Chapter 116: Lonely Goodra

Chapter 116: Chapter 116: Lonely Goodra

Octavius clapped in agreement.

"That’s more like it! When the time comes, if you need any support to catch Goodra, you can come to me!"

As the warden, he could empathise well with the Pokémon in the Safari Zone.

His attitude towards Trainers who entered the Safari Zone to catch Pokémon was very poor.

But towards the Pokémon of the Safari Zone, Octavius was extremely gentle.

He could feel that although the Great Marsh’s environment gave Goodra some peace of mind, deep in her heart, she was actually longing for companions she could travel with.

Perhaps only a gentle Trainer like Julian could enter Goodra’s heart.

Only he could give her true peace of mind and allow her to embrace this beautiful world again.

Goodra was hiding in the Great Marsh. In truth, that was not good for her emotional health.

When they had met earlier, because Goodra had instinctively resisted and closed off her heart, Julian’s Aura had not sensed many of her emotions.

All he had felt was the slight comfort Goodra released when she lay in the lake water.

No one denied Goodra’s strength, but her attitude towards battle was very passive.

Facing Salamence’s provocation, Goodra mainly defended.

She relied on her powerful defence to withstand Salamence’s attacks head-on, or used Protect to block them.

When she used the two attacking moves, Dragon Pulse and Water Pulse, most of the time it was not to attack Salamence, but to resist her attacks.

After fighting for ten minutes, Salamence discovered that she still could not chew through this tough bone named Goodra.

No matter what she said, Goodra refused to take the initiative to attack.

Salamence knew today’s attempt had failed again.

She did not understand how there could be a Dragon Pokémon as gentle and unaggressive as Goodra.

After her fruitless provocations towards Goodra, Salamence flew towards another corner of the Safari Zone.

A fairly strong Staraptor lived over there, and Salamence was going to clash with him.

Now that she had finally thrown off Bagon, Salamence was going to fight plenty of battles today!

Octavius felt mentally exhausted.

He suspected Salamence was going to make up for every battle she had missed while raising Bagon.

The workload in the Safari Zone was probably going to spike for the next while.

After Salamence left, Julian directly walked into the pond.

Holding a Potion, he said, "I know your defences are very strong, Goodra, but it would still be best to treat these wounds."

He used Aura to transmit his feelings to her.

Goodra nodded and sat down in front of him.

There were not many wounds. Julian handled them quickly.

"Eat something too. Salamence already tried the food I make, and she gave it quite a good evaluation."

Goodra shook her head.

"Goodra~"

She would be fine eating reed roots.

Julian did not allow her to refuse. He directly took out a jar of Pokémon food and placed it in front of her.

"Try it."

His warm smile made Goodra unable to say no.

She picked up a piece and placed it in her mouth. It really did taste very good.

"Since you like it, eat some more."

Using food to bring them closer, Goodra opened her heart to him slightly.

Only then did Julian sense the unease and confusion Goodra had felt after coming from the Hisui era to this time.

He stepped forward and reached out to stroke Goodra’s head.

"Goodra, welcome to this brand-new era. Although this place may not have the Pokémon you were familiar with..."

"In the Great Marsh, I think you should have met quite a few friends. And I can become your friend too."

"With us here, your life from now on will no longer be lonely."

Goodra did not speak. She only grabbed food and stuffed it into her mouth.

But from the corners of her eyes, large tears kept falling into the pond.

Julian’s gentleness had opened a small crack in Goodra’s sealed heart.

After eating the Pokémon food, Goodra also adjusted her state of mind.

The current Goodra was clearly much more lively than before.

"Goodra~"

Goodra called for Julian to follow her.

They arrived at the nest Goodra had woven from reeds. She took out a blue star-shaped stone and handed it to him.

"Goodra~"

Since Julian had treated her to food, Goodra would use something from her collection as repayment.

He accepted the star-shaped stone.

"Thank you for the gift. I like it very much. I’ll treasure it carefully."

Octavius was even more excited than Maylene.

"Are you finally going to catch her?"

But in the end, Julian directly said goodbye to Goodra.

"Goodra, I’ll bring a new gift to visit you again in a couple of days."

Goodra nodded and waved to him.

Octavius was puzzled.

"Gym Leader Veyne, why haven’t you made a move to catch Goodra yet? Aren’t you already friends?"

"And Milotic too. I feel like you could catch her as well."

Julian shook his head and explained, "For Goodra, the emotional support the Great Marsh gives her is still greater than what I, a new friend, can offer. I still need to spend more time with her."

"As for Milotic, her experience of once being abandoned by a Trainer makes her very resistant to forming close relationships with humans."

"Going from friends to partners who fight side by side isn’t a transformation that happens so easily."

Paul actually did not understand.

In his heart, Pokémon were about battling, catching, and raising.

So many steps about making friends did not have much effect on a Pokémon’s strength.

He did not understand why Julian insisted on making a simple matter complicated.

Maylene, on the other hand, had grown up under Julian’s influence and understood the necessity of building a bond.

At the entrance, Julian said goodbye to Octavius.

"I’m sending them to Sandgem Town, and I’ll visit Professor Rowan while I’m there. Tomorrow, or the day after, I’ll return to the Safari Zone."

"When the time comes, I’ll try to get closer to Goodra and Milotic and see whether I can catch them."

Octavius nodded.

"You’re welcome anytime!"

...

When they arrived at Professor Rowan’s lab, Professor Rowan welcomed the three of them.

The two younger ones were arranged by an assistant to tour the lab. Professor Rowan said, "Julian, there’s progress on that matter. We should be able to set off very soon."

Julian nodded and said, "Primeape has recently begun touching that power that surpasses the soul. It has created some danger to his life. I hope this operation goes smoothly."

"If we can bring back Annihilape, hopefully you can research a safe method for Primeape to evolve."

Professor Rowan was somewhat surprised.

"Primeape has already begun touching Rage Fist? Let me scan his data."

Julian took out Primeape’s Poké Ball and handed it to Professor Rowan.

At the same time, he asked, "Professor, do you know about Dragon/Steel-type Goodra that lived in ancient Sinnoh?"

Professor Rowan stroked his chin.

"I seem to remember the elders in my family mentioning a little information about that. Are you interested in them?"

Julian told Professor Rowan about Goodra’s situation.

"I want to make flavours Goodra is familiar with, so that her heart can settle down in this era."

Professor Rowan nodded.

"That is indeed a good idea. Julian, you really are a gentle person."

"But for some reason, a large amount of information from that era has generally been lost. I don’t know whether I can find any relevant records."

"And the ingredients you want may only be found deep inside Mt. Coronet, in primeval forests that still preserve a semblance of that ancient era"

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