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Chapter 73 -  Holy Crap, Ash Has a First-Tier Divine Beast?! Necrozma Is Defeated, and the TOP 2 Ranking Ends!?

In Alola, within the valley of Melemele Island…

Upon the Sunne Altar…

An endless pillar of light shone down from the circular ring embedded in the cliff onto Ash.

Like the very first dawn ray cast upon the world as night faded away.

Warm, holy, as if one were immersed in a hot spring.

Under that beam of light, the little Nebby in Ash's arms began to glow white.

This was—

The light of evolution!!

All the viewers froze in shock.

What exactly was going on!?

The Sunne Altar had not opened a subspace passage.

It had not summoned the Sun God.

Instead, it had fired a beam of light onto Ash—

And caused Nebby to evolve!

Nebby continued absorbing the radiance, its body floating up out of Ash's arms.

Blazing white light spread and engulfed it completely, making it impossible to see its exact form.

All that could be made out was that its body was undergoing a huge transformation within the evolutionary light, growing larger and larger.

Soon…

The white glow began to fade.

Nebby's body slowly came into view.

It resembled a lion, with four powerful limbs, a blue-gray nose, pale blue eyes, and a forehead above its brow that shone blue, with countless star patterns flickering in and out across it.

The mane around its face flared outward, and around its head were golden structures like the blazing rays of the sun spreading in all directions.

The fur along its back was incomparably smooth, every strand brilliant gold, sparkling as though bathed in sunlight.

After completing its third evolution, Nebby floated there in midair, giving off radiant light that spread throughout the valley and illuminated everything around it.

It gave off an exceptionally holy and warm feeling.

Under the immersive viewing mode, viewers across the myriad anime dimensions all felt themselves filled with warmth.

In the One Piece world…

Ace, Marco, Akainu, and Kizaru all felt as though every cell in their bodies was cheering.

In the Seven Deadly Sins world…

At this moment, it was still night.

Inside a cave—

A sickly middle-aged man with a lion tattoo on his body, frail enough to seem as if he might die at any moment, was struck by the light radiating from Nebby.

Boom!!

"I can feel power! This sunlight… this sunlight… in all my life, I've never felt anything like it—I can't hold it in anymore!!"

Liquid-like light spread across his body, and his skin-and-bones physique began to swell—

Until he transformed into a man of overwhelming muscle.

The Sin of Pride among the Seven Deadly Sins—

Escanor.

His magic power was the sun.

As long as the sun rose, and especially at noon, his power would become the most terrifying it could be.

The stronger and hotter the sunlight—

The stronger he became!!

And at this moment…

He looked at Nebby in overwhelming shock.

He could feel the magic power within his body becoming so terrifying that even his body itself was beginning to have difficulty enduring it!

This…

Was at least five times stronger than he had been at his peak!

Why would the energy radiating from Nebby cause such a change in him?

His magical attribute was the sun. He could only grow stronger when bathed in sunlight.

And why, when looking at Nebby after its evolution, was his magic power cheering and becoming more active than ever before?

Even he himself, looking at Nebby, felt an urge to bow and worship it—

An impulse to kneel in submission.

It felt as though he were facing a god.

His pupils suddenly contracted, as though he had realized something.

"Could it be… that Nebby is the Sun God!?"

In the Pokémon world—

All the Trainers stared blankly.

What kind of Pokémon was Nebby?

Its third evolution looked far too cool.

But beyond simply admiring how handsome Nebby had become after evolving—

Many people thought of something deeper.

Tapu Koko had brought Ash here specifically because of Nebby.

This valley was where the Sunne Altar stood. Judging by the name alone, it clearly had something to do with the sun.

When the altar activated, the sky above the valley turned into daylight.

The light from the Sunne Altar had shone entirely upon Nebby, causing it to evolve.

And after Nebby evolved, the range of daylight over the valley expanded even further.

Moreover, all of Nebby's evolved traits—

Seemed related to the sun.

The many Pokémon research professors swallowed hard, their throats twitching.

None of them were fools.

An utterly absurd thought arose in their hearts.

Professor Oak himself swallowed with difficulty. This idea, rising irresistibly in his heart, was almost too unbelievable to accept.

[Nebby has undergone its third evolution.]

[Its name is: Solgaleo.]

[Type: Psychic / Steel]

[It governs the authority of daylight.]

[It is also called—]

[The Sun God!]

Even though many had already guessed it—

The moment the narration rang out—

Viewers from other worlds were relatively calm, since they had already suspected something.

