Chapter 689: The Newcomer on the Plateau
"..."
Luxray was silent. Did someone just say he was too impulsive?
"What?! You're actually male!" Volcanion's eyes widened in shock!
"Hmph, look at what you've done." Kazuya pointed to the flower field below.
Because of Volcanion's Steam Eruption and sneeze, this already small flower field was almost destroyed. But it was also because of this. The pollen flying everywhere in the air was gone. Which allowed the current Volcanion to calm down.
But no matter what. The flower field being destroyed. Floette would definitely be very angry.
"...I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. I don't know why I couldn't control myself, it was very uncomfortable just now..." Volcanion sincerely lowered His head, His tone even holding some grievance.
"Ga-o." Luxray didn't trust that excuse. Volcanion didn't look at all like He couldn't control Himself, nor did He look like He was uncomfortable.
"Luxray, calm down, I believe Him." Kazuya raised his hand and blocked in front of Volcanion.
This wasn't just because the Volcanion of the future was his friend. It was also because he knew the truth. Moreover. The emotion conveyed from Volcanion to his heart was completely genuine.
"You?" Volcanion looked at Kazuya hesitantly. He Himself didn't know what was wrong with His body, so why was this Pokémon willing to believe Him?
Volcanion was puzzled. But this feeling of being trusted was nice. He hadn't been in this world for long and had always traveled alone. This was the first time He had been defended by another Pokémon.
"Ga-o." Seeing Kazuya say this, Luxray took two steps back, expressing his stance.
"All of you, step back, further away." Kazuya waved his hand at the group of Pokémon.
Everyone obediently retreated a few dozen meters. He raised his hand and looked around, feeling it wasn't enough, and waved his hand again. This time Luxray and the others retreated to a hundred meters away. Only then did Kazuya nod. This distance should be safe enough.
Then he turned to look at Volcanion: "I guess you might have a pollen allergy. Inhaling pollen causes your body temperature to rise sharply, reacting violently with the water stored in your body, leading you to uncontrollably use the move Steam Eruption."
"...Ah?" Volcanion was completely dumbfounded. Mainly because Kazuya's statement was so spot-on, giving Him the feeling that this Pokémon understood Him better than He understood Himself.
"We'll know if we try." Kazuya muttered. He used Confusion to move a small flower over and poked it into Volcanion's nostril.
Immediately after. Kazuya's body instantly disappeared. In a few blinks of an eye. He had already appeared behind Luxray, only poking his head out to look at his previous location.
And Volcanion, at this moment, had turned completely red. It was obvious that His body temperature had risen to a certain point. More importantly. Volcanion was currently shaking His head continuously, looking very uncomfortable: "A-choo!!"
The next moment. Boom—! An explosion centered on Volcanion violently erupted, accompanied by a massive amount of scorching hot steam. For a time, the flower field area was instantly obscured by thick fog.
This thick fog. Was also the rings of mist that would surround the Nebel Plateau in the future. Serving the purpose of protecting the Nebel Plateau from being discovered by humans.
Whoosh~ The sound of a vacuum cleaner rang out. That was Volcanion using His arms to absorb the surrounding mist. He could convert this mist into water molecules and store them in His body.
When the thick fog dispersed. The group of Pokémon walked back to Volcanion.
"See, what did I tell you? It's a pollen allergy, not Him intentionally causing destruction." Kazuya spread his hands in explanation.
The other Pokémon all nodded. They had all seen the scene just now, and it was indeed so.
However. Even so. It didn't change the fact that the flower field was destroyed.
Everyone looked at each other, troubled. They were not Floette. This flower field had nothing to do with them. They couldn't forgive Volcanion on Floette's behalf.
"I will make compensation, whatever you want me to do." Volcanion looked at their expressions and spoke decisively. Even though He didn't do it on purpose. It was an undeniable fact that the flower field was destroyed because of Him.
"You stay here for now. We can't decide on this matter either." Kazuya spoke up. Floette's anger was inevitable, but if Volcanion apologized properly like He was doing now, He would definitely be forgiven.
Floette's kind. Basically all had that temperament, soft-hearted. Eternal Flower was no exception.
"Okay." Volcanion nodded without saying much. It didn't matter to Him where He stayed. He had been wandering alone in this Allearth Forest anyway.
On this side. Kazuya turned over and mounted his little ride, Amaura, and brought Volcanion back to the plateau with everyone.
After returning. Everyone went back to doing their own things. The unpleasantness from earlier was instantly forgotten.
