novelraw Chapter 764: Unleashing Hoopa and the Power of Overpower
Chapter 764: Unleashing Hoopa and the Power of Overpower
Chapter 764: Unleashing Hoopa and the Power of OverpowerHaunters gathered in small groups, some smiling as they shook hands, some wrestling with each other, some pulling their mouths apart to make grotesque faces.
Because Haunter are naturally playful Pokémon, the situation quickly spun out of control.
Hoopa floated up, covering its mouth as it snickered,
“Which one here is your Haunter?”
“This one.”
Lu Ye patted the Haunter beside him.
The Keystone transmitted the intimate bond between them, a mutual understanding that could never be mistaken.
Gengarrr~(⁎˃ᴗ˂⁎)
The Haunter squinted, stretched out its tongue, and slurped Lu Ye.
The tongue felt wet and sticky, eerily familiar, and Teacher Lu calmly endured the paralysis effect.This is the feeling!
“Eek!”
Hoopa’s expression shifted slightly. It looked left and right, then lowered its head in disappointment, “What a shame, Hoopa lost… hmm…”
“Hmph!” Hoopa immediately changed its tune, “Hoopa did not lose!”
It puffed out its cheeks, waved its hand, and made the golden ring hover, trying to scoop up more Haunter.
“All right, playtime’s over.”
Lu Ye reached out, a pale golden glow emanating from his palm and flowing toward Hoopa.
The Power of Transcendence has the effect of calming emotions and suppressing negative aura.
This was extremely effective for a mischievous Hoopa.
In the story, the envoy Goris used the Power of Transcendence to seal Hoopa’s liberation, and also taught little Hoopa the meaning of ‘punishment.’
Hoopa blinked, confused and bewildered as it looked at Lu Ye.
From him, Hoopa felt a very familiar presence.
Gentle yet stern, it seemed to overlap with Goris’s figure.
Hoopa shook its head, puffed its cheeks, and stared at Lu Ye without speaking, “Mmm…”
“Open the ring, let these Haunter go back.”
Lu Ye took a Poké Cube Box from his chest and smiled, “As a reward, I’ll give you something tasty.”
Sliding open the Poké Cube Box, the compartment contained energy cubes of different colors and flavors, emitting an enticing aroma.
Little Hoopa sniffed and widened its eyes: “It’s tasty!”
It reached a small hand toward the ring. Lu Ye immediately produced another ring at his side, and small hands reached out from it to grab at the energy cubes.
Lu Ye stepped aside, pointed at the circle of Haunter, and shook his head seriously.
“All right then…” Hoopa slumped its shoulders, grumbled, then tossed its golden ring high, “Hoopa~!”
The golden ring expanded, forming Hoopa’s signature move, Dimensional Hole, emitting the fluctuations of spatial teleportation.
“Everyone, you can go back now.” Hoopa said.
Gengarrr! The Haunter, like an older brother, floated up onto the platform, smiling as it pulled out a ‘limited edition microphone.’
Buzz—
Volume adjusted.
The Haunter nodded vigorously: Gengarrr!
At this scene, to send everyone off, please allow me to sing a song!
Gengarrr~♪ Gengarrr~♫
The Haunter reveled in its own singing.
Outside the long pavilion, by the ancient road~
Lu Ye’s face drained of color.
Oh no, it’s Perish Song!
Little Hoopa’s face also turned pale as it cowered beside Lu Ye, “So, so awful!”
The Haunter family stirred in alarm;
the Haunter looked terrified and rushed toward the portal.
“Geng-ga, geng-ga!” (Don’t push at the back!)
“Ge-ge-ge~” (This one is terrifying, I’m out of here!)
“Wa-ga…” (I don’t have the Levitate trait…o(╥﹏╥)o)
Chaos reigned outside the portal.
Perish Song continued.
The Haunter scrambled forward, filing through the portal.
One Haunter was so frightened it transformed back into a Ditto, bouncing as it hopped into the portal.