After all, Solgaleo now gave off the feeling of being the embodiment of eternity, light, vitality, flourishing life, warmth, and hope.

But the people of the Pokémon world—

Exploded.

The many Pokémon research professors felt their scalps go numb as they stared in open-mouthed shock at Nebby's final evolved form.

Nebby's third evolution was actually a divine beast—

And not just any divine beast, but the Sun God who governed daylight—

Solgaleo.

In the Kanto region, in Pallet Town…

At Professor Oak's Laboratory.

In the backyard, Professor Oak stared at Solgaleo, feeling as though his face had been slapped raw.

Just earlier, he had sworn that Legendary Pokémon absolutely could not have pre-evolutions, that they were born directly in their final forms.

And now he had been slapped in the face repeatedly.

But after the shock—

Professor Oak was thrilled.

Legendary Pokémon had pre-evolutions.

Yes, he had been humiliated, but this was a groundbreaking discovery for the ages!

The chat instantly exploded.

[Cynthia]: So Nebby's third evolution is actually the Sun God. It seems our archaeological research is still far from enough.

[Bug Catcher]: Amazing! The law that Legendary Pokémon don't have pre-evolutions has been broken!

[Leon]: Damn, I really didn't dare imagine that the cute little Nebby was actually a divine beast hatchling.

[Brock]: As expected of my future partner!

[Clemont]: Hahaha, mine too!

[Serena]: Hehehe.

[Diantha]: Wait… Nebby is Ash's Pokémon, isn't it? So if Nebby is a divine beast, then doesn't that mean… Ash has a First-Tier Divine Beast?

The moment Diantha's words appeared—

The chat, which had just been scrolling frantically, fell into total silence.

At Professor Oak's Laboratory—

In the backyard, six-year-old Ash tilted his head.

"Huh? So Nebby's final evolution, Solgaleo, is a divine beast?"

"Oh right." Ash scratched his head as he tried to sort out the relationship between himself and Solgaleo. "Then… does that mean I have a divine beast Pokémon?"

Professor Oak: ?

Gary: ?

Grandfather and grandson turned their heads mechanically and looked at Ash, who was still earnestly trying to calculate his relationship with Solgaleo.

They felt completely disoriented.

Only then did they remember—

Nebby was Ash's Pokémon!

And if Nebby evolved into Solgaleo, the Sun God—

Then that was still Ash's Pokémon!

Holy crap!

Future Ash was actually going to have a divine beast as one of his Pokémon?

And not just any divine beast—

A First-Tier Divine Beast!?

Professor Oak and Gary were both so shocked they had gone numb, numb to the point where they couldn't even describe their feelings with words.

It was absurd beyond belief.

You could maybe overlook the fact that Ash kept appearing constantly in divine beast ranking videos.

And maybe overlook how Pikachu kept managing to break Legendary Pokémon' defenses.

But now—

Ash was going to own a First-Tier Divine Beast in the future!?

In the chat—

Everyone finally snapped back to their senses.

[Leon]: Holy crap!? Ash!!

[Cynthia]: A Pokémon… that's a First-Tier Divine Beast?

[Giovanni]: ??. It's fine. I can still create Mewtwo!

[Goh]: Ahhhhhhh! Ash actually has a First-Tier Divine Beast. Nebby is so cute, Solgaleo is so cool, I really want to catch it. Huh, this is a future scene… so can I get ahead of it? Catch Nebby first before Ash does?

The moment Goh's words appeared—

Across the entire Pokémon world, whether hidden evil organizations underground or Champion-level and Elite Four-level Trainers in various regions—

Everyone's eyes gleamed sharply.

That's right.

This was a future scene.

A divine beast!

And not just any divine beast—

A First-Tier Divine Beast!

After watching the Top 10 Strongest Legendary Pokémon videos, they all understood very clearly just how terrifying a First-Tier Divine Beast was.

Asking them to go directly against a First-Tier Divine Beast itself would be like asking an old man to eat poison.

They'd be courting death.

But now—

A First-Tier Divine Beast hatchling was laid right in front of them.

There was not a single person in the world who wouldn't be tempted.

[Ding! You have been kicked from the chat by titled member Giratina.]

A prompt box popped up before Goh's eyes.

He had been kicked out.

"Roar~!!"

A cry sounded in the video.

Everyone immediately refocused on the screen.

Intercepting Nebby could wait; there were still years before that future.

