"Lugia!?"
Hearing the name, Ash and the others were shocked. They also came to the side of the boat to peer into the sea, but after looking for a long time, they still saw nothing.
Looking back at Melody, Ash asked doubtfully, "Are you sure it's Lugia? You didn't mishear it, did you?"
"It must be!" Melody said with a serious expression. "Lugia is the god of the sea. According to the prophecy, when the end of the world comes, it will definitely appear to stop this chaos! And besides it, I really can't think of who else in the sea would have such immense power!"
"That's true..."
Just then, the waterspout carried the sailboat forward several thousand meters at an incredible speed, bringing them to the coast near the southern side of Shamouti Island.
Influenced by the god of ice, this area had also turned into a world of white ice and snow. And a journey that should have taken over ten minutes had been shortened to just three minutes by the power of the waterspout!
Upon reaching the shore, the waterspout "flicked its head," tossing the sailboat next to a shrine on a cliff on the island.
Thud!
As snowflakes flew, the sailboat came to rest on the edge of the cliff. Everyone tumbled once again, and Natsui, rubbing his aching back, counted the number of times he had fallen that day. After being tossed around so much, he felt like his bones were about to turn to jelly.
However, just as they were celebrating their safety, the sailboat suddenly tilted backward. Sensing that something was wrong, everyone scrambled to their feet and managed to jump off the boat just before it fell off the cliff.
CRASH!
Almost the next second, the sailboat plunged off the cliff, and this time, after its "meritorious service" in the incident, it was not spared, smashing into pieces.
"That was too close!"
Ash, lying on the ground, let out a long sigh of relief. However, when he got up from the snow and looked back at the shrine, his eyes met with those of a pink Pokémon.
"Huh? What's this...?"
Upon seeing an unfamiliar Pokémon, Ash subconsciously took out his Pokédex and scanned it.
Pokédex: "Beep. Slowking, the Royal Pokémon. A Water and Psychic type. It evolves from Slowpoke when traded holding a King's Rock. It has extraordinary intelligence and inspiration. It is always calm and unhurried, with a leisurely demeanor. Although it worries every day about solving the world's mysteries, if the Shellder on its head is removed, it will forget everything it has researched."
"A Slowking!?"
This was the first time Ash and the others had ever seen a Slowking.
Although Slowking's pre-evolution, Slowpoke, or its other evolution, Slowbro, could often be encountered in various bays, the much rarer Slowking, whether captured by a trainer or living in the wild, was a very uncommon sight.
And looking at this Pokémon, which stood with its hands behind its back like a kindly old grandfather, the group was filled with amazement.
It wasn't just Ash; even Natsui and the others had no idea when this Slowking had appeared. It was as if it had been standing in the center of the shrine all along, silently watching them.
It was well known that ordinary wild Pokémon would actively avoid humans to prevent being captured, so it was rare to see one as calm as this.
And before anyone could react, the Slowking had already extended a hand and pointed to a stone tablet in the shrine.
"Place the treasures there."
"It... it's talking!" Tracey pointed at it, his face full of astonishment. "This Slowking can also speak human language!?"
In truth, when it came to talking Pokémon, whether it was Team Rocket's Meowth or Natsui's Haunter, the group was already used to it.
But since Pokémon that could speak human language were a minority, no one had expected to find another one hidden here!
After a moment's thought, Melody said, "I've heard my sister say before that there is indeed a magical Slowking on Shamouti Island, but I've never encountered it myself. I can't believe it's been living here all this time."
Seeing Ash still frozen in place, the Slowking repeated itself.
"Place the treasures there."
"Ah? Oh."
Only then did Ash snap back to his senses. He walked over to the stone tablet, took out the two orbs he had obtained from Fire and Lightning Islands, and placed them in a recess.
However, seeing that there were only two orbs, the Slowking came closer and couldn't help but shake its head.
"Two? No, no, the ceremony cannot be completed unless all three treasures are gathered."
On the side, while they were talking, Natsui, with nothing to do, turned his head to survey the surroundings.
Geographically, this shrine was located on the opposite side of the island from the town, one to the south and one to the north. It faced the three islands, was constructed entirely of rock, and had hibiscus flowers growing beside it. It was hard to say how many years it had been standing there.
He brought his gaze back, and was about to speak to Sabrina, but when he turned, he found that Sabrina was observing the Slowking with great interest.
"What's wrong? Are you interested in it?"
Sabrina nodded slightly. "Yes, it's indeed a rare Psychic-type Pokémon."
As her traveling companion, Natsui was, of course, very supportive of Sabrina wanting to catch this rare Slowking.
After all, as a Gym Leader, she also needed to enrich her own Pokémon roster.
However, Natsui couldn't remember what role this Slowking played in the plot. To be on the safe side, he whispered in Sabrina's ear, "The timing is a bit off. Let's leave it for now. I think you should come back and catch it after this incident is over!"
However, as soon as his words fell, the Slowking in front of the stone tablet seemed to sense something. It slowly turned its head and looked in their direction.
Their eyes met, and looking at the man and woman who clearly had ill intentions, for some reason, the Slowking's heart suddenly pounded, and it had a very bad feeling.
Seeing that it seemed to have noticed, Natsui let out a light cough. To prevent the Slowking from realizing and escaping beforehand, he had no choice but to pull Sabrina away to another spot.
Only then did he realize that it was too quiet around him, as if something was missing.
He looked around and discovered that Team Rocket had disappeared at some point!
Those guys... they really know how to take advantage of a situation...
They must have used the chaos to escape!
Just then, above Lightning Island, the god of thunder, the god of fire, and the god of ice, for some reason, had drawn closer in their battle, and were now slowly moving their battlefield towards the vicinity of Shamouti Island!
The group frowned.
If they continued any further, they would surely affect the island's residents, and they themselves would be the first to be caught up in the battle again.
At this critical moment, the waterspout that had disappeared earlier appeared once again!
The waterspout suddenly broke through the ice, positioned itself in front of the three gods, and forced the three Pokémon back!
And as the waterspout dissipated into a shower of water droplets, a strange, white Pokémon appeared high in the sky!
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