Manor Lord of the Elf World

Chapter 172 Target: Unova Kyurem! [2-in-1]

In the courtyard behind the castle.

Even in late autumn, the flowers and plants here are still very lush, with green grass, clusters of flowers, and vibrant trees. A swing hangs from the branches of a large tree.

That was the swing that was previously damaged by Dragonite in the yard, and it was moved here after being repaired by the carpenter.

This is a special area created by the "Dragon Power" of Dragonite.

Just like the Dragon Sanctuary in the Johto region of the anime.

There, the land is covered with beautiful flowers, grasses and trees, and the flowers bloom all year round. This is the effect that the dragon attribute energy has on the surrounding environment when it is concentrated to a certain degree.

At this moment, the otter was gazing at the lake before it with shining eyes.

"Water and water!"

It leaped up and plunged headfirst into the lake, splashing water everywhere with a loud thud.

A moment later, the otter poked its head out of the lake again, looking excitedly at the Pokémon on the shore.

Almost-doll, Breloom, Missco, Gothic Pokémon, and others were also quite happy.

These magical beasts seem to really like this place? Elif thought to himself as he watched this scene.

However, when Eriff thought about the purpose of this place, he couldn't help but hesitate.

This place was specially built by Prince Raven for his magical beasts. Wouldn't it be a bit inappropriate for them to live here...?

After a moment's thought, Elif settled the monsters there, then went to the top of the castle, found Raven, and told him what had just happened.

"The dolls really like my eco-park?" Raven asked, somewhat surprised.

Ariff nodded: "That's right, Your Highness."

"Then let them stay there for now!" Raven said, since he hadn't had time to collect his favorite Pokémon anyway.

Rather than leaving it empty, it's better to let the dolls stay there.

“Yes, Your Highness, I will make the arrangements for them right away,” Elif said.

Monsters need homes too, so he had to have a carpenter build a few small wooden houses and place them in the garden so that the monsters could go into their little dens to sleep at night.

Raven nodded slightly. Looking at the three holy swordsmen who had fallen asleep from exhaustion after their long journey, he suddenly said:

"The war has begun, and we must prepare ourselves. We will have Geralt and Christina go to the throne room to discuss matters later."

“Yes, Your Highness!” Elif nodded and then slowly took his leave.

Raven sat alone at his desk, pondering the predicament his territory was currently facing.

Just as the old king said, war is never a matter for one person alone.

If he acts rashly, even if he defeats the eldest and second princes, he will not be able to take control of the major territories immediately. At that time, the Unova region will likely fall into even greater chaos.

The Civil War has only just begun, and they cannot rush into getting involved.

Moreover... it's late autumn now, and winter will be here soon. When heavy snow and blizzards fall, they will provide a natural barrier for them, temporarily isolating Raven City from the outside world and creating a situation that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

In addition, the eldest and second princes were both focused on each other.

They still have plenty of time to develop.

"Therefore, the most important thing right now is to prepare for the winter and store enough food to deal with the refugees who may come at any time."

"Next, we should focus on accepting refugees and helping Pokémon that have lost their homes due to the war."

"At the same time, the teaching at the school and the training of the Knights and others must continue."

"Once all the Cocodora evolve into Aggron, and the Swablu evolves into Altaria, and they all learn the Dragon Star Cluster, then it will be time for us to participate in this war," Raven thought to himself.

That afternoon, the three Holy Swordsmen, led by Gopaleon, along with Geralt, Christina, Ryan, and others, gathered in the Throne Room.

Raven sat on his throne, his gaze sweeping over the faces of the crowd below, and slowly said:
"I believe you have all received the news that war has broken out."

Upon hearing this, Geralt's expression turned serious.

Has this day finally come?
The war has begun... Ryan couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

Christina also frowned, a worried expression on her face.

The three holy swordsmen turned their gazes to Raven, awaiting his next words.

“Geralt, we need to prepare in advance. The Knights’ special training must continue. In addition, we should continue to expand the size of the army, recruiting soldiers from within the city or recruiting other refugees,” Raven said.

They must make good use of their strengths to build a powerful Pokémon army.

If you can make good use of the power of Pokémon, it is not impossible to defeat a thousand enemies with one.

