Silence.
The entire world fell utterly silent.
What kind of broken, overpowered held item was that?
A single feather—just one—plucked from Ho-Oh… and it was that strong?!
Well… it was the "true life feather," but even so—
This was ridiculous!
And it was even labeled Charizard-exclusive.
It couldn't even be removed from Charizard's body.
Many villainous organizations that had been eyeing the feather instantly abandoned the idea.
Even if—IF—it were stealable…
Did they not see who was in Kanto right now?
Champions from every region.
The entire Kanto Elite Four.
How many lives would they need to survive that robbery attempt?
Break into Kanto right now?
They'd die before they took three steps!
Meanwhile, in a house near the Indigo Plateau, a nine-colored beam of divine light descended from the sky—
and poured directly into Charizard's body.
Ash and the others, startled, jumped back.
But within seconds, they understood—
This must be the Heavenly Tally's reward.
"Nicely done, Ash! This reward isn't just bigger than the last two—
It's actually useful!"
Leon slapped Ash on the shoulder with a big grin.
Charizard, even with a damaged foundation, had trained at the Charicific Valley, returned stronger, and defeated Articuno.
Now he received the Rainbow Wing, capable of repairing that very foundation…
AND the Valley's secret training method?
For Charizard, this was no different from receiving a new life.
For his future, this was wings on a tiger.
To be honest, even though Charizard defeated Articuno, Leon knew very well that his own Charizard was still leagues ahead.
Sure, Articuno was a legendary…
but not a particularly strong one.
Even without Gigantamax, Leon's Charizard could beat that Articuno effortlessly.
So even after training, Ash's Charizard still had a gap to cross.
But now…?
Everything was different.
With the Rainbow Wing repairing his core, Charizard's future was bright.
Becoming the strongest Charizard in the world…It It
was no longer impossible.
"Wait—why does it feel like Charizard's rewards added together are more than Pikachu's?"
Diantha looked puzzled.
Did the Heavenly Tally just give rewards based on mood?
"Or maybe—" Lance adjusted his cape, "—the Tally judged that Charizard defeating Articuno was more difficult than Pikachu defeating Regice or Latios?"
Everyone: …
It… sounded reasonable?
But then…
What kind of monster was that Pikachu
to make defeating two legendaries seem easier?
"Hummmm—"
While everyone debated, the multicolored radiance faded—
Revealing a renewed Charizard.
After absorbing the Rainbow Wing, his body had visibly grown.
Still smaller than a standard Charizard, but significantly stronger than before.
"ROOOAAAR!!"
"Pika!!"
Charizard roared and instinctively breathed a blast of scarlet fire—
Pikachu instantly fired a Thunderbolt to intercept it.
Had that flame hit the ceiling again, the whole house might've caught fire.
"Charizard! Stop breathing fire indoors!!"
"Rrr… oops~"
Charizard scratched his cheek sheepishly.
He just… couldn't help it after powering up.
"You're amazing, Pikachu. You even predicted it."
Cinthia knelt to pat Pikachu's head.
Pikachu leaned in, enjoying it.
Her natural affinity with Pokémon truly wasn't far off from Leon's.
"Charizard, did you really get stronger?!"
"Rooaar!"
Charizard gave a confident thumbs-up.
Winning the Indigo League now?
Easy.
"Haha! With Charizard and Pikachu here, I'm definitely taking the Indigo League championship!"
Even though he tried not to brag in front of Champions…
With his two strongest partners at his side, Ash couldn't help dancing excitedly.
Misty shook her head helplessly.
"In the end, he's still just a kid…"
Meanwhile, in the police station—
Damian stared blankly at the screen, which displayed Charizard winning.
That tiny Charmander he had thrown away…
had defeated Articuno.
A Pokémon he had abandoned—
a Pokémon whose core damage he had caused.
If he hadn't left Charmander out in the storm,
maybe its foundation wouldn't have been injured at all.
If he had trained it,
it would surely be far stronger than this…
"Damn it… damn it…
If you were that strong, why didn't you show it back then?!
Why couldn't you even beat a Poliwag?!"
"Even if you beat Articuno, so what?
Your core is damaged—you'll never win like this again!
You're still trash!"
Those who cannot have something
wish only for its destruction.
Damian was exactly that kind of scum.
Even in jail, facing years behind bars,
he felt no regret—
only hatred.
He blamed everything on Charizard.
But when the Heavenly Tally displayed:
"Slowly Repairs Charizard's Damaged Foundation."
Da You's twisted smile froze.
The last weakness he could cling to—
gone.
He would spend the rest of his life drowning in regret and resentment.
"The Rainbow Wing…
Shame it's bound to Charizard. Otherwise…"
Giovanni narrowed his eyes.
If one feather carried such power…
What if they captured Ho-Oh itself?
But the rainbow phoenix hadn't been seen in years.
Even Team Rocket couldn't begin to search for it.
"Third god-battle concluded.
During the interval, a Special Tally will be played.
Please look forward to it."
Five minutes after the match ended,
The ethereal voice returned.
A new Special Feature.
The world erupted in excitement.
Outside of god-battles, special tallies were the next best thing—
often hilarious or shocking.
Could it be Charizard's embarrassing past being exposed again?
"I'm so excited! I wonder what this Special Feature will be!"
Diantha smiled happily.
This time, she was determined—
If there were a quiz again, she would redeem her honor.
[Special Feature: Diantha's Dark History]
The moment the words appeared—
Diantha's cheerful smile collapsed instantly.
"YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!
It's targeted at ME?!"
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