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"Is this Pecharunt?"
Iono curiously watched Pecharunt floating in mid-air, scrutinizing it from top to bottom.
How should she put it?
Its appearance was… very peculiar.
A peach-like shell, split in half, stood behind it, while its main body was a small purple contraption, resembling a peach pit, but its appearance was truly abstract.
"That's right, this is the thing that controlled Kieran and the others!"
Lacey said with certainty; she had personally witnessed Pecharunt throw its poisonous mochi to control the three, including Kieran.
"Those three over there, are they the Legendary Loyal Three? How did they revive?"
Then Iono looked at Okidogi and the other two. According to the legends, weren't they already defeated by Ogerpon?
And even their bodies were buried by the villagers, yet now they had revived?
"Who knows? Perhaps they weren't completely dead back then, so they've woken up now."
Mammon shrugged; after all, the game didn't specifically explain how Okidogi and the others revived.
One could only say that hundreds of years ago, they didn't truly die, but merely fell into a deep slumber due to severe injuries?
"But none of that is the main point."
Mammon glanced at Ogerpon, noticing that the little one was still intently staring at Pecharunt and the Loyal Three, its eyes filled with a mix of complex emotions and anger.
Gone was its usual liveliness and cuteness.
"You're very angry, aren't you? You still remember what happened back then, don't you?"
Mammon reached out and gently stroked Ogerpon's head, speaking to her softly.
Hundreds of years ago, it was the appearance of Pecharunt and the Loyal Three that shattered Ogerpon's harmonious life.
Even because of that battle, she was disliked by the people of Mossui Town for hundreds of years, enduring centuries of cold stares and expulsion.
Even though she had done nothing wrong.
"Bo-ne…"
Hearing Mammon's voice, Ogerpon looked up at him, letting out a sad Growl.
Yes, seeing the revived Pecharunt and the Loyal Three, past events resurfaced, making Ogerpon very distressed.
Everything, everything, originated on that full moon night.
"If you still can't forget, then go and defeat them again. Defeat them, and then completely bid farewell to the past, embracing a new life."
Mammon said with a smile, his gentle voice and sunny smile causing Ogerpon to pause.
"Any precious memory will not be forgotten, but we need to look up and move forward, not be bound by memories."
"Ogerpon, you now have me, and new companions like Iono. You have a new beginning."
"So, defeat them, make a formal farewell to the past, and then we will start a new life."
Mammon encouraged Ogerpon in a gentle voice.
"Bo-ne…"
Ogerpon stared blankly at Mammon, tears gradually shimmering in her pure, large eyes.
Bidding farewell to memories, embracing a new beginning… could she do it?
She could!
Ogerpon nodded vigorously at Mammon, took out her most cherished Teal Mask, and put it on her face.
"Bo-ne!!"
Then Ogerpon quickly leaped out, looking directly at Pecharunt and the Loyal Three, her gaze incredibly firm.
"Pecharunt!!"
Pecharunt looked at the mask on Ogerpon's face and once again let out a sharp, hoarse Growl.
The mask… the mask!! The mask the old couple wanted!
And this guy, if it weren't for this guy, it would have already gotten the mask and returned to the old couple's side.
It was all because of her!
Under Pecharunt's angry Growl, the three Pokémon—Okidogi, Munkidori, and Fezandipiti—charged towards Ogerpon with fierce momentum.
At the same time, Pecharunt's peach shell glowed with an eerie purple light, and two huge purple chains shot out from the shell, attacking Ogerpon on the ground.
Poison-type Malignant Chain!
This was Pecharunt's signature move.
"Bo-ne!"
Ogerpon's clear cry rang out, and a gem-like shining brilliance radiated brightly.
Etching memories in her heart, all memories would become her strength!
"This is…"
Iono and Lacey both instantly widened their eyes. Was this Terastallization?
But how did she Terastallize?
With the sound of shattering crystal, a gigantic Teal Mask, shimmering with gem-like brilliance, completely blocked the incoming Malignant Chain.
And Ogerpon herself was also enveloped in crystal-like light.
This was Ogerpon's unique Terastallization!
Normal Pokémon Terastallize themselves, but Ogerpon's Terastallization subject was the mask she wore.
That was her memory, and her resolve.
Moreover, by wearing masks of different types, Ogerpon's type would also change with the mask.
And after Terastallization, Ogerpon's Ability would change to Embody Aspect.
Embody Aspect: Etches memories in the heart, causing the Teal Mask to glow and raising its Speed.
If it were other masks, it would boost other stats.
And seeing that gigantic Terastallized Teal Mask, Okidogi and the other two stopped in fear.
Why did this scene feel so eerie?
"Pecharunt!!"
But Pecharunt, ignoring everything, once again commanded Okidogi and the other two.
