Chapter 464

"Woo~!"

Lugia's cry was quite loud, like a whale whose sound waves could travel thousands of kilometers.

Those water-blue eyes swept over everyone present, but instead of focusing on N, who wore a faint smile, they landed on All Baimu, and the confused expression seemed to deepen.

"Hee hee hee hee, were you startled?"

Little Hoopa wasn't afraid at all, flying in circles around Lugia's head, and then it enlarged the golden ring again, revealing Lugia's complete body.

A small amount of seawater flowed onto the ground, proving that just moments ago, this one had been at the bottom of the deep sea, just as All Baimu had thought.

"How about it? Isn't Hoopa amazing?"

Hoopa ran over to claim credit, but Baraz and Meray didn't respond, only turning their heads to look at someone else; after all, it was he who wanted to find Lugia, and it was him that Lugia looked at after appearing.

Just what is the verdict, my lord?

N, who had been called in to help, saw this and the corners of his mouth curled up, likewise shifting his gaze over.

And so.

All Baimu, who had been quietly standing behind Mawile waiting for N to show off his power, inexplicably became the center of attention for everyone and every Pokémon, and even Mawile and the Dreepy siblings turned to look at him under the influence of the atmosphere.

In an instant.

The calm All Baimu felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.

He didn't understand why Lugia had to stare at him, when N, the son of Pokémon, was right there.

"Shiro—"

"First, my name is All Baimu; second, Hoopa is amazing; third, are you sure this is the Lugia that left Orre?" All Baimu asked Hoopa quickly and in a low voice.

Hoopa scratched its head, "Is there any difference?"

That lisp of its was truly something else...

"The difference is huge! There isn't just one Lugia in the world!" He said, glancing at Lugia from the corner of his eye. Seeing it still looking at him, and N still not taking action, he couldn't help but feel even more depressed.

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Big brother, say something!

N-san! Why are you just watching? N-san!

At this moment, All Baimu was even more confused than Kenzaki.

"Hoopa doesn't understand~"

Hoopa, whose IQ was definitely no more than ten years old, shook its head, turned around, glanced at Lugia, and flew over to ask directly: "Are you from Orre?"

As soon as these words were spoken.

The expression of the curious Lugia changed immediately. First, it quickly retracted its head, and half a second later, it poked it out again and took a deep breath.

Blue light gathered rapidly, and earth-shattering energy fluctuations emanated from its mouth.

"Hoopa, close it back up! Quickly!"

All Baimu's face changed drastically, and the Baraz siblings next to him were also startled.

Hoopa seemed to realize something was wrong, but instead of closing the ring as instructed, it summoned another one and opened it in front of Lugia.

Boom—!

The terrifying blue storm energy poured entirely into the other ring, causing Lugia's 【Aeroblast】 to hit somewhere else.

After finishing this, Hoopa closed both rings, not letting Lugia continue to drill out.

"Whoa! So fierce!"

It patted its chest as if still feeling lingering fear.

Attacking without a word—is this really the wind god, the sea god Lugia? It's clearly the cocoon of destruction, Yveltal, right!?

"It looks like it's the one."

While feeling fortunate, All Baimu also confirmed that this was the target Shanren had asked him to find.

Hoopa's rings were indeed precise and versatile; Lugia, which Shanren had searched for so long without a trace, was found in minutes.

Baraz frowned and said: "It is quite sensitive to the word 'Orre'; it chose to attack almost immediately after hearing it. This does not fit the style of a normal Lugia."

"Yes... it's hard to imagine what it has been through." Meray nodded in agreement.

Although they were almost wiped out by Lugia, no one present blamed it. The amount of pain the dark modification surgery brought it was unimaginable to humans, and forming such a stress response was not unreasonable.

It was just that All Baimu, looking at the smiling N, had quite a few complaints, "Why are you... just watching?"

N replied: "I am thinking about why Lugia is paying special attention to you; there seems to be something on you that attracts it."

"Huh?"

He was stunned for a moment, then, as if realizing something, he took off his backpack and took out a large number of Silver Wings—he had plucked many of these from the little Lugia back then and had never found a use for them.

Baraz and Meray were instantly confused when they saw so many Silver Wings.

They looked up at All Baimu with a look of confusion, as if asking, "Did you pluck these from that one?"

