READ NOVEL ONLINE Chapter 128: Magearna's New Clothes
"Gengar~"
Gengar scratched the back of its head shyly upon hearing this.
Angie activated the *Eye of Observing Eye* to check Gengar's stats. The data was as follows.
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[ Gengar ]
Type: Ghost, Poison
Ability: Cursed Body
Gender: Female
Level: 40
Moves: Perish Song, Shadow Punch, Hypnosis, Lick, Mean Look, Curse, Hex, Sucker Punch, Night Shade, Dark Pulse, Shadow Ball, Energy Ball, Psychic, Phantom Force, Sludge Wave, Will-O-Wisp, Role Play
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[ Individual Values (IVs) ]
HP: 31
Attack: 25
Defense: 26
Special Attack: 31
Special Defense: 29
Speed: 31
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After evolving, Gengar had also learned a new move: Perish Song.
In truth, Drizzile had also reached the level where it could evolve a while ago.
Angie activated his Eye of Observing on Drizzile next.
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[ Drizzile ]
Type: Water
Ability: Sniper
Gender: Male
Level: 39
Moves: Pound, Growl, Water Gun, Water Pulse, Sucker Punch, Bind, Soak, Aqua Jet, Water Pledge, Whirlpool, Aqua Ring, Swift, Muddy Water.
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[ Individual Values (IVs) ]
HP: 20
Attack: 29
Defense: 20
Special Attack: 31
Special Defense: 24
Speed: 31
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At Level 39, Drizzile should have been able to evolve into Inteleon, as most Drizzile typically evolve around Level 35. However, for some reason, Angie's second disciple showed no signs of evolution so far.
Noticing the envy in Drizzile's eyes as it looked at Gengar, Angie patted its head and said, "You'll evolve soon too. Don't worry."
Pokémon evolution was full of uncertainties, and Drizzile's situation wasn't unusual. The fact that it hadn't evolved yet simply meant the time wasn't right. Who knew? Maybe one day it would go to sleep and suddenly evolve the next morning.
Angie had even secretly consulted Nurse Joy about it, and she confirmed that Drizzile's situation was perfectly normal.
"Drizzile~ Drizzile~"
Feeling its master's care and reassurance, Drizzile pushed aside its disappointment and smiled back at Angie.
"Let's head home," Angie said.
"Drizzile~"
"Gengar~"
Both Pokémon responded cheerfully. Together, they bid farewell to Nurse Joy and then left the Pokémon Center with Angie.
Over there, Aria and Aromatisse were also celebrating their evolution, but Angie wasn't very familiar with them, so the two sides naturally didn't interact much.
After returning home, everyone was thrilled to see Haunter had evolved into Gengar. Munchlax even dragged Drizzile into the kitchen, loudly declaring it would prepare a grand feast to celebrate their "little sister's" evolution.
Seeing this, Gengar happily followed its two senior brothers into the kitchen as well.
Angie watched them fondly, pleased by their close bond. He didn't bother to intervene in the lunch preparations and instead stepped outside with Diancie and Magearna.
Just as he opened the door, Angie faintly heard the sound of cheerful laughter in the distance. He walked over to the wall and looked out to see Volcanion playing with Pancham, Litleo, Linoone, Stunky, Scrafty, Croconaw, Quilladin, Farfetch'd, Scovillain, and Charcadet. They were all chasing after a ball together.
It seemed the Pokémon had split into two teams, and they had even constructed makeshift goals on the grass using wooden planks. Behind the goals, there were nets woven from Spinarak's silk.
Angie said in surprise, "Are they… playing PokéSoccer?"
"Magearna~"
Magearna nodded repeatedly.
"Where did they get the ball?" Angie asked, puzzled.
"I bought it for them!" Diancie replied proudly. It had used the Happiness Points it had saved up to purchase a ball from the system store as a gift for Volcanion.
Initially, Volcanion had been kicking around a ball made of grass it had rolled together. At first, it played alone in secret, but when the other Pokémon discovered it, they immediately clamored to join in.
When Volcanion was first caught secretly playing, it felt embarrassed. However, with the teasing encouragement of Pancham and the others, it quickly forgot its embarrassment and had an absolute blast with everyone.
Unfortunately, the grass ball didn't hold up well. After a short while, it fell apart.
Seeing how pitiful their makeshift ball was, Diancie decided to buy a real one for them. The ball wasn't cheap either—it was high-quality and durable, a necessity given how rough the Pokémon could be. Diancie had really splurged.
Once they got the new ball, Volcanion and the others went wild with excitement, playing with endless enthusiasm.
