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16.66% Pokemon: The Medieval Era / Chapter 4: Goodbyes

บท 4: Goodbyes

3 weeks later:

"Sir, please accept my resignation."

"Arthur, why? Is the pay not enough? or did you get a new job?" asked a middle-aged man in an expensive suit.

"No Sir, I am just quitting on my own accord, I want to travel and figure out some things. It's because of some personal reasons, sorry for this sudden heads up, I hope you understand."

"Arthur, we can talk about this... you know you will get the employer of the year this month-end, right? The board was even planning to promote you, you would become the youngest manager in the company, so why abandon all the hard work?" reasoned the man in worry.

"Sir, I am extremely sorry, I have already made up my mind," I said with resolve.

Currently, I had slid-back hair that's neatly combed with the monotonous office look. I walked away without bothering to stay after several requests from the branch head.

Enough is enough, I don't want to live every day like a robot. I am the type of guy who goes to the office every day without missing an hour of work and try to work some extra hours to impress the boss. Heck, What did I not do?

I am 27 and my life follows an unimpressively predictable pattern,

Wake up, Office, Sleep, Repeat

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Wake up, Office, Sleep, Repeat

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Wake up, Office, Sleep, Repeat

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"Wake up Arthur..... Arthur Wake up..... ARTHURRRRR"

"Sure, Sir!", I said springing myself up from sleep.

"Sure, Sir? what are you talking about? It's already late, wake up. Butler informed me that you weren't getting up no matter what. Did you have some bad dreams?" asked my brother in concern.

"No, it's just life..... anyway I will come downstairs in a minute," I said pushing Leon away from my room, he had a face full of questions due to my response.

"Huffffff", I almost got a panic attack. I don't want to live that life anymore, I want to be free and do what I like instead. I will do whatever it takes to achieve that, and not to say, it's time to go to Striaton City.

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Leon Jones POV:

"Sir, is Master Arthur awake?" asked butler Frederick.

"Yes, he will be here in five minutes. You can arrange the breakfast."

"Yes, Master Jones."

"Frederick, let me ask you something. Since when did you notice changes in Arthur?"

"Sir, I don't understand what you are talking about," said the butler in confusion.

"You know what I mean, since that day my father passed away, Arthur was always depressed, he used to shut himself and barely talk or eat. But everything changed suddenly as if he turned a new leaf." I said turning toward Frederick.

"Young Master, about that..... I think I noticed it four years ago. Exactly a year after the unfortunate demise of Sir Timothy. You were a knight in training at that moment so I presume you noticed a year later," said Frederick.

"Hmm....., I don't know what exactly caused the change but it's good that he is normal," I said dismissing Frederick away.

I was 15 when my father became injured and could not attend the Academy. Had to take care of him for a year before he passed away, and the problems I had only increased later. My father was the first Noble in our family and there was too much to be taken care of after he passed away.

I had to leave a 9-year-old younger brother alone in the Manor with just the Butler and Maids to take care of. I was worried initially and did not want to abandon the only family I had but I had no choice but to train as a Knight.

Many letters about Arthur not eating and being shut down had reached me but I couldn't go back, had to grit my teeth and train. After a year when I reached home, Arthur was the same depressed boy that was mentioned in the letters but he suddenly changed a week later.

Arthur was more mature than any 10-year-old I have seen, he understood my difficulties and tried his best to help us in any way possible. Everyone in the Manor was immensely surprised but the impact wasn't the same on me as I only saw him depressed for a week.

He then came to me one day asking to train my Pokemon. I thought he just wanted to play with them but when I saw him trying to teach the moves from the books he read, I couldn't help but wonder if he is an 11-year-old.

Deep inside, I wasn't keeping my hopes up, instead, I thought of selling some miscellaneous property that is still left and using all my savings to buy a green-grade Pokemon so he can attend the Academy through the written test.

Never did I think that Arthur had plans for me too, he wanted me to join the prestigious Royal Knights. If it was a year ago, I would laugh at that joke, I know for a fact that both my Pokemon are Yellow grade while the Royal Knights need pokemon with potentials of Green grade or above.

As time passed after Arthur started training my Pokemon, I saw Machop showing the signs of mastering the new move which got my hopes up. I am 21 and this will be my last chance to register for Royal Knights, I would miss it forever if it's not for this year. but who knew I would meet all the conditions with just 4 weeks to spare?

