Chapter 154: Jirachi: The Invincible Kyogre, I Admire You the Most

Legendary Pokémon can broadly be called "Mythical Pokémon," or understood as the key legendary Pokémon of the Pokémon world.

In game terms, Legendary Pokémon often possess immense power and are extremely rare; some are revered as mythical gods or divine messengers, some are believed to be creators or managers of certain aspects of the world, and some even caused great calamities in the past.

Mythical Pokémon and Ultra Beasts were once also classified as Legendary Pokémon.

Of course, we won't mention Ultra Beasts now; whether they still deserve to be called "legendary" is debatable, since Ultra Beasts used to have quite the aura, and their strength was indeed generally very high.

As for Mythical Pokémon, they are sometimes also grouped under Legendary Pokémon.

According to the games, most Mythical Pokémon cannot be obtained through normal gameplay; instead, they are met by receiving Mystery Gifts during specific game events or by triggering special events using event items.

In the Pokémon world, Pokémon with few sightings and insufficient information are sometimes also called "Mythical Pokémon."

For example, Lugia in the movies, the Dratini that fishing enthusiasts haven't caught yet, the Pokémon resembling the Ho-Oh Guard recorded in the "Scarlet Book," and the mysterious Pokémon resembling the Three Swords of Justice recorded in the "Violet Book."

Hmm, the episode where Dratini had the most value.

And Manaphy, mentioned by Jirachi, is also one of the Mythical Pokémon.

Most Mythical Pokémon possess special abilities; for instance, Celebi can travel through time, Jirachi can grant people's wishes, and Victini brings victory to people, and so on.

Manaphy is the same; born in the cold depths of the sea, it possesses a special ability from birth to communicate telepathically with any Pokémon.

Moreover, it is worth mentioning that in the games, Manaphy is the only Mythical Pokémon capable of breeding with Ditto, producing a Phione.

"Jirachi, that's different."

Mamon's expression was somewhat subtle; Manaphy had ridden Kyogre, so this probably wasn't Manaphy boasting, as this scene did appear in the Manaphy movie.

According to the lore, Kyogre is likely the origin of the ocean; even if not, as the "King of the Deep," it is highly probable that Kyogre has a good relationship with Manaphy, who was born in the sea.

After all, Manaphy can naturally communicate telepathically with other Pokémon, implying that Manaphy is the "natural succubus" among Pokémon; especially for Pokémon living in the sea, isn't Manaphy the "group favorite"?

Under Manaphy's coquettish behavior, it is quite normal for Kyogre to agree to let Manaphy ride; Manaphy is so cute, what's wrong with spoiling it a bit?

But Jirachi is not Manaphy.

"Hmm, is it not allowed?" Jirachi's tone was a bit downcast, its expression visibly disappointed.

"It's not exactly forbidden; how about you ask Kyogre's opinion yourself?"

Even Mamon found it hard to resist Jirachi's appearance; the "lethality" was slightly excessive.

Mamon still respected his Pokémon's thoughts; Kyogre is a rather proud Pokémon, and it cannot be ridden by just anyone.

As of now, besides Mamon himself, the Fathead Fish refuses to carry anyone.

In the Fathead Fish's own words, it is Kyogre, the one who defeated the Black Rayquaza! It is the King of the Deep! It is very noble!

"Is it okay?" Jirachi's big eyes immediately sparkled.

"Come out, Kyogre."

Mamon took out a deep red Luxury Ball; yes, he had switched Kyogre into a different Poké Ball.

True to its name, the Luxury Ball is a very precious and rare Poké Ball; its deep red color is extremely conspicuous, distinguishing it from other Poké Balls.

Mainly because the Silph Co. has not yet manufactured the Master Ball with the best performance; otherwise, Mamon would have switched Kyogre into a Master Ball.

After all, Mamon is not short of money; the better the performance of the Poké Ball, the more comfortable his Pokémon will live, right?

There is no need to mistreat his Pokémon; Mamon has always given his Pokémon the most luxurious treatment.

The Luxury Ball opened, and Kyogre appeared above the group; Kyogre, shimmering with faint blue light, looked elegant and noble.

Of course, Kyogre did not activate its ability Drizzle; it probably sensed around and found no enemies.

