Divine Plan? But I'm a Pokémon trainer.

Chapter 365 The Phantom Thief's Purpose

"It's a fact that Higana has joined both Team Magma and Team Aqua. Instead of dwelling on this, let's reverse our thinking—as a successor, Higana must have had reasons why she had to join Team Magma and Team Aqua."

Link's words before hanging up the phone kept echoing in Daigo's mind, as if a certain conclusion was about to be reached.

Let's reverse our thinking.

The inheritor's goal is to request the dragon god she worships to shatter the meteorite, and to achieve this, she must first be able to see him.

According to human research on Rayquaza, this creature, which has lived in the ozone layer since ancient times, is elusive and rarely appears below the stratosphere.

Even the Sky Pillar, the tallest building in the Hoenn region, cannot reach its existence.

There are only two ways to meet Rayquaza.

One possibility is that it could fly into the ozone layer, which is extremely dangerous.

Secondly, it's about making history repeat itself. When Groudon and Kyogre awaken and start fighting, the atmosphere will become abnormal due to the conflict between the two Pokémon, and Rayquaza will descend...

“I see.” Daigo gradually sorted out his thoughts. “Shiganna is the one who prompted the two organizations to awaken Groudon and Kyogre.”

Groudon and Kyogre did indeed awaken as expected.

But thanks to the efforts of the Hoenn League and its allies, the two Pokémon were unable to stage another epic battle like in the mythology.

The Hoenn region was spared, and Rayquaza did not appear as Shycanna had planned.

The moment when Higanbana's plan came closest to success was actually at the Saiyu Tournament, but due to Link's actions, Groudon and Kyogre were unable to meet once again.

Higanbana repeatedly missed the opportunity to shatter the meteorite when she saw Rayquaza, and Daigo, realizing this, was somewhat relieved.

This inheritor's style is far too radical; if her actions are allowed to continue, we may pay a heavy price.

The plan by Devon Corporation to move the giant meteorite is more credible.

Just then, the navigator received a message from Link:

"As the saying goes: A babbling brook under a small bridge usually summons mathematicians. Connecting jasmine sparks, reviving the Lycoris radiata and bringing it home. What a big miscalculation! Did you know that the name Xijiana originates from the Lycoris radiata flower?"

Phoenix Lycoris radiata flower?
What kind of nonsense is this? Shouldn't it be Manjusaka and Lycoris radiata?

Daigo paused for a moment, recalling a line from the Phantom Thief's announcement.

The red spider lilies will naturally form a rainbow bridge beneath the Shadowless Palace...

Now the truth about the phantom thief who sent the notice has been revealed.

Knowing his identity, Daigo quickly realized the Phantom Thief's true purpose. The other party probably already knew about Rayquaza and Deoxys's great battle on the ice field four years ago and hoped to use some characteristic or power of Deoxys to lure Rayquaza to Larus City.

When the belligerent Rayquaza encounters Deoxys again, there is a high probability that the two will clash, giving Sidgar a chance to strike.

Thanks to Zhu Lan's suggestion, Link almost directly provided him with the answer.

But Daigo, who knew Higana's purpose, couldn't help but ponder for a long time. So, did he really need to stop all of this from the root?

Or perhaps we could naturally bring up Rayquaza and try to reach a negotiation with him?
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"Boni-oh?"

Half a day has passed since Pidgeot, transformed by Dream, brought the Tree of Origin to the world, and Evil Pon is still puzzled by this "tree".

Grass-type Pokémon are very good at sensing plants, but in its perception, isn't this tree essentially a mountain?
"Mwah!"

Dream insists that it is a tree, at least a long, long time ago.

However, it didn't care about the nature of the Tree of Origin. Instead, it dragged Egui Peng to its abode and showed it the treasures it had collected over the years. These included ancient coins, a crown of unknown origin, a baby cradle, outdated toys, and picture books with almost no words...

These treasures reveal a dreamlike preference, and one always feels that its spirit is remarkably youthful.

Ergui Peng looked through the collection of toys with a touch of nostalgia. Wait, why are there recently released Pokémon card packs in there?

Where did Fantasy find the money to buy this?
Dream proudly stated that it won all of this.

With the superpower of telekinesis and illusion creation, he can easily make people see things that don't exist, and disguise himself as a person to play cards with other children.

"Mwah!"

Since we're already here, let's play cards together!

"Boni?"

Did you not cheat?

For example, one can "foresee the future" to know their own and their opponent's next card, use "telekinesis" to see through their opponent's hand, use "magic tricks" to create cards, or use "hypnosis" to induce their opponent to play a card.

These are all common tricks used by Fiery Fox.

Trainers employ even more methods, such as special techniques, verbal suggestions, psychological manipulation, and visual deception.

And then there's the most outrageous adult method—changing the strength of your deck in the meta by discarding cards or playing cards.

Of course, Link didn't do that in general... after all, he doesn't play matches, but theoretically he retained the right to do so.

"Mwah!? Mwah... Mwah mwah!"

After rambling on for a while, he then danced around in mid-air, insisting that he had clearly not cheated.

Besides, "predicting the future" is its passive ability, so it's not its fault if it unconsciously receives information about the future while playing cards.

Ergui Peng fell silent, and it was difficult to comment in any case.

Okay, it knew that all Psychic-type Pokémon were like that.

Just as the fox was about to play a game with Mew, Dragonite suddenly appeared in the distance.

It's not mealtime yet, so it's probably not the trainer calling it home for dinner.

A moment later, the Dragonite carrying a group of small Pokémon, including Fennekin, Flamebug, Beldum, and Smoke, landed on the tree trunk and casually released some slightly larger ones from its bag.

For example, a Snorlax carrying a backpack full of tea and snacks...

"Mwah!"

Dream was overjoyed and quickly led the group of elves to the depths of the Tree of Origin.

Since so many people have come, it's definitely not appropriate to only play cards with Egui Peng.

It decided to introduce the new Pokémon card system it had invented out of sheer boredom to the group of Pokémon.

Trainer cards that provide functions such as drawing, searching, discarding, and recycling will be removed from the game, and new trainer cards with characteristics, skills, and health points will be added to the game that can be deployed to the battlefield.

It allows players to attach energy to their trainers and activate their abilities.

At the start of the game, each player can add one fixed trainer from their deck to their hand. And more than two players can participate in the game... this is a free-for-all mode.

The inventor of this mode called it Trainer Mode!

(End of this chapter)