Chapter 167: Glastrier’s Favorite Food

Chapter 167: Chapter 167: Glastrier’s Favorite Food

"As for you, Calyrex..."

"Do you remember the Radiant Blossom?"

"The... Radiant Blossom..."

The familiar name caused Calyrex to fall into deep thought.

"It is the key to reclaiming your steeds."

"And only you can create it."

Thanks to the games, Sora knew exactly how to find Spectrier and Glastrier, and how to help Calyrex win them back.

Ironically enough...

The reason Calyrex had become so weak was largely his own fault.

The people of Freezington had once adored him.

Among all places, this village had been the most devout in its faith toward the King of Bountiful Harvests.

Logically speaking, as long as Calyrex had continued looking after Freezington, he never should have ended up in his current state.

"The Radiant Blossom was the symbol of the King of Bountiful Harvests."

Sora explained,

"But making it bloom required an enormous amount of your energy."

As Calyrex gradually became lax, the Radiant Blossom quietly ceased blooming.

"Because the villagers no longer saw the Radiant Blossom bloom..."

"They believed they had somehow angered you."

"So they continued cleaning the Crown Shrine, and even sacrificed precious crops despite their own meager food supplies."

"But no matter what they did..."

"The Radiant Blossom never bloomed again."

"As time passed, the tradition of worshiping the King of Bountiful Harvests slowly disappeared."

"And eventually, faith in you vanished completely."

Listening to Sora’s explanation, Calyrex was overwhelmed with guilt.

"So that was it..."

"So that’s what happened."

"I remember now."

"I remember everything."

After Sora’s reminder, Calyrex finally recalled what he had forgotten.

"How could I have forgotten... the blooming of the Radiant Blossom?"

At that moment, Calyrex blamed himself deeply.

He...

Had failed to answer the prayers of his beloved believers.

"It’s all in the past now."

Sora comforted him.

"If you still feel guilty, then once you’ve regained your strength..."

"Bless this land with abundance once again."

"Let the people of Freezington live without suffering beneath this endless cold."

"Mhm."

Calyrex understood.

Dwelling on the past served no purpose.

Once again, Sora had eased his heart.

The King suddenly realized he owed Sora even more than before.

As the saying went—

He would never be able to repay Sora’s kindness.

"With your current strength..."

"Can you still make the Radiant Blossom bloom?"

"I can."

Calyrex nodded.

"Thanks to everyone’s prayers, I have recovered quite a bit."

"Blooming a single Radiant Blossom would only leave me weakened."

"It would not force me back into slumber."

"Good."

Sora began outlining their plan.

"Three steps."

"First, obtain the Radiant Blossom from Calyrex."

"Second, find Freezington’s village chief and have him make the Reins of Unity."

"However, crafting the Reins of Unity requires the manes of Spectrier and Glastrier."

"So our immediate priority is drawing the two steeds out."

Sora smiled at Calyrex.

"Do you still remember... your steeds’ favorite food?"

"Their favorite food?"

Calyrex honestly wasn’t sure.

"All I know is that they liked digging through farmland for food."

"They often damaged crops because of it."

"And I frequently scolded them."

"The crops they damaged..."

"Were exactly what they loved eating."

Sora didn’t keep him guessing.

"Carrots."

"Carrots?"

Calyrex looked surprised.

"I happen to love carrots myself."

"I didn’t realize my beloved steeds loved them as well."

"It seems..."

"I truly wasn’t a very competent owner."

"I didn’t even know my own steeds’ favorite food."

"Master! Master!"

Korrina suddenly raised her hand.

"So what do we do now?"

"Do we gather a huge pile of carrots and use them to lure out Calyrex’s steeds?"

"It’s not that simple."

Sora shook his head.

"Spectrier and Glastrier don’t like ordinary carrots."

"They only eat special varieties."

"Huh?"

Korrina scratched her head.

"So... do we go look for these special carrots now?"

"No."

"We grow them ourselves."

Sora gave Calyrex a meaningful look.

The King immediately understood.

"Leave it to me!"

Finally!

After spending so long being helpless...

It was finally his turn to shine.

When it came to blessing life itself and bringing abundant harvests—

No Pokémon in the world understood agriculture better than Calyrex.

"I’ll be relying on you for this."

Sora led the two girls to the elderly couple’s home.

He had the girls and Calyrex wait outside while he went in alone to speak with them.

Before long, he emerged carrying a large sack.

Inside...

Were carrot seeds.

"To grow the carrots preferred by Spectrier and Glastrier..."

"We first need to find the proper soil."

Sora explained,

"I already asked Grandpa and Grandma."

"There are suitable fields east of the village and near the old cemetery."

Glastrier preferred crisp white carrots.

"This is the place."

"Everyone!"

"Let’s get started!"

"Yeah!"

"Ponii!"

Sora called on the two girls and all of their Pokémon.

Working together, they quickly cleared away the snow and cultivated roughly an acre of farmland within a snowy forest.

Then came sowing the seeds.

Watering followed shortly after.

Admittedly...

That step was rather unnecessary.

Trying to grow carrots in weather like this sounded absurd.

Then again...

This was the Pokémon world.

Even stranger things happened every day.

"Freezington truly deserves to be called the land blessed by you."

Sora sighed.

"Even in weather this cold, people can still farm."

He genuinely admired those who lived here.

Their resilience was remarkable.

Unfortunately...

Even with the blessing of the King of Bountiful Harvests, carrots would normally require one or two months to mature.

They clearly didn’t have that much time.

"So then..."

"We’ll leave the rest to you, Calyrex."

Everything Sora could do had already been done.

Now...

It was time for Calyrex to perform a miracle.

The legendary King of Bountiful Harvests of Galar possessed the power to heal hearts and awaken life from the earth.

A Pokémon overflowing with compassion.

Legend said that with a wave of his right hand, flowers would bloom and grass would flourish.

With a wave of his left, barren fields would become fertile and crops would ripen in abundance.

And now...

Calyrex was about to demonstrate that miraculous power before the eyes of the three travelers.

—------------------------------

Pat reon Advance Chapters: patreon.com/YonkoSlayer