[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-pokemon-the-reemployment-of-a-paldea-former-cham":3,"chapter-pokemon-the-reemployment-of-a-paldea-former-cham-pokemon-the-reemployment-of-a-paldea-former-cham-chapter-672":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Pokemon: The Reemployment of a Paldea Former Champion",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2324689,4546,"Chapter 672: Shining Dragonite!","pokemon-the-reemployment-of-a-paldea-former-cham-chapter-672",672,"\u003Cp>January 29, 8:00 a.m.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Mu, who had slept straight through the night, felt no empathy for Charizard, which had endured a night of intense hardship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he used the rain dripping from somewhere outside to help him sleep, slumbering deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With only two days left until the end of January, Luo Mu planned to spend today finishing his tour of Charizard Island with the giant Charizard, then head back to the farm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Orange Academy, recently reconfigured from grapes back to oranges, would reopen soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Nimo, Jingxiang, and Shinji had applied for extracurricular treasure hunting and didn’t need to rush back for the start of term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mudkip, Piplup, and the others were already accustomed to training independently, only calling Luo Mu when they had questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Luo Mu still had to return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had nothing to do with whether Yuci could grant him leave—it was simply that the procedures for the Hoenn Blueberry Academy were complete, and Dan Yu and Wu Li were coming to the Orange Academy to study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the message Principal Claver had sent ahead; he skipped the lengthy praise about Luo Mu’s deeds in the Hoenn region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two had been personally persuaded by Luo Mu to come; they’d likely be assigned to his own group for instruction, so he had to show up in person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even though I’ve been the fire marshal twice, I’ve at least experienced Hoenn’s unique scenery—hardly a loss.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a sigh, he tidied himself and walked straight onto the beach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lugia was now folding its wings, watching as Florges applied “Flower Heal” and “Aromatic Therapy” in a double massage to the exhausted, sprawled-out Charizard, easing its fatigue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pleasant floral scent lifted Lugia’s mood considerably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Perhaps this was also because Charizard had, in a way, inherited its legacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing Luo Mu’s approach, it lifted its head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Awake?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Awake.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Mu nodded, glancing at Lugia, who showed not a trace of tiredness, silently marveling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder it was a Legendary Pokémon that could sleep for decades or even centuries—if not woken, it might sleep until the end of time. A single night’s training meant nothing to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast, Charizard was physically collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lugia raised its wing like a hand. “It barely met the criteria. Under my training, it finally managed to release a passable ‘Air Slash’ before dawn.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if proud of its teaching results, Lugia’s usually composed face bore a faint trace of pride and satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Mu’s eyelid twitched, speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet his heart still churned with turmoil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it really that simple?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No trials, no legendary Pokémon leaving their training grounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—He’d just slept through the night, and Charizard had suddenly, effortlessly learned “Air Slash,” Lugia’s signature Flying-type move?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s not a gift from heaven—it’s all thanks to Charizard’s daily discipline and perseverance, and Luo Mu’s excellent teaching!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Luo Mu suddenly grin like an idiot, even Lugia and Charizard, whose entire body ached, floated question marks above their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Goodbyes always come suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the giant Charizard’s intended direction was completely opposite to Lugia’s return path toward the Orange Islands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief joint battle and free-of-charge instruction in “Air Slash,” Lugia bid farewell to Luo Mu and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Lugia dive into the sea, Luo Mu still didn’t understand the complex emotion in its gaze as it left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it reluctance?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he simply couldn’t figure it out, he didn’t dwell on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the chance arises in the future, they’ll meet again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quickly composing himself, Luo Mu packed up his tent and camping gear, set up on higher ground, and counted his Pokémon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Yes, everything’s in order!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charizard needed time to recover, so Luo Mu let it rest inside its Poké Ball and continued riding Charizard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before departing, he took one last look at his two “actual gains” from the Hoenn region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The egg entrusted by the old woman in Kainan Town was in normal condition; the mysterious crystal, stored in its box, was unchanged from when he first obtained it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All preparations complete, Luo Mu mounted Charizard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Togepi poked its small head out from the satchel across his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mailow, used to being outside, sat perched in front of Luo Mu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victini clung to his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charizard gave a weary glance at the three little burdens on its back, then resignedly flapped its bright, flame-lit wings, following the two giants ahead, who had turned to look back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The inexplicable fog clung to the giant Charizard, and thanks to this fog, their journey proceeded smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Charizard’s back, Luo Mu checked his compass, his expression oddly puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heading this way… doesn’t look like the route to the Kanto region’s waters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the known journey, Ash and an unnamed character had been rescued by a Charizard after a shipwreck, having set out from Leaf City to investigate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Charizard Island should lie somewhere in the Kanto region’s waters, at most within the neighboring Johto region’s waters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the giant Charizard leading them was not heading that way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, it was approaching the Paldea region—or rather, the Galar region?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Mu rubbed his eyes, looked ahead, and parted his lips slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—So the “island where Charizards dwell” that the giant Charizard intended to take him to is probably another island entirely?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s starting to sound quite exciting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they advanced, the islands faintly visible through the fog grew fewer, crossing several unnamed seas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vegetation on the occasional islands and the dominant aquatic and Flying Pokémon species had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the shores of small islands covered in fine white sand, occasional Goodra and Badgery could be seen lingering at the edges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though occasionally spotted were schools of Wooper and timid Shinx hiding in the island’s white sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since there were no Sealeo, the climate had moved beyond the tropical zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was certain: this was not near the Alola region’s waters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s clearly near Galar’s waters, bordering the Kalos region, with Paldea’s waters lying ahead of both.