Chapter 219

Theoretically, these Pokémon should be transferred to the local Pokémon Center, but Aegislash's sense of responsibility as a King makes it want to send these Pokémon back by itself.

Xiang Guangtai still went to the local Pokémon Center once.

Although Castelia City only has one Pokémon Center in the game, there are several in reality, but the local Pokémon Center is also overcrowded...

The disadvantage of big cities is that the flow of people is too large, and coupled with the omen that the League Conference seems to be opening recently, Trainers have actually surged.

If there are many more Trainers and Pokémon, the Pokémon Center will also be difficult to manage.

"Sorry, there are too many Trainers and Pokémon here..." Officer Jenny at the Pokémon Center says with an apology. The lobby is full of people, and the emotions of sighing and dissatisfaction fill the space here.

"Posting 'Missing Person Notices', right..." When seeing that large group of Pokémon and hearing about Team Plasma, when serving Xiang Guangtai, Officer Jenny's expression becomes a bit strange.

That large group of Pokémon also nods "um um."

Our Trainer is lost! Please help us!

"There are indeed many Trainers touched by Team Plasma's speech. Actually, I feel this is incorrect, but I don't know how to refute it."

"Team Plasma will take away those liberated Pokémon, saying that they will be released back into nature after centralized management. Although many people feel strange, because they are a legal organization, there is no way to stop them..."

"Anyway, if they are forced to separate from their Trainers, these Pokémon should also be very sad, even if it is out of the Trainer's will..."

"Ah! Sorry, I said too much! I will handle this matter well. If any Trainer comes here to look for their Pokémon, I will let them go to the vicinity of the Castelia Gallery!"

"Then I'll leave it to you. If there is news, be sure to contact me. Tomorrow I will also find Officer Jenny and search nearby with the Pokémon. There should be many Pokémon from residents in Castelia City."

After handling the matter of finding Trainers, Xiang Guangtai takes the Pokémon to the scheduled place of residence.

Fashion Street is quite good, with various shops and snack stalls around, and all aspects of food, clothing, housing, and transportation can be taken care of. But precisely because of this, the housing price here is quite high. After all, it is Castelia City, one of the few prosperous metropolises in the Pokémon world.

The furniture in the house is neat and clean. After a brief exchange with the shop landlord, the other party also indicates that Keiko has contacted him in advance.

As long as Xiang Guangtai is willing, it doesn't matter how long he wants to live. The landlord is a dark-skinned man who looks quite generous.

"Your Pokémon is Steel-type! What an excellent attribute!"

The man's eyes shine when looking at Aegislash: "What I like most is Steel-type Pokémon! And you are the person on the news... your strength is quite strong!"

"When Keiko contacted me, I was very surprised. Of course, I have a small request. If you agree, I will give this house to you."

Eh?

Xiang Guangtai didn't expect to encounter such a strange thing. Although giving away houses at will does exist in the Pokémon world...

For example, Steven once dug stones in the Battle Frontier of Sinnoh, bought a big villa, and after the work was finished, he handed the villa to a passerby, which even caused trouble for others.

In the special manga, the big villa was finally transferred to Platinum. In the game, it was taken over by the protagonist for the second time.

"In fact, I am preparing to develop some businesses in Black City recently. This house is just rented out casually. Sometimes it is rented by people who want to open a shop. After those shops went bankrupt, it was rented to some powerful Trainers. The last Trainer who lived here was an expert in Ground-type, but he only lived for half a month and left. It seems he also went to Black City."

"That guy was mysterious, wearing a black windbreaker and a wide-brimmed hat, with a straight face that made people unable to understand what he was thinking. But his strength was really strong. Uncle I had a Pokémon battle with him and lost completely, although Ground originally restrained Steel..."

"Your strength is also very strong! You pacified the riot caused by Team Plasma alone on the news! Those guys who give speeches everywhere are really ignorant! It is said that they even wanted to give speeches in the school, but were stopped in time!"

"News?" Xiang Guangtai is slightly confused.

The uncle points to a scrolling display screen not far away: "It has already appeared on it! The reporters in Unova are very good at capturing important news! The riot in the central park and Team Plasma's speech are the headlines today!"

"I saw it on the news. You are definitely a master in Pokémon training. Why, do you also intend to challenge the Castelia Gym to get a badge and then participate in the League Tournament? Uncle I am too!"

"Actually, this is for my daughter. It seems that Unova is going to engage in a higher school dedicated to cultivating battle Trainers in recent years. For my daughter, Uncle I decided to start practicing again, find the original intention, and participate in the League Tournament again!"

