Master Craftsman of the Elven World

Chapter 666 [Ho-Oh] and the Rainbow Warrior, the Perfect Great Lord Lila

On this vast ocean, you shouldn't even venture out until you've racked up a bounty of 5 million. The area ahead is the brutal "New World"!

After stealing the submarine, the two upgraded their small boat to a large vessel, which became a prized possession. Meanwhile, Ghost Durub, chained up and dejected, was bound inside the submarine and would be handed over to Interpol headquarters.

The newly evolved Cypher was overjoyed. Upon arriving at the pirate crew's sea base, it began its treasure hunt after entering the cabin. Without saying a word, it headed straight for the storage room and the vault, leaving its teammate Jack somewhat speechless.

"This Pokémon looks similar to a human, but is covered in gold. It seems surprisingly greedy. However, the pirate crew's wealth is of dubious origin anyway. If it's the nature of the Pokémon's existence that causes it to do this, there's nothing we can say."

Sai Fuhao turned his head and gave Jack a thumbs up.

Yes, yes, that's just biological behavior! It's not about greed at all!
You know Pokémon too well, bro. I'll share some of the stolen money with you when we find it!
Lightmoss: "The Pokémon 'Cashmon' and 'Synchron' are Pokémon born from the passion that people had for gold mining in the past. They were created by infusing this passion into coins and symbolize the fervent pursuit of wealth. Therefore, they also have behaviors similar to those of gold miners."

Speaking of which, Goldenrod City in the Johto region means "a place full of gold," and the Oblivia Islands also have a history of the Golden King. Gold certainly occupies a very important place in the history of Pokémon.

It even refers to Ho-Oh (the Phoenix King).

Jack, still replaying the previous battle in his mind—having now witnessed a superhuman firsthand—uttered the astonishing line from the movie:

"Never mind. By the way, Captain, this went much more smoothly than I imagined. And your combat power is truly amazing!"

"What was that before? That was incredible arm strength—no, monstrous strength! But I never imagined the great pirate's monstrous strength actually came from his reinforced vest."

Lightmoy piloted the submarine: "According to the investigation report, Durub's monstrous strength allows him to gather boulders several times his own size and throw them out in one go. This is a unique technique of their pirate crew. As an exoskeleton armor, its strength and power are beyond doubt."

"Capturing a pirate crew can yield valuable items, and this is one of them: the technology and construction data of the reinforced vest. After being scanned in real time, it will be transmitted to Panima and Elena, and then the mechanics at headquarters will disassemble and reassemble it."

Jack's eyes lit up: "Oh, could it be?"

Lightmoss: "This thing is very useful, isn't it? When carrying out missions, if the rangers carry it, they will unleash more than 500% of their power in dangerous situations, turning into super moss washers. Whether it's boulders, roadblocks, or stubborn evil organization leaders, they will be defeated one after another."

"Of course, the [Reinforced Vest] has a cooldown period after activation, meaning it's not the kind of immense power that can be maintained indefinitely. But even if you use it in a critical moment, it's powerful enough."

“If necessary, you can even put on a show like, ‘It’s just a rock, watch me push it back!’”

"Next, the patrolmen at headquarters will be fighting against hostile organizations equipped with high technology, so they will need a lot of technical and mechanical support. These are my farewell gifts to them."

Jack: "However, these pirates, rival organizations, and large corporations have quite a lot of technological research and strange devices. This super submarine even has an ultrasonic device that can cause chaos among the Pokémon in the ocean."

"However, many Pokémon had already fled into the sea in Almia before, so this device was not activated. In the end, it was just a beggar's version of remote control."

Guangtai: "After all, people have endless motivation when they do bad things. He dreams of getting the Sea Prince and becoming the Pirate King, no, the King of the Sea. He racks his brains to find Arksha."

"You must have already heard about the Temple of the Sea from He Fu when you received the mission, right?"

Jack was also making his own operation: "That's the [Crown of the Sea], right? But is it really a crown?"

Guangtai chuckled: "No, actually it's a lot of crystals inserted into a crown-shaped base. From a distance, it really looks like a king's crown, hence the name."

"However, those crystals are the core components that control the height and speed of the water flow in Aksha. Why they possess this ability is not quite clear."

"At the same time, the Crown of the Sea does indeed possess the power of [Blessing]. Those blessed by the sea will be swept along by golden waters and freely roam the ocean with their Pokémon, using their power!"

