Zeraora noticed Roy's reaction and immediately ran toward the outside of the cave at his extremely fast speed.
Then he gently picked up the weak Pokémon and carried it back.
Although Jirachi was a Pokémon of both Psychic and Steel types, its weight was only one kilogram, so even a slightly built Trainer could carry it. Jirachi didn't show any resistance, even as Zeraora picked it up. After all, it was the Comet Shard that Zeraora had owned before, so naturally there was still a bit of that related power lingering on him.
"How did this Pokémon appear here? I've never seen it before. I thought I had seen all Pokémon in this world—except for those rare Pokémon in the sea. Whether on humans, beside humans, or between mountains and rivers, I should have encountered most of them. Why have I never seen this Pokémon?"
Zeraora called out to Roy twice with some doubt. Although Roy understood what he meant, he didn't rush to explain such things.
"Some Pokémon became fossils before you even appeared in this world, and some Pokémon continue to sleep because of their special way of existing. So there are many species you haven't seen. The fact that one or two are appearing before us now that you haven't encountered—that's quite normal."
Zeraora made a sound of half-understanding. After all, he had been in this world for relatively few years. There were many Pokémon he had never seen before—this was indeed a fact.
"Na na~~"
Jirachi continued to cry out two more times.
The power of the blue Aura had always existed around it.
"You seem to have what I need..."
That's how it translated.
"How could you, a human, have what this Pokémon wants? But after thinking about it, it might be the cube full of energy. Although Energy Cubes do have many wonderful effects, they shouldn't be what this strange Pokémon wants."
"Haha, of course it's not that. There are still very few Pokémon in this world who know about Energy Cubes. Except for these family members around me, maybe the only extra one is you. So I don't think this Pokémon wants Energy Cubes."
"But what I can guarantee is that even if it's a special Pokémon, they would definitely want Energy Cubes when they see them. After all, the reaction you showed at the beginning was exactly the same. As long as it's a Pokémon, they can't escape this pattern."
Although a little reluctant to admit it, it was indeed true. Even though Energy Cubes had concentrated all their energy and didn't radiate it on the surface, they existed nonetheless. For those Pokémon who could perceive the benefits contained in Energy Cubes, they all wanted them exceptionally.
Roy took out the stone that Zeraora had given him. According to the lore, this should be what Jirachi wanted now.
"Yes, yes! What I want is exactly that! This thing has the energy I need, and only the energy contained in this can allow me to stay in this world for seven days."
Jirachi's voice was very cute, even like a small child. But after thinking about it, probably only one Comet Shard fell every thousand years. In a thousand years, the time Jirachi could exist and live in this world was only seven days. Even if it was ten thousand years, the time it might exist in this world would definitely not exceed two or three months.
There seemed to be nothing wrong with calling it a child among Pokémon.
In the world Roy knew, there were actually many people—many villains—who had taken a fancy to Jirachi's special ability to grant wishes. They wanted to use this wish-granting power to do bad things. But this only hurt Jirachi's young heart. Of course, Jirachi understood that existing in this world meant having such a duty to help others realize their wishes.
But Jirachi wanted to accomplish its own things more. For example, in this short period of time, it wanted to fulfill its own wishes. Obviously, Jirachi was a Pokémon that could fulfill other people's wishes, but its own little wishes couldn't be fulfilled. Jirachi's own wishes couldn't be realized by itself—only other people could use their own power to fulfill them. A Pokémon that grants wishes but cannot grant its own—it was a bit pitiful.
"Haha, you're such a little star. But I met you because of fate. If you have any wish to fulfill, I can do it. I'll do my best."
In truth, Roy did have the idea of wanting to keep such a Pokémon by his side. After all, a Pokémon that could fulfill wishes—whether someone was good or bad, everyone wanted to obtain this Pokémon that could grant almost any wish.
The only weakness of this Pokémon was that it consumed a lot of energy every time it fulfilled a wish. And no one knew how to supplement such energy except the Pokémon itself. The berries in this world might speed up injury recovery for ordinary Pokémon, but they had no effect on replenishing energy.
If you wanted to keep this Pokémon by your side, then you had to handle its energy consumption for every day it existed in this world. These Energy Cubes might also have a supplementary effect on Jirachi's energy consumption.
When Jirachi heard that Roy could realize its wish, stars appeared in its eyes—shining, sparkling stars. In the ten thousand years of its existence in this world, maybe during all that time, it had only heard one or two people or experiences who made wishes to it. But no one had ever been able to listen to those wishes that Jirachi itself wanted to realize.
"Really? Are you sure?"
"I want to see those momentary colorful flowers that bloom in the black sky..."
Although the words were complex, even like a riddle, Roy still guessed what Jirachi's first wish was. The colorful flowers in this sentence—weren't those fireworks?