Chapter 614: I Already Have a Lover
Cynthia didn't know what Rinen was thinking.
This girl, who was more than a full zodiac cycle younger than her, especially loved clinging to her.
"Big Sister Shirona, can I become a Trainer too?"
Rinen was still young.
Her mind was creative and lively.
In this era.
Others thought Cynthia controlling such powerful magical beasts was simply playing with fire, and that she would inevitably face a backlash one day.
But Rinen didn't think that much at all.
She just thought Cynthia was amazing.
She also wanted to become as amazing as Cynthia.
"Of course you can. As long as Pokémon like you, you can become an excellent Trainer."
Cynthia smiled and reached out to pat Rinen's small head.
This head of blonde hair.
Looked quite similar to hers.
However.
Cynthia's blonde was a deeper color.
While Rinen's blonde...
More accurately, it was pale yellow.
"Then Big Sister, take me out to find Pokémon! I will captivate them! With Rinen's incredible charm!"
Rinen winked at Cynthia.
"Pfft..."
Cynthia couldn't help but smile, then said, "For now, you should focus more on learning the theoretical knowledge of Pokémon."
During this past month.
Relying on her powerful strength.
Cynthia had actually explored quite a bit around Rota Town.
She had basically figured out the distribution of Pokémon nearby; all in all, there were only a few dozen species.
If Rinen wanted to learn.
It wouldn't even take a month for her to basically understand all these Pokémon completely.
As for Pokémon living further away.
Even if Rinen learned about them, it wouldn't be of much use.
Unless she stopped being a Queen.
And ran off to travel instead.
"Oh~"
Rinen sighed in disappointment.
I really want a Pokémon... a soft, sweet-smelling Pokémon... if I tell Mother this, I'll be beaten to death, won't I?
"Compared to that, did you take to heart the matters I discussed with you?"
Cynthia reached out and tapped Rinen's small head.
This little Princess.
Knew nothing but acting coquettish.
How could she become a Queen like this?
Yet Cynthia didn't know how to raise a Queen either.
How did Lucario teach back then?
Cynthia couldn't help but wonder in her heart.
But how could Kazuya have known?
He was also crossing the river by feeling the stones.
Aside from imparting some grand principles to the brothers of the Kingdom of the Vale and helping them cultivate their abilities as Trainers, everything else was a first-time attempt for him too.
Of course.
Looking at the two princes separately.
Kazuya's cultivation of kings was actually quite successful.
The First Prince, Lami, eventually unified the lands of Unova; it was only due to overworking and failing to leave an heir that the Kingdom of the Vale fractured again, leading to its collapse.
And the Second Prince split the north and south to establish his own kingdom, usurped power to take down Ransei, supported a puppet to control Ferrum, and accomplished many great deeds; if he hadn't committed suicide in the end, he would still be the victor.
But as stated.
That was looking at them separately.
Looking at them together...
Better left unsaid.
Over here.
Cynthia similarly didn't know how.
She could only try her best to provide Rinen with some help in the fields she knew.
For example.
According to what she understood.
At a certain point in the future.
The Kingdom of Rota would go to war with another kingdom.
As for which kingdom, she didn't know; she guessed it was the nearest Kingdom of the Vale.
She remembered history recorded it.
There was a massive disparity in strength between the Kingdom of Rota and the other kingdom.
They could hardly resist head-on.
In the end, the war was mediated through the efforts of Aura Guardians.
Among them, several Aura Braves even sacrificed themselves, the most famous being Sir Aaron...
Sir Aaron.
Cynthia knew of this person.
Rinen's childhood friend, a native Aura Brave of the Kingdom of Rota.
She couldn't determine when that war started.
She only knew that when the war began.
Rinen and Aaron were both still very young; history lamented that Aaron sacrificed his life at a young age.
So Cynthia felt that war might happen in just a few years.
To stop this war.
Cynthia told Rinen to whisper more into her mother's ear, heavily recruiting peace-loving Aura Guardians.
In fact, Aura Guardians were very easy to recruit.
Just putting up the banner of loving peace and stopping war.
Any Aura Guardian who heard of it would inevitably come to investigate.
Of course.
Even if Rinen's whispers failed, it didn't matter.
Cynthia naturally had other solutions.
And the last resort.
Was to step in personally and suppress the entire situation with force.
But she didn't really want to do that.
That meant Cynthia would have to eliminate some people to control the situation, making the enemy realize the disparity in strength, thereby giving up on attacking the Kingdom of Rota.
She didn't really want to kill people.
Especially some who were forced by livelihood and had no choice but to step onto the battlefield.
"I know, I know. Aaron is also helping with this matter. Mother will definitely take it to heart; she's already making preparations."
Rinen nodded repeatedly.
"Hehe, let's go out and buy you some clothes, Big Sister~"
"I think it's you who wants to buy them."
Cynthia sighed speechlessly.
But it was fine.
