Manor Lord in the Pokémon World

Chapter 42 Celebi Appears, the Manor's Treasure

Fang Zhou felt a sudden brightness before his eyes, the blinding light causing him to close them, and tears welled up in his eyes.

When I opened my eyes again, I suddenly realized that I had arrived in a strange space.

Endless flowers form a sea of ​​blossoms, while in the distance, seedlings thrive under the sunlight.

A dilapidated but tidy little wooden house is located in the very center, with two other wooden houses on the left and right sides, one labeled "Chicken House" and the other "Weaving House".

Isn't this my own manor?

How come I was teleported back halfway through a fight?

Just then, a voice rang out from the sky above: "biiiii~"

Fangzhou looked up and saw a light green, sprite-like Pokémon floating in the air.

A pair of small, transparent wings flapped rapidly behind it, its head resembled a green garlic clove, and its two large eyes were surrounded by dark circles, making it look like it was sleep-deprived.

Celebi!!!

"biiiii~"

Celebi flew around the ark happily, while the Pokémon around it stared in disbelief, clearly shocked by the sudden appearance of Celebi.

This is a mythical beast!

A voice like a little girl's echoed in my heart: "Long time no see, Ark! It's so nice to see you again. I've been waiting for you~"

Fang Zhou was taken aback. Was this telepathy?

haven't seen you for a long time?

Have we met before?

Celebi flew up and took Ark's hand. "Come with me."

Kirlia, standing to the side, stared at Celebi holding Ark's hand, and instantly became hostile towards Celebi.

I hate Pokémon that have no sense of boundaries!

Even mythical beasts won't do!

Fangzhou was completely bewildered, and was led by Celebi to the back of the cabin.

Celebi smiled and looked at Treecko, who was following not far away. "Treecko, please, use Dig!"

The tree spirit paused for a moment.

"Chaba?"

Although it had doubts, it still obeyed the command of the forest god and began digging where Sherabi pointed.

A moment later, the gecko emerged from the ground, holding a small box in its hand.

"Chaba!"

Celebi found what she wanted: this box.

This box is very peculiar in shape. It is not a standard cuboid or any other regular shape. It has a total of twelve faces and strange patterns are engraved on them.

"This is it~" Celebi took the box, looked at Ark, and said, "Do you remember the treasure your grandfather left you?"

Fangzhou paused for a moment, then suddenly remembered the treasure his grandfather had mentioned in his letter.

So it's this box?

Fangzhou was a little disappointed; he had previously fantasized that it might be some rare Pokémon.

So it really wasn't Arceus after all?

"This is the treasure left by your grandfather. Back then, your grandfather made many friends, and before leaving the manor, he entrusted us with a task."

"He created this box, named it the Friend's Box, and filled it with important treasures. Then he invited twelve of our powerful friends to leave a seal on it."

"Only when his descendants inherit the manor, find the box, locate the Pokémon that left the seal, and pass the corresponding test can the seal be broken."

"There are twelve treasures in the Friend's Box. You can get one treasure every time you break the seal."

Fang Zhou's heart surged with emotion. He looked at the box again, which was otherwise quite ordinary except for its strange shape, and suddenly felt that it was radiating the aura of a treasure.

Inviting powerful Pokémon to set up a seal... there must be something extraordinary inside!

Great stuff!

However, Fangzhou was somewhat speechless.

Grandpa, have you been reading too many novels? If you're leaving property, just leave property. Why set up any tests?

You're using this to test your grandson?

According to what Celebi just mentioned, it is also one of the twelve Pokémon responsible for sealing them.

"Celebi, so you're here to help break the seal this time? Tell me, what's your test?" Ark stared intently at Celebi, who was floating in the air.

To be able to get a legendary Pokémon like Celebi to set up a seal, Grandpa's social media presence back then was incredibly sophisticated!

Seeing the Ark looking ready for battle, Celebi suddenly put his hands on his hips in mid-air and revealed a sly smile.

"Theoretically speaking, there should indeed be tests set up~ Hehe."

It flew to the Ark and bumped its little shoulder against the Ark's shoulder, like a good buddy.

"But..." it drawled, blinking its big eyes.

"We're practically family! Don't be so formal! So the moment I got the box, I immediately broke the seal I was responsible for! Hehe, pretty cool, right?"

Its attempt to ingratiate itself only made Kirlia, who was standing nearby, even more unhappy.

Celebi then noticed the puzzled and wary looks from Kirlia and the other Pokémon, and suddenly realized what was happening. It patted its little head with its tiny paw.

"Oh! Right, right! I almost forgot, at this time of day, this is indeed the first time we've met, and you don't know me yet."

It flew around the other Pokémon once, "But in my 'past,' which is also your 'future,' on a certain timeline, we will have a very, very important encounter and become very good friends! So, to me, we're old acquaintances!"

"I see." Fangzhou nodded in understanding, after all, it was a Pokémon capable of time travel.

It turns out they had met in Celebi's past, and he thought Celebi was a very outgoing person.

"As for the treasure..." Celebi looked at the Ark with a puzzled expression, "You haven't gotten it yet?"

ark:?

Celebi pointed to the large swarm of hunting butterflies and poisonous moths behind the Ark.

"The treasure is a jade insect slab. Back then, when the spiky-tailed insect swarm was searching for a home, I sheltered them and provided them with a flower field to live in. In exchange, I made a pact with the leader of the hunting swallowtail butterflies."

It paused, recalling the agreement from years ago: "If one day in the future a young man takes over this manor at the foot of the mountain, please ask it to hand over that jade insect stone tablet to him."

Celebi said, scratching his bulbous head in confusion, looking at the massive swarm of Swallowtails and Poisonous Moths behind the Ark: "Didn't you already meet the Swallowtail leader and gain their allegiance?"

Its implication is very clear: if you haven't met the leader and gained their approval, where did this large army behind you come from?

A scene involuntarily flashed through Fangzhou's mind.

Inside the dimly lit cave, the leader of the Hunting Swallowtail Butterflies spoke mysteriously, as if bestowing upon the Ark a great favor:

"If you help us defeat the three-bee swarm and reclaim the flower field, we will bestow upon you the Jade Insect Tablet, a precious treasure guarded by our clan for generations..."

Fang Zhou's lips twitched a few times, and veins on his forehead seemed to throb.

Good guy!

So, after all this time, the leader of the Hunting Swallowtails is trying to take what rightfully belongs to me and come to me to negotiate, wanting me to work for them, right?!