Chapter 797: Who Knows You Might Return?
Cofagrigus dispatched Gengar with incredible speed.
By the time Scizor and the others arrived, Gengar had already been torn to pieces by Cofagrigus.
"Desumasu, desumasu..."
Cofagrigus's malicious laughter echoed throughout the entire back mountain.
He looked even more terrifying than a magical beast, scaring the newly arrived kitten so much her fur stood on end.
Seeing Kazuya in poor condition, Scizor and his group rushed toward Cofagrigus without a second word.
"Stop! He's not an enemy!"
Kazuya's voice rang out from the sky, immediately halting the attacks of the five Pokémon.
"Hehehe... Although you've changed your appearance, my guess was right. Long time no see, Kazuya."
Cofagrigus ignored the five Pokémon below, looked up at the sky, and casually waved his hand.
Kazuya's form in the Spirit World had been that of a human.
But in the living world, he remained in the form of a Pokémon.
Therefore, it was difficult for Cofagrigus to determine if a Pokémon was Kazuya just by appearance, which was why he hadn't attacked initially.
However.
Combat style, behavioral habits, voice, and aura...
These were not easily changed.
So after observing for a moment, Cofagrigus concluded that this Darkrai was Kazuya.
Come to think of it.
The ones who would come to sweep the graves of Lorelei's family.
Besides Kazuya, the only other person in the world would be Chloe.
And the probability of Kazuya coming to sweep the graves was much higher than Chloe's.
Hearing Cofagrigus's tone, the five Pokémon looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Looks like Master ran into an old friend."
"Being able to recognize Lord Kazuya, this guy is not ordinary. Senior Dragonite, have you heard of this Cofagrigus?"
"No."
The group exchanged words.
None had ever heard of this terrifying Pokémon that suddenly appeared.
"I think I heard Meowscarada mention it..."
Skitty scratched her cheek with her little paw at this moment, a hint of uncertainty flashing in her eyes. "In the past, when Meowscarada told me stories of her travels, she mentioned encountering a supernatural event in a haunted house, and one of the Pokémon there was a Cofagrigus."
"That's right. He is the Cofagrigus from back then. He later lived in the Spirit World and once saved my life."
Kazuya descended from the sky and gave everyone a brief introduction.
"After all, you helped me too."
Cofagrigus curved the corners of his mouth and drifted closer.
Skitty was so scared she hurriedly backed away, hiding behind Dragonite.
The other four Pokémon also looked at Cofagrigus with fearful expressions.
It couldn't be helped.
Cofagrigus truly looked too much like a magical beast.
Because the eyes of their kind of Pokémon were crimson, almost identical to the eyes of a magical beast.
Moreover.
This Cofagrigus was a madman.
The Aura within his heart was almost entirely filled with negative emotions such as tyranny and cruelty. In Lucario's perception, this was no different from a magical beast.
"Cofagrigus, it's great to see you again. If I'm not mistaken, you've been specially waiting for me."
"Ah, that's right. I've been waiting for you here for forty years."
Cofagrigus didn't deny it, while turning his head to look at the torn-apart Gengar. "That guy has been waiting for you for forty years too."
The other Pokémon finally noticed the dead Gengar on the ground.
With a little thought.
It wasn't hard to imagine what had just happened.
"Phew, it seems things aren't simple. You probably have a lot to tell me. Let's go to my home first; you can take your time telling me."
"Alright."
Cofagrigus was concise, being a straightforward type as well.
The scene shifted.
Back in the living room of the house.
The seven Pokémon gathered together.
Through his narration, Kazuya gradually understood everything.
That Gengar, as it turned out, was also an old acquaintance.
It was the Gengar who had accidentally stumbled into the Spirit World and couldn't get out. Back then, that Gengar had even joined forces with them to change the ruler of the Spirit World.
He remembered back then.
Gengar had said he owed Kazuya a favor and would repay it if he had the chance.
He didn't expect.
That there would be no chance.
"Fifty years ago, when the living world fell, that group shifted their target to the Spirit World. It seems they intended to prevent the dead from reincarnating, completely depriving this world of fresh blood."
"'The Renegade Pokémon' Giratina and 'The Spatial Pokémon' Palkia, leading countless Ghost-type magical beasts, attacked the Spirit World. Yui, the Dusknoir clan, the Chandelure clan, and I resisted for ten years, but ultimately we were defeated."
"Except for Yui and me, everyone else has been corrupted into magical beasts. Yui is just a spirit body, and moreover, she is the will of the Spirit World, so she won't be affected by the shadow energy; she is still alive."
"However, her condition isn't good either. In order to maintain the order of the Spirit World, she can only hide in the deepest part of the Spirit World and slumber to avoid disaster. Until the world is saved, I'm afraid she won't be able to come out."
Cofagrigus recounted the events of the Spirit World, leaving the other Pokémon dumbfounded.
Except for Lucario, who had often traveled between the human world and Aura Guardians with Riley and had heard rumors about the Spirit World.
The other Pokémon didn't know that a place similar to "hell" actually existed in this world.
