Chapter 6: Writing record, please do not turn off the power

However, Honedge doesn't seem to have given up. It has an attitude of "I have many good ideas, I will definitely help you be crowned King," and the yo-yo sword cry becomes more and more harsh.

It is quite urgent, and there is a strange excitement. And the sound it makes, its tone also begins to change!

Once the tone of the cry changes, Guang Tai suddenly finds that he can't understand the general meaning in Honedge's cry.

This tone is not its original cry, but is imitating something... This piece of Pokémon language contains too much information, and Guang Tai can't understand it in detail at all. This is probably the limitation of his current knowledge.

He is still a rookie.

However, Honedge sees that Guang Tai doesn't seem to understand its meaning. Its eye blinks, seemingly thinking about something again. Under Guang Tai's curious gaze, Honedge opens the door on its own.

It runs out in the rain and writes words on the muddy ground.

This makes Guang Tai quite surprised!

Pokémon... can write!

But thinking about it carefully, the text of the Pokémon world might have evolved from Unown, and some Pokémon with higher intelligence can write human text, which is not a big deal.

It's just that these words are ancient text.

Anything involving ancient text is not something a ruins fan can handle; it must be an archaeology master like Cynthia to interpret it.

But for Guang Tai, he has seen the settings regarding the text of the Pokémon world before.

Guang Tai's attention is also placed on the text on the ground.

The golden finger doesn't react. Did it not detect any new knowledge because he doesn't recognize ancient text?

But he is not an ancient text interpretation expert. This kind of thing should be taken to the Sinnoh Champion Cynthia... If that kingdom was established by the Sinjoh people and the ancient Johto people, then is this text Hisui (ancient Sinnoh) text?

It looks similar to the text of Unown, speaking of which, isn't that Japanese Romaji?

But it is only similar, not exactly the same.

It seems that he must interpret the first word to obtain knowledge. Should it be like this? He will interpret it when he has time.

Staring for a while, Guang Tai shakes his head helplessly: "Although I don't know what you wrote, it should be good words, right?"

"So that's it. Those cries I couldn't understand just now should be you imitating ancient people speaking, no wonder it's so awkward, I don't understand what you are saying at all."

"But I want to tell you, royal power is not eternal."

Honedge's single eye stares tightly at Guang Tai. It is thinking.

Afterward, it controls its own body to make a sword-swinging action, then spins around Guang Tai a few times, and emits an excited sound!

And Honedge ponders like this!

Although becoming a King generally requires bloodline, but the country has perished, so what bloodline is there to talk about? I heard that the initial King was originally an ordinary person, and he was chosen because he was favored by my predecessor!

Since the past King no longer exists, then... let me choose a new King!

In that case, I am the King's blade and sword. And the country perished because of Aegislash... What does it have to do with me, Honedge!

Speaking of which, the former King already had signs of being a mediocre ruler. I saw it long ago!

Might as well establish a new monarch!

He seems to be illiterate and doesn't recognize the words I wrote. That was a passage I heard from the former King's coronation ceremony. It should be used for coronation... That's right!

That is an unknown poem, preserved by the King behind the throne.

【Humans obtain the life of magical beasts, and at the same time entrust their own lives.】

In the era when the country existed, I was a Pokémon but could write text. Many human knights at that time wanted to sign a contract with me, but I didn't fancy them!

But this guy in front of me is different. He defeated me head-on using items with bare hands, so he already has the qualifications to use me. In that case, he will become stronger because... there is a high wall between bare hands and holding weapons!

"Yo~~"

Honedge suddenly throws the past things behind its head, seemingly excited because it has a brand new goal, and spins in place.

And Guang Tai is speechless looking at this guy's excitement.

Theoretically speaking, although it is a Ghost-type Pokémon, because this family uses an ancient sword as its body, most of the time they don't have too many emotional fluctuations. Why is the one he encountered so emotionally volatile?

And is this guy's personality a careless personality?

