Chapter 532: The Big Sister Lorelei You Like
"But, how the Aura Guardians stopped this war remains doubtful to this day, and many generations of Queens have expressed their suspicions."
Queen Ilene's words took a turn.
Making Will's head suddenly stall.
That's right.
The Aura Guardians of this world.
Cannot possibly stop a war.
The Sir Aaron of the previous world could stop the war because he had the help of Mew and the Tree of Beginning, relying on his own Aura to forcefully soothe the anger of both sides of the war.
But.
There is no Mew here.
And the Tree of Beginning has no consciousness.
Who can help the Aura Guardians?
Without the Tree of Beginning crystals to help spread the Aura, it is fundamentally impossible for Aura Guardians to soothe all humans and Pokémon on both sides of the war.
It might even be less convenient than simply using force to break up the fight.
"Did Queen Rin not leave any records?"
Cynthia asked in confusion.
Logically speaking.
For such a major achievement, the specific details should have been recorded to pass down to future generations.
"No, this is also the reason why past Queens had suspicions."
Queen Ilene shook her head, and expressed her own view,
"Admittedly, Aura Guardians have made huge contributions to Cameran Palace and Rota City, saved countless lives, and stopped many wars big and small, but... the century war a thousand years ago, they did not have the ability to stop it."
Will glanced at Ilene.
He felt this Queen somewhat underestimated Aura Guardians.
Take Will for example.
He had two ways to stop that war.
One way.
Use force to stop it.
He knows the level of wars between human kingdoms a thousand years ago in his heart.
Champion-level Pokémon are natural disasters on the battlefield, enough to make both sides flinch.
Another way.
Use charisma to stop it.
Aura Guardians are the individuals with the highest prestige in the Pokémon world.
Think about Will.
Relying on his identity as an Aura Guardian in this life, how many Legendary Pokémon have treated him with courtesy?
Swords of Justice, Volcanion, Diancie, and even Yveltal.
As for the Unova Dragons, Victini, and Rayquaza, let's not even mention them.
The first two are due to his identity as the State Preceptor of the Kingdom of the Vale and his experiences from a thousand years ago.
The latter can also be considered a temporary partner he fought alongside with.
Then.
Who can guarantee that among the Aura Guardians a thousand years ago, there wasn't one or two who were good friends with the Legendary Beasts or Ho-Oh?
As long as they could call one of them over, the war couldn't continue.
"So, you think it's... the Horn of the Dragon God that stopped that war?"
Cynthia pinched her chin and thought for a moment, her eyes lighting up.
"Exactly!"
Ilene excitedly grabbed Cynthia's hand.
To think someone could guess her thoughts right away!
"Mm, if the Horn of the Dragon God can make the vast majority of Pokémon feel a strong sense of oppression, daring not to wantonly provoke disputes, then there is indeed this possibility."
"Yes, I have the exact same thought. It must be that that senior brought back the Horn of the Dragon God from inside the Tree of Beginning, thereby mediating the war!"
Ilene sat closer and closer to Cynthia.
Originally, looking at Cynthia's blonde hair identical to hers, she felt a sense of closeness.
Now that Cynthia's thoughts aligned with hers, it made Ilene feel that Cynthia was her confidante.
"Can you tell me more about the Tree of Beginning?"
"No problem!"
"The true body of the Tree of Beginning is actually a comet that fell from the sky a long time ago..."
The efficiency of the Indigo League was extremely high.
Originally, Will and Cynthia thought they might have to wait until the next day to start their operation, and they were preparing to stay in the Queen's bedchamber.
After all, Cynthia hadn't experienced it yet. As for Will...
Hehe.
He doesn't know how many dynasties there are in the history of this Pokémon world.
Anyway, Will has slept in two.
And both were the strongest kingdoms that unified an entire region.
Letting him sleep for one night in this Cameran Palace would make its existential value skyrocket.
But unfortunately.
Looking at it now, Cameran Palace was still a bit unworthy.
The Elite Four and Eight Gym Leaders of the Indigo League still had quite a lot of tricks up their sleeves.
Where the Horn of the Dragon God is.
They don't know.
But where the important members of Team Rocket might appear next, or how to get the Horn of the Dragon God back from Team Rocket's hands...
They had a plan.
On the way to Viridian City.
Cynthia looked at the message transmitted on her Pokédex and explained the upcoming plan to Will:
"Four years ago, um... when we just became Champions, the previous Chief of the Indigo League caught one of Team Rocket's highest executives, 'Hades'."
"But now Hades has been diagnosed with fulminant hepatic failure; his liver has undergone massive necrosis in a short period of time, and he is currently at Viridian Hospital waiting for a liver source..."
"Mm, Hades obviously doesn't deserve to receive a liver source, and the League doesn't plan to find one for him. This is an overt scheme used by the Indigo League to lure Team Rocket to appear. They can either watch Hades die while waiting, or come attack Viridian Hospital and forcefully rescue Hades to find a way themselves."
"According to the Indigo League's estimation, if Team Rocket doesn't plan to give up on Hades, then the one coming to save Hades will at least be another one of Team Rocket's highest executives. So at this moment, it can be said that heavy defense lines have been laid around Viridian Hospital."