When the song ended, all the Haunter had entered the portal.
Gengarrr~
The Haunter scratched its butt, shoved the ‘limited edition microphone’ back into the shadow, and nodded in satisfaction.
Looks like this performance was a huge success!
Lu Ye removed the two fingers he had stuck in his ears and looked at Hoopa expressionlessly.
Hoopa had pulled out earplugs for soundproofing and now stared at him, both of them looking at each other.
Lu Ye froze for a moment.
He’d been careless;
he should have let Hoopa scoop up an extra pair of earplugs!
Deal reached.
Hoopa reached out to Lu Ye: “Hoopa’s snacks!”
“Got it.” Lu Ye poured two golden cubes into Hoopa’s palm.
“Ah-woo.”
Hoopa chewed the golden cubes, little happy bubbles floating up as it cupped its cheeks with both hands, “Mmm… so tasty~”
Lu Ye remained calm.
Banana-fruit, cranberry, phoenix-pear fruit… three kinds of golden tree fruits made into golden cubes.
Even Mega Rayquaza would approve!
“Hoopa wants more, Hoopa wants more!” Hoopa circled Lu Ye, calling out.
“That’s it, unless you behave and don’t run off,” Lu Ye said.
In the original story, the evil shadow from the Punishment Jar aimed primarily to devour little Hoopa.
If little Hoopa ran too far, no one would be able to take care of it.
Little Hoopa sighed in regret.
Its chattering mannerisms really did resemble Goris.
“Oh right!” Hoopa suddenly remembered and tilted its head to ask Lu Ye, “What’s your name?”
“Lu Ye.”
“Lu-wee?”
“Lu Ye, not Lu-wee!”
Lu Ye’s mind flashed to the red-hatted Mario’s brother, Luigi, also called Louise.
“Hehe, Little Ye, Little Yay~”
Hoopa spun around him in circles, repeating meaningless baby-talk.
Lu Ye chose to ignore it and looked toward Genesis Valley.
Someone should come looking for Hoopa… better to stand by here and wait…
Suddenly, Teacher Lu vanished in an instant.
A-Jin and the others, hearing the Haunter’s singular singing, hurried over.
“Little Jin, you sure it’s this direction?” Kris asked worriedly.
“Of course, who else would have such an awful Perish Song but Teacher Lu’s Haunter!” A-Jin affirmed.
Haunter’s ears pricked up: Gengarrr! Σ(ﾟдﾟlll)
This—this grudge, this Haunter will remember it!
Teacher Lu met up with A-Jin and the group.
Everyone breathed easier when they heard Togepi was okay.
“This is…”
Kris grew curious and scanned Hoopa with her Pokédex.
Beep beep… Data not yet recorded!
“An undiscovered Pokémon?” Silver was astonished.
“Hehe~ Were you scared?” Hoopa covered its mouth as it snickered.
“Ha, I was scared since childhood,” A-Jin said lazily, propping his head on his arm.
Hoopa snorted and tossed its ring to form a huge teleportation circle over A-Jin.
At the same time, hundreds of miles away at the resort, Ash and the others were gathering when the pool suddenly surged.
“What’s happening!” Bonnie exclaimed.
Clemont looked up and saw the portal in the sky.
“That thing… is draining the pool!”
The water was sucked into the teleportation circle by a powerful suction and then vanished.
Splash—
A waterfall of water fell from the sky, drenching A-Jin.
Caught completely off guard, A-Jin became soaked.
A-Jin: ???
Silver glanced at A-Jin, suppressing a smile: “Ahem…”
“A-Jin…” Crystal asked worriedly, lowering her head too.
“Hey!!”
A-Jin pulled out his comb and fixed his bangs, shrieking, “This is my carefully styled hair!”
Lu Ye carried himself calmly, then covered his mouth.
“Hehe, were you scared!” Hoopa muffled its laughter behind its hands.
