Mind Master of the Elf World

Chapter 480 Setting sail! The man who will become the Pirate King! (Seeking monthly votes!)
Baby Lugia!

Looking at the little guy in the cage, Jinghe was both shocked and bewildered.

When he saw the small dock circus and the ghost pirate Pokémon hunter, he subconsciously thought that what the handsome guy had taken back was the Manaphy egg that had not yet awakened.

It's impossible not to be surprised.

There was even a hint of fear.

For nothing else.

They've captured all the Lugia cubs. How far away is the Great Lugia?
"Commander Jinghe?" The handsome man couldn't help but call out when he saw Jinghe lost in thought.

He also expressed his understanding of Jing He's surprise.

After all, when he learned that the Ghosts had captured the baby Lugia, the legendary bird Pokémon, his reaction was even worse than Jing He's.

That's why he had to end his undercover work early and risk his life to bring the little thing out.

"Genga?"

Gengar and Azure Blade Ghost weren't as surprised as Jing He.

They didn't know what Lugia was, nor what Lugia cubs represented; they just felt...
Such a small bird, roasted pigeon?
Gengar couldn't help but smack its lips twice, as if recalling the crispy, oily skin and tender, juicy pigeon legs of a roasted pigeon.
Seemingly sensing Gengar's "malicious" gaze, or perhaps understanding Gengar's words, the little creature curled up in the cage suddenly trembled.

Tears welled up in her eyes, her body trembled, and she let out a shaky cry.

"Buwoowooo."

I'm not a tasty duck.
It seems to be to confirm this.

Lugia glanced at its bright silver wings, gritted its teeth, and took a big bite.

As a result, she stopped halfway through the bite because it hurt too much, and tears streamed down her face.

"Waaaaah! (Ｔ▽Ｔ)"

Ouch!!

While exhaling, he forced a smile and showed Gengar the "truth".

The eyes seemed to say: Look, it really doesn't taste good.
“Genga? (｀)σ”

Gengar pointed at the Lugia cub and looked at Jinghe.

Is this little thing not quite right in the head?

Who eats their own food?

Jinghe, snapping out of her daze, twitched her eye, gave Gengar a light tap on the head, and took the cage from the handsome man's hand.

Whether Lugia comes looking for us or not, and whenever she does, we have to take good care of whoever is in Lugia's family, whether it's a princess or a prince.
"Don't be afraid," Jing He said with a smile, her voice gentle.

Seeing Jing He's friendly demeanor, little Lugia blinked twice, seemingly lessening her wariness.

"Genga genga~~" Gengar poked its head out from behind Jinghe.

Yes, yes, don't be afraid, we're not bad people.

His smile was "kind," but his face was cold and sinister.

"Boooooooh! (つд)"

The Lugia cub cried out in alarm, covered its eyes, and trembled even more violently, muttering...
You can't see me, you can't see me, you can't see me.

Jing He: "."

After looking at it closely, this Lugia cub really does seem a bit dim-witted.

"Stop fooling around, Gengar!" Jinghe scolded again.

However, he also knew that Gengar was just like that; the more afraid you were of it, the more arrogant it became. But in reality, once you got to know it, you would find that it just liked to show off.

We need to get the little one relaxed first.

Indeed, after all, he was inexplicably captured by a group of people, locked in a cage, and subjected to several jolts. He's probably a bit too frightened to think straight now.

At this point, Jinghe, the Pokémon Mind Master, already had a way to appease them.

hum-

But just then, a faint glow emanated from the inner pocket of Jing He's clothes. The gentle power caused Lugia to slowly lower its wings and feel a sense of familiarity.

Silver Feathers!

The Silver Feather, which I received after winning the Quartz Conference, has always been kept together with the Rainbow Feather.

Unlike the active Rainbow Feather, the Silver Feather remained dormant. Jing He had tried to infuse it with waveguide power, and although it absorbed it, it only absorbed without giving any feedback, unlike the lively Rainbow Feather.

