Chapter 70: Protecting the Best Julian in the World!

Chapter 70: Chapter 70: Protecting the Best Julian in the World!

"Uncle Tsukasa, I’m here to have something made!"

Hearing the voice, a muscular man walked out from the inner room. Seeing that it was Julian, he smiled.

"Julian. What are you planning to make this time? Don’t tell me it’s Pokémon weights again."

Julian released Primeape.

"That’s right. Make two one hundred pound weight blocks for this kid, for frog jumps, and a pair of ten pound iron fist guards to train punching strength."

Tsukasa walked over to Primeape’s side and began feeling and pinching Primeape’s body.

Primeape was just about to get angry when Julian’s sharp gaze fixed on him.

"He is checking your bone structure. Only by understanding your physical condition can he make suitable weights that help you grow stronger faster."

Having been caught by the fatal weakness of "getting stronger", Primeape could only obediently stand there and be touched.

Tsukasa nodded in satisfaction.

"The muscles have been trained very well. Give me half an hour, and I can make what you want."

Tsukasa lit the furnace and took out ten iron blocks weighing ten pounds each to process.

Occasionally, he struck the iron blocks twice with a hammer. In only ten minutes, he made weight blocks that fit Primeape’s body.

He set them aside to cool, then began forging Primeape’s iron fist guards.

Tsukasa swung his hammer and forged the iron block. The rhythmic clanging sound instantly attracted Primeape’s attention.

Primeape carefully observed Tsukasa’s movements and discovered that his actions carried a unique charm.

This was a martial arts expert!

Primeape was somewhat eager to try and wanted to fight Tsukasa.

In fifteen minutes, Tsukasa forged two delicate iron fist guards.

Then he wove together the cooled weight blocks and handed them to Julian with one hand.

"Try them."

Julian took them and put them on Primeape. Primeape tried moving twice. They fitted closely. Then he frog-jumped twice, and they still fitted closely without shifting around.

They were very suitable for frog jumps.

Julian smiled.

"You can trust Uncle Tsukasa’s craftsmanship. Guaranteed to be useful!"

Tsukasa then picked up the fist guards and added an inner leather layer.

"Try this too."

Julian put them on Primeape. Primeape tried throwing two punches. They were very comfortable and fitted closely, so he nodded in satisfaction.

Only then did Julian take out Hakamo-o’s broken dragon scale fragments.

"I also want to use these scales to make a wok."

Tsukasa took out the dragon scale fragments and carefully examined them under the light.

"This material is pretty good. Let me make you a knife with it. It’ll only take one day. Come the day after tomorrow, and I guarantee you’ll be satisfied!"

Towards an unfamiliar material like Hakamo-o’s dragon scales, Tsukasa completely changed from his casual hammering attitude when forging weights and revealed the professionalism of a forging master.

The corner of Julian’s mouth twitched.

As expected, as a forging master, whenever Uncle Tsukasa saw good material, he wanted to turn it into a knife.

"Next time. When Hakamo-o’s dragon scales fall off again, I’ll come to you for a knife. This time, make a wok first."

But Julian did not say what kind of knife he wanted to make from Hakamo-o’s dragon scales.

A kitchen knife was also a knife.

Tsukasa shrugged.

"Fine. Still, come the day after tomorrow. I need to study this scale material and decide what technique to use to forge it."

"Wait here. I just remembered something you might find useful."

Tsukasa carried the dragon scales into the room and came back out holding a black iron ball.

"The other day, I was watching television. A programme publicly revealed in detail how to make an Iron Ball. The expert even said traditional craftsmanship was outdated, and that both quality and quantity couldn’t compare to machine production."

"They welcomed comparisons between hand-forged items by craftsmen and factory-produced items. I was angry, so I forged an Iron Ball myself."

Julian asked curiously, "Then why are you giving the Iron Ball to me, Uncle Tsukasa?"

Tsukasa snorted coldly.

"Later, I realised that guy was just stirring up hype. The usage shown in the programme was basically saying that an Iron Ball could train the speed at which Pokémon use moves, strengthen endurance and movement speed, and improve evasion techniques."

"On the surface, they were testing the Iron Ball, but in reality, they were constantly hinting that Trainers could buy Iron Balls for this kind of training."

Julian nodded.

"So that’s how it is. Uncle, since you can make Iron Balls, what about Lagging Tails?"

Although Julian called the system-reward Steelix tail a Lagging Tail, it was actually only a semi-finished product. If it was forged into a held item, its effect could double.

Tsukasa shook his head.

"I haven’t researched how to forge held items. I’m only good at forging weapons and armour. If you can find a method to forge a Lagging Tail, then I can try to help you forge it."

Julian handed the Iron Ball to Primeape.

"Primeape, try the Iron Ball and see how it works."

Primeape was reckless too. Wearing one hundred pounds of weight and the iron fist guards, he also carried the Iron Ball inside his body.

It directly pressed Primeape’s rage out of him.

Julian asked, "Are you all right?"

Primeape raised his head, trying hard to act as if everything was normal.

Julian smiled and shook his head.

"Since you can endure it, we’ll run straight back."

"Uncle, how much?"

Tsukasa waved his hand.

"Five hundred for materials, five hundred for craftsmanship. Just give me one thousand."

Julian nodded.

"And the Iron Ball?"

"That’s already included."

Julian sternly refused.

"That won’t do. Even assembly-line factory products can sell for ten or twenty thousand. This fine product forged by a master like you..."

"At least fifty thousand!"

Tsukasa smiled.

"With your family’s finances, can you afford fifty thousand for a training item? Better to buy a few more sets of weights from me."

"That Iron Ball took me half a day to make. Count it as one thousand per hour, so six thousand. Seven thousand in total. That’s fine, right?"

"I’m the seller, yet I still have to consider asking less money from you, the buyer. For the rest, just compensate me by inviting me to dinner."

Julian chuckled.

"No problem. Uncle Tsukasa, come to my house for dinner tonight. I’ll go home and cook now."

He took out seven thousand and handed it to Tsukasa, then turned and ran.

Beside him, Primeape carried the weights, held the Iron Ball, and his rage grew denser and denser.

When they reached the entrance of Veilstone Gym, Julian had Primeape take out the Iron Ball and removed the weights and iron fist guards from him.

After moving everything inside, Julian hurried to the training field to check.

No problem.

Everyone was training normally.

Then he went to the battlefield and saw Gallade sitting on a rock, supporting his chin with one hand and thinking deeply.

Beside him, a Sirfetch’d was looking at him anxiously, seemingly worried about Gallade’s condition.

Hm?

Sirfetch’d?

Where did this Sirfetch’d come from?!

Farfetch’d had evolved so suddenly during training?

If Croagunk saw this, would he not die of jealousy?

Julian strode over.

"Sirfetch’d, when did you evolve?"

Sirfetch’d waved his sword and shield as he described what had just happened.

He also explained that after evolving, he had told Gallade that it was because he possessed conviction that he could injure Gallade and successfully evolve.

Then Gallade had become like this.

Julian placed his hand on Gallade’s shoulder.

"Gallade, pull yourself together."

Gallade raised his head and looked at Julian with hollow eyes.

"Gallade?"

He did not understand.

What was conviction?

His life seemed to have no meaning.

Julian scolded angrily, "Of course your life has meaning! We eat together, train together, watch the stars in the backyard together, and search for the joys of life together."

Julian gripped his shoulders and shook him hard.

"Conviction is protecting the things that make you feel happy!"

Gallade’s eyes instantly became clear.

He understood.

His conviction was to protect the best Master in the whole world!

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