After putting Chie down, Chie immediately took Roy's hand and asked Roy to sit in the main hall of the house.
Steel also told Roy not to be shy and to make himself at home, since it was usually just him and Chie living here.
Chie's father, who is also her son, works at the Silph Co. in the Kanto Region, where he is responsible for developing Poké Balls. He also lives and eats in the Kanto Region.
Roy entered the lobby and sat down.
Chie poured Roy a cup of tea, her big eyes fixed on Roy, making Roy feel a little uncomfortable.
"Big brother, can I take a look at your Pokémon that looks a lot like Pikachu?"
"Mimikyu, someone wants to see you."
Hearing that someone wanted to see him, Mimikyu emerged from Roy's Poké Ball.
Perhaps because it was Chie's first time learning about Ghost type Pokémon, she wasn't afraid of the Ghost type Mimikyu.
Mimikyu tilted its head and floated to Chie's side.
Ever since Mimikyu became a Ghost type Pokémon, it has always had the urge to scare people, but Chie isn't afraid at all and chases Mimikyu all over the house.
Little Absol in the other Poké Ball, also ran out of the Poké Ball, ran to the Fruit Tree, saw the Berries scattered on the ground, picked up the round Berries with its paws, and amused itself.
Seeing that Little Absol liked round things, Chie ran into the steel workshop and took out a Fruit Tree that had just been polished smooth but had not yet been made into Poké Ball, and threw it to Little Absol.
Little Absol looked at the round tree Fruit Tree rolling down the ground, picked it up with its mouth, as if it had obtained some kind of treasure.
Seeing that the three were having fun, Roy stopped paying attention and instead focused his attention on the house.
Roy immediately noticed a huge cabinet filled with Poké Balls: regular Poké Balls, Great Ball Ultra Ball Luxury Balls, Safari Balls, and so on.
Almost every Poké Ball available on the market can be found here.
At the very top of the display case is a purple and white Poké Ball with two raised red dots on either side, and an M-shaped mark in the center of the Poké Ball.
System Scan
Item: Master Ball
Effect: The best-performing Wild Pokémon.
Roy:????
This is Master Ball!?
It really is Master Ball. This is the first time Roy has ever seen Master Ball. He had never seen one in the Pokémon League's shop before.
He almost thought there were no more Master Ball in the world.
Steel noticed Roy's gaze fixed on the Poké Ball at the top of the display case.
He went straight to the display case, took down the Master Ball at the very top, and handed it to Roy.
"You have good taste, kid. This is Poké Ball I made ten years ago, and it's the most satisfying piece of my life."
The Berry used inside is from a rare purple Fruit Tree, a species that has been seen only once in decades. It is much Sturdy than ordinary fruit Fruit Trees, and there is only one of its kind.
I named it the Master Ball.
Looking at the Poké Ball in Roy's hand, Steel was very satisfied with his work.
In his eyes, those Poké Balls produced on the assembly line were definitely not Sturdy or durable as the ones he made by hand.
"Can this Master Ball catch Legendary Pokémon?"
"Legendary Pokémon?"
Steel looked at Roy as if he were an idiot.
Is this child overthinking things?
Taming Legendary Pokémon?
The probability of Pokémon with Master Ball is much higher than with a regular Poké Ball or Ultra Ball Poké Ball, but frankly, it's just a regular artificial Poké Ball.
Pokémon at the Intermediate King level or higher can easily break through to the next level if they want to, let alone legendary Legendary Pokémon.
If he could catch Legendary Pokémon, he wouldn't be here now; he would be the Pokémon Trainer Champion of the Johto.
So it turns out you can't tame Legendary Pokémon.
After hearing Steel's explanation, Roy disappointedly put down the Master Ball, realizing he had been excited for nothing.
Steel then brought out a plate of dried fruit for Roy from the kitchen, offering it to him and suggesting that Roy stay for dinner.
"No need for dinner, I came to see you today because I have something to discuss."
