Chapter 687: Leader
In the blink of an eye, two weeks had passed.
Kazuya safely passed the novice phase in the first week, reaching Lv.5. Every day was as plain as water. Basically, it was just wandering around with Amaura and playing with the few friends on the Nebel Plateau.
After enduring the boring first week. Things finally got a bit busier.
Starting a new life. There were quite a few areas that required training. Aura power, Psychic power, and other elemental energies—basically none could be neglected, as they all concerned Kazuya's crucial combat power.
Unlike his previous lives. In this life, Kazuya first trained in Psychic power. After all. To be blunt. His Aura power had already reached the pinnacle of perfection; you couldn't find another creature in the world who had gone further on this path than him.
Without a few hundred years of effort. Kazuya had no confidence in making any breakthroughs in Aura power. So there was no rush for Aura power right now. It was better to take advantage of his species' natural traits in this life to properly train his somewhat lacking Psychic power.
Developing his Psychic power. Not only had obvious benefits for the present but also significant impacts on future lives. It was undoubtedly the most cost-effective choice.
Training in other elemental energies came second in importance. Kazuya basically didn't need to face serious battles right now, so there was no urgent need for other elemental moves. At lower levels. The moves learned by leveling up as Ralts were sufficient.
The second week passed. Kazuya's level barely reached Lv.10. The leveling speed could be considered quite slow.
There was nothing he could do about it. There were only about twenty Pokémon on the Nebel Plateau. Only three to five were of a low enough level, and none of them would fight him. Except for one Machop. Kazuya basically couldn't find an opponent. He kept catching this one sheep to shear, and the wool had long been sheared bald.
Moreover. The last few times. Even Machop refused to fight him.
However, Machop refusing to fight him was for a different reason. Other Pokémon didn't fight Kazuya because they didn't want to bully this cute little brother. Machop didn't fight Kazuya because he felt fighting him was meaningless, and that Pancham was always clamoring annoyingly from the sidelines.
Machop couldn't even touch Kazuya. He couldn't even get close. That wasn't sparring. That was a one-sided beating. He wasn't Pancham, who would show a happy smile after being hit by Kazuya.
The reason causing Machop's mindset. Had to do with Kazuya's current moves.
Those moves inherited from his previous lives. Because his body lacked the corresponding elemental energies, he hadn't 'remembered' them yet and couldn't use them. And Kazuya could only use five moves: Growl, Disarming Voice, Double Team, Confusion, Hypnosis.
In the game. These were five very mediocre moves. Except for Hypnosis, the other four moves might not even see any use in battle.
But in reality... Good heavens, just looking at the names makes me break into a cold sweat.
Especially the move Double Team. Extremely strong. But unfortunately. From his fourth life to the end of his sixth, Kazuya had never been able to learn that move. Species restriction.
"Ralu~ (Machop~)" Ralts's soft and cute voice echoed on the plateau.
Kazuya was looking for Machop. And the latter was hiding from him. Pancham watched from the side, turning completely gray.
Right at this moment. Pancham seemed to have made a decision. "Wan!" He blocked Kazuya's path, issuing a duel invitation.
Before this. He had never fought Kazuya.
"Oh? You want to fight me? Sure." Seeing an EXP baby actively offering himself, Kazuya couldn't help but grin.
Pancham's level wasn't high either. It was perfect for him right now.
"Wan." Pancham crossed his arms over his chest, his eyes gradually narrowing, a murderous aura permeating above his head.
This was an act. Panchams are very unfriendly towards rookie trainers because they are mischievous, and most rookie trainers, not understanding Pokémon well enough, can't handle a Pancham's mood swings well.
Just like the current situation. In order not to be looked down upon, Panchams will try their best to make scary faces and glare at their opponents. Generally speaking. A qualified trainer should have two approaches. One is to pat its head, making it unable to help but show a happy smile. The other is to pretend to be scared, satisfying Pancham's ego.
But it had to be said. A Pancham in the Magical Beast Era, standing at 1.2 meters tall, really looked like a real giant panda standing up. It was somewhat convincing.
"You attack first." Kazuya stood opposite Pancham with a smile. He looked like a frail little bamboo shoot that would fall over with a gust of wind.
"...Wan." Just standing there and looking, Pancham had already lost the desire to battle. He hesitated again and again. He stretched out his hands and pounced towards Kazuya. Arm Thrust!
Kazuya raised his hand. The green hair on his forehead flipped up, revealing the red eyes emitting pink light beneath. Instantly, an invisible force controlled Pancham, leaving him completely immobilized.
"Wan!" Pancham froze, a drop of cold sweat rolling down his forehead.
