Why would you need a girlfriend when you have Pokémon?

"What do you mean by solve it yourself? If brother knows something, why don't you tell the alliance and ask the alliance for help..."

"You can't tell the Alliance!" However, Gladion's attitude was very firm. "I will deal with the problem of that woman. There is no need for the Alliance to interfere! As long as we have 'it''s' power, we can definitely stop that woman's conspiracy..."

Lillie wanted to continue talking, but Gladion changed the subject, "Okay, I'm not here to talk to you about this today. Just get out of here. However, if you keep running around outside, you might be discovered by the people from the Aether Foundation. So, I'll protect you from now on. Come with me, Lillie..."

As he said this, he extended his hand to Liliae, which made Liliae a little confused for a moment...

...Honestly speaking, if someone else came here, they would probably have cursed at him. He didn't say a word, talked in riddles for a long time, and finally said "I'm doing this for your own good", and then wanted others to follow him?

Where the hell do you get your confidence from?

But Liliae knew, because he was her biological brother, and they had lived together for many years so she knew it clearly.

Her brother has just this kind of temper, he just isn't very good at speaking. In fact, he really takes good care of Liliae and has always cared about his sister since she was a child. There should be no extra associations with his words, they just have the standard literal meaning.

He was just worried that Liliae would get into trouble if she knew too much, so he hoped to solve all the problems for her by himself so that the little princess could live a happy life without any worries.

As a brother, isn't it natural for me to protect my sister?

But this kind of self-righteousness obviously did not take into account whether Liliae herself needed or was willing to... just be a canary in a cage.

"I won't leave. I have things to do..."

"Varied……"

As soon as these words came out, the young man in front of him showed an extremely shocked expression, as if in his cognition, the fact that Liliae would reject his proposal was something he had never considered.

For a moment, he seemed unable to even accept this fact, causing his brain thread to be a little confused.

"Why? It's dangerous for you to be alone now!"

His tone instantly became anxious. This anxiety was by no means fake, and this concern was truly genuine, but it made Liliae want to sigh.

"I am no longer a child who can only hide behind my brother and mother. This time, I will do what I can!"

"Well……"

After saying this, the young man in front of him hesitated again. He withdrew his hand hesitantly and was silent for a long time before he gritted his teeth and squeezed out a word.

"Is that so? Then... it's up to you. I don't care!"

He was just like a child throwing a tantrum. But considering his age, he was only two years older than Liliae, only about fifteen or sixteen years old, which was exactly the so-called "rebellious period".

This age group is also prone to a common juvenile disease. Since the disease usually occurs in the second year of junior high school, it is called...Chuunibyou!

After saying this, he seemed quite angry and left, leaving Liliae alone, feeling a bit amused and helpless.

"Oh, could it be that we were also seen like this in the eyes of others? It's so embarrassing..."

After making a dumbfounded complaint, Liliae finally remembered.

"Oh no, if we don't go back soon, Lowe and the others will be worried..."

On the other side, after Lowe confirmed that Liliae was talking to Gladion, he did not interfere. After all, they were just siblings talking, and it was not right for outsiders to make irresponsible remarks.

Besides, Lowe had read the script and knew that Gladion, apart from being a bit of a middle school student, was very caring and attentive to Lillie, so there was no need to worry about what he would do.

He most likely came here hoping to take Liliae away. Of course, if Liliae didn't want to go with him, given his temper, he most likely wouldn't do something like kidnapping someone.

Sure enough, not long after, Liliae returned to her room with a worried look on her face.

"Um..." After seeing Lowe and Yasha, Lilia thought for a moment and calmed herself down before speaking, "I just met that mysterious man. I know who he is..."

"..."

Next, Liliae explained the key points of her conversation with Gladion. Of course, she couldn't really say anything useful, after all, the other party just spoke in riddles.

The only key point may be that Gladion clearly stated that "that woman is not the mother we are familiar with."

"Well, if we take this literally, there are usually two interpretations..."

The first explanation is that the other person's temperament has changed drastically. A common sentence pattern is "He is no longer the innocent boy he was back then," which refers to a change in mentality.

The second explanation is purely literal...

"…Liliae's mother was replaced by someone!"

"Eh?!"

Chapter 149: Holding the Script Spoiler

According to Gladion, Liliae's mother is no longer the mother she knew...

There are two ways to understand this statement. The first one naturally refers to the change in mentality, the so-called "he is no longer the innocent boy he was back then."

The second explanation is purely literal, and it is not a metaphysical metaphor such as a change in mentality. It simply means that Liliaie's mother was replaced by someone else.

"Huh?" This sentence naturally shocked Liliae instantly. "Impossible, if my mother was replaced by someone, I would definitely feel it!"

She immediately became serious, but before that, Yasha, who had been listening for a long time, was completely confused.

"Wait a minute!" She raised her hand quickly, "...Mr. Lowe, please guide me...Who is Alice..."

