Chapter 15: Opening the Source of Pokémon
Both Gray and Nano were stunned.
They never expected that Gaal could directly give birth to the demon.
Gray gasped and quickly grabbed Nano, pulling her behind him.
Nano also had a dazed expression.
Partly because she was frightened by the sudden appearance of the demon's arm, and partly because she was shocked by Gaal's magic.
As someone who awakened this magic and was constantly pushed by Nizzu Bumes to accelerate the Demon Egg, Nano understood the difficulty too well.
Almost the entire day, except for a few hours of sleep and magic recovery.
The remaining time was spent being forced by Nizzu Bumes to accelerate the Demon Egg.
Even so, it would take several months to complete the hatching.
Nano had lived through such torment for quite some time.
Yet Gaal cast his spell, and in just a few seconds, the Demon Egg successfully hatched.
In Nano's small worldview, Gaal must be the strongest mage in the world.
Just like how Leon believed Ultear to be the strongest mage in the world...
At that moment.
Although the demon's arm had broken out of the Demon Egg, it took no further action.
Instead, sounds of absorption and swallowing were heard as the demon absorbed all the nutrients and magic power within the egg.
The Demon Egg rapidly shrank, and a nearly eight-meter tall demon silhouette gradually emerged, its aura growing stronger and more malevolent.
But Gaal did not move, merely observing:
"Desperate struggle."
The Demon Egg was entirely absorbed, shriveled and cracked, revealing the demon's grim face, though its expression was hard to discern.
However, both Gray and Nano could feel that this demon was in a very bad mood.
It was understandable.
You were merely a newborn demon dreaming of growing up happily and peacefully.
But standing before you was a human mage capable of effortlessly annihilating you.
It would be strange if your mood were good.
"Hum... an...."
The demon's gravely hoarse voice sounded, its nearly eight-meter tall body tensed and on guard.
It seemed as if the small ant in front of it was the real demon, while it was the weak human.
Upon hearing the demon's voice, Gaal nodded:
"Looks like it's not lacking in intelligence."
"And... it's not a demon created by Zeref."
Demons created by Zeref, aside from their inherent demon powers, also carried traces of Zeref's dark magic to some extent.
However, the demon before him bore none of that.
It was likely that someone had used forbidden magic to summon this demon egg from the demon realm, and by chance, it was obtained by Nizzu Bumes.
But this kind of demon was precisely to Gaal's liking.
There was a significant difference between artificial demons and naturally born demons.
Subsequently, Gaal raised the staff in his hand, and the nearly eight-meter tall demon's pupils shrank sharply.
Boom——!!!
The violent demon power erupted, the demon's sharp claws gathering energy aimed at Gaal.
Yet Gaal simply lifted his staff and lightly tapped it.
In the next moment.
Everything fell silent.
In the area before Gaal.
The demon's movements, the gathered magic power, and the agitated air seemed to freeze like a still life.
Only the demon's eyes could see everything in front of it.
However, its thoughts had already stopped.
The demon just stared at the human in front of it, watching him summon a ghostly little purple figure.
This little purple figure opened its mouth wide, growing larger... and larger...
Then...
It moved closer to itself.
Its vision fell into darkness.
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Gengar let out a satisfied burp, shrinking back to its normal size and patting its belly.
With an expectant look, Gaal praised it and spoke:
"Gengar. Clean up the battlefield."
Gengar nodded:
"Geng——"
It then split into several copies, penetrating walls and scattering throughout the guild to begin looting.
The demon that had been devoured by Gengar was rapidly being disassembled in the alternate space.
A large amount of the source flowed into the system to begin repairs in all aspects.
This time, Gaal kept several thousand points, preparing to check the system changes later.
Gaal retracted his gaze and looked at Nano:
"Nano, do you know which town your home is in?"
Upon hearing Gaal's question, Nano quickly replied:
"My home is in Kapas Town."
"From here..."
Nano momentarily fell silent, as she did not know where they were.
Gaal nodded and spoke:
"Kapas Town is three stops away from here."
Gaal looked up at the various clocks on the walls of the Tumultuous Second Guild and said:
"We can head back, and you'll still make it for the train this afternoon."
In the northern region of Ishgar, where the land was vast and the population sparse, a distance of three stops was ample time for Gaal's departing train to reach by the afternoon.
Gaal looked at the unconscious members of the Tumultuous Second Guild:
"I'll handle these people first."
Then Gaal used space magic to transfer the members of the Tumultuous Second Guild, along with the body of their leader Nizzu Bumes, to a nearby town.
Without Nizzu Bumes, who was a mage, the rest of the guild members were ordinary people and would hardly stir up much trouble.
Gaal simply threw these people into the local security office and didn't think twice about it.
Afterward, he returned through the space portal and waited for Gengar and a few copies to finish their looting.
Gaal cast magic, taking Gray and Nano away from there.
Kapas Town.
Inside a house near the center of town.
From this independent home, it was apparent that the family was doing quite well.
However, inside the house...
There was a heavy silence.
The walls were plastered with photos of Nano, and a young man with an unkempt beard sat drinking near a pile of missing person notices scattered around a fallen bottle.
Meanwhile, the young woman sat dazedly clutching Nano's photo, lying on the sofa.
Creak——
The sound of the door opening echoed.
A small head peeked in, seeing the man with the bottle at the dining table, and Nano tentatively called out:
"Dad?"
Clang!
The sound of the bottle crashing to the ground rang out.
Both of them looked incredulously at the doorway, their emotions overwhelming as they rushed over and tightly hugged that small figure:
"Nano!!!"
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Inside a restaurant in the town center.
At a table by the window on the second floor.
Gray held a plate in one hand and a spoon in the other, enthusiastically devouring his meal.
Soon, plate after plate of fried rice was cleared away.
Meanwhile, Gaal was browsing the system.
He checked the latest changes.
There were not many items available in the exchange space, but a category for the source of Pokémon was now open.
Clicking on it revealed various Pokémon sources.
Miniature Pokémon sculptures, each labeled with the number of points needed for activation.
About two hundred were lit up.
The rest were in black, indicating they were unavailable.
Gaal sensed them mentally and found that...
It seemed he could perform... magic reception?
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