Pokemon: The Breeder's Farming Journey to Modernizing an Ancient World

"Shinx, do you want to give it a try? Try to overcome that fear in your heart?"

Hearing Aven's words, the little Shinx suddenly raised its head, hesitation and a hint of fear appearing on its face.

It closed its eyes, recalling the stories told by Petilil about the outside world.

At the same time, a sense of longing stirred in its heart.

If it could overcome its inner fears, then it could stay by its Trainer's side at all times, just like Petilil, Froslass, and Rhydon!

With that thought, it no longer hesitated and gave a firm, serious nod. It was willing to give it a try.

"Good, I'll help you," Aven said.

"Just like I said before, you also need to try to accept humans."

"You're already familiar with Little Andy, Uncle Mike, and Aunt Erin—do you think they would hurt you?"

Upon hearing this, Shinx immediately shook its head, indicating it knew they wouldn't harm it. But... it still couldn't quite accept them in its heart.

"Then let's start by making small changes."

Aven gently picked Shinx up. "Don't worry. I'll protect you—always."

"If you start feeling afraid, just hold on to me tightly. Trust me—I'll keep you safe, so there's no need to fear."

As he spoke, Aven continued to gently stroke Shinx's soft fur and began walking toward the farm.

For Shinx to overcome its fear, the first step was to integrate into the environment instead of running from it. Only then could it find a way to truly conquer its fear.

"Meow..."

Feeling Aven's touch, Shinx trembled slightly.

But when it recalled his earlier words, it slowly relaxed again—although its paws gripped Aven's clothes even more tightly.

"Let's go home," Aven said softly to the little Pokémon in his arms as he walked toward their house.

Outside the house, Sutter and Fessen were waiting. They had come to discuss the upcoming knight selection event.

However, since Aven had sensed something wrong with Shinx earlier, he had asked them to wait a bit.

After a short wait, they saw Aven walking over with Shinx in his arms.

"Meow!"

Seeing the two men, Shinx became tense once again.

Noticing this, Aven quickly soothed it by gently stroking its fur and whispered, "Don't be afraid. I'm here—I'll protect you."

Upon hearing that, Shinx immediately buried its head in Aven's chest, refusing to look at the humans, finally calming down.

Seeing this, Aven became thoughtful.

If Shinx could stay calm as long as it didn't directly see humans, then perhaps that could be the starting point.

"Lord Aven," Sutter and Fessen greeted respectfully, raising a fist to their chests in a knight's salute.

But the moment they spoke, Shinx trembled again.

Its ears curled back, covering its ear canals.

With its eyes and ears shut, the world instantly became silent for Shinx.

Yet its mind was not in total darkness. In the blackness, it could sense three distinct currents of electricity flickering.

One of them was pressed closely against its body—it felt familiar and comforting. Shinx immediately recognized it as Aven's.

The other two were less familiar, but it quickly deduced they belonged to the two humans.

In that moment, Shinx felt like it had discovered a new world.

In its darkened perception, it began to explore, sensing the electric currents it could detect.

Suddenly, it sensed a special current above it. It quickly opened its eyes and looked up—there was Starly flying in the sky.

When Starly noticed Shinx looking, it flapped its wings and circled once before flying off toward the berry grove.

So, it's Starly... it's been following me all along.

Shinx was moved by this thought.

It then turned its attention back to the two electric currents it had sensed earlier and confirmed that they indeed belonged to the two humans.

Humans...

A shiver ran through Shinx's heart, and it quickly shut its eyes again, plunging itself back into the darkness and warmth of Aven's familiar current. Only then did it calm down.

"As long as it doesn't directly face humans, it doesn't get overwhelmed?"

Aven had been watching Shinx closely and let out a quiet "hmm" as he noticed the Pokémon seemingly asleep in his arms.

A faint smile appeared on his face as he turned to the two men.

"So, how's the preparation going?"

"Lord Aven, the battle arena for the knight selection you requested has been completed," Fessen reported.

