However, the idea was beautiful, but reality was harsh.
Leaving aside whether Ho-Oh was willing or not, he hadn't even seen Ho-Oh's face since arriving at Mount Tensei!
"Sigh, forget it, I'd better solve the immediate survival crisis first!" Fuyuki sighed. He had painstakingly saved up over two hundred Shock Points just to buy a set of baby clothes so he wouldn't have to run around naked anymore.
It wasn't a big deal if Entei and the others saw it, but it would be bad if a passing trainer or a Rainbow Hero participating in the trial happened to see it.
But how could he earn more Shock Points?
Raikou?
Fuyuki looked at Raikou, but Raikou only watched him from afar, unlike Entei who would approach.
Never mind, Raikou seemed too aloof.
Just then, Fuyuki remembered the Cubone he encountered when he went out to pick berries with Entei.
He performed a butterfly-catching trick in front of the Cubone, and it gave him 20 Shock Points.
If he gathered all the wild Pokémon around Mt. Tensei and performed magic tricks in front of them, would they provide him with even more Shock Points?
However, how to gather all the nearby Pokémon was a big problem.
Fuyuki looked at the cave ceiling, thinking quickly.
Soon, a flash of inspiration struck him.
Aha! In the movie I Choose You!, Marshadow used its power to control the Pokémon living nearby, launching a coordinated attack on Ash and his friends.
Marshadow has always lived here; it must know many of the Pokémon in the area!
Although Marshadow rarely shows itself, Fuyuki knows it very well.
This Pokémon has been observing the outside world from within its shadow.
Without hesitation!
Fuyuki immediately climbed up from the ground, looked at its shadow, and called out in Pokémon language:
"Awoo awoo?" (Marshadow, are you there?)
At first, there was no response from the shadow.
But soon, Fuyuki saw ripples appear on its shadow.
Then, a figure about his size peeked out from within, its gaze fixed on him intently.
"Marshadow?" Marshadow's tone was somewhat puzzled.
"Marshadow, you've lived here all this time, do you know a lot of Pokémon?" Fuyuki grinned, asking expectantly.
"Marshadow..." Marshadow paused slightly, seemingly surprised by the question. It looked at Fuyuki, then nodded gently, saying,
"Marshadow." The members of Ho-Oh's Guard generally had a good relationship with the wild Pokémon.
Especially the wild Pokémon inhabiting the vicinity of Mt. Tensei.
They had all witnessed Ho-Oh's miracles to varying degrees, and therefore held Ho-Oh in high esteem.
Because of this, the wild Pokémon in Mt. Tensei don't fight each other like in other places.
"Then could you help me gather everyone together?" Fuyuki asked quickly.
"Marshadow?" Hearing this, a hint of doubt flashed in Marshadow's eyes.
"I want to perform magic for everyone!" Fuyuki pleaded.
"Help me, Marshadow, I want to play with everyone!"
Marshadow: "..."
Looking at the pitiful, pleading expression of the human cub before him, Marshadow couldn't bring himself to refuse.
"Marshadow..."
It nodded gently, then returned to the Shadow World, disappearing from Fuyuki's sight.
Fuyuki was impatient.
If there were only a few Pokémon, he would use a bottle of MooMoo Milk (5 Shock Points per bottle) to perform a magic trick, making milk appear out of thin air.
If there were many Pokémon, he would buy a bunch of regular candies (one Shock Point each) to perform, and then distribute the candies to them as his appearance fee.
Not knowing when Marshadow would return, Fuyuki stood up and staggered towards the cave entrance, intending to wait for Marshadow outside.
But before he could reach it, he heard a cold voice resound from the depths of his heart.
"If you encounter danger outside, I won't come to save you." Fuyuki turned around and saw Raikou staring straight at him.
Clearly, Raikou had spoken those words telepathically.
Raikou had expected the other to be frightened and return to the cave, but instead, a sly smile appeared on the human cub's face.
"Marshadow will protect me!" he said.
There won't be any danger! Fuyuki thought to himself.
While some wild Pokémon are indeed quite dangerous, since Marshadow called them over and they were willing to interact with Pokémon of different species, these wild Pokémon certainly wouldn't attack humans indiscriminately.
Raikou: "..."
This inherently evil human brat! He's even managed to bewitch Marshadow!
This thought immediately popped into Raikou's mind, but then, the events of last night resurfaced in his heart.
Raikou fell silent.
Ignoring Raikou, Fuyuki went outside the cave to wait for Marshadow.
A short while later, Raikou emerged.
Seeing Fuyuki looking at him, Raikou explained coldly, "Don't misunderstand, I was just worried you might encounter danger before Marshadow arrived."
Fuyuki: "..."
What a cold-faced but warm-hearted big cat. This cat seemed to be a Tsundere cat.
Just then, Marshadow returned.
Behind it followed a huge swarm of wild Pokémon.
There were Golem, Zubat, Magneton, Morphling, Rhyperior, Magmar, Cubone and Marowak, Nidoking and Nidoqueen (the family of four), Electivire, Magnemite, Oddish…
The total number was at least 30!
Among these Pokémon were some powerful individuals, but in front of Marshadow, they didn't display their aggressive nature.
It seemed they had heard about the human cub from Marshadow on their way here.
The moment the Pokémon arrived, they all cast curious glances at Fuyuki.
Some of the stronger Pokémon could clearly smell Entei's powerful and scorching aura emanating from him.
"Cubone!" Cubone, who knew Fuyuki, greeted him excitedly.
Fuyuki chuckled in response.
He then spoke to the Pokémon in the language Entei had taught him, in a childlike voice:
"Awoo awoo!" (Welcome everyone! Next, I'd like to present a magic show!)
A magic show…?
The Pokémon, who had never heard of such a thing, looked puzzled.
The next second, they saw the human cub pull out a large leaf.
"See? There's nothing inside this leaf, right?" Fuyuki carefully showed the leaf to the Pokémon before him, inside and out.
"Cola!" Cubone cheered enthusiastically.
"Now, watch closely!" Fuyuki folded the leaf into a bundle shape with his small hands.
He let out a sound like a Pokémon, without any clear meaning.
The next second, a magical scene unfolded.
The previously shriveled leaf visibly swelled up!
No, the leaf burst open!
"Whoosh!" One after another, delicious candies, emitting a sweet aroma, burst from the leaf and rolled out.
Seeing this, the wild Pokémon in front of him widened their eyes instantly, their faces showing surprise.
What's going on?!
They weren't seeing things, were they? There wasn't anything inside that leaf, was there?
Then where did these sweet-smelling things come from?!
The Pokémon stared wide-eyed, looking incredulously at the suddenly appearing candies.
Meanwhile, the screen in front of Fuyuki began to flash wildly.
[Magnemite is astonished by your "creating something out of nothing" magic performance. Magnemite's Shock Points +20!]
[Nidoking is astonished by your "creating something silently" magic performance. Nidoking's Shock Points +15!]
"..." Watching his balance rapidly increase, Fuyuki's eyes gleamed with dazzling light.
He's rich! He's rich!
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