Pokémon: Starting with a Bound Entry System

Chapter 192: Gardevoir's New Use of Psychic Power~

Time flew by.

Qinling Mountains…

When people settle into a daily routine—

Time seems to slip away like the wind.

In the blink of an eye—

It was September 3rd.

Lucario had been gone for eighteen days.

Hikaru hadn't thought much of it at first—

But now—

He found himself missing it.

Would it be eating well?

Then Hikaru shook his head.

He was overthinking it.

Lucario was already a high-tier Pokémon.

It could survive just fine.

In these eighteen days—

Hikaru's luck hadn't been great.

The system had only given him one blue Trait, and it was just a duplicate.

However—

He did get a few green Traits.

One of them—

Hikaru was quite pleased with.

[Green Trait (Emotion Master)]—The stories told by the user will evoke deeper emotional engagement in listeners.

That's right—

It was a repeat of a previous green Trait!

So—

Hikaru merged it, upgrading it to [Blue Trait (Web Novelist)].

Then—

He used another [Blue Duplicate Trait] to upgrade it again—

Creating [Purple Trait (Outstanding Author)].

[Purple Trait (Outstanding Author)]—The user can now choose to evoke a specific emotion in listeners.

With this—

Hikaru's daily Trait Coin earnings jumped from 300+ to a stable 400+.

These past days—

Hikaru had finally succeeded in crafting a new potion.

Now—

In his hand—

Was a bamboo cup filled with milky white liquid.

Using natural stone milk, along with a blend of herbs and berries,

And after over a thousand failed attempts—

He had finally created a potion that helped Larvitar absorb energy more efficiently!

He named it—

"Foundation Elixir."

In Hikaru's opinion—

This potion was at least Expert-level quality!

It was designed specifically for Larvitar, allowing it to absorb Rock and Ground energy more effectively.

If used consistently—

It could reduce Larvitar's evolution time by a third!

This was a huge deal.

Normally—

A Larvitar took over five years to evolve into Tyranitar.

Cutting that time by a third?

That meant saving years of training time!

For top trainers—

Time was far more valuable than money.

After storing away the elixir—

Hikaru was about to use Aura to warm Gible's egg—

When suddenly—

His vision went black.

A pair of soft, delicate hands covered his eyes.

"Voi~" (Guess who?)

Hikaru: "…"

Can we not do this?

This is so childish.

Without even using Aura, he already knew who it was.

"Gardevoir, are you done training?"

"Voi…" (Mmm~ Hikaru, you're so smart!)

Gardevoir giggled, removing her hands and sitting beside him.

"Let's see how you did."

Hikaru didn't even look up as he pulled out Gible's egg—

And began using Aura to warm it.

Gible was due to hatch soon.

The system's timer said—

It had just over 100 hours left.

"Voi~" (Okay!)

Gardevoir nodded seriously, her deep red eyes shining.

Floating into the air—

She extended her hands—

And psychic energy began forming shapes.

Slowly—

A pair of familiar figures emerged.

A Frogadier and a Charmeleon.

They were—

Greninja and Charizard before their evolution.

In Gardevoir's control—

The Charmeleon raised a clawed hand, manifesting Dragon Claw.

The Frogadier formed a Water Shuriken.

Then—

The two figures collided violently, energy surging.

Despite being made of pure psychic energy,

Hikaru could clearly see the intent in their glowing eyes.

"Hmm… Not bad."

Hikaru nodded in satisfaction.

It seemed like today's training had gone well.

This was an idea he got from Mew.

Ever since he had Gardevoir practice "Psychic Painting",

He had thought of a new training method.

Using psychic energy to form Pokémon and their moves,

Then making them fight—

Effectively half-materializing psychic energy!

This would not only increase Gardevoir's control over her abilities—

But also enhance the power of her Psychic-type moves.

And—

It would boost her stamina.

At first—

When she tried this training method—

She couldn't even fully form the figures before running out of energy.

Now—

She could at least make them fight for a while.

A clear sign of progress.

As this thought crossed Hikaru's mind—

The Charmeleon and Frogadier made of psychic energy began flickering.

Their shapes distorted, becoming unstable—

Before dissipating completely.

"Voi…" (Hikaru, I'm exhausted… Catch me…)

From above—

Gardevoir pretended to lose balance, falling toward Hikaru.

Hikaru sighed.

Without hesitation, he caught her.

But then—

Seeing her trying to snuggle closer,

Hikaru immediately let go.

"Voi…"

Gardevoir pouted,

Then sat back properly.

Soon—

The other Pokémon would be returning.

She just wanted to have some alone time with Hikaru.

With too many Pokémon around, she felt shy.

Hikaru casually checked her stats.

He was surprised.

"Huh? You leveled up?"

[Pokémon: Gardevoir]

[Ability: Telepathy]

[Gender: Female]

[Talent: Champion]

[Level: 47]

[Moves: Psychic, Double Team, Protect, Mystical Fire, Psychic Spikes, Teleport…]

[Equipped Traits: Psychic Spikes, Time Reversal (Fixed), Mental Focus (Fixed), Illusion (Fixed), Psychic Storm (Fixed)…]

Eighteen days—

From Level 45 to 47.

Not bad.

It proved she wasn't slacking off.

By the end of the year—

She might even reach Level 50!

"Char!!"

A mighty roar echoed.

Suddenly—

A blinding light flashed from above.

The intense sunlight pierced through the canopy,

Illuminating the grass around Hikaru.

It was—

Charizard descending from the sky.

And—

Its Sunny Day had definitely gotten stronger.

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