Chapter 381: Summoning Arceus
The next second, Rayquaza reverted from its Mega Evolution Form. Bai Feng and his two Pokémon were finally certain they had defeated it, and all three let out a sigh of relief.
"Come on, each of you eat a Revive to replenish your HP! The Battle isn't over yet!" Bai Feng called out to Mother and Mewtwo.
"Sana~~"
"Okay!"
Bai Ye and Mewtwo nodded, flew to Bai Feng's side, and took the Revives. They each swallowed one and instantly felt full of Stamina!
"Alright, let's go help the others!"
Seeing that the Pokémon League members were already recovering the unconscious Rayquaza, Bai Feng said to Mother and Mewtwo.
"Sana~~"
"Okay!"
The two Pokémon nodded and flew towards the other battlefields.
On the other battlefields, Dragonair and Heliolisk had successfully defeated Sakaki's Nidoqueen and Persian.
Although Dragonair and Heliolisk's Strength hadn't reached Touching upon Legend, neither had Sakaki's Nidoqueen and Persian. Their Strength was even a step below Dragonair and Heliolisk's, so it wasn't difficult for Bai Feng's two Pokémon to defeat them.
However, Unfezant was in a more miserable state.
Unfezant's Strength was inferior to Dragonair and Heliolisk's, while Beedrill's Strength was even stronger than Nidoqueen and Persian's.
Especially after Beedrill Mega Evolved, its Speed was terrifyingly fast. Unfezant, who had always been proud of its Flying Skill, was completely outmatched and got beaten so badly that a patch of its feathers was gone.
Fortunately, Diancie arrived on the battlefield in the nick of time.
Just as Beedrill was about to finish off Unfezant with a Poison Jab, countless Diamond-like Rock Pillars suddenly shot up from the Ground, blocking its movement.
Then, countless Boulders fell from the Sky, sealing off its retreat.
Beedrill was fast, so Diancie controlled the Rock to change the Environment, causing it to get lost among the countless intersecting Stone Pillars.
Of course, relying solely on Stone Pillars would naturally make it difficult to confuse Beedrill. Diancie also set up a large number of hard-to-detect Light Screen and Reflect between the Stone Pillars, making Beedrill dizzy and disoriented from crashing into them.
Finally, Beedrill was defeated.
There were also several Champions and Elite Four.
Lance, Cynthia, Alder, Leon, and Calyrex successfully defeated Regice, Heatran, Marshadow, Darkrai, and Registeel one after another.
But Caitlin was consistently unable to defeat Regirock.
Fortunately, Meganium arrived in time and, working with Caitlin, finally defeated it.
Siebold's group also went smoothly. Although Team Rocket Executives were very strong, two fists couldn't defeat four hands. The Pokémon League was well-prepared this time, and they were defeated one after another and then arrested.
Only Steven Stone and Wallace had a bit of a Hard Fight.
It was already somewhat difficult for the two of them to deal with three Legendary Pokémon (Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno), plus their Types were Countered.
Moltres Countered Steven Stone's Steel type Pokémon, and Zapdos Countered Wallace's Water-type Pokémon. Fortunately, Wallace's Swampert had the Ground type, making it immune to Electric Type attacks; otherwise, Wallace would have been completely wiped out long ago.
Luckily, Calyrex and Bai Feng's Tyranitar, who were relatively close to them, arrived in time, which helped them successfully defeat the Legendary Birds.
Once all the Legendary Pokémon were defeated, the remaining task was cleanup.
Bai Feng, Mother, and Mewtwo constantly moved around the battlefield, capturing Team Rocket Members one by one. Their Psychic Power was strong, and no Team Rocket Member could escape their psychic search.
Soon, all Team Rocket Members on the Island were successfully Captured; not a single one escaped. Deoxys finally didn't have to expend Mental State to maintain the Psychic Barrier on the Island.
As Sakaki was being escorted onto the Pokémon League Aircraft for Criminals, Bai Feng noticed him looking at him with a Spiteful gaze.
Clearly, he knew that if it weren't for Bai Feng, this Accident, he wouldn't have been so utterly defeated!
However, Bai Feng didn't care about his Spite and even grinned back at him with a smile.
He was genuinely happy that Sakaki and Team Rocket's high-level Executives were all Captured. His major Problem was finally gone.
After the battlefield was cleaned up, the Pokémon League Members began to withdraw one after another. Bai Feng kept a close eye and destroyed Team Rocket's Time Machine and all related data on the spot. He even used Hypnosis on the Researchers to wash away their Memory.
It's better for these Things to disappear permanently.
And then there were those three Celebi!
Fortunately, Bai Feng arrived at the last moment and gave them Revives in time, otherwise, they might have died then and there!
Once the Celebi recovered their ability to move, Bai Feng quietly let them leave.
For Pokémon with special Abilities like Celebi, it's better to have as little contact with Humans as possible, even the Pokémon League is no exception. No one can guarantee that everyone in the Pokémon League is good.
The three Celebi were very grateful for Bai Feng's life-saving grace. Before leaving, they each kissed him.
Bai Feng's Aura made them feel very close. Bai Feng knew that was the Effect of the Meadow Plate.
After finishing all this, Bai Feng returned to Kanto League Headquarters with the main group.
The first thing he did upon returning was to visit the injured Sabrina. She, Lt. Surge, and Koga were major contributors to the operation to eliminate Team Rocket.
Sabrina had already been sent to the Hospital. When Bai Feng saw her, she was already awake.
"Bai Feng, how is Team Rocket? Were they all caught?"
Seeing Bai Feng, she was very excited and immediately tried to get up from the Bed. After being undercover for so long, she would truly spit blood if this operation had failed.
Bai Feng quickly stepped forward to help her lie back down and comforted her, "Don't worry, the operation was very successful. There will be no more Team Rocket from now on!"
"That's good, that's good!" Hearing this, Sabrina let out a heavy sigh of relief.
She gasped sharply, likely hitting an Injury.
Seeing her like this, Bai Feng really wanted to just give Sabrina a Revive, but his stock was completely used up in the Battle against Team Rocket.
But it didn't matter, he brought other good Things.
"You rest well. Don't worry about anything else, the Pokémon League will handle it."
As Bai Feng spoke, he took out the Things he brought: a jar of G-Max Sweetness and a bucket of fresh Grassland Goat Milk.
He used a spoon to scoop out a spoonful of G-Max Sweetness from the jar into a cup, poured in a full amount of Grassland Goat Milk, stirred it evenly, and then handed it to Sabrina.
"Here, try this quickly. This is good stuff produced in my Orchard, you can't buy it outside. It's very good for your Injuries recovery."
G-Max Sweetness is too sweet; drinking it directly can be sickeningly sweet. If Grassland Goat Milk is added, it becomes incredibly delicious.
"Thank you." Sabrina took the cup and gently sipped.
Bai Feng pointed to the Things on the Table and said, "I brought quite a bit. Drink as much as you want, your Injuries will heal quickly."
Bai Feng sat by the Bed and talked with Sabrina about the process of the Team Rocket encirclement until very late before leaving.
The next day, a serious Meeting was held in the Kanto League Headquarters Meeting Room. The Champions and Elite Four who participated in the Team Rocket encirclement were all present, including Bai Feng, a special individual who holds no position in the Pokémon League.
The main topic of discussion at this Meeting was how to handle the Legendary Pokémon that Team Rocket had summoned.
These were not Pokémon from this World. How to accommodate them became a big Problem.
For a while, the Elite Four and Champions looked troubled.
Caitlin said, "Why don't we just send them back to their original World!"
Agatha shook her head, "It's not that easy!"
If traveling through Time and Space were that easy, the World would have been chaotic long ago, and Team Rocket wouldn't have needed to go to such great lengths.
In this operation to eliminate Team Rocket, the biggest contributor was Bai Feng. Without him, the Pokémon League wouldn't even have known that Team Rocket could summon so many Legendary Pokémon from other Worlds.
Fortunately, they caught Team Rocket off guard. If the other side had been fully prepared, it truly would have been a Disaster!
Thinking this, the Elite Four and Champions couldn't help but turn their gaze towards Bai Feng.
Remembering Bai Feng's performance on the battlefield, everyone thought: This kid is truly abnormal!
Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza were basically taken down by this guy!
Bai Feng was thinking about the Problem and didn't notice everyone's subtle gazes.
Suddenly, he looked up and said, "Perhaps there really is a Method to send those Pokémon back to their original Worlds."
