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After activating the Rainbow Feather, Roy returned to the Capital in the blink of an eye through the spatial channel.
Evening was approaching, so Roy headed straight back to his villa.
The moment he opened the door, Clefable—wearing a cheerful apron—rushed forward with a bright smile and gave Roy a warm, welcoming hug.
Roy returned the embrace with his free arm, but suddenly felt that something about this scene wasn't quite right.
It would probably be every man's dream to be greeted by someone of the opposite gender wearing nothing but an apron around the house.
However, at the very least, that someone would need to be human.
Roy walked into the main hall with a slightly bemused expression and called out all of his Pokémon.
The moment Beldum emerged from its Poké Ball, every pair of eyes in the room immediately focused on the new arrival.
A new team member had joined them.
Mimikyu, who had grown comfortable with everyone during the recent weeks, immediately ducked behind the sofa when it spotted the newcomer, observing secretively from its hiding place.
"Blast!" Blastoise lumbered over and greeted the Steel-type cheerfully.
Lucario regarded Beldum with a serious, calculating expression. Even while inside its Poké Ball, Lucario had been observing the outside world through their connection, so it was fully aware of just how remarkable Beldum's natural talent truly was. This newcomer represented another potential threat to Lucario's position as the team's strongest member.
This one would definitely become a major rival in the future.
Cosmog and Ninetales offered normal, friendly greetings to Beldum.
Faced with so many new partners appearing all at once, the single-eyed Beldum felt somewhat overwhelmed and introduced itself to everyone with obvious nervousness.
Roy offered comfort with a reassuring smile. "Don't worry about it. After we share a meal together, you'll feel much more at ease."
He walked into the kitchen, retrieved the prepared Pokémon meal from Clefable, poured specially formulated energy cubes into Beldum's bowl, and stirred the mixture gently.
The system interface displayed: [Beldum Custom Energy Cubes - Long-term consumption increases mental strength, physical endurance, and fulfills magnetic energy requirements]
The defining characteristic of Beldum and the entire Metagross evolutionary line was their exceptional development in both mental and physical capabilities.
Currently, Roy could categorize the development direction of all his Pokémon using online game class roles:
Lucario served as an all-around agility fighter. It possessed powerful physical attacks through its Aura Sphere techniques, long-range capabilities with Aura Sphere projectiles, and could seamlessly combine both physical and energy-based combat styles.
Blastoise functioned as a magical artillery unit, specializing in long-distance output and area damage.
Ninetales operated as a team battle-oriented field control mage. It had mastered Z-Moves capable of completely turning the tide of battle with a single devastating attack.
Elekid was developing into a standard berserker with incredible physical strength and vitality. The worse its condition became during battle, the more explosive its power output would be.
Mimikyu served as a ghost-type assassin, excelling at stealth, surprise attacks, and creating confusing duplicates.
Roy wasn't completely certain how Beldum should be trained, but he could definitely develop it in the direction of an ultimate battle tank.
With this strategy in mind, Roy spent 100,000 points from his system and added two pieces of Metal Coat to Beldum's food bowl.
When the bowl was placed before Beldum, the Steel-type froze completely.
"Bel??"
Seeing the Metal Coat—which its family regarded as an invaluable treasure—sitting casually in its food bowl, Beldum's expression was one of pure confusion and disbelief.
"Didn't you tell me that eating this increases your body's hardness?" Roy smiled like a wealthy benefactor and said, "Go ahead and eat it. From now on, I'll give you three pieces every day with each meal."
"By the way, those other things are called energy cubes. They taste excellent, so try them first."
The thoroughly shocked Beldum subconsciously followed Roy's instructions and carefully picked up a single energy cube.
Instantly, the ultimate deliciousness completely conquered its senses.
However, taste wasn't the most important aspect.
The crucial element was the sense of deep satisfaction that made every magnetic cell in Beldum's body feel happy and energized. Some instinctual knowledge told Beldum that consuming these cubes long-term would make the magnetic cells throughout its body increasingly active, with its magnetic power growing continuously stronger.
Beldum looked at the Metal Coat pieces in its bowl again, realizing it would be eating these precious materials with every meal, and suddenly felt as though it was living in a dream.
What kind of incredible family situation was this?
Had it actually joined such a wealthy household?
If it didn't work extremely hard, it would be completely unworthy of such generous treatment.
Beldum thought that was already overwhelming, feeling content and grateful beyond measure.
