Chapter 732: You Are Her "Biological Father"
Facing Kazuya.
"Di-li-du-lu."
Magearna let out an unconscious murmur.
It was indeed "unconscious."
The original work stated that this body was merely Magearna's puppet, and her soul was inside the Soul-Heart.
But right now, there was not a trace of natural energy within the Soul-Heart, so it couldn't nurture Magearna's soul.
Therefore.
The Magearna before him.
Was actually a true puppet, a vessel housing the Soul-Heart, a robot without self-awareness or thoughts.
However, her current state didn't cause Kazuya any worry.
After all, a similar situation occurred in the original work—the energy within the Soul-Heart was completely depleted, causing Magearna's soul to perish, but the physical body could still move, albeit looking rather stiff.
At that time, Magearna was in a state of suspended animation, and her consciousness recovered after a period of time.
Right now, Magearna's consciousness had yet to be born.
She could only be considered as...
[Magearna still in her incubation period].
Once the consciousness within the Soul-Heart was born, the true Mythical Pokémon Magearna would naturally be born as well.
"Kazuya, you're here. You're always coming and going like a ghost; want to consider helping me assassinate the Kings of Megalith and Montagne?"
XY's exhausted voice came from behind as he rubbed his head and stood up.
It was strange, too.
Anyone who appeared here without making a sound would put XY on alert.
But it just so happened that Kazuya, this anomalous Magical Beast, unexpectedly didn't cause XY any worry.
Perhaps it was...
Because the gap in strength was too large?
Because Kazuya could kill him without breaking a sweat, but hadn't eliminated XY to this day, so he had instead gained the latter's trust.
"I don't want to get involved in any wars. Once you're dragged in, whether you can pull out or not isn't up to you to decide."
Kazuya grinned and waved his hand in refusal.
"Heh, you say that as if you've participated in many wars."
XY smiled disdainfully.
He was a master of war.
Having accompanied his Royal Father on the battlefield since his youth, he now had decades of experience.
In his eyes.
A Magical Beast like Kazuya, cooped up in the deep mountains and old forests, was still too green.
"..."
Hearing what XY said and what he was thinking, Kazuya couldn't help but fall silent.
After pondering for a while.
He didn't say a word, just grinned in amusement.
Although it was mostly out of his control.
But if you asked who the biggest warmonger in this world was...
There probably weren't many creatures that could compete with Kazuya.
Wars of species, wars of nations, wars of good and evil, wars to save the world...
The ones he directly participated in were not few in number.
Let alone those wars he indirectly influenced; those were probably countless.
But these things.
In Kazuya's eyes, were nothing worth showing off.
So he didn't want to bring it up either.
"Magearna has already been completed. It's quite unbelievable to say, but this puppet seems to have intelligence, able to understand some simple commands..."
XY stepped forward and walked around Magearna, but as the creator, he himself couldn't figure it out. "This change has already surpassed what current mystic science can explain. I don't know what kind of tricks that guy AZ pulled in secret; I can't understand it."
XY scratched his head.
Clearly unable to comprehend the situation.
And if he couldn't understand it.
Let alone Kazuya.
However.
Man-made Pokémon were not unheard of in later generations, and there were more than just one or two cases, so he could accept it very easily.
Moreover.
There are many things in this world that science cannot explain.
Like a doll filled with resentment turning into a Banette after several decades...
Or a certain boy from Pallet Town turning into ash and then being revived by tears in various movies...
Perhaps Magearna belonged to this latter category as well.
But that didn't matter to Kazuya.
"Isn't this better? She can protect herself too, perfectly aligning with our original intention in designing her."
Kazuya reached out and rubbed Magearna's two large ears.
They were rock hard.
This child wasn't very easy to pet.
Kazuya still preferred those fluffy Pokémon, like Sprigatito, Piplup...
Magearna was actually in the same category as Volcanion.
"Mhm, true."
XY nodded.
Although he wanted to research it, he lacked the time and energy.
He didn't want to spend any more time on Magearna; the Azoth Kingdom had too many matters needing his attention.
"Can I take this child away now?"
"Mhm, I called you here to have you take her away. To make it convenient for you to carry her, I also designed a function for her to turn into a ball, though it seems it was a bit of a failure..."
As XY said this, he reached out and touched the base of Magearna's ear.
The next moment.
Click, clack—!
Magearna unexpectedly began to fold her body like a Transformer, eventually turning into a golden egg resembling a Poké Ball!
"Originally, I expected her size after rolling into a ball to be about as big as a watermelon, but too many materials were added when creating her, and they couldn't be compressed, so this scale is already the limit of what I can achieve."
