Chapter 300: Farewell, A New Journey!

"Go fight—I can conceal the battle's ripples as long as you stay above the clouds; the residents of Asia Island below will sleep soundly."

Shocked by Lugia's words, Mewtwo's mindset subtly shifted, and it suddenly spoke up.

Though it had just been pondering philosophy, Mewtwo still received external information.

Naturally, it didn't miss the moment when Luo Mu received the Silver Feather from Lugia, or Lugia's desire to battle Dragonite and teach it something.

Lugia, Dragonite, and Luo Mu turned to look at Mewtwo; Lugia raised an eyebrow and nodded.

"Then we're grateful for your help."

Its own use of psychic power was mostly for controlling weather and storms, but Mewtwo could perform many delicate tasks it couldn't—like concealing battle ripples.

If it was willing to help, that would be perfect.

"Boooh."

Dragonite hung its head—so it couldn't escape another beating after all?

Dragonite's senses were sharp; it faintly sensed a tremendous threat on Lugia's body—a power equal to or greater than that of Mega Swampert.

Lugia always controlled its strikes precisely, never rendering Dragonite unable to fight; now it was merely exhausted and asleep.

It thought that, aside from a handful of flying Legendary Pokémon, Dragonite, having fully absorbed and internalized everything Lugia taught it, would likely have no equal on the path of wind.

"As for Sentret, you're still going to travel outside, right?"

After all, it longed too much to grow stronger.

To protect itself and the cloned Pokémon, Mewtwo decided to keep unlocking its untapped potential and become stronger.

The battle lasted a full day and night.

Watching Lugia lift its head, a strange pride on its face, Luo Mu naturally spoke to thank it for its generous teaching.

On the other side, Mewtwo also felt it had gained much.

"If you need to summon me, remember to account for the time difference—this planet's deep ocean is far vaster than you imagine."

Dragonite was finally brought down by Mewtwo's psychic force; Kingdra gently caught it with its vine whip and laid it on the only thin blanket spread on the beach.

"Boooh."

"I taught it how to control storms, how to sense wind and air currents through the ability you humans call 'Multiscale,' and the principles behind my unique technique."

Lugia spread its wings, preparing to dive into the sea; before doing so, it added one last teasing remark.

Between one thing and another, there was now no Pokémon left to carry Luo Mu up to watch the battle.

I still have a long way to go.

Though Luo Mu had already said goodbye to Sentret, he couldn't help asking one more time.

During the battle, Dragonite descended several times covered in wounds, received healing from Florges, then silently flew back into the sky—Luo Mu felt heartbroken, but mostly proud.

After all, it was a day and night of intense combat; even Florges grew exhausted from constant healing, let alone Dragonite, directly facing the pressure of a Legendary Pokémon like Lugia.

Luo Mu set up a tent on the beach with his Pokémon and began camping right there.

This was the confidence of Lugia, a Legendary Pokémon bearing multiple divine titles.

Watching Dragonite, Lugia, and Mewtwo ascend into the sky, piercing through the clouds.

After observing Lugia and Dragonite's battle, it clearly understood how vast the gap was between itself and a Legendary Pokémon like Lugia.

But Lugia waved its wing-like appendage, as if foreseeing Luo Mu's next move and stopping him.

Opportunities vanish in an instant—how could Dragonite not seize this one?

Some benefit should still be given.

After Dragonite and Mewtwo landed, Lugia followed, settling onto the sand; it retracted its wings, leaned forward to check on Dragonite's condition, then turned to Luo Mu and gave its instructions.

Dragonite looked reluctant—though its teacher Lugia had beaten it badly, it had truly learned much.

Under Mewtwo's psychic interference, the sky above remained perfectly calm, showing no sign of fierce battle.

Though slightly disappointed, Luo Mu didn't force Mewtwo or the others to bear extra burden.

"Then, this time, I'm truly leaving."

With those words, Lugia dove into the endless ocean like a fish leaping into the sea, watched by Luo Mu, Dragonite, Sentret, and Mewtwo.

Meanwhile, Ho-Oh and the others, blessed by nature, fell into temporary slumber, as if digesting something.