“Dammit…” A-Jin gritted his teeth and peeled off his wet shirt.
Crystal quickly covered her eyes.
Silver calmly pulled out his phone and aimed it at A-Jin.
“No photos!” A-Jin yelled at Silver.
A voice called out urgently from a distance.
“Stop right there!!”
Everyone looked up toward Genesis Valley.
A woman in a white robe hurried over.
Hanging on her chest was Arceus’s golden ring symbol.
“My name is Meyali. I am the guardian of Genesis Valley and also Hoopa’s custodian.”
She introduced herself and shot a glare at the prankish Hoopa.
Hoopa hid behind Lu Ye, seemingly afraid of the young girl.
“We apologize for Hoopa’s mischief.”
Meyali bowed to A-Jin, “But this child harbored no ill intent… it’s simply in its nature.”
“I’m not mad,” A-Jin scratched his head, “But is this really that legendary Pokémon?”
“More accurately, it’s a Mythical Pokémon.”
Meyali said, “Hoopa has always lived in Genesis Valley, cared for by my brother, my great-grandfather, and me. Since my great-grandfather recently passed, I think Hoopa snuck out in remembrance.”
“Hoopa…” Hoopa whispered, hiding behind Lu Ye’s back.
“All right, Hoopa, come back with me.”
Meyali said firmly, “We still need to wait for that league champion…”
“To be frank,” Lu Ye explained, “I was specially sent by the League to coordinate with Genesis Valley.”
“You are…” Meyali looked surprised, confirming, “Teacher Lu?”
Lu Ye nodded lightly.
“That’s wonderful!” Meyali sighed with relief, “Please come back with me to Genesis Valley so we can discuss the sealing details.”
“We will make sure your companions are well cared for,” Meyali said with a smile.
No one objected.
“Hoopa doesn’t want to go back!” Hoopa shouted loudly.
“Hoopa, don’t be naughty.” Meyali said.
“It’s scary there…”
Hoopa trembled, thinking of the evil shadow in the Punishment Jar, and cried, “Hoopa will disappear!”
“No way. With your brother and Teacher Lu working together, we can seal the evil shadow again.”
“No!”
Hoopa hid behind Lu Ye.
Perhaps because of the Power of Transcendence, Hoopa instinctively felt close to Lu Ye.
Lu Ye realized something was wrong and recalled the original plot,
“Your brother?”
“Yes. My brother Balza and I are the current guardians of Hoopa and the Punishment Jar.”
Cold sweat ran down Lu Ye’s forehead.
Your brother must be the very one who set Hoopa’s liberation into motion!
In the original story, Balza, lacking in strength, was seduced by the liberated Hoopa’s influence.
The urgent priority was to find Balza’s whereabouts and subdue him!
The sky shone azure and cloudless, as a long cry from Braviary cut through the air.
Meyali looked up and saw the figure on Braviary, her face lighting up, “Brother!”
“Hoopa, hide behind me.”
Lu Ye’s expression hardened.
Hoopa glanced at Lu Ye and nodded vigorously.
Braviary landed, and Balza flipped down, holding the Punishment Jar, his eyes glowing crimson.
“Brother…” Meyali was about to step forward, but A-Jin blocked her with his pool cue.
“That guy’s not right.”
A-Jin held the cue, visor down, squinting sharply.
“Serious Taro, Flash!!”
A Poké Ball had somehow rolled to Balza’s feet, and Sunflora burst out with a ‘bang,’ unleashing a dazzling flash.
Balza covered his eyes, and the Punishment Jar in his hand seemed to boil as waves of deep purple shadow surged.
“Haunter, use Hold Back.” Lu Ye barked.
They had to find a way without harming the hostage.
Gengarrr!
Shadows extended from under the Haunter’s feet, binding Balza’s movements.
However, with a pop, the shadow was blasted apart by the evil aura swirling around Balza’s body.
Lu Ye was stunned.