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the fog obscuring vision, Luo Mu could only determine his location by visible ecological and climatic features he could sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far from human settlements, the signal was weak, and there was no satellite map to help him pinpoint his position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only make rough estimates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, Luo Mu asked the giant Venomoth why it had followed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it really be that after befriending the giant Charizard, it didn’t want to part?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant Venomoth’s gaze toward Luo Mu was no longer dismissive or hostile; after that battle, it had come to accept him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—But Luo Mu shouldn’t have asked that question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant Venomoth’s face visibly flushed red; it flailed its tentacles, shoving Luo Mu and Charizard aside, until the giant Charizard intervened. Only then did it reluctantly use Charizard’s psychic link as a translator to explain why it followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—The giant Venomoth knew well that its attack on the city remained a thorn between it and the Kanto League.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Kanto League had temporarily signed a “peace pact” with it, someday the two sides would inevitably break apart completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than face humanity’s unpredictable technology weapons, it preferred to lead its kind to a remote sea where humans rarely tread, settling there peacefully to live and reproduce without worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—The place the giant Charizard intended to take Luo Mu fit the giant Venomoth’s ideal location perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And more importantly, it’s also the place the giant Charizard occasionally rests while searching for companions?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Mu wore a teasing, slightly annoying grin as he repeated—or rather, interpreted—the giant Venomoth’s hesitant final words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, he received a furious tentacle assault from the giant Venomoth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Though the giant Venomoth, mindful that Luo Mu was a tiny thing, feared crushing him into a paper-thin sheet, so it merely waved its tentacles symbolically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Mu now understood why the giant Venomoth had come along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had come to scout ahead, checking the water quality and resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From morning departure until the afternoon sun pierced the fog and spilled across the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the hazy mist, the outline of a sizable island finally appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Togepi excitedly chirped to alert Luo Mu; Mailow took flight and nudged the half-asleep Victini.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Awooo~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant Charizard’s long, whistle-like cry seemed to announce that their destination had come into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant Venomoth waved its tentacles, as if saying it would dive ahead to explore the nearby waters, then silently submerged its massive body into the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the distant island, perhaps because of the giant Charizard’s roar, several dark dots rose into the air and swiftly approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, their forms grew clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orange skin and scales, soft cream-colored bellies, and those endearing, large eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Yes, they were all wild Charizards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the vast white beach, as Charizard landed, Luo Mu finally stepped firmly onto solid ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If viewed from above, one could see just how vast the island beneath Luo Mu’s feet was, the endless green forest radiating vibrant life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the middle of the ocean, far from human settlements, such a “paradise” existed—honestly, Luo Mu had been stunned for several seconds when he first gazed down from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—But more important, of course, were the giants around him, curiously staring at him and Charizard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fog had vanished; sunlight bathed the white sand, gilding it in a golden sheen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the beach, about a dozen chubby, adorable Charizards tilted their heads, studying these “outsiders.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And these were merely the first batch of Charizards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time passed, more Charizards continued to arrive from within the island, among them some Haxorus with gleaming scales and elegant postures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small wings on either side of their heads had expanded, resembling pure white angelic wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that, aside from the protected Miniryu, most of the Charizards and Haxorus had come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was truly the island inhabited by the Charizard clan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Luo Mu firmly confirmed this fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Charizards and Haxorus circled Luo Mu curiously, studying this rare two-legged creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tabagoos shrank back timidly; though all were Charizards and their appearances were gentle, it was still frightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bravest of them, Victini, had already taken flight and was attempting to communicate with one of the Charizards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Flareon, it crouched like a hen on the sand, calmly preening its slightly ruffled feathers from flight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed uninterested in so many Charizards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boo-mu?” “Boo-mu!” “Boo-mu~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Charizards’ calls rose and fell around Luo Mu—they were communicating, but without Flareon’s translation, he could not understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly felt that it was less like he was visiting the Charizard Island, and more like the Charizards were examining him as some exotic species.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After gathering near Luo Mu for a while, the Charizards exchanged glances, then took to the sky with the Haxorus, circling above the massive Charizard whose body was mostly submerged in the sea near shore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if welcoming its return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Luo Mu silently thought: So it was true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder the massive Charizard had shown little concern for its own kind, and hadn’t considered the Charizard clan to be the “companions” it sought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had already been surrounded by a group of Charizards, Haxorus, and even Miniryu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then perhaps this island was also connected to the massive Charizard?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While pondering this, Luo Mu did not delay his response—he pulled out a Poké Ball and released the Charizard, which had rested and regained its full energy along the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boo-mu?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Letting out a soft cry, the Charizard’s antennae twitched, seemingly curious as it surveyed its surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strangely, it felt an inexplicable sense of kinship toward this island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Luo Mu could tell his Charizard to make friends with the wild Charizards and Haxorus circling the massive one,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Awooo—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From within the island, a sharp, commanding roar rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the soft, cute calls of the earlier Charizards, this voice made the leaves on the island’s trees tremble violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In moments, the figure had arrived at the beach where Luo Mu and the others stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Then, it dropped straight from the sky, kicking up a cloud of sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the swirling dust, a deep green silhouette gradually became clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant he saw it, Luo Mu’s eyes widened in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shiny Charizard?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shiny Charizard he named turned its gaze toward him—but its expression was far from friendly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—In fact, it was looking down its nose at Luo Mu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2067,"2026-06-20T17:11:50.049Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ebd9667bdf1b3355791a553586d20e7e65fd7326b654ffcd4337c05932369e96","pokemon-the-reemployment-of-a-paldea-former-cham-chapter-673","pokemon-the-reemployment-of-a-paldea-former-cham-chapter-671",695,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpokemon-the-reemployment-of-a-paldea-former-cham-cover.jpg"]