Pokemon: Spiritual Master-Chapter 602: Amusement Park (Two-In-One - )

After staying in Eindoak Town for two more days.

"Teacher Johan, on behalf of the People of the Earth and the residents of Eindoak Town, I'd like to thank you once again."

Juanita of the People of the Earth, along with her son Damon, daughter Carlita, and the mayor and other notable residents of Eindoak Town, came to the entrance of the Pokémon Center to wait for Johan.

Once again expressing their gratitude for what he had done for Eindoak Town.

In Johan's impression, in the movie version, due to Damon's stubbornness in forcibly extracting Victini's power to move the Sword of the Vale, which caused the Dragon Pulse to erupt, they had to use the Sword of the Vale again to suppress it...

The commotion caused now was much smaller than in the movie version.

At least.

Eindoak Town still retained the Sword of the Vale as its landmark building.

"These are some modest gifts, please don't refuse them."

A large, robust, gray-white Golurk carrying two sack-like objects stood nearby.

A Shiny Golurk.

Looking at this Shiny Golurk, Johan couldn't help but purse his lips.

The daughter has a Shiny Hydreigon, the mother has a Shiny Golurk—is your family wholesaling Shiny Pokémon or something?

Not jealous, honestly not jealous at all.

They're just Shiny Pokémon after all.

In the distant Paldea region, forget about ordinary Shiny Pokémon or Shiny pseudo-legendaries, there's even a Black Rayquaza!

And not just Rayquaza, there's even a Shiny Zygarde!

Not jealous at all.

"This is..."

"We People of the Earth have some understanding of the earth," Juanita smiled. "I heard that your Pokémon like minerals, so here are some rare minerals we've collected..."

"Yoji?"

Hearing the word "minerals," Larvitar immediately became interested.

Food delivery!

Since it was just minerals, and Juanita and the others seemed sincere, Johan thought for a moment and didn't refuse.

With this, the "major storyline" of Eindoak Town finally came to an end.

After leaving Eindoak Town, Johan's group arrived at Nimbasa City.

As one of the major cities in the Unova region, Nimbasa City had an excellent geographical location, situated at the very center of all the towns in Unova, with well-developed transportation connecting in all directions.

However, compared to Castelia City's highly tense work atmosphere, Nimbasa City felt much more leisurely overall.

Nimbasa City was known as an entertainment city, with its main landmarks centered around entertainment, including the Musical Theater, Battle Subway, stadiums of various sizes, and an amusement park.

Among these, the Ferris wheel in the amusement park was the most iconic building.

Of course, what Nimbasa City was actually most famous for was the Musical Theater, as the famous model Elesa occasionally held fashion shows here, attracting many visitors.

After the "Youth Master World Championship" ended in Castelia City, many tourists came to Nimbasa City, further promoting the city's economic development.

So when Johan and his companions arrived in Nimbasa City, both the main streets and alleys were bustling with activity.

"Let's go to the stadium!"

As soon as they parked, Flint eagerly suggested.

Although significant events had erupted at Eindoak Town and Giant Chasm, Flint hadn't even had a chance to join in, and now he was full of desire for battle.

As for his suggestion...

Johan and Cynthia exchanged glances and said, "We're usually quite democratic, so let's vote on where to go first."

"No problem!" Flint, hands in his pockets, didn't know the meaning of opposition.

In his view, they were all top trainers, so battling... was definitely something they were keen on.

And so...

"One, two, three!" Johan counted to three, and all four immediately named their preferred destinations.

Flint: "Main Stadium!"

Cynthia: "Amusement park!"

Caitlin: "Amusement park!"

Johan: "Musical..."

Huh?

Cynthia and Caitlin simultaneously looked at Johan.

"Ka-kaah~~" Gengar beside them exclaimed in realization, holding up a phone.

It turned out that today at the Musical Theater, there was precisely a fashion show by Elesa!

Johan: "..."

Cynthia half-squinted her eyes and said coolly, "Then let's go to the Musical Theater. Elesa's fashion show is quite good..."

Flat tone, indifferent expression—Johan felt his heart tremble.

He quickly put on a surprised face, "Is there really Elesa's fashion show today? I was thinking about arranging a concert for Gengar."

"Is that so~~" Cynthia drawled, showing some skepticism.

