Chapter 461: Serperior's Treasure
"Sii..." (I have some things still in this forest. I don't know where I'll be going with Master in the future, so I want to go get them...)
Serperior stated its purpose for seeking out Hikaru.
"Alright, it's best to put them in the training house."
An Elite Four-level Pokémon that had lived here for so long would naturally have some of its own possessions.
Hikaru didn't waste any words and released Gardevoir. "Gardevoir, could you please give it a lift?"
"Gardevoir..."
Gardevoir felt like it had completely become Hikaru's tool.
However, for short-distance travel, its Teleport was indeed faster.
In just a few blinks, Hikaru's surroundings had transformed into a heavenly valley, which looked like a cave from the outside.
Bright sunlight shone through the gaps in the leaves from an opening above, illuminating a pool of water as clear as a mirror.
There were no signs of life in the pool, but there were flowing ripples, indicating it was groundwater.
The light from the "skylight" above made the place look very beautiful, and there were also traces of cleaning, making it clear that this Serperior was a snake that loved cleanliness.
"This is a really nice place."
Hikaru couldn't help but praise it. But just such a simple compliment made Serperior feel uneasy all over, as if ants were crawling on it.
This was related to its personality.
Before evolving into Serperior, it had another nickname—the "Tsundere Snake."
The tsundere personality is very strange; it won't say aloud what it really wants in its heart.
"Sii~" (It's alright.)
Serperior responded, its voice light and ethereal, like a spring falling in the mountains.
It slithered towards the dark part of the cave and, a short while later, came back carrying some things on its body.
There were quite a few items, not enough for Serperior to carry in one trip. So, Hikaru had Gardevoir go with it, and soon, a large pile of things that Serperior had collected over the years was brought out by psychic power.
Most of them were dried or not-yet-dried berries, which were clearly its daily food.
A Pokémon like it couldn't find food all the time, so it needed to preserve it.
There were also some treasures, most of which were beneficial to Grass-type Pokémon.
The rest were some fruit pits...
It seemed it also planned to plant fruit trees.
However, a pile of withered leaves caught Hikaru's attention.
Or rather, it caught the attention of one of Hikaru's skills.
That was [Vestige of History].
For items that had been preserved for a long time.
[SS-Rank Treasure — Withered Leaves of the Ancient Tablet Snail. It contains the hateful power of the Ancient Tablet Snail. Except for Grass-type Pokémon, long-term contact will cause a change in personality, leading to hatred of everything.]
This was the data from the [Eye of Investigation].
What a strange item.
Finally, Hikaru also found something of his own.
A Pokéblock case. In the last case, there were still three Pokéblocks...
During this period, Hikaru had maintained a frequency of sending it a box of Pokéblocks once a week.
At first, Mew had said it couldn't deliver them, that Serperior wouldn't accept them. But later, through some half-hearted pushing, it couldn't resist the temptation of Hikaru's Pokéblocks either.
Seeing Hikaru's gaze on the Pokéblock case, Serperior couldn't help but blush and become a little unnatural.
"These things, if you don't mind, shall I put them away for you first?"
After checking some of the berries, Hikaru suggested.
He now understood why Serperior was so proficient in energy control.
It was simple—survival.
To preserve berries, besides removing moisture, one must also lock in the energy inside.
And within these dried berries, there were traces of Serperior's energy. It was clear that it had carefully wrapped a protective film around the outside with its own energy. If this energy was not handled well, it would destroy the fruit itself, causing the energy to dissipate even faster.
This was good news.
Because the "savings" Serperior had accumulated over the years were actually quite substantial. If estimated by value, it would probably be worth a ten-figure sum.
That is, a billion.
"Sii..." (I'll leave it all to Master.)
Hikaru got its approval. Serperior had no objections to these matters.
The prouder a Pokémon is, the harder it is to acknowledge a trainer. Even if the League forcibly paired this Pokémon with a trainer, it was not uncommon for the Pokémon to abandon the trainer.
But once it acknowledged a trainer, it would also be very obedient.
Hearing this, Hikaru smiled. As he put the berries into the training house, he kept talking, "Serperior, how long have you lived here?"
"Sii..." (A long time, I think. After I evolved into Servine, I've been staying here.)
Serperior looked at its surroundings with some nostalgia. It knew that after following this human, it wouldn't be so easy to come back here again.
It came here when it was very weak. Back then, it was truly a struggle for survival. Fortunately, there was a large tree here, and the rules on that tree did not allow battling. Sometimes when it was being chased, it would run up the tree and escape from many Pokémon.
"Mmm, so you've pretty much stayed here all this time. I'll take you to see the outside world in the future. The opponents here are probably not much of a challenge for you anymore..."
Hikaru skillfully painted a grand picture, saying he would take it to see the dazzling lights of the human world, to see the ocean, to adventure in various secret realms, and to challenge powerful trainers...
It listened quite attentively.
From this human, it could indeed see the hope of becoming stronger.
The Pokéblocks sent during this period had allowed it to improve greatly, not to mention the difference in his Pokémon's strength before and after this period...
Serperior believed him.
"Alright."
After roughly packing up, Hikaru felt that he had more or less finished painting his picture. Looking at the somewhat engrossed Serperior, he walked to its side, wanting to lean his hand on its body to rest for a moment, but the latter took a large step back in a stress response.
Hikaru was stunned, realizing that Serperior didn't seem to like being touched. He said embarrassedly, "Sorry, Serperior. It was subconscious."
"Sii..." (Mmm...)
Serperior didn't say anything. Its personality was indeed like that; it didn't like other creatures touching it. The fact that it had lowered its head earlier to let Hikaru touch it was already a great display of restraint.
"Okay, Serperior, I need to go outside for a bit. Do you want to stay here or go into the training house?"
Hikaru stood up and summoned Latias.
One day should be enough for Lance to find information on that blonde woman.
"Sii."
Serperior chose to enter the training house.
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