"Catching the people who come to support all together, and then exchanging them with Team Rocket for the Horn of the Dragon God, this is the Indigo League's current plan."
Cynthia blabbered a bunch.
This move by the Indigo League is indeed ruthless.
Anyway, with Hades's condition, keeping him in prison is a guaranteed death sentence in itself.
Emergency liver transplantation is the only means to treat this disease.
But how can a liver source be waited for so easily?
The vast majority of people who get this disease basically only have one outcome—welcoming death in a hopeless wait.
Not to mention a scumbag like Hades doesn't deserve to be saved at all.
Even if he were a League Professor.
This disease isn't something the League can save immediately just because they want to.
Unless they pull off something crazy—finding a Legendary beast.
Otherwise, the patient simply can't wait for a matching organ to arrive.
Since that's the case.
Might as well take him out as bait, to try and see if they can lure out other important characters or intelligence of Team Rocket.
Just like right now.
The Indigo League still doesn't know what Team Rocket's boss's name is or what he looks like, nor do they know the names and appearances of Team Rocket's other four highest executives.
The lack of intelligence on Team Rocket makes the Indigo League very passive in dealing with them.
Sometimes.
An 'Ariana' might run past them right now, and they wouldn't even know that's a highest executive of Team Rocket.
And Will also doesn't plan to inform the Indigo League of Giovanni's intelligence.
For no other reason.
Just standing by a stump waiting for a hare.
There are bound to be Team Rocket moles within the Indigo League, maybe even a certain Gym Leader or Professor at this stage.
Once the Indigo League learns of Giovanni's intelligence.
The latter will definitely know this news too.
In the future, they won't be able to wait for Giovanni to proactively jump out and become the Gym Leader of Viridian Gym.
Anyway, even if the Indigo League knew Giovanni's intelligence right now, it would be useless.
Not to mention Giovanni won't proactively show his face.
Even if he did.
There's hardly anyone in the Indigo League who could defeat him.
Since that's the case, better keep Giovanni's intelligence hidden first, and bring it out when it's useful.
"How many days has Hades been staying over at Viridian Hospital?"
Will blinked.
With Hades's situation...
Will Team Rocket really come to save him?
Take back a person who is almost certain to die?
"Five days. He can't hold on for much longer. If Team Rocket doesn't plan to give up on Hades, they will inevitably take action within two days, otherwise they won't even have the chance to use an artificial liver support system to prolong his life."
Cynthia glanced at the Pokédex and continued.
All this intelligence comes from the analysis and speculation of the Indigo League.
It seems.
The Indigo League has truly calculated this operation to death; it's an inescapable net specifically laid out for Team Rocket.
Unless Team Rocket gives up on Hades.
Otherwise, they will definitely bleed heavily this time.
It just so happened.
This operation caught up with the sudden situation over at the Tree of Beginning.
Allowing the two Champions, Cynthia and Gold, to happen to intervene in this matter.
"Two days... I don't know how long these Poké Balls can hold out. If the Legendary Titans break out at Viridian Hospital when the time comes, the problem will be huge."
Will glanced at the three gray Poké Balls at Cynthia's waist.
"These three Poké Balls will be temporarily kept at the Indigo League, temporarily looked after by the League Chairman and the former Chief. Oh, Lance is also over there."
Cynthia actually wasn't worried about the Legendary Titans.
The Indigo League planned everything out; of course they wouldn't let the Legendary Titans become that possible accident.
"Then there's no problem. When the time comes, which Elite Four and Gym Leaders will coordinate with our operation?"
Will nodded.
If that's the case.
Even he can't think of a way or possibility for this operation to fail.
Unless.
Team Rocket has already brought Mewtwo out.
But that's obviously impossible.
The time is too early.
And if Mewtwo were created, with that guy's mental state, he would inevitably go on a rampage immediately and cause a huge commotion.
For example, just like in the movie, directly destroying the research institute that created him.
But in recent years.
There haven't been any similar reports in Kanto and Johto.
"There are three Gym Leaders: this city's Viridian Gym Leader Lada, the northern Pewter Gym Leader Flint, and the eastern Celadon Gym Leader Kanon."
"Mm..."
Will nodded.
Two of the three Gym Leaders are very unfamiliar. The middle one, Flint, is Brock's father.
And the Celadon Gym Leader Kanon.
He had some impression from his previous life. She seems to be a flower arrangement teacher at Celadon University, suspected to be the teacher of the next Gym Leader Erika.
"As for the Elite Four, there are two: the Ghost-type Elite Four Agatha, and the Big Sister Lorelei you like."
"...It hasn't reached the level of liking."
Will cast a strange glance at Cynthia.
What do you mean "I like"?
Did I ever say I like Lorelei?
Will admits that hearing he could see Lorelei again, he was a little happy in his heart.
Although this Lorelei is not that Lorelei.
But looking the same.
Indeed gave him a bit of a sense of closeness.
But calling it 'liking' is still a bit excessive, ha.
"Is that so."
Cynthia narrowed her eyes, her gaze drifting behind Will.
Hmph.
Wagging his tail so happily.
And still saying he doesn't like her.
Casually throwing out a sentence to trick him, and it actually tricked out some reactions.
As expected.
Big Sister Lorelei holds a somewhat special place in Lucario's heart.
Something fishy is going on~
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