These Legendary Pokémon were far too distant for Fuyuki, and coupled with their truly exaggerated prices, Fuyuki only glanced at them a few times before shifting his gaze.
[Magearna: Artificial Pokémon, a Steel and Fairy-type Pokémon from another timeline. It is said to have been presented as a tribute to a king's daughter, but for some reason, it fell into a century-long slumber in the storage room of the kingdom's castle. Exchange cost: 200,000 shock points.]
Over these years, he had saved up two hundred thousand shock points. Combined with the shock points he had intermittently gained along the way since starting his journey, it was more than enough for the exchange.
A qualified, excellent butler who could look after the family members while he was away from home was absolutely necessary.
With a slight thought, Fuyuki directly chose to exchange.
Accompanying the deduction of two hundred thousand shock points, a ripple suddenly emerged in the air before him.
This strange spatial fluctuation instantly drew Raikou's attention.
As if a dagger had sliced through space, Fuyuki saw the scene on the other side through that unknown void.
It seemed to be a dim, dilapidated storage room with a medieval style.
Amidst a pile of cluttered junk, a humanoid Pokémon with a faded body, looking like a mechanical doll and covered in dust, sat quietly with its head lowered.
That was exactly the Magearna in Fuyuki's memory.
It possessed a humanoid metallic body composed of spheres; its head was a medium-sized sphere topped with a seven-toothed gear-like hat and two large ears that looked like two halves of a giant disc.
Both sides of its upper body were spherical shoulders, its upper arms were thin, its forearms were claw-shaped, and its hands were slightly pointed. Its lower body was a larger sphere, resembling a ballroom gown.
The light on the Soul-Heart in the center of Magearna's chest seemed to have dimmed because no one had awakened it for a long time.
Watching this scene, Fuyuki felt inexplicably sorry for this Pokémon that had been created by humans and possessed life and self-awareness.
"Squirtle—"
The several Pokémon nearby also noticed this sight. They crowded forward one after another, hiding beside Fuyuki and Raikou to watch the scene on the other side of the space.
Fuyuki, however, was a bit confused.
What did the system mean by this?
Was it asking him to cross over to the other side to bring Magearna back himself?
In the next second, a sudden change occurred.
It was as if a miraculous power had been injected into that Magearna's body.
The Soul-Heart on its chest, which was originally dim and lusterless, suddenly flickered with light.
It was just like a heart that was constantly pulsing.
"Buzz buzz buzz~"
Magearna's fingers suddenly moved.
Immediately after, this Pokémon that had slept for a hundred years woke from its slumber.
It slowly raised its head, and in the next second, its gaze met Fuyuki's across the void.
For a moment, the atmosphere fell into silence; no one spoke first.
The metal on Magearna's body had long since faded, but with the injection of that power, it gradually regained vitality and slowly stood up from the dusty pile of junk.
A cry like that of a robot, whose specific meaning was unclear, came from its mouth.
"&@%￥"
"Magearna?" Fuyuki called out tentatively.
Magearna looked at him, then actually got up and stepped forward slowly, crossing through the passage connecting the two worlds to arrive in front of Fuyuki.
The passage then closed and sealed shut, as if it had never appeared.
Looking at the Pokémon before it, a scrutinizing look appeared in Raikou's eyes.
Squirtle and Gastly, on the other hand, were full of bewilderment.
"Magearna, can you understand me?" Fuyuki pointed to himself, trying to communicate with Magearna.
Magearna looked at him, then nodded.
It knew that it was this human before it who had awakened it from its slumber.
In its memory, it had been created a long, long time ago, but as time passed, the Soul-Heart in its chest had long since broken. Because of this, it had been discarded by people in a dusty storage room.
Seeing Magearna nod, Fuyuki also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then, can you speak?" Fuyuki asked again.
"&￥#の?" An unintelligible sound came from Magearna's mouth.
Fuyuki was a bit dumbfounded because even though he had mastered Pokémon language, he couldn't understand it.
"Dad, can you understand what it's saying?" Fuyuki asked.
Raikou shook its head: "What it speaks is not the language of Pokémon. How strange—"
Fuyuki carefully recalled the information about Magearna.
Logically speaking, Magearna should be able to communicate with Pokémon, because in the movie 'Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel', that Magearna could communicate with Pokémon.
Could it be that this Magearna hasn't learned it yet?
It was very likely, because from the system's description, it had been discarded in that place shortly after being created.
Never mind!
"Hello, Magearna, I'm Fuyuki. This is my dad, Raikou, this is Squirtle, and this is Gastly. It's nice to meet you!" Fuyuki said with a grin.
"Squirtle, Squirtle~"
"Kekeke!"
Raikou nodded slightly.
The several Pokémon greeted Magearna.
Magearna looked at them, and then a happy emotion couldn't help but surface on its face.
"Although I don't know what happened to you before, from now on, live with us!"
Fuyuki said.
Magearna nodded gently.
It looked at Fuyuki and then activated its unique power—Synchronicity.
Through this ability, it could feel Fuyuki's mood, thoughts, and physical condition.
Fuyuki was slightly stunned. Feeling the miraculous sensation in his heart, he quickly realized—Magearna had synchronized its consciousness with him!
Soon, the synchronization ended.
Magearna felt that Fuyuki hoped it could help take care of the Pokémon in this place.
"￥&#=!" Magearna said.
No problem, it would take good care of the Pokémon here.
Because when it was created, it was intended for this purpose.
"Are you willing?" Seeing Magearna nod, Fuyuki couldn't help but ask aloud.
Magearna nodded again.
Only then did Fuyuki grin, feeling a weight lifted from his heart. Now, the butler problem was also solved!
Only—
"By the way, Magearna, do you know how to do housework?" Fuyuki asked again. "If not, I can teach you. As a thank you, if there's anything you like or any food you enjoy, I can bring it back for you."
Hearing this, Magearna shook its head gently, indicating it didn't have anything in particular it liked.
Then, it turned its head to look around and began to demonstrate its skills in front of Fuyuki.
Magearna walked to a broom, picked it up, and began to clean.
This was [Cleaning]!
After clearing the dust, Magearna walked to the kitchen and started a fire to cook.
This was [Cooking]!
After simply frying an egg, Magearna left the kitchen, collected some dirty towels and blankets, and went to the sink.
This was [Washing Clothes]!
Next, Magearna hung the washed clothes on the rack in the backyard. It turned to look around, saw the farmland, filled the squirtle watering can with water, and helped water the flowers.
This was [Watering]!
Finally, Magearna went back to the kitchen, took some berries out of the refrigerator and put them in a basket, then carried the basket to the group of Clefairy in the backyard.
This was [Feeding]!
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