Chapter 88: Illusion Master
After leaving the Grass-type Breeding House, Kenji made a stop at the Fire-type Breeding House. He opened his mouth and requested twenty-something Vulpix from the staff member.
The staff member looked surprised, but upon seeing the gold card Kenji presented, he asked no further questions.
In a short while, Kenji's request was ready.
Vulpix was not like Ekans. Even if its potential was low, its beautiful appearance made it highly sought after by young ladies.
Therefore, Vulpix with low potential were not discarded into the wild like Ekans. Instead, they flowed into the market as pet Pokémon.
As the saying goes, rarity creates value. A Beedrill might only sell for a few thousand Pokédollars.
But an average Vulpix could sell for six figures.
By this calculation, the gold card had saved him a considerable amount of money.
As Kenji's status rose, his perspective on things began to change.
Perhaps to Metropolis Academy, anything that could be bought with money was essentially worthless.
For example, Special-grade Pokéblocks could only be crafted by Master-level breeders.
Or high-potential Pokémon, high-quality Treasures, Mega Stones... these things could no longer be bought with money.
Putting aside his musings, Kenji finally returned to his villa.
He walked into the room where the Pokéblocks were stored. Sure enough, the mid-grade Pokéblocks had been replaced with high-grade ones.
Kenji prepared dinner for all his Pokémon except Vulpix. While the others were eating, he took Vulpix to another quiet room.
"Vulpix, if you see something unbelievable in a moment, don't be afraid, okay?" Kenji rubbed Vulpix's little head and said gently.
Vulpix blinked its amber eyes. Although it didn't know what Kenji was going to do, it nodded obediently.
"Understood."
Having given Vulpix a warning, Kenji first used the Secondary Hero Replicator to create a Vulpix clone and recalled it to a Pokéball.
Then, he released the Vulpix he had acquired as Star Up material.
As two Vulpix were released, the Star Up prompt immediately popped up in front of Kenji.
With Kenji's swift and practiced selection, a familiar white light erupted from the three Vulpix.
"Yo-mo..."
Vulpix's eyes widened, its expression surprised. It looked down at the white light enveloping its body.
The white light was warm, making Vulpix feel an indescribable sense of comfort.
Gradually, in a hazy daze, Vulpix seemed to see the other two Vulpix transform into white light and flow into its body...
This magical scene only further fueled Vulpix's curiosity.
It could clearly feel its strength rapidly and noticeably increasing as the white light from the two Vulpix flowed into it.
Not only that, but Vulpix also felt a new, special power emerge deep within its body...
The Star Up process didn't last long. In a moment, the white light faded, and the system prompt sounded in Kenji's ear.
"Congratulations, Host, on synthesizing a 2-Star Vulpix!"
"Congratulations! Vulpix's level has increased from LV.38 to LV.39!!"
"Vulpix has awakened its second ability: Illusion!!"
"Vulpix's base stats have increased!!"
"Vulpix's potential has increased!! Reaching S Rank!!!"
Illusion?
Kenji was startled. He quickly pulled up Vulpix's status panel.
Vulpix (2-Star)
...
Ability: Drought, Illusion (Possesses a powerful strength to conjure illusions, easily transforming itself into other Pokémon without being detected, unless the true body is attacked.)
Potential: S
Illusion!! As expected, it was the unique ability of Zoroark, the renowned Illusion Master.
Although in the games, Zoroark's base stats were only 510, and the Illusion ability only allowed it to transform into another Pokémon in the party to confuse the opponent...
In the movies and anime, Zoroark's performance showed it could overpower even the legendary Beasts.
And in this world, over five thousand years of history in the National Region showed a negligible number of recorded Zoroark captures.
Zoroark was revered as the Illusion Master, an extremely tight-knit species that avoided contact with humans.
Any trainer who dared attempt to capture them would be punished, forced to suffer and eventually die in a terrifying illusion from which they could not escape.
Even in modern times, sightings of the Zoroark species were extremely rare.
He never thought his Vulpix would acquire this ability.
Vulpix opened its eyes, its gaze filled with shock.
Kenji was about to explain, but before he could speak, his mouth fell open, his expression strange.
A peculiar, purplish-black light flashed across Vulpix's body. Then, Vulpix's body shot up in size.
When the light faded, Vulpix was gone, replaced by a handsome young man who rivaled Kenji himself.
Kenji was all too familiar with that face. Wasn't that the face he woke up to every morning??!
Clearly, Vulpix had used its illusion to transform into Kenji's own likeness.
"Heh-heh-heh..."
The "Kenji" looked down, blinking, curiously examining its body. Then, it burst into a giggle.
"I wasn't wrong. You really are a special trainer."
Vulpix's familiar, little-girl voice echoed in Kenji's ear again.
But at this moment, Kenji wasn't concerned with that. He looked at the illusion of himself standing there and just felt uncomfortable.
"Hey, can you change into someone else? Don't use my face. It feels really weird," Kenji asked.
The "Kenji" blinked. Without moving its lips, it replied telepathically.
"Then what should I change into?"
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