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Chapter 480: Setting Sail! The Man Who Will Become the Pirate King!
Chapter 480: Setting Sail! The Man Who Will Become the Pirate King!
A Little Lugia Cub!
Jinghe stared at the little creature in the cage, his expression a mix of astonishment and disbelief.
When he had seen the Small Dock Circus and encountered the Ghost Pirates, Pokemon hunters, he subconsciously assumed that the item the handsome man had retrieved would be the unhatched egg of Manaphy.
To say he wasn't surprised would be impossible.
He even felt a hint of terror.
And for good reason.
A Lugia cub had been caught. How far away could a full-grown Lugia be?
"Jinghe?" The handsome man couldn't help but call out when he noticed Jinghe's absent-mindedness.
He understood Jinghe's astonishment.
After all, when he learned that the Ghost gang had captured a Lugia cub, a legendary Bird-type Pokemon, his reaction had been even more intense than Jinghe's.
It was precisely because of this that he had to prematurely end his infiltration and risk his life to bring the little creature out.
"Hngga?"
Gramps and Flame Blade Ghost didn't seem as surprised as Jinghe.
They didn't know what a Lugia was, let alone the significance of a Lugia cub. They just thought,
Such a small bird, a roasted squab?
Gramps couldn't help but smack his lips, as if recalling the crispy, juicy roasted squab with its glistening skin and tender meat.
Perhaps sensing Gramps' "malicious" gaze, or maybe understanding his words, the little creature in the cage trembled, curling up.
Tears welled up in its eyes, and it shook, calling out weakly.
"Waaah!"
I, I don't taste good, quack.
It seemed to be confirming this.
The little Lugia looked at its own shiny silver wings, steeled itself, and took a big bite.
However, it stopped biting due to the pain and tears streamed from its eyes.
"Waaah! (T▽T)"
So painful, quack!
As it cried, it forced a smile, showing Gramps the "truth."
Its eyes seemed to say: See, I don't taste good.
"Hngga? (`)σ"
Gramps pointed at the Lugia cub and looked at Jinghe.
Is this little thing not very bright?
Who would bite themselves?
Jinghe's eyes twitched as he snapped out of his daze. He tapped Gramps' head in annoyance and took the cage from the handsome man.
Regardless of whether Lugia comes looking for it or when it does, whether it's a little princess or prince, we must take good care of it.
"Don't be afraid," Jinghe said with a warm smile.
The little Lugia blinked a couple of times, its wariness seemingly easing upon seeing Jinghe's friendly demeanor.
"Hngga, hngga~~" Gramps poked his head out from behind Jinghe.
Yeah, yeah, don't be afraid. We're not bad people.
His smile was "kind," but his face remained cold.
"Waaah! (つд)"
The Lugia cub shrieked, covering its eyes and trembling even more. It muttered,
Can't see me, can't see me, you can't see me.
Jinghe: "."
After making eye contact, this Lugia cub seems a little slow, huh?"
"Stop fooling around, Gramps!" Jinghe scolded again.
However, he also knew that Gramps was like that. The more you feared him, the more he would swagger, but in reality, you'd discover he just liked showing off.
We need to help the little one relax.
Indeed, being suddenly captured by a group of strangers, locked in a cage, and enduring the bumpy journey, it was probably scared out of its wits.
As a Pokemon heart master, Jinghe already had a way to soothe it.
Buzz—
Just then, a faint glow emanated from Jinghe's inner pocket, and a gentle force calmed the little Lugia, causing it to lower its wings. It sensed a familiar presence.
Silver Feather!
The Silver Feather, obtained after winning the Quartz Conference, had always been kept together with the Rainbow Feather.
Unlike the lively Rainbow Feather, the Silver Feather had remained dormant. Jinghe had tried infusing it with Aura power, and although it absorbed the energy, it didn't provide feedback, unlike the lively Rainbow Feather.
This time, upon encountering the little Lugia, the Silver Feather finally reacted.
"Waaah!"
