"So be it!"
Seeing Draconis like this, the Old King sighed helplessly.
He truly owed his youngest son too much... Since that was the case, he would teach Draconis how to become a qualified king and how to govern a country well!
The Old King made a decision in his heart.
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Three hours later, Draconis, with the help of Victini, left the Great Earth Sword Castle, departing Eindoak as silently as they had arrived.
"Victini, aren't you going to stay here with the Old King?" Draconis asked.
"nini..." Victini shook its head, and then its tone became firmer: "nini!"
It seemed that Draconis needed its help more right now; besides, now that they had Dragonite, it could return anytime it missed the Old King!
"Alright!"
Draconis took a deep breath; he could naturally discern the Old King's intentions.
The Old King had begun teaching him the ways of a ruler. Whether out of guilt or a desire to lend him a hand, this was a tremendous help to Draconis.
Draconis had wanted to invite the Old King directly to Nimbasa City, but the Old King had refused him.
"If I leave rashly, it will only alert the enemy. The time is not yet ripe. You should avoid exposure as much as possible. Don't worry about me. Before the war begins, your task is to develop your influence as much as you can and wait for the right moment."
"Reshiram and Zekrom will bring devastating damage to this land. Your elder brothers likely won't use their power until the critical moment."
"I only hope you can promise me one thing: if you win in the end, I hope you can spare your elder brothers."
At that time, the Old King pleaded with Draconis this way.
Draconis withdrew his thoughts and silently sighed in his heart.
Nimbasa City arrived.
Dragonite landed in the courtyard. As soon as Draconis stepped down, he heard Alfred's voice.
"Prince Draconis, where did you just go?"
"I just went to see the Old King," Draconis replied. "What is it, Alfred?"
"You returned to the Royal City?!" Alfred was astonished. "That fast?!"
"That is the power of Dragonite," Draconis said with a smile. In fact, if he wanted to, he could fly to the Johto region right now and bring back dozens of Miltank to raise.
With Miltank present, the territory would never lack milk, and his subjects would grow stronger thanks to the nutritious Moo Moo Milk.
Unfortunately, the world was too vast; even the most well-traveled merchants in the territory did not know the exact location of the Johto region.
"The power of the magical beasts is incredible...!" Alfred muttered in shock.
However, he quickly remembered the important matter.
"Your Highness, someone reported today that over the past few days, figures of ghosts have been seen wandering the streets late at night!" Alfred said.
"Ghosts?" Draconis was slightly startled.
Alfred nodded: "That's right. It has caused widespread panic these past few days, and many people dare not go out at night."
Hearing this, Draconis immediately became interested.
This was certainly an interesting matter.
Ghosts... are they Ghost-type Pokémon?
He could have handed this matter over to the Knights Order or Anna, but thinking it might be a Ghost-type Pokémon, Draconis decided to investigate it himself.
"I understand. Have the person who first discovered the ghost come to see me."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Shortly after Draconis arrived at the City Hall office, Alfred led in a slightly thin man, approximately 1.75 meters tall.
"Your—Your Highness!" John seemed to be experiencing this for the first time. He hadn't expected Prince Draconis to receive him directly, and he was extremely flustered.
"Don't be nervous. When did you see the ghost, and where?" Draconis asked.
John answered nervously: "It was a pitch-black night where you couldn't see your hand in front of your face. Around... uh, around two or three in the morning. I was sleeping when I suddenly heard a sharp cackling sound coming from outside the door."
"I initially thought it was some child playing a prank and intended to go out and check, but then I saw a ghost floating in mid-air on the street outside!"
At this point, John's expression became extremely terrified as he exaggeratedly described what he had seen that night.
"It was completely covered in eerie black cloth, and its mouth was split wide open. That was definitely not a movement a normal person could make!"
Covered in black cloth? Draconis raised an eyebrow and asked, "And then?"
"Then I fainted from fright," John said, blushing slightly in embarrassment.
Draconis: "..."
"But Your Highness, for the next few nights, I could hear that ghost's Growl every time at that hour! I just didn't dare to go out, and it seemed unable to enter my house..." John said, scratching his head.
That's strange. If that ghost wanted to harm him, why wouldn't it enter his house?
"I understand." Draconis had a rough idea. He nodded and said, "I will go check it out tonight."
"What? Your Highness intends to personally go and help?!" John was greatly surprised. 'You shouldn't, you shouldn't!' He was just an ordinary citizen; how could he trouble His Highness?
"No need to worry. I am simply curious about this so-called ghost," Draconis said. "You should go home for now. I will go check it out tonight."
"Yes!" John quickly responded.
After he left, Draconis pondered for a moment, then said to Alfred: "Alfred, go investigate what John has encountered these past few days."
"As you command, Your Highness."
The loyal Old Butler went out to gather information.
This should have been the job of intelligence personnel, but due to the current shortage of manpower, Draconis had to make one person do the work of two.
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At three in the morning, in the dead of night, pale moonlight spilled onto the streets of Nimbasa City.
A creature nearly 0.7 meters tall, with a grayish-black body, looking as if it were draped in black cloth, quietly materialized from the darkness.
It had a pointed horn on its head and two large eyes on its face. It had no feet and moved by floating in mid-air.
Its destination was clearly the house where John lived.
"That Pokémon is... a Shuppet?"
Draconis was slightly surprised.
Shuppet, a Ghost-type Pokémon, loves feelings like resentment and jealousy. It is drawn to these emotions, which it consumes as food to grow stronger.
If someone's jealousy intensifies, Shuppet will be attracted to them and hang from that person's eaves.
It is difficult to see Pokémon like Shuppet during the day because they are only active late at night.
When the dead of night arrives, Shuppet wanders the streets in search of feelings of resentment and jealousy.
Unlike Pokémon such as Litwick and Chandelure, which drain the life force of humans and Pokémon, Shuppet consumes negative emotions like resentment and jealousy.
For some people, they are very valuable beings.
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