Gengar

One of the Machamp walked over to Xia Lan and indicated that they had finished the work.

Fang Yan followed Xia Lan back to the main hall and found that everything had been cleared out and the floor had been mopped spotless.

He had to admit, when it came to work that did not require a delicate touch, the Machamp really delivered visible results.

"Thanks for all your hard work, Machamp."

Fang Yan thanked the Machamp, then continued, "It's getting late. To thank you for helping me with the work, let me treat you to dinner."

"Machaa~"

At Fang Yan's words, the Machamp waved their arms and danced with excitement.

Fang Yan took the opportunity to examine the Machamp.

[Machamp]

[Gender: female]

[Type: Fighting type]

[Ability: No Guard]

[Known moves: Low Kick, Leer, Focus Energy, Low Sweep, Knock Off, Brick Break, Mega Punch.]

[Mood: happy, delighted]

[Condition: a little tired, expectant]

[Friendship: 50 (You're treating us to dinner. You're a good person!)]

[Description: the leader of the three Machamp. Leads the other two Machamp around, earning payment through physical labor. Currently looking forward to Fang Yan treating them to dinner.]

The other two had similar friendship levels. Seeing how happy the Machamp were just because he was treating them to dinner, Fang Yan could not help smiling.

The world of Pokémon really was simple. Back in his old life, people might not even come when invited out for a meal.

"Xia Lan, do you know anywhere with good food?"

Fang Yan turned to Xia Lan and asked.

Xia Lan nodded. "Come on. I'll take you there."

She then walked toward the front door, while the Machamp happily followed, waving their four arms.

Only after Fang Yan locked the door, got into the car, and left did Gengar appear, watching him leave.

It floated into the bedroom, looked at the luggage Fang Yan had brought, and began rummaging through it.

"Gengar?"

As the sun was about to set, Fang Yan paid the bill after feeding the three Machamp their fill.

Watching the Machamp say goodbye to him, Fang Yan suddenly remembered his run-down Pokémon Day Care and said, "Machamp, if you ever need help, come find me."

Looking at Fang Yan beneath the setting sun, his smile sincere, the Machamp's eyes filled with tears.

"Machaa!!!"

After watching the Machamp's shadows stretch longer and longer in the sunset, Fang Yan withdrew his gaze and picked up the dinner the restaurant had packed for him.

"You're a really nice person, Fang Yan."

Xia Lan stood beside him and remarked.

"I just thought they weren't bad."

With that, Fang Yan turned and walked toward the car.

Xia Lan shrugged and followed him.

After returning to the house and saying goodbye to Xia Lan, Fang Yan closed the door and placed dinner on the only counter left in the main hall.

"Gengar, I brought you some dinner. Want it?"

When there was still no response after a long while, Fang Yan shook his head helplessly.

"What a timid little chubby thing. Pretty cute, though."

With that, he went upstairs to his room.

He believed Gengar would not be able to resist the aroma. After all, food was the best choice for forging bonds.

Only after Fang Yan returned to his room did Gengar poke its body out of the ceiling, its attention then drawn to the fragrant dinner on the counter.

"Gengar~"

Gengar floated over to the dinner and glanced upstairs with its large crimson eyes. Only after failing to spot Fang Yan did it open the meal, revealing a large bowl of noodles and a roast duck.

Gengar reached out with its short little hands, tore off a duck leg, and stuffed it into its mouth.

"Gengar~(˵¯͒¯͒˵)"

Fang Yan opened his bedroom door and found a complete mess inside. All the clothes in the wardrobe had been tossed onto the bed, and toiletries were scattered all over the floor.

"Gengar!!!!"

Fang Yan stormed over to the top of the stairs and looked down at Gengar eating below.

"Gengar?!Σ(ŎдŎ|||)ﾉﾉ"

Gengar was holding a duck leg in one hand, still slurping noodles. It stared in shock at Fang Yan's sudden appearance.

Then, like a child who had done something wrong, it set the duck leg on the counter.

"Gengar...(.•́︿•̀.)"

Its head drooped.

Watching Gengar lower its head and pretend to admit its mistake without forgetting to slurp up another mouthful of noodles, Fang Yan wanted to scold it but could not get the words out.

