"Gren!"
Greninja soon absorbed every last bit of the pure Water-type essence. It felt as though its entire body had been washed clean, and its strength had increased greatly.
In fact, after absorbing the Water-type essence, Greninja's level had jumped to 45, leaping a full two levels!
Cheng Tian was very pleased. He even wanted Greninja to absorb a few more clumps to see whether it could push any further, but Greninja's capacity was limited, after all. Like a sponge, it could not keep soaking up water forever. Its body was now saturated, and it would need plenty of time to digest this energy.
Only after explaining for quite a while did Cheng Tian finally get Manaphy to understand that humans replenished their energy by satisfying their appetites, rather than absorbing energy directly like Pokémon.
Realization dawned on Manaphy.
You should've said so! You just want to eat fish!
My home's so poor, fish are all we have left!
Manaphy immediately picked out two sea fish and brought them over. Seeing this, Cheng Tian summoned Gengar.
"Ahem, Gengar, this is the legendary Prince of the Sea. We're guests in his home right now. Help me grill these two fish."
"Gengar?!" At his words, Gengar looked curiously at the little mascot before him.
This little thing? The Prince of the Sea?
Why do I find that so hard to believe?
Still, judging solely by the oppressive aura of his level, Manaphy really did give Gengar the creeps. Gengar dared not be rude and obediently pulled a grill, charcoal, and all kinds of seasonings out of his belly, then began preparing.
In fact, besides training, Gengar had another great hobby: learning the art of grilling from Chef Bai. By now, he had achieved a modest degree of success.
Having lived in the