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"Cynthia? This is the Cynthia Champion, right?!"
"Ahhhh! Who is this man?! Damn it! Why is he hugging Miss Cynthia?!"
"Wow, Miss Cynthia actually has a boyfriend. Is my youth over?"
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
"Damn it! I want to duel with him! I want to kill him! How could the Cynthia Champion kiss him!!"
Looking at the comments from those defenseless people on the forum, Mammon suddenly felt very happy.
So cool!!
As expected, it has to be a popular female champion like Cynthia, the goddess in the hearts of many Sinnoh men.
I wonder how these people will react when Cynthia becomes pregnant?
Mammon grinned and thought with interest.
I guess the sky is falling, right?
The next morning, Mammon and others returned to their villa in Lilycove City.
"Mammon!!"
As soon as I came back, Zinna came to greet me.
"Do you know where Rayquaza went?"
Zinna said hurriedly that she was training Pokémon yesterday afternoon and didn't pay attention to her phone, but when she came back she saw the hot news.
The legendary Pokémon war in Larousse City resulted in the direct destruction of Larousse City.
There were several accompanying pictures in this report. Although they were blurry due to the distance, Zinna still recognized them at a glance.
Among them are Rayquaza and Kyogre! And Kyogre was captured by Mammon.
"How would I know that? It's your fault for not joining us." Mammon shrugged.
"And Catlin also called you yesterday afternoon, but no one answered."
"Ahhhh! I'm in special training!"
Zinna wailed. The opportunity to meet Rayquaza was right in front of her, but she missed it.
"It's okay, there's still a chance." Mammon comforted Zinna.
"Haven't you prepared the keystone yet?"
Keystones are not a difficult thing for Mammon, so Zinna actually has a lot of keystones on hand.
Summoning Rayquaza is not a problem.
"But I'm still a little worried."
Zinna grabbed her hair and was a little troubled. The closer it got to this moment, the more nervous she became.
What if her prayers didn't bring Rayquaza down?
"How can you succeed if you don't even believe in yourself?"
Mammon was speechless.
To be honest, he felt that Zinna's wish would not fail, not to mention that Zinna had already succeeded in the game.
In this world, Zinna died in battle, and Rayquaza will never forget this.
There are new successors who appear and pray for its appearance. Rayquaza cannot ignore it, it will definitely come.
"…If I fail…"
However, at this moment, Zinna was still a little hesitant and confused. She didn't dare to imagine the scene of her failure.
She carries the heritage and mission of her clan, she inherited Zinna's Pokémon and super anklet, and she carries Zinna's blood. She has reasons not to fail.
"We will all support you, just give it a try." Mammon encouraged with a smile.
"You are the best Meteor Citizen, Zinna."
Mammon's gentle voice clearly reached Zinna's ears.
"Let's take a step back and say that even if Rayquaza doesn't come, leave the missions you shoulder to me. I'll handle them for you."
"Don't feel any burden, Zinna. We are a community of shared destiny in the same organization. Since you are willing to trust me and join Team Rocket, I can also shoulder the responsibility of your life."
Mammon patted Zinna's shoulder and signaled her to relax.
Although Black Rayquaza did not agree with him now, they had a relationship after all. Mammon believed that as long as he brought up the matter, Black Rayquaza would not refuse to destroy a meteorite.
What's more...
It's just a meteorite. Even without Rayquaza, Primal Kyogre can easily smash it after strengthening it.
Hearing Mammon's sincere words, Zinna was stunned. She stared blankly at the young man in front of her. A warm current surged in her heart, making her whole body warm and light.
"What's wrong?" Mammon noticed Zinna's strangeness and asked with raised eyebrows.
"It's okay, you really know how to say nice things."
Zinna came back to her senses and turned her head away, her tone seemed much lighter.
Yes, she is no longer a lonely inheritor, but has several reliable companions.
This feeling... is really good.
"Anyway, you should prepare yourself well now. Just let us know when you want to go to the Sky Pillar."
"good!"
Zinna showed her signature energetic and fearless smile.
Seeing this scene, Catlin smiled softly, Mammon~
In the next few days, Mammon accompanied Lille to travel around Lilycove City.
And he was also sure of one thing.
"It seems that the power of Evergreen will indeed make this little guy more conscious for a while."
Mammon looked at the purple crystal on the table, which was Jirachi's sleeping stone.
"Yes, yes, your energy makes me feel so comfortable."
Jirachi's clear, sweet and cute childish voice rang in Mammon's ears.
"Can you give me more energy? I don't have enough energy to move." Jirachi said with innocent expectation.
"Who told you to transfer all the energy to Forina?" Mammon said helplessly.
Every time Jirachi wakes up, he absorbs the comet's energy, and when Jirachi falls asleep, his energy is unconsciously transferred to the entire land of Forina.
That's why the area of Forina is so vibrant.
But because all the energy was given to the land of Forina, Jirachi's own energy was not enough.
Its body has turned to stone, and now it lacks energy, so it cannot fully wake up.
Only when the Millennium Comet arrives and the energy of the comet shines on it, can Jirachi's body be revived.
"Because Forina needs me~!" Jirachi answered very naively.
"Forina has grown up well, even without your energy." Mammon was speechless. He really didn't know how to describe Jirachi's selfless dedication.
But that's also part of the charm of Pokémon.
"My Viridian power is also limited. I will give you more every day. You can sleep now."
Mammon once again sent some of the power of Evergreen into the stone that Jirachi had transformed into.
The power of Viridian directly affects his mental strength and cannot be used infinitely. Even Xiao Huang will feel dizzy or even comatose if the power of Viridian is consumed too much.
The energy of Mammon's Viridian Force is not low, but it cannot supply the energy needed by Jirachi in a short period of time.
