that all men would understand. Tengshu’s lips twitched. Locke, that guy.

What are you thinking about?

This is Phoenix King.

Ho-Oh's existence is very special, and she is a divine beast, not some strange creature.

Thinking of this, Teng Shu thought of his ring, that unique ring, that unique ring that could make a lifelong promise. Teng Shu felt that he might find a suitable person to use it in the future. However, when he thought of this, Teng Shu couldn't help but turn his head to look at Feng Wang.

Phoenix King happened to look over as well, and when Teng Shu saw Phoenix King's red eyes, he felt inexplicably embarrassed, coughed, and looked away.

"Dean... what about Pipi's illness?" Locke asked with a meaningful smile, looking at Teng Shu. Teng Shu's expression turned slightly serious upon hearing this. He then pondered for a moment...

Tengshu scratched his head. Solving this problem would be quite difficult, since he was still short of happiness points. However, there was still some time before the monthly settlement, unless Tengshu released the Pokémon or had it adopted...

However, the problem is that these tasks are not easy to do. At present, there are no Pokémon in the welfare home that meet these conditions. There are some that are available for adoption, such as Rattata, while Froakie and Fennekin are still under observation.

The thought of those two Pokémon gave Tengshu a headache.