Silver Feather finally reacted upon encountering Little Lugia.

"Buwoowooo."

Little Lucia opened her innocent eyes, which were filled with tears and glistening, and blinked as she looked at Jing He, her gaze seeming much more affectionate.

Taking advantage of the little guy's lack of resistance, at Jing He's signal, Cang Yan Ren Gui opened the metal cage and took the little guy out.

Not heavy, plump and soft – that was Jinghe's first impression.

Little Lugia flapped its wings twice, making a token movement.

But as Jinghe infused the waveguide power with goodwill, and the waveguide power felt like a massage, Lugia couldn't help but squint its eyes, revealing a sense of comfort.

After Jinghe stopped the waveguide, it opened its pure and innocent eyes, flew affectionately to Jinghe, and nestled on his chest.

"Waaaaah~!"

The sound of Lugia calling out made Jing He freeze.

Gengar, standing to the side, collapsed to the ground, clutching its stomach and rolling around in laughter. Dragonite and Azure Blade exchanged a glance, both seeing amusement in each other's eyes.

Translate Lugia's cry just now; it actually means...
mother!

Yasha Town.

In the garden of a small villa that was temporarily rented.

A little Lugia flapped its wings, spun halfway in the air, and then happily flew back into Jing He's arms, hanging on his shoulder.

"You're saying... you went out for a bit and came back with a little Lugia?" Gadriya's face was full of "Don't lie to me, I'm not that naive" expressions.

What about the liar?
As a superhuman, and a top-tier one at that, why hasn't she ever received such treatment?
Lugia is, after all, a Psychic-type Pokémon, so it's more likely to be friendly towards Psychic-type Pokémon.

Of course, even without Lugia coming to her, she still easily attracts the attention of Psychic-type Pokémon.

"You wouldn't believe me even if I told you."

Amidst Lugia's cries, Jinghe tugged it off her shoulder and tossed it into the air, just as she had done before.

"Waaaaah~!!"

Mom! Mom!
Little Lugia called out, flapped its wings twice in the air, circled around, and flew back to Jing He's shoulder.

As she stood on her feet, she affectionately rubbed her cheek against his.

Now it's something you can't shake off.

Jing He looked utterly helpless.

Seeing this scene and hearing Lugia's cries, Cynthia couldn't help but smile.

"But it really likes you."

It's fine if I like it, but its constant barking is really stimulating my nerves.

Big Lugia isn't gone, what will I do when I hear Little Lugia calling me that?
Will she suspect that she has corrupted its offspring?
Jinghe originally thought that since they had rescued Lugia, they should release it back into the sea, figuring that Lugia would come looking for them.

Now it's even worse; we can't get rid of it.

Moreover, Lugia was nowhere to be seen.

“It’s not a matter of liking or disliking now,” Jing He sighed and said.

This little Lugia is even smaller than the little Lugia Jinghe remembers, so it can stand on his shoulders.

Handsome guys really do get themselves into trouble.
"Yo-yo-yo~~"

Young Gilas stood on the ground, calling out to the little Lugia on Jinghe's shoulder and waving at it.

As the "group's darling," Young Gilas is the youngest member of Jinghe's team and has always been well taken care of by everyone.

Now that they've finally encountered an even smaller one, the little Gilas instantly awakens its instinct to be the "older brother."

"Waaaaah~~"

Little Lugia fluttered down, and Young Gilas very kindly handed it a piece of ore.

Click! !

But minerals are something Larvitar can eat like candy; little Lugia couldn't possibly chew them up.

And here comes the tooth that broke.

"Buwoowooo."

Just as Lugia's tears were welling up, Larvitar's little brain reacted and quickly took out an energy cube and stuffed it into its mouth.

"Waaaaah~~"

Upon tasting the delicious energy cubes, Lugia instantly forgot about its toothache, munching away with gusto and seemingly acknowledging Larvitar as its new friend.

"Yo-yo~~"

Young Giras imitated Gengar, patting Lugia's back with satisfaction, almost causing it to fall over.

