Draconis gave a brief introduction of all the Pokémon before them.
In this era, humans knew nothing about the strength of different Pokémon; their choice of partner relied more on personality and appearance.
For instance, some people preferred cute, fluffy-looking Pokémon, while others favored majestic and imposing large Pokémon.
After careful consideration, the blue-haired girl before them chose the small, seemingly harmless Buneary as her partner.
"Your Highness, I want to choose this Magical Beast!" said the blue-haired girl named Melanie.
"Buneary is also a great partner. Get along well!" Draconis nodded slightly, directing the latter half of his sentence toward Buneary.
Buneary let out a happy laugh; clearly, it was also very interested in this human!
Melanie stepped aside to wait.
Next, it was the turn of the other children to come and choose their initial Magical Beasts.
Following the Professor's procedure for distributing Pokémon, Draconis quickly ensured that the five children who arrived at the Nursery first had all received their partners.
Following them were the second batch, the third batch, the fourth batch... By noon, all forty-two children had found their partners.
They lined up neatly in four rows in the courtyard of the Nursery, their gazes fixed on Draconis.
"Congratulations, you have now preliminarily become Trainers," Draconis said, smiling as he glanced at the crowd. "Do you remember what I said a Trainer is?"
"People who cultivate Magical Beasts, command them in battle, and spar with others are called Trainers!" the young man named Alex answered loudly.
"That's right." Draconis nodded in satisfaction, then asked, "Then, does everyone know why Trainers fight?"
"Why fight..."
As soon as he said this, the group of children before him looked confused.
But soon, someone thought of a possibility.
"It's to protect our territory!"
"Is it to help the humans injured by Magical Beasts?"
Draconis smiled and nodded, saying, "Exactly. For us Trainers, we fight to protect our homes, safeguard the humans and Magical Beasts around us, and make our territory a better place."
After speaking, Draconis turned to Anna and signaled, "Anna."
"Hehe, leave the rest to me!"
Anna turned around and brought out a box of Poké Balls made from oran berries from inside the house.
The children's attention was immediately drawn to them.
"This item is called a Poké Ball, and it is a symbol of friendship between a Trainer and a Magical Beast." Draconis took a Poké Ball out of his pocket and demonstrated it to the crowd.
As a flash of light appeared, Larvesta materialized before everyone.
"This seemingly unremarkable ball can serve as a residence for a Magical Beast. If you can earn their approval, they can willingly enter the ball, like this—"
Draconis placed the Poké Ball against Larvesta's head.
The next second, under the children's astonished gazes, Larvesta turned into a red beam of light and was absorbed into the Poké Ball.
"Wow!"
"That's... amazing!"
Everyone wore expressions of shock.
But soon, one girl looked slightly worried.
"Your Highness... but the ball is so small, and the Magical Beasts are so big. Won't they be uncomfortable inside?"
"Good question." Draconis cast an appreciative look toward the girl. "But please rest assured, Magical Beasts are naturally capable of shrinking. Don't let the simple exterior of this ball fool you; the inside is filled with soft cotton. When a Pokémon enters it, it feels as relaxed as being surrounded by clouds."
The cotton used is produced by Whimsicott and the naturally shed fluff from Swablu, making it the softest material in the world.
Furthermore, this statement was translated by Kyurem and jointly certified by Dragonite, Serperior, and Larvesta.
"As the first batch of Magical Beast Trainers in the territory, we will provide each of you with three Poké Balls. If you become acquainted with other Magical Beasts in the future, you can use the remaining Poké Balls to invite them to join you."
"If you run out of Poké Balls, you can go to the Poke Mart in town to purchase more."
"Of course, it's fine if you don't buy them. The purpose of the Poké Ball is simply to make it convenient for Trainers to carry all their Magical Beasts with them."
Borrowing a phrase once said by Certain Someone.
"I don't have money to buy Poké Balls, but I don't need a Poké Ball to be friends with him."
Even without a Poké Ball, it will not affect the relationship between a Trainer and their Pokémon.
"Do you understand?" Draconis asked.
"We understand!" the crowd agreed in unison.
"Very good. That concludes today's session. Starting tomorrow, you will need to go to the school in the city center for studies. There will be specialized teachers and scholars there to instruct you in literacy and Magical Beast knowledge."
This includes Attributes, Moves, Type Matchups, Evolution... Among the group the Old King sent him originally were many scholars. Although they didn't understand Pokémon knowledge, they were very knowledgeable about other subjects.
As for the knowledge and textbooks related to Pokémon, he would be responsible for compiling them.
However, all of this would have to wait until Modern Paper was invented, Draconis mused.
"Wha—What? School?"
Hearing Draconis's words, the children instantly widened their eyes, expressions of shock on their faces.
Could they, too, go to school and acquire knowledge, just like the noble children?
"Naturally." Draconis understood what the children were thinking and said with a smile, "In my territory, everyone can attend school."
After a brief moment of astonishment, the children's faces lit up with joy.
That's wonderful!
"Everyone, go back and get acquainted with your partners first!" Draconis said.
"Yes, Your Highness!"
The children replied in unison, their hearts immensely excited.
Taking their respective Magical Beast partners, the children returned to Nimbasa City.
Draconis nodded to Lilian and turned to return to City Hall.
He sat at his desk, deep in thought.
Although the territory now had its first batch of Trainers, he could not relax yet.
Unlike future Trainers, these children were completely ignorant of the knowledge concerning Trainers and Pokémon.
There were still many things waiting for him to do next.
Tepig's silhouette appeared in Draconis's mind. He then picked up his pen and recorded all the Pokémon knowledge he could remember.
These materials could serve as temporary teaching materials for the school.
Just then, a knock came from outside the door.
Immediately afterward, Alfred's voice came from outside.
"Your Highness Draconis, the scholars from the Royal City are waiting outside."
"Let them in!" Draconis commanded.
"Yes, sir!"
The door opened, and Alfred led in about a dozen people dressed in robes.
Among them were white-haired, bearded elders who exuded a scholarly aura, middle-aged men with bright, piercing eyes, and women wearing glasses.
They looked tentatively at Draconis, then respectfully bowed to him, "Your Highness Draconis!"
"Rise," Draconis said slowly, looking at the assembled group. "I called you here today because I wanted to entrust you with a task."
"Please tell us, Your Highness," a scholar quickly replied. "We will do everything within our power!"
"You all have been here from the Royal City for almost two months now, haven't you?" Draconis asked.
"Reporting to Your Highness, it has been one month and eighteen days!" an old man answered.
"That is quite a while indeed..." Draconis nodded, then instructed, "Next, you will all proceed to work at the school. I will send a group of students to you, and you will be responsible for teaching them literacy and reading.
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