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Chapter 306: Further Strengthening the Grass Field! The Invincible Healing Mount Goat!
Chapter 306: Further Strengthening the Grass Field! The Invincible Healing Mount Goat!
Upon seeing the gaze that Zhiry fixed on him, Naoki was slightly taken aback.
What had Guleiton said to it? Why was Zhiry now looking at him with such excitement?
Naoki turned to glance at Guleiton, who innocently lifted his head and let out a confused, "Ah Ga Shi~"
Naoki raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking that Zhiry might have heard from Guleiton about how Babtuobo had become so powerful due to him.
Therefore, Zhiry, who also desired to become stronger, was now looking at him with anticipation.
"You want to become stronger?" Naoki asked.
As it turned out, his guess was correct.
Miraculously, the ancient Zhiry seemed to understand his words and eagerly nodded its head.
"Alright then!" Naoki took a deep breath. Helping Zhiry become stronger shouldn't be too difficult.
For example, he could teach it about type advantages and changes in battle style, transforming it from a berserker that relied solely on its body to a high-speed, high-burst mage that maneuvered in the shadows.
Based on Naoki's observations, Zhiry was clearly capable of using the Phantom Ambush technique.
During the previous battle, it could have used Phantom Ambush to conceal itself and then strike from the shadows.
However, Zhiry chose to use Power Gem, which Babtuobo resisted, and crashed into Babtuobo instead.
Seeing his agreement, Zhiry's eyes lit up, and it happily danced in the air, waving its wing claws.
Naoki then took out an empty Poke Ball and said to it, "But, there's something we need to do first."
Zhiry stopped and lowered its head, looking at the Poke Ball in confusion.
Then, it noticed the red and white ball in Naoki's hand.
Guleiton had told it the day before that the humans in this place used these red and white balls to capture Pokemon, and then they would live together, with the humans helping the Pokemon grow stronger.
With this in mind, Zhiry instantly understood.
"Poke Ball!"
Excited, it floated over and used its wing claws to snatch the Poke Ball from Naoki's hand.
To Naoki's surprise, Zhiry fiddled with the Poke Ball, poking and prodding at it. Soon after, its wing claw accidentally pressed the button on the Poke Ball.
The next second, a beam of red light shot out from the ball, enveloping Zhiry's body, and it was pulled into the ball.
The Poke Ball fell to the grassy ground and began to shake violently.
Once, twice, thrice.
On the fourth shake, the intensity lessened slightly, as if Zhiry was gradually adjusting to the space inside the Poke Ball.
As the flashing red light on the ball faded away, it became completely still.
Naoki: "..."
To be honest, he had never seen a Pokemon so eager to get into a Poke Ball.
However, this meant that he had successfully captured Zhiry, right?
As a Ghost-type Pokemon, Zhiry preferred to appear at night and used the daytime to rest and regain its strength.
Therefore, after the battle with Babtuobo, Zhiry obediently stayed inside its Poke Ball to sleep and didn't come out.
"Alright, everyone, go and play!"
With a wave of Naoki's hand, the Pokemon that had gathered scattered and ran off.
He then took out his tools and began to repair the fences in the ranch.
After more than a year, some of the wooden fences had been damaged by the wind and rain, making them look unsightly.
There was no need to bother Kris with such a small task; he could handle it himself.
As he hammered and nailed, the day quietly slipped by.
After dinner, having worked all day, Naoki returned to his bedroom and lay down to sleep.
At midnight, when the lights in the ranch went out and all the Pokemon were deep in slumber, the Poke Ball that Naoki had placed on his bedside suddenly moved.
Zhiry, who had slept the whole day, emerged from the Poke Ball, full of energy.
It scanned its surroundings with its blood-red eyes, taking in the familiar dark environment, and thought to itself: Night has fallen, hunting time.
However, Zhiry suddenly realized something else.
Guleiton had mentioned that after coming to this place, they didn't need to go out hunting anymore, as Naoki would provide them with food.
But then, a question arose: How did this human obtain the food?
Did he also go out hunting? But he was just a weak human; could he catch good prey?
Zhiry hovered in the darkness, looking conflicted.
After a moment, it floated to the bedside and looked down at the sleeping Naoki.
"Poke Ball... Poke Ball!" Zhiry tapped Naoki's face with its wing claw, wanting to take him hunting and see if it could be of any help.
Before meeting Guleiton, Zhiry didn't have this sense of cooperation.
It was only after encountering Guleiton that it developed this sense of mutual aid.
In the past, Guleiton often hunted with it, as they could usually find more food that way.
Feeling something tapping on his face, Naoki opened his eyes sleepily.
The next second, he saw a pair of red eyes staring at him in the darkness.
"Ahh!"
Naoki was startled and quickly turned on the switch next to his bed. He breathed a sigh of relief when he recognized the owner of the red eyes.
"It's you... You scared me!"
Guleiton and Babtuobo woke up from the noise, rubbing their sleepy eyes as they looked over.
"Ba Mu?"
"Ah Ga Shi?"
Zhiry's stomach growled, and it looked down before trying to pull Naoki out to go hunting.
