Chapter 618: The Fire Dragon Enters the Sea
Kazuya didn't think Florges said that just to save his face.
He had also explained these things to Floette.
But the latter still didn't care.
No.
It should be said.
Floette's mind was too rational.
She knew clearly that even if Florges did care about her a little, so what?
Could that tiny bit compare to the care and love everyone in the Dragon Clan gave her?
The truth was.
Her closest family members were Kazuya and his little brother (Charizard).
This familial love without blood ties held a bond deeper than blood kinship.
So what Kazuya said held no meaning.
Even if she knew all this.
She wouldn't return to this flower garden.
Floette would forever only be a member of the big Dragon Clan family.
"Flor."
Florges looked up at Kazuya in front of her, a hint of confusion in her eyes.
She was only 9 meters tall.
Facing the 15-meter-tall Kazuya, she still had to look up.
Among the Alphas on this grassland.
There was no one larger than Kazuya.
Florges didn't think Kazuya came bearing malicious intent.
Firstly, the Dragon Clan's conduct was obvious to all.
They were relatively trusted by the Pokémon of the grassland.
Secondly, even just for Floette's sake, the northern Dragon Clan wouldn't lay a hand on their clan.
Florges had this kind of confidence.
"Regarding Floette, there are some things I came specifically to ask your advice on."
Kazuya cupped Floette, who was on his head, in the palm of his hand.
The little girl sat obediently, showing no reaction.
She didn't care about those things.
"Flor?"
Florges glanced at Floette, her brow furrowing.
"That's right, it's exactly about evolution. How did you know what I was going to ask?"
Kazuya hurriedly nodded.
He hadn't even opened his mouth yet, but Florges had already guessed why he had come.
"Flor."
Florges looked up at the sky.
It was cloudy today.
The sunlight was somewhat weak.
"I see."
Kazuya withdrew his gaze thoughtfully.
Florges said that at Floette's level, she should have evolved a long time ago.
"Flor."
Florges pointed at the sky.
Then pointed at the black flower in Floette's hand.
"Sunlight? Floette, you give it a try."
Hearing this, Kazuya gently shook the Floette sitting in his palm.
Florges said.
For Floette to evolve, she needs to use the flower in her hand to absorb sunlight and store the energy within it.
This actually gave Kazuya a flash of inspiration.
The Shiny Stone.
It should contain a massive amount of stored sunlight energy, right?
That's why it could make Floettes in the future League Era evolve.
And Floettes could only evolve through this method.
Because Floettes in the League Era didn't possess the Grass typing like they did in the Ancient Era.
Kazuya had seen Floette photosynthesize on a daily basis.
But that was her own body photosynthesizing.
Using the flower to absorb sunlight.
He had indeed never seen that.
"Flo-ette~"
Floette showed a hint of interest.
She also had never tried using the Eternal Flower to absorb sunlight.
She had always photosynthesized herself, then transferred the nutrients to the Eternal Flower to sustain its life.
Attempting it now.
Floette raised the Eternal Flower high above her head.
Nothing happened.
Kazuya thought that because he wasn't a Grass-type Pokémon, he couldn't see the process.
But looking at Florges' bizarre expression.
It seemed that wasn't the case.
"What's wrong?"
Kazuya hurriedly asked.
"Flor."
Florges shook her head.
She said Floette's Eternal Flower couldn't absorb sunlight, but she didn't know why.
After all.
There were very few Eternal Flowers in this world.
No one knew what kind of energy an Eternal Flower needed to absorb to facilitate a Floette's evolution.
"Alright, sorry to intrude."
Kazuya nodded.
After bowing, he turned and flew away with Floette.
Floette didn't want to stay here.
Being stared at by those "kin" made Floette feel very uncomfortable.
What kind of energy does the Eternal Flower need to absorb?
Kazuya actually had many guesses in his heart.
The highest-ranking ones...
Were "Energy of Destruction" and "Energy of Death."
After all.
The Eternal Flower symbolizes destruction and death.
But that kind of thing, like Dragon-type energy, was ethereal, and he had no immediate clues.
Perhaps when the Rampardos fed at night, he could let Floette try.
"Flo-ette?"
"It's still early. I plan to go check out the territory of the Ludicolo clan from earlier. After all, it'll belong to us from now on."
Kazuya flew towards the northeast.
Flying now was very unbridled, unlike a few years ago when he had to proceed with caution.
Along the way.
Flying Pokémon they encountered, such as Pidgeot, Fearow, and Swellow, all scrambled out of the way upon seeing Kazuya.
Such a massive fire dragon.
Scared the birds half to death.
Flying all the way to the coast.
Kazuya stood on the damp, soft grass at his feet, looking at the boundless ocean before him, feeling very weird.
His body was rejecting this ocean.
But his spirit yearned for it.
"Flo-ette~"
Floette looked at the azure sea before her, unable to help but feel somewhat mesmerized.
"Hmm? Oh, this is your first time seeing the ocean, isn't it?"
Kazuya finally remembered.
Floette had hardly ever left the grassland in her entire life.
The furthest she had gone was accompanying him on a few trips to the swamp.
And a place like the swamp.
