Manor Lord of the Elf World

Chapter 182 The Grand Arena, Opening Soon!
After a heavy snowfall, the streets and rooftops of Raven City were covered with a thick layer of white snow.

Number 32 Doudouge Street is the home of scholar Derrick.

A few months ago, he was drawn to Raven City’s Grand Library. After experiencing the city for a few days, Derrick immediately brought his parents and fiancée’s family to settle here.

As it turns out, Derrick's judgment was excellent.

On the Nth day after settling in Raven City, the lord of the city, Prince Raven, became the King of Unova, and Raven City became the capital of the Kingdom of Eindooc.

As the tide rises, so does the price of housing here.

Whenever he thinks back to the decision he made, Derrick feels incredibly proud.

Early in the morning, Derrick got up to begin his study for the day.

Lina, the mother, was preparing breakfast in the kitchen, while Ash, the father, was sweeping the snow that had piled up the night before in the yard.

"Ding dong!"

Suddenly, the doorbell rang.

"Hello, your newspaper has arrived!"

The Royal Press has released new content!

Upon hearing this, Derrick immediately perked up. His mind flashed back to the articles about monsters that had been published in the newspapers in the past, and he was filled with anticipation.

I wonder which monster will be featured in today's latest newspaper.

With anticipation, Derrick opened the door.

The messenger was a rather young man, accompanied by a magical beast named Bean Dove.

"Please keep this safe!" The young man smiled and took a newspaper out of his bag, handing it to him.

"Thank you for your hard work!" Derrick took the newspaper from the messenger, then closed the door and sat down on the soft, comfortable sofa to read today's morning paper.

The first thing that catches the eye is a few lines of large, bold font.

[Important Announcement: In view of the significant improvement in the relationship between monsters and humans, His Majesty Raven has made the following decision—from today onwards, "monsters" will be officially renamed "Pokémon," meaning creatures that can be put in your pocket.]

In addition, the Friendship Shop in Raven City will officially start selling Poké Balls. These items allow Pokémon to shrink and enter, making them easy to carry. If someone wants to keep their favorite Pokémon with them at all times, they can go to the Friendship Shop to buy a Poké Ball!

"What? There's such a magical thing?" Derrick exclaimed in surprise.

Derrick was quite surprised when he saw the tiny Poké Ball printed in the newspaper. Monsters are so big, how could such a small Poké Ball really contain them?

What is the principle of this?
No, they can no longer be called monsters.

"Pokémon..." Derrick murmured the name to himself, then imagined putting Pokémon into Poké Balls, carrying them around in his pocket.

This name is quite fitting.

Interesting... Derrick is very interested in everything related to Pokémon.

His gaze continued downwards, and he soon saw the article he most wanted to read.

Ralts: A Psychic-type Pokémon that can sense human emotions using the horn on its head. Although it rarely appears in front of people, it will come closer when it senses positive emotions. Its final evolution is Gardevoir.

Gardevoir will fight tooth and nail to protect its trusted and kindred spirit trainers. When a Gardevoir senses danger to its trainer, it unleashes its strongest psychic energy, distorting space and creating a miniature black hole to crush the enemy.

Below the Pokémon introduction, there was also an image attached.

It was a humanoid Pokémon, dressed in a pure white dress like a graceful lady, with a haughty expression and elegant posture, looking just like a queen.

Derrick's heart trembled the moment he saw this Pokémon.

What beautiful Pokémon!
If... if he could catch a Gardevoir...

Then he won't have to worry about danger when he goes out to observe Pokémon in the wild anymore.

Unfortunately, it seems that Gardevoir does not currently inhabit the vicinity of Raven City.

Derrick looked somewhat disappointed, then continued looking down.

[Celebrate the successful completion of the Grand Arena! A Pokémon battle exhibition match will be held in the Grand Arena to celebrate the New Year!]
The exhibition match will be between trainers from the Trainers Association, who will command their Pokémon to battle against each other and bring everyone a wonderful performance!

