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"Dad??"
Mammon was shocked. Although, to spice things up during that time, he did let Lusamine and others call him 'Daddy'.
But wasn't that just for fun?
This Akari, who he was meeting for the first time, was calling him 'Dad'? That wasn't right, was it?
"Akari, this is Mammon. Did you mistake him for someone else?"
Volo's mind also froze for a moment. After recovering, he looked at Akari, who was clinging to Mammon and refused to let go, with a strange expression.
From the moment he saw Mammon's phone, he guessed that this Mammon, like Akari, was not from this era but a human from another spacetime who came through a spacetime rift.
But was it this exciting right off the bat? Dad?
"No way, he's my dad. My name was even given to me by Dad."
Akari replied with great certainty. Since a certain Arceus shamelessly sent her to this Hisui era, she hadn't seen her parents for half a year.
She really missed her Dad and Mom, and her second and third Moms too.
Volo: "…"
This time, his gaze towards Mammon was very strange. No, purely from appearances, the age difference between Akari and Mammon was at most one or two years.
Could it be that Mammon adopted Akari when she was young?
This…
Volo felt a little dizzy. He really wanted to call out Giratina and ask, are people from other spacetimes so promiscuous?
After all, he really didn't understand this.
"Wait, Akari, let go first."
Mammon said helplessly to Akari.
This 'bargain daughter' seemed to have truly decided he was her father. Her hands were still holding his waist, refusing to let go.
"Oh~" Akari was still very obedient. She let go of Mammon's waist and instead held his hand.
"I think there might be some misunderstanding between us?"
Mammon didn't stop her. After thinking for a moment, he asked Akari.
He had actually guessed something, but he still wanted to confirm it.
"Misunderstanding?" Akari tilted her small head cutely, her beautiful amber eyes looking at Mammon.
Then, in a short while, Akari suddenly realized, and her expression immediately brightened.
She knew it! How could Mammon seem younger, and why was Mammon always the one who doted on her the most?
"I know! Dad, you came from an earlier spacetime, didn't you? Haven't you gotten together with Mom yet?!"
Akari suddenly understood.
"Your mom is… Platinum?"
"Mm-hmm! Yes!"
Upon receiving Akari's reply, Mammon slapped his own forehead.
He knew it.
No wonder Dialga said such inexplicable things back then, and even told him to give the Orb to his future daughter.
Turns out his daughter was Akari, the most bugged protagonist in all of the Pokémon world's worldviews.
Who is Akari?
The only human in the plot recognized and favored by Arceus's true body, who personally bestowed upon her an Arceus clone.
From the moment she crossed over to Hisui, Akari had always been looked after by Arceus, who even transformed her phone into an Arceus Phone for her to carry, guiding her.
It can be said that Akari is the 'Chosen One' in this Pokémon universe!
No one else!
Because Akari was chosen, favored, and gifted by Arceus's true body—note, Arceus's true body, not a clone!
She was chosen, cared for, and bestowed gifts by Arceus's true body.
There are a total of nine generations of Pokémon, plus various remakes, as well as anime and special chapters. All in all, there are probably more than twenty protagonists.
However, none can compare to Akari, not even Selene, who has the most exaggerated battle record.
Holy cow, am I going to have a cheat-like child in the future?
Mammon's mood was inevitably a bit complex. After all, when he was in the Sinnoh region, he had specifically paid attention to Akari's existence. After all, he naturally wanted to win over such a foster daughter of Arceus.
But he never found her. He even thought that Akari didn't exist in this world. Turns out, she just hadn't been born yet.
"I probably understand." Mammon sighed.
But honestly, he still felt very strange psychologically.
Mammon looked at the graceful… daughter in front of him. Damn, I'm only seventeen, and I suddenly have a fifteen or sixteen-year-old daughter.
Families, who understands this feeling?
"Hehe~ Am I pretty, Dad?"
The girl seemed to notice Mammon's gaze. She giggled, took two steps back, and spun around twice, allowing Mammon to see her more completely.
"These are local specialty clothes I specially picked out. They're very warm and practical. The climate here is really strange, and it gets very cold at night."
Akari complained, though in reality, her physique was exceptionally good and she wouldn't easily get sick.
"Hmm, the clothes fit well, and more importantly, the person is beautiful." Mammon replied with a smile.
As expected of my and Platinum's child, the inherited genes are excellent.
"Hehe~ I love Dad the most."
Akari beamed with joy, her big eyes narrowing into crescent moons, looking very cute.
Saying that, she tightly hugged her father again, burying her face in Mammon's embrace and taking a deep breath.
Dad's scent~
The girl squinted her eyes, a very pleased expression appearing on her delicate, fair face. So comfortable~
She hadn't smelled it for a long time. Although it was a little different from the scent of her dad in her memory, it seemed to smell even better.
Mammon, with a mix of helplessness and doting, patted the girl's back.
He still felt strange, mainly because a daughter this old suddenly popped up.
It's not that he couldn't accept it, but it was just… too strange!
"Emmm…"
Volo looked at the father and daughter embracing in front of him, his expression turning strange again, his handsome face scrunching up.
How to put it, he felt his worldview was being severely impacted.
These two were really father and daughter? The kind with a blood connection?
A seventeen-year-old boy having a sixteen-year-old daughter, this is…
Giratina, is this really normal? This world is truly too bizarre.