Huh? Hearing this, the Champions and Elite Four were all taken aback.
Mister Alder asked, "What Method?"
Bai Feng replied, "Ask Arceus for help!"
Hearing this, everyone was unsure whether Bai Feng was serious or joking for a moment.
Cynthia said helplessly, "Bai Feng, where would we find Arceus!"
Bai Feng pondered for a moment and said, "I have a Method to Summon Arceus, but it's not guaranteed to succeed."
"Are you serious?" Cynthia shot up from her seat.
Bai Feng nodded honestly.
Everyone knew that Bai Feng wasn't the type to boast and believed his words, but they still found it incredibly hard to believe.
That's Arceus! Some people don't even know that Arceus exists, but now Bai Feng says he has a Method to Summon it!
Mister Alder said, "Let's not delay, let's act quickly!"
Whether it works or not, there's no harm in trying.
"Okay!"
Everyone nodded in unison.
Half a day later, Bai Feng opened a Summoning Circle and appeared at the Temple on the peak of Mt. Coronet with the unconscious Legendary Pokémon and the Champions.
When they realized that Bai Feng had brought them here, Cynthia asked, "Bai Feng, your Method isn't using the Azure Flute enshrined here to Summon Arceus, is it?"
Bai Feng nodded, "Yes!"
Hearing this, Cynthia gave a wry smile, "Using the Azure Flute to Summon Arceus is just a Legend, it doesn't actually work!"
Hearthome City is located at the Mountain base of Mt. Coronet, and it's Cynthia's hometown. As someone who enjoys archaeology, how could she not know about the existence of this Temple and the Azure Flute?
Not only did she know, but she had also played the Azure Flute many times!
To play the Azure Flute, she even took music theory classes for a period specifically to learn.
Unfortunately, Legend is always just Legend. Even if she played the Azure Flute beautifully, Arceus never appeared.
Bai Feng smiled and said, "Let's try. Maybe it will work."
"Oh dear~~~"
Cynthia sighed deeply.
Fine, let's try. We're already here! He won't give up unless he tries.
Bai Feng led everyone into the Temple. Inside the Temple, they saw the dilapidated Arceus Statue and the Azure Flute enshrined before the Statue.
Although the Temple was abandoned, the Azure Flute was still clean and new, without even a speck of dust.
Bai Feng stepped forward and picked up the flute. This time, he didn't let Primarina play it; he decided to try himself.
After failing to play the Azure Flute last time, he went home and specifically learned to play the flute for a while. He could now play a Normal flute.
Bai Feng put the Azure Flute to his lips and puffed out his cheeks, beginning to play.
Before long, a wailing Sound began. Everyone instinctively covered their ears.
This is way too awful! You're using *this* to Summon Arceus? That's absolutely ridiculous!
Bai Feng didn't know what everyone was thinking. He continued playing his off-key tune, seemingly quite into it.
After playing for a long time, there was no reaction from the surroundings.
With this awful flute Sound, let alone Arceus, even a Rattata probably wouldn't be willing to come over.
Just as everyone was wondering if they should tell Bai Feng to stop, the dilapidated Arceus Statue suddenly erupted with brilliant Radiance. Following that, Arceus slowly stepped out from the Light, radiating a sacred, inviolable Aura.
Seeing this scene, everyone's eyes widened in disbelief, and their mouths hung open.
It... it was really Summoned...
This... is this the legendary Arceus?
At this moment, Cynthia didn't know what to say. Why did she try so hard before and never Summon Arceus? Was the Azure Flute she played before fake?
"Child, did you call me?"
Although Arceus was speaking to Bai Feng, its Voice echoed in everyone's hearts.
It really worked!
Actually, Bai Feng himself wasn't sure if he could really Summon Arceus.
"Yes!" Bai Feng nodded. "I'd like to ask for your help with something, if possible."
Arceus nodded, "Of course! As for what help you need, I already know!"
Sakaki messed with Time and Space, summoning a large number of Legendary Pokémon to this World from other Worlds. Arceus naturally couldn't fail to notice.
Seeing Arceus agree to help so easily, everyone was momentarily stunned.
It worked? It worked? Is Arceus this easy to talk to?
"Child, come with me!"
Arceus ignored the gazes of the others, said this to Bai Feng, and leaped, flying towards the outside of the Temple.
The unconscious Legendary Pokémon were piled up there.
Seeing this, Bai Feng quickly followed, and the others also hurried after him.
Under everyone's gaze, the Legendary Pokémon woke up one by one. Upon seeing Arceus before them, they were all quiet and allowed Arceus to take them into the Sky.
Soon, several Passages rippling with Space-time distortion appeared in the Sky. The Legendary Pokémon entered them one by one.
(End of this chapter)
**Chapter 382: Reunion? Zorua and Zoroark**
Watching the Legendary Pokémon disappear one by one, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The matter was finally resolved!
However, when it came to sending off the last Pokémon, Arceus suddenly stopped. Everyone looked at Arceus and the Pokémon in confusion.
Arceus controlled the Pokémon to fly over to Bai Feng, lowered its head, and said to Bai Feng, "This child and the Mewtwo by your side are Pokémon that shouldn't have existed in this world. Sending it back is not suitable. Bai Feng, could I trouble you to take care of it as well?"
Bai Feng looked at the Mewtwo before him, whose gaze held stubbornness. He was silent for a moment before nodding and saying, "Okay, don't worry, I will take good care of it."
Arceus then looked at Mewtwo and said, "There is nothing in your original world worth lingering over. Stay well by Bai Feng's side, listen to him obediently, and live a good life. I believe you will not regret staying in the future."
If anyone else had said this to it, Mewtwo would definitely have retorted, but facing Arceus's peaceful gaze, for some reason, the words on the tip of its tongue were subconsciously swallowed back.
In the reflection of Arceus's eyes, it saw itself, and it also saw something called "care." Although it didn't understand it, it felt it deeply.
Finally, Mewtwo silently nodded at Arceus and flew to Bai Feng's side, stopping there.
Seeing this Mewtwo being so obedient, Bai Feng slightly relaxed. This guy looked like trouble at first glance, but he didn't expect it would actually listen to Arceus.
As expected, no matter who it is, they have to call Arceus "Dad"!
Mewtwo's reaction satisfied Arceus. Its voice resonated in everyone's hearts again.
"I should go now. Bai Feng, take care."
With that, it leaped up again, stepping on the Void and flying towards the Temple.
Under everyone's gaze, its entire body shone with seven-colored light, then it suddenly crashed into the dilapidated Statue and disappeared.
Until Arceus disappeared, everyone was still a bit slow to react.
They had actually seen Arceus today, it was incredible!
After Arceus left, Bai Feng put the Azure Flute back and bowed to Arceus's Statue, thanking it for its help.
The surroundings were quiet for a while before Lance was the first to speak, asking, "Should we head back?"
"Ah, yes, yes, yes, we should definitely go back, it's really too cold here!" The others echoed.
"Then let's go back!" Bai Feng also said with a smile.
With that, he activated the Summoning Circle, opened a Spatial Portal, and led everyone back to the Kanto League Headquarters.
As soon as he returned, Bai Feng summoned his own Mewtwo.
Looking at the two Mewtwo before him, Bai Feng said with a smile, "Now we have two Mewtwo at Home. Calling them both Mewtwo might be a bit confusing. Let's give you each a name!"
"Okay!" Bai Feng's own Mewtwo nodded and said.
The other Mewtwo didn't speak. Bai Feng noticed it had been staring at his own Mewtwo, not knowing what it was looking at.
But since it didn't speak, it meant it agreed by default.
Bai Feng thought for a moment and said to his own Mewtwo, "Then you'll be called Da Meng!"
Mewtwo: ...
In the end, it still nodded. "Alright!" Thinking of Xiong Da and Xiong Er, it no longer held any expectation.
"Then you'll be called Er Meng!" Bai Feng said, looking at the other Mewtwo.
Er Meng still didn't react much, but it didn't object either, so Bai Feng took it as agreement by default.
"Da Meng, I still have some things to do here. You take Er Meng Home first and help it get familiar with the Home. I'll be back soon," Bai Feng instructed Da Meng.
"Okay, don't worry, I'll take good care of it," Da Meng nodded.
"I can take care of myself, I don't need others to take care of me!" At this moment, Er Meng suddenly spoke. This was the first time it had spoken.
