Pokémon, you're not allowed to expel me from human form!

The Boss is the true strongest in the world!

...

"So this is what the inside of this ruin looks like."

Hmm... While Nibiru and his men were still using 'Makka Pakka', Roko had already entered the ruins!

They walked in through the main entrance, and Necrozma mobilized their combined mental power to construct a cipher using a special method. Immediately afterward, the defenses of the ruins hall emitted light, teleporting Roko into the interior of the ruins.

Rocco himself was exploring the ruins, while Alice and Liu Wuming, who were handling logistics outside, were now sitting with a team of professionals, watching everything inside the ruins through the equipment on Rocco's body.

As Luo Ke listened to Alice's voice through his headphones, he vaguely thought of an anime he had watched before his transmigration—Date O Operation!

When the male protagonist goes on a date with the elf, his team behind him, just like Alice and her friends now, silently supports him through headphones.

'Luo Ke, go take a look over there!'

As Rocco was thinking this, Necrozma's voice echoed in his mind.

Following its words, Luo Ke walked towards the most prominent stone tablet in the main hall of the underground ruins.

Upon seeing the stone tablet, Alice's professional team became quite excited.

After all, the inscriptions on this stone slab are ancient characters, and the carving techniques are different from those of various eras. The characters have a strong personal style, as if someone carved them themselves.

But Luo Ke is different.

Because he has a mental link with Necrozma, these things that seem like 'incomprehensible' to him are translated into something he can understand when they appear before his eyes.

This is Necrozma!

This is the glorious god!

Under these circumstances, Rocco glanced at the inscription and immediately understood that the person who carved these words was the former owner of the Black Crown, the ideal king who had established a vast kingdom during the era of the kingdoms!

Ah, not entirely correct...

When Luo Ke reached the end, he discovered that at the very bottom of the stone tablet, there was another inscription carved by someone else. He even crossed out some of the content carved by the King of Ideals.

And that phrase is—"Pirate King Jack was here!"

......

59. The strongest dragon? Don't be ridiculous, even the great god Glorious would laugh.

"Hiss—ancient script from the ideal kingdom during the dual kingdom period, and this type with such a strong personal style, is very valuable for research!"

"Yes, have you found out which school of thought this writing style belongs to?"

"Let's translate the content first!"

...

The noisy sounds from the logistics team reached Luo Ke through his earpiece.

However, Rocco was more interested in Necrozma's voice than theirs.

'Jack the Pirate King?'

'Who is this King Jack? I entered a long slumber during the mid-era of the Kingdoms to preserve my power. I do know people like the Black and White Kings, and I certainly know about things like the Black Dragon Ruins—but I truly don't recognize this King Jack.'

'But how could he possibly erase the Black King's writing, especially since the part he crossed out was the most important part of this entire piece?'

That's right, Necrozma is constantly talking about 'King Jack' right now.

Rocco didn't tell Necrozma that he was Pirate King Jack, not Pirate King Jack, nor did he refute Necrozma's words.

After all, with Necrozma's help, he was able to understand the meaning of these words.

Even someone like him, who has little interest in studying ancient history, would frown when he got to this part.

As for the reason...

"...This is my life, and I have no regrets. Perhaps I have strayed from my initial ideals and sense of justice, but I remain convinced that this is my path, my way!"

'You who come after, if you can still understand these words, then please remember what I am about to say to you.'

'...'

'Jack the Pirate King was here~'

Tell me, who wouldn't be moved by this?

Just then, the logistics team also noticed these things.

"Wait a minute, the last sentence doesn't seem to use the script of the ideal country, but rather the ancient script used by the sea people at the end of the era of the kingdoms!"

"And the writing style is different... Is this an annotation made by later people for the inscription on this stone tablet?"

"How lucky! This script is much easier to decipher than the script of the Ideal Country. Let's decipher this sentence first, and maybe we'll be able to understand what's on it later!"

"Yes, let's crack this first!"

Hearing the voices of the logistics team, Luo Ke's eyes twitched, then he sighed softly and spoke to the other side.

"The last sentence means that Pirate King Jack was here—while the preceding part is the ideal king's summary of life. You should have already saved the picture of the stone tablet over there."

"In short, they are all about the inner journey of the ideal king. The third, eighth, and sixteenth sections are his recollections of several events from that era from his own perspective. These should be helpful for historical research."

"However, the most important sentence was crossed out by the Pirate King, so it's a bit unpleasant to read."

"Alright, you guys continue your research. I'm going to delve deeper into the ruins."

As he spoke, Rocco stretched out his hand and, guided by Necrozma, used his mental power to construct a complex protective structure, protecting the entire stone tablet.

Alice and Liu Wuming merely nodded slightly at his words and actions, but the logistics team experts were first surprised, then enthusiastic!

"I am familiar with ancient characters. Although I cannot decipher the specific meaning yet, by incorporating Mr. Luo Ke's explanation, some of the characters that I can recognize now do indeed convey a similar meaning when pieced together!"

"Truly worthy of being champions, truly worthy of being heroes!"

"Yes, he deciphered so many ancient characters in such a short time. That's amazing."

"He's incredibly knowledgeable and a champion at the same time—he's practically a superman!"

