I, Zhulan's childhood sweetheart, was trapped in Xicui.

Super Rayquaza opened its mouth with a strong jaw. It wanted to prove to Xu Li what this guy, who he said had twice the racial value of its own, was like!

Origin Palkia and Origin Dialga looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

They are good at ganging up on each other!

The storm, mixed with time and space, raged over Quanguan City.

In the shocked gazes of Daigo, Chibana and the arriving Dantei, in the stunned expression of Ross, and in the astonished eyes of Shiyu.

Wuji Taina let out a wail.

In Rayquaza's powerful attack, which was the finishing touch, he was suddenly knocked out of his Gigantamax state.

Chapter 217 The dark night ends.

With the finishing touch of Super Rayquaza, which contained the power of the sky, the "dark night" that enveloped the earth disappeared in an instant.

The sky was clear again, and the not-too-scorching sun shone down.

Mega Rayquaza, Origin Palkia, and Origin Dialga surrounded Infinite, not hiding from Infinite the pressure they displayed as legendary beasts from various regions.

The huge body of Wujitai, which had been beaten out of the Wuji giant state, seemed to be shaky and trembling among them. It was so weak that it seemed that it would fall from the sky at the slightest disturbance.

"Aang, angshi——"

A roar came out of its mouth.

Even with this trembling voice, people with discerning eyes and Pokémon could hear that there was a harshness inside.

But its original form, a dragon skeleton as big as a dozen stories high, still makes people shudder.

Although it didn't frighten any of the Pokémon around it.

Palkia even came forward and slapped Wujitai's head without any hesitation.

“Guh-no~!”

At least I look scary on the outside, so you can be my little brother from now on!

Palkia said so.

Wuji Taina was obviously unwilling.

Seeing the fierce eyes of the powerful Super Rayquaza, and the centaurs like Palkia and Dialga, masters of space and time, and seeing them in good shape, ready for dozens more battles, I remembered the painful attacks they had dealt in previous battles.

Wuji Taina couldn't say anything in rebuttal.

It could only silently let Palkia continue to slap its head.

……

"Sure enough, I still rely on him."

Sitting cross-legged on the disc-like forehead of the Shining Metagross, Daigo raised the corner of his mouth and stretched lazily without caring about his image. "It seems that the problem is solved now..."

Dan Di was staring at the figures of the four divine beasts leaving the sky in a daze. Of course, the most important one was Mutant Na who was being dragged away by Palkia.

"This is the legendary Pokémon that created 'Dark Night'..."

Although he was a little disappointed that he was not the hero who saved Galar, it was not time for the dust to settle yet.

Now the dark night is over.

But Galar's affairs are not over yet...

"So..." Dan Emperor frowned, "Why did all this happen..."

Although he was confused in his heart, he already had many guesses.

The Dan Emperor looked at Roz, who had just finished carefully straightening his clothes and slowly walked over to the Dan Emperor from the energy plant.

"President Luo Zi." Dan Di said, "Can you please explain all this..."

"You don't have to call me president anymore, Dandi," Ross said with a smile. "Before this incident, I had already resigned from my position as president of the Galar Alliance. Perhaps you were too busy to notice."

Dandi looked at Roz in a daze.

This man discovered him, promoted him to the champion, worked hard and gave everything for Galar, made Galar world-famous, and made the economy develop rapidly.

"The appearance of Dark Night and the awakening of Infinite were my fault," said Ross. "I was too hasty. I'm sorry for causing so much harm to Galar."

"Why is that..."

Dan Emperor was a little bit unbelievable.

But Ross didn't explain, only saying, "As an apology, inside that energy plant is my final compensation to Galar."

A compensation that can maintain the Galar region's Dynamax system for at least another thousand years.

……

……

Roz was arrested.

This was the news Xu Li received after he dealt with Wuji Taina and returned to Gongmen City with Zi Yu.

Even the small amount of Dark Night that Wujitai created before his Gigantamaxing had already wreaked havoc on the towns of Galar. Despite Xu Li's intervention and the help of the Aether Foundation, Daigo, Liu Bo, and others, there weren't many casualties.

But the extent of its destruction was reflected in the simplest way by every Galar.

Their homes had all suffered damage, some major and some minor. In some serious cases, like Spike Town, more than half of the houses and infrastructure needed to be rebuilt.

In addition, Ross personally admitted to resurrecting Muten, which contributed to the occurrence of "Dark Night".

Loz already had a mixed reputation in the hearts of the people of Galar, and now he is even more unpopular and lacks trust.

Xu Li wasn't surprised by this result. Even Roz himself had anticipated it.

Before the incident happened, Xu Li also tried to persuade Luo Zi, but Luo Zi was impatient and arbitrary and was only willing to accept the ideas and plans in his own mind, so the matter ended in nothing.

Although Xu Li, who knew the inside story, knew that Loz's merits to Galar definitely outweighed his faults and would benefit future generations, his sins could not be offset, and at least for now, in the eyes of the people of Galar.

Roz, is a sinner.

The person who took over Roz's original duties as the alliance president was the "perfect champion" in people's hearts.