Unlike Da Meng's slightly deep voice, Er Meng's voice was very clear and cold.
Er Meng suddenly speaking startled Bai Feng for a moment, then he smiled and said, "Okay, okay, okay, I know you can take care of yourself, but you just arrived and aren't familiar with the Home yet. I'm just having Da Meng help you get familiar with the environment."
Er Meng turned its head away and stopped talking.
Da Meng also had a helpless expression.
"Alright, I'll send you back." Saying this, Bai Feng opened the Summoning Circle and sent the two Mewtwo Home.
After sending them off, Bai Feng went to the Meeting Room. Although Team Rocket's Executives had been wiped out, there were still many Team Rocket lower-level personnel remaining throughout Kanto and Johto, including some of Team Rocket's Secret Bases.
It would likely take a lot of effort to root all of them out.
Upon returning to the Meeting Room, Bai Feng was surrounded by the Champions and Elite Four.
It was clear that Bai Feng had already known Arceus before. Everyone was very curious about how he had met Arceus.
Before, in Arceus's Temple, everyone was too embarrassed to ask, fearing they would offend Arceus, but now they had no such reservations.
Bai Feng felt there was nothing to hide, so he told everyone about being summoned back to the past by Arceus. Everyone was filled with emotion upon hearing it, not expecting Bai Feng to have had such a wondrous journey.
Among them, Cynthia was the most envious. She also wished she could have such an experience, to see what ancient Sinnoh was like and witness Giratina, Dialga, and Palkia!
After the casual chat ended, they began discussing serious business.
For a long time afterward, various Pokémon Leagues mobilized a large number of personnel to encircle and suppress the remaining Team Rocket forces throughout Kanto and the League territories.
After Sabrina, Lt. Surge, and Koga's injuries healed, they also joined the encirclement team.
As former Team Rocket Executives, they knew Team Rocket's various Bases inside and out, and quickly destroyed a large number of enemies.
Because of Bai Feng's Summoning Circle, the League encirclement teams had extremely strong mobility, always catching Team Rocket off guard.
When Bai Feng got busy like this, the time he spent at Home with his Pokémon decreased.
Fennekin was too weak in strength, so Bai Feng couldn't keep it by his side. Therefore, it waited eagerly for Bai Feng to come Home every day.
Today was another day Bai Feng didn't have time to come Home.
Fennekin lay on the Living Room floor at Home, a small paw resting on an Exeggcute Egg, listlessly pushing it to roll back and forth.
On the sofa, Er Meng sat leaning back, holding a tablet computer and browsing information. It had been at Fangxing Mountain for some time and was gradually adapting to life there.
Its nature was very solitary. It never interacted with any other Pokémon on the Mountain. Its favorite thing to do was hold the computer and check information, learning about this world that was completely different from its original world.
Pheromosa had done a live stream with its good mates Salazzle and Liepard all last night. The three Pokémon had slept together directly in Pheromosa's Room.
They woke up very late in the morning. Pheromosa stretched and came out to find food. Seeing Er Meng on the sofa, it was a little scared and quietly moved away from it.
However, upon seeing Fennekin, it smiled and teased, "Oh, Fennekin, waiting for Bai Feng to come back again? You really are like a little wife!"
"Hmph, none of your business!" Fennekin glared fiercely at Pheromosa.
Pheromosa laughed as it walked into the Kitchen to ask Audino for food.
If Lopunny and Hatterene were here, they would definitely tell Pheromosa to go away. Waking up so late and still wanting food? Go starve.
But Audino was different. It gently made breakfast for Pheromosa and didn't forget to prepare a portion for Salazzle and Liepard who hadn't woken up yet.
Fennekin continued to roll the Pokémon Egg around. Suddenly, it accidentally slipped and pushed the Egg away.
Roll, roll~ Roll, roll~
The Egg rolled all the way to Er Meng's feet.
Er Meng looked down, then froze. For a moment, it didn't know whether to kick it away or pick it up.
Suddenly, under the astonished gaze of the Pokémon, the Egg burst forth with brilliant light. Before they could react, a tiny Pokémon hatched.
"Woo~~"
A small ball, curled up, lay on Er Meng's foot, whimpering softly before slowly opening its eyes.
Those watery big eyes stared unblinkingly at Er Meng, practically melting one's heart with cuteness.
The hatched Pokémon was a Zorua. However, unlike a normal Zorua, this Zorua's fur was gray, with only the mane on its head and neck being white. The tips of its fur had a touch of blue, burning like flames.
In other words, this was not only a Hisuian Form Zorua but also a Shiny Pokémon.
"Zorua~ Zorua~" Are you my Mommy?
Zorua climbed up Er Meng's leg until it burrowed into its embrace.
Meeting Zorua's wet big eyes and feeling the fluffy touch in its arms, Er Meng didn't know how to place its hands and feet.
At this moment, Fennekin quickly jumped onto the sofa, squatted beside Er Meng, and said to Zorua, "It's not. I'm the one who hatched you!"
Zorua skillfully drilled out of Er Meng's embrace. Er Meng wiped away non-existent cold sweat from its forehead, finally letting out a sigh of relief.
It was really afraid it would accidentally crush the little guy just now.
Zorua came to Fennekin's side. Tilting its head, it asked, "Are you my Mommy?"
Fennekin immediately narrowed its eyes and said, "Yes, yes, I am your Mommy."
Er Meng on the side: ...
You little guy, you're going to be its Mommy?
But apparently, Zorua believed it.
"Zorua~ Zorua~"
Zorua cheered, then jumped to Fennekin's side, affectionately rubbing its head against Fennekin's head.
o(*////▽////*)q How embarrassing!
Fennekin was rubbed shy by Zorua.
The two little guys were about the same size. One calling the other Mommy was utterly comical.
Perhaps feeling guilty about tricking Zorua, Fennekin felt uneasy in its conscience. It patted Zorua and said, "Come with me, come with me!"
With that, it jumped off the sofa. Zorua also followed, looking confused.
For some reason, looking at the two little guys, Er Meng felt a sense of unease and worry. So, it put down the computer in its hands and quietly followed behind them.
Fennekin led Zorua all the way back to its Room, zipped onto the bed, took a metal Box from the bedside table, pushed it towards Zorua, and opened it.
Zorua looked at the things in the Box in confusion. They were colorful little balls, but unfortunately, it didn't know what they were.
Fennekin gave Zorua a smug little look, then took out a red little ball, peeled off its packaging, and quickly stuffed the little ball into Zorua's mouth.
Zorua smacked its lips twice, then its eyes lit up: "Sweet!"
Fennekin said proudly, "That's right, sweet. These are candy, the most delicious things in the world!"
Fennekin liked sweet things, so it thought candy was the most delicious thing in the world. The candy in the Box was all made for it by Hatterene. The raw material was all high-grade stuff produced from Fangxing Mountain. How could it not be delicious!
Hearing Fennekin's words, Zorua happily snuggled against Fennekin again, rubbing its cheek against its cheek continuously.
As expected, you are my Mommy, giving me the most delicious things.
o(*////▽////*)q Fennekin's face turned red again from Zorua's rubbing.
Er Meng, who was outside the Door, saw that the two little guys were just secretly eating candy, and quietly breathed a sigh of relief. It quietly sat back on the sofa, picked up the computer again, and pretended to be serious while continuing to look at information.
"What were you doing just now?"
Suddenly, a voice rang out, nearly making Er Meng jump off the sofa.
It looked up and saw that Da Meng had floated beside the sofa at some point.
"N-Nothing!"
Er Meng thought Da Meng had seen it secretly following Fennekin and the others just now, and it shouted excitedly, then hugged the computer and disappeared from the sofa in a flash.
Actually, Da Meng hadn't seen anything.
Seeing Er Meng acting like it had done something wrong, Da Meng was utterly confused.
"W-What's wrong? Am I that scary?"
Mewtwo was about to leave when a Summoning Circle suddenly appeared in the middle of the Living Room, and then Bai Feng stepped out from it.
However, two Pokémon also came out with Bai Feng: two Zoroark.
But they were not Hisuian Form; they were just normal form Zoroark.
These two Zoroark were a pair of mates that Bai Feng had rescued from a Team Rocket Experiment Facility. At the time, they both had very severe injuries.
After Bai Feng healed their injuries, he brought them Home, planning to take them in.
As soon as Bai Feng stepped out, Fennekin came out of the Room with Zorua.
