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

The scabbard gained evolved power, and the Fairy King's sword is in a better state and is more free than when it was a decaying sword.

From this perspective, it's a win-win situation.

But Dujiansheath had a different idea.

Under the light of evolution, it and the Fairy King's sword had developed a unique telepathic connection, so the scabbard could sense that the opponent's will and power were extraordinary.

This made it, with its serious nature, suspicious.

'alone?'

It cannot understand the purpose of the other party evolving together with it.

The Fairy King's Sword sensed the scabbard's thoughts and lazily responded to it with its single eye half-opened on the hilt.

'Well--'

It was not what the single sword sheath had in mind.

It didn't have any particular plans, but it felt that its current state was definitely better than before.

In addition, the sword sheath's steadfast and somewhat sharp will has indeed won its approval, which is why it chose to help the sword sheath in this form.

However, now that it has helped the sword sheath complete its evolution and the sword sheath has indeed become stronger, it doesn't plan to do anything for the time being; it will just follow them around and see what's going on.

When the single scabbard flies out to fight, it acts like the other scabbard in a double scabbard, protecting the incomplete shield.

besides...

It depends on the situation!

Because it was a telepathic connection, there was no room for lying in such an exchange, and the sword sheath clearly sensed the other party's sincerity and... laziness!

In this situation, the single-edged sword sheath expressed its sincere gratitude.

Thus, evolution was completed.

When the light faded, Luo Ke and the others looked at the single sword sheath that had previously been replaced by a double sword sheath, revealing a completely new form to them.

The interlocking scabbards were fixed together with the incomplete shield, and the single scabbard part was changed from one to two, with the one inserted on the right being the single scabbard that Roc and the others were familiar with.

A red blade, a long sword strap.

The only change after evolution is the color; the single eye on the hilt and the end of the blade turn golden, and the blade itself takes on a Ghost-type color.

And on the left...

This thing doesn't look like a single-bladed sword at all!

It is the Fairy King's Sword.

The only difference is the addition of a scabbard that connects to the shield; it lacks the internal details of the golden single eye that resembles a ball of light, and the blue sword belt!

'alone'

Whether it was due to the influence of this special evolutionary pattern or not, the dual sheaths made the same sound as before, and with the help of Victini, the little translator, they explained their current situation.

As for the Fairy King's Sword, the single eye on its hilt is already closed, which can be confirmed by telepathically sensing the twin scabbards—this thing is asleep.

Faced with this situation, Ditto and Rocco were both puzzled and unsure whether it was a good or bad thing.

However, after hearing the twin scabbards emphasize telepathy and that the other party meant no harm, Victini understood its meaning and, holding its little paws, concluded the matter.

'Tini'

“If you think this is a good thing, Victini... well, then let’s just say we’ve gained another quiet companion.”

"However, I have a question. If the dual sword sheaths are to evolve, they need Dark Stones, right?"

As he spoke, Luo Ke took out a Dark Stone from his backpack.

He's come all the way to Baping, the mining capital. If he leaves without any gems, then his trip was for nothing!

However, after the twin scabbards touched the Dark Stone, it did not immediately evolve into Aegislash, but instead caused Fairy King's Sword to open its eyes.

'Well--'

It emitted a beautiful sound like a woman humming, and this time, without Bictini translating, Rocco immediately understood its meaning upon hearing the sound.

"The Dark Stone won't work. If you want the single sword sheath to evolve again, you need to find a shield just like yours?"

'Well'

Victini, Ditto, and even the dual scabbards are all inexplicable.

Only Luo Ke's eye twitched.

A rotten shield, huh!

Whose Aegislash evolution requires collecting the key items for both Sword and Shield legendary items?

But forget it.

Luo Ke could see that after this evolution, although the Fairy King's Sword was not moving and thus the two swords of the normal dual-scabbard could not launch continuous attacks together, the protection of the incomplete shield by the Fairy King's Sword allowed the dual-scabbard to attack more freely.

Moreover, according to the Twin Sheaths themselves, the fact that it didn't split into two swords seems to have allowed it to fully concentrate the power that should have been divided into two onto itself, without the Fairy King's Sword competing with it at all.

That's not necessarily unacceptable.

Since Victini said it was a good thing, and the dual scabbards themselves are fine, let's just consider it a good thing.

Since this is a good thing...

"To celebrate the evolution of the single sword sheath into a double sword sheath, and also to bid a final farewell to this city, before leaving Hachihei for Mukayaki City—let's have a good meal!"

'Tini!'

Victini was the first to agree, and Ditto also raised both hands.

Even the twin scabbards responded quickly, which puzzled the Fairy King's Sword, which had a telepathic connection with the twin scabbards.

Is celebration just about eating?

It doesn't understand at all.

However, since Luo Ke and the others brought it along to eat, it naturally got a share.

After tasting the delicious food that Luo Ke and the others brought to celebrate out of curiosity, the Fairy King's Sword, which had been half-open, opened its single eye completely and accelerated the speed at which it ate with spiritual power.

It understands!

Celebrate, you can celebrate—it's so delicious!

...

Mount Raton, Alliance Headquarters.

Eureka was summoned by the Alliance to discuss the fact that the god in the volcano showed signs of awakening.

Eureka also takes this seriously.

