Chapter 379: Moltres

Moltres folded its wings and proudly lifted its head, displaying its full majesty in front of humans.
Yan Pengyu was also shocked. Although he had already seen two legendary Pokémon and developed a certain friendship with Lugia, he was still amazed when he saw Moltres.
A bright yellow body, a streamlined crest on the head, and a tail that resembles swirling flames.
But it's not just feathers. The feathers on a Ho-Oh, though similar in appearance to those on other Fire-type Pokémon like Moltres, have a fundamental difference. Ho-Oh's feathers possess an astonishing temperature. Once detached from its body, they immediately turn into an eternal flame that never extinguishes.
He personally witnessed the legendary Pokémon and personally felt the heat and power of the Flame Bird, which was more shocking than any original artwork and modeling from the previous games he had played.
"Oh——!"
Huo Yan Niao once again let out a loud cry, shaking Yan Peng Yu's eardrums.
Unfortunately, without establishing a bond with Pokémon, Yan Peng Yu was unable to understand the meaning behind their words.
His power of shackles is different from the power of Chnangban.
However, Ho-Oh has already taken this into account.
"Young human, in search of the Eternal Sacred Fire, what is your desire?"
A solemn female voice suddenly resounds in the mind, it is the telepathy ability that Yan Pengyu is already very familiar with.
Is it the flame bird using telepathy?
No, even legendary Pokémon have their limits. The fire- and flying-type flame bird can at most learn a high-speed movement move. If it is troubled by insomnia, perhaps it can learn a sleep move.
But it's only when you're full that you would bother to spend time and effort trying to forcefully convert superpower energy and develop this kind of telepathic skill.
This voice came from the Fire Fox next to the Flame Bird.
No wonder it's a legendary Pokémon, it even speaks with a translator.
Suppressing these random thoughts, Yen Pengyu also had a serious expression as he got off Lugia's back and stood on the ground.
Even if he is casual, he will still maintain a respectful attitude in front of legendary Pokémon.
"I hope to become companions with the young Moltres!"
With these words, the fiery atmosphere of the entire island seemed to pause for a moment.
But the gaze of the Flame Red Fox also began to turn unfriendly.
Although he was one of the strongest of the young generation of humans, his ambition seemed a little too great.
Does this human know what he's talking about? Does he know that the Flame Bird is a legendary Pokémon?
"Oh!"
The sound of Moltres trembled, causing the surrounding flames to flicker.
"Humans, the legend says that most Legendary Pokémon are born only once, with only one offspring inheriting the position of the legendary successor. My offspring is destined to inherit the Eternal Flame. If it becomes capable enough to stand on its own after I leave the position of deity, perhaps I can consider traveling with you."
The implicit meaning is that its offspring are destined to become legendary and cannot be trained by human trainers.
And it takes hundreds or even hundreds of years for a young Moltres to grow into a legend, which is definitely beyond the lifespan of a human being.
Without a doubt, this is a rejection given with enough respect by the Phoenix.
If it weren't for its genuine desire to establish communication with humans and its belief in the potential of the champion of that competition that humans are hosting, the Phoenix would have already thrown out Sparrow Feather.
However, at this moment, Lugia curiously spoke up.
"Huh? Didn't you lay two eggs before? It's not a problem if one of them becomes a human trainer."
The innocent voice echoed in the hearts of all the Pokémon and Skarmory on the mountaintop.
"Ou! Ou! Ou--!"
The Ho-Oh, who always maintained its dignified appearance, finally couldn't help it and pecked Lugia fiercely.
"What are you doing! It hurts!"
Lugia raised its two wings and covered its head, still not understanding why Moltres pecked at it.
"Why are you talking about this when you're not even hurt! That little black thing still doesn't know how to use Fire-type moves! If I didn't see it hatch, I would suspect it's not my own offspring, so embarrassing!"
"Oh——!"
"This sentence does not need to be translated - Ah..."
The fiery fox immediately covered her mouth, her eyeballs rolling as she thought of finding a reason to escape quickly.
Accidentally translating what the boss said to Lugia to the human trainer as well, I hope Lugia and this human won't be sunk to the bottom of the sea when they leave...
If it doesn't work... why not ask if this human accepts a Fire Red Nine-tailed Fox? After all, it is a powerful Pokémon that has exceeded its racial limits, although it completely relies on the power of the Moltres and cannot progress any further. But for humans, it should already be impressive.
After all, how could a trainer of this age have a Pokémon stronger than their own?
"Oh..."
Moltres glared disdainfully at the idiotic Lugia and their henchmen who were already contemplating running away, straightened its feathers, and assumed a noble posture.
Yan Pengyu: ......
Actually, there's no need to do this. The two legendary Pokémon he knows are not quite legendary.