"My daughter and I both like Steel-type Pokémon, so Uncle I's request is... can my daughter have a Pokémon battle with you?"

This dark-skinned uncle talks to himself, feeling that his speaking style is somewhat similar to a certain exploration master in Galar, but he often looks at his watch and seems quite punctual.

"Ah! Time is up! I'm going to pick up my daughter! That's it, little brother, just live here!"

The dark-skinned uncle runs away in a hurry after speaking, leaving Xiang Guangtai and Aegislash in a daze.

Hmm... anyway, now I don't even need to spend money, and this house is finely decorated.

"That person is a good person, but I don't intend to challenge the Gym."

After taking the Pokémon into the house, Aegislash uses spiritual energy to manipulate paper and pens, and asks the Pokémon about their place of residence and hometown with Xiang Guangtai. About the appearance and characteristics of their Trainers, they can all be accurately restored through spiritual ability.

After a while, the surrounding Pokémon look at Aegislash with admiration!

Although they have encountered Ghost-type Pokémon before, they have never seen such a use of spiritual power!

As expected of a "King"!

"That's it. Send a copy to Officer Jenny later and let her compare it."

Although Officer Jenny will let those Trainers who want to find their partners come here, if there are Trainers with twisted personalities who need guidance, then Officer Jenny can also confirm whether the other party is the correct Trainer through portrait comparison.

Psychological counseling is also a task that the Pokémon Center will take care of. Sometimes it will provide some evolution stones to untie the Pokémon's heart knot.

"Most of the Pokémon are local Pokémon in Castelia City, and a small part are from other towns. These towns... some are quite far away."

Xiang Guangtai frowns, and the pen tip taps the table.

People in Castelia City will probably come back soon. If people like Miss Keiko who have a deep bond with their partners, they will quickly realize that their memories have problems and come back according to their original intentions.

Those Trainers, if they are not extreme victory-ists, will probably come back too.

But, what about the small part?

"Pokémon House, accommodating stray Pokémon? This seems to be the work done by Hugh and Nate in the Black and White 2 plot. And they are in Driftveil City."

The Seven Sages of Team Plasma are not monolithic. Some old men quickly woke up to their behavior, such as Sage Rood, who established a Pokémon House to accommodate homeless Pokémon and those snatched by the original Team Plasma who lost their owners.

"Oh my, if the one who came to give the speech before was Rood, maybe he could have jumped back directly."

Looking at Xiang Guangtai's frowning brows and Aegislash discussing follow-up work with Xiang Guangtai, the other Pokémon have uneasy emotions in their hearts.

That is not because they have any complaints about their King or Xiang Guangtai, the human.

What they are truly afraid of is that their Trainers have really abandoned them completely and will not wake up in time like Miss Keiko.

The clearer the history of the past, the more obvious the worry of losing everything, like a needle prick in the heart.

Perhaps returning to the wild is also good. Everything experienced with the Trainer can also be seen as a beautiful life memory.

The Pokémon comfort themselves like this.

A burst of flower fragrance that inspires confidence permeates.

The fragrance emitted by the flower crown on Lilligant's head inspires their courage and confidence, plus the effect of Aegislash's Proof of Hero, the haze in the Pokémon's hearts is also gradually dissipating.

"Dore-lee!"

Don't be afraid! Lilligant touches the foreheads of some Pokémon:

Compensating for each other's shortcomings and supporting each other—this is the relationship between us. Even if we return to the wild, it just turns the relationship between humans and Pokémon into Pokémon and Pokémon.

The emptiness of the heart will get bigger and bigger if left alone. Face it and pluck up the courage!

Thus, the surrounding Pokémon become happy. They crowd around Lilligant, listening to her tell magical stories.

Just like the stories Aegislash told them before.

From the ancient kingdom to the mysterious forest, from the legendary giant to the incredible man-made Pokémon, and then to the absurd dream and the legendary dragon...

"Let's eat something!"

Watching the Pokémon's emotions being comforted, Xiang Guangtai takes out many energy cubes. And because this house is on Fashion Street, there are berries for sale around, but the price is slightly expensive.

This is not because Unova does not produce berries. Although this is indeed the case in the game, at the same time, the Unova Rangers who appear in Unova in the game basically have Oran Berries and Pecha Berries on them. It can only be said that some berries are not adapted to the environment of Unova.

Anyway, if there are Pecha Berries, then it doesn't matter!