Didn't have very pretty scenery.
"Flo-ette."
"There are many, many beautiful places in this world. I'll take you to see them all in the future."
Kazuya grinned.
The world of the Ancient Era was, after all, different from the League Era.
Just like the seawater at their feet.
It wasn't muddy at all, completely free of any pollution.
But looking closely, it was somewhat terrifying.
Because its color was much deeper.
Looking down at the sea surface, you couldn't see anything underwater at all.
Standing on the shore was enough to scare half to death someone with thalassophobia (fear of the ocean).
However.
Kazuya was the King of the Sea.
So he completely didn't feel afraid; instead, he only felt more excited.
"Flo-ette."
Floette nodded forcefully.
She had originally thought the world was just like that, with no particularly good-looking places.
Flowers were already the most beautiful things.
But today, after seeing the ocean...
Floette held new expectations for this world.
She had no doubt that she would definitely see more beautiful scenery in the future.
After all, Floette had very amazing and reliable brothers.
"Do you want to see the underwater world?"
Kazuya suddenly asked at this moment.
"Flo-ette?"
Floette tilted her head in confusion.
She didn't understand why Kazuya was saying this.
Someone like Kazuya, covered in fire, shouldn't be able to go into the sea, right?
Normally, she saw Charizard act like he was dying just from taking a bath.
"Let's go!"
Kazuya grinned.
The next moment.
He plunged headfirst into the sea with Floette.
"Flo-ette!"
Floette was given a massive fright, tightly hugging the flower in her hand and Kazuya.
She kept her eyes shut tight, thinking it would be very painful.
But in reality...
There was no feeling at all.
Floette opened her eyes in bewilderment.
Then her eyes widened abruptly.
The sea surface above her head looked like a rippling blue sky.
Sunlight pierced through this "sky," scattering through the water and brightly illuminating the underwater world.
Around them were Pokémon scattering in panic due to Kazuya's sudden appearance.
The seabed was full of colorful, vibrant plants of all kinds.
She could never have imagined.
That the underwater world was so brilliant.
Looking at herself.
She was enveloped by a sphere of pure, ice-blue water currents.
Her body felt cool and refreshing.
But not painful.
And she could breathe normally.
So amazing!
Kazuya looked at her excited expression and pursed his lips slightly.
It was quite normal.
The first time he went into the sea was during his Dragonite phase in his second life.
He was just as shocked and amazed back then.
The ocean of the Pokémon world.
You couldn't discern its secrets just by looking at the surface.
Only by going underwater would you know.
The charm of the sea.
It could be said that not a single Water-type Trainer in the League Era hadn't gone diving.
Just like Lorelei.
She grew up on Four Island since childhood and had gone into the sea countless times.
So she deeply understood the charm of the ocean, and could better appreciate the charm of Water-type Pokémon.
"This is my ability. Don't go jumping into the sea by yourself, or you'll drown."
Kazuya suddenly spoke up to explain.
He was afraid Floette would misunderstand and think all Pokémon looked like this when going into the sea.
So he specifically explained.
Lest she encounter danger going into the sea alone in the future.
As for the matter of the Sea Crown...
There was no need to tell Floette and the others.
This was different from not telling people in the League Era.
Not telling in the League Era.
Was to reduce trouble.
Just like in his previous life, merely exposing the existence of the Sea Crown had attracted some trouble.
Exposing anything else, who knew what it would bring.
In the Ancient Era, there was no fear.
Because there were no humans here, and these Pokémon completely couldn't comprehend what the Sea Crown even was.
But precisely because of this.
Kazuya felt there was no need to tell Floette.
Even if he told her, she wouldn't understand.
It was better to just take her to have a good time.
"Flo-ette."
Floette nodded gently, then pointed to the seabed.
This was a shallow coastal area.
The deepest part was only a dozen meters.
She was very curious about those "plants" underwater.
Especially a bizarrely shaped, large black flower.
"That thing isn't a flower, it isn't even a plant. It's an animal."
Kazuya glanced at it and explained.
"Flo-ette?!"
Floette was shocked.
"That's called 'coral'. It looks like a plant and feels like a rock, but it's actually an exoskeleton secreted by animals called coral polyps."
Kazuya floated over underwater, broke off a small piece, and handed it to Floette.
It had to be said.
In this Ancient Era, truly everything was huge.
Even coral was no exception.
Normally, coral in shallow coastal areas would be considered quite large if it was a meter tall.
But in this Ancient Era, any random piece was at least two or three meters; in the future, these would be ancient corals that had lived for at least hundreds of years.
"Flo-ette..."
Floette shrank back, a bit scared.
She wasn't scared initially.
But Kazuya said this thing was alive.
Then it was a bit scary.
"It's fine. To us, it has no offensive capabilities whatsoever."
Kazuya spoke up to comfort her.
Only then did Floette hesitantly reach out and touch it.
Upon finding that this thing didn't move, she instantly relaxed and swam around this piece of coral, examining it carefully.
Then, wanting to break off a piece herself to look at, she swam towards a pink coral nearby.
"Don't! That's not coral! That's a Corsola!"
"Flo-ette?"
Aren't they both coral?
Is it coral or not?
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