Roy had actually long thought that there would be a day of parting, but he hadn’t expected it to come so soon.
When he practiced Ghost Power, he could even feel the Ghost Power that should have been in Phoebe’s body being attracted to him.
Anyway, the system had already helped him upgrade to Extreme Ghost Force, so he didn’t really need the Ghost-type energy from Mt.
Pyre.
He only needed the system’s popularity points to increase the level of Extreme Ghost Force, although the required popularity points were a bit too high.
Not to mention that after saving him, the elderly couple had never treated him badly.
From the moment they adopted him, they had treated Roy like their own flesh and blood, even teaching him the family’s secret techniques and helping him awaken his Ghost Power.
Roy was naturally grateful for their kindness in adopting him and saving his life.
Moreover, they had long since arranged a way out for him and didn’t just release Roy to travel alone.
Rustboro Academy was, after all, a famous Trainer academy in the Hoenn region.
“I understand.
Registration at the academy should be the day after tomorrow, so I will set off tomorrow.”
“Roy…
you…”
The two elders felt inexplicably uncomfortable in their hearts when they saw Roy accept it so naturally.
“I know you two don’t want this either, but I think Phoebe’s inheritance is more important, and it’s not like I’m not coming back to see you two.”
The two elders sighed.
Roy looked like nothing was wrong as he ate dinner.
The three of them tacitly agreed not to tell Phoebe, who had just come back late from playing outside.
“Stupid Roy, why are you only back now?
Did you go harass Sister Yuki again!”
“What do you mean harass?
We are clearly in mutual love!
She was attracted by my handsome appearance, you little black coal ball.”
“Roy!
You are not allowed to call me little black coal ball!”
Haunter watched the two bickering from the side, imitating Phoebe’s angry expression, puffing out its cheeks on both sides as well.
“By the way, this is for you.”
Roy took out the Gengar pillow from his space bracelet.
Phoebe first looked enviously at the space bracelet Roy received from Yuki, but she was quickly attracted by the purple Gengar doll Roy took out from the space bracelet.
“Is this for me?”
“If you don’t want it, I’ll give it to Noka down the mountain.”
Roy made a move to get up and walk down the mountain.
“I want it!”
Phoebe stopped the rising Roy, took the huge doll from Roy’s hands, and hugged the Gengar doll, which was a size larger than herself, unable to put it down.
She had been missing a pillow in her coffin, and she had only complained to Roy about it last time.
She didn’t expect him to take it to heart.
The Gengar that had been staying by the Elderly Woman’s side watched with a helpless expression.
The real person was clearly right here, yet she insisted on hugging a broken doll.
“Thank you, Roy.”
Phoebe put down the doll in her hand, ran to Roy’s side, and fiercely kissed Roy on the cheek.
Roy wiped the spot Phoebe had just kissed with a look of disgust, feeling it wasn’t as good as being licked by Haunter in the morning, which resulted in another round of Double Slap from Phoebe.
The two elders didn’t know what to say when they saw this scene.
…
The next morning at dawn
Before dawn, Roy had already packed his luggage.
His pack was simple: a crude backpack, the space bracelet Yuki gave him yesterday, and the 30,000 Pokedollars he had saved over the past two years.
“Litwick.”
The little candle head standing on Roy’s shoulder rubbed against Roy’s cheek with the small ghost-blue flame on its head.
It wasn’t hot at all, a bit like a cat rubbing against him.
“Yeah, I already said it yesterday.
I’m afraid if I tell Phoebe, she will…
sigh.”
Roy was not a person who liked parting, especially since he had developed feelings for the two elders at Mt.
Pyre and Phoebe.
In the end, he decided to leave alone.
Since he had decided to go, he shouldn’t hesitate, otherwise, the longer he dragged it out, the more uncomfortable he would feel in his heart.
“We also have our own paths to take, don’t we?”
“Litwick.”
Compared to Litwick, Duskull seemed a bit heartless.
After absorbing Roy’s Ghost Power, it hid in the Poké Ball and went to sleep.
Roy bowed deeply to the gate on the mountain, and it took two minutes before he slowly got up and went down the mountain.
He had understood from the beginning that the two elders never owed him anything.
Back then, they could have let him be pecked to death by the flock of Spearow in the jungle, but they didn’t do that, and even helped him awaken his Ghost Power.
Just as Roy had taken one step down the mountain, a large, fat, purple Gengar appeared before Roy’s eyes.
This was the Gengar that had saved him back then, and it was also the Elderly Woman’s Pokémon.
“Gengar!”
Gengar was also reluctant to see Roy leave.
Previously, Roy often asked it for help training Litwick.
It couldn’t be bothered with such trivial matters, but Roy was too persistent, bringing Phoebe to follow behind its butt all day long.
It was so entangled that it had no choice but to hide in the shadows.
Today, the two elders specifically sent it to see Roy off.
After stopping Roy, Gengar took out a black transparent stone and a black paper charm from its abyss-like mouth.
Item: Spell Tag (Perfect)
Function: The Ghost-type moves of the Pokémon holding this item have their power increased by 10%.
Item: Dusk Stone (Perfect)
Function: A magical stone that allows certain specific Pokémon to evolve, with an appearance as pitch-black as the night.
It was actually a Dusk Stone and a Spell Tag, and the quality was even Perfect!
Pokémon items were also divided by quality: Low-grade, Mid-grade, High-grade, and Perfect, which was above High-grade.
The quality of an Evolution Stone could even affect the aptitude of the Pokémon that needed an Evolution Stone to evolve.
A Pokémon’s aptitude could also be improved through external means.
Both of these items were things that Roy’s two Pokémon currently needed.
He hadn’t learned the specific prices of these two things, but judging from the current scarcity of Dusk Stones on the market, the price was far higher than Leaf Stones, Fire Stones, and other Evolution Stones of the same quality.
Only the Shiny Stone could compete with it in price.
“This…”
Gengar patted Roy’s shoulder in a human-like manner, stuffed both items into Roy’s hands, and hugged Roy’s shoulder, communicating through telepathy that young people should look forward, and it would wait for Roy to return to Mt.
Pyre to see it.
Gengar understood its master’s emotions; the two elders letting it come to see Roy off was also because they didn’t want to witness the scene of parting.
Roy didn’t stand on ceremony, put away the two items in Gengar’s hands, and would repay the two elders after his strength improved.
“Thank you, Gengar!”
“Gengar”
Taking advantage of Gengar turning around, Roy used the system’s [Eye of Inspection] to scan Gengar.
System Scan
Pokémon: Gengar
Level: 84 (High-grade Elite)
Gender: Male
Ability: Cursed Body (When attacked, it sometimes puts the opponent’s move into a Disable state.)
Moves: Mean Look, Lick, Hypnosis, Spite, Curse, Hex, Night Shade, Payback, Sucker Punch, Dark Pulse, Shadow Ball, Destiny Bond, Dream Eater
Held Item: Spell Tag
Egg Moves: Toxic, Haze, Perish Song
IVs: 24
TM/Move Tutor: Nasty Plot, Energy Ball, Focus Blast, Protect