The tools in the room can be used freely. Xiang Guangtai buys ingredients from nearby shops, stews many foods and energy cubes, and, a dozen Castelia Cones!

【Food: Castelia Cone!】

【Description: A specialty ice cream of Castelia City. Because it is a limited product that is currently popular, it is limited to one purchase per week. However, although it is a local specialty snack, many people say the taste is quite average...】

【Effect: Can heal all status conditions of 1 Pokémon.】

Xiang Guangtai once actively made Rage Candy Bar, a specialty snack of Eterna City in the Sinnoh region. Although it was considered an unknown thing, he obtained hot food craft because of this, and could make most hot food snacks and obtain unique gains.

Then, if he makes Castelia Cone, can he unlock cold food craft?

Although this ice cream is a local specialty, it is not difficult to make. The corresponding materials can be bought on the nearby streets. As for the recipe... Xiang Guangtai taps his forehead, vaguely remembering that there is a mini-game in the Dream World that uses berries to make ice cream.

Then if you are not sure, open the Pokémon device to see if there is any teaching on the Internet!

The powerful energy cubes learned from Gym Leader Brycen last time benefited him a lot, and then...

Xiang Guangtai really found a video.

However, the producer of this video is the conspicuous red hair and blue short hair, as well as the short Meowth acting as an employee!

Hey, isn't this the Team Rocket trio!

"Oh right! These three seem to really know how to make ice cream, and the taste is very good. It's just that although the taste is improved, the special effect of 'removing status conditions' disappears... because they cut corners and added fewer berries, right?"

During the Sinnoh period, Cynthia seemed to have bought products at their ice cream stall. It should be in the Eterna Forest...

【Made: Castelia Cone (Improved Version).】

【Unique Gain: Speed LV1—After eating, speed is slightly increased, not easy to fatigue. Intelligence +10%, Pleasure +50%, Energy +10%, lasting for three hours.】

【Description: Although what was made is Castelia Cone, the production method learned is the production method of ice cream in other regions, so it has multiple effects. Although the taste is greatly improved, because no corners were cut, it can still eliminate the Pokémon's status conditions.】

【Actively carried out food production, obtained reward: Cold Food Craft (C+)!】

【Description: You can make different cold foods. Through your production, the food will have some special effects and will bring gains and improvements to Pokémon.】

You can't get the craft by just watching the video; you can only get the craft by making it yourself. But fortunately, it was very successful!

Xiang Guangtai looks at the few Ice Stones placed aside, as well as the Never-Melt Ice obtained from Regice.

Quick-freezing is so convenient!

These Ice Stones were chiseled from Regice's temple and frozen rocks. They are not ordinary Ice Stones.

The Pokémon ate various foods, and their spirits became obviously better. They started playing games in the room, because this house is a "shop," so the space in the room is quite large.

Lillipup chases Pansear, Sunkern and Sewaddle jump around, Woobat hangs upside down on the roof, Duosion floats in the room, Sandile hides under the refrigerator, Minccino uses its tail to clean up food residues, Trubbish cleans up garbage, Foongus turns its back to everyone, showing a reliable back...

Like Sawsbuck, Zebstrika, and Fraxure, which have larger bodies, they can only stay in a small range and cannot move around at will. However, they don't seem to have any thoughts of moving. After eating, they lie on the ground comfortably.

By the door is the motionless Gigalith. Although this guy is not very tall, it occupies a large area. Fortunately, the room space is sufficient. In other words, although it is finely decorated, there is not much furniture, just enough to use.

Ding-dong—

The doorbell rings. Xiang Guangtai thinks it should be the dark-skinned uncle who came back?

The door is opened by Aegislash. The one appearing outside is of course that generous uncle, and of course, his daughter!

This dark-skinned little girl wearing glasses looks familiar!

Trainer type, Schoolkid!

"This is my daughter, Nanami! She is currently studying at the Pokémon School in Unova, and she is a formal Trainer! How about it, genius, right!"

"Time... very punctual." Nanami glances at her watch, but this sentence seems to be said to her old dad, and her gaze stares at Aegislash without moving.

"A Pokémon I haven't seen before. I saw it on the news. It's very handsome."

"I am Nanami... Hello, although it is a bit presumptuous, I hope to have a Pokémon battle with you."

Hmm, the young master of Steel-type in the Blueberry Academy, a young master from Castelia City, that's right!

If I remember correctly, this girl seems to be able to use special leaves to prepare pills that strengthen flight power...

Mastering unique technology...

(End of chapter)