Pokémon: Trainers Returning from Monster Hunter

Chapter 119 The Sleeping Land That Cannot Fly?!

clang!

Clang!

Chimney Hill, underground at the Devon Ultra-High Temperature Smelting Plant.

The sounds of knocking and screaming echoed between the cliff faces.

It turns out that when the screams are controlled and emitted at the same frequency, they do not become noise, but rather quite pleasant to the ear, complementing the forging sound.

With the help of the skilled blacksmith and the increased efficiency of the smelting equipment, the speed at which weapons were forged from broken wood was much faster.

The only downside is that intermediate forging experience is exclusive to humans; he must personally wield the hammer and direct the junior blacksmith.

Letting the young blacksmith do it himself is not feasible for the time being; he can't handle it yet.

Before long, the twin swords, with the same design as before, were successfully produced. The quality had improved significantly. Tilley was eagerly waiting, having long forgotten her envy and jealousy of Little Ra's evolution, and was focused on looking forward to the twin swords of even better quality.

"Meow!"

Let me try it!

Tire Cat couldn't wait to use her magic.

"Be careful, it's hot."

Ignoring the trainer's warning, Tiree snapped out her paws with a clang, instantly covered in a layer of dark substance that extended into a pair of dark, metallic paw phantoms.

"Shadow Claw?"

Oreki's eyes lit up. "Completely mastered it?"

After more than half a month of learning, Tire Cat can now stumble through casting Shadow Claw, but her mastery of it is still not high.

After all, this is the only Ghost-type move it can learn, so it's within Oreki's expectations that it will take a long time to master it.

Unexpectedly, despite its stumbling performance last night, its release rate has increased dramatically today, clearly sufficient for practical application.

Sure enough, for this silly cat, pressure is the driving force.

Hmm—it seems like you can unleash the potential of something you love?

Oreki came to this conclusion after watching Tirae Nyan grab the twin swords with her Shadow Claws.

Training Notes, Part Seven!

"Meow!"

That's not easy, meow!

Tire Cat suddenly stopped, gave a haughty reply, and then hid the twin swords using the old method.

Now it has three items on it.

Not strong enough?

Simple, just use the props!

[Forging successful!]

A system notification popped up, and Oreki glanced at it.

【Iron Ore Twin Swords (6): Crafted from the finest quality metal ore, they are lightweight yet sturdy, making them an excellent choice for hunters.】

[Effect: When equipped, moderately increases the wearer's attack power and has a chance to inflict a tear effect, causing monsters to lose health upon movement.]

[Evaluation: The materials used are exceptionally skillful. If the blacksmith's technique can be further improved, and some auxiliary materials are added, the weapon's star rating may be increased again.]

Does this mean that the ore Daigo gave us can be used to forge even higher-star ore?

"The value of 'big dog' assets is still increasing!"

"Kanet—"

The young blacksmith wiped the sweat from his brow and sighed heavily.

The craftsman was exhausted.

During the forging process, it must constantly suppress its instinctive urge to absorb metal elements, which is much more difficult than simply hammering metal.

But seeing how happy the eldest sister is, it's all worth it!

and----

It weighed the small hammer with flame patterns in its hand and felt that it had a better grasp of energy.

It has this effect too?

It immediately started showing off to its trainer.

Oreki was also somewhat surprised after hearing this. Could it really have a training effect?

That would be great!

"I understand. Let's forge it again."

"Kanon?!"

The young blacksmith took two steps back, hammer in hand, his eyes wide as he shook his head, thinking to himself, "Trainer, how could you be so heartless? You didn't even offer a word of praise!"

"Hmm—you're great, little blacksmith, so shall we practice again to solidify our skills?"

"Kanon!"

The young blacksmith then happily agreed.

After another burst of forging accompanied by screams, a longsword with a curved arc lay quietly on the table. It was Oreki's katana, one of the weapons he used most often in the New World.

As for the scabbard, he didn't bother to forge it again.

With the system inventory, he is considered a summoner rather than a swordsman.

He first touched the katana and put it into his system inventory. Oreki bent his legs and slowly lowered his center of gravity. He raised his right hand and held it loosely by his ear, while his left hand was loosely held on his thigh, assuming the classic katana sheathing stance.

next second.

A flash of black metallic luster appeared, and the katana materialized. Oreki took two steps forward, and the katana flew up and down twice in his hand before he swiftly turned around, the blade tracing a semi-circular arc.

Iaijutsu!

