The local residents quickly got used to the presence of Combee, even though they looked a bit strange. However, with precedents like Miltank and other Pokémon, they no longer found these creatures strange.
Under Arceus’ orders, they were relatively friendly to humans, as long as they didn’t steal their honey or attack them. In just a few months after their birth, they already had their own spirit tablet and small shrines in the Wano Country.
Currently, Wano Country has two major religious organizations. One is the Arceus Cult led by Misu, and the other is the Arceus Shrine established by the locals of Wano Country.
As for the original gods, under the influence of pragmatism, only a few old-fashioned people still remember them.
The larger shrines have their own torii gates, but the indigenous culture of Wano Country allows a proliferation of deities. In summary, anything can be considered a god here if it benefits people, while anything that harms people without reason is considered a demon.
This also affects the mode of worship here, with some gods merely having a roadside statue.
What they worship is also related to their own industry. Those who are good at herding worship Miltank and Tauros, those who like to harvest wool worship Mareep. The swordsmiths, on the other hand, worship Aggron.
In their daily lives, Aggron regularly sheds its shell, making it one of the rarest materials in Wano Country.
Seastone, Drunken Iron Ore, Aggron’s alloy, and Arceus Steel are currently the favorite materials of Wano Country’s swordsmiths. The first two can be purchased through registration.
Beasts Pirates haven’t banned their circulation within the country, but purchasing quantities, intended use, losses, and final products must all be registered. Otherwise, it’s considered a criminal act.
For the latter, they can only rely on rewards, which have become a dream metal in their eyes.
It is common to see patients worshiping Pokémon such as Chansey and Audino, or the residents of Ringo worshiping Carkol. However, Pokémon have not yet entered all industries.
So, many people hope for Pokémon related to their industries to appear, which almost guarantees industrial growth.
Just as the appearance of Combee has elevated the status of beekeepers in the country. Of course, some people are friendly towards all Pokémon, like Kentaro’s family.
“Come back soon, Squirtle.”
“Squirtle, Squirtle.”
A Squirtle left with rice balls in its arms. The weather in each region of Wano Country varies; Currently, Ringo is still covered in heavy snow, but Kuri has already begun spring planting.
Although Kentaro became the manager of the purchasing station here due to his achievement of finding the Human-Human Fruit, Model: Onyudo, his family still has many farmlands. Because the crops they planted this time needed more water, they sought help from a Squirtle.
He had known this Squirtle since his youth. Now he is married and has a two-year-old child, but the Squirtle still shows no signs of aging.
Most Pokémon are like this; they generally have long lifespans, but Squirtle’s longevity is particularly evident in this regard.
Even Geodude’s edges have smoothed out a lot from daily training, but Squirtle still maintained its youthful appearance from years ago, further reminding Kentaro of the passage of time.
Due to this reason, Squirtle was worshiped by most people as the god of longevity.
“Yuichi, this is Miltank, Dad’s good friend.”
Holding his child, Kentaro once again visited the place where Miltank sunbathed and rested, introducing the Pokémon, who was like an old friend, to his child.
Compared to the calm on Paradise Farm, Yamato was currently working hard for Larvitar’s future.
Although Kaido’s training yields the best results, he needs Yamato to adapt to various combat styles. Therefore, he set a small goal for Yamato first.
Whether through plotting or direct assault, as long as she manages to defeat a calamity-level officer, she will receive a reward of completing her trial in advance—that is, bringing back an island for Larvitar to eat.
Zeraora, King, Olga, Queen, Shayna – these are the five choices she faces. Other individuals can also unleash this level of combat power in a berserk state, such as Setsuna, Mandrell, Greninja, but those are very special cases.
These five individuals can display calamity-level strength under normal circumstances, presenting Yamato with a difficult choice.
She ruled out Shayna and Zeraora first. Although, due to Arceus, these two were the most friendly towards her, she knew quite well that if Kaido is doing this, Arceus must have approved it, which meant Shayna and Zeraora were unlikely to hold back.
King and Olga’s abilities are particularly tricky. Although Olga lacks flying ability, Yamato’s Observation Haki isn’t advanced enough to counter Olga’s illusions.
And illusion isn’t her only ability, but it is what she excels at.
Moreover, Dark-type moves are complex, resulting in Olga’s own moves being versatile. Even without Elizabeth’s assistance, Olga isn’t easy to deal with, especially since Yamato doesn’t have Borsalino’s speed.
As for King, the strength he has shown is equally formidable. Occasionally, he leaves Wano Country on Kaido’s orders, but he always returns shortly and resumes his duties as Shogun’s Attaché.
Through the process of elimination, the options quickly narrowed down to just one: Queen. Despite having the most extravagant bounty, in terms of demonstrated combat prowess, Queen is actually the weakest among them.
Thus, Queen became Yamato’s primary target for battle.
During the fight, Yamato could have Larvitar assist her, but other Pokémon couldn’t. This was specifically arranged to hone Larvitar’s combat skills; besides eating earth, it needed some combat experience to grow.
Wild Larvitar typically fights fierce beasts and Pokémon in the mountains, and now Queen has become its opponent.
Kaido had already told him that if he was defeated by Yamato, he would prepare a month of special training for him. If he was found to be holding back, there would be no supply of bananas and red bean soup with mochi for six months for him. This completely eliminated the possibility of him holding back in order to please the other side.
To avoid falling into hell and protect his stomach, he had no choice but to wrong Yamato.
So, on this day, Yamato finally understood what it meant to face a disgusting opponent. She also realized that Queen’s ability to maintain his position among the 3 Calamities was due to his own skills.
Faced with a fixed turret employing an unconventional ‘Substitute, Protect and Poison’ tactic, Yamato’s strength was greatly affected. She wanted to go head-to-head with Queen, but to be safe, Queen had concealed himself very well. Under the interference of Leech Seed, Protect, and Plague Bullets, it became a frustrating battle for her.
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