However, if there were truly a way to deal with the gods, the League wouldn't be taking this matter so seriously.

Therefore, the result of this discussion was the introduction of new official battle rules. The main addition was a more humane rule that trainers can actively recall their Pokémon during battle, but recalling a Pokémon constitutes a defeat and does not count as a trade. More than a hundred similar rules were added to take into account specific circumstances.

The next step is to use this more humane set of rules to stimulate more trainers' enthusiasm for battle.

We should hold more large-scale events, increase the prize money for official competitions, further optimize the living environment for trainers, increase the training of elite trainers, increase the number of official commissions issued to various branches, and raise the commission fees.

Meanwhile, for the research and development of each doctoral student, the simplest approach is to increase the funding tenfold after the alliance reviews and deems it feasible.

It can be said that they have provided strong support in all aspects.

Furthermore, the treatment of top players and champions has been improved, granting them more privileges.

This, combined with the previous points, greatly increases the competitiveness for positions like "King" and "Champion".

But none of the kings and champions had any objections.

This reflects their confidence in themselves and their partners, and also their preparation for the new era.

In short, after all the messy things had been said, just as Eureka was about to leave, a woman in her thirties with long, dark purple hair, who looked shorter than Eureka, wore a pointed witch's hat, and still had baby fat on her face, and was as delicate as a doll, approached Eureka in a sweet voice like a little girl.

"Eureka, you've been in the Shenzhou region lately, right? Don't go back to Los Angeles, why don't you stay in Xiangwan City? That way, we can spar and improve together from time to time~"

The one who spoke was Bai Youyou, the Ghost-type Heavenly King of the Divine Continent region.

She also works part-time as the gym leader of the Night City Ghostly Gym.

When Eureka heard her say that, she stared at her blankly for a moment.

Knowing Luo Ke's travel route, she understood that Luo Ke's next stop was Xiangwan City, and considering this, she was somewhat tempted.

But when she thought about how the surprise she was preparing for Rocco was still unfinished, Yurika shook her head slightly.

"sorry."

Leaving behind those words, Eureka decisively boarded the Tanabata and flew away.

Bai Youyou felt somewhat helpless at her appearance.

Although she couldn't connect with Eureka on the same wavelength as Roco, she had known Eureka for many years. She had known Eureka since before Eureka was an adult, so she was one of the people who had watched her grow up.

Therefore, Bai Youyou had long regarded herself as a role similar to that of Yurika, who was half an older sister and half a mother.

She knew that Eureka wanted to clear her head, which was why she hadn't bothered her before.

but...

"People in Los Angeles are saying that Eureka and a guy named Rocco were hugging and kissing in public. Even though that guy is good-looking, there are some things you should be careful about!"

"Well, Eureka seems to be busy with something lately, and she's not as conflicted as she was a while ago, so let's wait and see. I'll ask her again when she has some free time."

With these thoughts in mind, Bai Youyou, whose height is roughly 1.4 meters (rounded up), shook her head and turned to leave, heading back towards the evening market.

......

6. These are all things Ditto wants to eat!

After finishing his last meal in Hachiping City, Luo Ke prepared to leave this mineral capital and head to Musubi City, the location of the Ghostly Gym.

Unlike his previous journey from Los Angeles to Baping, where he walked through a large forest and then hiked from the wilderness into the city, Baping is a well-developed transportation hub. So this time, even though it was a trip, Luo Ke didn't choose to walk. Instead, he bought a train ticket directly from Baping to Xiangwan.

As for why he did this...

"I had already made a menu, so we can have dinner while we're on the train!"

Well, it's that simple.

Such a reason would probably leave other players or elves feeling helpless in other teams, but it works perfectly fine for Roco!

Ditto gave it his full support, and Victini had already placed Rocco's phone on the wooden table in the private room and started choosing desserts!

The two sword sheaths also extended their sword belts.

Unlike in Hachiman City, the gym in Muscat City is the Spectral Gym, so there are many dishes made in the shape of Ghost-type Pokémon. These include cakes, ice cream, and even a lion's head shaped like Gastly!

The two sword sheaths then took down each of them.

This also allowed Luo Ke to understand its flavor.

Just like Ditto, Dual Scabbard has no particular taste preference; it simply likes food shaped like Ghost-type Pokémon.

But at that moment, another blue sword belt reached out.

It's the Fairy King's Sword!

It also orders food, but unlike Shuangjianshe, it orders things like hot and sour noodles, sweet and sour pork, sour fish soup, and preserved eggs.

Judging from the commonalities among these dishes, Luo Ke believes that it probably prefers sour flavors.

Thinking of this, Luo Ke couldn't help but think of another thing: the Fairy King's Sword seemed to be held in Zacian's mouth.

The spiritual power that the dual sword sheaths were previously described as a special power equivalent to the life essence of Ghost-type Pokémon.

Now that it's using spiritual energy to eat, won't the energy it emits become sour?

When Zacian takes a bite and finds its sword has absorbed the flavor, its expression will probably be quite interesting~

While Rocco was thinking about these things, his hands were quick; he naturally reached out his hand as Bictini and the others ordered.

And they ordered the most!

Since they were all eating together, whoever ordered more food would have to visit the restaurants more often. So, Roco's ordering naturally drew protests from Victini and the others.

However, Luo Ke also had something to say.