In reality, a katana can perform a "foresight slash," but techniques like the Rising Dragon Slash and Spirit Blade Slash do not require sharpening.

The sharp blade energy seemed to slice through the heat of molten lava, creating a clear dividing line in the void. Tire Meow's eyes lit up at the sight, and she immediately clamored to learn it.

"Kanon!"

We need craftsmen too!

The young blacksmith joined the group at lightning speed.

The Growlithe dog in the audience glanced at the leader, then at the little blacksmith sister, hesitated for a moment, and then barked.

"Woof!"

I'll learn too!

"What are you learning?" Oreki said irritably, tapping the dog's head with his katana. "If you train your brain properly, you'll be able to keep crashing your way to the end."

"As for the young blacksmith, your control over energy has improved. During the training later, you can try using the metal claw during the hammer's large loop. It might have a surprising effect."

The young blacksmith thought for a moment and nodded seriously.

"Kanon!"

If the trainer says it's possible, then the craftsman can do it!

"Meow?"

Where is I, the cat?

Tire Cat adopted a listening posture.

"Do I need to say it again? You could incorporate acrobatic moves into your dual-sword attacks, or use the Swallow Return technique for mobility!"

Is this silly cat smart or stupid?

Oreki couldn't quite understand Tirey's thought process.

Sometimes they learn moves incredibly fast, even mastering moves that normally require a move trainer, but other times they're adorably clumsy.

"Meow~"

Why didn't you say so sooner?

Tire Cat wore a shocked expression, her cat eyes full of cunning.

"Tsk."

Oreki clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction, realizing he had been tricked by this silly cat without even realizing it.

"Let's stop forging the weapon here for now."

After shutting down the equipment, Oreki collected the remaining third of the metal ore.

He had originally planned to try using smelting equipment to help the young blacksmith forge the unknown metal sheet and the steel dragon gem into the hammer.

However, during the forging process of the katana, I communicated with the young blacksmith and found that he was very resistant to this method. He also said that forging with a hammer was a good way for it to improve its strength, and that if external force was used to help it, it might affect its hammer swing.

After thinking about it, Oreki understood.

For Pokémon like the Little Blacksmith, who are born with weapons, the weapons are actually part of their bodies. If you try to increase the strength of the hammer by "forcing growth," it's like injecting a drug into a muscle of an ordinary person, which becomes absurd and incongruous.

"Gardevoir, stop playing around!"

After finishing tidying up, Oreki shouted down the cliff.

Fire Goose's screams had stopped for a while, it was unclear whether she had gotten used to this "death-defying" game or had been exhausted into unconsciousness.

Oreki leans more towards the former, believing that Gardevoir wouldn't be so cruel to its third "mentor".

result-

After Gardevoir carried Flame-Gourami ashore, Oreki realized he was wrong!

Gardevoir's heart is absolutely filled with darkness!!

Fire Goose already had round eyes, and was muttering things like "I want more" and "Give it to me quickly" in a lewd manner.

Gardevoir shrugged, indicating: "Look, she said she wanted more herself, it has nothing to do with me."

"Let's try to heal the fluctuations first."

Oreki gave the order helplessly.

"Sana~"

Gardevoir then extended its finger and pressed it against the forehead of the Fire Goose, the purple life energy gathering from its chest and flowing to its finger.

Soon, Huoyan opened her eyes, her gaze blank and confused, looking like she had been thoroughly messed up.

Her mind went blank for a while, and when she realized what she had just experienced, she trembled violently.

"Gardevoir! I'm not done with you yet!"

"Sana?"

is it?

Gardevoir pretended to throw it out again.

"No, no, no! We'll play next time—next time! I really can't come today."

Fire Goose backed down.

If this continues, it will really be ruined.

"So, are we still going to train in the rain?"

Oreki was very worried about whether her body could handle it.

Why not?

As she spoke, Fire Goose raised her head and broke free from Gardevoir's psychic powers, but her legs were too weak to support her weight, and she collapsed to the ground with a thud.

no way.

Oreki then took out another energy cube.

Open your mouth and eat.

"Ugh—"

The wild goose obeyed and swallowed it.

The pure energy surged through her limbs once more, finally giving her the strength to stand up.

"Ugh."

Oreki is exhausted.

How come Huoyan, with her world-weary eyes and indifferent expression, manages to be so wild and outrageous?

Being targeted by her, I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing.

"Okay, I'm feeling better now, let's go get some rain!"

The voice just fell.

The entire underground cave suddenly began to shake.

