Chapter 41: Monster Tamer Aron
The next day, the wind and snow ceased.
The women were cooking breakfast at home, while the men went out of their houses, using tools like brooms and shovels to clear the snow from in front of their doors, creating paths for people to walk. The children gathered together and built snowmen with the Snowrunt in the snow.
After breakfast, some women carried wooden basins full of dirty clothes to the riverside to wash them, while the men inspected the areas around the houses to prevent the heavy snow from collapsing the roofs and burying people.
The knights, led by Ryan, also began to patrol their territory as usual.
The entire territory presented a scene of prosperity and vitality.
“Prince Lei Wen, it seems everyone has slowly adapted to life here,” Elif said, watching the children playing in the snow with their Pokémon.
Lei Wen hummed. He looked at the dirt road in front of him and thought that next spring, besides building sturdier houses, he would also need to fix the road.
Otherwise, with just a little rain, the roads throughout the territory would become muddy and impassable.
There were no immediate affairs in the territory that Lei Wen needed to handle.
He found Anna to check on her and Zorua’s special training progress.
Upon learning of Lei Wen’s intention, little Anna excitedly reported the results of her and Zorua’s efforts.
“Master, Zorua can now create illusions! Come on, Zorua, show our Master!”
“Woooo!”
Zorua concentrated, and a captivating purple light immediately emanated from its body.
The next second, Lei Wen felt the surrounding environment change.
Anna and Zorua before him disappeared, replaced by two stones, one large and one small.
Immediately, the stones moved.
Lei Wen saw one of the stones waving at him.
Anna’s voice followed, “Master, do you see me? I’m a stone now!”
Lei Wen: “…”
Were they trying to use this trick to escape attacks from wild Pokémon?
While it might be effective, it was too rudimentary.
Lei Wen didn’t know what to say for a moment.
People in the past had very limited imagination.
If they encountered a reckless Pokémon, it wouldn’t care what they turned into and might just use a Giga Impact on the two stones in front of it.
“Hee hee!” The illusion disappeared, and Anna looked at him expectantly, asking, “Master, how did we do?”
“For beginners, your performance was quite good,” Lei Wen finally praised his young disciple.
“Yay!” Anna was very happy.
“However, your development of this ability is too basic. Anna, be bolder with your imagination.”
Lei Wen pondered for a moment, then began to give Anna examples.
“Illusions are not just about your own transformation. Although this ability cannot cause any form of damage, it can deceive the senses of humans and monsters.
“For example, you could influence their brainwaves to create a forest labyrinth and trap them in illusions forever, or transform yourselves into powerful Pokémon monsters to scare opponents away through intimidation.”
As far as Lei Wen knew, the illusionary abilities possessed by Zoroark were among the best even among all Pokémon.
“A powerful Zoroark can not only transform into anything but can also create an illusion that thousands of people can see simultaneously, trapping an entire town within it,” Lei Wen added.
In Zoroark’s special movie, that Zoroark could transform into Entei, Suicune, and Raikou, the three Legendary Pokémon, and perfectly replicate their immense power.
Anna and Zorua listened, mesmerized.
Zorua looked at Lei Wen’s description with longing: “Wooo?” Could it truly possess such power?
Anna was equally astonished: “That amazing?!”
“Anna, never underestimate the power of any monster. As long as you care for them and nurture them with your heart, their potential is limitless,” Lei Wen said.
“Limitless…” Anna repeated the words: “Just like the Monster Tamer Lord Aron?”
Could she and Zorua become that powerful?
Several years ago, Lord Aron came to the Aindook Kingdom and defeated a fearsome monster that humans could not defeat, saving everyone in the town.
At that time, legends of him spread throughout the entire kingdom.
In Anna’s memory, Lord Aron was the most powerful Monster Tamer in the world.
“Aron?” Hearing the familiar name, Lei Wen was slightly taken aback.
But soon, memories related to him surfaced in his mind.
Three years ago, an “evil” great demon monster caused terrible storms in various parts of the kingdom, destroying countless homes and fields.
The army sent by the Old King failed to subdue it, and they had to request support from other kingdoms.
Thus, the Monster Tamer Aron came from the Aindook Kingdom, a country on another distant continent. He used his power to seal away that “evil” monster.
His deeds then spread throughout the Unova Region.
Recalling these memories, Lei Wen’s expression became somewhat peculiar.
Seeing Lei Wen fall silent, Anna softly called out, “Master? What’s wrong?”
“Nothing, just thought of something,” Lei Wen snapped back to reality and shook his head. “Anna, you and Zorua should continue your special training! I have some things to attend to.”
“Yes!” Anna nodded quickly.
Aron… wasn’t that the Aron from the movie 《 Mew and the Wave-Guiding Hero Lucario 》 who sacrificed himself to end the war by transferring his Aura to Mew?
In this era, Aron was still alive?!
Lei Wen was somewhat surprised. He turned and found Elif, asking him about Aron.
Elif recalled and replied, “Lord Aron? Yes, he came to the Royal City three years ago. At that time, a monster named Tornadus caused a terrible disaster. The King had no choice and requested assistance from Queen Lynn of the Oludolang Kingdom.”
“Queen Lynn and the King were pen pals and often communicated through letters. Afterwards, Lord Aron came. He and that monster named Lucario stopped Tornadus and helped the kingdom resolve that disaster.”
“What is it, Your Highness?” Old Butler Elif asked.
“Nothing, I just think that Monster Tamer is very formidable. It would be great if I could meet him,” Lei Wen said.
“The land where the Oludolang Kingdom is located is very far from us. It takes a month to get there by ship,” the Old Butler couldn’t help but say.
Lei Wen was naturally aware of this matter.
In this era, humans feared the sea far more than the land.
The sea was bottomless, thunderstorms and heavy rain frequently occurred, and countless sea monsters inhabited its depths. If a ship encountered misfortune, there was only despair and waiting for death.
Because of this, contact between regions was minimal in this era, with some regions even living slowly in tribal forms.