I wanted to train my Pokemon too but I have no time as the Knights must Patrol the outskirts from any wild Pokemon attacks. We are never free due to frequent thefts and Pokemon abuse cases.

I am just glad Arthur is unlike other younger brothers who ask for toys, money, and other things, I would even say my life has become more stress-free. At one point after my father passed away, I couldn't handle the burden of reviving the family.

There was so much to take care of and I had to earn the money for both of us while still paying the Butler and maids, my pride wouldn't let go of all my father's teaching of being a Noble. Arthur was my only emotional support and motivation to do better. Now that I have a chance, I will grab it with everything I have got.

I also checked the potential and improvements of my pokemon through the Joy family pokemon device. Zebstrika has broken into the Elite level while Machoke is Peak advanced. All the training we did fighting the wild Pokemon on the outskirts paid off, I am sure the potential improvement is due to Arthur, who taught them to harness a new type of energy.

For safety reasons, I strictly prohibited everyone from telling the outside on what Arthur did. If anyone knows that Arthur can teach Pokemon moves like the Royal instructor then it will be a huge pile-up of problems.

While contemplating on the future I heard a sudden voice breaking me out of thought, "Is the breakfast ready?"

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Arthur POV:

"Is the breakfast ready?"

"It's almost done, come take a seat," said Leon.

"Brother, did you finish the registration? " I asked.

"Yes, it's done. I will be leaving this week and you better behave well when I am not around. It will take a month before they finish all the background checks and tests to accept the royal knight," said Leon with newfound confidence.

"You seem very sure that you won't be rejected by the Royal family," I said sarcastically making him smack me in the back.

"Ouchhh, what was that for?"

"Don't try to curse me with your negative thoughts. Of course, I am confident, our background is as clean as it can get and I am a 21-year-old Knight with an Elite level Pokemon."

'right!!! the criteria were to have an advanced level mount and an extra Pokemon while brother has an elite level Zebstrika and a peak advanced Machoke' I thought.

"Not to mention, Our father worked as a personal guard once for the current King who was just a Prince back in the day," said Leon with pride.

"What?? Then why the fuck are we demoted, I mean if the King himself knows father?" I asked in doubt.

"Language Arthur!!!!, I said he acted as a guard merely once and we were demoted due to political purposes, don't bother about that for now. Father explained to me that he did make a good impression for that one time he guarded the King, so I don't think I will be rejected."

"Good, that means an easy way to enter the Academy for me. So, when will you write the letter to me with the signed seal of the King so I can apply to the Academy?" I asked in an excited tone.

"Calm down, I will send the letter only after I get appointed. So probably in a month after I leave, wait for it and then you can leave for the academy," he said while gulping some water.

"I will ask Frederick to take care of all the formalities. Be a good student and learn as much as you can, the Academy has Pseudo King level teachers and I also heard there are two King level professors, so absorb all you can," advised Leon.

"Heh Heh, I will suck them dry, you don't have to worry," I said smirking.

Just then, Butler and the maids arrived with the breakfast.

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That night:

"Today will be our last day as you will leave tomorrow. I just wanted to say I will miss you a lot," I said hugging both Zebstrika and Machoke. Both Zebstrika and Machoke learned new moves after evolution, Zebstrika mastered stomp while Machoke mastered Bulk up.

Their talent also changed, Zebstrika is a Green grade pokemon while Machoke is light Green grade. They grew in size and are almost as tall as my 170cm height.

Zebstrika and Machoke are both a bigger version of their previous form. Zebstrika is a zebra-like pokemon. Its coat is black with white, jagged stripes all over its body. There is one-pointed stripe extending from its nose, two elaborate stripes on its neck and chest, one zigzag stripe each on its jaws, back, and hindquarters, one triangular stripe on each of its thighs, and two stripes banding each of its legs. (Picture in the comments.)

"Zeb Zebstrika," "Choke Machoke", they said getting teary-eyed. According to our Butler, both were gifted to my brother when I was 8 and I know we grew up together from childhood to adulthood. You could say we three are all like siblings and the bond between us is as thick as water.

" Now Now, I am not gonna die or something, we can meet every now and then. The Royal Capital is not that far from the Academy, maybe I will visit you guys every six months," I said making them very happy, Machoke almost choked me with his hugs.

