Progress and Perks

"What's the matter Blitzle? Did you hurt yourself?" I asked in worry.

"Bli Bli blitz Blitzleee," she said in an exciting tone.

I figured out that she had some breakthrough, maybe she learned the move?

"Okay Okay, calm down.... show me what you got," I said. She immediately nodded and took a running posture.

"Bli Bli Blitzleee," she muttered and took off like a bullet.

I saw the red aura of heat emerging from her, it did not look complete but a great step up to what we practiced until today. I can see the smoke rising from her, it's more like a weak spark than the razing red fire.

I immediately suggested to her,

"Great, although it looks incomplete, we have three months to master it. So from today, we will train every day till you get it right. Does that sound good?"

I then concentrated my pupils towards Blitzle, If anyone was around me, they would see my pupils turning red from black.

The World in front of me changed to multiple colors and textures, Blitzle in front of me gave off a deep yellowish aura that is different from the normal Yellow that Machop has. I immediately realized what changed so I hugged Blitzle and congratulated her.

"Great, your talent improved Blitzle. Now, there's no way that you can't evolve, all the hard work we did pay off. Now you can become a great Mount and a hard-hitting pokemon," I said rubbing her mane.

Although she did not completely understand what I meant, she licked me on the chin with joy.

"Blitzle Bliitzlee"

As a transmigrator, I was disappointed that I had no situations like meeting with God or getting any wishes like every fan fiction protagonist. It truly would have been cool to have a system but I am fine with just knowing the potential too, at the least something is better than nothing. For now, I can see the energies around and also the potential of each pokemon, but I am not completely sure how much more these eyes can do.

I get exhausted pretty quickly if I overuse this ability of mine so I refrain from frequently using it. Meditation and sleep help me recover from all the exhaustion, it is sometimes uncomfortable to go through the exhaustion process. I also think I might be a psychic? who knows? I need to dig deeper into my ability but have no clue how to achieve it.

Anyway, I am not completely sure about how many colors there are to differentiate the talent between Pokemon. All I know are about Red, Orange, Yellow, and Green..... I only saw around 6 'green color' radiating Pokemon in the last four years. Half of them are Count Claude's Pokemon and the other half are random traveler's Pokemon.

Blitzle and Machop, both have a Yellow aura which is uncommon even amongst the knights, they were a gift from our Father to Leon. As a Baron, he had more resources so I assume Nobles can obtain Yellow grade pokemon.

Green seemed to be a higher tier as they are rarely seen, Red is the most common around here and orange is uncommon. Yellow seemed rare as only high-class Knights have them.

If Blitzle completely masters Flame charge and evolves, then I am sure she will enter into the Green grade potential zone. At least to the lighter green if not normal green, Machop though has more room for growth as he has two evolutions, unlike Blitzle here.

I immediately asked Blitzle to take some rest and went to check on Machop. I can see that Machop's aura is also gradually changing to Deep Yellow, you could never tell the difference as the increase is so meager, but it is improving every day by that exact meager amount for the last three months. I think he is getting the hang of that Ice Punch.

Ice Punch is very vital to Machop as he is immensely helpless against flying types. Same in Blitzle's case against grass types, so the improvement in their respective moves would be a phenomenal addition to their versatility.

"Machop Machop Chop Machopppp", yelled Machop while hitting the water's surface. I can notice the light whitish aura with each successive punch and the water also seems to be freezing at a quicker rate.

"Great Job, Machop. Don't overwork, take a 5-minute break every 20 to 30 minutes. Here, let me change the water for you," I said and took the tub back inside.

As I came in carrying the tub I saw Butler Frederick directing the Maids. He takes a look at me and immediately raises his brows,

"Young master!! please let the maids do the heavy work," he said and then turned towards the maids,

"What are you guys doing letting Master Arthur do the chores, hurry up and carry the water tub back," ordered Frederick in a serious tone.

"Nah, don't mind me. It's more satisfying to assist pokemon to improve with our efforts. It also helps build the bond between each other, Maids can help but Pokemon also need to see the struggle we put into developing their abilities," I said, making the Butler sigh.

"You talk as though both are your Pokemon Arthur, People will think Leon Jones is bullying his younger brother into training his Pokemon," said my brother sarcastically as he walks downstairs.

"No way brother, I grew up with them. Both Machop and Blitzle are like my siblings and I also know how much you are overworking yourself to save money for my starter pokemon. Training your Pokemon is the least I can do," I said making everyone stunned.

