chsdbacks Chapter 316 Spoils of War
Chapter 316 Spoils of War
Chapter 316 Spoils of War
"armor?!"
What was originally a hopeful request was dismissed as "absurd" by Zeki and rejected. Keldeo stared wide-eyed, frozen in place, even the red and blue mane on his forehead drooping.
The foal looked very disappointed.
"Armor...Armor...."
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"I'm not saying your ideal of pursuing justice is absurd. It's not absurd at all; on the contrary, it's quite commendable..."
Ze Shu rubbed the pony's ruffled red and blue head and explained helplessly, "But if you're going to follow me for that reason... believe me, even if I agree, you'll regret it after a while."
"My rejection is for your own good, and for mine as well."
Prior to this, Ze Shu had never met or known this Keldeo. But after this incident, upon hearing of Ze Shu's deeds, it wanted to follow him, which is very likely just a momentary, impulsive act of worship.
Isn't worship the furthest thing from reality?
Zeki believed that the "Zeki" in Keldeo's mind was definitely not the real him, but was much greater and more righteous than himself.
"Kairu!"
No regrets!
"Keludio said stubbornly."
But Ze Shu simply shook his head and smiled, saying, "Pursuing justice and power doesn't necessarily mean following me. This world is so big; you can go out and see it all, make different friends, right? In the process, you'll find yourself becoming stronger and stronger."
Alice blinked and nodded beside her, "Yes, yes! Grandpa Shaka also said something similar, that's the meaning of a Pokémon Trainer's journey!"
"Armor..." Keldeo lowered his head dejectedly.
"Besides, I'll be leaving the Unova region soon, and I might neglect you a bit." Zeshu didn't offer further comfort, but simply patted its head. "Perhaps we'll meet again someday. I believe you, my righteous little pony, will give me that feeling of 'I'm amazed by what I've seen!'"
"Kairu, Kai!"
Upon hearing this, Keldeo seemed to remember something, and its drooping body perked up. It barked loudly at Ze Shu a few times, its dark eyes flashing with a stubborn light.
It doesn't resemble a foal; it's more like a stubborn donkey.
"I'm not playing hard to get, nor am I testing you, and you don't need to..." At this point, Ze Shu noticed Keldeo's stubborn gaze and paused. "Fine, you can take it as a test if you want. Next time we meet, I'll check on your changes. Okay?"
"Kairu!"
Keldeo nodded earnestly, a glint of light flashing from the sharp horn on his forehead.
Immediately, it bid a serious farewell to Ze Shu, then ran away, its footsteps echoing through the tide that half-submerged Lianyi Town, perhaps eager to find a place to practice.
Ze Shu: "Sigh."
Little Blue covered her mouth and laughed, saying, "The Pokémon heard about your reputation for justice, and came to me full of hope, but you actually had the heart to refuse them, Sawa! This is simply—"
Higana continued, "He's like a heartless bastard!"
boom!
"Ouch—it hurts!"
Higana covered her forehead, her eyes brimming with tears and indignation, and said, "I only said what Xiaolan wanted to say, why didn't you play Xiaolan!"
Xiao Lan blinked, covered her mouth and smiled: "Really? Is that what I wanted to say?"
Higana puffed out her cheeks: "Absolutely!"
Filled with resentment, Shisana suddenly challenged Zephyr: "I challenge you to a duel, Zephyr, who has betrayed the hearts of Pokémon! But you're not allowed to use Glaceon or any of those to bully my Salamence... There are rules for this duel! It's a duel between Dragon-type Pokémon!"
"Hmph! Now it's finally my forte, Dragon Messenger Higana!"
She couldn't defeat Glaceon, and Zeju couldn't possibly rely on the Dragon God for everything, could she? As for the remaining dragons... dealing with a Dratini that spends all its time lying in an ice cave and eating ice, Higanbana was confident she could manage!
Upon hearing this request, Ze Shu looked at her with a half-smile, without saying anything more.
"OK."
Moments later, Salamence boarded the spaceship flying towards the Giant's Cave. Enduring the burning pain all over its body, it looked at its trainer with a resentful expression.
The trainer caused the trouble, but ended up getting beaten up!
Higana puffed out her cheeks indignantly and pointed at the innocent-looking Lexiram beside her.
