"What?!"
Gerald looked somewhat astonished, and even Luna beside him seemed confused. After all, even though she was deeply loved by her parents, the family had only allocated her a spot to upgrade her clearance level after she turned 16 recently.
"What is your family name, young friend?"
Gerald asked tentatively, obviously having subconsciously assumed Sieg was from a prominent family.
Sieg slowly shook his head, saying: "I have no family name, I'm just an ordinary trainer."
Sieg's words implied he had no family backing. Only then did Gerald understand, mentally speculating that Sieg had likely gained favor and recognition from some important figure.
In fact, his guess was quite accurate.
Sieg had indeed gained Norman's recognition, which led to his clearance upgrade.
However, their conversation, like a game of riddles, left Luna somewhat bewildered.
Weren't they just discussing clearance levels? How did it shift to family names?
"Daddy~ Daddy~, since that's the case, why don't you let Sieg visit our family's vault!" Luna suggested with hopeful anticipation.
But these words made Gerald's face darken. The family vault wasn't something just anyone could enter.
Moreover, although he was the Solance family patriarch, opening the family vault required approval from several clan elders.
Gerald looked helplessly at his precious daughter, whose loyalties seemed to be shifting, and sighed: "Fine, fine. In that case, young friend, would you care to visit our residence? Let our Solance family provide proper hospitality."
Sieg hesitated briefly in thought, but ultimately, under Luna's encouragement, "reluctantly" agreed.
"Yay!!!!"
Luna, true to her naive nature, quickly forgot about being hunted earlier and instead joyfully pulled Sieg along, chattering excitedly about various interesting topics.
Accepting the invitation, Sieg rode on Aerodactyl's back for the first time and curiously asked: "Excuse me, Sir Gerald, what kind of Pokémon is this?"
Though he possessed knowledge from his previous life and knew this was an Aerodactyl, no news of this Pokémon species had appeared in this world yet.
So if he didn't ask, it would seem too suspicious.
"That's an excellent question, young friend~"
"This is an ancient Pokémon revived from fossils using the fossil resurrection machine our family is researching!"
Once Gerald started discussing scientific research topics, his senior dignity instantly vanished. His face filled with excitement, combined with his disheveled bird's nest hair, he looked exactly like a research fanatic.
The type who could stay locked in a laboratory for a month without coming out.
However, Gerald maintained at least some rationality, only providing a brief introduction without revealing too many secrets.
"Hehe, Sieg, let me tell you, Little Wing flies so fast, he can almost match a Dragonite using Extreme Speed!"
Luna chattered continuously throughout the journey. Though talkative, she showed no wealthy person's arrogance and was quite well-mannered.
"A family with long-standing traditions, then."
Sieg observed silently, lost in thought.
However, Luna's mention of Dragonite caught his attention. In the anime, Dragonite was introduced as being able to circle the globe in 16 hours of continuous flight.
But its base Speed stat was only 80.
Even Pachirisu had a base Speed stat of 95.
Only after coming to this world and researching online did he learn that the "16 hours to circle the globe" referred to Champion-level Dragonite using Extreme Speed.
"Moreover, the experimental data for this achievement came from Professor Oak's Dragonite."
Sieg sat on Aerodactyl's back, feeling the breeze brush past his face, thinking silently.
Though flying at a hundred meters altitude, Aerodactyl shielded them from wind resistance, so he felt no discomfort.
During their short journey, Luna chattered like a tireless radio announcer, with certain topics genuinely piquing Sieg's interest.
Such as Pokémon training experience.
Luna's team was mixed-type, besides Jumpluff and Glaceon, she had Pokémon of other types as well.
Throughout the journey, Luna spoke enthusiastically while Sieg listened quietly, occasionally offering responses.
Aerodactyl's flight speed was extremely fast, living up to its 130 base Speed stat. Even without using Extreme Speed, Tailwind, Rock Polish, Autotomize, Agility, or other speed-boosting moves, they reached their destination in just 15 minutes.
However, seeing the estate spanning thousands of acres below, Sieg's eyes widened.
Wait... buddy, you call this your "residence"?!
"Luna, this is your family's territory?" Sieg asked in amazement.
Luna shook her head in confusion: "No, our family members are usually scattered across various cities and fields. We rarely gather together, except for ancestral ceremonies or major meetings."
"That down there is just the house where my parents and I live."
For such prominent families, except for unified housing arrangements before the age of 12 to foster family bonds, children were subsequently taken by their respective parents.
Sieg pressed his lips together, blinking as he experienced the shock of this world's true elite class for the first time.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh~ rustle rustle.
Aerodactyl slowly landed on a vast lawn, its powerful wind pressure making the grass sway and rustle.
Sieg instinctively closed his eyes, and when he reopened them, several servant-like figures had already approached.
Among them, an elderly man in a black suit was clearly the head butler managing these servants. He respectfully bowed to Gerald.
"Miss, your outing frightened the master terribly. He even suspended his urgent experiment, bringing the entire research team to a halt."
The butler spoke with perfect timing, successfully earning Gerald's approval, who shot the butler an appreciative glance.
Sieg thought to himself: "As expected of someone who could become a head butler, his command of language surpasses even mine."
Sure enough, hearing the butler's words, Luna stuck out her tongue embarrassedly. Understanding her father's worry, she somewhat sheepishly tucked her hair behind her ear.
"Hehe, I promise I won't go out again next time. It's just that home is so boring~"
After quickly apologizing to her father, Luna hurriedly changed the subject: "Hey hey, Mr. Carper, this is my new friend Sieg! He's amazing and even saved me!"
The butler called Mr. Carper maintained a smiling expression but didn't respond, instead quickly exchanging glances with Gerald for confirmation.
Only after Gerald nodded slightly did he turn to Sieg with a kind smile: "Young Master Sieg, please call me Mr. Carper."