Chapter 133: Hmm, Undoubtedly the Weakest Rayquaza

"Wow~ such pretty flowers, can you give them to me?"

A crisp, pleasant voice suddenly rang in everyone's ears, making the few present freeze in surprise.

It was an extremely cute, slightly childish voice.

Lillie and the others immediately looked around, but found no one.

"Telepathy?"

The next moment, Caitlin and Lillie understood what this voice was.

Undoubtedly, this was telepathy; telepathy is communication between minds, which also fits the form where the voice seemed to suddenly come from within the heart.

"Could it be..."

Mamon raised an eyebrow and immediately took out that purple crystal from his backpack, but the stone's surface still showed no abnormalities.

"Is it you? Jirachi."

With such an adorable telepathy, Mamon almost instinctively thought of Jirachi.

"Oh yeah~ I like it very much, this pretty little flower."

The crisp telepathy rang out again, and at the same time, a layer of barely visible light lit up on the purple crystal.

"Incredible, the time of the Millennium Comet hasn't arrived yet, and Jirachi already has consciousness ahead of schedule?"

Butler was extremely shocked; this was different from the Jirachi data he knew.

Hearing this, Caitlin and Lillie also had strange expressions, yet also delight; were they about to see Jirachi?

"Then if you wake up now, shall I give you the flower?" Mamon immediately said to Jirachi.

"..."

But Jirachi did not respond again, and the crystal lost all its light, as if Jirachi had fallen back into deep sleep.

After waiting a minute and confirming Jirachi had made no sound at all, Mamon fell into thought.

"How could there suddenly be a bit of consciousness?"

Mamon was strange; Jirachi's sleep should be extremely deep, absolutely no worse than a sleeping Groudon.

After all, before the Millennium Comet arrived, even if Jirachi was truly dug up and moved, Jirachi wouldn't have a single reaction.

In the movie, Butler did exactly that; he dug out the sleeping Jirachi a few days before the Millennium Comet and packed it away, and Jirachi had no reaction at all.

Only when the Millennium Comet began did the sleeping Jirachi communicate with Max via telepathy, expressing its affection for Max.

"Could it be the effect of the Power of Friendship?"

Mamon pondered; if there was any anomaly he could guess, it was that he had just infused some Power of Friendship into Jirachi.

But Mamon could not confirm if it was due to the Power of Friendship.

"Let's try again after we return."

Mamon put the crystal back into his backpack, planning to try again later.

And then...

"Then let's keep this rose for now, leave it for this little one."

Mamon put away the rose, while slightly narrowing his eyes to look at Butler; this guy...

Butler keenly noticed Mamon's gaze and instantly broke out in a cold sweat.

Not good, flattery backfired; I hope I won't get penalized by my superior later.

Having found Jirachi's slumbering cocoon, Mamon then toured Farnes with the two girls, Caitlin and Lillie.

Farnes' scenery was indeed very beautiful, and Mamon specifically took many beautiful photos of the two.

Caitlin was elegant and generous, while Lillie was still somewhat shy, but a maiden's blush surpassed everything, making the photos very pretty.

After playing in Farnes all afternoon, the three arrived at Lavaridge Town, preparing to soak in a hot spring and rest.

"Maxi~"

On the battlefield, the magnificent giant bat wrapped its wings around Mamon, nuzzling Mamon's head affectionately with its cheek.

"You child, you're so big now, yet you still like to act spoiled so much."

Mamon laughed helplessly while gently patting Lunala's wings, but felt very satisfied in his heart.

After all, this was the Alolan legendary 'Moon-Bringing Beast', Lunala.

"However, I am very happy to see you again." Mamon's tone softened.

"Maxi~"

Lunala narrowed its eyes, obviously very happy as well.

Seeing the intimate exchange between one person and one Pokémon, Lillie smiled sweetly with understanding and picked up her phone to record this moment.

Cosmog and Mr. Mamon are unexpectedly well-matched.

The Pokémon League in Ever Grande City.

Steven, looking exhausted, walked into his office and found Wallace sitting on the sofa.

"How is Uncle?"

Seeing Steven return, Wallace stood up and asked with concern.

"Five years in prison."

"Five years?"

Wallace was extremely shocked; Zevries Hibiscus, the man who single-handedly built Devon Corporation into a world-class enterprise, was actually going to spend five years in prison; this news would surely cause an 'Hoenn' earthquake.

