Chapter 250: Joyful Gengar

Chapter 250: Chapter 250: Joyful Gengar

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Julian went to make snacks, while Zoroark brought Gengar out of the manor.

In Zoroark’s eyes, Bitter Malice was not hard to learn.

Condense resentment energy and use it to attack the enemy.

That was the principle behind Bitter Malice.

For a first attempt, Zoroark did not require Gengar to master the Attack-lowering effect attached to Bitter Malice.

Of course, to prevent him from failing to understand her words, she definitely had to let him experience the effect of Bitter Malice first.

Gengar nodded and told Zoroark to use Bitter Malice without worry.

As the world’s most evil Gengar, he could endure it.

Gengar looked at Zoroark seriously, telling her to use her full strength.

Julian had once said that only enough pain could train powerful abilities.

Seeing Gengar’s determined stance, Zoroark felt he had the bearing of a true fighter.

So she confidently used her full strength. Pitch-black light sank into Gengar’s body.

In less than three seconds, Gengar let out a miserable shriek.

Zoroark was stunned.

You told me to use full power and now you’re screaming this badly...

If you can’t handle the pain, can you not act tough?

Zoroark stopped using Bitter Malice and helplessly sighed.

Gengar frantically shook his head, trying hard to free himself from the influence of Bitter Malice’s resentment.

Then Gengar seriously reflected on the Bitter Malice from just now.

He had to learn something from it.

He could not take the move for nothing.

After Gengar recovered, Zoroark looked at him expectantly.

"What did you learn?"

Gengar blinked, somewhat embarrassed as he scratched his head.

He had learned nothing.

Zoroark hurriedly waved a hand.

"No rush. This is only your first time coming into contact with it. Not learning anything is normal."

"Once you’ve recovered, we’ll try letting you experience Bitter Malice again. This time, I’ll control the power to one-tenth."

"That way, you can focus on sensing the operating principles behind Bitter Malice."

Gengar took a deep breath.

He had already recovered and could go again.

Zoroark did not believe him at all.

Gengar had deceived Zoroark badly with that "use full power" line just now.

For Zoroark, who often used illusions, this was the first time she had been tricked.

Zoroark looked at Gengar seriously.

"Are you sure you’re really ready?"

Gengar nodded hard.

He truly was ready!

She thought for a moment.

One-tenth power was still a little too much.

Just in case, Zoroark lowered the power a little more.

One-twentieth.

Gengar’s current appearance did not look ready at all.

Sure enough, when a one-twentieth-power Bitter Malice struck Gengar, he still twitched for quite a while.

After recovering, Gengar seriously tried to understand the operating principles of Bitter Malice.

After a while, Zoroark stopped the move.

She looked at Gengar expectantly.

"How was it?"

Gengar became even more embarrassed.

He understood a little of the operating principle behind Bitter Malice.

But...

Gengar stretched out his hand, working hard to gather the power of resentment in his palm.

Looking at the resentment energy Gengar had barely managed to condense, Zoroark nodded excitedly.

"That’s right. That’s resentment energy. Raise it a step further, and it becomes Bitter Malice!"

"Gengar, you really are a genius!"

The moment Zoroark praised him, Gengar became happy. That joy immediately scattered the resentment energy in his hand.

Zoroark’s eyes widened.

You’re a Gengar!

Why are you so easy to make happy!?

"You’re meant to be a fierce Gengar! Can you have a little more resentment in your heart?"

Gengar blinked and nodded hard.

"Think more about your unhappy memories!"

Gengar began working hard to stir the resentment in his heart, recalling the time when his pond had been destroyed by humans and he had gone to cause trouble in a human village.

A layer of purple-black energy quickly spread from Gengar’s body.

Then...

He met Julian.

Julian helped him repair his pond, gave him little ducks, brought him back to Veilstone Gym, and everyone happily played in the reservoir together.

There was also the adventure to Paldea.

These days...

They had been so happy.

The resentment energy he had barely managed to condense scattered with a pop.

"No, what are you thinking about? Why is your big mouth grinning like that? Why are you so happy?"

"Resentment! Resentment! Resentment! Do you understand what Bitter Malice means?"

"Revenge, battle, satisfaction! That’s what Bitter Malice is!"

Gengar worked hard to adjust his mindset and finally managed to condense a large mass of resentment.

But at most, it could be used for Spite, weakening the enemy’s energy slightly.

As for Bitter Malice, Gengar simply could not produce the resentment needed for it.

Zoroark was about to lose her mind.

A fragrance drifted into her nose. Julian had walked over carrying a large plate of biscuits.

"Eat something first. You can continue learning later."

Gengar immediately flew to Julian’s side, grinning as he circled around him.

Julian picked up several biscuits and tossed them into the sky.

Gengar flew nimbly through the air, sticking out his tongue and catching all the biscuits.

Zoroark sighed helplessly.

With Gengar’s agility, it was a pity he did not go perform in a circus.

Julian carried the biscuits over to Zoroark.

"Thank you for training Gengar. Try these. They should suit your taste."

Zoroark picked up a biscuit and threw it into her mouth.

Sweetness bloomed across Zoroark’s tongue, and she nodded in satisfaction.

Because Gengar could not condense Bitter Malice, all the resentment energy Zoroark had built up was scattered.

After eating several biscuits in a row, Zoroark suddenly froze.

She looked at the biscuit in her hand in shock.

So the reason Gengar could not condense Bitter Malice was not that Gengar lacked talent.

It was simply that Gengar’s life was too good!

A happy Gengar did not have that much resentment to condense.

"Julian, can I use a slightly extreme training method on Gengar?"

Julian also ate a biscuit and nodded in satisfaction.

His skills had not declined.

"What kind of extreme training method?"

Zoroark said calmly, "Since he can’t condense resentment, I can only artificially create a target of resentment for Gengar."

"In other words, me. Through targeted attacks, I’ll make him hate me. Then he’ll be able to learn Bitter Malice."

Julian frowned, then finally shook his head.

"Forget it. Although I do want Gengar to learn Bitter Malice, if he can’t learn it..."

"I don’t think there’s any need to force it. It’s fine for him to stay this cheerful and happy. There are other ways to become stronger."

Julian could not approve of that kind of twisted training method.

"How about this? Let’s forget Bitter Malice. Zoroark, guide Gengar in training some other Ghost-type move instead."

Zoroark sighed.

"Fine. I do have a little understanding of Shadow Ball. How about learning Shadow Ball?"

Zoroark condensed energy. A pitch-black Shadow Ball trailed a tail of light as it flew more than twenty metres away.

Then Zoroark waved a hand, and the Shadow Ball actually curved in mid-air.

The Shadow Ball, which had originally been flying upward, suddenly flew downward instead.

It landed heavily, yet made no sound at all.

The spreading Shadow Ball corroded the earth into a semicircular crater.

Julian’s eyes widened.

"Trajectory control and powerful corrosion. This is what you call a little understanding?"

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