Huoyan lost her footing and had another close encounter with the platform.

"Really! Why now—"

"Huh? You're not afraid at all?"

Oreki glanced at him indifferently, as if looking at an idiot. "Didn't your company issue a statement saying the tremors were caused by an activity by the Pokémon Company?"

Fire Goose got up and asked mysteriously, "Then do you know the specific reason?"

Oreki suppressed a laugh. "Wasn't this a lie you fabricated to suppress Team Magma's experiments to satisfy your own selfish desires?"

"Why are you saying such harsh things!"

Fire Goose rolled her eyes in dissatisfaction; she had carefully checked the lava environment.

"What I mean is, the specific reasons for the two subsequent tremors, I'm telling you, it wasn't the Lava Team—"

"The legendary Pokémon," Oreki interrupted abruptly, "Heatland."

"You know it?" Huo Yan paused, then asked in surprise, "Wait, you actually know its name?!"

Oreki looked at her silently, but he was thinking about something else.

This Fire Goose is indeed a maverick. She knows about Heatran, yet she didn't report it to Daigo at all?

Not only did they take it upon themselves to suppress the matter of Team Lava, but they also kept it from Heatran.

Even during our conversation just now, she didn't mention this matter at all.

"I think I didn't hit you hard enough."

"Hey, I didn't deliberately hide this from you."

Seemingly guessing Oreki's thoughts, Koga quickly tried to prove her innocence.

"This is that giant Pokémon, what's its name—Saturon? It's what made me keep it a secret. After all, its energy is terrifying, and I can't afford the consequences if I accidentally anger it."

Upon hearing this...

Oreki's expression was slightly strange.

Why does this Sidson seem like such a "troublemaker"?

When Grandpa Asha and Mura appeared, they said something unspoken, telling each other not to announce its existence.

Then she turned around and went to Huoyan to ask her to help cover up its appearance.

Since that's the case, then you better not run around everywhere!

It has been identified as "Pokémon Jiahao".

Just as I was pondering this, a huge figure burst out of the lava.

"Woof woof!!"

Sensing a great threat, Growlithe ignored everything and immediately stood in front of its trainer, barking at the "uninvited guest."

"Growlithe is a friend."

"Woof?"

friend?

Looking at the unusually imposing Shedran, Kati was completely bewildered.

This big guy can actually become a friend?

Huo Yan crossed her arms and quietly took two steps back. She wanted to see if Oreki really knew the other person.

You should know that she had met Xidoran twice, and her lava snail had even followed him to learn how to efficiently absorb lava energy, so much so that it now spends all day in the depths of lava and only surfaces at night.

You'd better not ask me for help.

Otherwise, hah—

Then, Oreki walked straight toward Seadrane.

Huo Yan's eyes gradually widened.

No, you just slapped it like that?

"Why didn't you stay downstairs? What are you doing up here? Don't you know you're causing panic?"

Oreki, as if lecturing his own Pokémon, gave Heatran a thorough dressing-down.

Not only was Huo Yan dumbfounded, but even the newly appeared Xidora was stunned.

Young man, don't I have any pride?

Just as it was about to punish him, the young man in front of it pulled out a long knife from somewhere, and his aura immediately rose.

wrong!

Sidora's gaping mouth snapped shut, and a look of surprise and uncertainty flashed in his orange-red eyes.

How come this young man's aura has become so sharp after just one month?

Are you even human?

"Do—"

In the blink of an eye, Heatran returned to his lazy appearance when he first appeared.

Oreki then sheathed his katana, turned to look at Koga, and gave her a smug look.

Hey, don't think I don't know what you're thinking.

Do you want to see me make a fool of myself?

No way!

Fire Goose called out, also greeting Xidorlan from afar.

"Do—"

"So, what are you doing up here? You can't be going to get your mouth stuck in a rock again, can you?"

Oreki brought Tiremy and placed her aside, connecting her to its brain for real-time translation.

"Do—"

As Siddon's muffled explanation rang out, Tiremy's thoughts, translated, simultaneously popped into her mind.

Sidora: "That big guy you mentioned last time, who's even bigger than me, I think I sensed it while wandering around the lava of this continent."

"To be honest, I never imagined that such a Pokémon existed in this world, whose invisible power, even in its slumber, is no less than that of this continent —"

"A thing bigger than you—it can't fly?!"

Oreki's expression suddenly turned serious.

Where is it?

As Sidora described it, he used his crossed fingers to draw on the rock and soil at the edge of the platform.

"This is—Liuli City??"