Chapter 148:Dragonite and Arcanine Breakthrough! Jangmo-o's Past

“Flabébé~”

Flabébé brought a small red flower and presented it to Misaki.

“Is this for me?”

“Flabébé~”

“Thank you, Flabébé.”

Misaki happily gathered her hair so Flabébé could tuck the flower into it.

The farm's garden was always filled with life.

Various types of flowers bloomed vibrantly under the care of the Flabébé.

These flowers added a dreamlike and romantic touch to the place.

Natsume looked at Misaki standing with Flabébé and said, “You can play here for a while; I’ll go find Dragonite.”

“Okay~”

At that moment, Dragonite was in the orchard.

As Natsume walked toward the orchard, he took out his phone.

“Let’s draw the rewards first.”

Natsume began to draw the treasures obtained from the Miltank Valley task.

Notice: You have obtained a treasure, Choice Scarf.

The Choice Scarf is a treasure that can increase a Pokémon's speed.

Inside the orchard.

“Dragonite~”

Dragonite was sitting together with Exeggutor.

They were happily munching on berries picked from the tree.

Burp~

Feeling full, Dragonite sprawled on the ground.

The sunlight filtered through the leaves, shining on Dragonite's face.

It was a bit glaring.

“Dragonite~”

Dragonite flipped over and lay on the grass.

Shake~ Shake~

Dragonite’s tail swayed along with the grass on the ground.

It playfully patted the Exeggutor sitting in the shade and enjoyed the breeze blowing by.

Dragonite felt completely relaxed.

“I found you.”

Natsume approached Dragonite, bending down to block the sunlight shining down.

“You look comfortable, Dragonite.”

Dragonite looked up at Natsume and gave a silly grin.

“Dragonite~”

Dragonite brushed off the fallen leaves from its head and then sat up.

“Dragonite, this is for you.”

Natsume took out two Rare Candies.

“Dragonite~”

Dragonite accepted them.

Having eaten several Rare Candies before, it was quite familiar with them.

Dragonite was currently at level 79.

These two Rare Candies would perfectly allow Dragonite to break through to Champion level.

Dragonite learned new moves: Earthquake and Hyper Beam.

Natsume looked at Dragonite’s current data.

Name: Dragonite
Type: Dragon
Level: 81
Ability: Inner Focus
Individual Values: HP 31, Attack 31, Defense 31, Special Attack 31, Special Defense 31, Speed 31
Moves: Extreme Speed, Dragon Dance, Dragon Claw, Fire Punch, Draco Meteor, Earthquake, Hyper Beam
Inherited Moves: Extreme Speed, Dragon Breath, Water Pulse
Potential: Godly Level
Absorbed Treasures: Light Clay, Dragon Fang, Quick Claw, Muscle Band, Sharp Beak, Expert Belt
Held Item: Dragonium Z  

“Dragonite!”

Dragonite pumped its fist and leaped up.

Natsume looked at Dragonite and smiled, asking, “How do you feel?”

“Dragonite!”

Dragonite felt confident that if it encountered that Wyrdeer again, it could pin it down and pummel it.

Dragonite gestured with a few punches.

“Very confident, aren’t you?”

Natsume said to Dragonite, “Then next time we meet, let’s have another match with it.”

“Dragonite~”

Dragonite was filled with confidence.

“Alright, just lie down for now.”

The spirited Dragonite that was just lively moments ago transformed into a lazy puppy.

Dragonite picked a berry and lay down.

With the warm sun, refreshing breeze, and sweet fruit.

“Dragonite~”

Dragonite was definitely one of the most laid-back Pokémon on the farm.

Natsume walked out of the orchard and floated into the air.

“Where did that Arcanine run off to?”

Natsume used Psychic to scan the farm.

Arcanine was nowhere to be found.

Natsume planned to have Arcanine use the Choice Scarf.

“Where did that guy go?”

Natsume muttered to himself, then flashed and appeared inside the cabin.

Gardevoir was inside, looking at a magazine.

Next to her was a cup of flower tea.

Natsume picked up Gardevoir’s cup and took a sip.

“Gardevoir, have you seen Arcanine?”

Natsume set the cup down and leaned down to take a look at the magazine Gardevoir was reading.

It was a fashion magazine about Pokémon.

It featured various clothing that Pokémon could wear.

“Arcanine and Jangmo-o seem to have gone outside for special training early this morning.”

“Special training?”

Natsume scratched his head. “Why would they go out for special training?”

“Because Jangmo-o wants to learn Arcanine’s battle style.”

“Alright, I’ll look for them later.”

Natsume then looked back at the magazine in Gardevoir's hands and said, “By the way, if you like it, feel free to buy everything.”

“One for each day.”

Gardevoir looked at Natsume and asked, “Do you like that kind of thing, Natsume?”

Natsume suddenly remembered that he had told Gardevoir he wanted to see her in a secretary outfit.