After all, Lugia was no opponent like the Fire God—Dragonite had to focus entirely on the battle and couldn't carry Luo Mu up; Mewtwo needed to exert its full strength just to suppress the battle's ripples.

During the day, due to the aftermath of the event, many ships and helicopters flew toward Asia Island—but under Mewtwo's interference, no one could detect Luo Mu and his Pokémon on the beach, nor anything happening above.

"Unlike the old-fashioned Ho-Oh, the three Island Birds are not, strictly speaking, my subordinates; in this regard, I can't offer you much help, which is why I wanted to teach Dragonite something."

Still, even so, Dragonite had no intention of refusing.

Lugia felt that since Luo Mu had accepted the Silver Feather—even without any enforced bond or contract—he was now at least a half-ambassador of its own.

Luo Mu stared at the ocean for a long time, recalled Dragonite, then turned to Mewtwo: "Then please take me back to the farm in Paldea."

After all, he couldn't teleport—just as some Dragon-type Pokémon can't learn Dragon Dance, he bore the world's hostility.

Indeed, Luo Mu was right: there are always greater people beyond those you know, higher mountains beyond those you've climbed—this world held countless strong ones, and his so-called "strongest" was merely built within the deep well he'd dug for himself.

"Though it still has a ways to go before fully integrating and turning all of it into its own power, I can foresee that in the future, it will have few, if any, rivals in this regard!"

"Dellili~"

Sentret laughed, flapping its wings—it aspired to train while flying across the entire planet, seeing countless landscapes and making many Pokémon friends.

The journey was far from over.

The Level Ball at Luo Mu's waist jiggled slightly—it was clear that Beldum also looked up to Sentret's aspirations.

Seeing Sentret had made its decision, Luo Mu couldn't say anything; he'd already heard its travel plans from Sentret during its stay at the farm.

First, Sentret planned to travel around the Orange Islands—it was very curious about many legends there.

For example, the pink Pokémon on Orange Island, the Golden Orange Island with its giant golden Meowth statue worshipped as the Meowth God, and the Crystal Onix legend on Tangerine Island.

After witnessing these things, Sentret intended to head to the Johto region—it had never properly relaxed and admired Johto's scenery, having spent the past time hiding from Mewtwo.

Sentret still planned to watch Luo Mu be teleported away by Mewtwo—but before that, it noticed Mewtwo was staring at it strangely.

Sentret tilted its head, utterly confused.

Why is it staring at me?

"Didn't you forget to give him something?"

Seeing Sentret's blank expression, Mewtwo sighed, pressing its forehead in exasperation and reminding it.

Something?

Sentret blinked, froze for a moment, then suddenly remembered—its head lit up with several bright exclamation marks.

Oh right—I still haven't given Luo Mu that thing!

Sentret quickly opened its tail, rummaged through its contents for a long while, then pulled out two pitch-black, slightly larger-than-tennis-ball-sized mysterious spheres, handing one to Luo Mu.

"For me?"

Luo Mu took the black sphere—it felt cool, smooth, and perfectly round, made of some material that didn't exist in nature, yet showed no trace of human craftsmanship.

"Dellili~"

Sentret looked at Mewtwo, signaling it to explain its own creation.

Mewtwo frowned slightly; only a telepathic message echoed in Sentret's mind: "Didn't we agree you'd explain it yourself?"

"Dellii!"

Sentret crossed its arms, proudly declaring it couldn't use telepathy—whether explaining directly or relaying, Mewtwo couldn't avoid this moment!

Mewtwo: "..."

It had been outmaneuvered by a mere Sentret!!

Mewtwo floated, grim-faced, before the bewildered Luo Mu and began its explanation in a stiff, formal tone.

"This is a bidirectional tracking device, allowing you and Sentret to know each other's current locations."

"Additionally, by supplying it with electricity, you can perform targeted item teleportation between the two—but it cannot transport large-mass objects."

"Like this."

