Chapter 1299

A leisurely afternoon.

Hisuian Lilligant was determined to become a dance master—

*Cough cough. *

In short, Lilligant, who insisted on apprenticing, prepared to leave the stage battlefield and follow in Mawile's footsteps.

Mai and Adaman felt their scalps tingle.

"All Baimu! This won't do!"

Adaman discussed with All Baimu privately, "The 'Queen's' duty is to guard the stability of the area; if it leaves, what will happen if the wild Pokémon get chaotic?"

Wild Pokémon in Hisui are more ferocious than in later generations, and phenomena such as fighting for territory and wanton intrusion are common; in the early years, there were even disasters where Alpha Pokémon led teams to attack human settlements.

It was the 'Queen's' presence that allowed the locals to live and work in peace, with only a small amount of small-scale friction.

If All Baimu takes Lilligant away, how will the nearby Diamond Settlement handle itself?

To put it seriously, it might face a disaster!

It's the harvest season now!

Mai acted more anxious than Adaman, pleading with Lilligant to take back its idea, "I, I! It's all my fault! It's that I can't dance! But I will learn seriously! Can you not leave?"

She looked at Lilligant with longing eyes.

Lilligant looked at her pitiful appearance and couldn't help but feel some pity, but when it looked back at Mawile and thought of its extraordinary dance skills, it hardened its heart and shook off Mai's hand.

"Deli!"

"Don't leave~"

Mai knelt on the ground, stretching out her right hand in vain.

It looked just like an incompetent husband abandoned by his wife.

All Baimu, Mawile: "..."

He said helplessly: "What are you anxious about? I didn't agree either."

"Chido~"

Mawile nodded gently; it had no interest in teaching other Pokémon dance skills, unless the Trainer strongly requested it.

Lilligant was stunned, "Deli..."

Mai and Adaman were overjoyed, "That's great!"

"Yes—uh."

"Deli"

Facing Lilligant's unkind gaze, the two subconsciously turned their heads away, "I mean, this matter must be considered carefully."

"Right, right."

The two sang in harmony, but Lilligant had no time to pay attention, eagerly begging Mawile, and offering the green plate with both hands.

All Baimu was worried that it would turn against him later, so he immediately took it and handed it to Terapagos.

In an instant.

The shining brilliance illuminated the stage battlefield.

This was the fourth time All Baimu had seen a plate peel off its shell to reveal its origin, and he no longer felt amazed.

But for Mai and Adaman, the scene before them truly caused them a comprehensive spiritual shock, especially the latter.

What he saw that night still reflected repeatedly in his mind, even appearing in his dreams, becoming his nightmare in recent days in a very strange way.

Almighty Sinnoh, really not Dialga?

The scene of Terapagos collecting the plate added to the suspicion, making Adaman feel frustrated.

Dialga is the core belief of the Diamond Clan, and for hundreds of years, the ancestors of the Diamond Clan have believed in this deeply.

Including Adaman.

He had no idea how to convince the clan members to believe this.

If he said it out loud, he might not even be the Team Leader anymore, right?

Adaman looked at All Baimu putting away Terapagos with a conflicted expression, and Mai stumbled and said: "Th, that was just now?"

"I said it, the Almighty Sinnoh entrusted me with the mission of recovering the plates."

All Baimu got the fifth plate, his mood became very happy, and he said to Lilligant, "It's not impossible to teach you to dance, but following me is out of the question."

"Deli~"

Lilligant automatically ignored the second half of the sentence and spun around excitedly.

Mawile looked at the Trainer sideways, "Chido?"

Not even asking for its opinion?

Who is teaching?

"I'm teaching."

All Baimu said calmly.

Lilligant's spinning movement stopped abruptly, and Mai and Adaman's attention also shifted away from the plate.

"You teach dancing?"

"I teach."

He nodded and repeated.

Mawile wasn't born knowing how to dance.

Especially the 【Battle Dance】 it studied later, the original version came from the dancer All Baimu simulated, and it was only after step-by-step improvements that it had today's results.

He couldn't stay in the Crimson Mirelands for many days, so it was fine to teach the dancer's 【Battle Dance】 to Lilligant.

"Chido..."

With less trouble, Mawile was not very happy.

Because the Trainer hadn't danced with it for a long time, and now he was taking the initiative to dance to teach Lilligant?

Lilligant looked at All Baimu, then at Mawile, "Deli..."

"Whether you learn or not, this is your only chance."

