The high-concentration Electric-type energy on the lightning-struck tree only seed to last for half an hour, and by now, it had gradually returned to normal baseline levels.
But Lorze was still holding Ralts, ditating beneath the thunderstruck wood. Yes, he was ditating right along with her. It obviously wasn't because he was trying to sense the Electric-type energy himself, but rather because Ralts said she wanted to feel his presence every single second.
When he and Ralts entered a ditative state together, their ntal energies seed to faintly intertwine, allowing them to sense each other's very existence.
Ralts absolutely loved this deep feeling of being intimately connected.
Furthermore, under this state, Ralts's mind seed to focus far better than usual, and her perception grew noticeably sharper. Naturally, he was more than happy to accompany her in her training.
In that mont of intertwined consciousness, Ralts could vividly feel Lorze's intense excitent. She sowhat understood that this lightning-struck tree had to be sothing incredibly important for her; otherwise, why would Lorze be so fucking thrilled?
To ensure she didn't disappoint Lorze, Ralts pushed her focus to 120%, earnestly sensing and attempting to draw in the Electric-type energy. Even though the high-concentration energy on the wood had already dissipated, she entirely refused to give up.
They had to seize this mont of absolute epiphany; they wouldn't stop until they succeeded!
The process of ditation was inherently tedious, but neither of them felt bored in the slightest.
When you are driven by an incredibly strong purpose, you worry far more about whether you'll succeed than about being bored.
Fortunately, Ralts's innate talent was pretty damn good. Coupled with the fact that their intertwined ntal state genuinely boosted her perception, after more than two hours, Ralts finally succeeded in channeling the Electric-type energy.
Seeing the faint sparks of electricity arcing and crackling between Ralts's fingertips, Lorze knew they had fucking nailed it!
He never expected it to actually work, and the sheer euphoric rush almost made him dizzy.
Once she mastered Electric-type energy, it opened up the possibility of learning devastating Electric-type attacks, aning he wouldn't have to worry too much about Ralts lacking offensive coverage.
Speaking of which, wasn't his luck over the past two days a little too fucking good?
It was so absurdly good that he started to worry if he had just completely drained his entire lifeti's worth of luck.
First he gets a Ralts, and then he randomly stumbles onto a fresh lightning strike—sothing most people wouldn't see in their entire lives. Was he secretly burning away his lifespan in a dark ritual for this kind of luck?
Fuck it, if he's burning his lifespan, so be it! The results were absolutely worth it!
"Ralts, how does it feel?" Lorze asked, completely unable to hide his excitent.
"Ralt! (It feels amazing!)" Ralts was overjoyed in her heart as well.
It wasn't actually because she had mastered a new elental energy, but rather because she felt Lorze's overwhelming thrill, which naturally made her incredibly happy too.
"Aweso! Let's shift our training focus today to familiarizing yourself with this Electric-type energy, just in case you forget the feeling later," Lorze said earnestly and hastily.
Ralts gave a gentle nod. As long as Lorze didn't have to keep getting hurt by training alongside her, she was fine with doing absolutely anything.
Thus, Ralts fully devoted her mind to earnestly playing with the Electric-type energy. The power of this flickering electric spark was still incredibly weak; even when Lorze touched it with his bare hands, he only felt a mild, tingling numbness.
With this pathetic level of power, you couldn't even call it "mastery." It was barely an entry-level spark, miles away from actually forming a usable combat move.
Still, it was a fantastic start. What he needed to do next was help Ralts completely morize the sensation of Electric-type energy, so she wouldn't just forget it after a single night's sleep.
As for how exactly to help her familiarize herself with it...
That obviously ant burning through massive piles of cash!!!
If he didn't throw money at the problem right now, when the hell would he?
While Ralts was busy toying with the electrical sparks, Lorze quickly shot a text to his mother.
Lorze: Mom! When you co ho tonight, can you swing by the market and buy a bunch of Electric-type Berries?
It just so happened that his mother was free at the mont. Seeing her son's text, she took a second to reply.
Mother: Electric-type Berries? Are you trying to teach Ralts a new move?
