Chapter 819: The Birth of the Sun God

Bonidao.

Located in the western part of the Alola region.

Its tourism industry is far less developed than that of the other three islands, reportedly because the island's guardian deity, Capu-Fini, cannot tolerate land being "damaged."

Of course.

Native ecology has its own advantages.

Bonidao's Queen Queen Boni radishes are legendary, and various crops from the island are also popular in markets.

At least they're popular with Happiny—recently, whenever it goes shopping, it only buys vegetables from Bonidao and dairy products from Akala Island.

A certain coastline.

All All Baimu and the aggressively dressed Xiong Xiong stepped onto land when his peripheral vision suddenly caught sight of a small stall.

"Guuu—"

"Don't groan yet—look at that!"

He quickly stopped Xiong Xiong from sprinting toward Queen Queen Boni Canyon, pointing to a slender radish nearly half his height on the stall: "Fresh Queen Queen Boni radishes! Buy a few to snack on as you walk—how about it?"

Xiong Xiong retracted its leg, looking down at him with a menacing gaze, as if to say, "Are you serious?"

They're here to capture people!

All All Baimu pretended not to notice Xiong Xiong's gloomy expression and turned to ask the Tontt Xiong on his shoulder: "Want some? It's crisp and has a spicy kick."

"Gumaa!"

Tontt Xiong naturally refused nothing, waving its arms excitedly.

Two votes to one.

The domineering Xiong Xiong refused to back down and immediately reached out to snatch All All Baimu away—but grabbed nothing.

He had already stepped forward, brushing past its paw, and walked straight to the stall to greet the vendor: "Aroora."

"Ji—"

Frustrated, Xiong Xiong lunged again with a wide stride—but All All Baimu, as if sensing it from behind, suddenly crouched, causing Xiong Xiong to miss again.

"Gumaa gumaa!"

Tontt Xiong laughed and giggled, too innocent and carefree to care about its mother's mood—only finding it amusing.

Xiong Xiong's face showed no visible expression, yet it grew darker.

Fortunately, when All All Baimu stood up, he smoothly handed the prepared money to the bewildered vendor and took the selected Queen Queen Boni radishes.

Dust settled.

He no longer dodged Xiong Xiong's paws, willingly falling into its embrace.

"Ji—"

Xiong Xiong tightened its arms, squeezing All All Baimu's chest with exaggerated force strong enough to snap rocks, like an electric hydraulic clamp.

Undoubtedly.

This was Xiong Xiong's punishment for disobedient children—the poor Team Rocket trio were frequent victims.

All All Baimu's endurance was far stronger than Team Rocket's.

But he wasn't foolish enough to let Xiong Xiong test his limits—he feigned pain, begged repeatedly, and even shouted:

"Aaaah! The radish's breaking! I paid for it! Waste would be a shame!"

This successfully made Xiong Xiong stop.

Clearly, though it could snap trees in half when angry, it was fundamentally a good bear that hated wasting food.

"Owwww~"

All All Baimu played the part to the end, staggering as if barely able to stand, and said: "Don't be so angry—eat a Queen Queen Boni radish and calm down."

He had Tontt Xiong split the radish into four pieces, handing the fourth to the shiny Gengar that emerged from the shadows.

This guy was responsible for storing the rest inside his belly.

Agricultural products in Alola are generally sold by the piece, so quality is consistently even—no poor or superior specimens.

Xiong Xiong held the radish, glanced at All All Baimu and Tontt Xiong already biting into theirs, then finally brought it to its mouth and nibbled slowly.

Momma Bear was large, yet ate with surprising delicacy.

This had always surprised All All Baimu.

"Sss! So spicy!"

He sucked in a sharp breath when a crunching sound came from beside him, followed by Gengar's muffled cry.

"Gn—"

A tongue of flame burst from Gengar's flushed mouth!

Gengar jumped around in pain, making All All Baimu's red lips and Tontt Xiong 's teary eyes burst into laughter.

"Hahaha!"

"Gumaa~"

Xiong Xiong still showed no expression, but its dark eyes faintly sparkled with amusement.

Queen Queen Boni Ancient Path.

The home of Bonidao's island queen, Hapu, lies here.

Well.

The future island queen.

The current island king has not yet retired—he will step down only after the Necrozma incident ends, due to age and declining strength.

Hapu's grandfather, Sofu, was the previous island king and has been dead for many years.

As All All Baimu and the mother-son pair passed by Hapu's farmland, he suddenly remembered how the Bonidao Joy had praised Hapu's Queen Queen Boni radishes as the best quality.