All Baimu said bluntly.

Lilligant nodded repeatedly; it really wanted to learn.

The two sides made an agreement.

And Mai finally reacted, pulling All Baimu and saying she wanted to learn too.

"You learn to dance? Don't you like hairdressing?"

Adaman knew his subordinates very well.

Mai said shyly: "More skills don't weigh you down."

She was mainly worried that All Baimu would kidnap Lilligant, so she simply followed him under the pretext of learning to dance.

All Baimu had no objection.

Teaching one is teaching, teaching two is also teaching.

——

He wanted to continue looking for the other 'King' of the Crimson Mirelands—Ursaluna.

But when everyone went down the mountain, they realized the sky was already turning yellow.

Adaman took the initiative to invite All Baimu to stay at the Diamond Settlement.

"The Pearl Clan Warden responsible for guarding the other 'King' is an old lady; even if you rush over now, she probably has already rested."

"Alright."

All Baimu had to accept this proposal.

Bypassing the Warden to ask the 'King' for the plate was convenient, but it might arouse the vigilance of the other Wardens of the Pearl Clan.

Mai heard this and quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

She had met the Pearl Clan Warden once, and the other party seemed very dissatisfied with the Diamond Clan, and she couldn't talk to her at all.

For this kind of difficult person, Mai usually kept her distance.

Diamond Settlement.

This is the core facility of the Diamond Clan, where most members live, appearing extremely lively.

The architectural style is quite primitive, mostly presenting a strange conical shape, standing on the ground like a tent, with a hard black-blue exterior.

The approach of the giant Steelix naturally caused a commotion; by the time it got close, many young and strong men were already holding weapons, with Pokémon following them, ready to launch an attack.

Until Adaman, Lilligant, and Mai came into their view, the former shouted loudly.

"Don't be nervous! It's me who's back! Put down your weapons!"

"Team Leader?"

The people of the Diamond Settlement looked at each other in astonishment, and the children hiding in the dark also appeared one after another.

Someone asked loudly: "Team Leader, is this a new Pokémon you tamed?"

Others said: "Mai! Why did you bring the 'Queen' back? What happened?"

The term Pokémon, with the visit of the Galactic Team, gradually deepened into everyone's heart, and many ancient names were abandoned because of this.

"No!"

Adaman shook his head, and the giant Steelix landed slowly.

The members of the Diamond Settlement immediately discovered All Baimu standing in the center and the Pokémon surrounding him.

An elder who rushed over saw Ogerpon beside All Baimu and showed a puzzled look, as if remembering something he was about to forget.

"Team Leader, is this a friend from the Galactic Team?"

The leader of the young and strong men asked.

Adaman hesitated for a moment, nodded and said: "Sort of... Adaman, do you remember what I said a few days ago?"

"The thing?"

Adaman was first puzzled, then realized something, and suddenly realized: "He is—"

"That's right."

Adaman nodded quickly.

All Baimu looked at the man talking to Adaman and guessed his identity from the other party's hair color, skin color, and attire.

——Warden Iscan of the Cobalt Coastlands, responsible for looking after the 'King' Basculegion, suspected to be the ancestor of Unovan Gym Leader Marlon.

"Hello, my name is All Baimu."

He greeted in a friendly manner.

Iscan heard this and hurriedly returned the greeting: "Hello, hello! I am Iscan, Warden of the Cobalt Coastlands!"

Following that, Iscan realized something, looked at Lilligant looking around, lowered his voice and said to Adaman: "Lilligant's plate has already been given."

Adaman nodded, "Hmm."

"..."

Iscan had a complex expression.

You know, on the matter of handing over the plates, Adaman's decision was denied for the first time.

Especially the other Warden, Calaba, who returned to her station overnight after denying it on the spot, and hasn't come to the settlement to see since.

Adaman said: "Iscan, you might have objections to me saying this, but we are indeed only responsible for taking care of the 'King' and 'Queen'; whether to hand over the plates or not depends on them, not us."

For a hundred years, the Diamond Clan and the 'King' have had a very good relationship, sometimes even influencing the other party's will, which has made many people already regard the 'King' as one of their own.

Adaman originally thought so too, until a series of things happened recently, which made him realize that the Diamond Clan might have been deceiving themselves for a long, long time.

"I understand."

Iscan responded.

He actually supported Adaman unconditionally, but he didn't want Adaman and Calaba to be too stiff, so he wanted to stand in the middle and be a peacemaker.