Kazuya returned to the riverside and sat down. He dangled his feet in the river water, closed his eyes, and began to "Meditate." Not the move Calm Mind that raises Special Attack and Special Defense. But the most basic training method for Psychic powers—meditation, through which the amount of psychokinetic energy in the body can be gradually increased.
Psychokinetic energy is like Aura. It is the basic unit of Psychic power. The more psychokinetic energy, the stronger the continuous combat ability, and the power of moves will also increase with the amount of energy invested.
When training Psychic powers. At least 70% of the time must be spent on expanding the capacity of psychokinetic energy.
"Earlier, thank you." "It's nothing, just telling the truth."
Hearing the voice behind him, Kazuya opened his eyes and exited the meditative state. He turned his head slightly. Out of the corner of his eye, he could see Volcanion behind him.
Volcanion's size wasn't small in the League Era; after all, standing at 1.7 meters, He could already be ranked among large Pokémon. And this 1.7 meters didn't include the arms that were usually looped together, otherwise, He could reach a height of over two meters.
But even at over two meters. It couldn't be called huge in this Magical Beast Era.
Kazuya, as a Kirlia, was already 1.6 meters tall. When he stood up, his head was higher than Volcanion's head.
"It's a bit different here." Volcanion lay down beside Kazuya. He didn't know anyone here, and having just made a mistake, He was in an awkward situation.
Coincidentally. Kazuya, who had just spoken up for Him, was alone. So He came over to talk to Kazuya.
"Yeah, the Nebel Plateau is a special place. You could say it's the back garden of a certain human king." "Hurting other Pokémon is forbidden here, otherwise you'll be driven out by the Pokémon and humans here together." "You are a newcomer to the Nebel Plateau now, you need to keep an eye on these rules." Kazuya nodded quietly.
While introducing the Nebel Plateau, he was also telling the newly arrived Volcanion the rules here, so He wouldn't make mistakes again.
If he remembered correctly. Since Volcanion came here. He seemed to have treated the Nebel Plateau as His home, and rarely left here for the next three thousand years. After all. He needed to use the thick fog to protect this place. Once He left, the Nebel Plateau would be exposed.
"Pokémon? What's that?" "Me, you, them." "I recall humans calling us magical beasts." "Why listen to humans?" "..., True." Volcanion was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
The scene fell silent. This quiet environment seemed to make Volcanion a bit uncomfortable. He turned to look at Kazuya beside Him. His eyes were closed.
"What are you doing?" "Meditating, it's the training of a Psychic-type Pokémon." "What does Psychic-type mean?" "?"
A question mark popped up over Kazuya's head. He turned to look at Volcanion and asked in return, "How long have you been born?" "I don't know, probably not long. I've been staying in the forest over there." Volcanion shook His head; He wasn't very clear either.
"No wonder." Kazuya nodded. He was wondering why this Volcanion lacked so much common sense. It turned out He hadn't been born into this world for long.
Speaking of which, how was Volcanion born?
Kazuya didn't ponder this for long, but began to explain the concept of types to Volcanion.
"What type am I?" "Water and Fire." "I'm actually not Steel?" Volcanion's eyes widened slightly as He looked at His titanium-alloy-like body.
"No." Kazuya nodded.
There were too many mysteries surrounding Pokémon. Even the type classifications weren't entirely sound. Those that can fly don't necessarily have the Flying type. Those with Dragon Clan genes don't necessarily have the Dragon type. This was an area humans were still pioneering and researching. So Kazuya couldn't answer Volcanion's confusion either; he didn't know why Volcanion was Fire and Water type.
"Are you the boss here?" "There is no boss here. If you insist, the human king I mentioned earlier is the boss here." Kazuya shook his head and looked at Him in confusion, "Why do you ask?"
"I see they all seem to listen to you." Volcanion secretly glanced at Luxray, a hint of fear in His eyes. That guy wanted to hit Him just now. So fierce.
His cautiousness made Kazuya pause.
Could it be. Could it be that this guy has no awareness of His own strength?
A doubt couldn't help but arise in Kazuya's heart.
One of the differences between Legendary Pokémon and ordinary Pokémon is a "different starting point." The vast majority of Legendary Pokémon do not start at Lv.1 when they are born. As for exactly what level they start at, that depends on the specific individual.
Take Volcanion. He hasn't been born for long, but His starting level should be around Lv.80.
With this kind of strength. He could single-handedly wipe out Azoth without any problem.
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