The saying "Obtaining the Crown of the Sea will make you the true King of the Sea" actually refers to this.

In other words, after Ash successfully returned the Ocean Crystal in the movie, the power granted to him by the crystal allowed him, as a human, to use "Golden Jet" and match the speed of a speedboat on the ocean with his bare body.

"With the help of this power, the Water People are able to communicate with the Pokémon in the sea. At the same time, Golden Water Jet can also make them fly into the sky, and [Blessing] has no threshold restrictions and no side effects."

"As long as Akasha is in the activated state, those who are recognized or thanked by the Crown of the Sea, or those who are recognized by Manaphy, can obtain this power."

"However, Akasha's ascent will only last one day, and that will be on the day of the lunar eclipse!"

Jack: "Regarding the second person to hatch the egg, although we contacted the Water People, they are not powerful trainers, based on the hatching case of the first prince of the Sinnoh region."

Are there any suitable candidates?

Hikari: "Of course, the candidates have been decided. Let me make some contact and see where they are. If I'm not mistaken, they should be in the Kanto region right now."

"Is the Kanto region your hometown? It's separated from the Johto region by only a plateau. However, since the maglev trains in Saffron City and Goldenrod City opened, it has become very convenient to travel from Kanto to Johto."

"Let a trainer from the Hoenn region, a place brimming with love, hatch it. Her name is May. I think the Prince of the Sea will hatch it soon. At that time, before the upcoming lunar eclipse, let's take her with us to Axia."

"Yes, that's true, but with the [Prince] leading the way, we can find the Aksha hidden in the sea even outside of the lunar eclipse. So, the issue of timing doesn't really exist."

This time, it's another streaming job that happens to be on the way.

One of the main functions of the Ranger District is to distribute content featuring the main characters of the main story, which is true. Even Darkrai, the guardian of the Black Crystal, is a character that can be distributed.

However, after the King's heart was purified and the Black Crystal turned into the Light Crystal, Darkrai no longer needed to appear, because the [Mirror Card], which was originally going to cause trouble in the second playthrough, had already been captured by Darkrai.

Jack: "By the way, Captain, what happened to the Guardians?"

Lightmoss: "Four guardians?"

"Lucario stayed in the ancient city, where he will provide basic Aura training and practice for the Rangers; Heatran returned to the depths of the volcano, and I imagine it has been freed from its role as a jailer; Cresselia and Regigigas returned to their quicksand chambers, bringing rain and abundance to the desert. Darkrai, after being repelled..."

"It's gone. Where did it go? There's no need to worry too much. Maybe it's hiding in the shadows of the rangers, silently protecting you."

"Will you be able to help in Obliba again in the future?"

Jack: "Help? Oh, you mean that top-secret mission that mobilized five chiefs and two air combat specialists, a total of seven top patrolmen?"

This made Jack start to have all sorts of wild thoughts.

They actually mobilized so many top-tier combatants, and even Crystal Guardians might be involved. No, that's just speculation.

Jack shrugged. "But no matter what, Darkrai will continue to watch over that land that represents the spirits."

"Now, after 3000 years of darkness, as guardians, we need to take a long vacation now and then, right? A vacation in the warm islands is indeed a good choice."

He began to concentrate on operating the instruments. Although it was a very large submarine, as shown in the movie, one or even two people could complete the basic operation. Most people were just there to perform multiple operations and investigations at the same time while operating the submarine.

This submarine was originally developed for exploration and investigation, with the ultimate goal of finding the Prince of the Sea. It also has a hangar for armed helicopters.

Lightmoss then retrieved the Pokédex again.

This message was not sent to Miss Future, but to someone else. Although she was an international police officer, the task of "arresting criminals" was not actually on her normal work list, because she was from the UB Countermeasures Headquarters.

But as the saying goes, "It's not allowed in principle," which means it's allowed in principle.

As the champion of the Unova region and one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Padia, I now accuse you of being an invader from another world, disguised as an Earthling. What can you do about it?

You claim to be a local pirate.

I'm telling you, you're not; you're an alien pirate.

Although this reason sounds ridiculous, the Interpol police themselves won't take this issue too seriously. After all, Captain Ghost Durub is indeed on their bounty list, so it doesn't matter which department catches him!
"This number belongs to the Great Khan!"

