Damian was thinking about how to bring Akari back to his original time-space.
If possible, he also really wanted to bring Volo—this guy—back with him.
Fighting with Volo and Cynthia would definitely be super interesting.
After all, Volo was Cynthia's ancestor. Watching someone beat up their own ancestor like that?
It was just… ridiculously enjoyable.
Well, it was just that he didn't know whether Cynthia would end up being Volo's opponent.
Because Volo's strength really was extremely strong.
Besides Akari, in this era, Volo was basically the number one trainer—no, in this era you should call it Pokémon tamer.
Crack～
And at that moment, the wooden house door got pushed open.
Damian looked over.
When he saw who walked in, his eyes instantly lit up slightly.
Pokémon World really didn't lack beautiful girls.
If, in his previous life, the average girl's attractiveness out of 100 scored only around 70—
then in Pokémon World, the average would at least be 85, maybe even higher.
That wasn't an exaggeration.
In this world, you could hardly ever see a girl who looked bad.
Maybe that was this world's genetic code.
But besides looks alone, a girl's overall image was affected by a lot of things too.
Hair, vibe, figure, and even her speech and behavior.
Damian had long gotten used to "beautiful."
Because around him, there had never been a shortage of pretty women—especially with girls like Caitlin, whose attractiveness, aura, and strength were all top-tier, who'd have him getting influenced every single day.
For Damian, it was rare for any woman to make his eyes widen.
But this one walking in managed to do it.
She wore an outfit that looked like a black, elegant formal dress.
On both arms, she wore white lace long-sleeve arm warmers.
On her head, she wore a black women's formal hat.
And on the hat, there was a white rose set into it.
Her face was extremely fair and pale.
Her aura was noble and mysterious.
Step by step, she walked in slowly.
Her steps were calm and elegant.
Her long snow-white hair was neatly pinned up.
Her name was Cogita.
A mystery of a woman.
Even Volo didn't know her true origin.
He only knew one thing—
her knowledge was so deep it didn't feel like it belonged to this world, especially about myths and legends.
According to her own words, all of that came down from her ancestor legacy.
Of course.
For Damian, what he valued most about Cogita was…
she was a silver-haired woman.
"Oh my, I didn't expect my little house to have three guests over today.
How honored."
Cogita's lips curved up a little.
Her deep, beautiful eyes swept over Volo and Akari, then finally landed on Damian.
Her voice had its own specialty too.
It wasn't the crisp sound of an ordinary woman.
There was a hint of magnetism and laziness in it.
"Could you have Akari introduce you two to me?"
Cogita moved gracefully in.
She didn't stand on ceremony either.
With elegant motions, she slid both hands from her hips and sat down slowly.
Yeah.
She didn't have to be polite, because this was her house in the first place.
"Sister Cogita.
This is my dad."
Akari proudly introduced immediately.
Cogita's elegant composure, which she'd maintained since entering, shifted ever so slightly.
Her eyes turned strange as she glanced at Damian and Akari.
She didn't hear wrong, right?
"Hello, I'm Damian."
"Cogita, a nobody scholar?
I guess you could call it that."
Cogita wore a proper, restrained smile.
She extended her hand to Damian.
"Miss Cogita is a scholar with extremely deep knowledge.
I'm truly ashamed—because even I can't match it."
Volo gave a simple introduction.
"Miss Cogita.
Mr. Damian and Akari are also from other time-spaces.
And then…
the two of them aren't from the same timeline."
"Mm.
According to Akari, she's Mr. Damian's daughter from his Future…"
Volo said.
"Oh—
that's actually so hard to believe.
The mysteries of time-space…"
Cogita's eyes rippled.
She looked at Damian and Dawn with amazement.
A father and daughter—
but from different timelines,
meeting in another time-space.
This kind of thing was truly unheard of.
It was just so incredible.
"That's fate across time.
A bond that's only mine and my dad's."
Akari, however, was very satisfied.
She was also very proud about it.
Damian chuckled at that.
How should he put it?
Akari's personality did look pretty open and easygoing.
That was a good thing.
"That's true.
But that would also mean—
we've got two time-space lost ones now."
Cogita took a small sip of hot tea.
She looked a bit troubled, as if it was bothering her.
"So my duty is to guide which lost one?"
"Duty?"
Damian raised a brow.
He pretended to be surprised and asked.
"Ah~
It's a duty left behind by my ancestors' legacy.
Ancestors too—
they didn't even think about how hard their descendants would struggle.
And they left these legends behind for what?"
Cogita let out a light sigh and couldn't help complaining about her ancestors.
Legacy and mission were just a few light words—
but to juniors like them, it put pressure on them from multiple angles.
"Sometimes, an ancestors' legacy is also an honor."
Volo disagreed.
"Maybe.
But with lost ones from time-space appearing—
that's also a good thing.
At least my offspring doesn't have to carry something this heavy."
Cogita held up her chin with the white-sleeved hand, gentle and clean.
In her deep, beautiful eyes, Damian and Akari's faces were reflected.
"Mm—
I can't deny it.
The angles, the contours, and even the eyes of the two of you do look somewhat similar.
As expected, you're father and daughter.
But looking at it like this…
Akari's mother should also be a very beautiful lady.
After all, she must've inherited such an excellent appearance genes."
Cogita's thinking was a bit off-kilter.
The topic instantly veered away.
"Hehe~
My mom is super pretty, you know."
Akari instantly flashed a big, bright smile.
Damian let out a quiet laugh.
"But it's a pity.
Mr. Damian actually matches my taste a lot.
If it weren't for Akari here…
then I think the offspring of me and Mr. Damian would probably be excellent too."
