Chapter 1496: Side Story (I): Platinum Silver's Dad

Side Story (I): Platinum Silver's Dad

Recently, Bastiodon has been quite troubled.

Simply because its Dashan inexplicably gained a great deity, who not only seized the commanding heights but also kept emitting light like a sun.

"Guu roarr!"

The truly unbearable giant monster went to find its Trainer to protest.

At this moment, Baimu was lying in bed, his right hand and left leg both wrapped in thick gauze, and said gently: "Bear with it a little; He rarely comes to the mortal world."

"Guu roarr..."

Bastiodon caught sight of its Trainer's state and let out a sigh.

It had been a week since returning from Sinnoh; during this time Baimu had basically spent it all in bed, the Arceus who knew not the slightest mercy nearly sending him off to reincarnate again.

Fortunately, he had rich battle experience, plus Arceus had not required that he actually defeat Him, which brought about an ending that wasn't too unsightly.

'Thou hast passed My trial...'

'Thee from now on, and the universe thou inhabitest, I shall both bestow My blessings upon...'

'I entrust My avatar to thee; if possible, let Him stay by thy side, and together with thee witness the world.'

When Arceus finished speaking, He transformed into a strangely shaped stone plate.

Immediately after, Baimu and his Pokemon also returned to the Spear Pillar.

Then he was rushed to the hospital.

Fortunately it was nothing serious; relying on his robust physical constitution, in just a week he recovered from critical injuries to a state no different from an ordinary person.

And as spoils from challenging the Creator God, one was placed at the bedside, while the other ran off to the summit of Platinum Silver Mountain to act as a giant light bulb.

Even brighter than Regieleki, that "true light bulb."

【Legend Plate】.

This thing allows Arceus, before using Judgment, to automatically change into the type that counters the opponent — truly one plate worth eighteen.

In the games it counts as a very powerful item.

But in the anime it's not of much use; who can restrict which Plate Arceus uses?

Incidentally, the alpaca pretending to be a daylight lamp on the summit actually doesn't have a Plate; the Plate is still in Baimu's Thousand Worlds Bracelet.

Can't understand why He doesn't take it back.

"Where's Torterra?"

Baimu asked Bastiodon, "Still clinging to Arceus?"

The giant monster nodded.

Hard to understand why Torterra likes to pester Arceus so much; ever since the alpaca took up residence on Platinum Silver Mountain, it's been sticking to Him nearly twenty-four hours a day.

And Arceus doesn't mind, either.

As they spoke, a click-clack sound came from outside.

A miniature Arceus pushed the door open and entered, ignoring the surrounding gazes — whether shocked and uncertain, or alert and fearful — and spoke: 'How much longer do you intend to lie in bed.'

Baimu: "..."

What's with this tone?

Even more like a mother than my mom from my past life.

He replied: "But I'm badly hurt; everyone told me to rest properly."

'You have already healed.'

Arceus's gaze seemed to pierce through the gauze, seeing the perfectly healed body, 'It is time to set out.'

"Go where?"

Baimu was quite puzzled.

Arceus said: 'Teddiursa is fighting with Starly, because yesterday they went to steal Combee's honey and were discovered by the Combee.'

"So?"

'So you have to go resolve this.' Arceus spoke calmly, just like urging a child downstairs to eat breakfast.

Baimu was speechless, "Do I have to handle this kind of thing too?"

'Yes.'

"Why don't you handle it?"

When Baimu said this, Arceus merely looked at him with a calm gaze, like an impatient parent starting a countdown.

He took a deep breath, "Fine, I'll handle it!"

Good grief!

How did I end up with a dad... no, mom? Whatever, same thing.

Baimu helplessly went to mediate the conflict between the two baby Pokemon; clearly neither of their parents cared, yet he had to go manage it.

In the end, the matter concluded with the Combee generously sharing their sweet honey, letting Teddiursa and Starly shake hands and make peace.

But these two baby forms didn't seem too happy.

Arceus was puzzled: 'Why?'

"Because begged-for honey isn't as tasty as stolen honey." Baimu explained simply, then waved to the Ursaring and Staraptor deep in the forest, signaling nothing had happened.

He continued: "Kids scuffling is normal; you can't meddle too much, otherwise it's bad for their friendship."

