Chapter 469: Legendary Specialist

On the eve of winter.

All Baimu completed his relatively short trip to Desert City—

Well.

Far from completed.

He only gave the plan; the specific execution still depended on the three key figures: Lugia, Dr. Crane, and Hoopa, and even to mediate in the middle and not cause misunderstandings, he had to become a key figure himself.

The burden on his shoulders unknowingly became heavier again.

But this was also something that couldn't be helped; there was gain only with effort; just like he troubled Hoopa, he had to buy it many, many donuts.

Tens of minutes ago, N and Dr. Crane had already been sent back to the Orre region; Lugia stayed on the isolated island because it wanted to verify whether the Purification Spray had an effect.

If he wanted to take it to find the Lugia mother and child, he had to extend its situation from turning Shadow once a day to once a month or even once a quarter. Otherwise, once it started fighting with the Lugia mother and child, good heavens, that earth-shattering scene, he estimated the ocean currents of Hoenn would be affected.

Hmm...

It might even attract an attack from Kyogre.

After all, the Hoenn region was the other party's territory; the Lugia mother and child were purely persecuted by Team Rocket and had to migrate to the waters near the Hoenn region.

In the future, due to the appearance of the Legendary Megalith, the battle of the three sea, land, and sky gods would be staged in the Hoenn waters; that big scene was enough; the battle between Shadow Lugia and ordinary Lugia should be avoided.

By the coast.

All Baimu lay on the stone railing, with Hoopa on the left and Blissey on the right.

One human and two Pokémon were holding donuts, enjoying the view and the taste.

Flying above their heads were a few scattered wild Wingull, occasionally trying to swoop down to snatch the donuts, but under Hoopa's strict defense, they could only futilely drill into the ring and be released somewhere unknown.

No way.

All Baimu was willing to share, but Hoopa wasn't; it seemed to have been snatched by these guys who were good at taking things by surprise, and held quite a bit of "hostility."

As for the fries bought earlier...

"Not a bit left? Were they all eaten by Dreepy and the others?"

"Happy!"

"Hee hee hee hee, fries don't taste good; Hoopa doesn't like eating fries."

The three chatted idly, when suddenly Meray's voice rang out from behind, "Ah! You really snuck out to eat donuts! I knew it!"

The girl with a full Arabian style was so angry she put her hands on her hips; Hoopa smiled on the surface, but secretly put its hands behind its back, stuffing the unfinished donuts into the paper bag in All Baimu's hand.

From its skilled movements, it wasn't hard to see that this wasn't the first time it had done this.

It was just a pity that the chocolate the boss applied was a bit too much, and the corners of its mouth exposed its criminal evidence.

"No! Hoopa didn't sneakily eat donuts; Hoopa was just accompanying Xiao Bai to eat donuts, definitely didn't eat." Hoopa, who didn't know it had been exposed at all, lied with its eyes open.

Who would have thought All Baimu would come forward to apologize directly, "I'm really sorry, I really wanted to thank Hoopa but didn't know any other way, causing you trouble."

It was truly immoral to feed them secretly when the other party forbade it.

Blissey also bent its waist obediently.

They apologized so decisively that Meray was a bit at a loss, "No, no such thing, you don't have to mind; I just... Hoopa! Are you lying! Do you want to eat donuts in the future or not!?"

She quickly converted the panicked emotions in her heart into anger toward Hoopa; don't say, it was quite successful, and she calmed down immediately.

It was just that Hoopa was a bit innocent... but couldn't be counted as innocent.

"Woo woo woo, Meray is so fierce~"

It hung its hands in despair, with crystal-clear dew drops still accumulating in the corners of its eyes, but he estimated it was feeling sorry for the unfinished donuts.

Then again, Hoopa actually often snuck donuts; otherwise, it wouldn't have had a chance to get involved with Ash and his group in the theatrical version; it just usually hid it quite well.

Returning to Baraz and Meray's place of stay.

Unlike the hotels and inns All Baimu imagined at first, they had a mud-brick house with a small courtyard in the old city, saying it was a temporary residence for buying various daily necessities when they came out of the Valley of Creation.

The place wasn't big, but it was more than enough for two people and a few Pokémon.

"All Baimu, dinner is ready."

The rugged-looking Baraz greeted him to come in, and the apron he wore gave him an inexplicable quality of a virtuous wife and good mother.

