Chapter 91: Return to Life
Until after dinner that day, Arthur didn't elaborate much on what he planned to do next.
After all, his motivation for seeking out the Stitched Shadow Army was difficult to explain. Without wanting to expose his identity as a transmigrator too early, there wasn't much Arthur could really say.
Fortunately, neither Eleanor Vance nor Justin were the type of people to relentlessly pry until they got every last detail.
As long as he promised to continue providing guidance, Justin was fine with anything else.
That kid really didn't want to give up on his Pidgeotto.
Eleanor Vance, on the other hand, made an agreement with Arthur that he would quickly film the endorsement advertisements upon returning; she wouldn't inquire about other matters.
In short, after making these two promises, this small interlude quickly passed.
The next day, Arthur followed Justin back to meet the program team, showed his face on camera again, and reported his safety to the countless online fans who had been anxiously awaiting his return.
He also hitched a ride on the program team's boat, returned once more to the reserve, and completed a day's worth of search and rescue work under the camera's watchful eye.
That day turned out to be genuinely exhausting.
Neither Arthur nor Justin were the type to be flamboyant or superficial. Since they started the live stream conducting search and rescue, they were really doing search and rescue!
They weren't simply putting on a show for the camera.
Although by this day, most of the conspicuous survivors on the sea surface had already been picked up, and most rescue boats venturing out at this point were destined to return empty-handed.
But even so, they didn't just go through the motions or put on an act.
Even though Arthur had now become a highly popular hero, it made no difference.
Coming from a background as a combatant, the thought of slacking off on an accepted mission never even crossed his mind.
After such a tiring day, returning to land once again, he felt as though he had truly come back to life.
Annoyingly, however, right at that moment, Arthur encountered a large crowd of fans at the dock who had come to welcome him.
Looking at the welcome party standing in neat rows, uniformly holding plastic harpoons, the corners of Arthur's mouth couldn't help but twitch slightly in the evening breeze...
It was fortunate that metal harpoons were classified as restricted sharp objects and weren't convenient for passing through security checks. Otherwise, the dock at this moment might have been a forest of cold, glinting metal, enough to blind Arthur's eyes.
Originally, he had only been physically tired. Now, he suddenly felt: his heart felt very tired too...
Luckily, after that day, Arthur quickly adjusted.
Not because the fans stopped coming.
But because he had gotten used to it...
Just like that, several more days passed. The work of those venturing out to sea gradually shifted from rescuing survivors to recovering bodies.
The entire atmosphere of the live broadcast consequently became more somber.
It was reported that the Skyspire Alliance government was already preparing large-scale memorial activities along the coast.
In order to align with the official rhythm, ten days after the entire incident occurred, Arthur's live stream program concluded ahead of schedule.
The program was unexpectedly successful; viewership for the recorded broadcasts during its run frequently surged into the popular charts on major video websites.
Especially in the few days after the cruise ship incident became public, it dominated the charts across all time slots, creating a live streaming legend that was unprecedented and likely unrepeatable.
However, even standing at the center of the storm, Arthur and his group remained very low-key. On the very day the program concluded, they quietly returned by car to the city where they usually resided.
They made no effort to create any grand fanfare or publicity.
After returning, everyone's life continued as usual.
Thanks to Arthur's miraculous explosion in popularity, Eleanor Vance's influence within her company increased significantly. She was busy receiving business deals every day with great enthusiasm and no longer needed to personally go out scouting for minor internet celebrities on the front lines.
After Justin came back, he continued his studies and training just as before.
The only significant change was probably that he gained a stable gaming buddy: none other than the Marill from the reserve to whom he had gifted a game cartridge.
Arthur always felt that Justin was just one step away from 'abducting' her out of the reserve.
As for Arthur himself, after filming the long list of endorsement advertisements that Eleanor Vance had accepted for him, he finally had free time again and returned to the youth training camp, beginning to arrange Little Lapras's training schedule.
The plan to find the Stitched Shadow Army was imperative, but before that, he couldn't forget the promise he had made to Little Lapras.
When he brought her out, he had sworn an oath to definitely help her become stronger!
Simultaneously, strangely enough, his starting Little Lapras's training plan also indirectly saved Frogadier.
Poor Frogadier now finally understood: being a big brother isn't easy, and leading a team isn't easy either!
It wasn't that Little Lapras was particularly naughty, but rather—she truly loved sharing stories about her grandmother far too much!
Frogadier needed to listen while he ate, was still listening while he trained, continued listening while soaking in the pool, and even had to listen while resting and watching anime...
Heaven only knew why this little one had so much content she could talk about and was willing to talk about!
Whenever Frogadier grew impatient, widened his eyes, wanting just a moment of peace, Little Lapras would pout aggrievedly, her eyes quickly welling up with moisture as if covered by a layer of mist.
Every time this happened, Frogadier would remember the spring water he drank during his evolution and couldn't help but feel as though he had become an utterly sinful frog.
Consequently, his anime viewing never progressed any further.
Poor Frogadier had only just learned a few phrases from the language of a neighboring league from his anime, like "Onii-chan, daisuki~"
Only to immediately encounter such a helpless little sister. It truly left him speechless, staring up at the sky.
So, when Arthur finally began to prepare Little Lapras's training arrangements, Frogadier looked as though he had seen the dawn of salvation.
It was as if life had hope again, making him feel incredibly devout every single day...
Watching this, Arthur also felt unsure what expression to make.
This time, he still planned to do as before: first, take Lapras to listen to the classes given by the coaches in the youth training camp.
Although regarding Lapras's Training, he himself possessed considerable experience—wasn't the little one's grandmother raised to a top-tier level single-handedly by him back then?
But times were progressing, after all. Listening to the scientific theories of the new era certainly wouldn't hurt.
Furthermore, Arthur himself was still learning and experimenting with many high-tech auxiliary training devices for Pokémon.
These were all new gadgets that hadn't existed two hundred years ago.
This time, he had money. The red coral and seabed blue diamonds gifted by the Milotic clan had already been sold. Thus, he could finally afford to enroll in multiple courses at once with extravagance, simultaneously ordering the premium deluxe nutritional supplement package.
He enrolled Little Lapras in a Water-type direct spray techniques course, which didn't target a specific skill but rather trained the speed and force of water expelled from the Pokémon's mouth, improving a series of moves like "Water Gun," "Liquidation," and "Hydro Pump";
Simultaneously, he enrolled her in an Ice-type energy compression course, with the target skill being "Ice Beam";
Additionally, he enrolled her in a Dragon-type energy application course, considered a prerequisite course for all Dragon-type moves.
Enrolling in three courses simultaneously, with each course lasting two hours a day, added up to six hours in total.
Besides this, Arthur would also conduct extra training sessions with Little Lapras daily, combining his past experiences and methods to give her comprehensive physical exercise.
Such training intensity made even Frogadier, a seasoned veteran, feel shocked and apprehensive upon seeing it. He almost felt the urge to kneel down and thank his master for his past 'mercy of not killing him'.
The surprising result, however, was that the young Little Lapras managed to endure it all, relying sheerly on her strong willpower and somewhat chuunibyou conviction!
This left even Frogadier feeling utterly incredulous!
(End of Chapter)
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