Too bad she wasn't around.

He sighed, gazing at the unattended farmland.

But buying from this stubborn little girl probably wouldn't be easy—she was notoriously stubborn in the anime, or rather…

Uncooperative.

Ash had once been mistaken for a radish thief and humiliatingly lost another battle with Pikachu on the roadside.

Kind-hearted, yes.

But dealing with her could easily raise your blood pressure.

"Guuu gu?"

Xiong Xiong's call sounded beside him.

All All Baimu turned and saw Momma Bear watching him with a look that was half warning, half confusion. At first he didn't understand, then suddenly laughed and scolded: "I wouldn't steal! Not even vegetables!"

He didn't dare imagine what image he had in Xiong Xiong's mind.

"Guuu gu."

Xiong Xiong gave him a look that clearly said, "I hope you're telling the truth," then suddenly picked him up and sprinted forward.

It could no longer tolerate this slow, meandering pace.

—

Not long after.

At the top of Queen Queen Boni Canyon.

Xiong Xiong leaped across uneven peaks, carrying All All Baimu with effortless grace, making one wonder if it had trained in martial arts.

Too bad.

The ride was unbearable.

All All Baimu felt his stomach churn—he pitied Team Rocket's trio every single day for enduring this.

"Hey."

He tilted his head, trying to get Xiong Xiong's attention.

But Xiong Xiong, eager to find someone, ignored him entirely—until it neared the Sun Disc Altar, then slowed to a stop.

"Guuu gu…"

A hint of confusion appeared on its face.

All All Baimu looked where it was staring—and saw the grand ancient ruins, where all four Alola Island Guardians stood together.

Gragio, Ash, and the others stood on the opposite side, shouting loudly.

The show was about to begin!

He seized the chance to break free from Xiong Xiong's arms, pulled out his camera, and fitted a long telephoto lens, ready to record this glorious moment.

Suddenly—

The Island Guardians raised their heads and roared; four colors—pink, blue, yellow, and green—formed a semicircle, enveloping Ash and his group.

Then a massive rectangular light screen unfolded before them.

"Hmm... barely passable."

All All Baimu's gaze, piercing through the four colored lights symbolizing the fields, locked onto the screen.

Inside, the origin of Cosmog was unfolding—

It was formed by the fusion and condensation of Solgaleo and Lunala's own power, bypassing the usual Pokémon egg-hatching path.

After successfully nurturing it, Solgaleo and Lunala entrusted it to the four Island Guardians.

After Cosmog awoke, it teleported them all to Melemele Island—right on Ash's daily route to school.

Now this is good.

Pikachu's Legendary Detector activated successfully, guiding Ash to find Cosmog.

On some level, Ash was destined to raise Cosmog.

The four Island Guardians finished recounting their origins.

The main event was about to begin.

Cosmog's evolved form, Cosmoem, suddenly glowed, startling its "roommate" Mimikyu, who was then taken away by Tapu Koko.

Tapu Tapu Lele and Tapu Fini danced a mysterious ritual around it.

All All Baimu knew this was the necessary ritual to activate the Sun Disc Altar and quickly snapped photos.

Meanwhile.

Xiong Peng leapt with a thud and sprinted toward the other side of the Sun Disc Altar.

He knew he was going to retrieve Team Rocket's trio.

Sure enough.

Not long after.

Xiong Peng returned carrying Team Rocket's trio; Musashi was furious, complaining nonstop.

"What the hell?! We were this close to capturing Team Rocket's Gas!"

Jessi sat slumped on the ground, Meowth sighed heavily.

But clearly Xiong Ma wouldn't coddle them—she first glared them into silence, then swept them into her arms.

Just like All All Baimu earlier—the Body Compression Punishment!

Creak—creak—

A sound like snapping bones echoed.

As All All Baimu continued photographing, he turned and saw Gengar nearly having his "soul" squeezed out—he burst out laughing.

Team Rocket's trio finally realized All All Baimu was there.

After successfully begging for mercy,

their faces held both resentment and confusion.

"All All Baimu, why are you here?" Jessi asked.

Several interactions and trades had lowered their fear of All All Baimu enough to allow normal conversation.

"Of course I'm here to see the big show."

All All Baimu casually replied; seeing Meowth about to speak, he shushed him instantly.

The next moment,

a violent commotion erupted from the Sun Disc Altar.

The four Island Guardians hovered above four prismatic pillars; a blue light spread from beneath them toward the altar's peak, and the massive Sun Totem burst open!

