Chapter 645: The Dragon King Brothers
Brother-kun had defeated Dragon Dad.
He had become the new leader of the Charizard clan, the new king of the volcanic mountain range.
This event completely altered Kazuya's original plans.
Those dragons in the Rocky Mountains... still needed to be dealt with. But before that, Kazuya felt it was absolutely necessary to accompany his brother on a trip to the volcanic mountain range.
His brother had become the new king by defeating Dragon Dad. There were absolutely going to be Pokémon clans within the volcanic mountain range who refused to accept this.
It was imperative for his brother to personally go over and beat those arrogant fools into submission so they could honestly recognize reality. The Dragon Clan also needed to make an appearance, to let the Pokémon of the volcanic mountain range know the rules of the Dragon Clan and understand exactly who was in charge.
Kazuya planned to personally accompany his brother for this trip, beat up the troublemaking clans over there, and figure that would be the end of it.
However, upon arriving at the volcanic mountain range, Kazuya discovered something surprising.
The biggest troublemakers were actually the Charizard clan themselves!
Some individual Charizards felt that Dragon Dad had gone easy during the battle, which was why he was defeated by his brother, allowing him to become the new patriarch. These Charizards were extremely dissatisfied with this. They voiced their desire to challenge his brother one by one.
If they beat him, wouldn't they become the new patriarch?
Regarding this, his brother's reaction was quite comical.
"..."
With a disdainful sneer, his brother directly shattered the psychological defenses of those few Charizards.
He hadn't taken these guys seriously from the very beginning. Moreover, although he had beaten Dragon Dad, the new boss of the Charizard clan wasn't him. It was his older brother.
What the hell was the point of challenging him?
Considering that he had actually made some friends in the Charizard clan over the past ten years, he didn't want to completely ruin his relationship with the clan. So, his brother directly told the other Charizards about this arrangement.
The other Charizards were stunned. They all turned their heads to look at Kazuya.
The winds of dissatisfaction grew even stronger within the Charizard clan. Originally, only a few Charizards were dissatisfied with his brother, but now at least a third of them were dissatisfied with Kazuya.
In their eyes, his brother at least looked exactly like Dragon Dad. He possessed somewhat of the posture an Overlord should have. But who the hell was this random wild dragon that had popped out of some unknown corner?
Kazuya wasn't surprised by this at all.
The replacement of a clan patriarch would inevitably invite dissenting opinions from other clan members. Furthermore, it was his brother who defeated Dragon Dad, not him. Yet now, the one becoming the patriarch was him, someone who hadn't shown his face from start to finish. Of course the Charizards' objections were even greater.
Kazuya noticed that among these Charizards, there were very few individuals producing targeted Dragon-type natural energy toward him. He figured that after beating them up, the situation would improve significantly, and there would be no more voices of dissent.
"Rua——!"
A top-tier Elite Four Charizard stepped out from under the gaze of the crowd. He was one of the few Charizards who had previously been dissatisfied with his brother.
In his view, if Dragon Dad was going to step down, the position of the next patriarch had to fall on his head. He didn't believe there was any individual stronger than him in the Charizard clan. Even after witnessing the battle between Dragon Dad and his brother, he still believed this.
"You want to fight me?" Kazuya bared his teeth at this upstart.
"Rua——!"
The response Kazuya received was a Flamethrower.
Truth be told, a top-tier Elite Four Flamethrower could still cause a slight sensation of pain for the current Lv. 84 Kazuya. Therefore, this method of greeting put Kazuya in a less-than-stellar mood.
"Roar..." His brother's face darkened.
He took a step forward, preparing to show this idiot some true power, but was stopped by Kazuya raising a single claw.
At a time like this, he couldn't let his brother intervene. He had to do it personally, prove his own strength, in order to earn the respect of all the Charizards.
Swish~
The crowd of Charizards only felt a blur of blue light before their eyes. The next moment, standing before them, was a black Charizard burning with blue flames.
All the Charizards who witnessed this scene were completely dumbfounded.
Who the hell are you?!
Looking at the appearance of these two brothers, they couldn't help but fall into a trance.
Could it be... that they, these ordinary Charizards, were defective products? Or did some sort of royal bloodline genuinely exist in this world?
Compared to his brother, the gazes fixed on Kazuya were clearly in the vast majority.
Throughout history, Mega Charizard Y had appeared frequently among the Charizard clan populations. Having five or six of them exist in the same era was even considered acceptable. After all, Fire-type natural energy was very easy to absorb. Currently, there were Dragon Dad and his brother.
But Mega Charizard X? That was truly unique in the world.
The requirements for absorbing Dragon-type natural energy were simply too high. And the vast majority of Charizards in this world would absorb enough Fire-type natural energy before stepping into the Champion level, becoming a Mega Charizard Y and losing the option to become a Mega Charizard X. Dragon Dad and his brother were both like this.
Many younger Charizards hadn't even seen a Mega Charizard X in their entire lives, only having heard some of the older Charizards mention them.
Therefore, when Kazuya appeared before their eyes, his current form instantly became the center of attention.
In fact, for some of the older Charizards, Kazuya's form was even more worthy of their recognition than his strength. Because... their former leader had been a Mega Charizard X. She was also the wife of the previous Dragon Clan patriarch, and the mother of the current patriarch.
