Luo Ke

The fourteenth day of the journey to the Johto Region, cloudy.

Yu Hai got up at the inn. Today, he planned to bid farewell to Ecruteak City and head to Crystal Lake to resolve Zapdos's physical condition.

After feeding his Pokémon breakfast in batches in the room, he checked out and left the inn, boarding a bus bound for Olivine City. Along the way, he could still enjoy the scenery here.

At the same time, he let Umbreon out to ride with him, so it could protect him if anything unexpected happened on the bus.

"Eevee, don't sleep. Stay alert. If any strangers come close, warn me..."

"Eevee," Umbreon responded as it looked around. The passengers on the bus were all seated, and it had already memorized the strangers' scents.

Yu Hai stroked Eevee's smooth fur. This route would pass a mountain called Mt. Bell, home to one of Johto's largest caves, with no shortage of Rock-type Pokémon inside.

There were Rock-type Diglett and Geodude, Rattata and Zubat that liked living in caves, as well as Water-type Pokémon such as Magikarp and Goldeen in the rivers.

Of course, the most formidable one was a Ninetales in the mountain—the Ninetales fox spirit Luo Ke that had bewitched Ash's group of three in the anime. A two-hundred-year-old Ninetales fox that could speak human language, possessed overwhelming Confusion, and excelled at illusions.

He felt that these aged Pokémon were almost like spirits that had gained sentience. They were similar to the Gastly in Maiden Canyon, equally skilled in illusions, as well as that Slowking on Asia Island.

However, he had no intention of contacting her. Her master had been a person from two hundred years ago, and perhaps the production team had simply slacked off and used Brock's character model, which was why