“How could this be?”
Kain tried to move his legs, which felt as heavy as lead, but his hand trembled, and the box dropped to the ground.
“Plop ～”
Magikarp was flopping around on the ground, staring straight at those red-eyed Gyarados.
Something must have happened to these kin; otherwise, they wouldn’t be like this.
No matter how bad their tempers were, they wouldn’t launch such a sudden attack on people.
How wonderful it would be if it could evolve.
If it evolved, it would be able to offer a Helping Hand to its Trainer and protect him.
Bang!
Dratini was whipped to the ground by the tails of two Gyarados.
Seeing the energy condensing in front of the mouths of those three behemoths, Kain’s heart stirred.
Looking at the Magikarp on the ground, he said, “I’m going to save that Little One. Run if you can.”
Although he didn’t know why they were attacking him, he couldn’t just stand by and let that Little One be beaten to death by those three big guys.
After all, she had gone to fight those three big guys just to save him.
Otherwise, given her ability to fly, the Little One could have completely escaped.
A moment before their attack, Kain rushed over to Dratini, scooped it up in his arms, and then ran backward.
Boom!
As soon as he left, a loud roar of an attack sounded behind him.
He nimbly put Dratini and Magikarp into the small box, then hugged the box and sprinted toward his manor.
This was given by the system and should be able to protect him.
As long as he ran inside, they would be saved.
With a surge of adrenaline, Kain felt as if wings were on his feet.
He had never run this fast in his life.
Seventy meters…
Sixty meters…
Fifty meters…
The distance that usually felt so close seemed to be separated by a chasm this time.
When he was thirty meters away, a blue figure appeared ahead.
These creatures could actually fly…
“I didn’t expect us to be so unlucky. Little Ones, we might have to go together.” Kain looked at them with a bitter smile.
“Magikarp ～”
“Dratini ～”
Magikarp and Dratini looked at Kain, responding to his words—especially Dratini, which still wanted to keep fighting.
However, the injuries on its body left it unable to move.
“Roar ～”
The Gyarados roared loudly, and the energy in their mouths converged together.
They attacked toward them.
Feeling the power from behind and ahead, Kain braced himself for the final moment.
A burst of white light suddenly erupted from Magikarp’s body, and then Kain heard a familiar roar.
Boom!
Kain felt some creature pressing down on his back.
A few seconds later, he realized that there were no wounds on his body, which meant he had been protected.
A massive shadow covered his own shadow.
Kain looked up and saw a creature identical to the ones that had attacked him appear behind him.
However, the others were blue, while this one was red.
Now, this red behemoth let out an angry roar at the other three Gyarados.
These fellows wanted to harm his Trainer, and he would never forgive them.
Red Gyarados didn’t talk nonsense.
Finally, blue energy surged out, instantly defeating the two Gyarados in front.
Then, with another sweep of his tail, he struck the Gyarados behind him, sending it flying directly away.
Although it could still move, its injuries seemed quite severe.
“Roar ～”
After being attacked by Red Gyarados, this Gyarados seemed to have recovered its senses, and its eyes were no longer red.
At this moment, it was looking around suspiciously, not understanding why it had come to attack people.
But looking at the Red Gyarados ahead that was even bigger than itself, and feeling its angry gaze, the Gyarados immediately lowered its head.
“Roar ～”
Red Gyarados conversed with it.
If his Trainer weren’t here, he would definitely make these Gyarados taste what power truly was and understand what consequences they would face in the wild.
However, since his Trainer was here, he didn’t want to kill them.
Instead, he told them to take the other two Gyarados and leave together immediately.
After the matter was resolved, Kain truly breathed a sigh of relief and sat on the ground, abandoning all image.
“Little One, are you alright?”
Kain asked while stroking Dratini’s body.
These injuries were sustained just to protect him.
“Dratini ～”
Dratini licked Kain’s palm, indicating that it was completely fine and would be fine after resting for a while.
“You mean you’re okay?”
Kain seemed to have guessed Dratini’s meaning and had to ask again to verify.
Dratini nodded gently, then looked at the Red Gyarados ahead.
This powerful strength was precisely what it pursued.
“Roar ～”
Changing from its previous angry mood, Red Gyarados narrowed his eyes, lowered his head, and called out softly toward Kain and Dratini.
“Don’t worry, big guy, I’m fine. I didn’t expect you to be so amazing. After evolving, you look similar to them. Does that mean they are actually your kin too?”
Kain asked Red Gyarados curiously.
He wanted to understand some things now, and he already had a plan in mind.
Although he didn’t want to get involved in those troublesome matters, sometimes trouble would find its way to him on its own.
Therefore, he needed to become a bit stronger.
Raising some powerful creatures was also a good method, as this red big guy had already demonstrated to Kain.
When it was a Magikarp, it had no strength, but once it evolved, it possessed such powerful strength, which simply could not be underestimated.
Every creature had a day when it could turn its fortunes around.
It also gave Kain a warning: never underestimate any creature in this world, even a Magikarp, for there was always the saying of a carp leaping over the dragon gate.
The next thing to do was to build up his body and keep fit.
To forge iron, one must be strong oneself.
If his own physical fitness wasn’t strong, it would be very easy to encounter danger and fail to escape, and he would also implicate others.
Kain planned to start exercising tomorrow, ideally training to the extent where he could battle these creatures.
Presumably, humans in this world must live this way.
Only by doing these two things well could he stay safely in this world.
“Roar ～”
Red Gyarados nodded gently, his huge eyes revealing a look of concern.
“Big guy, I’m fine. Thank you for your protection. If it weren’t for you, I would have been in grave danger today. Tonight, you can eat as many of those Berries as you want, until you can’t eat another bite.”
Kain said, patting Red Gyarados on the head.
“Dratini ～”
“Of course, Little One, you too. As long as it’s something you like, you can eat however much you want.”
Noticing Dratini coiled around his arm, Kain smiled cheerfully.
“Let’s go back. But this box can no longer hold you, big guy. However, you should be able to fly now, right? In the future, you can also fly around the surroundings.”
“Roar ～ Roar ～”
“Dratini ～ Dratini ～”
One human and two Pokémon returned to the manor amidst laughter and chatter.