Sutter nodded. "Everything on my end is ready too. Most of the patrol team members have signed up. We've compiled the registration list."

"Good. Then we're about done with the preliminary prep for the Pokémon Battle."

"The next step is the contestants. There are still two weeks left before the competition begins—they still have time to improve their strength."

"I've prepared these Trainer Battle Manuals—distribute them to the participants."

"Although the Pokémon's strength is crucial, the Trainer's commands are just as important."

As he spoke, Aven walked into the house with Shinx and pointed to a stack of manuals he had prepared earlier.

Sutter and Fessen looked puzzled, but nodded and planned to check them out later.

After a brief discussion about the knight selection event, the two men left with the manuals.

Once they were gone, Aven looked down at the Shinx in his arms.

Shinx still had its eyes shut, its ears covered—pretending to be asleep.

Seeing this, Aven didn't disturb it and carried it upstairs.

…

Inside, Petilil was mixing potions, while Froslass was rolling snowballs.

The moment they saw Aven return, the two Pokémon turned their attention to Shinx in his arms.

Instantly, Shinx felt a strange chill run through its body.

It slowly opened its eyes, uncovered its ears, and looked in the direction of the two electric currents it had sensed earlier.

So those two currents belonged to Petilil and Froslass!

Shinx thought with excitement.

Through this little experiment, it realized it could sense the electric currents of both humans and other Pokémon.

And different beings emitted different types of currents.

"You did great, Shinx," Aven praised, patting it gently.

He knew Shinx had just closed its eyes and ears—but this proved that as long as it didn't directly face humans, it wouldn't feel afraid. That was very good news.

"Meow~ meow~"

Shinx cried out happily at Aven's praise.

Then it began to look around Aven's room.

Although it had been here once before, it was only during their first meeting. Now that it was back, it sniffed the familiar scent in the air and felt a sudden sense of contentment.

Seeing this, Petilil cheerfully ran over to invite Shinx to play.

"Meow~"

Feeling touched, Shinx jumped down and went over to the desk.

Petilil and Froslass immediately flanked it, and the three began chatting happily.

Watching the three Pokémon getting along so well, Aven smiled and returned to his desk.

Earlier, he had been recording his Pokémon's recent changes and improving their training plans.

He closed the training plan for Tangela and went to the bookshelf, pulling out Shinx's training plan.

These notebooks were written in a unique script from the future world.

To prevent his training notes from leaking, Aven had deliberately used a script different from the current era's writing system.

Even if someone stole the notebook, they wouldn't be able to understand it—so he felt comfortable keeping them on the bookshelf.

Shinx has already learned Spark. The next move I had planned was Thunder Fang...

Aven thought to himself.

Then he slowly shook his head and murmured, "Maybe I should hold off on Thunder Fang for now."

"If Shinx really can overcome its fear of humans by blocking its senses, then I should start from there—help it gradually integrate into human society."

"Only by better understanding humans can it truly overcome its fear and be cured of its phobia."

"So... it needs to find a new way to replace its vision and hearing. That shouldn't be too difficult for Shinx."

Aven closed his eyes slightly and recalled Shinx's data.

Shinx had a unique ability to sense electric waves—it could detect various types and even communicate through its paws by transmitting currents to its companions.

That might be a viable substitute for sight and hearing.

After all, all living beings constantly emit electromagnetic waves—and Shinx could pick up on these.

With deliberate training, Shinx could sense these waves to locate living beings.

In fact, Aven recalled that in his previous life, police had trained Shinx for similar tasks, using their ability to detect electric signals to perform investigative duties—just like how some biological detectors operate on the same principle.

He even heard that with enough training, a Shinx evolving into a Luxray might gain a special ability called "Electric Sight," allowing it to see through objects using electric light!

(End of Chapter)

(TN: Ability to See Through Walls: Luxray can see through solid objects, like walls, to track its prey or lost young.)