This would allow them to close the gap in troop strength with the eldest and second princes to the greatest extent possible.

“Yes, Your Highness!” Geralt replied in a deep voice, and kept it in mind.

"Christina, the war will inevitably affect many innocent towns and villages. Next, Raven City will do its best to take in refugees and provide them with shelter, as well as homeless monsters and soldiers who do not want to participate in the war."

“I need you to publish this news in the newspaper and give it to Zach and the others to send to the other territories,” Raven said.

“Yes, I’ll start working as soon as I get back!” Christina quickly replied.

Raven nodded, then turned his gaze to the three holy swordsmen.

"Deraqion, Gopaluon, Biligion, don't worry, the war won't spread to Raven City for the time being."

"Next, we will continue to ask you to go out and rescue those homeless monsters. We will provide them with food and shelter."

"Don't worry, this is our mission." Gopalouon nodded gently.

"Furthermore," Raven said slowly, his gaze sweeping across everyone's faces, "our enemies are not only humans, but also magical beasts."

The eldest prince used violence to force those Pokémon to fight for him on the battlefield.

This ideal of enslaving Pokémon, disregarding their safety, actually gained the approval of Zekrom, who is also a Pokémon...

However, they could implement a strategy of turning such an army against the Pokémon army that had been forcibly conscripted to the battlefield, thereby weakening the prince's overall strength.

But against the second prince, Lance... this approach is likely to be ineffective.

According to Raven, his second brother's belief is to liberate Pokémon from the hands of humans. The vast majority of the Pokémon in his army are those who agree with his belief and thus choose to actively participate in this war.

"In any case, please be prepared," Raven said in a deep voice.

"Yes, Your Highness!" the crowd responded in unison.

*
There were eleven Pokémon that came to Raven City with the three Swordsmen.

They are: Almost Doll, Water Otter, Gothic Baby, Skirt Lady, Mushroom, Electric Spider, Sunflower, Coconut Monkey, Shy Bud, Electric Flying Squirrel, and Vulpix.

In the afternoon, Raven arrived at the ecological park behind the castle and watched the Pokémon playing in the park.

A water otter playing in the water, a lady in a skirt basking in the sun, a doll looking after a Gothic baby, an electric spider spinning its web, a six-tailed fox sleeping in the grass...

They look so lively, cute, and adorable.

Just looking at them makes one feel better. Suddenly, footsteps sounded behind me.

Raven turned around and saw three holy swordsmen walking towards him from behind.

Cobalion walked to Raven's side, and together they looked at the Pokémon, and Cobalion said:
"These Pokémon's home was destroyed because of the war."

That place was originally a dense forest.

But with the arrival of war, human armies trampled the area, the flames of war burned the entire forest, and countless Pokémon were affected.

The three of them tried to stop it, but in the face of the nearly 200,000-strong human army, as well as Zekrom and Reshiram, they seemed so small and insignificant.

Raven listened to these words in silence.

According to the original storyline, there were no winners in this war.

Legend has it that after the princes clashed, a brutal war ensued.

The battle was extremely fierce, and in the end, both sides were severely injured. The two dragons consumed a great deal of their life force, and their bodies turned into two stones, falling into a long slumber.

By the time the princes realized their mistakes, it was too late. The dragon veins were in disarray, the land was destroyed, and the entire kingdom was on the verge of destruction.

In the end, it was only thanks to the old king and Bictini that all of this was prevented from happening.

Raven closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

During this period, it is unknown how many Pokémon and ordinary people will be affected.

The old king told him that war is never a matter for one person alone. In those days of instruction, the old king taught him how to govern a country, how to manage his territories, and how to face the current situation.

The old king said he needed to lie low and wait for the right opportunity. When war broke out and anti-war sentiment was high throughout the kingdom, that would be the time for him to step in and end the war.

At that time, with the right timing, location, and popular support, the people of the kingdom will undoubtedly support him.

But... at this moment, looking at Virizion, Cobalion, and Terrakion who believed in him, Raven couldn't bear to watch the war continue, and those civilians and Pokémon losing their lives and even their homes.

Moreover, he also has Kyurem.

The path the old king had laid out for him was certainly excellent.

