Chapter 155: I've Captured Jirachi!

"Yes, is that okay, Jirachi?"

Lillie's moist, large eyes blinked as she gazed expectantly at Jirachi.

Actually, she very much wanted to make a wish for Mamen to love only her for the rest of his life, but...

In that case, Lillie felt she was being far too selfish; she had already wronged Mizuki.

Clearly, Mizuki was Mr. Mamen's girlfriend, and she was Mizuki's good friend, yet she was pining for her friend's boyfriend.

Lillie felt she was truly despicable...

But she really liked Mr. Mamen; this was her first love!

"Hmm... let me think..."

Jirachi's cute face showed a troubled expression; it didn't quite understand.

If it couldn't understand, how could it fulfill Lillie's wish?

But facing Lillie's expectant gaze, Jirachi simply couldn't refuse; after all, it did quite like this human girl, and her flute playing was very pleasant to hear.

"Mm-hmm~!" Lillie was very happy, her eyebrows and eyes filled with joy.

In that case, she could be with Mr. Mamen!

Although it was wrong to Mizuki, but... as long as Mizuki didn't find out, it would be fine! Mizuki was still traveling, so it didn't matter.

Jirachi thought for a moment and decided to consult the omnipotent Mamen after all.

It connected its telepathy solely to Mamen; this was telepathy! How convenient!

'Mamen, Mamen, what does 'fall in love' mean?'

'Fall in love?'

Hearing Jirachi's voice suddenly coming from within his heart, Mamen's expression became somewhat strange.

'Yes, for example, making you fall in love with Lillie.' Jirachi innocently gave an example.

Pfft~

Mamen immediately understood, casting a subtle glance toward the kitchen.

Fine, fine, fine, so Lillie's little wish was like this, was it?

Mamen couldn't help but smile, feeling a bit subtle; although he already had good feelings for Lillie, otherwise he wouldn't have kept 'bumping into' Lillie in Alola in the first place.

However, that the girl sought out Jirachi to make a wish to obtain his 'love' was unexpected to Mamen.

'Answer her like this, Jirachi; just say...'

Mamen thought for a moment and instructed Jirachi on what to reply.

In the kitchen.

"Okay, Lillie, I'll help you fulfill your wish!"

Jirachi puffed out its chest with great confidence, then closed its eyes, its whole body glowing with a faint light, looking very much like the real deal.

Lillie pressed her lips together, her twin pupils staring tightly at Jirachi, more nervous than ever before, yet a hint of hesitation suddenly rose within her heart.

Soon, the light on Jirachi's body gradually faded away.

"Did it succeed, Jirachi?"

"Hmm~ but I just sensed it; Mamen actually already likes you, Lillie."

"Eh?!!!"

Upon hearing this, Lillie immediately widened her eyes; the intense sense of joy made her unable to control her voice.

"Really? Mr. Mamen he..."

Lillie quickly reacted, her hands nervously clutching the hem of her skirt as she bent forward to gaze anxiously at Jirachi.

"Yes, Mamen already likes Lillie, so I want to ask you, do you still want to fulfill this wish?"

Jirachi tilted its head, its expression naturally dazed and cute, making one want to pinch it hard a few times.

"This..."

Thump~ Thump~~

Lillie placed her right hand before her chest; her exquisite Bai Xi face flushed with a charming pink; so happy! She was really so happy!

So Mr. Mamen also liked her?

But... right, Mr. Mamen had always taken such good care of her and been so gentle to her; of course he had good feelings for her.

"Waa~ Thank you, Jirachi, I'm so happy!"

Knowing this fact, Lillie couldn't help but hug Jirachi; she suddenly felt that Jirachi was indeed the Lucky Star!

Jirachi emitted a muffled whimper, its tiny short arms struggling to pull itself out of Lillie's embrace, trying to save itself from Lillie's arms.

But it couldn't do it; the girl hugged too tightly!

Jirachi dared not use too much force, or it might hurt the girl.

After a while, once her emotions had calmed somewhat, the belatedly realizing Lillie hurriedly let go of Jirachi; seeing Jirachi swaying unsteadily, unable to even float steadily, Lillie's face turned red again.

"I'm sorry, Jirachi, I was too excited just now."

Lillie hurriedly took candy from her pocket, opened the wrapper, and handed it to Jirachi.

"This is candy that Little Nebula likes very much; please forgive my rudeness just now."

"Hmm~ So sweet~" The star-headed one was easily coaxed.

"Then Lillie, do you still want to make a wish?" The star-headed one did not forget its original intention.

"Emmm..." The girl fell into hesitation.

Actually, she had already been a bit hesitant, since she suddenly realized whether love obtained through Jirachi's power was true love.

Moreover, could she really accept Mr. Mamen's love as a matter of course if she obtained it this way?

Although it was a bit pretentious, Lillie had indeed suddenly thought of these things.

"No need, Jirachi, thank you. I've decided to rely on myself to harvest my own love."

Lillie pressed her lips together, and after making up her mind, she spoke gently to Jirachi.

"Okay then~" Jirachi, with a candy in its mouth, puffed out its left cheek, looking very cute.

It still didn't understand the so-called 'love,' but since Lillie could give up this wish, it no longer needed to be troubled.

"Then can I change my wish?"

Lillie blinked her large eyes and looked at Jirachi with expectation again.

"Sure."

"Then Jirachi, could you please make me a bit thinner? Recently, I feel like I've gained some weight."

Lillie pinched some of the soft flesh poking out from her abdomen, feeling quite distressed.

Because Mamon had been taking her traveling around these past few days, eating many delicious snacks and pastries, Lillie felt she had gotten a bit fat.

