"Shuuuuuu—!"
A large amount of white light burst out from Bellsprout's body, making it look like a huge glowing bulb.
"Bellsprout, keep going! Absorb the Leaf Crystal first!"
Icarus hurriedly threw the Leaf Crystal in his hand.
"Crack!"
After receiving it, Bellsprout directly smashed the outer crystal shell with its vine.
Although it was surprised by its own action, the instinct of its body told it that this was what it should do.
"Shua, shua, shua…"
Leaf-green energy suddenly surrounded Bellsprout.
"Bellsprout~! Bellsprout!! (≥﹏≤)"
Icarus! Icarus! My body hurts so much! I feel terrible!
"Hold on, Bellsprout! Although the energy infusion is painful, it will definitely help improve your aptitude!"
From Bellsprout's cry and the feeling through their contract, Icarus understood that Bellsprout was in great pain.
He was extremely anxious and even wished he could share the pain himself.
But the Pokémon contract only benefited humans and could not allow them to share life and death with their Pokémon.
So Icarus could only keep encouraging Bellsprout from the side.
"Bellsprout… Bellsprout…!"
Icarus… it hurts…!
The energy rampaged through the newly evolving body, forcefully expelling impurities and blood foam.
"Bellsprout, hold on! I believe in you!"
Seeing Bellsprout suffer so much, Icarus' eyes turned red.
Only now did he realize how important Bellsprout had become to him.
After more than ten minutes passed, Icarus noticed that Bellsprout's feet began disappearing within the green light, while the face in the center gradually grew larger.
"Bell… sprout…"
I feel comfortable now, Icarus… my body feels warm.
After enduring the refinement of the Grass-type energy, Bellsprout finally began to feel better.
"Bellsprout, there's still a Poison Crystal left. Let's do it again—for our future!"
Seeing Bellsprout finally calm down, a trace of reluctance flashed in Icarus' eyes.
But he still threw the mid-grade Poison Crystal toward Bellsprout.
"Bellsprout!"
Without hesitation, Bellsprout smashed the outer shell of the crystal again with its vine.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Another wave of purple energy surrounded Bellsprout's body.
"Bellsprout! Bellsprout!! Bellsprout!!!"
It hurts! It hurts so much! Icarus, it hurts!
Bellsprout's painful cries echoed in Icarus' ears again.
"Pidgey… Pidgey…"
Hearing the cries, Pidgey turned its head away, unable to bear watching.
"Bellsprout… Bellsprout…"
It hurts… it hurts…
But I believe in you, Icarus!
I want to go outside with you!
I don't want to lose to that big mouse again!
I want to help you win the championship!
"Bellsprout, hold on! Come on! I believe in you! We'll stand on the podium together!"
Hearing Bellsprout's cries and its unwavering determination, the tears in Icarus' eyes finally fell.
He knew that Bellsprout's suffering now was partly because of his own decisions.
So he gritted his teeth and endured it with Bellsprout.
When Bellsprout had just been born, they had watched the League competition together.
Back then, Icarus had casually said they would stand on the highest podium together.
He had treated it like a joke.
But the young Bellsprout had always remembered it.
Finally, the surrounding light gradually faded, and Bellsprout's cries slowly stopped.
Standing before Icarus now was the evolved Weepinbell.
Compared to the Bellsprout stage, its head had become much larger, and its mouth had widened.
Its root-like lower body had degenerated, leaving only two leaves and part of the stem. Three spots had also appeared on its forehead.
"Weepinbell~!"
Weepinbell suddenly rushed toward Icarus.
"Ah! Weepinbell, you've become so heavy!"
Icarus laughed as he hugged it.
"Weepinbell~"
Ignoring his teasing, Weepinbell gently used its leaves to wipe the corners of Icarus' eyes, where tears still remained.
"Weepinbell…"
Feeling the soft leaves on his face, Icarus didn't say much. He simply patted the top of Weepinbell's head like he always had.
"Weepinbell~!"
Weepinbell happily rubbed its head against his hand.
This was the nature of Pokémon.
Although the relationship started with a contract, if a trainer treated their Pokémon poorly over time, the Pokémon would never truly give their hearts.
But if you treated them sincerely, they were willing to accompany you—even through mountains of swords or seas of fire.
Whether in the righteous Alliance or the villainous dark organizations, trainers who truly cared for their main Pokémon would treat them with sincerity.
That was also why, when villains were defeated, their main Pokémon would rather die than surrender.
The Alliance could only try to capture those powerful Pokémon alive and then keep them in controlled bases for breeding.
Because in the Pokémon world, the trainer who fought life and death battles with them was their entire world.
What did human ideas of good and evil matter to them?
All they knew was:
My trainer is my family.
"Pidgey~!"
At this moment, Pidgey flew onto Icarus' shoulder and greeted its evolved companion.
"Weepinbell~!"
Weepinbell responded happily.
"Alright, Weepinbell, let me take a good look at you first."
Icarus placed Weepinbell on the ground, took out a measuring ruler and weighing scale, and began examining it carefully.
"Weepinbell~"
Weepinbell stood quietly, watching Icarus busily move around. It felt very at ease.
"Hmm… length 115 cm. That's 15 cm taller than the average height in the textbook."
Icarus flipped through Bellsprout's record page and began filling in the information on the next blank page.
"The weight is 7 kilograms! That's 0.6 kg heavier than the average weight! Looks like those two energy crystals helped a lot!"
Just from its size and appearance, Icarus could already tell that Weepinbell surpassed most wild individuals.
That also meant its aptitude had improved, though by how much he couldn't determine without a Pokédex.
Since it was already late at night, he decided to wait until tomorrow to ask Uncle Sam.
"Hmm? The spots on Weepinbell's face look different from the ones in the textbook…"
Icarus suddenly noticed something unusual.
The spots on Weepinbell's face were light purple.
In the textbook images, the freckles were usually the same color as the skin.
"Purple… could it be related to the Poison-type energy?"
"Weepinbell, did you learn any new moves?"
Icarus immediately asked excitedly.
"Weepinbell!"
Weepinbell nodded its leaves up and down.
"Show me!"
"Weepinbell!"
Weepinbell pointed toward a big tree ahead and spat out a large cloud of green-purple liquid.
"Hiss—!"
The part of the tree covered by the liquid began corroding at a visible speed.
"This is Acid! You finally learned Acid! And it's much stronger than Vine Whip!"
Icarus stared at Weepinbell in excitement and praised it repeatedly.
"Weepinbell~!"
Seeing Icarus so happy made Weepinbell just as delighted.
Bellsprout had finally evolved.
The extraordinary world that had been hinted at earlier will be further expanded in the upcoming chapters.
(End of Chapter)
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