But since he was going to usher in a new era, Raven felt that he had to forge his own path!
Although his army was not as strong as his two older brothers.

But he and Kyurem alone are enough to take on an army of ten thousand!

With this in mind, Raven's resolve grew stronger.

"Please believe me, Gopaloon, Virigion, Terakion, I will stop all of this," Raven said firmly.

“We’ll face this with you, Raven.” Victorion gave an encouraging smile.

“Hmm!” Raven nodded.

“We’re leaving,” Cobalion suddenly said to Raven. “The war continues, and I’m afraid many more Pokémon have lost their homes and are waiting for us there.”

“We need to go to them, guide them, and lead them here,” Biligion said softly.

"Raven, these guys are in your care!" Delacion grinned.

They knew that Raven would take good care of these Pokémon!
“Wait for us, we’ll see each other again soon,” Raven said. “It won’t be long before all this is over.”

"Ok!"

The three holy swordsmen nodded vigorously. Kyurem's choice of humans was undoubtedly correct!
They believed in Kyurem, they believed in Raven!

The Holy Swordsmen did not stay in Raven City for long. After a short rest, they continued their journey.

After seeing them off, Raven returned to the castle.

The Pokémon that had been rescued by the Holy Swordsman in the ecological park seemed to sense something, and when Raven returned, they all looked over.

“Cobalion and the others have left, but don’t worry, I will take good care of you,” Raven said to the Pokémon.

"Shui Shui..." Upon hearing this, the water otter looked somewhat saddened.

However, they also knew very well that Gopaloon and the others had an even more important mission to complete.

"Altowy, Oshawott, Vulpix... Welcome to Raven City, a city where humans and Pokémon live together in harmony." Raven said softly, "From now on, you'll all have a good life here!"

"Water!" The water otter nodded repeatedly.

On their way here, they had already heard about it from Delacion and the others.

They say that Raven City is the best place in the world, where all Pokémon can live happily ever after!

Looking at the adorable otter, Raven couldn't help but smile.

Otter, the sea otter Pokémon, is one of the three Water-type starter Pokémon in the Unova region. Along with Tepig (Fire-type) and Snivy (Grass-type), it is the starter Pokémon given to new trainers in the Unova League.

We already have Tepig, Snivy, and now we also have Otter.

With all three starter Pokémon from Unova alive, if they are able to lay eggs in the future, perhaps they can be cared for by a professional.

The Tepig, Snivy, and Oshawott that are trained in this way can be handed over to the Trainer Association he established, so that they can be given to children in the territory who are ten years old or older and willing to become trainers as their starter Pokémon.

Besides otters...

Raven then turned his attention to the other Pokémon.

Almost-Doll, the hearing Pokémon, is kind-hearted, gentle, and possesses keen hearing.

When it touches another Pokémon with the antennae on its ears, it can understand the other Pokémon's physical condition and emotions through its heartbeat, and even know when the Pokémon hatched from its egg.

In the modern Unova region, this type of Pokémon is often used as Nurse Joy's assistant at Pokémon Centers.

Electric Spider... An Electric/Bug-type Pokémon, its silk is very strong, and some people use it to weave scarves.

There's also Gothbaby, the final evolution of this Pokémon, Gothief. She's very intelligent and would be the best choice for a butler in modern times, besides Abbott.

"We could train Miss Goth to work in the castle later," Raven thought.

Besides these, there are Miss Skirt, Mushroom, Sunflower Seed, Coconut Monkey, Shy Bud, Electric Flying Squirrel, and Vulpix.

Miss Skirt, Sunflower, Flappy, and Buddleja... These Pokémon also exist in the territory, and they usually help out in farms and flower fields.

To Raven's surprise, one of these Pokémon was a Vulpix...

So cute!

Raven couldn't help but stroke the Six-Tails' fluffy little head, and said gently:

"Little Six-Tails, you'll stay here and live a good life from now on!"

"Mmm~" Six-Tails then stuck out its pink and tender little tongue and licked Raven's palm.

Raven then took the opportunity to hug it and gently stroke it.

It's fluffy, soft, and has a surprisingly good feel!
As for the somewhat lewd-looking, shrewish mushroom standing to the side...

Raven still prefers to see its back.

(End of this chapter)