"Roar..." A Charizard with a weathered face blinked, and actually started crying directly.
Too similar. Those golden pupils and those blue flames... he was far too similar to her.
At this moment, in their hearts, no one was more qualified to be the leader of this Charizard clan than Kazuya.
To put it bluntly, these older Charizards had never acknowledged Dragon Dad from the very beginning. After all, Dragon Dad hadn't risen to power through sheer strength; he wasn't worthy of their recognition.
Unfortunately, they had previously been in a state of retirement. Deaf to the affairs of the outside world. And they had never gone to the grassland heartland to serve as sparring partners.
Otherwise, if Kazuya had simply shown his face in his Mega Charizard X form earlier, without exaggeration, the Charizard clan would have instantly split into two. A portion of the older, stronger Charizards would have directly left with Kazuya.
Even doing it now would work!
Even though both Kazuya and his brother were the offspring of the leader in their hearts, even humans couldn't treat everyone completely equally, let alone the far more emotional Pokémon.
Just the skin Kazuya inherited from his dragon mom elevated his status in the hearts of these old dragons far beyond ten of his brothers combined.
Fwoosh—!
A flash before their eyes. An ultra-massive blue Fire Spin completely enveloped the entire volcano. The world of the Charizard clan seemed to be covered by a layer of ghostly blue curtain at this moment.
"Roar..."
The Charizard who had been dissatisfied just a moment ago raised a claw, his expression calm and devout, seemingly having something to say.
Whoosh!
A Flamethrower like the ghostly fire of purgatory swept past. He laid flat on the ground instantly.
"If there are any more who are dissatisfied, come at me together. But I'll warn you in advance..." Kazuya slowly floated into mid-air, a blue fireball shimmering with rainbow light forming in his claw, "You have absolutely zero chance of winning."
The Charizard clan was a blindly arrogant species. If he wanted to crush their confidence and make them willingly bow down and submit, he had to defeat them in their proudest domain.
Which was... fire.
Thinking of this, the ghostly blue fireball in Kazuya's claw burned even more furiously, its diameter expanding step by step from ten meters to over twenty meters.
Rumble, rumble—!
The volcano beneath their feet continuously vibrated. It seemed the magma inside had felt the king's summons and was eagerly waiting to erupt.
"Rua!"
"Rua!"
Excited roars rang out from the mouths of those semi-retired dragons. They looked up at the massive blue sun in the sky as if they were seeing the dawn of a new sun.
Yes. This was how it should be. The black dragon was the destined Dragon King among the Charizard clan!
The other Charizards swallowed hard. Looking at the world completely covered in blue flames, they could no longer muster any feelings of dissatisfaction or rebellion.
He was too strong. So strong that it made them feel... as if the flames in this world should originally have been blue.
Dragon Dad, who was currently fast asleep in the magma, felt it was getting too noisy outside. He poked his head out of the crater, somewhat annoyed.
Seeing the scene outside... he pulled his head back in.
Forget it. It was the era of the two children now. He wouldn't get involved.
Moreover, his intuition told him that he was no longer his eldest son's match.
Terrifying. That boy had surpassed him so quickly. This talent... he had truly perfectly inherited it from his mother.
Dragon Dad recalled the sense of frustration he felt from his dragon mom when he was young, and couldn't help but shake his head helplessly.
It was good that his second son wanted to assist his eldest. It saved him the worry of the two children fighting and creating a rift between brothers. If they really fought... although it might be a bit biased, out of guilt towards his wife, Dragon Dad would choose to help the eldest son, who had inherited more of his wife's genes. Even though he had spent more time with his second son and had a better relationship with him.
"It seems no dragon is dissatisfied anymore."
Kazuya clenched his claw and flapped his wings. The blue Fire Spin and fireball completely dissipated in an instant. The sunlight shone on the volcano once more.
But at this moment, no dragon felt the sunlight was blinding. After all, they had just witnessed an even more dazzling sun.
"Starting today, the Charizard clan is a part of the Dragon Clan. The specific rules of the Dragon Clan will be explained to you by my brother, and he will be in charge of this place from now on."
Kazuya crossed his arms over his chest, looking down at the Charizards before him. Those faint lines of Dragon-type natural energy flowing towards him made him feel quite satisfied. He knew he had successfully gained the respect of the Charizards.
The entire Charizard clan numbered around ninety dragons. It was a substantial source of energy.
Among them, excluding Kazuya, the strongest was undoubtedly Dragon Dad. Dragon Dad's level was around Lv. 83, just one level lower than Kazuya.
He felt that when Dragon Dad dueled his brother, he probably hadn't used his full strength. Or perhaps the conviction and will in Dragon Dad's heart weren't strong enough, preventing him from unleashing his full power. Otherwise, for his brother to defeat an Overlord of the same species who was at least a hundred years older, while crossing three levels in the Champion stage... the difficulty would be unimaginably high.
Next was his brother, who had just stepped into Lv. 80. He absolutely possessed the qualifications to serve as a leader in the Charizard clan.
And Kazuya planned to leave some of the affairs regarding the volcanic mountain range to his brother to handle. He believed that the brother of today was fully capable of handling these matters.
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