Cogita said those words in a magnetic voice with a lazy undertone.
And the moment she said it, the three people in the room couldn't help but freeze.
Volo looked extremely weird.
He glanced at Akari and Damian, and wanted to say something…
but stopped.
He actually wanted to say:
Cogita, if you're really interested in Mr. Damian, then just have a kid with him directly.
After all, Akari already said she had a bunch of moms.
So translate that…
doesn't that mean Damian has many wives?
And Akari's expression was even weirder.
Looking at Cogita's eyes, she couldn't really be described with words.
Damian shook his head.
"What's wrong?
Is there something wrong with what I said?"
Cogita looked extremely confused by the three of them reacting like this.
She had clearly been teasing just now.
So why were the three of them reacting this oddly?
"It's fine, Miss Cogita.
Could you explain more specifically what your legacy is?"
"There's no reason not to.
Let me think—how should I put it."
Cogita didn't dig deeper.
She wasn't the type of person with that kind of personality either.
"Lost ones from time-space.
Do you know, perhaps you might not know, but my ancestor—
had already foreseen the appearance of time-space rifts."
Cogita rested her chin and sighed.
Her tone was full of feelings.
"And that's also my duty.
Guide those who appear from another time-space—
so they can deal with the time-space rifts."
"Because time-space rifts can't exist for long.
If they do, the balance between time and space might be broken.
And the ones entrusted with the mission—
the people tasked with preventing that from happening—
are you time-space lost ones."
Cogita said so.
"Eeem…"
Akari's little face looked off.
So it was part of the trials, right?
Volo and Damian also clearly realized that.
What she said meant Arceus had already started laying out everything from way earlier.
Volo's eyes once again filled with jealousy.
But Cogita obviously didn't notice what the three of them were thinking.
She continued to speak.
"Supposedly, time-space rifts connect several caves from multiple time-spaces.
And within that, the one on the far side—
is Arceus."
"Time and space intertwine.
That is cosmic.
And they're inseparable.
They coexist with each other.
And they've been maintaining a delicate balance."
"So once the balance of time-space is broken…
then maybe this world won't exist anymore."
Cogita sighed.
"So Akari is the key hero who saves this world."
Damian chuckled softly.
He had just accidentally ended up in this Hisui era.
He couldn't stay long.
So that title—"time-space lost one"—naturally belonged to Akari.
And it was also the path of trials Akari was supposed to go through from the start.
"This feels so troublesome."
Akari's scalp tingled a bit.
She felt like her journey was just… too complicated.
"That's why you came to this world, Akari."
Volo's smile was still gentle.
Then Cogita started explaining to Akari how to deal with the time-space rift.
As long as Akari completed it, the heavy burden on her shoulders would disappear.
After chatting for a bit more, Damian walked outside the house to get some fresh air.
"Dad!"
That clear, sweet voice came from behind.
Damian turned around.
He saw the daughter from the Future standing there neatly.
With her hands behind her back, she wore an unusually sweet smile.
"Come sit."
Seeing such an adorable, well-behaved girl, Damian's mood improved a lot.
He patted the spot beside him.
Akari smiled even brighter.
She hopped right over beside Damian.
She sat down next to him, hugged her knees, and naturally leaned her head on Damian's shoulder.
"It's been forever and forever since I last saw Dad.
That Arceus is so bad.
It sent me here and just… stopped caring about me."
Akari muttered about that certain Arceus.
By the count, she hadn't seen Damian for 149 days.
"Dad, I really, really miss you."
The girl's quiet whisper made Damian's heart tremble.
It was an emotion he'd never felt before.
To be honest, from the moment he saw Akari, his impression of her hadn't changed.
It was just… complicated.
Because this surprise arrival daughter was simply too big of a surprise!
But now, it felt a little different.
"So when were you born?"
Damian asked Akari.
His relationship with Dawn wasn't that deep yet.
And he also didn't know where Akari fit in—how manyth child she was?
Yeah.
Damian felt Akari probably wasn't his only offspring.
"Um—
I heard it from my second mom.
It feels like I was born during the first World Championship."
Akari blinked her ordinary amber-beautiful eyes.
She thought it over and answered.
"The first World Championship…"
Damian thought for a moment.
In fact, according to his original plans, he was planning to host the World Championship next year.
So—
next year?
That didn't leave much time.
Was it that after he and Dawn got together…
he hit it on the first try?
Damian didn't get it.
His body was very healthy.
Damian had every reason to believe there was nobody in this world with a healthier body than him.
After all, his "soul" had been blessed by the Lake Guardians.
His body had been modified by Arceus.
And he had even been granted Arceus's power.
Even if he hadn't been blessed, his body had always been healthy.
But the women he'd been with before?
None of them got pregnant.
Erika, Elesa, Courtney, and so on.
So it could only be luck.
Or—fate.
"Akari, do you want to play in Dad's era?"
Damian thought for a bit, then asked Akari softly.
"Is that okay?"
Akari's eyes lit up.
She looked at Damian with anticipation.
"Yeah, but first you'll have to find Dialga.
Go talk to it.
It should agree.
Or you can wait for me to come pick you up."
Damian smiled at Akari.
"Mm-hm!
I'll wait for Dad to come pick me up!
And I want to join your World Championship too!
I'm super strong right now."
Akari was extremely excited.
You could even say she was a little fired up.
The moment she imagined battling on the arena with her biological mom and her second mom, third mom, fourth mom—
she felt it was so insanely thrilling.
As one of the moms had said, this World Championship was a "contest for ranks" between the moms.
So if she beat the moms…
wouldn't that make her…
the biggest one?
Akari Triggered World‑Shaking Wisdom.
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