'Normal? Then why, when Palkia and Dialga fought, were you all so panicked and anxious?'

Arceus's counter-question left Baimu stuck.

He wanted to say those two dragons fighting was different, but on second thought, to Arceus, Teddiursa and Starly fighting might truly be no different from Palkia and Dialga fighting.

He could only explain the issue to Arceus from a human perspective.

Arceus countered, "Then can you understand my thoughts?"

"... I can."

"Good."

Arceus hopped away, satisfied.

Porygon-Z whispered, "What does that mean?"

"It's responding to my complaints from before." Baimu twitched the corner of his mouth.

There was no doubt that he had complained more than once about Palkia and Dialga constantly fighting while Arceus did nothing about it.

Arceus had clearly taken it to heart, so it came to find trouble with him.

What a petty guy!

At noon, they ate lunch.

Facing a full basin of glowing cuisine, Arceus did not dig in directly like the Pokemon Baimu had encountered before, but instead asked Baimu, "You've thanked human farmers, you've thanked Queen Leiguanwang, but have you thanked them?"

"Uh, thank who?"

"Thank everything nature has nurtured. These crops aren't solely the credit of humans and Queen Leiguanwang."

"..."

Baimu helplessly cupped his fists in prayer, "Thank you for nature's bounty."

Arceus was very satisfied: "Ruzike Sect."

Then it lowered its head and began to eat.

Munchlax, seeing its Trainer repeatedly "targeted," spoke up with some displeasure: "Chido!"

"Would you thank your own hands and feet?"

"Chido?"

"Since you wouldn't, I certainly wouldn't either."

"..."

Blue veins popped out on Munchlax's forehead.

Baimu hurriedly soothed it, once again regretting bringing Arceus back so early; he should have waited a few decades.

"Even after many more years, there would be no difference."

Arceus's sudden voice startled him.

Mind reading?

"You're the one emitting your inner voice; I'm merely passively receiving it." Arceus surveyed the surrounding Pokemon: "They're all emitting their inner voices."

Arceus finally turned its gaze back to Baimu, "If you wish for me not to interfere too much, you can say so."

"... I'm just not used to having an extra parent over my head."

Baimu had grown accustomed to being the boss these years; suddenly becoming a child again, being pointed at and directed by a parent, was indeed not something he was used to.

Arceus said calmly: "It was you who once hoped I would meddle more."

"... I was just venting, complaining."

"Is that so?"

"It is. I know I was wrong." Baimu obediently admitted his mistake.

Arceus said: "Am I very petty?"

Baimu covered his face.

In Arceus's consistently gentle tone, a hint of amusement finally emerged: "My child, it seems you've already come to understand the importance of 'observation'."

He sighed: "But what you say also has merit; I do indeed occasionally need to meddle."

Baimu's heart stirred; he raised his head and said: "Meddle? You wouldn't go destroying the world again, would you?"

"That depends on what kind of scenery you can show me."

Arceus said: "This world is trivial to me, but it's important to you, right? Cherish it well."

With that, its figure vanished, as if it had simply departed just like that.

The air was filled with a sense of parting.

But Porygon-Z quickly explained: "He just went to the mountain peak to cosplay the sun."

The huge rice bowl was also empty by this time; although Arceus loved to settle scores, it was clear it also loved eating glowing cuisine.

In short.

After the Mountain Lord Bastiodon, Platinum Silver Mountain gained another father of all Pokemon and humans.

Queen Leiguanwang was no exception.

Its wariness of Arceus was in no way inferior to the Great Beast's.

It's hard to imagine a Creator God would actually be rejected by almost all of Baimu's household Pokemon, with only Torterra liking it.

However, Arceus probably didn't care.

After all, the Creation Trio and the Lake Guardians never had any good faces for their Father either.

In the movie, the Three Dragons even teamed up to attack Arceus; of course, that was to prevent this guy from destroying the world.

"He really loves to meddle."

Porygon-Z discovered that Arceus not only liked to cosplay the sun, but also liked to handle trivial little matters.

It's just a pity that the vast majority of things He handled were not handled well.

For example, Alolan Meowth led a group of cat Pokemon to brawl with dog Pokemon; this was originally half entertainment, half competition, but because of Arceus's intervention, both sides ended up quite unhappy for a while.

