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"Where did this bring me?"
In front of a massive swamp, Mammon looked around with a strange expression, surveying his surroundings.
Dude?
Wasn't I just sitting on Yveltal, participating in the 'Legendary Carnival'?
I had even written out the formula for victory.
How did I get from the desert to a swamp in the blink of an eye?
Mammon was stunned.
"The Poké Ball still works, wetlands, and…"
Mammon calmed down. He first took out a Poké Ball, and Tapu Fini appeared beside him, yawning.
The Poké Ball was still functioning normally, but his current location was unknown. His phone also worked, but there was no signal or internet.
He couldn't see any people in his current location. Mammon glanced at the swamp, then at the ground he was standing on, and finally looked into the distance.
Mammon's expression was quite peculiar.
"Time travel? Terapagos's ability? But this isn't right."
As for why Mammon was so certain it was time travel?
That was because not far in front of him, a massive, sturdy gray Ursaluna was currently lying on the ground, seemingly resting.
Its entire body was extremely strong and robust, with a yellow circle on its forehead, forming a 'cloud covering the moon' pattern with its gray eyebrows.
Isn't this Ursaluna?!
Mammon raised an eyebrow, looking at the Ursaluna that was taking a nap.
"Why did I come to Hisui? Even if it's Terapagos's ability, it shouldn't be Hisui."
Mammon was very confused.
Terapagos possesses the ability to time travel; this has been fully confirmed, but the specific trigger conditions are currently unclear.
However, in the "Scarlet/Violet" game plot, Terapagos's time travel ability has been fully demonstrated.
But according to common sense, even if Stellar Tera Terapagos triggered its ability on the battlefield at that time, causing Mammon to time travel.
It shouldn't have sent him to Hisui.
Why?
Because Mammon's location at the time was Kalos, and Hisui is ancient Sinnoh. These two regions are very far apart.
But you can't be sure about such things; maybe Terapagos just sends people randomly, or perhaps there was 'someone' interfering.
It's possible Mammon was deliberately sent to the Hisui era.
In any case, Ursaluna is a Pokémon that only appears in the special regional environment of Hisui; this must be the Hisui region, no doubt.
Furthermore, Mammon also roughly determined that his current location should be the Crimson Mirelands.
"Fini, take that guy down."
Mammon pondered for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it.
Terapagos's time travel seems to have a time limit. Since he was lucky enough to come to Hisui.
How could he not bring some 'specialties' back now?
Since he was already here, these were Hisui's unique Pokémon.
Although he was 'teleported' away, Mammon wasn't particularly worried about the battlefield there. With Dragon God Kyurem and the others, they couldn't lose.
Tapu Fini perked up and floated towards Ursaluna, launching a Hydro Pump directly at it.
The Hydro Pump directly struck the unsuspecting Ursaluna.
Ursaluna was blasted away, grimacing in pain, and finally managed to get back on its feet.
Roar!!
Ursaluna roared angrily at Tapu Fini, "You dog! You ambushed me?!"
"Fini?"
Tapu Fini felt no guilt whatsoever. How was it an ambush? I flew towards you so obviously, how was that an ambush?
It was clearly your own vigilance that was too low, alright?
Tapu Fini was too lazy to waste words with this bear and shot another Hydro Pump at Ursaluna.
And the enraged Ursaluna was fearless, launching a wild charge at Tapu Fini.
And then…
"It seems my luck is good. The first Ursaluna's aptitude is excellent."
Mammon played with the Ultra Ball in his hand. Inside was the Ursaluna from just now.
Being able to withstand a Hydro Pump from Tapu Fini without directly falling down was enough to demonstrate the level of this wild Ursaluna.
Hmm, I'll see if there are any better ones later. Otherwise, I'll keep this one and train it.
Mammon quite liked Ursaluna.
"Speaking of which, I really have to thank that little turtle. Hisui is a good place."
Mammon looked around. In the distance, there seemed to be two more Ursaluna rolling on the ground. He might as well take them all.
Hisui, for Mammon, was truly a very good place.
Ursaluna, Kleavor, Sneasler, Basculegion, Hisuian Arcanine, and so on.
These 'specialty' Pokémon from Hisui cannot be found in modern times.
So Mammon had always wanted to visit Hisui. Even without this accidental opportunity, he planned to ask Dialga to 'open a door' when he had the chance later.
Of course, even though he had visited now, he still planned to ask Dialga to 'open the door' in the future.
After all, there's no harm in visiting Hisui multiple times.
After catching quite a few Ursaluna with good aptitudes in this wetland swamp area, Mammon casually picked a direction and continued forward.
The environment of Hisui is excellent. Compared to modern industrial development, the Hisui era preserved more of nature's original flavor.
Endless wilderness, with no end in sight. Cities? No cities to be seen.
After all, in this era, there were only villages, no so-called cities.
However, Mammon wasn't in a hurry. Although Dark Mewtwo and other legends were still on the desert battlefield in Kalos, he wasn't without high-level legends on him.
"Mammon, where are we?"
After using a small sacred ash to restore most of Little Rayquaza's stamina, Little Rayquaza looked bewildered and confused.
No, weren't we just fighting? In the blink of an eye, where did we end up?
"Who knows? Rayquaza, can you sense your parents?"
