Divine Plan? But I'm a Pokémon trainer.

Chapter 419 Entering the Forest, Breakthrough!
The energy of the crystal, which is absorbed and transformed, has the potential to self-reproduce. However, the moves developed by the Fire Fox will not go out of control and are even more stable than those used by the Talebages.

Before long, this "black fog" will dissipate on its own.

“Hey…”

They're really getting shot even when they're not doing anything.

"Black light doesn't exist in nature, so this technique is essentially about coloring, and therefore its energy consumption is probably much higher than 'Sunny Day.'"

The fire fox nodded. That was true, but it was worth it.

Once the black fog covers the entire battlefield, opponents who can only rely on sight will find it very difficult to maintain accuracy.

Furthermore, this move is not completely immune to physical/energy attacks, but it is meaningless to rely solely on a move like "Thorn Vine Staff" that is focused on killing.

According to its estimate, it would take at least three "Clear Fog" type moves to completely remove these shadows.

Frankly, Link thought this was already quite extraordinary.

After discussions between humans and elves, this move was ultimately named "Feather Black".

When Link returns to the Ripple Gym later, he plans to use this move as a temporary terrain effect to test the challenger's ability to adapt to changing circumstances.

After dinner, the long day came to an end, and the adventures and challenges in the Dream Realm began again.

Link, who did not intend to continue simulating the PTSD simulator for the time being until the following morning, planned to continue exploring the secrets of the Forest of Connection.

In recent days, Fire Fox, Polygonus, and Talebages have been trying to analyze and explore this place.

An incredible energy enveloped the entire forest. Unlike Mount Ross, where only the deepest part had a spacetime distortion, the entire Forest of Connection was in an abnormal spacetime.

This basically confirms their initial guess.

The only problem is, how do we bring things from the dream world into reality?
Link thought Dream would have a way, but unfortunately it was only for this time; his plan was outside the other party's knowledge.

Even after exploring for so long, they still haven't been able to get to the deepest part of the "connection".

But after witnessing the moves developed by Fire Fox last night, Talebagos seems to have gained new inspiration.

"Bagogo!"

If we reduce the elements that caused us to get lost within the "Zeroing Realm" range to zero, wouldn't we be able to directly appear in the deepest part of the Forest of Connection?

Upon hearing this, Link was astonished by Talebagos's ability to apply his knowledge to new situations and his divergent thinking, which allowed him to come up with such a way of utilizing "Zeroing Realm".

“This is too risky.” Polygon calculated the success rate and did not recommend this strategy. “Talebagos does not yet possess this level of precision.”

"Fu~"

The fire fox nodded. It couldn't make things up; it didn't want to encounter the same unexpected situation as last time when Giratina suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Seeing that everyone seemed to agree, Munchlax was truly bewildered and impressed.

"Gangbi?"

Kirby raised his hand in greeting.

What did Talebagos mean just now?
Why didn't I understand a single word?

"Simply put, it is about correcting the 'faulty history,' 'faulty present,' and 'distorted future' to their 'original form,' which is to create a mold of a world that is presumed not to exist based on events and then realize it."

To be honest, Kirby still didn't understand.

"Just?"

Isn't this similar to the previous usage, just a different, longer, and more convoluted explanation? The Porygon from the Pokédex appeared on the screen, explaining more concisely: "This means that 'Zero Realm' can be used not only for defense but also for attack."

"Bagogo?"

Is that really the case? Why doesn't it realize that what it just said meant that?
"By removing the 'wounds,' Talebagos can achieve a near-healing effect, restoring the entire team's stamina and injuries to pre-battle levels, right?"

The turtle nodded. Indeed, and it didn't take much effort.

Using this move in a match would be almost cheating, so Link has never used it to avoid it being banned by the rules too early.

You can't break the rules, and you can find loopholes before the patch goes live, but you have to save your ultimate moves for the most crucial battles...

"So by reducing the opponent's actions to zero, you can prevent the opponent from ever actually using any moves, whether it's attacking or defending, right?"

Turtle nodded again. A sustained "zeroing out" was unlikely, but canceling only one action was still acceptable.

"Okay, so let's say that Talebagos used 'Destruction Beam' on Caterpie, but it was blocked by Caterpie's 'Electric Net' and missed. This is a fact that has already happened."

"However, through 'Zeroing the Limits,' Talebagos was able to nullify Caterpie's use of 'Electric Net,' resulting in a change in history. Caterpie was now struck by 'Destruction Ray' and rendered unable to fight."

"Gangbi!"

Amazing!
That would make them practically invincible!
"Fu~"

The problem is that Talebagos cannot control the energy of the crystalline crystals to this extent. Several attempts at "Zeroing the Realm" have proven that at most it can cancel the opponent's actions but cannot correct history.

This is why Fire Fox disagrees with Talebagos resetting the unknown causes of getting lost to zero so that they can appear directly within the connection.

If the elements that cause getting lost are truly reduced to zero, will they really appear directly in the center of the forest?

Or will something even worse happen?
“Hey…”

Upon closer examination, it's not actually that certain.

Arcanine yawned deeply. "So how do we get into the connection? We can't keep wasting time like this, can we?"

Talebages shrank back into its shell; it had no other choice anyway.

"So far we've tried defogging, marking, ropes, teleportation, flying, digging, is there anything we haven't tried...?"

Link looked at Arcanine, who was getting sleepy from being too idle, and a brand new idea came to mind.

"Since this is the gap between dreams and reality, instead of focusing on the physical aspects, how about addressing the spiritual aspects, such as moving forward while sleepwalking?"

To be precise, it's about having Kirby use the combination of "Sleep" and "Sleep Talk".

Upon hearing this, Munchlax scratched its head. Had the trainer finally given up on himself?

But it didn't matter, it patted its chest, saying it could sleep anywhere.

"We might as well try anything, no matter how desperate we are."

Before he could finish speaking, Link and the Pokémon heard Snorlax snoring.

Link hesitated, wanting to speak but stopping himself; he greatly envied this ability.

The Fiery Fox thinks that whenever the trainer wants to sleep, it can just use a "hypnosis" spell on them...

As Munchlax fell asleep, the group followed it through the mist of the Forest of Connection.

About an hour later, a brand new view came into view.

(End of this chapter)