Johan's expression grew serious as he said solemnly, "You know me, I've always been supportive of Gengar showcasing itself, which of course includes singing."

"Ka-kaah?"

Gengar scratched its head.

Really?

Johan's expression darkened, and he quickly pushed Gengar back into the shadows, saying:

"But thinking about it now, when Gengar sings, it might not collect money. The amusement park is good, the amusement park is fun, let's go to the amusement park."

Flint opened his mouth on the side.

That's not right, why doesn't anyone want to battle?

Just as he was about to speak up, he was met with a "fierce" glare from Caitlin.

"Three to one, destination: Amusement Park!"

Johan didn't dare delay, having almost exposed himself earlier, and quickly announced the result.

Cynthia let out a light snort, seemingly accepting Johan's explanation, and linked arms with Caitlin as they headed toward the giant Ferris wheel visible in the distance.

Johan let out a slight sigh of relief, looked at the Ferris wheel, thought for a moment, and took out his phone.

"KA-KAAH!!!"

Arriving at the amusement park, Gengar's eyes lit up.

This amusement park was much bigger than the one in Kanaz City.

Look! The carousel is so white! The pirate ship is so long!

Cynthia and Caitlin had also forgotten about the earlier matter and had now transformed into little girls immersed in the fun.

Of course, this included Johan's Pokémon.

"YO—JI—!!!"

Larvitar, riding the bouncy frog, rolled its eyes back and screamed.

Fly-flying up—and fa-falling down—

The little one, tasting the "joy" of flying, was already ahead of many Ground-type Pokémon that couldn't fly.

"Nii-mi~Nii-mi~"

On the carousel, while others sat on horses going around, Victini circled around the rotating carousel.

The little one, seeing these strange things for the first time, smiled so happily that its little fangs never retracted.

Ice Ninetales showcased what it meant to be an "ice fairy" at the skating rink, earning a round of applause.

Urshifu nearly smashed the punching machine at the fighting arena, and Urshifu insisted it hadn't even used full strength, while Johan repeatedly apologized to the staff.

Tinkaton wanted to play whack-a-mole, scaring several moles into taking sick leave—this attraction was on strike today...

"Johan, come try this, it's fun," Cynthia, just like a little girl, with rosy cheeks, suggested.

Johan firmly shook his head, continuously backing away.

"No, no, absolutely not."

"Coward," Caitlin scoffed dismissively.

"Who are you calling a coward?" Johan straightened his neck.

"Whoever doesn't dare to ride is a coward," Caitlin smirked, pointing at the largest roller coaster in all of Unova, her eyes full of challenge.

Hearing the screams from the roller coaster, Johan turned to look at Flint.

"Flint, Caitlin says you're a coward."

Flint: "?"

At the roller coaster ticket booth.

"Sorry, overweight," the ticket seller said apologetically.

"Draaa," Dragonite lowered its head in disappointment.

Johan, however, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness.

If Dragonite got on, the roller coaster might fly off halfway through.

But he still patted Dragonite's sturdy arm consolingly, "Don't worry, Dragonite, you can fly alongside. The effect is the same." freewёbnoνel.com

"Draaa?"

Dragonite's eyes immediately brightened, and it nodded repeatedly.

After getting on the roller coaster and being strapped in with safety harnesses, Johan was still wondering... why had he agreed to get on this thing with Cynthia?

In both his lives, he had never ridden a roller coaster.

And this one was even a "Pokémon Power" roller coaster.

At the front were two Archeops, attached to metal chains, apparently meant to pull the roller coaster to the highest point before releasing it.

"Archeops... does this Pokémon really match a roller coaster?" Johan wondered.

As an ancient Pokémon, existing Archeops and Archen were all revived from fossils.

And this Pokémon's ability was very special—Defeatist.

[Defeatist: When a Pokémon with this ability has less than half health, its Attack and Special Attack are reduced by half.]

A pure negative ability, even more dramatic than Slow Start or Truant.

Defeatist... roller coaster?

Johan seriously suspected that the amusement park was "taunting" everyone who rode the roller coaster (confirmed).

Cynthia and Caitlin sat in the front row, Johan and Flint in the second, Larvitar and Victini in the third, and Gengar could sit wherever it pleased.

