To be honest, after seeing He Xiaomai making a breakthrough, Eevee and the others just didn't feel like healing Monferno anymore.
Several Pokemon hinted at Fang Yuan with winks and nudges, a clear suggestion!
Look!
Team BUFF ah!
They can help others have a breakthrough, so why not believe it?
Fang Yuan: "..."
What does this have to do with anything?
Fang Yuan was full of black lines. Wasn't He Xiaomai's breakthrough thanks to the Legends Resources he provided?
It's clearly the merit of me as a teacher, so why are you all attributing it to Monferno?
And then, for the upcoming special training on the Wave Technique, even if there's a breakthrough, shouldn't it be thanks to me for helping you obtain the Blue Orb?!
"Without getting rid of Monferno for a day, there's no way to be a Trainer!" This is clearly erasing the effort he has put in as a Trainer!!
"Heal, heal now."
"Not even a scar can be left behind, take extra care, Milotic, don't miss a single pore."
Monferno scratched its head: "Woo ah (but that's not really necessary)..."
"Bwoo?..."
Are we really going to heal? Milotic silently launched a Life Droplet; well then, from now on, we can only hope the inertia from the upgraded breakthrough BUFF is a bit stronger.
As everyone knows, Monferno's breakthrough BUFF has three main properties.
1. Randomness: Whenever Monferno gets injured, for a short time, a random teammate may have a breakthrough.
2. Proportionality: The more severe and prolonged Monferno's injury, the better the effect of the breakthrough on teammates, and the wider the range affected.
3. Inertia: Even after Monferno's injuries are healed, within a week, random teammates still have a chance to have a breakthrough.
These were the patterns painstakingly summarized by Eevee and the other Pokemon from experience after experience.
However, recently there seems to be a change. As the Monferno BUFF upgrades, it seems that minor injuries unrelated to those from Intertwined Injuries also count, and what's more, they can now affect other Trainers in the same team.
Let's hope the inertia is strong this time...
Under the prayers of many Pokemon, Monferno was finally healed by the Life Droplet.
"Phew..."
After recovering from its injuries, Monferno waved its arms around, expecting to see a "disheartened" look on its teammates' faces.
However, when it looked over, it saw each of its teammates still looking at it with hope.
Monferno: ???
What are you still looking at me for? Everything's healed!
"Blub blub blub… (There's still inertia left…)" Magnemite explained.
Monferno: (╯°Д°)╯︵┻━┻ Goddamn inertia, is there any Pokemon who understands Monferno better than you?
Fang Yuan: "..."
Fang Yuan smiled helplessly. This relationship was truly bizarre. For instance, when Mewtwo was in danger during a game, everyone worked together in perfect unity, trusting each other completely, the bond profound and unbreakable. But on ordinary days, the persecution amongst teammates was nonstop: today persecuting Dragonite, tomorrow Monferno, and another day the Garlic Turtle, well, it seems that most of the time it's him, the Trainer, leading the charge, so no worries then.
It's just uncertain how long this kind of sentiment will last...
If one day he's no longer around, will they, like classmates leaving school, gradually lose touch with each other?
"Damn it, I'm only in my twenties, why am I getting sentimental again?" Fang Yuan slapped his cheek. Not wanting to die, there were plenty of ways to claw out from the grave a thousand years later to see how they were doing, so it was pointless to worry so much.
"Alright!!"
Fang Yuan suddenly called out, causing all the Pokemon to look at him.
"The biggest gain from learning and strengthening the Wave Technique, is the potential to give each of you a new one-hit kill technique with incredible destructiveness and practicality."
"This will definitely be a huge help in enhancing your strength," he said.
The Pokémon nodded.
"It is worth mentioning that this may be one of the few opportunities for you to enhance your strength in the near future, as I will hold a new Fang Yuan Conference within a month," Fang Yuan announced.
"The reward this time, I've already thought it through, will be somewhat special," he hinted.
At the mention of rewards, the Pokémon immediately perked up, with each of them looking at Fang Yuan, curious to see what kind of surprise he had in store.
What reward could Fang Yuan possibly offer now that would still interest them?
The Pokémon deeply doubted.
"Hehe..." Seeing the skeptical expressions on their faces, Fang Yuan smiled and said, "This time's reward is a 'wish'!"
"Bwoo bwoo bwoo bwoo~~" Eevee commented sarcastically.