Another example: a batch of Gyarados newly evolved in Lake Verity, making the living environment cramped; Arceus directly chose to widen Lake Verity, resulting in compressing the living space of the wild Pokemon originally on the lakeshore.

The Pokemon of Platinum Silver Mountain were truly quite speechless toward Him.

Originally, over these past few years, everyone had already formed some kind of peaceful ecological relationship, but then Arceus messed it all up.

Baimu had no choice but to go stop Arceus's behavior.

"You should have a better way, right?"

"Nothing is perfect; all I can do is improve efficiency, and I believe you can handle the follow-up issues."

Arceus said this.

Baimu was speechless.

What does that mean? It means creating a problem and letting him deal with it.

He knew Baimu could handle it, so he entrusted the matter to him.

Baimu couldn't help but protest: "Doing it this way isn't very moral!"

"Shanen and the others might think the same way." Arceus winked at him, "I think the difference between me and you shouldn't be that great."

Baimu: "... I beg you."

"If you don't want me to continue, then don't stay in Platinum Mountain anymore."

Arceus said.

These words, like sweet dew dripping onto the crown, made Baimu realize why Arceus had been tormenting him.

It turned out that last year he had been slacking off too much, and Arceus, who had been paying attention to him all along, found it unexciting and proactively sought an opportunity to come down and urge updates.

"But I barely became the world champion."

"But in terms of human lifespan, you're still young; you should have many more things to do."

Arceus looked forward to saying: "I remember you once said that making you a screenwriter would allow you to do better than others."

Baimu brought misfortune upon himself again.

Just because he had been boasting in Bollywood recently.

"You're ruthless!"

He was left helpless by Arceus's antics, "Speaking of which, if you're bored, you can just sleep!"

Legendary Pokémon sleep in units of years; the dark Lugia at the northern waterfall hasn't woken up yet.

Arceus said: "And how do you know I'm awake now?"

He seemed to want to discuss philosophical issues with Baimu.

However, what's here is merely a fragment of Arceus; his true form might actually be sleeping.

Baimu took a deep breath, "Alright!"

Since Arceus demanded it this way, he really had no other choice.

Although alpacas like to cause him trouble, they lack the airs of a creator god; they not only allow him to pet them freely but are also willing to carry him to various places.

"I haven't run like this in a long time."

The Arceus treading on void said this.

Baimu leaned against the original Chizhou Wrist, both hands holding its neck fur, inexplicably feeling a sense of accomplishment.

Arceus, who couldn't be ridden in the game, is now being ridden by him!

"If you really like sitting on my back, you can stay up for a hundred years without coming down." Arceus suddenly said something terrifying.

Baimu probed: "Are you angry?"

"... It seems you still think like a human; let me rephrase: you can sit as long as you want."

Arceus changed his wording.

That sounds much more normal now.

Baimu breathed a sigh of relief and said: "I am human, and having human thoughts is perfectly normal."

"Is that so? Probably."

Arceus's vague answer sounded strange.

But he is indeed human.

Half?

Quarter?

Anyway, having human components is definitely correct.

In no time, Baimu had already ridden Arceus to Academy Island; he instinctively wanted to recall him, but his motion paused again.

"Hmm..."

"You don't need to worry about me; they won't see me."

Arceus said something inexplicable.

Baimu thought it was invisibility; at this moment, Adeke ran over from afar, "Principal Baimu! You're finally back at school! Huh? What Pokémon is this?"

Adeke looked at Arceus, his eyes full of doubt.

Baimu thought for a moment: "Please don't tell anyone; this is Arceus."

"Oh~ so it's Arceus! Don't worry, I won't tell anyone." Adeke chuckled.

Then he started talking about the main topic.

Baimu was somewhat doubtful: "Wait, you don't know Arceus?"

"I do know; Arceus, right?"

Adeke remained calm, completely unlike someone who had just seen a Pokémon said to be the creator god.

Arceus opened his mouth to explain: "I have shielded my own concept; when they see me, they only think I'm an ordinary Pokémon."

"... You're a bit too strong, aren't you?"

"Just the power of psychic ability; you can do it too." Arceus's gaze fell on Baimu's chest.

That is where the small millennia wristband and stone tablet are located.

However, after this battle, Baimu can bring Arceus anywhere without any problems arising.