Chapter 544 Latios's Feelings

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Go through the light.

Natsu and his Pokemon are in a whole new place.

This was different from the previous Hisui Region, Flowers, Fragrances, a hidden land of peace and prosperity.

take a deep breath.

It is full of strong natural fragrance.

Meadow.

This is a vast expanse of grassland. And at the end of the meadow, you can dimly see a dense forest. In the other direction, you can see a large area of ​​Stone, and at the end of the Rock area. , it seems that Snow Mountain can be seen faintly, surrounded by clouds and mist.

Behind, there is a large lake, the lake is very calm, reflecting the clouds in the sky.

With a light breeze blowing, the green grass swayed with its fresh leaves, and the surface of the lake rippled.

Everything gives a very calm and peaceful feeling.

Many Pokemon are active here.

"Is this another illusion?" Natsu thought to himself.

Unowns seem to enjoy creating illusions, and they come up with different illusions.

And because of this environment, Natsu and several Pokémon are in a much better mood.

The heavy heart of Zorua Hisui's form has also calmed down.

Chimchar jumped to the ground, stretching.

Whoo-

A silhouette flashed across the sky and landed on the lakeside behind Natsu.

Looking at its voice, it was Swellow.

The jet black fur and iconic scissor tail are proof of that.

Immediately after.

Flight-

Swellow and Taillow flew from a distance and stood by the lake drinking water.

Except for the first Swellow, who had been staring at Natsu, the other Swellow and Taillow just drank water in silence.

On the other side of the lake, some Swanna were as white as snow and some Ducklet were swimming leisurely in the lake.

Swanna, who was in the lead, also continued to stare at Natsu and the others.

This made Natsu's eyebrows rise involuntarily.

On the other side of the beach.

Ludicolo thumped drums, swayed, and sang songs that were difficult to enjoy because of the inexplicable tone. In its waters, Lombre and Lotad looked very excited, swaying with Ludicolo, causing huge ripples in the lake.

But Natsu noticed that Ludicolo's gaze also swept over him intentionally or unintentionally.

Natsu hesitated, then moved towards the lake.

Flutter——

Several Taillows seemed to have received the disturbance, flapping their wings and flying, actively dodging the approaching Natsu.

At the same time, several Swellows also flew over, looking at him warily.

Seeing that Natsu didn't take any outrageous actions, they didn't attack head-on.

"Can you see and feel me?"

So.

Not an illusion?

Suddenly.

Before Natsu could take any more tentative actions, Taillow and Swellow, who were beside the lake drinking water, flapped their wings and flew off. in the direction they came.

At the same time, Swanna and Ducklett, who were relaxing on the lake, also flapped their wings and flew towards the other shore.

Ludicolo's singing suddenly stopped, and Lombre and Lotad also came ashore and into the grass by the lake.

Crash-

Immediately followed.

The surface of the water suddenly broke, a huge blue silhouette jumped out of the lake, and a huge shadow enveloped Natsu.

It was Gyarados coming out of the water!

Water splashed against his face, making Natsu feel a little cold.

"Roar-!!"

Gyarados' blue scales glittered in the reflection of the water droplets in the light.

The airflow from the roar continued to stir the ends of Natsu's hair.

"Cha!"

"Chim!"

"Oss!"

"Yonji!"

The four Pokemon immediately reacted.

Alakazam instantly Teleported, appeared in front of Natsu, two spoons hung in front of him, and a rich Psychic Type energy gathered above him.

Togekiss and Latios' speed wasn't slow, and they floated in front of Natsu with a gust of air.

Chimchar is slower, but in time, his hands are burning, ready to fight.

But Natsu looked quite calm.

He had confirmed one thing.

Hisui's Region before might be just an illusion, but now, it shouldn't be.

The first thought that came to mind was

"Gyarados, it's also a dragon."

Great pioneers tell us that as long as you don't feel ashamed, others are.

The same is true.

As long as you think so, it is someone else's fault.

Now that these Gyarados are real, some of Natsu's thoughts come alive.

After all, he was building a Gym, and it was estimated that there wasn't much time before opening.

His Dragon-Type Pokémon, there were only Noivern, Tyrantrum and Turtonator, and possibly Noivern children as well, but the power range was too large and the numbers too small.

When facing different challengers, it was impossible to send a Pokémon of suitable strength to give an accurate assessment.

This sudden appearance of Gyarados looks good, but it's not really that strong.

Only (elite) level.

This is what Natsu wanted.

"But since it's a (elite) level, it's still necessary to match a suitable opponent."

Natsu throws a Poke Ball.

"Ouch!"

Doubleblade appeared in front of him.

After a period of training, Doublade gradually became accustomed to his current body. Although there was no obvious increase in strength, the increase in battle prowess was still clearly visible.

