Master Craftsman of the Elven World

Chapter 347 Ripples Town. Cattleya's Villa?
The following day in the Eastern Unova region, as flames roared down, Reshiram reverted to his Lightstone form. Having previously given Kyurem some energy, Reshiram needed a short rest.

To avoid attracting attention, Lightmoss summoned Aegislash and flew to Ripple Town in the classic manner.

"This place feels nice, doesn't it? Beach, sluice gate, swimmers, bikini-clad ladies."

"However, there was no sunshine today. There was fog at sea and the sky was a bit gloomy, giving it a melancholy feel."

“Mr. Bourgeois’s house is also here.” Even from a distance, Guangtai can see a huge villa at the foot of the mountain.

"Wow, there are so many villas here! Is this the world of the rich?"

While regular vacation homes and guesthouses are readily available, you can see several large villas nearby no matter where you are, mainly because those villas are built too tall.

Ripple Town, a town in the Eastern Unova region, is not crowded in the game during spring, autumn and winter, but it becomes popular with vacationers and tourists in the summer. In reality, however, it is warm and spring-like all year round, so it is also quite crowded. In addition, the town is featured in the game because of the "Cymbidium Villa" bonus.

Of course, that villa was actually lent to Zhu Lan by Gadriya. This domineering young lady once said that she had villas all over the world and allowed Zhu Lan to use them at will.

"But Zhu Lan won't be coming this year."

Zhu Lan spent the entire summer searching for the ruins of the capital. She had already made her decision: whether to go to the ruins or come to Lianyi Town for a vacation.

After challenging Arceus, Zhulan still needs to organize documents from various places, and even investigate the lost Cloud Mist Ruins. She may also need to visit the dancers in the Johto region. These tasks are piling up like a mountain, and there's no way to push them all onto Wusong.

Guangtai looked at the seaside. Under the bay of Ripple Town lay underwater ruins, but in reality, the bay was too large, and the ruins were in deeper waters, making them difficult to find.

"That's right. Zhu Lan isn't coming. Do you know why?"

Suddenly, a mournful voice, like that of a vengeful spirit, rang out behind him.

Guangtai quickly turned around. The sudden appearance of the extremely strong energy fluctuations was so powerful that even she, who had the ability to sense things, didn't react in time!

Whoosh! The superpower caused the air to vibrate, and appearing beside Guangtai was a young beauty who looked like a princess from a fairy tale, wearing an elegant white dress and a light pink veil, with huge and gorgeous golden hair.

Exquisite, gorgeous, noble, and elegant—that's the first impression this blonde female trainer gives!

Of course, the person in front of you is "Cattleya"!
"Zhu Lan won't be coming to Lianyi Town this year, all because of you. She was supposed to be here on vacation, but someone made her incredibly busy."

"The weather is quite nice today. Nice to meet you, store manager. Although this isn't the first time I've seen you, your trip to the Union seems to be going quite smoothly. However, as your superpowers get stronger, it's becoming increasingly difficult for me to find you."

Cattleya's eyes were cold, and she seemed to be in a bad mood.

"Is this Miss Cattleya? It's a pleasure to meet you. You are so elegant and beautiful!"

Guangtai felt a little embarrassed. After praising the customer who was in a bad mood, she casually mentioned something:
"How are you feeling mentally? Have you been doing well lately?"

“Of course, I feel great!” Cattleya crossed her arms.

At this time, she still looked somewhat like a young girl, not yet having grown into the mature woman she was during the black-and-white storyline.

Her tone was soft and low:
"Thanks to the shop manager's help, I was able to complete the Four Heavenly Kings' challenge ahead of schedule and quickly control my superpowers, so..."

"I have been waiting for the day I can meet you."

"But I saw that you designed artistic costumes for Xiaoju'er, right? What about mine?"

Cattleya's expression was strange, as if she had caught Lightmoss red-handed:
"You promised to make me a piece of art first, but those things you exhibited in Feiyun City aren't sold at the workshop? And you didn't even tell me?"

"That's because it's closed now." Guangtai said somewhat awkwardly, "Traveling in Unicron is also an important part of collecting rare materials and building a reputation along the way."

"Hmph." Gadriya said with a hint of disdain, "There's no need for all that trouble. Just make your request to me. I know all the celebrities here. As long as you produce artwork, reputation is not a problem at all."

She placed her hands on her chest, her expression unusually confident and haughty, like a noble golden swan:
"Anything I collect will be wildly sought after by people. I have no shortage of money, wealth, or fame."

"Oh, that's great!" Guangtai suddenly had a bright idea. "I'm just thinking of creating some artworks for an exhibition, Miss. Would you like some custom-made pieces?"

"Hmph." Upon hearing this, Gadriya's lips curled into a slight smile.
"That's pretty much it."

"Statue, painting, sheet music. Which should I choose?"

"No matter what, I was one of the earliest customers, phew. But that's not enough."

