Chapter 472: Me, battle Lei Guan Wang?

Geeta knew about Lugia because Luo Mu's active role in the Sevii Islands incident a few months prior had sparked her interest, leading her to consult numerous related documents.

However.

She had considered that Luo Mu might know Lugia, but she never expected Luo Mu could actually summon Lugia from the seas on the other side of the planet to the waters near Paldea!

Given that Lugia would do such a thing, Geeta dared not even imagine what type of relationship they shared or to what degree it had developed.

Luo Mu felt Geeta was being slightly overly dramatic.

Wasn't it just being able to summon Lugia?

If she knew he could also summon Mewtwo, chain-summon Mew along with it, and even bring over Lei Guan Wang and his entire family, how shocked would Geeta be?

It was too early to be surprised now.

Luo Mu gave Geeta a mysterious smile, then turned to look at Lugia and said, "You've arrived!"

He hadn't expected Lugia to arrive so quickly; by rights, it should have been sleeping in some deep-sea trench closest to the Sevii Islands.

He wondered whether its movement speed through the ocean was faster than a Dragonite's flight, or if it simply hadn't been sleeping and happened to be in waters not far from the Paldea region, allowing it to arrive within two hours?

"I have arrived."

Lugia nodded gently, its magnetic voice transmitting into Luo Mu's mind via telepathy.

This made his face light up with joy.

Regardless of how Lugia had managed to come.

Excellent, finally there was someone to help with translation!

After the Sevii Islands incident concluded, Lugia had originally intended to return to sleep.

But it suddenly sensed that the aura of the Creator of the Seas seemed slightly off, faint and indistinct.

After careful consideration, it chose to take the risk and travel to the other's sleeping territory; coincidentally, when Luo Mu called out to it, the waters where it resided were not far from here, which was why it arrived so quickly.

Lugia's gaze swept around the surroundings.

Geeta, ignored.

The helicopter, ignored.

Apart from Luo Mu, whom it acknowledged, and the Dragonite that counted as half a student, only this abnormally large Dragonite remained.

Setting aside combat power, being so much larger than its own body size was quite rare, and the aura emanating from it seemed utterly out of place with the current era.

"Judging by your appearance, it seems you haven't encountered danger or a situation requiring me to fight; is there something else?"

Lugia was wise enough to sort out the current situation without Luo Mu's help and asked with stable emotions.

"Yes, there is indeed one matter where I need your assistance."

Luo Mu nodded, his gaze likewise falling upon the huge Dragonite, which was staring blankly, seemingly lost in thought about something.

"It is searching for companions, so I wanted to ask if you know any relevant information."

Perhaps because it was mentioned.

The huge Dragonite snapped out of its trance, looking at Lugia with curiosity and hope, and let out a cry.

"Roar—?" (Do you know where my companions are—?)

"Companions, you say?"

Lugia carefully observed the huge Dragonite all over, then looked at the Dragonite beneath Luo Mu.

It seemed this "companion" did not refer to "Dragonite" as the same species, but rather another kind of existence.

Memories long sealed in Lugia's mind revived; it recalled the distant past and the giant Pokémon said to have existed in super-ancient times.

However, compared to the chaotic auras of those creatures, the one before it was completely different.

The Dragonite before it seemed to have mutated into its current form through a combination of chance and fate, yet in essence, it remained a Dragonite.

So, did its companions truly exist in this world?

Lugia was not certain, but it would not deceive a junior; emitting a wave of mental energy, it transmitted Ji De Xiang Fa directly to Luo Mu, the Dragonite, and the huge Dragonite.

As for Geeta and the helicopter pilot hovering overhead, Lugia did not know them and naturally had no willingness to communicate with them.

Although its views differed greatly from Ho-Oh's, there was one point they shared.

Aside from the few humans they currently acknowledged, they had not yet forgiven the rest of humanity.

Their attitude, naturally, was to simply ignore them.

As the Chairperson of the Paldea League, Geeta possessed high emotional intelligence; her heart was clear as a mirror, and she more or less guessed that Lugia was not particularly fond of her.

She did not push herself before Lugia to be annoying; it didn't matter if Lugia had no interest in her, as she only needed to maintain her relationship with Luo Mu, which would indirectly establish a connection with Lugia; whether it would be useful in the future remained to be seen, but what if she successfully managed to lure the other party from Kanto's Ducheng to Paldea?

