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Under the guidance of the Aura Sage and accompanied by a group of other Lucario, Riolu walked up the steps.
Li Xiang couldn't go, because the spots in front of the Knowledge Museum were exclusively for the Pokémon of Mist Island. Lucario, being an outsider, was only there because it could resonate with the Spirit of Mist Island.
In the Aura Sage's view, Lucario was half a Pokémon of Mist Island.
There was no altar. Nor any other miscellaneous things.
Accompanied by the music of the Mist Island band and the dances of the Dance Troupe, the group of Lucario began to sense the Spirit of Mist Island.
Li Xiang realized for the first time that Exploud and Kricketune could create a symphony-like scene when they cooperated.
This natural sound was surprisingly pleasant. Although not comparable to a formal symphony, it had melodies and songs.
The singers were Wigglytuff, Lapras, and Altaria, all experts at singing.
"A Pokémon Song."
Li Xiang sighed, regretting that the surrounding environment was too noisy for him to record the song completely and clearly.
He had, however, recorded the Dance Troupe's performance, which he might appreciate late at night when it was quiet.
Don't misunderstand—it was mainly because the dance was soothing and somewhat hypnotic.
It wasn't because he was curious about whether Gardevoir's skirt would corrupt young minds.
Shortly after, the opening ceremony seemed to end.
Some Pokémon released fireball-like fireworks into the sky, and fragrant flower petals danced in the air as if they cost nothing.
The entire stretch from Central Avenue to the Knowledge Museum was completely transformed into a sea of flowers.
Li Xiang heard many Pokémon sneezing continuously due to the pollen in the air, a chorus of "Achoo" sounds.
But they didn't leave.
They continued to watch the group of Lucario at the very top, as if waiting for something.
And just as they hoped, under the Aura Sage's command, the Lucario formed a large square formation.
The dog stood at the very center of the formation and, together with its surrounding kin, activated its Aura power.
Silent ripples spread out like ocean waves. Before resonating with the Spirit of Mist Island, they first achieved self-connection and resonance.
At the same time, the Aura power assisting Lucario spread to every corner of Mist Island.
It was as if the dog had been thrust into the sky, the vast world fully visible in its eyes.
From its perspective, nothing on Mist Island could escape its sight—from the play and frolicking of Pokémon above to the flow of water below.
Everything was crystal clear.
Creation mode?
Lucario suddenly recalled this term from when Li Xiang helped Rotom create a game.
Hmm... it seemed about right.
Without much hesitation, it began to communicate with the Spirit of Mist Island.
Actually, this so-called communication was simply converting its will into Aura and releasing it, similar to the telepathy it had attempted with Li Xiang.
Unfortunately, the latter hadn't succeeded, while the former was currently being attempted.
The main purpose of the communication was to ask the Spirit of Mist Island whether its development in recent years had affected it.
If not, great; if so, they needed to solve the problem quickly.
The Council of Ten Sages were very concerned about environmental issues, having long realized that the environment was the very foundation of the Mist Island Pokémon's existence.
In the past, they would use their own methods to observe, but by the time they detected changes, Mist Island had already transformed.
Therefore, the Aura Sage, who could communicate with the Spirit of Mist Island, was very important.
But ever since resonating with it once in its youth, it had never connected with the Spirit of Mist Island again, even though it had tried its best every time Mirage Island appeared.
And had practiced diligently in between.
Unfortunately, the Spirit of Mist Island simply ignored it, forcing the Aura Sage to turn this process into something more symbolic.
Many wild Pokémon would only agree to continue expanding the City of Wisdom in a systematic way after hearing feedback from Lucario.
Otherwise, no matter how high the prestige of the Council of Ten Sages, they wouldn't agree. The sages might have more knowledge and higher IQs,
but that didn't mean the other Pokémon were stupid. They all grew up drinking the same water.
Until recently, another Lucario capable of communicating with the Spirit of Mist Island appeared.
The festival was just around the corner. Faced with such a sudden surprise, how could the Aura Sage give up? So it had rushed over immediately.
And after receiving a positive answer, it had left excitedly, filled with anticipation for the festival.
Now, at this moment, come on, outside kin!
The Aura Sage silently cheered for the dog. It truly didn't want to keep lying through its teeth anymore.
Every time it finished, the other sages would tease it.
In the formation, Lucario closed its eyes.
At first, that will still ignored it. No matter how Lucario emitted Aura, it gave no feedback.
Until a divine light shone in the distance.
A faint, ethereal voice slowly emerged.
"I am well. Leave now."
Unlike the indifferent words, the voice seemed to carry a hint of dissatisfaction. Although it was only slight, Lucario still caught it.
What?
It didn't dwell on it. It opened its eyes, filled with Aura.
Beside it, countless eyes opened. Aura light bloomed.
These Lucario, a step ahead of it, uniformly used telepathy to convey the words just spoken to all the Pokémon present.
The dog was a bit confused.
The brief communication had already ended, amidst the varied cheers and songs of the Pokémon.
They carried the dog and left from the other side.
"Rooo..."
