The empty but hot arena, the frenzied and twisted spectators, the screams that boiled to the point of hoarseness.

"Bah!"

Pitch-black, sharp claws gripped the metal railing, and it looked out at the raging battle in the distance.

There's a Pokémon in the cage next door saying that a ruthless character has come recently.

Ruthless characters?

Someone who is particularly powerful?

It was a little more interested, but it quickly faded again.

In this hell, no matter how powerful others are, what does it have to do with it? It would be nice to be able to go out one day.

It curled up in the shadows until the distant shouts faded, the sound of the end of the battle.

It didn't take long.

Footsteps rang out not far away.

It heard several cages around it vibrate violently, and those usually quiet Pokémon barked loudly, as if they were fighting for a chance to be selected.

It didn't do that, after all—

"Huh? How is there a worn-out doll here? ”

"Hehehe, this adult doesn't know, this is a rare ghost-attribute Pokémon!"

"Ghost type Pokémon...... Then pick it. ”

Squeak.

The door of the cage opened, and it saw a stick knock on the surface of the cage, and the sound of the metal vibrating violently made it dizzy.

It fled in a hurry, and then saw a pair of gentle eyes.

"Oh~ It turned out to be a cursed doll." The man laughed.

"Adults are well-informed, choose it to your satisfaction!"

——

"You said you just saw a whirlpool, and there are two eyes in the whirlpool that might know you?"

Fleur listened to the confused Kashiwagi describe everything that had just happened, and asked with a strange expression, "That's the Gatekeeper Pokémon!" Have you been to the spirit realm below before? ”

He shook his head decisively and said: "Absolutely not, I have been to the dungeon at most before, and if I go down, I generally can't go up, let alone the spirit world......"

The bottom mine is a place that is even more black than the black coal kiln, and the leader of the crystal team who once tried to persecute him but failed to succeed was abandoned by his superiors, took everything and threw it in.

I guess I didn't live to save the organization and liberate Ole, anyway, Kashiwagi didn't hear from him later-

Could it be that the ghost Pokémon that that guy turned into?

No, no, no.

It's impossible to think about it.

"It's strange, even if the gatekeeper Pokémon blocks the door, if it weren't for the special environment, there would be no way to see the people and Pokémon in the real world......" Fleur thought softly.

When she saw what Kashiwagi was about to say, she immediately explained: "Just now, because of the special time point of the ritual and the demon moment, you have been to the spirit world before, and the condition of the breath contaminated with it is quite special, and the combination of multiple causes your soul to temporarily leave the body and be glimpsed.

"As I said before, you have to tell me about any abnormalities, just because you're worried about your out-of-body ...... Last time in Zijin City, was it the first time you entered the spirit world? ”

"It's the first time."

Kashiwagi responded, if there was no gap in the body's memory, or if things appeared before he had a memory, the trip to Zijin City would definitely be his first contact with the spirit world.

He thought for a moment and asked, "What about the possibility of recognizing the wrong person?" ”

"Yes, but I don't think it's likely. Your soul is very special, just like a silver-white snow-capped mountain shining under the sun, revealing a round of light cyan solar halo light, such a special soul gatekeeper can't be mistaken. ”

A smile appeared at the corner of Fleur's mouth, "Things are getting interesting~"

Where's the fun!

Kashiwagi was helpless.

The world of Pokémon animation is like this, depending on how much the writer lets himself go, he makes one or two things that he doesn't fill, and then they, the hapless time-travelers, have to taste the weird things.

"I ...... Go to the side and be quiet. ”

He decided to do a good job of searching for memories from the past.

It's impossible to come to this set of past and present lives, right? Just like Ash?

Kashiwagi wished he didn't have so many complicated entanglements.

Fleur saw him step aside, and she was also curious about why the gatekeeper Pokémon knew him.

It is true that the Lost Soul cannot communicate, but from the information of a few words combined with the information she asked from Minoru Yama, it is not difficult to tell that the entrance to the spiritual realm below has been blocked for at least decades.

Kashiwagi is less than twenty years old, right?

Fleur inexplicably had a sense of anticipation for detective decryption, and looked at the hot construction site eagerly, eager to drill down immediately.

It's night.

Minoru Yama and a few others brought condolences and sleeping bags, and when they saw Kashiwagi sitting in the clearing, he said puzzledly, "What's wrong with him?" ”

Fleur informs her of what happened at the time of the demon.

"Acquaintance!?"

Yama Minoru was startled and hurriedly asked, "It's okay for him, will that gatekeeper Pokémon harm him?" ”

Fleur smiled and waved her hand, "It shouldn't be a hostile relationship, if the gatekeeper Pokémon is hostile, Kashiwagi's reaction will definitely be a little more intense." Even if it is, it doesn't matter, I'll protect him! ”

She patted her slightly undulating chest.

