"El Minya!" After a slight charge, a Mana Arrow resembling a purple ice spear appeared behind Beatrice.
Then, under Miu and the others' shocked gazes, the Mana Arrows rapidly shot towards Takeru, aimed at his palms.
"Gluttony!" Placing his hands in front, Takeru completely devoured the incoming Mana Arrows.
His depleted mana reserves began to increase rapidly.
"Onii-chan and Beatrice, what are they doing?" Seeing this, Miu went to Emilia's side and asked, puzzled.
"Well, according to Takeru, this is his special ability. He can absorb mana this way." Hearing Miu's question, Emilia quickly explained.
"Is that so?" Hearing Emilia, Miu nodded blankly. She was completely unaware of Takeru's full strength, but every time he displayed even a fraction of his abilities, it astonished her, especially this time… directly creating special life forms…
As for Beatrice, after continuously releasing for over twenty minutes, she stopped the high-intensity Mana Arrow barrage, panting. Takeru's mana reserves reached 14,000.
Then, Takeru used a Shadow Clone to take Beatrice aside and transferred mana to her, helping her recover quickly.
"Next is us!" Then, Ram and Rem stepped forward.
They closed and opened their eyes, instantly turning red, with a special Oni horn appearing on each of their foreheads.
Then, sharp wind blades and cold ice spears materialized out of thin air, shooting towards Takeru. He smiled lightly and absorbed all their skills.
Though Ram could release a more powerful Tornado Hurricane, its range was too large, and Takeru couldn't perfectly absorb it. So, she used smaller wind blades for Takeru to devour completely.
After about ten minutes, Rem's mana ran low, and she stepped back. Ram, however, seemed still quite composed. This was normal, as their mana capacity and magic intensity were on different levels.
After Rem stepped back, Emilia took her previous spot. After a charge, a huge, sharp ice pillar appeared before her, thrusting towards Takeru.
Upon contact with Takeru's right hand, it was similarly devoured and converted into mana.
Seeing her ice pillar devoured, Emilia showed no surprise. Instead, she continued channeling her mana, extending the ice pillar rapidly for Takeru to devour freely.
"So amazing!" Watching from the side, Hinata, Hana, and the others felt a yearning...
"Ai will help Master in the future too!" Ai thought seriously.
When Ram and Emilia's mana was nearly depleted, Felt and Karin also offered their power.
After about two hours, Takeru's mana reserves reached over 180,000. Seeing everyone's exhaustion, Takeru stopped absorbing.
Though he replenished their mana after depletion, continuously consuming mana at high intensity was tiring for them.
With 180,000 mana, Takeru had enough for a while. Daily mana replenishment sessions would allow his reserves to grow rapidly.
After stopping, Takeru took everyone to a large swimming pool in the backyard. Using magic to clean the pool with water, he then created some hot water for everyone to bathe in.
"Onii-chan, join us!" Seeing Takeru about to leave, Miu said with a light laugh.
"Master, join us!" Hinata and the others also excitedly called.
"Alright!" Seeing everyone was somewhat shy but not resisting, Takeru didn't hold back and nodded with a light laugh.
An hour later, Takeru left the pool first and returned to the rooftop. He searched through his inventory items. Besides the dwindling White Whale and Snow Ape's corpses, there were only some mutated animals hunted on Monster Island.
Besides animal corpses, there were nearly five tons of magic ore. Although ordinary animals could also be transformed into Pokémon, their strength and functionality would be much weaker.
After some selection, Takeru combined a previously hunted mutated rat with magic ore, supplemented with his own mana and his lightning abilities. Soon, a yellow electric mouse appeared before him.
"Pika~ Pika!" Soon, the electric mouse began calling softly.
This was the extremely well-known Pokémon from Takeru's previous life, Pikachu. Its fur was yellow with two brown stripes on its back. Its tail was shaped like a jagged lightning bolt, its cheeks had red electric sacs, and the tips of its long ears were black.
Gently stroking Pikachu, it showed great affection towards Takeru.
Despite its small size, its combat power was very strong. As a battle-oriented pet, it cost Takeru 12,000 mana… more than the functional Chansey and Miltank.
Its main combat style relied on electricity, as Takeru had infused it with a trace of the origin from the Teigu, Adramelech, allowing it to easily control and release lightning.
"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt on me!" Putting it down, Takeru seriously said to Pikachu.
"Pika~?" Hearing Takeru's request, Pikachu was stunned.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine. Use it on my palm with your strongest power." Seeing Pikachu's nervous look, Takeru directly extended his right hand.
"Pika~ Pika!"
"Yes, use it directly!" Hearing its confirmation, Takeru nodded seriously.
Hearing this, Pikachu jumped about two meters away, crouched slightly, and electricity sparked on its face.
"Pika~ Chuu!" As 'Chuu' sounded, a blue-white electric ball appeared before it, then shot directly at Takeru's right arm. The Thunderbolt made contact and was devoured.
"Pika~?" Seeing the Thunderbolt ineffective, Pikachu looked bewildered.
Takeru ignored the confused Pikachu and checked his mana reserves. That one attack had increased his mana by nearly 500 points, which is quite powerful.
"Can you use Thunder Dragon's Roar?" Then, Takeru looked at Pikachu and asked.
"Pika Pika~!" Hearing Takeru's question, Pikachu proudly nodded.
"Alright, use it on me again. Don't hold back." Seeing its expression, Takeru said with a light laugh.
"Pika Chuu~!" Hearing this and remembering Takeru's special ability, Pikachu directly nodded.
After charging, Pikachu opened its mouth, releasing a terrifying beam of lightning that entered Takeru's hand, lasting seven or eight seconds before stopping.
Miu and the others, who had just arrived on the rooftop, witnessed Pikachu's attack. Under the lightning's glow, Pikachu's cute appearance was fully revealed. But besides its cuteness, everyone was more concerned with its terrifying power.
As for Takeru, after completely absorbing the Thunder Dragon's Roar, he was surprised to find it had increased his mana by over 4,700 points. Seeing Pikachu panting, it could probably release one more round...
"Alright, Pikachu, you did well. Come back now." Looking at Pikachu, Takeru beckoned. It nodded and nimbly jumped onto Takeru's shoulder.
"Onii-chan, what is it?" Seeing Pikachu's well-behaved appearance, Miu asked again.
"Pikachu! That's its name!"
"Pika~ Pika!" Looking at Miu and the others, Pikachu showed a smile.
"So amazing!" Looking at Pikachu, Karin directly exclaimed. Even she couldn't think of how to block that attack. In terms of pure destructive power, she was completely outmatched.
Seeing everyone's fondness, Takeru chuckled lightly. In the future, he could give each of them a Pokémon companion. But for now, it wasn't possible due to insufficient materials.
Although Takeru could manifest from scratch, doing so would not only consume vast mana but also result in average strength and abilities.
Having suitable materials saved effort, especially if the materials were high-level and had good compatibility.
Also, generally, the more mana consumed during manifestation, the stronger the manifested Pokémon's abilities or power would be.