Pokemon: Spiritual Master-Chapter 614: Regice & Johan: This Was Worth It

"REGI!!!"

The enormous roar echoed across the small island, a terrifying aura wrapped in frost sweeping everywhere. The ice titan Regice, standing at least seven or eight meters tall, had all seven lights on its face flashing.

"Don't stand so tall, crouch down a bit."

Suddenly, a voice came from the shadow at Regice's feet, with a hint of resignation in the tone.

Hearing this, Regice immediately stopped its howling and obediently crouched down, trying to maintain eye level with the human at its feet, though this was almost impossible to achieve.

At this moment, the area around the small island was completely covered in a hazy frost mist, preventing the International Police and League Police outside from seeing what was happening inside. If they could see, their jaws would certainly drop.

The previously raging Regice, who seemed to control all the cold in the world, was now so docilely crouching on the ground that it looked somewhat comical.

Moreover, if anyone could understand Regice's "expression" right now, they would definitely notice that its gaze was exceptionally clear.

Clearly obedient.

To be honest, Regice didn't want to be like this, but the human before it was somewhat inhuman. It had lost count of how many times it had recovered its condition.

Plus, all of his Pokémon were like they were on steroids, hitting it with attacks while going "Ku ku" at it, using all sorts of moves without repeating, and somehow coordinating with each other quite well.

Especially that little one with the V-shape on its head that sat on the human's shoulder.

It looked harmless and was always smiling, with a "I'm so worried about you" expression, and then each time it would energize Regice, allowing it to recover, only to continue being tormented.

The key point was...

While its body's energy was restored, the mental impact hadn't improved at all.

Regice now felt physically fine, but mentally extremely fatigued, somewhat wanting to sleep...

Actually...

Regice could have continued resisting, but as it gradually regained clarity, it increasingly sensed the aura of Regigigas from this human.

That was the aura of their "creator," along with a friendly aura from the human. This was the main reason why Regice had become so obedient now.

And the person standing beside Regice's feet was, of course, Johan.

Johan glanced at his phone and sighed helplessly, "This coffee is completely cold."

Calculating the time, even with the recent rise in temperature, the coffee prepared by Gardevoir must have gone completely cold by now.

This is what happens when you try to show off unnecessarily. If you fail, you only embarrass yourself.

To think he'd try to warm coffee while taking down Regice...

Johan looked at the now docile Regice and said using his aura power:

"You need to compensate me."

"Regi?"

Regice's lights flashed back and forth, as if a Psyduck-style question mark appeared above its head.

Compensate?

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"Tell me, how did you wake up?" Johan found a relatively clean ice block nearby, brushed off the snow, and sat down.

To be fair, in the special episodes, Steven had expended considerable effort to awaken the three titans sleeping in the Hoenn region.

Although this world must have significant differences from the special episodes Johan knew, he didn't believe that a simple ruin exploration team could easily awaken Regice and make it so angry.

"Regi..."

Regice's lights flashed again. It didn't know what had happened either.

It just felt like it had a strange dream, dreaming that a large number of meteorites fell from the sky, boundless fury was released in the sky, the earth began to sink, and all their previous efforts were destroyed in an instant.

Then, tensing up in the dream, it woke up.

"A dream?" Johan looked puzzled.

And what kind of strange dream was this?

A large number of meteorites falling...

Was it referring to the meteorite incident?

Or maybe...

Unfortunately, although Johan could construct dreams through hypnosis, he was completely clueless about interpreting the meaning of dreams.

In any case, Regice had a nightmare and then jolted itself awake?

As for the League's ruin exploration team, was it purely bad luck?

"It feels like it's foretelling something..." Johan gently rubbed his chin.

At this moment.

Larvitar cautiously walked to Regice's feet and tapped its icy pillar-like foot a couple of times with its small hand.

"Yoji!"

Time to eat!

"Regi..."

Regice moved its foot, causing Larvitar to bite at empty air, and Johan immediately gave a "stern" look.

"Yo-Yoji..."

Larvitar tucked in its head and gave an embarrassed smile.

I was just checking if it was ice or mineral...

Johan shook his head. If you're already like this when meeting Regice, what would happen if you met Regirock? You'd probably jump right at it.

