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

"We must take over this world before the gods awaken, and then, as the kings of the world, defeat the gods... these former masters."

"You all have targets in the Shenzhou region, right? Whether it's a gym leader or anything else, it doesn't matter. Go defeat them, seize power from them, and let's use this as a salute to the start of our plan."

"Yes!"

Upon hearing Ruozong's words, all four of his chosen confidants, regardless of their personalities, revealed fanatical eyes at this moment.

Among them, Dragon's target was Jiang Liu, the gym leader of the Dragon-type gym with the longest history in the Shenzhou region, while Carmen's target was directly Elite Four member, Ning Ya, the gym leader of the Grass and Tree gym!

Nibiru's chosen target is Liu Wuming, the general-type Elite Four member of the Shenzhou region, who is also the Shenzhou's hunting ground manager.

The final target chosen by Lando was his own brother, Lan Tianwu!

......

32. Tiangang, the Martial Artist, and the Heavenly Martial Killing Path

'Tini!'

Bictini wiped non-existent sweat from her forehead with her little paws and finished her work before dark.

"Thank you for your hard work. The Senluo Cake Shop in Fenglin District is still open at this time. Let's go eat cake later."

'Tini~'

Bictini pounced on Rocco's head, her big eyes curving into two adorable crescent moons.

In contrast to their incredibly relaxed state, Tian Sui opened the life support pod that resembled a Poké Ball, looked at Mewtwo whose internal structure was already complete, and walked up to it with the Poké Ball pendant in hand.

"Stay here for a while until you fully develop consciousness."

As she spoke, she inserted a toothpick into a small hole in the pendant. With a burst of colorful light, Mewtwo's completed body entered the pendant in the form of light.

"Luo Ke, you can keep this pendant."

"The pendant isn't a Poké Ball, so even if you participate in a competition where only six Pokémon are allowed, you don't need to take it off. But similarly, wearing this pendant doesn't mean you've caught Mewtwo."

"Once Mewtwo develops consciousness, if you want to capture it, then communicate with it. That's a matter between you two."

Tian Sui walked up to Luo Ke and gently hung the pendant around his neck, her movements as tender as if she were handling a baby.

She didn't say anything more to Luo Ke than that.

She felt that she had made enough unreasonable demands on Roko today. Even Mewtwo's ability to be born at this time and reach its current level was due to Victini's power.

She had so much to say, but she knew she could say no more.

Seeing her like this, Luo Ke became unusually serious.

"Don't worry, I will respect its choice, and I also believe that a consciousness born of gentleness will never be cold."

"Ah."

Tian Sui didn't say anything more.

She didn't try to stop Luo Ke, and even refused his invitation to go out for cake together.

She never expected Mewtwo to be born so quickly, nor did she expect that she would have to part ways with it today.

So her mind was in turmoil.

After Luo Ke left, she even considered simply picking up her backpack and setting off on a trip with him, but in the end she calmed down, took the things she had packed out of her backpack, and put them back in their original places.

There are still many things she needs to do at the research institute.

Besides the Z bracelet, now that they have funding, the researchers whose research was also affected by Z Company's targeting of them also need Tian Sui's help.

And Mewtwo only needs Roko.

If I were to bring myself along, I would act impulsively because of Mewtwo this time, and I would definitely do it again next time, and the time after that.

She didn't want to interfere too much with Mewtwo under the guise of "for your own good." Loko was just right for Mewtwo, and Loko would contact her if there were any problems.

So Tian Sui finally made up his mind.

...

After wearing the Mewtwo pendant, did anything change in Luo Ke's team?

A: No.

Luo Ke understood what Tian Sui meant, so after obtaining the pendant, he never paid any special attention to Mewtwo except for wearing it with him even when he slept.

In contrast, Necrozma's situation has changed more significantly due to the spread of Z-Moves.

It can change even more parts!

It went from one hand to two hands and two feet, and... a belt!

At this rate, it feels like it's not far off that I'll be able to transform into a full-body armor set.

Meanwhile, due to the promotion of Z-Move, Eureka has to return to North America to prepare for her official challenge against King.

Although she was staying at Bai Youyou's place during this time, she spent most of her daytime with Luo Ke, wandering around and having fun, and sometimes even staying overnight at Luo Ke's place.

Bai Youyou couldn't sleep every time Yurika didn't go home at night.

When Eureka returned in the morning, she surrounded Eureka with all sorts of questions.

These days were undoubtedly very happy.

But Rocco and Eureka are both adults, and neither of them is someone who acts on impulse. So they both understand that they still have things to do, and they both need each other's lives now.

So enjoy the time together to the fullest, and be decisive and clean when it's time to part ways.

Parting is also for the sake of meeting again next time.

Under these circumstances, Rocco was carrying a backpack when he saw Eureka off.

After watching Yurika ride the Tanabata Bluebird into the sky, he said a few words to Bai Youyou and Tian Sui, then shouldered his backpack and headed towards his next destination, Tiangang.

...

Tiangang, as its name suggests, is a coastal city.

Since the time of the various kingdoms thousands of years ago, this place has been an important port in the southern part of the Shenzhou region. The kingdom located here at that time reaped great profits from this port and used these resources to support a large number of warriors to maintain order in the port.

Thus, in this small place, people from all over the country and a large number of soldiers formed a unique culture among them.

