Manor Lord of the Elf World

Chapter 173 Raven's Plans

"Woo~"

The six-tailed fox was small in size, and now that Raven was holding it in his arms and stroking it, it immediately squinted its eyes comfortably and made gurgling sounds in its throat.

This was the first time it had been treated like this by humans, and it felt so good! Six-Tails thought to itself.

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

Raven is a very special human; he not only doesn't harm Pokémon, but he's also kinder to Monsters.

At first, Vulpix was a little skeptical, but now it completely believed what Cobalion and the others said.

Seeing this, the surrounding Pokémon, including Otter, Coconut Monkey, and Gothic Baby, also gathered around and started chasing and playing around Raven.

Looking at the group of innocent and lively Pokémon in front of him, Raven took a deep breath, his mind already made up.

He reached out and touched the fluffy little head of the six-tailed fox, then stood up.

Six-Tails immediately looked up and asked, "Huh?"

Raven said, "I still have some things to do. You guys rest here. Elif will take good care of you."

"Woo..."

The Vulpix nodded slightly and let out a cry, indicating that it would stay here with everyone and wait for Raven to return.

Raven smiled slightly, then turned and left the ecological park. He put Kyurem into a Poké Ball, then called Elif over and said to him:

"Elif, I need to see my father. I'll leave the affairs of the territory to you for the time being."

"Your Highness?" Elif was somewhat surprised.

“I have something I want to say to my father,” Raven said.

Elif paused for a moment, then said, "Yes, Your Highness, please go ahead. I will take care of things here."

Raven nodded, then mounted the Dragonite and flew towards Eindoark.

With Dragonite flying at full speed, they soon arrived at Earthsword Castle.

This time, Raven didn't ask Victini to use teleportation to secretly transfer him into the castle. Instead, he swaggered down below the castle.

The guards at the gate tensed immediately upon seeing the person descending from the sky riding a magical beast. They gripped their weapons tightly and said:
"W-Who are you? This is the royal city, no unauthorized personnel are allowed to trespass!"

Raven jumped off the Dragonite and his gaze swept over the group.

The next second, a look of shock appeared on the faces of the guards.

"Your Highness Raven!"

"It's Prince Raven!"

But they quickly came to their senses.

"Your Highness Raven, Prince Lando has ordered that the royal city is currently under lockdown, and no one is allowed to enter!"

Upon hearing this, Raven glanced at everyone and slowly said:
"I know you are acting under orders, and I do not intend to harm you. Please step aside."

"Your Highness, I cannot comply!" the guard said, forcing himself to speak.

They follow the eldest prince, Lando, and as knights, they must obey their monarch's orders at all times!
With a clang, the guard in front of him drew his sword from his waist.

"Hmm..." Raven sighed helplessly.

Dragonite roared, and an almost tangible dragon's aura swept out.

The dragon's tail swept across, and all the guards in front of it were driven back.

Raven led Dragonite through the crowd and up the steps to the King's bedroom.

"Raven?!"

Upon seeing Raven, the old king showed a surprised expression.

"Was that you just now?"

He had just heard some noise downstairs; it seemed someone had broken in.

The old king never expected it would be Raven...

Raven nodded and said, "Father, the war has begun."

The old king paused for a moment, then smiled wryly and said, "I already know."

Sigh, his two sons...

However, remembering Raven's actions today, the old king looked up and said:

"It seems you're prepared as well."

“I’m sorry, Father, I can’t follow the path you laid out for me,” Raven said.

Upon hearing this, the old king was slightly taken aback.

"What are you..."

Raven said in a deep voice, "When war breaks out, the only ones who will be truly affected and harmed are the civilians and magical beasts living on this land."

"Almost every day, people and monsters lose their lives and homes because of this. Three days have passed since the first battle of the eldest and second brothers, and in these three days, countless losses have been caused to monsters and humans."

"If this continues, the entire kingdom will likely be severely damaged by the end of the war."

In the anime, the war between the two princes actually destroyed the dragon veins of the Unova region.

“I have the power right now, but I can’t do anything. I can’t just watch the war break out and wait for the anti-war sentiment among the civilians to rise before I step in to stop it all and be a savior. I can’t do that.”

He would feel guilty if he did that.

Upon hearing this, the old king couldn't help but murmur, "Raven..."

“Father, I will walk my own path.” Raven’s tone was calmer than ever before: “If those nobles and lords unite against me…”

At this point, Raven paused for a moment, then said firmly, "I will only give them one chance. The second time, I will not show any mercy."

"As for the civilians and monsters... I think they'll know who's good to them."

The old king opened his mouth, but remained silent for a long time.

“But… Zekrom and Reshiram are very powerful, and you are all alone now. War is not child’s play. You will be facing an army of nearly 400,000 men, including your two older brothers,” the old king said worriedly.

An army of that size would likely raze Raven City, which Raven had painstakingly built.

“I alone am worth a thousand troops,” Raven said.

"Are you ready?" the old king asked.

Raven nodded.

Upon hearing this, the old king sighed, "So be it... Since that's how it is, then do it! I will help as much as I can. However, I have a request: if you win in the end, I hope you will spare your elder brothers."

Raven nodded and agreed, "I will, Father. Come back to Raven City with me. With you there, Victini can rest easy."

"Very well, let me go and see the place you built where humans and magical beasts can live together!" This time, the old king did not refuse.

Just then, a series of noisy footsteps came from outside.

Immediately afterwards, the door to the king's bedroom was pushed open, and a group of guards surrounded him with weapons.

“Your Highness Raven, please release His Majesty!” a guard said, frowning.

Raven looked at these people without saying much, only saying, "It will be over soon."

Dragonite spewed out purple dragon breath, forcing everyone back.

