"Then, from now on, the Pokémon Gym will be in your hands."
After listening to Naira's words, Ethan accepted without hesitation.
The truth was, up until that moment, he had still been worried about the matter of the Gym Leader.
And now that Naira was offering on her own initiative, it could not be better.
Naira was a student of Champion Leo, and her mastery of sunny weather was also very high.
It could be said that Naira was truly the most perfect possible Gym Leader for the Solaria Town Gym.
In comparison, what Ethan had to offer was the fruit of his research on the development of sunny weather.
And, in reality, regarding that, he had already handed the materials over to Champion Leo long ago, so if Naira wanted to learn, she could do so.
However, it seemed that this senior sister also had other considerations, so the two of them reached an agreement immediately.
"Senior sister, from now on, you can stay and live in the Solaria Town Gym. Inside the Gym, there are special rooms and, when the Gym truly begins operating, many daily living facilities will also be set up."
As he said that, Ethan suddenly remembered the warning his mother had given him before he left, and his face immediately turned red.
No, he definitely could not keep bringing his senior sister home, or he would end up being lectured to death.
"Yes, then from now on, I'll stay in the Gym. Besides, I also went to see the Solar Farm you built, and the truth is that it is very well made."
"In the future, my Pokémon will live there. And with that training room, it is also very convenient to train."
Naira nodded. At first glance, she was quite satisfied with the construction of Solaria Town.
"That couldn't be better. Besides, my Charizard and my Magmortar also live there. From now on, I'll have to trouble you to take good care of them."
While chatting, the two arrived at the Solar Farm, preparing to deepen their exchange even further.
...
The Solar Farm was divided into two zones: one for Grass-type Pokémon and one for Fire-type Pokémon.
Taking Naira with him, Ethan first went to the rocky area where the Fire-type Pokémon lived.
Unlike the tranquility that had reigned there last time, after the massive arrival of Fire-type Pokémon from the Sunny Weather Research Institute, that area had become quite lively.
On the peak of the tallest rocky mountain, Charizard's figure was still lying there.
That was the place closest to the fire sphere of the sunny weather, and at the same time the place where the energy of that weather was densest.
Charizard was there feeling the power of the sun, trying to master Solar Fire by relying on its own Ability Solar Power.
Apart from that, in a nearby valley, Magmortar's entire body was burning with flames. With both hands, it held a ball of fire and compressed it without stopping, releasing terrifying fluctuations of energy.
"Charizard and Magmortar!"
"What terrifying energy fluctuations! The strength of those two Pokémon is impressive!"
Seeing that, a flash crossed Naira's eyes.
Next, she also took out her Poké Balls and released her own Fire-type Pokémon: Charizard, Magmortar, Ninetales, and Arcanine, among others.
Once they were out, those Pokémon began looking around. Upon feeling the sunny weather covering the whole place, they also narrowed their eyes comfortably, showing expressions of pure enjoyment.
"It seems they like this place very much."
Ethan also smiled, while observing those Pokémon.
In terms of raising, Naira, who had inherited Champion Leo's direct teaching, had trained her Pokémon with great quality.
However, although all those Pokémon had received Champion Leo's inheritance, it was clear that none of them had yet found their own path.
And that was precisely the main reason why their strength was still stopped at the professional level.
Finding one's own path...
In reality, one of the reasons why Naira had left Solaris City and come to Solaria Town to seek out Ethan was that she wanted to distance herself a little from her master.
To put it clearly, as Champion Leo's student, Naira had always lived under enormous pressure.
Under the shadow of her master's brilliance, she had always felt very lost, and when raising her Pokémon, she had always walked by following his footsteps exactly.
Stepping away from her master's shadow was the first step Naira had decided to take in order to change.
She knew that only in this way could she find a path that truly belonged to her and truly grow by herself.
"Perhaps that is precisely... the main reason why Ethan can be so strong. He has always followed his own convictions and made his Pokémon advance with his own methods."
"He designs training plans according to each Pokémon's characteristics, and in that way allows them to find their own path."
Naira looked at Ethan, who had gone ahead to check Charizard and Magmortar's training, and many thoughts arose in her mind, until in the end, everything turned into a gentle smile.
"Yes, this is precisely the training plan I designed for Charizard and Magmortar. Of course, I only gave them a general direction, guiding them according to their circumstances."
"The final path is walked by them themselves!" Ethan said while checking the results of Charizard and Magmortar's training and, at the same time, explaining to Naira what he was doing.
"Yes, I understand now. The training method that suits your Pokémon does not necessarily work for mine. In the end, the ones who decide what path to take are they themselves."
Naira nodded and then turned her gaze toward her own Pokémon, thinking about what their talents and strong points were.
Seeing her sunk in reflection, Ethan smiled slightly.
Naira was, after all, Champion Leo's student; a single hint was enough for her to understand.
Seeing her begin to speak with her Pokémon, Ethan slowly stepped back.
Afterward, he headed toward the area where the Grass-type Pokémon lived.
Compared with the rocky area, the meadow where the Grass-type Pokémon lived overflowed with much more life.
While walking over the grass, from time to time he could see several Oddish gathered together, playing with one another.
The green grass sprouting from their heads swayed gently, blending perfectly with nature.
At that moment, in the central part of the meadow, many Grass-type Pokémon could be seen deploying the move Grassy Terrain.
Surrounded by intense Grass-type energy, Cacturne's figure stood tall.
In front of it, the move Energy Ball had been condensed, and at that moment, Cacturne was sensing the life energy contained within it.
Cacturne's move Ingrain and its Ability Water Absorb already possessed in themselves the capacity to restore its own physical strength, and within that were hidden methods of using life energy.
And, on the other hand, the move Growth involved a change in the very form of life, and could be considered a more advanced form of the use of life energy, containing the mystery of life transformation.
Now, Cacturne was using the move Energy Ball to condense the life energy of nature and, at the same time, trying to sense the very process of gathering that natural life energy.
If it could successfully comprehend this method for condensing the life energy of nature, and then manage to obtain life energy through the move Ingrain and combine it with the move Growth, perhaps it could make its own life level undergo an instantaneous breakthrough, break the limit of the move Growth, and enter a completely different level of existence.
That was an extremely bold idea of Ethan's, but based on its mastery of life energy, he had full confidence that Cacturne would be capable of achieving a true evolution in its life level.
(End of chapter)