"You... forget it. Just eat."

Fang Yan sighed, then returned to his room to keep tidying up.

"Gengar~"

Seeing Fang Yan leave, Gengar covered its mouth and snickered, then went back to eating dinner.

"Remember to clean up the trash when you're done!"

Fang Yan's voice drifted down from upstairs.

"Gengar!!!"

After putting everything away, Fang Yan took out two bottles of the Moomoo Milk he had won in the draw and placed them on the dressing table, then grabbed his clothes and went to the bathroom to shower.

When he came out of the shower, he found Gengar drinking the Moomoo Milk he had left on the dressing table.

"Gengar?!(ﾟ◇ﾟﾉ)ﾉ"

"It's for you. Go ahead and drink."

Fang Yan said, exasperated.

Hearing that, Gengar spread its wide mouth into a grin, then poured all the Moomoo Milk into its mouth.

"Gengar(￣▽￣)~~"

Seeing Gengar's look of enjoyment, Fang Yan walked over and tugged the little tail on its backside.

"Whoosh~~"

Once again, Gengar began shriveling like a deflating balloon, then careened around.

"No crashing around in my room!"

Fang Yan said loudly.

"Bang."

Gengar's body plumped up again. Hanging upside down from the ceiling, it grinned at Fang Yan.

Seeing Gengar like that, Fang Yan took a focused look at it. In its status panel, its friendship had already reached 80, and the lonely label had temporarily disappeared, replaced by happy.

Got you, you little rascal.

Fang Yan chuckled inwardly, then ignored Gengar, lay down on the bed, and started browsing his phone.

When Fang Yan stopped paying attention to it, a trace of sadness flashed through Gengar's eyes. But it quickly recovered and flew toward him.

Seeing that Fang Yan did not reject it, Gengar boldly floated onto his bed, bent its short little legs, and sat beside him.

Then it pressed its large face against Fang Yan's, curious about what he was watching so intently.

Finding its seat uncomfortable, it even nudged Fang Yan with its backside, making him move over a little.

"All right, all right. You can sit here."

Fang Yan shifted over, and the human and Pokémon happily browsed his phone together.

Sometimes, when Fang Yan swiped past a video, Gengar had not seen enough and swiped back.

After several times, Fang Yan could take no more. "This is my phone."

Looking at Fang Yan, Gengar let the corners of its eyes droop.

"Gengar..."

Faced with this crafty Gengar, Fang Yan gave in helplessly. "Fine, fine. Watch it."

Seeing Gengar switch to a smiling face in a second, Fang Yan rolled his eyes.

"Drama queen."

He stopped paying attention to Gengar and focused on his phone again. Just then, he scrolled to a video.

It said that several more trainers had gone missing. After a police search, their bodies had finally been discovered at xxx.

"Looks like being a trainer is still a very dangerous profession."

Fang Yan sighed. Fortunately, he no longer planned to become a trainer.

"Gengar."

Gengar nodded beside him.

The next video was a battle, and Fang Yan could not have been more familiar with its two stars.

"Sinnoh Champion Cynthia vs. Psychic-type Elite Four Lucian."

That was what the title said, while Fang Yan stared at the person in the video in a daze.

"The real... Cynthia?"

Fang Yan gathered his thoughts. He had transmigrated here himself, so these things seemed somewhat normal by comparison.

After watching the video, he had to admit that Cynthia really was cool.

Gengar's reaction demonstrated that perfectly, because this was its fifth time watching the video.

Unable to take any more, Fang Yan handed his phone to Gengar.

"Hold it and watch it yourself. I'm going to sleep. Don't bother me. I've still got a ton of work waiting for me tomorrow."

Looking at Gengar, Fang Yan continued, "Let me get a good night's sleep, okay, Gengar?"

Gengar looked at Fang Yan and nodded, then turned away with the phone, leaving its backside facing him.

Looking at the little tail swaying before his eyes, Fang Yan gave it a mischievous tug.

"Whoosh~~"

"Hey, don't smash my phone!"

"Bang!"

"Forget it. Go ahead and play. I won't mess with you anymore."

Then Fang Yan glanced at Gengar's back and slowly closed his eyes, surrounded by the sound of the referee shouting in the video.