Naoki got out of bed and, accompanied by Zhiry, went to the living room. He took out a sandwich, some Pecha Berries, and a bottle of juice milk from the refrigerator and placed them in front of Zhiry.
As Zhiry had been sleeping during dinnertime, Naoki hadn't called it to eat and instead set aside the food for it to enjoy after it woke up.
Zhiry lowered its head to look at the unfamiliar food on the table. It sniffed curiously before its eyes lit up, and it eagerly used its wing claws to grab the sandwich and start devouring it.
Naoki smiled at the sight and encouraged, "Go ahead and eat!"
After finally waiting for Zhiry to finish its meal, Naoki was ready to head back to his room to continue sleeping.
However, Zhiry still seemed full of energy.
Seeing that Naoki didn't seem inclined to go hunting, Zhiry flew around the room, curiously observing its surroundings.
In its enthusiasm, it accidentally knocked over a few things, making enough noise to wake up several Pokemon.
Guleiton: "Ah Ga Shi..."
Naoki: "..."
This wouldn't do! First thing tomorrow morning, he would have to start training Zhiry to adjust its sleep schedule to match theirs!
And so, the next morning, facing a drowsy Zhiry who wanted to return to its Poke Ball to sleep, a dark-circled-eyed Naoki proposed a plan to help it become stronger.
Thanks to the absence of a language barrier between paradox Pokemon and modern humans, this ancient Zhiry quickly understood what Naoki meant.
Its drowsiness vanished, and it looked at Naoki expectantly.
Naoki: "If you want to become stronger, the first thing we need to do is change your battle style."
Battle style? What's a battle style? Zhiry didn't understand.
Naoki continued, "But before we start, I need to know what moves you currently know. Come on, show me!"
Guleiton chimed in from the side, "Ah Ga Shi!" (The moves you use in battle!)
Zhiry understood immediately and began to demonstrate.
Naoki watched from the side, taking notes in his Pokedex's "Pokemon Observation Notebook" and recording all the moves Zhiry knew.
[Name: Zhiry (Dream Specter's Paradox Form)
]
Type: Ghost-Fairy
Disposition: Not as ferocious as imagined, but still retaining the wildness of ancient Pokemon. Knows nothing of the modern world and eats raw meat like a beast. Slightly belligerent (?)
.
Likes: Unknown
Favorite Foods: Grilled meat patties, Pecha Berries, sandwiches
Known Moves: Weird Shadow, Astonish, Phantom Force, Dark Pulse, Helping Hand, Parting Gift, Wish, Dazzling Gleam, Power Gem, Shadow Ball, Shadow Sneak, Mystical Fire, Psyshock]
Naoki finished recording only after Zhiry had finished demonstrating all its moves.
"Hmm? This Zhiry knows quite a few moves," Naoki said, surprised as he looked over the notebook's contents.
Not only that, but the moves Zhiry currently knew also covered a wide range of types.
Ghost-type, Psychic-type, Fairy-type, Fire-type, and Rock-type.
In addition, there were moves like Weird Shadow, which caused confusion, Wish to restore HP, Parting Gift to significantly lower the opponent's Attack and Special Attack, and Helping Hand to boost its ally's power.
Recalling the scene of Zhiry skillfully using Helping Hand on Guleiton earlier, Naoki became intrigued.
Could this pair of good friends have been a doubles battle team in ancient times?
He turned to Guleiton and asked, "Did you two hunt together in the past?"
"Ah Ga Shi!" Guleiton nodded its large head.
"Zhiry also used Helping Hand on you?" Naoki asked in amazement.
Guleiton nodded again.
"Wow!" Naoki exclaimed.
If that was the case, with Guleiton's strength and Zhiry filling in its type weaknesses, wouldn't this pair of Pokemon have been unbeatable in ancient times?
If... and it was a big if... he had Zhiry and Guleiton team up and establish an ancient doubles trial on the ranch, would anyone be able to pass it?
He had heard from Yeshu that the Aspertia sister school, the Aspertia School in the Unova region, mainly focused on double battles.
That is, a trainer would command two Pokemon at the same time and engage in a 2v2 battle with their opponent.
But if that were the case, he doubted anyone would be able to pass.
"There's no use in thinking about it now. The most important thing is to teach Zhiry about type advantages and how to utilize its strengths in battle."
After a brief moment of thought, Naoki explained in simple and straightforward language:
"From my observations, your strengths lie in your speed and special attack. In comparison, your physical defense is lacking. So, in this case, you must not engage in direct close combat with your opponent."
"Dream?" Zhiry opened its mouth in confusion, not quite understanding.
Naoki: "In other words, don't use your body to ram into opponents like you did with Babtuobo yesterday. In battle, always maintain a good distance from your opponent."
This time, Zhiry seemed to understand.
Seeing this, Naoki continued, "So, learn to utilize your strengths and use Shadow Sneak."
Upon hearing this, Zhiry's body was enveloped in ghostly shadows, and in the next second, it disappeared into the shadows, vanishing from sight.
Naoki looked around but couldn't spot Zhiry's whereabouts, though he knew it was still nearby, just invisible to him.
