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

Chapter 44: Zheng Hui

Before long, the group arrived outside the lighthouse.

Although it looked close, it actually took everyone quite a while to walk to the lighthouse.

Except for Natsume—he stepped on the Poké Ball Rotom and flew straight up.

Zhenghui Lighthouse.

From afar, everyone could see Natsume waving at them.

They remained silent, as if summoning a spirit.

Xiaoxia, hands on her hips and panting heavily, was furious when she saw Natsume.

"Summer—hmm?"

She had barely opened her mouth when Natsume covered it.

"I'll do it!"

Jiaozi pulled Natsume's hand away and covered Xiaoxia's mouth with her own.

Xiaoxia was speechless. How did you become such a lackey...?

With her mouth covered by Jiao Zi, Xiao Xia still looked at Xia Mu with resentment. She really wanted to ask why they couldn't let Rotom drag them up one by one.

Suddenly, Xiaoxia noticed something strange about Natsume's surroundings.

After observing for a while, everyone finally realized what was going on.

Rotom, who used to linger around Natsume all the time, has disappeared; it seems he's been captured by her Poké Ball.

This unusual scene piqued Ash's curiosity.

"Summer—hmm?"

Natsume covered Satoshi's mouth.

"???"

Everyone was puzzled. Could there be some strange rule or legend about the lighthouse that forbids people from making a sound?

Natsume gestured for everyone to be quiet and pointed to the door.

The gate of the lighthouse is engraved with many intricate patterns.

The patterns are interspersed with oddly shaped Pokémon fossils, some of which are either new or old.

"Hmm...these are all real Pokémon fossils. The owner of this lighthouse is quite extravagant."

Xiao Gang stroked his chin, looked at the gate twice, and couldn't help but sigh.

Natsume pointed to the door again, and looking in that direction, there was a button.

Do you want them to press this button?

Xiao Gang pressed it casually.

"Idiots, don't you ever learn your lesson?"

Xiaoxia's face showed a hint of lingering fear. She glanced around and noticed that Natsume was indeed far away from the gate.

She quickly followed, and seeing this, Jiaozi also stood next to Natsume.

Surprisingly, nothing went wrong this time.

The gate neither exploded nor collapsed, and no ferocious Pokémon suddenly appeared.

The button seemed to be a way to contact the lighthouse owner; pressing it produced a light and pleasant ringing sound.

After a while, a hearty male voice came from the gate:

"Hey, this is Zheng Hui's lighthouse."

"Ah, hello, Mr. Zheng Hui. We are trainers passing through this area and would like to stay here for the night. This is my Pokédex."

Ash spoke fluently, pointing the Pokédex at the button, regardless of whether the other person could see it or not.

"Oh, is that so?" came the voice from the other side of the door, seemingly considering it.

"Yes, if necessary, could I borrow the kitchen? I can cook anything!" Xiao Gang pressed his advantage.

"Can you make fried noodles?" a voice suddenly asked from the other side of the door.

"Yes, I will!" Xiao Gang nodded vigorously.

"Then come in."

"Thank you, Mr. Zheng Hui!"

Seeing that there was no danger, Xiaoxia went over and thanked the other person.

"Beep beep beep—" As Xiaoxia approached, the door suddenly emitted an alarm sound.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Xiaoxia was startled by the sudden voice.

"Beep beep beep—Outdoor electric Pokémon detected!" The piercing alarm continued.

"An electric Pokémon with external power?" Ash murmured, lifting Pikachu up.

"It's my Pikachu, is there a problem, Mr. Masahiro?"

"Oh, it's Pikachu! I was just too nervous. Please come in."

As Zhenghui spoke, the lighthouse door made a soft sound and was then pulled open from both sides.

As the group entered, they discovered that the place resembled a medieval castle.

"It's so creepy, like a ghost Pokémon might jump out at any moment," Misty said, hiding behind Ash.

"What?! I can catch Ghost Pokémon too."

Ash waved his hand, clearly in the midst of his overconfidence, and this scene was nothing to him.

"Hmph, if you're so tough, why don't you stand in front of Xiaogang?"

"Everyone." Xiao Gang, who was leading the way, suddenly stopped.

When everyone looked up, they noticed a huge beetle sitting on a seat not far away.

"Ah—" Xiaoxia screamed and closed her eyes.

Kabuto, a shelled Pokémon, is a Pokémon that is reborn from the fossils of ancient creatures.

After listening to the Pokédex's description, Ash instinctively took out his Poké Ball.

Unexpectedly, the fossil helmet spoke:

"Please don't be afraid." The same voice as before.

"Is this Mr. Zheng Hui?" Xiao Gang asked tentatively.

"That's right, it's me. This is the fossil helmet mimicry suit I made," Zheng Hui said.

"Can you do me a favor? There's a button on the second leg on the left side of the mimicry suit, but I can't turn it on."

Everyone was stunned, only then realizing that Zheng Hui was trapped inside.

Xiao Zhi stepped forward and quickly rescued Zheng Hui.

As a puff of smoke emerged from the camouflage suit, a figure stepped out.

The other person wore glasses, had short brown hair parted in the middle, and was wearing a white lab coat.

"Haha, thank you so much—Natsume!!!"

Zheng Hui's expression changed drastically, and he frantically pressed a button next to his seat.

The next second, the entire floor began to tilt, pointing towards the main entrance, and everyone was dumped out like garbage.

"Bang—" The door slammed shut.

"Natsume, just how annoying are you?!"

Xiaoxia stood up, feeling completely disoriented, and couldn't help but complain.

Everyone stood up and turned to look at Natsume.

No wonder he hasn't said a word since just now.

Judging from Zheng Hui's reaction, if they had heard Natsume's voice from the beginning, they might not have even been able to get into the lighthouse.

"Perhaps..." Natsume pondered for a moment, then said seriously, "It's because they're jealous of my talent."

"Mr. Natsume, what should we do now?"

Jiaozi looked at Natsume.

The next second, she was lifted high by Natsume.

"Uncle-Master, this is my new assistant. Aren't you going to give her a little something?"

Natsume, holding up his bright red-faced son, shouted towards the top of the lighthouse.

At the window, a black line appeared on Zheng Hui's forehead.

My junior apprentice looks adorable; I hope he won't be led astray by Natsume...

However, he absolutely could not let Natsume in these nights.

That guy is coming soon, and there absolutely cannot be such a large uncontrollable factor around!

Just as I was about to ignore it, Natsume's voice rang out again:

"My Pokémon Dynamaxed at Mt. Moon last time—"

"boom--"

The door suddenly opened, and Masahiro peeked out, looking at Natsume with suspicion:

"real?"

He guarded this place day and night for that guy who was suspected to be a Kanto Dynamax Pokémon.

Not long ago, he heard that a strange event related to Dynamax had also occurred at Mt. Tsukimi.

Masahiro originally planned to finish dealing with things here before going to see Professor Oak.

After all, that was his life's goal!

"Of course, they can testify." Natsume released his Poké Ball, Rotom.

Ash and the others nodded frantically in agreement.

"Hmm..." Masahiro hesitated for a moment, but still agreed to Natsume's request.

He had heard about Rotom, Natsume's Poké Ball, from Ooki.