After Luo Mu, the Dragonite, and the huge Dragonite received the mental wave released by Lugia, they fell silent for quite a while, as if digesting the information within.

Disappointment flickered in the huge Dragonite's eyes; could it be that even this white bird, which inexplicably made it feel somewhat close, did not know where its companions were? Luo Mu, however, reminded by Lugia, recalled something and tentatively asked the huge Dragonite, "Were you born this large, or did you suddenly become this big?"

Although it didn't understand why Luo Mu would ask such a question, the huge Dragonite still struggled to dig the answer out from its long memories.

"Roar—"

It seemed that after evolving, its body could not stop growing larger.

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Luo Mu's eyes instantly widened.

Could it really be as Lugia guessed, that the huge Dragonite had suddenly mutated into its current size due to some reason? If he remembered correctly, in the waters near Bluepoint in the Kanto region, there seemed to be a Tentacool that suddenly mutated after evolving, becoming taller than a building and even capable of leading a large group of Tentacruel to submerge a city! For the huge Dragonite, would the giant Tentacruel count as a companion?

This could likely only depend on the huge Dragonite's own definition of a companion.

Thinking of this, Luo Mu simply used Lugia to convey the message he wanted to tell the huge Dragonite.

He heard that in some ocean of this world, there might exist another Pokémon perhaps similar in size to itself.

The huge Dragonite's eyes instantly lit up.

But Luo Mu's question also plunged the huge Dragonite into deep thought.

It had been searching for companions for so long, yet it seemed it had never truly considered the specific image of the companion it needed.

It seemed that as long as it was about his size, it wouldn't accidentally get hurt.

"Then, I will take it with me for the time being."

Lugia flapped its wings and glanced at the giant Dragonite obediently waiting in the sea.

"When you need me, simply call me again with the Silver Wing; recently, I likely won't return to my original waters and will instead stay in another sea region."

"Alright, I understand."

Luo Mu nodded gently.

In the end, the giant Dragonite, Luo Mu, and Lugia reached an agreement: Lugia would temporarily carry the giant Dragonite to move through the ocean, while Luo Mu needed to locate the giant Tentacruel and attend to some other important matters.

Locating the giant Tentacruel was actually easy to find, as long as Luo Mu was willing to cheat.

But the other important matter would require some time.

"Roar~"

Enduring the pain, the giant Dragonite plucked two scales from a crucial area near the base of its neck and handed them to Luo Mu.

"Isn't only one needed? Moreover..."

Luo Mu stared at the scale, which was about half his own size, and for a moment didn't know where to even begin.

This could even be crafted into a shield.

Fortunately, as a Psychic-type Legendary Pokémon, although Lugia couldn't teleport, it possessed some unique special abilities.

No one knew how it did it, but it merely released some mental waves, and the two dragon scales rapidly shrank down to normal size.

It left Luo Mu staring in dumbfounded astonishment.

Is this the versatility of Psychic powers? How enviable; why am I not a Psychic user? Only after Luo Mu opened his palm and caught the dragon scales that Lugia had casually carried over with telekinesis did Lugia's voice, transmitted via telepathy, carry a hint of amusement.

"Take one dragon scale to attempt completing that matter; the other is its gift of gratitude to you."

"It has survived for quite a long time; the dragon blood flowing within its body, if not the absolute best in the world, is certainly among the top tier."

"The dragon scales near the reverse scale contain an extremely high concentration of energy; carrying them will be beneficial for enhancing Dragonite's strength."

Having said this, Lugia did not linger nor wait for Luo Mu's reaction; it let out a clear, melodious cry and dove into the sea.

The giant Dragonite followed it, diving into the ocean as well, and soon vanished without a trace.

Gazing at the shadow rapidly disappearing beneath the sea surface, Luo Mu held the dragon scales, his expression still carrying a hint of confusion.

It seemed he had forgotten to ask Lugia why it was staying in the nearby sea region.

The sea regions connected to the Paldea Sea were either the Hoenn Sea or slightly beyond that, the Kalos Sea; why would Lugia choose to operate within one of these two sea regions?

He couldn't figure it out.

Luo Mu carefully stored the two dragon scales separately; he planned to find a jewelry craftsman to work on one, craft it into an accessory, and give it to Dragonite to wear, replacing its Dragon Fang.

This world wasn't exactly xuanhuan, but it indeed possessed the concept of "dragon blood."

