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"Boneh?"
Ogerpon, gnawing on a berry, tilted her head, looking at the strong, large brown bear. She felt that this big guy's gaze was very impolite.
"Roar~!"
Bloodmoon Ursaluna let out an angry roar and charged at Ogerpon.
Then... boom!
With one strike from Ogerpon, Bloodmoon Ursaluna nearly collapsed on the spot. Ogerpon's Ivy Cudgel was incredibly powerful.
Seeing that Bloodmoon Ursaluna didn't fall, Ogerpon was quite surprised, but then followed up with another strike.
Bloodmoon Ursaluna immediately fell flat.
"Hiss~ She's really fierce!"
Iono clicked her tongue repeatedly. Although she had already seen Ogerpon brutally defeat Pecharunt and the Loyal Three, seeing such an exaggerated scene from Ogerpon again still shocked her.
After all, Ogerpon's size isn't large, only about the size of a small child, but her strength is truly too great.
"Good, Bloodmoon Ursaluna has been caught."
Mammon picked up the Ultra Ball, which had stopped shaking, and nodded with satisfaction.
"You worked hard, Pon-Pon."
"Boneh~"
Ogerpon dispelled the Ivy Cudgel in her hand, took the berry out of her mouth, and tilted her head with a happy smile, responding.
She was very cute~
She was very happy to be able to help Mammon, and it was just two swings of a cudgel, not tiring at all.
After strolling around for a while with Caitlin and the others, similar to Paldea, Kitakami also has a peculiar landscape known as the 'Kitakami Six Wonders'.
And the place Mammon most wanted to visit, of course, was the Crystalline Pool.
The Crystalline Pool is located at the center of the top of Oni Mountain. At the bottom of the pool, there are numerous crystals emitting colors, making it very magical and beautiful.
According to the signboard, although the water in the Crystalline Pool glows, it is still potable.
There is also a legend that if one gazes into the light of the Crystalline Pool, they can see deceased people.
Of course, whether this legend is true or false remains unknown; in any case, Mammon didn't see anything.
"These crystals feel very similar to the crystals inside the Great Crater of Paldea."
Iono said curiously, photographing the beautiful scenery of the Crystalline Pool.
"Hmm, they are indeed very similar." Platinum agreed wholeheartedly.
"Perhaps someone transported these crystals here, but it's truly wonderful."
Mammon said with emotion, holding Teraapagos.
The Crystalline Pool, one could say, is the most important turning point in the scarlet and violet game's storyline.
Because in the game, after obtaining the scarlet book and bringing Teraapagos to the Crystalline Pool, a special storyline is triggered: Teraapagos demonstrates its time-traveling ability, summoning the still-living Professor Sada from the past to the Crystalline Pool.
At this time, Professor Sada had not yet built a time machine. According to her, she was originally analyzing data in a secret research facility and suddenly found herself here.
Professor Sada speculated that it might be due to the influence of the sleeping Teraapagos, or perhaps because there was some kind of causal relationship between her and Akari.
It was precisely because of this peculiar time travel that Professor Sada personally saw Koraidon standing beside the protagonist, who is the Winged King (Koraidon's title) recorded in the scarlet book.
This made Professor Sada completely certain that the contents of the scarlet book were true.
Finally, Professor Sada exchanged her scarlet book for the white book of the scarlet book in Akari's hand and returned to her own timeline.
After this storyline, if you go to the research facility in Area Zero again, you can see Professor Sada's notes.
'During the investigation of the treasure, a transfer occurred. Judging from the temperature and humidity, it should be the East mentioned in the literature.'
'The smell of sulfur, a high place, a child met near the pond, who gave me a white book...'
This note already proves that Professor Sada from the past remembered her time travel to the Crystalline Pool and her encounter with Akari.
It can be said that this storyline is crucial. It was precisely because she personally saw Koraidon and obtained the white book that Professor Sada became more convinced that Paradox Pokémon could exist, and the content of the white book also helped her research.
Ultimately, Professor Sada built a time machine to bring Koraidon to the modern era, as well as the mysterious adventure of Heath's expedition team two hundred years ago.
What can be truly confirmed is that during Heath's era, Paradox Pokémon could not possibly exist, because that was two hundred years ago.
And the origin of Paradox Pokémon is from the time machine created by Professor Sada.
There are two theories: either Heath's expedition team from two hundred years ago was transported by Teraapagos to the modern Area Zero, where Professor Sada had already built a time machine.
So Heath's expedition team encountered various Paradox Pokémon and was then transported back.
The second possibility is that the Paradox Pokémon were transported by Teraapagos to Area Zero two hundred years ago, where they were first encountered by Heath's expedition team, and then transported back to the modern era.
But no matter which possibility, it explains one thing: Paradox Pokémon originated from the time machine created by Sada.
However, Sada built the time machine because she was deeply attracted by the content of the scarlet book written by Heath since childhood, which sparked the idea.
Was it the 'cause' of the past that created the 'effect' of the future, or was the 'effect' of the future the true 'cause'?
This is what is called a causal loop, and it is a causal relationship that is fundamentally impossible to sort out.
