Chapter 515: The Black Dragon Saves the World
Meteor Falls.
In actuality, it's just an ordinary waterfall only a dozen meters high.
Passing through the water curtain, the inside is a not-so-wide gloomy tunnel, leading to an unknown destination.
"I didn't expect there to actually be a path leading underground inside Meteor Falls. I had only heard of it before, truly hadn't seen it."
As the host, Steven naturally walked in front to lead the way.
Although it was his first time here too.
Mainly because the Draconid people are quite repulsed by contact with the outside world. Unlike pseudo-hidden clans like the Dragon Tamer clan and the People of the Earth, they live a life of absolute seclusion.
Their clan members don't like coming out, and they don't like people from outside going in.
Yet the Draconid people have a special status in the Hoenn League.
Equivalent to the existence of guest Elders.
So even as the League Champion, Steven cannot freely head to Meteor Village without important matters.
"If they didn't proactively come out to communicate with the Hoenn League, I'm afraid this world would truly forget them completely. No one would know that such a special people still lives in this kind of ordinary place."
Cynthia held Will's arm, walking in the dark completely unconcerned about falling.
"Perhaps that's what they want."
Will said a sentence.
Away from the secular world.
Away from disputes.
Living a primitive pastoral life with Pokémon underground, occasionally coming out to make a prophecy and help heroes save the world.
The role the Draconid people play is probably roughly this kind of role.
"How wonderful the outside world is. Making me live that kind of life would be equivalent to killing me."
Steven shook his head, unable to understand the Draconid people's choice.
This is also normal.
Just like being used to a life with mobile phones and computers.
How many people would still be willing to return to a primitive rural life?
The three chatted as they walked.
Walking towards deeper places.
They hadn't advanced much distance before a woman wearing a grayish-white cape and long, straight black hair appeared in front of them.
"You guys are the supporters grandmother mentioned, right? My name is Zinnia. First of all, thank you for your support. Secondly, do not do anything superfluous in Meteor Village."
Zinnia raised her hand to wipe the dust off her cheek, then continued,
"Finally, if my words make you feel I'm being impolite, I apologize, but I remind you, the Draconid people basically all have this attitude towards outsiders; getting used to it in advance will also be good for you."
Hearing these words, Will pursed his lips, turning his head with interest to look at Steven and Cynthia.
Yes.
The Draconid people are just this arrogant, this difficult to communicate with.
Different from the Dragon Tamer clan.
The Dragon Tamer clan's arrogance is buried in their bones; on the surface, most people are relatively humble.
But the Draconid people.
However arrogant they are in their bones is exactly how arrogant they are on the surface.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga.
The Draconid people even single-handedly, for the sake of their Lord Dragon God, fought against a temporary conglomerate formed by four major organizations: the Berlitz family, the Devon Corporation, Greater Mauville Holdings, and the Pokémon League.
This Zinnia in front of them.
Was the main force.
She even gained Rayquaza's recognition and could Mega Evolve with Rayquaza.
It's just that in the Adventures manga.
Rayquaza was still captured by this temporary conglomerate, and Zinnia lost her life because of it. Those precious things on her body were divided up by the Pokémon League and the Devon Corporation.
However, this world is not the Adventures manga version.
The Pokémon League, the Berlitz family, and the Devon Corporation in this world all belong to absolutely upright roles, having no interest in forcefully capturing Rayquaza, and even being extremely repulsed by it.
So the Pokémon League cannot stand on the opposing side of the Draconid people.
Right now.
Steven and Cynthia also roughly gained some understanding of the Draconid people as a clan.
Hard to communicate with.
Not many normal people.
Actually, it's also normal.
After all, you can't expect a clan that has lived underground for two thousand years to be very good at socializing with outsiders.
"Zinnia? Oh, I've heard of you. So you're the one who prophesied that future, right?"
Hearing this name, Steven's eyes lit up.
The ability to foresee the future.
Is too powerful.
The Draconid people's prophecy is different from the prophecies of psychics.
The Draconid people's precognition is quite random.
Major events a few days later, or major events thousands of years later, can all possibly be foreseen.
Of course.
It's also possible to foresee it only when disaster is imminent.
While psychics.
At most can only foresee things a few minutes later, and that kind of psychic already belongs to the strongest level in the whole world.
"Mm."
Zinnia was concise.
Not even having a single superfluous movement.
She turned around to lead the way in front.
Without her leading the way, Steven and Cynthia would be expelled.
League Champions.
Have no face (status) at all here in Meteor Village.
Because these underground people have never seen League Champions at all, so they completely don't know Steven and Cynthia.
At most they only know League Champions are very powerful figures on the surface.
Maybe as powerful as the Elder of the Draconid people.
"Have the Draconid people always lived underground for two thousand years?"
Cynthia stepped forward and asked with a smile.
"...Yes, the living environment for humans during the Magical Beast Era was very poor, so the Draconid people have always lived underground, and entering the League Era, everyone has already gotten used to life here."
