"BOOM—!"
Deafening explosions, like rolling thunder, continuously rumbled from the distant sea, pounding against everyone's eardrums.
Two terrifying behemoths—Groudon and Kyogre—were locked in a fierce battle over the raging ocean.
Every collision between them seemed capable of tearing heaven and earth apart. Towering waves surged toward the sky before crashing violently back down, scattering seawater like torrential rain.
Taking advantage of its ability to move through the air, Kyogre had nearly managed to seize the Giant Energy Stone several times.
But every time it came close, Groudon would unleash everything it had.
Precipice Blades were fired off one after another as if they cost nothing, giving Kyogre absolutely no chance to succeed.
Then, while Kyogre was being forced back, Groudon would seize the opportunity to lumber closer to the Giant Energy Stone itself.
On top of a mountain beside Meteor Falls, Chen Shi sat on a large boulder with Jirachi in his arms, watching the clash between the two Legendary Pokémon from afar.
Below him, a large group of Draconids had gathered.
They stared fearfully at the distant battle, occasionally whispering among themselves.
Nio leaned on his walking stick, his eyes filled with worry.
After hesitating for a while, he slowly stepped forward.
"Qiu, isn't this place a little too exposed?"
"And we're still quite close to where those two are fighting. I'm worried their battle might eventually reach us."
When Qiu had returned and said he would take them somewhere safe, Nio had assumed he would lead them far away from the battlefield.
Instead, Qiu had brought the entire tribe to the summit of a mountain right beside Meteor Falls.
Of course Chen Shi understood what Nio was worried about.
But the scale of Groudon and Kyogre's battle was simply too great.
If they underwent Primal Reversion, the entire Hoenn region could be thrown into chaos.
At that point, where could they possibly go that would truly be safe?
This wasn't the modern era.
There weren't cities everywhere, nor were there Trainers, Gym Leaders, or even Elite Four members protecting the population.
In this age, Pokémon still dominated the land.
"Don't worry."
"As long as I'm here, your safety won't be a problem."
Since Chen Shi had put it that way, Nio could only suppress his worries.
After all, they were relying on him for protection.
It wouldn't exactly be appropriate to argue with him now.
"…"
"Xiaoshi, they're so strong~"
Jirachi stared unblinkingly at the two battling Legendary Pokémon with its round little eyes, a hint of envy in its gaze.
If only it were that strong too.
Then it wouldn't have to be scared whenever something happened~
Chen Shi couldn't help laughing.
"Jirachi is really strong too."
"No, I'm not. I can't even beat Mew," Jirachi pouted.
Back then, Mew had immobilized it so easily that Jirachi had always assumed it was weak.
That was why it got nervous whenever it encountered fierce-looking Pokémon.
In Jirachi's mind, even a Pokémon as harmless-looking as Mew could defeat it effortlessly.
So surely those scary-looking Pokémon had to be even stronger!
The corner of Chen Shi's mouth twitched.
He really wanted to say:
Baby, could you please stop comparing yourself to Mew?
Mew was a genuine top-tier Legendary Pokémon!
Of course you couldn't beat it!
If even someone like you was considered weak, then what the hell did that make him?
"Huh?"
Jirachi suddenly tilted its head.
"I think I can sense Mew nearby!"
Chen Shi froze.
His nerves immediately tightened.
He hurriedly pulled his white robe over Jirachi, hiding it beneath the fabric as he whispered,
"Jirachi, could you hide for a little while?"
"I don't want Mew to see that you're with me. Is that okay?"
Hidden beneath the robe, Jirachi looked completely confused.
Its tiny brain couldn't understand why Xiaoshi was doing this.
Why couldn't Mew know that it was together with Xiaoshi?
Jirachi gently shook its head.
Forget it.
If it couldn't figure it out, then there was no point thinking about it.
It just had to listen to Xiaoshi!
Seeing that Jirachi didn't object, Chen Shi finally relaxed.
Even he wasn't entirely sure why he wanted to hide Jirachi.
Maybe it was because Arceus had told him to conceal his identity.
Or perhaps there was some other reason.
But Mew clearly hadn't recognized him a thousand years later.
So maybe, subconsciously, Chen Shi simply didn't want to give Mew any clues that could help it figure out his identity in the future.
"…"
High in the sky, Mew had transformed into a Swellow and was leisurely flying toward Meteor Falls.
"Hehe, those two are fighting again. There's going to be something fun to watch!"
Mew had no special reason for coming here.
It simply wanted to watch the show.
And perhaps, if an opportunity presented itself, it might even sneak in and grab something for itself.
After all, finding amusement like this was one of the few pleasures in Mew's extraordinarily long life.
Just as it was searching for a good place to watch the battle, Mew suddenly noticed a strange human sitting on a nearby mountaintop.
"Huh?"
"It's that human."
"I remember now. He's the one who brought the Giant Energy Stone out with Jirachi."
"How interesting. Hehe~"
Mew's eyes darted around mischievously.
It immediately changed direction and flew toward Chen Shi.
A short while later, it landed beside him.
Tilting its head slightly, Mew studied him with obvious curiosity.
Chen Shi merely glanced at it indifferently before turning his attention back toward the distant battle.
A teasing look appeared in Mew's eyes.
"You've got a lot of guts, you know."
"You actually dared to bring the Giant Energy Stone out with Jirachi."
"You've caused a huge mess this time~"
Chen Shi was slightly surprised.
Mew actually knew that he and Jirachi were the ones who had brought out the Giant Energy Stone.
Now he was genuinely confused.
Logically speaking, that black-hearted cat had already seen him together with Victini.
And now it had seen him with Jirachi.
A thousand years later, Mew had also been present when Jirachi awakened.
On top of all that, there was the strange psychic power inside Chen Shi's body.
With so many clues, there was no reason Mew shouldn't have recognized him a thousand years later.
And yet, after spending so much time with Mew in the future, Chen Shi was absolutely certain—
Mew had never recognized him.
That made absolutely no sense.
Seeing that Chen Shi wasn't responding, Mew tilted its head and stared at him in confusion.
"Why are you ignoring me?"
Chen Shi remained silent for two seconds before replying,
"Why do I have to answer you?"
Ever since learning that becoming a Guardian of the Tree of Beginning would grant eternal life, Chen Shi had still been somewhat annoyed with Mew.
This black-hearted cat hadn't explained anything properly to him.
It had simply tried to trick him into becoming a guardian!
Mew immediately became indignant.
"How dare you talk to me like that!"
"Do you even know who I am?"
"Believe it or not, I'll beat you up!"
Chen Shi rolled his eyes.
"Your reputation is famous throughout the entire world. How could I possibly not know who you are?"
"Oh~?"
Mew immediately perked up.
"Then tell me."
"Who am I?"
"Mew."
Chen Shi answered without hesitation.
"The world's number-one professional wanderer. How could I not recognize you?"
"Besides, didn't we just meet a few days ago?"
"Huh?!"
Mew was genuinely surprised this time.
It hadn't expected this human to actually know its identity.
More importantly—
He even knew that the Rayquaza he had seen a few days ago was actually Mew in disguise!
But...
What did he mean by "the world's number-one professional wanderer"?
What the heck was a "professional wanderer" supposed to be?
…...
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