The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Taotie and Kangaroo Dad

Afterwards, Wei Xin went for another run until he was exhausted and finally returned to the dormitory. Following the principle of ladies first, Marie took Ralts and Frog to the bathroom to clean themselves up.

The sound of food being eaten came from the bathroom. Wei Xin placed the late-night snack he had prepared in advance on the coffee table, and casually took out some tape to hang Morubek, who was planning to sneak a bite of the snack, on the wall.

Ignoring Morubek's pleas, Wei Xin sat down at his computer and received a message saying that the class assignments for the combat department had been released.

The new homeroom teacher also created a group chat, and the moment Wei Xin joined, the entire group exploded.

Wei Xin glanced at the crowd and saw that most of the comments were praising him, without any real sincerity. He had already completed the required course for becoming a star player and was gradually getting used to this kind of thing. He no longer felt nervous about being the center of attention.

Then the students showed off their Pokémon like registering their household registration. Although they would be opponents in the future freshman competition, the group chat was unusually harmonious at this moment.

Hopefully, everyone can maintain this composure after the freshman competition ends.

Don't feel inferior because of my and Ralts's excellent performance.

Seeing that there was nothing of interest in the group chat, Wei Xin turned on Do Not Disturb and muted the group messages. He checked his email and didn't receive a reply from the editor, but he did receive a message from his senior asking him to go to the research center tomorrow.

Office workers at least get Sundays, but college students don't even have weekends off.

numb.

So Wei Xin returned to his room, took out the kangaroo-themed pajamas and the Classic of Mountains and Seas scroll from the wardrobe, unfolded the scroll, and placed it on the table.

The creature in the painting is a black sphere with a huge body supported by a pair of thick legs. There are serrated patterns on the knees, and a huge mouth in the middle of the body with two strong pincers extending from the left and right sides of the mouth.

Just then, Mary tilted her head and rubbed her short black hair with a pink towel. She was wearing a pink nightgown dress with lace trim covering half of her thighs. The floral scent of her shampoo wafted up with the approaching footsteps, carrying Ralts with her, until it reached behind Wei Xin.

The rascal frog walked out of the bathroom with a look of utter despair and followed behind the two of them; she didn't seem to enjoy taking baths at all.

"What's that?" Mary asked, looking at the portrait on the table. "It looks like some kind of Pokémon, just the appearance..."

What words are typically used in Donghuang to describe this appearance?

"Ferocious? It's a word used in the Eastern Huang language to describe a terrifying appearance," Wei Xin added. "It refers to a creature in Eastern Huang legends called Taotie, which has a huge appetite, only taking in and never giving out, and is never satisfied until it has devoured everything in front of it."

Because no trace of the Gluttonous King has been found in modern times, this creature is not recorded in official encyclopedias, and only a small number of people know of its existence.

Furthermore, Ultra Beasts only have one trait: Beast Boost. Each time an opponent is defeated, their highest attribute will increase.

Paper Sword Master: Because I was so afraid of not being able to deal any damage, I put all my points into attack power.

Pheromosa: Because I'm too afraid of going second, I put all my points into speed.

Wei Xin: Since I had nothing to do, I maxed out my charm.

I wonder if the Aether Foundation has developed the Ultra Ball, which is used to capture Ultra Beasts?

Without the Ultra Ball, how would we deal with Ultra Beasts?

"That sounds terrifying," Mary said. "There's some writing at the bottom of the scroll. What kind of writing is it?"

"It's ancient Donghuang script. Besides describing the habits of this creature, it also tells of its fate. It says that the other three creatures as dangerous as Taotie were exiled to an extremely desolate place and never returned."

Wei Xin guessed that the so-called extremely desolate place was the space where the ultimate monster lived.

Are the ancient Donghuang people really that powerful? They were actually able to drive away the ultimate monster.

"Ralts?" Ralts climbed onto the table, crossed his arms, bent over, and examined the painting.

"Are you interested?" Wei Xin asked. "How about we hang this painting in the room?"

"Ralu!" As if afraid that Wei Xin would hang the painting up, Ralu Ralu turned her head, clenched her little fists, closed her eyes tightly, and shook her head like a rattle drum.

