Pokémon Detective: Cynthia Forces Me to Adopt a Pokémon

Chapter 243 Cold and Heat - 5 Years in the Secret Chamber

“It’s not easy to gather a large number of Pokémon in a closed tower. Fortunately, the Tower of Paradise originally had a cemetery inside, where countless wild Pokémon feed on the memories left behind by the living.”

On the fourth floor of the Tower of Heaven, amidst the chaos, the crystal chandelier spirits crowded together, resembling a shimmering blue-purple ocean.

Although they were already on the field and were affected by the "earthquake," they quickly recovered from their panic as their opponents were unable to continue their pursuit. They then launched a new attack on the old construction worker who was in danger.

Meanwhile, countless more Pokémon continued to emerge, surging forth like a raging flood from the cracks in the floor tiles, heading towards the source of the "earthquake"—

The direction of the Red-faced Dragon and Adek.

There are countless wild Pokémon dancing wildly, encompassing almost all types of Ghost and Psychic-type Pokémon near the Tower of Paradise.

Candlelight Spirit, Lamp Ghost, Crystal Lamp Spirit, Little Gray Monster, Great Universe Monster, Dream Eater, Dream Eater, Single Egg Cell Ball, Double Egg Cell Ball, Artificial Cell Egg, Crying Mask, Death Coffin, Gothic Baby, Gothic Toddler, Gothic Miss, Clay Doll...

Among them, Ghost-type Pokémon are particularly numerous.

It seems that every cemetery, no matter where it is, is where thousands of sacred souls lie in eternal rest.

Detective Hugo's words continued to come through the communication device that had rolled into the corner, revealing his method of setting the trap—

"A Pokémon professor in the Hoenn region, who was passionate about field research, once conducted this study: When we are on a wild road, there are always a few silly wild Pokémon trying to jump out of the tall grass to attack humans, which seems like a natural phenomenon. However, if we investigate the entire lawn thoroughly, how many wild Pokémon actually exist in the tall grass?"

"The professor in the Hoenn region conducted further research on this issue—the final data showed that there is always a fixed ratio between the encounter rate in the wild and the total number of wild Pokémon. If we take the number of Pokémon observed in one hour as the benchmark for the encounter rate, in the grass on the outskirts of cities, the number of encounters is generally one-tenth of the total number of nearby creatures. In dense forests, this ratio is thirty to one. However, contrary to common sense, the seemingly clear and transparent ocean hides a much larger number of Pokémon, with a ratio reaching an astonishing fifty to one."

The detective, who loved explaining the laws governing things, began to explain at length—

"However, although the professor examined the total number of almost all kinds of organisms in various environments, he ran into a wall with one type of Pokémon: Ghost-type Pokémon that haunt haunted places of supernatural occurrences."

"The doctor went to great lengths to try to lure out all the spirits in such places, but unfortunately found that the total number of creatures in haunted places was impossible to determine."

How many ghosts can stand on the tip of a pin? How many wild, supernatural Pokémon can be hidden in an empty haunted house?

"No matter how many ghosts and monsters he gathers, as long as the eerie atmosphere lingers in that space, those Ghost-type Pokémon with their invisibility and ability to pass through walls, always appearing and disappearing unpredictably, will still slowly, one after another, appear out of nowhere in the enclosed room. Even if the Pokémon acting as assistants use special moves like 'Light Screen' or 'Trick Room' to completely seal the room, it still won't stop these wild Pokémon from appearing out of thin air."

While the detective was talking, the Chandelier Spirits had already defeated the helpless old craftsman and joined forces with other wild spirits to deal with the still-dying Red-faced Dragon.

Mr. Alder, the Unova Champion, was the first to be eliminated, bringing the score back to four to five for the remaining Pokémon.

This should have been a cause for celebration. However, Hugo completely disregarded the situation on the battlefield, treating it as a trivial matter, and continued to immerse himself in his speech—

"Although the doctor's field research failed at the last stage, after long-term observation, he still deduced a very interesting conjecture, that is, wild Pokémon in spirit form may be dormant in the form of sleep in haunted places. There is no physical collision between dormant spirits, and theoretically, countless ghost-type Pokémon in spirit form can be buried in a small secret room."

According to this doctor, compared to the ocean teeming with fish, the eerie and gloomy haunted house is more like fertile ground for raising Pokémon. However, this abundance does not stem from the rich resources of the site, but from the generations of Ghost-type Pokémon that have come to the haunted house to slumber.

