Chapter 615: Dragon Dad's "Love"
Five years.
Passed by in a flash, like flowing water, traceless and formless.
In the heartland of the grassland.
A Milotic nearly twenty meters long was circling Kazuya, continuously blowing pink hearts from her mouth.
[Attract]
A Normal-type move that disregards level differences.
It can be used to infatuate the opposite sex, making them entirely devoted.
This move cannot be brute-forced through level superiority.
One must either dodge it.
Or overcome it with sheer willpower.
If someone's willpower is weak, even a Master-level Pokémon could be infatuated by the Attract of a low-level Milotic, thereby losing their combat capability.
Of course.
Someone with weak willpower.
Would never reach the Master level to begin with.
And right now.
Not only was the Milotic beside Kazuya using Attract, but her Ability was also her Hidden Ability: Cute Charm.
In the games.
This Ability only triggers against contact moves.
But in the real world.
Cute Charm is like the Mero Mero no Mi from One Piece; possessing this ability exponentially magnifies one's natural charm.
This effect.
Naturally also enhances the infatuating power of the move Attract.
It could be said.
The vast majority of male wild Pokémon in this world probably couldn't resist this Milotic's Attract.
However...
The falling flower yearns for love, but the flowing water is heartless.
The torrent of hearts washed over Kazuya's head.
But they all shattered into pink dust, scattering across the ground.
And Milotic.
Once again heard the phrase she had heard countless times over the past two years:
"How many times do I have to tell you? I have a lover, and I won't betray her. This move is useless."
Kazuya pinched the bridge of his nose, feeling a headache coming on.
What else could this Milotic's Attract do besides covering his face in pink dust?
It was meaningless.
He wouldn't easily fall in love with someone.
And once he did.
He wouldn't easily betray them.
But Milotic didn't seem to understand this logic.
This was actually quite normal.
Because romance in the Pokémon world wasn't that complicated.
It could even be said.
In the Pokémon world, romance comes after desire.
When I'm interested in you, and you're interested in me, then we can mate.
After mating, we decide whether to stay together long-term.
After staying together long-term.
Then we talk about love.
As for what methods were used to spark that interest, that wasn't important.
Milotic using Attract on Kazuya to seduce him into being with her.
In the human world.
Would be equivalent to the despicable act of drugging someone.
But such a concept didn't exist in the Pokémon world; to them, this wasn't an illicit method.
If the charm succeeds, it means you harbor lust for me.
And I am interested in you too.
Then let's mate.
Why pretend to be a gentleman?
This logic was held even by Pokémon who had lived for decades or centuries.
Not to mention a Milotic who was only three years old.
This was also the reason why she continuously tried to infatuate Kazuya with Attract.
As long as it succeeded just once.
They could be together.
Regarding this.
Kazuya found it quite headache-inducing.
Too many things had happened in these five years.
The changes in himself alone were significant.
For example, his physique was larger, his leadership aura stronger, and his strength even more formidable.
Consequently.
The number of female dragons in the clan who harbored feelings for him.
Was not small.
Milotic.
Was simply the most proactive one among them.
Milotic was the Feebas Kazuya had rescued from the Dragon Clan's lake three years ago.
Because she was ugly, she was almost mistaken for an ordinary fish and eaten by the Dragon Clan.
Thanks to Kazuya arriving in time, her life was saved.
This life-saving grace.
Was the first reason Milotic fell in love with him.
Afterward.
Because Kazuya wanted to cultivate her into a Milotic to diversify the Dragon Clan's species composition, he took meticulous care of her.
This meticulous care.
Was the second reason Milotic fell in love with him.
As for the third...
It wasn't exactly something proper either.
Naturally, it was Kazuya's aura of the King of the Sea tempting her.
That is, the Sea Crown.
This thing was no different from Milotic's Cute Charm; it was a natural cheat, and Kazuya couldn't turn it off either.
This was the third reason Milotic fell in love with him.
With three reasons stacked together.
How could Milotic not be passionate?
There isn't much reserve to speak of in the Pokémon world; their emotions are expressed through actions.
Just like Ash's Grovyle falling for Meganium—no matter how shy, he would try hard to pursue her, even letting the twig in his mouth bloom a flower, afraid others wouldn't notice.
But Kazuya's response was just one sentence.
[I only see you as a younger sister.]
It sounded cliché.
But it was the truth.
Because he had a Milotic companion in his previous life.
Kazuya had a very high natural affinity for this species of Pokémon.
He hoped the Dragon Clan could have Pokémon like Milotic as part of its composition.
Is that not allowed?
Of course it is.
How is Milotic not considered a dragon?
Milotic belongs to the Dragon Egg Group.
They have dragon genes in their bodies; they just lack the Dragon typing.
"Go, go away."
Kazuya pushed away the somewhat bothersome Milotic.
He didn't know when this child would finally accept reality.
Regardless, he absolutely wouldn't compromise.
He opened his panel.
During these five years.
To become the protective umbrella for his younger brother and sister.
How hard he had worked.
Only he knew.
Even though he had only barely reached the Elite Four level at the beginning of this year.
This speed was already considered unfathomable.
Six years.
Surpassing many middle-aged and elderly Pokémon in the Dragon Clan who previously had higher levels.
Becoming the highest combat asset.
Becoming the true Dragon King.
Even in his previous life, he had only achieved this much.
But could the environments of these two lives be compared?
No.
In his previous life, he could be on the verge of death half an hour ago, and half an hour later, be fully healed at a Pokémon Center and ready to fight again.
In this life, if he got injured, he could only apply medicine himself and wait it out slowly.
