This day, for Ryuga, was undoubtedly the most joyful day of his eighteen years of life.
Because he obtained the Dragon-type legendary he had always dreamed of!
And it was a top-tier legend with a base stat total over a thousand after Gigantamax!
But for some, this day was undoubtedly a catastrophic one.
Hammerlocke.
A strong orange-red Charizard descended from the sky, and on Charizard's back sat a purple-haired young man.
Wearing a red-backed Champion cape, with long purple hair and a handsome, mature face with a short beard, his aura was resolute, giving people a very special sense of reliability.
It was none other than Galar's undefeated Champion—Leon!
From his debut until now, Leon's Trainer career had been without a single defeat!
Yes, not a single defeat!
Leon could be said to be a true genius in legend.
He debuted at sixteen and, in just one year, won the Champion Cup, becoming the Champion of the Galar region!
Debuting as a rookie and becoming Champion in just one year, this was Leon's most outstanding honor.
And after becoming Champion, Leon never became arrogant or complacent.
He deeply understood how heavy the responsibilities of a Champion were.
He diligently guarded the peace of the Galar region, and when facing every challenger, Leon always maintained absolute respect and went all out.
And it was precisely this admirable attitude, along with his gentle personality in private, that made Leon the most popular star in all of Galar, earning him the reputation of the undefeated Champion.
But at this moment, this gentle Champion, as people remembered him, had an extremely grave expression.
"Charizard, come back first."
Leaping off Charizard, Leon patted his old partner's arm and recalled Charizard.
Scanning the ruins not far away, Leon's face was heavy.
After incidentally noticing Oleana's communication message, he rushed back from Crown Tundra.
But because it was too late when he saw the message, despite traveling non-stop, he only arrived in Hammerlocke in the evening.
And the tragic state of Hammerlocke before him also made Leon feel heavy-hearted and guilty.
When he was most needed, he was not there, which also caused Hammerlocke to suffer such a disaster.
"What exactly happened?"
But Leon quickly composed himself and walked into the house ahead, where Oleana and Raihan were indeed present.
Leon didn't waste words and asked in a deep voice.
Raihan remained silent, having completely lost his usual energetic demeanor, his face and eyes somewhat dim.
"Team Rockets, a Team Rocket Executive named Ryuga broke into the Energy Plant. His strength is very strong."
Oleana's expression was grim and ugly as she spoke in a cold voice.
"Just one person? Raihan wasn't his match either?" Leon's brow furrowed even deeper.
Team Rockets was an evil organization far across the ocean in the Kanto region.
Leon had heard a little about this organization.
"I'm sorry, I was too useless."
Raihan's voice was very low and hoarse.
He felt extremely guilty at this moment.
If only he had been stronger.
Then Hammerlocke wouldn't have been destroyed like this, and it was also thanks to Zacian's appearance, otherwise...
...??
Leon looked at his friend Raihan in astonishment.
Was this still his friend who repeatedly fought and never gave up?
Noticing Raihan's unusual appearance, Leon glanced at Oleana.
Oleana shook her head at Leon.
Although she had also comforted Raihan, it was clear that the Team Rocket Executive and the events of today had dealt Raihan too great a blow.
He had become somewhat withdrawn.
She, at least, had no solution and could only let Raihan recover slowly on his own.
"Team Rockets, huh..." Leon clenched his fist, a rare anger flickering in his eyes.
Destroying Hammerlocke, causing so many citizens to lose their homes, and even making his friend Raihan like this!
Damn it!
"The specifics, let's wait until the Chairman arrives. I've already contacted the Chairman, and he'll be back in Galar tomorrow morning."
Oleana pursed her lips, closed her eyes, and wearily rubbed her temples.
It wasn't just Raihan.
What had happened today had also been a huge blow to her.
To Oleana, Rose, who had discovered her, was like the moon in her heart, but this time, she had even lost Eternatus, the very foundation of Rose's dream.
Oleana couldn't even imagine how she would face Rose tomorrow.
...
The night passed quickly.
Ryuga, having had a good night's sleep, walked out of the town, and at the town's entrance, a girl with a cool and aloof demeanor stood calmly, seemingly waiting for something.
Her black hair was tied into two braids with a red ribbon, her face was exquisite and lovely, and she wore a pink mini-dress with a black jacket over it.
Her two slender, straight and fair long legs were very eye-catching.
"You're too slow."