They thought I never noticed Leon working overtime for extra payments.

"You think I did not notice? every day you come home tired and wake up early in the morning before the sun rises. I don't understand why you don't let me do any part-time work. it would be easier that way," I said questioning my brother.

"Arthur, we are a family of Nobles. The pride that comes with it should be maintained, it is strictly prohibited for any minors from a noble background to work outside," he said in a more commanding voice as if to tell that I am not allowed to work for money till I reach 15.

"No matter what, it doesn't change the fact that I am still a civilian, brother!!!! We have to get rid of our worthless pride if we have to improve our lifestyle," I said in a docile manner while collecting the water tub brought by the maid. I did not want to start an argument again regarding this issue, it's been happening for a year now.

My brother did not elaborate anymore and came outside with me silently. I know that Leon cares for me more than anyone, at times he involves himself too much with my business. Sometimes I even think of the brother dynamic between Itachi and Sasuke, although I am surely not the Sasuke here.

I tried to divert the issue and said,

"Brother, Blitzle had a breakthrough. You can watch her display the development we made. I think you have bigger odds of becoming a Royal Knight now,"

"Really? let's watch it then, I am looking forward to it," he said with a more uplifted mood.

I know Leon wants to be a Royal Knight. Royal Knights are treated on an equal level with a Baron and sometimes even Viscounts don't come close. Royal knights are a personal army or personal guards to the Royal family, there are higher chances to improve your relationships with the King himself or the Prince and Princess of the kingdom.

The pay will also get tripled which will be easier for me to survive in the Academy.

We both met up with Machop who was resting in a cross-legged posture. He was meditating to let more oxygen inside while also calming his mind. I taught him to do that just for the obvious benefits that come with meditation.

Blitzle showcased her improvement to Leon with pure bliss as the day passed on a positive note.

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2 months later:

"Great work both of you, now repeat that one more time..... we are very close to mastering the moves," I said as I see Blitzle running with confidence towards Machop's semi-finished ice punch. They hit each other and repeat the same thing over and over in a loop.

Blitzle has been improving drastically since the day of her first breakthrough, I think the reason for that is not just her talent improvement but also the fact that she gained the confidence to master the move. Sometimes confidence can do wonders.

For one month, I started making them fight each other. Flame charge and ice punch are complete opposite powers so each time they collide, the Pokemon that use them get a better grasp of energies because of the sheer difference in the way each move operates.

It has been a great way to improve at a fast pace but today seemed different as I can sense it with my intuition, don't know why I feel this way but my instincts are telling me that today is the real deal. I look at both Pokemon as they seem to have more determination and resolve to succeed.

They both eye each other and get back in position to try the moves again,

"Blitzleee," said blitzle while rubbing her hind legs against the surface of the ground.

"Ma...chopp," said Machop signaling Blitzle to hit him with all she has got.

Blitzle starts running towards Machop as the sand scatters around raising a dust cloud while Machop holds his ground and pulls his right hand back as his muscles tighten.

It seemed as though the time around came to a pause and I could see every detail with a more clear picture, (#not in any way related to his ability, just the dramatic expression from the author)

The flame rising around Blitzle's body evaporated the vapor around half a meter radius while Machop hits Blitzle with his chilling hand that seemed to freeze the moisture in the surrounding. Both collided at full power,

"Boommmmm"

A huge sand cloud lifted upwards with a noise that can be heard for at least 3 blocks across from the Manor. The dust scattered around and my pupils reflected a white blinding light indicating the evolutions happening in the cloud of dust. My brother came running towards the training area in panic due to the massive disturbance.

I see the size of both pokemon gradually increasing completely flabbergasting my logic of how things work. It's a fascinating thing to see Pokemon grow at an abrupt pace in a matter of mere seconds, at the same time I saw my brother clutching his head and falling in pain...

I immediately run towards him while all the Maids come out to inspect the sudden outburst of noise around.

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Note: Although the MC is not dumb, he is not some high-level genius either. MC can only be as intelligent as the Author that's writing the fiction so don't flame me if you see some dumb shit. I am just as average as anybody can get in terms of intelligence.

Please comment on what to be improved and the pace of the story. I like giving some dimensions to my characters, I don't want everyone around MC to be 2 dimensional so it will take time to build everything out.

I am also a rookie author so go easy on me.