Chapter 132: Pikachu’s Parallel World Theory
Five minutes later
Zuo Hang, having recovered his strength, continued toward that lake.
Pikachu used Nasty Plot, but it didn’t do much. He felt that Nasty Plot couldn’t make him smarter; it could only make him want to Discharge more.
As time approached noon, Zuo Hang finally arrived at the lake Lilia had mentioned.
A lake completely made of ice, emitting a faint cold air.
It wasn’t the cold of a harsh winter, but rather like the air conditioning in a room, the kind that made one want to lie down on it.
Zuo Hang was covered in sweat right now, and his body temperature was high. He had an impulse to lie down on this lake.
Pikachu stood by the lake and glanced at the ice surface.
The extraordinary vision he had just gained couldn’t let him see what was under the ice surface.
This lake gave him a familiar feeling—not that he himself felt familiar with it, but the Pride black electricity in his body felt familiar with this lake.
Pikachu was pondering where the familiar feeling in his body came from when Zuo Hang had already stepped onto the ice surface alone.
“Pika!”
This action scared Pikachu badly, and he quickly ran a few steps to catch up with Zuo Hang.
“Pika! Pikachu!” The Electric Mouse jumped onto Zuo Hang’s shoulder and urged him in his ear to turn back.
“—Bang~!” Zuo Hang ignored Pikachu’s advice, kicked his legs, and treated the ice surface like a bed as he fell onto it.
From the dull thud, one could tell how heavily Zuo Hang had fallen, as if he was afraid he wouldn’t break the ice surface.
“Pika~~Pikachu~~!!!” The Electric Mouse noticed Zuo Hang’s abnormality.
“Sigh~, I’m fine, just a bit tired. I’ll sleep for a while, sleep for a while,” Zuo Hang waved his hand and said.
The lake Lilia mentioned had indeed piqued his interest, making Zuo Hang feel that the trip wasn’t in vain. But this interest only lasted less than three seconds before a sudden wave of fatigue swept over his entire body.
It was normal for someone who had been running all morning to feel tired, but lying down on the ice surface was not normal.
And at this moment, Zuo Hang hadn’t noticed the abnormality happening to his own body.
Pikachu knew that Zuo Hang had always been sharp-minded, able to notice details that ordinary people overlooked and draw conclusions from speculation that ordinary people couldn’t.
But at this time, Zuo Hang hadn’t noticed the abnormality in his own behavior, which was a huge anomaly for him!
Before seeing this lake, Zuo Hang had been completely normal.
Pikachu, who had used Nasty Plot, quickly spotted the blind spot in the situation.
—The reason Zuo Hang was in this state must be this eerie lake surface!
“Pika!!” Pikachu stomped twice toward the lake surface.
“Thud~thud~” Apart from two light sounds, the lake surface gave no other response to Pikachu.
“Good boy, don’t make a fuss. I’m very tired; let me sleep for a bit~” Zuo Hang turned over and said.
He disdainfully patted Pikachu as a sudden drowsiness overwhelmed his consciousness.
“Pika! Pika!!”
Pikachu anxiously pushed Zuo Hang. Even disregarding the many unreasonable things that had happened before, a normal person wouldn’t sleep lying on an ice surface.
Zuo Hang, who was already asleep, naturally couldn’t hear Pikachu’s calls. At this moment, another voice sounded in his mind.
“Alsteria Family boy, we had an agreement. You shouldn’t trespass… Hmm?? No Power of Pride on you… I see, lucky boy! I like you a lot! Want to inherit my power?”
“Who are you?” Zuo Hang naturally voiced his doubt.
The unknown voice said: “I am one of the Seven Great Legends from ancient times, Ice Spirit King, Lord of Blizzard, Slumbering Sloth, Second Strongest Under the Stars.”
“Slumbering Sloth? But you don’t sound slothful.” Zuo Hang said: “Don’t bring out self-proclaimed titles like Second Strongest.”
The unknown voice paused, then said: “This isn’t self-proclaimed! It’s a result achieved through countless battles in ancient times! Lucky human! You’ve walked into a narrow path!”
Zuo Hang said: “Setting aside the issue of what place strongest you are, your way of speaking doesn’t sound lazy.”