The handsome guy previously sent a message saying that he was leaving the Sinnoh region, and that the Grand Prince would take over the follow-up work. Judging from the timeline, Lyra, who traveled from the three colors of Sapphire, is currently in a superposition of being an "elite detective" and the "Ultimate Countermeasures Department Manager".

In other words, she is currently working in two departments simultaneously, and has not yet been fully transferred to UB. The reason for this consideration is probably because she is a key target of Interpol's attention, "Fall (the traveler who fell from the ultimate cave)".

"This is my first time contacting Lila. However, we've captured the [Great Pirate]. [Regarding the bounty]."

Lightmoss sent a message, and this part of the message will be encrypted to prevent it from being intercepted by anyone.

After a while, Lightmoss received its first secret message from Lila.

"The Great Pirate Ghost, Durub, has been captured; the bounty has been confirmed."

"5000 million has already been transferred to your international police account."

"Hmm, fifty million. It didn't reach the one hundred million bounty."

"Is the dream of becoming the Pirate King on the high seas of this world really that stupid? Let's just throw him into the Ultimate Hole and see if he can go to the world of the Pirate King. Maybe he'll be a Supernova again in ten years."

"It's also possible that the startup will fail halfway through, and he'll be instantly killed by a passing vice admiral wearing a dog's head."

The movie doesn't give a specific bounty for the Great Pirate, because information about him only appears in the internal newspaper "Team Rocket News," which the Rocket trio reads, and secondly in Jack's narration.

However, considering the somewhat strange purchasing power of currency in the Pokémon world, the price of 5000 million is quite high, isn't it?
After all, even if you capture and suppress five Ultra Beasts, the reward from the International Police is only one million. The average bounty for each one is 5. You, a big pirate, are fifty times more threatening than Ultra Beasts, so a bounty of 20 million is already considered high.

The highest "money level" that has appeared in the series so far is probably the 100 million yuan that Sun earned in the special episode. 100 million yuan can buy back an island from the Aether Foundation, although that was a lie by Zaobo.
"A bounty of 5000 million is enough to get you into the Grand Line. In the New World, you'd be cannon fodder. And you dare to cause trouble in the Patrol Alliance, the International Police, and several other seas. You didn't become a big shot; you've become a third-rate character!"

Ash, along with Jack and the Water People, captured the great pirate in the movie, but didn't claim the bounty. Perhaps Ash never even considered it.

At least Meiyue will go and collect it.

I, as the Alola champion, can easily earn a million dollars in wages to subsidize the Alola League.

Of course, considering that Ash defeated the Pirate King in a one-on-one fight, it's safe to say that Ash, after being blessed by the Sea Crown, will probably have Supernova-level strength.

"Giving this 5000 million to Vladali can get you 10 spots on the Flame Team."

"Mizuki. According to the game's storyline, the Alola champion is also from the International Police UB Countermeasures Department, right? Mizuki and Yo are both from the Countermeasures Department. Although these two may not appear at the same time, looking at it this way, there is at least one champion among the people in the UB Countermeasures Department, plus a Battle Tower Grandmaster, which means there are more than two champions, plus a handsome guy with the Earth Tiger Hero role."

"This is quite valuable!"

drip-

New information from Lila:
"Sir Shield, Interpol is fully aware of your mission in the Almia region and its outcome. The captured members of the Dark Group will be detained by Interpol and held separately in different locations."

"At the same time, you perfectly handled the invasion from the unknown realm, repelled the legendary Pokémon in the Galar region, stabilized spacetime in the Sinnoh region, and dealt with the Dark Soul in Almia. For this, Headquarters will award you a major commendation."

"Recently, a peculiar red unidentified creature was sighted near the islands of Alola. After comparison, it was confirmed to be an UB: Inflatable that escaped from the Crown Tundra. It appeared in the Alola region and fled in panic after being defeated by the Island King."

"However, shortly after, a very strange life form appeared, resembling a starfish. It was witnessed fighting UB, after which both disappeared."

"However, as the UB countermeasures team, none of us are currently able to travel to the Alola region. The meeting will have to be postponed."

"The following is a personal matter. Lord Shield, I originally planned to ask you about this in more detail when we met in the Alola region."

"I want to know the specifics about Fall. The part I'm referring to isn't simply {the one who fell into the cave}. I learned about 'me' in the Hoenn region from the Sinnoh region. The shattered memories of guarding the strongest tower."

Upon seeing the message, Hikari learned that Lila had already inquired about her identity from Daigo and Ran. Previously, her understanding of herself and her existence was only a vague guess, and she didn't know the specifics.