But now that the main person is here, there is no way.

"I will find a way to persuade Calaba again." Iscan said softly: "You know, she has always admired you."

Adaman was noncommittal.

At the same time.

Mai excitedly introduced the Diamond Settlement to Lilligant and All Baimu.

Although the stage battlefield is very close to the settlement, Mai has never seen Lilligant go down the mountain since she was a child.

She never thought that one day Lilligant would go down the mountain to learn to dance!

It's truly magical!

But all this didn't prevent her from feeling happy.

All Baimu browsed the environment of the Diamond Settlement and turned to ask Ogerpon, "Do you have any memories of this place?"

"Ponio..."

Ogerpon gazed at the conical houses, feeling only familiar yet strange.

Mai asked curiously: "Have you been here before?"

"It might have been here before."

All Baimu stroked Ogerpon's head, "Probably decades or hundreds of years ago."

Mai's smile froze on her face, "Hun, hundreds of years ago?"

This was a bit beyond the girl's understanding.

"Yes, it's called Ogerpon, and it left Hisui long ago to escape the war. I want to take it to find its hometown. It should be nearby."

All Baimu said gently.

Lilligant beside him heard what he said and tilted its head strangely, "Deli?"

Pokémon that lived nearby before?

But it didn't know it at all!

Lilligant looked at Ogerpon carefully, making the shy Ogerpon hide behind All Baimu.

"Speaking of which, Ogerpon should know Lilligant."

Porygon2 said.

All Baimu replied: "The Lilligant it knows might not be the Lilligant of this generation; even if Grass-type Pokémon are long-lived, it might not happen to be left over from Ogerpon's era."

Who knows if the previous generation of Lilligant died of old age during the time Ogerpon left, and a new Lilligant was born at this time?

Porygon2 thought what he said made a lot of sense.

"I'll go ask for you!"

Mai volunteered: "Just consider it a repayment for me and Lilligant learning to dance!"

All Baimu: "Sure, then I'll leave it to you."

The group of people who fought in the war probably couldn't live to this day, but maybe there are relevant classics.

Mai ran away excitedly.

Lilligant suddenly spoke, "Deli~"

"It says the 'King' in the south has lived for a long time, maybe it will know about Ogerpon."

Poryphone translated while asking Lilligant about the other party's survival time.

Helplessly, it only got the answer that the other party was even twice as old as its mother.

The specific time is unknown.

How would a Pokémon know human timing methods?

"But what kind of Pokémon can live so long!" Poryphone was quite curious.

Can Ursaluna live very long?

All Baimu didn't know very well; the lifespan of Pokémon in the Pokémon World is often very strange, like the Ninetales that has lived for hundreds of years in the original series.

Anyway, he only knows that a high energy level definitely means living longer.

Unexpectedly, Mai quickly asked about some things.

In the home of an elder in the Diamond Settlement, All Baimu saw a scroll with Ogerpon dancing with many people.

"This is a relic left by my ancestor. At that time, he was a famous painter in the settlement and often went out to seek inspiration."

The elder cherished and smoothed the wrinkles of the scroll.

All Baimu asked softly: "Do you know where the place on the painting is?"

"I don't know."

The elder shook his head, "But it shouldn't be too far from the settlement. At that time, the settlement and the Pearl Clan were hostile to each other, and the situation of killing members of the other party's forces was common..."

All Baimu was listening intently, when he suddenly noticed a faint sobbing sound, and looked down to see Ogerpon shedding tears unconsciously.

It stared at the scroll, as if recalling the past buried deep in its memory.

All Baimu was silent, and after a few seconds asked: "Pardon my offense, may I ask if you can part with it... This painting records things related to my partner's past, I am willing to give gold and silver in exchange!"

"This..."

The elder looked hesitant, "Ancestor's object—"

Before the words were finished, shining gold light squeezed into his eyes.

It was the Shiny Gengar holding a large piece of gold, in a posture of letting him take it.

Even in the settlement era of Hisui, the value of gold is still very high, not to mention that in the past two years, trade with the Galactic Team has formed a market, and there are many places to spend money.

The elder finally couldn't resist the temptation of gold and sold the scroll.

All Baimu handed it to Ogerpon and gently stroked its head, "Don't be sad, a person dies three times: once when the heartbeat stops, once at the funeral, and the last time when they are forgotten.

"As long as you haven't forgotten them, they will live in your heart forever."

"Ponio..."

Ogerpon was tearful and nodded gently.