"Yveltal, it's getting late. Would you like to go to my home to rest?" Ange asked.
Yveltal nodded its head.
"Then let's go," Ange said, walking ahead to lead the way for Yveltal.
Yve~~
Yveltal spread its wings and soared into the sky, flying above Ange's head to follow him.
However, once they walked inside the perimeter wall, Ange suddenly realized that his house didn't seem to have a room large enough to accommodate the massive Yveltal.
Yveltal stood nearly 6 meters tall, and it was even more gargantuan when accounting for its body length. No room was that high or that spacious.
Metagross and Volcanion, who were following behind Ange, also stopped their footsteps when they saw him suddenly halt.
"What's wrong?" Volcanion asked.
Ange replied, "Our house doesn't seem to have a room large enough for Yveltal to stay in."
Meta~ Meta~ He could stay in the bar.
That's right! Why didn't I think of that? Ange thought, slapping his forehead.
His Secret Fortress had five floors in total, with an overall inverted triangle structure. The fifth floor had the smallest space, while the first floor was the largest.
The fifth floor contained the pool, inhabited by the Poliwag family, the Marill family, and various fish Pokémon. It also housed the energy hub.
The fourth floor was the brewery, containing the expensive brewing equipment Ange had obtained previously. It had been vacant, but since Passimian had arrived, it could finally be put to use.
The third floor was the warehouse. Surplus vegetables harvested from Ange's home, Roll Beans, the bean paste they manufactured, and the salted duck eggs and preserved eggs were all stored here.
Furthermore, the warehouse came with a built-in preservation effect. Although it wasn't as powerful as the refrigerator at home, the vegetables stored inside could remain fresh for a long time. Since they began using Diancie's Holy Diamond for power, the preservation effect of the warehouse had become even stronger.
The second floor was the staff dormitory, which went without saying, as most of the Pokémon on the plateau lived there.
Conversely, the first floor was the bar!
The bar was the largest space in the entire Secret Fortress. Once the Passimian finished brewing the alcohol in the future, this place would also come in handy.
However, not many Pokémon liked to drink alcohol. Therefore, Ange planned to set this area up as a beverage shop in the future. Coincidentally, the System had also unlocked "Fruit Juices and Drinks," and alcohol was technically a type of drink anyway.
The bar was furnished with many sofas that were larger and softer than beds. Both large and small Pokémon could be accommodated easily. It was perfectly fine for Yveltal to stay there.
Ange patted the top of Metagross's head. "Thanks for reminding me. Let's go to the Secret Fortress."
With that, Ange turned a corner and walked toward the Secret Fortress.
There were two ways to enter the Secret Fortress. One was the elevator that everyone usually used, and the other was to open the ceiling of the Secret Fortress directly!
Given Yveltal's size, the elevator was out of the question, so it had to fly in through the ceiling.
The ceiling had a voice-control function. Hearing Yveltal let out a cry, the entire ceiling slowly retracted, revealing a spiral staircase.
Ange and the others entered the first floor of the Secret Fortress along the spiral staircase, while Yveltal flapped its wings and dove down, landing directly on the platform at the edge of the bar.
Hearing the commotion, the bar doors swung open, and Yveltal stepped inside.
Ange pointed to the spacious interior of the bar, which was comparable to the plaza in front of his house, and said to Yveltal, "Yveltal, is it okay if you live here from now on?"
Yveltal nodded. It flapped its wings and flew up, landing on a huge sofa. After folding its wings and curling up its body, it closed its eyes comfortably.
Human places are indeed comfortable. This is much better than the caves, underground spots, or underwater depths where I used to sleep.
Seeing Yveltal sleeping peacefully, Ange picked up Komala and quietly left with Metagross and Volcanion.
After Ange returned home, his apprentices' training had just ended. Consequently, after telling them about Yveltal, he sent them to their respective rooms to sleep.
After washing up, Ange sat on his bed and opened the System, intending to collect his rewards. His mission to feed Yveltal should have been successful, right? He thought he had heard a faint prompt from the System earlier.
However, the moment he opened the System, a pop-up window immediately appeared.
[Congratulations, Master, for completing the achievement: Hosting a Second Deity. Rewards: Individual Values +5, Intelligence +3.]
[Congratulations, Master, for completing the achievement: Having a Deity Settle in Your Territory. Rewards: Individual Values +5, Intelligence +3.]
Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap!
Ange was so shocked that he jumped up from the bed.
What generous rewards!
He hadn't expected to complete two achievements at once.
However, Ange remembered that when he hosted Xerneas for the first time, he had already received an achievement reward for feeding a deity. Now, by hosting Yveltal, he had received another achievement reward.
Did this mean he could get an achievement reward every time he hosted a deity? Or perhaps it was only for the first time he hosted a specific deity?
After thinking it over, Ange felt the second possibility was more likely. Yveltal had already decided to settle on the Nebel Plateau. If the first case were true, he would be making a fortune!
Every achievement reward was extremely rich. If the first case were true, it wouldn't fit the System's usual stingy nature.
Let's see what the rewards for the other mission are like!
Before claiming the feeding mission reward, Ange first claimed the daily mission rewards.
The rewards for the three daily missions were a bottle of peanut oil, a bottle of sesame oil, and a bag of high-grade MSG. They were better than nothing, as they could all be put to use eventually.
Finally, it was time for the feeding mission reward.
[Congratulations, Master, for completing the Feed Mission: Create a food item using a Golden Razz Berry, Golden Nanab Berry, and Golden Pinap Berry to feed Yveltal. Reward: Designate one Pokémon to draw a Signature Move from a Legendary Pokémon.]
Ange was stunned by this reward. What did that mean?
Just then, a pop-up window appeared.
[Please choose a designated Pokémon:
Diancie
Komala
Munchlax
Drizzile
Pawmi
Metagross
Gengar
Magearna
Volcanion]
Maybe I should choose Munchlax?
With that thought, Ange tapped on Munchlax's name. In an instant, all the options disappeared, and then various images of Legendary Pokémon began to flash rapidly in front of him.
Lugia, Ho-Oh, Groudon, Kyogre, Rayquaza, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina...
Finally, with a "ding," the image froze on Zamazenta in its Crowned Shield form.
After the image vanished, a prompt appeared before Ange:
[Congratulations, Master. Munchlax has learned Zamazenta's (Crowned Shield) Signature Move: Behemoth Bash.]
Seeing this prompt, Ange suddenly understood. So that was it! This reward allowed a Pokémon to learn an additional Signature Move belonging to a Legendary Pokémon!
Behemoth Bash! It was a Steel-type move with 100 power. When the opponent was in a Dynamax state, the move's power would even double. It was a very practical move.
Not bad! Not bad at all! Ange was very satisfied.
Even Signature Moves of Legendary Pokémon could be learned through mission rewards. His Munchlax was going to become "illegal" soon!
Thinking of this, Ange opened Munchlax's data. Recalling the 10 Individual Value points he had just received, he added 7 of them to Munchlax's Physical Defense.
Munchlax's Individual Values were finally all maxed out!
Munchlax (Eviolite)
Type: Normal
Ability: Thick Fat
Gender: Male
Level: 51
Moves: Tackle, Lick, Defense Curl, Recycle, Covet, Bite, Stockpile, Swallow, Body Slam, Fling, Amnesia, Metronome, Belly Drum, Take Down, Charm, Seed Bomb, Brick Break, Counter, Ice Punch, Thunder Punch, Fire Punch, Behemoth Bash.
Individual Values
HP: 31
Attack: 31
Defense: 31
Special Attack: 31
Special Defense: 31
Speed: 31
Looking at Munchlax's data, Ange felt incredibly fulfilled. Every single point of those Individual Values had been painstakingly raised through missions. It gave him a great sense of achievement.
Although Ange really wanted Munchlax to test the power of Behemoth Bash right now, it was already late, so he decided to wait until tomorrow.
He had 3 Individual Value points left. Without much thought, Ange added them all to Drizzile's HP. It was finally the second apprentice's turn.
Drizzile
Type: Water
Ability: Sniper
Gender: Male
Level: 44
Moves: Pound, Growl, Water Gun, Water Pulse, Sucker Punch, Bind, Soak, Liquidation, Water Pledge, Whirlpool, Aqua Ring, Swift, Muddy Water, Rain Dance, Hydro Pump.
Individual Values
HP: 23
Attack: 29
Defense: 20
Special Attack: 31
Special Defense: 24
Speed: 31
However, Drizzile was already level 44 and still hadn't evolved into Inteleon. Ange was a little worried.
