A sharp cackle suddenly echoed through the silent, dark streets.
The Shuppet hung from John's eaves, swaying gently in the night breeze.
Beyond that, it made no other movements.
"Is this Shuppet devouring the emotions radiating from John?" Draconis mused.
Seeing that the Shuppet had no intention of harming anyone, he did not go forward to disturb it, instead quietly leaving the area with his Serperior.
The next morning, Alfred handed the intelligence he had gathered to Draconis.
"The information you requested has been found, Your Highness Draconis," Alfred said.
Draconis looked down and saw written on the parchment:
"John Roan, born into a middle-class family in Aindook Royal City, chose to leave his hometown to pursue a Commoners girl he liked, following the main group to Nimbasa City.
However, a few days ago, the Commoners girl named Lisa started a relationship with another man named Kane, which left John feeling downcast."
Draconis: "..."
The girl he liked became someone else's girlfriend. Sure enough, John must have felt jealous of that man named Kane, right?
No wonder the Shuppet was attracted.
"Your Highness Draconis, did you see that ghost last night?" Alfred asked.
Draconis nodded: "That's a Beast called Shuppet. It's attracted to human emotions of jealousy. I know what's going on now. Have John come over."
"Yes!"
Soon, Alfred brought John over.
"Your—Your Highness! Have you found out what that ghost is all about?" John couldn't help but ask.
"Of course." Draconis looked at this man who had left his hometown to bravely pursue love, and said with interest: "What do you plan to do next?"
"What do you mean, what to do?" John was a bit confused, not understanding Draconis's words.
"Lisa and Kane became a couple. I heard you came here from Eindoak for her," Draconis said.
Upon hearing this, John immediately understood what was going on.
His shoulders instantly slumped, and he looked somewhat dejected.
"I don't know what to do anymore…"
"Are you leaving here and returning to Eindoak?" Draconis asked.
"Go back? Of course not!" John scratched his head: "Actually, I think this place is pretty good too, because there are many Beasts here, and humans and Beasts living together, that feels too trendy!"
Draconis nodded slightly, then said: "The ghost you saw is not a spirit, but a Ghost-type Beast. Its name is Shuppet, and it feeds on emotions like jealousy and resentment. Your jealousy towards Kane attracted it."
"A Beast?!" John was shocked, but soon, a look of realization appeared on his face: "No wonder… no wonder I haven't felt so bad these past few days, and I don't think about Lisa and Kane much anymore!"
"So, that Beast helped me?" John belatedly understood, and then excitedly asked: "Your Highness Draconis, will that Beast harm people? I mean, can I also live with it like you?"
He would definitely work hard and earn money to support that Beast!
"Naturally." Draconis nodded: "When evening comes, the Shuppet should come again. You can invite it then."
"Yes!" John's attention was diverted, and for a moment, he was quite excited.
What's a woman compared to raising a cool Beast?!
Anyway, Shuppet only feeds on emotions like jealousy and resentment, so there's no need to worry about it harming humans.
Therefore, Draconis did not invest too much energy in this matter.
He only casually asked about it the next morning and then learned from Alfred that the man named John had begun living with the Shuppet.
"By the way, Alfred, I plan to establish a new organization," Draconis said.
Alfred was slightly startled: "Your Highness means?"
"An organization called the Trainer Association, specifically for cultivating new Trainers, also known as Magical Beast Masters."
"In the future, as the territory develops and humans and Beasts gradually integrate, there will undoubtedly be many instances like John and Shuppet. I need specialized Trainers to handle such incidents within the territory," Draconis slowly explained.
"Your Highness is brilliant." Alfred thought this was an excellent idea; this way, minor matters wouldn't trouble his Highness anymore.
"How are the Beasts in the nature reserve doing now?" Draconis asked.
"They are no longer as afraid of humans," Alfred replied: "Some of them seem to really like humans. They often run out of the reserve and come to the City to move around."
"Very good." Draconis was very satisfied: "I need you to help me find a group of suitable children, aged approximately ten to fifteen, regardless of social class, whether noble or Commoners."
Children of this age are mostly pure in nature, and compared to adults, they are easier to befriend Pokémon.
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Alfred left in a hurry.
Draconis watched Alfred's retreating back, and the Old King's words from that day began to surface in his mind.
Indeed, he should also start cultivating his own power.
Draconis didn't need ordinary officials in the conventional sense.
He needed his subordinates to learn to get along well with Pokémon and use their power to develop the City.
Not only that, he also needed these children to go to school for unified learning.
From how to farm, how to fish, how to mine, how to get along with Pokémon, to knowledge of military affairs, people's livelihoods, taxation, and judicial trials, to become excellent town or City leaders.
This way, in the future, he could entrust the towns he had established to these Trainers for management.
He believed that those who had grown up with Pokémon and lived with them since childhood would also spread this ideology to every town resident.
However, before that, he had to first get in touch with the Pokémon in the nature reserve.
The nature reserve is located outside the City, near the Berry fields Draconis personally planted.
The Shuckle that Ryan had brought back in bulk were living here.
It had been a long time since he visited, and all the fruit trees here had grown tall and large. Thanks to the power of Grass-type Pokémon, these fruit trees not only matured early, but their branches were also laden with large, plump berries.
When Draconis arrived, he saw many Shuckle climbing on the fruit trees, leisurely picking berries.
"Dragonite, go and bring the Minccino over!" Seeing this, Draconis quickly ordered.
"Woo?" Although Dragonite was puzzled, it flew away quickly.
Before long, it returned to the Berry fields with the puzzled Minccino.
Looking at the bountiful Berry fields before them, the five Minccino didn't react at first.
"Chirp Chirp?"
Draconis said with a smile: "Last winter, I promised you that I would replant a Berry forest for you, so you could live a new life here."
Upon hearing these words, the five Minccino immediately reacted.
They then turned their gaze to the fruit trees before them, their faces filled with surprise and joy: "Chirp Chirp?!"
Draconis nodded and smiled: "That's right, this is that orchard."
He had fulfilled his promise to the Pokémon!
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