[Kona, preparing to graduate]: This photo...
[Da Ye, Burn!]: It's all over the internet now, Natsuhiko has become the "Hero of Truth" in the Unova Region.
[Stone-Loving Flint]: You didn't catch the main point of what Kona was saying.
[Never Overtime]: Right.
[Hilona]: (image.jpg)
A once-viral photo was posted by Hilona.
It was exactly the scene of Natsuhiko riding Rayquaza.
[Never Overtime]: (image1.jpg), (image2.jpg), compare them for yourselves.
Wusong indeed earned the name of the Ultimate Memory Device.
He directly sent out two photos with the key points highlighted.
[Kona, preparing to graduate]: It's the hat!
[The Most Beautiful Dragon Messenger]: Photoshopped.
Just looking at Xiaochun's comment, you can almost hear the sour tone.
[Da Ye, Burn!]: Coincidence? There aren't many people wearing hats, but there aren't that few either.
[Hilona]: But the movements should be different, yet these two look too similar.
[Stone-Loving Flint]: Meaning...
[Da Ye, Burn!]: Natsuhiko rode Rayquaza and Reshiram?!
[Never Overtime]: ...that verb, ahem.
[Stone-Loving Flint]: @Never Overtime, you're acting strange.
[Never Fall Behind]: @everyone, [link—"Hero of Truth" destroys Plasma Team, live broadcast!]
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Plasma Team's castle was completely reduced to ruins.
And the members of the Plasma Team, some died, some were injured, and others fled.
Though this was the headquarters of the Plasma Team, with many strong officials stationed here.
But in the face of absolute power, the gap was still too evident.
Aside from Ghetsis whom Natsuhiko deliberately let escape, of the remaining six Sages, one died, four were captured, leaving only one barely managing to flee.
The losses were devastating.
Calling it devastating doesn't fully capture the scale of the destruction caused by Natsuhiko and Reshiram to the Plasma Team.
Of course.
Completely annihilating the Plasma Team at this moment is a bit unrealistic.
If Colress were here, Natsuhiko would ensure without hesitation to target Colress and Ghetsis first.
Even if others managed to escape, they would hardly cause a significant storm.
But with Colress absent, Natsuhiko had no choice but to change strategy, letting Ghetsis go while destroying the Plasma Team's elite force.
The outcome was still satisfactory.
Natsuhiko and Reshiram landed outside the castle with vigor, watching the fortress burn away bit by bit in the flames.
The firelight reflected on his face.
And in front of him, besides the burning Plasma Team castle, was N kneeling on the ground, his eyes vacant.
And two girls guardingly watching Natsuhiko and Reshiram beside him.
They were N's two sisters, also children adopted by Ghetsis.
However, their childhood experiences were somewhat better than N's, and they suffered less ideological harm than N.
In the original story.
N realized the errors of the Plasma Team and Ghetsis through two years of travel.
This slow process of acceptance was undoubtedly much better than the sudden collapse of beliefs now.
"Stand up," Natsuhiko said coldly.
Hearing this, Babena and Helena watched Natsuhiko more vigilantly, biting their lips.
Even knowing they were no match for Reshiram, they showed no signs of retreating.
Nonetheless, Natsuhiko's voice still exerted a certain influence on N at this moment.
It was as if he grasped a life-saving straw while drowning, and N almost instinctively looked toward Natsuhiko.
His green eyes were filled with confusion and a glimmer of hope.
He wished that someone would save him at this moment.
Two lines of tears rolled down his cheeks as he spoke in a hoarse, low voice:
"Am I... wrong?"
Natsuhiko was silent.
N's ideals, were they wrong?
They were flawed, but not entirely wrong.
"Only you know the answer," Natsuhiko said in a calm tone.
N's eyes dimmed.
"Let me ask you a question." Suddenly, Natsuhiko spoke again.
N lifted his head rapidly once more.
"You say you believe in Pokémon freedom and don't want them to become tools for human battles and use. So I ask you, if there's a situation—
When a Pokémon loves battling, loves being with the Trainer, enjoys the joy of success, and is willing to share the pain of failure, do you think that Pokémon is happy in this situation?"
Natsuhiko spoke quickly, but his words were clear.
Hearing this, N was momentarily stunned.
This question was actually something Ghetsis had taught him before.
However, after Ghetsis's plans were exposed, his standing in N's mind plummeted, rendering his words unreliable.
So now, the judgment had to come from him.
Suddenly.
N recalled the first time he met Natsuhiko, standing on the street, accompanied by Eevee and Vulpix, basking in the sunlight.
They smiled so happily, loved Natsuhiko so much, and that emotion moved N deeply at the time.
Gradually, N's trembling heart began to settle, looking into Natsuhiko's eyes.
He solemnly said, "In that case, I think that Pokémon is happy."
[His belief is being restructured.]
Reshiram's voice echoed in Natsuhiko's mind.
It looked at Natsuhiko with some astonishment.
This was something it had never witnessed.
It had only seen people collapse and remain defeated.
Never had it seen someone who could quickly rebuild after their beliefs crumbled.
Natsuhiko: There's nothing else, only persuasion tricks.