Manor Lord of the Elf World

Chapter 20 "Trainer" (Thanks to Millennium Garden for the donation)

"Your Highness Raven! Your Highness Raven!"

Anna called out as she ran toward the farmland.

From afar, she saw Prince Raven clearing weeds and shrubs with several farmers, turning over the soil and loosening it with hoes.

Meanwhile, Prince Raven's mini-dragon was continuously spewing tornadoes at a rock on the riverbank not far away.

"Your Highness, you don't need to come and help. You can go back and rest. We can handle things here!"

Several farmers couldn't help but offer their advice.

His Highness Raven is of such high status, how could he do this kind of work?

Raven shook his head and said, "We have to plant the seeds within the next two days. It would be terrible if we encountered extreme weather like a blizzard."

Moreover, the entire territory is severely understaffed, with most residents working overtime to cut down trees and build houses.

The task of planting crops can only be done by these few old farmers.

More manpower means more strength.

Raven is no delicate little prince.

“But…” The farmers exchanged glances, their faces full of complicated expressions.

Raven smiled and said, "I just want to live together with everyone. Whether it's me or each of you, we all need to get through this winter safely, so at a time like this, we don't need to worry about those formalities."

Upon hearing these words, all of them felt their eyes well up with tears.

Prince Raven...

His Highness is truly a kind and benevolent lord who loves his people!

"Yes, Your Highness!" The men worked even harder.

It was at this moment that Raven heard Anna's voice.

"What's wrong, Anna?" He turned to look at Anna and Zoroya running towards them, raising an eyebrow.

“Your Highness Raven!” Anna said excitedly, “I understand what you meant by what you wrote on the parchment!”

"Oh?" Raven stopped what he was doing and asked, "Tell me about it."

Anna: "Those techniques, whether they're supernatural powers or random grabs, are all names of the powers that Zoroah wields!"

With that, Anna turned her gaze to Zoroya and said to it, "Zoroya, show it to Prince Raven!"

Zorua let out a melodious cry.

It gathered its power and used two moves: "supernatural power" and "random grabbing".

"Your Highness Raven, is that how it is?" Anna asked expectantly.

Seeing this, Raven was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that Anna would suddenly be able to command Pokémon to use moves without any instruction.

This girl is quite talented.

“Well done,” Raven said. “I didn’t expect you to understand what I meant in such a short time.”

I'm so happy to have been praised by His Highness!
Coincidentally, the development of this land was nearing its end.

Raven left the remaining sowing work to the farmers, and then took Anna to the wide riverbank.

"Anna, what do you think of the power of magical beasts?" Raven asked, stroking the head of the panting Mini Dragon.

"The power of magical beasts..." Anna looked at Zoroya beside her, a blank expression in her eyes.

To the world, monsters are terrifying creatures. They are incredibly powerful; some can breathe fire, while others can generate electricity. A single misstep can threaten human lives.

Power...it's terrifying.

Thinking this way, Anna spoke it aloud.

"The power of monsters is terrifying!"

“No, Anna.” Raven shook his head, correcting him, “Power itself isn’t scary; what’s scary is the abuse of that power. If we train…”

"For example, if you and Zoroah were gathering herbs in the forest and were accidentally attacked by a wild magical beast, Zoroah would surely use his power to protect you in that situation."

Anna was filled with confusion.

"The power of magical beasts can also be used for protection?" she murmured.

“That’s right. If a human and a magical beast meet, we can use our wisdom and methods to train the magical beast, enhance its power, and make it stronger. Then we can work together with the magical beast to protect the people we want to protect,” Raven said.

Upon hearing these unheard-of words, Anna instinctively widened her eyes.

Humans train magical beasts...to enhance their power?

“I believe you’ve heard of similar names,” Raven said with a smile.

Anna was taken aback.

Raven continued, "Beastmaster, but I prefer to call him a [Trainer]."

A Beastmaster is someone who can control magical beasts and act alongside them.

Anna remembered that a few years ago, a Beastmaster had come to Eindook.

The king gave him a grand reception, and his name was known throughout Eindooc.

Arlang, a monster tamer, comes from a distant land and is known as the "Messenger of the Wave."

“I hope that more people will realize, like you, that not all of Warcraft is terrible—with your and Zoro’s power.”

Under Anna's stunned gaze, Raven spoke again:

"Anna, would you like to become my apprentice? I will teach you how to become a trainer, train Zorua, and grow stronger together with it."

Anna was stunned, her face filled with disbelief.

Prince Raven...

Anna suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but ask:
"If that's the case, then I can protect the people I want to protect."

“Of course.” Raven nodded. “Perhaps some terrible magical beasts will invade the territory, and we will need your and Zoro’s strength to protect everyone.”

“Your Highness Raven…” Anna sniffed, her eyes red-rimmed, and nodded, “I do!”

Raven laughed and said, "Still calling me Your Highness?"

Anna quickly realized what she meant and corrected herself, saying, "Teacher!"

Raven nodded in satisfaction.

