Manor Lord in the Pokémon World

The 16th day of spring, four days before the Textile Festival.

Ark had gotten used to waking up every morning to find Ralts's little nest completely empty.

As the day of the textile festival draws ever closer, the spiky beetles have already spun their treasure-level silk and delivered a perfect performance, but Ralts' own performance has made no progress, and it is becoming increasingly anxious.

Fangzhou drew back the curtains and saw Ralts training, with Speakercrat and Big Tail sitting beside them watching, each holding a berry and munching on it.

Ralts' eyes shone with a blue light.

The power of the illusionary rays was manipulated and twisted into colorful bubbles.

Unfortunately, the bubbles didn't last very long.

Bang bang bang!

Everything shattered, exploding into rainbows in the sunlight.

Ralts lowered its head and sighed. It still couldn't maintain the bubble shape for as long as Mikuri's Ralts.

The Pokémon standing nearby clapped, thinking it was part of the show Ralts wanted, but Ralts, enraged, blasted them all away with a Psychic Beam.

Fangzhou pushed open the door, went out, sat down next to Ralts, and patted its little head.

"Ralu~"

Ralts was even more frustrated. It knew that the Ark and the Stinger had worked hard for the Spinning Festival for a long time, and it didn't want their efforts to go to waste because of it.

"Ralts, you don't actually need to keep imitating Ralts's performance. Every Pokémon has its own unique way of using moves."

Upon hearing Fangzhou's words, Ralts looked up at him with a puzzled expression.

"Illusion rays don't necessarily have to maintain a bubble shape to be considered successful; they look beautiful when they break apart."

"Ralts?" Ralts tilted its head, not quite believing it.

"Both Speaker Shuai and Big Tail were clapping just now, which shows that the 'Bubble Popping' program was also very well done."

"Puyi puyi~"

"Diu diu diu du~"

Daiwei Li and Speaker Shuai both nodded in agreement, indicating that this was indeed the case.

"Ralts~" Ralts' eyes lit up instantly, and its previous gloomy mood was swept away.

"Alright Ralts, this is only our first time participating in a festival event, so don't be too nervous. Even if we don't get good results this time, there will be other opportunities in the future. Come on, let's go see the Wurmple and the others."

Fangzhou hoisted Ralts onto his shoulder and walked towards the weaving shop.

Pushing open the door, Fangzhou froze in place, only to see rows of pure white cocoons hanging in the room.

There were bundles of silk next to it, all of them purple!

Overnight, all the spiky worms evolved!

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the harvest of silkworm silk will end here.

Next, we just have to wait for them to emerge from their cocoons, then storm Dongshan, reclaim their territory, and obtain the Jade Insect Stone Tablet!

I'll save the Silk Ark for now and sell it at Emily's clothing store sometime.

Just then, there was a knock on the manor gate.

Emily stood in the doorway, her hands empty, and exclaimed excitedly, "Fangzhou, I did it! I brought you your clothes!"

Three question marks appeared above Ark's head, and Ralts tilted its head.

What the hell?

The Emperor's New Clothes in a New Era?

Fang Zhou pondered for a while before speaking, "Alright, I admit I saw it. It is truly the most magnificent clothing in the world, and only intelligent people like us can see it."

Emily giggled like a big hamster.

"I'm not kidding, I'm serious. Although you can't see this outfit, that's one of its features—it can make you invisible. Ta-da!"

She pretended to fiddle with something for a bit, then put it on Ralts' head as if she were putting something on it.

Swish!

In an instant, Ralts, which had been floating in the air and shaking its head, disappeared!

ark:!!!

Where's Ralts?!

My Ralts is so big!

Ark reached out and touched the spot where Ralts had been.

I touched something hard.

This is Ralts's head; Ralts is still in the same spot.

But it's truly gone!

They've gone invisible!

Fangzhou looked at Emily in shock. "You actually have this kind of ability?"

A piece of clothing costing 20,000 yuan?

Who said this dress is expensive?

It's such a great deal!

Emily was quite pleased to see Fang Zhou's shocked expression. She leaned back slightly and thought, "Doesn't she know what a fashion queen is?"

I'll say it again, no one knows more about clothing than me!

"I added some Kecleon fur to it!"

"So the addition of stealth capabilities is just one of its functions."

Emily reached out and took off Ralts's clothes, then rummaged around in them, and a gorgeous dress appeared in front of the Ark.

The light blue shimmering fabric evokes the image of a vast ocean.

The bottom of the skirt is trimmed with gold, perfectly matching the stitching.

"This garment has two sides. One side is an invisibility cloak, and the other side is a gorgeous garment. You see, the gold patterns on it are actually made from powder ground from large gold beads."

No wonder the Ark could produce such a magnificent effect.

Large gold beads have always been a symbol of high-end luxury goods.

"Of course, the most important factor in achieving this effect is your insect silk; ordinary silk threads simply can't support so much precious material!"

"I spent a lot of money and effort to get this dress. You have to remember your promise: the only place you can sell it to me with the top-quality purple silk thread. I guarantee you'll be satisfied with the price I'm offering."

Fangzhou gave her the last batch of silk thread without hesitation, saying he would collect the money when he had time another day.

……

The 20th day of spring is the Textile Festival.

Early in the morning, Fangzhou had just gotten up and finished harvesting the crops when the phone rang in the house.

"Hello, Fangzhou, this is the mayor." The mayor's voice came from the other end of the line.

"I'm calling to remind you that today is the Textile Festival, so don't forget to come and participate in the competition, which starts at 7 p.m.

"Thank you, Mayor. I will definitely be there on time tonight, please don't worry."

Fangzhou had been looking forward to the textile festival that evening for a long time.

This was the first festival he had actually participated in here.

The Sprout Festival doesn't count; I didn't participate in it at all.

The textile festival has been in preparation for a long time.

The efforts of the Wurmple, the efforts of Ralts, the efforts of the other Pokémon living near the manor, and the efforts of Emily.

The official results will be released tonight.

Fangzhou couldn't help but feel a little excited. "Ralts, are you nervous?"

"Ralts!" Ralts shook her head, indicating that she was already fired up and couldn't wait to participate in the competition.

Fangzhou suddenly remembered something. The Pokémon around him had been really looking forward to clothes made of Bug Silk. Instead of wearing them now to show them off, it would be better to take them to see the clothes in person.

This is more meaningful; everyone should witness the fruits of our hard work.