No need to rush.

For now, it was better to keep watching the video.

They wanted to know what happened next.

Solgaleo nuzzled Ash, but it hadn't forgotten its real duty.

It let out a roar.

Its aura pierced straight into the sky.

Buzz—!

The entire sky, which had been under night—

Suddenly burst with infinite brilliance.

The heavens now held both night and day at once.

One half was night, with a bright full moon hanging high and brilliant moonlight pouring down.

The other half was day, with the blazing sun overhead and sunlight shining across the land.

It was a deeply shocking spectacle.

Solgaleo stared intently at the half of the sky still shrouded in night.

Under that moonlit sky, Lunala and Necrozma were engaged in a fierce battle.

Though more accurately—

Lunala was evading, while Necrozma hunted it relentlessly.

The countless stars in the heavens had already dimmed, all their radiance having been absorbed by Necrozma.

Its strength had been enhanced to the extreme.

Even in Full Moon Form, Lunala was now no match for it.

Buzz—!!

Necrozma lunged toward Lunala, closing to its side.

Its hands shone with light, its claws tearing through the air and splitting space.

Its movement was strange and impossible to read, leaving Lunala unable to react in time.

At the critical instant—

A figure filled with daylight radiance appeared and struck Necrozma away with a savage blow.

It was Solgaleo.

"Gua~~" Lunala looked at Solgaleo with joy and excitement in its eyes.

"Roar~" Solgaleo answered, then fixed Necrozma with eyes as scorching as sunlight, battle intent blazing.

From Solgaleo's body radiated thousands upon thousands of strands of light.

In an instant, the white-day sky became blazing hot, the sun radiating such heat that the air itself twisted.

All light gathered around Solgaleo.lue

A pale blue third eye opened upon its forehead, and the star patterns there turned into vertical streams of light.

Aside from its nose and eyes, every non-white part of its body became brilliant yellow.

Its fur became infinitely more radiant than before.

Solgaleo's form itself began to change, as though it had truly become a sun.

[This is Solgaleo's—Dawn Form.]

[It is comparable to Lunala's Full Moon Form.]

[In this form, it can use its signature move—]

[Sunsteel Strike.]

[Likewise, it can nullify Necrozma's ability, and its energy-based attacks can harm Necrozma.]

Dawn Form.

A counterpart to Lunala's Full Moon Form.

In the sky of the video, it was as though there were now two full moons and two blazing suns.

It was stunning beyond words.

At this point—

The Moon God and the Sun God were both present!!

Electronic color blocks flashed violently in Necrozma's eyes. It began absorbing the blazing sunlight from the other half of the sky as well.

It absorbed both moonlight and sunlight into its body.

Looking at Solgaleo and Lunala, it showed naked hunger.

Everyone knew—

The battle was about to reach its climax.

Watching Necrozma continuously absorb both starlight and sunlight—

It was now obvious that the authority it controlled was indeed black hole.

The auras of the three Legendary Pokémon clashed, and the heavens were ravaged once again.

That was why it could absorb both sunlight and moonlight.

The Sun God and the Moon God versus the God of Black Holes!

The battle exploded into full force!!

The three Legendary Pokémon clashed violently.

One deafening blast after another thundered in everyone's ears.

Mushroom clouds rose one after another across the sky.

[Nebby evolved into Solgaleo.]

[Under the combined assault of the two Legendary Pokémon, Necrozma is no match for them and is being one-sidedly suppressed.]

In the video—

Faced with their relentless attacks, Necrozma could not compete.

All of them possessed Psychic attributes.

And one plus one was greater than two.

Even though Necrozma could absorb light to repair itself—

Under the combined ferocious assault of the two Legendary Pokémon, it had no time to do so.

Bang!

Solgaleo slammed a claw into Necrozma, tearing off one of its arms, which crashed heavily to the ground below.

Necrozma lost an arm and tried to absorb starlight to restore itself.

An energy beam shot toward it.

It tried to dodge, but Solgaleo's eyes sharpened, unleashing psychic power.

Disable.

Necrozma's body froze for a split second.

Though it broke free quickly and avoided the worst of the attack, it still failed to evade completely—its lower leg was scraped away.

Its entire body was now covered in cracks.

At this rate, it would be shattered completely!

"ROAR ROAR ROAR!!!"

And at that very moment, Necrozma erupted.

Though to all viewers, this looked more like a final desperate counterattack before being overwhelmed.