As it spoke, Mewtwo did something unknown—the nearly invisible seam on the black sphere glowed faintly; with a series of rapid mechanical sounds, the entire sphere flattened into a disc-shaped object resembling a CD or vinyl record.

The black sphere in Sentret's hand unfolded simultaneously.

Mewtwo used telekinesis to bring a small stone, just slightly smaller than the disc, and placed it atop the disc—the disc immediately emitted an odd glow.

The next instant.

The stone vanished silently and reappeared atop Sentret's disc.

Luo Mu:!!!!!!

No way, bro.

What the hell is this insane black tech!?

Yet Mewtwo still looked dissatisfied, as if it could still be improved, and added coolly: "It's fine for short distances, but considering the distance between Kanto and Paldea, one teleport drains all the energy."

"Electricity suffices for power—given Sentret's situation, I enhanced its electrical resistance; natural lightning and Electric-type moves work fine. Just release the energy directly onto the sphere in its ball form—it automatically stops absorbing once full, and excess electricity won't damage it."

"Without teleporting, a full charge lasts over a year."

"You can use it to exchange small trinkets from your travels, or teleport food and such."

As it finished, Mewtwo looked at Luo Mu and saw him standing there, speechless and stunned; Mewtwo frowned impatiently: "Understood? I won't explain it again."

Shock—

At this moment, Luo Mu's mind was filled with nothing but shock.

Leaving aside the fact that this device outclassed his entire farm's massive power generation and storage system, Mewtwo's design could absorb natural lightning without damage—its electrical resistance was terrifying.

The fact that it could teleport items across half the planet using only electricity was even more absurd.

Even the Poké Ball transmission technology in this world was based on converting Pokémon and their Poké Balls into electromagnetic signals, transmitting them via network, then reconstructing them—a technique with actual scientific basis and published papers.

Is this black technology just too unscientific?

Shocked as he was, Luo Mu's sharp observation caught the tail's subtle sway—something even Mewtwo hadn't noticed—that mirrored its mood.

The angle and amplitude of that sway, Luo Mu wouldn't misread: it was irritation, mixed with a desire for recognition!

Combined with the message bird winking and gesturing at him.

Luo Mu gradually understood everything.

These two black-tech spheres, abbreviated as "black spheres," were specially developed by Mewtwo for himself and the message bird.

Otherwise, with its mastery of Teleport, there'd be no reason to create a complete inferior substitute for its own ability.

With tears of emotion in his eyes, Luo Mu unleashed every compliment he could think of in a rapid-fire barrage aimed at Mewtwo.

At first, Mewtwo modestly tilted its head up, inwardly pleased but outwardly stern—brow furrowed, face rigid, as if it could crush flies between its eyebrows.

The more it listened, the more Mewtwo felt something was off; finally, it scowled and hurled the black sphere at Luo Mu, shouting through clenched teeth: "Get lost!!"

Space rippled again, taking away Luo Mu—and his endless chatter.

Only then did Mewtwo lower its arm and glance at the message bird, grumbling: "He's such a nuisance."

The message bird nodded, fully agreeing.

Luo Mu was always a chatterbox, but once the message bird realized his babbling came from genuine care, it learned to listen patiently.

"Hmph."

Mewtwo let out a cold snort, its body rising into the sky under psychic force.

It lowered its head and said to the message bird: "We might never meet again in this lifetime. Your strength should handle most dangers easily—so enjoy your journey."

With that, Mewtwo shot into the sky, vanishing completely among the endless clouds.

"Heh~"

Gazing at the sky where Mewtwo had disappeared, the message bird sighed and shook its head.

Saying they'd never meet again? It had heard from its assistant, Bulbasaur, about Mewtwo's hidden third function of the black sphere.

And the location of the third black sphere.

It recalled how Bulbasaur, worried, had revealed Mewtwo's habit of saying one thing but meaning another—and how it had secretly crafted the third black sphere to warn of danger and display Teleport coordinates, all for the safety of Mewtwo and Luo Mu.

Honestly, after months together, they were already friends.

The message bird sighed, flapped its wings, and flew toward the vast Orange Archipelago waters.

A new journey was about to begin!

(End of Chapter)