Dan Emperor.

This responsibility was very distressing to him.

The two greatest responsibilities within the region, League President and League Champion, weigh heavily on his shoulders. In addition, with the reconstruction of the Galar region during this period, he has to deal with a variety of important matters.

Faced with the countless, endless, and overwhelming documents, Emperor Dan never closed his eyes.

I guess Aoki and Dan Di have a lot to say.

……

Next to Hualang Town, inside the Weimei Forest, by the lake where Cang Xiang and Zang Marant live.

Mujitai's massive body soaked in the clear water, gurgling dejectedly as he let out several large bubbles. Palkia and Dialga stood on either side of the lake, like gate gods.

Cang Xiang and Zang Marant also stared at Wujitana with vigilance.

"Woo——"

"Since you want to take this responsibility." Xu Li smiled and said to them, "Then I'll leave it to you."

Cang Xiang raised his head as a matter of course, and the red braid beside his ear swayed lightly.

It is his responsibility to supervise Muten and prevent it from absorbing all of Galar's energy at some point and summoning the Dark Night once again.

As heroes of Galar's legend, this is their natural responsibility.

Cang Xiang thought so.

Xu Li was the mastermind behind the suppression of Wujitai Na, and the one who ultimately defeated Wujitai Na and brought him here. Although Xu Li had initially forced them to do so, Cang Xiang still recognized this as a good outcome.

"Woo——"

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Cang Xiang proudly swung her red braids and said this to Xu Li.

"Of course." Xu Li said with a smile, "After all, you all entered my Poké Ball."

Hearing Xu Li's words, Cang Xiang grunted and turned his face away.

This means Xu Li didn't capture them. They entered Xu Li's Poké Ball only as part of his plan.

"Woo——"

Despite saying so, Cang Xiang did not ask Xu Li to throw away or destroy the Poké Ball that contained them.

"..."

Xu Li rubbed its soft blue fur, which made Cang Xiang feel offended. He turned his head to look at the Pokémon it released.

They were all captured by Xu Li after attacking the city during the chaotic Dynamax phase. Most of them had already left, and Xu Li let them choose voluntarily - if they wanted to stay, they could stay, and if they didn't want to, they could leave on their own.

Now the only ones left are: Galar Slowpoke, Chipmunk, Steelix, Garchomp, Appledragon and Honeydragon, two Jigglypuffs, a female Dragonite, and Scolopendra.

They are still here.

Most of them have hope for the "utopia" promised by Xu Li, where there is a place where they can live a prosperous life with enough food.

A small number of people had various reasons for not doing so: Slowpoke, for example, forgot to think and didn't make a choice. Of course, if it had Alakazam's brain, it would probably have stayed.

After the 'Dark Night' ended, the eyes of these Pokémon returned to clarity, and they felt complicated and overwhelmed by what they had done before.

However, few people would blame this group of Pokémon.

Big Mouth touched Zi Yu's arm with its steel jaw in shame, apologizing for its merciless attack on her in Quanguan City.

Zi Yu didn't care about it. She just walked around the big-mouthed baby and kept exclaiming, "How cute..."

This made Big Mouth Baby's baby-like face blush.

……

After saying goodbye to Cang Xiang and Zang Marant, leaving a lot of food for them, Xu Li took Zi Yu and left the Weimei Forest.

Before leaving, Palkia still slapped Infinite's purple-red head reluctantly, making it make a loud clang.

The little brother it recognized was put under "house arrest" before he could even get the care of his big brother!

Palkia looked indignant.

In its view, although this little brother looked a bit fierce, was a bit destructive to the world, was a bit dangerous, was sullen and unable to communicate, and was full of poison, his nature...

Well, Palkia couldn't say that Mujita had a good nature and didn't deserve to be "under house arrest".

"Gulp—"

The Ho-Oh Guards who came to Galar to help also returned home.

Before leaving, Shui Jun still asked Xu Li: Do you want to accept the trial of the 'Rainbow Hero'?

Xu Li shook his head decisively.

Why did he accept it? Is it because he thinks there aren't enough things to do?

Then Gengar grabbed a Pokémon from his shadow that looked like it was made of gray smoke.

——Machado.

This is a Pokémon believed to have guided the Rainbow Hero to see the Ho-Oh.

"Go away." Seeing their unwilling expressions, Xu Li waved his hand and said directly, "I stole my 'Rainbow Feather', it wasn't given by the so-called Phoenix King. So I can't be the 'Rainbow Hero'. You guys are always welcome to get along with me, but there's no need to waste your time on this."

Stolen, snatched?!

Machado was frightened, and its eyes, which were flashing with fire, almost went out.

"Ma, Ma—"

"Yes." Xu Li said, "If you want a 'Rainbow Warrior', I can recommend him to you. He should also possess the 'Rainbow Feathers'. You can go to Kalos to find him now."

Xu Li was talking about Xiaozhi.

He got the Ho-Oh Feather as soon as he left Pallet Town.

Suicune and Machado could only agree to Xu Li's words in a daze, and promised to look for the boy named "Xiaozhi" when they had time.

Farewell to them.