Pokémon Court-Chapter 470: Mismagius’s Treasure Trove

Of course, for Mismagius, the kind of energy that makes it feel comfortable isn't the "light" energy.

Seeing the expression of enjoyment on Mismagius's face, Terrance was taken aback.

"Mismagius, you..."

This condition—it was something Mismagius had only ever displayed back when it was still a Misdreavus, the first time it entered the Haunted House at Crown Academy!

It was like someone who had been eating homemade meals for a long time suddenly getting the chance to feast on a vast array of exotic delicacies, bringing immense satisfaction to their taste buds.

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"Your Mismagius seems to really like Nightmare Island..."

Albus, sensing Mismagius's emotions through Aura, was quite surprised.

But soon, Terrance figured out the reason behind Mismagius's condition!

"I understand now..." Terrance looked at Mismagius and gave a wry smile, recalling the island's unique nature.

Nightmare Island—it seemed to be a gathering place for negative energy!!

Originally, Team Nightmare had taken control of Darkrai in order to develop the dream weapon, capturing three hundred children as test subjects and turning Nightmare Island into a massive laboratory. Endless nightmares tormented these test subjects day and night, subjecting them to relentless suffering. Over the years, an unimaginable amount of "fear energy" had accumulated.

The fear within humans and other Pokémon was the ultimate nourishment for the Misdreavus species—no other nutrient could compare.

But such fear energy was incredibly rare... Crown Academy had gone to great lengths to build the Haunted House, gathering a considerable amount of fear energy, but now, it was practically useless to Mismagius.

After all, there were too many Ghost-type Pokémon there—too many wolves and not enough meat. Fear energy was something where the more, the better. If there wasn't enough, it would have no real effect, especially since, once Ghost-type Pokémon reach a certain level of growth, their demand for fear energy increases. A small amount wouldn't even compare to the nutrients they could get from food that suits them, which was actually better for their growth.

Instead of spending a massive amount of time searching for fear energy, eating regular food wasn't a bad alternative for the Misdreavus species.

Ever since Misdreavus evolved, the Haunted House's fear energy had been insufficient to provide Mismagius with the nutrients it needed to grow. Because of this, Terrance had always personally formulated food suited for Ghost-type Pokémon to feed Mismagius. The effect should not have been much worse than fear energy.

But without a doubt... if possible, fear energy was still the most ideal nourishment for Mismagius.

"There shouldn't be any Ghost-type Pokémon on this island, right?" Terrance asked Albus.

The other had lived on this island for a long time and should be very familiar with it.

"No, most of the Pokémon here are fairly common ones..." Albus replied.

Of course, there were exceptions—like his Lucario. However, Lucario was an extremely rare Pokémon, and its appearances were completely unpredictable. Anyone lucky enough to encounter a wild Lucario was practically blessed with extraordinary luck.

"I see..." Terrance's eyes sparkled.

An island without Pokémon that consumed fear energy, a Darkrai that constantly emitted nightmare waves affecting the entire island—after years of accumulation, the amount of fear energy here... was an astronomical figure!

A place like this was nearly impossible to come by.

"Only in places like Pokémon Tower in Kanto's Lavender Town could fear energy accumulate to this extent. But that place, just like the Haunted House, is divided between countless Ghost-type Pokémon, and a single Pokémon wouldn't be able to claim much food for itself..."

"But this place..."

Terrance looked at Mismagius's expression and sighed—the little guy was incredibly lucky.

Just by living here, even without diligent training, Misdreavus and its kind would experience a rapid increase in strength.

Nightmare Island was a treasure trove for Mismagius.

After realizing Mismagius's situation, Albus and Fujiki stared at Terrance with a strange look.

This guy... was ridiculously lucky.

Even a place as desolate as Nightmare Island turned out to be the perfect place for his Pokémon to grow stronger?!

"Darkrai, in order to protect itself, possesses the ability to make those around it—whether humans or Pokémon—experience nightmares. However, it doesn't do so out of malice; this is merely its way of self-defense... But Team Nightmare saw potential in this ability and used devices to amplify and release the nightmare waves without restraint, which led to the island's peculiarity..." Albus explained.

"Come to think of it, the island's fear energy reaching this level is directly tied to Darkrai's inability to control itself now."

"Yeah," Terrance said grimly.

Even just imagining it, one could feel Darkrai's helplessness and pain.

To be unable to control even its own body—how much willpower would it take to endure such a restrictive state...?

As he thought about the source of the fear energy, the initial joy slowly faded. Terrance shifted his focus back to their current mission.

"Mismagius, return for now. We still have important things to do," Terrance said.

"Fuuu~" Although reluctant to leave this environment, Mismagius was still more willing to follow Terrance's command.

"Let's go," Terrance said.

Albus and Fujiki nodded.

This island was special—not just because of the abundant fear energy but also due to the mist that occasionally shrouded the area.

The mist could easily cause people to lose their sense of direction. If not for Albus's Aura guiding them, the three of them might not have been able to navigate the forest so safely.

"Even though we're moving inward, we're actually also going uphill. The terrain here keeps rising," Albus explained.

Darkrai's cave was located at the center of the island...

Since setting foot on the island, the three of them hadn't encountered any attacks from Pokémon, thanks to the warning Aura released by Lucario and Albus.

Ever since training in the meditation method, Terrance's perception had greatly improved. While he couldn't sense the entire island as exaggeratedly as Albus, he could still detect the Pokémon hiding nearby, silently observing them as they passed.

"They have a strong presence... but their strength isn't high."

"That makes sense... After all these years, even if this island once had many powerful Pokémon, they were probably either driven away or captured long ago..."

As they continued walking, Fujiki suddenly stopped beside an ancient tree, gazing at it silently.

"Is there something special about this tree?" Terrance asked.

"The tree itself isn't special... but a Pokémon she cherished deeply died here," Albus said, falling into silence.

Terrance was momentarily silent. Just as he was about to say something, Fujiki sighed and said, "Let's keep going."

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