"These kinds of Pokémon have their own way of living, and the length of time is meaningless to them. These Ghost-type Pokémon may appear on a whim to wander in the night and be captured by passing trainers; or they may retreat to cemeteries and ancient towers, sleeping for days, months, or even decades. The older the historical site, the greater the number of Ghost-type Pokémon inhabiting it—in this complex building that is nearly five hundred years old, the number of Pokémon truly sleeping there is as vast as you can see. They remain in a spiritual state day after day, hibernating and silent like air, hovering between death and life, waiting for an opportunity..."

"You've explained so much, but what exactly did you use to awaken all the Pokémon inside the tower at the same time? And how did you manage to control such a large number of wild Pokémon simultaneously?"

Adek's angry questioning voice rang out, voicing the doubts in Alice and Wanlong's minds.

On the field, Double Ice was brought back into the game by the champion. The "Blizzard," which could almost cover the entire field, reappeared, suppressing the surging wild Pokémon.

With the unconscious repairman returned to his Poké Ball, Red Dragon, no longer needing to worry about rescuing his companions, was much more relaxed and could once again fully focus on the battle.

The battle returned to a stable state, and in the midst of the tense stalemate, Alder's side began to gradually reduce the number of enemy Pokémon. Only then did the Champion have time to interrupt the Detective's speech.

However, the detective's response made Aldak feel like he had punched empty air.

"Command? I've never commanded these wild Pokémon before. In fact, I don't even know the specific situation of the battle on the fourth floor. Apart from the one time I commanded Chimchar, it was all the Pokémon on the field doing their own thing."

The voice on the phone said.

"However, that's probably the general situation, right? Once a group is brought together, there will naturally be some intelligent individuals who will stand out. It was probably these wild Pokémon that played a key leading role and caused trouble for the Champion during the battle. We really shouldn't underestimate the knowledge that comes with a long lifespan, even though these Pokémon spend most of their time sleeping."

The detective chuckled to himself.

"Are you simply releasing them?"

Adek looked thoughtful, then objected—

"No, there's still a contradiction. Why do these Chandelures only attack me, yet allow your Chimchar to hide in the candle flame for so long? Why do these Pokémon attack me in two groups? This shouldn't happen without someone directing it."

"On the contrary, this is perfectly logical. Just by considering the distribution of wild Pokémon in the Tower of Heaven and the ecology of each of these Pokémon, one can naturally deduce everything that will happen after the Pokémon are gathered on this floor."

Hugo answered in this way through the communicator.

Chandelures are the most numerous creatures in the Tower of Paradise. In the wild, these Pokémon sustain themselves by absorbing souls and will eerily shake the flames on their arms to hypnotize their opponents—they are a group of true predators. When other Pokémon see such a dangerous group gathered together, they will naturally be frightened and run away in all directions. If they don't have time to run away, they will find a place to hide until they are bombarded by "Earthquake" and scattered in all directions, forced to reveal themselves.

"The remaining chandelier spirits will naturally remain on the fourth floor of the Tower of Heaven, hiding their firelight and silently hunting down their scattered prey."

Faced with a massive wave of Chandelures, any trainer would instinctively unleash a powerful area-of-effect attack—like "Earthquake." This would inevitably lead to a second wave of chaotic chaos.

The reason is so simple and clear: this is the truth behind why Champion Alder had to twice face off against attacks from wild Pokémon head-on.

"As for why the little fire monkey wasn't attacked, that's a trivial matter. This morning, the little fire monkey and I had to use a lot of insect repellent spray for various reasons, and the smell is still lingering on us. Therefore, when the little fire monkey was alone in the dark fourth-floor space, no chandelier spirit would be willing to brave the stench of the spray to attack it."

The detective continued with a light laugh—

"Later on, Chimchar deliberately threw itself into Chandelure's fire, and the stench on its body was completely dispelled by the flames. At this point, Chandelure was even less likely to harm my Pokémon. Because the purpose of these Ghost-type dominants attacking Pokémon is to absorb the opponent's energy to maintain the flames. Now that a little fool has walked right into the trap and plunged into the fire, there's no need for those troublesome disposal tasks... So, Chimchar successfully disappeared into the blue flames."

"You still haven't explained how you awakened all the Pokémon in the tower. Are you a psychic with the ability to awaken ghosts?"

Based on a review of past intelligence, Adek made what he considered to be a fairly logical deduction.

"No, no, no, how could there be such a strange constitution in the world?" the detective insisted on denying it.

"Actually, the method to awaken these Pokémon is also very simple."

On the same night that Detective Assistant Azure solved a bizarre case at a preschool and received a message from her boss, Hugo casually asked the Unified Champion—

Have you ever heard of a special item called 'Dream Smoke'?