Raven mounted his Dragonite and, with the old king in tow, left Earthsword Castle and flew to Raven City. Soon after, the two landed beneath the castle.

The castle guards, seeing Raven return, immediately stepped forward: "Your Highness Raven!"

But soon, they noticed the old king beside Raven.

That's... His Majesty?!

Everyone was shocked.

Raven nodded to them, and then led the old king into the castle.

As the old king walked, he looked around and asked, "Did you really build this town and castle bit by bit?"

"Of course, that's the power of magical beasts. With them around, we can save a lot of effort, whether in daily life or farming."

Raven nodded and said, "Unlike my older brothers, this is the path I pursue: to let humans and magical beasts live together, no longer in a simple slave relationship, but to use each other's strength to live a better life on this land."

"That's incredible!" Upon hearing this, the old king couldn't help but exclaim.

Just then, Bictini's voice came from ahead.

Bictini was originally watching people make cookies in town.

It was getting a little hungry looking at them and wanted to go back to the castle to find Raven and ask him to buy some cookies for it. However, after searching for a long time, it still couldn't find Raven in the castle.

Upon hearing Raven's voice outside, Victini immediately flew over.

But when it saw the familiar figure next to Raven, it froze on the spot.

"Nini...?"

Upon seeing his old friend, the old king smiled gently.

"Victin'i, it's been a long time!"

"Nini!"

Bictini's eyes lit up instantly, and it immediately flew forward, excitedly circling around the old king.

“Starting today, Father will be moving to Raven City to live with us,” Raven said with a smile. “That way you won’t have to worry, Victini.”

"Nini!" Bictini seemed a little embarrassed.

Sure enough, Raven found out!

When it heard that war had broken out and the eldest and second princes had started fighting, it was extremely worried.

"Nini!" Raven is the best!

“Father, I will have someone prepare a room for you. In the meantime, let me show you around Raven City!” Raven said.

However, the old king rejected this proposal.

He waved his hand and looked at Bictini: "Don't worry about me, you go and do your thing! Let Bictini show me around this place! I'll just wander around on my own."

“Nini!” Victini immediately replied, “No problem!”

Raven didn't insist, and nodded, "Okay."

Raven City is currently very safe, so he doesn't need to worry about the old king's safety.

The old king, who had been imprisoned for a long time, walked out of the castle accompanied by Bictini.

He stood in the sunlight, looking up at the boundless sky above, and felt a sense of déjà vu.

"Nini?" Seeing the old king stop, Bictini couldn't help but turn around and look.

"It's alright." The old king smiled. "Let's go, Bictini."

"Nini!"

The old king changed out of his royal robes and walked down the street, looking just like an ordinary old man.

The old king turned his head to look at the novel things around him.

Newspapers, shops selling monster-made items, the Trainer Association, children directing monster battles, and monsters that live alongside humans in this town—they're practically everywhere.

Under Raven's rule, everything here seemed so orderly, and the relationship between humans and magical beasts seemed so harmonious.

Watching this scene, the old king couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions.

Raven... he's really grown up!

*
Inside the castle, Elif was taken aback by what Raven had just said.

"What? Your Highness, you just brought His Majesty here?"

Raven asked, somewhat surprised, "What's wrong?"

"No... The royal city is full of Prince Lando and Prince Lance's men. The news that His Majesty was taken away by you has probably already been delivered to those two princes. We're going to be exposed!" Elif panicked.

You must understand, those two princes each commanded an army of 200,000, while they themselves had fewer than 2,000 soldiers...

With such a huge disparity, even if Prince Lando and Prince Lance did not use the power of the monster legion, their human army alone could easily raze Raven City, which they had painstakingly built.

However, Raven remained quite calm about it.

“You underestimate the power of the Kyurem.” Raven soothed his old butler, “Relax, Raven City was built with my hard work. No one can destroy it. I know what I’m doing.”

Upon hearing this, Elif breathed a sigh of relief.

His Highness is not the kind of person to exaggerate. Since His Highness says there is a guarantee, he must have a strategy to deal with the other two princes.

*
Flying Cloud City, in the southern part of the Unova region.

Inside a massive castle, a handsome man with deep-set features, thick, sword-like eyebrows, and an aura of arrogance and dominance sat on his throne, listening to reports from his subordinates.

"Your Highness! Something terrible has happened! Your brother, Prince Raven, recently stormed the royal city with a magical beast, injured the guards, and took His Majesty away in front of us!"

“Raven…” Lando narrowed his eyes: “Has he finally appeared?”

It seems his third brother is planning to interfere in the struggle between him and Lance!

However, this is how he would be worthy of being Lance's brother.

Lando felt he would be very proud if Raven didn't become his enemy.

but……

"Have you found Raven's hiding place?" Lando asked.

"Your Highness, we've found him! The Third Prince is currently in a town called Raven City. According to our investigation, the total population there is less than 10,000; it's a very small town!" the scout reported.

Less than ten thousand… Lando fell into deep thought.

“Your Highness, Raven’s existence is ultimately a variable. If he chooses to join forces with the enemy, it may be detrimental to us!” a minister said worriedly.

“Don’t spread alarmist rumors here. Raven probably has less than a thousand troops at his disposal. His Highness’s two hundred thousand troops could easily crush his town. The most important thing right now is still His Highness Lance. I heard that quite a few magical beasts have joined his army these days!” another minister said.

The ministers below were arguing incessantly.

"Please make the decision, Your Highness!"

"Hmm." Lando pondered for a moment, then said, "Given my third brother's current condition, he's not much of a threat. The most important thing right now is my good second brother."

"Furthermore, issue orders to the imperial generals to prepare for a multi-front war. Chuiji Territory, Qibao Territory, Fanba Territory... these places should belong to us!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

　Some content was revised in the previous chapter.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)