All Baimu couldn't refuse the hospitality and enjoyed the unique exotic cuisine—

Hummus, strange yogurt, vegetable salad covered in bread crumbs, and fried balls made of beans and flour mixed with who knew how many kinds of spices.

It tasted good.

It was just that for a region based on France, it was fine to have a city built with reference to Dubai, but it was a bit strange for the recipes to be biased toward Mediterranean style.

Forget it.

Pokémon world, understandable.

All Baimu dipped the last piece of bread in old yogurt and ate it; the few plates of food in front of him were eaten exceptionally cleanly, making the chef, Meray, beam with joy.

What chef didn't like the food they made being polished off?

"Thanks for the treat." He wiped his mouth and looked at the Baraz siblings opposite, "Really sorry to trouble you today."

"Eh~"

Baraz waved his hand, not caring at all, "We didn't do anything; how can it be called trouble."

"Yeah."

Meray nodded and looked at Hoopa beside her, "The most diligent one today should be it."

Upon hearing this, Hoopa's eyes brightened, "Then can the diligent Hoopa eat one more donut?"

"No!"

"Eh—"

Hoopa couldn't help but cry out, but turned to cover its mouth and giggle in a low voice, using the ring to take the donuts stored in the paper bag.

Meray, who had lived with it since childhood, knew this guy was holding back bad intentions, and fiercely took action to shatter Hoopa's young donut dream.

The scene became funny and interesting for a while.

Subsequently, a few people chatted, mostly about their future plans.

When hearing Baraz and Meray express their idea of going to the Orre region to look around, All Baimu naturally raised both hands and feet in support, but the current Orre region didn't have many big cities, and the wild was mainly barren; if they held some special ideas, they might feel disappointed.

And facing his preventive shot, the Baraz siblings looked at each other and smiled.

"It won't make you laugh to say it; besides letting Hoopa regain its past power, we came out this time to make a little contribution to this world by relying on the power shared with us by Arceus."

Baraz talked eloquently: "We have already discussed it with N to participate in the environmental transformation plan in Iron Town."

All Baimu: "... Ah?"

Taking the initiative to participate in land reclamation in the barren land?

This wasn't an easy or interesting thing; even if there were warm winds and rain brought by Lugia later, wanting to make the Orre land lush with trees would still take decades or even longer.

Were the Baraz siblings willing to spend their youth for the Orre region?

He couldn't be sure.

But seeing the excited and expectant expressions of the two, he didn't want to use such realistic language to crush their drive; after all, not long ago he was shouting something like "there are miracles in this world" with Lugia, and in the blink of an eye, he was putting on an attitude that reality was cold...

It felt a bit schizophrenic.

What exactly did N chat with them about?

All Baimu secretly slandered and responded: "... After my business here in Hoenn is over, I will go back too."

"Is it the Grand Festival!?"

Meray's eyes shone; compared to the TriPokalon, which was unique to the Kalos region and held specifically for girls, she preferred the Grand Festival, which was catching up to the League Conference in popularity.

Witnessing the Grand Festival venue performance with her own eyes could also be considered one of her little dreams—

In the past, because Hoopa couldn't pass through the ring, Meray, who couldn't bear to enjoy it alone, had suppressed the thought, but now that the former had realized the meaning of punishment, it naturally possessed the prerequisite for watching the Grand Festival together.

"Hmm, and the League Conference... and the Champion League."

All Baimu nodded; winning the League Conference allowed one to participate in the Champion League, where one only fought the Elite Four and not the Champion.

No way.

If you win against Steven, according to the Hoenn League rules, you have to inherit the position of Hoenn Champion—not inherit? You treat the established rules as child's play! Zen-like abdication after inheriting? What do you treat the Champion position as? A toy?

Losing to Steven might be a little disadvantageous to Shanren's god-making movement; moreover, once All Baimu becomes the Orre Champion, it would inevitably lead to remarks that Orre Trainers are worse than Hoenn's—even if that were true, it couldn't be put on the table.

It was disadvantageous to regional development.

In short, before the World Coronation Series was held, All Baimu should try his best not to fight at the regional Champion level at will.

"League Conference..."

Baraz's eyes flickered, "I also participated in the Lumiose Conference in Kalos before."

All Baimu immediately became curious, "And the result?"

"Top 16."

The other party was a bit stifled and a bit helpless, "My talent in terms of Trainers really isn't outstanding enough."

Meray said: "It's okay, Brother! Grandfather said that your prospects in the power of Arceus won't lose to his, as long as you are willing to practice seriously..."

"Grandfather is too complimentary to me." Baraz smiled bitterly.

