Two days later, night, Rented Apartnt.
Natsu looked serious as he nodded at Gastly.
Gastly, equally serious, stared intently at the Pokéblock in front of it.
The Pokéblock was a dark, eerie red, shimring with a translucent amber glow, resembling the color of blood.
This was the Pokéblock made from the "Petaya Berry," a purple item Natsu had obtained from his second 10x gacha.
[Remaining BP Points: 270]
[Petaya Berry: Stimulates nerves with spicy elents, moderately enhancing a Pokémon's Special Attack ability.]
As a rare berry that could boost Pokémon abilities, the Petaya Berry was quite scarce on the market.
From his second 10x gacha, Natsu had also obtained the following items:
[10x Gacha List: Moomoo Milk 3, Oran Berry 3, Beginner Fishing Rod Set 1, Petaya Berry 2, Dive Ball 1]
Natsu had no imdiate plans to catch a Water-type Pokémon, so the Dive Ball and Beginner Fishing Rod Set were set aside for now.
The main prizes were the two bright red Petaya Berries.
After Natsu went all out and turned the Petaya Berries into Pokéblocks, his neighbor thought a murder had taken place next door and nearly called the police.
The first attempt failed, and the second only yielded five Petaya Berry Blocks.
But the quality of these five Petaya Berry Blocks was exceptionally high, showcasing Natsu's "Pokéblock Crafting Lv3" skills.
"Try it," Natsu said seriously. "If it works, I'll start selling these at a stall!"
"Gastly!"
Gastly nodded, its trembling tongue hovering over the Petaya Berry Block for a solid five seconds.
"...Just eat it already!"
A drop of cold sweat slid down Gastly's face, landing with a plop on its stiff tongue.
Taking a deep breath, Gastly quickly wrapped its tongue around the Petaya Berry Block and began chewing as if preparing for a heroic sacrifice.
Three seconds later.
"How do you feel?" Natsu asked eagerly.
Gastly's dark face visibly turned red.
It struggled to open its mouth wide, its large eyes bloodshot.
"Whoosh—!!"
As Gastly exhaled, a dark purple fla shot out of its mouth!
Natsu dodged to the side just in ti.
The black fla exploded against the wall with a bang, clinging to it and burning relentlessly, turning the entire wall charred black!
In the silence that followed.
Gastly widened its innocent eyes, trying to play cute.
A drop of sweat rolled down Natsu's forehead.
"How is the power of this Will-O-Wisp almost on par with Flathrower?!"
Will-O-Wisp was usually a faint blue fla with relatively low power.
But after consuming the Petaya Berry Block, this Will-O-Wisp had nearly burned through the wall!
Natsu couldn't tell if Gastly was naturally talented or if the Petaya Berry Block's effect was just that overpowering.
Sweating profusely, Natsu reaffird his decision not to beco a Trainer.
After calming down, Natsu placed his hands on his hips, looking at the scorched wall with a complicated expression.
Beside him floated a dejected Gastly.
"It's not entirely your fault," Natsu sighed. "Looks like we'll need to keep experinting with the recipe."
"Gastly~~"
"Huh? You said it actually tasted pretty good?"
"Gastly!"
Natsu rubbed his chin, deep in thought.
The quality of the Petaya Berry Block was definitely not the issue. What had just happened wasn't a side effect but rather the result of the effect being too strong.
"But if the effect is too strong, I can't sell these!"
If I cause a few more fires, who's going to believe ?
Natsu scratched his head and sighed, "Fine, the remaining four Petaya Berry Blocks are yours!"
Gastly grinned, carefully placing the four translucent red blocks into a glass jar and stashing it in the cupboard.
Natsu chuckled, "I'm not going to steal them from you. Why hide them so deep?"
Gastly glanced at Natsu, "Gastly!" (You never know!)
That look of disdain cut deep.
Natsu gritted his teeth, "Just you wait!"
In his hand appeared a Fire Gem, glowing with a red light.
Though its energy wasn't as potent as a Fire Stone, for Gastly, this was still a rare delicacy!
Gastly imdiately opened its mouth wide, its crimson tongue hanging out, staring eagerly at the Fire Gem.
"Gulp—"
Unable to resist, Gastly swallowed hard, looking pitifully at Natsu.
From Gastly's perspective.
I'm so cute, how can you resist ?
From Natsu's perspective.
A sinister Gastly was glaring at him, eyes bloodshot, drooling non-stop.
Shivering, Natsu reluctantly tossed the Fire Gem to Gastly.
"Make it last! That thing cost tens of thousands of Pokémon Coins!"
