Capítulo 24: Chapter 24
Afterward, the atmosphere inside the store suddenly became quiet.
Dak and the others glanced at Gion and then at Mihawk, creating an awkward scene for a moment.
"How about this? Since both of you are here with nothing particular to do, why don't you help me find a suitable look for Darkrai?"
Dak felt that continuing like this wouldn't do.
So, he involved Mihawk and Gion to see if they could help him complete the main quest.
"A look?"
Gion tilted her head, looking at Darkrai.
"Yes, as individuals, Pokémon naturally have their own styles. In the world they live in, there's a profession called Pokémon Beauticians. And in our field as breeders, we are also required to possess a certain level of skill in Pokémon grooming. I'm currently practicing, but I'm at a loss for ideas."
"Interesting."
Gion's eyes lit up when she heard what Dak said.
Although Gion wasn't like the average girl, she would relax by studying beauty and makeup during her spare time. Now hearing about grooming Pokémon, she naturally became interested.
"Boring."
Mihawk wasn't deliberately opposing Gion .
He was just expressing his true feelings from the bottom of his heart. However, since he had nothing better to do, he stayed to watch, without any intention of leaving.
"Hmph, if you're not interested, you can leave."
"I won't."
Mihawk's words nearly made Gion have a brain hemorrhage.
If it weren't for the fact that they were inside the breeding house, Gion would have definitely swung her sword by now.
"Alright, Darkrai, come here and let Miss Gion take a look at you."
Dak quickly stopped the brewing conflict.
He couldn't even begin to imagine what would happen if Newgate and Sengoku, Garp and Dragon, Luffy and Smoker were to meet in his shop.
Darkrai approached Gion without any objections. In his view, nobody could make him look worse than Dak and Bon had.
However, he was wrong.
Gion indeed knew how to apply makeup, but only women's makeup.
When Darkrai saw himself in the full-body mirror, with bright red lipstick, false eyelashes, and blush on his face, he almost buried his head in the ground.
Gion even combed his flowing hair down into a middle part.
"Ha ha ha ha ha."
Mihawk laughed.
This was the first time Dak had seen Mihawk laugh so openly, which genuinely startled him. He had never seen Mihawk laugh like this before, and now, Mihawk's laughter reminded him of Uchiha Madara's maniacal laughter.
"What are you laughing at?!"
Gion was annoyed.
Her sword was drawn horizontally across Mihawk's neck.
"Can't even hold a sword steady, don't bother drawing it at all."
Mihawk wasn't the least bit flustered, instead, he looked at Gion's trembling hands and blade with a mocking gaze.
Inside the breeding house, everyone's strength was suppressed to the level of a Totodile. Physical strength decreased, and neither Haki nor Devil Fruit abilities could be used.
Gion and Mihawk being able to wield large swords was already quite impressive.
"..."
Gion realized the kind of suppression power spoken of by Tsuru.
Truly terrifying.
Gion sheathed her sword and glanced at Dak.
With such a terrifying suppression power, the breeding house could run rampant across the seas, and they could simply hide inside if others dared to enter, waiting for their doom.
No wonder the breeding house dared to warn and threaten the navy.
In just a moment, Bon had already washed off the makeup from Darkrai's face before he could get angry.
"Mihawk-san, how about you give some suggestions?"
Dak then turned his attention back to Mihawk.
Honestly, there was something oddly similar between Mihawk and Darkrai.
"A suggestion? Trouble. Just wearing a hat or a scarf would do."
Mihawk seemed to find it somewhat boring and spoke dismissively.
And with that single sentence, Dak suddenly realized what he should do.
In the Pokémon world, indeed, many beauticians put quite flamboyant makeup on Pokémon, which seems to be the only thing they consider 'beauty' worthy.
But Dak forgot, among most ordinary trainers, adding a little something to their Pokémon already counted as dressing them up.
Like Meowth wearing boots, Pikachu with a hat, or Treecko biting a twig.
Most Pokémon do not like having things added to them.