“Cough, cough.”

“If Gardevoir wears it, I would definitely like that.”

Gardevoir pondered for a moment.

Natsume watched as Gardevoir was deep in thought, then leaned down and gave her a kiss on the cheek. “You just wait here.”

“I'll go find them.”

After saying this, Natsume used Teleport.

Gardevoir called over Housekeeper Rotom.

“What’s wrong, Rotom?”

“Placing an order.”

“Alright, Rotom~”

“Awooo~ Roar!”

In the forest surrounding the farm, Arcanine let out a long howl.

The strength and excitement in Arcanine’s voice made nearby Pokémon flee from the area.

Arcanine looked at Jangmo-o.

Jangmo-o took a deep breath and tried to mimic Arcanine's powerful presence.

“Jangmo-o~”

It seemed Jangmo-o wanted to learn Arcanine's Howl.

However, its cry lacked the force that Arcanine had.

“Jangmo-o~”

Jangmo-o suddenly charged at Arcanine's head.

Arcanine gently lowered its head.

Jangmo-o bumped into Arcanine's head.

Bam~

Jangmo-o shook its head.

Of course, Arcanine was just fine, but Jangmo-o looked a little dazed.

“Awooo.”

Arcanine shook its head and let out another resounding howl.

“Awooo~”

Arcanine gestured for Jangmo-o to continue learning from it.

“Are you all learning sound-based moves?”

Natsume's figure suddenly appeared.

“Awooo~”

Arcanine nodded.

“So you came out here to train because you thought it was too noisy inside?”

“Jangmo-o.”

Jangmo-o nodded.

Natsume looked at Jangmo-o and said, “I see, that’s very gentle of you, Jangmo-o.”

“But learning Howl from Arcanine won’t be very effective for you.”

“Moreover, Arcanine’s battling style doesn’t quite suit you.”

Jangmo-o gazed at Arcanine.

It really admired Arcanine's battle style.

Bold, wild, and full of passion.

At this moment, Arcanine suddenly noticed the Choice Scarf in Natsume's hand.

“Awooo~”

Arcanine eagerly approached, circling around Natsume.

Natsume smiled at Arcanine. “Don’t worry.”

“This item is meant for you.”

Natsume then put the Choice Scarf around Arcanine.

“Awooo~”

A faint blue glow radiated from the edge of the Choice Scarf, and then the treasure gradually merged into Arcanine's body.

Arcanine absorbed the Choice Scarf; its level increased by 6,970.

The third Champion-level Pokémon of the farm was born.

Name: Arcanine
Type: Fire
Level: 70
Ability: Flash Fire
Individual Values: HP 31, Attack 31, Defense 31, Special Attack 31, Special Defense 31, Speed 31
Moves: Extreme Speed, Flamethrower, Close Combat, Protect, Flare Blitz
Inherited Moves: Morning Sun
Potential: Champion
Absorbed Treasures: Charcoal, Flame Orb, Choice Scarf

“Awooo~!”

Arcanine excitedly let out another howl.

In the next moment.

Whoosh~

Arcanine transformed into a flash of red light and instantly disappeared before Natsume and Jangmo-o.

The speed of Arcanine left behind a series of afterimages in its wake.

“Wow, that’s fast,” Natsume marveled at the direction in which Arcanine vanished.

“Jangmo-o~”

Jangmo-o looked up at Arcanine with admiration.

Natsume looked down at Jangmo-o.

After evolving, Jangmo-o would certainly lean toward being a Fighting-type Pokémon.

However, for now, Jangmo-o could indeed learn from Arcanine.

Natsume looked at this future Dragon-type warrior and said, “By the way, Jangmo-o, I still don’t know where you come from.”

“Why are you training so hard?”

Jangmo-o looked up at Natsume and replied, “Jangmo-o~”

Jangmo-o told Natsume that it lived in a large valley with many kin and relatives.

From the high vantage points of the valley, one could see the vast sea.

Since birth, Jangmo-o had been told by its kin and relatives to train hard.

Because one day, the life forms from another realm would invade their territory again.

However, due to its color, its companions didn’t like to include it in their training sessions.

But that was okay; it could train on its own.

So, Jangmo-o left the valley and trained alone on the island.

Not long ago, a group of humans suddenly arrived in their territory.

They seemed to want to set up some devices on the island, which angered the island's guardian deity.

The guardian deity punished them severely.

Many people were even thrown into the sea and never resurfaced.

Jangmo-o explained to Natsume.

The guardian deity had an unstable temperament, sometimes good, sometimes bad.

When in a good mood, it would help those who fell into the water.

But if in a bad mood, it could even trigger a tsunami.

“Jangmo-o.”

As Jangmo-o finished, it looked dejected.

It had initially wanted to battle alongside the guardian deity, but its strength was too weak, leaving it trapped inside an iron cage.

What happened next was that it was taken away by Yuuji, leading to its encounter with Natsume.

