[Pokemon] 2015 Ghost House

4.

After being given the advice to let the coyotes return to nature and fight, I left frustrated. After returning to Guchen Town, although I wanted to retreat, my friends forced her to live in my house.Thinking that there was only me and a whimpering coyote in the huge house, maybe it would be good to add another person, and there was no objection from the hesitant ones.

At that time, the spring day in Guchen Town had just passed, and the green leaves covered the sunlight, and the blue curtains turned beautifully, while heaven and man were fighting each other and pulling the quilt, conflicting with each other, that was when she and I became real friends. friend.

It was the first time I saw Mu La showing such a smile.

The water jump fish nervously touched my shoulder with its high fins on the top of its head, just as I finished packing up the dusty juvenile toys piled up in the storage box, I looked up and saw the scene of the battle between my friend and the coyotes outside the window.

It’s not that I haven’t tried using battles as a prescription, but it’s a pity that no matter how hard I try, I can’t even win a small Lada in the south. Then I remembered that I have always positioned myself as an excellent breeder reserve. After the most basic combat theory, God knows that little Lada can dodge so quickly, and before he reacted, he bit the soft vital fin of the water jumping fish and directly declared the end of the battle.The battle images of the trainers on the TV flashed indistinctly, but they wanted to imitate but found that they were too slow to even give orders.

The only gratifying thing is probably that Shui Yueyu didn't dislike such a useless self, but this only thing is useless when it comes to Mu La's matter.

I'm afraid Mulla is not for me.

My friend commanded Mu Shougong to fight decisively and brightly. He first stared and then quickly approached with a momentary sway to slap. The coordination that made me amazing was the absolute excitement of the first trial for Mu La. The untamed wildness gave Mulla super endurance and attack power, enough to support its stubbornness to maintain high intensity and tension for a long time. For a moment, the silver light flashing in the pupils was extremely frightening in the red eyes, and I stopped in shock In the same place, unable to make any movements, I don't know whether I was frightened by those eyes, or I had a premonition about what was behind those eyes.

Vaguely thinking of the boldness of the coyote dogs in the forest when they acted in groups, tears flowed down unconsciously. The only thing that can support my own desires in the long time tide is only it to accompany me to read a book The temperature of the pink nose at the time was quickly covered by the gurgling heat of the tearing wound to the point of scalding.It is difficult to convince myself whether such a rare scene is indeed enjoyed by Mulla, or is it the answer of mutual bondage given by Dr. Odaroll—"Mula" and "Mula" are the most difficult to speak It is no longer clear whether it is the tacit understanding and fetters between the two of us or the stumbling blocks blocking our respective paths—or even the sharp knife that killed Mu La's future.

I do not know.

I desperately deny this emotionally, but my reason keeps repeating the suffocating reality. If I don’t change it, the world will collapse, but how to change it——“The best way is to let it go back.” The text on it is as solid as a rock, "No matter how bad it is, at least let it get enough fighting to release it, and it is okay to take it to the forest to spend 10 minutes a day to communicate with other coyote dogs. We have to believe that elves like this It’s a miraculous life, and the internal stability won’t be bad.”——It’s just that such a pertinent and useful suggestion just happened to meet our special situation——I have no clue about the battle. "It's so bitter that I don't even have hands".

My friend patted me on the shoulder as if comforting, I was too slow to respond to everything, I fell into the gap between contradictions, sighed back and forth on the dead end, but didn't try to look at the new path——Obviously, the solution is very simple—— — “As long as you let him go out to play for a while every day, wouldn’t it be fine?”

Just after the battle, she smelled of sweat in her early summer days, and she was so bright that I envied me, but I, who couldn't even figure out such a simple truth, was really terrible in comparison, but even though it was a good idea , it’s hard not to feel a little envious about such a valiant fighting posture and talent, but I have nothing else to do except comb the hair of the elves and shampoo them with the flavor I like—for the first time Doubting whether the dream of becoming a breeder is too narrow, low self-esteem and hope grow faintly towards the back of that friend. "But if you want to travel, it probably won't work. You won't be ten years old, right?" she said.

I nodded, actually wanting to ask a question a long time ago.

"Are you aiming to become an excellent trainer... If you try to help me like this, it will delay your schedule, won't it?"

"No, compared to a trainer." She scratched her head, "I still prefer to be called a traveler, and then I can meet someone like you... It feels like traveling is not in vain!"