After all, Devon Corporation in the Hoenn region could truly be said to be known to everyone.

"This is still considering my father's contributions to Hoenn over so many years, and his good attitude in voluntarily surrendering and admitting guilt this time."

Steven rubbed his brow, his expression very exhausted and his tone very weak; there were even red bloodshot lines from staying up all night in his eyes.

Yesterday, as soon as the meeting ended, Officer Jenny informed him of this news; Zevries Hibiscus had turned himself in.

Daiwu was utterly shocked; how could he not know what kind of person his father was?

He even suspected this might be Mamon's conspiracy, after all, immediately after being kidnapped by Team Rocket, Volkner Hibiscus had turned himself in.

It was hard not to make that connection.

But after visiting and talking with Volkner Hibiscus, Daiwu finally understood the whole story.

The shock to Daiwu's heart was truly too great; he never in a million years expected that the father he respected in his heart had once done such a thing.

"This... why?"

Wallace was very confused; Daiwu fell silent for a while, then recounted Volkner Hibiscus's confession with an incredibly complex mood.

After listening, Wallace felt that Volkner Hibiscus serving time in that prison was truly not at all undeserved.

"Killing an innocent girl, and using a technological device to forcibly capture Rayquaza..."

Wallace really had nothing to say; these were All Are Important crimes!

The Pokémon League is a humanitarian organization, so the League had long established regulations forbidding the use of technological devices to forcibly capture Pokémon.

Once caught, the punishment would be severe without exception.

Not to mention Volkner Hibiscus actually killed Rayquaza's trainer; this made the nature of the crime extremely heinous.

"And the Rayquaza trainer who died back then was Cynthia's older sister."

Daiwu grabbed his hair, his tone incredibly low.

This also successfully answered his confusion: why Cynthia, as the Dragon-type Champion, would rather join the evil organization Team Rocket than join the Hoenn League.

"Ah?" Teacher Wallace was dumbfounded; was there such a thing?

"Then what do we do next..."

"Regardless, Team Rocket must be driven out!"

Daiwu said in a deep voice; although his family had suffered a terrible change, public matters and private matters did not conflict.

Moreover, although Volkner Hibiscus was his father, Daiwu was very clear: since this was a mistake Volkner Hibiscus had committed himself in the past, he should bear the consequences.

Daiwu's values were still very upright; of course, since the matter happened to his own father, his mood was indeed very difficult at this moment.

It included both the guilt for the crimes his father had once committed and the complexity of his father now being thrown into prison.

"Hmm! This is the Daiwu I know!" Wallace gave Daiwu a thumbs-up.

"Regarding Mega Stones, Professor Sycamore in Kalos has already given us a response; although he is still researching, he has basically confirmed the existence of Mega Evolution."

"Mega Evolution requires the Pokémon to hold the corresponding Mega Stone, while the trainer needs to hold a Key Stone to resonate with it."

"This matches the scene when Mamon and the others used Mega Evolution; I think I won't be wrong."

Wallace spoke to Daiwu.

"Professor Sycamore can provide us with a portion of the Mega Stones and Key Stones, but we need to confirm which Pokémon correspond to the Mega Stones ourselves."

"Okay; since they are corresponding Mega Stones, the Pokémon themselves should be able to sense them slightly."

Daiwu thought for a moment and replied; although he couldn't distinguish the types of Mega Stones, perhaps the Pokémon themselves could identify which Mega Stone they needed?

"Yes, Professor Sycamore also recommended we try this." Wallace nodded.

"Then let's try; when the Mega Stones and Key Stones arrive, have Champion Cynthia and the others come over."

Daiwu rubbed his temples, which were aching a bit.

"As long as our main force can Mega Evolve, we can organize another operation; Champion Cynthia and the others cannot stay long, so we must hurry."

Ultimately, Cynthia and the others were all 'borrowed'; Cynthia and Leon were Champions, Giovanni was a Gym Leader, and Nemona was still traveling to challenge the Paldea League for the second time.

They could not stay in Hoenn for a long time.

"Alright, Daiwu, you rest for a while first; your mental state is currently too poor."

Wallace advised Daiwu; having known Daiwu for so long, he had never seen Daiwu with such a poor mental state.

