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

Ditto stood at Rocco's feet, its eyes glazed over, mouth agape, its gaze fixed straight ahead along with that of Aegislash floating nearby.

At this position, the Dark Stone floated in mid-air, the light emanating from it faintly carrying a heartbeat-like pulse, and the sound grew stronger and more stable.

"Yes, I thought that even if we put the Dark Stone on your motorcycle, it might take some time for it to take effect gradually. I didn't expect it to regain its consciousness so soon."

perhaps...

'Perhaps it sensed the events surrounding the war of the three gods even while it was asleep.'

While Necrozma transmitted information through the mental link, its mental energy also swept over the black motorcycle that Rocco had parked next to the stone.

This item was specially made after Rocco captured Ruozong and brought him back to the Alliance headquarters.

This was done to unleash the power of the Dark Stone, and also, according to Necrozma, to accelerate the awakening of the Black Dragon Zekrom.

But in reality, Luo Ke didn't really feel like he used it that many times. At most, he rode it around before going to the Seven Islands, and when he went to capture Jack the Pirates, he rode it into the water. During this time, he would just take it for a spin or something.

The battle mode has never been activated.

Perhaps it really is as Necrozma said—because of the war between the three gods.

"A new partner! With its addition, our team now has six Pokémon."

Mewtwo, sitting next to Rocco, also spoke up at this moment.

Upon hearing this, Rocco and Victini tilted their heads together and squinted their eyes.

"It really is."

Although Luo Ke is now the champion of Shenzhou, and people always compare Luo Ke with the current world champion, Luo Ke actually only had five Pokémon before.

Even one team is dissatisfied.

If we're talking about Poké Balls, then even Mewtwo, which usually stays in the pendant, doesn't count; there are only four.

Among these four is Necrozma, a 'mutant metalopod'.

There are only three Pokémon that can be caught and used normally!

The number is overwhelmingly small.

but...

"It doesn't matter. The fact that we can achieve this with so few Pokémon just proves that every Pokémon in our team is an elite."

'Tini!'

As Rocco spoke, Victini raised her little head with immense pride.

The fact that all the team's Pokémon can gain the approval of Victini, the little bunny, is enough to say a lot.

Upon seeing its appearance, Aegislash and Ditto also made soft sounds.

During this period, Roco didn't really engage in serious Pokémon battles, but their training never stopped.

The Fairy King's Sword and the Fighting King's Shield have taught the Aegislash a lot during this time. The fact that it no longer felt any apprehension or urgency when Rocco said the party was full of elites, but instead accepted it calmly, shows that it has improved significantly.

Ditto, which appears the most dull but is actually the most sensitive and perceptive, also displayed the same composure as Aegislash this time.

It mastered all of Necrozma's martial arts instruction.

During this time, everyone was improving, and while it was fighting alongside Rocco, it was also improving its most fundamental transformation ability and developing some new things!

This new trick makes it confident, incredibly confident!

Roco wasn't particularly good at reading people, except for his special ability to read Eureka, so he only needed to confirm that the two of them would no longer be sensitive about it, and that was it. Victini, on the other hand, saw everything.

It was satisfied with the situation of Aegislash and Ditto.

And it has also been able to control some of the enormous energy within its body, and has thus developed some things.

So the little rabbit head first looked at the two on the right, then at Mewtwo on the left, and while nodding repeatedly, its gaze toward the Dark Stone also carried a higher expectation.

As the sixth Pokémon in the team, the legendary Black Dragon... not bad!

With Victini watching, the transformation of the Dark Stone reached its final stage.

From all directions, dark clouds gradually rose over the wasteland, the thicker parts transforming into streams of air that coiled around the dark stone. This spiral ascended, forming a tower that stretched straight to the sky.

Instead of a ray of light signifying change, blue electricity began to surge within the increasingly thick clouds, followed by a pair of red eyes that lit up.

When those eyes looked at Rocco, the blue current intensified.

buzzing-

The sound of an engine turning seemed to rise from the dark clouds, as if something had been started. Accompanied by the tremors of the ground beneath their feet, a black dragon, over ten meters tall and as tall as a skyscraper, emerged from the clouds and bowed its head to Luo Ke.

Upon seeing its enormous size, Rocco immediately understood.

Sure enough, in reality, other Pokémon would increase in size as they become stronger, so Zekrom couldn't possibly still be about three meters tall as depicted in the game's Pokédex.

Rocco raised his hand and gently stroked Zekrom's chin before pulling him into the mental link.

'Welcome to our team, Czechoslovakian.'

'Roar--'

Upon receiving the message from Roko, Zekrom responded with a roar in the mental link.

At the same time, it immediately began to observe this mental link.

So strong!