“Haunter, Hypnosis!”
Gengarrr! Blue hypnotic beams lit the Haunter’s eyes and flowed toward Balza.
The purple shadow shot up with a hiss, blocking the blue beams!
Lu Ye realized something.
The Balza before him was completely controlled by liberated Hoopa—Dark-type immunity to Hypnosis!
“Keep flashing!!” A-Jin shouted.
Under the blinding light, Balza suddenly opened his crimson eyes. Tears streamed down his face;
he glared with fury but showed no intention of shutting his eyes.
Waves of purple shadow swelled around him as he mechanically twisted the Punishment Jar, and a torrent of evil shadow surged out!
A fierce laughter echoed across the plaza.
“Hoopa—freed!!”
Little Hoopa looked terrified as the evil shadow surged straight at the Hoopa behind Lu Ye!
Lu Ye’s eyes hardened. Facing the evil shadow, he extended both hands, palms radiating a pale golden Power of Transcendence that swelled into a formidable aura.
“Go back!!”
The golden pendants on both Balza and Meyali’s chests flashed simultaneously.
“Wait, that’s…” Meyali stared at Lu Ye in shock.
Her premonition had not been wrong;
the pale golden light shining from his palms—
That was a Power of Transcendence comparable to her great-grandfather’s!
This champion was also an envoy of Arceus!
The air surged as pale golden light formed a shield, pushing back the purple mist.
Balza, who had collapsed, slowly regained consciousness and murmured, “What happened to me…”
He glanced at the opposing shadow and Teacher Lu, then at the Punishment Jar on the ground, filled with regret.
What on earth… have I done!
“No one can stop Hoopa!”
The liberated Hoopa roared arrogantly.
“Hoopa is the strongest!!”
The shadow grew even more violent.
Teacher Lu, rare for him, swore, “You’re talking rubbish!”
“Sylveon, Fairy Plate!”
A beam of light shot from a Poké Ball at his waist.
Bu-bii! Sylveon’s gaze turned sharp as ribbons lifted a translucent pink plate.
The Fairy Plate floated above Lu Ye, instantly enhancing his Power of Transcendence!
“An Arceus Plate?” Meyali couldn’t believe it.
Such a legendary artifact actually existed!
“Fairy Plate, how is this possible…” Balza was a bit dazed.
Liberated Hoopa’s laughter faltered and it sneered coldly, “Hmph, a plate…”
As a Dark-liberated Hoopa, it was inherently at a disadvantage against a Fairy Plate!
“Transcend, law of space and time!!”
With the Fairy Plate hovering above his head and pale golden waves rushing from his palms, Lu Ye suppressed and pushed back the purple shadow.
“Hoopa—” the liberated Hoopa shouted in frustration, “is the strongest!”
“What are you waiting for?” A-Jin shouted at Balza, “Put it back in!”
Balza panicked and nodded. The golden pendant on his chest glowed as he lifted the Punishment Jar again.
A powerful gravity formed at its mouth, tearing at the purple shadow.
Crack, crack!
Multiple fissures appeared on the Punishment Jar.
“No, Hoopa don’t go back!!”
The liberated Hoopa’s roar was futile as the evil shadow was again drawn into the Punishment Jar.
Crack—
Balza stared tensely at the jar as another crack formed.
It was at risk of shattering.
However, after absorbing the evil shadow, the Punishment Jar fell silent.
Balza, drenched in sweat, slumped to the ground.
Silence reigned, broken only by Teacher Lu’s breathing and Hoopa’s murmurs.
“So scary… Hoopa will disappear…” Hoopa’s face was ashen.
“Don’t worry, I promise—”
Lu Ye exhaled and said, “I won’t let you disappear.”
Hoopa looked up blankly at the dark-haired youth with steady eyes, “R-really?”
“You think who I am?”
Teacher Lu smiled, his gaze steady.
“I am, after all, the champion of the Donghua League.”