Especially Darkrai, who often has to battle, would find those things burdensome. Only Pokémon that are primarily for 'companionship', or rather, kept as pets, wouldn't mind having those flashy decorations.
"Ah, that's it!"
Dak suddenly understood what he needed to do.
Darkrai looked at Dak, already having lost faith in Dak's aesthetic sense.
"Hats won't work. Scarves, neither."
Dak circled around Darkrai, then shook his head.
The flowing white hair and red serrated neckband were Darkrai's signature, which couldn't be covered; that would be uncool.
Dak looked at Darkrai's bare torso, had an idea, ran back to his bedroom, and brought back a strip of ice-blue ribbon, then tied it around Darkrai's left arm.
The color of the ribbon matched the color of Darkrai's eyes, making it somewhat match.
"Wow, don't tell me, just this simple touch, and it actually looks good."
Bon commented from the side.
In his view, at least Darkrai's body didn't look so monotonous anymore.
Darkrai glanced at his reflection in the mirror, felt indifferent, then looked at Dak, who was looking forward to his approval.
Well, it didn't bother him.
"Dak."
Darkrai nodded, giving Dak a bit of recognition.
Dak was delighted, genuinely happy to have received Darkrai's approval.
He didn't even notice that his personal panel in breeding had reached Lv.2.
[Main Quest: Pokémon Grooming Course - Completed]
[Rewards: Evolution of Tree, Lake, and Warm Lamp]
[Effects: The tree can now produce a large amount of berries for Pokémon to eat; the lake can now be used to keep marine life; the sunlight from the warm lamp can accelerate the hatching of Pokémon eggs]
Dak had yet to observe the changes in the store when a new system prompt arrived.
[A new main quest has been assigned]
[Main Quest: Breeding Course Three - Skill Teaching]
[Content: Teach a Pokémon to learn a new move]
[Reward: Pokémon Check, Recovery Device]
[Magical Store]
Seeing this reward, Dak immediately opened the Magical Store to search what exactly it was, only to find, to his surprise, that it wasn't just one thing, but two machines.
[Check Device: Provides a comprehensive check of a Pokémon and organizes a detailed data panel about that Pokémon, an essential machine in Pokémon Research Institutes.]
[Recovery Device: Strongly restores a Pokémon's physical strength, quickly repairs injuries caused by battles, an essential machine in Pokémon Centers.]
"Both are great items! Together they cost 10k Magical Coins."
The price for both devices in the Magical Store is 5000 Magical Coins each, equivalent to 500 million Belly.
Fortunately, this task isn't very difficult.
With Darkrai's gold-tier potential, learning a new move is a simple task, right?
(End of Chapter)
Capítulo 25: Chapter 25
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"Hey, Dak, this tree suddenly sprouted a bud!"
Bon suddenly noticed the changes in the shop and quickly tapped Dak on the shoulder.
Gion and Mihawk also noticed the buds that had suddenly appeared on the tree, with pink bases and yellow tips, looking particularly beautiful.
Not only that, they also sensed other changes in the breeding house. For example, the light from the lamp on the ceiling seemed to undergo some changes they couldn't detect. If they had Observation Haki, perhaps they could have seen it.
But here, their Haki was suppressed, making it impossible to notice such subtle changes.
"Ah, it's fine. It'll bear fruit in a few days."
Dak waved his hand and glanced at it before moving on.
"Dak, do you practice swordsmanship?"
Suddenly, Mihawk asked.
Dak instinctively turned his gaze to meet Mihawk's battle-intent eyes.
Mihawk's question also piqued Gion's interest, who looked at Dak. Of course, she might be more interested in gathering information about Dak for the Navy.
After all, for everyone else including Bon,
Everyone felt the mystique and high-quality atmosphere of the Magical Breeding House, as well as Darkrai's strength, so they subconsciously thought Dak was stronger, but they had never seen Dak take action.
"I'm not one to get physical with customers, and I'm not good with swords."
Dak replied diplomatically, trying to hide his unease.
"Pity. Then, you'll be my opponent. It just so happens that this place can level the physical and Haki differences between us."