The little Lugia opened its innocent eyes, tears glistening, and blinked as it looked at Jinghe. Its gaze seemed much more affectionate.
Taking advantage of the little one's lack of resistance, at Jinghe's signal, Flame Blade Ghost opened the metal cage and took the cub out.
It's not heavy, Jinghe thought, feeling its soft and plump body.
The little Lugia flapped its wings a couple of times, moving them symbolically.
But as Jinghe infused it with Aura power and transmitted goodwill, the little Lugia couldn't help but close its eyes, revealing a sense of comfort from the massage-like feeling of the Aura power.
After Jinghe stopped infusing Aura, it opened its pure and flawless eyes, nuzzled close to Jinghe, and perched on his chest.
"Waaah!"
The little Lugia's call made Jinghe's body stiffen.
Gramps, standing nearby, couldn't help but fall to the ground, holding his stomach and laughing so hard he rolled around. Rapid Dragon and Flame Blade Ghost exchanged a glance, both seeing the amusement in each other's eyes.
Translating the little Lugia's call, it actually meant,
Mom!
Asha Town.
In the garden of a temporarily rented villa.
A little Lugia flapped its wings and circled in the air before joyfully flying back to Jinghe's embrace and perching on his shoulder.
"You're saying that you went out for a bit and came back with a Lugia cub?" Jadira's face was full of disbelief.
Who are you kidding? As a Psychic-type expert, and a top-tier one at that, how come she never had such treatment?
Lugia, being a Psychic-type Pokemon, would naturally be more inclined towards Psychics.
Of course, there was no sign of the baby Lugia approaching them, but it was still easy for her to gain the favor of Psychic-type Pokemon.
"You won't believe me anyway," Jinghe said as he pulled the baby Lugia off his shoulder amidst its cries. Then, just like before, he tossed it into the air.
"Waaah!"
"Mommy! Mommy!" The baby Lugia cried, flapping its wings a few times in the air before circling back to land on Jinghe's shoulder.
Standing on its hind legs, it affectionately rubbed its cheek against his face.
Now it was a case of not being able to shake it off.
Jinghe sighed helplessly.
Witnessing this scene and hearing the baby Lugia's cries, Herona couldn't help but smile.
"But it does seem to like you a lot."
Liking it was one thing, but its constant cries were grating on her nerves.
The adult Lugia wasn't around, and if the baby Lugia kept calling her like this, what would happen? Would she suspect that they had corrupted her child? Jinghe had initially thought that since they had rescued the baby Lugia, they should release it back into the sea, figuring that Lugia would come looking for it.
Now, it seemed they couldn't even get rid of it.
Moreover, there was no sign of Lugia anywhere.
"It's not just about liking or disliking it anymore," Jinghe sighed, saying.
This baby Lugia was even smaller than the one Jinghe remembered, so it could stand on his shoulder.
The handsome guy was really good at getting himself into trouble.
"Yip yip~"
The Tyrogue stood on the ground, calling out to the baby Lugia on Jinghe's shoulder and waving at it.
As the "team pet," the Tyrogue was the youngest member of Jinghe's team and was always well taken care of by everyone.
Now that he had finally met someone smaller than himself, the baby Tyrogue instantly awakened his instinct to be a "big brother."
"Waaah!"
The baby Lugia flapped its wings and flew down, and the Tyrogue kindly offered it a piece of ore.
Crack!
But the baby Lugia couldn't bite into the ore, which the Tyrogue treated like candy.
Sure enough, its tooth broke.
"Waaah!"
Just as the baby Lugia's eyes were welling up with tears, the baby Tyrogue's small brain reacted, and he quickly took out an energy cube and stuffed it into its mouth.
"Waaah!"
After eating the delicious energy cube, the baby Lugia instantly forgot about its toothache and happily gobbled it up, indicating its acceptance of the Tyrogue as a friend.
"Yip~"
The Tyrogue, imitating Gramps, patted the baby Lugia's back with satisfaction, almost causing it to stumble.
