stonecrandall Chapter 262 A Sleepless Night
Chapter 262 A Sleepless Night
"Ugh, I can't stand it... Why would there be a tombstone in a place like that? It looks really creepy."
Night had fallen, and lights out was time to go. The temporary summer school, nestled in the mountains, was completely dark. The only light came from the dim candlelight emitted by Dr. Yamanashi and his assistants as they patrolled the corridors with kerosene lamps.
Lying in bed, Hikari couldn't help but think of the tombstone that stood in the forest he had gone to with Ash and Ash that afternoon.
The tombstone had stood there for who knows how many years. It was so eroded that the name engraved on it was no longer legible. Sparse, withered vines clung to the tombstone, looking as if the dead vegetation was giving the forgotten deceased a final embrace.
Standing before the tombstone, a chilling wind crept up my spine and down my neck. I could faintly hear a few mournful and plaintive sounds, though I couldn't tell if it was just my imagination or the cries of wild Pokémon.
After returning from that forest, Xiao Guang would involuntarily think about the horror stories he had seen in books or on television, and put himself in their shoes.
A pitch-black dormitory, a desolate mountain village, and a seemingly joyful summer lecture program...
These elements, when combined, would make excellent material for a horror story if written by a renowned author.
"Ash... Ash? Are you asleep?"
Thinking of this, Hikari, who was already not very sleepy, became even more frightened and unable to fall asleep. So she could only lean out of the upper bunk, bend over and look at Ash's position on the lower bunk, and then gently call Ash's name.
Ash seems to be asleep now and is not responding to Dawn's calls at all.
"Ugh... how did I fall asleep...?"
Xiao Guang lay back on the bed in despair. Just as he was about to pull the blanket up to cover his head, a sound came from the other side of the bed.
"I'm not asleep! Why are you only asking Ash if he's asleep?! Do you two have some secrets to tell each other?"
"Cough-cough-"
Xiao Guang had assumed he was the only one still awake in the room, but Ah Xun's sudden voice startled him, and he began to cough violently.
"What's going on? There wasn't a sound just now, why is it suddenly talking now?"
"Huh?! What are you saying! What are you saying?! Nobody called me, why should I make any noise?! You just wanted to check if Ash was asleep or not?!" Ash retorted, quite dissatisfied.
"If that's the case, you might as well just stay silent! I didn't call you!" Xiao Guang sat up and said irritably, hands on his hips.
"Who would have thought! If it weren't for what happened during the day, I would have been asleep by now. Why would I be arguing with you about this at this time!" Ah Xun was clearly also unconvinced.
"During the day..." Xiaoguang had finally found an ally. She lay back down on the bed and murmured, "If what you saw was real, then why is there a tombstone on the other side of the purple bridge? Something just doesn't seem right..."
Having experienced ghosts and spirits before, Xiao Guang naturally didn't think it was impossible for ghosts and paranormal events to occur. On the contrary, she felt that the probability of encountering such things was quite high.
Just like today.
"There's definitely something wrong!" Ah Xun's tone became agitated. "What if the treasure is buried by the owner of that tombstone, and the bridge doesn't lead to that tombstone, but to something deeper? Wouldn't that make sense?"
Ah Xun was still immersed in her dream of finding treasure.
"So!" Ah Xun's voice suddenly became mysterious.
He first glanced at Ash, who was still fast asleep, and after confirming that everything was alright, he whispered to Dawn, "I think Ash's judgment is wrong! Maybe something went wrong with his Aura—"
"How is that possible!"
"Whoa?!" x2
Ash's sudden roar startled both Ash and Dawn.
"S-Satoshi? Were you awake before?" Hikari leaned out towards Ash on the lower bunk again, and seeing that Ash had sat up with a helpless look on his face, she asked awkwardly.
"Even if I was asleep before, you guys woke me up." Ash replied speechlessly, rubbing his forehead.
"Huh? So you've been awake since I called you? If you're awake, why aren't you saying anything? That's so mean!" Xiao Guang said, puffing out his cheeks and pretending to be angry.
"Exactly! That's terrifying! They should fine us!"
"You're just as scary as Ash! You have no right to talk about Ash!"
"?! Aren't we on the same side?!"
boom!
Before Ah Xun could continue complaining about Xiao Guang, the door to the room was suddenly pushed open. Dr. Yamanashi entered and surveyed the room with a gloomy expression. He said in a deep voice, "What? Still not going to sleep so late? Planning to do extra practice tomorrow?"
“?!” xN
After being arrested by Dr. Yamanashi, the group trembled slightly, then lay down without saying a word, covered their heads with blankets, and went back to sleep.
Meanwhile, Brock and Pikachu, who were still pretending to be asleep, were secretly relieved that they hadn't been led astray by the others into discussing the matter. Otherwise, they too would have been reprimanded by Professor Yamanashi.
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P.S.: Daily request for a gift~