Pokémon the Movie: The Journey of a Slate

Chapter 303 Conquer!

"Okay, it was just a joke. Maybe I should say good afternoon or good afternoon now." Eslo looked at Murkrow's hesitant red eyes. "Um, can you tell me what you are afraid of?"

Aislo was very curious about the hesitation and fear in Murkrow's eyes. This was not the emotion a normal elf would show to a slate corresponding to its attributes, so this little guy was most likely asking for something - of course, the possibility that Murkrow was afraid of the aura of the slate could not be ruled out... although this possibility was very small...

No way, no way? Could there really be an elf who would subconsciously hate him because of his aura? Aislo said he was hurt. He didn't like being scared.

"Dumb..." Murkrow shook his head. He still looked a little unresponsive.

"But you look very nervous." Eslo looked at the two claws of Murkrow grabbing his ring finger in confusion. He was holding it very tightly, as if he didn't want to let go of the boy's palm. It was because of this that Miss Joy asked Happiny to start the treatment directly instead of transferring Murkrow to the bed first.

Murkrow seemed to be stunned for a moment. He subconsciously followed the boy's gaze, and then...

"Mute!" Dark Crow screamed and quickly loosened his claws that he had accidentally exerted force on in his sleep. Then he saw a few tender red "rings" on the white fingers, which looked very dazzling.

It was visibly that Murkrow was panicking.

"Don't worry, don't worry, I don't mind, it doesn't hurt at all..." Just as Eslo was trying his best to comfort the Pokémon in his hand, the lavender-haired boy slowly walked past Eslo and Mary and walked out of the Pokémon Center.

"Shinji, are you ready to go for training next?" Mary asked casually.

"Yeah." Shinji paused and nodded calmly, "The gym leader, Li, who is here, has gone to Xuefeng City. If you want to challenge her, you don't have to go."

There are only a few League trainers who are temporarily taking over the duties of gym leaders left in the Fighting-type gym now. The Pokémon they hold are the standard ones that gym leaders give to the new trainers. There is no point in fighting with them, and Shinji finds this very boring.

On the other hand, Ah Xun seemed quite happy when he challenged the gym. He wanted to build a battle tower of his own with his own strength, so he naturally would not refuse the fine that he could easily get.

“I see…” Mary nodded slightly. She had heard that Ali from Veil City and Xiaosong from Snow Peak City were close friends. Some netizens even spread rumors about the two of them. Perhaps Ali rushed over to check on the situation because she was worried about Regichikas’ awakening some time ago.

At this time, Shinji, who was about to leave, suddenly glanced at Murkrow standing on Eslo's hand, and then said to the boy, "This Pokémon is very interested in becoming stronger. If you want to subdue it, then subdue it. If you are not interested, it is best to release it early and let it fend for itself."

After saying this, Shinji turned around and left without any reluctance.

Although his words sounded a bit cold and impolite, Shinji was actually just hinting to Eslo that if he didn't want to subdue the Murkrow, he'd better not waste too much time with this little guy.

——It may not be a good thing for an elf who has been rolling in the mud to suddenly feel the sunshine.

Shinji can see that Murkrow has some special talents, but unfortunately, he can tell at a glance that he, like Flame before, cannot adapt to his training methods. The boy is very curious about how far such a Pokémon can grow if it falls into the hands of a trainer who is suitable for them.

Fortunately, Aislo understood the hint. He turned around and looked at the little guy in his hand seriously. "So that's how it is. Then Dark Crow, are you willing to be my partner?"

With Shinji's explanation, Esiro almost instantly figured out the reason for Murkrow's hesitation. It was inferiority complex. Eevee had some of that when they first met. The boy said that he understood it very well and just needed to nurture it more. Look, does the Moon Eevee now have some of the timid and pitiful look it had back then?

As for taming something... Eslo never refuses Pokémon or humans who ask for something from him (those who are crazy don't count), and because he doesn't want to trouble Darkrai and the others too much, he had long thought about taming a Pokémon that could take him flying, but the idea was shelved because Ma later said that he could turn into a Dragonite. But that doesn't stop him from picking it up again now.

The boy's thoughts were simple, and Murkrow's were even simpler. He directly understood what Eslo said as: "Do you want to follow me?"

The shining sun took the initiative to invite the tiny shadow on the ground. For Dark Crow at this time, he had no reason to refuse.

"Mute!" Murkrow flapped his thin wings hard.

"Very good!" Eslo took off an empty Poké Ball from his waist, and then Murkrow's head tapped the button on the Poké Ball.

Accompanied by a flash of red light, Murkrow was sucked into the Poké Ball.

Without any shaking or struggle, accompanied by a crisp "ding" sound, the Dark Crow successfully became the elf of Eslo.