If she had never experienced the outside world, it would be one thing, but now it’s different. To put it bluntly, her feelings towards Momonosuke have undergone a significant change and are on the verge of becoming dark.
But it’s not that she will turn dark immediately; at the very least, it requires accumulation over time.
On the other side, Yamato faced another misfortune. Takeru 6.0 did not retire smoothly like 5.0, but unfortunately perished. The cause of its death was none other than Larvitar.
“Spit it out! Spit it out! That’s not for you to eat!”
“Larvitarrr…”
Larvitar scratched its head helplessly, as it truly found this a bit difficult. There was a small accident while it was eating just now.
For some reason, it was particularly hungry today, no matter how much it ate, it couldn’t get full. Looking at Yamato’s kanabo placed on the side, it immediately had an urge to eat it.
Yamato wasn’t on guard against Larvitar. By the time she reacted, Takeru 6.0 was already in Larvitar’s stomach. Yamato tried to rescue it but only managed to retrieve a handle.
“6.0… rest in peace. I’ll make sure 7.0 inherits your will…”
The destroyed kanabo couldn’t be restored. She couldn’t possibly cut open Larvitar’s stomach to find her Takeru. Also, considering Larvitar’s digestive ability, 6.0 had likely already turned into molten iron.
“What’s wrong with you today? You’ve eaten five times the usual amount and still aren’t full?”
Watching Larvitar digging and eating soil, Yamato asked in confusion.
“Larvitarrr…”
“You don’t know either? Just feeling hungry? Diancie, please give it some diamonds. If it’s still not full, we need to take it to a doctor.”
Larvitar’s appetite had increased slightly before, but never to such an extent.
Even Yamato knew that a sudden increase in appetite was not a good sign. After requesting Diancie to make more diamonds, she continued to observe Larvitar.
Finally, she discovered the problem. As Larvitar’s body began to glow white, she understood what was happening.
“You’re evolving?!”
“Larvitarrr?”
Before Larvitar could even react, it was completely enveloped in white light.
It had been a long time since Larvitar hatched. Although Kaido didn’t bring back an entire island, with the goal of raising Larvitar, Arceus kept Yamato focused on training.
Although the ultimate goal wasn’t achieved, her strength was continuously growing. Larvitar didn’t directly eat an island, but a large amount of minerals and soil were delivered to it daily from different locations.
Over time, Larvitar accumulated enough energy to evolve. Just now, because it was on the verge of evolution, its body began consuming a large amount of energy, which eventually led to the subsequent events.
The white light faded, and Larvitar evolved into Pupitar. Its short limbs were gone, leaving only a blue shell encasing its body.
Pupitar’s body was covered with a gray-blue hard shell. Apart from the small sharp horns on its surface, there were several strange holes. At this moment, it was jumping around on the ground. Despite losing its limbs, Pupitar seemed to have become more active.
It was in its pupa form at the moment. The food accumulated during its Larvitar phase has been transformed into energy within its body, which is supporting the metamorphosis of its body within its shell.
Thunk, thunk!
Yamato knocked on the shell. Although similar to an insect cocoon, Larvitar’s shell was much harder than even ordinary rock.
“Pupitarrr.”
Larvitar signaled for Yamato to climb onto its back. Although unsure of its intentions, Yamato sat on its head. Suddenly, the dust below was swept up as the holes on Pupitar’s shell began to emit strong airflows.
Using the airflow, Pupitar actually flew up.
This was also the most glorious moment in this Pokémon’s life. Although the Pupitar stage doesn’t have hands or feet, it is their most agile stage.
Pupitar would compress air inside its body and then eject it forcefully to fly like a rocket.
This ability would last a long time until it breaks out of the cocoon and evolves into Tyranitar.
The strong airflows from the large Pupitar stirred up waves in the inland sea of Wano Country, causing Page One, who was fishing, to drop his rod.
The fish had all run away, making it pointless to continue. As he carried the empty bucket back, he was suddenly stopped.
“Sister? What are you doing here?”
“Pay-tan, look at Yamato, she seems so happy playing in the sky all by herself.”
“So…”
For some reason, Page One had a bad feeling. Ulti’s sudden appearance was never a good sign.
“Let’s fly too! That big Pokémon uses jet propulsion to fly, and your ability is the same. Let’s compete to see who can fly faster!”
“Why compare such a meaningless thing…”
“Come on, come on, Pay-tan, won’t you accompany me to play?”
Ulti almost hung onto Page One’s neck. To outsiders, it looked like she was acting adorably to get what she wanted, but Page One, who was experiencing it, felt like he was about to suffocate.
“Let go, let go, Sister, I’m suffocating. I’ll take you to fly, alright…”
“Great, Pay-tan, you’re really the best.”
Although both used jet propulsion to fly, Garchomp’s flight was much stronger than Pupitar’s. Page One, carrying Ulti, quickly caught up with them, engaging in a competition he found meaningless.
However, Pupitar wasn’t Garchomp. Its flight time was short, and it was soon forced to land on the roof of Onigashima.
…
After greeting the siblings, Yamato took the remains of the kanabo to Arceus.
“Dad, Takeru 6.0 met an unfortunate end. Can you make me a stronger one?”
“What happened to it?”
“It was Larvitar. It seemed to be on the verge of evolving, and when I wasn’t paying attention, it ate 6.0 and then evolved into Pupitar.”
“It evolved pretty fast. Still don’t slack off, or your father will take away the right to raise Pupitar.”
“I know. I think I’ve found a way to defeat Uncle Queen, but my ice isn’t strong enough yet.”
“Umm! Go measure your height. Your weapon needs to be finalized. I’ll get some specialized blacksmiths for this.”
As her body grows, her weapon needs to be upgraded too. Takeru 1.0 was a child’s toy, but by 6.0, it had improved significantly. With Yamato’s growth almost complete, 7.0 would likely be the final version.
It could be said that this was the final version inheriting the will of the previous six generations of weapons, an “inspiring story” of how the legacy of the six predecessors culminated in an extraordinary weapon.
“But Dad, which blacksmith are you planning to have make Takeru? I don’t think the people in Wano Country are good at making this kind of weapon.”
“Just wait patiently. You’ll see when the time comes.”
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