Manor Lord of the Elf World

Chapter 197 Selection of the Pavilion Master
Pokémon: Volcarona

[Attributes: Fire, Insect]

[Gender: Male]

[Characteristic: Flame Body]

[Moves: Dance of Fire, Charged Flame Strike, Insect Resistance, Flame Charge, Flame Vortex, Spark, Thread Spray, Flamethrower, Sunny Day, Heat Wave, Meditation, Psychic]

[Friendliness: 100]

[Hosho's resume: In the 149th year of the Kingdom Calendar, the Burning Worm was born.]

In the year 150 of the Kingdom Calendar, the Burning Bug evolved into the Volcano Moth through rigorous training.

Raven stroked the antennae on the top of the Volcano's head while looking at its information.

Sure enough, after this evolution, Volcarona learned many more moves. His Volcarona has an extraordinary talent in the control and comprehension of fire-attribute energy.

Unfortunately, this is ancient times thousands of years ago, and there's not much for Volcarona to do. Besides, they are currently the strongest in the entire Unova region.

If it were modern times, Raven would definitely take Volcarona and Dragonite to the League tournament and have friendly sparring with those trainers.

The three pairs of wings on the back of the fire moth fluttered gently. It squinted its eyes happily, enjoying Raven's caress. A warm breath was continuously released from the fire moth's body, like a small furnace.

One can imagine how comfortable it would be to have a fire moth during a cold, snowy winter.

But... looking at the Vulcan Moth enjoying his caresses like a cat, Raven couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth into a smile.

Even though she has evolved, she still acts like a child in his presence!

Seeing Volcarona enjoying Raven's caresses all to herself, Dragonite, not far away, immediately became dissatisfied and squeezed its fat, large, and increasingly rounded body over.

The newly evolved Volcarona showed no sign of backing down, pressing its head against Dragonite's head.

"Ouch..."

"Meow!"

Sparks seemed to be flying around the two Pokémon.

Raven: "..."

The surrounding Pokémon, including Vulpix, Oshawott, and Squirrel, seemed to be infected by the lively atmosphere and happily gathered around, jumping and hopping around Dragonite and Raven.

Seeing this, Raven sighed with a mix of worry and happiness. Having too many Pokémon to care for was a real headache!
Not far away, Kyurem watched this scene and nodded slightly.

He seemed to have already seen the future of the Unova region—not just Raven, but every person and every Pokémon on this land, living and getting along together like Raven and Dragonite.

This is Raven's true ideal, and it is also the reality that this world will eventually become.

And He will help Raven and witness the coming of that era with him.

*
Raven City, Pokémon School.

The current principal here, Griffin, suddenly received an assignment.

It is said that His Majesty is preparing to hold a Pokémon battle tournament at the school, and the eight students who ultimately win the tournament will be entrusted with important responsibilities by His Majesty.

Upon receiving the assignment, Griffin immediately relayed the message to his students, who were then informed by the scholars and teachers.

Before long, all the students at the Pokémon School learned of this news.

"Hey, have you heard? His Majesty Raven is planning to select eight people from among us and send them on a very important mission!"

"What? His Majesty Raven said it himself?"

"Of course, Principal Griffin told us!" Upon hearing this, many students in the school immediately showed a burning desire in their eyes.

His Majesty Raven was the person they admired most. To be chosen by His Majesty Raven and to serve him was something everyone here dreamed of.

"No matter what, I will absolutely not miss this opportunity!"

"Melanie, I won't lose to you this time!" Alex clenched his fist, his eyes burning with a fierce flame—the flame of fighting spirit!
Melanie's eyes also gleamed with an unusual light. She didn't respond to Alex, but instead looked at the long-eared rabbit beside her.

The long-eared rabbit seemed to sense the trainer's feelings and nodded gently in response.

The two, one human and one Pokémon, had perfect chemistry and understood each other's feelings simply by looking at each other.

—They certainly won't let this opportunity slip by!
Suddenly, undercurrents surged within the Pokémon School, and all the students were on high alert.

Raven did not attend the selection competition in person.

The steel mill produced a large number of rails, and steam locomotives powered by steam engines were also manufactured.

He spent nearly a week working with the people in his territory to mark out the routes for laying the railway tracks between the various cities, and then handed them over to the railway workers to lay.

With limited manpower and resources, and the steam train only in the trial operation phase, Raven plans to open two routes first to try and observe the situation.

His primary targets were Twin Dragons City and Black City, which were closest to Raven City.

Next, stations will be built in these two locations, and once the railway is completed, the steam locomotives will be able to officially begin operation.

At that time, the development speed of the Unova region will undergo a dramatic change.

And within these seven days, the Gym Leader Selection Tournament at the Pokémon School finally came to an end.

Inside the castle, Elif handed over a list of personnel.

Raven reached out and took it, and saw that it contained detailed information about each student.

Alex: Male, 15 years old, Pokémon: Emboar, Fireball, Mallow

Melanie: Female, 14 years old, Pokémon: Buneary, Azulley, Skitty

[Fallen: Male, 17 years old, Pokémon: Feraligatr, Eevee, Electabuzz]

[Allen: Male, 16 years old, Pokémon: Excadrill, Krookodile]

Linda: Female, 15 years old, Pokémon: Scyther, Crobat

Ariel: Female, 18 years old, Pokémon: Roserade, Nunix, and Missco.

[Christine: Female, 17 years old, Pokémon: Psyduck, Swimsuit, Swan Dance]

Johnny: Male, 17 years old, Pokémon: Golem, Geodude

“Your Majesty, these eight are the students who ultimately won that competition,” Elif said.

Raven nodded. Because of his previous theory that Pokémon of the same type would be more compatible and easier to develop in a team, most of these children would choose Pokémon of the same type as their companions.

However, this is just right.

"Fire, Normal, Electric, Ground, Bug, Grass, Water, and Rock—that perfectly meets the requirements for running a gym with eight different attributes," Raven thought to himself.

“I want to meet with them,” Raven said.

“Yes, Your Majesty, I will make the arrangements for you immediately,” Elif replied.

He turned and went to summon the chosen children to the castle to meet His Majesty.

(End of this chapter)