Zinnia glanced at the big blonde beauty beside her, hesitated for a moment, and only then answered.
A question mark popped up on Steven's head.
Where did your cold and aloof attitude go?
Will beside them found it amusing and shook his head.
Steven's temperament falls far short of Cynthia's in this regard.
Even though his character is relatively humble, and he frequently goes in and out of various caves and tunnels, being relatively 'down-to-earth'.
But that kind of noble young master temperament on his body cannot be shed.
The Draconid people hate those high and mighty people.
Even though they themselves are exactly this kind of people.
In contrast.
Cynthia's temperament is very gentle, like a big sister next door.
Whether for Pokémon or humans, this kind of temperament can make people relax their guard and be more willing to interact.
"Then do you know much about what has happened in the Hoenn region over these two thousand years?"
Cynthia unobtrusively reached out and hugged Zinnia's arm.
Zinnia frowned slightly, not quite used to it, but seeing Cynthia's gentle smiling face, she actually didn't pull her arm away,
"Not very much, we are not interested in things unrelated to Lord Dragon God."
"..."
Steven looked at Will beside him.
He pointed at Zinnia's arm being hugged by Cynthia, his eyes full of bewilderment.
"Just get used to it."
Will reached out and patted Steven's shoulder.
Put it this way.
Even a Pokémon as shy of strangers as Victini.
The mother-daughter duo Cynthia and Kaoru only took a few short weeks to be able to hold him in their arms; from this, one can catch a glimpse.
Perhaps.
This is the passive ability hidden in the bones of Cynthia's lineage.
"Then could you tell me about the matters of Lord Dragon God? I'm very interested in these things."
Cynthia showed sparkling eyes towards Zinnia.
"Cough, no problem."
Seeing her so sincere, Zinnia nodded.
Others want to understand Lord Dragon God.
Then she is naturally very willing to explain a bit, letting others understand the great deeds of Lord Dragon God, which can also be considered what they, these believers, should do.
'Got her.'
Will, watching from the side, pursed his lips.
He knew.
Cynthia had already grasped the key to getting along with the Draconid people—Rayquaza.
"Speaking of Lord Dragon God's greatest deed, that is undoubtedly the legend of 'The Black Dragon Saves the World' that happened in the ancient era."
After saying this sentence, Zinnia couldn't help grinning.
It seems this legend makes them Draconid people quite proud.
"Oh~ I know, I heard Dragon Grandma say in the Village of Dragons, the great disaster that happened about tens of millions of years ago, right?"
"That's right."
Zinnia nodded.
Will beside them frowned hearing this.
Black dragon?
...The Rayquaza of this world, couldn't possibly be that Shiny one, right?
If it really is, then things might become slightly a big deal.
Because that means.
The "Hoopa incident" might happen in Dahara City of this world.
That is the major event where the movie version Rayquaza took the two little airplanes ([Latias and Latios]) and fought one against seven.
Movie version is movie version.
Will absolutely doesn't believe the Rayquaza of this world can really solo seven and save Dahara City.
After all, those seven on the opposite side aren't joking around with you.
Just bringing out the Creation Trio of space, time, and antimatter alone is enough to make Rayquaza suffer a great deal.
If that matter really happens in this world...
No joke.
That's already not just a problem of one Dahara City; that's a matter of whether the whole world will be destroyed.
He has to confirm...
"Thousands of years ago, a comet sufficient to destroy the entire world fell. It was exactly our Lord Dragon God who led several other Legendary Pokémon to save the world."
Zinnia smugly raised her head.
"Oh, I've heard of this."
Steven nodded.
After becoming Champion, he also learned about a portion of major historical events.
"Hmph~"
Cynthia blinked, not speaking.
This version Zinnia told.
Is different from the version she heard in the Village of Dragons.
Dragon Grandma said it was the ancient Dragon Pokémon working together that saved the whole world.
Will glanced at Cynthia, then glanced at Zinnia.
He also saw a version at the Snowpoint Temple on his end.
It was the 'Colossus that Towed the Continents' Regigigas who blocked the comet and saved the whole world.
Looking at it now.
They are basically each boasting about their own god!
The Draconid people boast about their Lord Dragon God Rayquaza.
The Dragon Tamer clan boasts about all Dragon-type Pokémon.
The shrine maiden clan boasts about the Regigigas they have always guarded.
Moreover.
Will thought of the words Kyurem told him back then.
He now seriously suspects that the comet sufficient to destroy the world tens of millions of years ago...
Is actually the complete form of Kyurem.
That is, the Unova Dragon.
"Cynthia."
Will secretly used Aura to transmit his voice.
"Hm?"
Cynthia silently retreated to Will's side, looking at him in confusion.
"What color is Rayquaza?"
Will asked the question he cared about the most.
"Black of course, don't you even know this, Lucario? I thought you knew a lot."
A surprised expression appeared on Cynthia's face.
But Will had no mind to pay attention to her anymore.
His face had turned the same color as Rayquaza.
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