When Zorua saw the two Zoroark, it was stunned. For some reason, seeing this pair of mates made it feel very, very close, as if it had known them for a long time.
Similarly, the two Zoroark felt the same way when they saw Zorua.
It felt like something was about to flow from their eyes. How strange!
Meanwhile, Cynthia, who had been on a task with Bai Feng, returned Home after being sent back to Hearthome City by Bai Feng using the Summoning Circle.
She saw her Cousin (Older Female) Kebin sitting on the doorstep reading a book, so she walked over in confusion and asked, "Kebin, what are you reading?"
Kebin saw that his Cousin (Older Female) was back and held up the book in his hand, saying, "It's the Ancestor's Journal."
"Oh~~" Cynthia nodded. Just as she was about to leave, she was exhausted and wanted to go back and sleep quickly.
Kebin then said, "Strange, I keep feeling like the person drawn in the Ancestor's Journal looks very familiar."
Cynthia became interested and reached out, saying, "Come, let me see!"
"Here!" Kebin handed over the Journal.
Cynthia was startled when she saw the hand-drawn portrait. This... wasn't this Bai Feng?
The content recorded in the Journal had a biting, resentful tone in its words. Clearly, the author of the Journal held more than just normal resentment towards the person in the portrait!
(End of Chapter)
# Chapter 383: An Invitation Letter
Seeing the Zorua with Fennekin, Bai Feng asked in surprise, "Where did this Zorua come from?" It was a Hisuian Form, too.
He had a hypothesis in mind but wasn't sure.
Fennekin quickly pulled Zorua and ran to Bai Feng's side.
"Foko~ Foko~"
After Fennekin's explanation, Bai Feng finally understood that the Egg given by Arceus had indeed hatched, and his guess was correct.
However, he found it strange that a Hisuian Zorua had hatched. Bai Feng thought of that Hisuian Zoroark with the tragic destiny.
Bai Feng squatted down, picked up Zorua, and rubbed its head, saying, "Hello, Zorua. From now on, I'll be your Pokémon Trainer."
Seeing Zorua staring intently at the two Zoroark nearby, he introduced them:
"They are Zoroark. They will also be members of this Home from now on. When you evolve later, you'll also become a Zoroark, but since your forms are different, you'll look a bit different."
"Zoro~ Zoro~"
Zorua waved its paw at the two Zoroark in a dazed manner. The female Zoroark instinctively reached out and rubbed Zorua's little head.
"Zoro~~~"
Zorua happily enjoyed the Zoroark's petting.
Seeing how much the two Zoroark liked Zorua, Bai Feng asked with a smile, "Do you want to hold it?"
"Zoro~" Can we?
The female Zoroark asked with expectation.
Bai Feng looked at Zorua in his arms and said, "Zorua, is that okay?"
Zorua answered with action. It leaped out of Bai Feng's arms and, grinning, burrowed into the Zoroark's embrace.
The two Zoroark had suffered a lot of torture in Team Rocket's Laboratory and thus had severe psychological trauma. He hadn't expected them to like Zorua so much.
Seeing smiles appear on the faces of the two Zoroark as Zorua amused them, Bai Feng also smiled with gratification.
His gaze swept around the House. Seeing that Er Meng wasn't there, Bai Feng asked, "Where's Er Meng?"
Mewtwo spread its hands and said, "It was just here. When it saw me arrive, it suddenly ran off. I don't know what about me it found displeasing."
Bai Feng said with a smile, "There must be some misunderstanding. What kind of opinion could it have of you?"
Mewtwo thought to itself: That's true.
"Has Er Meng been doing well during its time at Home?" Bai Feng asked again.
"It's been pretty good, just a bit solitary in nature. It doesn't have a single friend," Mewtwo said helplessly.
"Let's take it slow," Bai Feng said. "I remember when you first arrived, you looked like someone owed you millions."
Mewtwo scratched its head awkwardly, "Did I? Was it that bad?"
"How about I help you recall?" Bai Feng said with a half-smile.
"No... no need!" Mewtwo waved its hands repeatedly.
Seeing Bai Feng's tired look at the moment, it asked with concern, "Do you want to go sleep for a while first? I'll arrange things for the Zoroark."
Bai Feng was indeed extremely tired at this moment, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll leave it to you then!"
Mewtwo nodded, "Don't worry."
After returning to the Room, Bai Feng collapsed onto the bed and slept until the early morning of the next day.
Team Rocket's matter was basically finished. From now on, Bai Feng finally wouldn't have to rush around everywhere.
He slept until mid-morning, then groggily opened his eyes and went to wash up with messy hair.
Afterward, he went to the Restaurant to get something to eat.
Audino was very happy to see Bai Feng. It affectionately pulled Bai Feng to sit down and then began bringing out various kinds of breakfast from the Kitchen: steamed buns made from flour ground from wheat grown by Fidough, dumplings fried in oil produced by Arboliva, milk made from grassland goat milk mixed with Sweet Honey...
During his time on Fangxing Mountain, Audino had learned a great deal of culinary skill. The table of breakfast today was specially made by it for Bai Feng.
Originally, Lopunny and Hatterene wanted to make it for Bai Feng themselves, but Audino volunteered. It had never made breakfast for Bai Feng with its own hands before, and today it had to show off its skills to let Bai Feng know the results of its learning during this period.
"Tabunne~ Tabunne~~" Bai Feng, hurry and taste it. I made all of this myself.
Audino said with a smile.
"Really?" Bai Feng looked surprised. "Then I must have a good taste!" Saying this, he picked up a big, white, fluffy steamed bun and took a big bite.
"Tabunne?" How is it?
Audino asked with a face full of expectation.
Bai Feng's mouth was full, and he couldn't speak at all, so he could only give Audino a thumbs-up.
Seeing this, Audino was immediately overjoyed, and it added one of each item from the table of food in front of Bai Feng.
As expected, Bai Feng ate until he was stuffed. He could only painfully hold his "six-months-pregnant" stomach and take a walk on the Mountain to help digest.
Bai Ye descended from the sky and landed beside him. Seeing his pained expression, she chided, "If you can't eat anymore, then don't eat. Why force yourself!"
Bai Feng said with a chuckle, "It's all Audino's kind intention. How could I let it down?"
After walking for a while, Bai Feng saw Er Meng in the Orchard. It was sitting on a branch of a fruit tree, seemingly looking at something.
Bai Feng followed its gaze and saw Xiong Da, Xiong Er, and the Pangoro Brothers and Sisters sparring not far away. They were wrestling and tumbling, getting covered in mud, but their laughter was constant.
"Er Meng!"
Bai Feng waved at it and called out.
Er Meng glanced at Bai Feng, then silently withdrew its gaze.
Bai Feng called out to it again and said, "Come here, I have something to tell you!"
Hearing this, Er Meng's figure flashed and appeared beside Bai Feng.
"What is it?" Er Meng asked.
"You've been on Fangxing Mountain for so long, you probably haven't enjoyed Rejuvenation yet, right?" Bai Feng asked with a smile.
Hearing this, Er Meng's heart stirred. Although it had never experienced this thing called Rejuvenation, it heard the Pokémon on the Mountain routinely ask these questions almost every day:
"Has Bai Feng returned today?"
"When can we do Rejuvenation again?"
"I really want to do Rejuvenation, when will Bai Feng come back!"
...
Er Meng had no friends, so although it was curious about what this Rejuvenation everyone talked about was, it was too embarrassed to ask anyone, so it could only keep it bottled up inside.
So, was the mystery finally going to be revealed today?
Seeing the curious look in Er Meng's eyes, Bai Feng said with a smile, "Come with me, I guarantee you'll be hooked!"
Saying this, he pulled Er Meng and ran towards Home.
Normally, Er Meng would definitely be too embarrassed to have such direct contact with someone, but today its curiosity was truly piqued, so it let Bai Feng pull it along.
On the way, Bai Feng also called out Audino, Zorua, and the two Zoroark. They hadn't enjoyed Rejuvenation yet either, so they might as well go together.
Bringing the Pokémon into the Room specifically used for Pokémon Rejuvenation, Bai Feng asked, "Who wants to go first?"
Actually, with Bai Feng's current ability, he could perform Rejuvenation for all these Pokémon at once. But since it was everyone's first time, Bai Feng wanted to combine it with a massage technique to leave everyone with an unforgettable memory.
Audino had also heard about Rejuvenation for a long time, but its nature was always to yield, so it held the smallest Zorua and placed it on the bed.
