Chapter 7

"Teacher Lu, you have this day too!"

"Ah, this..."

"Kawaii, think about it."

"?? The person upstairs, be a human being!"

All the usual lurkers were drawn out, and the group was momentarily filled with a lively atmosphere.

[Fighter: ...Why not try throwing a Poké Ball?]

[Teacher Lu: Are you sure it won't get angry after I throw the ball?]

[Fighter: ...]

Chihong dived back into lurking, Lu Ye put down his phone, and with a surge of courage, he glared fiercely at the Gastly.

"What are you looking at!"

"Kya?"

Just then, his phone buzzed again, and a somewhat familiar ID offered a suggestion.

[Shinji Dianxiang: From the look in its eyes, it seems to really like you!]

Lu Ye thought for a long time but couldn't remember who this ID belonged to.

[Teacher Lu: You call this liking? It clearly wants to eat me!]

[Teacher Lu: (video)]

In the video, a Gastly made entirely of black mist stared with big eyes, happily licking the sharp-featured handsome young man.

Teacher Lu wiped the wet saliva from his face and shouted at the Gastly, "Stop licking, smile!"

The Gastly was taken aback, then happily flew to the camera, blocking the view with its bulging eyes.

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Kanto, Shizukana City.

Chihong, who was training at the Shizukana Gym, couldn't help but smile.

"Hey, let's start training!"

A young man with brown straight hair and a pendant around his neck sat on the massive back of a Rampardos, arms crossed.

"What are you looking at, still smiling foolishly?"

"A battle streamer I recently discovered." Chihong held his phone and smiled, "He seems to be planning to retrain a Gengar."

Seiryu jumped down from the Rampardos, glanced at the phone video, and nodded slightly, "This Gastly has good potential."

Chihong looked up in surprise at Seiryu.

Dr. Oak had once said that Seiryu's ability was "training," which could maximize the potential and qualities of Pokémon.

If even he said so, then this Gastly definitely had the potential to be trained.

"That's a game streamer, right?" Seiryu shrugged, "Why not go to the Master League to watch the matches directly?"

"Although it's a game, his command awareness is much stronger than that of most Master Trainers."

Chihong smiled, "Besides, hasn't the virtual image technology from the Verdanturf Research Institute already been applied to the game?"

"Maybe it won't be long before we can battle online!"

"Huh." Seiryu's eyes sharpened, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly, "Even in a game, I won't lose to you!"

Aren't you losing enough already?

Chihong sweat-dropped, "Let's not talk about that, let's train!"

"Buzz—"

Just then, his phone vibrated.

Chihong glanced at the chat interface and smiled, "He really did catch the Gastly."

Seiryu, arms crossed, suddenly said, "That group... add me too."

"What?"

"Just passing time, nothing else."

"...You don't watch streams, right?"

"Shut up, just add me!"

"I got it, why so aggressive all of a sudden?"

"Tch... Want to battle?"

"Sure, Pikachu, go!"

"Rampardos, Earthquake!"

[...]

[You have a new message]

[Your friend "Seiryu" has joined the chat group!]

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When encountering a ghost at night, there are generally three choices.

A. Pretend you didn't see it and walk out of the elevator with a normal face.

B. Chat and laugh with them, and tell them that today's trainers are too naive.

C. As long as you have the courage, XX goes on maternity leave.

So Lu Ye chose D—

"Bold demon, dare to cause trouble here! Great Heavenly Dragon, World Honored Ksitigarbha... take my Poké Ball!"

Creatures like Gastly, which often appear in horror movies, are still Pokémon at their core, so they are quite scientific.

Therefore, it followed the basic laws of Pokémon, turning into a red light and flying into the Poké Ball, which stopped moving after three shakes.

Lu Ye found it rather boring, picked up the Poké Ball from the ground, and let out a long sigh.

"Raising a Gastly, not bad, I guess." Lu Ye's expression was strange, "At least Gengar is quite cute... right?"

To be honest, the Gengar from the anime is cute, but once it appears in real life—

Opening the Poké Ball, a mass of black mist slowly opened a pair of large white eyes, its mouth stretched to the root of its tongue, revealing sharp teeth.

The Gastly floated happily behind Lu Ye, hovering over his head, and emitted a series of barbell-like laughs.

"Kya kya!"

Lu Ye looked up and saw the blood-red mouth and sharp teeth. The Gastly's eyes narrowed into slits, and it extended a long, crimson tongue.

Gastly: (*⊙~⊙)

"Slurp—"

Lu Ye wiped the saliva from his face.

"...It's actually quite cute."

[Congratulations, host has completed the achievement "It's You I Choose!"]

[Achievement Description: Capture any starter Pokémon, reward 500 BP points]

[Remaining BP points: 720]

If you don't look closely, a Gastly made of gas is just a mass of black mist, and its large white eyes are within Lu Ye's tolerance.

Although the plan to pet an Eevee had failed, Lu Ye could now go out at night to scare girls (crossed out).

But Lu Ye had a new path to become a horror game streamer.

"Kya kya!"

The Gastly still floated happily in the air, and the elevator lights came back on.

As the elevator slowly ascended, Lu Ye returned the Gastly to the Poké Ball and fell into deep thought.

"If it evolves into a Gengar, its combat ability will be quite strong."

"No, why do I need combat ability?"

"Maybe I can just let Gastly be the mascot of the live stream..."

[You have a new message]

[Administrator 'Fighter' has invited 'Seiryu' to join the group]

"Huh? Seiryu?"

Lu Ye, confused by the phone notification, stared blankly at Seiryu's profile.

"Is this big shot... the Kanto Champion known as 'The Trainer'?"

"Damn, it really is him!"

In the special episode, after succeeding as the Shizukana Gym Leader, Seiryu formed a team with an average level of 70 in less than a year.

Lu Ye thought that grinding NPCs and wild Pokémon couldn't be much better than this!

The big shot, terrifying indeed!

After Lu Ye posted that video, the group's topic quickly turned to the methods of training Gastly.

"Is Teacher Lu planning to train a Gengar specialized in Poison?"

"No, I think Gengar should specialize in the Ghost type!"

"Why not, why do you say no?"

"..."

[Group member 'Seiryu' has posted a new file]

[Methods for Training Gastly.txt]

"Damn, this is a real big shot!"

"Even Seiryu is a fan of Teacher Lu!? I'm stunned!"

"This is what professionalism looks like.jpg!"

After posting the file, Seiryu dived back into lurking, hiding his achievements and fame.

Lu Ye looked at the txt file in the group with a complex expression.

It was certain that the training manual written by "The Trainer" Seiryu was undoubtedly professional and accurate.

After a fierce internal struggle, Lu Ye sighed deeply.

"I really didn't want to be a trainer!"

Then, Lu Ye opened [Methods for Training Gastly.txt].