The mont Natsu stepped into the town, he knew there was no way he was getting any rest.
[B-Rank: Shapeshifter Gastly]
[Notice] Special Gastly Detected
[Subject] Gastly
"Ah!" Natsu yawned, ignoring the system's voice.
He led the group to an inn, rented a few rooms, and collapsed onto the bed.
"We'd better not disturb Natsu," Ash whispered outside.
Since the Sumr Festival would be held tomorrow night, the group decided to first wander through the already-prepared fair.
"Giselle, aren't you coming?"
Ash glanced back toward Natsu's room.
At so point, Giselle had slipped inside and was secretly rummaging through Natsu's suitcase.
"Ah, I just… I need sothing from Mr. Natsu's computer. I'll copy it and be right there."
Blushing furiously, Giselle pulled out an orange-yellow laptop with little Rotom wings.
The Rotom she had given Natsu was attached to this computer—anything she needed could easily be requested from it. There was no need to sneak around like this.
*But Ash doesn't know that*, Giselle thought.
"Alright, we'll be waiting at the fair then!"
Sure enough, Ash didn't think twice and left.
Giselle patted her chest in relief, her face still red. She gave the suitcase one last look, carefully restored everything, zipped it shut, and slipped out quietly.
By the ti Natsu woke again, it was already evening.
"Gengar, give one."
Half-asleep, Natsu called Gengar out.
*Gen-gah!* Gengar cheered, happily taking a long puff.
*Hahhh—*
*Hahhh—* Natsu joined in.
"Ugh—cough, cough, cough!" He doubled over, coughing violently.
The sharp, spicy burn shot straight to his brain, instantly clearing the fog in his head.
"Gengar, help check if there's a Gastly nearby." He handed over another stick of Spicy Sludge.
*Gen-gah, gen-gah!* Gengar slapped its belly and skillfully caught it with its pudgy little hands, clearly saying, Leave it to !
Gengar floated off to search for Gastly.
Natsu stretched, went downstairs for dinner, and afterward headed toward the festival grounds.
The mont he entered, he bumped into Team Rocket.
The trio were on their stomachs, tails in the air, eyes sharp as they scanned the ground for sothing.
"With such a big festival, why hasn't anyone dropped any money, nya?"
"I'm starving…" Jessie groaned, clutching her stomach.
"It's your fault, owth! You just had to spend all our money upgrading the Magikarp Machine. It was fine running on manpower, but now it's broken, and we don't even have money to eat!"
The more Jessie ranted, the angrier she got. Finally, she swung her fist down, and with a *bam*, owth instantly stood two centiters taller.
"Hehehe…"
Beside them, Jas was staring blankly ahead, giggling to himself.
"What are you doing, nya? My secret stash is gone, and you're in on it too, nya!" owth rubbed the lump on his head, furious at Jas's goofy expression.
*Clink~*
A coin dropped right in front of them.
"A hundred!"
"That's enough for two dumplings, nya!"
But before they could grab it, a hand picked it up.
Jessie and owth froze. Looking up, they saw a familiar figure.
Under the dim lights, Natsu smiled at them, the coin gleaming between his fingers.
"Hey, we saw that first!" Jessie protested.
"We can't even afford food, nya!" owth suddenly clung to Natsu's leg.
Jessie: ???
owth, since when are you so close with him?
"The translator I gave you—why haven't you uploaded anything these past few days?" Natsu asked curiously.
"Oh, that? The water pressure broke it." owth scratched his head awkwardly.
Natsu didn't argue. He pulled out a new one from his pocket and handed it over.
This ti, though, the translator's casing had an Ekans design.
"I'll advance you ten thousand pokedollars. Go get sothing to eat." Natsu said, glancing at the dazed Jas.
His condition seed related to that special Gastly.
If he rembered right, Brock would be affected too.
Hopefully Gengar had found so clue. With that thought, Natsu waved his hand and headed toward the hill in the distance.
According to the map, Ash and the others were on that mountain.
"Hey, he's already gone. owth, stop bowing!"
Jessie yanked owth up, fuming.
"We're Team Rocket! Can't you have a little dignity? And that researcher you ntioned turned out to be Natsu—are you colluding with the enemy?!"
"I'll treat you guys to dinner, nya." owth shook the bills in his paw.
"…"
In principle, Jessie despised his behavior.
...
The town was built by the seaside, backed by a small hill.
At the hill's summit stood a peculiar stone.
Eroded by wind and rain, it gradually took the shape of a woman's face, gazing longingly into the distance. Legend said she waited there for her husband who had gone to sea.
Thus, it was called the **Ghost of Maiden's Peak**.
"*Jagged lonely stone stands high, waves etch the shape of a human sigh.*
*Hair worn down to weathered lines, tears seep deep in mossy signs.*
*Year by year she gazes on, though her love has never returned ho.*
—**Written by Mr. Whale**."
Misty read the inscription on the stone's plaque aloud with great care.
"This anonymous Mr. Whale seems very talented," Giselle nodded slightly.
"It's telling the story of a woman in ancient tis, waiting every day for her husband who went to war at sea and never returned."
"I don't really get it, but it sounds amazing." Ash said while sharing rice cakes with Pikachu and another Pikachu perched on his shoulder.
"Heh heh, heh heh heh…" Brock stared at the stone, giggling to himself.
"Hey, what's with you!" Misty shook his head, but he didn't react at all.
"Looks like he's been possessed by a ghost."
The voice ca from behind them—Natsu.
"A ghost! An old lady said the sa thing to us earlier today!" Misty jumped.
"Natsu's right. I heard this year's Sumr Festival overlaps with the Ghost Festival." Ash's eyes widened.
"Ghost Pokémon…" Giselle seed to recall sothing. She turned to Ash and suggested:
"If you want to defeat Sabrina in Saffron City, you'd better catch a Ghost Pokémon while you can."
"Alright! Natsu, let's go find a Ghost Pokémon together!" Ash wiped his mouth clean after finishing his rice cake, eyes burning with determination.
"I'll pass," Natsu refused.
"Why, Natsu?" Ash looked disappointed.
"I already have Gengar." Natsu shrugged.
The Ghost-type Elite's Gengar, though it needed plenty of Spicy Sludge.
The would-be god Rotom, Midchu doesn't have Divine Authority, and Dragonite, undergoing an overhaul just to keep going—
Each was already giving Natsu a massive headache.
Raising those three alone was more than enough.
Any more, and he really wouldn't be able to handle it.
You can read more (around 80 free chapters) of Natsu's adventure ad-free here[sravenarchives/book/pokemon-who-let-him-leave-pallet-town]. Bulk uploads is a ss here, so updates here might be irregular.
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