Chapter 38. A Match Made in Heaven
"Yiya!!!" A scream came from beside his ear, leaving Ryū speechless. 'How is she acting worse than when she was a child?' Ryū clearly remembered when he was a Dratini and flew with Liz. At that time, Liz wasn't scared at all and was incredibly brave. "Aran! Don't fly so fast, and also, go down a little, be good~" Liz's voice trembled as she raised her hand to stroke the blue pearl below Ryū's neck to comfort him.
A ticklish feeling came from his neck, causing Ryū to shake his head uncomfortably. However, he still lowered his altitude and slowed down. Only then did Liz breathe a sigh of relief, her emotions calming down slightly. It had truly been too long since she had flown in the sky; the last time was 20 years ago when she fled with A Huang. "Hoo... It's the first time I've looked down at the Royal Dragon Kingdom from this angle. Everyone is looking at us."
After calming down, Liz looked down. The people in the Royal Capital were all looking up in surprise at Liz and Ryū in the sky. "So that Pokémon was raised by Lord Liz." "I knew it! Such a beautiful Pokémon could only be matched by Lord Liz." "They look so compatible; it feels like a match made in heaven." "Yes, the beautiful Queen and the beautiful Pokémon."
The people in the city couldn't help but discuss animatedly. Feeling their gazes, Liz couldn't help but smile, a sense of pride welling up in her heart. Yes, such a beautiful Aran is my partner. Everyone, feel free to envy. Liz leaned forward and tightly hugged Ryū's body.
Sparse snowflakes in the sky fell on Liz, causing her to shiver slightly. "Let's fly up a bit," Ryū said, then increased his flying altitude. "Go slower," Liz felt Ryū flying higher. But this time, she wasn't panicked. She believed Aran wouldn't let anything happen to her; she was just a little unaccustomed to this altitude.
"Liz, look, we've entered the clouds!" "Wow, I caught a cloud!" Liz couldn't help but reach out a hand to grasp the close-by mist. In this moment, she seemed to have turned back into the lively little girl from 20 years ago. Upward again, they broke through the clouds. Ryū and Liz's breaths hitched at the same time. The dazzling sun shimmered in the distance, its light hitting the clouds and appearing pure white.
It was clearly the same layer of clouds, but looking from below it was gray, and looking from above it was pure white. "It looks like a fairyland." Liz couldn't help but raise her hand to reach for the sun. The halo of light shone through the gaps between her fingers onto Liz's face, making her blink. The snowflakes that had been swirling around her body had all disappeared; only Aran was by her side.
"This world is indeed very beautiful, worthy of being the place I've always longed for." Ryū exhaled a warm breath. It had been 5 months since he came to the Pokémon world, but he hadn't really had a good look at this world. In his first life, he always stayed on the outskirts of the forest in Mt. Silver. In his second life as a Dratini, his mobility was extremely poor, and he couldn't go anywhere.
Only today, after evolving into a Dragonair and gaining the ability to fly, could he glimpse a beautiful corner of this world. "Aran, have you seen the sea?" Liz reached out and stroked Ryū's back. "No." Ryū shook his head.
He had seen the sea in his previous life, but not in this life. 'The ocean in this world must be very blue and full of life,' Ryū's heart held beautiful expectations. "In a few days, let's go see the sea. I want to see more of this world with Aran." "Okay." Ryū nodded, thinking it was a good idea. For the past 2 months, he hadn't seen Liz go out to play; she had stayed in the Royal Capital the whole time. He didn't know how Liz felt, but Ryū himself was already getting a little tired of it. He wanted to take Liz out to see this world and the Pokémon in it.
In this magical world, whether in fire or water, in grass or forest, in earth or clouds, or even under a girl's skirt, Pokémon could exist everywhere. It would be too much of a shame not to travel in such an interesting world. Ryū took Liz and circled around in the air for a bit longer. It wasn't until Liz sneezed that he realized the problem and quickly took her back to the Royal Palace.
"Lord Aran! How could you take Lord Liz to do such a dangerous thing!" As soon as they returned to the Royal Palace, Hestia rushed up and gave him a thorough scolding. Others might feel intimidated because Aran had evolved and was now very large. But she wasn't afraid! During the past 2 months of getting along, she had already figured out Ryū's temperament, which was why she dared to act like this.
Moreover, she believed that with her current relationship with Ryū, he definitely wouldn't hurt her. "Blehh." Ryū stuck out his tongue, turned around, and wrapped his tail around Liz and ran. Things were different now. He didn't run before when he was scolded because he was slow and couldn't help it. From now on, he wouldn't just obediently listen to Hestia nagging him.
"Haha, Hestia, bye-bye." Liz smiled nonchalantly, and at the same time waved to Hestia, who was starting to get angry. "Lord Liz, how can you fool around with Lord Aran?! So many people are watching! What sort of behavior is this?!" Hestia lifted her maid's skirt and chased after them. The guards and maids who were watching from the side couldn't help but shake their heads with a smile. They could already foresee what the Royal Palace would become in the future.
Time came to night. Liz and Ryū quietly snuck out of the bedroom, both of them stealthily approaching the kitchen. Because of what happened this afternoon, Liz had punished Ryū by not giving him food. Although Liz had secretly brought him food, with Ryū's current size, how could his appetite still be as small as it was before? So, this is what happened now: Liz taking Ryū to steal food from the kitchen.
"Shhh~" As they passed Hestia's room, Liz deliberately turned back and put a finger to her lips at Ryū. Ryū obediently nodded, shaking the 2 small wing-like feathers on his head, not making a sound. He was truly starving.
"Cough cough." Just at this moment, a series of coughs suddenly sounded from the corner nearby. Ryū and Liz stiffened, turning their heads to look in that direction. Hestia was standing there with her arms crossed. "Hestia! Aran, run!" Liz was startled and quickly turned to run away. "Ying~" Ryū also quickly turned around, ready to drift.
"Alright, come with me. I've already prepared food for Lord Aran." Hestia's voice came again. Liz and Ryū turned their heads back in surprise. Hestia's body stiffened from being stared at, and her face turned uncomfortably as she turned around to lead the way. "Hehe." "Ying ying." Liz and Ryū exchanged glances, both snickering, and then immediately followed.
Upon reaching the kitchen, Liz and Ryū both widened their eyes. The food prepared in the kitchen could be described as piled up like a mountain. It turned out that Hestia had already considered the possibility that Ryū might need to eat more food after evolving. "Hestia is great!" Ryū plunged into the mountain of food and began to devour it. When he was hungry, he wasn't picky at all. He didn't care what it was; he just chewed it a bit and swallowed it down.
Hestia kept observing Ryū's appetite from the side. It was his first meal after evolving, and she wanted to personally supervise it to determine how much food she needed to prepare for him in the future. "Hehe." Liz stood by and watched the scene, unable to help but smile. "Hestia, you must like Aran too, right?" "I don't like him at all!"