Pokémon: The Zen Trainer

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The clay figurine looked up at the deep purple sky; its body seemed somewhat out of place.

Because these were all borrowed from my friends.

Especially since my joints have already been replaced three times and are making creaking noises, it won't be long before I have to replace my fourth joint.

My left leg was borrowed from number 395, my right foot was borrowed from number 748, and my chest armor was taken from number 089; their cores have all dissipated.

The clay figurine stopped in its tracks and looked at number 318. It sat there quietly, like a statue.

The clay figure bowed to 318, a gesture it vaguely remembered humans making. It didn't know what it was for, but it felt solemn. It was its farewell to 318. It clumsily walked over and took 318's right hand, moving it around a bit.

Now I'll take over the work for you.

The clay figure looked at the unfinished work on site 318 beside it, a base that had already collapsed.

Now I'll help you with this task.

The clay figurine carefully removed the stones one by one, then began to assemble them piece by piece according to its memory, its movements somewhat clumsy.

Beside it, number 318, the body lying there quietly watched it.

The clay figurine also knew that further away was number 741, then number 356, then number 108, and even further away...

The clay figure recorded the locations of all its companions, one of the few other things it had done in this vast space. So far, it had recorded 897 locations. Perhaps it was the only one left? The clay figure paused for a moment, then continued working.

Boom! While the clay figurine was busy, a nearby base collapsed. It was normal for the clay figurine not to stop working, but the noise had been a bit frequent lately.

One should take things one step at a time.

It will definitely be completed as long as it persists. All it has to do is persist; it must persist. So many of its partners have left, and it must carry on their mission and continue working. If it stops, then all their efforts will be meaningless.

Suddenly, the clay figurine stopped what it was doing, sensing a completely different atmosphere.

It looked up.

A figure appeared in his field of vision.

Humanity?

.....

As I walked toward the clay figurine, I saw stone houses and the occasional remains of clay figurines everywhere I looked.

After figuring out the meaning of that sentence, I realized that looking at the statues meant looking at these clay figurines, right?

Can I leave after I've looked at it myself?

He looked at the clay figurines that were working in front of him.

It is clumsily and painstakingly erecting the stone pillars one by one.

The shapes of these stone pillars... and these stone houses were all built by these clay figurines?

Why did they build such houses?

The clay figurine stopped what it was doing, looked up, and pondered.

They looked at the clay figurine, their eyes meeting.

"Hi~"

Bian Xiang raised his hand and tried to greet the clay figurine.

The clay figurine looked at the figure and thought about it.

It paused for a moment, then slowly raised its hand and shook it.

Then it started working again, and its movements seemed to have sped up a bit?

The clay figurine is very happy; today is a memorable day.

I finally saw humans again.

There is another elf.

It even learned a new movement by imitating human actions.

This way, I should be able to enjoy ten Black Fog Days, and then reminisce about fifty Black Fog Days.

Even after three hundred days of black fog, I will still feel happy when I think about it; this is one of the few moments of happiness I have.

It was the happiest day I'd had in 1,030 days of darkness.

I need to hurry up and get to work, then go find my companions on other bases! They'll be so happy to know that, maybe their cores will last even longer?

The clay figurines paused. Where were they?

While watching the clay figurine's movements, I wondered why it was moving so fast and slow at different times.

"Chirp."

Gastly shrugged.

Is this considered complete?

Bian looked around but saw nothing unusual, so it didn't seem like a problem.

"Grandmaster!!"

"Abbot!!"

Several people ran towards this side from a distance.

They got up at about the same time, but after hearing the third roar, they completely passed out.

That roar was truly terrifying.

When the three of them woke up, they found that Bian Xiang was not there, so they set off to look for him. Bian Xiang hadn't gone far, and they soon found him.

As Ōtsubo Ryozo approached, he looked at the clay figurine in front of him with some astonishment and said, "This is the first time in four days that I've seen a clay figurine that is still alive."

"the first time?"

Bian Xiang looked at Otsubo Ryozo and asked.

"Yes, this is the first time I've explored many places around here. There are many remains of clay figurines standing there like statues."

"This is the first time I've ever seen a clay figurine that's still in operation."

"I suspect that these clay figurines are spirits that keep this place running."

"Look at the clay figurine," said Ryozo Otsubo.

The clay figurine stopped what it was doing again, turned around and looked at the three people who had appeared.

I awkwardly gave a greeting.

Then he turned around and continued working.

so happy.

Today I encountered four humans and one elf.

This way you can enjoy forty Black Fog Days, and then reminisce about two hundred and ten Black Fog Days.