One is a glutton with a mind similar to that of a child, and the other is probably a shut-in addicted to online surfing. We're not missing out on much by not having Moltres, who doesn't even have a proper shape.
There is really no need to continue acting in such a menacing manner, since your true nature has already been exposed.
"Oh..."
"Young human, I do indeed have a second child. However, even though it has been born for a month now, it still cannot sense or use even a single fire-type move. I even do not know if it should be called a 'Legendary Bird'. Nevertheless, would you still let it join your team?"
Torchic stared into the eyes of Piplup, hoping to find a hint of retreat in them.
Although it couldn't learn any Fire-type moves, which frustrated Torchic greatly, it was still its own child, a Pokémon egg formed from a part of its life force.
However, when preparing for offspring, the Phoenix had various distractions in mind while harnessing the power of flames and life force. As a result, there was a slight mistake in certain critical details.
Under helplessness, it used flight-type energy to condense a second egg in order to save the first egg.
This was the mistake it made, and the one hatched was not a normal Moltres. The Moltres also felt guilty about it.
If it weren't for its fault, the life of this error would not have been born, and perhaps it wouldn't have to bear the pain of not being able to sense fire energy.
The phoenix has various indescribable emotions towards the child who seems almost disabled in its eyes.
No matter what, it is still one's own child. If a trainer shows any signs of retreat or disgust and simply sees their child as a powerful tool, it will make the human in front of it leave.
Even though this human might be the most promising young trainer among the human trainers, even if it's Lugia's friend.
However, Moltres did not see any hint of retreat in the glare of Swellow's eyes, only confusion.
This time, it was Ho-Oh's turn to be confused.
"Huh?"
"Human, what are you confused about?"
Honchkrow tilted its head and furrowed its brows slightly.
"Although this situation is not normal, is it a serious issue that we cannot sense any fire energy?"
The Ho-oh fell silent, not expecting such a response from Yen Pengyu.
"Are you stupid? It's called Ho-oh for a reason! If it can't use Fire-type moves, then there's definitely a serious problem! That little guy is also pitch black, and the color of its fiery feathers is very strange - I think you're a magical trainer who can make a Pidgeot evolve again and learn Whirlwind attack. Maybe you can solve this with some mysterious human method, that's why I wanted to ask you to give it a try."
Lugia gave a slight push to Yanpeng Yu and looked at him with some confusion.
Yanpeng Yu's words were incomprehensible to it.
Could it be that the legs of the giant octopus are poisonous to humans... causing them to become foolish?
"It's not that... you said it's black, but that Pokémon is a Dark and Flying type. Isn't it normal for it to not have Fire type moves?"
Lugia: ?
"Where does the evil alliance come from?"
Ho-oh: "Huh?"
"Why does this human seem to know more about Ho-oh than I do?"
"Oh!"
"This sentence doesn't need to be translated... hmm!"
The fiery red fox quickly covered her mouth, but still stared at Yan Pengyu with wide eyes.
It was also curious why their leader, a legendary Fire-type Pokémon, gave birth to a Dark-type Pokémon.
Clearly, the legendary species is different from regular Pokémon and cannot breed with other Pokémon. So we can rule out the possibility of being contaminated by any paternal genetic factors.
Yan Pengyu: ???
How can this flame bird not know about the flame bird? Doesn't it know that it still has evil species in its own clan?
"Let me confirm first, flame bird, you were in another world before coming to Earth, right?"
燕鹏羽组织了一下语言，试探性的问道。
洛奇亚和火焰鸟一起齐刷刷的点头。
它们在来这个世界前，确实生活再另一个从古代就有宝可梦的世界当中。
"Do you still remember where you lived, Moltres? In the Viridian Area? The Chengdu Area?"
Moltres fell silent and did not answer for a long time.
It had always lived in the mountains far away from human society, never had any contact with humans, at most just observed them from a distance.
"I know this one. It's on the mountain range along the coast of the Gangu region - I overheard some humans on the ship talking about forming something called the 'Gangu Pokémon League'."
Lugia waved its wings and answered, it had known Moltres for a long time and naturally knew roughly where Moltres was.
"So that's how it is, it seems that Legendary Pokémon don't usually travel across regions casually..."
After pondering for a moment, Yan Pengyu finally figured it out.
For legendary Pokémon that usually only reside in one place, it is normal not to know that there are different regional forms of the same species across the ocean.
"In the Galar region, there has always been a legendary tale that is completely different from other places - the psychic-type Articuno, which barely flaps its wings and uses psychic powers to fly; the fighting-type Zapdos, which cannot fly but can glide with powerful legs and has incredible running speed; and..."
Yan Pengyu looked at the Flame Bird and said clearly, word by word:
"It is completely black, exuding a flame-like evil aura, capable of incinerating souls into white ashes, it is an evil-type Flame Bird."