Upon seeing this, Young Gilas frowned.

Young man, your physique isn't up to par.

Jing He sighed. "The only one who could say that a mythical beast cub's physique isn't up to par is you, you Desert Tyrant cub."

However, he didn't say anything; he was just thinking.

What should I do.

Little Lugia is too small to fit in there.

On the one hand, they couldn't let it go, and on the other hand, given that it's not even as big as Larvitar, releasing it back into the sea might make it food for ferocious water-type Pokémon like Sharpedo or Gyarados.

Of course, it's more likely that he'll be captured again by the Ghost Pirate Hunters.

Waiting for Lugia to come knocking on our door?
This seems like a solution.

The problem is that Lugia's attitude is uncertain.

If Lugia is simply looking for the child and will leave once she finds him, then of course everything will be fine.

No one can maintain such a good mindset after losing their child, and even mythical creatures are no exception.

If Lugia were to come looking for trouble and cause chaos without asking any questions, no town could withstand it.

After all, Lugia is said to be able to bring storms that last up to 40 days with just a flap of its wings, and in its rage, it can easily flood a town.

so.
Instead of waiting for Lugia to come to us, why not go find Lugia and return baby Lugia to us?
Even if Lugia is still furious, at least it won't endanger the town or them.
Jinghe looked at Cynthia and Gadria.

If the three of them work together, escaping shouldn't be a problem.

"cough."

Jing He coughed lightly and briefly explained his thoughts.

"I'll listen to you." Cynthia rested her chin on her hand, and after a moment's thought, she also felt that Jinghe's suggestion was probably the best solution.

"I'll listen to Cynthia."

Gadria snorted, indicating that she was only willing to get involved in this mess because of Cynthia.

But then Jinghe thought of something else.

The capture of Little Lugia was done by the Ghost Pirate Hunters. What was their purpose?
Two days ago, Wusong said he found traces of Hunter J, who may have escaped to the sea. Could Pokémon Hunter J play any role in this?
We know too little information to make any guesses.

“Then how do we find Lugia?” Gadriya asked.

Relying on Lucia is probably unrealistic.

Jing He smiled slightly and took out a silver feather that emitted a fluorescent glow from her pocket.

With it, there's a chance you'll find Lugia.

With Lugia added to the mix, we might just run into the Lugia we've been searching for along the way.

"Let's rest for the night and get ready to leave tomorrow," Jinghe said.

If Lugia wanted to come looking for me, she probably would have already done so.

Given Lugia's abilities, the Ghost Pirates shouldn't have been able to capture Lugia so easily.

They must have done something to Lugia, or perhaps they couldn't leave for some reason.
This is also one of the reasons why Jinghe decided to go and search for Lugia himself instead of waiting for him to come to them.

The next day, December 3th, Sunday.

In the harbor of Yasha Town, a medium-sized sailboat slowly sailed out of the harbor as the sun rose.

on the deck.

Nine-Tailed Fox was playing a game of tossing high with Baby Lugia and Larvitar. Its nine tails swung back and forth, tossing the birds high and then back down again amidst the exclamations of Larvitar and Baby Lugia.

The two little ones were overjoyed.

Inside the cab.

A handsome young man dressed as a captain was sailing a sailboat, while Jinghe leaned against the door with her arms crossed.

"That's it. I spent over ten days hauling floorboards in their submarine, and I don't know much about what they did."

After hearing Jing He ask what the Ghost Pirates were trying to do, the handsome man gave him the answer he knew.

"You brought Lugia back without knowing anything," Jinghe thought to herself.

"Do you know how to sail a boat?" Jing He asked again, as if to confirm.

Don't drive it out, or it might break down halfway or hit some reef and become stranded.

Although the Alliance can reimburse the ship, how we all will get back is another problem.

"Don't worry, sir!" The handsome man adjusted his captain's hat, grinned confidently, and gave a thumbs up.

He's a professionally trained international police officer; what skill doesn't he know besides Pokémon battles?
The delinquent frog next to him, also wearing a captain's hat, wore the same expression.

