Azure Mountain, located in the Yunying Mountain Range,
within the Spirit Center of the largest city Cloud Ying City.
Nurse Elf Miss Joy, accompanied by Chansey, was earnestly summarizing today's work data through her laptop.
"Thank you, Nurse Joy."
Just then, the doors to the Spirit Center were pushed open, and in walked an old man who looked travel-worn but whose face was brimming with smiles.
"It's Master Fan."
Upon seeing the visitor, Nurse Joy stopped her work and smiled slightly.
As a renowned Ho-Oh researcher, Master Fan often came to the Yunying Mountain Range for research, so he was a regular customer at the nearby Spirit Centers, coming to stay every now and then.
However, Nurse Joy was surprised to find that today Master Fan seemed much happier than usual.
"Did you have some kind of breakthrough today?" asked Nurse Joy.
"I saw an excellent battle, the most spectacular battle I've ever witnessed in my life," laughed Master Fan heartily.
"Is that so…" Nurse Joy asked with a smile, "The battling Pokemon were…?"
"It was Ho-Oh, and an Eevee."
"Oh… it was Ho-Oh and Eevee… Eh?!?!"
Ho-Oh, Eevee?!
Azure Mountain!
Atop the mountain, bathed in the afterglow of the sun, Fang Yuan and Eevee were lying here, fast asleep.
The battle between Eevee and Ho-Oh lasted from day until dusk.
After the battle ended, Fang Yuan and Eevee simply collapsed.
Legend has it, those who witness Ho-Oh will be forever blessed with happiness, and now Fang Yuan felt quite fortunate.
Ho-Oh was much more reliable than Dream.
It actually battled with him and Eevee for half a day, guiding them.
Under the rainbow's radiance, Fang Yuan's Soul Power and Spirit Power seemed to be blessed, breaking through one after the other.
Fang Yuan had the illusion that he could throw punches at Xiaozhi, mentally suppress Nastina.
And nearby, Eevee.
It too, had gained a lot.
If Fang Yuan fought Du again, even without using the Z-Move, just the combination of Power of the Heart and Eevee would definitely suppress Du's Doduo's Dragonite.
The sky had not completely darkened yet.
Fang Yuan slowly opened his eyes, and Eevee also opened its eyes, but soon closed them again, turned over, and continued lying down.
The Rainbow Feather was still beside them, but Ho-Oh and the Three Sacred Beasts had already vanished without a trace.
Only Mashaduo silently picked up the Rainbow Feather, handing it to Fang Yuan.
This Rainbow Feather had been bestowed with special power by Ho-Oh, so when Fang Yuan needed Ho-Oh's help, he could summon Ho-Oh with the Rainbow Feather.
"Thank you."
Fang Yuan took the Rainbow Feather, smiling as he watched Mashaduo.
With this, Fang Yuan's objective for coming to Azure Mountain in search of Ho-Oh was completely achieved.
When the time comes, to retrieve the tablet of the Orange Archipelago, he can simply call on Ho-Oh to deal with the abnormal climate.
Beyond that.
Before parting, Ho-Oh also healed all of Monferno's injuries.
Now that Monferno had completely recovered, right after coming around, it urgently ran out to meditate and train on the rocks outside.
Although its resistance to Intersected Force indeed improved a bit after recovering,
it was clear that Eevee, Armed Magnetic Monster, and Milotic had made even bigger progress.
Even Fang Yuan himself had broken through this time…
It needed to find a way to quickly try The Eighth Gate, master Intersected Force thoroughly, and step into the Legendary Realm.
Otherwise, it was bound to be overtaken soon, yet before that, it still hadn't properly mastered the Quasi-legendary power of the Seventh Door…
Not mastering it…meant multiple severe injuries… multiple severe injuries meant…
Difficult! Difficult! Difficult!
Watching Monferno dash off to train again, Fang Yuan fell silent.
He chose to selectively forget about the Strengthening BUFF. Although he and Eevee had broken through consecutively, that was a blessing from Ho-Oh, a privilege of becoming The Brave of the Rainbow; it absolutely couldn't have anything to do with Monferno.
Fang Yuan still stubbornly refused to believe it.
Otherwise, he feared his pure heart, akin to the sky, would turn dark.
"Wuu wuu wuu."
At this moment, the one feeling most dejected was Dragonite, who had automatically emerged from its Poké Ball.
Watching Milotic next to it, grasping the Power of the North Wind and suddenly appearing unattainable, it felt like it had missed out on something.
Now that Brother Monkey had recovered, had it come out too late?
After Milotic succeeded in comprehending the power, it feared Milotic might fully step into the Guardian God Level, leaving it in the dust.
Dragonite wept bitterly. It too had to find a way to become stronger. For the sake of love, Dragonite decided to go challenge Lugia to a face-off, seeking a breakthrough in the face of adversity.
At this time.
After observing his surroundings and glancing at his Pokemon, Fang Yuan suddenly scratched his head, feeling like he had forgotten something.
He turned to Mashaduo and asked, "Speaking of which... didn't Ho-Oh leave me anything like Holy Ash??"
"Masha!!!"
Mashaduo: o(≧口≦)o
Holy Ash, something that can bring the dead back to life, even for Ho-Oh, is quite rare. How could it just give that to you!!
However, if you accidentally die, Ho-Oh certainly wouldn't be stingy and would revive you in time... after all, you're The Brave of the Rainbow now.
"Damn."
Fang Yuan froze. So, Ho-Oh really didn't leave any Holy Ash behind, did it?
Wasn't it agreed that after the battle ended, he would be told how much salary being The Brave of the Rainbow entailed?
But in the end, not a word was said before it left?
Was this the reason Ho-Oh had made him and Eevee collapse from exhaustion?
"I'm at a loss here." Fang Yuan's heart tensed.
"But Ho-Oh has already helped me quite a bit..."
Still not good enough!
Fang Yuan shook his head.
The next time he saw Ho-Oh, he still had to ask for something. After all, he would return to Earth. This Brave of the Rainbow gig, at most, he would do it for a few months. Having the salary in his own hands felt more reassuring...
Worst case scenario, he could also take on a few missions from Ho-Oh later on, doing some work for the guardian. Equal exchange!
"Masha... (I'll be going if there's nothing else...)"
As Fang Yuan looked on, Mashaduo explained that with the birth of the new Brave of the Rainbow, it could be free for the next several decades, without worrying about preparing for a new trial.
But...
Mashaduo felt like crying. This time it wasn't a mutual trial at all. Ho-Oh didn't give it any reward, it was busy for nothing."
"Hey... don't go...!" Fang Yuan hurriedly stopped Mashaduo, who was just about to slip away.
Mashaduo: (;′⌒`)?
Fang Yuan pointed to Monferno sitting nearby, "Aren't you fond of sneaking into shadows to learn fighting moves? What do you think of my Monferno? I'll let you learn from it."
Monferno looked back in confusion.
Mashaduo: (.・∀・)ノ Eh?
Yay!!!
Mashaduo immediately flinched. This Fighting Spirit that could resist Holy Fire, if it could replicate its fighting techniques...
Monferno: Don't come any closer.
Fang Yuan then said, "But before that, teach your special move Shadow Thief to my Gengar and Darkrai and see if they can learn it... whether they learn it or not is another matter..."
"And your Autonomous Z-Move Seven-Star Soul Stealing Leg... how do you use that?"
Fang Yuan: sinister.jpg
Glutton, Darkrai: !
Mashaduo: ?
Mashaduo kind of felt that this Brave of the Rainbow didn't seem to have a pure heart like the sky.
Had it gotten something wrong before?