Lorze: Not teach, I need her to gain proficiency! She can already generate Electric-type energy, so I want to strike while the iron is hot and have her completely master it.
Mother: ???
Mother: Already? How the hell did you manage that???
His mother was utterly shocked. Was Ralts's talent really this absurdly overpowered?
She frequently saw Trainers at the Battle Dojo renting specialized equipnt to develop their Pokémon's moves, but the vast majority of them blew insane amounts of effort and money, only to completely fail at grasping non-STAB energies.
Ralts literally just started her very first fucking day of training, and you're telling she already grasped a completely new elental type???
Lorze: Honestly, it was pure luck. You know that thunderstorm we just had? I happened to be right next to a tree that got struck by lightning, and Ralts said she could sense the Electric-type energy from it.
Mother: A lightning strike? You guys didn't get hurt, did you?!
Lorze: If I got hit by lightning, I wouldn't exactly be casually texting you right now.
Mother: Alright, I got it. I'll get off work early tonight.
After confirming her son was safe, she went back to work, but the constant, irrepressible upward curve of her lips fully exposed just how incredibly thrilled she was.
Should she say her son was just insanely lucky?
He effortlessly unlocked the secret to non-STAB energy that tortured countless Trainers to death. That Ralts's innate talent was obviously god-tier too; otherwise, she would never have been able to capitalize on such a fleeting opportunity.
With this, her absolute resolve was fully cented. She was going to pour her heart and soul into raising this Ralts.
The kids were busting their asses working so hard. As a mother, how could she not show so proper financial support?
...
That night, after getting off work, his mother brought ho a massive haul.
A crate of Moomoo Milk, a box of Psychic-type Berries, and an extra box of Electric-type Berries.
The milk was enough to last a whole month. The Berries couldn't be stored for that long without rotting, so she only bought a week's supply of each for now.
Those were just standard-grade Berries. But to help Ralts rapidly master the Electric-type energy, she deliberately splurged on so premium, interdiate-grade Electric-type Berries.
Interdiate Berries cost a whopping 150 bucks a pop! She had never seen fruit this fucking expensive in her life!
But if it could buy Ralts absolute mastery over Electric-type energy, she didn't hesitate to empty her wallet for it.
The very first thing she did upon getting ho was call her son and Ralts over to personally inspect the results of their training.
When she saw Ralts struggle slightly before generating a visible arc of electricity between her fingertips—even though it was obviously still very raw and unrefined—she couldn't hold back a gasp of pure delight.
Being able to reach this level entirely without the aid of Berries was already an absolute miracle. You can't be too greedy in life. All they needed to do now was build up her proficiency, and spending so extra cash to achieve that was totally fine.
His mother hastily ripped open the package of interdiate Electric Berries. Looking as if she were even more paranoid than Lorze that delaying would cause Ralts to lose her epiphany, she frantically washed a Berry and practically shoved it in front of Ralts's face, stopping just short of forcefully prying the little girl's mouth open to cram it in.
No, she looked like she wanted to aggressively deep-throat the entire fucking box of Berries down Ralts's throat!
"Look at you, covered in fucking mud. Hurry up and go take a shower. I'll take full custody of Ralts for now," his mother said, aggressively taking over caretaking duties. When it ca to professional Pokémon breeding and grooming, she obviously had leagues more experience than her teenage son.
"Alright, but don't force-feed her too much. She's still a baby, her stomach can't digest that much energy at once," Lorze said helplessly.
"Are you the certified Breeder here, or am I?" His mother shot him a fierce glare. Did she seriously need a rookie to lecture her on the basics?
With Ralts's tiny, fragile little body, her appetite obviously wouldn't be very big anyway.
But slipping in an extra Berry or two wouldn't be a problem at all. Especially when coupled with her highly specialized "Pokémon Caretaker Massage Techniques," she could absolutely help Ralts maximize the absorption of every single drop of the Berry's energy!
Lorze could only shake his head helplessly. When the Supre Mother stepped up to take the reins, how could he possibly dare to intervene?
Anyway, it wasn't like his mom would ever hurt Ralts. He'd better just obediently fuck off to the shower.
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