Caitlin couldn't resist turning back to give Johan a challenging look, then said to the two Archeops in front:

"When we go, use your fastest speed to rush up!"

The two Archeops exchanged glances, sensing Caitlin's formidable psychic power radiating subtly, swallowed, and defeatedly agreed.

Johan: "?"

As the two Archeops exerted themselves, the roller coaster shot toward the highest point at incredible speed, and then...

"YO-JI——!!!"

"Nii-mi~Nii-mi~(＾▽＾)"

"AHHHHH——!!!"

Don't worry, this scream... came from Flint.

Flint looked at his wrist in despair, where Johan was gripping him.

Beads of sweat formed on his forehead.

"Is-is this is this the power of the 'Fighting Master' Teacher Johan?!!"

After one round on the roller coaster...

Caitlin, Johan, and Larvitar were all bent over on the roadside...

Cynthia crouched between them, her face full of helplessness. Johan was one thing, but Caitlin, who had screamed so fiercely, also... she gently patted their backs.

Victini floated behind Larvitar, imitating Cynthia by lightly patting Larvitar's back.

"Nii-mi~~"

As for Flint...

He looked at his bruised wrist, on the verge of tears.

In the future, whoever suggested that Teacher Johan ride a roller coaster should sit next to him themselves!

He didn't make a single sound.

That grip never relaxed for a moment.

"Ka-kaah~~" Gengar wagged its finger on the side.

Roller coaster?

Boring~~

Let's go play that!

It pointed to a haunted house in the distance, showing great interest.

"Haunted house?" Johan blinked, his face slightly pale.

"Ka-kaah!"

Gengar nodded repeatedly, indicating that the people inside looked like they had nice voices, were talented, and would be fun to play with.

Johan wasn't afraid of ghosts.

Come on.

He now couldn't sleep properly without ghosts turning off the lights, felt incomplete if he wasn't licked by a ghost in the morning, and had more than one ghost around him.

What was there to fear in a haunted house?

He was more concerned for the ghosts inside the haunted house.

As it turned out...

"Gh-ghost!! Help!!" A haunted house worker dressed as Mismagius ran screaming from the haunted house, makeup smeared.

This attracted the confusion of passersby.

"Isn't it normal for a haunted house to have ghosts?"

"But for a haunted house worker to be scared like this, their psychological preparation isn't up to par."

"Is it possible that the ghost inside is truly terrifying?"

"Or is there another possibility... this is just a gimmick?"

"Hehehe! Mismagius, my Mismagius hehehe..."

"..."

Inside the haunted house at that moment, Gengar had a serious expression, wearing sunglasses, hands behind its back, pacing back and forth in an open space.

In front of Gengar.

Gastly, Mismagius, Drifblim, Cofagrigus, Yamask, Banette, Chandelure, Phantump, and Gourgeist—a group of Ghost-type Pokémon huddled together trembling, watching the serious Gengar.

There are ghosts, real ghosts...

"KA-KAAH!!"

Gengar spoke sternly.

You're all unqualified! As Ghost-type Pokémon, your methods of scaring people are very incorrect!

It had taken on the role of training the Ghost-type Pokémon in the haunted house to become qualified workers.

Johan held his forehead on the side.

He knew it, he should have anticipated this.

Flint nudged Johan with his elbow, lowering his voice to ask, "Teacher Johan, is the owner of this haunted house your relative?"

Johan gave him a sidelong glance and replied irritably, "They're all your relatives."

"Then why is Gengar working so hard, and you're not getting a cut?" Flint asked, clearly not believing him.

Johan pursed his lips, "What do you know? Do you know what professionalism is?"

He pointed to Larvitar, who was learning to make ghost faces like Gengar and doing quite well, "Look, this is what professionalism is!"

"Yoji!! ψ(｀)ψ"

Flint gave a thumbs up.

But Johan suddenly thought of something.

With this purple fatty's "professionalism"... if he opened a haunted house in Kanaz City, would it be profitable?

But thinking again.

No.

Others run haunted houses to give visitors a bit of thrill and collect money.

If Gengar ran a haunted house, it might give people an enormous shock and collect souls.

Not worth it, not worth it...

Don't want to end up paying compensation.