"That's good......"

Minoru Yama calmed down.

Fleur is both a professional psychic and the Four Heavenly Kings of Hoen, and she says that there will be no problem.

And after hours of memory search, Kashiwagi, who found nothing, completely gave up self-examination, anyway, it was only a matter of a few hours, and the truth will naturally be seen tomorrow when it goes underground.

He grabbed a disposable sleeping bag from Minoru and said hello to Fleur.

"Good night Kashiwagi pro~"

Fleur's eyebrows and eyes are crooked, surrounded by a lost soul, she is still very energetic, even if it doesn't matter if she doesn't have jet lag, and even takes notes.

It's like preparing to find clues to use in the narrative of the Lost Soul.

Kashiwagi prefers to find the answer directly than guessing, and finds a fairly clean board house nearby, ready to squint for a few hours to recuperate.

Of course.

He hadn't forgotten to find Hupa and get them back from the mountains.

In the past two days, Boskodora has been very happy to plant shrub species, and Heterochromic Menas and Happy Eggs are also helping it, mainly responsible for watering and carrying the tree seeds.

The three dragons intend to take the position of the leader of the Maned Rock Werewolves and become the boss of those wild Pokémon.

After exercising, the big-mouthed baby put down various TV series and movies and became obsessed with social software, and selfies became a little frequent.

Recently, it seems that it is planning to make a personalized vlog, asking for themes from Polyman II and Kashiwagi.

Polymon II. replied that maybe it would be possible to make some elaborate dance videos, and Pokémon such as beautiful flowers and sandbell cacti are common on the Internet.

Kashiwagi suggested that the big-mouthed baby and the happy egg take some videos of pastoral life planting flowers and grasses, and strive to be a Pokémon version of Li Ziqi.

The big-mouthed baby doesn't know Li Ziqi, and she has no interest in pastoral life videos.

It prefers to shoot the kind of beautiful, delicate afternoon tea videos, so recently it has been encouraging Polyman II to learn the relevant poses of filmmaking.

No doubt.

The big-mouthed baby is no longer satisfied with watching TV series, it kind of wants to be the heroine of TV series.

Doronbaruto is a self-contained person on a daily basis, preferring to hide near him more than Geng, secretly observing his every move; The Galel Sun Coral sleeps endlessly, as long as no one disturbs it.

Geng Ghost and Duolong siblings...... These guys were crazy with Hupa, and when they came back, they didn't need to say anything to Kashiwagi, and went to find a place to rest by themselves.

However, Hu Pa couldn't get enough of pulling the cypress and wanted to continue playing.

"There's still business in a while, but it's really not good." He held Hupa's head down, tucked into his sleeping bag and closed his eyes.

"Roar~"

"Whoa!"

Bosco Dora and the other Pokémon called each other a few times, and each found a clean place to rest, and the heterochromatic Menas returned directly to the Poké Ball, and the space inside the ball was much more comfortable than the dry outdoors.

Disappointed, Hupa squeezed into his sleeping bag and lay down for a while, but he didn't feel sleepy, and simply opened the Light Reincarnation Valley of Creation.

The sun hasn't set yet, and it's a good time for the sun to shine.

——

"Wake up, wake up."

The body was fiddled, and Kashiwagi suddenly woke up.

Seeing that he woke up, the tall man in front of him like a giant smiled, and his expression was full of tenderness: "Did you have a nightmare?" Don't be afraid of the cursed dolls, we'll be able to get out of here soon. ”

Cursed dolls?

Is he calling himself?

Kashiwagi's brain was as dull as rust until a teenager appeared from the side and stopped the man.

"Big brother! Everyone is ready! ”

"Well done Liddy, remember to reassure everyone and tell them not to wait nervously for my signal, the dawn of victory is just around the corner!"

"Yes!"

The boy shouted excitedly and trotted away.

Lyddy.

Lyddy ......

Such a familiar name.

Kashiwagi just wanted to remember the scene when he heard the name, but found that his body moved involuntarily, and he stretched out his dark claws and grabbed the man's trousers.

"Chirp ......"

What a high-pitched voice.

Kashiwagi thought subconsciously, and then saw the man squat down reflexively, held his paw, and said in a harmonious voice: "I have to go, curse the doll." Only in this way can everyone have a chance to get out of here. ”

Through the man's light brown pupils, he could see his own face clearly.

Cursed Doll!

I've become a Pokémon myself!

In a panic, his brain remembered everything as if it had finally started.

It's a dream!

Simulator memory dreams?

Wrong.

He hadn't gotten the dream of the cursed doll, so where did that dream come from? Why do you dream of becoming a cursed doll?

- Gatekeeper Pokémon!