"Bo-ne!!"
Ogerpon waved her left hand, and the gigantic Terastallized mask moved away. Her sharp gaze fixed on Okidogi and the others.
Grass-green light continuously gathered on her right hand, and a thorny vine club appeared in Ogerpon's hand.
Urged by Pecharunt, Okidogi and the others no longer cared about anything else and fiercely lunged at Ogerpon.
Go for it!!
And then… not long after, Okidogi and the others were all lying on the ground. Ogerpon, with slightly dirty clothes, held the thorny vine club and looked up at Pecharunt in the air.
"No way, this is too strong, oh my goodness?!"
Iono was dumbfounded, looking at the awe-inspiring Ogerpon.
No, this was too fierce. One against three, and there was even Pecharunt's sneak attack.
But Terastallized Ogerpon actually took down all three of Okidogi and the others, and she wasn't even hurt much.
She was simply a God of War!
"Ogerpon's combat power is indeed very strong," Mammon also praised.
Even if Okidogi and the others' past act of stealing the mask was despicable, they were still Legendary Pokémon, no matter what.
They had strength and power, but against Ogerpon, they were completely overwhelmed.
It was the same hundreds of years ago, and after Ogerpon Terastallized, there was an even greater power gap.
Ogerpon's combat power among ordinary Legendary Pokémon was truly top-tier.
Lacey's eyes shone as she looked at Ogerpon.
"Pecharunt…"
Seeing Okidogi and the other three fall, Pecharunt's body trembled again. It was like this again… "Bo-ne!"
Ogerpon swung her left arm, and the Terastallized Teal Mask moved over. Ogerpon leaped high, using the Teal Mask as a secondary springboard.
She raised the thorny vine club in her hand high and swung it heavily at Pecharunt.
At this moment, it was just like that moment.
Pecharunt stared blankly at Ogerpon, who was swinging her club, and its memory almost instantly returned to that full moon night.
Exactly the same, completely identical.
Whether it was the mask, the companions, or the happiness given by the old couple, everything it possessed was about to disappear in the next instant, ceasing to exist.
Under such memories, Pecharunt didn't even make any move, watching helplessly as Ogerpon's thorny vine club fell towards it.
Boom!
The thorny vine club heavily struck Pecharunt. Amidst the incredibly violent roar, Pecharunt's entire body was smashed down, falling to the ground.
Intense pain assailed its entire body, yet these physical pains were completely overshadowed by the despair of shattered dreams.
The mask… the old couple… gone, all gone.
Pecharunt cried out in heartbreaking grief, large tears flowing incessantly, and its weeping made the landing Ogerpon's eyes incredibly complex.
"Don't pity it. It brought this upon itself."
Mammon walked over, patted Ogerpon's head, and whispered to her.
Perhaps Pecharunt looked truly pitiful at this moment, because for it, this defeat and the defeat hundreds of years ago both meant it had lost everything.
However, Pecharunt's actions had caused the former Ogerpon to also lose everything, except for that precious Teal Mask.
"Bo-ne…"
Ogerpon shook her head somewhat tiredly. Her Terastallization dissipated into brilliant specks of light. Ogerpon took off the Teal Mask from her face, looking at this mask she cherished so much, for a long, long time.
Memories, after all, were in the past.
"Bo-ne~"
Ogerpon carefully put away the Teal Mask, then hugged Mammon's leg tightly. She already had new companions and a future.
Mammon smiled and rubbed Ogerpon's small head, quite enjoying the little one's affection.
"That's great, Ogerpon, you're super amazing~! You took them all down in one go."
Iono ran over, cheering excitedly at Ogerpon.
"Bo-ne!"
Ogerpon looked up, her large eyes narrowed into slits, very happy with Iono's praise.
"What should we do with them then? We don't know if the villagers have returned to normal."
Lacey looked worriedly at Okidogi and the others lying unconscious on the ground, and at Pecharunt, who was still sobbing.
"Pecharunt has been defeated, so logically, the control of the poisonous mochi should have disappeared."
Iono said uncertainly.
Just then, Mammon's phone rang. It was a message from Caitlin.
"Kieran and the others have regained consciousness. The effect of the poisonous mochi is indeed gone."
Mammon said. After all, Pecharunt was severely injured and only cared about crying, so how could it still have the mind to control those humans?
"That's good."
Lacey breathed a sigh of relief.
"So, Mammon, how should we deal with them next?"
Lacey hesitated as she asked Mammon.
"Ogerpon, what do you think?"
Mammon looked at Pecharunt for a while, then asked Ogerpon.
Ogerpon tilted her head.
"After all, that guy hurt you before. How do you want to deal with it?"
"Bo-ne…"
Ogerpon hesitated at the words, looking at Pecharunt and falling into thought.