Meanwhile, Cynthia and Caitlin seemed to be enjoying themselves in the haunted house.

"Hmph, no wonder Gengar needs to educate them, they're not professional at all," Caitlin said with her hands on her hips, a proud look on her face, with "I'm not scared at all" written all over her.

Cynthia covered her mouth with a light laugh, showing agreement.

Johan glanced at the Garchomp behind them, looking like everyone owed it five million.

With this "guardian deity" around, it was already very professional that the haunted house ghosts didn't wet themselves, okay?

Who brings a "door god" when visiting a haunted house?

Afterwards.

When Cofagrigus was interviewed, this is what it said: "Clank~Clank! (╥_╥)"

Translation: You don't know, I was just working, and suddenly a fierce Garchomp appeared in front of me. Those claws were bigger than the grim reaper's (voice breaking)!

You think that was the end? I was so scared I didn't dare move, and then "whoosh" a Gengar appeared, immediately launching something like a black hole, saying... let me show you what real hell is like...

Good grief, that hell included restraint tickling, restraint tickling sensitive spots, bungee jumping without assistance, roller coasters without physical objects... it was all real! (wiping tears)

"Such a long line..." Caitlin stared at the huge line in front of them, her eyes bewildered.

How long would they have to wait?

As the most famous attraction in the amusement park, and also the largest and tallest Ferris wheel in the Unova region, the long line was completely understandable.

Cynthia also showed some disappointment.

The Ferris wheel was what she had been looking forward to the most.

"Then shall we go to the main stadium?" Flint cautiously suggested.

At this moment, Johan stepped forward.

"Ahem," he cleared his throat, "Follow me."

Saying this, he made his way through the crowd to the front of the line.

Flint's eyes lit up, "Oh right, with Teacher Johan's fame, we can cut the line."

"Cut what line?" Johan said irritably, adding:

"Flint, don't think that just because you're about to challenge the Elite Four, you can abuse your power. We must follow rules and order."

"Me?" Flint pointed at himself.

Abuse power?

Johan took out his phone, showed it to the staff, and said, "Hello, I booked tickets in advance."

The giant Ferris wheel at the amusement park allowed online booking, a fact... not everyone knew.

In fact.

When traveling to crowded attractions, people who don't do research often don't know they can book in advance, which can save a lot of time.

Of course, it might also mean paying extra, like higher prices or having special requirements.

This situation delighted both Cynthia and Caitlin.

"You can book in advance?" Even as a Unova native, Caitlin didn't know this.

"Of course," Johan shrugged.

"I told you before, the Musical Theater was a misunderstanding, I really wanted to come to the amusement park."

He felt thankful for browsing the visitor guide when they first entered the park.

Indeed, hearing this, Cynthia truly felt she had "misunderstood" Johan.

"Alright," the staff confirmed the ticket number on Johan's phone, then looked at the four people, noting there were two men and two women, before turning to tell another staff member:

"Two couples, pre-booked 'couple tickets'."

"C-couples?" Caitlin's eyes widened as she turned to glare at Johan.

"Ahem," Johan averted his gaze, saying quietly, "The only tickets available for pre-booking were 'couple tickets'..."

Cynthia's face flushed.

Flint looked completely confused, glancing from Johan to Cynthia, and finally to Caitlin.

C-couples...

In the end.

Johan and Cynthia sat in one cabin, while Caitlin and Flint sat in another.

Caitlin: (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

Flint: o(////▽////)q

Larvitar brought Victini along, pressing against the cabin window.

"Yoji..."

So high...

Whether it was the bouncy frog machine, the roller coaster, or the Ferris wheel today, it had experienced the feeling of "flying."

"Ka-kaah~~"

Gengar pulled at the angry Garchomp.

Watch TV, let's watch TV, be good~~

"GARRR——"

Johan and Cynthia sat facing each other, with Cynthia resting her palm against her head, feeling the gradual ascent from the ground.

"There are quite a lot of ancient Pokémon in this amusement park..." Cynthia sighed slightly.

Besides the Archeops that pulled the roller coaster earlier, there were also Tirtouga in the distant pool attractions.

"Well, the ability to revive fossils has become more refined," Johan agreed.