It was exhausting.
Even with his extraordinary talent in this life.
It was very exhausting.
But it had to be said.
His rapid improvement was inextricably linked to that dragon dad at the volcano.
Dragon dad.
That's right, Kazuya had confirmed the identity of that Mega Charizard Y; it was indeed their dragon dad.
If he wasn't their dragon dad.
Then he was taking far too much [care] of their Dragon Clan.
In five years.
Had the Charizard squads [attacked] a thousand times?
Probably.
Basically, they came every three days.
If they didn't severely injure the Kazuya brothers the day before yesterday, they would come again the next day, and the intensity would increase.
But what that group of Charizards did wasn't too excessive.
They only beat up the Kazuya brothers.
They didn't attack anyone else.
Under this intensity of training, wanting to level up slowly was impossible.
Kazuya couldn't help but grimace when he thought about it now.
He had almost gone crazy several times.
As for his little brother.
He had gone crazy who knows how many times.
Whenever he snapped, he would bounce around the clan blindly, screaming incoherently like Tom Cat. He would be jittery all day long, scaring Floette so much she had to watch over him while he slept.
And Kazuya himself was mentally and physically exhausted, powerless to comfort him, so he just let him go crazy.
Why did their dragon dad do this?
Very simple.
Kazuya didn't even need to use much brainpower to figure it out.
One point.
Was to urge Kazuya and his brother to become stronger.
He held some extremely high expectations for them, expectations that required immensely powerful strength to match.
What exactly those expectations were, Kazuya didn't know.
Anyway, until those expectations were met.
The Charizard clan's attacks would never end.
Unless.
No one in the Charizard clan, including their dragon dad, could defeat the two brothers anymore.
Another point.
Was to check up on his kids from time to time to see if they were okay.
If something happened to his adorable kids.
He would rather kill by mistake.
Than let anyone go.
No one on the entire grassland would be spared.
From the establishment of the Charizard clan until now, they didn't know the meaning of the words "mercy" and "tolerance."
That was all there was to it.
Their dragon dad's love was just that hardcore.
Several times Kazuya was beaten so badly he wanted to find his dragon mom to cry to.
But he wasn't stupid.
Their dragon mom hadn't seen them for so long.
Something had clearly happened to her.
In this life, he and his brother were motherless children.
But it didn't matter.
His little brother had him as an older brother and a dragon dad; he wouldn't lack love.
As for Kazuya himself...
He had moms too.
Mom Lorelei, Mom Kurumi, Mother Wolf.
These were all moms who had taken care of him from "small" to "big."
So Kazuya wouldn't lack a mother's love.
However, one thing was worth mentioning.
Perhaps because his paternal love and sense of responsibility had awakened.
Their dragon dad began to restrain the Charizard clan.
Unless they were hungry.
And needed to hunt for food.
Otherwise, the Charizard clan would no longer bully other Pokémon for no reason.
If they had pent-up anger to vent.
They could go find those two Charizards in the grassland Dragon Clan.
As long as they didn't kill them.
They could vent as much as they wanted.
This eerie peacefulness of the Charizard clan left the grassland Alphas trembling in fear, always feeling like the Charizard clan was plotting something huge.
But in reality, they were overthinking it.
It was just their dragon dad returning to how he used to be.
"Phew..."
Kazuya looked down at his palm and shook his head.
"It's completely insufficient."
The natural energy required for Mega Evolution.
Was completely insufficient.
Kazuya had already found the path to Mega Evolution.
Natural energy.
Just as he had analyzed back then.
To achieve Mega Evolution, one must use the attribute energy corresponding to oneself to activate the genes within the body.
As a Pokémon of the Ancient Era.
These genes hadn't fallen asleep in the river of time.
They had always been there.
They just needed natural energy to activate.
And Kazuya believed.
What he needed wasn't Fire-type natural energy.
It was Dragon-type.
The biggest difference between a regular Charizard and Mega Charizard X is the Dragon typing, or rather, the Dragon-type genes within the body.
Therefore, Dragon-type natural energy.
Was of paramount importance.
Fire-type.
Was the path needed to evolve into Mega Charizard Y.
Just look at their dragon dad.
Living in a place like the volcanic mountain range, there was certainly no shortage of Fire-type natural energy, so he evolved into Mega Charizard Y.
Kazuya could, of course, also take the Mega Charizard Y evolutionary path.
No one said that after temporarily evolving into Mega Charizard X once, there was no way to evolve into Mega Charizard Y.
It wasn't like he lacked the genes for Mega Charizard Y.
It was just that the genes within Kazuya's body were more suited for him to evolve into Mega Charizard X.
But Kazuya wouldn't consider Mega Charizard Y.
Because the domain Mega Charizard Y excelled in was Special Attack.
That was a domain Kazuya was relatively less adept at.
To maximize his combat power, Mega Charizard X was his only ultimate destination.
However.
The problem arrived.
Fire-type natural energy could be drawn from the volcanic mountain range.
What about Dragon-type natural energy?
Does Dragon-type natural energy exist in this world?
It definitely does.
If it didn't, how could those Dragon-type Pokémon Mega Evolve?
Even though Kazuya hadn't encountered a Mega Evolved Dragon-type Pokémon up until now.
He was certain there absolutely were in this era.
It's just that the number might be very small.
Outrageously small.
The problem for Kazuya right now was.
Where exactly could he obtain this ethereal Dragon-type natural energy?
He was completely clueless.
Fortunately, Kazuya wasn't in a hurry either.
After all, he had a wife, which allowed him to achieve temporary Mega Evolution.
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