Late June, 149th year of the kingdom calendar, night. A month had passed since Draconis left his territory.
Draconis returned to Nimbasa City from Lacunosa Town, riding his Dragonite.
Before he even got close, he saw a magnificent and towering castle in the distance, silhouetted against the night sky. However, the castle seemed to only be a prototype, not yet completed.
Below the castle were rows of neat houses, with orange kerosene lamp light spilling from their windows. The flames scattered the darkness, and the City lit up with countless lights.
Beyond the City, in the open fields, lay stretches of farmland and pastures.
Further away, there were lush green forests and vast plains.
Within the City, knights with swords patrolled with Swablu and Aron.
When Draconis flew overhead on his Dragonite, the knights immediately became alert.
A strange magical beast!
But when they clearly saw the figure on the back of the magical beast, expressions of pleasant surprise appeared on their faces.
"His Highness Draconis!"
"It's His Highness Draconis!"
"Excellent, His Highness Draconis is back!"
The entire City quickly became lively.
Draconis landed on his Dragonite, nodded to the crowd to signal them to continue patrolling, and then returned to his own residence.
In the courtyard, Draconis had just released Serperior, Larvesta, the three swords of justice, and Kyurem from their Poké Balls when Old Butler Alfred, Gerolt, and others rushed over, their faces filled with pleasant surprise.
"His Highness Draconis!"
Alfred quickly stepped through the courtyard gate, but the next second, a terrifying and hideous magical beast appeared in his sight.
"Oh my God!"
Alfred was so scared he almost fainted.
Gerolt vaguely sensed the terror of that magical beast and frowned slightly.
"Don't be nervous," Draconis introduced. "It's Kyurem, and it's here to help us. These three are Cobalion, Virizion, and Terrakion."
Kyurem's cold gaze swept over these people. It remained silent, not speaking.
the three swords of justice, however, nodded slightly to the group, expressing their goodwill to these humans.
This dragon magical beast... is here to help His Highness? Hearing this, Alfred was immediately startled. He recalled the legend of the Unova Three Dragons that His Highness had told him before, and for a moment, he was completely stunned.
His Highness... His Highness really did it! This is truly astonishing!
"Alright, you three, you can rest here tonight. Tomorrow, I'll show you around the City," Draconis said to the three swords of justice.
Cobalion nodded gently, agreeing to the arrangement.
Draconis opened the door, gesturing for them to enter.
Dragonite, Serperior, and Larvesta, familiar with the routine, happily ran into the house, returning to their familiar environment, which made the Pokémon happy and relaxed.
the three swords of justice silently followed into the house, their eyes curiously observing everything.
Kyurem also followed, but its body was so massive that it had to lower its head to stand inside the house.
"Chirp Chirp!"
The Minccino in the room, seeing Draconis return, immediately ran forward excitedly to greet him, gathering around Draconis and chirping loudly.
They looked as if they were saying, "Look, we kept the house spotless while you were away!"
Draconis smiled and patted their heads, "You've worked hard."
"Chirp Chirp!"
It was then that the Minccino finally noticed Kyurem, who had followed them in.
They sensed a very terrifying aura from it. The five Minccino immediately showed expressions of fear and nervously hid behind Draconis.
Kyurem watched this scene in silence.
Draconis smiled and comforted them, "Don't be afraid, it's Kyurem, and it's our friend. It won't hurt you."
After Draconis's reassurance, the Minccino were a little less scared.
"Kyurem, Terrakion, you two rest here for a bit. I still have some official business to attend to," Draconis said, while asking the maid to prepare food.
The Pokémon had no objections.
Seeing this, Draconis called Alfred, Gerolt, and the others, and went to the study on the second floor.
In the ground floor hall, the three swords of justice lay on the smooth wooden floor. They exchanged glances, all somewhat surprised by the way Draconis interacted with the Minccino just now.
Their gaze involuntarily turned to the Minccino.
They saw them hiding far behind the sofa, only daring to peek out their small heads to watch Kyurem, seemingly very afraid of Kyurem.
Looking back, Kyurem's massive body lay on the floor. It silently closed its eyes in a doze, making it impossible to guess what it was thinking.
Soon, footsteps were heard from outside.
Several maids entered carrying plates of food and placed them in front of them.
Virizion noticed that these humans looked at them with curiosity, but their gazes towards Kyurem held some fear.
Perhaps it was because Kyurem looked cold and unapproachable?
Cobalion watched this scene, lost in thought.
Terrakion, however, didn't think too much. It looked at the food in front of it and said boisterously:
"Then I'll dig in!"
Neatly arranged on the plates were several freshly picked berries. In addition to the berries, there were also some fragrant dried fruits, bread, and other pastries, as well as a honey-roasted steak. On the other side of the plate, there was also a bowl of delicious Berry Juice.
the three swords of justice usually ate berries, grass, and similar foods, rarely eating meat.
Therefore, they did not touch the steak but instead ate the berries and bread nearby.
"Oh! Delicious! This is truly delicious!"
Terrakion felt as if it had never tasted anything so good.
The bread was sweet and soft, with a unique flavor!
"Hmm..."
Kyurem, who had been feigning sleep, suddenly opened its eyes and looked down at the human food in front of it, but did not move.
In fact, at its level, it no longer needed to eat.
Dragonite, Serperior, Victini, and Larvesta, however, didn't know what these Pokémon were thinking. They were also sitting together, happily enjoying their food.
Having been away from the territory for too long, they hadn't eaten such delicious food in ages!
In the study on the second floor.
Draconis sat behind his desk, listening to his subordinates report on various territorial affairs during his absence.
"His Highness Draconis, all the basic infrastructure in the City has been completed, and various affairs within the City have gradually gotten on track."
"During your absence, the territory has attracted many merchants who came here admiring its reputation. They brought local specialties from other places, and the residents of the territory have also begun to trade with them. The market is becoming increasingly prosperous."
"In the past month, more shops have opened in the City, such as barbershops, restaurants, hotels, bakeries, fabric stores, and clothing stores, which have successively started business."
"These shops and merchants have brought a lot of income to the territory, and those Commoners who first learned to raise Pokémon have also gradually become wealthy."
Alfred paused, as if thinking of something, and said with a smile:
"I heard that the honey brewed by Combee, the wool from Mareep, the leaves of Petilil, the tea produced by Deerling, and the Berry Juice brewed by Shuckle are very popular in other cities."
"Among them, the cloth and carpets woven from Mareep's wool are very strong and durable, quite popular with some nobles, and can be sold for a high price in other places."
"Not bad," Draconis nodded. It seemed that during his absence, the commercial trade in the territory had developed very rapidly.
In this way, the entire territory could quickly become wealthy.
Then, Draconis thought of the two Joys who were studying with Lila, and he asked, "How is the hospital doing?"
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