Pokémon: Trainers Returning from Monster Hunter

Chapter 84 Tire Cat Gets a Second Sister

Clang! Clang!

Deep within the mine in East Zone 3, the sound of metal clanging echoed.

A young blacksmith is hammering a uniquely shaped sword with his little hammer.

With each hammer blow, its mouth would close tightly, and the small bun on its head would sway, making it look like it was working very hard.

If there weren't a teary-eyed Tilley cat nearby, the scene would probably be more harmonious.

"Meow L (T—T)—"

"Alright, I'll forge you a brand new pair when we get back."

Oreki patted Tirey's head to comfort her.

"Besides, these two swords were hit by a Salamence last time. Although there is no visible damage on the outside, the internal structure may be somewhat unstable."

This is true.

After all, it was an impact from an ancient dragon. The fact that the pair of swords remained intact was thanks to the high quality of the metal ore that Daigo provided.

A normal-quality Samsung weapon would have broken on the spot.

"Meow!"

This cat needs to be even more durable!

Tirey's lips curled slightly, and she glanced at the trainer's face out of the corner of her eye. When she noticed him looking over, she immediately switched to a teary-eyed expression.

"The ones that are more durable will probably have to wait a while."

Oreki pondered.

Without more advanced forging techniques, even with sufficient materials, one can only forge weapons of the lower three levels.

"Meow!"

In that case, until then, I'll extend the time I spend touching the hot jade every day!

You little devil, Tilly Meow, so you were waiting here all along.

The map of Parthia is short, isn't it?

Oreki suddenly realized.

No wonder when the two swords were knocked away, Tire Cat didn't immediately snatch them back, but instead came to me crying.

"Could it be that you already sensed something was wrong during the battle?"

Oreki suddenly realized what was happening.

"Miaulu（づ3）づ"

No cat~

That's fine.

Seeing Tirey's expression, Oreki immediately understood everything.

It's a shame this guy's acting skills aren't good enough to be a Pokémon actor; he even fooled himself.

I even felt a little sorry for it—

However, having lost a weapon after all, Oreki still agreed to Tirey's request.

Seeing that the deal was done, Tire Cat immediately got up.

Brushing the dust off its body, it walked towards Kirlia as if nothing had happened.

"Meow~"

My acting skills are pretty good, right?

"Chichiru (——→)"

Kirullian rolled her eyes.

Doesn't that little blacksmith look like your second sister?

"Meow (「·ω·「)?"

What does "second younger sister" mean?

Um?and many more!

Did the trainer just throw the ball?

"Chiruchiru".

And it's possible that you were the one who orchestrated it.

Kirullian continued to finish off enemies.

This cat—was the one who orchestrated it?

Following the direction Kirullian pointed, Tiremy turned her head stiffly.

All I saw was—

"Little blacksmith, we're leaving now. Be careful next time, and don't hold onto the Steel-Armored Raven."

After finishing his sentence, Oreki made a move to get up and leave.

"Kanon?"

Upon hearing the sound, the young blacksmith paused in his hammering and looked up at the human in front of him.

Pokémon are mostly simple-minded.

Although it was still dizzy from the fall and its head was still foggy from being hit by the Poké Ball, it was angry and instinctively resisted being captured.

But once it came to its senses, it realized that the human in front of it had saved it.

Moreover, judging from the two horse-like Pokémon still standing in the distance, they might have come specifically to help him.

This immediately won the young blacksmith's favor.

not to mention--

It looked down at the weapon that it had smashed and deformed.

What's more, the other party was even willing to let him use this high-quality weapon to repair it and restore his stamina—

"Kano Kanano!"

The young blacksmith loosened his grip on the sword, grabbed his little hammer, and trotted off towards Oreki.

Upon seeing this.

Oreki, possessed by the "slow start" characteristic, instantly stopped in his tracks, his face tense as he asked in confusion.

"What's wrong? Is there something else?"

The young blacksmith reached out and tugged at Oreki's trouser leg, watching him longingly.

It really wanted to say that it was willing to go along.

But he was also worried that his aggressive demeanor might have hurt the feelings of the human in front of him.

No—I should say I've already disappointed them—

Otherwise, why would they stop fighting?