"No, I encountered a pair of Lugia mother and child elsewhere before." He explained quickly, indicating that these were collectibles the other party had given him voluntarily.

N saw the look he cast over and showed a trusting smile.

In the manga, Silver Wings can be drawn into threads to make GS Balls. All Baimu had studied them carefully and found that the anime version of Silver Wings couldn't be drawn into threads, and he couldn't find a reliable craftsman to make them into jewelry or clothing for the time being, so they had been sitting at the bottom of his box.

He didn't expect them to attract Lugia's long-term attention...

It wouldn't mistake them for its own feathers, would it? Or mistake them for feathers taken from another Lugia it had captured?

All Baimu suddenly thought of this, and felt it was quite possible. Even if the other party didn't misunderstand, it was very necessary to eliminate these hidden dangers.

"……Hoopa."

He forgot how many times he had asked Hoopa for help. The golden rings that allowed for free movement were too useful, saving him countless efforts.

But always asking others for help felt like using them as a tool, and he couldn't help but feel a bit ashamed.

Hoopa was as "obedient" as ever, or rather, when it came to using the golden rings to achieve a goal, it almost never refused, "Shiro~ I've opened it for you~"

I told you not to call me Shiro...

All Baimu gave up on correcting this guy's lisp; it could call Satoshi "Satoshi-kun," so it wouldn't be fixed anytime soon.

After resolving the "hidden trouble."

He looked at N again, "I'm really counting on you this time!"

"I will try my best; a Pokémon's anger is not so easily appeased." N did not say with certainty that he could eliminate Lugia's anger.

Being on good terms with Pokémon does not mean one can manipulate or play with their hearts at will.

Just as he was about to try summoning Lugia again, Hoopa raised its hand.

"Wait! Hoopa is going to transform!"

Transform?

"Meray! Hoopa is going to get serious! Let Hoopa transform!" It turned to look at Meray, who had the Prison Bottle in her small bag, and said quite seriously.

Meray couldn't help but look at her brother, Baraz.

"After Hoopa unleashes its power, we won't have to worry about Lugia's attacks causing any major destruction." Baraz nodded in agreement.

The destruction caused by the previous battle between Hoopa and Shadow Hoopa was still fresh in their minds. Although the city officials of Dahara City didn't hold them responsible, they didn't want similar things to happen again.

Meray then opened the Prison Bottle.

A stream of blue energy flew out and poured into Hoopa's body. The latter's body was shrouded in blue flames, and after rapidly enlarging, Hoopa Unbound, like a demon god, appeared.

"Hoo hoo hoo hoo! Hoopa has arrived! Shiro can rest easy!"

Hoopa Unbound said heroically, clenching its top fists to try and flex its muscles, showing All Baimu its terrifying martial power, "Hmm~~ see that, Shiro? These huge fists! Heh heh heh!"

"I see, I see."

All Baimu couldn't quite handle its vanity.

Then the golden ring opened again.

This time.

Lugia, as if it had been waiting for a long time, turned into a water column and rushed out from inside, flying straight into the sky before flapping its wings violently, revealing its complete physique.

"Woo!"

A long whale cry echoed throughout the sky.

It lowered its head to look at everyone present, but instead of attacking directly as before, it scanned the people present again. It paused when it saw All Baimu, and finally landed successfully on N.

The stimulation caused by the word "Orre" earlier had caused it to have a stress response and launch an attack. After thinking about it carefully, it realized that the people present didn't have the aura that made it feel disgusted. The sensible and empathetic Lugia realized it might have misunderstood them, so it didn't launch another attack.

This made All Baimu breathe a sigh of relief; not having to use the insurance was a good thing. If it wasn't necessary, who would want to fight before talking?

It was too much trouble.

Then again, if they really had to fight, Lugia would probably not be able to beat Hoopa Unbound. This wasn't because there was a gap in their strength, but because Hoopa Unbound didn't play by the rules and could "manipulate" legendary Pokémon.

For example, in the movie, when Hoopa summoned another Lugia, that Lugia didn't say a word before spraying Shadow Hoopa with a Hydro Pump, so decisively that it was unbelievable.

It felt like Hoopa was the Trainer and Lugia was its Pokémon.

Later, Shadow Hoopa directly controlled the cover legendaries like the time and space gods, which was even more shocking, so Lugia probably couldn't do anything about Hoopa Unbound.

But if one were to delve into where it, as a Mythical Pokémon, got the power to do this...