Hearing footsteps, the black-haired girl turned her gaze to Ryuga, her agate-green pupils rippling slightly as she spoke expressionlessly.
Her voice was clear and pleasant, but like her expression, it had no emotional fluctuation.
"Marnie, I think I've told you before, while the emotionless type is cute, you're already seventeen this year. You're not a child anymore."
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Ryuga raised an eyebrow, walked up to the black-haired girl Marnie, and under Marnie's furrowed brows, mischievously ruffled her head, while also teasing her.
Marnie's eyelids twitched incessantly, and her fair hands clenched into fists.
"Bastard! How many times have I told you not to touch my hair!"
"I spent half an hour styling it!"
The atmosphere was quiet for a moment, then the girl's angry 'roar' echoed.
...
"Where are you going next?"
Still at the town entrance, Marnie took out a small mirror to tidy her hair, her fair face regaining its cool demeanor, and asked Ryuga curiously.
"Crown Tundra, I need to go to Crown Tundra."
Ryuga didn't hide anything, answering casually, clearly trusting this girl quite a bit.
Eternatus was currently in a state of energy depletion, so Ryuga's primary goal was, of course, to restore Eternatus's vitality!
And the most suitable places were, naturally, the energy spots located throughout Galar!
Coincidentally, there were many energy spots within Crown Tundra, and it was sparsely populated, so Ryuga decisively chose Crown Tundra.
"Crown Tundra... I want to go too."
Marnie blinked her beautiful eyes, tilted her head, and then said.
"No problem, then you can lead the way."
Ryuga nodded.
His acquaintance with Marnie could be traced back two years.
At that time, he was only sixteen, and through a certain mission dispatched by Pryce, he came to the Galar region to search for information about Eternatus to prepare for the future.
As a result, he happened to encounter Marnie in the wild, who was running away from home in a fit of pique...
And this unyielding girl dared to venture into the Wild Area with her Morpeko, which had almost no combat power at the time.
Ryuga saved Marnie, who was being chased by a wild Dynamax Pokemon, and from then on, the two became well acquainted.
"Dragonair."
He tossed out a Poké Ball, and a pink-purple Dragonair appeared in front of them.
Crown Tundra was still some distance from this small town, so they certainly couldn't walk there.
"Then please, Miss Marnie."
Ryuga walked to the floating Dragonair and smiled at Marnie.
Marnie rolled her eyes charmingly, and with extremely agile movements, she leaped onto Dragonair's back.
Ryuga also sat behind Marnie, his hands very naturally placed on Marnie's waist.
"You behave yourself."
Marnie's eyelids twitched again, her pretty face slightly flushed, but her tone remained extremely calm.
After all, they had known each other for two or three years, and Marnie knew that Ryuga was definitely not a gentleman.
If it weren't for the fact that she didn't have a Pokemon capable of long-distance flight, she would never have sat with Ryuga in this manner.
"Don't worry, don't you trust me?"
Ryuga's smile remained unchanged, and he replied without hesitation.
"Then can you explain where your hand is now?"
Marnie glanced expressionlessly at the hand that had slipped onto her thigh, and what was even worse, it was pinching her?
They hadn't even set off yet!
Slap!
Marnie unceremoniously slapped Ryuga's hand away.
This guy, she couldn't let him take an inch and ask for a mile.
"Tsk tsk ~"
Ryuga's smile deepened.
The feeling was really good.
It truly was his fair and clean Marnie.
"Woo ~"
Dragonair let out a high cry, carrying the two towards Crown Tundra.
Dragonair didn't fly particularly fast.
According to Marnie, as long as there were no accidents, they would arrive at Crown Tundra in the afternoon.
"Ryuga, did things go smoothly in Hammerlocke?"
The wind brushed their faces.
After admiring the scenery along the way, Marnie hesitated and asked Ryuga.
"The harvest was very good, thanks to your intelligence, Marnie."
Ryuga rested his cheek on Marnie's shoulder, inhaling her faint fragrance, and replied with his eyes closed.
Yes, the information about Rose and Champion Leon being out was given to him by Marnie.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so easy for things to go so smoothly.
"Did you really capture Eternatus?"
Marnie's beautiful eyes flickered with a strange light, and even her usually calm tone showed surprise.
When Ryuga asked her to pay attention to Rose and Champion Leon's whereabouts and to notify him in time, Marnie agreed, but she still had some reservations.
She was very grateful for Ryuga's life-saving grace back then, and their relationship deepened during their subsequent interactions.