Mihawk shook his head and then turned to Gion.
"Mihawk, sir, this place isn't for you to fight in. Your battle could harm the eggs."
Before Gion could speak, Dak already interrupted his idea.
If they let these two fight today, would more people come to fight in the future?
So, this precedent could not be set.
"Well, it seems there's nothing interesting left here. I'll be leaving first."
Mihawk withdrew his gaze and walked towards the exit, as aloof as ever.
"Then, I'll take my leave as well, shopkeeper Dak."
Gion seemed much more polite, bowing slightly before turning to leave.
Watching the two leave, Bon finally spoke.
"Looking at that woman's attitude, does it seem like the Navy might fully cooperate with us?"
"Not just likely, it's inevitable."
Dak pursed his lips.
Not just the Navy, when the power of Pokémon becomes well-known across the sea, every organization and power will want to use this force to build armies.
These matters have nothing to do with their Magical Breeding House. They just need to find suitable Trainers for the Pokémon, and the rest will be decided by the Pokémon themselves.
"What do we do now?"
"No need to do anything special yet. The time hasn't come."
Dak smiled and shook his head.
Before the Pokémon from Whitebeard Pirates and the Navy are born, their Magical Breeding House hasn't reached the stage for rapid development.
Peaceful days came again, and time flew by for another week.
In the newly marked locations, familiar ones like Alabasta and Sabaody Archipelago were places where key battles took place in the original story.
Dak even probed for news in both places.
Crocodile had been in Alabasta for five years, renowned as a great hero, but the people had not realized Alabasta was gradually becoming poorer and more chaotic. Many were angry with the royal Nefertari family, blaming the king's inaction for their plight.
Unbeknownst to them, everything was developing exactly as Crocodile had envisioned, and the Baroque Works was also in the process of being formed.
In Sabaody Archipelago, Dak learned that Jinbei had just become a Warlord, leading to the split of the Sun Pirates.
This news wasn't particularly useful to Dak, but it helped confirm the current timeline and upcoming events.
Dak often took Bon out with him during these days.
They would go out for an entire day, close the shop, and then come back late at night, battered and bruised.
No, Dak was training with Bon.
Bon's physical condition was exactly at level 2 in all three attributes, a decent level for the Four Seas, making him a perfect sparring partner for Dak.
Dak also taught Bon how to practice Armament Haki.
Initially, Bon was surprised to learn how weak Dak was, but thinking about Darkrai, he didn't care much anymore.
Honestly, if he had a bodyguard as strong as Darkrai, he'd just relax.
Who would want to strive when they can slack off?
With the daily tasks providing three-dimensional experience and sparring with Bon, Dak's attributes reached level 3 within a week, reaching a first-class level in the Four Seas.
If there had to be a standard, it was the level of Sanji when he first joined the crew.
This sudden gap in strength shocked Bon.
He didn't understand how Dak suddenly surpassed him so much right under his nose, prompting him to start working hard. Dak was happy to see this.
However, the main task was more challenging than Dak thought. It wasn't that Darkrai was slow in learning new skills.
Darkrai simply already knew too many skills, making it hard for Dak to remember any new skills that Darkrai could learn but hadn't mastered yet.
During this period, Bon was amazed by the variety of skills he saw.
Fire, water, ice, electricity, grass, and various other skills dazzled Bon, deepening his understanding of Pokémon.
And that's not all.
By the end of the week, Dak discovered Darkrai could potentially learn Rain Dance, a skill Darkrai didn't yet know, so they immediately started learning.
Actually, Dak had no idea how to teach; it was all Darkrai's own comprehension, which was very quick. He learned it in an afternoon.
When Bon saw Darkrai could even alter the natural weather, his jaw dropped and didn't close for a whole minute.
After completing the main task, Dak had Darkrai move the two devices into the manufacturing room.
The two machines were quite large, especially the Pokémon Inspection Device, which took up a third of the room's area and was nearly five meters tall. The Recovery Device was smaller, resembling a large printer.
(End of Chapter)
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