"I'll sleep for a while later; so where are Champion Cynthia and the others now?"

"Champion Cynthia and Nemona left Littleroot City to go out and relax; Gym Leader Giovanni also said he is going out for a stroll; if any incidents occur, we can contact them at any time; Champion Leon is in the training ground behind for special training."

Actually, Leon originally planned to go out and stroll around Littleroot City, after all, this was his first time in the Hoenn region.

However, in view of the situation in Rustboro City previously, Leon felt he should not 'wander around' for the time being.

"Arrange a tour guide for Champion Leon to take him around the surroundings." Daiwu said helplessly.

We can't let Leon come all the way to Hoenn just to do special training every day; that would make our Hoenn League look extremely impolite.

Lumiose City, a high-tech city located near Sootopolis City.

The technology here is quite advanced, with automatic walkways and block robots patrolling; and what Lumiose City is most famous for is its Battle Tower.

After resting for one night in Lavaridge Town, Mamon and the other two arrived at this high-tech city.

"This city is so developed."

Seeing this kind of high-tech city for the first time, Lillie was extremely Gao Ang; carrying her backpack, she looked up at the towering skyscrapers lining both sides.

"Lumiose City is considered one of the models of modern cities, but because it is too full of the flavor of technology, it actually lacks a lot of human atmosphere."

Mamon said with a smile.

Although this futuristic high-tech city is very eye-catching, in fact, Lumiose City is not particularly famous in the Hoenn region, let alone in the world.

The main theme of this world is still humans and nature, humans and Pokémon; most people who travel to Lumiose City are curious about this high-tech city and the Battle Tower.

Very few people are truly willing to stay and settle in Lumiose City.

"But coming to visit once is still very necessary."

Mamon glanced at the map; his destination was still very clear.

"Mm-hmm~"

Lillie watched the robots passing by her side, still very curious.

The three briefly toured LaRousse City before finally arriving before a research institute.

"Who are you?" a young female researcher with dark brown hair opened the institute's main door, looking at the three with confusion.

"Hello, we wish to visit Dr. Rondo."

Mamon wore a smile; his handsome face, warm expression, and sunny demeanor made it impossible to raise any guard.

Dr. Rondo was the highest authority of this high-tech research facility, and it was he who had retrieved one of the meteorites four years ago.

This was because Dr. Rondo had witnessed Deoxys appearing alongside the meteorite, as well as the subsequent battle between Deoxys and Rayquaza.

Consequently, Dr. Rondo developed a strong interest in Deoxys's ecological habits; he had been striving to revive the Deoxys within the meteorite, yet from beginning to end, he had never succeeded.

"Please, come in."

The young woman invited Mamon and the other two inside.

In this world, it was not uncommon for scholars and travelers to visit famous local research doctors.

"My name is Yuki; I assist Dr. Rondo in his research. Are you trainers?"

Yuki led the three, asking Mamon and the others with curiosity.

"Yes, all three of us are visiting the Hoenn region for the first time," Mamon replied with a smile.

While chatting, the three arrived inside the institute, where in a laboratory, a middle-aged researcher with blue hair and a serious expression was reviewing a data report.

"Dr. Rondo, there are guests who wish to visit you," Yuki knocked on the laboratory door, then opened it and walked in.

This research institute was not small, and at the very center of the laboratory stood a large experimental tube; the most conspicuous object within the tube was a meteorite, and at the very center of the meteorite lay a green gem crystal.

"This is it! Deoxys!"

Mamon's eyes flickered slightly as he gazed at the green gem crystal on the meteorite.

This was Deoxys's core!

It was also Deoxys's most vital part; as long as this core crystal did not perish, even if the entire body were utterly shattered, Deoxys could slowly regenerate and revive.

This Deoxys with the green crystal was not yet fully awakened.

As for the Deoxys individual with the purple crystal, Individual One had fought Rayquaza four years ago, which had mistaken them for invaders, in its search for Individual Two; the result of that battle was that Individual One was completely obliterated by Rayquaza's Hyper Beam, leaving only a single core crystal that fell into the sea.

However, it must be noted that if Deoxys Individual One had not been overconfident and rash during that battle, that Rayquaza might not have been able to defeat Deoxys at all.

Hmm, undoubtedly the weakest Rayquaza.

Still a transition.

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