Earlier he thought Machop was just weak. Now it seemed. That wasn't the case.
By the way... His eyes are so pretty... Pancham blushed, lowering his eyes, not daring to meet his gaze.
With a casual flick of his hand, Kazuya threw this useless panda away.
With Pancham's strength, he couldn't break free from Kazuya's Confusion, so he could only obediently be controlled. It had to be said, the Psychic type, an unassuming attribute in the game, was truly an unsolvable existence in reality.
When Pancham got up from the ground. He looked around. He opened his mouth. The leaf he was holding in his mouth fell to the ground.
Bang! He also lay down on the ground, his eyes spinning in swirls, having lost the ability to battle.
Because Kazuya had used Double Team, Pancham was currently surrounded by a circle of Ralts, making him dizzy.
"Since when can Double Team deal damage too?" Kazuya walked over and muttered.
Then he shook his head and walked straight away. He knew fighting Pancham was pointless. So he went looking for Machop all over the plateau again.
However. Not long after. Kazuya found Machop.
But there was a circle of Pokémon gathered around. Upon closer inspection. A Litleo was lying on the ground wailing in pain. Everyone was at a loss, not knowing what had happened.
Kazuya squeezed in, looked down at Litleo's purple-tinged cheeks, and pried open its mouth to look at its tongue: "It's poisoned."
Next. He started walking in circles around Litleo, rummaging through its fur everywhere. Soon, hidden beneath a patch of fur, he found a tiny puncture wound, with a trace of purple blood oozing from it.
It looked like it was pricked by something. However, the toxicity was very weak. Litleo probably didn't notice it at first and was still running around, only realizing something was wrong with its body now.
The surrounding Pokémon leaned in, saw the wound, and were all amazed.
Then. Kazuya left under the watchful eyes of the other Pokémon. He returned shortly with a flower and a blade of grass.
Kazuya threw them into his mouth, chewed them up, and then kneaded them into a paste and applied it to Litleo's puncture wound.
"A-woo." Litleo let out a sound of pain.
"Go to sleep, you'll be fine when you wake up." Kazuya raised his hand and swept it over Litleo's eyes. Hypnosis.
Litleo immediately began to feel drowsy, its eyelids fighting, and fell asleep after a while.
"Alright, it'll be fine once Litleo wakes up." Kazuya stood up and said to the surrounding Pokémon.
"Ga-o..." "Wa-ri..." "Ta..." Everyone looked at the small Kazuya, feeling a profound sense of awe.
"If you feel unwell anywhere in the future, come find me immediately." Kazuya glanced at them, then walked towards Machop.
Machop's eyes widened. He turned and ran.
Bang! Kazuya raised his leg to chase, but stepped on his own skirt and fell flat. By the time he got up. Machop had already run far away.
Kazuya helplessly shook his head and headed towards a tree, preparing to take a nap. He still couldn't adapt to moving around in a skirt.
Therefore. Under normal circumstances. He either stood still. Or walked slowly with small steps.
It would be fine once he evolved. After evolving into Kirlia, the dress would become a mini-skirt, and it wouldn't hinder his movement then.
"Floette should be coming in a couple of days. I wonder what she'll bring." Kazuya muttered.
Over these two weeks, he and Floette had become friends. He hoped the other party could bring some things from human society for him. As for what things, it was purely random.
Mainly because. Even if Kazuya told her. Floette wouldn't understand what those things were. So Kazuya just let her bring whatever. If he was lucky, Floette might bring something useful to him.
The afternoon passed. In the evening. After Litleo woke up, it immediately returned to its usual lively and energetic state. Everyone thought it was incredibly magical and ran over to ask Kazuya what happened, thinking he was super amazing.
Kazuya was surrounded by the Pokémon of the Nebel Plateau. Although he had only been born for two weeks, he had already gained the status of a core figure.
The natural aura of leadership he possessed. Made the Pokémon of the Nebel Plateau feel full of a sense of security; staying by his side made them feel very peaceful.
If this continued. There was no doubt. Kazuya would become the de facto leader of the Nebel Plateau.
Two days later. Floette did indeed come again. This time she brought a few small toys. Kazuya found them useless and threw them to the Nebel Plateau Pokémon to play with.
However, that legendary AZ still hadn't shown up. According to Floette. AZ tinkered with those messy things all day long and ignored her every day, which made Floette very sad and angry.
Hearing her say this, Kazuya's face darkened. It was obvious. AZ was delving into mysterious science.
For the other party to research to the point of even ignoring Floette's feelings, it was clear that the things he was researching now had a fatal attraction for AZ.
That kind of thing... Could only be the Ultimate Weapon, right?
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