"How could I have imagined that Sawaki would let this white dragon fight you?! I thought it would be a Dratini!!"
"If that's the case, we'll be able to defeat Sawaki for the first time in history! Don't you think that's amazing!"
Salamence: Ov0?
It was enveloped in mist.
But after a while, the Flying Dragon suddenly smiled with relief.
It chose its own trainer, so what else can it do... just spoil it? Perhaps this is its fate. Putting aside its silly side, this trainer is actually quite good to it...
"Salamander, you seem to be alright. We should discuss how to defeat Sawaki! Let's take advantage of Sawaki's naiveté after winning once and not thinking we'll challenge him again," he thought, "and launch another surprise attack!"
Higana was whispering to Salamence.
"What do you think about us challenging the Dragon God? I am the inheritor of the Meteor Clan; perhaps the Dragon God will take pity on my hard work and help us instead, joining forces to deal with that scoundrel Ze Shu!"
Yes, Higana is indeed very good to it...
Upon hearing Sigana's "idea" of challenging Rayquaza.
The Salamence instantly fell into a blissful sleep.
Higana: ? ? ?
Did she say something shocking or outrageous?
"Lord Zeki! Please enjoy! This is a special juice blended by Barbena, a unique blend from the United States—Snivy Miracle Seed Flavored Syrup!" On the round table of the spaceship, Helena, the "Goddess of Peace" with yellow hair resembling a four-leaf clover, served Zeki the juice.
After arresting Team Plasma in Kitakami Township, although Sawaki released N, N's two older sisters, "Goddess of Love" and "Goddess of Peace" from Team Plasma, were not released yet, so they simply became the ship's attendants.
Babena, the "Goddess of Love," is skilled with her hands, not only making juice but also being a qualified Pokémon doctor.
In Team Plasma, he was responsible for treating Pokémon that had been maliciously modified by Team Plasma and sent to N. Now, on the spaceship, he also serves as an assistant in the Almost Doll Medical Room.
"Peace Goddess" Holena doesn't have healing abilities, but she is well-read, knowledgeable in history and nurturing, and has a cheerful personality.
Orinus appears more often on the spaceship deck, taking on the responsibilities of a waiter and incidentally serving as the spaceship's Pokémon caretaker. Apart from Sawaki, Orinus is more familiar with Helena.
"Thank you." Ze Shu took the juice and took a sip of the Snivy Special Syrup Juice.
Well, the combination of the fresh scent of grass and a rich sweetness is surprisingly good.
"Hehe! You're welcome!" Holina smiled, her clover-like blonde hair swaying on her forehead. Then she turned around and watered the potted apple tree with the fruit-eating worm hanging from it. She seemed to really enjoy doing these chores.
By this time, the spaceship had arrived at the Giant's Cave.
Ze Shu sipped his juice and looked down from the spaceship. Because of Groudon's performance here, the place had changed dramatically. Rock walls like sharp sword blades pierced the ground, and together with the dome-shaped area of the Giant's Cave, it looked like dozens of knives had been stuck into a steel helmet, creating a unique scene.
At the very center of this rocky mountain, there stands a dragon-shaped ice sculpture.
Many League Trainers linger here, working with Pokémon to handle miscellaneous tasks, such as arresting the remaining Team Plasma members or rescuing Pokémon affected by the Giant's Cave.
And among them, there is a special figure—N.
After Ze Shu disembarked from the spaceship, he noticed Ze Shu and walked up to him. For a moment, the two looked at each other and remained silent.
"How are you feeling?" Ze Shu asked first.
It's unclear whether the question is about the feeling of personally sending away one's "adoptive father," or the feeling that everything, including Team Plasma, has come to an end.
N opened his mouth, but only vaguely replied, "Not bad."
"What do we do next?" Ze Shu asked again.
N paused for a moment, then replied, "Team Plasma's true purpose—using the guise of 'liberating Pokémon' to actually plot world domination—is over."
Ze Shu: "Mm."
N was perhaps speaking to himself: "But I will not give up my ideal of truly liberating Pokémon... I will continue my travels, breaking through the fog that Ghetto has cast over me, to truly see this world for myself..."
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"Until I have enough knowledge, enough confidence, and a method that can truly bring happiness to...humans and Pokémon..."
At this point, N stopped.
Ze Shu didn't press further, simply smiling and saying, "It's fine."