Mu La was lazily basking in the sun, as if half-opening her eyes to listen to my conversation with my friend.

"Yes, yes. I will be ten years old next month, and then I will start traveling as a trainee breeder." After answering the previous question, I still had private thoughts rolling in my throat and wanted to say it out, "I said, I..." But I didn't have time to say it.

"That's great, then I'll just stay at your house for a month, you won't have any objections." She took a step ahead, but it meant... "Let's travel together then."

I probably understand the painstaking efforts of my friend. If I travel with her, the coyote problem will no longer be a problem—I understand this truth—but something always hits my heart, making a lot of noise He yelled non-stop, with countless malices like "Mula doesn't need you anymore", "She will completely take your place" and "Aren't you sending Mula out?"

This is a bit too selfish. I only think about the problem from my own point of view but completely ignore Mulla’s feelings. No, a more appropriate expression should be, if it is because of my selfishness that Mulla ended up like that , the selfish purpose no longer exists.

The future is laid out in front of me, the road connected by countless choices and the final unknown ending, the abyss or the flower garden in the shadow is completely unpredictable, the closed and unmoved on the far left will soon be replaced by the word "morbid" Crushed is the first to be eliminated, and then the ideal will burn the choice of giving up the breeder to ashes with absolute flames.I don't know why I have the courage and ability to accept this reality, and I opened my eyes wide in that world of ideas to watch countless futures disappear forever.

It's a pity that every future death seems to have given me a huge shock and pain, and maybe it's unbearable anymore. The prophecy contained in the glass ball will be shaken twice in front of me and it will become transparent. When I open my eyes, it is my friend's concern. and worried eyes. "We can only go on like this. Although we don't know if it's useful, we always hope that the news that can be published on the front page will be discovered by us." At that time, I had to admit that what my father said was a bit Reasonable, the premise is naturally to leave out the background of my eighth birthday, which he scratched his head and smiled wryly to defend himself for not celebrating in time.

Let’s do as originally planned, let Mula go to the forest to grow naturally every day, and then wait until a month later when I am officially 10 years old and can go out for a trip.

The coyote's gray ears trembled, and the fluff was so soft in the sun that it could soften others, which was enough to soothe my heart that was cut because of the loss of the future.The blood began to surge again and beat the ventricle, and Mulla’s temporarily happy appearance must have screened tens of thousands of door locks like a key. Realizing it was a feeling I had never felt before.

The best ones among the many choices have already begun to swell and sprout, like seeds, to parasitize and wrap around the uncontrollable spiritual sensory organs.The taste is sweet and sour and astringent.

And the heart is scabbed.

5.

"However, what made the final road twists and turns like that."

My friend looked at me with a smile.

"Didn't you already know?"

I took the tissue she handed me and rubbed my eyes, taking advantage of the redness and transparent color from crying to reflect more memories.Looking back against the tide, which started unintentionally, can no longer be stopped.

Since I learned that Mulla needs enough fighting to release its character, although I did vaguely realize the choice I should make, I did have a sudden realization, but it still seemed a little difficult to actually do it.I tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep late at night.It can be said that I watched Mulla’s changes day by day, maturity and freedom returned to Mula just like they should have done, and occasionally did not go to the forest during the day to stretch out the stretched limbs, and the battle with friends no longer Being at a disadvantage, I stared at Mulla's dark gray face, resolutely giving Mulla more charm that belongs to life.

I should be happy for him, and the anxiety in my heart is fading away day by day. The subtle thing is the new anxiety derived from this anxiety. In an abstract way, I feel that something that was so precious in the past has also passed away with the passing of this anxiety. Or "You already know that this kind of possessiveness or nostalgia is pathological, but you still can't help but continue to miss the pain of the past." Then thinking that although it is painful, we are walking together, I silently added in my heart.Night fell.

Summer is a bit hot and dry.

But only a little.

Just the day before yesterday, my friend was still half-jokingly making a metaphor that was very personal to her. Who knew she could think of such an irrelevant thing-"Well, I can understand, it's like the feeling of a father marrying a daughter, Although I know that my daughter will be happier this way, I still can't help but complain." My friend blinked, "Although it sounds a little ridiculous, but unexpectedly..."

"It's kind of sad."

The smile on the corner of her mouth finally sank to the surface of the water, and the tone full of concern was covered up to be ordinary.