Therefore, the handsome guy didn't tell her any more details, because there was no need for that. Before going to Alola to carry out the mission, Fall wouldn't be any different from a normal person, except for the fact that she had amnesia.

"Is this an order from a superior?"

"No, this is a sincere request."

"That's right."

"The fact that the Interpolice didn't tell you the details you wanted to know probably comes partly from the handsome guy's hints."

"It seems you've been holding back for a while now. In just a few days, your worldview has been shaken, and you've learned about the amazing thing called 'another me in the world.' No one could possibly remain unmoved."

"And it's not just that; there are also instances of [you] traveling to other worlds." Considering that Alola is essentially four different parallel worlds, Lila will travel to each of these parallel worlds. This is different from Bei Shang's travel to Xi Cui, since there aren't four versions of the legendary Arceus.

"The truth you want to know is about time travel, isn't it?"

“Uh, it’s quite dangerous, but you’re right to come to me, because Dr. Orin and I, from our Zero Zone Research Institute, are experts in time travel. Even the International Police Headquarters isn’t entirely clear on this, right?”

"Fall, the one who fell into the cave, the transmigrator. Just as the name suggests, they are humans who have traveled through vast amounts of time and space, even light-years and the universe. In more colloquial terms, they are [reincarnated into another world]."

"UB is what you know as Ultra Beasts. When they encounter Fall, they become extremely obsessed, go crazy, and excitedly chase and crave these humans, which manifests as a full-force attack. Some Ultra Beasts intend to return to their original world, which is why they think that by tracking down these fellow Ultra Beasts, they can open a path back."

"Some are simply craving energy."

"Those who pass through the Ultimate Cave will be bathed in a large amount of ultimate energy and emit something similar to a scent, that is [light]."

"As a Fall, you cannot escape the fate of being ambushed by UBs. You are their prey, a thorn in their side. Furthermore, Fall will become extremely exhausted and your life will be in danger when fighting UBs."

"You'd better not go to Alola before you're fully prepared. Even if you do go, avoid meeting or investigating with UB."

"Then, let me tell you a newest codename, um, the Light Raider that appeared in the vast sky. UB: Jet Black, let's just call it that. The immense power that appeared in the Crown Snowfield has also appeared in the sky of Hoenn."

Necrozma did not receive a codename in the game; its codename comes from the anime's timeline. This is because the situations in Sun and Moon and Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon are different. In Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, the arrival of the Ultimate Survey Corps caused a drastic change in the entire timeline.

The Interpolice are late for unknown reasons and are unable to appear in the Alola region in the first playthrough. In the second playthrough, the handsome guy and Lila will come to investigate and take a vacation because of the Battle Tree.

It is also mentioned that Lila came to fight the Tree in order to obtain the power to cope with difficulties, and she dragged the handsome guy along to participate in the competition. In the Ultimate Sun and Moon timeline, Lila seems to have known about the relationship between Mordan and the handsome guy in advance.

Although it's not a big deal.

"Well, I know the details now. Let's talk about it when we meet in Alora. It'll be a warm and long vacation for me."

"Hmm, aren't you going to ask how to get back to the original universe?"

"If you didn't say it, then it proves that it's something very difficult to achieve. That's my opinion."

"The reason I applied to go to the Sinnoh region to take over the follow-up work is because the Sinnoh region has legends about time and space."

"Moreover, I have almost completely lost my past memories. After learning about the existence of another version of myself and her experiences, I began to feel inexplicably afraid."

"I can clearly see and know what kind of person I was in the past, but I can't empathize with it. It's like I've become a third-person perspective, which is terrifying. Is my current personality formed by my own will, a remnant of my original personality, or something that was infused with the ultimate energy you mentioned?"

"According to the Rangers' Alliance report, Sir Shield, in the cases you handled in Armia, regarding Blackhall—no, regarding President Whitehall—President Whitehall has long been controlled by another personality, hasn't he?"

"Do you feel that your personality was distorted and dominated by an accident? In other words, you have a sense of insecurity, which is indeed understandable."

"I just feel that we can't rule out this possibility. Many years have passed, I've become part of this world, and if I were to traverse the Ultimate Cave again, or if something unexpected happened, the current 'me' might disappear once more."

"Then everything I've built here over these past few years will be forgotten, and then lost again."