N: "Mm."
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"But before that..." He looked at Barbena and Holina, who were leaning out of the spaceship above and waving at him, and said, "Could you please look after them a little longer?"
"My elder sister and younger sister, the goddess of peace and the goddess of love... they, like me, live in the world that the Quixotic ideology shows us... following this spaceship, I suppose we'll be able to see this world more realistically..."
"They are incapable of fighting. Entrusting them to you is the best solution I can think of."
Ze Shu asked, "What about you? Aren't you taking them with you?"
N shook his head and said, "With my current abilities, I can't take good care of them. Besides, I want to... go see the world on my own."
What is this? Do you think I would take care of your older and younger sisters?
Ze Shu: "Okay."
The Pokémon on the spaceship got along well with the two sisters, and it was just a matter of them eating a few more bites of food, nothing more.
Moreover, the "Goddess of Love" and "Goddess of Peace" trained by the Plasma Team are not ordinary people; they are people with special abilities.
"Where's Zekrom?" Zeki asked again, because he saw that at the top of the Giant's Cave, there was only an ice sculpture of Kyurem, and no sign of Zekrom.
"Its power is weak, so it chose to return to the Dragon Spiral Tower to recuperate," N said simply, also looking at the top of the Giant's Cave. "And Kyurem... has been like this ever since it parted ways with Zekrom. In fact, as time has passed, the ice sculptures on its body have become increasingly rigid."
Together with Ze Shu, they avoided the protruding "cliff swords" and walked up to the Kyurem ice sculpture.
Adeker was also observing the Kyurem. When he saw Zeki approaching, he laughed heartily and patted Zeki on the shoulder, "This Unova crisis was truly made possible by you, the Chosen One!"
"And I never imagined you were the one who caused trouble in Hoenn riding Rayquaza and got charged by the Pokémon Association... Haha! I missed that meeting; I should have gone and put in a good word for you!" Alder didn't hold back, saying whatever came to mind. "But I heard quite a few people spoke well of you back then!"
Ze Shu shrugged and looked at the ice sculpture-like Kyurem.
Well, if judged by the standard of "statue", this is an incredibly lifelike statue—although it was originally alive—but even up close, Ze Shu still couldn't sense any vitality in it.
Adek added, "Currently, it is speculated that this Kyurem is somewhat similar to the state of Zekrom and Lysilam after their great battle in the founding legend—turning into stone to recuperate."
"We are discussing how to deal with this ice sculpture in Kyurem."
"Ze Shu, you are the one who dealt with Kyurem. If you're willing, perhaps we should hand over this Kyurem ice sculpture to you."
Upon hearing this, Ze Shu looked at the Kyurem ice sculpture.
It looks just like Kyurem, with an ice-crystal-like sheen on its body. While not exactly handsome, it's certainly imposing.
It was as if all the chill had been contained within the ice sculpture, so even if Ze Shu reached out to touch it, he wouldn't feel cold.
He remembered that in a certain MMO Pokémon game, after the Unova main storyline ended, Zekrom/Reshiram, having exhausted its power, would turn into a statue and appear in the protagonist's house, becoming nothing more than a decorative statue.
So he also used this ice sculpture as a "trophy" decoration?
It just so happens that there is still a lot of space on the spaceship deck—Barbena even suggested building a bar at the edge of the deck to make juice, cocktails, coffee, and the like.
If I settle down and have a home in the future, I can place Kyurem, the "Third Dragon" of the "Three Dragons of the Unification Path," at the door as a "guardian stone" to protect my residence.
Thinking of this guess, Ze Shu couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Alright, I'll take care of this Kyurem statue."
At this time, in the sea area east of United States.
"Goohoo..."
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Groudon felt its body go limp in the deep sea, especially since that annoying pufferfish wouldn't leave, occasionally popping its head out and spitting water at it in a cheeky way.
Groudon wished it could swing its Precipice Sword at the giant fish.
But Groudon held back for the sake of its newly born ideals.
But when will this period of being submerged in seawater end?
Ze Shu only said, "Don't move around here for now, rest for a while, I'll go find a solution," but he didn't say when he would be back!
Suddenly, an unbelievable guess popped into Groudon's mind.
Has Ichizawa forgotten about it?!
Wouldn't it have to spend its entire life submerged in seawater?!
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