So Kyogre looked at Mamon in confusion; why call it out? It was sleeping soundly.

"Wow~ It really is Kyogre!"

Upon seeing Kyogre, Jirachi's eyes sparkled with little stars; it floated to the front of Kyogre, its tone full of admiration.

Kyogre looked at this small Wish Star tilting its head; it knew of Jirachi's existence, though they were not close.

Kyogre nodded coldly at Jirachi, neither being close nor distant.

"I 'saw' it back then, Kyogre~! The Kyogre that defeated Rayquaza~ It's so strong!"

Jirachi was very envious; although it was in stone form in Littleroot Town at that time, it did sense a bit of that earth-shattering battle.

This is also why it wanted to ride the Big Fish; this is the Big Fish that defeated Rayquaza!

Upon hearing Jirachi's words, the Fathead Fish immediately felt comfortable all over, looking at this Star-Head with satisfaction.

Not bad, not bad; this Star-Head looks more and more pleasing to the eye!

"Kyogre, Jirachi just woke up; can you carry it and fly around nearby?"

Seeing the good atmosphere between the two, Mamon smiled at Kyogre.

Carry this Star-Head for a flight around?

Hearing this, Kyogre fell into deep thought; although its impression of this Star-Head was good, it was the noble Kyogre after all.

Except for Mamon, the human it recognized, Kyogre did not want any other creature to ride on its head.

"Can you, Kyogre? I admire you the most for being able to defeat Rayquaza!"

Jirachi also coquettishly went along with it, not knowing if it was intentional, bringing up the matter again.

"Wuu~"

Kyogre was instantly "defeated" by this soft and cute telepathy, raised its head and let out a melodious wail, signaling Jirachi to get on.

"Hehehe~"

Jirachi hurriedly floated happily to the top of Kyogre's head and sat down, its face almost smiling crooked.

"Wow wow wow!!"

Amidst Jirachi's joyful exclamations, Kyogre raised its head, let out a low call, flapped its two huge wings, flew toward the endless sea, and then dove straight into the seabed.

Kyogre returned to its loyal seabed; hmm, it was unknown whether Jirachi could dive.

But with Kyogre there, there was no need to worry about anything happening.

"This child seems very smart too."

The sea breeze blew gently, causing Citron's long golden hair to sway, creating a very aesthetic scene.

Citron's words were certainly meant to imply something; no one knew if Jirachi was naturally airheaded or secretly scheming, but Groudon was about to be fished into a pouting mouth by it.

"Jirachi is a very simple Pokémon... probably?"

Mamon pondered thoughtfully; to be honest, he also felt that Jirachi's recent words were truly too 'lethal' to Groudon.

But if he recalled correctly, although Jirachi was a bit playful and mischievous, it was a Pokémon with a very innocent nature, without so many hidden schemes... right?

But if it were truly natural, it was quite subtle that it called Groudon "Big Fishy" when speaking to him, yet called it "Groudon" when speaking to Groudon.

Who corrupted my cute Jirachi baby?

Mamon fell into deep thought; could it be that someone had secretly instilled some 'tea art' into Jirachi behind his back?

"Does Mamon have any wish for Jirachi?" Lillie asked Mamon curiously.

"Actually, there is one. What about you, Lillie, Citron?"

Mamon chuckled lightly; he indeed had a small wish, although strictly speaking, it wasn't really a wish.

Because he knew Jirachi's 'wishes' had limits, he didn't have any 'excessive' thoughts either.

"Hmm... there is indeed such a small wish..."

Hearing this, Lillie seemed to think of something; her small face immediately turned a bit red, and she shifted her head slightly, unable to face Mamon's gaze.

Her voice was very soft, so soft that Mamon could barely hear it.

"Indeed, there is."

Citron admitted it gracefully, although her gaze was also somewhat wandering.

"Oh? What wish do you want to make?" Mamon was very curious.

"It's a girl's secret; even Mamon cannot know it."

Citron, wearing a perfect faint smile, refused mercilessly.

"Alright." Mamon shrugged and didn't force the question further.

After all, girls having secrets was normal; even if Citron's wish was to make her breasts grow two cup sizes, Mamon wouldn't be surprised.

