"Vee~!"
Victini's eyes sparkled as it eagerly chimed in, clearly wanting to join the "borrowing" mission.
After all—
Ice cream was one of its favorites.
As for Jirachi—
After Chen Shi's "persuasion," it was already fired up.
At this point, it practically wanted to "borrow" from every Pokémon tribe in the secret realm—
So that once they got out—
It could eat endless ice cream!
Jirachi was simple-minded.
Whatever Chen Shi said—
It believed.
Mew, on the other hand, wasn't so easily fooled.
It glanced at Chen Shi and silently scoffed:
"Borrow?"
"Yeah right."
I won't even expose you.
…
Seeing Jirachi so enthusiastic—
Chen Shi waved his hand grandly.
"Togekiss, did you hear that? We're going to borrow things."
"Go scout ahead and find more Pokémon tribes!"
"Toge…kiss?!"
Togekiss pointed at itself with one wing, looking utterly shocked.
It couldn't believe Chen Shi was so heartless—
Sending such a weak and adorable Pokémon to scout!
It had already seen how dangerous this place was—
Elite Four-level Pokémon everywhere.
And even stronger ones might appear.
Meanwhile—
It was just a humble Gym-level Togekiss!
Its face fell in despair.
"You can fly, can't you?" Chen Shi rolled his eyes.
"And you've got Extreme Speed."
"Most Pokémon here probably can't even fly—you'll be fine."
Togekiss shook its head frantically.
"Toge! Toge—kiss!"
(What if there ARE flying Pokémon? What if they eat me?!)
Chen Shi sighed.
"Are you going or not?"
"If not, no ice cream this month."
"Toge…!"
Togekiss froze.
Between survival…
And ice cream…
After a long internal struggle—
It chose ice cream.
In its mind—
It could live without life.
But not without ice cream.
…
"Go on, Little Kiss," Jirachi added helpfully.
Reluctantly—
Togekiss took off.
It picked a direction and flew away—
Quickly disappearing from sight.
…
About half an hour later—
Togekiss came rushing back in a panic.
The moment it saw Chen Shi—
It lunged at him, flapping its wings wildly.
"Toge! Toge—kiss!!"
Chen Shi blinked.
"What happened?"
Before Togekiss could explain—
He already had his answer.
Because behind it—
Two Pokémon were chasing closely.
Flygon.
A Dragon/Ground-type Pokémon.
Green body.
Red-edged wings.
Segmented tail.
And most importantly—
They could fly.
Chen Shi fell silent.
He had just said most Pokémon here couldn't fly.
And now—
Two showed up immediately.
Talk about getting slapped in the face.
Fortunately—
These two Flygon were only Gym-level.
Chen Shi glanced at Togekiss in annoyance.
Two Gym-level Pokémon scared you this much?!
"Dragapult, deal with them."
"Dra~"
Dragapult emerged from his shadow.
Its eyes sharpened—
And in an instant—
The battle ended.
Before the Flygon could react—
Shadow Sneak from behind—
Followed by a Dragon Pulse.
Done.
Dragapult calmly returned—
Greeted Chen Shi—
And slipped back into his shadow.
…
Chen Shi pushed Togekiss aside.
"You're hopeless. Afraid of two Gym-level Flygon?"
Togekiss immediately exploded in protest.
"Toge! Toge—kiss!"
(No! That's not it! There's a whole tribe there! Lots of strong Pokémon! That's why I ran! Not because of those two!)
Chen Shi waved dismissively.
"Yeah yeah, sure. Whatever you say."
Then—
He released a Poké Ball.
A shiny Metagross appeared.
"Metagross, I'll need you to carry me."
"Meta~"
Metagross responded, psychic energy glowing in its eyes.
It lifted Chen Shi onto its back securely.
"Well? What are you waiting for?"
"Lead the way."
"We'll go get your revenge."
The moment Togekiss heard that—
It perked up instantly.
Excited, it flew ahead to guide them.
…
For the rest of the day—
The forest suffered.
One tribe after another—
Was "visited" by Chen Shi.
A rumor began spreading rapidly—
A demon had appeared in the forest.
Targeting powerful tribes.
Stripping them clean.
And worse—
Before robbing them, it insisted on fighting.
If you didn't want to fight—
The demon would get upset—
And force you into battle anyway.
Only after defeating you—
Would it take your resources and leave.
Soon—
Every Pokémon in the forest was on edge.
No one dared step outside.
Afraid they'd be the next target.
…
At the very center of the forest—
A massive Swampert stood with a miserable expression.
Watching its tribe hand over piles of resources.
Just earlier—
It had heard rumors about a demon.
But as the strongest in the forest—
It hadn't taken it seriously.
Who would dare rob him?
Now—
It knew.
It was wrong.
The Pokémon in that human's arms—
Was terrifying.
With just psychic power—
It had immobilized him completely.
Like a fish on a chopping board—
Waiting to be slaughtered.
In the end—
Swampert had no choice but to surrender.
…
Chen Shi looked at the mountain of loot with satisfaction.
As expected of the forest's overlord—
Plenty of good stuff.
There was even a top-grade Water Stone.
Along with many high-level Ground-type resources.
"Too bad…"
"If I'd known there were this many resources, I would've brought more space backpacks."
"Now it's all full."
Chen Shi sighed, slightly troubled.
After a full day of "borrowing"—
He had completely cleaned out most nearby tribes.
The amount of resources was ridiculous.
So much—
He couldn't carry it all.
After thinking for a moment—
He took out some less important items.
Then looked at the Swampert leader.
"I'll leave these here for now."
"I'll come back for them later. Got it?"
What choice did Swampert have?
It could only nod—
Looking utterly aggrieved.
…
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