For some reason, when she saw the creatures in the painting, a series of unusual emotions welled up uncontrollably in her heart. Anger, fear, and sadness twisted into a rope, tightly binding her throat and making her feel suffocated.

Then, it was as if a piece of my heart had been ripped out. No matter how I tried to fill it, all that remained was gradually decaying mud, which dripped into my bloody footprints as I trekked for so long.

"That's true, having such an ugly thing hanging in the room affects sleep."

Wei Xin took a picture, rolled up the scroll, and planned to find a seller online later, since it was just a collectible with no additional value.

Wei Xin casually tossed the scroll aside and subconsciously reached out to pat Ralts' head.

Unexpectedly, Ralts shifted its feet and dodged Wei Xin's hand.

?

Faced with Wei Xin's puzzled expression, Ralts pointed to the pajamas Wei Xin had placed beside her, then to the bathroom door. She then put her hands on her hips, raised her head, and stared intently at her trainer with bright eyes.

"Laru<(｀^´)>"

I'm ordering you to take your clothes and go to the bathroom to wash yourself clean, or I won't give you the sticker.

"After taking a bath, she became a very clean little girl, and she even started to dislike her old father."

Ignoring Ralts's resistance, Wei Xin forcefully pinched Ralts's cheek, teased her, turned around, tore the Morpeko off the wall, picked it up, and led the hairy troll into the bathroom.

Morubek is tiny, even able to ride on a rubber duck. However, since hamsters can't take baths with water, Wei Xin put him in a plastic box containing bath sand prepared for Morubek. As soon as Morubek went in, he lay down and refused to move.

So the long-haired troll closed the lid, grabbed the plastic box with one hand, and shook it up and down rapidly.

Wei Xin didn't interfere with the long-haired troll because Morbe could cry out when he was in pain.

"Mobe, Mobe!" Morube cursed in a very offensive way.

Just kidding. It's no use if Morbee calls out; you have to hear Mary call out. If Mary doesn't call out, it means the long-haired troll's behavior is tacitly approved.

Once the cleaning was finished, the long-haired troll opened the plastic lid, and Morbeco, without looking back, crawled into the hood of Wei Xin's pajamas.

In contrast, cleaning the long-haired troll was much more troublesome. Fortunately, he could bathe himself. After helping Wei Xin wipe his back, the long-haired troll turned around and pointed to the area on his back that was too muscular to clean.

That's the troubles of a tough guy.

Leaving the long-haired troll alone in the bathroom to dry its fur, Wei Xin changed into a kangaroo pajamas, poked its head out of the kangaroo's mouth, and found that its charm value had increased by two points.

The "male mommy" index has increased.

"I wonder if there will be skins that improve physical fitness and intelligence later on."

With Morpeko in the pouch on her belly, she pushed open the bathroom door, sat on the sofa and ate some snacks. Ralts, Marie, and Delinquent, who heard the noise, all turned to look at her.

A kangaroo with half a human face protruding from its mouth and exuding a unique aura emerged from the bathroom.

"Laru՞˶･֊･˶՞"

Ralts shoved all the snacks in its hand into its mouth, nearly choking. It patted its throat, swallowed the food, jumped off the sofa, and ran to Wei Xin. It jumped up, opened the pocket on the belly of its pajamas, and dove inside.

The soft, downy fur inside the skin provides a sense of comfort and security.

It tastes like mom's cooking.

Ralts casually took out Morpeko from the bag and poked its little head out. It imitated the action of the Blaziken playing basketball on the way back, pushed Morpeko with both hands and threw it onto the sofa, then lazily hung its arms outside.

I monopolize the trainers.

"Oh, Daddy Kangaroo! What an interesting outfit!" Mary exclaimed, a look of envy on her face.

Girls will always have moments when their maternal instincts overflow, that's understandable.

I wish I were about the same age as Ralts.

Never mind what I said.

The rascal walked up to Wei Xin and looked at his belly with curious eyes.

"Want to come in and try it?" Wei Xin asked, opening the bag.

The rascal looked up at Wei Xin's face. This time, it wasn't the poison sacs on his face, but simply a slight blush on his cheeks. It turned around, walked to Marie's side, and crawled into its Poké Ball.