Manor Lord of the Elf World

Chapter 53 Spherical Fruit
"Come on, Snivy, let me see your power!"

On a sunny afternoon, Raven took Snivy and Dratini to the training ground with wooden stakes and began testing Snivy's moves.

"Teng Teng."

On the snow, the Snivy crossed its arms, its posture quite elegant.

Upon hearing Raven's words, it began to demonstrate each of the moves it had learned.

The Snivy stared intently at the wooden stake in front of it, its small body charging towards the stake like a small cannonball.

With a bang, the wooden stake shook.

"Gaze and Tackle? Looks pretty powerful." Raven murmured to himself. At least for now, Snivy's power seemed to be stronger than Dratini's.

With the attack finished, Snivy nimbly leaped backward and landed steadily on the snow.

Immediately afterwards, a green vine whip extended from its neck, whistling sharply as it lashed out at the wooden stake.

"Vine Whip." Gazing at the clear whip mark left on the wooden stake, Raven silently recalled the name of this move.

Next, Snivy displayed a move that Raven couldn't recognize at first.

It gathered its strength, and its petite body seemed to shrink even smaller in an instant, and the vine snake also looked somewhat weak.

That is……

Normal-attribute moves, growth?
Growth is a power-up move. Some Pokémon may grow larger after using it, thereby increasing their Attack and Special Attack to a certain extent.

But why does this recruitment of the Snivy-like deity seem to have made him even weaker?

After a brief moment of thought, Raven quickly understood the reason.

His Snivy's characteristic is to contradict!
Contrary to popular belief: The change in ability is reversed; what was originally an increase will decrease, and what was originally a decrease will increase.

The effect of the Growth move has been reversed!

"..."

It really is a double-edged sword!
This means that Snivy cannot enhance itself in any way during battle.

However, Raven thought that he could have his teammate's Pokémon use a move like "Screech" on Snivy to help boost its status.

Next comes the tightening.

Dratini also knows this move, but Snivy is clearly less proficient at it than with Vine Whip.

After tightening its grip, Snivy began to demonstrate its final move.

It manipulated the grass-elemental energy within the earth, silently causing the grass to tie a knot under the wooden stake.

If the log were a real Pokémon, it would probably trip over this Grass Knot move.

"Hmm, that's a very good disruptive move." Raven nodded in satisfaction.

It is discreet and silent enough to be launched without the opponent noticing, making it perfect for ambushing people.

"Well done, Snivy!" Raven praised.

"Teng Teng."

The vine snake seemed unfazed, its arms crossed and its head held high with an arrogant expression.

Raven glanced at the sky; it was overcast and, despite the sunshine, the air was still very cold.

Winter has a certain impact on the condition of Pokémon, especially Grass-type Pokémon like Snivy.

The climate and temperature during this season are not suitable for Grass-type Pokémon. Snivy will become sluggish and weak during this season, and the power of its moves will also be reduced.

In spring, summer, or autumn, Snivy's movements become more agile under the bright sunlight, and its moves become more powerful than in winter.

This is the ecological behavior of the Pokémon Snivy.

"Alright, that's enough for today! Let's head back!" Raven said.

Returning to the house with the two Pokémon, Raven couldn't help but sigh. It's really inconvenient not having Poké Balls in this day and age!

It's fine now that he only has two Pokémon, but if he catches more Pokémon later, he'll be followed by a huge, long Pokémon party every time he goes out...

That scene was truly a bit too exaggerated.

Thinking of this, Raven couldn't help but think of a special fruit from the Pokémon world.

cone.

This is a very magical fruit. It grows on trees, is hollow inside, and comes in all sorts of colors.

As far as Raven knows, in the distant future, even without the use of technology, some Poké Ball craftsmen will be able to create all sorts of Poké Balls by hand.

His tech tree is still a long way from unlocking the Poké Ball.

Instead of waiting for technology to unlock, they should develop it themselves in advance.

He sketched out a rough design of the Poké Ball and gave it to the blacksmith so they could help him refine it.

Human ingenuity is limitless; perhaps this opportunity could be used to create a Poké Ball.

With that thought in mind, Raven casually used a quill to draw the shape of a cone on the parchment.

When Eriff arrived, Raven handed him the drawing and asked:

"Elif, have you ever seen this kind of fruit before?"

"This is... a cone?" The old butler was slightly taken aback.

"You've seen it before?" Raven asked, somewhat surprised.

Elif nodded and recalled, "I've seen it before in the royal city, but Your Highness, this fruit is inedible. It's hollow inside, containing only pulp and seeds, and it's useless to us."

Similar to a gourd... Raven couldn't help but think as he listened to this description.

However, he did not explain the purpose of the cones to Elif, but nodded and said, "I understand."

*

The following day, Raiwen wanted to continue his special training with Dratini and Snivy, just like before.

However, plans can't keep up with changes. Before they even got out of bed, they heard the sound of a blizzard howling past.

As the night passed, the firewood in the fireplace had burned out completely, leaving only a few embers, and the room felt slightly cooler.

"Another blizzard is coming?"

Surrounded by a group of Pokémon, Raven lay in bed, listening to the howling wind and snow outside, yet felt an unprecedented sense of peace within him.

Outside, a blizzard raged, but inside, there was a peaceful and serene atmosphere.

A maid came and replaced the firewood with fresh wood, and the flames in the stone fireplace roared to life. In no time, the room was warm again.

Raven got up and looked out at the world through the narrow wooden window.

Outside the window, a fierce snowstorm raged, turning the whole world into a gray haze. In the distance, rows of wooden houses stood amidst the blizzard, and even the air seemed to have fallen silent.

"Woo?"

"Lili?"

"..."

Several Pokémon were awakened by Raven's actions and opened their sleepy eyes to look over.

Raven lay back down on the bed, snuggled under the covers, and said to them with a smile:
"Go back to sleep!"

Is there anything more comfortable than sleeping in a warm bed on a cold winter's day?

(End of this chapter)