Ancient Gengar's First Taste of Being Kept
"Roy, could I borrow these things to take a look at them?"
Professor Oak was somewhat embarrassed when he said that, since Roy was the one who found the items here.
The Ruins were opened by Roy, and according to the principle of first come, first served, they should rightfully belong to Roy. He could have easily denied it and claimed them for himself.
Roy didn't care at all and simply waved his hand dismissively.
"You can leave everything here; study it however you like."
Roy also didn't intend to carry with him the Ancient Jigglypuff Bell and the Ancient Alakazam's Golden Eye, the Golden Spoon.
For now, it's safest for these items to remain in Professor Oak's hands, and that's where Roy feels most at ease.
This... he gave it all to himself?
Professor Oak could hardly believe his ears. An ordinary person or other Pokémon Trainer would surely want to keep these things for themselves, but Roy had given them all to him?
"But I have one condition."
"What are the conditions? Tell me."
It's normal to have conditions; if Roy were to make a pure sacrifice without any conditions Professor Oak would suspect that Roy might have ulterior motives.
"I want you, Doctor..."
Roy looked at Professor Oak with a mischievous grin.
"To be a guest on your live stream?"
Cooperate with the other party's live stream?
Is that all? He thought Roy would propose something else.
It turned out she was just helping the other person with a live stream explaining Ghost type Pokémon. Couldn't she just finish explaining this trivial matter in one Pokémon? Her mischievous grin startled him.
"Okay, but you'd better schedule the live stream for the evening. I'm going to be super busy with my research these next few days."
Professor Oak looked at the large clock in front of him. If the Ancient Gengar that Roy had captured was only this strong, then were the Ancient Alakazam Jigglypuff, which were also sealed away, not much different in strength from Roy's Ancient Gengar?
Upon learning of Professor Oak's idea, Roy panicked instantly, unsure how to explain to Professor Oak that his Ancient Gengar had been weakened.
Fortunately, Professor Oak is a cautious person. Unlike Roy's worries, he put both items away, planning to wait until his friend could translate the ancient text on the wall before making any further plans.
When Roy left Professor Oak's lab, he began preparing his Pokémon's dinner.
Misdreavus, Dusclops... Roy prepares a month's worth of their Pokéblock in advance, and now he's going to make a unique Pokéblock for the Ancient Gengar as well.
It just so happens that the first thing in the training notes that Agatha gave him was the recipe for Gengar's Pokéblock, which I wonder if Gengar had a habit of eating it more than 3,000 years ago.
Pokéblock?
Why doesn't he just absorb Roy's Ghost Power?
Why bother with all this trouble?
The Ancient Gengar watched curiously as Roy took out the Berry Blender and Pokéblock Maker from his Spatial Bracelet.
Watching Misdreavus distribute dinner to all the Pokémon, Snorunt munched on its icy blue Pokéblock, a happy expression on its face.
The Annihilape, who had been training alone, was also called back by the Misdreavus. After eating the Pokéblock created by Roy, it looked quite pleased with itself.
Is it really that delicious?
The Ancient Gengar looked curiously at the two machines in front of Roy it away.
This is no toy; even a small mistake could cause the Pokéblock to fail to be created. This is already the second Pokéblock Maker he's used.
Roy casually stuffed a Shaderoot Carrot into the mouth of the Ancient Gengar as a pre-meal snack, and shooed the Ancient Gengar aside.
"Crack, crack."
The Ancient Gengar chewed on the Shaderoot Carrot in its mouth, finding it quite delicious, much like Roy's Ghost Power.
He discovered that the advantage of being with Roy was that he would never go hungry, which was much easier than before when he had to search everywhere for Ghost-type energy to absorb.
No, it's simply incomparable.
The Ancient Gengar ate the entire Shaderoot Carrot, not even sparing the Shaderoot Carrot's roots.
This left Dusclops was standing nearby, speechless. As Roy's Pokémon the biggest appetite, Dusknoir could only eat half a Shaderoot Carrot at most.
Moreover, this XXXL Gengar actually asked Roy for a Shaderoot Carrot after finishing its meal, which is equivalent to the amount of food four times Roy eats.
By turning on both machines, Roy can now multitask, operating both machines simultaneously and precisely controlling the input time and proportion of each material.
Since he often helped Agatha create Pokéblock for her Gengar, there's no need to worry about the raw materials. Just be careful of poisonous materials like Arbok's and Qwilfish's venom... and avoid getting it on yourself.
After finishing its second Shaderoot Carrot, the Ancient Gengar watched as Roy manipulated the Ghost Power into two machines, performing a dazzling series of operations to fuse various materials together.
After a "ding" sound.
A deep purple Pokéblock emerged from the exit of the Pokéblock Maker, twice the size of the one that the Misdreavus and the Dusclops had eaten.
The Gengar -specific Pokéblock, emitting Ghostly Purple aura and carrying a slight fishy odor, was now complete.
"Alright, try it and see how it tastes."
Wearing special gloves, Roy placed the Pokéblock into the hand of the Ancient Gengar.
Roy is very confident when it comes to making Pokéblock; Agatha's Gengar used to love eating the Pokéblock he made.
The Ancient Gengar looked at the square Pokéblock in its hand, which was emitting purple gas, and felt an urge to eat it immediately.
However, he didn't want to show off in front of Roy and his Pokémon, as that would make him seem too inferior.
The Ancient Gengar first opened its mouth and took a small bite, and a rich mixture of Ghost-type energy and Poison type energy exploded in its mouth.
This taste! This taste!
He had never experienced the taste of these two energies mixed together before.
Wuhu!!
The Ancient Gengar had long forgotten about losing face; it simply tossed the Pokéblock into its mouth and swallowed it.
"How is it? Not bad, right?"
Upon hearing Roy's voice, the Ancient Gengar snapped out of its delicious meal and stuck out its tongue to swallow the remaining Pokéblock from the corner of its mouth.
"Ghost~"
So-so?
Why are you still staring at the exit of the Pokéblock Maker?
"Since it's just so-so, then I'll just let you consume the Ghost Power directly from now on, so I can save some energy."
Upon hearing that he would never be able to eat that delicious food again, the Ancient Gengar immediately backed down, putting his arm around Roy's shoulder and indicating that he would just follow that standard for his meals from now on, and that he was just joking with Roy.
Seeing the obsequious look on the Ancient Gengar's face, Roy made about ten more Pokéblock, only to have them swept away by the Ancient Gengar.
Having eaten its fill, the Ancient Gengar once again transformed into a sphere, patting its belly contentedly with its two large, chubby hands.
So this is what it feels like to be kept?