Rope and the gang took a break at the Pokémon Center in Snowpoint City.
Luckily, the backyard of the Pokémon Center was not small, so it could fit Palkia.
As for the two Plates, they naturally reverted back to their Plate form, and the energy consumption of a high-intensity battle was still very high, especially the Icicle Plate, which later on unleashed a succession of high-powered skills to help Garchomp ruffle the feathers. Let Darkrai throw a mouse, otherwise Garchomp even if it is to drag the other side will have to pay a considerable price.
So the current scene was more or less bizarre.
In the courtyard, Rope, Cynthia and Snowpoint Gym's Gym Leader, Candice, and Mr. Brandon were sitting in chairs. And across the room were two slate-like things floating in mid-air and a Palkia.
The long-mouthed Palkia didn't speak, but just kept its head down and listened to the conversation between Rope and the two Plates.
"Why are your powers weakened?"
Rope looked at the two pieces of Plate in front of him somewhat strangely. then asked very curiously.
The aqua blue Plate shook himself for a change, then his voice rang out in the minds of the crowd.
"We don't know, but as soon as that man appeared, our strength began to drop rapidly. And the energy consumption started to ramp up as well..."
Rope rubbed his chin, it sounded like it was a 'feeling of oppression' characteristic.
But really, it didn't feel all that much like it... after all, who could tell with this sort of thing...
Cynthia thought of something instead, then looked at Rope and spoke, "Rope, I always feel like I've seen the way the other party left somewhere before..."
Everyone's eyes gathered on Rope's face.
Rope nodded, then said, "It really should be Hoopa's handiwork..."
But why would Hoopa be here?
Hadn't he been in a coma and then being tended to by Mew? Speaking of which, Mew was still waiting for Rope to wake Hoopa up. Why would Hoopa suddenly appear in the opposing camp?
Weird...
Rope raised his head, then looked at the two Plate...Plates on the opposite side of the room and asked, "You guys should be aware of Hoopa's situation and the unknown as well... what kind of tricks are there?"
Both Plates deflected towards each other at the same time, as if they were looking at each other, and then the ice-blue Plate said in a tone that sounded a bit weaker, "We, Plate, don't perceive the location, and situation of each Legendary Pokémon. That's a privilege that only the Main Body has."
"It was the Main Body that was responsible for calling Palkia over to relieve her just now, but the Main Body's injuries are just too severe. We are only able to contact the Main Body from time to time. It's impossible for Legendary Pokémon to contact the Main Body. Likewise, the Main Body contacting the Legendary Pokémon also depends on the status."
"Just after calling Palkia, the Main Body lost contact again..."
Rope tugged at the corner of his mouth and didn't know what to say. Arceus's main body had been injured too badly...
Wasn't it just being wired against an asteroid in the original? In the end, although he slept for a long time, it wasn't exaggerated to such an extent that he couldn't even be contacted...
So what happened in this world?
Rope's face was filled with helplessness. He then talked to the people present about the current situation where Hoopa had fallen into a coma after absorbing the power. He had contacted Mew on his way back and determined that Hoopa hadn't awakened and hadn't even leaked any energy waves...
But that recognizable golden-ringed portal... there was really no one else but Hoopa...
Rope pondered for a while, feeling that there was something, but he couldn't grasp the key.
A moment later he shook his head and said, "I can't figure this out for a while. Let's not talk about it for now."
Rope's face sank. When everyone saw his expression, they knew that he must be about to say something serious, and they all unconsciously moved forward. Even Candice and Brandon, who had been here all along and had heard everything, also unconsciously straightened up.
This Rope guy has such a strange charm. Usually he was the one who was the most dodgy, but when it came to business, everyone still had the utmost trust in him.
You could always trust Rope, unless your matter really wasn't considered a big deal...
"The black-robed guy from just now didn't really start the fight with me, and I caught him off guard, but even so... this guy still didn't get hurt at all. It kind of shows how strong this guy's wild fighting strength really is."
"Blastoise that can fight Entei... there are also two Legendary Pokémon following it around. I couldn't find anyone in League that matched for a while. But if we go by the previous thought, Servants of God's people don't necessarily serve in the League."
"Let's just say that the forest is still hiding a lot of big birds that haven't flown!"
Rope couldn't help but sigh. If Taito's previous statement was followed, then there were really just an unknown number of hidden big brother level trainers in this League.
I don't know whether to say that the League is a place of greatness or not, but it seems that none of these talents follow the League.
Maybe there isn't much of a future in following the League...
Thinking of this, Rope couldn't help but let out a sigh. But there was nothing else that could be done, the League's expansion didn't stop, but its internal conflicts were emerging little by little...
"That's why, we shouldn't belittle the other side just because we just beat the other side with a fluke Shori...the other side's strength is far stronger than what we think."
Rope wasn't a small child who hadn't seen the world before.
He had seen the strongest group of people in the world fight at full strength.The Pokémon World's Battle Ceiling was nothing more than those few champions other than the Legendary Pokémon. Strictly speaking...a few of the past champions.
And those few were either brotherly friends or girlfriends with him...
But when he compared the tip of the black-robed man's iceberg of strength relative to them...he realized that it seemed as if they seemed to be about the same as the black-robed man.
But the black-robed man's bottom card hadn't been revealed...and even how big this iceberg actually was underwater Rope wasn't sure...
So this kind of comparison was useless except for making Rope feel the other party's power even more...
So he simply stopped thinking about it...
"Cynthia," Rope looked at his girlfriend beside him, then said seriously, "You stay in the Sinnoh region first. the Servants of God's headquarters is in the Sinnoh region."
Cynthia gave Rope a surprised look. She didn't expect Rope to have investigated this much already.