At that time, His Majesty Raven will also be present at the event to bring blessings to everyone together with the dragon Kyurem!

Seating capacity at the Grand Arena is limited. Those wishing to attend the event are advised to purchase tickets as early as possible!

"The Grand Arena?" Derrick had heard from others that such a building was under construction, but he didn't expect it to be completed so quickly.

Pokémon battles... do they refer to battles between two Pokémon?

Trainer? What's that?
However, looking at the contents of the newspaper, and trusting His Majesty Raven, Derrick was certain that the performance would be spectacular!

After breakfast, he immediately went to the Grand Arena and bought two tickets, one for himself and the other for his fiancée Natasha.

At the same time, territories such as Twin Dragons City, Liyong Territory, and Qibao Territory all received an invitation from Raven City, inviting them to watch a performance by humans and Pokémon at the Raven City Grand Arena.

Twin Dragons City.

"The Grand Arena... a performance match between trainers and Pokémon?" Lord Sharon looked at the letter bearing royal markings with great interest.

Sharon narrowed his eyes; he could keenly sense some deeper meaning in it.

His Majesty Raven's invitation was by no means a simple invitation to watch a Pokémon performance.

Shenron intervenes, and a battle ensues between trainers and Pokémon...

"His Majesty is trying to warn those who have ulterior motives!" Sharon said softly.

He had personally witnessed the power of the dragon Kyurem on the battlefield.

That's something capable of freezing tens of thousands of troops in an instant...

"My lord, shall we go?" asked the butler, Crane, who was standing to the side.

“Of course we’ll go.” Sharon smiled slightly, took a sip of honey tea, and then said again, “Why not? His Majesty Raven specially invited us to see the performance; it must be very spectacular.”

Moreover, he had no other intentions.

Their only purpose for this trip to Raven City is to watch the show.

Flying Clouds Ridge.

Since the defeat of the eldest prince Lando, this territory has been under the control of Gross.

As a minister who had once followed Prince Lando, Gross found it very difficult to accept Prince Lando's sudden defeat.

Despite their extensive preparations, with a force far exceeding that of the Second Prince, and nearly 400,000 troops poised to attack, they had already captured several cities within just one week of the war's commencement.

As it turned out, Raven ended it all with just one fight.

The power displayed by the dragon was so great that it made people unable to resist; just seeing it made people want to submit.

But Gross was unwilling to give up.

They were defeated just like that, without even being able to fight back. "Lord Gross, what should we do?" the attendant beside him said with some worry. His intuition told him that this trip to Raven City would probably be very disadvantageous for them.

Gross's mind raced, considering whether to feign illness and refuse to go to Raven City, or simply ignore it.

but……

Gross suddenly remembered what Sharon, the lord of Twin Dragons City, had said before.

He said, "Be careful, His Majesty Raven might ride a dragon to your place!"

Gross was genuinely afraid that the next morning he would see Raven riding a Kyurem and landing in front of his window.

He would probably be scared to death on the spot.

"Never mind, the power of that dragon is simply beyond our ability to deal with." Gross sighed.

They are now like fish on a chopping board, at the mercy of His Majesty Raven, no matter what he wants to do to them.

"Get ready, we're heading to Raven City immediately!" Gross made the decision right away.

He feared that His Majesty Raven would take away their power, but he feared death even more.

It's always good to be alive!

*

"Your Majesty, the Bean Pigeons have all returned to the castle, and the lords should have received the news by now."

Inside the castle, Elif reported the situation.

Not long ago, Raven used the technology of the Messenger to have a group of Bean Pigeons specially trained to deliver messages, so as to communicate with other territories through correspondence.

“But… Your Majesty, do we really have to do this?” Elif asked with some concern.

Prince Raven's actions likely shake the fundamental interests of those lords; if they were to unite...