It's hard to say.

If viewed from the perspective of the anime movie plot from his past life, it's not hard to see that this was a product of the screenwriter forcing the Pokémon battle logic to be disrupted for the sake of the plot and the grand viewing experience of the legendary battle. Anyway, this kind of thing hasn't happened just once or twice.

But once the screenwriter's setting becomes reality, it's very confusing.

"Lugia, we have no malice; we only want to beg you to grant us the rain that will make the land fertile."

N stepped forward and finally began his own form of talk therapy, "Undoubtedly, we come from a land that makes you sad, but we still hope to receive your mercy, to receive your protection..."

Is it that straightforward?

All Baimu was a bit surprised by his way of communicating. He had thought N would first chat with Lugia, then accompany it in cursing the Shadow Team and clearing up the relationship, but he didn't expect him to state his purpose and appeal directly.

Will it work?

Lugia won't be angry, will it? In a situation where it hates a piece of land so much, suddenly someone pops up asking you to help water it, it's like moral kidnapping...

"I'm finished."

N's voice interrupted his thoughts.

All Baimu looked up in a daze, "What? It's over?"

"Yes." N responded softly: "I have said everything that needs to be said; the rest must be left for Lugia to judge for itself."

"Left for Lugia to judge for itself..."

"Otherwise?" N glanced at him, "Do you want me to use a few words to calm the long-term pain Lugia has suffered and make it willingly return to the Orre region to sprinkle its power? That is too arrogant; I will not do such a thing."

"To truly respect the wishes of a Pokémon, if you want to get its help, you should show a sincere attitude and let it make the decision itself, instead of making decisions for it with various excuses."

Damn.

After all that, it wasn't "moral kidnapping"; he just stated his intentions directly, didn't babble any extra nonsense, and let Lugia decide for itself whether or not to help the Orre region.

Willing to help is a good thing; if not, then there's nothing to be done.

"……Makes sense."

All Baimu had to admit that N's logic was correct, even though it went against his original intention of calling the latter over.

Baraz and Meray also agreed with N's method. As descendants of the Valley of Creation, they had always been keen on the path of coexistence between nature, humans, and Pokémon.

It just happened to coincide with N's current thoughts.

The three of them suddenly started discussing it very enthusiastically.

Only All Baimu and a few Pokémon were left looking at each other, helplessly looking up at Lugia, who was flapping its wings in the sky, seemingly thinking about something.

"Forget it, let's send it back."

He took a few photos of Lugia, had Mawile take a few photos of him and Lugia in the sky in the same frame, and waved to Hoopa Unbound.

Finding Lugia from the very beginning was actually just an excuse to let him go out and travel.

It's unimaginable how difficult it is to persuade a Pokémon that has suffered so much to return to a place of sadness, or rather, they shouldn't have considered relying on the power of a legendary Pokémon in the first place.

Isn't it better to keep one's feet on the ground?

Now that he has photos, it can barely count as completing the task.

"Are you really going to do this?" Hoopa Unbound was confused from start to finish, not knowing what they were doing at all.

Summoning it over and then sending it back—it didn't understand, it didn't understand.

"Yes, sorry to trouble you."

All Baimu nodded. If Lugia was willing to go back, it would definitely know the way to the Orre region; leaving it here wouldn't be of any use.

"Alright~"

Hoopa Unbound nodded and reached out to open a ring leading to its home above Lugia.

All Baimu shouted: "I'm sorry! I disturbed you! Thank you for still being willing to listen to our voices! The passage back has been opened! I'm really sorry!"

"……Woo?"

Lugia came back to its senses and looked down at the three people talking below and the person shouting at the top of his lungs.

After a moment of thought, it suddenly flew downwards!

Whoosh!

A breeze blew by.

All Baimu was slightly stunned, then his whole body was lifted off the ground, carried by Lugia toward the blue ring in the sky, with Mawile and the two Dreepy clinging to his feet.

The five of them rushed into the passage opened by Hoopa Unbound and disappeared.

Baraz and Meray, who remained in place, were dumbfounded; N was surprised at first, then showed a smile.

Hoopa Unbound also opened its mouth wide, a look of confusion flashing across its face.

"What's going on? What happened?"

"Lugia kidnapped All Baimu."

N answered its question very thoughtfully, and then laughed: "Things are getting interesting."