No one present could see through Aoki's disguise, except for Mewtwo.
Actually, it wasn't that Mewtwo saw through Aoki's disguise; he didn't even know who Aoki was. It was purely because his mind had a deep connection with the psychic energy on Aoki's body.
Bang—
When Mewtwo reached out to grab Aoki's shoulder, it was like an electric shock.
However, the sparks that collided this time were a dark black.
A look of surprise flashed in Mewtwo's bewildered eyes. His hand had just been directly pushed away by an energy fluctuation that made him very uncomfortable. Although he didn't know what kind of energy it was, his instinct told him that this energy had a strong restraining effect on him.
It was a fundamental restraint.
Mewtwo didn't know what his current strength represented in the entire Pokémon world; otherwise, he would probably be even more surprised.
But he didn't understand, which didn't mean others didn't. The crowd around Aoki had already been directly forced back by Mewtwo's unconsciously emitted psychic energy, creating a vacuum zone in the crowd.
So, Aoki and Mewtwo, who were in the vacuum zone, became particularly conspicuous.
As the Elder, the head of the Alliance, his abilities had not yet dissipated, and he naturally recognized Aoki, as well as Giovanni, the leader of Team Rocket. Even though the backlash from Mewtwo was causing him an abnormal headache, he still managed to restrain himself with his extremely strong willpower, and at the same time, he also discovered Aoki's presence.
Furthermore, both of them immediately confirmed his identity.
In this world, those who could resist a Mewtwo of this strength were few and far between.
Seeing Mewtwo's curiosity in his eyes grow stronger after a moment of surprise, Aoki gave a helpless wry smile.
This feeling was like being targeted by a baby holding a nuclear button; if the other party got a whim, a devastating nuclear bomb would explode.
Mewtwo reached out to Aoki again, this time using more psychic energy.
Aoki forcibly suppressed Darkrai, who wanted to resist.
If this continued, Mewtwo might really erupt. Although he wasn't terribly afraid of him, it was best not to sour his relationship with Mewtwo. This one was very different from Mew, a decisive and ruthless individual.
Moreover, Aoki also knew what Mewtwo wanted to do, and to be honest, he was also very curious.
Mewtwo firmly grabbed him, and this time, Mewtwo met no resistance.
"Ugh—"
But Mewtwo's uncontrolled actions and violent psychic energy still made Aoki groan involuntarily.
If it were anyone else with less psychic power than him, this slap would probably have crippled them.
Mewtwo also felt a bit strange, but a greater curiosity still urged him to chase after Arceus, who had awakened him, and the green creature that gave him a strong sense of threat.
After grabbing Aoki's shoulder, Mewtwo carried Aoki and shot into the sky, disappearing completely from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye.
Looking at the departing Mewtwo, Giovanni, whose headache had slightly eased, had a glimmer in his eyes.
Indeed, Mewtwo's strength still had room for improvement; it was only because of the shackles of his own consciousness and mental armor that he was stuck at that level.
But after Arceus unintentionally awakened his own consciousness, his previously stagnant strength began to loosen, giving him another opportunity to improve and increase his power.
However, none of this had much to do with the current Giovanni. Arceus had disrupted all his plans!
Nevertheless, no matter what, Mewtwo, whom he had meticulously cultivated and placed high hopes on, did not disappoint him.
So now, Giovanni himself didn't know how to describe his current feelings. There was anger at his disrupted plans, but more than that, there was a sense of relief at Mewtwo's renewed strength, even though he was no longer under his control.
It was a very complex emotion.
At this moment, led by Mewtwo, Aoki and he flew at full speed, chasing after Arceus and Rayquaza.
Shuttling through the clouds, they could vaguely see Rayquaza and Arceus moving rapidly in the distance.
Wherever they passed, the clouds broke apart, showing the people below such a miraculous sight.
They just didn't know what exactly was happening.
To say Mewtwo was clueless was truly accurate; he dragged Aoki along at such a high speed without caring if Aoki's human body could endure it.
He himself had no problem, so he didn't use psychic power to envelop himself and Aoki.
Fortunately, Aoki himself was also a psychic.
"Mewtwo—" Aoki contacted Mewtwo telepathically.
He could feel that Mewtwo at this moment was like a newborn baby, with very simple thoughts.
However, his growth rate was incomparable to that of an infant. All his physiological functions were recovering with the birth of his own consciousness, providing him with feedback on his current physical condition.
At the same time, through this feedback from his body, Mewtwo's self-awareness was also constantly improving.
For example, his body, due to high-speed flight, felt things passing by: wind, clouds.
Because the speed was high enough, the temperature was relatively low, so the feedback was: cold.
His psychic power was extremely strong, which meant his comprehension and thinking abilities were beyond those of ordinary Pokémon.
So, in the original world, after Mewtwo developed his own consciousness, he decisively chose to leave the Team Rocket base. When he reappeared not long after, his own Pokémon view, values, and worldview had all been formed.
Knowing the reason and purpose of his birth directly shaped his cynical personality and ideas, which is why he forcibly abducted many Pokémon, used Team Rocket's cloning machine, and cloned various different Pokémon to fill his empty heart.
But even so, the influence of Mew's essence within Mewtwo could not be ignored.
Mewtwo, on one hand, detested humans, and on the other, was attracted by the beautiful side of humanity. Caught in this dilemma, he deliberately kept his distance from humans, trying to avoid direct contact, and hid with the cloned Pokémon on a remote island far from the human world.
Perhaps due to Giovanni's long-term control over his body, Mewtwo subconsciously developed a personality similar to Giovanni's, along with that unique leadership charisma.
To many other Pokémon, Mewtwo was a wise and responsible figure radiating leadership charisma, a very competent leader, which earned him recognition from many Pokémon.
Aoki took the initiative to contact him, wanting to see if he had a chance to influence Mewtwo.
No matter what, there was still his psychic seed in Mewtwo's mind.
Aoki just didn't know if this psychic seed, which he hadn't placed much hope on, would have an effect on Mewtwo. He didn't know yet, but if it aroused Mewtwo's hostility, then it would be really troublesome. So, to avoid such a situation, Aoki felt that he should take the initiative.
Hearing someone else's voice in his mind, Mewtwo turned his head and looked at Aoki in surprise.
Although his own consciousness had only just been born, he still knew that the creature he was holding in his hand was similar to the creatures on that mountain before—numerous but pitifully weak.
"Mewtwo—"
Aoki saw that Mewtwo didn't respond and called out again.
"Are... are you... calling me? Mew...two...?" Mewtwo finally responded, his voice echoing in Aoki's mind, somewhat broken.
However, a response was enough.
With a response, it meant there was an opportunity and space for communication.
"That's right, your name is Mewtwo, and it's also the name of your species of Pokémon, although there's only one of your kind in this world." Aoki tried to control his emotional fluctuations to keep them minimal, making his words sound credible enough.
Most importantly, he didn't want to cause Mewtwo's displeasure or aversion.
"My... species of Pokémon? Only one of me?" Mewtwo's words now sounded much more coherent; at least he could express himself clearly.
"That's right, you are a unique existence. In the entire Pokémon world, you are the only special Pokémon." Aoki spoke without hesitation.
Although saying that Mewtwo was the only one might lead to some negative thoughts, Aoki still had to say it.
Because if he wanted to communicate with Mewtwo, he needed Mewtwo to believe his words, and sometimes, honest advice is harsh. To make him believe, he had to convey enough credibility.
Indeed, after hearing Aoki's definitive answer, Mewtwo fell silent and didn't communicate with Aoki for a while.
Aoki wasn't in a hurry. At this time, it was best to let Mewtwo process it himself.
"Then, what are you? A kind of Pokémon?" After a long time, Mewtwo's voice appeared in Aoki's mind again.
"..."
If an ordinary person said such a thing, it would undoubtedly be an insult, but Mewtwo's words were purely due to his limited vocabulary.
"Ahem, I am a human. Strictly speaking, I can also be considered a type of Pokémon, and my name is Aoki!" He could only swallow this bitter pill, as the other party's mind was indeed a bit slow at the moment, and... his own fist wasn't as hard as the other party's yet.
"Aoki, a name? My name is... Mewtwo?" Mewtwo's voice sounded like a soft murmur.
Aoki nodded.
Then, Mewtwo pointed to his own head. "Then, what is this thing in here? It has your energy fluctuations."
Upon hearing this, Aoki's expression stiffened.
This was the key to this conversation. If he messed up, they could become enemies and fight.
After a slight pause, "The thing in your mind, the one with the same psychic energy fluctuations as mine, I call it a psychic seed. It's a unique ability of mine. You can think of it as a special connection between us.
For example, through this psychic seed, I can sense your location and, to a certain extent, your emotional fluctuations.
And you can also sense my location through this psychic seed. This is our connection."
Mewtwo nodded thoughtfully, with a hint of confusion in his eyes. "I feel like this... this psychic seed seems to have a certain restraint on me, like it's making me have to listen to you, making me feel... a strange sensation towards you. What is this feeling? Why is it so magical?
It's like..."
After a long pause, Mewtwo's vocabulary still couldn't describe what this feeling truly was.
"It's dependence, it's trust. These are all very beautiful emotions, so you actually don't need to resist them.
When you were born, the thing I left in your mind allows me to sense your state and your location." Aoki showed a slightly emotional expression.
"When I was born?"
Hearing this, for some reason, Mewtwo suddenly felt that his relationship with Aoki had become much closer.
Witnessing his birth, in a sense, could also be considered a presence like his parents, right?
Noticing Mewtwo's gaze towards him gradually softening, Aoki's hanging heart slowly settled down.
He then saw Mewtwo looking at him with a slight smile.
Aoki was startled. "What's wrong?"
Mewtwo slowly shook its head and pointed a finger at the location of Aoki's heart. "Its speed has slowed down significantly."
Upon hearing this, Aoki could only give an awkward smile.
"Just now, what was that powerful, malevolent energy on you?" Mewtwo at this moment was like a child just introduced to the world, full of curiosity.
Looking at Mewtwo's expression, full of a thirst for knowledge.
It was the first time Aoki had seen Mewtwo like this, completely different from the cool and arrogant image he had of it. It was more similar to Mew.
Aoki smiled, "That's my Pokémon, his name is Darkrai. He just did that to protect me. Don't worry too much about it. I can introduce you to each other later, and maybe you can even become friends."
"Friends? Friends? What are friends? Can they be eaten?! Friends?! Friends!!" Mewtwo repeatedly uttered the word, sensing an inexplicable power from it!
Aoki grasped the most vulnerable, and at the same time, the most desired thing in Mewtwo's heart.
Friends!
"Yes, you and Darkrai are both very strong, you can definitely become friends. And don't forget, because of the Psychic seed in your brain, you and I are already friends," Aoki said sincerely, looking directly into Mewtwo's eyes.
"We are friends?! We are friends!"
"Yes! That's right, we are friends. There's no need to doubt it. Aoki is Mewtwo's friend!" Aoki affirmed.
"Aoki and Mewtwo are friends!"
The more it repeated this phrase, the brighter Mewtwo's eyes became, as if a lamp in its heart had been lit.
Aoki and Mewtwo are friends!
Aoki's goal was simple; what he needed was not complete control over Mewtwo, but merely to establish a good relationship with it.
Only by building a good relationship could he continue to interact more deeply later on, and avoid being rejected by Mewtwo.
"Aoki, what are those two things in front? Are they also Pokémon?" Mewtwo's question this time was much smoother.
"That's right, they are also Pokémon, and like you, they are unique Pokémon in the Pokémon world. There's only one of each in the entire world, so their names are the names of their species," Aoki explained.
"They are also unique Pokémon?" Mewtwo's eyes lit up.
It had thought it was the only unique existence in the entire Pokémon world, but it hadn't expected to find two similar existences right in front of it.
Moreover, Mewtwo could feel a clear sense of threat from them, the kind of aura that indicated their strength was superior to its own.
A feeling called battlelust, for some unknown reason, arose in its heart.
This was probably the effect of another part of its genes.
While chasing Arceus and Rayquaza, Aoki had been filling Mewtwo in on the basic knowledge of this world along the way.
And Mewtwo was like a dry sponge, constantly absorbing the knowledge transmitted from Aoki to fill itself.
Through this, Mewtwo understood the entire Pokémon world more and more, and its eyes were no longer so bewildered. It slowly found its own backbone in its heart.
Aoki, who was doing all of this, naturally became a very important person in Mewtwo's eyes.
The three Pokémon were very fast, covering several miles in the blink of an eye. Fortunately, through telepathic transmission, not much time was consumed.
Rayquaza truly lived up to its title of the Sky High Pokémon. As the master of the sky, its flying speed was incredibly fast, and with the help of some fragments of the Sky Plate, its speed was even more outstanding.
Even Arceus had no way to deal with Rayquaza at this moment.
Its Sky Plate had already been given away when Rayquaza demanded it last time, which was why its speed in the air couldn't keep up with Rayquaza.
Although even now, its speed was not slower than Rayquaza's, it just couldn't catch up.
In a while, Rayquaza would be able to absorb the Dragon Plate, which would cause its strength to increase dramatically again.
Arceus had known for a long time that Rayquaza was a very ambitious Pokémon. Even though it was born as a Level 1 Legendary Pokémon, it also possessed its own ambitions.
And the Plates possessed by the Legendary Pokémon Arceus were one of Rayquaza's ambitions.
Among them, the Sky Plate and the Dragon Plate were two Plates that matched its attributes. If it could absorb both, then even against a Legendary Pokémon, it would have no fear.
After chasing for a long distance, Rayquaza, seeing that it couldn't shake off Arceus, flicked its tail in the clouds, and a huge purplish-red energy wave was unleashed from its tail, blasting towards Arceus.
This long, dragon-tail-like energy wave split the entire sky's clouds in half.
Just a simple Dragon Tail move could unleash such power.
The purple mixed with red indicated that Rayquaza had already begun to fuse with the Dragon Plate.
Seeing the Dragon Tail coming at it, Arceus immediately stopped its movement. The originally black parts of its body instantly turned light blue, and even the golden ring on its back also turned light blue at the first moment.
Then, an icy blue beam of light was spewed from Arceus's mouth, directly shattering the dragon-tail-like energy attack created by Rayquaza's Dragon Tail!
Ice-type move!
Icicle Plate!
Aoki had long heard that the Legendary Pokémon Arceus could flexibly use Plates of various types. As long as it invoked the energy of a certain type of Plate, Arceus could transform itself into that type and release moves belonging to that type.
It could be said that as long as Arceus possessed all the Plates, it would be an unbeatable Pokémon.
Being inherently powerful and having no type weaknesses meant having no weaknesses.
However, at some point, Arceus's Plates began to go missing, and no one knew which type Plates Arceus still possessed.
But Aoki knew that as of today, to his knowledge, the Sky Plate representing the Flying type and the Dragon Plate representing the Dragon type should both no longer be on Arceus.
Ice-type moves have a strong super-effective advantage against Dragon-type energy.
As a Dragon/Flying-type Pokémon, Rayquaza was even quadruply weak to Ice-type, which was one reason why such a proud Pokémon as Rayquaza, after snatching the Dragon Plate, was unwilling to face Arceus.
Arceus had its weakness perfectly grasped.
It was a pity that it had only obtained a part of the Sky Plate and couldn't use its full power, and the Dragon Plate had just been obtained. Even if it matched its attributes perfectly, it still needed time to absorb it.
The furious Dragon Tail attack just now explained everything.
Its own Dragon-type energy contained a portion of the Dragon-type energy from the Dragon Plate.
"Rayquaza!" Arceus's voice echoed in the air. Its voice was filled with rage at this moment, having been taken advantage of and having the Dragon Plate stolen, which made Arceus extremely angry.
Even the kindest person has their bottom line.
"Roar—"
However, facing the Creator Pokémon Arceus's questioning, Rayquaza did not back down, and in terms of aura alone, it was not at a disadvantage.
Aoki, with Mewtwo's psychic support, faced the two enraged Legendary Pokémon without feeling any pressure.
Arceus's eyes flashed, and the red patterns on Rayquaza's body glowed. A vivid red Dragon Plate slowly emerged from its body.
Arceus stared intently at the slowly emerging Dragon Plate.
Because Rayquaza had not yet fully absorbed the Dragon Plate.
All this way, Arceus had been continuously summoning the Plate, forcing Rayquaza to stop and counterattack.
Now, Arceus increased its efforts and instantly summoned the Dragon Plate from Rayquaza's body.
However, Rayquaza was not to be trifled with. After the Dragon Plate was half-summoned, the portion of the Dragon Plate that it had temporarily digested and absorbed became its leverage point to hold onto the Dragon's domain.
The two Pokémon struggled against each other.
While vying for control of the Dragon Plate, the two Legendary Pokémon also attacked each other.
The entire sky was filled with roaring sounds as a result.
From below, the clouds in the sky looked like a lightning storm.
Occasionally, huge hailstones would fall from the sky.
"Mewtwo, use your psychic power to envelop this area. The destructive power caused by these two Pokémon is too strong. If this continues, it will cause too much damage to this region," Aoki said to Mewtwo.
Upon hearing Aoki's words, Mewtwo nodded thoughtfully and, following Aoki's command, used its psychic power to envelop the surrounding area.
A square psychic barrier was erected, which prevented the damage from their battle's aftermath from expanding further.
However, Mewtwo's actions also successfully attracted the attention of both Arceus and Rayquaza.
Arceus then realized the destruction its actions would bring to the world below. Rayquaza might not care, but as the Creator Pokémon who regarded the Pokémon world as its child, it could not ignore these things.
However, the Dragon Plate also could not be allowed to fall into Rayquaza's hands, otherwise, it would be a disruption to the stability of the entire Pokémon world.
Originally, with all the Plates under its control, the various Level 1 Legendary Pokémon in the Pokémon world, though powerful, countered, attacked, and constrained each other, which was a unique form of balance.
For example, Groudon and Kyogre, two Pokémon that were hostile to each other, would inevitably battle when they met, but the result of their battles was often a draw.
And Rayquaza's relationship with these two Pokémon was similar. Even the mutually hostile Kyogre and Groudon would choose to team up when encountering Rayquaza.
Under normal circumstances, Rayquaza, using its full power, could roughly draw with these two Legendary Pokémon.
After all, in terms of divine office, they were all Level 1 Legendary Pokémon, on the same level. Even if Rayquaza's base stats and species limit were slightly higher than Kyogre's and Groudon's, it was only by a limited amount. A draw was already the limit.
But ever since Rayquaza obtained fragments of the Sky Plate from Arceus, its strength had surpassed the combined strength of Kyogre and Groudon.
Even if the two Pokémon truly united, they might not be a match for Rayquaza, let alone the fact that the already mutually hostile Groudon and Kyogre could not perfectly cooperate, thus increasing the gap with Rayquaza.
This is why the current situation arose: Rayquaza possessed the ability to completely suppress Groudon and Kyogre, which broke the balance.
It's just that the current Rayquaza doesn't have such a particularly great ambition and hasn't thought about completely destroying Kyogre and Groudon, otherwise, this world would truly fall into chaos.
But when a Level 1 Legendary Pokémon possesses the strength to kill another Level 1 Legendary Pokémon, it means that the balance of the Pokémon world has been completely lost.
Then the destruction of the Pokémon world would not be far off.
Fortunately, what Rayquaza obtained was not the complete Sky Plate, but only a part of it. So even if it possessed strength superior to Groudon and Kyogre, it couldn't achieve a kill.
And because of this, Rayquaza's ambition has not inflated; it temporarily hasn't thought about killing other Level 1 Legendary Pokémon.
But if it were to obtain the complete Dragon Plate, that might not be the case.
Human desires change with their increase in strength and their position, and the same is true for Pokémon, especially those like Rayquaza whose thinking ability is no weaker than humans, and even surpasses most humans.
Imagine, if Groudon, the god of the earth, truly died, then Kyogre would certainly not leave such a vast expanse of land untouched, and by then, it would truly be a catastrophe for all living beings.
The same applies to Kyogre.
The current Pokémon world, under Arceus's long-term macroscopic control, has already reached a state of balance, and this balance absolutely cannot be broken because of Rayquaza.
Rayquaza itself is stronger than some ordinary Level 1 Legendary Pokémon.
The Dragon Plate absolutely cannot fall into Rayquaza's hands!
Arceus understood the entire situation in that instant, and his eyes instantly became sharp.
The ice-blue ray, which had been charging for a long time, once again spurted out from Arceus's mouth. Seeing Arceus attack again with an Ice Beam, Rayquaza's expression was solemn, and he also let out a Dragon Breath from his mouth.
Although Dragon-type energy is at a disadvantage against Ice-type energy, it's still fine to block it for a while.
However, this time it was somewhat beyond his expectation. His Dragon Breath hit Arceus without hindrance, but Arceus's Ice Beam directly hit the Dragon Plate they were fighting over.
Arceus grunted.
Even if he was the creator god, Rayquaza's Dragon-type attack was not something he could casually withstand.
But Rayquaza was no longer in the mood for that.
Because...
Crack, crack, crack—
The Ice Beam, shot from the energy within the Icicle Plate, and the Dragon Plate, which was restrained by Ice-type energy, could not withstand it. Cracks appeared on the vibrant red Dragon Plate.
Arceus's eyes narrowed, controlling the part he could control, from the inside out.
Boom!!!
"Roar!!!!" Rayquaza roared out.
Amidst his roar, the Dragon Plate shattered in response, following in the footsteps of the Sky Plate, bursting apart.
A loud bang exploded in the air.
Immediately after, Arceus and Rayquaza both grunted simultaneously, their auras becoming somewhat unstable.
Both of them had absorbed a part of the Dragon Plate. Now, forcibly shattering it was not like the Sky Plate, which was voluntarily crushed. This was forced destruction, so both Pokémon suffered significant damage.
"Mewtwo, quickly! These fragments are good things, don't leave a single one behind!" When Aoki saw Arceus's Ice Beam bypass Rayquaza's Dragon Breath, he understood Arceus's intention.
He had witnessed Arceus angrily shattering the Sky Plate once before, so he knew what Arceus was going to do.
For Aoki, this was an excellent opportunity. Originally, he just wanted to watch, and neither he nor Mewtwo had shown their full strength yet.
But now, it had given them an opportunity.
The forcibly shattered Dragon Plate caused significant damage to both Rayquaza and Arceus. At the same time, Arceus also took a direct Dragon Breath from Rayquaza, adding injury to injury.
Mewtwo, hearing Aoki's words, didn't hesitate and directly rushed towards the shattered plates.
After forcibly suppressing their internal injuries, Rayquaza and Arceus also rushed towards the plate fragments.
Mewtwo, who had just awakened its consciousness, still had some gap in strength compared to them, but that might not be the case now that they were injured.
Mewtwo, relying on its psychic speed, flew quickly, weaving a net of psychic energy. Regardless of the size of the plate fragments, it accepted all of them, collecting them all into the net.
Rayquaza, relying on its size advantage, flicked its tail, and all plate fragments that came into contact with its tail were absorbed into its body.
Arceus was at a disadvantage compared to Mewtwo and Rayquaza. He had invested more thought into the Dragon Plate than Rayquaza, and when shattering the Dragon Plate, he also exploded his own consciousness, so he suffered greater damage than Rayquaza. Coupled with that Dragon Breath, his injuries were even worse.
So Arceus grabbed the fewest plate fragments.
In Aoki's view, Arceus probably got one-fifth, Mewtwo got two-fifths, and Rayquaza also got two-fifths.
The three Pokémon divided the Dragon Plate.
Aside from being severely injured, Arceus didn't feel much regret, because he knew what these plates represented to the Pokémon world.
Whether complete or broken, as long as it still exists, it won't have too much impact on the Pokémon world.
It's just that from now on, he will no longer be able to use Dragon-type energy and Dragon-type moves.
But for him, with so many types, it's not a big problem.
However, Rayquaza was furious.
It was the same with the last Sky Plate. He seized Arceus's weakness to demand the Sky Plate, but Arceus, without a word, directly shattered the Sky Plate, and he still hasn't been able to collect all of it.
This time, with the Dragon Plate, he seized a perfect opportunity and snatched it.
This was a complete plate!
Only Pokémon who have touched the plates understand what these type-corresponding plates mean to that Pokémon.
However, this time Arceus would rather risk serious injury to shatter the Dragon Plate, even if he himself only got a very small part of the plate in the end.
Why is that?!
Rayquaza glared angrily, but was directly ignored by Arceus.
Arceus's attention was currently on Aoki, or rather, on Mewtwo, who was handing the collected plate fragments to Aoki.
Mewtwo had snatched the plate fragments. Because their types didn't match, even though he sensed that these red fragments were extraordinary, he didn't hesitate to give them to Aoki.
Because Aoki had said that as friends, they should help each other, and since Aoki needed these things, Mewtwo, as a friend, was naturally duty-bound.
Sure enough, upon receiving these red stone fragments, Aoki showed a very happy expression.
Seeing his friend so happy, Mewtwo was also very happy.
At the same time, Aoki flipped his palm and took out a large box of special energy cubes. These were Psychic-type energy cubes that Psychic Pokémon liked, and he believed Mewtwo would love them.
Upon seeing this box of energy cubes, Mewtwo's eyes immediately lit up. Compared to those stone fragments whose purpose he didn't know, these things clearly held more appeal for Mewtwo.
With Aoki's affirmative expression, Mewtwo happily took the box of energy cubes.
"Aoki really didn't lie to me. As friends, we should share blessings and misfortunes. He's giving me these things that smell so good and must be delicious, so unreservedly." Mewtwo was very happy in his heart.
He carefully took out a piece and put it in his mouth.
The energy cube, which melted upon contact, touched the taste buds on Mewtwo's tongue and instantly bloomed, like fireworks exploding in the night sky.
He narrowed his eyes. Delicious!
Afterward, Mewtwo put away the entire box of energy cubes.
Aoki said that delicious things should often be saved for last.
Before he could enjoy the sensation on his taste buds more, he felt a pair of angry eyes staring at him.
It was Rayquaza!
Mewtwo's interference and snatching two-fifths of the Dragon Plate fragments made Rayquaza furious.
Arceus was one thing, but you, a legendary Pokémon who hasn't even received a divine position, dare to snatch my plate?
However, feeling Rayquaza's sharp aura, Mewtwo not only showed no fear but instead took a big step forward, blocking Aoki behind him, his eyes unwavering as he stared directly at Rayquaza. The strong desire for battle within him made even Rayquaza feel the surrounding air stagnate.
In terms of battle, even Mewtwo, who had just awakened its consciousness, was not afraid.
Rayquaza's aura suddenly faltered.
Aoki smiled and patted Mewtwo's shoulder, taking a big step to stand beside him. One human and one Pokémon stood side by side!
Mewtwo saw Aoki's actions and his smile, and instantly understood.
This was, sharing hardships!
Mewtwo's fighting spirit soared even higher.
At the same time, from Aoki's shadow, a dark Pokémon emerged.
Darkrai!
And at this moment, Darkrai, Mewtwo felt that he had an aura similar to Rayquaza and Arceus, one that seemed similar at first glance, but upon closer inspection, there was a significant difference.
However, compared to these two Pokémon, the special aura on Darkrai was much weaker.
Legendary Pokémon aura!
That aura belonging to true legendary Pokémon, or to be more precise, a divine position!
In this year, Aoki and Darkrai utilized the Nightmare God Stone obtained last time to successfully raise Darkrai's strength to the Gym Leader level.
As the first Gym Leader-level Darkrai in the entire Pokémon world, coupled with the help of the Nightmare God Stone, the divine position of the Nightmare God was very smoothly bestowed upon Darkrai.
A Gym Leader-level Pokémon coupled with the divine position of the Nightmare God allowed Darkrai's strength to contend with Armored Mewtwo in a short period of time. Now, if they teamed up with Mewtwo, even facing the Sky Dragon Rayquaza, they would not be afraid.
Moreover, Aoki did not only have Darkrai as a Pokémon. Tyranitar, Gengar, and other Pokémon had also significantly improved their strength during this year. Ordinary legendary Pokémon might not even be their opponents.
"This is what I just mentioned, the friend I wanted to introduce you to. This is Darkrai, my good partner whom I can entrust my life to!" Aoki said with a smile to Mewtwo.
Mewtwo looked at Darkrai.
Darkrai also looked at Mewtwo, nodding at him as a greeting.
Mewtwo's eyes lit up.
He met a new friend!
Staying with Aoki really allowed him to meet many new friends quickly!
"Just as Aoki said, true friends are those who can entrust their lives to each other. It seems Aoki and Darkrai are like that, and I should work even harder!" Mewtwo thought to himself.
Aoki looked at Mewtwo in surprise, feeling his fighting spirit soaring even higher, and he didn't know why.
"I just taught him some very correct values, at least so he wouldn't have distorted values and worldview like before, and live a very unhappy life. How come he seems to like fighting more and more?" Aoki didn't expect Mewtwo to remember everything he said, word for word, and apply those words to reality.
His cool expression, combined with Mewtwo's firm face, made him look somewhat like the King of Psychic Pokémon.