Pokémon: Who told him to come out of Pallet Town!

Chapter 67 The Waiting-for-Husband Stone

Chapter 68 The Waiting-for-Husband Stone

Upon entering the town, Natsume knew he wouldn't be able to rest.

[A unique Gastly individual has been discovered—the Class B project "Differentiation" has been distributed.]

"Ah—" Natsume yawned, ignoring the system's voice.

They took everyone to a guesthouse and rented a few rooms. Natsume fell asleep as soon as he hit the bed.

"It's probably best if we don't bother Natsume-nii."

Outside the door, Ash and his friends were talking quietly.

The summer festival evening is tomorrow night, and after discussing it, everyone decided to first go and stroll around the temple fair that has already been set up.

"Sister Jiaozi, aren't you going?"

Ash turned around and peered into Natsume's room.

The top student had sneaked in at some point and was furtively rummaging through Natsume's suitcase.

"Ah, um, I have something on Mr. Natsume's computer. I'll retrieve it and be right there."

Like a guilty thief, the top student blushed and took out an orange-yellow laptop with Rotom wings.

The computer contained the Rotom she had given to Natsume; she could simply ask for any file she wanted without going through all this trouble.

But Xiao Zhi probably doesn't know any of this, Jiao Zi thought.

"Alright, we'll wait for you at the temple fair!"

As expected, Xiao Zhi didn't think much of it and turned to leave.

Jiaozi patted his chest lightly and breathed a sigh of relief.

With a flushed face, she glanced into the suitcase twice, then carefully returned to her original state, pulled the suitcase shut, and quietly slipped out.

When Natsume woke up again, it was already evening.

"Gengar, have one."

Natsume, still half-asleep, called out Gengar.

"Gengar!" Gengar exclaimed with delight, taking a deep breath.

"Hiss—ha!"

"Hiss—ha!" Natsume also took a deep breath.

"Ugh—cough cough cough cough cough!" Then she started coughing violently.

The pungent, spicy smell hit my brain directly, instantly clearing my dizzy mind.

"Gengar, help me find out if there's a Gastly around here." As he spoke, Natsume handed over a spicy paste.

"Gengar, Gengar!" Gengar patted its big belly, skillfully stretched out its chubby little hand to take the spicy paste, as if to say, "I'll take care of this."

Gengar left to search for Gastly.

Natsume stretched, went downstairs, ordered dinner, and then headed towards the temple fair.

Upon entering the temple fair, Natsume encountered the Team Rocket trio.

They were lying on the ground with their buttocks sticking out, their sharp eyes searching, seemingly doing nothing.

"Such a big temple fair, why isn't anyone throwing money away, meow?"

"I'm so hungry," Musashi said, rubbing his stomach.

"It's all your fault, Meowth! You insisted on spending all the money to upgrade the Magikarp machine. The manual one was fine enough, but now it's broken down and we don't even have money for food!"

Musashi got angrier and angrier, and the angrier he got, the more he talked. In the end, he simply stretched out his fist and "bang!" made Meow Meow grow two centimeters taller.

"Hehe, hehehe."

Beside him, Kojiro stared straight ahead, grinning foolishly as if no one else was around.

"What are you doing, meow? You're partly responsible for my lost treasure trove, meow!" Meow rubbed the big bump on its head and was furious when it saw Kojiro's appearance.

"Clang!"

A coin fell in front of the three of them.

"one hundred!"

"That's enough to buy two meatballs!"

Before the two could even reach out, the coin was picked up by a hand.

Musashi and Meow Meow were startled. They looked up and spotted a familiar figure.

Under the dim light, Natsume smiled as he looked at the three of them, the coin gleaming in his hand.

"Hey, we saw it first!" Musashi protested.

"We can't afford to eat anymore, meow!" Meow suddenly hugged Natsume's leg.

Musashi: "???"

Meow Meow, when did you become so familiar with this person?

"Where's the translation machine I gave you? I haven't seen you upload anything these past few days." Natsume looked at Meow Meow strangely.

"Oh, you mean that one? It got damaged by the water pressure," Meow Meow said somewhat embarrassedly.

Natsume didn't waste any words and took out a new one from his pocket and handed it to Meow Meow.

However, this time the translator's casing features an Arboss pattern.

"I'll give you an advance of 10,000 yen. You guys go get something to eat," Natsume said, glancing at the dazed Kojiro.

The other party's condition seems to be related to that special Gastly.

If he remembers correctly, Xiao Gang will also be entangled with it.

Thinking that he wondered if Gengar had found any clues, Natsume waved his hand and walked towards the distant hillside.

According to the map, Ash and his friends are currently on that mountain.

"Hey, he's already gone, Meow Meow, don't kowtow anymore."

Musashi grabbed Meow Meow and angrily said:

"We're the Rockets, Meow Meow, can't you be a little more dignified?!"

"And another thing, the researcher you mentioned is actually Natsume! You're treason!"

"I'll treat you to a meal, meow." Meow shook the banknotes in her hand.

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In principle, Musashi despises Meow Meow's behavior.

The town is built on the coast, with a small hill behind it.

At the top of the hill, there is a strange rock.

After being exposed to wind and sun, the strange rock gradually revealed the expression of a woman gazing into the distance, as if she were waiting for her husband to return from the sea.

Hence the name – Waiting-for-Husband Rock.

"A solitary, rugged rock stands atop the highest peak, the sound of the tide etching human figures into its surface."

"Hair disheveled and weathered, tears seeped into deep moss."

"Year after year, I gaze upon the passing of a thousand sails, yet none return."

"The author is Mr. Whale."

Xiaoxia looked intently at the stone tablet under the Waiting-for-Husband Stone and read aloud the introduction about the stone.

"This Mr. Whale, who wishes to remain anonymous, seems to have a lot of literary talent," Jiaozi nodded slightly.

"This seems to tell a story from ancient times, about a wife who would come to look out for her husband every day when he went to war at sea and never returned."

"I don't understand it, but it seems really amazing." Ash was holding a skewer of mochi and sharing it with the two Pikachus on his shoulders.

"Hehe, hehehe!" Xiao Gang stared at the Waiting-for-Husband Rock and chuckled to himself.

"Hey, what's wrong with you!" Xiaoxia shook Xiaogang's head, but there was no reaction from him.

"They might be haunted by a ghost."

Natsume's voice came from behind them.

"A ghost! An old woman told us the same thing during the day!" Xiaoxia was startled.

"What Natsume said makes sense. I heard that the summer festival and the Ghost Festival temple fair are being held together this year." Ash seemed to have thought of something.

"Ghost Pokémon?" The prodigy seemed to remember something and suggested to Ash:

"If you want to defeat Sabrina from Goldenrod City, you'd better take this opportunity to catch a Ghost Pokémon."

"Alright, Natsume-nii, let's go find the Ghost Pokémon together!" Ash finished eating the mochi, wiped his mouth, and his eyes were full of fighting spirit.

"I won't go," Natsume refused.

"Why, Natsume-nii?" Ash asked, somewhat disappointed.

"I can use Gengar," Natsume shrugged.

Gengar, the Ghost-type Elite Four member, needs extra grit.

Rotom, whose godhood seems a distant prospect, the middle-parted hairstyle whose divine authority has vanished, and Dragonite, facing a major overhaul to prolong its life.

Each one of them gave Natsume a huge headache.

Natsume said that it was already very difficult for him to raise these three.

If this continues, I really won't be able to handle it.

(End of this chapter)