Only Kazuya could normally accept and understand what Cofagrigus said.
Humans.
Living a few more lifetimes.
Experiencing different lives.
It's inevitable to know a bit more.
Kazuya knew that there were quite a few alternate dimensions surrounding this living world.
The famous ones included Giratina's Reverse World and the Ultra Beasts' Ultra Space...
The more obscure ones included Dialga's Time World, Palkia's Spatial World, the Lake Trio's World of the Mind, and Yui's Spirit World...
"As long as she's still alive."
Kazuya merely sighed in relief at this.
As long as Yui was fine, the Spirit World could only be considered half-fallen.
Come to think of it.
The moment Yui became the will of the Spirit World.
She instantly ascended to Master-level strength.
Taking her down wouldn't be easy, not to mention she had Cofagrigus, a Master-level entity, assisting her.
Of course.
The most critical factor was probably that Yui wasn't affected by the shadow energy's corruption.
This point alone made her a natural counter to the Demon Gods and magical beasts.
Unfortunately.
Yui couldn't leave the Spirit World.
If he could get her help, the difficulty of Kazuya saving this world would immediately drop significantly.
"Alright, the Spirit World isn't the main point. As long as the living world is saved, we can save that little girl."
Cofagrigus cast a glance, turning to look at Kazuya, "Based on what you did later, I'm guessing you intend to save this world, right?"
"Mm."
"Count me in."
Cofagrigus decisively raised a hand and patted his chest.
"Alright."
Kazuya nodded and directly took out the last Heal Ball and placed it on the table.
Cofagrigus's strength was as high as the Master level.
He could be considered quite powerful.
With him as a strong reinforcement, even if they encountered slightly weaker first-tier gods in the future, they would be able to put up a fight.
As for Cofagrigus's reason for wanting to save the world.
Kazuya didn't even need to guess.
Eighty percent was to save Yui, fifteen percent was to save the world where Niven and Nia had lived, and the remaining five percent was out of consideration for his friendship with Kazuya.
This was good too.
Kazuya had no psychological pressure in accepting Cofagrigus's assistance.
He knew Cofagrigus was a tsundere.
Over the years, he must have developed a very good relationship with Yui, he just wouldn't say it out loud. So he didn't plan to ask Cofagrigus why he wanted to save the world.
"Then here comes the main point. We need to have a serious discussion about that Gengar."
"Mm, you said that Gengar waited for me here for forty years?"
Kazuya frowned, raising a hand to pinch his chin.
A magical beast.
Waiting for him for so long, what for?
"That's right. More accurately, it was standing by a stump waiting for a hare, surveilling this place for over forty years."
Cofagrigus nodded, then began to explain, "I arrived at Four Island forty years ago. Before I even got here, that guy had already been here for who knows how long."
"However, because his strength was inferior to mine, he didn't discover me. I had nothing to do, so I spied on him from the shadows."
"Then I realized this guy's goal was clearly to observe whether you had returned. What a coincidence, it was the same as my goal. Fortunately, I spared his life for the time being to see what he planned to do to you. Waiting like this, forty years passed."
"Then this guy attacked you. Only then did I know he was planning to kill you upon your return. In that case, there was no need for me to keep him around."
"Kazuya, a magical beast, waiting here for forty years, just to kill you..."
"You should understand what I mean, right?"
Cofagrigus babbled on, his eyes full of seriousness.
A magical beast.
Even if it recovered a slight bit of thinking ability.
Wouldn't have the patience to wait bitterly in one place for forty years just for a target to appear and then slaughter them.
Unless...
"You're trying to say that an incredible guy is pulling the strings behind the scenes to ambush me with this Gengar, and furthermore, this guy knows I will definitely return to this world."
Kazuya's gaze gradually solidified.
The other Pokémon also suddenly felt a chill run down their spines.
If everything was truly as they guessed, it was simply too terrifying.
From now on, they would have to consider with every step they took whether someone had set an ambush to wipe them out.
"Exactly! This is the main point! You must think carefully right now; exactly who knows you might return."
Cofagrigus stared intently at Kazuya, unable to resist slamming all four hands on the table in front of him.
Kazuya closed his eyes and frowned in deep thought.
The beings in the first world who knew he might reincarnate...
The Tree of Beginning.
Mew.
Lugia.
Ho-Oh.
Cofagrigus.
The deceased Lucario.
And then there was the group of companions beside him, and apart from Dragonite, everyone else only found out Kazuya could be reborn and return after meeting him.
Especially.
Kazuya had never proactively told anyone in the first world that he could be reborn and return. Those who knew this all figured it out relying on their own power.
Even Liese, Lorelei, and Meowscarada, the three closest to him, didn't know this.
Now...
Lugia was dead.
Ho-Oh and Mew had both fallen into Demon Gods.
The Tree of Beginning had also lost its consciousness with Mew's corruption.
Cofagrigus was now appearing beside him.
So...
"It's impossible... The people who know I might return are either dead or right here. There can't possibly be any other beings."
Kazuya himself was confused.
Could he have missed someone?
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