Manor Lord of the Elf World

Chapter 162 Cooking for Pokémon
Raven handed over the specific matters to Elif to discuss with Zack. After the others left, only he and Victini and a few other Pokémon remained in the office.

"Although development has been rapid recently, the population growth within the territory is still too slow..."

Raven scrolled through his lord panel; only a few technologies remained before entering the Industrial Revolution.

Recently, with the publication of newspapers and the establishment of schools, the people within his territory have once again provided him with a great deal of satisfaction.

We're almost there, and we'll unlock all the prerequisite technologies needed to enter the industrial age.

But his only concern was whether the Industrial Revolution could develop without sufficient population support.

There are currently only a little over 1,300 people in the territory, some of whom are merchants who have been attracted from other places to settle here.

"Well, let's just take it one step at a time!" Raven thought to himself.

“Nini…”

Victini flew over and landed in front of Raven, seemingly wanting him to rest for a while.

Raven naturally understood what Victini meant. He had been busy with school and the newspaper these days, and he would stay up late at night to compile teaching materials for the trainers. He basically had no time to rest.

The Pokémon were all watching, and they were all a little worried.

“It’s time to get some rest.” Raven patted Victini’s head and asked, “Do you want to go back to the capital to see your father?”

“Nini…!” Victini shook his head.

Although it wanted to, the old king had secretly told it last time that it should try to return to the capital as little as possible in the future.

Because the royal city has many informants, if he were discovered, it would be detrimental to Raven.

Therefore, Victini decided that it would be better to go back less often in the future.

Since it has already seen with its own eyes that the old king is safe and will not be in danger for the time being, Raven's side is more important.

"Alright, since that's the case, let's head back early today!" Raven planned to go back and spend some time with his Pokémon.

It was at this moment that he suddenly thought of something.

Come to think of it, he has never cooked a meal for his Pokémon since he was born.

For a trainer, this is undoubtedly unacceptable.

Thinking of this, Raven got up and instructed the maid to prepare some ingredients for him.

Dragonite likes to eat grilled fish, Victini likes to eat cookies, Serperior likes to eat berry pie, Burning Bug likes to eat roasted berries, and Foam Squirrel likes to eat chestnuts and dried fruit.

Kyurem doesn't have any particular favorites, the only thing he seems to be interested in is chilled watermelon?
As for the clay dolls... they probably like ghostly power, right?
Raven told the maid what ingredients he needed, and after she brought them, he carried the ingredients and took Bictini home.

To allow the Pokémon to play in the yard, Raven's maid devised a way to build a swing on the big tree in the yard.

When Raven pushed open the gate, he saw Burning Bug sitting on the swing.

The dazed little clay figure stood behind, pushing the swing.

Five foam squirrels stood in a row on the branch above, each holding a tree fruit and eating it.

The Monarch Serpent gracefully coiled in the shadows, raising its head and gazing arrogantly in their direction.

Dragonite stood to the side, howling at Burning Bug, as if to say, "It's its turn to play!"

"Meow!"

After thinking it over carefully, Burning Worm realized that it had indeed been playing for a long time, so it stepped down with some lingering interest.

Dragonite happily sat on it, but less than ten seconds later, the rope tied to the tree branch snapped with a crack.

Dragonite collapsed onto the grass with a thud.

Raven: "..."

"Nini~" Victini covered her mouth and chuckled.

The laughter immediately attracted the attention of several Pokémon.

Upon seeing Raven return home, the group of Pokémon immediately showed expressions of surprise and delight. "Woo!"

Dragonite's expression changed, and then it let out a pitiful cry before running towards Raven, seemingly wanting to bury its head in Raven's arms like it did when it was a child.

Dragonite seems to have forgotten that it is no longer a small Dratini, but a large Dragonite that is even taller than Raven.

Unable to snuggle into Raven's arms, it could only hug Raven tightly and then let out a pitiful whimper.

Raven: "..."

He patted Dragonite on the back helplessly and said:
"Sweetie, I'll tie you up really tightly later."

After evolving, Dragonite weighs over 400 pounds, which is something that an ordinary rope cannot support.

Upon hearing this, Dragonite's expression immediately brightened.

"Woo~!"

"Alright, take a look at this." Raven lifted the package in his hand.

Dragonite twitched its nose, sniffed the bag, and then its eyes lit up.

"Woo!" It's a fish! It smells fish!

“That’s right, there are fish, berries, and watermelons.” Raven smiled and glanced at the Pokémon around him, saying, “By the way, you probably haven’t tasted my cooking yet, have you? Today I’ll let you experience my skills.”

"Woo!"

"Meow!"

"Nini~"

"Chestnut!"

In an instant, all the Pokémon couldn't help but look forward to it.

When Raven returned home, he found the house to be fully equipped with a dedicated stove for cooking and even a bread oven for baking bread and pizza.

Raven was in charge of preparing the ingredients, while the fireflies helped start the fire...

While cooking, Raven couldn't help but wonder if, thousands of years later, if they had won the war, would people have come here in groups to visit his "Raven House"?
During the tour of the stove, the guide explained, "This is where Raven, the xth King of the Unova region, and his Pokémon cooked together."

That scene is quite interesting to think about.

Soon, a sumptuous lunch was prepared.

Raven and a group of Pokémon sat around the dining table, laughing, "Come on, give it a try!"

The Pokémon were very accommodating; looking at the food in front of them, they happily began to enjoy it.

"Woo~!"

Dragonite devoured the fish, the food Raven made was really much tastier than what they usually ate!

The Burning Bug retorted, "Meow! Raven's cooking is the best food in the world!"

“Nini!” Victini agreed wholeheartedly, happily munching on its little cookie.

The Monarch Serpent nodded gracefully. The food Raven made for them really had a very special flavor!

It's a scent that makes Pokémon happy, Serperior thought to itself.

The clay figurine doesn't need to eat, but Raven still symbolically placed some "offerings" in front of it.

However, the clay figurine remained blank and clumsily picked up the food to observe it.

Kyurem watched this scene with great interest, and at this moment, it sensed something special from Raven and these Pokémon.

As Raven said, perhaps this is the right path for humans and Pokémon.

(End of this chapter)