Kashiwagi quickly thought of this possibility, and at the same time, a sad emotion suddenly welled up in his heart, as if something important was about to leave him.

His gaze followed closely to the man who got up, as if he wanted to carve the other into his heart.

What is this man going to do?

Where the hell is this?

Kashiwagi wanted to see what was going on around him, but the dream, like all the simulated memories before him, was completely out of his control.

He can only passively collect everything he can see in front of him as the cursed doll catches up.

"Tweet-"

There was a great light in front of me.

Then a frantic cry poured in.

The first thing he saw was the huge ventilation fan in the dome, followed by a large metal platform that was incomparably open and gloomy, with scattered auditoriums and thick pipes twisted and twisted.

It's a place that can be breathless after a long stay.

Typical Yellow Iron Town style.

But in Kashiwagi's memory, there was no such place in Huangtie Town.

Past?

Gatekeeper Pokémon has ever lived in Yellow Iron Town?

Kashiwagi doesn't know why he dreams about all this, and the only possibility at the moment is that Poké, the gatekeeper who knows him, dreams of passing on some kind of message to himself through dreams.

His attention returned to the man who seemed to have some kind of plan.

The other party went straight to the metal platform.

A one-horned iron-armored tyrannosaurus with thick and heavy graystone-colored stone armor waited for a long time, and a bald giant man with a sneer stood behind him.

The two said something, but the distance was too far, and the shouting was too loud to be heard.

Kashiwagi vaguely saw the man take out a somewhat strange-looking Poke Ball, and after manipulating it, he released a blue-scaled and blood-winged Tyrannosaurus.

It's just that.

The state of the Tyrannosaurus is obviously problematic, and even with such a distance, he can still make a rough judgment about the state of the Pokémon.

It had wounds on its body, roughly more than a dozen.

Letting a Pokémon heal completely without healing it and putting it into battle, why?

Is it unwilling, or can't?

Everything in front of me became more and more confusing.

Soon the Wyvern fought the Iron Tyrannosaurus, and to Kashiwagi's surprise, the man and the bald giant man not only did not stay away from them, but continued to move with the movements of the two Pokémon, trying to stand behind them forever.

This is......

Kashiwagi was a little confused, but before he could continue looking, the shout of the young man just now came from behind him.

"Cursed Doll! It's time for us to go! ”

"Chirp ......"

"You don't want to cause trouble for your eldest brother, do you?"

He could feel the cursed doll's reluctance, but the boy's words were convincing, causing the cursed doll to turn around and follow the boy's footsteps.

They came to a dark passage and reached an even darker underground cavern through a black hole behind a rudimentary shelf.

Through the deconstruction of both sides, the cypress wood recognizes this as a mine cave at a glance.

Mine caves?

Underground mines, unknown battle sites......

That place was the Bottom Arena!?

He suddenly remembered that there was a ground floor arena under Huang Tie Town that had been closed due to unknown conditions, and if this dream was not false, it should be the one he saw.

"Lydy! You're finally here! What's going on over there, big brother? ”

The unfamiliar voice brought him back to his senses.

Kashiwagi followed the cursed doll's line of sight and saw a pair of bright eyes, they were from humans or Pokémon with vague appearances, all of them seemed to have flames burning under their eyes.

"Big brother has already started fighting, just waiting for our side to do it, he will also follow suit, and destroy the entire underground in one fell swoop!"

Liddy gritted his teeth and whispered, "Freedom is within reach!" We are no longer dust underground, and the eldest brother said that the outside world is 10,000 times more wonderful than here! ”

"Good! Fried! Blow this place to shreds! ”

"Roar!"

"Damn dungeons, damn everything, die! We are born free! ”

"Meow!"

"But, what about the audience?"

The abrupt words silenced the mine.

Liddy didn't hesitate, he grabbed the man who spoke up: "You have to understand that there are no good people in the audience who can come here to watch this kind of thing!" It's all villains who don't have to die! Big brother also said that normal people don't get pleasure from this kind of battle! ”

This kind of fighting...... Is it similar to the model of a charity conference?

Hearing him say this, Kashiwagi couldn't help but think of that disgusting Shadow Team charity meeting.

And after Liddy's narration, the people present made up their minds with the Pokémon.

"Let's do it!"

"Do it!"

They looked at each other and turned to some kind of behavior.

When Kashiwagi was puzzled, an earth-shattering and powerful vibration came from all directions, and everything that was visible to the naked eye became blurred, like a thunderous roar that filled this narrow space!

Boom——!!

They used bombs!

I used a very powerful bomb underground!

The screams kept sounding, and the cypress didn't have time to react, and suddenly felt a pinprick feeling coming from the top of his head!

He, or the cursed doll, looked up and immediately saw a boulder fall!

"Cursed Doll—"

Liddy exclaimed.