"Oh, Asha doesn't know yet. Well, it doesn't matter if you tell Asha. Just remember to keep it a secret. Alice... well, her real name is Liliae. Yes, she is the missing little princess of the Aether Foundation..."

"what?"

After that, Lowe could only explain Liliae's condition to Yasha, which allowed Yasha to roughly understand the current situation.

"Uh, so there is such a secret?"

Many people in the alliance already knew about this, but there were even more people who had no idea at all. Although Yasha was the gym leader, this matter had nothing to do with her, so naturally she was not told.

The reason why a secret is a secret is, of course, that the fewer people who know it, the better.

However, Lowe believed that Yasha could keep the secret, so he told her directly without any hesitation.

"Okay, let's put this matter aside for now..." Lowe waved his hand and brought the topic back on track, "... Lilia's mother, President Lusamine, um, does Lilia think she was not replaced?"

"of course!"

Liliae answered confidently, while others might still have doubts. As Liliae was the biological daughter, theoretically, if her mother was really replaced by someone, she would definitely be able to detect some clues.

"Well, that's pretty convincing. So, let's put it another way. What if it wasn't a substitution, but the person was simply controlled?"

"Eh……"

Being controlled, hypnotized or brainwashed?

In that case, since it is still oneself after all, the words and deeds will naturally not be any different from usual. However, because some actions are controlled by brainwashing, one will make some actions that are completely different from his usual behavior in certain situations.

"After all, the Ultra Beasts we encountered before all have their own code names. You see, Expansion, Jet, Thunderbolt, etc. are all understandable, so what does the code name Parasite mean?"

"what……"

Because Xuwuide has the ability to parasitize other people and control their actions through tentacles, he was given this code name.

However, the Xuwuide parasitism discovered so far is actually more like a puppet, and can only perform some simple behavioral manipulation on the target when the other party is conscious. In this case, it is not considered to have the ability to manipulate the mind and consciousness.

However, that is also because all the Ultimate Beasts encountered so far are actually versions with incomplete strength.

If it is a fully-powered version of the Ultra Beast, it is hard to say what it can do. President Lusamine and the Aether Foundation are likely the ones who originally recruited the Ultra Beast.

"This is just speculation of course..."

It's just speculation, but Lowe is already giving away spoilers with the script...

"...Could it be that the Aether Foundation and President Lusamine discovered the Ultra Beasts for scientific research purposes, but when they came into contact with them, they were not careful and were controlled by one of the Ultra Beasts, which led to what happened later?"

It was because Gladion noticed this that he said "That woman is not my mother".

"Is it possible? If so, it means that it wasn't my mother who did those hateful things, or it wasn't my mother's original intention?"

Liliae's eyes lit up instantly. After all, she had always been obsessed with the fact that her mother was the culprit, and she couldn't accept that the mother she admired would do such a thing.

But if everything was as Lowe said, then her mother did not do those excessive things willingly. In this case, Liliae would naturally feel much better.

"Well, it's just a possibility. To be frank, I'm just guessing, and it's a blind guess without any reason..."

"Yeah, I understand... Sorry, I got so excited..."

Liliae also figured it out. At this stage, what Lowe said were all groundless speculations. To put it bluntly, it was just a possibility. Liliae certainly hoped that this possibility was true, so that she could reconcile with her mother in her heart.

But if all this is not true, and her mother is really just pretending to be a good person, but is actually a cold-blooded and heartless person in her heart, that is also possible.

Therefore, we cannot make too many assumptions now. Otherwise, if we are slapped in the face by facts and refuse to accept them, we will only appear more ugly and clownish.

"Okay, let's summarize the situation first. The current problem is that the Lava Team has taken the meteorite, and the Ocean Team will definitely not let this go. Recently, abnormal weather has occurred near Chimney Mountain, which seems to be very similar to the super ancient legend described in the mural..."

It has been analyzed before that the purpose of the Ocean Team's seizure of the Kusnogi Shipyard was to obtain the latest submarine technology so that they could investigate things under the deep sea.

Combined with the strangeness of Chimney Mountain, the stolen meteorite, and the descendants of the Meteor People, everything points to a super ancient legend...

"...Team Ocean and Team Magma are probably trying to awaken the sleeping twin gods from the ancient legend!"

According to legend, the twin gods were sealed underground in the Hoenn region. The God of the Ocean was naturally sealed at the bottom of the sea. The exact location was unclear, but it was definitely quite deep under the sea. As for the God of the Earth...

"...No way?" Yasha was also shocked. "Could it be that the God of Earth is sleeping under Chimney Mountain?"

Chimney Mountain is an active volcano, but it has not erupted for thousands of years. It contains powerful fire energy, so much so that a large number of Fire-type Pokémon gather around it all year round.

This could certainly be a naturally formed environment, but it is also possible that there is some incredible power beneath Chimney Mountain that can bring together such a powerful volcano.

For example...

...The sealed place of the God of Earth!

Chapter 150 Foot Bath Hot Spring

"what……"