A Pokémon with a careless personality will have increased Special Attack and decreased Special Defense, likes sour flavors, and dislikes bitter flavors.

"Yo~ yo~"

Honedge floats in the damp mud. Guang Tai's attention returns to reality from the text. Staring at those words for too long just now, it felt as if his spirit was about to be drawn into them.

Speaking of which, he should do some important things now!

Guang Tai calls Honedge in, wipes the water stains off its body with a towel, and at the same time grabs Honedge's hilt and examines its sword body and scabbard.

"Yo? Yo!"

Honedge doesn't know what Guang Tai is doing, its eyes looking up, observing.

"Hmm... your body has slept as an ancient object for so long, under the natural preservation conditions in the wild, it should be a bit rusted, right?"

Guang Tai observes carefully for a while and finds that it really doesn't have the luster of modern craft weapons, and there are some dark red marks and brown substances on it.

"It really is rusted."

An ancient sword will be damaged if it is not maintained, and the preservation environment in the wild is quite harsh. Although Honedge is a Pokémon, many Pokémon possess the properties of the substances they correspond to.

For example, Duraludon, this Pokémon has low corrosion resistance because its body is metal, so it is easy to rust and doesn't like rain.

And as an artifact master, he still has some insights into repairing artifacts, tools, and even ancient objects. Coincidentally, he just obtained a technique about "polishing," and the grinding work for the Eviolite hasn't been finished yet.

Just do it together.

"Remove rust, surface treatment, polishing..."

And Honedge immediately emits a "yo-yo" cry!

Oh, is it re-polishing the sword body?

It was often done like this by those craftsmen before!

However, Guang Tai also sees another layer of information at this time:

【Rare Material: Old Cloth.】

【Description: Old cloth from Honedge's body, which will gradually absorb the essence of living things. When the ancient sword turned into a Pokémon, this cloth also became a part of it.】

【If Honedge participates in craft production, perhaps it will obtain something...?】

【Obtaining Clue: Soak the old cloth in a spirit-connected environment for several days to produce Old Cloth. Some supernatural places might be excellent production places. Cooperating with the power of Ghost-type Pokémon can accelerate this manufacturing process.】

【Known Supernatural Location—Abandoned Workshop (Home).】

【Abandoned Workshop: A somewhat ominous workshop, abandoned for a long time. The old house has bred resentment, and someone died here recently.】

【Supernatural Degree—Low: Makes people uncomfortable, but no supernatural events will occur.】

Guang Tai: "...?"

Is his home a supernatural location...?

Oh right, someone did die, he died!

And this workshop is an abandoned building left by his father. Although it hasn't been abandoned for long, it is close to the forest and far from the village. When the original owner came back, he also found that no one came here at all.

Added with a real Ghost-type Pokémon, it is indeed a supernatural location.

So he looks at Honedge's blue ribbon again.

Old Cloth...

This kind of supernatural material should have made people feel uneasy, but once he thought that his home is a supernatural location, this uneasiness instantly vanished.

Then it's fine!

Speaking of which, the reason why the Talisman craft was unlocked is because of this piece of cloth?

Many Pokémon have ornaments on their bodies that are ordinary things, but because of their elemental energy, they merge with themselves. Those items can be replaced.

Guang Tai returns to the house, and Honedge also floats in. Guang Tai looks back.

As an artifact master, the starter Pokémon is an ancient sword... It's reasonable, isn't it?

So thinking this way, he takes out a brand new notebook.

It should have been taken out; it is a work notebook used to record work content.

However, looking at Honedge, a strange feeling appeared in Guang Tai's heart, so he picked up a pen and wrote today's events in that brand new notebook.

Using the way he remembered long ago.

Writing record, please do not turn off...

The notebook opens to a brand new page:

"Honedge, a Pokémon from ancient times."

"A somewhat careless personality."

"Met in the abandoned workshop home."

"Doesn't like bitter taste."

"A bit easy to get carried away."

Record complete.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 7 =====