"This makes Mulla more and more independent, you...can you accept it?"

A qualified father should not prevent his daughter from marrying—barely accepted this analogy, and continued to think about it according to what my friend said—otherwise I would not be worthy of being called a father—so I am the same, I best The best way is to do nothing and let everything go naturally.

...But this is too difficult.

Always do something... For example, go to Weibai Town without telling friends and coyote dogs to find some preparatory travelers like me to fight, and use the level of jumping fish to suppress the weak Twill bear, and the record can be regarded as one Bi Yiping, or go to Oda Scroll's research institute, steal two teaching books on the introduction to combat under the nose of the doctor and start reading-although most of the theories seem to be difficult to understand.

I had a dream.

Stretching out my hand to meet a certain ray of sunshine, looking around at the wide environment, the me in the dream seemed to know exactly where it was, and I was also very clear that this must be a place that really existed in real life, the soles of my feet The touch of stepping on the ground is so memorable.

This must be a place with a certain meaning, even if it is not around the familiar Guchen Town, it must be on a magnificent stage in Fengyuan.The name of the stage is Caiyou.Afterwards, I happened to see my friend chewing popcorn and drinking beer watching TV. The dancing picture was a familiar scene in my dream.

I didn’t wake up until I realized this dream. It seemed that I had worried too much about Mulla’s affairs. I was stuck in the mud and my life was a mess. I recalled it for the first time. Before I owed Mulla, I couldn’t owe myself.I don’t know when I forgot. I am a girl who aims to be a breeder. Since I was very young, I followed the auntie of the Friendship Supermarket to help take care of the elves. I also like to go back and forth between the elf center and home. .

It's better to put aside the matter of Mula for the time being and let nature take its course.

The father, who was devastated by his daughter's marriage, sighed and resigned after experiencing the wonderful experience of skipping work for two days and meddling in his business.

"It looked like I had no choice but to accept it."

She opened her hands to answer the friend's question, but she didn't know what kind of thoughts she had in her unpredictable eyes.

Whatever it is, the father who has returned to work is so sensitive that he will never give up as soon as he discovers some abnormality in his daughter-I have never admitted that I, who agreed to give in, did not look at the direction of the forest every evening.

Before that night, I was squatting on the rocks outside the house as usual, sighing and thinking wildly, under the pretense of watching the evening wind blowing the fallen leaves away, but actually remembering the dusk silently with my biological watch.I saw the sun set from Orange City and Orange Forest in the west, and the birds returned to their nests to make the world peaceful again.

Mulla did not come back.

It was a summer night.

The air was hot and stuffy, so I couldn't breathe. I couldn't help thinking that it was going to rain.

During dinner, my friend drank one cup after another of ancient rice wine, and while his already drunk cheeks were flushed, he was still talking nonsense, "Ah, if you travel at the age of ten, you are considered an adult, huh, it doesn't matter anymore. "And I obviously can't persuade her who is superior to me in every aspect, and the truth that your body structure will not become an adult just because you choose to travel at the age of ten will not be ignored.In the end, he couldn't bear it anymore and poured ice water on her face to make sure that she was hopelessly drunk, so she simply gave up and went to the window to draw the curtains.

Not long after the sound of the cicadas disappeared, the fireflies in the grass gave off a faint green light.

Mulla has not come back yet.

Today is No.13 day.

An unlucky day, both numerically and practically.

I opened the calendar hanging on the wall, and on the pale yellow paper were densely recorded notes similar to Mulla’s observation diary. The most conspicuous thing was the circle—we officially decided to start Mula Pull the rescue plan, and everything will go smoothly in the next [-] days in the most ideal expectation.Today is the first abnormality since the thirteenth day.

And I have to go out and find it.

He clenched his fist.I put on my sneakers, put on a jacket, took a flashlight, and brought the Pokeball of Water Leaping Fish. I don’t expect to be able to defeat the Pokemon in the forest with my fighting level, but I still have this... holding the one left by my father in the palm of my hand Smoke ball, it is not easy for the muscles to overcome the tension and relax.

I thought a lot before I really stepped into the forest. I was easily hesitant and emotional like me. It was hard not to live the previous time again, but such mischievous thoughts had lost their meaning when I stepped on the first grass, you know , no one can hold a five-level initial elf and not be nervous when he hears the howling of wolves.But it's more than just nervousness, the water jumping fish's elf ball violently shakes towards the direction of the lights in Guchen Town, the violent vibrations on my sweat-drenched skin can't meet the minimum requirement for me to realize.I am afraid.

