[Chapter:19][Second Spirit]
The cocoon of bright light, which attracted the attention of all the children around, slowly converged to form a small figure. Yet, strangely, looking at the figure, everyone present felt like they were watching something large as well.
And looking at the figure which slowly yet surely became clear, Al felt his jaw drop to the ground.
A round figure…
Chubby paws…
Equal chubby legs…
Bright cream and teal coloured smooth and tender skin…
A pair of drooping eyes…
"Snor…Snor?"
The Pokémon that appeared looked around cutely, and it jumped when its gaze landed on Al.
"Snor Snor!"
It paddled forward on its short, round legs, and hugged Al's shell shocked body with its huge paws.
"Snor Snorlax!"
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
"How" "cute!"
The Xia twins had hearts in their eyes as they watched their first love awkwardly return the hug that his absolutely adorable Spirit gave him.
"This is Brother Al's Spirit?" (Tang San)
"Ooh! As expected of Boss! His Spirit can walk around on its own, completely unlike our Beast Spirits!" (Meng Yi)
"Brother's Spirit looks rather cute…" (Meng Er)
"But don't underestimate it. Brother Al looks like a pretty boy too, but can still kick out assess with his eyes closed." (Meng Wu)
"It looks like Brother Al's Spirit is a little similar to mine, an independent action Spirit. I remember him telling us about that some time ago, Spirits that you can't fuse with unlike normal Beast Spirits, but can act on their own. And both you and the Spirit would be able to use Spirit Skills, even though both share the same Spirit Power Reserves." (Guo Liu)
"As expected of little Liu, you actually remember all that. I only remember things Brother Al told us after beating us up, those things always last long in my head." (Meng Si)
The other kids looked at the muscle brained Meng Si contemptuously, though he only grinned at them making them roll their eyes simultaneously.
"Snorlax, nice to meet you too. I'm Al, your, uh, trainer?"
As Al communicated with the tiny Snorlax that barely reached his waist in height, Snorlax blinked its beady eyes at him cutely as a voice appeared in his mind.
{Papa~!}
"…"
((Pff! Ahahahahaha! You should look at your face!))
Ella burst out laughing as a screen which definitely didn't exist in the original 'Relations System' appeared before him, displaying his face that twisted at Snorlax calling him that.
Al ignored that cheeky little girl, determined to teach her a lesson once he gets her a body, before looking down at Snorlax.
"I'm not your Papa, Snorlax. I am…"
{Papa~!}
"I just said I'm not…"
{Papa~!}
"I…"
{Papa~!}
"…"
{Papa~?}
"Sigh…nothing. Go and play around, but don't go too far."
{Yes Papa~~!}
Al looked at the Snorlax paddle away cutely as it watched everything around it curiously, and sighed.
"I actually became a father at 6. Fuck me."
"We will" "soon enough."
Al looked at the blushing faces of the Xia twins as they whispered their words softly enough for him alone to hear them, and felt his lips twitch.
((Tch! Damn sluts!))
Once again, Al ignored Ella as he shook his head before stretching his hand out for the second time.
"Let's see if my second Spirit would surprise me too…"
Al was genuinely bored the past few years. Sure, he had fun playing with the kids and taking care of the farm, but it didn't change the fact that he was bored.
So he deliberately didn't look at the names and descriptions of his second and third Spirits so he would be surprised.
Ella read his thoughts as she chuckled.
((This one isn't as 'surprising', but it is also quite surprising too. And it's a very good and powerful Spirit.))
While a little confused at how she put it, Al didn't really care. Nodding his head, he 'willed' his Spirit out, and waves of Spirit Power emanated from his body as they coalesced in his hand. Soon enough, an object appeared in it.
"This is…"
Looking at the spherical crystal ball in his hand, showing an illusionary land that was currently devoid of anything but dirt, Al blinked in confusion. He glanced at his 'Status', asking Ella to hide the name of his third Spirit so as to not spoil himself, and confirmed the name of his second Spirit.
'Spirit : Garden of Eden'
((That crystal ball contains the garden, a tiny separate dimension which is currently empty with only in fertile soil and lots and lots of air. Once you get your first Soul Ring, it'll start changing. As for how it'll change, that'll depend on which Soul Rings you get.))
((Also, your Snorlax is technically only part Spirit, and part Soul Beast, meaning it can cultivate just like a typical Soul Beast, creating its own Soul Ring and increase its age. And at the same time, it can also create new Soul Rings for every 10th Spirit Level you reach, like a human Spirit Master. So you don't have to worry about getting Soul Rings for Snorlax.))
((And with your 'Shared Soul' perk, you can 'share' the Soul Rings you get between your second and third Spirits, so no need to look for 18 different Soul Rings. This'll save you a lot of effort since going by your plans you would need a lot of RP, and you will consume only half the RP you would have to this way.))
Al nodded as he heard Ella's words.
"'Garden of Eden'…it can be considered my personal world like those other MCs in other fanfics have, huh?"
((Yes. With 'Tireless Machine' giving you infinite Spirit Power and other things, and with the Garden being a part of you, you won't have to worry about energy needs and other things like air, water, etc… . In a sense, it is indeed similar to a personal world, but it's also similar to a Reality Marble or Domain Expansion. Well, you can think about it later.))
Al nodded as he let the crystal ball containing a whole different world float next to him, and willed his third and final Spirit out.