XY crossed his arms over his chest, looking slightly ashamed.
He knew very well.
If it were his older brother AZ completing this.
He might have been able to achieve his goal, or perhaps even surpass it.
"Ah, it's fine, this is good, it's quite cute."
Kazuya froze for a moment, then grinned and tapped the golden egg on the ground.
He had forgotten.
The Magearna in the original work also had this function of rolling into a ball.
After rolling into a ball, Magearna's defense went off the charts, even more exaggerated than Defense Forme Deoxys, able to completely nullify Volcanion's Steam Eruption.
It was considered an extremely powerful function.
But the Magearna in the original work barely displayed any combat power at all, which caused Kazuya to overlook this powerful exclusive ability.
Back when AZ was designing Magearna, he also forgot to mention it.
He really didn't expect.
That XY would unexpectedly design it.
He could only say...
This is destiny.
"Looking at you, you're completely treating her as a living creature. But unfortunately, although she seems to have some intelligence, she is ultimately just a puppet."
XY spread his hands upon seeing Kazuya's demeanor.
He wasn't just stating a fact; he was also reminding Kazuya.
Don't develop feelings for such a puppet; it won't do any good and will only cause unnecessary hesitation at critical moments.
The golden egg on the ground wobbled slightly.
Kazuya looked down, a strange look in his eyes.
There was no wind in the basement.
And nothing had touched Magearna.
But...
He hadn't sensed any Aura or emotions from Magearna just now.
Which meant Magearna indeed hadn't developed her own consciousness yet.
Why did she wobble on her own?
Hmm...
Misinterpreted a command?
"Who knows, maybe she will turn into a living creature in the future? When that time comes, XY, you can be considered to have created a Pokémon. You'd be this child's 'biological father'."
Kazuya picked up Magearna from the ground and muttered softly, "She's a bit heavy."
His words.
Caused the golden egg in his arms to tremble once again.
This made Kazuya raise an eyebrow.
"What nonsense. Do you really believe that? I don't want to admit to creating a Magical Beast; that would cause a sensation in Azoth."
XY frowned deeply, seemingly having already anticipated that kind of troublesome event. "Moreover, if anything, you and AZ should be considered the 'biological fathers', right? You were the ones who completed the conceptual design and model construction."
"Never mind, never mind. I can't explain it to you. I'm leaving."
Kazuya shook his head helplessly.
He always felt that the current Magearna might not have consciousness, but she might have the ability to store memories.
If Magearna developed her own consciousness in the future and recalled what XY said today, how sad would she be?
He'd better hurry up and take her away.
"Mhm."
XY nodded.
"After leaving this time, we probably won't come back again. If anything happens, send someone to the Nebel Plateau to find us."
Kazuya turned to look at XY.
Honestly speaking.
XY had truly helped the Nebel Plateau a lot.
If creating Magearna could be explained as doing it for AZ and the Azoth Kingdom, then continuing to dispatch troops to patrol around the Nebel Plateau was completely unnecessary.
Especially since.
He had no obligation to help the Nebel Plateau.
At least AZ had the connection with Floette, but XY had no connection with the Nebel Plateau.
Even his relationship with Kazuya was just being able to exchange a few words; they couldn't even be considered friends.
Therefore.
The plateau owed XY quite a bit.
If XY ever truly found himself at a dead end, the plateau would step forward to help him.
"I understand."
XY nodded, not being polite about it either.
He knew how powerful Magical Beasts were, especially Kazuya, who always gave him an unfathomable feeling.
When driven to a corner, he would seek help from the Nebel Plateau.
Having said this.
Kazuya instantly disappeared from the spot with a Teleport.
XY hesitated in the dark basement for a long time.
After a long while.
He turned and picked up an oil lamp.
He burned this basement, which gathered the crystallization of AZ's scientific research, clean with a single fire.
The things that should be left behind, XY had already organized; they would provide significant help to humanity in later generations.
As for what shouldn't be left behind.
Let them disappear from this world forever.
The Eternal Heart...
The Ultimate Weapon...
Magearna...
Just pretend they never existed in this world.
On the surface.
Kazuya, who had already arrived outside Azoth City, turned around and looked towards the direction of the royal palace.
"What's wrong?"
Volcanion stopped in His tracks and looked at Kazuya in confusion.
"What do you think of XY as a person?"
Holding Magearna, Kazuya turned around and exchanged a glance with Volcanion.
"Huh? I don't know, I'm not really familiar with him."
Volcanion shook His head, not caring at all.
"I think he's quite bold?"
Diancie offered her own opinion.
"...He is indeed quite bold, it's a pity..."
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