"Tabunne~ Tabunne~" Zorua goes first.
The two Zoroark naturally had no objection, and Er Meng was even less likely to compete with a newborn little guy.
Seeing that everyone had no objection, Bai Feng said with a smile, "Alright, then Zorua will go first. Zorua, relax your body and spread out."
Zorua didn't understand why but did as it was told.
Bai Feng stepped forward, activated his golden finger energy, and placed his hands over Zorua's small body.
As the golden finger energy flowed through Zorua's body and Bai Feng's fingers pressed on its acupoints, Zorua gradually began to moan, making it clear to anyone listening how incredibly comfortable it was.
This is Rejuvenation?
Er Meng, Audino, and the two Zoroark thought simultaneously.
However, just by watching, it was hard for them to imagine how comfortable it truly was.
Because it was so comfortable, Zorua actually fell asleep in a daze. Soon, only its shallow breathing could be heard in the entire Room.
When Bai Feng finished, it still hadn't woken up.
Gently picking up Zorua from the bed, Bai Feng looked at the remaining four Pokémon, "Who's next?"
Audino was still yielding, Er Meng was still disdainful of competing with others, so the second one to go was the female Zoroark.
Bai Feng handed the sleeping Zorua to Audino and continued.
The female Zoroark had an introverted nature and didn't react as honestly with its body to its inner feelings as the newborn Zorua did. So, it tried its best to restrain itself and didn't let out unrestrained moans.
However, from the suppressed low moans and heavy breathing from its lips and teeth, it was clear that it was truly comfortable.
When it got off the bed, its body was so soft it couldn't stand steadily. Fortunately, its Mate supported it in time.
Next was the male Zoroark's turn. Its reaction was similar to its Mate's, but the more it suppressed, the stronger the physical sensation became. In the end, it and its wife collapsed in a corner of the Room, unable to recover for a long time.
Is it really that comfortable?
At this moment, Er Meng's heart was full of expectation.
Compared to the Zoroark couple, Audino was much more open. If it felt comfortable, it would happily say so without any embarrassment, enough to make Er Meng feel embarrassed just listening.
Finally, it was Er Meng's turn.
Without Bai Feng needing to instruct it, it flew onto the bed and lay down itself.
"Shall we begin then?" Bai Feng said to it.
Er Meng nodded lightly.
The moment Bai Feng's hand touched Er Meng's skin, it trembled subconsciously. Bai Feng laughed, "Relax, relax. Why are you so stiff? It's very comfortable!"
As Bai Feng's hands continuously pressed on Er Meng's body, Er Meng finally relaxed little by little. At the same time, Bai Feng also controlled the golden finger energy to enter its body.
"Ah~~~"
The moment the golden finger energy flowed Inside the body, Er Meng trembled all over and subconsciously let out a moan. This was a reaction it had never had before.
Bai Feng asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Are you uncomfortable?"
"No, it's... very comfortable," Er Meng said in a stiff tone.
After saying this, its skin instantly turned completely red.
"That's good," Bai Feng chuckled, which made Er Meng's skin turn even redder.
Soon, Rejuvenation ended. Er Meng hadn't fully recovered from the pleasure yet. It mechanically sat up from the bed, its mental state even a bit dazed.
It finally understood why everyone was so obsessed with Rejuvenation.
This was too comfortable, who wouldn't be obsessed?
"Alright, today's Rejuvenation is over, everyone go back!" Bai Feng clapped his hands and said.
Er Meng finally snapped back to reality at this moment. Thinking of its reaction under Bai Feng's hands just now, it felt a bit awkward, so the moment Bai Feng's words fell, its figure flashed and disappeared from the Room.
After eating lunch at noon, Bai Feng moved a lounge chair into the Yard, leaned on it, and swayed back and forth while looking at a web novel written by an author named Baiye Youling on his mobile phone.
He had been rushing around everywhere for the past while, so for the next period, he decided to do nothing and just relax properly.
However, he had only been swaying for a short while when a Delibird suddenly flew into the Yard.
Unlike ordinary delivery Delibird, this Delibird's backpack had a symbol representing the Post Office.
"Sending me a letter?" Bai Feng asked.
Delibird nodded while taking something out of its bag.
Bai Feng felt a sense of curiosity. Who would write him a letter using such a traditional method of contact? Had mobile phones stopped working?
Soon, Delibird took out a golden invitation letter and handed it to Bai Feng, then flapped its wings and flew away.
Seeing that the envelope indeed had the words "To Bai Feng" written on it, Bai Feng opened the envelope in confusion.
After reading the contents inside, he was surprised to find that it wasn't a letter at all, but an invitation letter from the Pokémon League. The one who sent him the invitation letter was the Pokémon League President—Alder.
Unlike Chairman Rose, who was a League Branch President, President Alder was the Overall Chairman of the Pokémon League—in short, the Supreme Authority of the Pokémon League.
The invitation letter said it was inviting Bai Feng to attend a commendation ceremony at Indigo Plateau in half a month.
This commendation ceremony was naturally held for the League Members who performed exceptionally well in the operation to eliminate Team Rocket here!
After reading the contents of the invitation letter, Bai Feng put it back in the envelope and continued to lie on the chair, leisurely reading his novel.
Half a month passed in a flash, and soon it was time for the commendation ceremony.
During these two weeks, Bai Feng truly did nothing at Home, just as he had planned. Even if friends invited him out to play, he refused without hesitation.
Because of the summoning circle, Bai Feng arrived at Indigo Plateau almost exactly on time.
Indigo Plateau was very lively today. This commendation ceremony was held on an extremely grand scale and would be live streamed to the entire Pokémon World. The Pokémon League hadn't held such a grand event in a long time.
When Bai Feng arrived, he could see countless drones flying in the sky just by looking up. Looking further, he saw countless reporters holding cameras.
Suddenly, three figures in the crowd caught Bai Feng's attention.
"Kojiro!"
Bai Feng called out, and the three immediately turned around. Kojiro was carrying a camera, Meowth was holding a small notebook, and Jessie was holding a microphone.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 384: Honor
"Brother Bai Feng?"
Seeing Bai Feng, Kojiro was very surprised.
Bai Feng walked up to Kojiro, Jessie, and Meowth and asked, "What are you doing here?"
Kojiro scratched his head sheepishly, "We're doing part-time work!"
"You're Team Rocket, right? Is it okay to appear here openly?" Bai Feng asked, puzzled.
"We're not Team Rocket anymore!" Kojiro explained.
Actually, they had been arrested for a few days, but were quickly released because Team Rocket didn't have identity records for the three of them.
Kojiro is the young master of the Sasaki Family. Although he joined Team Rocket, the Sasaki Family wouldn't just stand by and watch their child get involved with a dark organization like Team Rocket. So, from the beginning, they used some means, fabricating false identities and placing them within Team Rocket. Kojiro's true identity had nothing to do with Team Rocket.
Kojiro didn't know this, so he had been acting as a member of Team Rocket without understanding the reason.
As for Jessie, her mother, Miyamoto, was the former leader of Team Rocket's most capable assistant. She didn't want her daughter to get into trouble because of Team Rocket in the future, so she had long since cleared all of Jessie's information from Team Rocket.
No one knew about this except Team Rocket's former leader, Ziling, who had passed away, and the current leader, Sakaki.
Because of Miyamoto, Sakaki had always turned a blind eye to Jessie's matters.
So, although Jessie had stayed in Team Rocket all along, and the executives of Team Rocket had tacitly allowed it, she actually had no identity within Team Rocket.
Most importantly, even though Jessie, Kojiro, and Meowth had always acted as Team Rocket members, because they were constantly around Ash Ketchum and Pikachu, they hadn't done anything too outrageous. Therefore, with the Sasaki Family's guarantee, they were safely released.
After getting out, they didn't go looking for Ash Ketchum again, but instead found a job and started working.
"So you're not following Ash Ketchum and Pikachu anymore?" Bai Feng asked with a smile.
"Team Rocket is gone, who would still do such a thankless job!" Jessie said with a pout, then put on a charming expression, "I'm a famous reporter now, Jessie Lina!"
"Oh, I see. That's great, really great!" Bai Feng was amused by Jessie's antics. Then he looked at Kojiro and asked, "Aren't you planning to go home?"
Kojiro shook his head, "Not planning to go back for now. It's pretty good being with Jessie and the others."
