Pokémon: Starting From Zero as a Legendary Pokémon

Sounds a bit like losing part of one's soul and needing some sort of spirit-calling ritual to summon Magearna back from death…

It felt a little eerie, but when it came to Pokémon, there was no need to overthink things too logically.

"Besides, training Magearna to become stronger also strengthens her Soul-Heart."

Even though a shattered Soul-Heart could theoretically be repaired and Magearna brought back to life—

if it were broken too easily, both Sora and Volcanion would still be deeply uneasy.

At this point, they truly had to thank Magearna's creator, the mysterious scientist Élifas.

The Soul-Heart he designed possessed the same characteristic as Magearna's body:

it would grow stronger alongside Magearna herself as her life energy increased.

In other words—

as Magearna's level rose, both her Soul-Heart container and her puppet body would strengthen accordingly.

At the very least, they wouldn't be destroyed easily during battle.

"I wonder if Nurse Joy knows how to maintain and repair Magearna…"

Honestly, Nurse Joys really were incredible people.

Treating ordinary injured Pokémon was one thing.

But what about Steel-types like Magnemite?

Did that mean Nurse Joys also had to understand electrical engineering and machinery repair?

"Well, just to be safe, I should probably learn some of that myself."

Since he had become Magearna's trainer, Sora felt responsible for maintaining her body and caring for her Soul-Heart.

Fortunately, Azoth was practically a kingdom of machinery.

It possessed an enormous amount of engineering technology and equipment.

After Sora explained his needs to Kimia, the princess did not personally come over.

Instead, she sent her younger brother, Raleigh.

"Raleigh's talent and knowledge in mechanical engineering far surpass my own."

As it turned out, Raleigh would guide Sora in repairing Magearna.

At the same time, it would allow the boy to spend more time interacting with him.

"Magearna… mysterious science truly is unfathomable."

Seeing Magearna again, Raleigh couldn't help sighing in amazement.

At the moment, Sora had already removed Magearna's Soul-Heart and entrusted it to Volcanion for safekeeping.

Meanwhile, he and Raleigh began replacing internal components within the puppet body, polishing and restoring it, even applying decorative stickers.

Very quickly, the faded and dusty shell that had once looked worn-down became completely refreshed.

"Phew…"

Raleigh wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled.

"That should about do it, Big Brother Sora."

"Mm. Thanks for your hard work."

Sora rubbed Raleigh's head.

The little boy, not even nine years old yet, was delighted that he could help Sora.

Moreover, throughout the repair process, Sora had carefully memorized everything Raleigh did.

Whenever a problem arose, Raleigh would explain the reasoning behind each step in detail, allowing Sora to learn a tremendous amount.

Honestly, the siblings of the Azoth Kingdom were truly gifted.

Kimia excelled at raising Pokémon.

For Fleur, Pokémon care was more of a hobby.

For Kimia, it was genuine talent.

As for Raleigh—in the future, he might very well become another Clemont.

During this time, neither sibling hid anything from Sora.

Anything he wanted to know, they taught without reservation.

And in the Pokémon world, many specialized techniques were only passed down to favored disciples.

Every Gym had apprentices studying under them, which showed just how valuable such knowledge was.

Leaving everything else aside—that level of trust alone greatly improved Sora's opinion of the siblings.

"This part actually isn't that difficult."

Raleigh commented:

"Big Brother Sora, you really do have talent for machinery. You just lack experience."

"After practicing a few more times, you'll probably be able to handle repairs yourself."

"Speaking of which…"

Watching the process the entire way through, Sora suddenly thought of something.

"So if Magearna's body can be repaired… could it also be modified?"

"Modified?"

The suggestion immediately made Raleigh's eyes light up.

"Th-that's absolutely possible!!"

"That's incredible, Big Brother Sora!"

"That's right! If we modify Magearna's body, she could become much stronger!"

Once the idea clicked, Raleigh immediately began proposing all kinds of enhancements and features.

Magearna herself was already a metallic doll.

Her signature move, Fleur Cannon, was essentially a combat function Élifas had built directly into her body.

Which meant—

if Magearna could truly be upgraded and modified, the Doll Princess's combat abilities could undergo earthshaking changes.

"That actually sounds amazing…"

Sora listened with growing fascination.

He then asked Magearna herself through the Soul-Heart.

To his surprise, she seemed extremely excited and didn't mind Sora modifying her body at all.

Rather—

Magearna also wanted to become stronger so she could fight alongside Volcanion.

"This feels… kind of unbelievable."

Sora realized he might finally have discovered Magearna's true training path.

Unlike Ogerpon, whose strength centered around developing Terastallization and mask-related abilities,

Magearna's potential depended almost entirely on black technology.

"So, uh…"

Sora asked:

"I really have talent for this kind of thing?"

As her trainer, he wanted to personally handle Magearna's repairs and upgrades himself.

And many concepts were things Raleigh fundamentally couldn't understand.

Functional installations required careful trade-offs.

Some devices Raleigh designed might not help at all and could even hinder Magearna's performance.

Only Sora, as Magearna's trainer, truly understood the direction she should develop toward.

"You definitely do!"

Ever since Javis's betrayal, Raleigh had shifted his admiration entirely toward Sora, the hero who saved Azoth Kingdom.

In his eyes, Sora was Azoth's savior.

Something as minor as mechanical modification?

Of course Sora could handle it!

"Uh…"

"Well, hopefully."

Raleigh trusted him so much that Sora actually felt a little embarrassed.

As for mechanical engineering…

he genuinely wasn't very confident.

"Being a trainer really isn't an easy job…"

Not only did he need to manage meals, create training plans, understand his Pokémon emotionally, and help solve their problems—now he also had to study mechanical engineering.

Somehow I'm suddenly jealous of Ash…

Seriously.

Sora really wished he had a Professor Oak.

Just catch Pokémon and leave all the care, training, and raising to the professor.

"…Forget it."

"I'm the one who wanted to catch them in the first place."

Since he had chosen to recruit Magearna—

then even if he had to crawl on his knees, he would still properly raise her.

"Oh right."

Raleigh added:

"I probably can't help much with the Soul-Heart itself."

He had examined Magearna's Soul-Heart before and could vaguely understand parts of the mysterious science behind it.

But the problem was—the Soul-Heart was deeply linked to Sora.

Which meant that aside from Sora himself, no one else could truly make Magearna open her heart completely.

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