Sharing Happiness Doubles It, Sharing Sorrow Halves It! (Fourth Update)

After a quick wash, Mu Yun headed to the bedroom.

He opened his laptop, searched a website, and casually picked a Sakura Language anime ranked high on the recommendations list.

"Gardevoir's Plastic Memories?"

He glanced at the cover. It showed a silver-haired Gardevoir with a strong mechanical feel, named Ella. It seemed to be about futuristic paradox Pokémon.

Interesting. Let's see what this is about.

[May the day come when, as time flows on, you meet your cherished one again!]

"?"

As he watched the silver-haired Gardevoir named Ella slowly collapse into the male lead's arms before a pitch-black amusement park, tears in her eyes as she closed them, Mu Yun slowly typed out a question mark.

Come on, man. You recommended this to me in the middle of the night?

Grass! It's a plant!

Feeling a little miserable, Mu Yun directly opened Yunxin and found Deng Siyao and Liu Jianhao.

[Cloud Reader (Mu Yun): Senior, I'm recommending a healing masterpiece to you. I hear it's especially suited for quietly watching alone late at night, and it can soothe both body and mind! (Gardevoir's Plastic Memories link) (Psyduck thumbs-up.JPG)]

[Might as Well Wait to Die (Deng Siyao): (Jigglypuff OK.JPG)]

[Might as Well Wait to Die (Deng Siyao): Thanks, junior. I've been in a bad mood lately and was just looking for a healing anime to cheer myself up.]

[Cloud Reader (Mu Yun): No need to be polite. I'll carry you up the ranks sometime. (Psyduck grinning.JPG)]

...

[Cloud Reader (Mu Yun): Bro, let me show you something good! (mysterious link)]

[Pure-Blooded Real Man (Liu Jianhao): Brother Yun, you're still watching this late? Make sure to take care of yourself! (Machop smirking.JPG)]

...

"Now that hits the spot~~"

After putting down Yunxin, more than half of Mu Yun's previously emo mood instantly vanished.

A famous man surnamed Lu once said that sharing happiness doubled it, while sharing sorrow halved it.

Now it seemed those words were true indeed!

"Should I send one to Duoduo too?"

Holding his phone, Mu Yun thought it over before ultimately giving up.

Liu Jianhao was skinny and weak, so Mu Yun could only pin him down and beat him up. Deng Siyao was merely an online friend he would never meet. But Chi Duoduo was different. If she came back someday, she might very well beat him up in person.

He should wait until his Constitution improved a little first.

After giving up on courting death, Mu Yun finally remembered why he had watched the anime. He turned his attention to the system notifications he had ignored earlier.

[Ding! The host carefully watched a Sakura Language anime. Sakura Language skill experience +13!]

[Ding! Through persistent effort, the host's skill—Sakura Language—has broken through to LV2!]

[Sakura Language (LV2, 11/1000): Taunting speech damage +30% (when the host speaks in a sarcastic tone, the target's hatred value will greatly increase. If the taunt is too truthful and painful, there is a chance of sending them into an irrational Rage state. If the target is a Pokémon, there is a chance it will abandon using moves and launch a close-quarters brawl against the host.)]

"So Sakura Language is for taunting..."

As everyone knew, no matter how formidable someone was, once they lost their reason, their strength would plummet. After all, not everyone was called Dian Wei.

He wondered what effect Free Eagle Language had.

Unfortunately, this skill's starting requirement was too high. Like Yanhuang Language, it needed to reach LV3 before it could trigger a Trait.

It was worth mentioning that the bonus effects attached to language skills were not limited to the language that activated the Trait. Any language could trigger the effect.

However, to improve a Trait's effect, he could only level up the language skill that had activated it.

The activation of the new Trait greatly eased Mu Yun's emo mood.

He got up, carried Xiao Du, who had finished watching the match, back to the head of the bed, then called for Namikaze to turn off the lights.

It was late at night. Under the moonlight, the bedroom lights in Mu Yun's home went out. One human and two Pokémon gradually settled into steady breathing and entered their dreams.

Yet in the quiet night, one young woman remained awake for a long time.

"You bastard junior, you really are such a piece of shit!!"

The next day.

After a wonderful night's sleep, Mu Yun was full of energy.

The moment he turned on his phone, he saw a whole pile of late-night messages in red text.

A glance confirmed that they were indeed from Senior Deng Siyao.

Mu Yun's lips curled up as he promptly dumped the blame onto someone else.