Even though I was clearly no match for his two Pokémon—

slowly.

It loosened the cuffs of Oreki's trousers.

I guess I was too reckless after all; my family members all dislike me now.

Now it was Oreki's turn to panic.

If she's not your sister, why did you let go?

I was playing hard to get!

"cough."

He coughed lightly, drawing the young blacksmith's attention back to him.

"Do you want to come with me?"

"Kanon—?!"

The young blacksmith was taken aback at first, but then his eyes immediately lit up.

"Kano Kanano!"

"Shall we come in?"

Oreki enlarged the Poké Ball he had prepared earlier.

"Kanon!"

The little blacksmith used his short legs to jump up and smash the Poké Ball with his hammer.

This time, there was no struggle, the Poké Ball didn't even shake, and it just made a "thud" sound as it locked.

"Sigh, it still ended up like this in the end—I wanted to throw the ball to subdue the show-off."

"But anyway, little blacksmith, subdue him!"

Oreki struck a pose in front of the Rotom phone in the sky.

Click!

The Rotom phone, controlled by Qishu, captured this scene.

[Streamer, you're just spoiling him!]

Is the Little Blacksmith any good? If it is, I'll go downstairs and catch him. (IP: Padiya Cave Town)

Do you think Oreki-senpai will modify the blacksmith's hammer too?

You know what, right?

Qishu couldn't help but peek at the comments again and found that most of them were still talking about Oreki.

Seriously, it feels like I've become my senior's personal livestreamer—

Fortunately, the live stream's popularity remained high due to Oreki's various outrageous actions, so she let it go.

As for generating buzz, it's all about people piggybacking on each other's popularity!

Under the lens.

Oreki maintained his cool pose.

He is waiting.

1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds—

【Ding! 】

[Host has successfully captured a native creature of the new continent. Current creature count: 2]

[Two items total, currently searching for rewards - please wait -]

[The reward has been issued. Please check your inventory.]

"call--"

Only then did Oreki breathe a sigh of relief.

Although he has always adhered to the principle of "better to have nothing than something bad", it is indeed a sin to let the opportunity pass him by.

So, he had previously tried to catch a green caterpillar on a big tree outside the yard.

But for some reason, the system did not respond at all.

Left with no other choice, he gave the caterpillar a few tree fruits as compensation and released it back into the wild.

Can you possibly judge my subjective intentions?

Without any basis in his speculation, Oreki released the little blacksmith he had just subdued.

"Kanon!"

It affectionately rubbed against its trainer's trouser leg, then happily ran off to forge its own hammer.

For the blacksmith family, the hammer is an indispensable part of their lives, and even their ability to evolve is to some extent limited by the strength of the hammer.

This leads to a situation where even newly evolved master blacksmiths can have vastly different strengths due to differences in the strength of their hammers.

That's exactly what Oreki values.

When he decided to come to Padia, he had thought about taking a little blacksmith with him.

As long as it doesn't absorb the metallic elements from the ore, it's a perfect blacksmith!

As for why not just directly subdue the master blacksmith in one go—

To paraphrase what Xin Ye Miao once said, wild animals can never match the rich nutrition of domesticated animals!

Even master blacksmiths have their limitations!

Not long after.

The young blacksmith then hammered all the metal elements from the entire sword into his hammer.

Raise the hammer high.

It shows off its achievements to the trainer.

Oreki showed an approving expression and then scanned it with the [Encyclopedia].

The Little Blacksmith (Female)

[Attributes: Fairy, Steel]

【Characteristic: Stealing what you can】

[Mastered moves: Fright, Fairy Wind, Round Eyes, Metal Claw, Desire, Rock Smash, Thief]

[Playful personality, likes spicy food]

[Status: Average, Fatigued]

[Evaluation: A top performer in its niche, possessing strong growth potential]

Mischievous personality?

I'm going to collect all the attack-boosting personalities!

"Come back and rest, young blacksmith."

Knowing that the other party must be very tired after going through so much, Oreki first put it back into its Poké Ball.

Just then, Kirlia teleported over.

"Chiru".

The worm stopped.

"Alright, the challenge continues, Treasure Master!"

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