Jing He shook his head.

"Rotom, can you help me with navigation?"

"Understood, Loto!"

Rotom, clutching the silver feather, happily agreed.

It thought it would be fun to drive the sailboat itself, but it was also very tiring.

It's perfect to have someone help drive now.

"Gengar, stop wandering around here and go play on the deck." Jinghe looked at the shadow in the corner.

Even if Gengar hides perfectly, can it really escape my eyes?

"Genga."

With its tongue lolling out, Gengar, also wearing a captain's hat, emerged sullenly from the shadows.

It glanced longingly at the captain's cabin, especially at the large rudder held by the handsome captain, its eyes filled with envy.

I'd seen it on TV before; people would grab the rudder and turn it hard, and the boat would drift away with a "glug-glug" sound. It wanted to try that too.
Now that Jing He has exposed it, it can only leave dejectedly.

This sailboat is quite large.

Besides the fore and aft decks, there are five rooms in the cabin, enough for Jinghe and his group to stay while sailing.

Sailing ships operate not only by the wind power of their sails, but also by a combination of gasoline motors and electric turbines.

The cabin contains one Magneton and two Lanterns.

It can not only power the entire ship, but also run on electric turbines, so there is no need to worry about power issues.

obviously.

Such sailboat rentals are not cheap, but Jinghe rented it using its status as an international police officer, and will directly go through the reimbursement process later.

Besides issues like energy, power, fresh water, and food, the biggest concerns when sailing at sea are the unpredictable weather and the powerful wild Pokémon that may occasionally appear in the ocean.

With the combined strength of Jinghe, Cynthia, and Gadria, the problem of powerful wild Pokémon is not a major concern.

Most situations can be easily resolved unless a large group of them appears and potentially affects the sailboats.

As for the unpredictable weather at sea...
The power of nature is not something that can be easily countered; just keep an eye on the sailboat's built-in weather system.

There was no way to avoid it.

We can only respond with relatively tough measures.

For example, let Ninetales and Cynthia's Glaceon temporarily freeze a small area of ​​the sea.

To take it even further, imagine having Cattleya and her Psychic-type Pokémon carry the sailboat.

In short, in the Pokémon world with its unique abilities, as long as you are strong enough and there are no ordinary people to take care of, it is not too difficult to deal with.

Of course, the premise is that you don't actively enter some extremely dangerous sea areas that have been marked by the alliance.

We arrived on the deck.

The gentle sunlight, the soft sea breeze, the occasional leap of the wrasse in the shimmering sea, and the long-winged gulls and bighead gulls circling and flying over the boundless sea.

Jing He stood at the very front of the deck, his hands gripping the railing, his black, tousled hair swaying gently in the sea breeze. He took a deep breath.

"Set sail! Become the Pirate King!"

"Pirate King?"

Cynthia appeared beside him, her voice tinged with a hint of doubt.

"Just kidding."

“Hmm,” Cynthia nodded thoughtfully, holding an old-fashioned parchment in her hand, on which something seemed to be drawn.

"This is?"

"Naval charts."

Cynthia unfolded the parchment. "Now we are sailing in the same direction as the Poseidon ruins I found."

Are they moving in the same direction?
Jing He was slightly taken aback.

coincidence?

Or is it that the ghost pirates are still eyeing the Temple of the Sea?

Why did they capture Lugia?
No, as a Pokémon hunter, what reason do I need to hunt and capture a rare legendary Pokémon baby?
However, given how important Lugia is, they will likely come knocking on their door again.

The Ghost Pirate Pokémon Hunters are also a group registered on the Interpol's wanted list.

Their level of danger is no less than that of Pokémon Hunter J and his crew.

However, because they possess huge submarines and a deep understanding of the sea, they are extremely difficult to capture.

This might be a good opportunity to catch them.

"Smaller than Pokémon Hunter J's gang, but having been hiding for so long, they must have a lot of good stuff, cough, stolen goods, I guess."
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