[Cloud Reader (Mu Yun): Senior, I was set up too. My good buddy stayed up late and recommended this to me. I thought it was a good anime, so I sent it to you before I even had time to watch it! (Psyduck begging.JPG)]

He had assumed she was still catching up on sleep, but the moment Mu Yun sent the message, her status changed to "typing..."

[Might as Well Wait to Die (Deng Siyao): You'd better be telling the truth!! I cried all night, and my eyes are swollen!! (Jigglypuff holding a kitchen knife.JPG) Jigglypuff holding a kitchen knife.JPG) Jigglypuff holding a kitchen knife.JPG)]

[Cloud Reader (Mu Yun): How could I possibly set up my senior? How about this: to apologize, send me your account, and I'll help you climb the ranks! (Psyduck innocent face.JPG)]

[Might as Well Wait to Die (Deng Siyao): (account and password.JPG), 100—no, at least 200 points! (Jigglypuff grinning.JPG)]

[Cloud Reader (Mu Yun): Consider it done! Senior, remember to get plenty of rest~~ (Psyduck goodnight.JPG)]

After dealing with Deng Siyao, Mu Yun checked the messages from that kid Liu Jianhao.

[Pure-Blooded Real Man (Liu Jianhao): Brother Yun, I've seen this one. If you like this type of anime, I can recommend a few more, like Binchō-tan, Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day, Your Lie in April, Clannad... They're all pretty good too. (link) (link)...]

"?"

Mu Yun checked the time of Liu Jianhao's message. He had replied only a few minutes after Mu Yun sent it.

Wait, you look so refined and fair-skinned, yet you're into this stuff?

You wholesale knives or what?!

After thinking it over, Mu Yun opened Liu Jianhao's message, copied it, deleted some parts, and forwarded it to Deng Siyao.

[Cloud Reader (Mu Yun): (chat history with Pure-Blooded Real Man) Senior, look at the time. I wasn't lying, right? (Psyduck serious face.JPG)]

Anyway, Deng Siyao and Liu Jianhao did not know each other, so sorry for the trouble, bro. You could take the blame for him.

"Get up and eat!"

"Goo!!"

"Pidgey!!"

Since Xiao Du was currently in Kakuna form and could not run, while Pidgey's flying did not count as running, Daily Mission 2: Physical Training had to be temporarily put on hold.

Fortunately, the remaining four daily missions could all proceed normally.

After breakfast with Namikaze, Mu Yun carried Xiao Du to the old pavilion.

"Xiao Feng, same as usual. Keep practicing Tackle." After tying up the pads, Mu Yun spoke.

"Pidgey!!"

[Ding! Pidgey used Tackle. Proficiency +1!]

[Ding! Pidgey sensed the expectation and sincerity in the host's words and gained greater insight into the move Tackle. Additional proficiency +1!]

[Ding!...]

[Tackle (Perfected, 270/1000) → (Perfected, 330/1000)]

[Tackle (Perfected, 330/1000): Move activation speed +200%, move energy consumption -60%, flying speed +100% during use, power of all Normal Type moves +10%.]

After more than three days, Namikaze's Tackle had successfully reached the Perfected level.

The three Trait effects had each increased by 50%, and it had also gained a Trait that boosted the power of all Normal Type moves.

Based on Namikaze's previous training progress, it would take roughly another five days to raise it to the Limit-Breaking level and obtain Limit-Breaking Points.

Mu Yun's plan for Namikaze was simple: first raise his potential to professional level, reaching the minimum standard for completing "Permanent Mission 2: The Goal Is All-Attribute Master I," then find an opportunity to strengthen his Ability.

After arranging Namikaze's training, Mu Yun carried Xiao Du over to the pavilion as well.

Although Xiao Du could still use moves in his Kakuna state, doing so would consume the energy he had stored.

Moreover, he could not eat in this form. Every bit of energy lost could hinder his future development.

In the terms of a fantasy world, it was equivalent to destroying his own foundation.

So Xiao Du could only quietly watch Mu Yun and Namikaze train from there.

To keep Xiao Du from getting bored, Mu Yun deliberately propped his phone up nearby and played his favorite Pokémon battle videos for him—Bug Type Pokémon highlight compilations.

Time slowly passed as Xiao Du lay on his back in the pavilion and watched the matches.

In the blink of an eye, it was the fifth day after Xiao Du's evolution.

That morning, a dazzling white light quietly bloomed in the faintly lit bedroom.