So the Legendary I'd Been Chasing Was Right Next to Me All Along?
After climbing down from Latias, Lin Yu fell deep in thought.
The Legendary Pokémon he'd dreamed of seeing for so long… was now his partner?
He watched Latias nuzzling up against him happily, and for the first time, he used his Inspection Eye on her.
[Pokémon: Latias]
[Ability: Levitate]
[Gender: Female]
[Talent: Tier 3 Legendary]
[Level: 40 (Weakened)]
[Moves: Psywave, Wish, Helping Hand, Safeguard, Dragon Breath, Water Sport, Refresh, Psychic Shift, Dragon Pulse, Dream Mist, Heal Pulse…]
[Description: Guardian of the Eon Islands.]
Weakened.
She must still be recovering from charging the Heart Stone last time.
That explained why she loved eating Psychic-type Energy Cubes so much.
Wait, should I make some Dragon-type cubes too?
Latias was part Dragon, after all.
"Alright, you two, quit clinging to me."
Lin Yu finally couldn't take it anymore.
Both Gardevoir and Latias were pressed right up against his sides.
Charizard, Greninja, and Lucario watched in confusion.
They liked Lin Yu too, but not this clingy.
As for Larvitar?
It ate until it fell asleep — a total little food monster.
It didn't have the brainpower to care about this stuff right now.
But Larvitar wasn't making no progress.
After days of gorging itself, it had hit level 19. Lin Yu fed it a Growth Berry afterward, pushing it straight to 22.
"Gardev…"
"Oh…"
"Mana~" (Cuddle time!)
Even with Latias officially his Pokémon, Lin Yu still felt like he was dreaming.
Advanced Professional Trainers could own up to six Pokémon. Masters got ten, and Elite Four Trainers had no limit.
The rule existed to stop people from catching too many Pokémon at once, then abandoning their old partners when they found stronger ones.
Every capture deserved careful thought.
But with Latias?
Lin Yu didn't need to think at all.
Looks like he had another wish to make.
A Mega Stone for Latias!
Night fell.
Moonlight spilled over the quiet city like water.
Faint red sparkles flickered in the dark sky.
"Manaphy, still not tired?"
Lately, Manaphy had been staring out toward the ocean every night.
Lin Yu knew what that meant.
The Sea Temple was about to rise again.
"Mana~" (It's coming!)
Manaphy floated over to Latias and settled down quietly.
Before long, it was fast asleep.
"Hmm… guess we need to find the Sea Temple for Manaphy. Wonder if it's really true that it can command all the sea's Pokémon…"
Muttering to himself, Lin Yu rolled over and fell asleep.
The next morning.
May 1st.
Lin Yu called out all his Pokémon — except for the still-sleeping Larvitar.
"Quick team meeting. We're pausing our regular training for a while!"
"Roar?"
Charizard tilted its head, confused.
"Let me finish," Lin Yu cut in.
"Manaphy is the Prince of the Sea. We're gonna help it find its home first."
"Manaphy, you've been feeling drawn to the ocean lately, haven't you?"
"Mana?"
Manaphy scratched its head, looking troubled.
It could feel the ocean calling to it, but going back meant leaving Lin Yu and Latias.
The newly hatched Manaphy didn't know what to do.
Especially after touching the ocean once — the pull had only grown stronger.
"It's okay. We'll go find the Sea Temple together!"
Lin Yu smiled and patted its head.
The point of a journey wasn't staying together forever. It was the precious time you shared.
Years later, this would be a wonderful memory.
Besides, he had the Pokémon Summon Card.
If he missed them, they could still meet again.
Lin Yu was already ready to say goodbye.
But Latias glanced at Lin Yu, then at Manaphy, sadness in her eyes.
She'd grown closest to Manaphy these days.
They were inseparable.
If they had to part, she'd miss it most of all.
"Everyone okay with this?"
"ROAR!"
"Gekkouga!"
"Gardev~"
"Lucario!"
Everyone was on board.
Manaphy was simplehearted, and soon the team's excitement to find its home lifted its mood.
It waved its little arms, eager to set off for the ocean and find the Sea Temple.
But first, he unlocked the day's Entry.
A green one.
Meh, not worth mentioning.
Only 35 Entry Coins.
Now that Lin Yu had more Pokémon,
Joy Conversion gave him around 100 to 130 Entry Coins every day.
Next, the Entry Shop.
Huh?
Something good!
[Basic Green Aura — Upon purchase, grants the user Green Aura. 500 Entry Coins!]
Score!
Green Aura!
It let him connect with Pokémon heart-to-heart and heal them!
This healing wasn't just physical — it could calm a Pokémon's emotions too.
Buy.
Wave Guiding Aura and Green Aura together made the perfect pair.
One sensed emotions, the other healed them.
The ultimate combo for befriending even Legendaries!
Throw in Psychic powers, and he'd be unstoppable.
Oh well.
Just keep wishing.
His Wish Fulfillment Entry had reached 28/100 proficiency.
Greninja's Rasengan Entry could also level up.
It was already halfway there.
Right now it was purple-rarity. One more level, and it would turn red!
Lin Yu couldn't wait.
Sage Arts — Rasengan. Just how powerful would that be?
Three days later.
Out on the open ocean.
This time, Lin Yu skipped the boat and flew straight on Charizard's back, searching the waves.
Three days straight of searching.
Thankfully, Charizard had endless stamina.
If worse came to worst, he had his Fairy Wings too.
"This is the place?"
"Mana~" (Yeah, yeah! Just a little longer~)
Manaphy stared happily down at the water.
"Just a little longer?"
As they waited, a massive commercial cruise ship roared past.
Lin Yu summoned Latias and recalled Charizard.
He had her take human form, then Teleport them both onto the ship.
Chatter from the passengers caught his ear.
"I heard the Sea Temple's gonna show up around here! Think it's real?"
"No clue… everyone's saying it, though."