Master Craftsman of the Pokemon World

Chapter 31:『Congratulations! Doublade has evolved into Aegislash!』

Guan Tai touched the giant gem and examined its composition.

The knowledge of an ancient treasure hunter was triggered.

【Precious Material: [Walking Wake's Crest Crystal].】

【Description: Possesses similar properties to a Water Gem, but its shape is closer to a crystal. Compared to Suicune's crystal crest, Walking Wake's crest is much larger, and the composition of the crest is slightly different. The color at the end of the crest is lighter and more translucent, and it seems to be mixed with 'Tera' energy.】

【Acquisition Clues (Glimmering Crystal): Crystals are high-concentration Tera energy that emerges from the ground, appearing as shiny, giant crystals. They can be found in the Paldea region/Kitakami.】

【Acquisition Clues (Walking Wake's Crystal) - Obtained from Walking Wake's crest. As part of the Pokémon's body, the crest will wear and be replaced over time; it is part of the Pokémon's body.】

【Acquisition Clues (Ancient Crystal): A type of crystal that appeared a long time ago, containing incredible power. It can transmit the will of Pokémon, allowing people and Pokémon to connect. It can be found in the Iceberg Ruins/Rocky Mountain Ruins/Oreburgh Ruins.】

Three types of crystal acquisition clues were obtained at once!

However, none were actually obtained. One cannot demand too much from the dream world. To obtain materials from the dream world, one must wait until the dream research in the Unova region yields results.

I wonder if the dream research there has been successful. I'll search for relevant information online when I get back.

Guan Tai's body became increasingly dim. He put down the Heavy Ball and waved his hand:

Thank you. We'll see you next time... No, perhaps we'll never meet again.

After all, Walking Wake is a Pokémon from a distant, different world.

Roar?

Walking Wake narrowed its eyes slightly, somewhat puzzled. It glanced at the ball Guan Tai had dropped on the ground and then bit it. It remembered Guan Tai's scent.

It wanted to eat some more Pecha Berries.

Spatial ripples appeared around Walking Wake, as if some force from beyond time was calling it. Soon, it disappeared along with the Heavy Ball.

In the instant before disappearing, the appearance of the Heavy Ball seemed to change, turning into a pink Dream Ball.

At the same time, the Unown E, which had been searching for non-existent Ghost Pokémon, did not appear in the real world. Instead, it was directly ejected back into its original dimensional rift as the dream shattered.

Within the dimensional rift, there were many other Unown. This was one of the places they lived.

Something was calling through the dimensional rift. The Unown discovered more than one Pokémon-like entity. These "Pokémon" were being summoned from another time to an extremely distant land.

Unown E felt a familiar power. It watched the Pokémon traversing the timeline. One of them was exactly the same as the "Fake Suicune" that had just appeared in the dream!

Moreover, the direction that fellow was being summoned to was different from the other Pokémon. It seemed to be taking a detour?

The dream shattered.

Guan Tai gradually woke up in bed, and Doublade also woke up in the corner.

I feel like something was in the house. Could it have been a Ghost Pokémon!

Guan Tai noticed the unusual atmosphere in the house, but he couldn't pinpoint the source of this strange feeling.

Only the information about the materials deeply imprinted in his mind told Guan Tai that the dream he just had was not just an ordinary dream.

Guan Tai was feeling strange when he suddenly felt something on the bed.

It was a blue crystal, and its color looked almost exactly like Walking Wake's crest!

Thoughts flooded his mind!

『You have caught "Walking Wake (Dream)"!』

『Due to the Dragon Tamer's profession knowledge, a bond with Walking Wake has begun to sprout!』

『Due to the Symbol Slate, you have formed a strong connection with Walking Wake, and you may meet each other at some point...!』

【You have obtained the precious material: [Fragment of Walking Wake's Crest]!】

【Gained Knowledge: 1】

【Dream Treasure Hunter: Sometimes you will passively enter the dreams of Pokémon. Each time you enter a dream, there is a chance to bring something out of the Pokémon's dream world.】

【Acquired Craftsmanship: 1】

【Crystal Processing Craftsmanship (C+): A rare craftsmanship that can process any crystal, turning them into certain specified special items. All crystal crafts you process will have a slight mind-purifying effect.】

【Possible item to create: [Clear Bell].】

【Possible Craftsmanship needed: 3.】

May meet each other at some point...

Good heavens!

Guan Tai's mind raced.

If Walking Wake's crystal can also be matched with the Clear Bell...

For Ho-Oh, a bell made from Walking Wake's crystal is not officially licensed.

However, if it really summons Ho-Oh, wouldn't the latter find it a bit strange?

This bell doesn't sound right. Why is there a dragon's roar?

Also, the dream world, the dream world of Pokémon? So, the dream in the Burned Tower was not my dream, but the dream of a Pokémon? Walking Wake's dream? But why?

Would the ancient Paradox Suicune dream of the modern, normal version of Ho-Oh?

It dreamed of it.

Oh, the Burned Tower is actually Lugia's.

If it were in the Connecting Cave in Unova, the Pokémon dreamed of could be brought out of the dream world... The Pokémon in the dream will appear in the Connecting Cave in materialized form at the cost of berries, but rather than being materialized, it is 'summoned' from another place.

I've caught Walking Wake? It seems I should go to the Connecting Cave once. Maybe I can summon Walking Wake.

However, for the people of Unova, the Connecting Cave seems to be a secret location, unknown to them. I wonder if the Dream Machine for entering dreams has been developed yet.

There are many secret locations in this world, and my home, Shinou, is one of them!