"Yeah, you and Wanlong seemed to be having a lot of fun. Of course, I'm not particularly bothered by it."

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"As an acquaintance, shouldn't you have visited me first? How could you abandon your big client to go after someone else? I was the one who introduced Wanlong to you. Hmm, let's not talk about that."

Cattleya frowned: "The important thing is, I know everything about Bamboo Orchid, Manager!"

"Zhu Lan told me some things about the ruins of the Divine Capital. But I don't care about the history of the Divine People. The important thing is that I won't be able to see Zhu Lan this summer!"

Guangtai rubbed her chin: "Young Miss, are you getting a little impatient? Are you really okay mentally?"

I vaguely remember that Cattleya's personality was that she was sleepy and indifferent to most things, except for Cynthia, of course. But Cattleya's current mental state seems to be quite different from before.
Her own product cured her out-of-control superpowers, but it seems to have made her overly mental?

Gadria was a little confused: "No, I'm in good spirits, I'm just not very happy right now." She explained simply: "In the past, in order to control my superpowers, I would suppress my emotions too much, which made Pokémon battles bland and boring. But after getting those items from the shopkeeper, I can complete enjoyable battles while freeing up my emotions."

"You think my personality is a bit different from before, and that's probably why."

"Now even if I lose a battle, I won't have an emotional outburst, and my superpowers won't go out of control. This feeling is really great."

Yes, because emotions are reflected in daily life, Cattleya thought.

But this feeling isn't bad at all. It makes you feel like you're truly alive, a normal being, not some kind of monster!

"Phew, whatever! You said you'd do a custom-made artwork for me, so come to my villa."

“And another thing…” Gadriya’s eyes became somewhat suspicious and dangerous: “I heard from Zhulan that she also has an ‘unfinished product’ with you?”

"You mean that?" Guangtai suddenly noticed something was off about Cattleya's gaze, so she composed herself and coughed.
"That is indeed a special product. I have been traveling all over the United States to collect the materials to make it, and now I have almost all the materials I need."

Cattleya's eyes suddenly lit up, but her tone became strange, with a hint of resentment: "It's the clothes, isn't it?"

Guangmo: "."

To avoid any misunderstanding, Guangtai earnestly explained to the young lady:

"This is a special garment that doesn't require taking measurements; it fits perfectly as soon as you put it on, so I haven't measured Zhu Lan's bust, waist, and hip measurements. Hmm, this is a serious topic."

Cattleya closed her eyes and suddenly said, "I want one too."

“That won’t work; it would require too many materials,” Lightmoss refused.

“I will pay you, a very high price!” Cattleya said angrily.

The craftsmen open their shops to make money, and I'm their number one customer, yet they don't offer me any special treatment!
Cattleya was a little unhappy.

"That still won't work. It's not about the compensation. This outfit is special and requires passing an assessment, but that assessment has been discontinued."

Guangtai shook her head and waved her hand again in refusal.

Cattleya's chest heaved, and she became very unhappy:
"The assessment at the Divine Capital Ruins? I don't know how it works, but aren't you from the Divine Capital?"

"So long-winded! So long-winded! So long-winded!"

"Alright, let's have a match! If I beat you, you'll make me clothes!"

"Aren't you challenging the Unova League? I'm one of the Four Heavenly Kings. If you defeat me, you won't have to challenge me in the Unova League anymore. How about that? Pretty good deal, right?"

Guangtai finally understood: "Young Miss, you're just venting your anger."

“I didn’t.” Cattleya blinked and gave a soft snort.
"Fine, if that's what you think, then we won't fight now, so you won't think I'm an unreasonable person."

"And this is for you."

Gadria took out a move learning device from her small bag. Looking at the shopkeeper in front of her, somewhat stunned, she closed her eyes to calm herself.
"To know the future, didn't you want to buy a diving skill machine?"

Lightmoss was somewhat confused: "But aren't I resistant to superpowers? How did you know?"

Cattleya glanced to the side: "I just happened to be bored and saw this future while predicting the business situation of nearby stores. Well, it was just a coincidence."

She changed the subject:
"You'll be staying in Ripple Town for a while, so let me be your guide."

Guangtai pondered for a moment, then said seriously, "However, that outfit still can't be made."

Cattleya kept her eyes tightly shut, feeling both embarrassed and annoyed; her fists were clenched!
But after a while, she loosened her fist, and the faintly fluctuating superpowers calmed down again.

Cattleya turned to the side and stared intently at the moss, but her voice was somewhat hesitant.

However, his tone quickly hardened, as if he had made up his mind.

Then, finally, with a helpless yet relieved expression, he gave a faint smile:

"It's not about the clothes anymore."

"I just wanted to thank you."

"Thank you for giving me a new life."

But the voice grew softer and softer until even the moss could barely hear it. Cattleya seemed to realize that something was wrong with her and quickly coughed a few times.
"Because Zhulan didn't come, you, the store manager, have to take responsibility."

"Anyway"

"I have a lot to say to you."

(End of this chapter)