Since arriving in this era, she hadn't really relaxed and gone shopping.
Going out for a stroll to clear her mind was a good idea.
After making the decision.
Half an hour later.
Cynthia and Rinen appeared on the streets of Rota Town in casual wear.
In Cynthia's eyes.
Rota Town had changed quite a bit compared to Rota City a thousand years later.
This current town.
Was clearly smaller in scale, and the city style was much more retro.
It seemed that over the course of these thousand years, Rota City also underwent large-scale reconstruction.
"Big Sister, your skin is so good! How do you maintain it?"
Rinen held onto Cynthia's arm with both hands.
Her two small hands constantly stroked the back of Cynthia's hand, feeling Cynthia's delicate skin.
"Hmm... I don't think I intentionally maintain it?"
Cynthia frowned and thought for a moment, then shook her head in confusion.
A moment later.
She suddenly realized.
It wasn't that there was no intentional maintenance.
But rather, maintaining her skin was something Lucario had always been doing.
Ever since he was a Riolu, he had attentively helped Cynthia maintain her skin, and made her eat various things to promote physical development.
It could be said.
That Cynthia could grow to be so beautiful and tall today.
Aside from the domineering genes of Kurumi's family, Kazuya's cultivation took the lion's share of the credit.
"Hmm..."
Cynthia reached out and pinched her chin, a hint of sharpness appearing in her eyes.
She only just realized something was wrong now?
That guy Lucario.
How did he know so much about a girl's skincare?
He knew even more than she, a girl, did.
"Big Sister... what's wrong?"
Rinen looked at Cynthia, who had suddenly become so scary, and couldn't help but gulp.
"It's nothing, just remembered a certain bad guy."
Cynthia shook her head.
In her heart, she couldn't help but sigh again.
In the past, when shopping, Lucario was always by her side.
Now, without Lucario.
It was so lonely.
If Garchomp and the others weren't still by her side.
Cynthia feared she might truly have broken down.
When Riolu went to the Era of Magical Beasts all alone back then, it must have been incredibly painful, right?
However, in reality, it wasn't.
Kazuya had long since adapted to this kind of pain.
Even though this wasn't exactly something worth bragging about.
"Hello~"
Just as Rinen was about to say something more, a male voice suddenly came from the side.
Turning to look.
It was a gentleman in a suit, looking polite and refined.
A head of short black hair gave him a very clean aura. Coupled with a face that looked around twenty years old, he fell into the handsome category in the Kingdom of Rota.
For instance, the moment the young maiden Rinen saw him, her pupils couldn't help but tremble a bit, seeming slightly smitten.
But only just a little bit.
Moreover.
He was clearly striking up a conversation with the beautiful Big Sister.
"..."
Rinen glanced at Cynthia beside her, then at this man, and couldn't help but smack her lips.
Comparing them like this.
She found this man somewhat mediocre.
Anyway, if he wanted to be worthy of her Big Sister Shirona, he definitely wasn't good enough.
"Hello, is there something you need?"
Cynthia nodded politely in greeting.
Many women on the street cast envious glances.
The Kingdom of Rota was a relatively uninhibited kingdom. When people saw someone of the opposite sex they liked, they would immediately approach to try and communicate. If the other party also felt the same, they might be together the very next day.
So striking up conversations on the street was a very common occurrence in the Kingdom of Rota.
"There's a ball at the Rota Grand Theater tonight; I wonder if I might have the honor of inviting you to attend together?"
The young man bowed to Cynthia.
His etiquette was considered adequate.
"I apologize."
Cynthia refused decisively.
She heard the implication behind this young man's words.
Therefore.
She refused decisively.
She even felt it was very strange in her heart.
At my age of over thirty, how could I still catch the eye of a twenty-year-old young man?
"May I ask if you simply can't find the time? If so..."
The young man seemed unwilling to give up.
In all his life, it was his first time seeing such a beautiful lady.
However.
"I already have a lover."
Cynthia's single sentence.
Not only shocked little Rinen beside her but also completely dashed the young man's hopes.
And that was the simple truth.
Cynthia would not dance with anyone other than Lucario.
"I've intruded."
The young man bowed and voluntarily retreated.
Hitting on a married woman.
Such things weren't unheard of in the Kingdom of Rota.
But he personally disdained it.
He didn't really want to associate with any opposite sex who already had a significant other, not only to avoid misunderstandings but also not wanting to ruin someone else's relationship.
He considered himself somewhat of a gentleman.
"Big Sister?! What's going on?!"
Seeing the man walk away, Rinen hurriedly hugged Cynthia and pressed with questions.
Putting on an attitude of 'if you don't tell me, I won't let go', her two big eyes filled to the brim with the desire for gossip.
Just what kind of man...
Could be worthy of my beautiful and powerful Big Sister Shirona?
"Hehehe... Him, huh... he's the bad guy I was talking about."
Cynthia covered her mouth with a light chuckle, falling into reminiscence.
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