"Zeb...." "Machokeeeee"

"Also, I will be counting on you guys to teach that fiery flame charge and bone-chilling ice punch moves to my Pokemon in the future. I mean I can't sit and figure out the methods to mastery for another two more years right?" I said laughing and making them chuckle.

I told my goodbyes early so that they leave before I woke up tomorrow. My plan for next month is to sit tight and wait, maybe I will think about my starter or what the Academy offers...

----------Chapter End----------

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บท 5: Academy Prelude

End of September:

"Master Arthur, we need to hurry, the psychic might leave without us," said the anxious Butler, Frederick.

"Ya Ya, we still have an hour, there's no point going early," I said while taking my sweet time to pack everything together.

"But Master, if we arrive at the final minute, we might offend other nobles. It's always the Count and Viscount family members that arrive after everyone appears," said Frederick in a more panicked tone.

"Ohhh, God!!!! Alright, I will be there in ten minutes. Now, go out and wait," I said pushing him out and closing the door with a bang.

"Thud..."

"Hmmm, let's see!!!..... the outfit is perfect for my debut. As they say, the first impression is the best," I said while checking myself out in front of a tall and wide mirror.

I was 5' 7" with short messy purple hair. I am tall enough for a 15-year-old and will probably grow taller.

Today I am wearing the Academy outfit, a long-sleeved black coat with light green details including the shoulder epaulets which has a brown belt passing diagonally over my right shoulder and two rows of gold buttons on the front. Along with that, I am wearing a pair of white gloves just to get that Pokemon trainer's look. I also wear uniform trousers and black boots which go over the trouser's leggings. My sword is placed in the sheath to the left of my hip. (Appearance in the comments)

The green color in the uniform represents the God of the pinwheel forest "Virizion", while the brown belt represents "Landorus". Everyone in the Kingdom of Wolks worships Virizion and one of the forces of Nature "Landorus".

It is rumored that the King himself has a contract with Virizion making him appear full of vitality even though he is 60 years old. As for Landorus, it protects the lands from berserk twins "Thundurus" and "Tornadus".

I go over everything and make sure nothing is missing,

"Farewell, my room," I said while feeling a bit emotional and walked out.

The moment I stepped out of the Manor, I see a wagon waiting. 4 huge Rhydons were pulling the carriage, Frederick and Me immediately got into the inner compartment.

"I hope no high-class Noble has arrived yet," muttered Frederick in anxiousness.

"Chill out old man, it's not like the Academy is here. It's only a common meet-up point so that the psychics can teleport us directly to the academy," I said easing him.

I was quite surprised that they are teleporting the students directly. When I first received the acceptance letter, they also sent instructions on how to reach the Academy and a uniform. Later, Frederick explained to me the reason behind using psychics to teleport students over to the academy.

It seems that, 15 years ago, a Duke's son was assassinated on the way to the academy and the whole kingdom was in turmoil. The Academy was furious at the Nobles for dragging them into their political game. As per the rules, Academy shouldn't support any noble and must always stay neutral. But the assassination caused them to step into the mud of politics which lasted five years long, so the dean decided to just teleport the students safely to the academy while joining.

Academy is responsible for all the students that study there for those two years, this responsibility is what makes every noble trust them with their heirs. If not you wouldn't see the son of the King himself join the academy.

During the study of two years, no political game should be involved. The Academy is there to provide the best talents to the kingdom so that the land itself prospers. While studying in the Academy, everyone is treated equally but I still highly doubt it because there is no way a Prince will be treated as an equal to a Civilian.

As I was thinking things through, the carriage stopped at a five-storeyed building that said "Knights Hall".

" Young master, before we get down please take this money. This is all the savings of Master Jones in the last 4 years, he wanted to buy you a talented Pokemon but now that it's not needed, you can use this for the expenses on your starter's growth," said Frederick emotionally.

I knew something like this would happen, the money might be more useful for my brother than me. I took the coin bag and said,

"Tell Brother Leon that this money is a payment for teaching his Pokemon. This is a higher fee than expected, so the next time I meet him, I will be instructing additional new moves as compensation."

'God Damn it, I shouldn't have said that,' I thought while carrying my backpack and walking inside.

"I will pass your words to Master Jones, Master Arthur," was what I barely heard from the inside of the Knights Hall. I just did not want to accept my brother's hard-earned money for free, I will make sure to pay it back.

I then stopped thinking about all this stuff and took out the "Strianton Royal Academy" acceptance letter while looking around for the reception.