This was Shadow Sneak—vanishing into the shadows and then striking from concealment.
Sometimes, this move wasn't just for offense; for a Pokemon like Zhiry, the utility of Shadow Sneak far outweighed its power.
"Alright, come out now!" Naoki instructed.
Zhiry's figure gradually reappeared as the ghostly shadows dissipated.
Even though he had anticipated this, Naoki still found it incredibly fascinating to witness it firsthand.
Truly befitting of a Ghost-type Pokemon!
To help Zhiry adjust its sleep schedule to match the others in the ranch, Naoki specially called upon three sturdy Ride Moutain Goats, intending to use them as sparring partners for Zhiry.
After understanding Naoki's intentions, the three Ride Mountain Goats unleashed their full strength, and a surge of dense Grass Energy swept through the area like a tidal wave.
"Meeeh!"
In the blink of an eye, the Grass Field encompassed half of the ranch.
The Ride Mountain Goats' fur glowed with a brilliant white light, a special effect triggered by their "Grass Fur" ability in the presence of the Grass Field.
Naoki observed this spectacle, mentally comparing the Grass Field after the consumption of the World Tree's leaves to its previous state.
"The special effect looks more exaggerated now." The tiny blades of grass composed of Grass Energy looked indistinguishable from the real thing.
Green energy glowed on the ground, and Naoki could clearly see the green light flowing into the Ride Mountain Goats' bodies.
At that moment, Zhiry used Phantom Ambush to attack one of the Ride Mountain Goats, leaving a wound on its body.
However, the next second, the green light from the Grass Field surged into the wounded Ride Mountain Goat, and the injury vanished without a trace.
Witnessing this, Naoki's eyes widened, and he exclaimed in astonishment, "Instant recovery? What incredible healing prowess!"
It was common knowledge that the Grass Field could restore the stamina of Pokemon standing on the ground, but normally, the amount recovered was minimal.
Yet now, the healing effect of the Grass Field had noticeably intensified.
Was this due to the Ride Mountain Goats constantly consuming the World Tree's leaves? Or was it influenced by the Leaf Cake?
As he marveled at this discovery, Naoki also felt a tinge of regret.
The healing effect of the Grass Field applied to both allied and enemy Pokemon.
This meant that unless the Ride Mountain Goats could knock out their opponents' Pokemon in one hit, the battle would devolve into a comical scene of "Stop, don't fight anymore! You'll never win like this!"
Gradually, Zhiry and the Ride Mountain Goats fought for three hundred rounds, but the Ride Mountain Goats remained unscathed, while Zhiry was exhausted and breathless.
In the end, it plopped down on the ground and fell asleep.
Naoki: "..."
Helpless, he had no choice but to recall Zhiry into its Poke Ball.
The Ride Mountain Goats turned around, their eyes shining as they looked at him.
"Meeeh~"
Naoki walked up to them and gently patted each of the Ride Mountain Goats on their heads, smiling as he said, "You've been such good boys. Thank you for your hard work!"
The Ride Mountain Goats relished his touch, letting out happy bleats: "Meeeh~"
Such well-behaved and reliable companions! Ride Mountain Goats were truly adorable Pokemon!
A smile appeared on Naoki's face.
Just then, his mind recalled how the Ride Mountain Goats had previously released a vast amount of Grass Energy to envelop the back mountain, and a bold idea suddenly sprang to mind.
It was evident that the Ride Mountain Goats could control this Grass-type energy.
This led to a question: Could they manipulate the Grass-type energy that formed the Grass Field to only affect their allies and not heal their opponents?
Naoki didn't think this was an impossible feat; it just posed a high requirement for the Pokemon itself.
For instance, the Pokemon's affinity and control over the energy.
If they could master this ability and reach the pinnacle of their power, they would be able to completely dominate these energies!
Naoki's mind raced with thoughts as he continued to stroke the Ride Mountain Goat's head.
At that moment, the Ride Mountain Goat he was petting suddenly let out a happy bleat: "Meeeh~"
Naoki paused for a moment.
The next second, he saw an immense surge of Grass-type energy emanate from the Ride Mountain Goat's body.
This energy instantly created a Grass Field with an extraordinarily large area of effect.
Naoki was taken aback by this display and looked at the Ride Mountain Goat with a puzzled expression.
The Ride Mountain Goat lifted its head, its eyes as clear as a mountain spring, and locked gazes with him as if conveying a silent message.
That expression seemed to be affirming something to him.
Naoki glanced at the Ride Mountain Goat and suddenly noticed his hand touching one of its horns.
In that instant, a daring thought occurred to him, one that he scarcely dared to believe.
—Could this Ride Mountain Goat have perceived everything he was thinking just now?
As everyone knew, Ride Mountain Goats could sense human emotions through their horns.
It was because of this ability that they could work in perfect harmony with their riders, their minds united as one, assisting humans with their labor since 5,000 years ago up until the present day.
And now...
Could it be? Naoki muttered, "Can you really do everything I was just thinking about?"
The Ride Mountain Goat nodded eagerly, looking delighted: "Meeeh~!"
(End of Chapter)
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