Power of Arceus... was it called the power of Arceus because it was borrowed from Arceus? Such a simple and crude name; it wasn't as high-end as calling it the Power of Creation.

All Baimu knew deeply about the power they mastered; it was completely different from the Aura of Creation mastered by Damos; the former possessed effects like promoting plant growth, binding evil Pokémon, telekinesis, etc., while the latter only showed communication.

But don't look at the single usage of the Aura of Creation; taking it out to make friends with legendary Pokémon couldn't be more convenient.

Even if it was Damos's descendant, that Sheena with two buns could obtain Dialga's help through the Aura of Creation, without even needing a Poké Ball to capture it.

"... Can I learn this power of yours?"

He asked with a thick skin.

Baraz and Meray looked at each other, "This, it should be impossible. As said before, the source of our power comes from the ancestor who could communicate with Arceus; although we can't do it now, it is also passed down from generation to generation."

The two shook the Thousand-Year Arm pendant on their chests, the golden and shining appearance almost blinding All Baimu's eyes.

Want~

He silently put away the envy in his eyes.

Honestly, All Baimu had always felt that his crossing into the Pokémon anime world was Arceus's handiwork; after all, this one had already tricked someone in the game "Pokémon Legends: Arceus," belonging to an existence with the ability to commit crimes.

The motive was still unclear; he would only know after asking Arceus face-to-face.

But if he was actually a stowaway? Would there be a suspicion of actively delivering himself to the door?

Struggling, struggling.

All Baimu raised his teacup and drank it in one gulp, followed by his eyes brightening, "Hmm! This coffee tastes great!"

"Coffee is our specialty here!"

Meray said with a smile.

This made him think he needed to bring back a few more pounds; drinking a cup while camping in the wild would definitely feel great.

—

The next day.

All Baimu didn't rush back to Hoenn, but came to the isolated island overseas to visit Lugia.

The latter had most of its body submerged in the water, but its state looked obviously much better than yesterday; at least it wasn't in that half-dead state.

Facing his question, Lugia just raised its chin that was placed in the water, "Woo... Puff!"

Water mist sprayed All Baimu all over.

"Your welcome is too enthusiastic." He wiped his face; today, besides wanting to visit Lugia, he also planned to strike while the iron was hot and find the feeling of the special power similar to the Aura of Creation yesterday again.

Last night he had tried with other Pokémon, such as the socially anxious Dragapult, but it was a pity that nothing happened.

This made All Baimu understand that he had only taken the first step across the threshold in this regard, and the other foot was far from following.

"Woo~"

Lugia's eyes curved; although its brain had experienced a night of cooling down, weighing the pros and cons and the current situation, its mood was still very good, even better than it had been for many years.

It remembered the last time it was this happy was when the Shadow-fication was first lifted, realizing that it finally had a chance to break free from the cage.

The final result was disappointment and despair.

This time it didn't seem to have much difference; it was still drawn a big, round cake, the kind that could only be looked at and not eaten. The problem of purification was far from being settled, and it had clues about its kin but couldn't find them, and letting the other party come over was mostly something they wouldn't be willing to do.

But the human in front of it seemed to possess a magic power.

A magic power that made it believe without doubt.

Lugia saw All Baimu press his hand on its forehead, staring directly into his eyes with its deep blue pupils, as if it wanted to engrave him completely into itself.

And the consciousness of both sides also arrived in that golden space again, communicating with each other.

Half a minute later.

All Baimu took his hand off Lugia's forehead and couldn't help but call out the hiding Dragapult, putting his hand on the latter's forehead—

Nothing happened.

"Shouldn't be... how come there's no reaction?"

He released other Pokémon and tried heart-to-heart communication one by one, but all failed, and then put it on Lugia's side, and it was still very easy to enter the state, couldn't help but mutter in a lost voice: "Makes no sense! There's a situation where legendary Pokémon have limited skills?"

"Woo?"

Lugia didn't understand what he was tossing about.

"My little skill has a problem."

All Baimu responded with a wry smile, and gritted his teeth, letting out a sigh, "Forget it, take it slow; there are other things to do today."

He looked at Mawile, "Let's try again, see if we can Mega Evolve."

"Chiduo~"

Mawile silently put down its phone and took off the Soothe Bell at the root of the back of its head, replacing it with a beautiful princess headpiece embedded with a Mega Stone.

It wasn't like a certain South Bird that had three "props." ===== CHAPTER 470 =====