Hearing this, Jessie and Meowth looked at Kojiro with touched expressions.
"Alright then, I won't disturb your work."
Just as Bai Feng was about to leave, Kojiro called out to him again, "Brother Bai Feng, if you have any firsthand information, or meet any important person, you must recommend us for an interview!"
"No problem!" Bai Feng gave Kojiro an OK gesture.
After Bai Feng left, Jessie excitedly slapped Kojiro, "Kojiro, Meowth, you're so smart! That Bai Feng is amazing. If he can recommend an important person for us to interview, won't we make a fortune?"
"Exactly, exactly, Meow~ Kojiro, you're too amazing!" Meowth also nodded repeatedly.
Kojiro lifted his head proudly, "Right! Yeah! I think I'm pretty smart too!"
Jessie had already started fantasizing, "It seems I, Jessie Lina, am about to make a name for myself in the news media!"
Meowth was also full of anticipation, "Then Jessie will be the news queen? Wow, Meow sees lots of gold coins, they're Meow gold coins, Meow!"
Bai Feng didn't know about the trio's fantasies. He walked into the venue of the Pokémon League Assembly. After stating his identity, he was led into the waiting room by a staff member.
When he entered, he found that Lance, Lorelei, Cynthia, Agatha, Calyrex, and a host of other Elite Four and Champions were already waiting there.
Seeing Bai Feng enter, everyone greeted him warmly, especially Lance, Calyrex, Cynthia, Steven Stone, Sabrina, and a few other Pokémon Trainers he was close with, who immediately gathered around him to chat.
Soon, it was time for the commendation ceremony to begin. The Elite Four and Champions entered the venue in an orderly fashion under the guidance of the staff members.
Because the assembly was being live streamed, as soon as they entered the venue, countless reporters immediately started taking photos with their flash.
At the same time, the audience watching the live stream were also discussing heatedly online.
"Oh my gosh, this lineup is too luxurious! It seems like all the Champions and Elite Four from every region are here."
"Not all of them, but most are here."
"Look, it's my Goddess Cynthia, she's too cool!"
"Calyrex is so beautiful, I like her the most!"
"Male God, Steven Stone! Male God, Steven Stone! Ahhh!!"
"Strange, who is that man standing in front of all the Champions and Elite Four? I've never seen him before?"
"Oh my gosh, he's so handsome, three minutes, I need all the information on that man!"
...
Meanwhile, in the reporter's section, Jessie excitedly grabbed Kojiro and said, "Oh my gosh, Kojiro, Meowth, look quickly, it's Bai Feng! He's actually a guest being commended! Don't you think he definitely won't refuse if we go interview him after it's over?"
"Mhm mhm~~" Kojiro nodded repeatedly.
But Meowth wasn't so happy.
"So, that means Bai Feng had a hand in getting Boss Sakaki captured and put in prison?"
Jessie and Kojiro were stunned by this. Kojiro patted Meowth's head and said, "Meowth, don't be like that. Team Rocket is gone now."
"Hmph~~" Meowth turned his head away.
Jessie and Kojiro exchanged glances and shook their heads helplessly.
After all the guests had taken their places, President Dama Lanqi slowly walked onto the stage and began his speech.
"Ahem ahem~~ Esteemed guests, good morning. I'm delighted you could attend this commendation ceremony! In recent years, under the governance of the Pokémon League, various regions have been developing rapidly, but there are still some dark forces lurking in the shadows, ready to stir up trouble.
Team Rocket is one of them.
Over the years, Team Rocket has committed innumerable crimes!"
President Dama Lanqi recounted Team Rocket's evil deeds one by one. It was then that the public realized that in places they didn't know about, such darkness actually existed.
As the evidence was presented, many people shed tears of sadness. Even Meowth couldn't help but wipe the corner of his eye, sobbing,
"Boss Sakaki went too far, doing so many bad things and not telling Meow."
After listing Team Rocket's evil deeds, President Dama Lanqi continued, "Fortunately, our Pokémon League has a group of vanguard. Thanks to their efforts, Team Rocket has finally been completely captured."
Saying this, President Dama Lanqi pointed to Bai Feng and the others seated behind him.
"They are the pride of the Pokémon League!"
At the staff members' signal, Bai Feng and the others stood up together and kept waving and smiling towards the cameras in front.
Lance and the others were used to this kind of thing and handled it with ease, but for Bai Feng, it was his first time, and his face was stiff from smiling.
President Dama Lanqi began to introduce each hero one by one, although most of them were already known to the public.
After the introductions, President Dama Lanqi solemnly stated, "Here, I want to especially commend four heroes. They are Gym Leader Lt. Surge of Vermilion Gym, Gym Leader Koga of Fuchsia Gym, Gym Leader Sabrina of Saffron Gym, and the famous Berry Master of the Kalos League, Bai Feng!"
Bai Feng was slightly taken aback.
Berry Master? Do I have this title?
The Branch President of the Kalos League was also present. Seeing Bai Feng's strange expression, he also looked awkward. The truth was, Bai Feng didn't have any other official identity, so to make his name sound more impressive, the Branch President had to come up with this title and report it.
However, putting this title on Bai Feng wasn't wrong either. Bai Feng had cultivated so many Grade A and S-Grade Berries, and even cultivated Max Mushroom and G-Max Sweetness. Single-handedly, he raised the overall strength of the entire Kalos League by a large margin, making the Kalos League a standout among the various Pokémon League branches. So, calling him a Berry Master was perfectly fine!
At this moment, the audience watching the live stream finally learned Bai Feng's name.
Bai Feng was arguably the most unfamiliar among all the guests being commended.
"So the handsome guy is named Bai Feng, and he's a Berry Master!"
"Confession! Confession! From now on, this man is my new idol!"
"Husband, Husband!"
...
President Dama Lanqi was recounting the achievements of the four heroes one by one.
"Gym Leaders Sabrina, Lt. Surge, and Koga risked their lives, day after day, transmitting messages back from Team Rocket. With the cooperation of Master Bai Feng, they crushed Team Rocket's schemes one after another!"
"At a moment of crisis, Gym Leader Sabrina transmitted key information, allowing the Pokémon League to be fully prepared and capture Team Rocket in one fell swoop!"
"It was Master Bai Feng who, at a moment of crisis, managed to turn the tide, single-handedly defeating Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, and Mewtwo, four Legendary Pokémon..."
Every time President Dama Lanqi announced an achievement, gasps of surprise erupted below the stage.
The discussions online became even more heated. Some people didn't even know the level of existence Kyogre, Groudon, and Rayquaza were, but knowledgeable people immediately educated them.
Of course, the current understanding of Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza in the Pokémon World was limited to what was recorded in mythological legend; specific information was unknown to anyone.
But this didn't prevent everyone from knowing the power of these three Pokémon, because in myths, they were referred to as "Gods"!
As for the other "God" - Mewtwo - no one knew what it was.
However, being able to be listed alongside Kyogre, Groudon, and Rayquaza, this Pokémon named Mewtwo must also be an extremely formidable existence.
In the distant Hoenn region, the leader of Team Aqua, Archie, and the captain of Team Magma, Maxie, were also watching this live stream that had emptied the streets.
When they learned that Kyogre and Groudon had both been defeated by the Pokémon Trainer named Bai Feng, they were completely stunned.
Their respective purposes were one to find Kyogre and use Kyogre to dominate the ocean and destroy the continent; the other was to find Groudon to control the continent and rule the world.
But both of these Pokémon had been defeated by one person. Was there still a need for them to search? Even if they did find them, what if that Pokémon Trainer from the Pokémon League came looking for them, and Kyogre and Groudon couldn't even defeat him? Wouldn't everything they did be in vain?
For a moment, Archie and Maxie fell into a state of dejection.
Not only Archie and Maxie were watching the live stream, but also Bai Feng's family and friends, such as Grandpa Fu and Aunt Balice's family.
Grandpa Fu felt very satisfied with the achievements Bai Feng had made, while Xiao Yu and Xiao Long excitedly watched Bai Feng on the live stream screen, listening to Bai Feng's heroic deeds, and said, dancing with joy:
"Grandfather, in the future, we also want to become amazing Pokémon Trainers like Brother Bai Feng!"
Grandpa Fu said with a chuckle, "Then you'll have to work hard!"
And Keke, Yihui, Xiao You, and Limo, who were traveling somewhere, now regarded Bai Feng as their idol and the goal they aspired to reach.