“The guardian deity of the island?”

Natsume looked at Jangmo-o curiously and asked, “You’re not talking about Tapu Koko from the Hawaiian Islands, are you? Those guardian deities?”

“Jangmo-o~”

Jangmo-o nodded.

“If that’s the case, then the invasion of life forms from another world must refer to Ultra Beasts.”

Natsume thought about this and asked Jangmo-o, “Have you ever seen an Ultra Beast?”

Jangmo-o shook its head.

“Jangmo-o!”

Jangmo-o just wanted to become stronger and return to its homeland to prove its strength to its companions.

“I see.”

Natsume squatted down to look at Jangmo-o and said, “Then let’s get stronger together.”

“Swinub~”

Behind Natsume, a Swinub lumbered over.

“Swinub, what brings you here?”

Natsume was surprised to see the Swinub.

He had first encountered this Swinub when he had just entered Towada Lake.

At that time, its level was 31.

Even though Swinub had joined the farm for a while, it had rarely participated in farm activities, so its level hadn’t increased much, only going up by one level.

Natsume glanced at Swinub's current experience points.

Name: Swinub
Type: Ice/Ground
Level: 32
Potential: Gym

This Swinub was close to evolving.

“Swinub~”

Swinub told Natsume it was searching for mushrooms.

Swinub had an acute sense of smell, and if it detected a delicious aroma, it wouldn’t hesitate to rush over.

So it often ventured outside the farm to search for food in the area.

“Is the Springy Mushroom from the farm not tasty?”

“Swinub~”

Swinub replied that the Springy Mushroom was indeed tasty, but the mushrooms in the mountains were also delicious.

“Oh, I see. Have you found anything particularly tasty nearby?”

“Swinub~”

Swinub nodded.

“Oh, really?”

Natsume became interested.

“Swinub~”

Swinub indicated that there were a bunch of mushrooms nearby that were especially tasty.

But they were somewhat dangerous.

“Awooo~”

Just as Natsume was chatting with Swinub, Arcanine came running back.

“Awooo~”

Natsume smiled at the returning Arcanine, “Perfect timing! Let’s follow Swinub and check out those particularly dangerous mushrooms together.”

“Awooo.”

“Swinub~”

Swinub gestured for Natsume and the others to follow.

Swinub led Natsume deeper into the woods.

The trees in this area were flourishing, their dense branches and leaves completely blocking out sunlight.

It felt somewhat dim, and the atmosphere was very humid.

“Swinub!”

Swinub signaled for Natsume and Arcanine to tread lightly.

It was quiet here.

There seemed to be no signs of other Pokémon activity.

Ahead, at the base of a tree, a white mushroom Pokémon appeared.

“Morelull?”

Natsume stared at the Morelull in surprise.

“Is this the delicious mushroom you were talking about?”

Swinub looked around and seemed to confirm that this was the only one nearby.

“Swinub!”

Excitedly, Swinub approached.

“Morelull~”

It promptly bit off the mushroom on Morelull's head.

“Swinub~”

Swinub turned and ran away.

Morelull was a nocturnal Pokémon.

During the day, it relied on its root-like legs to move around.

So, in the daytime, it usually slept.

The mushroom atop Morelull's head was quite a tasty food.

In the wilderness, it often became a meal for other Pokémon.

Of course, this didn’t have too much of an effect on Morelull.

After a day, the mushroom that was eaten would regrow.

“Morelull!”

The Morelull, having lost its mushroom, suddenly woke up.

It looked at the fleeing Swinub and the standing Natsume and Arcanine, letting out a shriek.

“Swinub.”

Swinub urgently urged everyone to run.

“Run, run!”

“Jangmo-o?”

Jangmo-o looked at Swinub in confusion.

“Why should we run?”

“If there’s an opponent, we should just defeat them.”

Jangmo-o prepared to engage with the Morelull ahead!

“Swinub!”

Swinub shook its head, thinking that since it was the one who stole the food, it couldn't battle the opponent.

That would be too excessive.

“Jangmo-o.”

Jangmo-o retorted, “But I didn’t steal anything, so why can’t I battle it?”

Swinub was momentarily at a loss for words and then looked at Natsume.

Natsume said to Swinub, “So you do realize that what you did wasn’t right.”

“Swinub.”

Swinub wiggled its body.

It couldn’t help it; it was just too delicious.

“Morelull~”

“Morelull!”

At that moment, a multitude of bright spots suddenly appeared in the previously dim forest.

Many Morelull began to materialize.

They surrounded Natsume and Arcanine completely.

“There are so many of them.”

Natsume was quite interested in the Morelull.

“Jangmo-o!”

Jangmo-o looked at the group of Morelull without fear.

“Jangmo-o~”

With a loud, straightforward call, Jangmo-o launched the first attack.

“Morelull~”

The Morelull responded simultaneously by using Sleep Powder and Spore against Jangmo-o.