Apart from Archeops and Tirtouga, Pokémon like Omanyte, Kabuto, and Aerodactyl from the Kanto region also appeared more frequently.

As well as Lileep and Armaldo from the Hoenn region.

Cranidos and Shieldon from the Sinnoh region.

Tyrunt and Amaura from the Kalos region, and so on.

"In the future, there might even be ancient Pokémon pieced together from fossils."

"Pieced together?" Cynthia was surprised.

Johan smiled, thinking of the bizarre ancient Pokémon like Dracozolt, Arctozolt, Dracovish, and Arctovish.

The essence was... combine however you feel, and whatever you get is up to fate.

"The ancient world must have been magnificent," Cynthia mused.

As a mythologist, Cynthia had a certain pursuit of history.

"The modern world isn't bad either," Johan noted.

As the Ferris wheel gradually rose, the houses, people, and lawns outside the window became smaller, and even the entire Nimbasa City slowly came into view.

Cynthia gazed out the window, a smile appearing on her face as she said softly, "It is beautiful."

"Yes, beautiful..."

Johan had somehow moved to sit beside her, looking at her delicate profile as he nodded in agreement.

Cynthia, only now noticing his change of position, had a faint blush spreading across her snow-white neck.

"You—"

"I don't mean anything by it," Johan also looked away, saying seriously, "I just wanted to see if your hands were cold."

"Ka-kaah...(ಥ_ಥ)"

"Yoji...☉□☉"

"Nii-mi...(｡ ́︿ ̀｡)"

"GARRR (⊙_⊙)"

The four creatures all covered their eyes with their palms, then simultaneously left a gap to peek through.

Wait?

Garchomp suddenly realized.

That's not right! Why am I watching this? He's digging up MY cabbage!

Garchomp: Bring me my forty-meter blade! (#｀皿)

Coming down from the Ferris wheel.

Caitlin walked at the front with a stern face, arms crossed.

Flint wore an awkward smile, rubbing his nose.

He wanted to "complain" to Teacher Johan about Caitlin's sudden change of attitude, but seeing the scene of Teacher Johan walking with the Boss Lady behind him, he firmly shook his head.

For the future of our Sinnoh, I'll endure!

"I'm returning to Sinnoh tomorrow," Cynthia said.

As the runner-up in the "Youth Master World Championship," if not for Johan's "intrusion," her chances of winning would have been quite high.

For such talented individuals, the Sinnoh League naturally valued them immensely.

It was expected that after returning, Cynthia would enter a period of "sedimentation," and after "digesting" the gains from the competition, her strength would increase even further.

Moreover, Cynthia might even bring someone along!

As is well known.

Starter Pokémon actually number five, not three—besides the Fire, Water, and Grass types, there's also Eevee.

Similarly, the Four Emperors and Elite Four actually have five members.

So why couldn't there be two Champions?

"I might stay for another two days," Johan calculated the timing of Steven's "inauguration."

The Hoenn Duo hadn't awakened yet!

At this stage, being an Elite Four member or Champion in the Hoenn region was a high-risk job, and with Glacia "holding the fort alone," the situation could be prolonged a bit.

Compared to the former, the latter seemed more "dangerous" in Johan's view.

Cynthia's eyes curved, as she understood Johan's personality pretty well.

"If you have nowhere to go, you can also come visit Sinnoh."

Sinnoh?

In Johan's mind, images of Arceus awakening and Sinnoh experiencing major upheaval flashed.

But...

This was a challenge he couldn't really avoid.

The Sinnoh region had too many of his friends—Flint, Lucian, Aaron, and... Cynthia.

"Eating, sleeping, and beating up Flint sounds pretty comfortable," Cynthia smiled gently.

Flint: "???"

Johan nodded.

"It does sound nice."

After a pause, thinking it over, he advised:

"However, a major event might happen in the Sinnoh region later, so you should be careful."

"Major event?"

"There's a legend..."

Johan briefly narrated the history from the movie "Arceus and the Jewel of Life."

Of course, based on his "experience," the details would definitely differ, but... being cautious was never wrong.

Indeed, after hearing it, Cynthia, who understood Arceus or the "Sinnoh Creator's" identity, became serious.

"If it's of this magnitude, I'll be careful."

"KA-KAAH!"

Gengar's exclamation came from ahead.