His gaze fell on Anna, and he was surprised to find that there had been some changes in Anna's information.

[Commoner's Name: Anna]

[Age: 10 years old]

[Occupation: Trainer] [Special Ability: None]

Loyalty: 100 (maximum 100)

[Life Background: Anna was born in the 138th year of the Kingdom's calendar.]

In the year 148 of the Kingdom's calendar, Anna and her mother accompanied Prince Raven to his fiefdom.

In the year 148 of the Kingdom Calendar, Anna became a Trainer.

My profession changed from unemployed to trainer...

“Starting tomorrow, I will formally teach you the knowledge of a trainer.” As he spoke, Raven turned his gaze to Zoroah: “Anna, I hope you can get along well with Zoroah.”

"Yes, definitely!" Anna nodded vigorously.

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“That’s good. Once Anna and Zoroya have a certain level of combat strength, we can send them out to explore those unknown areas,” Raven murmured.

Places where berries can be collected, types of wild Pokémon that inhabit the vicinity, and so on.

His strength alone was not enough, and the growth of the Dratini took time, but the appearance of Anna and Zoroah could make up for this.

After dinner, the mini dragon, which had been training all day, curled up under the covers and went to sleep early.

Raven sat at the table, listening to Elif report on the day's work.

"Your Highness Raven, the fourth wooden house is complete! The progress is going very smoothly, and if nothing unexpected happens, everyone in the territory will have their accommodations sorted out by the end of the month!"

"Well done." Raven looked around but didn't see Snow Hat Monster. He couldn't help but ask, "Where's Snow Hat Monster?"

Erief: "It's as if they've been invited back into their tent by a child."

Raven: "..."

It seems the children are accepting the Snow Hat Monster faster than he expected.

"By the way, Your Highness Raven, the gathering team has just returned, and two of them wish to see you," Elif said.

"Oh? Who is it? Let them in!" Raven was somewhat surprised.

Elif nodded and soon brought in two women dressed as peasant women.

The two bowed somewhat awkwardly at first, then handed the basketball hoop beside them to Elif.

Elif handed the basket to Raven.

One of the peasant women said, "Your Highness Raven, we discovered this amazing fruit outside today!"

Raven looked down and then saw a yellow, pear-like fruit in the basket.

This is... a pomelo?

"We picked this fruit the day we arrived. We thought it would take many days for the fruit to grow back, but when we went to check today, the tree was already full of fruit again!" a farmer said excitedly.

This way, they can collect more food!

Raven wasn't too surprised to hear this.

After all, berries are such magical fruits, and a large number of berries grow in the wild in the Pokémon world. Wild Pokémon live on these berries as food.

These abundant resources are a gift from nature.

"Thank you for your hard work! Also, don't throw away the pits after you've eaten the fruit. You can plant them next spring and build an orchard," Raven said.

"Yes!"

Yuzu berries are great; they can be used as food and also restore a Pokémon's stamina.

Raven was quite pleased; with the presence of the grapefruit, their chances of surviving the winter would be greatly increased.

This is truly the amazing world of Pokémon!
It seems that the utopian scene in the anime is maintained thanks to these magical tree fruits.

Because the vast majority of Pokémon can eat berries.

The two peasant women left.

Raven glanced at the sky outside and then said:

"Elif, it's getting late, you should go and get some rest too!"

"Yes!"

After Elif left, Raven took a grapefruit to the bedside and placed it in front of the Dratini's big nose.

The sleeping Minidragon twitched its nose.

Soon, it opened its big eyes and looked at Raven with its watery gaze.

"Want to try some?" Raven asked, shaking the pomelo.

"Woo..."

The mini dragon yawned and then fell asleep instantly, looking pitiful.

The mini dragon was really exhausted today.

Its dragon-attribute energy was completely depleted, and it could no longer muster any strength. Now all it wanted was to get a good night's sleep.

Raven was charmed by the adorable dwarf dragon.

But recalling how hard the mini dragon worked this afternoon, Raven couldn't help but sigh.

Ah, if only they lived in modern times.

That way, there's no need to worry about so many things, and the Mini Dragon won't have to grit its teeth and train hard in the freezing cold. He can prepare delicious Boffins and Power Cubes for the Mini Dragon to enjoy to its heart's content.

It's a pity this is ancient times from thousands of years ago...

Raven let out a silent sigh in his heart.

He took off his clothes, got into bed, stretched out his arms, and let the cold-sensitive dwarf dragon snuggle into his arms to sleep, using his body heat to warm it up and make it as warm as possible.

"Go to sleep!" Raven whispered.

"Woo~"

The Dratini nestled against Raven's warm chest and immediately felt incredibly cozy. In its drowsy state, it couldn't help but let out a comfortable cry.

Raven couldn't help but chuckle, thinking that the Dratini was just like a child.

But then he thought about it again. The mini dragon is only one year old at most, so isn't it just a "child"?

Making a child train in freezing weather with the cold wind blowing...

Thinking about it this way, Raven felt even more indebted.

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