Pokemon: Reborn Rich Alternate Earth

'I, Kartana, have never been weaker than a Pokémon in my life. The food may be delicious, but if you're going to threaten me, I absolutely won't agree.'

Kartana, whose attitude had originally softened a bit, was now instantly fired up with pride after being threatened by Slowking.

Kartana: "I, Kartana, would rather die standing than live kneeling."

Julian held his forehead—he finally understood. This Kartana was proud, yes, but this pride was more like that of a chuunibyou teenager.

Full of hot blood, defying everyone, ready to clash with anyone.

If this Kartana really was a hot-blooded, chuunibyou teen...

Julian’s eyes turned slightly as an idea came to mind.

Kartana: "Come on."

With that, it closed its eyes and raised its neck.

A look that screamed: 'If I flinch, I’m your grandson.'

Metagross looked at Julian: "Kill or not?"

"Slow~"

Slowking: "Kill."

'You’re the first to dare not give me, Slowking, any face.'

Julian: "Stay your sword."

Metagross: 'Again with this!'

"With the sun and moon in my hands, I reach for the stars—none in the world are like me."

Kartana’s originally closed eyes suddenly snapped open.

“Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west—don’t bully a poor Pokémon.”

Kartana's eyes widened even more.

Julian: 'Looks like I still need to push further.'

“I, Metagross, have the potential to be a First-class legendary.”

Metagross raised an eyebrow: 'I like that line.'

Kartana’s body trembled slightly, its gaze on Julian full of anticipation.

Julian: 'Still trying to act tough? Then I’ll bring out my last two trump cards. If you can withstand these, I’ll admit defeat.'

He took a deep breath and slowly said:

“With each ten steps, a man falls; across a thousand miles, I move unseen. Once my work is done, I brush off my cloak—my name hidden from fame and history.”

Kartana: 'Th-this—'

At this point, Kartana's whole body was nearly shaking like a sieve.

Julian smiled slightly, looking deeply at Kartana, as if asking—'Are you ready?'

Kartana trembled all over, as if it had understood Julian’s words, and even took a step back subconsciously.

In that moment, the Kartana who feared neither heaven nor earth—felt fear. It felt like it won't be able to hold on.

It didn’t want to keep listening. It wanted to leave. But its legs wouldn’t move, and from deep within, a voice kept whispering in its ears—

Keep listening... keep listening...

Seeing Julian slowly open his mouth—

Kartana: 'It’s coming!!'

“If the heavens had not birthed me, Kartana,

Swordsmanship would be lost in eternal darkness.”

Words fell—

BOOM BOOM BOOM!!

Kartana was blasted back ten full steps, and its mind felt like it had been hit by a thousand exploding Voltorbs—completely blown to mush.

'If the heavens had not birthed me, Kartana,

Swordsmanship would be lost in eternal night.'

Wasn’t this exactly what it had been chasing after all along? This was the dream it had longed for from the very beginning.

This human—

At this moment, the look Kartana gave Julian no longer held any trace of disdain.

Forget about Kartana—even Pierce and the others were stunned by Julian’s words. Aside from the line from Li Bai’s poetry, they hadn’t even heard of the other four lines before.

Even though this world had web novels, none of the ones Julian read in his past life existed here.

“How about it? Follow me, and these lines are for you to use, and I have plenty more of them, just waiting to be shared,” Julian said with a smile.

Just looking at Kartana’s expression, it was clear this round was in the bag.

A hot-blooded chūni boy—what kind of guy like that could resist these five lines?

Every single one was dripping with sheer pretentiousness, hitting Kartana right in the heart.

Dignity and pride? In the face of this level of pretentiousness, they weren’t even worth a cent.

Kartana: "From now on, I will be the blade in your hand."

Julian took out a Beast Ball and tossed it toward Kartana. The latter didn’t resist at all. After the Beast Ball shook a few times, it quickly settled down.

Metagross picked up the Beast Ball and handed it to Julian.

Julian: “Rest inside for now. Heal your wounds.”

The Beast Ball shook slightly in response, signaling agreement.

With Kartana now captured, plus Doublade, Julian now basically had the Twin Blades under his command.

If this were a wuxia world, he’d absolutely be a legendary-level character by now.

“Slow~”

Slowking: "I’ll take good care of it from now on."

Julian and Metagross gave the Beast Ball a look of pity. This guy had completely offended Slowking. Its future days probably weren’t going to be easy.

You say Slowking is petty?

Please. Which one of Julian’s Pokémon isn’t petty?

Even the goofy Arcanine—if it caught Julian petting another dog Pokémon, it would immediately draw up a renovation plan with a million budget.

Pierce and the others watched as Julian managed to tame the unyielding Kartana with just a few cool lines and felt their entire worldview had been refreshed.

The most common way to capture a Pokémon was naturally by defeating it in battle…

Other than that, some used emotions, food, or even various toys to win Pokémon over.

But it was the first time they had seen someone capture a Pokémon with just pretentious words.

And the most shocking part? Kartana actually bought into it.

A dignified, Elite Kartana with this kind of taste? No one would’ve guessed it.

“Aren’t you afraid this kind of Pokémon might affect your IQ?” Ember muttered with a pout.

After all, Charizard had been seriously injured by Kartana. Of course she was a little displeased about Julian catching it.

“So… are we continuing the exploration now?”

Julian couldn’t be bothered to respond to this woman and turned to ask Pierce instead.

“Let’s rest here for a bit. Ember, you should also properly treat Charizard,” Pierce said.

Earlier, because she was worried about Julian, Ember had only given Charizard some healing potion, without performing any detailed treatment.

“Rest here?”

Asher frowned, there had just been a battle here, and the shockwaves were massive. If there were trainers from other countries nearby, they might come over to investigate.

“Of course it’s not just a simple rest.”

Pierce gave a slight smile. That dark-skinned face paired with that smile looked downright sinister.

'This guy clearly isn’t a good person.'

Julian muttered inwardly.

The Aura of malice coming from the other side was just too clear to ignore.

Of course, that malice wasn’t aimed at Julian and the others, but at potential trainers from other countries who might come their way.

The battle sounds and shockwaves from Metagross and Kartana had indeed been noticed by two trainers from another country.

“The battle sounds have stopped, maybe it’s over.”

“With such massive noise, it had to be two Elite-level Pokémon fighting. If we go now, maybe we can catch those two Pokémon.”

In a clash between two powerful foes, there would always be at least one injured, maybe both.

If they got lucky, they might even directly catch two Elite-level Pokémon.

“Hurry up! Don’t let anyone else get there first!”

The second trainer was burning with excitement.

“Don’t rush, send a Pokémon over to scout first, just in case.”

The first one, however, was still very cautious. If they went in person and it turned out to be dangerous, they might not even have a way to retreat.

So the safest method was to send a Pokémon ahead to take a look.

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