So, in a sense, the storyline of scarlet and violet is actually very profound.
However, the source of all this actually comes from a certain Teraapagos.
"You are the source of all evil."
Mammon couldn't help but laugh, gently patting Teraapagos's shell.
Teraapagos tilted its head in confusion, its innocent and bewildered eyes expressing its thoughts at the moment.
Who did it offend?
After spending two days enjoying Kitakami, Mammon and the others left contentedly.
Hoenn region.
Petalburg City, known as the city where people and nature communicate.
Petalburg City is very beautiful. The outskirts here extend to the coast, and the sea breeze gently drifts, making people feel very pleasant and comfortable.
"Wow The scenery is really nice"
Stepping out of the airport, Iono pushed her sunglasses to the top of her head, spread her arms, and embraced the breeze, feeling extremely refreshed.
After all, flying for several hours feels different.
"Hoenn region, I'm back~"
Caitlin looked at the Hoenn sky with emotion. She had quite a lot of feelings for the Hoenn region.
Strictly speaking, this was the first region where she, as a Team Rockets member, officially clashed with the Alliance.
Hmm, she still clearly remembered defeating Wallace on this land.
"Let's go, let's eat something first."
Mammon chuckled, and the group hailed a car to downtown Petalburg City, finding a highly-rated restaurant online.
But as they were eating, Platinum put down her chopsticks and retched twice, quickly drinking some water to moisten her throat.
Mammon quickly patted Platinum's back gently, giving her a concerned look.
"What's wrong, Platinum? You look a bit pale. Are you catching a cold?"
Iono's small face creased slightly, asking Platinum with a hint of worry.
Although they had only known each other for about half a month, she had a very good impression of Platinum.
"It's nothing, I just suddenly felt a bit nauseous. Maybe I didn't sleep well last night."
Platinum held Mammon's hand and gave Iono a smile, indicating that she was fine.
"Emmm..."
Iono blinked.
"If you don't like these, let's reorder some dishes." Mammon said thoughtfully.
"It's fine, maybe I'm not really suitable for greasy food lately, and..."
Platinum hesitated. She actually had a guess, but she wasn't quite sure.
"Why don't we go to the hospital for a check-up?" Caitlin looked at Platinum's eyes, her delicate brows slightly furrowed.
"It's nothing, I think I'll be fine with more rest. Maybe I've been a bit tired these past few days." Platinum still felt that going would be more troublesome.
"Let's go for a check-up, your health is important."
Mammon made the decision. For him, nothing was more important than health.
And Platinum's symptoms... The four rushed to the best hospital in Petalburg City. When they walked out of the hospital again, their expressions instantly changed.
"Hiss~ I really didn't expect it, Platinum, you're actually pregnant."
Iono didn't even know what her tone was like, looking at the shy and bashful Platinum in astonishment.
Well, they just had a full body check-up, and the doctor said that this girl was pregnant.
"I didn't expect it either..."
Platinum shyly bit her lip gently, stroking her still rather flat little belly.
"It seems Akari is also impatient, this child~"
Mammon was also very happy. He held Platinum's hand and looked at her belly, teasing.
Platinum's face was full of happiness at his words, making Iono feel envious.
Caitlin: "..."
Caitlin just wanted to pull out that Star Head and question him properly. Didn't he say he would make my physique more fertile?
How is it that Platinum is already pregnant, but my belly hasn't shown any reaction?
Caitlin was unhappy, Caitlin was very upset.
"Let's go back to the hotel to rest first."
Mammon said to Platinum. Although she had just conceived, pregnant women are prone to fatigue and drowsiness, so Mammon also hoped that Platinum would rest more.
"Mmm~"
Feeling her man's concern, Platinum's small face smiled even more brightly.
The four rushed towards the hotel they had booked.
"Eh? Mammon?"
However, on the way, a surprised female voice rang out.
Mammon raised his eyebrows, turned his head, and saw a bright-eyed, white-toothed girl with a bow hair accessory on her head.
It was May.
"It really is you, Mammon! I thought I saw wrong."
May trotted over, saying with great surprise and delight.
"May, what a coincidence."
Mammon replied with a smile.
Although May had participated in the Saffron City battle as an Alliance member last time, since Team Rockets and the Alliance officially cooperated, there was naturally no longer any animosity.
After the battle ended, May even visited the Team Rockets castle for a day.
"I just came back to Petalburg City to visit my dad. Why are you all in Hoenn, Mammon?"
May asked curiously.
"I challenged Mr. Norman in the World Championship ranking match. The match is tomorrow, so of course I arrived today first."
Mammon replied with a smile.
"Ah?" May was stunned by his words, seeming somewhat incredulous, and confirmed again.
"Mammon, you challenged Mr. Norman, the Gym Leader of Petalburg Gym?"
"Of course. If I remember correctly, Mr. Norman is your father, isn't he, May?"
"...Yes."
May fell silent. Her gaze was extremely strange as she looked at Mammon.
No way, big brother, you, a Team Rockets boss, are going to challenge a Gym Leader??
Dad, you're so miserable...