Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

Chapter 254 Kaoping's Target: A Dangerous Presence

"Ah...you mean Kaoping?"

Ash wasn't surprised to hear the familiar name from Ash's mouth. After all, Kao Ping had also attended this summer lecture before he transmigrated, and he would have almost forgotten about it if Ash hadn't mentioned it.

but--

"Yes, yes, that's him! That guy in the group competition seemed so unmotivated. He didn't seem to be working hard to win, nor did he seem to be striving to achieve anything..."

Ah Xun lowered her head and counted on her fingers, recounting her impressions of Kaoping.

After all, Ash and Ash are both hot-blooded types, and Shinji is pretty hot-blooded in a way, right? Although he usually has a deadpan expression.

Just as Ah Xun was speaking, he and Xiao Zhi both felt a strange wind blowing around them. Before they could turn their eyes, a faint voice entered their ears.

"So that's how you see me? Although that might not be very convincing now, I've always cared about the results of that group competition."

"?!" x2

Ash and Ash quickly turned around. Koppin, who seemed to have just arrived, was smiling sinisterly. His glasses, perched on his nose, reflected the light, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.

"H-long time no see... Kaoping."

Ash gave a stiff smile and greeted Koping, while Ashun seemed to know he was in the wrong for talking about someone behind their back, and he had already slipped away through the back door while Ash was greeting Koping.

This guy...

Ash watched Ah Xun's retreating figure and muttered angrily to himself, seemingly forgetting that he had just sold Ah Xun out so decisively at the school gate.

"Long time no see, I never expected to meet you all here."

Kopin pushed up his glasses and said this, seemingly emphasizing to Ash the difference between him and Ash.

However, after saying that, Kohei took two more steps closer to Ash, still wearing that somewhat chilling smile.

"By the way, what is your purpose in attending this summer lecture series?"

"Purpose?" Ash frowned, somewhat puzzled. "There's no real purpose. If I had to say, Dawn wanted to participate, and we just happened to be passing by, so..."

"Oh, is that so? That's good then. I was worried that someone would steal my prey. I don't have much confidence if you're my opponent."

"Prey?" Ash pondered, then asked, "What kind of Pokémon are you talking about as prey?"

“Of course.” Kaoping took off his glasses and then took out a handkerchief from his pocket to gently wipe the mirror. “I hadn’t originally planned to participate in the summer lectures because my failure in the group competition made me withdraw. Now I’m training hard every day.”

After saying that, Kaoping put his glasses back on, his tone gradually becoming more excited.

"However... just as I was passing by, I heard that there were traces of a Ghost-type Pokémon somewhere in this mountain forest, and I was very interested in that Pokémon because the moves it could learn matched my tactical style very well."

"A Ghost-type Pokémon...?"

Xiao Zhi crossed his arms and began to think.

Soon, he remembered something: the Pokémon he had encountered during the last few days of his summer lectures.

Night Demon.

Although the vast majority of wild Pokémon are kind, even if there are some aggressive individuals, most of their aggression is driven by instinct, either to protect their territory or to protect their offspring.

Unlike many wild Pokémon, Dusknoir did not attack humans out of instinct; it was driven by its malicious use of its abilities that did what it did.

That Night Demon was even more dangerous than the Flower Rock Monster they had encountered before.

There was no particular reason; it was simply because the Night Demon didn't exhibit any anger, and therefore remained calm throughout the battle.

"What's wrong? Do you know the Pokémon I was talking about?" Seeing Ash looking thoughtful, Koping asked with some surprise.

You should know that the news was told to him by a trainer who was passing by and had been attacked. In order to find the trace of that Pokémon, he had also searched for clues in the surrounding area for a while, but all of them came to nothing.

"I roughly know..." Ash hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided not to hide the truth from Kohei. "But I heard that guy is very dangerous, a real killer."

Ash's real intention in revealing this fact was to persuade Koppi to give up on capturing the Dusknoir, since such a creature would still be very dangerous even if captured.

but--

"Hehe, is that so?" Koping didn't seem afraid at all, but chuckled as he adjusted his glasses. "So Ash, you won't try to take it from me, right? Being a trainer is inherently dangerous, so I don't care. Besides... I'm confident I can subdue it!"

"Yeah......."

Seeing how confident Kohei was, Satoshi gave up on trying to persuade him.

Anyway, he'll keep an eye on it. If Kaoping can really control the Night Demon after subduing it, that would be great.

If that doesn't work, at least he still has the power of Aura, so he won't be at a disadvantage when battling Ghost-type Pokémon.

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P.S.: I've been participating in campus recruitment events every day lately, and it's so hard to find the job I want...