Pokemon: Reborn Rich Alternate Earth-Chapter 515: To The Volcano

The rain was pouring down heavily, accompanied by strong winds.

Since arriving in this secret realm, it had been over a month—nearly two—and the weather had always been clear and sunny. So today's sudden wind and rain caught Julian a bit off guard.

If it were in the outside world, encountering this kind of weather, most people would just stay indoors unless they absolutely had to go out.

The same went for Pokémon.

In weather like this, except for some Water-types and a few Pokémon that liked the rain, most would find a place to take shelter.

Julian had Metagross create a transparent house using Light Screen, since the wind was too strong and would blow the tent away.

The house was fairly large, around 200 square meters. Julian even set up a bed, a sofa, and a coffee table.

He had bought multiple sets of furniture like this and stored them in his system space.

After all, Arcanine frequently wrecked the house, and when furniture got damaged, Julian would replace it immediately. So every time he went to the furniture store, it was like restocking inventory—he’d buy a whole bunch in one go.

Most people buy beds one at a time. Julian bought them in stacks.

Anyone who didn’t know better would think Julian was stocking up for a furniture store.

The Light Screen was completely airtight and had excellent soundproofing, though Julian had left a small opening in the house to avoid suffocation.

Slowking was brewing coffee for Julian.

Lying on the sofa, playing on his handheld console, with hot coffee on the way...

Despite this being a dangerous Top-tier secret realm, Julian had somehow turned it into a casual vacation.

In such terrible weather, even he didn’t feel like going out to hunt for treasures.

Kartana stared at the Light Screen in front of it and gently tapped it with its left arm, feeling its solid resistance.

Kartana: "I wonder if I could slice through it with one strike."

Julian said slowly, “Your left arm would break.”

Then he waved at Kartana, who flew over to him.

Julian pointed at a watermelon on the coffee table. "Cut this, please."

A flash of blade light later, the watermelon had been sliced into ten perfectly even pieces.

By now, Kartana had grown used to using its blades to chop vegetables, meat, and fruit.

"Kekeke!"

Gengar took a slice of watermelon and happily took a bite.

This watermelon was actually a human-modified version of a Berry, so both humans and Pokémon could eat it—and it tasted great.

“Slow~”

Slowking brought the steaming coffee to Julian.

Then Julian pulled out another handheld console. “Slowking, let’s play together.”

This game had a two-player mode.

There was no signal in the secret realm, otherwise Julian would have been playing Pokémon Glory long ago.

'It’s been over a month since I last played—the new season must have updated by now.'

'Celebi must’ve been gaming nonstop. Wonder what rank it’s at now?'

Back home in Lake City, Celebi angrily threw its phone onto the sofa. The match results showed a mid-laner with a pitiful 0-9-7 KDA, and it was getting roasted by all four teammates who were insulting its entire family.

Those four were definitely going to report it, which meant it’d have to grind its credibility points back up again.

It was bad enough that Julian went to the secret realm without taking it—but did he really have to take Slowking too?

Celebi: 'Day 70 without Slowking… I miss it.'

In the kitchen, Indeedee was teaching Magearna how to make pastries. Magearna listened intently, eager for Julian to taste its creations when he returned.

Out in the backyard, Doublade was sparring with Jake’s Magneton, determined to shock Julian with its progress when he came back.

Little did it know that Julian, the scumbag, had already found himself a new sword—one he wielded with terrifying ease.

Meanwhile, Bagon was doing basic training under the guidance of Salamence, who then rewarded it by flying it around.

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The rain was unusually long-lasting. It had been pouring for three days straight. The wind had died down, but the rain showed no signs of stopping.

Julian had originally thought it would stop in a day or two—but now it had been three days, and judging by the looks of it, it might keep going tomorrow too.

There was no weather forecast here, so Julian had no way of knowing when it would end.

He could use weather-altering moves, but their range was limited, so they weren’t very useful.

Unless you were at the Champion-level, capable of shifting an entire region’s climate.

And if you were a First-Class Legendary, you could influence the weather of an entire nation.

Groudon would dry the land for miles wherever it walked, and Kyogre would bring storms and rainfall. These two were well-known weather-makers.

On the fourth day, the rain was still falling, with no signs of easing up.

After breakfast, Julian decided to resume treasure hunting. He couldn’t afford to waste more time.

He packed up everything inside the Light Screen house, then had Metagross dissolve the barrier.

If he left it up, who knew how many Flying-type Pokémon would end up crashing into it?

And given Metagross’s strength, its Light Screen could last for a very long time.

Mounting Dragonite, Julian wrapped himself in a psychic shield and Metagross followed close behind, the constant sound of the rain pounding in his ears made it hard to hear anything else.

He could use psychic to block out the sound, but Julian chose not to.

Doing that would cut off not just the sound of rain, but also other important noises—like those that signaled danger.

“To the volcano,” Julian said.

Akala Island’s most prominent landmark was its massive volcano, which covered a quarter of the island.

Normally, the entire island carried a strong sulfur smell, but because of the rain, that scent had noticeably faded.

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Originally, Julian had planned to explore other parts of the island first, leaving the volcano for last, since it was the most dangerous area—and also the place most likely to attract other Trainers.

After all, places like snowy mountains, volcanoes, and swamps—harsh environments—tended to be where treasures were most likely to appear.

And since this volcano was located inside a Top-tier secret realm. Many Trainers who entered would make it their first destination.

But Julian had chosen to go now precisely because of the rain.

The rain helped lower the surface temperature of the volcano, and most Fire-type Pokémon would likely hide during this time.

He was treasure hunting, not looking for a fight—the fewer complications, the better.

A volcano this massive—if it erupted, the entire Akala Island would surely be destroyed. But a hundred years later, the island would be reborn, maybe even more prosperous than before.

"There really is an Ultimate treasure here."

As he neared the volcano, his Dowsing Machine showed a massive red dot.

Its size definitely meant it was an Ultimate treasure—possibly even more valuable than the Fire Crystal he’d previously found.

In fact, it was comparable in size to the Poison Pearl, the Poison-type Ultimate treasure he’d found before.

Seeing that red dot on the Dowsing Machine, Julian couldn’t help but feel a bit excited—after all, this was an Ultimate treasure.

Every Trainer who reached the Champion level had at least one or two Ultimate treasures in their possession—these items were often key to their rise.

Besides the Ultimate treasure's red dot, there were nine other red dots nearby, none of them small either.

But right now, Julian only had eyes for the Ultimate treasure—the rest would have to wait.

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