It used Teleport to appear behind Lunala.

Lunala tried to use Teleport to evade—

But Necrozma poured out every bit of its psychic power with nothing held back, suppressing Lunala so thoroughly that it could not use any move.

It lunged straight toward Lunala.

Behind it came a blazing radiance.

Solgaleo gathered all sunlight around itself until it seemed almost solid.

Its body hurtled straight toward Necrozma.

Everywhere it passed, even the sky seemed ignited by its terrible heat.

The oxygen itself burned, leaving behind a dazzling band of light.

It was like a sun crashing straight into Necrozma.

[This is Solgaleo's second signature move—]

[Searing Sunraze Smash.]

Necrozma ignored Solgaleo's incoming attack entirely.

Its eyes seemed to contain only Lunala as it lunged forward.

BOOM!!!

Solgaleo's body pierced through.

Necrozma was already right in front of Lunala—

But was smashed apart by Solgaleo, which crashed down from above.

Its body split into pieces!

They won!

They won!!!

The viewers across the myriad anime dimensions were thrilled.

But…

Some viewers narrowed their eyes.

"Necrozma's ki weakened, but it didn't disappear," Goku said gravely on King Kai's planet.

Though it had been shattered—

Its ki hadn't weakened by much at all.

Beside him, King Kai raised his brows as well.

That was true.

This TOP 2 ranking video felt very strange.

They were certain that Necrozma was the being ranked TOP 2.

But something was off.

Necrozma was powerful, yes—

But the combat strength it had shown so far didn't feel stronger than Eternatus.

It lacked Eternatus's absolute, terrifying dominance.

In fact, it didn't even feel like half of that.

And yet it had been defeated by the Moon God and Sun God, two First-Tier Legendary Pokémon?

You had to remember—

Eternatus, who ranked below Necrozma at TOP 3, had shown overwhelming dominance against Zacian and Zamazenta, who were also First-Tier Legendary Pokémon.

Faced with Eternatus, the two of them had felt only endless despair.

If Eternatus hadn't held back at the critical moment—

Zacian and Zamazenta would have died, erased together with the world under the Infinite Energy beam.

Necrozma ranked above Eternatus—

Yet against Solgaleo and Lunala, it looked surprisingly weak.

That made no sense at all!!

King Kai narrowed his eyes, replaying Necrozma's actions in his mind.

It seemed that every single time, Necrozma had lunged directly toward Lunala or Solgaleo—

As though trying to get close enough to grab them.

Why?

Necrozma was Psychic-type.

It should have fought at range.

Why did it keep trying to engage in close combat, forcing itself toward Lunala and Solgaleo?

That posture…

It looked like it wanted to physically attach itself to them.

"Could it be…" King Kai suddenly thought of a possibility.

He remembered the existence that had once caused even the Grand Supreme Kai to fall.

Majin Buu.

Majin Buu had also ignored the Grand Supreme Kai's attacks, rushing straight at him with its own body—

And in the end, wrapped around him and devoured him, turning him into nourishment!

"King Kai, look!" Goku suddenly cried out.

King Kai quickly turned his gaze back to the video.

In the video—

Necrozma's shattered body lay scattered at Lunala's side.

But—

Suddenly—

The fragments of its broken body began moving.

They surged frantically toward Lunala.

Lunala had no time to react.

All of those fragments latched onto its body.

Then they fused back together, reforming Necrozma around Lunala itself.

"AAAH!!!"

A miserable cry erupted from Lunala's mouth.

This wasn't devouring—

It was fusion!

Necrozma was actually merging Lunala into its own body little by little.

Like two sugar sculptures being forcibly pressed together—

You within me, me within you!

Necrozma's body began to change.

As it continued absorbing Lunala, a terrifying aura slowly rose from within it.

Growing stronger—

Wave after wave more powerful than the last.

The full moon and the stars in the night sky gradually began to disappear.

As Lunala was completely swallowed—

Night vanished from the skies above Alola.

Vanished utterly.

There was no more night—

Only endless darkness, absolute emptiness.

As though part of the sky had been carved away entirely, exposing the black void beneath.

And Necrozma—

Had already taken on a completely new form.

A ferocious might spread through the world.

Compared to before, it was now many times more terrifying.

The viewers of the Pokémon world—

Looking at Necrozma's new form, were all shaken to the core.

"T-This… what is this!?"

[This is the form Necrozma takes after devouring Lunala.]

[It is called—]

[——Dawn Wings Form.]

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