Of course, theoretically, if Walking Wake wants to come to this world, it must be summoned by a time machine. So, it should appear in the Paldea region...

Guan Tai shook his head, chasing away these chaotic thoughts, and began to seriously focus on the names of the three craftsmanships.

Flame Forging Craftsmanship, Crystal Processing Craftsmanship, Ball Webbing Craftsmanship.

He had already obtained one of them, and next, the forging craftsmanship was clearly the easiest to obtain.

There is indeed a forging room in the workshop...

Huh?

Guan Tai muttered to himself, and Doublade also woke up groggily and discussed the things in the dream with Guan Tai, which surprised Guan Tai!

The Doublade in the dream is the Doublade in reality?

Our dreams are connected?

Yo?

The man and the sword looked at each other for a long time, finding this matter quite magical!

Guan Tai came to the workbench and discovered an anomaly.

The word spelled out by the stone slabs was originally Suicune. But the Dragon Plate, which was originally pressed under the computer, had touched the Symbol Plate placed on the workbench at some point, as if they were attracting each other.

So, the word became "Walking Wake", forming a long string of Roman characters on the table.

This discovery surprised Guan Tai!

What an incredible event! If I combine the words for Entei and Raikou, will I encounter 'Raging Fire' and 'Thunderclap' in the same location in the dream world?

Let's try it when my strength improves?

Um? Doublade?

Guan Tai didn't get a response and turned to look.

Suddenly, he saw a change occurring on Doublade's body!

A faint white halo appeared on Doublade's body. It was puzzled, feeling its body start to become strange!

A sword gradually began to split!

In Guan Tai's astonished gaze, Doublade... evolved!

Defeating Walking Wake in the dream can also get experience points? Although the dream world is indeed an important branch in the Pokémon world view... Oh, right!

Guan Tai slapped his hand!

Berries and material fragments, and even Pokémon, can be brought out of the dream world, so of course, experience points can also be obtained!

Yowoo~

Accompanied by a strange heavy sound, what appeared in front of Guan Tai were two swords crossed in an X shape. Its, or rather "their," eyes and ribbon colors had turned magenta, and there was a shield behind them. The two scabbards and shield seemed to be fixed together.

((⊙X⊙)?)

Aegislash didn't seem to understand what had happened, but soon "they" discovered...

Yowoo yop!!!

Guan Tai, someone is imitating my face (x2)!

Johto Region, Ilex Forest.

Suicune, who was resting, suddenly woke up, looking around.

It had just had a dream in which Unown appeared, as well as humans, a sword-shaped Pokémon it had never seen before, and... a dragon Pokémon that was extremely similar to itself, but completely different.

And it itself seemed to have become a camera, only able to watch those guys having a big brawl at the bottom of the Burned Tower, slashing and breathing fire, and releasing high-temperature water!

Hey, this Burned Tower is the tower of a legendary Pokémon. How can you mess around like this?

Wait?!

Why is it the Burned Tower!

Woo?

Suicune suddenly got up, realizing that this dream might not be simple. It might be foreshadowing something. Could it be that the Burned Tower was demolished? Although that tower doesn't belong to Ho-Oh but Lugia, if the Burned Tower is demolished, wouldn't the Bell Tower be in trouble?

Also, the Unown seem to have become active. The Unown in the Ruins of Alph...

Are they the source of this dream?

Perhaps I should ask the Unown again.

With a nervous mood, Suicune prepared to set off, ignoring the time of day, leaping over lakes and forests, riding the north wind, heading straight towards Ecruteak City.

Galar Region, Slumbering Weald.

On the shore of the Hero's Ruin lake, a thick fog permeated, and the figure of a Pokémon appeared in the phantom.

It was not a true Pokémon, but a phantom projected from something.

It looked like a large canine Pokémon with red and blue colors. The red color occupied most of its body, while the blue was concentrated on its legs, tail, and head. One of its ears looked like it was missing a piece, with a tuft of hair sticking up. Its body was covered with patterns similar to wounds, and its face looked like a small shield.

The Shield King, Zamazenta, its phantom appeared in front of the ruins in confusion, looking at the decayed shield placed in the ruins, and couldn't help but wonder.

I thought someone had taken the shield... but the shield is still here, so why did I dream that the shield was being used?

It seems to have been blown away by something. I didn't see it clearly.

That's strange.

It seems that the hero of the shield will be a long time coming... This shield has been left for too long and is already rotten.

Zamazenta paced slightly in the forest for a while, not finding anyone intruding into this forgotten ancient forest, so the phantom dissipated, as if nothing had ever happened.

Unova Region, Connecting Cave. This is a forest in the center of the Unova region, which looks like a Poké Ball on the map. It is a mysterious place closely connected to the worlds of others.

However, in the Unova region, few people know about this mysterious forest, which is one of the secret locations in the Pokémon world.

Walking Wake shook its head, looking at the deep forest around it. There was no one, and it was eerily quiet. It had just been pulled by some force, crossing time and space, but for some reason, it had fallen into this forest.

Where did that humanoid dragon go?

Where did my huge trainer go?

It put the pink Poké Ball aside and then began to observe the forest.

Speaking of which, why are there no Pecha Berries in this forest?!

Walking Wake was a little annoyed. It continued searching, unknowingly came to the edge of other Pokémon's dreams. Walking Wake looked strangely at the pink mists, in which appeared huge dragon Pokémon similar to it...

The real world is here.

The ideal world is here.

Two equally grand voices sounded.

Walking Wake scratched its chest.

Awoo!

What are the guys in these two mists babbling about! Are there any Pecha Berries?!

Two mists: .?