"Sword Dance."

"Roar-!!"

Gyarados saw that his roar didn't scare Natsu, and he was already starting to get annoyed.

A mouth filled with layers of ice crystals, a tail flicking made the lake even more turbulent, and a forward motion was moving towards Natsu.

Ice Fang!

Clang!

However, before he could fall completely, an imaginary blue long sword was placed in his mouth, and the ice crystal collided with the sword shadow, making a sharp sound.

After blocking Gyarados' attack by Doublade, who had blocked the Full Mastery "Sword Dance" move.

The next second.

A small emerald green light appeared in the blue sword shadow, and with a swing of the long sword, Gyarados' massive body was forcefully thrown backwards.

Doublade secretly sighed.

As soon as the eyes closed and then opened, the eyes on the two swords opened at the same time.

Before Gyarados fell into the water, another attack followed.

Shu!

And then the third sword!

bang !!

Gyarados hit the lake, splashing even bigger waves into the Alakazam Psychic Barrier.

"Ouch!"

Doublade swung his longsword, and he had an imposing demeanor.

Don't hesitate, this is definitely another way to do it.

The combined move of the Sacred Sword Fury Cutter, has been used quite skillfully, and there is not much interval between the attacks of the three consecutive swords, the connection is quite perfect, and the advantage of the two swords is maximized.

And the formidable power of the "Sacred Sword" move has been maximized in a short amount of time.

In Doublade's own words.

In this state, it only takes one sword for all enemies!

"Oss~~"

Latios' eyes shone with small stars.

So cool~~

Chimchar also rubs his palms, eyes blazing.

The surface of the lake rippled for a while, and Gyarados, who had lost his combat ability, slowly appeared and floated on the water.

Lost combat ability.

Ever since the last time Doublade became popular on the Internet, he was eager to finish off opponents with one sword.

Doublade with flamboyant personality: This is cool and fits my identity!

Doublade with cautious personality: Defeat the enemy as soon as possible, and it won't hurt me.

Natsu throws an empty Poke Ball with ease.

These Gyarados are unquestionable.

Other Gym Leaders have dozens or hundreds of Pokemon, and now he really belongs to the cardless type.

Since this isn't an illusion, is this a chance to replenish his Dragon-Type Pokémon reserves?

No, spare dragon-type Pokémon.

Cough.

"You did well." Natsu patted Doublade's hilt encouragingly.

Doublade looked embarrassed.

After the fight, the flamboyant character also fell silent.

"If this isn't an illusion, we can really go for a walk." Natsu muttered.

"Chim!"

The chimchar at his feet pointed into the distance, where there seemed to be a valley where rocks had piled up. The light of the fire turned half of the sky red.

Chimchar subconsciously clenched his teeth, for some reason gritted his teeth.

Previously, this fire did not exist.

Natsu hesitated a little.

"Anyway, I don't know where to go, so let's go this way."

The fire seemed to be hiding some secrets.

Natsu didn't choose to fly directly, but chose to walk instead.

Not only to see if he can meet other dragon Pokémon, but also to train Chimchar and Latios.

Two little fellows, one needed to test his results after hard training, and the other needed to test his combat abilities when he just finished his growth period.

Natsu will choose to let some Pokémon with more suitable powers be encountered on the road.

Chimchar is well behaved.

He has a certain battle base. After Natsu's training and training, he has corrected many bad habits before.

Proficiency in movement mastery has also improved significantly, and is quite useful for fighting.

With his superior strength, he could barely feel any pressure when facing the same superior opponent.

And.

Chimchar also fully displayed his innate talent for Fire Type moves.

With extremely strong control of the fire power and extremely high flame temperature, if he faced a Grass-Type Pokémon whose Attributes were restrained, he would often only need two hits to take down the opponent.

In Natsu's words, Chimchar is a natural warrior.

Multiple choices and judgments in battle will even make it shine.

Combined with incredible agility, Chimchar quickly adapts to such field combat and quickly adapts to some of Natsu's combat commando quirks.

The tacit understanding has improved significantly.

Natsu was happier with his growth.

Compared to Chimchar, Latios still stumbled a lot.

This is also something that cannot be avoided. After all, he had just been born, and this was also his first time fighting. It is inevitable that there will be a stage of discomfort.

Latios, who had been well protected by Natsu, cried the first time he was attacked and felt pain in his body.

But Natsu is the toughest right now.

Instead of offering comfort, he insisted that Latios finish the fight.

Even if it ends in tears.

Although the other Pokémon are sympathetic, they don't mean to disobey Natsu's orders.

They knew that the current violence was for Latios' good.

It's impossible to live under Natsu's shelter all the time, and it's impossible to never fight.

Latios had to shed more tears and sweat now, to shed less blood in the future.

