Pokémon: The Zen Trainer

It is also an explorer of the Ho-Oh Path and the Hurricane Path!

The Three Pagodas of Chengdu: the Bell Tower, the Bell Tower, and the Trumpet Bud Tower.

The three pagodas are closely related!

The Bell Tower! The Hurricane Tower!

Bell rings! The Tower of Sacred Flame!

Both towers are said to be haunted by mythical beasts.

And the Tower of Trials at Bellbud Tower!

To see the legendary beast, you must pass the test at the Bellsprout Tower!

The core of the assessment is Marshall!

Marshado is the core of the assessment at the Tower of Bellflowers.

A delicate balance exists between the three towers.

The bell tower was destroyed by fire ten years ago.

The mythical beast at the top of the tower no longer appears.

This delicate balance has been broken.

There is a growing trend of Bell Tower becoming the dominant tower, which is not a good thing.

When the balance between gods is broken, the only ones who will ultimately suffer are the spirits and people below.

In recent years, wildfires have become frequent, and the drought has worsened year by year. According to Master Guang Sheng, the change in the monsoon is all due to the burning of the Bell Tower.

However, thanks to the presence of Master Light, the balance between the three towers was barely maintained.

But the most important thing is to obtain the forgiveness of the Bell Tower God, so that the Bell Tower God can return to the Bell Tower, and then the balance between the three towers can be rebuilt.

Master Guang Sheng was too old and powerless to maintain the fragile connection between the three pagodas. In his view, Bian Xiang was the best candidate for Buddha to overthrow him.

So he was in a hurry and couldn't wait to bring Bian Xiang to the forefront.

But before that, he wanted to gain the approval of Marshall, the trial participant of the Bellflower Tower.

Embark on a challenging journey!

Are you ready, young man? The real trial has begun.

“Duoduo!”

Marshado nodded to Master Light Saint, acknowledging Bian Xiang's qualification for the trial.

Since it was recommended by Master Guang Sheng, the investigation should officially begin now.

Chapter Thirty-Seven: Thoughts on the Side

Today, it's sunny.

As expected, we shouldn't have had too high expectations of that old monk, Guang Sheng.

Don't ask why, because Master Guang Sheng had the wishing boxes at the Bell Sprout Tower dismantled.

It was placed directly at the entrance of Haruno Junior High School.

They also gave me the key to the wishing box.

I successfully solved the problem of having too many wish letters on my desk.

Starting today, I will go to the wishing box at the school gate every day to collect a letter.

Has anything changed?

Instead of getting the letter from the table every day, I now have to make an extra trip to the school gate every day.

Damn it! I need to go back and report this to my supervisor.

Gastly seemed a bit suspicious today, which was quite out of character for it. I had reason to suspect that it was still thinking about those three cursed symbols.

Good deed of the day: Helped an elderly lady cross the street today. Buddhist virtue score: 8 points.

Relieving Obsessions: Can't these teenage bastards have some more realistic obsessions? All they do is dream about destroying the world or having a relationship with a big star. Damn it, I've never even been in a relationship.

Recite the Buddhist scripture: "The vast ocean of Lugia." Gain 3 points of Buddhahood.

Good heavens, what a load of rubbish! God of the sea, god of water, god of ocean currents, god of monsoons, god of storms! Where does that leave Kyogre's face?

Today's total Buddhist-nature value: 137 points.

Gastly's Unmoving Dark Body progress: 73/400

The short-term goal is 500 Buddha-nature values.

[The next day was sunny.]

Gastly didn't sleep well yesterday; it suspects something bad is watching it.

Hehehe, I can't sense it. Last time, Gastly hid in my shadow for a month and I still couldn't sense it.

However, I think if Gastly feels uneasy, it's still worth trying to see if anything bad is following it.

Today, its gaze wasn't even focused on the cursed symbol.

Master Guang Sheng is quite efficient.

Soon they sent a monk to collect the envelopes at the door and then deliver them to my class, saving me the expense of making an extra trip every day.

