Pokemon: Reborn Rich Alternate Earth

Chapter 911: Chapter 1128: Candles

It had been four days since Julian fell into a coma.

Outside, rumors had already begun to spread that he had died. Although the official authorities of Drakoria quickly refuted the rumors, they didn't clarify Julian's current condition.

This caused many uninformed citizens to start speculating wildly.

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> "Champion Walker didn't really die like Celestria said, did he?"

> "You actually believe that? Champion Walker would never die like this. He's a trainer who captured three First-class Legendaries!"

> "Is it possible that capturing First-class Legendaries is exactly the reason? Maybe commanding them isn't without side effects, and the side effects just happened to erupt now."

As soon as this was posted, many people were stunned and subconsciously felt that it made a lot of sense.

Originally, the fact that Julian could command First-class Legendaries without any side effects already seemed very unscientific to everyone. They all believed Julian must have used some special method.

But over time, as Julian commanded First-class Legendaries more frequently and for longer periods, people gradually accepted this unscientific phenomenon and stopped questioning it—after all, even if they asked, Julian wouldn't explain.

Now, with Julian suddenly falling into a coma and even rumors of his death spreading, some began to connect this to his command of First-class Legendaries.

Perhaps there really was a link between the two.

> "If Champion Walker really died because he commanded First-class Legendaries, then he died for us."

> "Rest in peace, Champion Walker."

> "Moment of silence."

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Before long, the entire internet began lighting virtual candles to mourn Julian.

[T/N: You guys can light your candles here.]

Inside the hospital room, Julian's eyelids twitched slightly.

This small movement was immediately noticed by Metagross and Love, who had been staying beside him the whole time.

"Meta!"

"Dee!"

The two Pokémon looked at Julian with surprise.

"Dee!"

Love: "Child, wake up, wake up!"

In his dazed state, Julian seemed to hear Love's voice and mumbled drowsily, "Love, is breakfast ready?"

Having been unconscious for four days, he was still groggy and had completely forgotten about his state. He thought Love was calling him to wake up for breakfast.

"Meta~"

Metagross: "Looks like he's fine."

The moment he woke up, he was already thinking about food—how could there be anything wrong with him?

"Dee~"

Love: "Yes, it's time to get up for breakfast. I made pan-fried buns today."

Love played along cooperatively.

The moment he heard pan-fried buns, Julian—who had still been a little groggy—instantly opened his eyes wide.

'Hmm? An unfamiliar ceiling.'

After opening his eyes, he realized the ceiling wasn't the one at home.

"Dee!"

While Julian was still wondering what was going on, he suddenly heard Love crying, and the next second, Love threw itself into his arms.

Love: "You finally woke up. I was so worried about you."

'It seems that after that Y-shaped Unown entered my body, I lost consciousness.'

As his mind gradually cleared, Julian recalled what had happened earlier at Suicune Lake.

He lowered his head and comforted Love: "Love, I'm fine. The coma was just an accident."

"Metagross, how many days was I unconscious?"

"Meta~"

"Four days."

Four days wasn't too bad.

Julian let out a sigh of relief, having thought he might have been unconscious for half a year or even several years.

"Gen~"

Gengar grinned as it looked at Julian, then decisively licked his face.

However, it wasn't the move Lick, just an ordinary tongue-lick.

"Luca!"

"Arf!"

"Tres!"

The next second, Julian's Pokémon, who had been guarding the hospital perimeter, all cried out joyfully.

They already knew their trainer had woken up.

If Julian's room had been big enough, they would have rushed over immediately.

The smaller ones—Kartana, Lucario, Bisharp, Melmetal, and Arcanine—were already heading toward Julian's hospital room.

The unusual behavior of Julian's Pokémon naturally attracted the attention of those guarding the area.

"What's going on with Champion Walker's Pokémon? Why are they suddenly so happy?"

"Could it be that Champion Walker has woken up?"

"Possibly. Hurry up and send someone to check."

As they spoke, someone immediately rushed toward Julian's hospital room.

"Arf!"

The hospital door was violently pushed open, and the next second, Arcanine's sturdy body directly pounced toward Julian.

Bang!

The impact from Arcanine directly broke the hospital bed.

"Arf, arf, arf!"

Arcanine's wet tongue continuously licked Julian's face, its tail wagging behind it so fast it might as well have been a propeller.

"Alright, alright, I'm awake now, aren't I?"

Julian used his hands to push Arcanine's big head away, feeling the intense joy radiating through its Aura, and couldn't help but smile.

"Ah! Julian, you're finally awake!"

Just then, Celebi flew in holding fried chicken. And when it saw that Julian had awakened, the fried chicken in its hand dropped straight to the floor.

"That's great! I knew you'd be fine!"

Jirachi threw the cola in its hand onto the ground and flew together with Celebi to Julian's side.

"Cos~"

Nebby, who had been sleeping beside Julian, was awakened by the commotion. Still groggy, it suddenly realized its trainer was awake and let out a joyful cry.

"Julian, you're finally awake! While you were unconscious, I had no appetite at all. I haven't even eaten fried chicken these past few days," Celebi said, looking at Julian with pure joy.

This time Julian actually believed it. Even though the little guy had indeed been holding fried chicken when it came in just now.

Compared to four days ago, Celebi's round little belly really did seem to have shrunk a bit, so it probably hadn't eaten much these days.

"That's right, Julian. Celebi and I bought fried chicken and cola to bring to you. We thought maybe the smell of fried chicken and cola would wake you up," Jirachi explained.

Julian: 'Do you take me for a glutton like you two? Even if I am a foodie, I wouldn't wake up just because of fried chicken and cola. Those two things are way too low-end.'

"Champion Walker, you're awake!"

The personnel responsible for protecting Julian had already arrived at the hospital room. Seeing Julian awake, they were filled with surprise and excitement.

"Mm, sorry for the trouble these past few days. You all should go back and rest now."

Julian understood that his coma these past few days must have caused quite a stir.

"Understood."

The staff members nodded.

"Julian, you need to make a video quickly! A lot of people online are saying you're dead. They're even lighting candles for you," Celebi said, already handing Julian his phone.

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> "Waaah, how did my husband die so young?"

> "Farewell, Champion Walker."

> "Husband, in our next life you absolutely have to marry me!"

> "I'm going to remain a widow for my husband."

> "Lighting a candle."

Looking at the comments online, Julian's face darkened.

So he opened TikTok and immediately posted a video.

"I heard that while I was unconscious, some people were running around saying I was dead. Sorry to disappoint, but I'm not dead. As for the reason I fell into a coma, it's because my psychic powers suddenly broke through. My body couldn't quite handle it, so as a protective measure, I just passed out."

"And stop lighting candles for me. That's bad luck. Everyone cheer up instead."

After saying that, he clicked post.

The so-called psychic power breakthrough was, of course, a lie. But at the very least, he needed to come up with a plausible excuse; otherwise, his sudden coma wouldn't make any sense.

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