“Don’t worry, Erief,” Raven said calmly. “They won’t. Even if someone did have the guts, Kyurem and I could suppress them in an instant.”

“Moreover… given the current state of the kingdom, the territories are too independent from one another, and the commoners and slaves are all the property of the lords. This makes communication and interaction between people very difficult,” Raven said in a deep voice.

This exhibition match was a trap for those lords. It was intended to demonstrate Kyurem's absolute power to intimidate them, and also to reclaim some of the power they held.

The feudal system that the Kingdom of Eindooc has always followed is not conducive to the future development of the Union.

Raven plans to gradually change it into a centralized system with the king as the head and the champions as the assistants.

As for the lords, they only need to behave themselves as "mayors" and be responsible for managing the affairs of a territory.

Only in this way can they unite the major cities of the Unova region and connect humans with Pokémon.

When winter passes and spring arrives.

They are about to officially start building Pokémon Centers and Friendly Stores in other cities.

As for technologies like steam engines, steam trains, and factories, it will take them some time to manufacture them.

The transition from the agricultural era to the industrial era cannot be achieved overnight; it can only be done gradually, step by step.

For example, laying railway tracks throughout the Unova region for steam trains would be a massive undertaking that could not be completed in a short period of time.

The more Raven thought about it, the more he felt that there wasn't enough time.

"Hmm, I also need to make preparations in advance regarding my journey to the Carlos region to find Xerneas in pursuit of immortality," Raven thought to himself.

Once the Unova region stabilizes, he plans to head to the Carlos region.

Once he possesses eternal life, he can gradually transform the Unova region into an ideal land shared by all humans and Pokémon.

"How are the kids at school doing?" Raven asked.

"Your Majesty, they have been studying according to the textbooks you compiled. According to reports from the teachers at the school, 95 percent of the students have mastered the types and type matchups of Pokémon."

"They are also able to skillfully command Pokémon in battles, and more importantly... many of the children's Pokémon have evolved."

"Oh?" Raven looked interested. "Who are they?"

“Alex is very talented at breeding Pokémon. His Tepig has evolved into the more powerful Emboar after a series of battles.”

"Melanie's curly ears have also evolved into long-eared rabbits."

"The other children's Psyduck, Sentinel, and Excadrill have also made great progress. Although they haven't evolved, they've learned quite a few powerful moves," Elif reported.

Raven nodded slightly.

“In that case, let’s have these kids from the academy perform in the first round of the exhibition match in a while!” Raven said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Next up was a performance by Geralt's Pokémon army.

The battle between Bosscodora and Tanabata Bluebird, and the Cannon vs. Dragon Star Cluster, provides viewers with a truly immersive visual experience.

The third match features Geralt and his Haxorus battling Anna and Zoroark.

In the fourth round, he personally sent out the dragon god Kyurem to accept challenges from all brave individuals.

In this way, he can intimidate those lords while also gaining a lot of satisfaction.

*

With all the matters settled, Raven finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He returned to his room and looked at his Pokémon.

Upon seeing Raven return, Dragonite immediately pounced on him, burying its round head in Raven's arms and wrapping its large paws around his waist.

"Woo..."

Raven hasn't played with them properly in ages!
"Alright, alright." Raven patted Dragonite's head and comforted it, "Once I'm done with this, I'll spend the New Year with you guys properly."

As he spoke, Raven turned his gaze to the Pokémon around him.

Serpent Lord, Burning Bug, Foam Chipmunk, Clay Doll, and a tiny six-tailed creature.

This is one of the Pokémon that came to Raven City with the three Swordsmen.

Compared to the more wild environment of the courtyard, Rokuo prefers a house with a fireplace and soft carpets.

Therefore, Raven kept it here.

A group of Pokémon were cuddling with Raven. Raven played with them for a while, then turned his attention to Virizion, Cobalion, and Terrakion not far away.

"What are your plans after this?" Raven asked.

(End of this chapter)