After all, it's currently fighting under Natsu's tutelage, so don't worry about safety. In the future, all that can be said is not good.

This is also the Alakazam that Natsu has developed since he was a child, and feels deepest.

Even though he had the same understanding as Natsu, his Psychic hovered no more than a meter next to Latios, ready to come to the rescue at any moment.

Profit.

Latios deserves to be a Pokémon with great innate talent. After a short adaptation period, he still managed to defeat an opponent who was slightly stronger than him.

It also gave Natsu a glimpse of Latios' immense potential.

Maybe this isn't a great start to it, and it also makes him aware of his other Pokémon, which look great on the surface, but are hard work and sweat behind them.

But this will definitely have a big impact on Latios' character and habits in the future.

Walk for a while.

While sitting under a tree to rest.

Natsu took care of Chimchar and Latios himself.

Chimchar is not uncommon even before Natsu is with Natsu, and now there is still medicine and massage, and soon full of enthusiasm again.

But for Latios.

Natsu who was sitting under the tree, with a helpless smile, moved towards Latios and waved.

Latios looked dejected, kept his mouth shut and closed his eyes, seeming reluctant to come any closer.

"My dear, give you a massage, the pain will go away soon." Natsu's current voice was very soft, with a special magnetic sound.

Latios hesitated.

Is he mad at Natsu?

Yes.

Natsu who could be the closest to Latios, even being treated as an old man, couldn't feel any real anger or even disgust in his heart even if he fought physically.

Finally, under the watchful eye of Togekiss and Alakazam, Latios came to Natsu, lying on the ground.

Seeing the wound on Latios's wing made Natsu feel depressed.

But no way, some things can't be avoided or not done if he doesn't feel pressured.

It's not indulgent, it's a scourge.

reached out, resting lightly on Latios' wings.

Feeling the temperature from Natsu's palm, Latios's body shook gently, and tears of complaint rolled in his eyes.

Strange to say.

It definitely hurt, but Natsu's palm suddenly felt like it didn't hurt him.

"Os."

Tick ​​tock—

Crystal tears fell from the corners of Latios' eyes.

Anyone who was angry with their parents when they were younger knows that sometimes crying or not crying is just a matter of the mind, give it a little time to cool off, and it might be over.

But if someone ran to comfort him at this time, the grievances in his heart would explode like a flood.

"Does it hurt?" Natsu's soft voice was heard again.

Latios subconsciously wanted to nod, but he sniffed and chose to shake his head.

Latios suddenly felt no complaint in his heart when he saw Natsu's serious expression on his face to deal with his wound, and the pain in his eyes that couldn't be hidden.

Perhaps, this might not only be his wound and pain, but also the pain in Natsu's heart.

"If you don't like fighting, we can stop fighting in the future." Natsu said suddenly.

He's not the type to sue Pokémon from an "everything for you" point of view.

Therefore, he usually chooses a Pokémon, and will use the Pokémon's character and philosophy as a very important judging criterion.

Just like the original Chimchar and Cyndaquil, the vivacious and warlike Chimchar and the shy and quiet Cyndaquil who grew up in the shade, she chose Chimchar.

As for Doublade who was also an introvert, it was because Natsu seemed to see himself in the mirror of personality.

Turns out he's a good match for Doublade too.

So if Latios doesn't like fighting, Natsu won't force it.

He never forced Pokemon as "tools".

Pokemon of all living things. They have their own thoughts and character. They cannot be forced to do things they don't like because of their own needs. This is one of the basic qualities of a Coach.

But if Pokémon like Latios don't fight and grow, it's a waste.

But it's his own choice, and the Trainer has to respect it.

It is because of this respect that Pokémon Natsu likes him so much.

Respect goes both ways.

"Oss~~"

Latios rubbed Natsu's cheek lightly.

He stuck out his little tongue and licked it lightly.

Latios forgave Natsu.

He was only angry at Natsu's expressionless face when he directed him to fight, not that Natsu had to let him finish.

The thought in Latios' heart was that the gentle Natsu who cared for him was gone.

Latios had spent some time with Natsu and his Pokemon, and was mentally prepared for battle, but just being mentally prepared didn't mean he could handle the sudden pain.

But he knew now that the gentle Natsu wasn't going, just hiding.

Latios is relieved.

He stuck out his tongue and lightly licked Natsu's cheek.

"Oss!"

'I want to try again, I think I can! '

Natsu smiled, gently caressed Latios' neck, and said softly, "Okay, let's try it together."

Togekiss: So cute (rubbing his eyes).

Alakazam: (Glancing) Do you understand crisis management?

Togekiss : Huh?

Alakazam: Then you should hear a sentence. The longest way to go is Natsu's routine. You know that retreating is progress, right?

Togekiss :==(|||)

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(end of this chapter)