To everyone's astonishment, a torrent of colorful energy surged forth!

Hum!

The energy solidified into a beam and poured into Cosmoem.

As the azure energy boiled, an incredible transformation occurred—small, delicate Cosmoem gradually evolved into a colossal white lion!

"Roar!!"

Flames wreathed its body; as it roared upward, the heavens trembled, and even the sun above paled beside its brilliance!

This was the legendary Sun Disc Pokémon, the beast that devours the sun—

Solgaleo!

All All Baimu's camera clicked incessantly; Gengar in his shadow peeked out in shock, Xiong Peng clapped happily, and Team Rocket's trio wore varied expressions.

Musashi gaped: "Uh… it kinda evolved into something really cool."

"Goo-goo," Xiong Peng nodded in agreement.

Jessi pulled out a book from somewhere, flipping pages frantically, muttering: "That's definitely… Alola's legendary Pokémon, 'Solgaleo'…"

Meowth's face darkened instantly; he hissed: "Hm? Then where's the Alolan form of Gas?"

"Yeah, yeah! Where'd it go?" Musashi chimed in.

Their reason for trying to capture Cosmog was Jessi's belief that it was the Alolan form of Gas, and Cosmoem its evolved form, Iron Armor Gas.

Now that their bluff was exposed, Meowth and Musashi were furious.

Even Xiong Peng looked at Jessi with a hostile expression.

Jessi bowed deeply, ninety degrees, in apology.

"Sumimasen!"

All All Baimu paid no attention to the trio; he scrolled through his photos and sighed: "I wish I could've gotten closer."

That was Solgaleo!

Aside from its legendary status, just the fact that it was a fluffy, giant lion was enough to make All All Baimu happy.

Fortunately, he'd likely get a chance once Ash and the others returned.

Inside the Sun Disc Altar,

Solgaleo handed its Zhuanshu Z to Ash, then the four Island Guardians took Ash's Z-Ring and upgraded it on the spot into a powerful Z-Ring.

The ultimate protagonist treatment, no doubt.

All preparations were complete.

Gragio, Lillie, Ash, Mallow, Lana, Kiawe, and Mamane mounted Solgaleo's back together.

Led by Ash, the seven of them, along with Tapu Koko, activated Solgaleo's Zhuanshu Z move—

【Solar Blade: Skyward Spiral】!

In an instant,

Solgaleo transformed into a radiant, sun-like state!

A golden-edged, white-furred sun-lion roared at the void; the sky shattered like a spiderweb, caved inward, and an Ultimate Gate to an infinite world opened!

Team Rocket's trio stood frozen in awe.

"There's a hole in the sky…"

"What is that?"

"Meow! Those brats did that!"

"That's the Ultimate Gate—a doorway to another world," All All Baimu kindly answered, knowing Team Rocket would find out eventually.

Even Banmu had sent a special agent team to infiltrate the Ultimate Gate—unfortunately, they failed.

On the Sun Disc Altar,

Professor Kukui hurriedly arrived with Professor Burnet, who placed a strange machine and fired a beacon toward the Ultimate Gate.

The two adults stayed behind while the children faced the dangers of another world.

One must admit,

the mainstream regions sometimes operated strangely.

After reviewing his photos, All All Baimu saw Team Rocket's trio, realizing they had nothing to do with the event, whispering about leaving.

But Xiong Peng refused to let them go, grabbing them and squeezing tight.

Creak—creak—

"Alright, alright! We'll stay!"

"Got it, meow!"

Their helpless expressions made All All Baimu feel sorry for them.

He put away his camera and pointed to a low palace ahead of the Sun Disc Altar. "Now's the perfect time—rarely do we come here; we can't miss this chance."

"Goo-goo?"

Xiong Peng stared at the palace, its nose twitching as it sensed something.

It nodded.

All All Baimu released his Charizard and departed.

Team Rocket's trio, long accustomed to their inequality with All All Baimu, sighed and sat on the ground, waiting for Ash's group to return.

Still, they were curious what All All Baimu was up to.

Musashi daydreamed: "Could there be treasure in that place?"

Jessi and Meowth's eyes flickered with gold coins for an instant, then snapped back to reality. "Even if there is treasure, can you possibly take it from All All Baimu?"

"How not—yeah, you're right."

Musashi had been about to shout, "A man without courage is no better than a fish," but remembering All All Baimu's power, he lost his temper.

These stubborn fools knew how to pick their battles.