Throw it in... to soak?
Such a blunt method genuinely stunned Baimu.
He had imagined that when a medium drew power from the Spirit World and poured it into a Pokémon, she would use some mysterious technique.
Something like the string of bells Pheobe had used before, or the Spirit Hat she had placed on his head.
No ritual tools at all? Just throw it in?
Pheobe explained, "Grandma once said the Spirit World has a will of its own. The Gatekeeper Pokémon are proof of that.
"Mediums may have named them, but their duties arose from the Spirit World's unique environment. They maintain the boundary between life and death, guarding the gate against both the dead and the living."
In other words, evil spirits couldn't get out, and humans couldn't get in.
That reminded Baimu of the Cofagrigus disguised as a bathtub at the Mauville Hotel.
Back when he was still green and had first entered the Spirit World, a Froslass wearing the guise of an evil spirit had scared him half to death.
If Cofagrigus hadn't suddenly intervened back then, Baimu might have...
Released every Pokémon he had and blasted Froslass to bits on the spot!
His strength had already been close to that of the Elite Four. Unfortunately, he'd been too honest and had followed the Simulator's instructions too closely, allowing Froslass to escape.
Those were the days.
Baimu felt the powerful flashlight in his pocket and suddenly wanted to fire it at the open ground ahead.
But Shiny Gengar's condition was still unknown, so he held back.
Time ticked by.
While he and Pheobe waited in silence, the two elders weren't idle. They produced sickles and baskets from somewhere and began cutting the "weeds" underfoot.
"Plants that grow in the Spirit World can be ground into