In most works, this mythical creature, the dragon, was more or less linked to the purity and concentration of its blood, which also influenced its strength.

Carrying the scales of the giant Dragonite, which could perhaps be considered an "Ancient Dragon," would definitely benefit Dragonite; in terms of the Dragon type, it could also slightly catch up to the growth of its Flying type.

Luo Mu had Dragonite fly over to Geeta again and said with a slight apology, "Sorry about leaving you, President, waiting on the side."

"No harm, no harm."

Geeta waved her hand with a smile; she truly didn't mind this matter in the slightest.

"Now that the other party has left, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief; it's all thanks to you that this matter was resolved so securely."

Luo Mu nodded. "Fortunately, its temperament is very good; otherwise, a battle would have been unavoidable."

The giant Dragonite wasn't like the resurrected Ancient Alakazam and Gengar, which would chase people down and attack without a second word; this was also the main reason Luo Mu always believed that the partner the giant Dragonite was seeking had nothing to do with Ancient Pokémon.

"I plan to go back and handle the aftermath of this incident; what about you?"

Geeta waved to the helicopter hovering above, signaling it to lower its altitude, then looked at Luo Mu and asked.

Luo Mu looked up at the sky and said, "I'll go find those four children; the sky is already this bright, they should be awake by now."

Geeta nodded slightly and said with a smile, "I heard about Hearing Hearing Nimo breaking through the Cortondo Gym; you've taught a quite excellent student."

"Her own talent is also very strong, but more importantly, she loves battles; that is her hobby and interest."

Luo Mu replied modestly.

"Your guidance was also very important; after all, you are the driving force behind that child's desire to become a Trainer."

Geeta gave Luo Mu a meaningful glance, then stopped lingering in small talk; last night's disturbance would require considerable effort to handle.

Later, she would have Brother Brother Qingmu assist her; having gotten off work at twelve o'clock, he should have slept enough for eight hours by now.

Geeta quickly transferred onto the helicopter; the sound of the rotors droned loudly, and before departing, she left two final sentences.

"I heard from Rika that you seem to have some ideas regarding the Contest to be held in a while?"

"That's perfect; why don't you, as the academy's teacher representative, spar and perform a match with that Contest Master, Wallace?"

Although the helicopter was constantly moving away, unfortunately, Luo Mu heard every word clearly.

He immediately fell silent.

Wait, why is it me fighting again?

The phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated.

Opening it, he saw it was a message from Geeta.

【Geeta: I heard you plan to build an apple orchard; I happen to have some channels for that.】

Luo Mu paused his movements, his fingers quickly tapping the screen a few times.

【Luo Mu: Deal!】

Waves continuously crashed against the beach as a slightly salty sea breeze blew past.

Upon hearing the news Luo Mu brought back, the four people who had slept until the sun was high in the sky shouted in unison, "The giant Pokémon has already left!?"

Their faces were filled with disbelief, along with hidden regret.

If they had known, they wouldn't have gone so wild yesterday; at least Hearing Hearing Nimo and the other two had seen the massive shadow of the other party through the thick fog, but Xiao Zhi, the only one who hadn't seen it, was scratching his ears and cheeks, acting like a monkey with hyperactivity disorder.

Pikachu and Xiao Zhi were equally matched; the plump Electric Mouse's movements were far more agile than Xiao Zhi's Snorlax.

"I did call you seriously; it's not my fault you couldn't get up."

Luo Mu said cheerfully, a smile of schadenfreude hanging on the corner of his mouth.

After enjoying their expressions enough, Luo Mu still took out his camera, brought up the photos he had taken, and showed them to the four excited children for their appreciation.

He, who never left his camera behind, had indeed taken quite a few photos.

Manually filtering out the extreme close-up photos that clearly identified the species of the massive Dragonite, Luo Mu only showed them the photos he had taken of those faintly visible figures within the thick fog.

In particular, there was one photo where Luo Mu had specifically asked the Dragonite to fly farther away, capturing both the massive bodily shadow of the giant Dragonite in the thick fog and the huge rock upon which Beigu Town was situated in the distance.

The four of them, who knew the size and height of the huge rock, saw such an obvious contrast and became so excited that their faces turned red.

They even beat their chests in regret, lamenting how they could have slept so soundly; it was truly such a pity!

(End of Chapter)