To be fair, even the Pokémon of Elite Trainers didn't eat as well as Natsu's Gastly.
It had only been half a month since the Worldline shift.
In that ti, Gastly had consud 'Moomoo Milk,' 'Carbos,' 'Petaya Berry Blocks'...
And now, with the Fire Gem, it was living a pseudo-legendary lifestyle!
Gastly held the Fire Gem in its mouth, watching Natsu's retreating figure with wavy eyes.
Tears welled up in its eyes. After wandering the city for so long, Gastly once again felt the warmth of ho.
"Gastly!"
"Whoa, don't suddenly pounce on ! Your Black Mist is toxic! Stop..."
Natsu didn't like keeping Gastly in a Poké Ball.
For one, Ash Ketchum's Pikachu had left a deep impression on him.
Secondly, Poké Balls sowhat restricted a Pokémon's freedom, making them feel cold and impersonal.
Of course, compared to the harsh competition in the wild, many Pokémon preferred staying in Poké Balls.
So generally, Natsu didn't interfere with Gastly's choices.
The next day, Natsu headed to campus for class, while Gastly watched him leave from the door crack.
"You're not coming with ?" Natsu asked, surprised.
"Gastly!"
"Alright, stay safe at ho."
Natsu looked uneasy, "Just don't set anything on fire again!"
After the last incident, Natsu's assets had taken a hit, leaving him with only about 4,000 Pokémon Coins.
If he didn't start making so money soon, he'd be broke!
Gastly looked slightly embarrassed but nodded vigorously under Natsu's suspicious gaze.
Once Natsu was gone, Gastly sighed in relief and pulled out the Fire Gem from the cupboard.
Placing it on the floor, Gastly flipped open the [Breeding Guide] to the 'Will-O-Wisp' page and nodded slowly.
The preliminary rounds I signed up for are probably tomorrow.
Trainer has his own things to do. I can't take up his ti.
I need to train hard and make the most of this!
Gastly absorbed the Fire Gem's energy, the surging fire elent infusing its Black Mist, turning it a deep red.
Around Gastly, three clusters of cold black flas slowly erged.
[Corrosion], [Adhesion], [Burning]—these were the basic abilities of Will-O-Wisp as ntioned by Blue Oak in the [Breeding Guide].
Different Trainers had different builds, like adding [Toxic] to Will-O-Wisp or enhancing its power.
But now, the raging fire elent forced the three clusters of black flas to reach extre temperatures.
The thick black mist beca viscous as Gastly swallowed another Petaya Berry Block.
The surrounding temperature skyrocketed, and with a bang, the Fire Gem shattered into pieces!
The three Will-O-Wisps rged in that mont, and amidst the chaos and repulsion, a pillar of fire shot up!
Will-O-Wisp: Explosion!
That night.
Natsu returned to his rented apartnt with his backpack, only to find the street filled with sirens.
Firefighters were on ladders, directing a Blastoise to help with the fire.
A crowd of onlookers had gathered. Natsu asked the security guard curiously, "Old man, whose house is on fire?"
The old man gave Natsu a complicated look, "Sixth floor. Yours."
Natsu: ???
Thanks to Gastly's control, the fire wasn't severe, and the neighbors had called the fire departnt in ti.
After a round of scolding, Natsu was fined and had to pay 1,000 Pokémon Coins in compensation.
The two of them, Natsu and Gastly, slunk back ho, the walls still bearing the scorch marks.
"I'm lucky Misaki-neesan didn't kick out!" Natsu muttered.
Glancing at Gastly, he noticed it was curled up, trembling in guilt.
Natsu sighed, comforting it, "This ti it's my fault. I shouldn't have left you alone at ho."
"Gastly..."
"It's alright," Natsu patted the downcast Gastly. "Don't cry."
"Let's clean up, and I'll treat you to a late-night snack, okay?"
"Gastly!?(;′Д｀?)"
...
[Natsu-sensei: My house is on fire (video)]
[Gold: That's one powerful Flathrower!]
[Blue Oak: Judging by the duration, it should be Will-O-Wisp.]
[Group mber 'Gold' has been muted by admin for two hours]
[Private chat with 'Red']
[Gold: I just joined the group! Why was I muted?!]
[Red: ...You really need to be more careful!]
[Gold: Then why wasn't Blue Oak muted???]
[Red: ...]
Looking at the darkened avatar.
Gold, wearing goggles and looking defiant, slamd his pool cue on the table, gritting his teeth.
"Even if it's just a ga..."
"I'm going to beat Natsu-sensei!"
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