The dog instinctively looked toward the source of the divine light and saw the proud, solitary Mewtwo giving it a slight nod.
Was Mewtwo helping it? What couldn't this guy do?
Lucario's mood gradually shifted toward indignation. It had boasted so much, only to fail on the spot and need outside help.
It was the Aura Pokémon!
Feeling deeply humiliated, the dog made up its mind to delve deeper into the path of Aura.
Below, Li Xiang also noticed Mewtwo's intervention.
Even though Aura power was formless and colorless, it wasn't an obstacle for him, given his deep connection with Lucario.
After all, the dog's gaze toward Mewtwo was far too obvious. Even Lucario couldn't do it, and this guy had to come to the rescue?
Li Xiang looked sideways at Mewtwo, who was on the roof, with a strange expression.
[Just a little help.]
Mewtwo's voice sounded in his ear.
"Quite a little help, indeed." Li Xiang was speechless, feeling that the resonance of the Spirit of Mist Island had suddenly become somewhat cheap.
Could anyone log into this admin account?
[I've seen what I wanted to see. You all have fun.]
Mewtwo didn't continue the conversation. It turned and left with a large group of Pokémon.
'Wow! Even Salamence is your mount, and with so many Pokémon surrounding you, isn't that just a clique?'
Who would believe it!
Li Xiang inexplicably felt that Mewtwo was starting to get dishonest. He hoped it wouldn't lead a group of Pokémon to overthrow the "tyranny" of the Knowledge Museum.
That might turn into a Pokémon version of a feudal war.
Although, judging by the outcome, as long as Mewtwo didn't randomly go crazy, it was more than qualified to be the king of the Pokémon.
However, since they were already here, they couldn't just leave without doing anything.
Li Xiang walked toward the direction where the Lucario had disappeared, planning to retrieve Lucario so he could enjoy the festival wholeheartedly.
Hopefully, he could touch the rough skin of the Garchomp.
He held his camera in one hand, feeling a bit parched.
Beside him, Incineroar and the other Pokémon habitually showed looks of disdain.
...
Night on Mist Island.
After watching the fireworks created by Ninetales and the blazing torches on Central Avenue,
Li Xiang, feeling indignant, watched the groups of Pokémon cuddling together. He then led his group of single dogs back to Phantom Island.
At this time, on Phantom Island, due to the different flow of time, it was dusk.
The yolk-like sun wobbled slowly as it sank below the horizon.
The bright red light illuminated half the sky, making the clouds look as if they were scorched by fire.
"Seeing with our eyes, it feels like we're in the same world, yet the weather phenomena are different... Only Uxie could probably pull off something like this."
Having just experienced night, he now saw the glow of dusk, feeling deeply awed.
This different dimension space belonged to Uxie.
So naturally, everything was under its control.
Mewtwo hadn't returned yet.
Li Xiang walked deeper into the forest and, in a daze, looked into the distance at Trophy Mountain.
He saw Zhong Hai, whom he hadn't seen in a while, descending from the waterfall on Trophy Mountain with a group of rangers, chatting and laughing.
It seemed they had gotten the answers they wanted from Uxie.
This surprised Li Xiang a bit.
Had the Know-It-All Uxie shown some kindness? Or was it misleading them again?
But if it was something important, Know-It-All Uxie probably wouldn't mess around. At least it hadn't when it came to the black energy.
Li Xiang looked at Zhong Hai and the others, thought for a moment, then went over to greet them.
"Huh? You're back? Then that means it's already evening outside?"
When Zhong Hai saw Li Xiang, his first words weren't to catch up but to ask the time.
Li Xiang's face darkened. "Evening? It's late night! The festival is almost over!"
Hearing this, the rangers behind Zhong Hai were greatly disappointed.
They had hoped to go have some fun in the City of Wisdom after completing their mission.
"We ended up talking for so long..."
Zhong Hai, as usual with a toothpick in his mouth, found it quite regrettable. "I really wanted to see that Dance Troupe perform."
A kindred spirit!
Li Xiang's eyes lit up, but considering Zhong Hai might use his youth as an excuse to confiscate the video for himself, he didn't share the memory card with him.
"Keep up the hard work."
Zhong Hai patted him on the shoulder. "From now until Phantom Island disappears, no one else will come in. Keep a close eye on your Mewtwo."
"It's not my Pokémon. Besides, one day, it'll go out to travel. Alone."
Li Xiang first gave Zhong Hai a precautionary statement.
"Travel?"
Zhong Hai was taken aback, then chuckled. "That does sound very human."
After laughing, he became serious again. "I'm not joking. Remember this, or pass it on to Mewtwo. The North American Pokémon Research Institute and many North American conglomerates have already placed bounties on it. The price is high. Many people are tempted."
Li Xiang thought Zhong Hai seemed to underestimate Mewtwo's terrifying combat ability, but he still nodded.
"Okay, I will."
In case some black technology like in the original world appeared, they might actually be able to trap Mewtwo.
At least, in the anime special of Clear Cliff, Mewtwo was restrained by some strange-looking flying machines.
If it weren't for Ash and the others helping...