Watching the Pokémon's joyful laughter and Volcanion's obvious happiness, Angie smiled and said, "Not bad. This is great."
Then, lowering his voice, he said to Diancie, "I'll reimburse you for the Happiness Points you spent on the ball later."
Diancie lightly slapped Angie, saying, "Can't I just give everyone a gift?"
"Of course, you can." Angie chuckled, "I'm in a good mood, so why can't I reward my 'housekeeper'?"
Diancie gave him another firm slap, though its eyes glimmered with amusement. "Who are you calling a housekeeper?"
Angie winked at it playfully. "Whoever answers is the one I'm talking about!"
Magearna watched the interaction between Angie and Diancie, covering its mouth as it giggled quietly.
At this moment, Angie noticed Spritzee sitting on the wall, enthusiastically cheering for both teams as they played soccer. He waved at it.
"Spritzee, could you come over for a moment?"
"Spritzee~"
Angie, you're back!
Spritzee had been so focused on watching the game that it only just now noticed Angie. It immediately fluttered its wings and landed on his shoulder.
"Spritzee~"
What do you need?
Angie gently patted it. "Could you help me call Minccino over?"
"Spritzee~"
No problem!
Spritzee nodded energetically, flapped its wings, and flew off.
Before long, Minccino came running along the wall, led by Spritzee.
"Minccino~ Minccino~"
Angie, did you need me?
Minccino looked up at Angie with wide, curious eyes.
Angie took out the Shiny Stone he bought earlier today and said to Minccino, "Minccino, do you want to evolve?"
"Minccino~ Minccino~"
What will I look like after evolving? Will I look pretty?
Minccino tilted its head curiously. If it wouldn't look good, then it wouldn't evolve.
Angie found a picture of Cinccino on his phone and showed it to Minccino. "Here, this is your evolved form. Do you like it?"
Looking at the image of Cinccino, Minccino's eyes sparkled brightly: Wow, so pretty! So pretty!
It began jumping excitedly and looked up at Angie.
"Minccino~ Minccino~"
I want to evolve! I want to evolve!
Angie smiled as he handed the Shiny Stone over. "Here, just touch this Evolution Stone."
"Minccino~"
Minccino placed its paw on the Shiny Stone. Instantly, a bright blue-white light erupted from both Minccino and the stone.
The light emanating from the Evolution Stone began to merge into Minccino's glow. Gradually, the light shining from Minccino became brighter and brighter.
Bathed in the light of evolution, Minccino's body started to change. Once the glow faded, a new Pokémon appeared—its elegant demeanor resembling that of a noblewoman.
"Cinccino~"
Did I evolve?
Cinccino lifted its paw to examine itself.
"You've successfully evolved," Angie told it.
Hearing this, Cinccino immediately looked up at Angie excitedly.
"Cinccino~ Cinccino~"
Do I look pretty? Do I look pretty?
Angie quickly nodded. "You look beautiful—both beautiful and cute."
"Cinccino~"
Cinccino beamed with joy, running over to Diancie. It pointed at Diancie and then at itself. Understanding the gesture, Diancie smiled and created a mirror out of diamonds, placing it in front of Cinccino.
"Cinccino~"
Cinccino happily twirled in front of the mirror, showcasing its beauty from every angle.
The diamond mirror was crystal-clear, perfectly reflecting Cinccino's new form.
After admiring its reflection to its heart's content, Cinccino pointed at the diamond mirror again. Diancie smiled and nodded.
"Of course, you can have it!"
The mirror wouldn't last forever anyway.
"Cinccino~"
Hugging the diamond mirror—which was about the same size as itself—Cinccino joyfully ran off.
Watching Cinccino leave, Angie turned to Diancie and Magearna, saying, "I wonder how Munchlax and the others are doing with lunch. Let's head back and check."
What Angie didn't notice was the hint of sadness in Magearna's eyes as it watched Cinccino leave.
However, Diancie noticed. So when they returned home, Diancie and Magearna mysteriously headed upstairs, leaving Angie confused.
By the time Angie finished setting lunch on the table and was about to head upstairs to call Diancie and Magearna, the two Pokémon came downstairs hand-in-hand.
But Magearna now looked different. It was adorned with new decorations: a pink bow on its head and chest, pink lace bracelets on its wrists, and delicate pink lace flowers embellishing the silver skirt.
Earlier, watching the vain Cinccino reminded Magearna of the days it spent with Anna. Back then, Anna would always take the time to dress Magearna up carefully. Now, all that remained on Magearna's silver body was a faint hint of red paint that hadn't fully faded over the last five hundred years.