Wasn't a wish also the reward for one of the past Fang Yuan Conferences?
Whichever Pokémon became the champion, Fang Yuan would fulfill one of its feasible wishes.
For the sake of Eevee's Special Operations Team, Eevee had worked hard to achieve first place.
However, later on, with Victini accompanying it to play games, and being busy with conquering Dream and having it join the games too, Eevee had given up on that wish.
And now, was Fang Yuan planning to fob them off with "a wish" again?
Once Eevee voiced its skepticism, the other Pokémon also began to analyze the situation. Indeed, a wish… it didn't seem all that attractive anymore, especially since they weren't children and Fang Yuan usually treated them well, fulfilling their requests within his capabilities.
So, a wish within Fang Yuan's capabilities seemed very ordinary, wasn't it just the norm?
After all, they were now at the Guardian God Level… The things they wanted, they could achieve on their own, and those beyond their reach were also beyond Fang Yuan, that was the reality.
"It's not me who will fulfill the wish, don't jump to conclusions," Fang Yuan said helplessly. "It was only after coming to the Temple of the Sea that I suddenly thought of this reward."
"Do you remember? I once applied for a Wishing Stone from the Alliance to return it to the Prince of the Sea. Know about Kira Pray? The world's first Master ZI Wan met it, a being that awakens only once a millennium for seven days and is said to grant any wish. Her Precognition superpower was also a granted wish. Though Kira Pray has fallen asleep in this timeline, don't forget that we're now traveling through multiple parallel universes. I'm aware that the Pokémon World's Kira Pray is due for awakening soon, and if it's that one, it can probably grant most wishes, right?" Fang Yuan said with a smile.
"Kira Pray can absorb Comet Energy from the Millennium Comet and, with its vast energy, grant any wish. We should go make friends with it when the time comes. If one of you becomes the first in the upcoming Fang Yuan Conference, you know what I mean..."
As Fang Yuan finished, the Pokémon fell silent, then, one after another, their eyes widened.
Then, they began to look warily at their companions around them.
This first place...
Even Monferno was incredibly tempted; if it could wish to master the Power of Thunder Flame perfectly, that should be possible, right?
Fang Yuan's Pokémon were not illiterate; they had naturally heard of the legend of Kira Pray. The kind of wish Kira Pray could fulfill... was much more appealing than anything Fang Yuan could offer!!
A once-in-a-millennium chance!!
"Of course, the number of wishes Kira Pray can grant is probably more than one, so the second, third… In short, it's uncertain, don't think you don't have a chance. The higher your combat ranking, the more likely you are to have your wish fulfilled. This wish is much more powerful than any I could fulfill," Fang Yuan revealed with a sly grin.
"Bwoo~ Bwoo~~"
Suddenly, Eevee posed a question, pointing at Victini. Kira Pray's wish-granting power should also involve an exchange of energy, right? If Victini could provide Kira Pray with an infinite charge, could it grant unlimited wishes???
"Bimi..." Victini mused, holding its chin as if saying, I'm just a walking power bank.
"Probably not," Fang Yuan shook his head. "Victini's Infinite Energy isn't quite at the level yet. The energy from the Millennium Comet likely transcends planetary levels."
He had experimented before; for example, Victini's Infinite Energy simply couldn't provide Groudon and Kyogre with the planetary Natural Energy needed for their Primal Reversion. This could be because Infinite Energy isn't at the same level as planetary energy, or possibly because Victini is currently too weak.
As top-tier Phantom Elves, Kira Pray and Victini's energy isn't likely to be so easily replenished; after all, the comet's energy isn't as commonplace as the Wave-guiding power from the World Tree Dreams...
Kira Pray's awakening and wish-fulfillment are related to the Millennium Comet; its third eye is meant to absorb the comet's energy. The miraculous Comet Energy has earned Kira Pray its reputation as an all-powerful wish machine. If Victini could also charge Kira Pray, that would be far too overpowered, not even Dragon Ball would dare to plot that.
"Anyway, whether or not we can find Kira Pray or fulfill a wish is not to be considered for now. Currently, I'm just leveraging Kira Pray's fame to inspire everyone's fighting spirit." Watching the Pokémon rejuvenate in spirit, Fang Yuan thought to himself, deserving of himself. With this stimulation, their upcoming intensive training would surely be twice as hard.
If they could make a breakthrough, his credit as a Trainer should definitely outweigh that of Monferno!