Upon hearing their words, Alice and Liu Wuming realized what was happening.

Yes, these things that seemed like cryptic texts to them were completely deciphered by Luo Ke after just one reading!

Really awesome.

Moreover, as the head of a family of mineral scholars, Alice immediately noticed that the state of the stone tablet had been fixed by Rocco's final action.

The text won't become blurry or missing just because someone explores it or doesn't have the correct way to save it.

This made Alice chuckle and tilt her head back as she listened to others praising Rocco.

Although everyone's praise for Luo Ke made her proud, it was also gratifying to have a skill that only she knew about.

While Alice was thinking this, Rocco continued to venture deeper into the ruins.

While observing the interior environment, buildings, and facilities, he also inquired about Necrozma through the mental link.

'Nekromazma, let's forget about that pirate king. Since you know about the mechanisms inside these ruins, do you know what the Ideal King wanted to say at the end of that stele?'

'Know. '

It is quite obvious that Necrozma visited this ruin before the Pirate King.

Therefore, it has a good understanding of most of the internal situation.

When Rocco asked, Necrozma deliberately cleared her throat, and then, as if mimicking someone's tone, said the last sentence to Rocco.

Ideals need to be tested by reality, and reality needs the guidance of ideals. We are all right, and we are all wrong.

'What was originally one has been divided in two by us.'

'So, those who come after, when you let ideals dance with reality, the strongest dragon will bring you the strongest power.'

Go and change, go and execute, go and accomplish, go and save, go and conquer—whatever you choose... as long as you keep going, the world will eventually become the way you desire it.

That's what she said first, and then Necrozma added her own interpretation to it.

'I know about the era when two kings coexisted. The thing he meant by not being able to divide into two must be the world itself. After all, after receiving responses from both the black and white dragons, he and the White King firmly believed that their path was the right one.'

'Therefore, it was they who united the scattered kingdoms at that time, and it was also they who, with more resources, launched larger-scale conflicts.'

'In his later years, he must have finally come to terms with some things, so even though he still didn't think he was wrong, he intended to remind those who came after him, to prevent anyone from experiencing what happened between him and the White King.'

As for the strongest dragon...

Necrozma paused noticeably at this point.

"...In terms of sheer strength, you and Victini together should be able to fight them. If you add Mewtwo and the Trinity, each of them individually would be no match for you."

'If we were completely unified, then the two of us combined wouldn't be much different.'

'Compared to those two, putting everything else aside, just considering Rayquaza alone, its strength is far greater.'

So, take the "strongest dragon" thing with a grain of salt; don't take it seriously.

......

60. That's not how you open the external protection!

"Boss, you've finally arrived!"

Z Company Base

Nibiru greeted them from his own logistics route, while Wakumon and Mewtwo X walked over side by side.

Neither of them had any subordinates with them, which clearly meant that all the wild Pokémon they encountered along the way became Mewtwo X's 'training subjects'.

"Hmm, how's your cracking coming along?"

Upon hearing what Ruozong said, Nibiru turned his gaze away from Mewtwo X and reported back to Ruozong with a smug look on his face.

"Boss, the progress is faster than expected. At this rate, we should be able to open a breach in the outer defenses of this ruin by the day after tomorrow at the latest!"

"Ah, very good."

Nibirubizo had anticipated doing even better, which brought a smile to his face.

but...

They arrived at the location where Z Company was breaking through the outer defenses of the ruins. Mewtwo X saw what Nibiru and the others were breaking through and frowned slightly.

Nibiru, like Alice, was born with the ability to communicate with elves. Unlike Alice, who was keen on tactics, loved adventure, and was subtly distracted by other things during this time, Nibiru was different.

Having been raised by elves in the wild since childhood, he devoted all his energy to communicating with them.

That's why Mewtwo X showed some emotional fluctuation, and Nibiru's gaze immediately turned towards them.

"X, is there a problem?"

Hearing Nibiru say this, Wakamune also looked over, and after Mewtwo X released its mental energy to explore for a while, it slowly spoke.

"Hmm... I need to retest the external protection you mentioned."

"But if my current judgment is correct, Nibiru, you have done a useless job. The thing you have cracked has nothing to do with whether you can enter the ruins."

Compared to humans, even though Mewtwo X has learned a lot over this period of time, it is still incredibly straightforward when expressing its meaning.

If it were someone else, they would definitely frown, but Nibiru had communicated with too many Pokémon, and he understood that if Mewtwo X said that, there must be a reason.

So he asked the question decisively at that moment.

Did you discover something?

"Correct."

Mewtwo X nodded.

"When I used my mental energy to probe this ruin, I noticed something was wrong because all the materials used in this ruin could isolate mental energy, and the outer layer of protection was also well disguised."

"Such a disguise might fool me from a distance, but now that I've seen it, it's useless to me."

"In this state, even with my mental strength, all I can detect is a completely sealed, huge black space, without even the slightest crack."

"This means that the ruins may not have a normal entrance at all."

"So the outer layer of protection is probably just for isolation, and the real protection is probably the outer wall of this ruin."

"If that's the case, then if we can't find the right way to get in, we might have no choice but to resort to violence."