Chapter 243

Kidd, on the side, muttered to herself.

Looking as if she had discovered a shocking secret.

At this time.

Mew, who had been curled up in Ash's arms, regained some strength.

It used all its strength to fly in front of Lucario.

"Mew~"

'Mew, are you saying you want me to offer my power for this tree?'

Mew was already extremely weak at this moment.

But it also understood that its own willfulness had caused great damage to the Tree of Beginning.

Now, to bless the Tree of Beginning.

It had to utilize a massive amount of Aura.

Among everyone present, only Lucario could release such powerful Aura.

But Mew also understood.

The Tree of Beginning was now in jeopardy, and the Aura required to repair it.

Was likely the same as back then.

Sacrifice... was inevitable.

Mew was in a difficult position; its kindness made it hard for Mew to speak.

But the situation was critical now.

This was a last resort.

'Fine! I'm willing!'

When Mew's words were spoken, Lucario did not have a shred of hesitation.

Just like Aaron back then.

Knowing it would sacrifice itself, Lucario agreed immediately.

"Lucario, wait!

If you use your Aura here, you will meet the same fate as Aaron!"

The gentle Ash wanted to persuade Lucario.

But Lucario had already made its decision, and it would not waver in its thoughts.

'I know.'

Lucario's voice was very soft, yet incomparably firm.

Aura is with me!

Lucario silently recited the words Aaron had taught it in its heart.

Its trainer was dead, so how could it live on alone?

Perhaps the seal from a thousand years ago was for this moment.

To save the home that it and Aaron cared about so much once again!

"Lucario..." Ash had the words on his lips, but didn't know what to say.

'My mind is made up, Ash, there's no need to say anything more.'

As it spoke, Lucario came before Mew.

It made the exact same movement as Aaron did back then.

Lucario placed one hand on its chest and raised the other in front of Mew.

'Aura is with me.'

At this moment, Lucario's figure overlapped with Aaron's from back then.

The state of mind was also the same.

Sir Aaron was protecting me back then, right?

Just like... Ash protects Pikachu.

However,

The development of things is always accompanied by various accidents.

Lucario released all its Aura toward Mew.

It was just that, compared to the Aura Aaron erupted with that Ash saw in the Time Flower.

The gap between the two was like heaven and earth.

Lucario's Aura could only barely cover Mew's body.

It couldn't shine across the entire Tree of Beginning like Aaron's!

【Karen: Is Lucario trying to imitate Aaron, sacrificing itself to save others?】

【Phoebe: Something's wrong! Lucario's Aura doesn't seem to be enough!】

【Bruno: How is that possible? Lucario is Aaron's Pokémon; there's no reason for a Pokémon to be weaker than a human. Relax, this is just not fully released yet.】

Bruno was adamant, and he strongly agreed with what he said.

Only.

【Cynthia: Bruno, you seem to have forgotten a special case, and that is Ash. Ash's Pokémon aren't necessarily able to beat Ash.】

【Sabrina: That's right, my Pokémon's psychic powers aren't as good as mine either.】

【Bruno: Huh? That can't be!】

【Acerola: Aaron's Aura was already greater than Lucario's, and the situation now is much more complex than it was back then. Don't you see that even after receiving Lucario's Aura, the situation of the Tree of Beginning hasn't eased at all!】

【Jessie: Is this guy some kind of jinx?】

【James: It's also possible that his brain is stuffed with muscle, and he hasn't seen the situation clearly.】

【Jessie: Right, right! That's it, I've heard that this Elite Four Bruno's muscles always move faster than his brain.】

【James: Hiss! Stay away from him, don't get infected!】

【Bruno:???】

You are slandering me!

【Lance: Next time, you should use that muscle-filled brain of yours less; after all, no matter how strong muscles are, they can't replace the function of the brain.】

【Caitlin: The situation is very critical now; once Lucario's Aura cannot be supplied, then the destruction of the Tree of Beginning and Mew will be a foregone conclusion.】

The topic suddenly became heavy.

Looking at the crumbling Tree of Beginning in the livestream.

The audience felt a sense of powerlessness.

Can Lucario really do it?

Sacrifice is moving, but what if it's a meaningless sacrifice!

You must succeed!

The audience was praying for Lucario.