But no matter what, she was also a Trainer from Galar, not to mention her dream of becoming the Champion of the Galar region, and her older brother was the Trainer of Spikemuth Gym.
It was very likely that she would inherit her brother's position in the future.
Yet, in the end, Marnie still chose to inform Ryuga of the intelligence.
Marnie herself didn't understand what she was thinking at the time.
She clearly knew that Ryuga was definitely not a good person.
"Is it strange? I am Ryuga."
Ryuga chuckled, his tone filled with an astonishingly strong confidence.
"Tch ~" Marnie spat unhappily, but she couldn't help but marvel in her heart.
That was Eternatus!
Although she knew Ryuga was very strong, the legend of Eternatus was still too deeply ingrained in people's minds.
"Then... how is Hammerlocke?"
After hesitating, Marnie asked in a low voice.
Ever since she told Ryuga the news, she had been closely following Hammerlocke.
Although accurate news hadn't been released yet, she knew that Ryuga had caused a lot of trouble in Hammerlocke yesterday.
"It's alright, probably only a third of it was damaged." Ryuga raised an eyebrow.
This girl, Marnie, still had a kind heart.
But that was right.
After all, in the future, she would take over her brother's position as the Spikemuth Gym Trainer, and she was a girl with a cold exterior but a kind heart.
"..."
Marnie frowned slightly upon hearing this.
Was a third of Hammerlocke destroyed?
But before Marnie could think further, her eyelids twitched incessantly, because a hand had unknowingly slipped under her skirt...
"Get your hand out of there!"
The girl's angry 'roar' echoed in the sky.
...
Crown Tundra is a huge Pokemon habitat located in the southern part of the Galar region, and it is also an extremely dangerous place in the wild.
It is even more dangerous than Mt. Silver in the Kanto region!
If you only look at Crown Tundra from a distance, it is a beautiful landscape of towering snowy mountains, but that is only on the surface!
Not only are countless powerful wild Pokemon inhabiting here, but there are also a large number of Pokemon Den energy spots.
What are energy spots?
Three thousand years ago, Eternatus's awakening caused the Darkest Day, but it was stopped by Zacian and Zamazenta, and its body was shattered.
The fragments of Eternatus's body also scattered throughout Galar, turning into various items.
And thus, energy spots appeared!
Energy spots are, in essence, Eternatus's energy.
Therefore, near energy spots, Trainers using Dynamax Bands, which regulate Dynamax energy, can make their Pokemon Dynamax.
In the wild, energy spots are almost entirely occupied by wild Pokemon, forming what are called Pokemon Dens.
And usually, Pokemon Dens almost always have Dynamax wild Pokemon.
"Hiss ~ It's so cold."
Snowy mountains towered, and the beautiful and sacred Dragonair descended from the sky.
Ryuga and Marnie leaped off Dragonair.
Rubbing her hands and exhaling, Marnie's pretty face was a bit pale from the cold.
Although her physical fitness was not bad, it had to be said that the temperature here was indeed quite low.
She was careless!
Marnie looked into the distance, a vast expanse of white snow, breathtakingly beautiful.
But it was so damn cold!
She was really too careless.
She actually forgot to buy some coats on the way.
"After all, it's a big snowy mountain. I heard there are many legend Pokemon here."
Ryuga took out a fluffy coat from his spatial backpack and draped it over Marnie, warmly tightening her collar, pinching Marnie's fair cheek, and then turning to look at the snowy mountain.
Crown Tundra is one of the truly dangerous places in the Galar region.
But within Crown Tundra, legendary Pokemons also reside!
"Phew ~ legendaries aren't that easy to encounter."
With the coat draped over her, Marnie breathed a sigh of relief, instantly feeling alive again.
She glanced at Ryuga, a charming faint smile playing on her lips, but it instantly disappeared.
"Although there are indeed rumors that the legend King of Galar resides in Crown Tundra, and some people have even seen its galloping figure, that's just a legend."
"Some people also say they've seen the Legendary Birds in Crown Tundra."
Marnie pouted and lifted her delicate chin, her tone quite disdainful, clearly scoffing at these baseless rumors.
She always believed in seeing to believe, after all, rumors stop with the wise!
Was she, Marnie, someone who easily believed rumors?
No way!
"Calyrex, huh..."
Ryuga raised an eyebrow, his gaze somewhat strange as he looked at the tsundere Marnie.
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