Wu!

Conflicts arose between ports, between merchants, between warriors... and many were resolved privately through violence.

In such an environment, the warriors of Tiangang were very famous during the era of the kingdoms.

On the battlefield, they wear full gear and fight alongside their Pokémon, specializing in killing opposing trainers. The streets and alleys are the perfect place for these martial artists to showcase their skills, as they can easily kill their targets with their bare hands.

Even during the most famous period of Tiangang martial arts, there were rumors that the inheritor of Tianwu Killing Path, the most famous school in Tiangang at the time, could fight against some not-so-strong elves with human strength for a short time!

"Some say it can fly over rooftops and walk on walls, while others say it has the power to split mountains and shatter rocks with just one hand."

"Think about it, someone who can fight elves using only human strength, could he be an ordinary person? So this rumor isn't entirely false; part of it is actually true!"

"They said this day would come..."

The storyteller's animated expressions and gestures captivated the guests' attention.

Although the story of Tianwu Killing Path is not new in Tiangang, there are still customers who never tire of hearing it. Even now, when they hear the parts they like, they are still glued to the screen, and they even forget the teacup they are holding.

Sitting in the expensive private room, Lando put down his empty teacup and snorted coldly.

"The Heavenly Martial Killing Path may have been truly powerful in the past."

"But now... Grandpa, Father, my brother, and his disciples—they're just a bunch of athletes."

"The true Heavenly Martial Killing Path no longer exists."

......

33. Living a long life does have its advantages.

At the same time...

"Little sea lion, use the Ice Beam!"

'Well--'

Following its trainer's command, the baby sea lion slapped the ground with its tail, leaped into the air, and then opened its mouth to unleash a beam of light carrying immense chill, striking the ground directly.

The water stains on the ground that had not yet dried froze rapidly under the cold current, and were even blown up by the force of the current, turning into ice spikes.

The temperature dropped rapidly in this makeshift outdoor location after this action.

It dropped to a level that would make other elves feel cold.

It dropped to a level that the little sea lion found mentally stimulating.

Looking at everything before him, Luo Ke, standing in the trainer's position, remained silent, simply watching the Ditto that had transformed into his own appearance move forward step by step in the arena.

It started taking small steps toward the baby sea lion right from the beginning.

Neither the ice spikes nor the ice surface posed any obstacle to him. In fact, when he stepped onto the ice, he would slide along with it like a child, making him appear quite leisurely to anyone who saw him.

Indeed, that was the case. Before being approached by the trainer named Yuka, they had just finished eating and were taking a nap.

Even though this place is very close to the elf habitat, Rocco's team doesn't feel nervous at all in this kind of place.

This sense of relaxation seems to have been retained by Ditto in battle.

But despite that, Ditto's movements are actually quite precise.

Before the baby sea lion could react, the creature brought its paw together with two fingers and struck the baby sea lion's chest.

The just-right force pierced through the sea lion's thick fat, precisely causing it to open its mouth and exhale, and also stimulating it to close its nostrils in a way that it only does when swimming.

Thus, when the baby sea lion fell to the ground, the combination of these problems caused it to lose its ability to fight.

After its defeat, Luo Ke also received a notification from the system.

[Congratulations, host, on winning a battle!]

[Reward: 500 Federal Coins]

Ok?

Even Luo Ke, who never expected this reward, was stunned when he saw it.

Because among the few times he had won rewards by defeating opponents in Pokémon battles, this time the reward was the smallest!

This also vaguely reminded him of when he first received the reward, which seemed to be that the stronger the opponent, the better the reward, and the weaker the opponent, the worse the reward.

but...

Is Yuka's current strength even worse than Alice's when she only had one Pikachu?

Luo Ke didn't quite understand.

But this was clearly not a good time to think too much, so Luo Ke simply put the question he couldn't figure out to the back of his mind and continued walking towards the arena.

"Are you okay?"

He crouched down beside Yuuka and the little sea lion, and slowly spoke. Ditto had already transformed back into its original form, climbed onto his shoulder, and poked its little head out along with Victini on Rocco's other shoulder.

"Well..."

It also cares a little.

Hearing Rocco and Ditto's voices, Yuka took out a bottle of medicine and fed it to the little sea lion. After confirming that its condition had improved, she put it into the Poké Ball and then nodded gently to Rocco.

"It's alright, it's just that we're not strong enough."

"As expected of a Mythical Trainer, you are truly amazing."

Looking at the stylishly dressed girl in front of him, who would probably attract attention on the street before he transmigrated, and who was looking at him with admiration, Luo Ke shook his head slightly.

"It's alright. The fact that you had the little sea lion create ice on the land, where it's difficult to move, shows that you must have some tactical thinking. Once you refine your tactics, your strength will improve quickly. Keep it up."

"Well, I will definitely try my best!"

Although Rocco's encouragement was somewhat dry, Yuka was greatly encouraged. After saying goodbye to Rocco, she headed towards the direction of the evening market.

Rocco, along with Ditto and Victini, tidied up the area before returning to the tent where the twin scabbards had been guarding.

Back here, Victini summoned Ditto and began giving it a post-battle debriefing, while Rocco casually lay on a folding rocking chair, basking in the sun and communicating with Necrozma via telepathy.