"You came to see me because you need something?"
"Yes, Professor Oak asked me to give you these two Poké Balls."
Roy took out the Leaden Ball and GS Ball that Professor Shuli had given him, which was also the main reason he came to find Steel.
Just as Steel was about to take the two Poké Balls, Roy waved his hand, handed the GS Ball in his left hand to Steel, and gently placed the Leaden Ball in his right hand on the floor.
They also stated that this Leaden Ball is so heavy that even steel might not be able to lift it.
Is it heavy?
How heavy can it be?
"Roy, don't let my age fool you, I'm still very strong."
Steel refused to believe it; he was someone who had made all sorts of Poké Balls, how could he not even be able to produce a single Poké Ball?
Although the Poké Ball Roy placed on the ground was more than three times the size of a normal Poké Ball, it wasn't some kind of iron ore.
Moreover, this Poké Ball is quite peculiar; instead of buttons, it has a mechanical knob structure on the outside, a structure he seems to have seen somewhere before...
I can't recall where I've seen this kind of steel structure where a hand reaches out to grab Leaden Ball.
Upon handling it, Steel's pupils dilated; the weight was definitely off, much heavier than any Poké Ball he had ever seen.
Steel tried with all its might to lift the Leaden Ball with one hand, but the Leaden Ball didn't budge.
He finally understood what Roy meant by "very heavy".
Chie, who was playing with Mimikyu nearby, also came to Steel's side and shouted, "Grandpa, do your best!"
Not wanting to lose face in front of his granddaughter, Steel rubbed his hands together and stood on top of the Leaden Ball.
He grabbed the Leaden Ball with both hands, using all his strength, and finally managed to lift Leaden Ball off the ground by 1 cm. Then Steel put the Leaden Ball down again.
He felt that if he didn't put the Leaden Ball down, his back might break from its Leaden Ball.
This Leaden Ball is nothing compared to the Heavy Ball I made before.
Seeing this, Chie also walked up to the Leaden Ball, grabbed it with both hands, and exerted Leaden Ball until her face turned bright red from straining so much.
No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't move the Leaden Ball an inch.
She's been with her grandfather for so long and has seen many Poké Balls.
Why is this Poké Ball so heavy?
Thinking about how Roy had just single-handedly dragged the Leaden Ball and Arbok Roy his bare hands, Steel suddenly began to wonder if Roy was really Agatha's apprentice.
He wasn't doubting Roy's identity, but rather that Roy's demeanor was completely inconsistent with that of Ghost-type Trainers.
Logically speaking, Ghost-type Trainers should all have a sinister aura like Agatha, but this is completely absent in Roy.
"Roy, where did you get this Poké Ball?"
This is in...
Roy roughly recounted to Steel what happened in the Ruins of Alph.
Upon learning that the Leaden Ball on the ground was Poké Ball from the Old Sinnoh Region, dating back 1500 years to the Ruins of Alph, Steel had a look of sudden realization on his face.
No wonder he always felt that these Poké Balls with their mechanical knob-like design looked so familiar.
He had previously seen this type of knob-style Poké Ball at a Poké Ball exhibition in the Sinnoh Region, which could be said to have a longer history of Poké Ball production than the Poké Balls of the Johto.
But this was the first time he had ever seen such a heavy Poké Ball.
"Professor Carolina has come to Johto too?"
After receiving an affirmative answer, Steel nodded. He planned to visit the other party at the Ruins of Alph in a while.
Steel knew that Poké Balls like the Leaden Ball were designed for heavier Pokémon; the heavier the Pokémon, the higher the chance of catching it.
It works on a similar principle to the Heavy Ball he's making now.
But what kind of Pokémon is this Poké Ball, with its immense weight, intended to catch?
After realizing he truly couldn't lift the Poké Ball, Steel had no choice but to ask Roy for help, pointing to the room behind the living room.
"Roy, lead me to put this Poké Ball on my office desk. I'll study it later."