Seeing this, the baby Tyrogue furrowed its brow.
Little brother, your physique isn't very good.
Jinghe facepalmed.
Only a desert tyrant cub like you would say that the physique of a baby legendary Pokemon wasn't good enough.
However, he didn't say anything and just kept thinking.
What should he do?
The baby Lugia was so small that there was no way they could release it.
On the one hand, they couldn't release it, and on the other hand, with its current physique weaker than the Tyrogue's, releasing it into the sea might make it easy prey for vicious Water-type Pokemon like Giganto Shark and Tyrant Carp.
Of course, it was more likely that it would be captured again by the Ghost Pirate hunters.
Wait for Lugia to come looking for it? That seemed like a plan.
But the problem was, they couldn't be sure of Lugia's attitude.
If Lugia was simply searching for its child and would leave after finding it, then everything would be fine.
But no one could maintain a good state of mind after losing a child, not even a legendary Pokemon.
If Lugia came looking and started a rampage without asking any questions, no town would be able to withstand it.
After all, it was said that Lugia could bring a 40-day storm with just a flap of its wings, and it could easily flood a town in its rage.
So, instead of waiting for Lugia to come looking, it might be better to go find Lugia and return the baby Lugia to it. Even if Lugia was still furious when they met, at least it wouldn't endanger the towns and themselves.
Jinghe looked at Herona and Jadira.
With the three of them working together, escaping should be no problem.
"Ahem."
Jinghe cleared his throat and briefly explained his idea.
"I'll listen to you," Herona said, supporting her chin with one hand. After a moment of thought, she also felt that Jinghe's idea was the best solution.
"I'll listen to Herona," Jadira hummed, indicating that she was only willing to get involved because of Herona.
But then Jinghe thought of something else.
The Ghost Pirate hunters had captured the baby Lugia, but what was their purpose? Wusong had said a few days ago that he had found Hunter J's trail, and it was very likely that she had escaped to the sea. Could Pokemon Hunter J be involved in this? There was too little information to make any speculations.
"Then how do we find Lugia?" Jadira asked.
Relying on the baby Lugia didn't seem realistic.
Jinghe smiled slightly and took out a silver feather that glowed with a faint light from his pocket.
With this, they had a chance to find Lugia.
Plus, with the baby Lugia, they might even encounter Lugia along the way.
"Let's rest for the night and prepare. We'll leave tomorrow," Jinghe said.
If Lugia was going to come looking, it probably would have already.
With Lugia's abilities, the Ghost Pirates shouldn't have been able to capture the baby Lugia so easily.
They must have done something to Lugia, or there was some reason why they couldn't leave.
This was also one of the reasons why Jinghe decided not to wait for Lugia to come looking but to go and find it himself with the others.
The next day, March 22nd, a Sunday.
At the port of Asha Town, a medium-sized sailboat slowly sailed out, riding the morning sun.
On the deck.
Ice Nine-Tailed was playing a game of catch with Lil' Locha and Tyrogue, repeatedly swinging its nine tails and tossing them high, only to have them fall back down amidst the exclamations of the two little ones.
The two kids were having the time of their lives.
Inside the wheelhouse.
A handsome man, dressed in a captain's outfit, was steering the sailboat, while Jinghe leaned against the doorway with his arms crossed.
"This is how it is. I've been dragging them in their submarine for over ten days, but I don't know much about what they're up to."
The handsome man provided the answer to Jinghe's question about what the Ghost Pirates were planning.
Jinghe inwardly thought, 'You don't know anything, and yet you brought Lil' Locha back.'
"Do you know how to sail a ship?" Jinghe asked again, seeking confirmation.
"Don't worry, sir!" The handsome man adjusted his captain's hat, grinning confidently, and gave a thumbs-up.
He was a professionally trained International Police officer, skilled in everything except Pokemon battles. By his side, Rogue Frog, also wearing a captain's hat, mirrored his expression.
Jinghe shook his head.