This part is related to philosophy, but whether "the me before amnesia" and "the me after amnesia" are the same person is a well-worn topic.

This is somewhat similar to what Mewtwo often pondered in the past.

“I understand. Then you can spend some time in the Sinnoh region contemplating life. There’s no rush in Alola. The Ranger League will also be sending people to monitor Aether.”

Lila's personality differs across the various works, but the only information we can glean from the brief dialogue in Emerald is that even though she knows that May and Haruka are trainers like the saviors of Hoenn, she doesn't think they are particularly powerful. [Pride] was once a distinctive label for Lila in the games.

After appearing in the Sun and Moon era, Lila, who came from another world, became a perfect trainer who works hard, takes things seriously, is gentle and polite to others, and acts decisively and efficiently. After her pride faded, all that remained was peace.

This also corresponds to the two opposite personalities of Lila in the manga and the anime. The manga Lila is very arrogant, while the anime Lila has a "close" relationship with Ash and is more gentle.

"I don't want to lose my current life."

"Lord Shield."

"Alolan."

In the Alola region, people greet each other by saying "Alola," which carries the dual meaning of hello and goodbye.

"Great Lila, let's meet on Poni Island, on the appointed day, Alola."

Is he the perfect trainer?
"However, looking at it this way, during the conversation just now, I seemed to be her superior."

But Lila didn't use many "commands" when talking to the handsome guy, so as a boss, he was indeed the "perfect ideal type".

Hikari: "Jack, my communication report is complete. Full speed ahead, target: Johto region, Yoshihaya City."

"But before that, I want to visit the water city of Odomare."

Jack gave a helpless twitch of his lips:

"Hey, Captain, even though you're just hitching a ride, oh well, you captured this submarine, so you're the captain and you call the shots! Let's head towards Odomare!"

Lightmoss: "No, going to Odomare was purposeful. How should I put it? I learned some new things in the Almia region, and the appearance of the fusion vernier gave me a slight idea."

"Do you know about the Grand Cathedral in Odomare? The Ranger Alliance should have investigated the unusual tsunami situation in the City of Tokyo before, right?"

The massive submarine began to travel at full speed. In the sky, rainbow-colored lights flew in from afar, accompanying the submarine's progress in the same direction.
The Rainbow God, who brings happiness, never reveals his true feelings to humankind. To date, only one person has been able to hear his voice.

However, this time is an exception.

Including his appearance at the Bell Tower last time, Ho-Oh pondered that the child who successfully brought back the ancient music and dance of Johto and raised the transparent bell should be doing quite well.

The first child in 150 years to be able to open his heart to him, a boy named Hibiki, is now active as the fifth champion of the Pokémon League. Of course, although he is the fifth, the one in charge of all matters, big and small, on the Indigo Plateau is the Fourth Champion.

While he may not be as skilled in battles as his predecessors, he is truly impeccable when it comes to the "happiness" he experiences with his Pokémon.

There are also differences among the Rainbow Warriors.

Some people have had rainbow feathers for many years but don't know how to use them or what they should do with them, while others have only had the feathers for a few months and are able to quickly reach the plateau, achieve their ideals, and even pursue greater happiness.

The five dancers in Enju City wondered if they were waiting for someone like him. The answer is yes.

Ho-Oh transmitted its thoughts from the distant sky downwards; it was a waveguide, Ho-Oh's unique waveguide of happiness.

It spoke as if talking to itself, or as if deliberately explaining something.

As for whether the listener can hear it or understand it, Ho-Oh doesn't seem to care. As a legendary Pokémon with a relatively "macro perspective" in the Pokémon world, it seems to have foreseen the occurrence and ending of everything.

Even the rebirth of the Phantom Flame Emperor was orchestrated and tacitly approved by it, along with the rainbow light that occurred in the Padia region and the "Shadow Guide" that traveled a long way.

[As a hero, combat strength is certainly an important indicator, but even more important is the ability to emanate a "wave of happiness." Therefore, even those who are temporarily weak will be given the opportunity to fight me if they can pass the trial.]

However, once this sense of happiness disappears, they will never be able to see me again. Therefore, I sincerely wish that everyone who receives a feather can maintain eternal happiness with their companions.

It's time to deal with the situation in the Oblibia region. This is what I did after leaving the capital, returning to the long-lost Isles of Light.

So, in the future, you will surely raise the Rainbow Grail at the Rainbow Altar, won't you?