He then stood up and patted Regice's lowered arm, saying:

"Thank you for this training session."

As he spoke, he dug out two boxes of Poké Blocks from Gengar's mouth, suitable for Ice-type Pokémon with good flavor.

Although he didn't know how these titan Pokémon like Regice ate, Regigigas had once made Rotom so busy that a Berry Blender almost started smoking.

"REGI!"

Sensing the aroma of the Poké Blocks, Regice's lights flashed more frequently, suggesting increased emotional fluctuation.

"Alright, are you going back to sleep now?"

Seeing Regice carefully extend its hand to "absorb" the two boxes of Poké Blocks into the ice crystals of its arm, Johan asked.

"Regi?"

Regice cautiously asked back.

Should I continue sleeping?

Johan was speechless, paused for a moment, and then said: "You don't have to sleep. We'll come find you to 'play' next time when we're free."

As he spoke, he revealed a "kind" smile.

"Ka-kaah~ (▼益▼)"

Gengar and all the other little ones also showed similar smiles.

This was the ultimate "training partner."

As for capturing Regice or taking it back?

Take it back to use as a refrigerator?

A seven or eight-meter-tall Regice would be too extravagant.

Besides, it could sleep perfectly well on its own, so why give it a different place to sleep? When they really needed it... Johan believed it wouldn't refuse.

The Regi clan, possibly due to Regigigas, were powerful but mostly simple-minded, making them relatively easy to communicate with.

Between humans and Pokémon, building a friendly relationship didn't necessarily require capturing them with Poké Balls.

Take Victini, for example.

Until now, Johan hadn't captured it with a Poké Ball, instead letting it wander and move around freely.

Seeing the smiles of Johan and Gengar and the others, Regice seemed to shrink its head.

"Regi..."

Then I'll go back to sleep.

This "play" didn't sound like a good thing.

As they spoke, the ice crystals on Regice's body moved again, and two empty boxes fell out, with all the Poké Blocks inside having disappeared.

So that's how it eats?

"That works too." Johan nodded and took out three more boxes of Poké Blocks, placing them in front of Regice.

"REGI!"

Regice's lights flashed with some excitement.

This battle seemed worth it.

After a pause, the ice crystals on Regice's body fluctuated again, and then one, two, three... a total of four blocks of never-melting ice, plus a mineral that seemed to contain special minerals, fell in front of Johan.

"This is..."

"Regi..."

Compensation...

Regice answered honestly.

These never-melting ice blocks were produced from the accumulated ice energy at its sleeping place over many years, and that mineral was a rare stone it had collected, rich in energy.

Johan was somewhat moved.

He had only made a joke, but Regice had taken it seriously. What a straightforward creature...

Then he dug out five more boxes of Poké Blocks from Gengar's mouth.

Give and take, that's how to better establish a friendly relationship.

In Johan's view, exchanging merely ten boxes of Poké Blocks for four blocks of never-melting ice and an extremely rare special mineral was absolutely profitable.

While in Regice's view, exchanging a few slightly harder pieces of ice for such food was also a huge win.

The two looked at each other, both showing smiles.

Regice put away the eight boxes of Poké Blocks, stood in place for a while, scanned the area for a moment, apparently finding its bearings, then brushed away the snow on the ground, revealing a hole leading below the small island.

At the same time, the ice and snow on the sea surface and the island receded like a tide.

Noticing this scene, the International Police and League Police outside all let out sighs of relief, knowing that the situation had been resolved by Teacher Johan.

Watching Regice, who had regained consciousness and become honest and simple, slowly walking towards the cave, Gengar waved vigorously.

"Ka-kaah!!"

Goodbye! We'll come play with you again in a few days!

As soon as those words were spoken, Regice's speed suddenly increased, as if turning into a cold current, disappearing into the hole in a flash.

Then "crack crack crack" a layer of ice crystals covered the entrance.

Sealed!

Seeing this, Gengar's expression froze for a moment, then it stuck out its tongue proudly and made a couple of mocking sounds.

Just a little ice crystal, it can't stop me.

"Yoji..."

Larvitar smacked its lips.

What a nice "Gundam"...

Johan stretched lazily, "Alright, issue resolved. Now let's think about how to fill out the reimbursement form."

Larvitar and Victini weren't very familiar with this process, but Gengar was already well-versed.

