Chapter 165: Mephisto Says He Wants to Become God!

Daima considered himself a relatively mature and rational person, and he never judged potential friends by their status or position.

Instead, he judged them by their character and thoughts.

Although he was the young master of Devon Corporation and the strongest trainer in Hoenn, anyone who knew Daima understood that he was truly an extraordinary person.

Appearance, temperament, virtue, resolve, and strength; just as Cynthia was nearly a perfect woman, Daima could be called a nearly perfect man.

In fact, Daima could be said to be even more perfect than Cynthia; Cynthia's family was merely a normal middle-class household in Eterna Town, with nothing more than her grandmother being the head of a historical research institute.

And what about Daima?

Devon Corporation was one of the world's top enterprises; indeed, there were few entities on this earth whose output could rival Devon Corporation.

Yet Daima was the young master of Devon Corporation; his family background was evident from this alone.

Although at the status of Daima and Cynthia, the amount of wealth was not important to them.

But Daima was now engaging in self-reflection.

He began to carefully recall the events of the past month or two, but the more he recalled, the more shocked he became.

"It seems Team Rocket really hasn't done any evil deeds?!!"

Daima suddenly drew this conclusion.

If one did not use the excuse of "preventing trouble before it arises," he thought deeply and carefully, and it seemed Team Rocket had done no bad deeds in the Hoenn region.

Absorbing Team Aqua and Team Magma was a dispute between their own evil organizations; for Hoenn, it had no real impact.

In fact, the disappearance of these two extreme environmental organizations, Team Aqua and Team Magma, brought only benefits and no harm to Hoenn.

After all...

From the current situation, Team Aqua and Team Magma were pursuing Groudon and Kyogre, and they actually could succeed!

Because they had found the orbs and the sleeping places of Groudon and Kyogre; if they were awakened by them, Hoenn would suffer in the coming days.

Then there was the matter of Steven Stone; but according to Steven Stone's subsequent conversation with him, although Mephisto and his two companions went to cause trouble, they only wanted to seek justice for Cynthia.

And the reason Mephisto contacted Daima at that time was likely to expose the sins Steven Stone had committed previously, preventing him from continuing to hide them.

This was something Steven Stone should have endured anyway.

As for the artistic photos of himself and Wallace... thinking carefully, this was purely Mephisto's malicious humor; aside from a slight impact on their reputation, there were no substantial losses.

Daima's expression fluctuated; yes, the Team Rocket in Hoenn that he currently knew of seemed to have committed no evil at all?

Damn it, there was no "seemed"; indeed, they had done nothing.

"Was I wrong?"

Daima's face turned pale; ultimately, his preconceived notions were too heavy.

Team Rocket in Kanto had committed crimes in the Kanto region; the number of sins they committed was uncountable, so his strict prevention of Team Rocket in Hoenn was not wrong.

Was his desire to expel Team Rocket wrong? Of course not.

After all, Team Rocket in Kanto had a notorious reputation; preventing trouble before it arises was always correct; just because they hadn't done evil now, who knew if they would do so later?

After all, the name of this organization is "Team Rocket."

But at this moment, Daima's mind was in its most complex state; originally, the Primordial Sea of Primal Kyogre covering Hoenn had made him feel immense guilt.

"Champion Daima! Do not be influenced by his rhetoric; perhaps Mephisto is right, but his starting point is absolutely not like that; what he said is merely consequentialism."

Giovanni spoke to Daima in a deep voice.

But is there a problem with consequentialism?

Cynthia's eyebrows furrowed slightly; she felt Giovanni's statement was somewhat inappropriate.

Intent, process, and result; the three indeed have different degrees of importance, but in Cynthia's view, the result and the process are nearly equally important.

On the contrary, the "intent" is actually the lightest in the face of both "process" and "result."

Of course, Cynthia also understood that what Giovanni said was not particularly problematic.

After all, the relationship between Giovanni and Mephisto was quite special; perhaps he cared more about Mephisto's "intent."

"Tsk~ Dear Dad, you really aren't polite at all; is admitting that I changed Team Rocket so difficult?"

Mephisto couldn't help but make a tsk sound.

"If you really just wanted to change Team Rocket, why did you travel to Alola and Hoenn?" Giovanni said in a low voice.

"Mephisto, do you want to say that under your leadership, Team Rocket is not an evil organization that commits every kind of crime? If you really want to prove this point, why don't you change Team Rocket in Kanto?"

"What you say is actually meaningless; Team Rocket is not yours!"

"Admit it, Mephisto; you refuse to leave Team Rocket, isn't it because you want to use Team Rocket to prove yourself? To prove your own value of existence?"

Giovanni stared tightly at Mephisto.

"This world does not need Team Rocket! Mephisto, you are indeed strong, but neither you nor Team Rocket can change this world!"

The black rain clouds in the sky slowly vanished, and strands of clean sunlight shone down, illuminating the sea surface that had already returned to calm.

But the smile on Mephisto's face slowly faded.

"Oh?"

Mephisto lightly rotated the Poké Ball in his hand.

"The position of Team Rocket's boss will sooner or later be mine," Mephisto said indifferently.

His tone remained as natural as ever, yet that invisible arrogance seemed entirely natural.

Upon hearing Mephisto's words, the expressions of Diantha and the others tightened slightly, but was it surprising? Actually, it was not surprising.

A person as arrogant and self-confident as Mephisto could not remain under others forever, especially since Mephisto's strength was so great now.

In fact, it was not strange at all to Diantha that Mephisto would "take out" the current Team Rocket boss and take his place whenever he chose.

After all, in terms of impression, Diantha had never seen anyone as arrogant as Mephisto.

To be honest, Diantha quite wanted to see the scene where Mephisto "killed" the Team Rocket boss and took his place with his own eyes.

Hmm, it would definitely be thrilling at that time.

"And dear old dad, you've also gotten one thing wrong. Do you see me as such a worthless existence?"

"Proving my worth? That's laughable. I no longer care about such things."

Mamon chuckled lightly. Under the control of Dark Ultra Dream's psychic power, Mamon's figure slowly floated upward.

Primal Kyogre flew in with flapping wings and caught Mamon.

"Mamon, what exactly are you trying to do?"

Giovanni asked in a heavy voice.

"For a higher realm!!"

Mamon looked down upon the four of them, like a deity in the high heavens gazing upon mortals.

Primal Kyogre slowly flapped its wings; its body shimmering with faint blue light and Jin Guang, it was magnificent and awe-inspiring.

"What?"

Giovanni and the others were stunned.

"Do you know? No one stands in the sky from the very beginning, whether it's you, or me, even the gods are the same!"

Mamon tried to find his glasses, but couldn't locate them. However, it didn't matter.

His right hand swept his black hair back, instantly transforming into a slicked-back style; his expression was cold, his eyes arrogant.

"But this unbearable vacancy on the throne of the sky is also coming to an end."

"From now on! I shall stand at the summit!"

The boy's arrogant words echoed in the ears of the four.

Silence! The scene was extremely quiet!

Steven and the others stared in shock at the figure standing atop Primal Kyogre's head.

What did Mamon just say? At the summit of where did he want to stand??

But soon, Steven finally came to his senses and sucked in a sharp breath.

This guy Mamon... he wants to become the Kami of this world??!

"Dream on! Mamon! You are indulging in a pipe dream!"

Leon's voice was extremely heavy; what kind of madman would say such things?

"This world is fine right now; it doesn't need an ambitious schemer like you at all!"

Steven spoke up as well; he had just been thinking whether the Team Rocket led by Mamon could be accepted.

But now, hearing Mamon speak like this, he instantly discarded that shred of approval.

Maxie and Archie previously only wanted to expand the sea and the land, but with Mamon, he directly wants to stand in the sky??

"Mamon, how have you become like this?! You are no longer the Mamon I know!" Giovanni said, heartbroken.

"No longer the Mamon you know? That's a pity, dear father. The Mamon you knew no longer exists."

Mamon replied with a light smile.

"By the way, here, take this."

Mamon took out a gemstone from his backpack that shimmered with faint red light; in the very center of the gemstone was an 'Ω' symbol.

It was Groudon's Red Orb.

Mamon tossed this Red Orb to Giovanni; Giovanni caught the gemstone, glanced at it, and looked toward Mamon.

"What do you mean by this?"

"As a son, it's just a small gift for you, dad. I look forward to our next meeting, dad."

A malicious curve slowly spread across Mamon's lips.

But Steven and the others instantly understood Mamon's sinister intentions; Primal Groudon's power was clearly beyond control!

Especially having witnessed Primal Kyogre's Primordial Sea, Primal Groudon's Desolate Land is a top-tier weather trait no less than the Primordial Sea.

In Mamon's words, the Desolate Land is enough to dry up all life!

So using Primal Groudon to fight Primal Kyogre? But what would be the consequence?

And... after retrieving the Red Orb, will Groudon still help them? Or will it go berserk immediately?

"Farewell, all you Champions. I hope our next meeting will bring you even greater fun."

"Woo~!"

Primal Kyogre's low moan resonated across the sky; it flew toward the distance and quickly vanished from sight.

Having watched Primal Kyogre's figure disappear, Steven rubbed his temples with utter exhaustion.

"It's over."

Steven wanted to turn around, but as soon as he moved his feet, his body went limp.

"Careful!"

Leon, quick-eyed and quick-handed, immediately supported Steven.

"Rest for a while, Steven. Your complexion looks terrible." Leon looked at Steven's pale face with concern.

He could fully understand; Steven's psychological pressure right now was truly too great.

"Forgive us for making a scene. It's nothing; maybe I was caught in the rain too long. I'll recover in a moment. Let's go to Officer Jenny first." Steven forced a smile; after resting a while, he steadied his feet again.

"Champion Steven, no need to rush. With Wallace and Nemona there, everything will be fine."

Cynthia also advised.

"Let's go take a look. I'll ride Metagross." Steven shook his head.

Seeing that Steven was determined, the three could only agree.

Giovanni looked at the Red Orb in his hand, his eyes flickering slightly, then looked at the Poké Ball in his other hand.

But to Giovanni's astonishment, water was slowly leaking from the seam of the Poké Ball. This??

Groudon should be fine, right?

After thinking it over, Giovanni decided not to release Groudon just yet; let it vomit inside the ball for a while.

The four boarded a flying Pokémon and headed toward the Team Rocket base island; along the way, Steven had already called to contact Officer Jenny.

After hesitating for a moment, Officer Jenny decided to trust Steven, issued a retreat order, and instructed the personnel to release the Team Rocket members who had already been captured.

By all rights, this incident should have ended right there.

But the key point is...

"Steven! Steven, save me!!"

Caught by Caitlin yet again, with hands and feet bound, sitting on the ground looking utterly aggrieved, Wallace saw Steven and the others flying over; his expression brightened, and he immediately shouted to Steven.

Seeing this so familiar scene, Steven finally couldn't hold it back; his vision went black.

Diantha and the other two were startled.

"Champion Steven!"

"Steven!"

"Oh no! Steven has fainted!"

(End of this chapter)