After realizing this, Diancie took Magearna to her room and dressed her up with her collection of accessories.
"Magearna~"
Magearna walked quickly toward Angie, only to trip and fall with a loud crash. Angie rushed over to help her up.
Magearna was quite heavy, nearly 200 pounds. If Angie weren't so strong now, he wouldn't have been able to lift her.
But Angie was smart enough not to mention her weight—he knew Magearna was sensitive about it. This was something his sister had jokingly told him during one of their chats.
"Are you okay, Magearna?" Angie asked gently.
"Magearna~"
Magearna shook her head, stood up straight, and twirled a few times in front of Angie, her bright eyes watching him expectantly.
Angie quickly praised her. "You look beautiful—truly beautiful!" He gave her a thumbs-up.
"Magearna~"
Magearna's eyes lit up with joy.
After receiving Angie's praise, Magearna squinted its eyes happily and then dashed outside. Just as it reached the doorway—unsurprisingly—it tripped again.
However, this time, it didn't need anyone to help. It swiftly got up on its own and disappeared outside. Angie knew it was heading off to find Volcanion.
After Magearna left, Diancie told Angie about Magearna's earlier feelings of disappointment. Upon hearing this, Angie felt very guilty. Diancie had noticed something that he himself had failed to see.
Before long, Volcanion and Magearna happily returned together, and Angie teased Volcanion with a smile:
"Volcanion, how's PokéSoccer? Fun?"
Volcanion's expression grew awkward. With a proud tilt of its head, it scoffed, "Hmph, just so-so. I only played because everyone wanted to, so I reluctantly joined them."
Angie didn't expose its lie and simply smiled as he invited everyone to have lunch.
Today, in celebration of Haunter's evolution, Munchlax and Drizzile had clearly put in a lot of effort, preparing a whole table full of dishes tailored to Gengar's favorite tastes.
"Magearna!"
After lunch, everyone went off to do their own thing, and Angie called out to Magearna.
"Magearna~"
Magearna looked at Angie with a puzzled expression.
Angie said, "I have a gift for you."
"Magearna~"
Magearna beamed as it looked at Angie, a look of eager anticipation on its face.
Angie pulled out a set of stickers from his system backpack. The patterns on these stickers were identical to the colors Magearna had five hundred years ago.
It turned out this was a set of high-tech stickers Angie had purchased from the system shop. He had stumbled across them by chance after Diancie mentioned Magearna's emotional shift.
According to the system's description, this was a special skin designed exclusively for Magearna. Not only would it cause no discomfort, but it would also provide some protection and maintenance. It would even slightly enhance Magearna's defense and special defense.
Moreover, the material of the stickers was incredibly durable—so strong that even a full-powered strike from a Legendary Pokémon wouldn't easily damage them.
Of course, while this exclusive skin was powerful, the price was also shocking. Angie had spent all of his recently earned Happiness Points to buy it, leaving him with less than ten thousand points remaining.
Fortunately, he hadn't had to spend large amounts of Happiness Points lately.
"Magearna~"
Seeing the familiar colors, Magearna's face lit up with joy.
Angie explained the function of the exclusive skin to Magearna and asked, "Shall I help you put it on?"
"Magearna~"
Magearna happily nodded and spread its arms wide for Angie.
Seeing this, Angie pulled up a chair and sat in front of Magearna, carefully applying the stickers to its body piece by piece.
Once Diancie saw what Angie was doing, she immediately ran over to help.
Before long, all the stickers had been applied to Magearna. It now looked completely different—its body had turned gold, and its skirt had become red. This new look gave it an extra sense of dignity and elegance, making it appear even more like a princess.
"All done!" Angie clapped his hands and announced.
"You look beautiful," Diancie complimented with a smile.
"Magearna~"
Magearna lifted its arms and feet, marveling at the changes to its body.
Angie asked, "Magearna, does anything feel uncomfortable?"
"Magearna~"
Magearna shook its head. Not only was it completely comfortable, but it actually felt even better than before.
What a special outfit!
"Magearna, do you want to see how you look now?" Diancie asked.
"Magearna~"
Magearna nodded repeatedly in excitement.
Hearing this, Diancie used diamonds to create a full-length mirror as tall as Magearna and placed it in front of her.
Magearna turned left and right in front of the mirror, lifted its arms, and raised its feet. As it stared at its reflection, a wave of nostalgia washed over it. For a moment, it felt as if it had been transported back five hundred years.
"Magearna~"
Pulling its gaze away from the mirror, Magearna gave Angie a hug, then turned to give Diancie a hug as well.
To be able to meet you both again... truly, it's wonderful.