After hearing Gastly's explanation and seeing the smile still hanging on Gastly's face, Lu Ze fell silent as well.
Gastly had come out of Team Flare's base after it was blown up.
Unlike the other Pokémon, he had been an experimental failure, and although he had been imprisoned too—
After Iron Valiant opened the cage, he slipped into Iron Valiant's shadow and followed Iron Valiant out.
According to him, he had been locked up in that base since birth and had only heard stories of the outside world from other captured Pokémon.
One Pokémon had said that Trainers were the best kind of humans. As long as you followed a Trainer, you would never have to worry about food or shelter.
However, you had to be careful when choosing a Trainer and see how they treated their own Pokémon.
If they treated their Pokémon well, then you could choose them as your Trainer.
That was why he had followed Iron Valiant out.
But he had never expected Iron Valiant to bring him to Lu Ze and the others.
Because Lu Ze had been with Professor Lawrence at the time, he had been terrified and kept hiding in the shadows.
Until just now...
Lu Ze looked at the smile on the white Gastly's face and could not help being moved.
After that base was destroyed, all the Pokémon inside had died.
Officer Jenny had been in charge of it, and Lu Ze had only learned the general details from her.
There had been no survivors.
He had never expected a Gastly to have come out with Iron Valiant.
Since that was the case—
"Then come with me. Food and lodging included."
Suppressing the sadness in his heart, Lu Ze gave Gastly a gentle smile and held out his hand.
Gastly visibly