Manor Lord of the Elf World

Chapter 37 Megan and the Magikarp
Megan Stuart was originally an ordinary girl living in a small town full of sunflowers.

When she was four years old, war swept through her hometown, and young Megan witnessed her parents lose their lives in the war.

She and her brother also became slaves of the enemy country, living in a cage where magical beasts were imprisoned from childhood. From then on, their lives were as lowly and insignificant as flowers in the mud.

Megan was assigned to take care of the magical beasts that had been forcibly captured to work for the royal city, while her brother became a stable boy.

Megan was originally filled with fear of monsters.

Until she saw the monsters that had been beaten black and blue by the overseers for refusing to work.

Megan just felt incredibly sorry for them.

When Megan heard Prince Raven say that Magikarp was a magical beast with extremely strong vitality, able to easily survive even in the dirtiest ponds, she immediately felt a sense of shared suffering.

Yes! Those years in prison were, for her and her brother, nothing less than the “dirtiest pond.”

But that kind of life is over now.

She and her brother met Prince Raven, and not only did they get their own cabin, but they were also freed from their slave status.

Her Highness also said that next year they would also be able to get a plot of land, and then she and her brother could plant a large field of sunflowers in front of their house, just like their parents.

Even when life is tough, you must persevere and live on – this is the spirit Megan learned from Magikarp.

"Fish, oh fish! You can stay here and get through this winter with my brother and me!"

Inside the cabin, Megan squatted in front of the water tank, looking up at the Magikarp that was rising above the water, and whispered something to her.

This water tank was made by my brother from a huge tree. The wood was hollowed out, and then water was put in it, turning it into a huge water tank.

The six Magikarp lined up and looked at Megan.

Megan reached out and gently stroked their heads, just as she used to comfort the wounded monsters in prison.

"Magikarp, don't worry, our lives will gradually get better!"

Ripples spread across the water as Magikarp leaped out of the water, splashing water everywhere, as if gently responding to the girl's words.

Just then, the wooden door was pushed open, and Megan turned around to see her brother Chris walking in from outside.

The boy was about sixteen years old. Although he was still young, his experiences over the years had made him look very mature.

Seeing his sister looking after the magical beasts, Chris gave her some instructions:
"A blizzard is coming. Try not to go outside these days and keep warm. There are limited medicinal herbs in the territory right now, and it would be terrible if you got sick."

"Yes!" Megan nodded quickly, and seeing her brother about to leave, she asked, "Brother, where are you going?"

"The stables have just been built. I'm going to take those two afro-haired buffaloes there."

The afro-haired buffalo can both haul goods and help plow fields, making them a vital presence within the territory, and their loss is unacceptable.

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Raven, having failed to find the foam squirrel, had no choice but to return to his tent. The sniper was nowhere to be found either, leaving Raven quite frustrated.

Just then, the squirrel's call came from outside.

"Chestnut!"

Raven looked up and saw them each carrying a pile of chestnuts, pine cones, tree nuts and other mountain produce as they ran into the tent.

Raven paused for a moment, then couldn't help but ask, "What's this?"

"Chestnut!"

This is food they've stored away, specifically for winter!
According to their observations, Raven doesn't seem to have the habit of storing food.

One of the foam squirrels looked at Raven.

If Raven goes hungry in the winter, they wouldn't mind sharing some of these fruits with him.

but……

Raven and that mini dragon seem to have a big appetite. Looking at the pile of food in front of them, the foam squirrels couldn't help but start to worry again.

Hopefully, there won't be enough food for everyone later.
Wouldn't they go hungry?

The foam squirrel became increasingly panicked.

No, they need to find some more food!
So, after quickly hiding the food, the foam squirrels turned and ran away again.

Raven was completely confused.

As far as he knew, the characteristic of the foam squirrel didn't seem to be "scavenging"?

Perhaps storing food in advance is a habit of these "squirrel" Pokémon? Raven couldn't help but wonder.

However, there's no use thinking about these things now. Before the blizzard arrives, they should train more and strive to become stronger!
"Tighten, stare, tornado, electromagnetic waves..."

Recalling the moves that Dratini currently possessed, Raven began to ponder how to further enhance Dratini's strength.

Miniature dragons don't have legs, so the only way to train their speed is to make them fly at full speed.

And if you want to train the strength of the Dratini...

Raven looked at the mini dragon in front of him. It was long and flexible, and didn't seem aggressive.

Aside from using special moves like [Tornado] and [Electromagnetic Wave], the only part of its body that can be used for attack is its tail.

"Hmm, it's time to start the special training for the dragon tail."

In addition, the training intensity for the mini dragons can be gradually increased.

When Raven first traveled through time, the Mini Dragon was very thin due to changes in temperature and environment, as well as the long journey.

Now, thanks to his careful care and training over this period of time, the Mini Dragon has finally gained some weight.

Ancient equipment was limited, and unlike in the future, they could not use various mechanical aids for special training. Therefore, they could only use natural materials as substitutes.

"Hmm... Aside from training its tail, it's already capable of carrying a load and flying."

Raven went outside, found some stones, and tied them to the Mini Dragon with a rope.

Although this special training method will be common in the future, it is already thousands of years ahead of them in this era when humans have limited development of Pokémon.

At first, the Dratini was not used to it at all, but in order to become stronger as soon as possible and not die here, it still forced itself to carry those stones for weight training.

Watching the Dratini fly around, Raven breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, his mini-dragon wasn't the kind of delicate dragon that would give up because the training was too tiring or painful.

After pondering for a moment, Raven went to find another piece of wood. He planned to have the Dratini use its tail to whip the wood to train its tail strength.

In addition, Raven had a few more fish brought over. While the mini dragons were training, he deboned and removed the bones from the fish, then shaped the fish meat into balls and steamed them in a pot.

Although he is a lord with maids and other servants around him, trainers can become closer to their Pokémon by personally preparing food for them.

When it comes to getting stronger, Raven can't do much for Mini Dragon except create special training plans.

The only thing I can do is make fish balls for it with boneless and deboned fish meat, and massage its muscles to relieve fatigue after its special training.

But for Dratini, that's enough.

After a day of intensive training, the Mini Dragon lay lazily on Raven's lap, eating fish balls that Raven had made himself while enjoying Raven's massage service.

Outside the tent, the cold howled and snowflakes danced in the air.

Inside the tent, however, it was warm and cozy thanks to the charcoal fire.

Enjoying delicious food, with my favorite person by my side.

This is the dwarf dragon's favorite time.

(End of this chapter)