Rope shook his head with a bitter smile and said, "I was originally thinking of informing you after I've investigated everything, and then calling everyone everyone to round up the other side. But now it seems...I can't hide it from you anymore."
He stared into Cynthia's eyes and whispered seriously and with concern, "I'm telling you where it is to keep you on your toes, not to put you at risk. I want you to promise me that you will never sneak near that castle without informing me."
"If you must go, then I must be at your side..."
Rope's words were spoken seriously. Even Cynthia couldn't help but blush a little as she looked at Rope in front of her. and then gently nodded.
"I promise you, likewise, you have to make the same promise as me."
Cynthia had a shy blush on her face, but remained serious and grave as she said this to Rope.
Rope had a smile on his face and then nodded heavily.
And the crowd next to her all had question marks on their faces...
No... aren't we here to do a post-battle summary and behavioral plan? What are you guys doing? What are doing?!!!
Palkia and the two Plates just felt a little awkward, but after all, they had no relevant need for love, and basically no one or Pokémon could touch their hearts, so they didn't really feel much.
Mr. Brandon is not getting any younger. Watching the interactions between Cynthia and Rope can only lead to a comment about how great it is to be young.
But there is someone else who is not...Candice, who is also a wonderful young woman, is just having a hard time right now, a very hard time.
Eating hot pot and singing songs, then the meat in the bowl turns into dog food[1]...
Candice looked at the two people who started the dog food for no reason, her heart was mixed...
Should I go?
Luckily, Rope and Cynthia are not that uncountable. After the two realized that they were having a hard time suppressing their feelings, they also released their feelings just a little bit, and then quickly pressed them back down again.
There was a lot of time to talk to each other, but in the face of a great enemy, it was still more important to get down to business.
After all, Rope was also the one who had mocked in the original world, playing fake matches for his girlfriend and cursing fans for such dramas...
This is not love. Love is running in both directions, giving to each other, seeing each other as true love, will give up something for the other, but also guarding something of the other.
It's the guarding of each other that's sweet, and mindless pampering will eventually feed on itself.
Rope is not a great man. But he is a sober man.
And also a man who was out of step with the reality of his original world because he was so trippy.
"Let's discuss these things afterward... "Rope shook his head helplessly, he didn't have any good ways to deal with these guys for a while, he could only have a meeting to brainstorm first.
Personally, he didn't like meetings either, but together everyone had one more line of thought and might be able to deduce another solution. So everyone's honest opinion was invaluable.
Rope glanced up at Palkia, then asked, "Palkia, can you give me a ride to Tree of Beginning?"
Palkia nodded and shook her head. Outside of subspace Palkia wasn't able to communicate directly with Rope. Though Rope could largely read him. But with a translator around why not use it.
The aqua-blue Plate shifted, and a moment later his voice rang out.
"He said no, there is a spatial and temporal interference near the Tree of Beginning, so he can't send you directly to the Tree of Beginning's neighborhood. But he can send you to that kingdom that is close to Tree of Beginning."
Cameran Palace?
Rope pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said, "That's fine, so let's get going."
Palkia nodded.Rope turned back to Cynthia and said, "You will lead a meeting of the champions in a few moments and clear things up with them first. Then have them each inform those in their area that are in administration and then discuss an emergency plan."
Cynthia nodded her head in agreement with Rope's request, then frowned and asked, "What are you going to do in Tree of Beginning?"
Rope looked at the space passage that had been constructed and said, "I'm going to investigate...how many Hoopa there are in this world."
With that, he walked into the space channel.
Cynthia looked at his back as he left. Yet it felt like he and the black-robed man's back just now were so think.
It wasn't the body type. Rather, both of them gave others the appearance that they were supporting and carrying something on their backs.
And like something was favoring the duo.
The spatial passageway disappeared, and Cynthia smiled and shook her head.
It was probably just an illusion.
The two Plates tilted toward each other once more, then Splash Plate said to Cynthia, "We'll leave first as well, we'll have to talk to the other Plates about a solution to this, and ideally meet with the main body."
Icicle Plate also spoke up next, "Human, your strength and character are recognized by us. If you meet a Legendary Pokémon who is willing to follow you in the future, you can directly take him in without any concern for his superior gods. That's not much more privilege we can give you. If the Being awakens, we will have him grant you the power of the Overkill."
Cynthia smiled and shook her head, "No more than that, Rope and I have said that each of you gods has an integral role in maintaining the stability of the world. So by helping you, you are helping humanity itself."
The two Plates and the two behind Cynthia fell silent.
After a few moments, Splash Plate leisurely said, "If every human can restrain their desires, then the relationship between the two of us might not even need Rope to maintain it."
After saying that, without waiting for Cynthia's reply from them, the two Plates transformed into Arceus' appearance once again, nodded towards Cynthia, and then lightly ran into the sky to a faraway place.
Cynthia gently waved goodbye to them.
Candice and Brandon behind Cynthia, on the other hand, were quite impressed.
Who among the trainers would turn down power? If there was a chance to take in a god, then naturally they wouldn't miss it.
How many of them could truly keep their hearts in such a situation? No, I should say, wasn't pursuing this power their true heart?
Cynthia turned back and shook her head helplessly even as she looked at the expressions of the two. If it wasn't for Rope...perhaps the war between humans and gods would have started before Servants of God could be unleashed...
After all, Servants of God, are also humans.
The gods' anger would only be poured out on humans as a whole. Because they had gotten used to looking down on humans as well.
"Gym Leader Candice, Mr. Brandon, please both of you attend this meeting as parties as well. Otherwise the administration will be difficult to deal with..."
"Okay." *2
[1] '狗粮' (translates to 'dog food) - show affection between couples in front of people who are single