But it can't be like this-hey, how can a father shrink back like a coward in the face of difficulties when there is no news of his daughter-this kind of repeated self-hypnosis finally supported me to take one step at most.

Everything disappeared when I saw those red eyes shining in the darkness. The one-meter-high big wolfhound slowly swung its tail, revealing from its sharp teeth. Memories of whimpering in the corner.Time stopped abruptly.

Is it Mullah?

Such a... tall, mighty, beautiful wolfhound, with long black and golden hair absorbing the luster of the summer night in the moonlight, a big wolfhound with red eyes.

Is it looking at me?

Not only it, but also a group of coyote dogs around it also stared at me with scarlet eyes.

Is it the leader here?

I don't understand why it can become the core role of the leader in such a short period of time.

Don't understand at all.

What does Mulla mean among the coyotes, and what do the coyotes mean among all the elves, valor, majesty, strength, and goodness in battle?

"Maybe I'll know after watching Mulla's battle once." I could feel that I was not convincing when I said it to myself. Rather, I felt that I was a little bit ashamed of being cowardly in front of Mulla, so I tried to decide what to do to prove myself. The status of being worthy of its friend has turned blank.Until I saw it lead such a pack of coyote dogs to start running in the forest, the impulsive thing about wolves-like you can call it wildness-like you can call it nature-in short it is like that A kind of thing, the moment you see it, you can immediately understand many indescribable things, and the only evaluation that can be given is a miracle.

A kind of miracle unfolded under the moonlight, which made me have to become frank, indeed surpassed the greater miracle that represented the encounter and bond between me and Mulla.

Bitterness comes to mind and thoughts become clear, and the only path that has been sifted out suddenly appears in front of you. This is the best path, and it is sad because it has no choice. "The choice has already been made." But a friend once said, "When I see you, I know your choice has been made."

I should have been relieved.

6.

He took two steps back.

There will probably be two marks left on the soft ground of the forest, but it doesn't matter, I won't see it again, so the land that I stepped on and left marks will never see again... Sorry, I mean, I won't Back here again.

I can't look into Mulla's eyes.I made up my mind when I took a big breath for the last time, my heart was beating loudly, I wanted to turn back, and then ran straight in this forest, and now I feel that Mulla is so good that it swallows my heart Fear, I thought, compared to the ending I was worried about being beaten half to death because of the smell of humans, it would be great to be able to stand in the jungle like this.In contrast, my stubborn desire to retain and miss is ridiculously weak.

Hearing the sound of branches and fallen leaves being ground under my feet, the air was still and cold, and the sound of the corners of the coat being easily cut when the coat was spinning reassured me, and I no longer faced Mu La.Although it was conceivable that his red eyes were trying to penetrate my back to read my expression, I decided not to look at him anymore.With that, I grabbed my flashlight and headed outside, trying to keep my steps and breathing even and even.A strong pain came to my heart, but this pain broke through the guilt and loss, and people couldn't help but have this premonition: In this pain, Mulla and I were finally separated and tempered into the silver of steel, as if we could Seeing the future seems to have been embraced by gentleness, and at the same time gained the hope of coming hand in hand with gentleness.

Started to run.

Toward the direction of Guchen Town.

I no longer think about any sentences in my mind, and the five-character wave of turning the dark things subsided. I thought that running with the past behind my back, would it be a bit similar to Mula and I running on our own road together? Well, there was a long wolf howl behind him, which sounded like it came from a very, very far away place.

Mu La followed closely behind me, then stretched out his head and clenched my clothes with his teeth. It still had those red eyes that matched the night. At this moment, it reminded me of when I was a coyote Mu La's watery eyes.He stuck out his pink tongue.

Mu La lowered her head and wagged her tail, showing a condescending gesture of flattery.

The sound of dead branches falling came from the forest. For some unknown reason, the sound sounded like flesh and blood, full of pain.I know Mulla shouldn't show such an expression.Mullah should not only be a Mullah, but also a big wolfhound, or even be.

"King." I threw the poke ball onto the rock, and the sound of breaking reached Mulla's ears, "So farewell, Mulla."

Feeling lost, it arched my hand with its nose, and could feel the hot air it exhaled, as if seeing those big wolf dogs and coyotes next to him turned their heads in disgust and contempt, but it was nothing .I pushed him away.