The rainbow in the distance, the rainbow of light from another world, may one day intertwine because of this.

[But before that. North of the Johto region, something... stretching from Johto to Kanto, where people's energy energies are about to converge to determine the greatest martial artist in the world.]

This is truly a wondrous thing! The wave of happiness travels high into the blue sky, and then... reaches a warm and distant place bathed in sunlight! In that distant past, the "Music and Dance of the Divine Capital" passed down by the people of the ruins of Aluf allows their thoughts to traverse 1500 years, 1000 years, 150 years, once again reaching the heavens!

[Starting from the era when the capital city was at its peak.]

[Until the dawn of a verdant sunrise.]

Therefore, you may need to return to the "Divine Capital Region." The Rainbow Feather will guide you, although the one who needs to pass the Rainbow Trial is not you, but your companion.

Do you remember? Ancient legends from the Johto region.

People receive life from Pokémon, and in doing so, entrust their own lives to them. Thus, a stronger bond has been forged between humans and Pokémon than it is now. Therefore, it doesn't matter whose hand holds the feather.

Only those who forever cherish happiness in their hearts are true "Rainbow Warriors."

May your journey be smooth, may you be happy forever, and may even the transcendent realms of time find peace.

long, long ago.

The music and dance used in their sacrifices originated from the region of the gods and were originally performed to worship Arceus. They were meant to showcase the great power of the creator god through song and dance.

It is said that Raikou Yandi and Suijun will no longer be active near the capital, but will be dispatched to a distant place. Meanwhile, Hehe Bodangshui, Mengleigu, and Pokongyan, who have returned to the capital, may very well become a new guard.

So, how about giving these three new moves?

But thinking about it carefully, those three Pokémon's moveset and stats are stronger than the Ho-Oh Guard I created. Was I too conservative with the stats I gave them when I created them?
Therefore, we need to address this issue through institutional improvements!
In the history of Oblibia, the three sacred beasts possessed extraordinary combat skills. When the three arrived there, they would naturally understand the ancient legends and learn those abilities.

Lei Gong's [Splash Thunder] -

Splashing Lightning, a derivative skill used when at level three Rage: [The Thunder God unleashes several bolts of lightning from the sky, sometimes one after another, sometimes multiple bolts striking outwards from the center for an area-of-effect attack.]

Emperor Yan's [Sacred Flame Ascends]

Surrounded by holy fire, this is a derivative move used when wielding level four rage. [When using Holy Fire, the Flame Emperor's body flickers several times, then a massive flame rises from beneath his feet into the sky, striking enemies within a wide area.]

Suicune's Whirlwind -

Whirlwind Storm, a derivative move used when enraged at level one. [Suicune blows three gusts of wind in different directions forward; when enraged, these three gusts move in a boomerang-like trajectory.]

Phoenix King's gaze fell upon the green slime mold on the submarine deck. It had barely managed to escape the two-person boat and hadn't fallen into the sea. It was grateful for its "survival" and hurriedly crawled towards the cabin.

Hmm, Zygard?
It's fascinating to see the balancers of the ecosystem here; they were probably drawn here by what happened in Almia.

And what's next, the hidden crisis in Oblibia, and what might happen in the near future, the World Tree and Alola, etc., will definitely surprise you!

The world's ecology and new climate urgently need to be reinvestigated!

Zygard Core (5):

[Those despicable pirates! They didn't even check the boat's passenger limit before forcing their way on board, almost causing me to fall into the sea! How could those two be so quick to switch boats?! Give me some time to react, please!]

[I'm so tired, how do I open the hatch of this submarine?]

[Am I just going to have to stay outside the hatch like this?! Wait, don't sink! I haven't even gotten into the cabin yet!]

Rainbow feathers fell from the sky. Lightmoss caught the feathers and gazed at the distant sky from near the submarine.

The rippling water learned "Whirling Wind", the thunder drum learned "Splashing Thunder", and the sky-piercing flame learned "Sacred Flame Ascending"!
The three techniques correspond to wind, thunder, and sacred fire.

The rainbow that accompanied us all the way was indeed Ho-Oh. It deliberately waited until I appeared near Aldor Mare before leaving its feathers. How true.
The rainbow feather signifies the official start of the Rainbow Trial, and it seems that his Pokémon have heard Ho-Oh's voice.

"The Rainbow Grail of Oblibia, the Rainbow Light of Alora, and... Back to the Capital of Gods"

(End of this chapter)