"Guardian...."
The man gave a strange little smile.
Then he waved his hand and continued walking into the forest without stopping.
The two children were left standing there.
The girl looked at the boy.
"Takeo, what do we do now?"
[Damn it! If he won't do anything, then we'll do it ourselves!]
Takeo was still a child at heart.
He clenched his fists.
"But, but we're not even Trainers!"
"How are we supposed to stop them...?"
"We'll do it our own way!"
"Let's go!"
.....
Deep in the mountains, inside the little cabin.
The man returned to his wooden house.
He looked toward the vegetable garden.
Only Ludicolo remained there.
The Pokémon looked at the man with obvious concern.
The man shook his head and walked into the cabin.
He opened a drawer and took out a whistle.
A small wooden carving of a Zoroark hung from the whistle.
"Zoroark...."
"Would you help me?"
He placed the whistle around his neck.
After a brief pause, he picked up a Poké Ball.
Then he walked back to the lake.
He gently tapped the surface of the water.
Then he blew the whistle with all his strength.
Pheeeeeew!
The long, sharp whistle echoed through the forest.
The surface of the lake began to churn.
Before long, a red Gyarados burst through the water.
At the same time, on a nearby tree, a Shiftry stood silently on one of the branches, looking down at him.
.....
June 7th.
While waiting, Mew, Victini, and Lugia had not left the breeding house for the past few days.
On one hand, their recent travels had genuinely exhausted them, so they wanted to stay home and rest for a while.
On the other hand, after hearing about the earth veins, Mew and Victini had become rather curious about Zoroark's situation.
Victini in particular was especially interested.
The earth vein legend had more than a fifty percent similarity to the Dragon Vein legends it knew.
Naturally, that made it even more curious.
And today was the day Celebi was supposed to arrive.
Although Lin Feng had instructed Zoroark to keep watching the Time Ripple at all times, Celebi was a Mythical Pokémon capable of traveling through time.
It naturally had its own way of concealing itself.
If they missed it somehow, that would be troublesome.
Therefore, Lin Feng had also asked Gardevoir, Serperior, and himself to periodically scan the entire berry orchard with Aura.
Then, around noon....
A tiny figure appeared above his fruit trees.
It had blue eyes.
Crystal-clear little wings.
Dark, distinctive markings around its eyes.
Its body was shaped somewhat like an onion.
The Pokémon flew down and landed on the largest Peach Tree in the very center of the orchard.
It gently touched one of the flowers.
The Peach Blossom immediately transformed into a ripe fruit.
Celebi carefully examined the orchard.
There was obvious surprise hidden in its eyes.
It had never seen such a huge and beautiful orchard before.
Especially this enormous Peach Tree.
How could a tree grow this large?
Hadn't it lived for at least a thousand years?
Celebi placed one small hand against the trunk.
It wanted to sense exactly how old the tree was.
As a Pokémon capable of traveling through time, sensing the passage of time was something Celebi was exceptionally good at.
The moment its hand touched the tree, Celebi froze.
Its large eyes, framed by those distinctive markings, filled with disbelief.
One year?
No.
Not even one year.
From the moment the tree had been planted, germinated, and grown until now....
Less than a year had passed.
Less than a year!
And the tree had already grown this large!
Good heavens....
Celebi was still recovering from the shock when it turned around.
It wanted to look beneath the tree to see what was going on.
But the moment it lowered its head....
A pair of crimson, gemstone-like snake eyes were staring directly at it.
"Mi...?"
Celebi jumped.
What a huge snake!
It immediately hid behind one of the peaches.
Fortunately, the peach was large enough to completely conceal its tiny body.
After realizing that the giant snake didn't seem hostile toward it, Celebi cautiously poked its head out.
"Mi...."
How strange.
It could sense a warm, familiar aura coming from the giant snake.
An aura that made it feel strangely comfortable.
Curious, Celebi slowly flew downward.
But halfway there, it suddenly noticed something else beside the snake.
A human?
"Celebi...."
Looking at the green, onion-shaped Pokémon in front of him, Lin Feng was also rather fascinated.
Unless someone actively searched for one or deliberately attracted it over, most people would never have the opportunity to encounter a Pokémon like Celebi even once in their entire lives.
[Pokémon: Celebi]
[Gender: Genderless]
[Type: Grass, Psychic]
[Ability: Natural Cure]
[Potential: God]
[Individual Values: HP (31), Attack (31), Special Attack (31), Defense (31), Special Defense (31), Speed (31)]
[Strength: ??? Level]
[Moves: Leech Seed, Safeguard, Magical Leaf, Ancient Power, Nature's Gift, Future Sight, Heal Block....]
Once again, God-level potential.
Once again, perfect 6V individual values.
And once again, a ??? Level rating.
Lin Feng couldn't help but make a guess.
Perhaps the ??? Level rating of some Legendary and Mythical Pokémon meant that they had already surpassed Level 99.
But for others, their actual strength might simply be impossible to determine.
Or perhaps their strength was inherently unstable.
There might even be special ways for them to increase their power.
Jirachi was a good example.
To be honest, Jirachi was incredibly powerful.
But compared to Mew and Victini, there was still quite a gap.
However, Jirachi could make wishes.
And through the power of a comet, it could summon a massive Earth Beast.
Celebi was similar.
Under normal circumstances, its combat strength wasn't particularly overwhelming.
But it could absorb the power of nature.
And transform into something like a Forest Giant.
In short....
These Mythical Pokémon all possessed terrifying forms with extraordinary destructive power.
"Mi...?"
This time, Celebi didn't hide.
It simply floated beside Lin Feng and curiously looked at him.
Lin Feng had released his Aura.
To Grass-type Pokémon, his aura wasn't necessarily irresistible.
But it was definitely attractive.
"Hello, Celebi."
Lin Feng greeted it with a smile.
[Mi mi....]
Celebi looked at Lin Feng in confusion.
How did this human know its name?
It immediately asked another question.
[Mi?]
(Is this tree yours?)
"If you're talking about these Peach Trees, Serperior is usually the one taking care of them."
"If you want to pick some fruit, that's fine too."
ヽ(✿ﾟ▽ﾟ)ノ
[Mi mi~!]
(Really?)
"Of course."
After receiving Lin Feng's confirmation, Celebi immediately became happy.
It flew up into the tree and picked one of the peaches.
It had eaten this kind of fruit many times before.
But it had never seen a peach this enormous.
Since it had come across one....
It absolutely had to try it!
The peach was almost larger than Celebi's entire face.
Holding the enormous fruit in both hands, Celebi took a bite.
A sweetness unlike anything it had tasted before instantly burst across its tongue.
Celebi's eyes immediately lit up.
It was just about to say something when Lin Feng asked,
"How is it?"
"Is it good?"
Celebi nodded repeatedly.
Lin Feng smiled.
Only then did he reveal why he had been waiting for it.
"Then, could I ask you for a little favor?"
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