That's not what I meant! Was it intentional? He must have done it on purpose, right?

Looks like a fight is inevitable tonight.

Good deed of the day: Helped an elderly lady cross the street today. Buddhist virtue score: 8 points.

Relieving an obsession: I decided to help a second-grader pursue a girl today. His intense determination moved me. If he succeeds, I'll gain some Zen-like points; if he fails, I'll just see a loser—either way, it's great! I really like it!

Recite the Buddhist scripture: "The vast ocean of Lugia." Gain 2 points of Buddhahood.

It's said that Lugia brings heavy rainfall when it appears, and a forty-day storm when it flaps its wings. You're just bragging. I don't think Lugia has any water attributes. Tsk tsk, this water god is really embarrassing.

Today's total Buddhist-nature value: 147 points.

Gastly's Unmoving Dark Body progress: 78/400

The short-term goal is 500 Buddha-nature values.

[Day 3, sunny.]

I had another fight with the old monk last night. I didn't lose, and he didn't win either.

However, he was strange. He asked if I felt like I was being watched. I have reason to suspect that the unease that Gastly felt over the past three days was related to this old monk, but he wouldn't tell me when I asked him.

Finally, starting today, the prayer letters will be taken back to the Stupa by the monks every day. Then I will go there every day to sort through the prayer letters of those with stronger obsessions and leave them behind to see if I can alleviate their obsessions.

The rest is up to Buddha.

However, some students at school would rather give it to me than to Trumpet Sprout.

According to Fatty, my current status in the eyes of my classmates is already higher than that of Trumpet Sprout Tower.

Moreover, my methods are quite effective; some of the wishes of younger students have already come true.

For example, finding the walking grass, or improving grades.

Good deed of the day: Helped an elderly lady cross the street today. 7 points of compassion. (The elderly lady said she didn't need help tomorrow; Old Zhang will pick her up tomorrow, and she was worried he might misunderstand.)

Relieving Obsession: After hearing about the second-year junior's situation, the trio of older brothers insisted on getting involved, wanting to act as their dating advisors! I remember these three brothers were also virgins? Today, the three of them conducted a thorough investigation of the junior girl.

Recite the Buddhist scripture: "The vast ocean of Lugia." Gain 3 points of Buddhahood.

Today I finished memorizing Lugia: The Great Ocean, which even includes a description of the three legendary birds.

Today's total Buddhist-nature value: 157 points.

Gastly's Unmoving Dark Body progress: 83/400

Tsk tsk, Gastly truly lives up to its reputation as a genius at learning the Unfailing Dark Body technique. Even memorizing something as trivial as "Large Ocean Lugia" can help it progress.

Day 4, sunny.

It's confirmed. There must be an elf secretly watching us, and it must have a very close relationship with the old monk. These past few days, the first thing the old monk has asked us when we meet is, "How are you feeling? How have you been behaving lately?"

Since they wouldn't tell us, we had no choice but to find a way to force the spirit out.

First, consider the Pokémon's type, specifically a type that Gastly cannot detect.

My first consideration is the Dark type, and my second consideration is the Ghost type, which is even stronger than Gastly.

However, this elf probably meant no harm.

I dug out the Annals of the Bell-bud Tower today to see if there were any related descriptions.

Gastly has been intensifying its training these past few days, constantly unleashing misfortune every day.

Despite all this effort, I still haven't lost weight, and now I'm almost the size of a tire.

Good deed of the day: Helped Grandpa Zhang cross the street today. Buddhist virtue score: 7 points.

Relieving Obsession: The three brothers have already made all the preparations and are planning to have the junior confess tomorrow. Goodness, they really are three brothers. Are they already planning to send the junior away? Is this how you pursue a girl? Although I really want to see a loser, it would be too pitiful to be directly tricked by the three great strategists. So I've decided that if I manage to force out that elf tomorrow, I'll have time to give him some guidance.