Not just them, but many people around the world, after watching the live stream and hearing Bai Feng's heroic deeds, silently regarded Bai Feng as the goal they pursued.
This was a Pokémon Trainer who had defeated "Gods"!
There were also Ash Ketchum, Brock, and Misty, who were currently on their journey.
They were resting at a Pokémon Center at the moment. Ash Ketchum said doubtfully, "Strange, it feels like Team Rocket hasn't appeared for a long time recently."
Brock nodded, "Yeah, you're right, I didn't even notice."
Misty said speechlessly, "Isn't it better if they don't show up? They were driving me crazy!"
Just then, a large crowd gathered around the big screen in the Pokémon Center, chatting noisily.
"What's happening?" Misty asked curiously.
"Don't know!" Ash Ketchum and Brock shook their heads simultaneously.
These three were busy traveling and didn't know that Team Rocket had been defeated, nor did they know that a commendation ceremony was currently being held at Indigo Plateau.
"Let's go take a look!" Misty pulled Ash Ketchum and Brock and squeezed into the crowd.
At this moment, the big screen was showing the scene of President Dama Lanqi commending Bai Feng. As the person with the most outstanding achievements, his commendation was placed at the end.
"The Pokémon League now awards Master Bai Feng the Pokémon League Lifetime Achievement Award and the Hall of Fame Trainer title!!"
Hearing this title, everyone gasped.
This title is the highest honor for a Pokémon Trainer in the Pokémon League, signifying that Bai Feng has officially entered the Hall of Fame.
It should be noted that currently, among trainers under fifty years old, there is only one person who has entered the Hall of Fame, and that is Bai Feng's brother, Red!
Entering the Hall of Fame also means that from now on, Bai Feng will enjoy the highest treatment from the Pokémon League. Even if he does nothing from now on, the Pokémon League will provide for him with great wealth.
Of course, Bai Feng wasn't short on retirement money.
President Dama Lanqi's commendation was not yet finished. Then everyone heard him say, "At the same time, we award Mister Bai Feng the title of Strongest Trainer in the League!"
This title is not awarded casually; it requires all the current region Champions and Elite Four of the Pokémon League to collectively vote, and must receive over eighty percent of the number of votes.
Hearing this title, Bai Feng himself was stunned.
How did I not know I had this title?
Dazed, Bai Feng received two certificates of honor from President Dama Lanqi's hand.
Behind him, Lance and the others were secretly laughing. This was a surprise they had prepared for Bai Feng.
Immediately, thunderous applause erupted below the stage!
Misty pulled Ash Ketchum and Brock out of the crowd. What they saw was a close-up of Bai Feng holding the certificates of honor on the big screen.
Misty subconsciously exclaimed, "Ash Ketchum, your uncle is on television~~"
As soon as she said this, everyone in the Pokémon Center turned their gaze towards the three of them.
What happened? The three of them were completely bewildered.
"Youngster, is Mister Bai Feng your uncle?"
"Youngster, can you tell us about Mister Bai Feng?"
"Youngster, your uncle is now the Strongest Trainer in the League, you must be very strong too, right? Come on, let's have a sparring match!"
...
In an instant, Ash Ketchum and the other two were blocked off by the crowd.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 385: After Becoming Famous
Inside the Pokémon Center, Ash Ketchum was surrounded by Pokémon Trainers challenging him all day.
He accepted every challenge, no matter who came forward, and in the end, he actually defeated all the Pokémon Trainers in the entire Pokémon Center.
For a time, Ash Ketchum also gained a small degree of fame thanks to Bai Feng's momentum, becoming a seeded player in this year's Pokémon League Tournament.
As for Bai Feng, he was thoroughly famous. The title of Strongest Trainer in the Pokémon League was no joke; it was a highly representative and promotional calling card. When Pokémon Trainers were mentioned, the title "Strongest" couldn't be avoided.
After the Commendation Ceremony, countless media outlets requested exclusive interviews with Bai Feng, but he refused them all. After smiling all day, his face was about to freeze from smiling.
Not accepting interviews and maintaining a bit of mystery was quite good.
However, the only interview request he accepted was from Kojiro, Jessie, and Meowth, as he had promised them earlier.
Having obtained the exclusive interview qualification, Jessie and the Trio immediately became the object of envy and jealousy from all their peers. The Trio were so proud they walked with a swagger.
Because of this exclusive interview, Jessie and the Trio were highly valued by their News Agency. For a time, they were actually promoted, got a raise, and reached the peak of their lives.
Soon, the interview content was reported, and people finally learned about the arduous journey of this Strongest Trainer in the Pokémon League.
They learned that he had been stranded on a Deserted Island since childhood, Raised by Pokémon, later sent to an Orphanage, and finally, through his own efforts, step by step grew into a Breeding Master highly regarded by the entire Kalos League.
This... this... was simply too inspiring!
Some emotional people were moved to tears after learning about Bai Feng's experiences.
Furthermore, he was actually the younger brother of the retired League Champion and former Strongest Trainer in the Pokémon League.
Because of this report, people gained a deeper understanding of this Strongest Trainer in the Pokémon League, which further elevated Bai Feng's fame.
People liked "beautiful, strong, and tragic" characters. Although Bai Feng didn't think he was tragic, after some imagination by the Netizens, they automatically cast Bai Feng into this role.
He should have been a favored child of heaven, but due to an incident, he was left wandering outside, rising step by step from an Orphanage to the position of Strongest Trainer... How many difficulties and hardships did he experience in between... Unthinkable, simply unthinkable!
This was the mindset of the Netizens.
There were also observant Netizens who caught a detail from the report: this Strongest Trainer had a close relationship with League Champions and Elite Four members such as Lance, Steven Stone, Wallace, Cynthia, Calyrex, and Leon.
Recalling that these League Champions and Elite Four members had all mentioned a certain person in their inaugural speeches, they unanimously stated that without that person's help, they wouldn't have ascended to the League Champion (Elite Four) throne so smoothly.
Thinking about it now, that person was probably the current Strongest Trainer in the Pokémon League.
Because of this, some reporters asked this question when interviewing several League Champions. The League Champions tacitly neither admitted nor denied it.
But the more they did this, the more the public felt that this theory was correct.
No matter how heated the discussions were Online, after participating in the Commendation Ceremony, Bai Feng immediately returned to the Kalos Region and stayed at Fangxing Mountain, not leaving Home for a single step.
All the commotion outside seemed to have nothing to do with him anymore.
In the blink of an eye, several months passed. The Indigo Plateau League Tournament had even ended, with Ash Ketchum winning the Champion title with an absolute advantage. At the same time, the Online popularity surrounding Bai Feng gradually faded.
However, ever since Bai Feng became famous, more and more Pokémon Trainers came to Fangxing Mountain, wanting to spar and compete with him, the Strongest Trainer. But he refused them all.
Bai Feng handed all these people over to Brother Dong Yu, his Agent outside, to handle. Because of this, Brother Dong Yu became even busier, and Bai Feng even gave him a raise in salary.
Some people, after being refused, still tried to sneak into Fangxing Mountain, but the security on Fangxing Mountain was too strict. There were Patrolling Pokémon everywhere.
Bai Feng even put out the word that if someone could truly defeat the Patrolling Pokémon of Fangxing Mountain, he wouldn't mind accepting the challenge.
However, the fact was that the Pokémon on Fangxing Mountain were simply too powerful. There wasn't a single Challenger who could defeat them. Let alone challenging him, they couldn't even meet Bai Feng.
Because Bai Feng appeared in the public eye so rarely, he was even called the "Most Mysterious Trainer."
Of course, also because of Bai Feng's current fame, the Berries on Fangxing Mountain became completely famous. Merchants from around the world contacted them in an endless stream, wanting to establish a partnership with Fangxing Mountain.
The A-Grade Berries from Fangxing Mountain were all sold to the Pokémon League. Only those rated Grade B and below could be partnered with regular businesses. But Fangxing Mountain's Berries had always been known for their high quality and taste, so they were in high demand.
The Fruit from Fangxing Mountain, Fangcun Mountain, Fangyuan Mountain, Sea God Mountain, and Fengye Mountain weren't enough to meet demand? No problem, there were plenty of Berries in the endless Mountain Range behind them.
The Fruit Trees Bai Feng had replanted in the Mountain Range were now ready for harvest. However, the quality and taste of these Berries were far inferior to those on the mountains Bai Feng had carefully cultivated, so the price was set relatively low.