"Rotom, you help with navigation."
"Understood, Rotom!"
Rotom, holding Silver Feather, cheerfully agreed.
It had thought it would be driving the sailboat, which would be fun but tiring.
Now, with someone to help with the sailing, it couldn't be better.
"Gramps, stop wandering around here and go play on the deck." Jinghe looked towards the corner shadow.
Even if Gramps hid well, could it still escape his eyes?
"Hng."
Sticking out its tongue, Gramps, also wearing a captain's hat, reluctantly emerged from the shadows.
It reluctantly glanced at the captain's room, especially the large steering wheel in the handsome man's hand, with envy.
Previously, it had seen on TV how people would turn the steering wheel, causing the ship to drift with a "gurgle gurgle" sound. It wanted to try it too.
Now that Jinghe had exposed it, it could only leave reluctantly.
This sailboat wasn't small.
In addition to the front and rear decks, the cabin had enough space for five rooms, allowing Jinghe and his group to both navigate and reside.
The sailboat's operation relied on both wind power from the sails and a dual energy system of gasoline motors and electric turbines.
The cabin was equipped with a three-in-one Magnetron and two Electrode, providing power to the entire ship and enabling electric turbine propulsion, eliminating any power concerns.
Obviously.
The rental price for such a sailboat wasn't low, and Jinghe had rented it using his International Police Department credentials, intending to expense it later.
When sailing at sea, besides energy, power, freshwater, and food, the most concerning issues were the unpredictable weather and the occasional appearance of powerful wild Pokemon in the ocean.
With the combined strength of Jinghe, Herona, and Jadira, the problem of powerful wild Pokemon wasn't a significant concern.
Unless a large group appeared, potentially affecting the sailboat, most situations could be easily resolved.
As for the unpredictable weather at sea,
The power of nature couldn't be easily countered, so it was best to keep an eye on the sailboat's built-in weather system.
If they couldn't avoid it,
They would have to resort to more forceful measures.
For example, have Ice Nine-Tailed and Herona's Yuki Eevee temporarily freeze a small area of the sea.
Even more extreme, Jadira and her Psychic-type Pokemon could carry the sailboat and "walk" it to safety.
In the world of Pokemon with extraordinary abilities, as long as one's strength was sufficient and there was no need to care for ordinary people, it wasn't too difficult to handle.
Of course, the prerequisite was to avoid intentionally entering some of the extremely dangerous areas marked by the League.
On the deck.
The gentle sunlight, the gentle sea breeze, and the sparkling sea occasionally revealed the shadows of Iron Claw Lobster, while pelicans and gannets soared and danced in the vast sea.
Jinghe stood at the front of the deck, leaning on the railing with both hands, his black hair gently swaying in the sea breeze. He took a deep breath.
"Set sail! The man who will become the Pirate King!"
"Pirate King?"
Herona appeared beside him, her voice filled with curiosity.
"Cough, just saying."
"Hmm," Herona nodded thoughtfully, holding a piece of antique parchment in her hand, seemingly with something drawn on it.
"What's this?"
"A sea chart."
Herona unfolded the parchment, "The direction we're sailing in now is consistent with the direction of the Sea God Ruins I found."
Jinghe was slightly startled by the alignment of the directions.
Coincidence?
Or were the Ghost Pirates still keeping an eye on the Aquadeus Temple?
Why did they want to capture Lil' Locha?
As a Pokemon hunter, seeing a rare legendary baby Pokemon, did they need a reason to hunt and capture it? However, given the importance of Lil' Locha, they would likely come knocking again.
The Ghost Pirate Pokemon Hunter Gang was also on the International Police Department's wanted list.
Their danger level was no less than that of Pokemon Hunter J's group.
It was just that, due to their large submarine and knowledge of the sea, they were difficult to capture.
Perhaps this would be a good opportunity to catch them.
"Smaller in scale than Pokemon Hunter J's group, but having 'freed' themselves for so long, they should have plenty of good stuff, cough, loot."
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