After closing Drizzile's data, Ange looked at his own data.
Ange
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 16 (+500)
Constitution: 54
Intelligence: 28
Culinary Evaluation: A little newbie who has just barely qualified in cooking.
His Intelligence had increased by a full 6 points. Ange felt as if his Aura Power was overflowing!
Having finished collecting the rewards, Ange crawled into his covers and fell into a sweet sleep.
The next morning, Ange woke up early and then went to wake Munchlax.
Munchlax sat up in bed, rubbing its eyes sleepily, and then went to the bathroom to wash up in a daze. When it came out, it saw its Master looking at it with sparkling eyes.
"Munchlax, do you feel like anything is different about you?"
Munchlax pinched its belly. Is anything different? Did I get fat again?
Ange guessed Munchlax's thoughts instantly. He laughed, pinched its belly too, and reminded it, "It doesn't matter if you got fat or not. I'm asking if you feel like you've comprehended a new move?"
Hearing this, Munchlax clenched its fists and tapped its head. Suddenly, its eyes lit up.
"You have it?" Ange asked impatiently.
Munch munch~ Munchlax nodded with a grin.
"Then shall we go out and try it?" Ange suggested.
Munch munch~ Upon hearing this, Munchlax immediately pulled its Master downstairs excitedly.
The pair soon arrived at the grass outside the perimeter wall.
"Munchlax, give it a try," Ange encouraged it.
Munch~~
Munchlax clenched both fists and let out a roar. Ange then saw its entire body burst with silver light. Simultaneously, a silver shield appeared in front of it.
This was Zamazenta's Signature Move—Behemoth Bash!
Munch~~
Munchlax roared again and then charged out with a terrifying momentum.
Boom!!!
Following a loud explosion, a large boulder lying on the grass was smashed to pieces by Munchlax and its silver shield.
As the attack ended, the silver shield vanished into sparkling silver energy.
Ange shouted excitedly, "Munchlax, that was great! So powerful!"
Munchlax was thrilled by Ange's praise. It used Behemoth Bash again and again, running around the grass until it eventually collapsed on the ground in exhaustion.
When Drizzile, Magearna, and Pawmi came down intending to start morning training with Ange, they saw Munchlax lying powerlessly on the ground.
Seeing Pawmi, Ange waved it over. "Pawmi, come here. Let's spar. You've been training quite hard lately; let me test your progress."
With his high Constitution and enhanced Aura Power, Ange felt full of energy and needed an outlet.
...Me and you? Pawmi's head stalled for a moment.
Paw paw~ Then I won't hold back!
With that, Pawmi raised its fist, which was flickering with electricity, and charged at Ange. It was using Thunder Punch.
The moment Pawmi rushed over, Ange used his Aura Power to adjust his body. He twisted slightly, nimbly dodging Pawmi's attack, and simultaneously reached out to grab Pawmi's wrist.
Under Pawmi's surprised gaze, Ange threw it away forcefully.
Paw~ That hurts!
Pawmi cried out as it crashed into the grass, creating a small pit. It scrambled up nimbly, its body crackling with electricity. Then, with a sudden leap, it charged at Ange again.
"Bring it on!"
Ange shouted, crouching down before accelerating toward Pawmi.
His fist collided with Pawmi's. The electricity from Pawmi's fist flowed up his arm and through his body, causing a wave of numbness. However, the strong defense brought by his high Constitution meant Ange didn't feel pain; instead, it felt like a rejuvenating electrical massage.
"Pawmi, you're not strong enough!"
Ange laughed and caught Pawmi again, throwing it out once more.
Paw paw~
Being told it wasn't strong enough made Pawmi very angry. It shouted and wailed as electricity rampaged around its body. Just as it was about to charge at Ange again, a light suddenly began to glow from its body.
"This is..." Ange was stunned.
The gaze of the other Pokémon also fell upon Pawmi. Pawmi was about to evolve.
Soon, Pawmi was completely enveloped in blue-white light. Within the light, its body size grew, and its appearance changed.
When the light dissipated, a brand-new Pokémon appeared before everyone. Compared to Pawmi, this Pokémon's fur had changed from the original orange to a light yellow. Its body was no longer as round as before, though it was still quite chubby.
This was Pawmi's evolved form, Pawmo.
Pawmi:
Pawmi's evolved form, Pawmo:
Pawmo's evolved form, Pawmot: