Zeraora looked at the human before him with even more doubt. He knew this human was full of mystery—even more mysterious than the other humans he had seen before. But he didn't think the human in front of him was a particularly generous person.
So why would he accept such an impossible thing as fulfilling another Pokémon's wish? Could it be that this human had other plans for this Pokémon, which was why he was so eager to accept or willing to fulfill certain wishes?
It was a bit embarrassing for Zeraora to suddenly look at Roy with such doubtful eyes. Although Roy really didn't have any particular kindness or special ability to fulfill wishes, only Jirachi was a Pokémon that perhaps came to this world once every thousand years.
Jirachi could only exist for a few days. In these few days—after a thousand years of sleep—what was it waiting for? So it didn't matter if Roy fulfilled a small wish of Jirachi's. Since Jirachi appeared here in front of him, first of all, he needed to build trust. At least after raising their friendship, if he kept this Pokémon by his side, then everything would work out.
In the human world, there was indeed the legend of Jirachi, but only some related researchers had this knowledge. Normal people who encountered this kind of Pokémon they had never met before might just have curiosity.
Moreover, Lucario under the waterfall had gradually ended his training. He was very dedicated to his training, so every day—and even every moment—of progress was very remarkable. If Zeraora hadn't given all his attention to Roy, maybe he would have already noticed the change in Lucario.
Although artificial fireworks and special pyrotechnics were both possible, in this sparsely populated area, if you wanted to see beautiful fireworks in this place, you could only use a relatively simple method.
The so-called fireworks would include a large amount of embers in one container. When launched into the sky, it would explode and release all the sparks contained within, forming a very beautiful flower pattern in the sky.
Buying that kind of thing in a city where humans lived was no longer feasible. Although Roy did have a very fast Pokémon around him, this was too troublesome. And he definitely didn't want to let other humans know where he was. At least until the troubles here were resolved, he still didn't want to return to human civilization easily.
Ninetales seemed to accompany Jirachi so it wouldn't feel too bored, while Roy accompanied Lucario to continue training and exercising.
When Zeraora checked again, everything about Lucario's training was complete. The shackles on him had been adjusted to maximum weight. Even under the greatest pressure, Lucario's movements appeared normal and weren't influenced by any restrictions.
You must know that only one day had passed.
If such a situation applied to Zeraora, he definitely wouldn't make such accelerated progress because of this external training. There wouldn't be such a big change in his own condition. Even if it was specially designed strength training aimed at himself, it would take at least a week to show obvious changes.
"Are you finished already? That's really impressive. I really don't know what kind of talent your master has, to be able to train a Pokémon like you to be so powerful."
The words were addressed to Lucario.
Of course, Lucario was very satisfied with Zeraora's compliments about his master, but Roy beside him had more to say.
"Although humans know more flexibility than Pokémon, it's never the humans who are powerful—it's the Pokémon. Pokémon can become powerful anytime, anywhere, but they need to find the right method to achieve this power. What humans can provide is helping them implement such methods."
"The most important thing is that humans aren't the most important element in this world, but humans are very important in your eyes. Although they're different concepts, the bonds that can be produced are different for everyone."
"Just like you—if you think something is impossible, it must be impossible for it to happen. But my Pokémon Lucario thinks that such things are definitely possible for him to accomplish. He only needs to work hard and persist, and it will definitely come true. That's why such miracles occur."
Roy nodded with satisfaction and praised Lucario. He seemed to have taken another step forward in his strength.
Zeraora had never had any master and had never formed such a bond with any human. Naturally, he didn't understand how important this bond was to Pokémon.
After all, if Pokémon relied only on their own strength, such individual power had very big limitations. They didn't know what to protect or what to fight for, so their strength could only remain at a fixed level.
But if you looked at it another way—if a Pokémon became a guardian and a protector—then their power would become stronger and stronger, reaching a level they had never achieved before.
"Hahahahahaha! Although I don't fully understand it, you seem to have become stronger. Originally, I considered you my rival, but now that your strength has increased, can I seriously let loose and fight you?"
Zeraora didn't seem to notice the deeper meaning, but most importantly, he still set his sights on Lucario as his goal.
It seemed he really wanted to compete with him.
However, such a battle request could be accepted or declined. Lucario looked toward Roy's expression for guidance. If Roy agreed to let him compete with Zeraora, of course he would never let go of such an opportunity. If Roy didn't show his intentions in this regard, then fighting would just be a waste of time.