"Hmm~ Mammon is so cold." Jirachi looked pitiful. It had obviously just woken up with great difficulty.
"When you wake up, you can play whatever you want."
"Then can I ride Kyogre? I've wanted to ride the big fish for a long time!" Jirachi said with longing.
"?"
Mammon tilted his head and said, "If the fathead fish knew, he would be very grateful to you."
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The other side.
There is a small island in the sea, and Steven and others landed on Pokémon.
"This is the last spot."
Steven looked at the hand-drawn map in his hand. It was a very sloppy map, but at least he could determine the location.
"Well, let's go in."
Leon looked towards a cave ahead. If he couldn't find Groudon here either...
That is really not good news for them.
Several people walked into the cave. The cave was not cool at all. In fact, it seemed a bit stuffy to Steven.
And as we went deeper, the stuffy feeling became more and more intense.
The interior of the cave was complicated and intricate. Steven and his companions groped around for about an hour before they found a path leading to the deepest part.
"It's too hot!"
Wallace wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at the reddish walls around him. He even felt like he had walked into a furnace.
For Wallace, who loves water-type Pokémon, he really doesn't like this scorching hot environment.
"It should be a dormant volcano. We are very close to the core area of the volcano." Giovanni whispered.
"Everyone! Look ahead!"
Steven, who was walking in front, suddenly changed his expression. He quickly walked out of the path and shouted to Cynthia and others behind him.
Cynthia and the others hurriedly trotted out of the path, and the view ahead suddenly became clear. In front of them was a pool of boiling, steaming magma.
But that's not the point. The point is the Pokémon sitting in the lava pool!
It was a fiery red giant beast, its body shaped like a huge monster, its eyes closed, two huge arms placed in front of it, and half of its body was submerged in magma.
Judging from its posture, it should be sitting in the lava?
"Groudon!!"
Leon and others' eyes lit up. Although it was the first time they saw the legendary Groudon, they knew it couldn't be wrong!
This is the legendary 'Lord of the Fiery Earth' Groudon!
"Finally found it!"
Wallace was also very excited. They had traveled to many places and explored various caves in the past few days.
But at least the result was good, they finally found Groudon.
This legendary Pokémon is said to be the embodiment of the earth.
"So what do we do now? It seems to still be asleep."
Giovanni looked at this ground-type legendary Pokémon with interest. He was really interested in it.
"And it seems to be sleeping very soundly." Nenoma glanced at Groudon, who had no idea that a stranger had entered the house.
They were chatting here and Groudon didn't wake up at all.
"According to Blaise, if there is a gem, the power of the gem should be able to stimulate Groudon and wake it up." Steven fell into deep thought.
"But we don't have the orb." Leon looked at Wallace helplessly.
"Damn it! That inherently evil Team Rocket actually used my name to steal and cheat!"
Wallace's face turned red with anger. He got angry whenever he talked about this. Who doesn't know that he, Wallace, is noble, elegant, and pure?
He actually used his name to cheat the old couple out of their precious pearl. Is this something a human being could do?
If word gets out that Wallace cheated two elderly people out of their things, how can he survive in Hoenn?
Can't we use Steven's name?
"Groudon, we need your help! Groudon?"
Steven thought about it and shouted at Groudon for a long time, but Groudon was still sleeping like a dead pig and had no response.
Steven's throat was a little dry, mainly because this place was too hot.
"What should we do now? We can't wake him up." Nenoma asked after taking a sip of water.
Steven felt like his head was as big as a cow. He finally found Groudon, but this guy was sleeping soundly and couldn't be woken up.
"Let me try?"
Wallace wiped his sweat again; his white cloak was now soaked with sweat.
If this continues, he will really become the true "Prince of Water".
"Since shouting won't wake him up, I can only try physical means."
Wallace's face was solemn. He took out the Poké Ball and opened it to release Milotic.
"Ah?" Nemona was stunned.
"Is this okay? What if Groudon mistakes us for enemies?" Cynthia frowned slightly.
"Don't worry everyone, I can definitely control my Milotic's strength. We must awaken Groudon."
Teacher Wallace waved confidently.
"We can certainly try. If we can't wake Groudon up, all our efforts will be in vain." Giovanni thought about it and nodded in agreement.
"Okay, then I'll leave it to you, Wallace." Steven thought for a moment and agreed.
"Of course, Steven, you can always trust me!"
Wallace spoke very calmly. Even if Groudon was sleeping soundly, Wallace didn't believe that Groudon could continue sleeping with its face full of water.
Steven: "..."
"Milotic! Use water gun!" Teacher Wallace waved his arms gracefully.
Milotic opened his mouth and shot a small stream of water at Groudon, hitting Groudon right in the face.
However, as soon as the water gun touched Groudon's body, the scorching heat directly vaporized Milotic's water gun, and white steam rose up.
Groudon: zzzZ~
Steven and others: "..."
Wallace: "Huh?"
Teacher Wallace was stunned. No, buddy, how high is your body temperature?
Teacher Wallace doesn't believe it?
"Milotic! Use a more powerful water gun!"
"zzzZ~"
"Milotic! Use Water Cannon!"
"zzzZ~"
"Milotic! Use the water cannon at full power!"
The large water column that Milotic used all its strength hit Groudon's face hard, and a large amount of water vapor rose up.
The flightless cat finally showed some reaction. It unconsciously raised its paw to scratch its face, then changed to a side-lying position and went back to sleep.
Maybe it felt like a mosquito had bitten it?
zzzZ~
"This is too much!!!"
Feeling the strange looks from Cynthia and the others, Master Wallace blushed! How could this happen?!
He felt that Groudon's reaction was a bit insulting.