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Elekid's Lightning Body Forging technique, which he'd obtained by risking his life force, wasn't perfect and had a significant drawback.
It drained his vitality.
The moment the 'Lightning Body Forging' was activated, Elekid's life force would become fuel and start to burn away.
This shortcoming would be fatal for other Trainers, as there were very few ways to replenish life force. No matter how wealthy they might be, such items weren't available for purchase.
In this regard, even Champions and Elite Four members would face the same problem.
But for Roy, this was just an issue that could be solved with 50,000 points.
"I just wonder how many days one Max Revive will sustain Elekid's technique..." Roy muttered.
If 50,000 points were only enough to fuel one day of use, Roy wouldn't be able to afford it.
His popularity simply wasn't enough.
Though Roy currently had nearly 40 million points, if he had to spend them at this rate, his savings wouldn't last long at all.
As the number of his Pokémon increased and their strength grew, the points consumed also increased exponentially, becoming more and more substantial.
Counting Elekid, Roy's daily consumption was now close to 200,000 points.
Not counting cosmog, and including the growth curves of his other four Pokémon, the 40 million points would only last for about two hundred days.
Saving points was meaningless; generating more was the key.
After feeding a Max Revive to Elekid, his wounds healed visibly, and he soon woke up, looking at Roy with bewilderment.
He had truly thought he was going to die...
"Don't worry, I won't let you die," Roy smiled and said. "You're a very special Pokémon, and your Trainer is a little special too."
"..."
Elekid stood up, waved his arms, and felt better than he had in a long time, full of vitality, as if he had returned to his state before being captured by Team illuminati.
The feeling of rebirth brought tears to Elekid's eyes. He was deeply moved.
"Here you go. This is your Poké Ball."
Roy took out the red and white Poké Ball. Elekid reached out to touch the button, transformed into light, and entered the space inside the Poké Ball.
Elekid had been successfully caught.
Roy, who hadn't slept all night, returned to the ward to wash his face and complete the discharge procedures.
Little Cosmog was already asleep on his shoulder.
When they arrived at the check-out counter, almost all the first-year students of Capital University and their parents were lined up there.
Seeing Roy's arrival, students of all genders greeted him cordially.
"Morning, Brother Roy."
"Good morning, Chief Roy."
"Didn't you rest last night, Chief? The dark circles under your eyes are quite heavy~"
"Haha, it's fine! I can pull off the brooding, handsome look too!"
"Probably another Alolan Pokémon like his Vulpix. Not surprising."
If there were a faction reputation system, Roy's standing among the freshmen at Capital would have already risen to the level of high respect.
Not only because he had achieved what his peers couldn't reach, but also because Roy had become their savior.
The parents' first reaction was surprise, but after listening to the conversation, they understood Roy's identity.
"Oh, such a handsome young man. Are you seeing anyone?"
"Roy, if you have time, please help my daughter more with her studies. This auntie would be very grateful!"
Roy responded politely while thinking to himself:
Are you really thanking me? Or are you just trying to set me up with your daughter?
After everyone completed the paperwork, Professor Christian appeared and led the group to the airport.
Roy always found it difficult to rest during flights. After pretending to sleep for two hours, they arrived in Capital, took another hour by car, and finally returned home after an absence of ten days.
After releasing all his Pokémon and letting them move freely, Roy fell into a deep sleep.
Vulpix jumped onto the bed, nuzzled against Roy gently, then looked at Elekid and snorted disapprovingly: "Vul!"
Roy was exhausted because of you.
Lucario nodded, saying it was the first time he had seen Roy this tired.
Elekid's eyes widened suddenly, feeling that he owed Roy too much. He clenched his fists: "Elekid!"
I'll work harder, and I definitely won't disappoint the Boss's expectations!
Boss?
Wartortle scratched his head. He kind of liked this name and thought it sounded cool, so he wanted to accept Elekid as his younger brother.
He put on his sunglasses, stretched out his little paw, and patted Elekid's shoulder.
Elekid looked at him questioningly and saw Wartortle smile crookedly, give a thumbs up, and point southeast.
"?"
"War!"
The direction Wartortle pointed was exactly where Capital University was located.
More precisely, he was referring to the university's training room, asking Elekid if he wanted to go there for some exciting youth training.
Elekid hadn't expected that this innocent-looking Wartortle was actually a kindred spirit who was equally diligent and eager to become stronger!
Wartortle and Elekid shook paws in a friendly manner, acknowledging each other in their own peculiar way.
Seeing how warmly Wartortle welcomed the rookie, Lucario thought for a moment and felt that as the eldest brother with seniority, he had to show some leadership. So, Lucario went to his exclusive closet in the room, took out four pairs of spare training weights, and handed them to Elekid.
Lucario showed Elekid his own arms, wearing a total of eight weight bands, and motioned for him to put them on:
"Car."
The moment he put on the training weights, Elekid almost fell to the ground.
He wasn't accustomed to this kind of weighted training, and wearing four bands at once created a very heavy load.
However, Elekid refused to give up. He gritted his teeth, activated the 'Lightning Body Forging' to strengthen his body, and forced himself to stand up.
Lucario nodded, admiring Elekid's perseverance, and communicated through his Aura abilities: "I'll also go to the university training center with you. I want to share the Calm Mind technique that was taught to us by Mistress Latias."
Lucario, who was usually composed, was obviously feeling restless these days and couldn't wait to exercise.
Lucario, Elekid, and Wartortle reached a friendly consensus. They planned to go to Capital University for training together after saying hello to Roy's parents.
Vulpix gave a disgusted look at the three "stinky boys" who would soon be covered in sweat, then found a comfortable position on Roy's body, squinted her eyes, and dozed off.
Although she didn't join the training, Vulpix had already developed the habit of practicing Calm Mind while sleeping, and her mental power continued to grow.
After a while, only three steady breathing sounds could be heard in the room.