In the middle of the night, Aiden was suddenly awakened by a flashbang to find that Eevee had evolved into a Sylveon, surrounded by ribbons and with a body that was white tinged with pink.
Aiden's expression was somewhat complex.
Although Sylveon was really cute, and he was genuinely happy about its evolution...
After evolving, it was also really heavy, making him feel like his sternum was being crushed!
"Bui, Bui!"
Sylveon let out an unfamiliar, slightly coquettish voice and was startled itself.
So even the voice changes after evolution?
While Sylveon was still in shock, Aiden quietly reached for its waist, mustering all his strength to lift it up as he used to.
"Eevee... oh no, I should call you Sylveon now."
After the unbearable weight disappeared from his chest, Aiden finally breathed a sigh of relief and smiled contentedly.
"Evolution is good; Sylveon is very cute too."
"But after evolving, it's best not to lie on me like before. It's really a bit too much to handle..."
"Bui?!"
Sylveon's pupils instantly dilated.
Didn't you say before that no matter what I evolve into, you would treat me the same as always???
Trainer, you're such a hypocrite!
Sylveon let out a disgruntled groan and turned its head away, refusing to look at him anymore.
However.
Judging from the occasional slight twitch of its long pink ears and the way the four ribbons extending from the two bows on its head and neck unconsciously wrapped around Aiden's arm...
It was probably just being affectionate, right?
After placing it on the bed, Aiden reached out to pat its head.
Unlike Eevee's fluffy touch, Sylveon's fur was finer, giving it an even smoother texture.
After staring at Sylveon for several seconds, information about it soon appeared before him.
[Sylveon (Female)]
[Type: Fairy]
[Ability: Pixilate]
[Moves: Sketch, Charm, Helping Hand, Covet, Encore, Moonlight, Psybeam, Skill Swap, Disarming Voice, Misty Terrain...]
[Friendship: 255]
[Extremely Timid Nature.]
[July 27th, hatched in Celestic Town, where you first met it.]
[Dislikes spicy flavors.]
[Loves painting.]
Wow, so its friendship was already maxed out. Was it really just waiting for the right moment to evolve this whole time?
Staring at the information about Sylveon, Aiden scratched his head.
Indeed, Pokémon evolution isn't as simple and straightforward as in the games. It's a miracle born naturally from various overlapping factors.
"Well then, please take care of me in the future, Sylveon~"
When talking to the adorable Sylveon, Aiden didn't even notice that his tone unintentionally softened.
"Bui, Bui..."
Sylveon still maintained its tsundere demeanor, but one of the ribbons wrapped around Aiden's arm suddenly split off and slowly wound around his extended right hand.
Feeling the incredibly smooth sensation in his hand, Aiden suddenly realized something—
Just as Sylveon had demonstrated earlier, the four ribbons on its body were actually parts it could control freely, just like its arms.
Could it really perform the Forbidden Technique: Quadruple Sketch?
Sketching four different moves in one turn would be absolutely overpowered!
At the same time, he recalled that after receiving the Bitter Herba Mystica from Arven, he also obtained a special item from the system.
As Aiden focused his thoughts, the system text quickly disappeared, replaced by an icon resembling a drawing board.
[Mind Canvas (Gold): Though it looks no different from ordinary paper, it possesses the magical power to bring imagined drawings to life.]
Isn't this perfect for Sylveon?
After some thought, Aiden decided to take one out, and soon a thin sheet of drawing paper appeared in his hand.
"Eevee, as a gift for your evolution, here's a magical piece of drawing paper for you."
"It can bring the images in your mind to life. It might help improve your painting skills."
"Bui?"
Sylveon let out a curious cry and quickly took the paper with two ribbons.
Something that brings images from the mind to life... how magical!
As expected from my trainer, able to pull out all sorts of strange things!
But it doesn't seem to have anything particular to draw?
Sylveon closed its eyes and thought carefully for a while before suddenly opening them wide.
"Bui!"
Wait, there really is something!
The huge dragon Pokémon they saw in the sky with the trainer and other Pokémon!
If it could paint that, showing it to the Smeargle master who taught it Sketch would surely earn its praise, right?
Thinking this, Sylveon's eyes immediately focused on the drawing paper in front of it, starting to outline the true form of that black figure in its mind.
However, since it's art, shouldn't it add some embellishments to the original image?
Aiden yawned, pleased to see Sylveon so immersed in its artistic creation.
"You play around by yourself, I'm going back to sleep..."
After saying this, he lay down directly on the bed and within seconds, steady breathing could be heard.
...
December 24th, Wednesday, also known as Christmas Eve.
Upon waking up, Aiden was originally preparing to play on his phone before getting up.
But upon noticing the curled-up Sylveon, occasionally emitting cute little breaths, he couldn't help but break into a doting smile.
I have an adorable Pokemon too!
At the same time, he quickly noticed the slightly crumpled drawing paper under Sylveon's body.
Only then did Aiden suddenly recall that last night, after seeing it start to draw, he fell asleep because he was too tired.
So what exactly did Sylveon draw?
A landscape? Or maybe a portrait of its handsome trainer?
Piqued by curiosity, Aiden carefully pulled out the drawing paper without disturbing the little one's sleep.
And when he saw the imposing figure covered in black with a bit of golden draconic energy swirling around it, he was instantly dumbfounded.
Isn't this the black Rayquaza from Paldea?
Why is Sylveon's first drawing of it instead of its trainer?
Aiden suddenly felt a tinge of inexplicable jealousy.
But…
To be fair, the Rayquaza drawn by Sylveon doesn't seem entirely the same as the one he saw...
If anything, it resembles the even more absurdly powerful Mega Rayquaza after learning Dragon Ascent!
And perhaps because Sylveon hadn't seen Mega Rayquaza, it could only imagine and draw it...
Why does this Rayquaza only have a lower body?!
Aiden suddenly became curious—
If given enough time, could Sylveon really draw Mega Rayquaza purely from imagination?
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