On the first day of living in Meteor Falls, one-third of the food brought by Albus had already been eaten.
Albus looked at Will Young, who was eating voraciously, and felt a deep sense of fear.
You know, that food was supposed to last him, Lorcan, and Powerful Duck for five days!
Damn!
Could Will Young be the transformed version of Kirbymon, the Big Eater?
Can he really afford to raise such a voracious elf?!
Unlike Lorcan, who was a vegetarian Pokémon, Will Young's diet mainly consisted of various fresh meats rich in protein.
Although they occasionally ate tree fruits, those were merely condiments after a full meal.
After eating, Will Young moved to the side to grind his teeth against a stone.
Albus winced in pain just watching him. He then hid away and opened his backpack to count the ores that Will Young had retrieved.
Not enough, still not enough.
God, raising elves was too expensive!
Albus felt that he had already been as frugal as possible. The New Year was approaching, and he wasn't even willing to buy himself a new piece of clothing!
"Gah?"
At that moment, Will Young, who had been preening his feathers, suddenly raised his head and looked toward Albus.
Then, he flapped his wings and flew off.
Not long after, a hard stone with an irregular shape landed in front of Albus.
[Hard Stone: A stone that will never crack. When an elf carries it, the power of rock-type moves will increase.]
"Thank you, you fool."
Albus was deeply grateful for Will Young's presence. Without him, he might have been game-over long ago.
Memories of the past flooded his mind.
When he first arrived in this world, he needed food, and Will Young went to catch fish and brought it back.
Later, when he found a job and wanted to capture a primitive elf, Will Young brought back a shy bud.
Then, when he needed money and wanted to mine ore, Will Young started retrieving stones.
Wait a minute!
Looking at the ores in his backpack and Will Young grinding his teeth nearby, Albus suddenly had a realization.
Were all of Will Young's actions based on his own needs?
When he wanted food, Will Young caught fish.
When he wanted an elf, Will Young brought back the shy bud.
And now, sensing Albus's desire to mine for money, Will Young was collecting stones.
All of this... should, probably, maybe, not be a coincidence, right?
Impossible?
Albus stared at Will Young in shock.
Its eyes were still dull, devoid of any particular emotion.
"You... can actually understand what I'm saying, right?" Albus touched its cheek and asked.
Will Young didn't react. Faced with the question, it simply answered meaninglessly: "Gah."
Albus was stunned by this thought. He turned around, his gaze settling on a nearby stone. He pointed at it and said:
"I want that. Can you bring it back for me?"
Will Young remained motionless.
No reaction…
Was he overthinking it?
No, probably not.
His mind raced, quickly analyzing the difference between this request and the previous ones.
It was about the intensity of his desire!
Not just an ordinary want, but a deep yearning, an overwhelming desire.
Back in the forest, when he was starving, his hunger was desperate—Will Young brought back fish.
At school, he was eager to start his journey as a trainer—Will Young brought him a shy bud.
And now, he had an intense desire to make money…
So, was it possible that Will Young could actually sense his thoughts?!
To test this theory, Albus focused intensely on the idea that he really needed more stones to sell them and provide the best care for his Pokémon.
He looked at Will Young nervously and expectantly.
Will Young blinked its dull eyes, and the next second, it moved.
Its orange body flapped its wings and flew away.
!!!
It felt it!
Albus was thrilled. He stood up and watched Will Young's figure disappear into the cave.
Twenty minutes later, the orange figure returned, dropping a green stone with lightning patterns into Albus's hands.
[Thunder Stone (general quality): A magical stone that allows certain Pokémon to evolve. It has lightning-like patterns.]
Albus stared blankly at the stone in his hand.
Will Young's data flashed through his mind.
[Race: Ancient Moon Bird ♂ (Flash)]
Attributes: Flying, Water
Ability: Missile Beak
Base Stats: 1530 (HP: 255, Attack: 255, Defense: 255, Special Attack: 255, Special Defense: 255, Speed: 255)
Moves Known: [Cliff Sword], [Root Wave], [Aerial Slash], [Time Roar]
Current Sentiment: &#? +! #
Physical Condition: Perfect
Friendliness: 100 (You are its favorite trainer; it loves you more than itself.)
It didn't have a Pickup ability.
It didn't have Telepathy.
So, how could it sense his thoughts, find these items outside, and bring them back?
After Will Young placed the stone down, it flew off again.
Meanwhile, Lorcan, who couldn't eat real food, had returned to his orb, only to come out again after everyone was done eating.
Seeing Albus standing still in a daze, Lorcan floated over and asked in confusion, "What's wrong with you?"
"I..." Albus felt overwhelmed by the realization. He leaned against the rock wall, took a deep breath, and said, "It's nothing. I just figured something out."
Lorcan: "What?"
Albus looked at him and said, "I think I might be invincible."
It turned out that he wasn't living the life of a typical civilian trainer written by anime fans.
What he had… was the script of Invincible Chunshuangwen!
Lorcan: "?"
"Lorcan, let's punch Zampa together, kick Sydney wide open, and reach the top of this world!"
Lorcan: "..."
It must be dreaming.
It turned around and floated back into the orb, choosing to wait until it woke up.
Albus: "..."
It took a long time for him to calm down.
Even though he had figured out how to utilize Will Young's abilities (probably?), he didn't plan to act immediately.
Because any of Will Young's four moves could annihilate the world.
If he used Will Young in a gym battle, one move could destroy both the gym leader and the gym itself.
He had no intention of becoming an enemy of the world.
As a mentally mature thirty-year-old man, Albus felt he should adopt a more relaxed approach.
Rule the world and establish a dictatorship?
He had no such ambition.
With Will Young by his side, at the very least, he wouldn't have to worry about food and money in this world.
Of course, that was as long as no one actively provoked him.
Thinking about this, Albus instantly felt full of confidence.
Well, if he wanted to become the world's strongest trainer, it was best to start with mining!
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