Speaking of which, Citron was very similar to Cynthia; her temperament and looks were both perfect, and her slender, soft figure seemed as if it would break if bent with force.

But their only flaw might be their chest curves; hmm, Lillie was like that too.

Of course, small ones are also very cute; small ones are more exquisite.

Hmm, Mamon didn't mind.

About ten minutes later, Groudon flew back carrying Jirachi.

"Wow!! That's amazing, thank you, invincible Groudon~!"

Jirachi floated back to Mamon's side, sat very familiarly on Mamon's shoulder, and said excitedly to Groudon.

Groudon nodded very satisfied; this star-headed one really knew how to talk!! It liked it very much!

Afterwards, Groudon voluntarily returned to the Luxury Ball.

"Satisfied?" Mamon poked Jirachi's small face and asked with a smile.

"Hehe~ It feels super great, Mamon~ The seabed is super beautiful, with so many pretty corals and fish schools."

Jirachi's cute childlike voice was full of excitement; for it, which could only wake up for seven days every thousand years, this journey to the mysterious and magnificent underwater world was truly its first time.

Hmm, it wasn't in vain that it crazily praised Groudon.

"As long as you like it, let's go, I'll take you home." Mamon felt the Wish Star's happiness, his mood also became much happier, and he spoke with a smile.

"Hmm-hehe~ Okay."

Jirachi's big eyes curved into crescent shapes, very cute.

Back at Citron's villa, Jirachi floated around very curiously, filled with the most primitive curiosity about everything.

And Lillie, following beside Jirachi, would patiently introduce things to it.

Actually, this wasn't Jirachi's first time at the villa; in its Sleeping Stone state, it had spent quite a bit of time in this villa.

But that was obviously different.

In the kitchen, after introducing the function of the rice cooker to Jirachi again, Lillie cautiously glanced at Mamon and Citron chatting on the living room sofa.

"Jirachi, Jirachi."

"Hmm? What's wrong, Lillie?"

Jirachi was frowning and waving a spatula; hearing the voice, it tilted its head and looked at Lillie.

"Can you help me fulfill a small wish? Just one is enough."

Lillie extended her slender index finger and spoke to Jirachi.

She couldn't be in a hurry, because Lusamine had called her last night; she had to return to Alola in a few days.

But there was absolutely no 'progress' between her and Mr. Mamon!!

Several times, she wanted to find an opportunity to confess to Mamon, but Citron was always by Mamon's side, making Lillie very distressed.

Young Lady Citron was too outrageous; except for sleeping time, she was almost always by Mr. Mamon's side, leaving absolutely no chance for privacy!

Truly despicable!!

A girl's sixth sense is very accurate; Lillie could feel it. Citron's feelings for Mamon were not pure!

This was a potential competitor!

For herself, and also for her good sister Mallow, Lillie felt she must 'strike' before returning to Alola.

"Eh? A wish? Hmm... okay, does Lillie have a wish?" Jirachi blinked its eyes and agreed very readily.

"Really?" Lillie was very expectant.

"Yes, I quite like Lillie, but my energy isn't very high right now; if it's a difficult wish, Lillie, can you wait two more days? I can do it after absorbing more star energy."

Jirachi said very honestly; its abilities were not without limits either.

Tonight it has only just awakened, and it has absorbed only a tiny bit of comet energy; there are many things it still cannot do.

"It doesn't matter; my wish is very simple!"

Lillie was very happy and controlled her voice.

"Then tell me, and I can help you fulfill it."

The Wish Star was full of confidence.

"Um... it's just..."

But when the moment came, Lillie was actually a bit shy; she brushed back the golden hair at her ear.

"?" Jirachi tilted its head in confusion.

"Um, can you make Mr. Mammon..."

"Mr. Mammon?"

"Can you make Mr. Mammon fall in love with me?"

Lillie's pretty face turned red; indeed, such words were still too difficult for her, with her thin skin, to bring herself to say.

But Lillie still forced herself to hold back her shyness and spoke her One's Own Thoughts.

"Eh?"

Jirachi bit its finger, somewhat bewildered.

"Fall... in... love..."

Jirachi's large eyes were filled with utter confusion: 'Fall in love with Lillie'?

For Jirachi, who had never had any experience with emotions, these words seemed a bit too mysterious.

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