"The distance is too great, but it seems so?"
Little Rayquaza wasn't sure. Although there was a blood connection, the distance was indeed too great, and it couldn't be certain.
But it could vaguely sense the aura of its kin, but how to put it? It felt a little strange.
"Alright, I think I understand."
Mammon nodded, then recalled Little Rayquaza.
"The little turtle's spatial teleportation should have a time limit, or it will teleport me back again."
Mammon walked in an unknown direction, deep in thought.
He wasn't worried about not being able to return to the present. After all, Dialga wouldn't allow an 'outsider' like him, who didn't belong to this era, to stay for long.
Moreover, according to the game plot, the little turtle's spatial teleportation does have a time limit.
And just then.
"Ho Look what I've found? A lost traveler"
Suddenly, a young male voice came from not far away.
Mammon looked up, his eyes showing a hint of surprise.
It was a very handsome young man with blond hair. He carried a satchel, wore a blue merchant guild uniform, and had a hat on his head.
This appearance immediately struck Mammon as familiar; it was Volo of the Ginkgo Guild.
Volo!
That is, the final villain in "Pokémon Legends: Arceus," the human chosen by Giratina, and also Cynthia's ancestor.
Volo was currently walking towards Mammon, a friendly smile on his face.
But how to put it? Mammon truly found it very strange.
Because Volo's face was indeed very similar to Cynthia's, only because Volo was a man, his facial features were much more rugged.
To summarize, Volo resembled Cynthia's twin brother more.
"Hello, my name is Volo, a member of the Ginkgo Guild. Traveler, do you need any help?"
Volo smiled and greeted Mammon.
Volo, inheriting the bloodline of ancient Sinnoh people, harbored the ambition to meet and control Arceus, but ordinarily, Volo was actually quite reliable.
"I'm Mammon, Mr. Volo, you look very much like a friend of mine. I even suspect you might be her older brother."
Mammon also showed a sunny smile and said to Volo.
"Oh? Is that so?" Volo was surprised to hear that.
"But unfortunately, I don't have any younger siblings," Volo then chuckled.
"Perhaps you might not quite believe it, how about you take a look at this."
Mammon took out his phone, opened a photo of himself with Cynthia, and showed it to Volo.
Volo looked at it curiously, his expression very strange, his face almost crumpled into a ball.
"Emmm… Could it be that my parents have other children outside?"
Volo looked at the blonde woman in the photo and couldn't help but fall into thought.
No other reason, but the woman in this photo indeed resembled him too much. This made Volo wonder if his parents had a daughter outside that they were hiding from him.
Or perhaps his father or mother had an affair?
"Haha~ Mr. Volo, no need to overthink. The world is vast, and it's not surprising to find people with similar appearances, but this is indeed too much of a coincidence."
"Mr. Volo, may I ask you to take a photo with me?"
"A photo?"
"Yes, just like this. Mr. Volo, you can get a little closer to me, and then… click~"
Mammon contentedly saved the photo of himself with Volo. When he returned to the present, he could show it to Cynthia.
"What a magical device~ Mammon, is this thing of yours called a phone?"
"That's right, Mr. Volo, you know?"
Mammon raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, looking at Volo.
In the Hisui era, there couldn't possibly be such a thing as a phone, but in fact, it wasn't completely absent!
"Ah~ A child I know also has a phone, but hers seems very different from yours."
Volo's eyes flickered slightly as he said to Mammon.
That child fell from a space-time rift, but what about this gentleman?
"Could you please take me to meet her, Mr. Volo? She might be my companion."
So, there really is an Akari or Rei in this era?
"Yes, I was just about to go to that place anyway, Mammon, would you like to come with me?"
"I would be grateful."
Mammon naturally wanted to go together, and Volo was also very willing. He was quite curious whether this young man was also like that girl.
The two chatted and walked along the way.
About an hour later, they arrived at a small house, the Ancient Retreat.
"This is where a friend of mine lives. That child encountered some trouble due to some things before, so I introduced her here," Volo said.
"Oh, Mr. Volo, you're here."
A clear voice suddenly came from behind the two.
Mammon turned his head, his eyes flickering slightly. It was a delicate girl with blue-black hair, bright eyes, and white teeth.
She wore a white headscarf, a blue cotton coat, cotton pants, and a red scarf around her neck.
"Dawn? No, that's not right, it's Akari!"
Mammon looked at the girl in front of him, who had a ninety-five percent similarity to Platinum. The only difference, if there was one.
Platinum's hair color is blue, while the girl in front of him has blue-black hair, a much darker color.
"Ah~ Akari, is Volo here?" Volo asked with a kind smile.
But he suddenly noticed that Akari's expression was off.
The girl named Akari looked at Mammon with immense surprise. Mammon blinked, just about to return a gentle smile,
When he saw a blue figure flash, and by the time he reacted, Mammon's expression froze.
He raised his hands, a little at a loss, looking at Akari, who had rushed into his arms and was hugging him tightly without him realizing.
Volo was also dumbfounded.
But what shocked Volo and Mammon even more was.
"Daddy~ How are you here?"
Akari looked up, incredibly surprised, and gazed into Mammon's eyes from close range.
The girl's joy and happiness could be clearly felt.
Mammon was stunned.
"Huh?"