The inside of the Knights Hall was very spacious and had a rustic aura to it. I can hear subtle noises of metals colliding while the Knight walked around, the building seemed to be made of some kind of stone. the whole floor was a rectangular room between one and a half and three times as long as it was wide, and also higher than it was wide.

It had light coming through the windows on either side, at the other end of the hall was the dais where a high table was situated. That's when I spotted a beautiful brown-haired lady in black casual attire that looked clean and neat. I immediately walked over presenting the letter,

"Excuse me, I am here for the Royal Academy admission. I was asked to report in the Knights Hall, so, can you please give me some directions?" I asked making her startled.

She was stunned by my politeness as my attire and face looked like I was a Noble.

"Ye... Yes, please follow me, Sir," she said after confirming the details on the acceptance letter.

I was taken to the First floor which looked the same as the ground floor. The key difference was that it had rooms on either side instead of windows.

We walked in front of a room that said "Teleportation Hall", the receptionist stopped in front of the door asking me to go in while bidding goodbye to me.

I then turned the knob and pushed the door open in a gentle manner. Unfortunately, the door seemed a bit old as it made a creaking noise,

"Kleeeeeeeeek",

The next instant, all the eyes inside the room were on me. There were around 7 students inside, all maintaining at least a two-meter distance like a Covid-19 protocol.

"I apologize for the disturbance, the door seems older than I expected," I said taking an empty seat at the far right corner.

I don't know what happened but the atmosphere here seems hostile. Maybe because there are children of families that oppose each other? I am sure that hostility is not towards me as the eyes were directed at someone else.

Everyone had the same outfits but you could tell who belonged to the Noble family

just by looking at the accessories. We waited for around 10 minutes and suddenly the door opened with a bang,

I saw two orange-haired guys come in, both seemed to be twins. One looked elegant and tall while the other looked a bit violent.

"Yo, seems we are the last one to arrive, great because that's exactly how it should be," said the violent-looking orange-haired guy, after that he paused and then looked at a blonde lady,

"What are you looking at bitch? Never seen the lord of Nuvema?"

I immediately realized who they are. They are the twins of Count Claude, Aiden Claude, and Logan Claude.

"Seems the rumors are true, Master Logan is the infamous brute and has a low emotional quotient. How sad must Count Claude be?" mocked the blonde-haired girl who seemed to belong to the Viscount family of the opposite faction.

"Youuu!!!!! I can't believe our father is trying to betroth you to Aiden here. You don't seem one bit intelligent, Bitc...."

"Logan, can you stop taunting and irritating people? It's embarrassing," interrupted Aiden Claude, he then walked past everyone and sat calmly in the front row of the hall.

I will be honest, this Aiden guy seems more entitled than Logan Claude. The way he walks and the way he looks is as if he is looking down on everyone here.

"I will take care of you in the academy, just wait...." muttered Logan while passing close to the blond girl.

While the commotion subsided, the pin-drop silence was killing me. I don't even know anyone here, so all I did was space out.

"A total of 9 from Nuvema town. Seems like everyone's here, then let's get going," said an abrupt voice which freaked the shit out of everyone.

A dark-haired lean man with a uniform that resembled the students stood in the center with a bipedal, humanoid Pokémon. The Pokemon's body is mostly black with a purple face and hands. Its main body is covered in a black "dress" which consists of four segments, and each one has a white bow on the front. That's a fricking Gothitelle, one of the rarest psychic Pokemon in the Kingdom of Wolks.

The man just appeared out of nowhere, I am positive that he teleported right in the middle.

'Fuck!!! if he wanted, he can assassinate almost anyone.'

I mentally added the plan of catching a dark type in the future to avoid troubles from psychic Pokemon.

"Although your plan is good, why would I even try to assassinate people," he said making me flinch. 'Shit', this guy just read all my surface thoughts.

while I was standing still, not knowing what to think, the trainer ignored me and looked at everyone,

"Anyways, everyone stays together in a 3-meter radius so that I can transport all of you. If in case you put half your body out of range, then only half your body will arrive at the academy," he said warning the possible occurrences.

Everyone huddled together immediately in panic while Aiden Claude walked in at his own pace, Logan and the blonde girl don't seem to like the fact that they are close to each other as I can see their irritated faces.

Without any warning, I heard a voice,

"Gothitellleeee"..... and we disappeared...

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