Roy felt that Dragonite's face looked even older after the pressure dissipated.
Gengar, seeing that nothing was wrong, returned to Roy's shadow.
He could tell that this Dragonite was nearing the end of its life, and bullying an old dragon wasn't his style.
"Dorgon"
Dreepy placed the two Berry from its head in front of Dragonite.
Dragonite didn't want to open its mouth, but seeing Dreepy's persistence, it couldn't resist and stuck out its tongue to roll the two Berry into its mouth.
It turns out that the patient and friend that Dreepy mentioned was this old, High-level Elite Four Dragonite.
It was similar to Roy's initial thought, but he didn't expect the Dragonite to be so high-level.
That's Dreepy stole the Berry – it was all for this Dragonite.
Seeing Dragonite eat the Berry, Dreepy naturally perched on Dragonite's head, not at all worried that Dragonite would be angry.
He floated over to Dragonite and introduced Roy to Dragonite, especially noting that Roy had a scent he really liked.
At this moment Dragonite's expression was gentle, completely lacking the imposing aura it had exuded just moments before.
In his final moments, Ryusuke didn't want to dwell on worldly etiquette, nor did he want to get involved with Roy and Steven, the two intruders.
In his eyes, the two people in front of him were just friends of Dreepy was simply bringing friends to his home as guests.
Dragonite watched as the tiny Dreepy in front of him vividly described the human boy with the buzz cut.
He could tell that Dreepy really liked this human boy.
She even blurted out that Roy wanted her to become his Pokémon, but fearing that Roy would be unhappy, Dreepy immediately changed her mind and told him that she hadn't agreed and that he wanted to stay and take care of her.
Follow this human and become their Pokémon?
Human Pokémon Trainer?
After hearing Dreepy's description, Dragonite recalled a boy who had said the same thing to him.
"Be my partner, and I'll take care of you for the rest of my life."
The little boy lied to him; he didn't keep his promise to take care of him for life, but he had indeed taken care of himself for his entire life.
Regretful?
It does seem a bit of a shame.
Dragonite's only regret is that he couldn't keep his promise to the little boy to travel to different regions together, to see different scenery, to experience and love different things...
Watching Dreepy flitting about in front of him, beaming with joy, he didn't want Dreepy to have the same regrets as him.
He didn't want Dreepy to miss this opportunity because of him.
Moreover, the human in front of them had a strange Ghost type aura about him, Dreepy.
He also had a Gengar by his side, whose strength was no less than his own, so protecting the little guy in front of him shouldn't be a problem.
He should go with that human to see the vast world outside, instead of staying with an old man waiting to die in the Dragon Tomb.
Is it time to say goodbye?
Dragonite struggled to sit up. Its 3-meter-tall body was taller Roy and Steven even when it was sitting up. It let out a low growl at Dreepy.
"Roar"
"Doryu?"
Dreepy didn't understand why Dragonite wanted him to stand still, but it was the first time he had ever seen Dragonite so serious.
A ball of yellow energy appeared on the small horn on the Dragonite. Steven and Roy only felt that there was a phantom image of a giant dragon on that yellow energy.
Roy's lack of recognition doesn't mean Gengar in the shadows doesn't recognize it; Gengar tells Roy that it's the Life Origin of Pokémon.
Similar to human vitality, these are non-renewable resources.
"If Dragonite loses its Life Origin, then..."
This time, Gengar didn't answer Roy; his answer was the same as Roy's.
The Life Origin of Dragonite enveloped Dreepy, as if performing a sacred and solemn baptism.
As Dreepy underwent her baptism, the Dragonite echoed in her mind:
"Child, go, leave with this human. You shouldn't be bound here. You should go with him to see the outside world. I hope you can become stronger than me in the future."
And... thank you for being with me during the last part of my life.
The moment the Life Origin left its body, Dragonite's already frail body aged rapidly, and even the two tentacles on its head could no longer stand up.
He felt a little tired, his eyelids were drooping with exhaustion. Dragonite tried to open his already cloudy eyes and stared intently at Dreepy in front of him, as if trying to remember what the other looked like.
At this moment, he was no longer the Dragonite that had just unleashed the aura of Elite Four, but merely an old dragon who was already on his deathbed.
He still remembered arriving at Meteor Cave when he sensed his time was running out, waiting for the legendary Dragon God to take him away.
It was at that moment that he encountered Dreepy, who cautiously approached him, as if afraid he would get angry.
However, he couldn't be bothered with this weak Dragon-type Pokémon at that time.
He could Whirlwind Dreepy away with a single sneeze.
Seeing that he wasn't driven away, but instead cautiously approached her, moving from 10 meters to within 1 meter of her, Dreepy he was being watched closely.
Finally, it even boldly flew around me and chatted with me.
Even if I ignore him.
Dreepy began to tell his story, talking to himself.
It seemed that Dreepy sensed the waning energy emanating from him, for she ran out of the cave and soon returned with two Berry, presenting them to him like treasures.
He happened to feel a bit thirsty, so he rolled the Berry into his tongue.
At that time, he still found this Dreepy quite interesting, so he decided to teach Dreepy a few skills before it died, as a way of repaying the two Berry it had given him at the beginning.
Who would have thought that this teaching would last for more than half a month? During this time, Dreepy became both his teacher and friend. Dreepy was also the most talented Dragon-type Pokémon he had ever seen, learning everything very quickly.
During this time, a Dragonair spotted Dreepy, chased Dreepy into the cave, and was so frightened by the sight of him that it dared not move.
He recognized the Dragonair; it was a promising junior member of the fifteenth generation of the Dragon's Den, and it seemed to be working with an equally talented young man.
After that, Dragonair would often visit him in the evenings, bringing gifts.
Thinking of this, Dragonite's eyes involuntarily wanted to close.
But he still tried to stay clear-headed and looked at Roy in front of him.
Because of its previous Pokémon Trainer, Dragonite didn't have any aversion to becoming a human's Pokémon.
A voice echoed in Roy's mind as well:
"Human, I hope you can keep your promise and take good care of this little guy. He's so lonely."
"Even without you saying so, I will take good care of Dreepy and raise him to be strong."
Roy's answer was equally serious, just from the fact that Dragonite was willing to use its last life to perform Life Baptism for a Pokémon had only known for less than a month.
Dragonite deserves the title "you" (formal), which has nothing to do with seniority, but is entirely out of Roy's respect.
Dragonite shook its head upon hearing Roy's promise:
No, I just want you to make the little one happy.
Roy paused for a moment before answering:
"Okay, I promise you."
The determination in Roy's eyes was unmistakable; his Pokémon Trainer had looked at him the same way back then.
After receiving Roy's promise.
Dragonite could no longer hold back and closed his eyes. At the last moment before his eyelids covered his pupils, he seemed to see the figure of a boy reaching out his hand to him.
It seems to be saying:
"We meet again... old buddy."
Dragonite finally closed its eyes in satisfaction.
This time, it never opened its eyes again...