Everyone looked toward the source of the sound.

They found it standing in front of a vending machine, hands on its hips, looking displeased.

"What's wrong, Gengar?" Johan asked.

"Ka-kaah! (Д)σ" Gengar pointed at the vending machine, frowning.

It swallowed my money!

Swallowed money?

Johan's expression turned serious.

This was no small matter...

"Yoji!" Seeing this, Larvitar prepared to give it a kick, but was stopped by Johan just in time.

One kick from you... the value of that vending machine would be quite expensive.

"Nii-mi!"

While Larvitar didn't get to kick, Victini's little fist did connect.

Bang!

Ding-ding-ding-ding——

The vending machine made a series of jingling sounds, and finally with a click, a can of soda dropped down.

"Ka-kaah!"

Gengar happily picked up the soda, and with a "psst" sound, opened it and began chugging contentedly.

"Fixed?" Johan wondered.

Does Victini have this function too?

Rotom, you might be out of a job.

But the vending machine shook again and spat out a coin from the coin slot, which Gengar picked up.

It even returned the money?

"Wait," Johan noticed something strange, his expression becoming odd.

"Gengar, isn't this a token from the arcade machine?"

"Ka-kaah?" Gengar took a sip of soda, blinking its eyes.

What's wrong?

Aren't tokens from arcade machines also exchanged with money? Doesn't that count as money?

Johan gently patted the vending machine—tough luck, buddy.

Vending machine: (╥_╥)

"Interesting!" Flint became intrigued, took out a coin and tossed it in, and soon a bottle of chili water dropped out.

Huh?

"Ch-chili water?"

Cynthia and Caitlin exchanged glances, also taking out coins and tossing them in.

Cynthia got a bottle of pear juice.

Caitlin got a bottle of lemon water.

"Who's bitter like a lemon? You're the bitter lemon!" Caitlin fumed.

Everyone's gaze fell on Johan.

By now, Johan had figured it out.

Well, this vending machine seemed to operate on the principle that as long as you dared to insert a coin, it would give you something, and what it gave was completely random, like "read receipts with random replies."

So, Johan also took out a coin, somewhat curiously inserting it into the coin slot.

What would he get?

He waited a while.

The vending machine showed no reaction.

He waited a bit longer.

Still no reaction.

"Yoji!"

Larvitar immediately offered: I'll give it a kick, that'll fix it for sure.

Then...

Rumble rumble, the vending machine shook a few times.

"Here it comes," Johan stopped Larvitar.

The vending machine shook for quite a while, and finally...

"Whoosh——"

It blew out a puff of air from the dispensing slot.

Johan: "?"

"Pfft——" Caitlin burst out laughing, "It farted at you!"

Johan: "???"

Looking at the vending machine in front of him, Johan laughed.

Has it gained sentience?

Alright, alright—you asked for it!

Johan stepped back two paces and waved to Larvitar, "Larvitar, kick it!"

Click—click—

But the vending machine shook again, and like with Gengar, it spat out a coin from the coin slot, flying toward Johan.

Snap!

He instinctively caught it in his hand.

Immediately, he felt the difference in texture.

He opened his palm.

"This is..."

Looking at the completely different coin in his palm, Johan was momentarily stunned.

"A gold coin?!!" Flint exclaimed in surprise.

Do vending machines nowadays have this function?

They can even dispense gold coins?

"This gold coin..." Cynthia noticed something peculiar, "seems to have a historical aura..."

"Ka-kaah?"

Gengar and the others gathered around.

Indeed, as expected of a mythological scholar who researched history, Gengar also sensed something different about this gold coin.

Suddenly.

A line of text appeared before Johan's eyes.

[Meowth Gold Coin: A gold coin that ancient Meowths sought to collect, bearing a special aura. When one thousand Meowth Gold Coins are gathered, the thoughts imbued in them will converge to evolve into a Persian!]

Huh?

Pokédex?

Seeing the text floating before his eyes, Johan showed some surprise.

Long time no see, Pokédex.

It had been quite a while since he'd noticed this fellow; its job was almost completely taken over by Rotom.

However, the information provided by the [Pokédex] finally helped Johan understand why this vending machine was giving "random replies."

It turned out to be influenced by the Meowth Gold Coin.

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