It counted on its fingers.

"Ka-kaah, Ka-kaah, Ka-kaah..."

One box, twenty boxes, three hundred boxes...

Not only was there no loss in Poké Blocks, they gained never-melting ice and minerals, and could even claim reimbursement for more berries to make Poké Blocks...

Pure profit!

"Kaah kaah kaah kaah~~"

Gengar laughed smugly.

"Teacher Johan!"

At this moment, Officer Jenny and the others finally arrived on the island, looking at the island that had almost turned into an ice island, secretly amazed at Regice's power, and even more amazed at Teacher Johan's strength.

Even such a powerful Regice could be easily pacified...

Having Teacher Johan in Hoenn was truly reassuring.

"You're here."

"Regice, it..."

"Went back to sleep." Johan pointed at the ice-sealed cave, "Don't disturb it again unless necessary. Being woken up before it's ready to wake makes for a bad temper."

"Yes!" Officer Jenny nodded repeatedly.

Before they didn't know, but now knowing that the powerful Regice was sleeping here, who would dare approach carelessly?

The League would even set up a restricted area here, prohibiting ordinary people from approaching.

In this aspect, Johan didn't need to worry. He boarded the helicopter that had brought him here and returned to Kanaz City.

As for Anabel, who was supposed to act together with him but learned that Johan had already handled the situation before she arrived, she remarked, "Teacher Johan has grown stronger again," and promptly went home to accompany her wife and child.

"Steven."

Sitting in the helicopter, Johan called Steven.

"Teacher?"

Besides Steven's voice on the phone, there seemed to be some sounds of stones being broken and things being excavated.

It seemed that even with finals approaching, nothing could hinder his enthusiasm for digging stones.

"Can you help me check if the Verdanturf Space Center has recently discovered any huge meteorites heading toward us?" Johan said.

"Meteorites?" Steven was stunned for a moment, then replied: "Give me three minutes."

Then he hung up.

Regice's words had reminded him of some things. Confirming certain matters would help with early prevention if it really was a "meteorite incident."

However, Steven quickly called back and indicated that the Verdanturf Space Center had not recently discovered any large meteorites approaching them.

This made Johan feel somewhat relieved.

"That's good..."

Back in Kanaz City, in the backyard of the coffee shop.

"Tsk, it really went cold." Johan smacked his lips.

"Aii~~"

Gardevoir immediately offered to brew him another cup.

"It's fine, Ninetales can put some ice cubes in for me."

Penny was still waiting for him in the yard, sitting obediently on the side tinkering with her computer.

Regarding Penny's questions about Eevee training, to be honest, Johan couldn't raise such an exaggerated "Eevee" either, but he could offer some suggestions.

"Penny, you can try to learn about the Z-Moves unique to the Alola region. Among them, there are exclusive Z-Moves and Z-Crystals that are particularly suited for Eevee," Johan said, taking a sip of his iced coffee.

"Z-Moves?"

Penny's fingers lightly tapped the keyboard, quickly finding information about Alola's Z-Moves. After a brief review, she understood the basic principles of Z-Moves.

"Ahem, although... the Z-Move dance is a bit embarrassing, Eevee's exclusive Z-Move is indeed worth learning about."

Just as Dynamaxing has exclusive Gigantamax forms, Z-Moves also have exclusive moves for certain Pokémon.

And Eevee's exclusive Z-Move is called—Extreme Evoboost.

[Extreme Evoboost: Raises the user's Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed by 2 stages each!]

An extremely impressive boost effect. Combined with Baton Pass, Eevee would become an excellent passer in the system.

"Mmm!" Penny nodded seriously, noting this point.

Although Johan had some aversion to the "awkward dance," he didn't deny that Z-Moves indeed had their unique and powerful aspects.

He even wondered...

Would it be possible to combine Mega Evolution with Terastallization and Z-Moves?

Or would that just drain the trainer into a dried corpse?

He quickly banished these "bold" thoughts from his mind.

Too dangerous, feels like it would be lethal.

Two days later.

Johan originally thought that Regice's awakening might simply be due to an accident, or perhaps it had a random, senseless dream.

Until he received a call from Lucian.

"Teacher Johan, Regigigas... it's awake."

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