But even so, the Merchants wanting to order were still in an endless stream.
This was probably the celebrity effect.
Because the business grew larger and larger, Brother Dong Yu now walked with a swagger.
Since he couldn't handle everything by himself, Bai Feng later persuaded him to hire several more Employees. Now Brother Dong Yu was also a small supervisor managing several people.
Because Brother Dong Yu was so capable, Bai Feng only needed to lie down and collect money.
In these past few months, Bai Feng's daily routine was cultivating Fruit Trees, Training Fennekin and Zorua. Even Er Meng became much closer to him. His days were incredibly leisurely and carefree.
One day, Bai Feng returned from the Orchard after tending to the fruit trees and saw Zorua running towards him, pouting.
Before he could figure out what was going on, Zorua "whooshed" and jumped into his arms.
Bai Feng rubbed its fluffy body, "What's wrong? In a bad mood?"
"Zorua~ Zorua~~"
Zorua didn't speak, just whined and nuzzled its little head into Bai Feng's arms. If you didn't know better, you'd think it was looking for milk.
"Who made our Zorua angry? Tell me, and I'll go teach them a lesson!" Bai Feng said, pretending to be angry.
"Zorua~ Zorua~~~"
Zorua still just whined and refused to say.
Alright, if you don't want to say, don't say! Bai Feng held Zorua and walked towards Home. He happened to see Lopunny with the Meowstic siblings, Yangtai, and Caicaizi in the Yard, washing the instruments for making Pokéblocks and Experience Candy.
"Brother Bai Feng, you're back!"
Seeing Bai Feng return, Yangtai and Caicaizi both greeted him happily.
"Yes, thank you for your hard work, you two! Eat here for lunch, I'll have Audino make you a feast!" Bai Feng said with a smile.
"Okay!" The two didn't stand on ceremony with Bai Feng and readily agreed.
Bai Feng then looked at Lopunny, pointed at the Zorua in his arms, and asked why Zorua was pouting.
Lopunny instantly understood Bai Feng's meaning, but it shook its head, indicating it didn't know. It had been busy making Pokéblocks and Experience Candy inside the house with the Meowstic siblings, Yangtai, and Caicaizi and hadn't paid attention to what was happening outside.
Without getting an answer, Bai Feng had no choice but to hold Zorua and go back inside.
Audino and Hatterene were cleaning. Bai Feng quietly asked them too, but unexpectedly, they didn't know the reason either.
This was strange.
Da Meng and Er Meng were sitting side by side on the sofa, crossing their legs in the same posture, watching TV. The television was broadcasting the results of the recent Indigo Plateau League Tournament.
Ash Ketchum, as Bai Feng's nephew, Red's son, and the Champion of this Pokémon League Tournament, received much attention and was described by the media as a rising star.
Seeing Bai Feng come over, Da Meng moved over next to Er Meng, letting Bai Feng sit beside it.
"Do you two know what's up with Zorua?" Bai Feng quietly asked the two Mewtwo using Telepathy.
Da Meng shook its head and glanced at Er Meng.
Er Meng glanced at Zorua and said, "Fennekin tricked Zorua by saying that its secret about being Zorua's mother was exposed. Zorua is angry at Fennekin."
Hearing this, Bai Feng suddenly understood and couldn't help but feel amused. So that's what it was! He had guessed that Fennekin would get caught sooner or later.
As expected, in the corner, Bai Feng saw Fennekin quietly poke its head out, secretly observing Zorua.
Seeing Zorua huddled in Bai Feng's arms, it walked lightly to Bai Feng's side, leaped up onto the sofa, and patted Zorua's little butt with its little paw.
Zorua thought it was Bai Feng patting it, and let out a spoiled cry, patting Bai Feng's belly with its tail.
Seeing this, Fennekin patted it again. Zorua suddenly turned around, wanting to playfully bite Bai Feng back, but didn't expect the one who patted it was Fennekin. It immediately bit onto Fennekin's fluffy cheek.
Awkward~
Fennekin: o(*////▽////*)q
Zorua: ()
The two little foxes just stared at each other.
Zorua froze for two or three seconds, silently let go of its mouth, gave a cold snort, turned its head away proudly, and continued to face Fennekin with its butt.
Bai Feng said with a smile, "Zorua, it's very impolite to face a lady with your butt like that."
Fennekin is female, and Zorua is male.
"Zorua~~~" Then it just patted my butt!
Zorua shyly covered its butt with its fluffy big tail.
"Fennekin~ Fennekin~" Zorua, please forgive me, I won't lie to you again.
Fennekin pushed Zorua and said in a begging tone.
"Humph~~"
Zorua gave an arrogant snort and ignored Fennekin's apology.
Fennekin looked pitifully at Bai Feng, hoping Bai Feng would plead for it, but Bai Feng shrugged, looking unable to help.
"You two solve your own problems. Now you know lying is wrong, right!"
Fennekin put its front paws together as if praying, rubbing its paws non-stop, and even bowed its head to Zorua in apology.
Zorua was hard-mouthed but soft-hearted. Under Fennekin's repeated spoiled advances, it ultimately couldn't hold its ground and chose to forgive Fennekin.
Bai Feng shook his head: Useless, so useless!
"Fennekin~ Fennekin~~" Zorua, I like you the most!
Fennekin cheered, leaped up, pounced into Bai Feng's arms, and rolled around with Zorua.
"Fennekin~ Fennekin~"
"Zorua~ Zorua~"
The two little guys giggled and rolled around in Bai Feng's arms. Bai Feng patted Fennekin, "Heartless fellow, you like Zorua the most, then what about me?"
"Hehe~~"
Hearing this, Fennekin immediately turned around, hugged Bai Feng's wrist, and acted spoiled, wagging its little tail rapidly like a pinwheel.
"Fennekin~ Fennekin~" I love Bai Feng the most!
Bai Feng said speechlessly, "Little flatterer!"
Seeing this, Zorua imitated Fennekin, hugged Bai Feng's arm, and said, "I also like Bai Feng."
Bai Feng stroked its head and said, "Okay okay okay, I like you guys too."
Beside them, Er Meng saw the interaction between Bai Feng and the two little guys and actually felt a trace of envy. After realizing this, it quickly shook its head to shake off this abnormal emotion.
After playing with the two little guys for a while, Bai Feng patted their backs and said, "Alright, since you've made up, go play by yourselves. I still have things to be busy with."
"Fennekin~"
"Zorua~"
The two little guys replied, quickly jumped out of Bai Feng's arms, and ran off giggling.
At this moment, Bai Feng looked at Er Meng and asked, "Er Meng, how is your Mega Evolution practice going?"
Hearing this, Er Meng's face instantly fell.
It had always been very envious of Da Meng's Mega Evolution. Facing Da Meng after Mega Evolution, it had never won once, so it asked Da Meng for the method of Mega Evolution.
Unfortunately, Da Meng couldn't explain it clearly either. Back then, Diancie and the others could complete Mega Evolution immediately, only it couldn't.
Later, one time when it was thinking of Bai Feng, it suddenly succeeded. It grasped the knack: as long as it thought of Bai Feng, Mega Evolution could proceed smoothly.
But why could it Mega Evolve only by thinking of Bai Feng? Bai Feng told it this was the Power of Bond, but what was the Power of Bond? Da Meng vaguely felt it should know, but couldn't explain it.
It told Er Meng these things, and Er Meng was confused after hearing them.
What a joke, you can gain powerful strength just by thinking of Bai Feng? Are you kidding me?
Er Meng couldn't understand Bond and was always unable to complete Mega Evolution.
Seeing Er Meng looking dejected, Bai Feng comforted it with a smile, "No need to rush, take your time. Da Meng also spent a long time before succeeding."
Hearing this, Da Meng immediately followed suit and nodded rapidly.
"It's better to let Mega Evolution happen naturally, no need to force it too much," Bai Feng continued.
Er Meng nodded gloomily.
After chatting with the two Mewtwo for a few sentences, Bai Feng called out to Audino, who had finished cleaning, "Audino, are you ready? Time's up!"
Today was the day Bai Feng was helping Audino integrate the Mega Stone. After a period of adaptation, Bai Feng felt the time was right.
"Audino~~" Coming, coming!
Handing the tool it was holding to Hatterene, Audino ran quickly to Bai Feng's side.
"Let's go."
Bai Feng led Audino into the Room.
(end of chapter)