This spiritual link was constructed primarily from the spiritual power of one elf, with the spiritual power of two other elves serving as auxiliary components. Its strength was beyond comprehension to Zekrom, a dragon who had seen some of the world!

This also led it to focus its attention on the three spirits that had formed this spiritual link.

First was Mewtwo—Zekirov sensed its immense spiritual power and silently elevated it to the level of a god.

Then there are two that assist in building the spiritual link.

This one, marked as Victini in the spiritual link... um!?

Zekrom, who hadn't paid much attention to it initially, sensed the seemingly endless, immense energy of Bictini through the mental link!

Although they are young, their future is promising.

With Mewtwo and Victini by his side, the King he follows should make building his ideal path much smoother.

Czechrom thought the surprises were limited to these, so when he discovered the last bit of spiritual power that formed the spiritual link, he became even more casual.

Then...

hiss--

'The Radiant God!?'

......

20. When ideals meet reality

Czechoslovakia knows Necrozma.

There's no way we wouldn't recognize it. It and the legendary White Dragon Reshiram are later additions to humankind, appearing only with the emergence of the Ideal King and the True King.

If Necrozma, the glorious god, hadn't seized the opportunity during their time to return power to humans and change from divine to human rule, would the two of them have been able to assist their king in establishing a vast nation?

It's highly unlikely.

At least Czechrom wasn't confident he could defeat Necrozma in a one-on-one situation.

As for why he's fighting alone...

Before receiving its help, the Ideal King was not a warrior at all, nor did he possess an elf, nor did he have any talent in that area. His strengths lay primarily in his economic acumen, social skills, and strategic planning abilities.

As a result, apart from itself, all the other combatants on the Ideal King's side were spirits that assisted it in battle.

This is the battle mode that the King of Ideals finally chose after a long period of effort.

During the dual-kingdom era, it always fought alone, always being the ace, giving its all in every battle and risking everything.

Because it knows very well that if it loses, then the ideal side loses!

Therefore, it cannot afford to lose!

On the other hand, the king chosen by Reshiram, that white guy, is a warrior, and a warrior with extraordinary talent!

The opponent has several elves that can fight alongside Reshiram. If they were to be sent out, each one could easily suppress an entire army on the battlefield!

Zekrom couldn't describe the strength of those elves, but if it were in the current era of the League, the elves of the True King would at least be rated as—Elite Four!

Even the strongest one might be champion-level!

In that distant era when Necrozma hadn't made a move in a long time, Champion-level Pokémon were practically gods in the eyes of ordinary people.

Therefore, whenever it involves a duel between two kings, it will inevitably be one against many!

It was tiring, and the game was very difficult...

But it’s different now!

Victini, Mewtwo, and Elixir!

Sorry, I drew the strongest card – the white one!

I've never fought such a lucrative battle in my entire life.

I've already won!

Zekrom was so excited that it spoke directly through the mental link.

'Your Majesty, now that I have awakened, the white-clad fellow should have awakened as well, right?'

It tentatively asked the question, but the members of Rocco's team could tell from its voice that it was very excited!

"Forehead..."

Upon hearing Zekrom say this, Roko scratched his face with one hand, slowly took another Poké Ball from his waist, and placed it in front of Zekrom.

There was no need for explanation; Rocco believed that Czechrom would understand once he saw it.

'A white scepter!?'

Sure enough, even through the Poké Ball, Zekrom recognized the item Roko had obtained in the ruins at a glance, and then it carefully sensed Roko's aura.

Yes, the black crown is on the king's body!

Moreover, Wang Ye does indeed have a grand ideal that does not violate justice!

How could the white scepter recognize my king?

Is it because Wang is too strong that White realized he couldn't defeat him and thus chose this tactic?

Rashiram, you are despicable!

For a moment, Czechoslovakia was in a state of confusion.

However, Necrozma spoke up at this moment.

'Black dragon, this is the final arrangement of the ideal king who awakened you.'

'He fought the True King his entire life, only to find that neither of them ultimately succeeded in achieving what they initially envisioned, and neither truly ruled the world. Instead, the frequent wars during the Two Kingdoms period caused the era of the kingdoms to decline and deteriorate completely.'

'So he hopes that you and the white dragon can remain as you were in the beginning, and he also hopes that the two great kingdoms can become one.'

If ideals and reality are contradictory, then neither can be achieved.

If ideals and reality can coexist, then both will be realized.

As Necrozma spoke, Zekrom gradually calmed down.

It also brought back memories of the era of the two kingdoms.

so...

"Times have changed, my glorious god."

'In this era, if another True King were to emerge, how could we possibly fail to achieve it—how could the True King possibly contend with us?'

Forehead......

Necrozma was speechless.

Yes, times have changed.

If Rocco is the King of Ideals, then Ruozong is so steadfast in his belief in the truth that if there has to be a King of Truth, then he should be it.