"?"

Jirachi looked at Lillie somewhat blankly. Sister, don't you have any normal wishes?

Time moved into the deep night.

Mamon sat in his room, polishing the Poké Balls of Groudon and the others.

Meanwhile, the tiny Jirachi sat on the table, hands placed by its sides, watching Mamon's movements up close.

"Jirachi, would you be willing to become my partner?"

After wiping Tyranitar's Poké Ball clean and setting it aside, Mamon took out an empty Poké Ball and asked Jirachi.

"Partner? We are already partners." Jirachi thought for a moment and replied to Mamon thus.

"It's different. It's a partner who stays together forever without separating. I like you, Jirachi, so I hope you can always stay by my side."

"Hehe~ Is that so? I like Mamon too."

Jirachi's small face immediately broke into a happy smile; its childish and clear telepathy was very pure.

"So does Mamon want to catch me?" Jirachi also understood Mamon's meaning.

"That's right. That way we can be together forever, for a lifetime." Mamon held a gentle smile.

"But Mamon, I will fall asleep, you know. I'll sleep for a very long time." Jirachi's voice gradually grew faint, sounding quite dejected.

It also knew that once the time of the thousand-year comet ended, it would fall into sleep again, injecting all the energy it had absorbed from the comet into the earth.

"So, I hope Jirachi you can be a bit selfish. Please stop giving your powers to Farnes, okay?"

Mamon lifted Jirachi and placed it in front of him, looking directly at this legendary Wish Star.

"But if that happens..." Jirachi was very conflicted; it had always been feeding back to that land.

"Farnes is already very fertile. Even if it loses you, it will still be rich. So many Pokémon live there; they will take care of that land. You don't need to worry."

Mamon felt Jirachi was still a bit too selfless.

"Hmm..."

Jirachi was still very hesitant. Although it knew Mamon's words made sense, over the long years, it had always followed this cycle: 'Wake for seven days—absorb comet energy—sleep to feed the energy back to Farnes' land—wake for seven days.'

This had almost become its instinct.

Seeing this, Mamon thought for a moment, took out a grease pencil, and fixed the wish tag right in the middle of Jirachi's head.

"Eh?" Jirachi was stunned.

Scribble, scribble, scribble...

Mamon moved quickly; a line of text was written on Jirachi's wish tag.

"Since Jirachi you can't make a decision, I'll make a wish." Mamon looked at Jirachi, whose expression was dazedly cute and whose body began to glow.

"My wish is that Jirachi can avoid falling into a long slumber, can always be my partner, and live a free and easy life just like me."

"Mamon~!"

Jirachi's clear, large eyes sparkled with moisture, looking at Mamon with teary eyes.

At the same time, the wish tag right in the middle of Jirachi's head shone with a blinding light, and Jirachi's form slowly floated up.

The 'seam' on its belly gradually opened, revealing its true form: a dark green, eerie eye.

'Eye of Truth'!

Legend has it that when Jirachi wakes from a thousand-year slumber, it will grant the wish written on the wish tag on its head; it is said any wish can be fulfilled.

Can Jirachi, which is only awake for seven days every thousand years, fulfill this wish of 'allowing Jirachi to avoid falling into a long sleep'?

Mamon wasn't sure either, but he thought it should be possible. Pokémon, these magical creatures, mostly have their own settings, but there are also behaviors that 'break away' from those settings.

Ultimately, the reason Jirachi gets sleepy is due to insufficient energy, so it needs sleep to recover its spirit. And judging by the situation in the movie...

Jirachi absorbs the massive energy of the comet, then voluntarily falls into a slumber to share the energy it absorbed with Farnes. If one jumps out of this 'sharing' link, theoretically, Jirachi, full of energy, should remain awake forever.

But that isn't safe; it's better to make a wish directly.

The Eye of Truth twisted eerily as Jirachi closed its eyes, completing the wish Mamon had written.

Time ticked by second by second. The black characters on the wish tag gradually vanished, and the light on Jirachi's body slowly dissipated.

The Eye of Truth closed. Jirachi fell back down, sitting on the table, and opened its eyes.

"Did it succeed?" Mamon was somewhat uncertain.

"Mamon~" Jirachi looked at Mamon, its voice very crisp and pleasant, its large eyes sparkling.

"Please take care of me from now on~"

The tiny Wish Star floated up and threw itself onto the boy's neck, rubbing against him affectionately like a cute cat.

Yes, it had fulfilled Mamon's wish.

"Please take care of me."

Mamon was also very happy; he had caught this legendary Mythical Pokémon, Jirachi.

This cute little fellow, for as long as it lives, can stay by his side the whole time, without falling into a long slumber.

Until it eventually dies, only then will this wish come to an end, and Jirachi will return to that piece of land important to it—Fearn.

"How nice."

Mammon gently rubbed Jirachi's little head, in quite a good mood.

Jirachi's matter was considered settled, so now it was time for the final showdown with the Hoenn League.

Side scene.

Jirachi: Young lady, please speak your wish, I can grant them all for you one by one.

Young lady: Jirachi, Jirachi! I want my breasts to grow two cup sizes, that way I can help Mammon *finish*! He'll definitely be very happy, how could those damn b*tches compete with me!

Jirachi:?

Young lady: I also want my stamina to get better, otherwise I'll pass out right away, and Mammon won't be able to enjoy himself to the fullest……

Jirachi:??

Young lady: Lastly, can you make me into a highly fertile constitution? I want to give Mammon ten babies! Preferably twins or triplets, I don't want to spend the next ten years in the delivery room, sigh.

A certain star-head:??? (wide round eyes)

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(End of chapter)