However, after consuming two Metal Coat pieces with deep satisfaction and being led by Roy to the villa's underground training facility, Beldum realized that the food resources were merely the beginning.
"Ninetales, you're responsible for teaching Beldum the 'Infinite' Calm Mind meditation technique."
"Blastoise, please give Beldum the TMs for 'Iron Defense' and 'Light Screen'—it can learn both of those techniques as well."
"Mimikyu, please grant Beldum a Totem aura enhancement. Since it's receiving Totem aura from childhood, I can't imagine how powerful it might become in the future."
"Once you've adapted to all of this, I'll transfer an Aura seed to you. When Elekid returns, you can begin practicing psychic energy manipulation together," Roy continued planning aloud.
Beldum was completely stunned after hearing this comprehensive list.
Energy cubes, magical enhancement items, meditation methods, TMs, Totem aura, Aura seeds—this was apparently the standard newcomer welcome package that every member of Roy's team received.
These precious resources, applicable to the entire team, had been accumulated step by step through Roy's careful planning and substantial investment.
Previously, team members like Lucario had obtained these benefits gradually over time. They hadn't received this complete newcomer package all at once like Beldum was experiencing.
For Beldum, the impact was overwhelming, and it suddenly felt incredibly fortunate.
Beldum, possessing a strong sense of responsibility and duty, immediately felt that "being treated so favorably, if I can't even surpass Ho-Oh's expectations, it would be completely shameful."
Filled with fighting spirit and determination, Beldum approached its senior teammates and began earnestly learning about this comprehensive beginner's package.
Resources like Totem aura enhancement and the infinite Calm Mind meditation method were quickly understood by Beldum after introduction. It could clearly see how these techniques would dramatically improve its overall capabilities.
However, Beldum was somewhat puzzled about why it needed to practice Aura manipulation.
Even with the transplantation of an Aura seed, Beldum didn't possess natural talent for Aura techniques.
No matter how extensively it practiced, it would never be able to use Aura Sphere attacks like Lucario could.
If these techniques couldn't be transformed into direct combat power, why learn them at all?
"Because only after learning Aura manipulation can you integrate into our team battle system," Roy explained patiently.
The reason why Ninetales' "Ice Field" technique never harmed or negatively affected Lucario and Blastoise had always been a source of deep curiosity for those studying Roy's team battle approach.
The answer to this mystery was Aura connection.
Only by connecting to the team's Aura network could Ninetales accurately track the position and movements of each Pokémon, precisely controlling the Ice Field to prevent it from affecting other team members.
Only when connected through Aura, with perfect mutual understanding, could Roy's diverse team avoid interfering with each other's techniques. They could even cooperate synergistically to achieve effects greater than the sum of their individual capabilities.
The team battle system had many external manifestations and tactical approaches.
However, Aura connection remained the internal core of everything.
This was why the outside world called his approach the "Ice Field" system, but Roy himself always referred to it as the "Aura" system.
Beldum threw itself into training with tremendous motivation and focus.
Its innate talent was so exceptional that it mastered the fundamentals of the complex and sophisticated "Infinite" Calm Mind meditation method in just three days.
Daily, it consumed Metal Coat and energy cubes, then relentlessly conditioned its body through repeated Tackle exercises to polish and increase its physical hardness.
The Totem aura enhancement was also successfully integrated on the fourth day.
In just four days, Beldum's improvement speed was remarkable. Its comprehensive evaluation jumped from 'D' rank to 'C-' rank, and when entering Totem condition, it reached a solid 'C' comprehensive evaluation.
Beldum had completely shattered Lucario's previous development record.
This growth rate exceeded even Roy's expectations, though it was understandable given the circumstances.
The current situation was vastly different from earlier training periods.
Unlike the novice days when he was training Riolu with limited resources, Roy now possessed abundant high-quality materials—all of them representing the finest resources available anywhere in the world.
When training the same Pokémon, there would always be a significant difference between an Elite-level trainer and an ordinary trainer. This wasn't solely due to differences in breeding philosophy and training techniques, but also because of the substantial resource gap.
Many top-tier resources, combined with Beldum's extraordinary natural talent, had created this incredible rate of progress.
However, despite Beldum's remarkable improvement speed, it was still impossible to catch up with the university competition timeline.
Because today marked a crucial deadline.
"Today is the final day," Roy stood before the floor-to-ceiling windows of his room, gazing at the morning sky, and murmured thoughtfully.
"Elekid, it's time for you to return as well."