The unknown voice paused again. “Then how should a lazy person speak?”
Zuo Hang said: “They often repeat what they say.”
“They? There are other Sloth?” The unknown voice felt a hint of surprise.
Zuo Hang said: “Of course, I know a lot of Sloth. They all have unique ways of speaking. Let me imitate one for you.”
“Ahem” Zuo Hang coughed once.
“If I were you now, and the Sloth among the Seven Great Legends met a lucky boy, I would say this…”
Zuo Hang covered his face with his hand, revealing one eye through the gaps, making his expression look exaggerated.
“Lucky boy~! Boy~ boy~ boy~ boy~! I am one of the Seven Great Legends from ancient times, Ice Spirit King, Lord of Blizzard.”
“Wait… Sorry, my imitation isn’t quite right. It shouldn’t feel like this.”
Zuo Hang interrupted his own performance, feeling that his imitation wasn’t slothful at all.
“No!” The unknown voice carried a touch of delight.
“I like it a lot! You were very slothful just now! As expected of the one waited two thousand years for! I’ve decided—you are the inheritor of the Power of Sloth!”
“So! Lucky boy~ boy~ boy~, do you have any Ice Pokémon by your side?”
Zuo Hang said: “No Ice, but I have Electric!”
“Electric… Oh, is that the Pikachu knocking on the ice outside?”
The unknown voice disappeared for a moment, about two minutes, then spoke again: “I took a look. Your partner isn’t slothful at all. He has no qualification to inherit my power.”
“What a shame… This was a good opportunity. Lucky boy, you really don’t have any Ice Pokémon?”
Zuo Hang said: “I do, but they’re not strong, and not with me right now.”
The unknown voice said: “That’s not a problem. I have plenty of time; I can wait.”
Zuo Hang said: “No, that’s the problem. As you saw, this is a wilderness with no transportation. It was hard for me to get here. If I leave, I might not want to come back next time. I’m a very lazy person.”
The unknown voice said: “Boy, you’re a Trainer!”
Zuo Hang said without thinking: “My Pokémon can’t fly.”
“.”
Long silence.
Some powerful existence in the void felt offended and cast a gaze toward this world, but neither the unknown voice nor Zuo Hang noticed.
“How about this.” Zuo Hang said: “Give me the Power of Pride first. When I get back, I’ll pass it to my Pokémon. After all, you took a liking to me.”
“That’s an idea,” the unknown voice said. “But your body is too weak; you might not be able to master the power of sloth. There has never been a precedent in history of directly giving the Power of Sloth to a human.”
Zuo Hang said: “Haven’t you been sleeping for two thousand years? In all history, besides me, have there been other humans who inherited the Power of Pride?”
“That’s true, there haven’t.” The unknown voice said: “Boy, you make a good point. It’s just a shame your body is too weak. If you’re backlashed by the power of Pride…”
Zuo Hang said: “You’re one of the Seven Great Legends from ancient times. I believe you can definitely solve the backlash problem.”
“Hey! Don’t flatter me! Even if you butter me up, there’s nothing I can do.”
“Great Ice Spirit King, Lord of Blizzard…”
“I said flattery won’t work.”
“Slumbering Sloth, Second Strongest Under the Stars…”
“I already said…”
“Frozen Throne, Sovereign of Frost, Bite of Winter, Master of the Refrigerator!”
“I… Fine, on account of these four titles being decent, I’ll reluctantly give you a tip.”
The unknown voice said: “Here’s the deal: I’ll divide the power of Sloth into four parts. When you find suitable Pokémon, you can share the power with them. If you can digest this power yourself, you don’t have to share it with others.”
The unknown voice suddenly became somewhat serious. “Once the power of Sloth leaves me, I will lose my identity as the Legend of Sloth and exist merely as a powerful Pokémon. From now on, you will inherit the power of Sloth and replace me as the Legend of Sloth. However, I’ve divided this power into four parts, so you don’t have to bear it alone; you can let other Pokémon share this legend.”
“When you wake up, the four portions of power I give will appear in your body. You can sense the Sloth within you. Remember, the power of Sloth can only be given to Pokémon that are compatible with Sloth. If forcibly given, the recipient will only face the pain of exhaustion.”
