Divine Plan? But I'm a Pokémon trainer.

Chapter 523 Pokémon World Championships (End)

The ruins of the capital city in the Jodo region.

As soon as Link, who had been sent back to the modern world by the Celebi, showed his face, he was transported by an unknown totem from the Ruins of Aluf to a vast, empty ruin.

The statues of the spirits that were once worshipped in the Sinnoh region stand on both sides, while in the center of the ruins is a triangle symbolizing the cornerstone of the spiritual and material worlds.

"I was just saying I wanted to go back and see the elves, but even I want to rest quietly for a year or two."

Link sighed, looking around, but he didn't see the lyre of Arceus or the radiant image of Mingyao.

No sooner had he finished speaking than a familiar voice came from behind him.

"Kobayashi? It really is you!"

Cynthia, who had been conducting research and archaeology in various places since retiring as champion, happened to walk in with Lucario.

Several years have passed since Xi Cui first met her, and she almost thought that the other party would never appear in the "future" timeline, just as the Queen of the Crown had predicted.

"Long time no see, Aunt Zhulan, I've been waiting for you..."

Even if you haven't aged much, we're basically from the same generation!

Link chuckled softly; it was indeed true.

"Alright, Zhulan, long time no see. I've just returned to this era. I'll send you the information I've gathered later. Could you tell me what's going on now?"

The mythologist, whose eyes lit up, sighed with admiration, "That's a long story."

The ruins of the capital were not a place for conversation, so she led the other person to a mountain hut on the outside and explained in detail the information that could not be known from the briefing alone.

In short—Team New Plasma has just defeated and assisted the International Police in arresting Ghettoss, who attempted to freeze the world and rule the United States, while Carlos and the Galar region were fortunate enough to escape the threat of the ultimate weapon that would exterminate all life.

So many years have passed, and the world is still in such dire straits.

As for the ruins of this divine capital, nothing special happened. Zhu Lan only learned some secret information from Ming Yao, who had officially returned to the modern world some time ago.

It's also worth mentioning that when Mingyao returned to the modern world, he brought back very few Pokémon. He entrusted most of the Pokémon he didn't release to Xicui's Xiaozhao.

"I see……"

Link seemed to be deep in thought.

In other words, to avoid a paradox, Mingyao did not subdue the spirits such as Time and Space, Alpaca, Lake Spirit, Dream and Moon.

Silver and Hibiki, who gained the trust of Ho-Oh Urogh, had absolutely no connection with Arceus.

The hidden storyline of the re-creation of the ruins of the capital, which should have occurred during the HeartGold/Gintama era and was obtained through movie streaming, did not happen.

Perhaps his time travel with Mingyao and Manchong did indeed bring some ripples and echoes to the distant future.

But he believed that it must have helped change the relationship between humans and elves.

At least thanks to Ash's efforts, Pipa is no longer the Padia Batman!

"Stop saying 'I see,' Kobayashi. What exactly did you encounter in the past? What were other regions like in ancient times besides Xicui?"

Link shrugged. That's a long story too.

"DONE."

Just as he was struggling with how to explain, Porygon had already upgraded his Pokédex system, from the Pokédex - Unova Dream version to the Pokédex - Arceus version. He then sent his experiences from 150 years ago in regions such as Shizuku, Johto, Unova, and Orei, as well as the more distant ancient Galar period, to the relevant people through the Pokédex.

"Alright, Zhulan, you can take your time looking at it yourself. I need to go back to the group first."

Before he finished speaking, Link rode his Dragonite and soared into the sky, heading towards Ripple Town on the other side of the ocean.

Gazing at the back of an old friend she hadn't seen in a long time, Zhu Lan inexplicably revealed a mysterious smile.

Returning to the Unova region... the timing is perfect.

Although Link himself was unaware of the former champion's thoughts.

However, when he flew to the gym near Blueberry Academy off the coast of Ripple Town, he discovered that his basic gym license had been revoked... no, to be precise, the job had been passed on to a junior who had achieved excellent results in the tournament two years ago.

Since the information about Link's time travel was not kept secret within the small circle, the Unova Champion also realized that continuing to entrust the Gym Leader's work to the other party's Pokémon was too burdensome, and in the end, the Basic Gym Leader turned back into Aloe.

"Fine, I'll just quit being the curator... It's rare to have some peace and quiet."

He didn't seem to care about it.

What Link was even more concerned about was the upcoming PWT, sponsored by Ashida, which was in full swing during the pre-tournament period.

The Pokémon World Championships is a competition open to trainers from all over the world. It has become very well-established over the years and continues to attract trainers from all over the world to participate every time it is held.

Because each edition is held in a different region and attracts a large number of spectators, driving economic benefits, it can almost be called the world's "Olympics".

The next PWT will be held in Monaco in the Galar region, while this one will be held in Homba in the Unova region.

"Watari, Chiran, Adek... even Crimson and the others have signed up."

"Wait! Leon and Kukui are here too?"

Link paused for a moment, then instinctively asked Polygon to help him register for the competition.

But in fact, the multifaceted beast, who had anticipated this, had already registered the moment he returned to this era.

"Fu!"

Even if we miss a few years of training time, it doesn't matter. It's time to let people of this era see its Fuyu Cannon!

"Yes, after the tournament, we can go on vacation to Alola."

"That being said—since we're all back, let's first gather our friends/rivals and have a get-together!"

Although Link used to only care about his life with the elves, after experiencing various things, he has come to love this world and everything about it.

Conflicts arise, setbacks occur, conspiracies are uncovered, and more conspiracies are encountered...

Even with conflicting ideas, people can understand each other, and the temporary gloom will eventually dissipate.

Other trainers, other people, other Pokémon—these unique and mostly kind and friendly beings make up this world.

Even though there are still shortcomings, Link is confident that by working together with humans and Pokémon, the Pokémon world can become a true ideal place and utopia.

But before that—

Thanks to the participation of a mysterious warrior who has lost his way in time, trainers with a burning desire for battle have signed up one after another, and the grandest Pokémon World Championship in history is about to begin!
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