"Duer~"
This is a long, serpentine pokémon with a slender body covered in sapphire-blue scales, a bright white belly, bright black eyes, a small white horn on its forehead, and two small wings on the sides of its head.
In addition, it has three crystal-like blue beads, one at the base of its neck and the other two at the end of its tail.
It is none other than the sacred pokémon, Dragonair!
Behind the Dragonair, a small Dratini followed, curiously looking at the new face in the lake.
In all its life, it had never seen one of its own kind.
Although naturally cautious, at this moment, it felt a strong desire to communicate.
So, led by the Dragonair, the mother and child slowly swam toward Adrian's Dratini, surrounding it to take a closer look.
Thick! Robust!
This was the Dragonair mother and child's first impression of Adrian's Dratini.
Compared to Adrian's Dratini, the wild Dratini seemed malnourished, weak, and immature.
"Youer~"
Adrian's Dratini let out a cry, swimming freely in the lake while engaging in simple communication with the Dragonair mother and child.
The Dragonair mother and child always maintained a hint of wariness toward other pokémon.
But for their own kind, the wariness in their hearts dropped to the lowest level.
As they swam, the three dragons 'accidentally' saw bait floating in the lake, emitting an enticing aroma.
Unlike regular bait, this time it was a double-bait setup, with the two baits being slightly different in size.
"Youer~"
Seeing the enticing bait, the wild Dratini immediately became restless.
However, as the Dragonair's expression turned stern, the wild Dratini immediately didn't dare to be presumptuous, shrinking its head and retreating behind the Dragonair.
Food delivered to the door like this has a high probability of being a human trap; the Dragonair never dared to eat it.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have survived until now; it probably would have been fished and caught thirty years ago.
Seeing that the Dragonair mother and child didn't 'take the bait', Dratini didn't panic either; this was within Adrian's expectations.
Next, it was time for its performance!
"Youer~"
With a soft cry, Adrian's Dratini twitched its nose and kept moving forward to test the bait.
The Dragonair could control its own child, but it couldn't control Adrian's Dratini being 'restless'.
After several attempts, Adrian's Dratini bit the smaller bait, and the fishing line snapped as expected.
The danger the Dragonair mother expected did not arrive!
Did it just overthink everything?
"Youer~"
Chewing the bait continuously, Adrian's Dratini had an expression of enjoyment on its face, making the wild Dratini almost cry from craving.
In all its life, it had never seen such fragrant food; it must be delicious.
And whether it was intentional or not, Adrian's Dratini chewed very roughly, causing many bait crumbs to fall into the water, even drifting over to the Dragonair mother and child.
"Youer~"
Seeing that Adrian's Dratini was fine, the wild Dratini's throat moved, and it couldn't help but swallow some bait crumbs.
Ah~ it's so fragrant!
Seeing this, Adrian's Dratini let out a few more cries, looking completely innocent.
See, isn't it fine?
Go ahead, eat it!
"Youer~ Youer~"
The wild Dratini shook its head and kept rubbing against the Dragonair's body; it was clearly tempted.
Look, it's fine for it to eat!
Then it's definitely not a trap.
It can't be that it's fine for it to eat, but something will happen if we eat it, right?
"Duer~"
Dragonair looked suspicious and still hadn't completely let down its guard.
But its child was just too hungry; as a mother, it couldn't win against the child in the end.
However, just in case, the Dragonair decided to take a Bite itself first, and then give the bait to the Dratini after biting it off.
After circling the bait for a moment and taking a few more careful looks, the Dragonair finally bit the bait.
Then, a great force came from its mouth, pulling it continuously toward the lake surface.
Dragonair was shocked.
Oh no, the bait is a trap!
Child, you must never take the hook.
Go!
Run quickly!
The further, the better!
The hooked Dragonair waved a tearful goodbye to its child, as if it were a life-and-death parting.
"Youer~"
Watching its mother being fished away, the wild Dratini's eyes shimmered with tears that fell into the lake.
It knew it was its own fault for harming its mother.
If it hadn't been so greedy, its mother wouldn't have been fished away.
But soon, the wild Dratini also realized.
This was all caused by the Dratini in front of it.
"Youer~ Youer~"
The wild Dratini glared at Adrian's Dratini.
You're the one who led the humans here!
"Youer~"
Adrian's Dratini swam a few times and called out with a look of sincerity.
The Trainer asked me to give you a message: the bait is safe to Bite, it's super delicious!
We have no ill intentions!
Don't believe me?
Then come to the shore with me and see.
After saying that, Adrian's Dratini twisted its body and swam toward the surface.
Anxious about its mother, the wild Dratini hesitated for a moment but followed.
On the shore, Adrian was continuously pulling the rod.
For this fishing trip, he had specifically prepared a Tandem Hook.
The line for the Sub-hook was thin and would break under pressure.
But the line for the Main Hook was thick, enough to withstand the strength of a Gyarados, making it easy to fish for a Dragonair.
And with Dratini watching underwater, Adrian didn't have to worry about trash fish causing trouble.
If a fish bit the hook, it would definitely be one of the Dragonair mother and child.
Judging by the feel, the size was definitely not small.
It's most likely the Dragonair mother!
——
"Up you go!!!"
Adrian's face was flushed, and he used every ounce of his strength to pull the rod.
As a result, the giant creature beneath the water was continuously pulled up, getting closer and closer to the surface.
Splash!
With a huge splash, the long and elegantly shaped Dragonair was pulled out of the water.
[Caught a Dragonair, rewarded with 1 Rest TM.]
[First time catching a Dragonair, extra reward: 1 Ancient Dragon Pearl.]
The cheat ability's prompt appeared, followed by Dragonair's Data Panel.
[pokémon: Dragonair]
[Type: Dragon]
[Ability: Marvel Scale (If affected by a status condition, Marvel Scale reacts and Defense increases)]
[Skills: Rain Dance, Sunny Day, Dragon Dance, Rest, Dragon Breath, Safeguard...]
"Haha~ It's a success!"
Adrian was overjoyed.
Especially when he saw the rewards, Adrian was even more excited.
Ancient Dragon Pearl—you can tell just by the name that this thing is not simple.
It truly is a reward worthy of the first time catching a Dragonair!
"Duer~"
After spitting out the bait, the Dragonair floated in mid-air.
At this moment, its face was grim, and it seemed to be having a stress response, full of hostility toward Adrian, who had tricked it into being caught.
After a few cries, the beads on the Dragonair's neck began to flash with light.
Patter!
Rumble!
In the blink of an eye, the originally Sunny Day turned into a rainy day—a torrential downpour accompanied by bursts of thunder and lightning.
Adrian's eyes lit up, and he remarked, "This weather control ability is much stronger than Gyarados's!"
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