He took two steps back and gave me one last look.I nod.

It stepped backward step by step on the carpet of fallen leaves, and then it was surrounded by so many coyote dogs that it was hard to distinguish. First, the leader of the wolf pack took a step, and then the whole wolf pack started to run. Run to the depths of the forest like I ran to Guchen Town.I vaguely understood that the separation between Mulla and I was so similar to this scene, just like I was running to the breeder, he was also rushing to his own battle.

Has he gone far?

He gasped heavily after running out of the forest, and now he regained the courage to look back, but in the dark world, he could no longer see any spots similar to the star-like red light.

I glanced at my watch, it was only 5 minutes before I entered the forest.

Just 5 minutes ago, I was that timid, cowardly, self-righteous bad trainer who likes to bind elves to my side, but now, I have become a top trainer.Perhaps it was my illusion, I heard Mulla's laughter.

It nestled on the top of the rock, licking the wound on its body with its tongue. At this time, it was on the highest peak in the forest, looking down at the dark green world that unfolded under his feet after it walked out. He saw With the stream flowing for hundreds of years and the ancient trees that never die, he saw the weathered rocks standing upright like sculptures of warriors, and the young summer shoots had begun to grow.Mulla looked at this kind of forest for a long time without saying a word, it felt that something disappeared forever, and something really appeared again, just like the first time he saw such a magnificent forest, he was so moved that he shed tears.

Then it showed a dazed expression, looked around and seemed to smell my smell, but soon he put this smell to the back of his mind, as if the person who stopped and hesitated for the sake of fetters before was not him, It raised its head happily and shouted loudly in the night, while the past faded out of his life in silence.

I saw him abandoning our memory indifferently and running forward positively, it has become a new Mula without caring at all, sympathizing with each other for each other's unfeeling with a wry smile, almost I will become a new self up.

But a slight change is that I don't plan to clean up the past memories like Mu La.

I just folded it up and sealed it up.

7.

My friend patted the top of my head lightly as if comforting, and my head was already buried under her shoulders. She who didn't know what to say and I who wanted to say everything, kept silent together amidst the sound of the piano in the coffee shop. .

Long Jiu raised his head and wiped away the tears from his eyes. He faltered and couldn't utter a complete sentence, but my mood was already much better.

"Well, it's much better, thank you."

The friend looked out of the window without knowing what he was thinking, as if he didn't hear what I said.

"I won't regret it, it's just... I'm more or less sad about Mu La's unfeelingness." Sniffing hard, I thought maybe my friend turned his head away deliberately to avoid embarrassing me. "Anyway, it's a good thing you're here... I've recovered."

"Really?" She finally looked at me and spoke, cautiously making me wonder, "That's really great, have you figured out where to open a breeding shop?"

"No... Let's travel for a while first, and become an amateur travel agency author now."

She didn't make a sound, I waited for a while, she opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but she didn't seem to have the intention to say it.I looked at her eyebrows twisted into a slightly strange angle and her tightly pursed mouth, or I should pay the bill first—"Hi, service—"

The words were cut off in the middle, the door of the coffee shop opened and closed, the sound of the door and the rhythm of the canine paws pressing on the tiles, the excellent trainer and his newly tamed powerful elf, or... Wood Ra and his newfound capable trainer?

"Ah, please bring me a light seafood risotto."

The trainer's voice and my friend's half-dodging eyes became blurred together. I could feel Mu La passing behind me, and I could feel the long-lost smell that I missed.

Ah, we met again after so many years, you are not a stranger who met by chance.

For some reason, we looked away in unison.

Even though I know great wolfhounds, I'm not used to recognizing humans by sight.

"Mula, I'm doing fine."

I want to tell him this, I have prepared many times, planning what to say if we meet again, but now I am like a broken puppet, stiff and unable to turn an angle.The sound of the dog's paws stepping on the tiles finally faded away, but I still didn't say anything.

"Is this really good?"

The friend stirs the coffee spoon, she seems to have forgotten that the coffee has been drunk, and the sound of ping-pong is completely ignored.

However, this is also good.I watched the ashen greenery of Guchen Town turn into a rare beauty when the sun was the brightest in the afternoon, and the breeze from the south brought the smell of small flowers blowing to my face.

"Yes, that's fine."

I told her for sure.

FIN.