However, Winnie beside him frowned and said, "If I remember correctly, the 'blood frogs' of the Demon Race have an extremely strange sacrificial custom. Their king is chosen from among tens of millions of their kin, then undergoes the ritual, puts on the crown, and is crowned king. That crown is both proof of kingship and the source of power. The Blood Frog King gained strength worthy of a king precisely because it received the crown's blessing."
"Proof of kingship?"
Dark's heart stirred as he suddenly thought of the item known as the "King's Rock."
In Pokémon, the crown-shaped King's Rock was likewise an extremely important item.
Not only could it cause a Pokémon's moves to inflict the abnormal status of "flinching," but it could also evolve [Poliwhirl (Poliwrath)] and "Slowpoke" into [Politoed] and "Slowking"!
Dark naturally had not forgotten an item with effects similar to an "Evolution Stone."
Winnie's description of the Blood Crystal Crown inexplicably matched the King's Rock.
Moreover, Politoed and Slowking were both primarily Water-type, which aligned with the blood frog's attributes.
Thinking of this, Dark could not help but ponder, Could I perhaps use the method of refining Great Sin Cards to refine this Blood Crystal Crown into a special King's Rock?
But he immediately shook his head.
The idea was good, but reality was cruel.
It was not that it could not be successfully refined; after all, no one would know without trying.
But he had neither a Poliwhirl nor a Slowpoke. Even if he refined a King's Rock, it would not be of much use.
And Water was Envy's primary attribute.
Unless...
Unless this King's Rock could be refined with Pride, and the resulting King's Rock could work on Magic Spirits other than Poliwhirl and Slowpoke.
"Although the possibility is low, I can