"Dad, Mr. Volo, let's go inside first. Cogita… Sister Cogita just went out, she'll probably be back in a while."
Akari ushered the two into the wooden house. Because she was recently suspected by Magikarp of being the culprit who caused the King and Queen to fall into a frenzy, Volo brought her here.
The wooden house wasn't very big, but it was fully equipped inside.
Akari proactively boiled a pot of tea and poured it for Mammon and Volo, showing her good upbringing.
"Akari, how did you end up in this spacetime?"
Mammon sat at the wooden table, took a sip of hot tea, and asked Akari.
"It's because of Arceus."
Akari didn't hide anything upon hearing this, and even had a slight complaint.
Upon hearing Arceus's name, Volo's eyes instantly changed, but he hid it very well and didn't expose himself.
Mammon glanced at Volo from the corner of his eye, his lips curling slightly.
"I was already sixteen then, and Dad and the Moms celebrated my coming-of-age ceremony with me, and then I could go on a journey the next day."
"Akari, you just said… Moms?"
Volo suspected he had misheard.
"Yes, I have many Moms." Akari replied as if it were the most natural thing.
"My birth mom, and my second mom, third mom, fourth mom… lots of Moms."
Mammon: "…"
Volo: "…"
This… is this right?
Volo looked at Mammon blankly. Mammon picked up his teacup and took a sip, pretending not to see Volo's gaze.
How was he supposed to explain this? He couldn't explain it well.
"Alright, it seems I am ill-informed."
Volo was indeed Volo. Although his worldview was once again severely impacted.
But he quickly adjusted his emotions, smiling awkwardly but politely.
"Then, when I was sleeping that night, Arceus appeared in my room. It asked me if I wanted to go on a unique journey of trial. After the trial, I would definitely become very strong and surprise you, Dad."
Akari accused a certain Arceus of 'kidnapping'.
"And you agreed?" Mammon roughly understood.
"Yes, because it's Arceus."
As Mammon's daughter, Akari naturally knew Arceus and had seen it a few times in person.
"After that, I fainted, and when I woke up, I was already in Hisui."
Akari said innocently.
Honestly, when she woke up, she was dumbfounded. That Arceus was simply crazy!
Is this how a trial is conducted? Sending her back to ancient times for a trial?
"Akari is right. Reportedly, Akari fell from a spacetime rift at the time, but the other end of the spacetime rift was actually your own world, Akari?"
Volo frowned deeply. This wasn't what he imagined!
He had originally thought that the spacetime rift Akari fell from was the world where the Sinnoh Grand Lord Arceus resided.
He had even wondered if Akari would fall out of it.
But now, according to Akari, her arrival in this world was just a trial for her?
Volo pressed his lips tightly. Great Arceus, why can't your compassionate heart be open to me? Are you really that fond of this child?
I am clearly the legitimate descendant of the ancient Sinnoh people!
Volo's face was somewhat gloomy, but he quickly adjusted his emotions.
It's okay! It's okay!
He would prove to the great Arceus that he was the one more worthy of its favor!
The time has not yet come.
Volo knew very well that the time had not yet come. Since Akari came to this world as Arceus's trial for her.
Then the trial would eventually end, and Arceus would definitely appear again. He just needed to defeat Akari at that time.
He would win!!
"I'm not sure either." Akari blinked, then shook her head.
"I see."
The three chatted simply for a while longer. For Volo, both Mammon and Akari were modern people who had traveled through time. The novel and developed world they spoke of was very appealing to Volo.
"It's a pity that I cannot personally witness the world of you two."
Hearing that there were still organized Pokémon competitions in modern times, Volo, as a Pokémon trainer, was undoubtedly very eager.
However, for him, that world was still too distant.
So…
If he could gain Arceus's approval and control Arceus himself, he would be a new god!
Then wouldn't it be easy to recreate such a beautiful world?
Volo's eyes were fervent and full of anticipation.
But first… he had to defeat Akari!
Volo quickly calmed down and looked at Akari. His eyes inevitably carried a hint of jealousy and unwillingness.
Why? Why did this girl receive the gaze of the Sinnoh Grand Lord, and even have this trial personally organized for her?
But isn't this also good? He could, at the moment Akari completed her trial, snatch this 'qualification' from Akari's hands!!
Volo was very confident, because he was the strongest Pokémon trainer of this era, and he also had Giratina's assistance!
"Actually, it's not entirely without a method."
Mammon pondered for a moment before speaking.
To be honest, spacetime travel is rare in the Pokémon world, but not non-existent. Those who can enable spacetime travel include Celebi, Dialga, Terapagos, and Arceus.
However, the weakest among them is Celebi. Dialga might even come knocking.
After all, Dialga manages the balance of time. But clearly, Dialga cannot control Arceus, and therefore cannot control Akari, who was 'named' by Arceus.
Ultimately, Dialga had confidently boasted to him back then, saying 'no one can touch time,' but then immediately contradicted himself, saying 'the future is another matter.'
It turns out he had foreseen Akari's existence at that time.
Akari is undoubtedly a special individual, and he should also be considered half of one.
'If I could bring Akari to my spacetime, tsk~'
Mammon looked at his adorable precious daughter, his eyes slightly narrowed.
That would be too interesting.
And she's my daughter, is there any problem with me taking her with me?